@refugeepat.bsky.social
Trapped in Occupied America
If you’re not furious you’re not paying attention! Using 🤬 way too much these days
Love science, animals, good food, travel and the outdoors. Yoga practitioner, former satellite engineer, teacher’s assistant, marathoner. 🟦
If you’re not furious you’re not paying attention! Using 🤬 way too much these days
Love science, animals, good food, travel and the outdoors. Yoga practitioner, former satellite engineer, teacher’s assistant, marathoner. 🟦
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Sign yesterday:
“Make Orwell fiction again”
“Make Orwell fiction again”
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DHS will come knocking if you write that they should treat people better or use common sense.
If you write an email or post on social media, you can be identified & the US Federal Government might well come after you too.
Unconstitutional intimidation for the lose.
newrepublic.com/post/206088/...
If you write an email or post on social media, you can be identified & the US Federal Government might well come after you too.
Unconstitutional intimidation for the lose.
newrepublic.com/post/206088/...
DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:41 AM
DHS will come knocking if you write that they should treat people better or use common sense.
If you write an email or post on social media, you can be identified & the US Federal Government might well come after you too.
Unconstitutional intimidation for the lose.
newrepublic.com/post/206088/...
If you write an email or post on social media, you can be identified & the US Federal Government might well come after you too.
Unconstitutional intimidation for the lose.
newrepublic.com/post/206088/...
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Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
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The ranks of the ICE Gestapo are filled w/ Jan 6th Convicts; Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, NeoNAzis and KKK. They wanted the 50K bonus; but now realize that this must be paid BACK if they Quit or are Fired; (the contract is for 5 yrs); When tRump's fascist regime is gone, the TRIALS will start.
February 4, 2026 at 8:10 PM
The ranks of the ICE Gestapo are filled w/ Jan 6th Convicts; Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, NeoNAzis and KKK. They wanted the 50K bonus; but now realize that this must be paid BACK if they Quit or are Fired; (the contract is for 5 yrs); When tRump's fascist regime is gone, the TRIALS will start.
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Exactly. The quiet part: 2K ICE agents are staying. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump administration withdrawing 700 federal agents from Minnesota
"Border tsar" Tom Homan said about 2,000 would remain, and the US government is equipping more officers with body-worn cameras.
www.bbc.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Exactly. The quiet part: 2K ICE agents are staying. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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This is from sworn testimony in the Epstein Files. It's Donald Trump threatening someone to silence or be "disappeared."
February 4, 2026 at 11:20 PM
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The abuses have been there for a generation. So have the solutions. @vermontgmg.bsky.social on what to do about ICE: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
What Democrats need to know to truly reform ICE
I'm an expert, and the misconduct and corruption runs far deeper than even the deadly surges have shown.
www.motherjones.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:18 PM
The abuses have been there for a generation. So have the solutions. @vermontgmg.bsky.social on what to do about ICE: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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High-speed rail means no TSA lines, no removing your shoes — just fast, clean travel.
While Texas canceled its project, California keeps building. 463 miles are now ready for construction.
We’re past the hardest part, and we’re finishing the job.
While Texas canceled its project, California keeps building. 463 miles are now ready for construction.
We’re past the hardest part, and we’re finishing the job.
February 4, 2026 at 7:38 PM
High-speed rail means no TSA lines, no removing your shoes — just fast, clean travel.
While Texas canceled its project, California keeps building. 463 miles are now ready for construction.
We’re past the hardest part, and we’re finishing the job.
While Texas canceled its project, California keeps building. 463 miles are now ready for construction.
We’re past the hardest part, and we’re finishing the job.
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Federal Goon Slams woman onto Concrete.
Ventura, California
Ventura, California
February 4, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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🚨🚨Poland to examine “increasingly likely possibility that pedophilia scandal was co-organized by intelligence services” in Moscow.
Read the full story below. 🖇️
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Read the full story below. 🖇️
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
February 4, 2026 at 6:33 PM
🚨🚨Poland to examine “increasingly likely possibility that pedophilia scandal was co-organized by intelligence services” in Moscow.
Read the full story below. 🖇️
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Read the full story below. 🖇️
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
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Cancer can stop us in our tracks—but knowledge can save lives. With about 2M diagnoses and 600K deaths each year in the U.S., prevention and early detection matter more than ever. Waiting isn’t an option. AMA physicians share what you need to know. spr.ly/63321hHtoT #WorldCancerDay
What doctors wish patients knew about cancer screening and prevention
When it comes to cancer, waiting is not an option. AMA member physicians share the keys to a healthier future with prevention and early detection.
spr.ly
February 4, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Cancer can stop us in our tracks—but knowledge can save lives. With about 2M diagnoses and 600K deaths each year in the U.S., prevention and early detection matter more than ever. Waiting isn’t an option. AMA physicians share what you need to know. spr.ly/63321hHtoT #WorldCancerDay
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BREAKING: The Trump administration repeatedly said the aggressive apartment raid in Chicago last fall was prompted by intel on a gang takeover.
New docs show the real motivation was to get alleged squatters. And the landlord and manager helped them.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
New docs show the real motivation was to get alleged squatters. And the landlord and manager helped them.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building
The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about “ille...
www.propublica.org
February 4, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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The GOP’s new Voter Suppression bill, the so-called “SAVE Act,” would disenfranchise many of the 69 million women who took their husbands’ last names, as explained in my summary.
