Maechael1916 (John)
@maechael1916.bsky.social
Father, husband, doer of work and fan of Magic the Gathering.
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This is such a disturbing idea. Setting aside that you can't do immigration work in someone else's country, the government using them as private protection is wild. The implications are staggering.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
US to send ICE agents to Winter Olympics, prompting Italian anger
The US federal agency says it will not play an immigration role at February's event in Milan-Cortina.
www.bbc.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:57 PM
This is such a disturbing idea. Setting aside that you can't do immigration work in someone else's country, the government using them as private protection is wild. The implications are staggering.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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That's my union calling for this. The local chapter has also put out statements (see my last repost)
We locally do not have collective bargaining anymore as we were deemed national security. Feds also can't strike/call for a general strike which fucking sucks
We locally do not have collective bargaining anymore as we were deemed national security. Feds also can't strike/call for a general strike which fucking sucks
“Our demand is clear: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem... and Deputy WH Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, the architect of that policy, must resign immediately. If they refuse, President Trump must dismiss them" AFGE National President Everett Kelley said in a statement.
www.rawstory.com/trump-immigr...
www.rawstory.com/trump-immigr...
Massive union overseeing Border Patrol demands ouster of Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller
A massive union that represents some of President Donald Trump's immigration agents called on two of the administration's top officials to resign following the killing of an ICU nurse in Minneapolis o...
www.rawstory.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:50 PM
That's my union calling for this. The local chapter has also put out statements (see my last repost)
We locally do not have collective bargaining anymore as we were deemed national security. Feds also can't strike/call for a general strike which fucking sucks
We locally do not have collective bargaining anymore as we were deemed national security. Feds also can't strike/call for a general strike which fucking sucks
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Border Patrol shot someone south of Tucson this morning. Three gunshot wounds. No other details atm.
January 27, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Border Patrol shot someone south of Tucson this morning. Three gunshot wounds. No other details atm.
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"OK, lissen, here's what we do. We fire like ... half the reporters, OK, and then we sign up a shitload of anti-vax quacks? Oh, OH! And Niall Ferguson, we get Niall Ferguson, everybody loves Niall Ferguson, right?"
January 27, 2026 at 5:00 PM
"OK, lissen, here's what we do. We fire like ... half the reporters, OK, and then we sign up a shitload of anti-vax quacks? Oh, OH! And Niall Ferguson, we get Niall Ferguson, everybody loves Niall Ferguson, right?"
This is absolutely idiotic.
ICE officers will be used as security for February’s Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, despite opposition from Italian government officials.
ICE Will Reportedly Be Used As Security At Winter Olympics
ICE officers will be used as security for February’s Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, despite opposition from Italian government officials.
www.forbes.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:00 PM
This is absolutely idiotic.
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Breaking NBC:
Family members of two Trinidadian men who were killed in a U.S. boat strike in October have sued the U.S. government — accusing it of wrongful death and extrajudicial killings.
The lawsuit is the first of its kind to be filed against the Trump admin.
Family members of two Trinidadian men who were killed in a U.S. boat strike in October have sued the U.S. government — accusing it of wrongful death and extrajudicial killings.
The lawsuit is the first of its kind to be filed against the Trump admin.
January 27, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Breaking NBC:
Family members of two Trinidadian men who were killed in a U.S. boat strike in October have sued the U.S. government — accusing it of wrongful death and extrajudicial killings.
The lawsuit is the first of its kind to be filed against the Trump admin.
Family members of two Trinidadian men who were killed in a U.S. boat strike in October have sued the U.S. government — accusing it of wrongful death and extrajudicial killings.
The lawsuit is the first of its kind to be filed against the Trump admin.
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Is the dam breaking?
I would argue, no.
Look at these carefully measured Republican statements.
They talk about values, de-escalation, and investigation, but not the murder itself. Not the abusive force. Not the unchecked ICE operation. Not the ongoing violence committed by ICE. Not real change.
I would argue, no.
Look at these carefully measured Republican statements.
They talk about values, de-escalation, and investigation, but not the murder itself. Not the abusive force. Not the unchecked ICE operation. Not the ongoing violence committed by ICE. Not real change.
January 27, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Is the dam breaking?
I would argue, no.
Look at these carefully measured Republican statements.
They talk about values, de-escalation, and investigation, but not the murder itself. Not the abusive force. Not the unchecked ICE operation. Not the ongoing violence committed by ICE. Not real change.
I would argue, no.
Look at these carefully measured Republican statements.
They talk about values, de-escalation, and investigation, but not the murder itself. Not the abusive force. Not the unchecked ICE operation. Not the ongoing violence committed by ICE. Not real change.
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Trusted friends in Minneapolis tell me that this fund is supporting many people but does not have enough money. If you can give, please do: chuffed.org/project/1671...
