Mary Turck
@maryturck.bsky.social
Writer, blogging at maryturck.com and https://maryturckimmigration.wordpress.com; St. Paul, lifelong activist
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Mary Turck
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Reintroducing myself for the new year: Writer, blogging at maryturck.com and maryturckimmigration.wordpress.com; St. Paul, lifelong activist. Follow me here and/or subscribe to my daily immigration news summary or to my far less regular News Day and Fragments (poetry, etc.) blogs.
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Love 2 go to the doctor and not know what body part they’re analyzing
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Love 2 go to the doctor and not know what body part they’re analyzing
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I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
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ICE vs the clergy
November 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
ICE vs the clergy
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Omg.
The BU College Republicans guy who called ICE on car wash workers bc they are “stealing jobs from Americans” was born and raised in … another country.
The BU College Republicans guy who called ICE on car wash workers bc they are “stealing jobs from Americans” was born and raised in … another country.
Zac Segal, Boston U runner and Young Republican alerted ICE to a car wash in Allston MA which had immigrants working - he said they were taking US jobs. ICE raided the car wash. All detained had legal status according to their lawyer.
Segal was born and schooled in London. 🙄
Segal was born and schooled in London. 🙄
Student Republican who called ICE on car wash faces backlash
An attorney for those detained said, "Is he taking a college seat away from an American since he's from London?"
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November 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Omg.
The BU College Republicans guy who called ICE on car wash workers bc they are “stealing jobs from Americans” was born and raised in … another country.
The BU College Republicans guy who called ICE on car wash workers bc they are “stealing jobs from Americans” was born and raised in … another country.
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What would Jesus do? See the photo below.
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
What would Jesus do? See the photo below.
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
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Message to all faculty: your expertise is no longer trusted or valued at this so-called “university.”
November 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Message to all faculty: your expertise is no longer trusted or valued at this so-called “university.”
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This message from the US Catholic bishops marks “the first time in twelve years the [United States Conference of Catholic Bishops] invoked this particularly urgent way of speaking as a body of bishops.”
“The priority of the Lord, as the Prophets remind us, is for those who are most vulnerable: the widow, the orphan, the poor, and the stranger (Zechariah 7:10).” www.usccb.org/news/2025/us...
November 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
This message from the US Catholic bishops marks “the first time in twelve years the [United States Conference of Catholic Bishops] invoked this particularly urgent way of speaking as a body of bishops.”
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Worth 1,000 words. This picture is so revealing about so much about this “administration.”
Step back five feet from the dram of any photo about any Trump action or policy, and you’ll see the boom arms, the rigging, the floodlights…
Step back five feet from the dram of any photo about any Trump action or policy, and you’ll see the boom arms, the rigging, the floodlights…
November 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Worth 1,000 words. This picture is so revealing about so much about this “administration.”
Step back five feet from the dram of any photo about any Trump action or policy, and you’ll see the boom arms, the rigging, the floodlights…
Step back five feet from the dram of any photo about any Trump action or policy, and you’ll see the boom arms, the rigging, the floodlights…
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In the wake of newly released emails from Jeffrey Epstein where Trump was a regular topic, Megyn Kelly is trying to downplay Epstein's sex crimes by arguing that “there’s a difference between a 15-year-old and a 5-year-old."
Megyn Kelly suddenly finds pedophilia very hard to define
When a 16-year-old accused Russell Brand of rape, Kelly begged conservatives to condemn him. Now she's splitting hairs about men "into the barely legal type."
www.motherjones.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
In the wake of newly released emails from Jeffrey Epstein where Trump was a regular topic, Megyn Kelly is trying to downplay Epstein's sex crimes by arguing that “there’s a difference between a 15-year-old and a 5-year-old."
I agree with Jamelle Bouie's takeaway -- and anyone who is concerned about the ongoing attacks on academia (and academic freedom) should read this letter. drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
November 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I agree with Jamelle Bouie's takeaway -- and anyone who is concerned about the ongoing attacks on academia (and academic freedom) should read this letter. drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
In today's immigration news:
• Violent Arrest in Northfield MN
• Militarizing Everything: Chicago apartment raid; Bovino's violent record; Google helping ICE; military immigration judges
• Deporting Long-Time Residents
• Resistance: Catholic bishops; TikTok folk singers
• More ...
