@weeta2000.bsky.social
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
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Trump’s former “spiritual advisor.”
October 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Trump’s former “spiritual advisor.”
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who is the commander of the Louisiana National Guard again? bsky.app/profile/andr...
#BREAKING
Governor Jeff Landry submits request to send in 1,000 Louisiana National Guard troops to cities like New Orleans.
The governor cites a rise in crime despite New Orleans reporting a massive declines in crime since 2023.
Governor Jeff Landry submits request to send in 1,000 Louisiana National Guard troops to cities like New Orleans.
The governor cites a rise in crime despite New Orleans reporting a massive declines in crime since 2023.
September 30, 2025 at 2:25 AM
who is the commander of the Louisiana National Guard again? bsky.app/profile/andr...
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When a lower court judge rules that a Trump admin policy is illegal & blocks it, Trump’s DOJ rushes an emergency appeal to the SCOTUS’s “shadow docket” to get it overturned. They usually win. Emergency requests have their uses, but the Trump admin is abusing the system. And SCOTUS is letting him.
How the Supreme Court’s 'shadow docket' keeps the public – and other judges – in the dark
President Trump has submitted a record number of emergency cases to the Supreme Court’s “shadow docket,” persuading it to overturn lower court rulings that go against his administration’s policies. Slate senior writer Mark Joseph Stern warns the high court is giving Trump “unprecedented control over the federal government” with little or no explanation and even less transparency. Jeff Rosen says its use of the shadow docket “invites chaos.”
www.msnbc.com
September 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
When a lower court judge rules that a Trump admin policy is illegal & blocks it, Trump’s DOJ rushes an emergency appeal to the SCOTUS’s “shadow docket” to get it overturned. They usually win. Emergency requests have their uses, but the Trump admin is abusing the system. And SCOTUS is letting him.
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Live from "war ravaged" Portland
September 27, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Live from "war ravaged" Portland
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Every single one of these clips was taken today in downtown Portland. Portland doesn’t want or need a federal takeover. If Trump insists on sending federal “resources” he can start with funding health care, bridges, affordable housing, and wildfire protection to name a few.
September 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Every single one of these clips was taken today in downtown Portland. Portland doesn’t want or need a federal takeover. If Trump insists on sending federal “resources” he can start with funding health care, bridges, affordable housing, and wildfire protection to name a few.
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I went to the ICE facility Trump claims is "under siege" by antifascists and "other domestic terrorists." There were four protesters there, one a thoughtful young man in a chicken costume www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Donald Trump says he is deploying troops to Portland, Oregon
Apparently misled by hyperbolic reporting from conservative outlets on a single small protest, president described peaceful city as ‘war ravaged’
www.theguardian.com
September 28, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I went to the ICE facility Trump claims is "under siege" by antifascists and "other domestic terrorists." There were four protesters there, one a thoughtful young man in a chicken costume www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Q: "Do you believe that President Trump is trying to stifle dissent?"
Gov. Josh Shapiro: "Without question. They're trying to stifle dissent....[Trump] made clear that he wants to look at the licenses and certifications for media outlets if they are attacking him."
Gov. Josh Shapiro: "Without question. They're trying to stifle dissent....[Trump] made clear that he wants to look at the licenses and certifications for media outlets if they are attacking him."
September 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Q: "Do you believe that President Trump is trying to stifle dissent?"
Gov. Josh Shapiro: "Without question. They're trying to stifle dissent....[Trump] made clear that he wants to look at the licenses and certifications for media outlets if they are attacking him."
Gov. Josh Shapiro: "Without question. They're trying to stifle dissent....[Trump] made clear that he wants to look at the licenses and certifications for media outlets if they are attacking him."
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“Corruption corrodes good government like rust on iron — slowly eating away trust, weakening institutions, and leaving behind only the hollow frame of authority.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/w...
Tiffany Trump Cruised on an Oil Mogul’s Yacht as Her Father-in-Law Talked Oil Deals
www.nytimes.com
September 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
“Corruption corrodes good government like rust on iron — slowly eating away trust, weakening institutions, and leaving behind only the hollow frame of authority.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/w...
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If you’re under any illusions about what an authoritarian personality cult the GOP has become, they’re not hiding it:
August 17, 2025 at 2:09 AM
If you’re under any illusions about what an authoritarian personality cult the GOP has become, they’re not hiding it:
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Mark Zuckerberg has spent $110M to buy 11 houses in one Palo Alto neighborhood.
He's turning the homes into a compound.
That's on top of his 30 bedroom, 30 bathroom compound in Hawaii and another in Lake Tahoe.
I don’t want to hear that billionaires can’t afford a wealth tax.
He's turning the homes into a compound.
That's on top of his 30 bedroom, 30 bathroom compound in Hawaii and another in Lake Tahoe.
I don’t want to hear that billionaires can’t afford a wealth tax.
www.nytimes.com
August 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Mark Zuckerberg has spent $110M to buy 11 houses in one Palo Alto neighborhood.
He's turning the homes into a compound.
That's on top of his 30 bedroom, 30 bathroom compound in Hawaii and another in Lake Tahoe.
I don’t want to hear that billionaires can’t afford a wealth tax.
He's turning the homes into a compound.
That's on top of his 30 bedroom, 30 bathroom compound in Hawaii and another in Lake Tahoe.
I don’t want to hear that billionaires can’t afford a wealth tax.
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A terrorist targeted federal workers last week. There wasn’t much reporting on it. But I’m not finished thinking about it! 🧵
An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.
An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.
August 17, 2025 at 1:35 AM
A terrorist targeted federal workers last week. There wasn’t much reporting on it. But I’m not finished thinking about it! 🧵
An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.
