becca compton
@behcuh.bsky.social
an anxious jeweler and shopkeep. she/they. wear a mask.
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Dems treated both viruses the same.
YouTube video by Imani Barbarin
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January 25, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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Today CBP officers executed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37 year old nurse who worked at the VA. He was an observer, he was restrained and he was on the ground.
The Star Tribune reports that federal agents "attempted to order local police from the scene" where a man was shot and killed by feds this morning, but Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara refused and "instructed his officers to preserve the scene."
Live: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning, police chief says
A video appears to shows federal agents wrestling a man to the ground then shooting him.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Today CBP officers executed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37 year old nurse who worked at the VA. He was an observer, he was restrained and he was on the ground.
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As ICE killed a record number of people in 2025, a shocking 75 Democrats called for even MORE ICE enforcement in local communities.
Is your member on this list?
I name names, share a script to use when calling them, and share the names of those ICE killed.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/did-your-d...
Is your member on this list?
I name names, share a script to use when calling them, and share the names of those ICE killed.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/did-your-d...
Did Your Democratic Member of Congress Praise ICE Fascists?
Documenting the corporate bought politicians standing with ICE, even as they kill dozens of our neighbors
www.qasimrashid.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:27 PM
As ICE killed a record number of people in 2025, a shocking 75 Democrats called for even MORE ICE enforcement in local communities.
Is your member on this list?
I name names, share a script to use when calling them, and share the names of those ICE killed.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/did-your-d...
Is your member on this list?
I name names, share a script to use when calling them, and share the names of those ICE killed.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/did-your-d...
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people are posting a lot of things about ICE agents right now that are true for All Cops
January 9, 2026 at 5:32 PM
people are posting a lot of things about ICE agents right now that are true for All Cops
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Laughing at all the people saying shit like we should get rid of the few bad apples in the ethnic cleansing operation
January 9, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Laughing at all the people saying shit like we should get rid of the few bad apples in the ethnic cleansing operation
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ICE just reported its fourth in-custody death of 2026. It’s only January 10.
January 11, 2026 at 12:39 AM
ICE just reported its fourth in-custody death of 2026. It’s only January 10.
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CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
Deported and Imprisoned Archives
A case-by-case investigation that examines the Trump administration’s claims that these immigrants are all “sick criminals” and “terrorists” and that shows what they suffered during months in one of t...
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
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Important context here: when Peter Thiel and David Sacks began their war on diversity as undergrads at Stanford, thirty years ago, the very first tactic they adopted was to normalize slurs that had already been stigmatized out of mainstream society. This return of these hateful terms was a key goal.
“It turns out that banishing the slur from public discourse was, in fact, important. Because now it’s back and it turns out that it does matter when subtext becomes actual text, when terrible people enable open hatred and bigotry, encouraging others to emulate them, degrading us all.”
Perry: The return of the r-word
"These days, the r-word slur has become a staple of the American right wing, uttered with few professional or social consequences," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Important context here: when Peter Thiel and David Sacks began their war on diversity as undergrads at Stanford, thirty years ago, the very first tactic they adopted was to normalize slurs that had already been stigmatized out of mainstream society. This return of these hateful terms was a key goal.
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Must-read series from @propublica.org painstakingly unravels what happened on the ground after Trump's foreign aid cuts
This story describes one mother's struggle to keep her children from dying of malnutrition after the US abruptly cut aid to her refugee camp
This story describes one mother's struggle to keep her children from dying of malnutrition after the US abruptly cut aid to her refugee camp
The Summer of Starvation: Amid Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts, a Mother Struggles to Keep Her Sons Alive
After the Trump administration cut off food from the third-largest refugee camp in the world, thousands of families faced impossible choices as their children starved.
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Must-read series from @propublica.org painstakingly unravels what happened on the ground after Trump's foreign aid cuts
This story describes one mother's struggle to keep her children from dying of malnutrition after the US abruptly cut aid to her refugee camp
This story describes one mother's struggle to keep her children from dying of malnutrition after the US abruptly cut aid to her refugee camp
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Donald Trump shut down the government because he doesn't want you to have healthcare.
But this isn’t just on him. Democrats MUST use their leverage to protect our rights, but it can’t end there.
Schumer and Jeffries can’t just go on TV or write letters, they need clear demands. We need action now.
But this isn’t just on him. Democrats MUST use their leverage to protect our rights, but it can’t end there.
Schumer and Jeffries can’t just go on TV or write letters, they need clear demands. We need action now.
October 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Donald Trump shut down the government because he doesn't want you to have healthcare.
