Sabra Briere
@sabrabriere.bsky.social
Long time political activist (since the ‘60s!). Disgruntled observer of ongoing chaos. Pragmatic optimist still. More cats than dogs. Reader. Thinker. Baker. Artist in my retirement. Slow to give up.
I expect you to have opinions.
NO DMs, porn or crypto.
I expect you to have opinions.
NO DMs, porn or crypto.
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🚨🚨🚨A 15 year old opens the door to the vehicle, but ICE monsters proceed to throw her around like a rag doll — because they can. Notice the police drive away, just out of view of the camera. Uploaded ~ 2 hours ago. 1/2
October 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
🚨🚨🚨A 15 year old opens the door to the vehicle, but ICE monsters proceed to throw her around like a rag doll — because they can. Notice the police drive away, just out of view of the camera. Uploaded ~ 2 hours ago. 1/2
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In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.
She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.
This is not about immigration enforcement.
It's about terrorizing Americans.
She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.
This is not about immigration enforcement.
It's about terrorizing Americans.
October 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.
She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.
This is not about immigration enforcement.
It's about terrorizing Americans.
She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.
This is not about immigration enforcement.
It's about terrorizing Americans.
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The truth about the Minneapolis murderer Robin Westman.
August 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The truth about the Minneapolis murderer Robin Westman.
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It's possible ... hear me out, here …. It may well be that these people lie their asses off whenever they exhale
August 28, 2025 at 12:08 PM
It's possible ... hear me out, here …. It may well be that these people lie their asses off whenever they exhale
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i find this image so fascinating. it is both a literal example of authoritarianism but also a second-hand reproduction of the aesthetics of other authoritarian states. it's like a simulacra of authoritarianism whose purpose is to attempt to make the simulacra real.
This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
August 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
i find this image so fascinating. it is both a literal example of authoritarianism but also a second-hand reproduction of the aesthetics of other authoritarian states. it's like a simulacra of authoritarianism whose purpose is to attempt to make the simulacra real.
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Frey: "We need an assault weapons ban nationwide. We need to have a high capacity magazine ban. And if the federal govt and states aren't gonna act, give us the ability to protect our constituents. Give mayors & council members the ability to protect in Mpls 435,000 residents that call Mpls home."
August 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Frey: "We need an assault weapons ban nationwide. We need to have a high capacity magazine ban. And if the federal govt and states aren't gonna act, give us the ability to protect our constituents. Give mayors & council members the ability to protect in Mpls 435,000 residents that call Mpls home."
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“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” ~Ray Bradbury
Keep reading, friends. 📚
Keep reading, friends. 📚
August 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” ~Ray Bradbury
Keep reading, friends. 📚
Keep reading, friends. 📚
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In 2016, Ghislaine Maxwell falsely stated, under oath, that she was not aware that Jeffrey Epstein recruited underage girls for sex (you know, the ones she was actually recruiting on his behalf). She was charged with two counts of perjury for this.
Remind me why we give a shit what she says now?
Remind me why we give a shit what she says now?
August 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
In 2016, Ghislaine Maxwell falsely stated, under oath, that she was not aware that Jeffrey Epstein recruited underage girls for sex (you know, the ones she was actually recruiting on his behalf). She was charged with two counts of perjury for this.
Remind me why we give a shit what she says now?
Remind me why we give a shit what she says now?
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Noticing a pattern here.
August 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Noticing a pattern here.
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This is the official White House account.
May 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
This is the official White House account.
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Not to state the obvious, but none of them were sent to a terrorist prison in El Salvador. They all had lawyers, indictment by grand jury, a trial or a guilty plea where a judge ensured it was knowing & voluntary & access to an appeals process. In other words, all the hallmarks of due process.
April 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Not to state the obvious, but none of them were sent to a terrorist prison in El Salvador. They all had lawyers, indictment by grand jury, a trial or a guilty plea where a judge ensured it was knowing & voluntary & access to an appeals process. In other words, all the hallmarks of due process.
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Every citizen in the USA should be obliged to read or watch
The Handmaid's Tale.
Now.
Oh. Damn it. It's already banned in parts of the USA.
When a book becomes alive. Too quick.
It seems it's already too late for a rising. But I do hope I am wrong.
#TheHandMaidsTale #USA #Facism
The Handmaid's Tale.
