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@akire1970.bsky.social

Old nerd with a passion for social justice, equality, and being kind. I don't tolerate intolerance and that is just good ethics.

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July 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM

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JeffTrnka

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May 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM

akire1970.bsky.social

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May 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM

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jamelle

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there really is no alternative to tearing up CBP and ICE root and branch

southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · Apr 23

A US citizen with a learning disability who has just suffered a medical emergency asks a CBP officer for directions outside the emergency room. He ends up detained in an icebox for ten days and has the assistant secretary of DHS lying about him to the public at large. popular.info/p/us-citizen...

Tricia McLaughlin &
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The narrative being pushed about Jose Hermosillo is false. On April 8, Hermosillo approached Border Patrol in Tucson and stated he had entered the U.S. illegally through Nogales. He said he wanted to turn himself in and completed a sworn statement identifying as a Mexican citizen who had entered unlawfully.
He was processed and appeared in court on April 11. Afterward, he was held by the U.S. Marshals in Florence, AZ. A few days later, his family presented documents showing U.S. citizenship. The charges were dismissed, and he was released to his family.
This arrest was the direct result of Hermosillo's own actions and statements.

In an interview with Popular Information, his first with any media outlet, Hermosillo said DHS'.
's account was false.
According to Hermosillo, he was visiting his girlfriend's family in Tucson from his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Several hours before his arrest, Hermosillo was transported to a hospital in Tucson by ambulance after suffering from a seizure. He has a New Mexico state ID, but did not take it with him during the medical emergency.
After being released from the hospital following treatment, Hermosillo did not know how to return to where he was staying.
He approached the Border Patrol officer because he was looking for someone to help him. "I saw a car, and I askled] him for help," Hermosillo said. He told the officer that he was staying in Tucson.

"You"
re not from here. Do you have your
papers?" the officer said, according to Hermosillo. When the officer asked where he was from, Hermosillo said he told the officer,
"New Mexico." The officer then accused Hermosillo of lying. "Don't make me lout] like [I'm] stupid," the officer said. "I know you're from Mexico." After that, Hermosillo said, he was arrested.
Hermosillo said that he never told the officer that he was born in Mexico, was a citizen of Mexico, or entered the country illegally. And he would not have said those things because they are not true. He signed the transcript released by DHS because the officer ordered him to "sign everything." But Hermosillo did not read it, because he cannot read.
According to Hermosillo's girlfriend, Grace Hernandez, Hermosillo has learning disabilities and can only write his name.
Hermosillo said he did not graduate from high school and dropped out after the 10th grade.

The officer also signed the document, which said Hermosillo "read" the document or had
it read to him. But Hermosillo said no one read him the document.
Other documents created by the officer have inaccuracies. For example, the criminal complaint says that Hermosillo was detained
"at or near Nogales, Arizona." But Hermosillo was detained in Tuscon, which is more than 70 miles from Nogales. John Mennell, a spokesperson for the U.S. Border Patrol, said that it was an "unintentional" error.
Hermosillo said he was detained with about
15 other men in a cell at the Florence Correctional Center. He was served only cold food. He said he contracted the flu because
"they have it cold in there and everybody's getting sick." Hermosillo said he requested medicine but was not provided with any.

April 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM

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Mingomonk

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April 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM

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Shelly R Kirchoff

@kirchoff.bsky.social

Rumeysa Ozturk was abducted and disappeared.

Say it loud:

Rumeysa Ozturk was not arrested. She was not detained. She was abducted and disappeared.

March 31, 2025 at 9:08 AM

akire1970.bsky.social

@akire1970.bsky.social

Knowledge is Power

March 31, 2025 at 10:52 PM

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pretty princess sal 👑

@thesallydarling.bsky.social

sex workers deserve respect.
sex workers deserve to not have their boundaries crossed.
sex workers deserve to not be harassed.

March 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM

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LunaLuvgood2020

@lunaluvgood2020.bsky.social

March 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM

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United Blue Voice

@unitedbluevoice.bsky.social

This content appeared as a full-page paid advertisement in today’s edition of The New York Times.

March 4, 2025 at 10:40 PM

akire1970.bsky.social

@akire1970.bsky.social

As a gen x (1970), 21 yr veteran, queer, trans, non white (yes I know I look white), non Christian, I can say with all sincerity......F'CK you to anyone that didn't vote, voted 3rd party, or voted for the atomic cheeto. This shit storm is all on yall

March 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM

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🤘TheVoice 🇪🇪🇺🇦🤘

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March 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM

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U Boy 1

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March 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM

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Krassensteins

@krassenstein.bsky.social

March 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM

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Valet Parker * Las Vegas

@valetparker.bsky.social

Radical feminists will write thinkpieces about how degrading sex work is but never keep that same energy for maids, housekeepers, nannies, or service workers who also face low pay and exploitation. It’s almost like they don’t actually care about labor rights—just controlling women’s sexuality.

March 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM

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Mrs. Betty Bowers

@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

Whether in our water, on its bench, or in the White House, the Supreme Court is a big fan of raw sewage.

March 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM

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The Magnificent Skinbag

@magnificentskinbag.bsky.social

yeah, you might hate those people who are also fighting against the MAGAts: settle that shit LATER, after we kick these people down the stairs they entered by

March 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM

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Craig's Late Night Douche Bag Patrol

@vincentsworkisdone.bsky.social

#FelonInChief said. He is the only protector of American women.

I'm Australian. If you came anywhere near my niece or her mother. I'd be happy to serve life.

March 5, 2025 at 8:49 AM