The Weeping Somnambulist
@pigeon75.bsky.social
Appalachia raised 🌳 In the PNW more than 20 years now 🌋Degrees in history, law, & library science. I love to read 📚 lifelong learner 🎓fav reads are sci-fi 🪐& fantasy 🧚 I’m chronically ill but persevering ♿️
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declaring “we will win”. it’s gonna take work, lots Yes, we’re tired. But sign that ballot, check that voter registration, listen to folks in your communities, be there for them and then be there for the candidates you believe in, run for something, donate, show up, never give up. It’s up to us.
February 19, 2026 at 2:07 AM
declaring “we will win”. it’s gonna take work, lots Yes, we’re tired. But sign that ballot, check that voter registration, listen to folks in your communities, be there for them and then be there for the candidates you believe in, run for something, donate, show up, never give up. It’s up to us.
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Three federal immigration agents accidentally shot themselves in the leg during routine training exercises within two days last year. A fourth incident involved an accidental taser discharge inside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office. www.newsweek.com/ice-agents-k...
ICE agents keep accidentally shooting themselves
Three ICE agents accidentally shot themselves in the leg during routine training exercises within two days last year.
www.newsweek.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Three federal immigration agents accidentally shot themselves in the leg during routine training exercises within two days last year. A fourth incident involved an accidental taser discharge inside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office. www.newsweek.com/ice-agents-k...
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As part of my reporting on children held in immigrant detention in Dilley, Texas, I’ve gotten to review some medical records from the facility.
This is where ICE brought 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos.
One detail that has gnawed at me: The medical forms refer to the children as inmates.
This is where ICE brought 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos.
One detail that has gnawed at me: The medical forms refer to the children as inmates.
February 19, 2026 at 8:44 PM
As part of my reporting on children held in immigrant detention in Dilley, Texas, I’ve gotten to review some medical records from the facility.
This is where ICE brought 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos.
One detail that has gnawed at me: The medical forms refer to the children as inmates.
This is where ICE brought 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos.
One detail that has gnawed at me: The medical forms refer to the children as inmates.
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Ossoff: "There are some folks who are doomscrolling in the fetal position. Every day there is a new outrage. It's easy I know to fear that maybe we could lose our republic. I think what John Lewis would tell us is it's up to us. We have the power to right the ship. Nobody is gonna do it for us."
February 19, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Ossoff: "There are some folks who are doomscrolling in the fetal position. Every day there is a new outrage. It's easy I know to fear that maybe we could lose our republic. I think what John Lewis would tell us is it's up to us. We have the power to right the ship. Nobody is gonna do it for us."
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We let the traitors off the hook in the United States' 1st reconstruction which has directly led us to where we are now.
The 2nd reconstruction can't make the same mistake.
Trump and his traitorous, criminal band of sycophants must be tried, convicted, jailed and ostacized or we won't recover.
The 2nd reconstruction can't make the same mistake.
Trump and his traitorous, criminal band of sycophants must be tried, convicted, jailed and ostacized or we won't recover.
February 16, 2026 at 8:41 PM
We let the traitors off the hook in the United States' 1st reconstruction which has directly led us to where we are now.
The 2nd reconstruction can't make the same mistake.
Trump and his traitorous, criminal band of sycophants must be tried, convicted, jailed and ostacized or we won't recover.
The 2nd reconstruction can't make the same mistake.
Trump and his traitorous, criminal band of sycophants must be tried, convicted, jailed and ostacized or we won't recover.
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"An Associated Press reporter was beaten by the police and detained along with three other journalists on Tuesday in Cameroon while reporting on a secretive Trump administration program to deport migrants to the Central African country, according to two of the people detained." (gift link)
Journalists Arrested in Cameroon While Reporting on Trump’s Secretive Deportation Program
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 11:10 PM
"An Associated Press reporter was beaten by the police and detained along with three other journalists on Tuesday in Cameroon while reporting on a secretive Trump administration program to deport migrants to the Central African country, according to two of the people detained." (gift link)
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ProPublica published children's letters and drawings documenting their sadness and suffering at Dilley. And Dilley staff are now retaliating by confiscating kids' letters and drawings.
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
February 18, 2026 at 1:14 PM
ProPublica published children's letters and drawings documenting their sadness and suffering at Dilley. And Dilley staff are now retaliating by confiscating kids' letters and drawings.
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
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Jesse Jackson was a champion for civil rights, economic justice, and world peace.
I have always remembered his moving call for moral clarity at the 1988 DNC.
I have always remembered his moving call for moral clarity at the 1988 DNC.
February 17, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Jesse Jackson was a champion for civil rights, economic justice, and world peace.
I have always remembered his moving call for moral clarity at the 1988 DNC.
I have always remembered his moving call for moral clarity at the 1988 DNC.
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Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.
February 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.
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Since October, federal courts have ruled more than 4,400 times that ICE is illegally jailing immigrants.
Now the agency wants to spend $38B to turn warehouses across the country into detention camps.
Remember that some of Trump's biggest supporters are private prison companies running these camps.
Now the agency wants to spend $38B to turn warehouses across the country into detention camps.
Remember that some of Trump's biggest supporters are private prison companies running these camps.
February 17, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Since October, federal courts have ruled more than 4,400 times that ICE is illegally jailing immigrants.
Now the agency wants to spend $38B to turn warehouses across the country into detention camps.
Remember that some of Trump's biggest supporters are private prison companies running these camps.
Now the agency wants to spend $38B to turn warehouses across the country into detention camps.
Remember that some of Trump's biggest supporters are private prison companies running these camps.