EMERGENCY RENT FUND: Support Workers in Minnesota
Rent is due FEBRUARY 1st. Support our Emergency Rent Fund for Minnesotan workers and families facing eviction due to ICE Raids. We are calling for a rent moratorium, but regardless of if that happens ...
chuffed.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Trusted friends in Minneapolis tell me that this fund is supporting many people but does not have enough money. If you can give, please do: chuffed.org/project/1671...
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Dems do not have a majority and ICE has $75 billion outside of normal appropriations that it can spend even if DHS shuts down. Some of these asks would make actual, tangible difference (the warrant requirement being a huge one to correct an egregious illegality), but it wouldn't stop ICE in general.
Dems coalescing around 5 restrictions on ICE, I'm told:
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
A Dem Senator’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Hits Home: “Breaking Point”
As Trump scrambles to contain the damage from the latest ICE horrors, Senator Chris Murphy offers a sharp indictment of Trump-ICE lawlessness—and explains how Dems can meet the urgency of the moment.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Dems do not have a majority and ICE has $75 billion outside of normal appropriations that it can spend even if DHS shuts down. Some of these asks would make actual, tangible difference (the warrant requirement being a huge one to correct an egregious illegality), but it wouldn't stop ICE in general.
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"In the midst of that, my son called me and said, 'I found these two girls. I brought them to our car. They were freezing. I got them some food and water, and they're calling home.'"
People released from the Whipple Federal Building often don't have their phone, their ID or a ride home, said Natalie Ehret. The group she leads, HavenWatch, sits outside the building ready to help.
Inside the group that helps ICE detainees released from Whipple find warmth, phones and rides
The members of the new organization, HavenWatch, spend their days outside of the federal Whipple building, waiting to meet people released from detention to help them stay warm, contact their loves on...
www.mprnews.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:33 PM
"In the midst of that, my son called me and said, 'I found these two girls. I brought them to our car. They were freezing. I got them some food and water, and they're calling home.'"
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump Has Detained Twin Five Year Old Girls as Retribution for Speaking Out.
krassencast.com/p/trump-has-...
krassencast.com/p/trump-has-...
Trump Has Detained Twin Five Year Old Girls as Retribution for Speaking Out
5-year old twin girls and their family have been detained for over 8 months now, in prison-like conditions at Dilley Detention Center. A GoFundMe has been setup for the family.
krassencast.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:58 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Has Detained Twin Five Year Old Girls as Retribution for Speaking Out.
krassencast.com/p/trump-has-...
krassencast.com/p/trump-has-...
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The LRAD truck I discovered (same plate) last July outside Minnesota State Capitol is being used for 1st time (AFAIK) in MN tonight against protesters.
Terrifying sonic weapon.
Fed court (2nd Cir) ruled using LRAD on non violent protesters can be considered 14A violation, excessive force
Terrifying sonic weapon.
Fed court (2nd Cir) ruled using LRAD on non violent protesters can be considered 14A violation, excessive force
January 27, 2026 at 5:11 AM
The LRAD truck I discovered (same plate) last July outside Minnesota State Capitol is being used for 1st time (AFAIK) in MN tonight against protesters.
Terrifying sonic weapon.
Fed court (2nd Cir) ruled using LRAD on non violent protesters can be considered 14A violation, excessive force
Terrifying sonic weapon.
Fed court (2nd Cir) ruled using LRAD on non violent protesters can be considered 14A violation, excessive force
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I believe nothing DHS puts out in public. Nothing. Lunas Campos was killed by ICE in custody. It was homicide. He asked for his asthma meds. They put him in solitary and choked him to death. DHS is trying to deport the witnesses asap. Court filing seeks to keep them here.
@msnowreports.bsky.social
@msnowreports.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 4:37 PM
I believe nothing DHS puts out in public. Nothing. Lunas Campos was killed by ICE in custody. It was homicide. He asked for his asthma meds. They put him in solitary and choked him to death. DHS is trying to deport the witnesses asap. Court filing seeks to keep them here.
@msnowreports.bsky.social
@msnowreports.bsky.social
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Yes, absolutely, but that would require a legislative majority in at least one house of Congress. There is VERY recent precedent; remember the billions in IRS funding that the GOP freaked out about? Billions were clawed back in the FY24 bill, and the bill currently being considered cuts even more.
January 27, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Yes, absolutely, but that would require a legislative majority in at least one house of Congress. There is VERY recent precedent; remember the billions in IRS funding that the GOP freaked out about? Billions were clawed back in the FY24 bill, and the bill currently being considered cuts even more.
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"Removing bovino doesn't solve the problem"
I dunno, dude, it seems to entirely solve the problem of having bovino around. Bitch is a first town boss in a jrpg. He's not the end, but beating him allows you to progress and feel good about it.
I dunno, dude, it seems to entirely solve the problem of having bovino around. Bitch is a first town boss in a jrpg. He's not the end, but beating him allows you to progress and feel good about it.
January 27, 2026 at 6:26 AM
"Removing bovino doesn't solve the problem"
I dunno, dude, it seems to entirely solve the problem of having bovino around. Bitch is a first town boss in a jrpg. He's not the end, but beating him allows you to progress and feel good about it.