Now.
Oh. Damn it. It's already banned in parts of the USA.
When a book becomes alive. Too quick.
It seems it's already too late for a rising. But I do hope I am wrong.
#TheHandMaidsTale #USA #Facism
April 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Every citizen in the USA should be obliged to read or watch
The Handmaid's Tale.
Now.
Oh. Damn it. It's already banned in parts of the USA.
When a book becomes alive. Too quick.
It seems it's already too late for a rising. But I do hope I am wrong.
#TheHandMaidsTale #USA #Facism
The Handmaid's Tale.
Now.
Oh. Damn it. It's already banned in parts of the USA.
When a book becomes alive. Too quick.
It seems it's already too late for a rising. But I do hope I am wrong.
#TheHandMaidsTale #USA #Facism
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🚨 Still not getting the attention it deserves:
Critical systems behind Medicare, Medicaid, and more—programs that serve over 150 million Americans—are at risk of collapse.
Wired article explains how mass layoffs in HHS IT + cybersecurity leave our health infrastructure dangerously exposed. 🧵
Critical systems behind Medicare, Medicaid, and more—programs that serve over 150 million Americans—are at risk of collapse.
Wired article explains how mass layoffs in HHS IT + cybersecurity leave our health infrastructure dangerously exposed. 🧵
HHS Systems Are in Danger of Collapsing, Workers Say
The purging of IT and cybersecurity staff at the Department of Health and Human Services could threaten the systems used by the agency’s staff and the safety of critical health data.
www.wired.com
April 18, 2025 at 1:14 PM
🚨 Still not getting the attention it deserves:
Critical systems behind Medicare, Medicaid, and more—programs that serve over 150 million Americans—are at risk of collapse.
Wired article explains how mass layoffs in HHS IT + cybersecurity leave our health infrastructure dangerously exposed. 🧵
Critical systems behind Medicare, Medicaid, and more—programs that serve over 150 million Americans—are at risk of collapse.
Wired article explains how mass layoffs in HHS IT + cybersecurity leave our health infrastructure dangerously exposed. 🧵
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Nearly 400 books have been pulled from the Naval Academy's library.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Memorializing the Holocaust have been removed.
But they had no problem with The Bell Curve and Mein Kampf.
Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Memorializing the Holocaust have been removed.
But they had no problem with The Bell Curve and Mein Kampf.
Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...
Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library? (Gift Article)
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.
www.nytimes.com
April 12, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Nearly 400 books have been pulled from the Naval Academy's library.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Memorializing the Holocaust have been removed.
But they had no problem with The Bell Curve and Mein Kampf.
Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Memorializing the Holocaust have been removed.
But they had no problem with The Bell Curve and Mein Kampf.
Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...
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One of the striking things about the Abrego Garcia case is that would be trivially easy for the government to demand his return and give apologists an easy talking point: "Yes, sure, mistakes happen but see, they care about getting it right & doing it legally after all." But nope.
April 11, 2025 at 9:56 PM
One of the striking things about the Abrego Garcia case is that would be trivially easy for the government to demand his return and give apologists an easy talking point: "Yes, sure, mistakes happen but see, they care about getting it right & doing it legally after all." But nope.
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how many others were also wrongly deported to the El Salvador penal colony??
www.axios.com/2025/04/07/r...
www.axios.com/2025/04/07/r...
Report: Most migrants sent to mega-prison have no apparent criminal record
The lack of evidence of a criminal record is consistent with other immigrant removals under the Trump administration.
www.axios.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
how many others were also wrongly deported to the El Salvador penal colony??
www.axios.com/2025/04/07/r...
www.axios.com/2025/04/07/r...
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In a week thick with doom, hope breaks through: A federal judge stood up to Trump. 💙 Judge Indira Talwani will block his effort to strip legal status from hundreds of thousands of migrants—calling out DHS’s twisted misread of the law. One more reminder: the fight isn’t over.
tinyurl.com/Judge-blocks
tinyurl.com/Judge-blocks
US judge to block Trump from revoking thousands of migrants' legal status
A federal judge said she will block President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday from revoking the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans in the United States.
tinyurl.com
April 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
In a week thick with doom, hope breaks through: A federal judge stood up to Trump. 💙 Judge Indira Talwani will block his effort to strip legal status from hundreds of thousands of migrants—calling out DHS’s twisted misread of the law. One more reminder: the fight isn’t over.
tinyurl.com/Judge-blocks
tinyurl.com/Judge-blocks
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I called my senators today and told them I want Cory Booker to be the senate minority leader.
