Erin Maher
@theerinmaher.bsky.social
TV writer (SWAMP THING! SHINING VALE!) Friend to books, horses, and old movies. I am pro-Oxford comma.
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Erin Maher
@theerinmaher.bsky.social
· Mar 23
Reminder, if you care, I am blocking AI users. There are plenty of things you can use as a banner or avatar that aren’t using people’s stolen work or helping destroy the environment.
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ICYMI, I wrote about Greg Bovino texting someone to complain that DHS is hiding him, and appearing to admit that Border Patrol was running license plates to find doors to knock on.
December 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
ICYMI, I wrote about Greg Bovino texting someone to complain that DHS is hiding him, and appearing to admit that Border Patrol was running license plates to find doors to knock on.
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This sounds so official but they just put his iPad on top of the fridge.
"DHS has suspended Gregory Bovino’s access to his social media accounts effective immediately," CNN reports
January 27, 2026 at 4:15 AM
This sounds so official but they just put his iPad on top of the fridge.
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it is both true that firing bovino doesn’t change a whole lot in terms of policy and also true that they have put a lot of money, time and effort into trying to make him the “never back down, fuck you, we own this place” face of the operation, and unceremoniously kicking him to the curb is a retreat
January 27, 2026 at 1:18 AM
it is both true that firing bovino doesn’t change a whole lot in terms of policy and also true that they have put a lot of money, time and effort into trying to make him the “never back down, fuck you, we own this place” face of the operation, and unceremoniously kicking him to the curb is a retreat
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if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
January 27, 2026 at 1:07 AM
if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
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Imagine being a congressman from Minnesota and caring so little about what’s happening here that you just copy and paste talking points.
If you’re not writing your own statements and you’re not holding town halls, what exactly are we paying you for?
If you’re not writing your own statements and you’re not holding town halls, what exactly are we paying you for?
January 26, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Imagine being a congressman from Minnesota and caring so little about what’s happening here that you just copy and paste talking points.
If you’re not writing your own statements and you’re not holding town halls, what exactly are we paying you for?
If you’re not writing your own statements and you’re not holding town halls, what exactly are we paying you for?
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Anyone want a ticket to Melania? You have literally all of them to choose from. h/t Alex Petit.
January 27, 2026 at 4:38 AM
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
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A lot of Dems are going to take Bovino and Noem being fired as the finish line, and it's very important to make it clear to them that it is a starting line
January 27, 2026 at 2:12 AM
A lot of Dems are going to take Bovino and Noem being fired as the finish line, and it's very important to make it clear to them that it is a starting line
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For sale: Nazi coat, gently worn
(Size small)
(Size small)
January 27, 2026 at 12:17 AM
For sale: Nazi coat, gently worn
(Size small)
(Size small)
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The Bovino demotion is seriously welcome news, but please keep up your calls to your Senators.
DO NOT let any of them point at his demotion as a sign of reform/justification to go ahead w/ supporting DHS.
DO NOT let any of them point at his demotion as a sign of reform/justification to go ahead w/ supporting DHS.
January 27, 2026 at 1:01 AM
The Bovino demotion is seriously welcome news, but please keep up your calls to your Senators.
DO NOT let any of them point at his demotion as a sign of reform/justification to go ahead w/ supporting DHS.
DO NOT let any of them point at his demotion as a sign of reform/justification to go ahead w/ supporting DHS.
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I'll repeat my ask to Democratic Senators here: don't vote for the DHS funding bill, yes. AND ALSO do not vote for another single thing in the United States Senate until the invasion and occupation of Minnesota ends. Don't vote to name a post office, dedicate a road, or even a procedural motion
January 26, 2026 at 11:54 PM
I'll repeat my ask to Democratic Senators here: don't vote for the DHS funding bill, yes. AND ALSO do not vote for another single thing in the United States Senate until the invasion and occupation of Minnesota ends. Don't vote to name a post office, dedicate a road, or even a procedural motion
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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On CNN, Anderson Cooper using the sentence "That was a lie" over and over tonight regarding the words of Noem, Miller and Bovino.
January 27, 2026 at 1:09 AM
On CNN, Anderson Cooper using the sentence "That was a lie" over and over tonight regarding the words of Noem, Miller and Bovino.
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Lol, lmao
"DHS has suspended Gregory Bovino’s access to his social media accounts effective immediately," CNN reports
January 27, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Lol, lmao
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Everyone in Minneapolis gets to put the silhouette of a tiny fascist as victory marking on the side of their cars.
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Everyone in Minneapolis gets to put the silhouette of a tiny fascist as victory marking on the side of their cars.
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I was once at a unit where the CO assured everyone that it was fine to do illegal shit, because he had their backs. Then he got relieved (thrown under the bus for higher-ups). Whole lot of people had their "come to Jesus" moment after that.
It drives home the message, "Everyone is sacrificial."
It drives home the message, "Everyone is sacrificial."
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:51 AM
I was once at a unit where the CO assured everyone that it was fine to do illegal shit, because he had their backs. Then he got relieved (thrown under the bus for higher-ups). Whole lot of people had their "come to Jesus" moment after that.
It drives home the message, "Everyone is sacrificial."
It drives home the message, "Everyone is sacrificial."
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BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:40 PM
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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This is because our elected officials haven't been helping with any of our institutions for years except the military and law enforcement. Schools, libraries and other public services have been held together by immense amounts of volunteer labor and community funding.
All of this happened with basically no help from elected officials of the opposition party. This was entirely the people.
January 26, 2026 at 10:23 PM
This is because our elected officials haven't been helping with any of our institutions for years except the military and law enforcement. Schools, libraries and other public services have been held together by immense amounts of volunteer labor and community funding.
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WHAT. The ACTUAL. FUCK?!?
January 26, 2026 at 10:30 PM
WHAT. The ACTUAL. FUCK?!?
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This hit so fucking hard today.
January 26, 2026 at 8:52 PM
This hit so fucking hard today.
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It’s easier for them to believe — or just to argue; whether they ‘believe’ is immaterial — that Aunt Barb is a disciple of Abu Mus’ab al-Suri than it is to accept that their death-squad tactics have inspired mass resistance of everyday people. These same delusions also occurred in Iraq & Afghanistan
MAGA military geniuses are talking about Minnesota protestors like they are the Iraqi insurgency, the Taliban, and the Viet Cong all rolled into one.
January 26, 2026 at 10:13 PM
It’s easier for them to believe — or just to argue; whether they ‘believe’ is immaterial — that Aunt Barb is a disciple of Abu Mus’ab al-Suri than it is to accept that their death-squad tactics have inspired mass resistance of everyday people. These same delusions also occurred in Iraq & Afghanistan
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It’s an “insurgency” but it hasn’t fired a single shot and all its actions are unambiguously defensive. Ok chud
January 26, 2026 at 10:14 PM
It’s an “insurgency” but it hasn’t fired a single shot and all its actions are unambiguously defensive. Ok chud
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Well done, Minnesota!!!
Breaking WSJ:
Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino will imminently leave Minnesota along with some of his agents, according to administration officials familiar with the matter. www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino will imminently leave Minnesota along with some of his agents, according to administration officials familiar with the matter. www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
Gregory Bovino to Leave Minnesota Imminently, Administration Officials Say
Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino will imminently leave Minnesota along with some of his agents, according to administration officials familiar with the matter.
Bovino had emerged as the public f...
www.wsj.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Well done, Minnesota!!!