Louise's Thunderbird
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Mom/Music Listener/Soccer Watcher/Dog Petter/Wine Drinker/Taco Eater/Lit Paralegal/Native Angeleno in the PNW
#RCTID/#BAONPDX and Dodger Blue!
#RCTID/#BAONPDX and Dodger Blue!
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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.
Hmm. Maybe we all need to start wearing kaffiyehs.
January 15, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Hmm. Maybe we all need to start wearing kaffiyehs.
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I’m one of the ProPublica reporters who has been documenting the aggressive tactics federal agents are using against immigrants & U.S. citizens
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
January 15, 2026 at 9:31 PM
I’m one of the ProPublica reporters who has been documenting the aggressive tactics federal agents are using against immigrants & U.S. citizens
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
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Republished from our friends at @propublica.org Immigration agents are using banned chokeholds that cut off breathing minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/14/w...
Immigration agents are using banned chokeholds that cut off breathing • Minnesota Reformer
Immigration agents have put civilians’ lives at risk using more than their guns. An agent in Houston put a teenage citizen into a chokehold, wrapping his arm around the boy’s neck, choking him so hard...
minnesotareformer.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Republished from our friends at @propublica.org Immigration agents are using banned chokeholds that cut off breathing minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/14/w...
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A good way to follow-up on the protests this wknd is to fill our reps voicemails using www.5calls.org
Don’t stop calling until they impeach Noem, defund ice, & shut down the govt
Don’t stop calling until they impeach Noem, defund ice, & shut down the govt
January 10, 2026 at 11:49 PM
A good way to follow-up on the protests this wknd is to fill our reps voicemails using www.5calls.org
Don’t stop calling until they impeach Noem, defund ice, & shut down the govt
Don’t stop calling until they impeach Noem, defund ice, & shut down the govt
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There have been nine ICE shootings. There will be more. I think it may be time to consider these actions in the historical context of the Central American death squads supported by previous iterations of U.S. imperialism. And ICE's hostile incursion into "blue" cities as a form of imperialism, too.
January 8, 2026 at 9:38 PM
There have been nine ICE shootings. There will be more. I think it may be time to consider these actions in the historical context of the Central American death squads supported by previous iterations of U.S. imperialism. And ICE's hostile incursion into "blue" cities as a form of imperialism, too.
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In no danger.
Not self defense.
It was murder.
Not self defense.
It was murder.
January 7, 2026 at 8:04 PM
In no danger.
Not self defense.
It was murder.
Not self defense.
It was murder.
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BREAKING: ICE appears to have murdered a woman in Minneapolis.
HERES THE VIDEO.
HERES THE VIDEO.
January 7, 2026 at 6:23 PM
BREAKING: ICE appears to have murdered a woman in Minneapolis.
HERES THE VIDEO.
HERES THE VIDEO.
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ICE has shot and killed an observer in the powderhorn area of Minneapolis. Jon Farina is en route details to follow.
January 7, 2026 at 4:49 PM
ICE has shot and killed an observer in the powderhorn area of Minneapolis. Jon Farina is en route details to follow.
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L.A. car thief abandoned toddler, dog at crime scene; no one has claimed them, officials say
L.A. car thief abandoned toddler, dog at crime scene; no one has claimed them, officials say
The Los Angeles Police Department and Department of Children and Family Services are asking the public for help in identifying a toddler who was left behind during an attempted car theft.
www.latimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
L.A. car thief abandoned toddler, dog at crime scene; no one has claimed them, officials say
Seconded.
Having to say 'thank you' to gimps who say 'bless you' when you sneeze is fucking tedious. Just fuck off and let me recover from my sneeze without making it about you, you absolute cunt.
December 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Seconded.
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Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
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I think we need a new talk show.
Get trump voters, cabinet members, ice agents on there, let them share their views for five minutes.
Then the host simply nods and asks, "The fuck is wrong with you?"
Arsenio Hall or Wanda Sykes would be top choices for hosting.
Get trump voters, cabinet members, ice agents on there, let them share their views for five minutes.
Then the host simply nods and asks, "The fuck is wrong with you?"
Arsenio Hall or Wanda Sykes would be top choices for hosting.
December 24, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I think we need a new talk show.
Get trump voters, cabinet members, ice agents on there, let them share their views for five minutes.
Then the host simply nods and asks, "The fuck is wrong with you?"
Arsenio Hall or Wanda Sykes would be top choices for hosting.
Get trump voters, cabinet members, ice agents on there, let them share their views for five minutes.
Then the host simply nods and asks, "The fuck is wrong with you?"
Arsenio Hall or Wanda Sykes would be top choices for hosting.
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I love reading. in fact I love reading so much, that I will re-read the same paragraph 10 times over, in an attempt to pay enough attention to register it properly
December 23, 2025 at 4:07 AM
I love reading. in fact I love reading so much, that I will re-read the same paragraph 10 times over, in an attempt to pay enough attention to register it properly
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I uploaded the pulled 60 Minutes Segment on The CECOT Prison in El Salvador to another location for easy viewing.
Should be able to watch here:
youtu.be/CM-eld_cHF0?...
Should be able to watch here:
youtu.be/CM-eld_cHF0?...
60 Minutes - CECOT Prison in El Salvador (Segment Pulled from airing in the US)
YouTube video by Elizabeth Tyler
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I uploaded the pulled 60 Minutes Segment on The CECOT Prison in El Salvador to another location for easy viewing.
Should be able to watch here:
youtu.be/CM-eld_cHF0?...
Should be able to watch here:
youtu.be/CM-eld_cHF0?...
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BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
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“It was not unanimous. I was muted and not allowed to speak.” 🤔
December 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
“It was not unanimous. I was muted and not allowed to speak.” 🤔
And this is why I just subscribed to @vanityfair.com (print and digital).
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
December 17, 2025 at 11:35 PM
And this is why I just subscribed to @vanityfair.com (print and digital).
Finally, a policy I can follow.
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you’re under no obligation to justify yourself to anyone if you decide to spend the entire day reading books and eating cinnamon rolls.
December 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Finally, a policy I can follow.
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Super interesting read
I thoroughly recommend reading all of Cory Doctorow's recent speech on AI skepticism, it's crammed with new arguments and interesting new ways of thinking about these problems pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
Pluralistic: The Reverse-Centaur’s Guide to Criticizing AI (05 Dec 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
December 8, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Super interesting read
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These are meaningful in creating a visible "culture of defiance," which in turn encourage further courageous acts of solidarity.
December 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
These are meaningful in creating a visible "culture of defiance," which in turn encourage further courageous acts of solidarity.