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Jersey. Regrettably a lawyer. Angry all the time. Trans rights/equality/safety are non-negotiable issues full stop. Stand by them or lose democracy.
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To everyone thanking me, much appreciated but not why I posted! Pls support your local immigrant defense group like:
The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: www.ilcm.org/donate/
Or my hometown LUCE: www.lucemass.org/donate
Or Google your city/state & “immigrant defense” to find your local heroes!
The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: www.ilcm.org/donate/
Or my hometown LUCE: www.lucemass.org/donate
Or Google your city/state & “immigrant defense” to find your local heroes!
February 12, 2026 at 12:29 AM
To everyone thanking me, much appreciated but not why I posted! Pls support your local immigrant defense group like:
The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: www.ilcm.org/donate/
Or my hometown LUCE: www.lucemass.org/donate
Or Google your city/state & “immigrant defense” to find your local heroes!
The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: www.ilcm.org/donate/
Or my hometown LUCE: www.lucemass.org/donate
Or Google your city/state & “immigrant defense” to find your local heroes!
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Always a great sign for how things are going in your country when 21-year-olds are like “hey, I innovated a system to play bagpipes in tear gas”
Jack Duffy attaches a respirator to his bagpipes to play through tear gas. “I always play it whenever the police retreat because it's like, ‘You fucking ran while we stayed,’” he says.
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
February 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Always a great sign for how things are going in your country when 21-year-olds are like “hey, I innovated a system to play bagpipes in tear gas”
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In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
February 9, 2026 at 6:09 PM
In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
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always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
February 10, 2026 at 2:51 AM
always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
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You need to temper and steel your hate just as much as you need to feed and grow your hope. To both sing Hallelujahs and shout their perfidious damnation. There is no moral arc of history but the one we bend with our own bare hands, together.
January 26, 2026 at 11:01 PM
You need to temper and steel your hate just as much as you need to feed and grow your hope. To both sing Hallelujahs and shout their perfidious damnation. There is no moral arc of history but the one we bend with our own bare hands, together.
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Another round!
Hey, conservatives: Let’s see whether you can [audience shouts along] SPOT! THAT! VILLAIN!
bsky.app/profile/cweb...
Hey, conservatives: Let’s see whether you can [audience shouts along] SPOT! THAT! VILLAIN!
bsky.app/profile/cweb...
Maria Santay, a U.S. citizen and community observer, live-streamed masked ICE agents detaining her after they boxed in her car from all sides and smashed her window. Local police showed up and did nothing.
She was denied access to a restroom, and forced to pee in the parking lot while handcuffed.
She was denied access to a restroom, and forced to pee in the parking lot while handcuffed.
January 31, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Another round!
Hey, conservatives: Let’s see whether you can [audience shouts along] SPOT! THAT! VILLAIN!
bsky.app/profile/cweb...
Hey, conservatives: Let’s see whether you can [audience shouts along] SPOT! THAT! VILLAIN!
bsky.app/profile/cweb...
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Agreed.
Republicans put Trump the White House—even though they KNEW he was Putin’s puppet & accused of raping a child along w/Epstein. It was widely reported in 2016.
This should be the biggest scandal in American history.
The GOP needs to be voted out forever.
www.politico.com/story/2016/1...
Republicans put Trump the White House—even though they KNEW he was Putin’s puppet & accused of raping a child along w/Epstein. It was widely reported in 2016.
This should be the biggest scandal in American history.
The GOP needs to be voted out forever.
www.politico.com/story/2016/1...
Woman suing Trump over alleged teen rape drops suit, again
The lawyer who organized the event said Donald Trump's accuser had received threats and was too frightened to show up.
www.politico.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Agreed.
Republicans put Trump the White House—even though they KNEW he was Putin’s puppet & accused of raping a child along w/Epstein. It was widely reported in 2016.
This should be the biggest scandal in American history.
The GOP needs to be voted out forever.
www.politico.com/story/2016/1...
Republicans put Trump the White House—even though they KNEW he was Putin’s puppet & accused of raping a child along w/Epstein. It was widely reported in 2016.
This should be the biggest scandal in American history.
The GOP needs to be voted out forever.
www.politico.com/story/2016/1...
