Gouda Sofia
@updrafter.bsky.social
Free Palestine! 🍉 🇵🇸 Slava Ukraine! 🌻 🇺🇦, NAFO, Yooper, Stoopall League of America, He/Him, BLM, Amplifier
It’s a lot.
Me. You. This.
All of it.
Too much really.
Ok, if you insist!
You have been warned.
Giddy Up Little Doggies!
Let us away!
It’s a lot.
Me. You. This.
All of it.
Too much really.
Ok, if you insist!
You have been warned.
Giddy Up Little Doggies!
Let us away!
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Gouda Sofia
@updrafter.bsky.social
· Jan 5
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“But approximately 12 nanoseconds after lawmakers articulate exactly which corporations will pay more money by losing their tax credits, those corporations will use some portion of the money they might otherwise lose to taxes to hire lobbyists and to run
open.substack.com/pub/theatlan...
open.substack.com/pub/theatlan...
Eggs, Issues and Magical Thinking
Schrödinger’s Tax Cut is alive until someone names the corporation that has to pay for it.
open.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:51 PM
“But approximately 12 nanoseconds after lawmakers articulate exactly which corporations will pay more money by losing their tax credits, those corporations will use some portion of the money they might otherwise lose to taxes to hire lobbyists and to run
open.substack.com/pub/theatlan...
open.substack.com/pub/theatlan...
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Kamala Harris spent her entire campaign talking about how she'd be tougher on the border than Donald Trump & making sure everyone knew how much she hated immigrants - do you see how much trying to out-Trump Trump is doomed to absolute failure? Maybe try not being a xenophobic ghouls next time, Dems.
February 9, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Kamala Harris spent her entire campaign talking about how she'd be tougher on the border than Donald Trump & making sure everyone knew how much she hated immigrants - do you see how much trying to out-Trump Trump is doomed to absolute failure? Maybe try not being a xenophobic ghouls next time, Dems.
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"One of the last things I heard on that cell floor was my cellmate begging for medical care."
Aliya Rahman describes her brutally assault, arrest and detention by ICE agents, who also refused to provide medical care or disability accommodations, in Minneapolis.
Aliya Rahman describes her brutally assault, arrest and detention by ICE agents, who also refused to provide medical care or disability accommodations, in Minneapolis.
February 9, 2026 at 1:57 PM
"One of the last things I heard on that cell floor was my cellmate begging for medical care."
Aliya Rahman describes her brutally assault, arrest and detention by ICE agents, who also refused to provide medical care or disability accommodations, in Minneapolis.
Aliya Rahman describes her brutally assault, arrest and detention by ICE agents, who also refused to provide medical care or disability accommodations, in Minneapolis.
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“Be a neighbor, not a Nazi.”
ICYMI yesterday: A reflection on the anatomy of the resistance and the regime’s response - on “neighborism,” cross-racial solidarity, and the responsibility we bear for what happens in our community.
ICYMI yesterday: A reflection on the anatomy of the resistance and the regime’s response - on “neighborism,” cross-racial solidarity, and the responsibility we bear for what happens in our community.
Why the Resistance Matters
Anti-authoritarian “neighborism” and cross-racial solidarity from below are a massive problem for the regime, exposing Trumpism’s weaknesses and ideological blind spots
steady.page
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
“Be a neighbor, not a Nazi.”
ICYMI yesterday: A reflection on the anatomy of the resistance and the regime’s response - on “neighborism,” cross-racial solidarity, and the responsibility we bear for what happens in our community.
ICYMI yesterday: A reflection on the anatomy of the resistance and the regime’s response - on “neighborism,” cross-racial solidarity, and the responsibility we bear for what happens in our community.
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Elizabeth Tsurkov's release last September, after more than 900 days in captivity, followed a high-stakes international push. Amna Nawaz speaks with Tsurkov for her first American television interview. https://to.pbs.org/4kcbGgZ
Doctoral student held hostage for years in Iraq shares her harrowing story after release
Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Russian-Israeli doctoral student at Princeton University, was conducting research in Baghdad in 2023 when she was kidnapped by an Iran-linked militia and held in captivity for mor...
to.pbs.org
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Elizabeth Tsurkov's release last September, after more than 900 days in captivity, followed a high-stakes international push. Amna Nawaz speaks with Tsurkov for her first American television interview. https://to.pbs.org/4kcbGgZ
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About those electricity poles in Bad Bunny’s halftime show — the song is “El Apagón” (“The Blackout”) and the official music video was released as a 23min documentary, subtitled “Aquí Vive Gente” (“People Live Here”).