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Checked a book out of the library literally an hour ago. Did not even have my ID on me. What is she talking about?
Leavitt: "You need an ID to go and purchase alcohol. You need an ID to go to the library and check out a book. So the president thinks you should have an ID to vote in our nation's elections."
February 18, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Checked a book out of the library literally an hour ago. Did not even have my ID on me. What is she talking about?
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Keep speaking up about warehouses being purchased by ICE. There’s no need for this type of rapid detention center build out. If there’s one near your community, call officials, let the people in the real estate transaction know this is unacceptable, and push for transparency
February 19, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Keep speaking up about warehouses being purchased by ICE. There’s no need for this type of rapid detention center build out. If there’s one near your community, call officials, let the people in the real estate transaction know this is unacceptable, and push for transparency
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I mean, you can't make this shit up
February 19, 2026 at 12:30 AM
I mean, you can't make this shit up
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“You meet saints everywhere. They can be anywhere. They are people behaving decently in an indecent society.” --Kurt Vonnegut
February 18, 2026 at 9:12 PM
“You meet saints everywhere. They can be anywhere. They are people behaving decently in an indecent society.” --Kurt Vonnegut
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A Norwegian immigrant was arrested at her green card interview.
She’s also insulin-dependent and was denied insulin for 9 days while in detention.
The cherry on top?
“While I was in detention, an agent or guard stole my credit card and started using it WHILE I WAS STILL IN THERE.”
#ProudBlue
She’s also insulin-dependent and was denied insulin for 9 days while in detention.
The cherry on top?
“While I was in detention, an agent or guard stole my credit card and started using it WHILE I WAS STILL IN THERE.”
#ProudBlue
February 18, 2026 at 3:34 PM
A Norwegian immigrant was arrested at her green card interview.
She’s also insulin-dependent and was denied insulin for 9 days while in detention.
The cherry on top?
“While I was in detention, an agent or guard stole my credit card and started using it WHILE I WAS STILL IN THERE.”
#ProudBlue
She’s also insulin-dependent and was denied insulin for 9 days while in detention.
The cherry on top?
“While I was in detention, an agent or guard stole my credit card and started using it WHILE I WAS STILL IN THERE.”
#ProudBlue
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I’m sorry. You *must have* a warrant every time. There isn’t an asterisk by the Fourth Amendment.
February 19, 2026 at 12:32 AM
I’m sorry. You *must have* a warrant every time. There isn’t an asterisk by the Fourth Amendment.
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“One protesting strategy has been shown time and again to be most effective in the US: nonviolence.”
@owasow.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
@owasow.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:55 PM
“One protesting strategy has been shown time and again to be most effective in the US: nonviolence.”
@owasow.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
@owasow.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Any political party spreading lies about voter fraud as a pretext to make it harder for every one to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.
Remember this.
Remember this.
February 18, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Any political party spreading lies about voter fraud as a pretext to make it harder for every one to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.
Remember this.
Remember this.
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NEW: ICE has raided dormitories at the Dilley concentration camp to confiscate letters from children per @pabloreports.bsky.social. I have filed a FOIA request for them. @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social: the second we get anything, we will send it to you. 1/ www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-ice-co...
NEW: ICE Confiscates Children's Letters at Dilley Concentration Camp. I've filed a FOIA Request to Get Them
ProPublica recently published heart-wrenching letters from children at Dilley. ICE then raided the dormitories to confiscate and destroy those letters. I've filed a Freedom of Information Act Request.
www.muellershewrote.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:09 PM
NEW: ICE has raided dormitories at the Dilley concentration camp to confiscate letters from children per @pabloreports.bsky.social. I have filed a FOIA request for them. @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social: the second we get anything, we will send it to you. 1/ www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-ice-co...
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In Summerville SC, a business owner was arrested for…. Being on a group chat with kids planning a school walkout to protest ICE.
There is a first amendment in this country still. Let’s not even mention the grown adults Nazi chat that Vance defended
carolinacourier.substack.com/p/summervill...
There is a first amendment in this country still. Let’s not even mention the grown adults Nazi chat that Vance defended
carolinacourier.substack.com/p/summervill...
February 18, 2026 at 10:02 PM
In Summerville SC, a business owner was arrested for…. Being on a group chat with kids planning a school walkout to protest ICE.
There is a first amendment in this country still. Let’s not even mention the grown adults Nazi chat that Vance defended
carolinacourier.substack.com/p/summervill...
There is a first amendment in this country still. Let’s not even mention the grown adults Nazi chat that Vance defended
carolinacourier.substack.com/p/summervill...
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Dozens of Minnesota GOP lawmakers propose bill to criminalize residential protesting
#MN #ICEOUT #1A #FDT #WalterHudson
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
#MN #ICEOUT #1A #FDT #WalterHudson
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Dozens of Minnesota GOP lawmakers propose bill to criminalize residential protesting
If passed, the bill would allow for misdemeanor charges in demonstrations outside a person's home.
www.yahoo.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Dozens of Minnesota GOP lawmakers propose bill to criminalize residential protesting
#MN #ICEOUT #1A #FDT #WalterHudson
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
#MN #ICEOUT #1A #FDT #WalterHudson
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Social media sites subpoenaed for identities behind anti-ICE accounts. "[DHS] is... sending tech companies legal requests for the names, email addresses, telephone numbers and other identifying data behind social media accounts that track or criticize the agency." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Social media sites subpoenaed for identities behind anti-ICE accounts. "[DHS] is... sending tech companies legal requests for the names, email addresses, telephone numbers and other identifying data behind social media accounts that track or criticize the agency." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...