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MAGA is a movement of America haters who despise this country and are conspiring to destroy it
February 4, 2026 at 4:58 PM
MAGA is a movement of America haters who despise this country and are conspiring to destroy it
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"This Whole Thing Smacks Of Jeffrey" i holler as i overturn a brazier at the billionaire party and turn this Eyes Wide Shut into Eyes Wide Shit
February 4, 2026 at 10:41 AM
"This Whole Thing Smacks Of Jeffrey" i holler as i overturn a brazier at the billionaire party and turn this Eyes Wide Shut into Eyes Wide Shit
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Unhelpful distortion and binary thinking. That book says no such thing. It’s more like, nonviolence was the public strategy that won the moral and legal war, armed self-defense was the private reality that kept the organizers alive long enough to win it.
Oh and lastly everything libs are taught in school about how the civil rights movement is basically wrong www.amazon.com/This-Nonviol...
This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible
This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible [Cobb Jr., Charles E.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible
www.amazon.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Unhelpful distortion and binary thinking. That book says no such thing. It’s more like, nonviolence was the public strategy that won the moral and legal war, armed self-defense was the private reality that kept the organizers alive long enough to win it.
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I disagreed with Scalia about a lot of things but I remember being struck in some case where he wrote, basically "the government argues that being required to follow the Constitution would make law enforcement's job harder. They are correct. That is the point."
February 3, 2026 at 4:23 PM
I disagreed with Scalia about a lot of things but I remember being struck in some case where he wrote, basically "the government argues that being required to follow the Constitution would make law enforcement's job harder. They are correct. That is the point."
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The idea that protesters get routinely assassinated is EXTREMELY hysterical and unhinged. It’s Qanon level conspiracism. I find it very disturbing that it’s apparently endemic in left spaces like Bluesky, given how much it distorts people’s ability to think about civic participation and dissent.
Epstein killing himself is way more plausible of a theory than "American oligarchs routinely assassinate political agitators"
February 3, 2026 at 11:24 AM
The idea that protesters get routinely assassinated is EXTREMELY hysterical and unhinged. It’s Qanon level conspiracism. I find it very disturbing that it’s apparently endemic in left spaces like Bluesky, given how much it distorts people’s ability to think about civic participation and dissent.
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Trump to Harvard: 2 billion $
NYT: Harvard to pay 2B$
Harvard: no
Trump: 1B
Harvard: no
NYT: Negotiations intensify
Trump: 200 million
NYT: Harvard-Trump reach deal
Harvard: no
Trump: 0$
Harvard: ok
NYT: Harvard not paying! Trump loses.
Trump: How about 1B$
Harvard: no
NYT: Negotiations resume!
NYT: Harvard to pay 2B$
Harvard: no
Trump: 1B
Harvard: no
NYT: Negotiations intensify
Trump: 200 million
NYT: Harvard-Trump reach deal
Harvard: no
Trump: 0$
Harvard: ok
NYT: Harvard not paying! Trump loses.
Trump: How about 1B$
Harvard: no
NYT: Negotiations resume!
February 3, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Trump to Harvard: 2 billion $
NYT: Harvard to pay 2B$
Harvard: no
Trump: 1B
Harvard: no
NYT: Negotiations intensify
Trump: 200 million
NYT: Harvard-Trump reach deal
Harvard: no
Trump: 0$
Harvard: ok
NYT: Harvard not paying! Trump loses.
Trump: How about 1B$
Harvard: no
NYT: Negotiations resume!
NYT: Harvard to pay 2B$
Harvard: no
Trump: 1B
Harvard: no
NYT: Negotiations intensify
Trump: 200 million
NYT: Harvard-Trump reach deal
Harvard: no
Trump: 0$
Harvard: ok
NYT: Harvard not paying! Trump loses.
Trump: How about 1B$
Harvard: no
NYT: Negotiations resume!
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In between the protesters waving signs and chanting at ICE headquarters, groups of volunteers stand watch at Whipple. They never know when someone will be released, so they wait, with piles of donated coats in the back seats of their cars.
Stepping up for ICE detainees who need winter coats
When people walk out of the Whipple Federal Building without coats or a way home, volunteers step up.
www.startribune.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:14 PM
In between the protesters waving signs and chanting at ICE headquarters, groups of volunteers stand watch at Whipple. They never know when someone will be released, so they wait, with piles of donated coats in the back seats of their cars.
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Discworld QOTD, from I Shall Wear Midnight
February 2, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Discworld QOTD, from I Shall Wear Midnight
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It’s up to New Jersey’s incoming attorney general, Jennifer Davenport, to decide how to keep in place or modify a directive restricting local collaboration with federal immigration agents.