[and yes, there are English subtitles from ~4:30]
youtu.be/1TCX_Aqzoo4
[and yes, there are English subtitles from ~4:30]
youtu.be/1TCX_Aqzoo4
Bad Bunny - El Apagón - Aquí Vive Gente (Video Oficial) | Un Verano Sin Ti
YouTube video by Bad Bunny
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
About those electricity poles in Bad Bunny’s halftime show — the song is “El Apagón” (“The Blackout”) and the official music video was released as a 23min documentary, subtitled “Aquí Vive Gente” (“People Live Here”).
[and yes, there are English subtitles from ~4:30]
youtu.be/1TCX_Aqzoo4
[and yes, there are English subtitles from ~4:30]
youtu.be/1TCX_Aqzoo4
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Yesterday at the Olympics the world united. Countries everywhere each with their own “buu,” “buh,” “fu,” or “bou” came together to say BOO to JD Vance. They chanted in English version, just to be sure he understood.
NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
The US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by a chorus of boos during when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Yesterday at the Olympics the world united. Countries everywhere each with their own “buu,” “buh,” “fu,” or “bou” came together to say BOO to JD Vance. They chanted in English version, just to be sure he understood.
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Nothing delights me more about the NFL halftime show than watching global corporations quietly undercut the MAGA fantasy. The NFL wants international eyeballs. MAGA wants “America First.” In the end, money always beats nationalist bullshit.
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl half-time show review – a thrilling ode to Boricua joy
The Grammy-winning Puerto Rican megastar delivered a powerful, detail-packed performance that paid tribute to his history and teased more greatness for his future
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:54 AM
Nothing delights me more about the NFL halftime show than watching global corporations quietly undercut the MAGA fantasy. The NFL wants international eyeballs. MAGA wants “America First.” In the end, money always beats nationalist bullshit.
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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2/ “I miss my school and my friends I feel bad since when I came here to this Place, because I have been here too long.”
From 9-year-old Susej F, detained for 50+ days
From 9-year-old Susej F, detained for 50+ days
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
2/ “I miss my school and my friends I feel bad since when I came here to this Place, because I have been here too long.”
From 9-year-old Susej F, detained for 50+ days
From 9-year-old Susej F, detained for 50+ days
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3/ “I have never been separated from my siblings and its honestly sad because they are little and they need their mom and sister.”
From 14-year-old Ariana V.V, whose U.S.-citizen siblings are 2 and 5 years old. Detained for 45+ days
From 14-year-old Ariana V.V, whose U.S.-citizen siblings are 2 and 5 years old. Detained for 45+ days
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
3/ “I have never been separated from my siblings and its honestly sad because they are little and they need their mom and sister.”
From 14-year-old Ariana V.V, whose U.S.-citizen siblings are 2 and 5 years old. Detained for 45+ days
From 14-year-old Ariana V.V, whose U.S.-citizen siblings are 2 and 5 years old. Detained for 45+ days
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4/ “Mi Familia,” by 5-year-old Luisanney Toloza from Venezuela, who had recently crossed the U.S.-Mexico border
February 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM
4/ “Mi Familia,” by 5-year-old Luisanney Toloza from Venezuela, who had recently crossed the U.S.-Mexico border
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5/ “I have already spent more than 60 days waking up eating the same repetitive meals…going to the doctor and that the only thing they tell you is to drink more water and the worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here…”
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
February 9, 2026 at 12:34 PM
5/ “I have already spent more than 60 days waking up eating the same repetitive meals…going to the doctor and that the only thing they tell you is to drink more water and the worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here…”
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
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6/ “When I arrived every night I cried and now I don’t sleep well, I felt that being here was my fault and I only wanted to be on vacation like a normal family.”