An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.
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Are you a current or former federal worker with information that you can share about Project 2025 architect Russell Vought?
Reach out to @andykroll.bsky.social on Signal at (202) 215-6203.
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Reach out to @andykroll.bsky.social on Signal at (202) 215-6203.
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Last fall, @propublica.org and @documented.net broke the story that Russell Vought, Trump’s current budget chief, said he planned to put career civil servants “in trauma.”
Now, we're investigating the full extent of Vought's impact on the federal government. We need your help… 🧵 1/
Now, we're investigating the full extent of Vought's impact on the federal government. We need your help… 🧵 1/
August 6, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Are you a current or former federal worker with information that you can share about Project 2025 architect Russell Vought?
Reach out to @andykroll.bsky.social on Signal at (202) 215-6203.
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Reach out to @andykroll.bsky.social on Signal at (202) 215-6203.
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When Heather Cox Richardson called for concerned artists to come up with images to fight this administration, I came up with this, an encouragement to the millions of Americans who have taken to the streets to fight for Democracy. Thanks, Heather! (Feel free to share.)
August 5, 2025 at 7:13 AM
When Heather Cox Richardson called for concerned artists to come up with images to fight this administration, I came up with this, an encouragement to the millions of Americans who have taken to the streets to fight for Democracy. Thanks, Heather! (Feel free to share.)
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Women dressed in
Handmaid regalia follow
GOP Congressman Rep. Mike Flood NEBRASKA (R)
Handmaid regalia follow
GOP Congressman Rep. Mike Flood NEBRASKA (R)
August 6, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Women dressed in
Handmaid regalia follow
GOP Congressman Rep. Mike Flood NEBRASKA (R)
Handmaid regalia follow
GOP Congressman Rep. Mike Flood NEBRASKA (R)
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Cherry farmers in my district in The Dalles are leaving hundreds of tons of cherries to rot because workers are too afraid of ICE raids to come harvest.
This is what happens when cruelty becomes policy. It hurts everyone.
#orpol #immigration #agriculture
www.kptv.com/2025/07/10/c...
This is what happens when cruelty becomes policy. It hurts everyone.
#orpol #immigration #agriculture
www.kptv.com/2025/07/10/c...
Cherry farmer in The Dalles says ICE raid fears costing him workforce, profits
One cherry farm in The Dalles has been forced to leave tons of fruit on the branches over the lack of workforce.
www.kptv.com
July 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Cherry farmers in my district in The Dalles are leaving hundreds of tons of cherries to rot because workers are too afraid of ICE raids to come harvest.
This is what happens when cruelty becomes policy. It hurts everyone.
#orpol #immigration #agriculture
www.kptv.com/2025/07/10/c...
This is what happens when cruelty becomes policy. It hurts everyone.
#orpol #immigration #agriculture
www.kptv.com/2025/07/10/c...
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A reminder: FEMA is no longer going door-to-door to assist disaster victims
[From our Climate Desk partner @wired.com]
[From our Climate Desk partner @wired.com]
FEMA will no longer go door-to-door to assist disaster victims
The move, says one agency worker, will “severely hamper our ability to reach vulnerable people.”
www.motherjones.com
July 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A reminder: FEMA is no longer going door-to-door to assist disaster victims
[From our Climate Desk partner @wired.com]
[From our Climate Desk partner @wired.com]
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“CoreCivic has repeatedly shown that it is incapable of running a humane facility. Now, the company flouts city approval to move forward with an ICE center based on false promises.”
In filings, the city argued the company previously ran an “absolute hell hole”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
In filings, the city argued the company previously ran an “absolute hell hole”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
A private prison firm wants to detain immigrants in this Kansas town. Its residents are pushing back
Residents of Leavenworth are organizing against CoreCivic’s efforts to reopen a problematic prison
www.theguardian.com
July 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
“CoreCivic has repeatedly shown that it is incapable of running a humane facility. Now, the company flouts city approval to move forward with an ICE center based on false promises.”
In filings, the city argued the company previously ran an “absolute hell hole”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
In filings, the city argued the company previously ran an “absolute hell hole”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Hate private insurance so much. My company offers Blue cross who failed to negotiate a contract with the monopoly medical group where I live. Now I’m in a dessert. Closest covered level 1 trauma ED is 59 miles, vs 7 miles. My family has been dropped by their PCP & who won’t take $$.🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻
Blue Cross had refused to pay thousands of claims for the center’s patients, but on several occasions executives at the insurance company had signed special one-time deals with the center to pay for their wives’ cancer treatment.
By @tchristianmiller.bsky.social
By @tchristianmiller.bsky.social
“Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay”: Trial Reveals How Insurers Try to Wield Power Over Doctors
Blue Cross authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay the full doctors’ bills. A jury called it fraud and awarded the practice $421 million.
www.propublica.org
June 22, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Hate private insurance so much. My company offers Blue cross who failed to negotiate a contract with the monopoly medical group where I live. Now I’m in a dessert. Closest covered level 1 trauma ED is 59 miles, vs 7 miles. My family has been dropped by their PCP & who won’t take $$.🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻
Didn’t age to well, did it?
June 22, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Didn’t age to well, did it?
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This is basically everything you need to know.
Much as I would not dare to predict the consequences of this war, I do think we can summarize it thusly so far:
A smart and evil man manipulated a stupid and evil man into a war against a fanatical and evil regime.
A smart and evil man manipulated a stupid and evil man into a war against a fanatical and evil regime.
June 22, 2025 at 1:48 AM
This is basically everything you need to know.