But this isn’t just on him. Democrats MUST use their leverage to protect our rights, but it can’t end there.
Schumer and Jeffries can’t just go on TV or write letters, they need clear demands. We need action now.
But this isn’t just on him. Democrats MUST use their leverage to protect our rights, but it can’t end there.
Schumer and Jeffries can’t just go on TV or write letters, they need clear demands. We need action now.
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new from @kylietcheung.bsky.social in @teenvogue.com: recently, men have impersonated plainclothes ICE agents to assault women—only possible, she argues, because state agents commit violence with impunity.
"To be clear, men wouldn’t be posing as ICE agents and assaulting women if ICE didn’t exist."
"To be clear, men wouldn’t be posing as ICE agents and assaulting women if ICE didn’t exist."
How ICE Raids Are Making It Easier for Civilian Men to Assault Immigrant Women
"This phenomenon is only possible because of the outsized power that state agents have always had to abuse and control women and victims' bodies," argues Kylie Cheung.
www.teenvogue.com
September 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
new from @kylietcheung.bsky.social in @teenvogue.com: recently, men have impersonated plainclothes ICE agents to assault women—only possible, she argues, because state agents commit violence with impunity.
"To be clear, men wouldn’t be posing as ICE agents and assaulting women if ICE didn’t exist."
"To be clear, men wouldn’t be posing as ICE agents and assaulting women if ICE didn’t exist."
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By quickly pushing people to believe that the elderly, disabled, poor, and others were a necessary sacrifice, the ruling class and corporations primed the public for more fascist incursions. They observed how many give in to destroying one another and themselves.
prismreports.org/2025/09/16/c...
prismreports.org/2025/09/16/c...
Another way out: Building resistance when passivity is the norm
The COVID-19 pandemic should have shown us that we’re supposed to be meeting needs, not falling in line behind fascist incursions
prismreports.org
September 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
By quickly pushing people to believe that the elderly, disabled, poor, and others were a necessary sacrifice, the ruling class and corporations primed the public for more fascist incursions. They observed how many give in to destroying one another and themselves.
prismreports.org/2025/09/16/c...
prismreports.org/2025/09/16/c...
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Chagas disease, a potentially life-threatening illness spread through an insect known as the “kissing bug,” is quickly spreading across the US, already being found in 32 states, the CDC revealed.
CDC warning as deadly 'kissing bug' disease spreads across 32 states - full list
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September 8, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Chagas disease, a potentially life-threatening illness spread through an insect known as the “kissing bug,” is quickly spreading across the US, already being found in 32 states, the CDC revealed.
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F*ck‼️
Fort Bliss Army base used for a WWII Japanese internment is now the nation's largest ICE detention center.
Fort Bliss Army base used for a WWII Japanese internment is now the nation's largest ICE detention center.
August 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
F*ck‼️
Fort Bliss Army base used for a WWII Japanese internment is now the nation's largest ICE detention center.
Fort Bliss Army base used for a WWII Japanese internment is now the nation's largest ICE detention center.
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You know why I get angry when I hear the "Black women will save us!"
Our friend Tinu, an incredible organizer and teacher who did the saving, died of Covid a year ago.
A YEAR AGO.
Hundreds of us have been trying to get the fundraiser for her family to reach its goal.
Still unmet. 1/n
Our friend Tinu, an incredible organizer and teacher who did the saving, died of Covid a year ago.
A YEAR AGO.
Hundreds of us have been trying to get the fundraiser for her family to reach its goal.
Still unmet. 1/n
Next month will be @tinu.bsky.social 's yahrzeit and this is still not finished for her family.
This is so close do the goal now!!
If Tinu meant something to you, please share this everywhere!
If you can't help, please share everywhere!
Let's get this done! 💖❤️🌸🌺
www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-t...
This is so close do the goal now!!
If Tinu meant something to you, please share this everywhere!
If you can't help, please share everywhere!
Let's get this done! 💖❤️🌸🌺
www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-t...
Donate to Honoring Tinu's Legacy with Compassionate Support, organized by Brooke Crume
In loving memory of Atinuke Abayomi Paul (Tinu), beloved daughter, gran… Brooke Crume needs your support for Honoring Tinu's Legacy with Compassionate Support
www.gofundme.com
August 22, 2025 at 1:21 AM
You know why I get angry when I hear the "Black women will save us!"
Our friend Tinu, an incredible organizer and teacher who did the saving, died of Covid a year ago.
A YEAR AGO.
Hundreds of us have been trying to get the fundraiser for her family to reach its goal.
Still unmet. 1/n
Our friend Tinu, an incredible organizer and teacher who did the saving, died of Covid a year ago.
