Sommer Foster
@sommernicole.bsky.social
Mom• Exec Dir, @Michigan Voices • Board Chair, @Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan, Trustee, @Canton Twp, MI. • Posts do not represent any organization that I work with.
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1/ This week, we learned the distressing news that an individual died in ICE custody at the North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin, Michigan. It is critical that the public learn the full results of the investigation into his death when it is completed. ...
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Death of man in ICE detention facility in Michigan under investigation
U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Township, said he was "disturbed" by the reported death at an ICE detention facility in northern Michigan.
www.detroitnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:28 AM
1/ This week, we learned the distressing news that an individual died in ICE custody at the North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin, Michigan. It is critical that the public learn the full results of the investigation into his death when it is completed. ...
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
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it’s not a fucking build-a-bear you fascist potato
Dr Oz: "The creation of a penis costs on average in America $150,000 per child ... if you add testicles, that's extra"
December 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
it’s not a fucking build-a-bear you fascist potato
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Trump’s $1,776 checks for more than a million troops, announced Wednesday, will actually come from reconciliation funds previously allocated by Congress that were intended to subsidize housing allowances for service members, a senior administration official confirmed.
Trump rebrands Congressionally-approved troop housing subsidy as ‘warrior dividend’ bonus
More than $2.9 billion in reconciliation funds was allocated to beef up troop housing allowances. Now it’s being used for $1,776 checks.
www.defenseone.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Trump’s $1,776 checks for more than a million troops, announced Wednesday, will actually come from reconciliation funds previously allocated by Congress that were intended to subsidize housing allowances for service members, a senior administration official confirmed.
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Read this. Then read it again.
December 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Read this. Then read it again.
The most accurate comment here is “I need to go outside and touch grass…”
Yes, yes you do.
Yes, yes you do.
1. Candace Owens’s large fanbase was very angry with her yesterday and deeply frustrated.
In all the years I’ve been following her and tracking her fanbase, I’ve never seen anything like it.
In all the years I’ve been following her and tracking her fanbase, I’ve never seen anything like it.
December 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The most accurate comment here is “I need to go outside and touch grass…”
Yes, yes you do.
Yes, yes you do.
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SCOOP: American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr. Research included reducing sudden infant deaths and identifying autism early. Me and @Paigecunningham.Bsky.Social
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American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr.
HHS cuts key AAP grants, citing concerns about “identity-based language” and insufficient focus on agency priorities. The organization said the cuts could harm child health.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
SCOOP: American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr. Research included reducing sudden infant deaths and identifying autism early. Me and @Paigecunningham.Bsky.Social
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Stop👏🏾starting👏🏾wars👏🏾for👏🏾oil👏🏾
I don't think Trump even mentions drugs here, which is supposedly one of the reasons for American aggression toward Venezuela
Trump on Venezuela: "Getting land, oil rights, whatever we had -- they took it away because we had a president that maybe wasn't watching. But they're not gonna do that. We want it back. They took our oil rights. We had a lot of oil there. They threw our companies out. And we want it back."
December 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Stop👏🏾starting👏🏾wars👏🏾for👏🏾oil👏🏾
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as the hosts hint that they would like to be invited to watch the movie at the white house, one asks "is there a movie theater in the white house?"
no, dumbass, there is not. It was in the east wing.
no, dumbass, there is not. It was in the east wing.
of all of the things I am going to not watch, this is the thing I am going to not watch the most
December 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
as the hosts hint that they would like to be invited to watch the movie at the white house, one asks "is there a movie theater in the white house?"
no, dumbass, there is not. It was in the east wing.
no, dumbass, there is not. It was in the east wing.
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For months, I've been talking to providers and researchers across the country to understand how the Trump administration's immigration policies are impacting reproductive health. The story is out today in @rewirenewsgroup.com. I hope you'll give it a read:
rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/12/17/i...
rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/12/17/i...
Pregnant Immigrants and Their Babies May Suffer Complications from Chronic Stress of ICE Raids, Experts Warn
At least two doctors say they're already seeing warning signs in patients, including high blood pressure and deteriorating mental health.
rewirenewsgroup.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
For months, I've been talking to providers and researchers across the country to understand how the Trump administration's immigration policies are impacting reproductive health. The story is out today in @rewirenewsgroup.com. I hope you'll give it a read:
rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/12/17/i...
rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/12/17/i...
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who needs opposition research when you have Trump's chief of staff?
December 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
who needs opposition research when you have Trump's chief of staff?
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kyrsten sinema seemingly had a long-term plan to cash out of her senate job by establishing a reputation as someone who was connected to both parties, so at minimum it is good to see her get to find out that her name is mud
December 16, 2025 at 4:59 AM
kyrsten sinema seemingly had a long-term plan to cash out of her senate job by establishing a reputation as someone who was connected to both parties, so at minimum it is good to see her get to find out that her name is mud
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Indiana State Rep. Matt Pierce (D-Bloomington) tells WCPT's Patti Vasquez and Richard Chew that he believes most state Senate Republicans voted down the GOP's redistricting scheme because the pressure from constituents outweighed the pressure from the White House.
December 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Indiana State Rep. Matt Pierce (D-Bloomington) tells WCPT's Patti Vasquez and Richard Chew that he believes most state Senate Republicans voted down the GOP's redistricting scheme because the pressure from constituents outweighed the pressure from the White House.