We can’t hold hearings. We don’t have subpoena power. We can’t pass budgets. But we CAN filibuster, and we CAN change party leadership.
We can’t hold hearings. We don’t have subpoena power. We can’t pass budgets. But we CAN filibuster, and we CAN change party leadership.
April 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I called my senators today and told them I want Cory Booker to be the senate minority leader.
We can’t hold hearings. We don’t have subpoena power. We can’t pass budgets. But we CAN filibuster, and we CAN change party leadership.
We can’t hold hearings. We don’t have subpoena power. We can’t pass budgets. But we CAN filibuster, and we CAN change party leadership.
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FACT: Medicaid covers nearly half of all childbirths in the US, and around two-thirds of nursing home stays. The GOP just passed a bill requiring DEEP cuts to these programs.
What will happen to seniors and to pregnant women who can’t afford care?
#SaveMedicaid
What will happen to seniors and to pregnant women who can’t afford care?
#SaveMedicaid
March 19, 2025 at 7:12 AM
FACT: Medicaid covers nearly half of all childbirths in the US, and around two-thirds of nursing home stays. The GOP just passed a bill requiring DEEP cuts to these programs.
What will happen to seniors and to pregnant women who can’t afford care?
#SaveMedicaid
What will happen to seniors and to pregnant women who can’t afford care?
#SaveMedicaid
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The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
benefit.me
March 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
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Jasmine Mooney is the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks.
Jasmine felt as if she had been kidnapped — “thrown into some sort of sick psychological experiment meant to strip us of every ounce of strength and dignity.”
ICE lied to her, bound her in chains, seized every conceivable…
Jasmine felt as if she had been kidnapped — “thrown into some sort of sick psychological experiment meant to strip us of every ounce of strength and dignity.”
ICE lied to her, bound her in chains, seized every conceivable…
March 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Jasmine Mooney is the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks.
Jasmine felt as if she had been kidnapped — “thrown into some sort of sick psychological experiment meant to strip us of every ounce of strength and dignity.”
ICE lied to her, bound her in chains, seized every conceivable…
Jasmine felt as if she had been kidnapped — “thrown into some sort of sick psychological experiment meant to strip us of every ounce of strength and dignity.”
ICE lied to her, bound her in chains, seized every conceivable…
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THOSE BASTARDS. SHARE THIS FAR & WIDE ABOUT DONALD TRUMP & ELON MUSK PLAN TO SABOTAGE SOCIAL SECURITY!
SOCIAL SECURITY IS OUR MONEY!
popular.info/p/exclusive-...
SOCIAL SECURITY IS OUR MONEY!
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EXCLUSIVE: Memo details Trump plan to sabotage the Social Security Administration
An internal Social Security Administration (SSA) memo, sent on March 13 and obtained by Popular Information, details proposed changes to the claims process that would debilitate the agency, cause sign...
popular.info
March 17, 2025 at 11:41 PM
THOSE BASTARDS. SHARE THIS FAR & WIDE ABOUT DONALD TRUMP & ELON MUSK PLAN TO SABOTAGE SOCIAL SECURITY!
SOCIAL SECURITY IS OUR MONEY!
popular.info/p/exclusive-...
SOCIAL SECURITY IS OUR MONEY!
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“The government hates us. I was originally putting up with it because I believed in the park’s mission, but I can’t go back to the anxiety of, ‘Am I fired or am I not?’” - Yellowstone employee.
Federal employee recruitment is going to be fucked, for years.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Federal employee recruitment is going to be fucked, for years.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Despite judge’s rehiring orders, some fired feds might not come back
Fallout from the legal wins for those opposing mass firings reveals the practical limits of the courts in quickly checking the power of President Donald Trump.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
“The government hates us. I was originally putting up with it because I believed in the park’s mission, but I can’t go back to the anxiety of, ‘Am I fired or am I not?’” - Yellowstone employee.
Federal employee recruitment is going to be fucked, for years.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Federal employee recruitment is going to be fucked, for years.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...