A YEAR AGO.
Hundreds of us have been trying to get the fundraiser for her family to reach its goal.
Still unmet. 1/n
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STAGGERING: This new study of 133 countries is the first to estimate the impact of all USAID’s work. In 2 decades, it has saved *92M* lives. Current cuts, if not reversed, are forecast to cost up to *14M* lives thru 2030. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
July 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
STAGGERING: This new study of 133 countries is the first to estimate the impact of all USAID’s work. In 2 decades, it has saved *92M* lives. Current cuts, if not reversed, are forecast to cost up to *14M* lives thru 2030. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
wait, I love this article. I relate to it immensely.. I miss geocities and ~surfing~ the web. nowadays it's straight to the product or whatever. some brands don't even have an about us page (highly suspect to me).. anyways I could go on, but agreed, make your own website. it's cool and freeing!
I don’t even think those projects and pages are particularly worth preserving - but to me, maintaining stuff is just another way to stick it to the man.
In conclusion, listen to Gita Jackson: Make Your Own Website!
aftermath.site/website-musk...
In conclusion, listen to Gita Jackson: Make Your Own Website!
aftermath.site/website-musk...
For The Love of God, Make Your Own Website - Aftermath
The internet felt like a limitless expanse of free expression. Now I usually end up at the same three or four websites.
aftermath.site
May 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
wait, I love this article. I relate to it immensely.. I miss geocities and ~surfing~ the web. nowadays it's straight to the product or whatever. some brands don't even have an about us page (highly suspect to me).. anyways I could go on, but agreed, make your own website. it's cool and freeing!
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April 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
that's a big IF!
covid has wrecked people's immune systems and a lot of folks don't even know it.
covid has wrecked people's immune systems and a lot of folks don't even know it.
The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services has repeatedly claimed: “If you’re healthy, it’s almost impossible to die from an infectious disease in modern times.”
That is dangerously false.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
That is dangerously false.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Experts Push Back on RFK Jr’s Infection Comments
The new Secretary of Health and Human Services has made claims about measles and other communicable diseases that could lead to sickness, and even death, his critics claim.
www.medscape.com
April 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
that's a big IF!
covid has wrecked people's immune systems and a lot of folks don't even know it.
covid has wrecked people's immune systems and a lot of folks don't even know it.
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Bring back *everyone* who was sent from the U.S. to CECOT in El Salvador. *No one* should be sent there. ALL their rights were violated. ALL of them should come home.
April 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Bring back *everyone* who was sent from the U.S. to CECOT in El Salvador. *No one* should be sent there. ALL their rights were violated. ALL of them should come home.
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3 dead so far at Krome ICE detention center in Florida. Max capacity was 500, they have over 4,000 and not enough water and food. Reports say they get 1 cup of water per day.
These are already death camps.
eu.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
english.elpais.com/usa/2025-04-...
These are already death camps.
eu.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
english.elpais.com/usa/2025-04-...
Immigrant women describe 'hell on earth' in ICE detention
No shower for days, cameras trained on the toilet, women crammed into cells 'like sardines,' among the allegations.
eu.usatoday.com
April 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
3 dead so far at Krome ICE detention center in Florida. Max capacity was 500, they have over 4,000 and not enough water and food. Reports say they get 1 cup of water per day.
These are already death camps.
eu.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
english.elpais.com/usa/2025-04-...
These are already death camps.
eu.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
english.elpais.com/usa/2025-04-...
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i know some cis folks on here are at least kinda aware it’s bad right now for trans people in america, but sometimes it’s worth calling y’all back to 2016 when a single “transsexuals have to use the wrong bathrooms” bill cost north carolina the nba all-star game & $400 million.
this is normal now.
this is normal now.
NEW - Texas Rep. Tom Oliverson has filed HB 3817, which would make it fraud to identify as a gender different from the one assigned at birth.
While it stands little chance of passing, it fits into a wider narrative that casts being trans as deceptive and fraudulent:
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
While it stands little chance of passing, it fits into a wider narrative that casts being trans as deceptive and fraudulent:
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
Proposed law could charge transgender Texans with fraud
Under HB 3817, Texans could be charged with "gender identity fraud" for identifying as a sex different from the one they were assigned at birth.
www.chron.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:36 AM
i know some cis folks on here are at least kinda aware it’s bad right now for trans people in america, but sometimes it’s worth calling y’all back to 2016 when a single “transsexuals have to use the wrong bathrooms” bill cost north carolina the nba all-star game & $400 million.
this is normal now.
this is normal now.