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This is what happens when the FBI is run by two right-wing conspiracy theorist podcasters who spent the last 11 months purging almost anyone with institutional knowledge from the bureau. They're going to keep fucking this kind of thing up.
BREAKING: Authorities will release the person of interest in the Brown University shooting, officials said, as the investigation continues.
Live updates: Person of interest identified after 2 killed and 9 injured at Brown University
Live updates: 2 dead, 9 wounded in Brown University shooting; person of interest in custody
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December 15, 2025 at 5:45 AM
This is what happens when the FBI is run by two right-wing conspiracy theorist podcasters who spent the last 11 months purging almost anyone with institutional knowledge from the bureau. They're going to keep fucking this kind of thing up.
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"ICE and CBP must be abolished" is the only reasonable position. We can debate the specifics of new agencies for immigration functions, but these agencies are simply too infected with a culture of impunity, racism, and fascism to continue. They're gangs with badges.
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown
Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's cra...
www.mprnews.org
December 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
"ICE and CBP must be abolished" is the only reasonable position. We can debate the specifics of new agencies for immigration functions, but these agencies are simply too infected with a culture of impunity, racism, and fascism to continue. They're gangs with badges.
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I know that pointing out public mendaciousness is a tired pastime. But I’m sorry: studying the health effects of mifepristone needs to be a top priority to protect American public health? What on earth are you taking about?
really weird -- Margaret Brennen presses Bill Cassidy on why the White House isn't doing more to crack down on mifepristone and what he's doing to encourage them to do it
December 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I know that pointing out public mendaciousness is a tired pastime. But I’m sorry: studying the health effects of mifepristone needs to be a top priority to protect American public health? What on earth are you taking about?
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@govpritzker.illinois.gov has signed a law that that allows people to sue ICE agents for unlawful detentions & BANS immigration arrests around Illinois courthouses.
This is a #CupOfJoe that EVERY Democratic governor should be serving!
This is a #CupOfJoe that EVERY Democratic governor should be serving!
December 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
@govpritzker.illinois.gov has signed a law that that allows people to sue ICE agents for unlawful detentions & BANS immigration arrests around Illinois courthouses.
This is a #CupOfJoe that EVERY Democratic governor should be serving!
This is a #CupOfJoe that EVERY Democratic governor should be serving!
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LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
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Pentagon Unveils New GenAI Platform, It Immediately Starts Flagging Pete Hegseth's War Crimes - Above the Law
The Defense Department's new ChatJAG turned out to be better than the human chain of command.
abovethelaw.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
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shoutout to the crowd that insisted it was a political loser to stand up for abrego garcia’s rights
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an ordinary man, has defeated the great might of the US Government
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is free. every bit of cruelty, boasting, slander, and persecution was for absolutely fucking nothing.
December 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
shoutout to the crowd that insisted it was a political loser to stand up for abrego garcia’s rights
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MAJOR BREAKING: Despite Trump's threats, the Indiana State Senate has REJECTED the Trump-backed 9-0 gerrymandered map, leaving the existing 7-2 map in place.
December 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
MAJOR BREAKING: Despite Trump's threats, the Indiana State Senate has REJECTED the Trump-backed 9-0 gerrymandered map, leaving the existing 7-2 map in place.
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💜 You don’t stop being family just because you're a Senator.
In his first Senate speech, @kim.senate.gov opened up about becoming a caregiver for his father as his dad battles Alzheimer’s.
He reminded us that caring is something our country should value. seiu.co/3MtvQWT
In his first Senate speech, @kim.senate.gov opened up about becoming a caregiver for his father as his dad battles Alzheimer’s.
He reminded us that caring is something our country should value. seiu.co/3MtvQWT
In maiden Senate speech, Andy Kim promises to care for his father and for America - New Jersey Globe
Exactly one year after he was first sworn in as a U.S. Senator, Andy Kim gave his maiden speech on the Senate floor today. The speech, technically Kim’s
seiu.co
December 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
💜 You don’t stop being family just because you're a Senator.
In his first Senate speech, @kim.senate.gov opened up about becoming a caregiver for his father as his dad battles Alzheimer’s.
He reminded us that caring is something our country should value. seiu.co/3MtvQWT
In his first Senate speech, @kim.senate.gov opened up about becoming a caregiver for his father as his dad battles Alzheimer’s.
He reminded us that caring is something our country should value. seiu.co/3MtvQWT
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I’m sorry, the idea that Netflix owning a studio is somehow more anti-competitive than Paramount owning a second studio plus a second tranche of cable networks — including ~half of the national television news output — is laughable.
December 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I’m sorry, the idea that Netflix owning a studio is somehow more anti-competitive than Paramount owning a second studio plus a second tranche of cable networks — including ~half of the national television news output — is laughable.
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The President of the United States unilaterally levied a tax on all of us and is redistributing our taxes to a core segment of his supporters.
Trump: "I'm delighted to announce this afternoon that the US will be taking a small portion of the hundreds of billions of dollars we receive in tariffs ... and we're going to be giving and providing it to the farmers in economic assistance. We love our farmers. The farmers like me ... $12 billion"
December 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The President of the United States unilaterally levied a tax on all of us and is redistributing our taxes to a core segment of his supporters.