Rebelrebecky
@rebelrebecky.bsky.social
Prison/disability lawyer, witch, amateur astrologer, amateur folklorist, amateur oracle, abolitionist, mom, plant lady
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“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
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Trump & Vance did this.
Or Rodney Taylor, a disabled double amputee who’s been in America since he was two years old.
He was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE grabbed him
His health is declining, they won’t let him get his legs and they’ve placed him in solitary
www.disabledginger.com/p/help-rodne...
He was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE grabbed him
His health is declining, they won’t let him get his legs and they’ve placed him in solitary
www.disabledginger.com/p/help-rodne...
Help Rodney Taylor, a Disabled Double Amputee Being Held by ICE
Rodney has been in the country more than 40 years. He's in solitary confinement in Georgia, being denied disability accommodations and having his medical needs ignored. He must be released.
www.disabledginger.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Trump & Vance did this.
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The US sold rifles to the Rio police unit that committed the recent massacre. The sale happened in 2023, and the guns were delivered last year.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The US sold rifles to the Rio police unit that committed the recent massacre. The sale happened in 2023, and the guns were delivered last year.
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DON’T LOOK AWAY. This is domestic terror.
November 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
DON’T LOOK AWAY. This is domestic terror.
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Bill Madden
The pushback against Trump's cruelty is coming — and it's going to be brutal. 😳
The pushback against Trump's cruelty is coming — and it's going to be brutal. 😳
November 3, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Bill Madden
The pushback against Trump's cruelty is coming — and it's going to be brutal. 😳
The pushback against Trump's cruelty is coming — and it's going to be brutal. 😳
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“While state Republican leaders were quick to shoot down the notion of using reserve funds to keep Alabama’s SNAP program up and running, you know what they found a way to justify?
How about $400 million in COVID relief funds that were used for a mega prison?”
How about $400 million in COVID relief funds that were used for a mega prison?”
“The money’s there. Don’t be fooled by the Republican rhetoric about SNAP benefits … They’re lying. From the White House to the governor’s mansion, they’re lying. All of them.” www.alreporter.com/2025/10/31/o...
Opinion | Republicans have the money to feed the hungry. They're choosing not to.
Republicans at the federal and state levels have the ability to fund the SNAP program and not let people go hungry. They're refusing.
www.alreporter.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:25 PM
“While state Republican leaders were quick to shoot down the notion of using reserve funds to keep Alabama’s SNAP program up and running, you know what they found a way to justify?
How about $400 million in COVID relief funds that were used for a mega prison?”
How about $400 million in COVID relief funds that were used for a mega prison?”
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what in the nazi haircut is this shit
Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino arrives at the Federal Building in Chicago's Loop this morning.
#OnAssignment for @blockclubchi.bsky.social
#OnAssignment for @blockclubchi.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
what in the nazi haircut is this shit
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#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
October 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
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I was honestly blown away by this tender portrait of trans life behind bars, by LGBTQ+ incarcerated journalist B Speaks who spoke with a trans woman in his prison.
What's it like for a trans woman in a men's prison? B Speaks brings us this haunting, hopeful look at a woman remaining true to herself through unimaginable hardship.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Freedom is Something You Carry Inside — Assigned
A trans woman’s account of life in a men’s prison in Georgia.
www.assignedmedia.org
October 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I was honestly blown away by this tender portrait of trans life behind bars, by LGBTQ+ incarcerated journalist B Speaks who spoke with a trans woman in his prison.
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Sadists. Truly sick people.
ICE is thoroughly un-American.
Don't you want to know—as I do—how many of these armed, masked, warrantless, insignia-less, nameless, essentially untrained Big Government goons are Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Three Percenters and other J6 runoff? apnews.com/article/immi...
ICE is thoroughly un-American.
Don't you want to know—as I do—how many of these armed, masked, warrantless, insignia-less, nameless, essentially untrained Big Government goons are Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Three Percenters and other J6 runoff? apnews.com/article/immi...
ICE's use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations.
apnews.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Sadists. Truly sick people.
ICE is thoroughly un-American.
Don't you want to know—as I do—how many of these armed, masked, warrantless, insignia-less, nameless, essentially untrained Big Government goons are Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Three Percenters and other J6 runoff? apnews.com/article/immi...
ICE is thoroughly un-American.
Don't you want to know—as I do—how many of these armed, masked, warrantless, insignia-less, nameless, essentially untrained Big Government goons are Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Three Percenters and other J6 runoff? apnews.com/article/immi...
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Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was * cancelled *
#antifa #HigherEd #fascism #research
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#antifa #HigherEd #fascism #research
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport
Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was * cancelled *
#antifa #HigherEd #fascism #research
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#antifa #HigherEd #fascism #research
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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In a fight between Pritzker and and police, who is going to win? This is what happens when both parties allowed law enforcement to become one of the most powerful political actors in the country -- a taxpayer-funded political movement that wants to kill people.
October 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
In a fight between Pritzker and and police, who is going to win? This is what happens when both parties allowed law enforcement to become one of the most powerful political actors in the country -- a taxpayer-funded political movement that wants to kill people.
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A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
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ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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There’s no medical staff or services at Broadview. No food preparation. No beds. That’s all by design because the facility was created for holds less than 12 hours.
@bylaurenfitz.bsky.social @adrianacardmag.bsky.social
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
October 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
There’s no medical staff or services at Broadview. No food preparation. No beds. That’s all by design because the facility was created for holds less than 12 hours.
