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Lori Bornstein
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Mom, Democratic activist, dog lover, avid reader, foodie
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.

Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_ BREAKING: Per four senior DHS & Trump admin sources, a mass removal of ICE leadership around the country is underway, with up to 12 ICE field office chiefs being removed & reassigned in an effort to increase deportation numbers. I'm told the move is spearheaded by Corey Lewandowski, and a handful of the ICE Chiefs will likely be replaced by Border Patrol & CBP officials, some of whom will be hand-picked by aggressive & controversial Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino. I'm told some of the ICE leadership removed from their positions include the ICE Field Office Directors in: - Los Angeles - Phoenix - Philadelphia - Denver - El Paso - San Diego - Seattle/Portland - New Orleans Border Patrol officials taking over ICE leadership positions would be extremely significant, as Border Patrol and ICE do different things, and I've done numerous ride-alongs/embeds with both. Generally speaking, ICE typically conducts very targeted operations, largely going after criminal illegal aliens or those with deportation orders, but almost always knowing who they are targeting for arrest, often conducting surveillance to learn their schedules before and waiting hours before arresting them if needed. Border Patrol, under Trump 2.0, while sometimes doing their own targeted operations, has been extremely aggressive and has been at the forefront of some of the most controversial immigration enforcement operations we've seen so far, carrying out roving patrols in Los Angeles, Chicago, etc, often at Home Depot, car washes, flea markets etc, leading to a handful of federal judges around the country issuing injunctions against them. A majority of the viral videos you see online are Border Patrol agents, including the use of a Trojan horse style Penske moving truck at a Los Angeles Home Depot, an operation organized by Bovino. ICE often gets blamed for what Border Patrol does, as the media and activists often cannot tell the difference between federal agents, and everyone is called "ICE". I'm told there are growing concerns about the political and PR fallout associated with some of the roving patrols Border Patrol is conducting as lawsuits continue to stack up and mid-terms approach next year. I'm told there is significant friction within different wings of DHS and the administration, with Border Czar Tom Homan & ICE Director Todd Lyons preferring to prioritize targeting criminal aliens & the "worst of the worst" or those with deportation orders, while DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, and BP Commander Bovino prefer to use aggressive tactics to arrest anyone in the US illegally, including but not limited to criminals, to ramp up deportation numbers and achieve President Trump's promises of mass deportations. I am hearing from both sides of this friction. One senior DHS official tells me: "ICE started with the worst of the worst, knowing every target they are hitting, but since Border Patrol started in LA in June, we've (DHS) lost our focus, going too hard, too fast, with limited prioritization. It's getting numbers, but at what cost?". Border Patrol agents I've talked to defend their tactics, with one telling me: "What did everyone think mass deportations meant? Only the worst? Tom Homan has said it himself, anyone in the US illegally is on the table." It's quite a situation, as both sides of this are on the same team, with the same end goals, but different perspectives on how to get there. Another DHS official confirmed the personnel changes to me on deep background, adding that the moves are based on performance and doing what is needed to achieve the best results. Official statement to @FoxNews via @TriciaOhio : "While we have no personnel changes to announce at this time, the Trump Administration remains laser focused on delivering results and removing violent criminal illegal aliens from this country." 7:57 PM · Oct 27, 2025 · 29.6K Views
October 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Job growth is slowing to levels not seen since the pandemic.

Inflation is up as more tariffs hit.

Meanwhile, Trump is opening new golf courses, planning for a $200M White House ballroom, and diverting taxpayer dollars to renovate his "free" jet from Qatar.

"New Golden Age."
August 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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July 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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kenwhite.bsky.social
I think Americans, blessed with relatively stable government for a long time, assume there is someone, some adult, who will step in and make things right before the President does anything REALLY bad.

There’s not.
February 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
loribornstein.bsky.social
But it's just illegals...
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...

#TrumpsAmerica
#VoteBlue
A pregnant U.S. citizen went to the hospital after immigration agents detained her
Cary López Alvarado, who's nine months pregnant, said that after being released from immigration custody she experienced sharp stomach pains and was hospitalized.
www.nbcnews.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
loribornstein.bsky.social
Great turnout in Framingham for No Kings Day! So much fun to run into old friends and neighbors.