It proposes *no penalties* for erroneous voter purges but potential *prison time* for erroneous registrations. WTF?! 1/
It proposes *no penalties* for erroneous voter purges but potential *prison time* for erroneous registrations. WTF?! 1/
February 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM
The GOP’s new Voter Suppression bill, the so-called “SAVE Act,” would disenfranchise many of the 69 million women who took their husbands’ last names, as explained in my summary.
It proposes *no penalties* for erroneous voter purges but potential *prison time* for erroneous registrations. WTF?! 1/
It proposes *no penalties* for erroneous voter purges but potential *prison time* for erroneous registrations. WTF?! 1/
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A coalition of Minnesota school districts and educators have filed a lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court of Minnesota seeking to block the Department of Homeland Security and ICE from conducting immigration enforcement activity in or near public schools.
February 4, 2026 at 8:55 PM
A coalition of Minnesota school districts and educators have filed a lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court of Minnesota seeking to block the Department of Homeland Security and ICE from conducting immigration enforcement activity in or near public schools.
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JUST IN: SCOTUS declines to take up challenge to Gov. Newsom's redistricting effort in California.
February 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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Some recent examples of courts grappling with errors, misinformation and missed deadlines by the government in immigration cases. This is just in MN, but it's happening around the country too: www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 4, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Some recent examples of courts grappling with errors, misinformation and missed deadlines by the government in immigration cases. This is just in MN, but it's happening around the country too: www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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Ana VOSS, the civil chief in the Minnesota US attorney's office, has repeatedly had to apologize in court for the office's missteps. She told Judge Blackwell sepcifically that a "lack of training and communication" w ICE's field office was a problem. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 4, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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SCOTUS allowed California to use a new electoral map designed to give Democrats five more congressional seats, improving the party's chances of regaining control of the US House of Representatives from Trump's Republicans in the November midterm elections reut.rs/3MoGrTd
February 4, 2026 at 7:18 PM
SCOTUS allowed California to use a new electoral map designed to give Democrats five more congressional seats, improving the party's chances of regaining control of the US House of Representatives from Trump's Republicans in the November midterm elections reut.rs/3MoGrTd
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JUST IN: US Supreme Court allows pro-Democratic California voting map reut.rs/3MoGrTd
February 4, 2026 at 7:12 PM
JUST IN: US Supreme Court allows pro-Democratic California voting map reut.rs/3MoGrTd
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Exclusive: Cigna settles FTC insulin case, aims to lower drug prices reut.rs/4tdGeTH
Exclusive: Cigna settles FTC insulin case, aims to lower drug prices
Cigna Corp's Express Scripts settled the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's claims its insulin pricing practices violated antitrust and consumer protection laws, and agreed to changes aimed at lowering costs for patients, insurers and small pharmacies, the agency said on Wednesday.
reut.rs
February 4, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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US carries out strikes in Syria targeting Islamic States, military says reut.rs/4tjmHBc
US carries out strikes in Syria targeting Islamic States, military says
U.S. Central Command said on Wednesday that it carried out five strikes against multiple Islamic State targets in Syria, including a weapons storage facilities with 50 precision munitions.
reut.rs
February 4, 2026 at 9:35 PM
US carries out strikes in Syria targeting Islamic States, military says reut.rs/4tjmHBc
So despite Serbia’s corruption, there still managing to do better than the US is. 🤦🏽♀️
How plans for Trump International hotel in Belgrade unravelled
How plans for Trump International hotel in Belgrade unravelled
The project would have built on the ruins of the defence ministry bombed by Nato back in 1999.
www.bbc.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:12 PM
So despite Serbia’s corruption, there still managing to do better than the US is. 🤦🏽♀️
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We’re working on it! But growing the newsroom our city deserves takes time, and way more resources than we currently have. BUT every member helps get us closer to building a newsroom Bezos can’t destroy: 51st.news/signup
February 4, 2026 at 2:57 PM
We’re working on it! But growing the newsroom our city deserves takes time, and way more resources than we currently have. BUT every member helps get us closer to building a newsroom Bezos can’t destroy: 51st.news/signup
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February 4, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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The DOJ lawyer who said "this job sucks" was born in Vietnam and when asked by a judge about ICE's racial profiling said:
“I am not white, as you can see. And my family’s at risk as any other people that might get picked up too, so I share the same concern, and I took that concern to heart."
“I am not white, as you can see. And my family’s at risk as any other people that might get picked up too, so I share the same concern, and I took that concern to heart."
NEW: A rupture between DOJ and ICE has emerged in Minnesota, where overwhelmed prosecutors keep dropping the ball — and saying ICE won't return their messages.
The crisis has had real-world consequences for migrants illegally detained
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
The crisis has had real-world consequences for migrants illegally detained
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 4, 2026 at 8:49 PM
The DOJ lawyer who said "this job sucks" was born in Vietnam and when asked by a judge about ICE's racial profiling said:
“I am not white, as you can see. And my family’s at risk as any other people that might get picked up too, so I share the same concern, and I took that concern to heart."
“I am not white, as you can see. And my family’s at risk as any other people that might get picked up too, so I share the same concern, and I took that concern to heart."