@bylaurenfitz.bsky.social @adrianacardmag.bsky.social
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
@bylaurenfitz.bsky.social @adrianacardmag.bsky.social
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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Holy hell. DHS just openly stated that its agents use “reasonable suspicion” to make ARRESTS. This is blatantly unconstitutional. The Supreme Court is clear that you need probable cause to arrest someone, as opposed to stop them to ask them a question or two. This is huge b/c…
October 3, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Holy hell. DHS just openly stated that its agents use “reasonable suspicion” to make ARRESTS. This is blatantly unconstitutional. The Supreme Court is clear that you need probable cause to arrest someone, as opposed to stop them to ask them a question or two. This is huge b/c…
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I mean come the hell on…
The request for a gift for King Charles came from a State Department liaison who used the email address “giftgirl2025” and initially told the museum that they were looking for “like a sword or something,”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/a...
The request for a gift for King Charles came from a State Department liaison who used the email address “giftgirl2025” and initially told the museum that they were looking for “like a sword or something,”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/a...
After Declining to Give Trump a Sword for King Charles, a Museum Leader Is Out
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I mean come the hell on…
The request for a gift for King Charles came from a State Department liaison who used the email address “giftgirl2025” and initially told the museum that they were looking for “like a sword or something,”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/a...
The request for a gift for King Charles came from a State Department liaison who used the email address “giftgirl2025” and initially told the museum that they were looking for “like a sword or something,”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/a...
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BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
October 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
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Universal low cost childcare was implemented in Quebec and ** it pays for itself!! ** with the tax revenue raised by parents (mostly mothers) who can stay in the workforce. The only reason to oppose universal low cost childcare is to keep women barefoot in the kitchen.
Universal childcare wouldn't just relieve working families of a massive cost burden. It improves the whole economy.
"There are a lot of reasons building a child care system that works for everyone is important to our children, to parents, to employers and to economic growth."
"There are a lot of reasons building a child care system that works for everyone is important to our children, to parents, to employers and to economic growth."
How Universal Child Care Could Change the Economy
www.nytimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Universal low cost childcare was implemented in Quebec and ** it pays for itself!! ** with the tax revenue raised by parents (mostly mothers) who can stay in the workforce. The only reason to oppose universal low cost childcare is to keep women barefoot in the kitchen.
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A friendly reminder: US billionaires have gained $968 billion in wealth so far this year—that’s 30X the annual cost of ACA subsidies Congress is fighting over in the shutdown talks.
That $968B is enough to send every single US household a $7,300 check.
That $968B is enough to send every single US household a $7,300 check.
September 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
A friendly reminder: US billionaires have gained $968 billion in wealth so far this year—that’s 30X the annual cost of ACA subsidies Congress is fighting over in the shutdown talks.
That $968B is enough to send every single US household a $7,300 check.
That $968B is enough to send every single US household a $7,300 check.
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NEW: A previously undisclosed State Department report and interviews reveal accusations that U.S. Ambassador Ronald D. Johnson shielded Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele from U.S. and Salvadoran law enforcement.
The Trump-Appointed Diplomat Accused of Shielding El Salvador’s President From Law Enforcement
A previously undisclosed State Department report and interviews reveal accusations that U.S. Ambassador Ronald D. Johnson shielded Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele from U.S. and Salvadoran law enforc...
www.propublica.org
September 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
NEW: A previously undisclosed State Department report and interviews reveal accusations that U.S. Ambassador Ronald D. Johnson shielded Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele from U.S. and Salvadoran law enforcement.
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"The problem is not, as the president suggests, that we have too many children who have special needs...it’s that we have still not built a society that is structurally equipped to accommodate them in a humane way."
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/o...
Opinion | How Moms Got Caught in Trump’s Cross Hairs
www.nytimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM
"The problem is not, as the president suggests, that we have too many children who have special needs...it’s that we have still not built a society that is structurally equipped to accommodate them in a humane way."
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/o...
Says a lonely woman living in a moldy castle in Scotland
Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling has hit out at Emma Watson in a lengthy statement on X, saying: “She has so little experience of real life she’s ignorant of how ignorant she is.”
J.K. Rowling Brands Emma Watson “Ignorant” in Lengthy Post Defending Anti-Trans Stance: “She Has So Little Experience of Real Life”
Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling has hit out at Emma Watson in a lengthy statement on X, saying: “She has so little experience of real life she’s ignorant of how ignorant she is.”
bit.ly
September 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Says a lonely woman living in a moldy castle in Scotland
Not to mention, when was the last time anybody drank chardonnay
where does "the chardonnay set" sit relative to "latte-sipping liberals" and "champagne socialists" on the conservative beverage grievance spectrum? in this essay, i will
Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Fox: "We're announcing today expanded programs to help the American coal industry. We're helping it because for years it has been under assault. It was out of fashion with the chardonnay set in San Francisco, Boulder, and NYC ... coal just makes the world go round."
September 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Not to mention, when was the last time anybody drank chardonnay
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A program that has helped provide housing to more than 50 central Ohio LGBTQIA+ youth who were experiencing homelessness is ending. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/29/l...
LGBTQ youth housing program is ending after Ohio Department of Health grant is not renewed • Ohio Capital Journal
Kaleidoscope Youth Center’s Housing Program is closing after it was not renewed for a grant from the Ohio Department of Health.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A program that has helped provide housing to more than 50 central Ohio LGBTQIA+ youth who were experiencing homelessness is ending. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/29/l...
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The deceptive phrase behind Trump's Medicaid purge
The deceptive phrase behind Trump's Medicaid purge
How the idea of “able-bodied” is abused
www.motherjones.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The deceptive phrase behind Trump's Medicaid purge