• Violent Arrest in Northfield MN
• Militarizing Everything: Chicago apartment raid; Bovino's violent record; Google helping ICE; military immigration judges
• Deporting Long-Time Residents
• Resistance: Catholic bishops; TikTok folk singers
• More ...
Immigration News: November 14, 2025
In today’s immigration news: Violent Arrest in Northfield MN Militarizing Everything: Chicago apartment raid; Bovino’s violent record; Google helping ICE; military immigrati…
maryturckimmigration.wordpress.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
In today's immigration news:
• Violent Arrest in Northfield MN
• Militarizing Everything: Chicago apartment raid; Bovino's violent record; Google helping ICE; military immigration judges
• Deporting Long-Time Residents
• Resistance: Catholic bishops; TikTok folk singers
• More ...
• Violent Arrest in Northfield MN
• Militarizing Everything: Chicago apartment raid; Bovino's violent record; Google helping ICE; military immigration judges
• Deporting Long-Time Residents
• Resistance: Catholic bishops; TikTok folk singers
• More ...
In Northfield, MN www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Son films as father is detained by masked ICE agents in Northfield
Video shows traumatic moments for a teenager in Northfield, Minnesota, as ICE agents detain his father Tuesday afternoon.
www.cbsnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
In Northfield, MN www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
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An absolute powerhouse of a @propublica.org team has done what U.S. officials refuse to do: identify the men and women swept up in that midnight raid in Chicago. Life in the building was not perfect, but reporters found little evidence to back up government claims: www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
An absolute powerhouse of a @propublica.org team has done what U.S. officials refuse to do: identify the men and women swept up in that midnight raid in Chicago. Life in the building was not perfect, but reporters found little evidence to back up government claims: www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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Two things can be simultaneously true:
- It's worse for a middle-aged man to be into 5-years-olds than 15-year-olds
- It's still pretty damn wrong for a middle-aged man to be into 15-year-olds!
- It's worse for a middle-aged man to be into 5-years-olds than 15-year-olds
- It's still pretty damn wrong for a middle-aged man to be into 15-year-olds!
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Two things can be simultaneously true:
- It's worse for a middle-aged man to be into 5-years-olds than 15-year-olds
- It's still pretty damn wrong for a middle-aged man to be into 15-year-olds!
- It's worse for a middle-aged man to be into 5-years-olds than 15-year-olds
- It's still pretty damn wrong for a middle-aged man to be into 15-year-olds!
Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence for helping Epstein prey sexually on children and young women, was transferred to a minimum security prison where she gets special treatment including customized meals, access to phones and computers, and a puppy.
Democrats reveal whistleblower details of Ghislaine Maxwell prison ‘luxuries’
In a letter to the president, House Democrats say Maxwell’s treatment as she prepares a clemency request makes the convicted sex offender look like a “guest at a Trump hotel.”
www.msnbc.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence for helping Epstein prey sexually on children and young women, was transferred to a minimum security prison where she gets special treatment including customized meals, access to phones and computers, and a puppy.
A Blackhawk helicopter with federal agents rappelling onto the roof of a Chicago apartment building. Rousting and zip-tying residents, including children, in the middle of the night. TV crews invited to film for DHS propaganda videos. Sound and fury signifying nothing.
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A Blackhawk helicopter with federal agents rappelling onto the roof of a Chicago apartment building. Rousting and zip-tying residents, including children, in the middle of the night. TV crews invited to film for DHS propaganda videos. Sound and fury signifying nothing.
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New in PN: “It’s 4chan shit" — @cwarzel.bsky.social on the federal government's deranged social media presence
"Now you see Trump administration accounts that look like they’re literally run by Groypers. What Homeland Security is tweeting out isn’t even dog-whistling anymore."
"Now you see Trump administration accounts that look like they’re literally run by Groypers. What Homeland Security is tweeting out isn’t even dog-whistling anymore."
“It’s 4chan s**t": The govt's deranged social media presence
"You see Trump administration accounts that look like they’re literally run by Groypers," Charlie Warzel tells us.
www.publicnotice.co
November 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
New in PN: “It’s 4chan shit" — @cwarzel.bsky.social on the federal government's deranged social media presence
"Now you see Trump administration accounts that look like they’re literally run by Groypers. What Homeland Security is tweeting out isn’t even dog-whistling anymore."