I dunno, dude, it seems to entirely solve the problem of having bovino around. Bitch is a first town boss in a jrpg. He's not the end, but beating him allows you to progress and feel good about it.
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This is dystopian… and not just because they’re dressed like a scene from the handmaids tale.
These are mostly children.
This is where Liam Ramos is being held.
They’re screaming “let us out” and protesting the brutal conditions.
These kids are braver than every ICE thug holding them hostages
These are mostly children.
This is where Liam Ramos is being held.
They’re screaming “let us out” and protesting the brutal conditions.
These kids are braver than every ICE thug holding them hostages
January 27, 2026 at 5:28 AM
This is dystopian… and not just because they’re dressed like a scene from the handmaids tale.
These are mostly children.
This is where Liam Ramos is being held.
They’re screaming “let us out” and protesting the brutal conditions.
These kids are braver than every ICE thug holding them hostages
These are mostly children.
This is where Liam Ramos is being held.
They’re screaming “let us out” and protesting the brutal conditions.
These kids are braver than every ICE thug holding them hostages
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The White House already doctored at least one photo of an arrest.
Are you going to believe whatever they "show" from a body camera?
We saw what the murderers did.
And if they have the video, they know who the murderers are.
Isn't protecting killers a crime?
Are you going to believe whatever they "show" from a body camera?
We saw what the murderers did.
And if they have the video, they know who the murderers are.
Isn't protecting killers a crime?
January 27, 2026 at 4:09 AM
The White House already doctored at least one photo of an arrest.
Are you going to believe whatever they "show" from a body camera?
We saw what the murderers did.
And if they have the video, they know who the murderers are.
Isn't protecting killers a crime?
Are you going to believe whatever they "show" from a body camera?
We saw what the murderers did.
And if they have the video, they know who the murderers are.
Isn't protecting killers a crime?
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It occurs to me that if “defending the 2nd amendment” is the only reason Republicans are turning on Noem/DHS/ICE, that suggests that the lesson many will take going forward is that the best way to AVOID getting shot will be…to carry a gun.
Which is troubling in & of itself.
Which is troubling in & of itself.
Blood in the water.
U.S. Sen. John Curtis: Republican of Utah
U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo: Republican of Idaho
U.S. Sen. John Curtis: Republican of Utah
U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo: Republican of Idaho
January 27, 2026 at 3:36 AM
It occurs to me that if “defending the 2nd amendment” is the only reason Republicans are turning on Noem/DHS/ICE, that suggests that the lesson many will take going forward is that the best way to AVOID getting shot will be…to carry a gun.
Which is troubling in & of itself.
Which is troubling in & of itself.
I'm wondering if perhaps I was being obtuse calling the dem party out instead of focusing in on specifically the ones who are actively supporting DHS/CBP/ICE funding and expansion.
Like I feel pressing the whole of elected dems is the right thing, but maybe I'm wrong and singular focus is better.
Like I feel pressing the whole of elected dems is the right thing, but maybe I'm wrong and singular focus is better.
January 26, 2026 at 9:53 PM
I'm wondering if perhaps I was being obtuse calling the dem party out instead of focusing in on specifically the ones who are actively supporting DHS/CBP/ICE funding and expansion.
Like I feel pressing the whole of elected dems is the right thing, but maybe I'm wrong and singular focus is better.
Like I feel pressing the whole of elected dems is the right thing, but maybe I'm wrong and singular focus is better.
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I have bought all the Ice Outs I can find locally and will be posting some of these cards around town.
I know it's the smallest of small things, but I feel like this card is a good way to spread the message. People are being kidnapped and cruelly murdered in the streets. Fuck ICE.
I know it's the smallest of small things, but I feel like this card is a good way to spread the message. People are being kidnapped and cruelly murdered in the streets. Fuck ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 9:17 PM
I have bought all the Ice Outs I can find locally and will be posting some of these cards around town.
I know it's the smallest of small things, but I feel like this card is a good way to spread the message. People are being kidnapped and cruelly murdered in the streets. Fuck ICE.
I know it's the smallest of small things, but I feel like this card is a good way to spread the message. People are being kidnapped and cruelly murdered in the streets. Fuck ICE.
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If Gruppenfuhrer Greg Bovino follows through w/his threat, I call it violations of the U.S. Criminal Codes sections 18 USC 242 (Deprivation of Rights under color of Law) & 18 USC 241 (Conspiracy against Rights)
Greg, you need to go through the criminal law they taught you at FLETC one more time
Greg, you need to go through the criminal law they taught you at FLETC one more time
January 26, 2026 at 9:47 PM
If Gruppenfuhrer Greg Bovino follows through w/his threat, I call it violations of the U.S. Criminal Codes sections 18 USC 242 (Deprivation of Rights under color of Law) & 18 USC 241 (Conspiracy against Rights)
Greg, you need to go through the criminal law they taught you at FLETC one more time
Greg, you need to go through the criminal law they taught you at FLETC one more time