On His Way Out, New Jersey Governor Vetoes Legislation to Bar Local Assistance to ICE
Phil Murphy killed a bill meant to codify restrictions on how sheriffs and police can partner with ICE. Some restrictions remain in place, for now, due to an attorney general directive.
boltsmag.org
February 2, 2026 at 3:28 PM
It’s up to New Jersey’s incoming attorney general, Jennifer Davenport, to decide how to keep in place or modify a directive restricting local collaboration with federal immigration agents.
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If you’re surprised that a couple of longtime CBP employees have names of Hispanic origin, I recommend you keep that surprise to yourself and not turn it into a take.
It’s incredibly common and longstanding; it’s been written on insightfully (see press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...). Learn things!
It’s incredibly common and longstanding; it’s been written on insightfully (see press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...). Learn things!
Bordering on Indifference
How a largely Latino/a workforce of immigration agents reconciles the moral ambiguities of its work
press.princeton.edu
February 2, 2026 at 12:20 PM
If you’re surprised that a couple of longtime CBP employees have names of Hispanic origin, I recommend you keep that surprise to yourself and not turn it into a take.
It’s incredibly common and longstanding; it’s been written on insightfully (see press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...). Learn things!
It’s incredibly common and longstanding; it’s been written on insightfully (see press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...). Learn things!
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As a trans woman, getting arrested by Trump's goons would probably be a death sentence for me. I still say that feckless tangerine bitch can bring it if he wants. I won't shut up.
Trump is controlling EVERYONE with fear. Politicians, foreign nations, universities, industries. "What if he does something to me?"
Well, what if he does?! Is that the worst thing anyone has ever experienced? Time in jail? A court fight? You lose your job? Is that worth your god-given free will
Well, what if he does?! Is that the worst thing anyone has ever experienced? Time in jail? A court fight? You lose your job? Is that worth your god-given free will
January 31, 2026 at 1:42 AM
As a trans woman, getting arrested by Trump's goons would probably be a death sentence for me. I still say that feckless tangerine bitch can bring it if he wants. I won't shut up.
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Justice Frank Murphy's vehement dissent, condemning the Court for upholding FDR's Exec Order 9066 in resembling "the abhorrent and despicable treatment of minority groups by the dictatorial tyrannies which this nation is now pledged to destroy" – is worth revisiting. 3/
#Korematsu Day
#Korematsu Day
January 30, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Justice Frank Murphy's vehement dissent, condemning the Court for upholding FDR's Exec Order 9066 in resembling "the abhorrent and despicable treatment of minority groups by the dictatorial tyrannies which this nation is now pledged to destroy" – is worth revisiting. 3/
#Korematsu Day
#Korematsu Day
The paucity of this man's mind, a truly bereft and barren landscape of ideas. In the desert of his imagination, all things are a mirage, generated by the only spark inside him, which is pure unadulterated racism. If his mind was an engine it could only putter along on these phrenologic vapors.
Chris Rufo is so upset about the Minneapolis protests that he is resorting to anti-Nordic racism christopherrufo.com/p/the-curse-...
January 30, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The paucity of this man's mind, a truly bereft and barren landscape of ideas. In the desert of his imagination, all things are a mirage, generated by the only spark inside him, which is pure unadulterated racism. If his mind was an engine it could only putter along on these phrenologic vapors.
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Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse serving veterans. He died trying to protect protestors being assaulted. A group of anonymous & masked men fired chemicals into his face, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him in broad daylight in front of witnesses. Then his government smeared him & defended his murder.
January 24, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse serving veterans. He died trying to protect protestors being assaulted. A group of anonymous & masked men fired chemicals into his face, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him in broad daylight in front of witnesses. Then his government smeared him & defended his murder.
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Ed Ruscha, OOF, 1962-63 www.moma.org/collection/w...
November 10, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Ed Ruscha, OOF, 1962-63 www.moma.org/collection/w...
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Court filings describe agents boxing in vehicles, abruptly braking in front of them, then using the encounter to justify labeling observers as “domestic terrorists” for allegedly “weaponizing” their cars.
January 22, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Court filings describe agents boxing in vehicles, abruptly braking in front of them, then using the encounter to justify labeling observers as “domestic terrorists” for allegedly “weaponizing” their cars.