#VoteBlue
June 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
loribornstein.bsky.social
OMG! Sen Padilla was forced to the floor and cuffed!
June 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Since this was published yesterday, NPR reports JAMA joins NEJM on the list of journals that confirms they’ve been sent threatening letters by Trump’s DOJ, ominously referencing their tax-exempt status in a bid to compel regime-friendly editorial choices.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
The Scary Implications of U.S. Government Attacks on Medical Journals
A Trump-aligned prosecutor’s attack on medical journals is a threat to your health care—and the medical establishment should not comply
www.scientificamerican.com
May 2, 2025 at 10:10 PM
loribornstein.bsky.social
demented grandpa!
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 30
Reposting by request the exchange from Trump's ABC interview about Abrego Garcia's tattoos here on Bluesky 👇👇👇

TRUMP: He had MS-13 on his knuckles, tattooed!

MORAN: That was photoshopped

TRUMP: Terry, they're giving you the big break of a lifetime. I picked you. But you're not being very nice.
April 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
loribornstein.bsky.social
This! Reposting in case you missed it!
www.liberalcurrents.com/swiping-left...
Swiping Left on MAGA
The thing about a ‘no girls allowed’ treehouse is it doesn’t have any girls in it.
www.liberalcurrents.com
April 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
loribornstein.bsky.social
This is why we fund very basic science.

Whose parent/spouse/child will miss out on the advancements being unfunded today?

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/h...
Immunotherapy Drug Spares Cancer Patients From Grisly Surgeries and Harsh Therapies
For a limited group of cancer patients who have solid tumors in the stomach, rectum, esophagus and other organs, an immunotherapy trial offered stunning results.
www.nytimes.com
April 27, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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sammcgarry.bsky.social
Framingham's May Day Strong rally - join us! www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...
May Day Strong: We are the Many · May Day Strong
Across the country—from fruit fields in California to classrooms in Chicago, from kitchens in Queens to loading docks in Atlanta—working people are rising up. **We are demanding a country that puts ou...
www.mobilize.us
April 27, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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jamellebouie.net
love this for us
jfallows.bsky.social James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · Apr 22
Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago:

—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.

Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them
Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.
www.nbcnews.com
April 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
loribornstein.bsky.social
This administration is shortsighted and evil!

"Killing the animals may be necessary, Fortune said, because they are no longer allowed to use federal funds to feed and care for them."

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/15/m...
Leading Harvard scientist ordered to halt research in funding freeze - The Boston Globe
Researchers may have to kill macaques, a kind of primate used in a vaccine study, due to the order.
www.bostonglobe.com
April 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
loribornstein.bsky.social
I completely reject the idea that he is playing some 3-D chess; he's just demented!

The Sick Psychology Behind Trump’s Tariff Chaos newrepublic.com/article/1938... via @newrepublic.com
The Sick Psychology Behind Trump’s Tariff Chaos
This isn’t trade strategy. It’s Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
newrepublic.com
April 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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bradleywhitford.bsky.social
He’s tanking the economy, destroying our standing in the world, depriving women and LGBTQ communities of their fundamental rights, attacking the environment, disappearing legal immigrants, gutting Veteran’s benefits and Social Security. And he’s making you pay for his golf trips while he’s at it.
April 4, 2025 at 11:48 PM
loribornstein.bsky.social
Mathing toddler style newrepublic.com/post/193521/...
Here’s How Trump Calculated His Tariffs—and It’s Ridiculous
The math just isn’t mathing.
newrepublic.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
loribornstein.bsky.social
Civil war?

youtube.com/watch?v=Yilg...
Is the US Headed Towards Another Civil War? | Barbara F. Walter | TED
YouTube video by TED
youtube.com
March 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
loribornstein.bsky.social
“But I didn’t vote for this.” Trump 2.0, as I’ve written previously, isn’t a pick-your-own-adventure experience. You go to the carnival, you get all of the rides.

H/T @joycewhitevance.bsky.social
March 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
Let’s face it, Schumer has been terrible even before this. It is time for new leadership. He isn’t the person for this moment in history, and the longer he clings to power the worse off we all are.
March 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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adamserwer.bsky.social
The detention of Mahmoud Khalil puts all Americans fundamental rights at risk. And if you can’t see that because you oppose his politics, well that’s exactly the reaction Trump and his cronies are counting on. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention Is a Trial Run
The pro-Palestine student was arrested without due process for exercising his right to free speech. He will not be the last.
www.theatlantic.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
loribornstein.bsky.social
Costco- thanks for supporting DEI!
March 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
loribornstein.bsky.social
Snyder’s take in the oval office ambush.
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Antisemitism in the Oval Office
A confrontation seen with a historian's eye
open.substack.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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internethippo.bsky.social
Yes, my economic plan will cause short term pain. But after that you won't feel the pain anymore because you'll be dead
March 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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calltoactivism.bsky.social
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.

This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM