maria_from_ga
@mariafromga.bsky.social
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maria_from_ga
@mariafromga.bsky.social
· Dec 19
These rules allow us to talk so good, to make it so divine, such that you wish social media would be like this all the time
Really love this line by AOC: “the alternative is a populist movement that tells the truth….that says, this is an injustice.
But if there’s any place that shows good ppl can prevail over humanity’s horrors, it’s Berlin”
(h/t @/ericmgarcia.bsky.social)
But if there’s any place that shows good ppl can prevail over humanity’s horrors, it’s Berlin”
(h/t @/ericmgarcia.bsky.social)
February 15, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Really love this line by AOC: “the alternative is a populist movement that tells the truth….that says, this is an injustice.
But if there’s any place that shows good ppl can prevail over humanity’s horrors, it’s Berlin”
(h/t @/ericmgarcia.bsky.social)
But if there’s any place that shows good ppl can prevail over humanity’s horrors, it’s Berlin”
(h/t @/ericmgarcia.bsky.social)
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-Boston has one of the planet's worst housing shortages
-Boston is still <1950 population; has vast spare infrastructure capacity
-Boston has a giant empty lot next to the train
-Boston has 3000 units of spare federal Faircloth funding for new public housing
=>Yet they're still doing nothing 🤷♂️
-Boston is still <1950 population; has vast spare infrastructure capacity
-Boston has a giant empty lot next to the train
-Boston has 3000 units of spare federal Faircloth funding for new public housing
=>Yet they're still doing nothing 🤷♂️
February 14, 2026 at 9:13 PM
-Boston has one of the planet's worst housing shortages
-Boston is still <1950 population; has vast spare infrastructure capacity
-Boston has a giant empty lot next to the train
-Boston has 3000 units of spare federal Faircloth funding for new public housing
=>Yet they're still doing nothing 🤷♂️
-Boston is still <1950 population; has vast spare infrastructure capacity
-Boston has a giant empty lot next to the train
-Boston has 3000 units of spare federal Faircloth funding for new public housing
=>Yet they're still doing nothing 🤷♂️
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Michelle Wu seems like kind of a disaster for housing in Boston – very little progress on land use reforms, and supporting a quite draconian statewide rent control regime (rent hikes that can be below inflation, vacancy controls, only a 10-year exemption for new construction)? Yikes
Wu Backs Rent Control, Rejects Citywide Rezoning
Boston's mayor threw her support behind a ballot question legalizing rent control, while rejecting any moves to legalize denser housing in single-family districts.
bankerandtradesman.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Michelle Wu seems like kind of a disaster for housing in Boston – very little progress on land use reforms, and supporting a quite draconian statewide rent control regime (rent hikes that can be below inflation, vacancy controls, only a 10-year exemption for new construction)? Yikes
Newsom throwing public support behind the one person everyone in the GADem is desperate not to win……Gavin is reaching Shapiro’s levels of “don’t got the juice”
February 14, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Newsom throwing public support behind the one person everyone in the GADem is desperate not to win……Gavin is reaching Shapiro’s levels of “don’t got the juice”
Same ppl saying Trump’s 2024 election wasn’t a generational realignment where low-propensity voters become Republicans are encouraging the passage of SAVE Act when low-propensity voters are returning to Dems🙃🙃🙃
This is b4 you get into the morality of “making it harder to vote is bad full stop”
This is b4 you get into the morality of “making it harder to vote is bad full stop”
Ppl being smug saying SAVE Act requiring passports to vote would help Dems seem to be ignoring the reason Dems are electorally overpowering us bc Trump is bleeding support among low-propensity, minority, and working-class voters, all of whom would be screwed by the SAVE Act
February 14, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Same ppl saying Trump’s 2024 election wasn’t a generational realignment where low-propensity voters become Republicans are encouraging the passage of SAVE Act when low-propensity voters are returning to Dems🙃🙃🙃
This is b4 you get into the morality of “making it harder to vote is bad full stop”
This is b4 you get into the morality of “making it harder to vote is bad full stop”
Ppl being smug saying SAVE Act requiring passports to vote would help Dems seem to be ignoring the reason Dems are electorally overpowering us bc Trump is bleeding support among low-propensity, minority, and working-class voters, all of whom would be screwed by the SAVE Act
February 14, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Ppl being smug saying SAVE Act requiring passports to vote would help Dems seem to be ignoring the reason Dems are electorally overpowering us bc Trump is bleeding support among low-propensity, minority, and working-class voters, all of whom would be screwed by the SAVE Act
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Straight to jail.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Straight to jail.
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February 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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He literally says in this clip that ICE will keep in Minnesota “quick reaction forces” — a military term — to go after “agitators.” Remember that those on the ground in MPLS have spent more than a week trying to tell everyone that Trump’s prior “deescalation” was a ruse and ICE is still operational
Homan: "Operation Metro Surge is ending. In the next week, we're going to deploy the officers here on detail back to their home stations or to other areas of the country where they're needed."
February 12, 2026 at 2:44 PM
He literally says in this clip that ICE will keep in Minnesota “quick reaction forces” — a military term — to go after “agitators.” Remember that those on the ground in MPLS have spent more than a week trying to tell everyone that Trump’s prior “deescalation” was a ruse and ICE is still operational
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This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
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Neguse is so good at this stuff. Really wish he was the face of the Dems in the House instead of Jeffries.
Jeffries is probably better at the political maneuverings. But get Neguse in front of the cameras more!
Jeffries is probably better at the political maneuverings. But get Neguse in front of the cameras more!
NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
February 11, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Neguse is so good at this stuff. Really wish he was the face of the Dems in the House instead of Jeffries.
Jeffries is probably better at the political maneuverings. But get Neguse in front of the cameras more!
Jeffries is probably better at the political maneuverings. But get Neguse in front of the cameras more!
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Taxpayers are going to keep the dirty, dying coal industry alive for a bit longer.
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to direct the Pentagon to use government funding and Pentagon contracts to sustain U.S. coal-fired power plants, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a White H...
www.reuters.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Taxpayers are going to keep the dirty, dying coal industry alive for a bit longer.
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“wow, young(er) people be spending small amounts of money when they’re priced out of things that cost impossibly large amounts of money. oooh weee, how strange!” - ‘lifestyle’ writers since 2008
Gen Zers and millennials are swimming in student debt and may never own homes, but they’re splurging on gut-healthy juices and rotisserie chickens.
The Booming Business of Luxury Grocery Stores
A new crop of gourmet grocers has hit the city, drawing lines of trendy TikTokers, MAHA-curious health fiends and Instacart devotees who want to pop in for a treat.
on.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:34 PM
“wow, young(er) people be spending small amounts of money when they’re priced out of things that cost impossibly large amounts of money. oooh weee, how strange!” - ‘lifestyle’ writers since 2008
Prosecutions and reparations via a truth and reconciliation commission are a bare minimum
We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss. #txlege
February 11, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Prosecutions and reparations via a truth and reconciliation commission are a bare minimum
Finally got drafts on BlueSky…..only took 4 years😵💫😵💫😵💫😵💫😵💫
February 11, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Finally got drafts on BlueSky…..only took 4 years😵💫😵💫😵💫😵💫😵💫
Somewhere, some “analyst” is saying this 30 point special election swings where Dems are flipping Trump+60 (!!) precinct aren’t in anyway predictive of the midterms despite historical evidence…..and ppl will believe it
February 11, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Somewhere, some “analyst” is saying this 30 point special election swings where Dems are flipping Trump+60 (!!) precinct aren’t in anyway predictive of the midterms despite historical evidence…..and ppl will believe it
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Reminder that Puerto voted in a 30% landslide in favor of statehood over any other status option that is neither territorial, nor colonial — with nearly equivalent turnout to the concurrent Governor election!
The 2024 Puerto Rico Status Plebiscite—a contest modeled after the Nydia Velazquez+AOC/Jenniffer Gonzalez Colón Compromise PR Status act's 1st round pitted the non-territorial/non-colonial options of Stathood, Independence with Sovereign Free Assosiation, and Full Independence against each other
February 10, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Reminder that Puerto voted in a 30% landslide in favor of statehood over any other status option that is neither territorial, nor colonial — with nearly equivalent turnout to the concurrent Governor election!
