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Ben Gleason
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I live in #SomervilleMA in the #Boston area. I'm married and we have a #dog.

I work in #publishing, ride a #bike, play #chess and #VideoGames, listen to #jazz […]

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"Stop using trans lives as outrage factory fodder."
February 19, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Dear Kristi Noem: you’re tracking down ICE critics? I’m one of them | Robert Reich | The Guardian

"I hear you’re trying to find the names of people who are making negative comments on social media about ICE enforcement. Look no further. I’ve done it frequently. I’m still doing it. This note to […]
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mastodon.online
February 19, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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If you can safely do so (and the set of people for whom this is true continues to shrink), it is really important to keep showing up to protests.

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BOSTON!!! Time to SHOW UP! We rise in defiance of the oppressive federal regime and we stand FOR our communities and our country. Join us on March 28th as we proclaim AMERICA HAS NO KINGS!!!
February 18, 2026 at 12:49 PM
February 17, 2026 at 12:58 PM
The #Colbert legal team wouldn't let him broadcast his interview with #texas state rep #tallarico - so he put it on YouTube instead.

https://youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A
February 17, 2026 at 11:41 AM
The #Colbert legal team wouldn't let him broadcast his interview with #texas state rep #tallarico - so he put it on YouTube instead.

https://youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A
February 17, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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February 16, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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February 17, 2026 at 2:19 AM
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Give trans kids a chance to be kids.
February 16, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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**Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts**
_The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on ICE, officials and tech workers said._ […]
Original post on expressional.social
expressional.social
February 15, 2026 at 4:38 AM
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That's not a question.
February 15, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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The Trump regime is routinely telling US judges to go screw themselves -- ignoring and violating court orders, and flagrantly spitting on people's constitutional rights.

So far, not even one regime apparatchik has been held accountable in any serious way […]
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mastodon.social
February 16, 2026 at 12:27 AM
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I think I just had THE fediverse moment:
Scrolling through my timeline watching text posts, photos, a peertube video...A short video.

"ah nice MTB video" , I thought. Until I saw the handle: someone@loops. Wait.. I see a loops here. This isn't just a video. This is a video on A DIFFERENT […]
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mastodon.social
February 15, 2026 at 8:21 AM
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@ErikUden a version I saved, no source
February 13, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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Ghouls.
February 11, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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A 2025 study found that going car-free is the most effective way for individuals to lower their carbon footprint. To reduce car dependency, cities should focus on raising awareness about the benefits of car-free living, supporting compact cities through policy, and investing in public […]
Original post on mastodon.world
mastodon.world
February 12, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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So federal agents rammed the vehicle of a Marimar Martinez in Chicago as she followed them. One agent, Charles Exum, then got out of a vehicle and shot the unarned Ms. Martinez five times. She survived. Mr. Exum should be charged with Attempted Murder. He should also be charged with Perjury or a […]
Original post on mastdn.social
mastdn.social
February 12, 2026 at 2:42 AM
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Nearly 3 in 4 Americans say ICE needs to be overhauled or abolished after Minnesota killings of Good and Pretti: poll | The Independent

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-reformed-abolished-trump-poll-b2918192.html
Nearly 3 in 4 say ICE needs to be overhauled or abolished after Minnesota killings
President Donald Trump’s popularity also slumps after deadly shootings and public backlash
www.independent.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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It's Wednesday, ICE took somebody in Somerville just yesterday, and no matter how much bad shit comes out they just keep doubling down - so off to Burlington I go, to join @bearingwitnessice.bsky.social outside the ICE field headquarters for a couple hours this morning.

bsky.app/profile/some...
I learned some horrible shit about the detention facility here in Burlington. I think I’ll be back to this protest whenever I can.

9/8
February 11, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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A detailed thread on a horrible topic:

ICE is scaling up as though it plans to detain hundreds of thousands of people for the long-term - potentially until they die.

If the point was to quickly process and either deport or release people, they wouldn’t need warehouses.

Concentration. Camps.
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.

If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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BOOST OR QUOTE THIS!

Trying to find out how many people see a post without hashtags. Thank you!
February 10, 2026 at 6:38 AM
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I swear to god I love how liberals overthink everything. But I also hate it so much. It makes me want to die.

You know what's "performative" ? The most performative thing in the world?

Talking about what's performative is SO performative.

And here's the spicy take: performative isn't bad […]
Original post on sauropods.win
sauropods.win
February 9, 2026 at 11:23 AM
So I'm watching #onebattleafteranothermovie and I get the feeling that MAGA doesn't quite dig it.
February 9, 2026 at 2:22 AM
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The right should be worried.
February 8, 2026 at 10:17 PM