Shireen
@sheermean.bsky.social
Wartime Consigliere~EVP: @Reproaction.bsky.social ~NY born & big on DC Statehood, Repro Justice, all the good stuff ~ 🇮🇷+🇮🇹 ~ shireenrose.com for the rest ~ She/Her
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Shireen
@sheermean.bsky.social
· Feb 14
The horrors force me to be an RT machine, I apologize in advance for not fixing this behavior. If I had* to read it you do as well!
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Nothing but respect for photojournalists. They always head straight into it. Truly some of the bravest among us.
January 22, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Nothing but respect for photojournalists. They always head straight into it. Truly some of the bravest among us.
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"Liam’s teacher, Ella Sullivan, teared up when thinking about Liam. 'He’s a bright young student,' she said, 'and he’s so kind and loving. His classmates miss him.'"
www.startribune.com/preschooler-...
www.startribune.com/preschooler-...
Preschooler and three other students detained by ICE, school district leader says
The detentions of Columbia Heights students come after weeks of heightened concern and enforcement presence near and on Twin Cities school property.
www.startribune.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:23 AM
"Liam’s teacher, Ella Sullivan, teared up when thinking about Liam. 'He’s a bright young student,' she said, 'and he’s so kind and loving. His classmates miss him.'"
www.startribune.com/preschooler-...
www.startribune.com/preschooler-...
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The Wall Street Journal reports the US is seeking regime change in Cuba by the end of the year.
Exclusive | The U.S. Is Actively Seeking Regime Change in Cuba by the End of the Year
After ousting Venezuela’s leader, the Trump administration is hunting for Havana insiders who could cut a deal to end Communist rule.
www.wsj.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:03 AM
The Wall Street Journal reports the US is seeking regime change in Cuba by the end of the year.
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The three journalists worked for a committee supervising Egyptian aid in Gaza and were documenting a newly set-up camp.
Three journalists among 11 Palestinians killed in Israel's attacks on Gaza
The three journalists worked for a committee supervising Egyptian aid in Gaza and were documenting a newly set-up camp.
www.aljazeera.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The three journalists worked for a committee supervising Egyptian aid in Gaza and were documenting a newly set-up camp.
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They are targeting children because they are trying incite violence. I have talked to many journalists today, and they all made the same observation: Border Patrol and ICE have been rolling around with maximum aggression, lingering for ages as crowds, gather, seemingly trying to cause a riot.
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 21, 2026 at 11:39 PM
They are targeting children because they are trying incite violence. I have talked to many journalists today, and they all made the same observation: Border Patrol and ICE have been rolling around with maximum aggression, lingering for ages as crowds, gather, seemingly trying to cause a riot.
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
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"Given ICE is operating as a black box of impunity, what’s being reported is likely only scratching the surfaces of mistreatment," Zain Lakhani, a director at the Women’s Refugee Commission, told Jezebel.
www.jezebel.com/ice-is-rushi...
www.jezebel.com/ice-is-rushi...
ICE Is Rushing to Deport a Woman Who’s Eight Months Pregnant
"Given ICE is operating as a black box of impunity, what’s being reported is likely only scratching the surfaces of mistreatment," Zain Lakhani, a director at the Women’s Refugee Commission, told Jeze...
www.jezebel.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:58 PM
"Given ICE is operating as a black box of impunity, what’s being reported is likely only scratching the surfaces of mistreatment," Zain Lakhani, a director at the Women’s Refugee Commission, told Jezebel.
www.jezebel.com/ice-is-rushi...
www.jezebel.com/ice-is-rushi...
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An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 9:18 PM
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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Hundreds of photos revealing the faces of those killed during the violent crackdown on protests in Iran have been leaked to BBC Verify.
The pictures reveal the bloodied, swollen and bruised faces of at least 326 victims - including 18 women.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The pictures reveal the bloodied, swollen and bruised faces of at least 326 victims - including 18 women.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaked photos show hundreds killed in Iran's brutal crackdown
The images from one mortuary in Tehran were shown to families who went to identify their loved ones.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Hundreds of photos revealing the faces of those killed during the violent crackdown on protests in Iran have been leaked to BBC Verify.
The pictures reveal the bloodied, swollen and bruised faces of at least 326 victims - including 18 women.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The pictures reveal the bloodied, swollen and bruised faces of at least 326 victims - including 18 women.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Trying to imagine the reaction if a Democratic administration did this.
Trump's goons are now demanding lists of Jews. Spoiler alert: it's about antisemitism, but not in the way you might think. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
Penn Calls Government’s Demand for Lists of Jewish Staff ‘Disconcerting’
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Trying to imagine the reaction if a Democratic administration did this.
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We created The Narrative Reclamation because we believe that shifting the narrative on issues that impact our communities belong in the voice of our People.
January 20, 2026 at 11:06 PM
We created The Narrative Reclamation because we believe that shifting the narrative on issues that impact our communities belong in the voice of our People.
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Since launching our campaign a month ago nearly 1,000 people have signed up to volunteer! I can’t tell you how grateful I am. If you’re already one of them, thank you! If not: will you sign up to be our 1000th volunteer?
January 20, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Since launching our campaign a month ago nearly 1,000 people have signed up to volunteer! I can’t tell you how grateful I am. If you’re already one of them, thank you! If not: will you sign up to be our 1000th volunteer?
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I have not stopped thinking about this actually since I tested out all the Hormbles Chormbles which were basically all chalky and gross and gave me such gas pains from the monkfruit. Eat a candy bar and then have some cottage cheese later or something! www.eater.com/24408067/hor...
WTF Is a Hormbles Chormbles?