"Now you see Trump administration accounts that look like they’re literally run by Groypers. What Homeland Security is tweeting out isn’t even dog-whistling anymore."
Immigration news:
• In the Courts: Bond hearing for preschool teacher; release on bond for 300+ immigrants
• Paramilitary Operations: Charlotte NC or New Orleans next?; DHS-CPD data sharing; threats in Northbrook, Waukegan
• Making Children’s Lives Harder
• More ...
• In the Courts: Bond hearing for preschool teacher; release on bond for 300+ immigrants
• Paramilitary Operations: Charlotte NC or New Orleans next?; DHS-CPD data sharing; threats in Northbrook, Waukegan
• Making Children’s Lives Harder
• More ...
Immigration News: November 13, 2025
In today’s immigration news: In the Courts: Bond hearing for preschool teacher; release on bond for 300+ immigrants Paramilitary Operations: Charlotte NC or New Orleans next?; DHS-CPD d…
maryturckimmigration.wordpress.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Immigration news:
• In the Courts: Bond hearing for preschool teacher; release on bond for 300+ immigrants
• Paramilitary Operations: Charlotte NC or New Orleans next?; DHS-CPD data sharing; threats in Northbrook, Waukegan
• Making Children’s Lives Harder
• More ...
• In the Courts: Bond hearing for preschool teacher; release on bond for 300+ immigrants
• Paramilitary Operations: Charlotte NC or New Orleans next?; DHS-CPD data sharing; threats in Northbrook, Waukegan
• Making Children’s Lives Harder
• More ...
In today’s immigration news:
Detention and Deportation: Military veterans; Iranians; Kilmar Abrego Garcia; Dreamers; “self-deportation”
Resistance Continues: City aid; U.S. bishops
Paramilitary Occupation: Price tag; police v. paramilitary; Bovino leaving Chicago?
More ...
Detention and Deportation: Military veterans; Iranians; Kilmar Abrego Garcia; Dreamers; “self-deportation”
Resistance Continues: City aid; U.S. bishops
Paramilitary Occupation: Price tag; police v. paramilitary; Bovino leaving Chicago?
More ...
Immigration News: November 12, 2025
In today’s immigration news: Detention and Deportation: Military veterans; Iranians; Kilmar Abrego Garcia; Dreamers; “self-deportation” Resistance Continues: City aid; U.S. …
maryturckimmigration.wordpress.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
In today’s immigration news:
Detention and Deportation: Military veterans; Iranians; Kilmar Abrego Garcia; Dreamers; “self-deportation”
Resistance Continues: City aid; U.S. bishops
Paramilitary Occupation: Price tag; police v. paramilitary; Bovino leaving Chicago?
More ...
Detention and Deportation: Military veterans; Iranians; Kilmar Abrego Garcia; Dreamers; “self-deportation”
Resistance Continues: City aid; U.S. bishops
Paramilitary Occupation: Price tag; police v. paramilitary; Bovino leaving Chicago?
More ...
A real Veteran's Day tribute
Trump: We gave her the Presidential Medal of Freedom. It’s much better than the Congressional Medal of Honor because soldiers get the Congressional. And they’re in very bad shape because they're dead. She gets it and she's a healthy, beautiful woman. And they’re rated equal
November 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
A real Veteran's Day tribute
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Ah yes, the thing to revitalize your downtown is to fill it with masked and armed man who routinely pepper spray random people. Everyone loves that.
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
November 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Ah yes, the thing to revitalize your downtown is to fill it with masked and armed man who routinely pepper spray random people. Everyone loves that.
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
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From Purple Heart recipients to military parents of U.S. Marines, immigrant veterans are being detained, deported, and torn from their families.
"These are not isolated cases or tragic instances of human error." #VeteransDay
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"These are not isolated cases or tragic instances of human error." #VeteransDay
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Trump to Veterans: Thank You For Your Service. Now Get Out.
Trump's mass deportation machine is betraying America’s veterans and tearing their families apart.
americasvoicecnn.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
From Purple Heart recipients to military parents of U.S. Marines, immigrant veterans are being detained, deported, and torn from their families.
"These are not isolated cases or tragic instances of human error." #VeteransDay
✍️ @tusk81.bsky.social + @yunao08.bsky.social
"These are not isolated cases or tragic instances of human error." #VeteransDay
✍️ @tusk81.bsky.social + @yunao08.bsky.social