9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya, detained on her way to Disney World, spent 113+ days at Dilley.
9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya, detained on her way to Disney World, spent 113+ days at Dilley.
![Page 2 of a child’s handwritten letter, written in pencil in Spanish. Translation: “They don’t give me my diet I am vegetarian, I don’t eat well, there is no good education and I miss my best friend julieta and my grandmother and my school I already want to get to my house. Me in dilei [Dilley] am not happy please get me out of here to colombia.” Below the text is a drawing of the girl and her mother in the government-issued gray sweatsuits of the detention center.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:k4jt6heuiamymgi46yeuxtpt/bafkreihpnudavq27nzelfb2kd3fjjthco7haqmhvx4zryksfbfruoxkm74@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 12:38 PM
6/ “When I arrived every night I cried and now I don’t sleep well, I felt that being here was my fault and I only wanted to be on vacation like a normal family.”
9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya, detained on her way to Disney World, spent 113+ days at Dilley.
9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya, detained on her way to Disney World, spent 113+ days at Dilley.
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7/ Read the rest of the letters:
“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
propub.li
February 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
7/ Read the rest of the letters:
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8/ For more on what kids are experiencing inside the Dilley detention center, read the full story by reporter @micarosenberg.bsky.social:
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 12:43 PM
8/ For more on what kids are experiencing inside the Dilley detention center, read the full story by reporter @micarosenberg.bsky.social:
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9/ DHS, which oversees ICE, said “no one is denied medical care“ and detained parents have the option to be deported together. CoreCivic, which operates Dilley, said that health and safety is a priority and that medical staff met “the highest standards of care.”
February 9, 2026 at 12:47 PM
9/ DHS, which oversees ICE, said “no one is denied medical care“ and detained parents have the option to be deported together. CoreCivic, which operates Dilley, said that health and safety is a priority and that medical staff met “the highest standards of care.”
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Goddamn republicans. From the voters to the ones they elect.
February 9, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Goddamn republicans. From the voters to the ones they elect.
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10/ We’re not done reporting. Please get in touch with us via Signal at 917-512-0201 if you or someone you know:
• Has worked at an immigration detention facility
• Has been detained at such a facility
• Has info about the companies contracted to build and provide services
• Has worked at an immigration detention facility
• Has been detained at such a facility
• Has info about the companies contracted to build and provide services
February 9, 2026 at 12:47 PM
10/ We’re not done reporting. Please get in touch with us via Signal at 917-512-0201 if you or someone you know:
• Has worked at an immigration detention facility
• Has been detained at such a facility
• Has info about the companies contracted to build and provide services
• Has worked at an immigration detention facility
• Has been detained at such a facility
• Has info about the companies contracted to build and provide services
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The Republican Party should stand by their strong English-only position by ending the massive number of political ads they run on Spanish language radio and TV stations every election.
February 9, 2026 at 12:49 PM
The Republican Party should stand by their strong English-only position by ending the massive number of political ads they run on Spanish language radio and TV stations every election.
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Child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's maintenance staff and his personal assistant referred to the property as 'Ehud's apartment.' The former Israeli prime minister and his wife stayed in the apartment after Epstein was convicted of soliciting prostitution from a 14-year-old girl.
Ex-Israel PM Ehud Barak regularly stayed in Jeffrey Epstein's NY apartment, emails show
Child Sex Offender Jeffrey Epstein's Maintenance Staff and His Personal Assistant Referred to the Property as 'Ehud's Apartment.' The Former Israeli Prime Minister and His Wife Stayed in the Apartment...
www.haaretz.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's maintenance staff and his personal assistant referred to the property as 'Ehud's apartment.' The former Israeli prime minister and his wife stayed in the apartment after Epstein was convicted of soliciting prostitution from a 14-year-old girl.
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LET’S GO GIANTS
👏 👏 👏 👏 👏
👏 👏 👏 👏 👏
HELL YEAH ITS BASEBALL SEASON
February 9, 2026 at 3:25 AM
LET’S GO GIANTS
👏 👏 👏 👏 👏
👏 👏 👏 👏 👏
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Wait till they hear the translation
February 9, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Wait till they hear the translation