A new chocolate bar is trying to disrupt candy by calling it the weirdest thing possible.
www.eater.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:56 PM
I have not stopped thinking about this actually since I tested out all the Hormbles Chormbles which were basically all chalky and gross and gave me such gas pains from the monkfruit. Eat a candy bar and then have some cottage cheese later or something! www.eater.com/24408067/hor...
Claps for "I am in favor of abolishing ICE" on The View is tremendously hopeful
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Claps for "I am in favor of abolishing ICE" on The View is tremendously hopeful
I keep seeing recipes described as "sticky"
other than buns, there's not a lot I want to eat that's sticky. Or like, not as the foremost descriptor.
Am I wrong on this?
other than buns, there's not a lot I want to eat that's sticky. Or like, not as the foremost descriptor.
Am I wrong on this?
January 20, 2026 at 4:12 PM
I keep seeing recipes described as "sticky"
other than buns, there's not a lot I want to eat that's sticky. Or like, not as the foremost descriptor.
Am I wrong on this?
other than buns, there's not a lot I want to eat that's sticky. Or like, not as the foremost descriptor.
Am I wrong on this?
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Trump is blowing up our international relations and sending death squads to American cities. The correct messaging for a mayoral campaign isn't going to be the same as for midterm elections.
The pivot from "Mamdani is a political genius for focusing his message almost entirely on affordability" to "Schumer is a political moron for focusing his message almost entirely on affordability" is odd.
January 20, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Trump is blowing up our international relations and sending death squads to American cities. The correct messaging for a mayoral campaign isn't going to be the same as for midterm elections.
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A wide-ranging UC San Francisco study found that sky-high rents are forcing people into homeless.
Middle- and working-class tenants need urgent help.
They need rent control.
Middle- and working-class tenants need urgent help.
They need rent control.
People Are Working Hard, But They’re Still Homeless
A new book by Brian Goldstone shows that hard-working people still end up homeless, showing the need for serious changes to housing policy.
www.housingisahumanright.org
January 17, 2026 at 12:40 AM
A wide-ranging UC San Francisco study found that sky-high rents are forcing people into homeless.
Middle- and working-class tenants need urgent help.
They need rent control.
Middle- and working-class tenants need urgent help.
They need rent control.
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🚨”If everyone who came before me had just complied and complied and complied, then I probably would have entered this theater, any theater, through a colored section. Every good thing you have in your life is a product of someone else’s struggle.” ~ Josh Johnson
Message: Do Not Comply
Message: Do Not Comply
January 20, 2026 at 2:28 AM
🚨”If everyone who came before me had just complied and complied and complied, then I probably would have entered this theater, any theater, through a colored section. Every good thing you have in your life is a product of someone else’s struggle.” ~ Josh Johnson
Message: Do Not Comply
Message: Do Not Comply
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In Louisiana, an ICE officer named David Courvelle has pleaded guilty on charges related to his monthslong sexual abuse of a Nicaraguan woman held in a detention center. www.wbrz.com/news/contrac...
Contract detention officer pleads guilty to sexually abusing Nicaraguan detainee at ICE facility in Basile
A former ICE detention officer pleaded guilty Monday to the sexual abuse of a Nicaraguan detainee at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Basile, according to court documents obtained by WBRZ.
www.wbrz.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:10 PM
In Louisiana, an ICE officer named David Courvelle has pleaded guilty on charges related to his monthslong sexual abuse of a Nicaraguan woman held in a detention center. www.wbrz.com/news/contrac...
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NEW — DHS just posted this as an apparent explanation for why they arrested an elderly US citizen with no criminal record (it's a quote post of a post about ChongLy Thao's arrest.) The implication seems to be that all Asian men look the same, and it's not their fault they mistook one for another.
January 19, 2026 at 9:41 PM
NEW — DHS just posted this as an apparent explanation for why they arrested an elderly US citizen with no criminal record (it's a quote post of a post about ChongLy Thao's arrest.) The implication seems to be that all Asian men look the same, and it's not their fault they mistook one for another.
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ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 5:41 AM
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
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For some reason, very few people these days will stand up and say it, but: the US federal bureaucracy is one of the great wonders of the world, staffed with incredibly diligent people who do their jobs well and care deeply.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
The Purged
Donald Trump’s destruction of the civil service is a tragedy not just for the roughly 300,000 workers who have been discarded, but for an entire nation.
www.theatlantic.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:17 PM
For some reason, very few people these days will stand up and say it, but: the US federal bureaucracy is one of the great wonders of the world, staffed with incredibly diligent people who do their jobs well and care deeply.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
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Arlit Maria Martinez is a mother of 4. Her son, Kevin, died of cancer while she was in ICE custody.
ICE refused her request to be at Kevin's side in his final moments. They must let her attend Kevin’s memorial.
Arlit, I hope you hear how many patriots stand with you.
ICE refused her request to be at Kevin's side in his final moments. They must let her attend Kevin’s memorial.
Arlit, I hope you hear how many patriots stand with you.
January 18, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Arlit Maria Martinez is a mother of 4. Her son, Kevin, died of cancer while she was in ICE custody.
ICE refused her request to be at Kevin's side in his final moments. They must let her attend Kevin’s memorial.
Arlit, I hope you hear how many patriots stand with you.
ICE refused her request to be at Kevin's side in his final moments. They must let her attend Kevin’s memorial.
Arlit, I hope you hear how many patriots stand with you.
Accidentally got water from my turtle tank in my mouth. What are my odds of becoming a *30-something* Mutant Ninja Turtle?
January 18, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Accidentally got water from my turtle tank in my mouth. What are my odds of becoming a *30-something* Mutant Ninja Turtle?