It was right around the time I was becoming politically active and seeing ppl like Booker and Schumer and other Dems oppose the JCPOA publicly repudiating their party leader despite admitting it was working and preventing a nuclear Iran was good was utterly baffling
A lot of people who opposed JCPOA at the time eventually did an about face and acknowledged that Obama did in fact achieve what they claimed they wanted but Schumer hasn't because he has an underlying, and genuine, belief thar Israeli political priorities are the same as America's. This is batshit.
In the uncomfortable position of thinking most criticisms of Schumer are unfair but he still has to go because I think he’d be a poor opposition leader if we invade Iran and indeed his opposition to JCPOA should have kept him from the job to begin with.
February 10, 2026 at 7:23 PM
It was right around the time I was becoming politically active and seeing ppl like Booker and Schumer and other Dems oppose the JCPOA publicly repudiating their party leader despite admitting it was working and preventing a nuclear Iran was good was utterly baffling
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like, this story is insane—letting a 92-year-old obviously incapable of driving keep his license while leaving pedestrians/cyclists with no protection from cars has killed more people than every waymo crash ever. It will be forgotten next week.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Three dead and six hurt after driver hits cyclist and crashes car into LA store
Car, being driven by 92-year-old driver, crashed at 99 Ranch Market and victims, trapped under vehicle, died at scene
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:19 PM
like, this story is insane—letting a 92-year-old obviously incapable of driving keep his license while leaving pedestrians/cyclists with no protection from cars has killed more people than every waymo crash ever. It will be forgotten next week.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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"'Eight to ten churches asked for clergy to come and provide support to create a protective band so people could come to church, because dark-skinned people are afraid to come to church.'"
It's not Don Lemon they were afraid of. lnk.thebulwark.com/4kdV3kS
It's not Don Lemon they were afraid of. lnk.thebulwark.com/4kdV3kS
ICE Was Terrorizing Worshipers Long Before Don Lemon Entered a Church
Let’s take a stroll through the last year.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:02 PM
"'Eight to ten churches asked for clergy to come and provide support to create a protective band so people could come to church, because dark-skinned people are afraid to come to church.'"
It's not Don Lemon they were afraid of. lnk.thebulwark.com/4kdV3kS
It's not Don Lemon they were afraid of. lnk.thebulwark.com/4kdV3kS
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I do not care if you are a communist or the world’s most centrist person who just wants a house. We are All In for Nithya Raman
February 7, 2026 at 7:17 PM
I do not care if you are a communist or the world’s most centrist person who just wants a house. We are All In for Nithya Raman
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By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet
February 7, 2026 at 3:38 AM
By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet
Not only are Dems forcing a protracted DHS shutdown despite it not being able to stop ICE/CBP, even more crucially one of the demands *all Dems united* around is demilitarization of ICE/CBP
This is huge bc using paramilitaries for immigration enforcement was quite the reason ICE/CBP was created
This is huge bc using paramilitaries for immigration enforcement was quite the reason ICE/CBP was created
February 6, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Not only are Dems forcing a protracted DHS shutdown despite it not being able to stop ICE/CBP, even more crucially one of the demands *all Dems united* around is demilitarization of ICE/CBP
This is huge bc using paramilitaries for immigration enforcement was quite the reason ICE/CBP was created
This is huge bc using paramilitaries for immigration enforcement was quite the reason ICE/CBP was created
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"If you are uncomfortable with what the Border Patrol is doing in Minneapolis, you are uncomfortable with the Border Patrol, full stop."
Shocking but not really surprising. Horrific from way back.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...
Opinion | The Border Patrol Is the Problem. It Always Has Been.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:42 AM
"If you are uncomfortable with what the Border Patrol is doing in Minneapolis, you are uncomfortable with the Border Patrol, full stop."
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The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
February 6, 2026 at 12:08 AM
The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!