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Mike Conwell
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jaboese.bsky.social
the city/county/state need to immediately cut off all utilities to every location that ICE/DHS is staying and/or operating out of. It's pretty cold out there right now. Also don't let them be able to flush a toilet.
January 10, 2026 at 2:48 AM
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alexbaumhardt.bsky.social
A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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danielsuitor.com
Fuck Bari Weiss, fuck bootlicking regime propaganda
January 7, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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coreyatad.com
cities just need to start arresting ICE agents the moment they appear
bencollins.bsky.social Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 2d
Absolutely horrific details about an ICE shooting in Minneapolis.

A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."

Bovino was there.

www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Emily Heller lives near 33rd and Portland and said she woke up to a commotion outside her home. She said she saw a car blocking traffic on Portland Avenue that appeared to be part of a protest against federal law enforcement operations. Heller said she heard ICE agents telling the driver, a woman, to “get out of here.” “She was trying to turn around, and the ICE agent was in front of her car, and he pulled out a gun and put it right in — like, his midriff was on her bumper — and he reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times,” Heller said. Heller said it appeared the woman then accelerated and traveled about 100 feet before striking a utility pole and some other vehicles. She could be seen slumped over inside her car.
January 7, 2026 at 5:34 PM
blueintexas.bsky.social
One challenge to invading Mexico. We've sold them SOOOO many guns!
January 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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nkalamb.bsky.social
Really, a remarkable statement from Colombia’s President.
I don’t know if Maduro is good or bad, not even if he’s a drug trafficker; in the files of the Colombian justice system, after half a century of dealing with the biggest cocaine mafias, the names of Nicolás Maduro or Cilia Flores don’t appear. Those who have come forward to denounce him are Venezuelan opposition generals, nothing more, seeking to topple the popular vote. The judicial power in Colombia doesn’t belong to me; it’s independent of me, and my opposition largely handles it. If one wants to know about the mafia and the business of cocaine commercialization, just look at Colombia’s judicial files. That’s why I deeply reject Trump speaking without knowing; my name doesn’t appear in the judicial files on drug trafficking over 50 years, neither from before nor from the present. Stop slandering me, Mr. Trump. That’s not how you threaten a Latin American president who emerged from the armed struggle and then from the people of Colombia’s fight for Peace. I was part of the clandestine organization that fought for democracy in Colombia against the civil dictatorship of the "State of Emergency." The organization that in 1974, long before Chávez, carried out the operation to raise Bolívar’s sword once more, who said he would never sheathe it until injustice ended in Gran Colombia. I was with the M19 that made the first peace in contemporary Latin America. He doesn’t read Colombia’s history, and that’s why he fails when he criticizes us. He should only meet with his officers who are experts in drug investigations in Colombia, whom I’ve helped with my own investigations as a senator of the Republic from Colombia’s Left and its people, who have suffered the narco genocide and its political allies, who are also allies of the American far right. Tens of thousands of our comrades from the armed and popular struggle for democracy were assassinated, and we didn’t go begging you for invasions; we endured and won through Peace. I’ve never burned a U.S. flag because I’ve read the history of the popular and workers’ struggles in the U.S. through Zinn’s books in Spanish. And that’s why I honor the American working people, the Black and Indigenous people, the young soldiers who, alongside the Soviets, defeated Hitler. And that’s why I dared to speak on a street in New York in front of the United Nations building and under U.S. law that protects the opinions of those attending the United Nations Assembly to speak freely. I spoke against the genocide in Gaza—how I would have loved to accompany you to make peace in Gaza! Where the Palestinians love me, and perhaps if instead of going to capture a Latin American president with small controls on oil because you blocked the oil and condemned us to hunger and unleashed the exodus that reached your own country, I would have accompanied you to capture Netanyahu, the genocidaire. For what I said, you took the arrogance to punish my opinion, my words against the Palestinian genocide. Your punishment is to falsely accuse me of being a drug trafficker and having cocaine factories; I don’t have a car, nor estates abroad—my house I’m still paying off to the bank with my salary. It’s unjust, and I fight against injustices. I’m friends with a lot of people in the U.S. who stop me on the streets, surround me with their arms. That’s why I respect the history that began with Washington and Bolívar together; they gave each other things, they were liberators more than enslavers. I learned not to be a slave, and I reject your
January 5, 2026 at 3:39 AM
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lizszabo.bsky.social
@scottgottliebmd.bsky.social: "We're going to have to build new pediatric hospitals" if we switch to Danish immunization schedule, because so many more kids will become seriously ill. youtu.be/e8CJr1IgGPw?...
Former FDA Dr. Scott Gottlieb on childhood vaccine schedule overhaul
YouTube video by CNBC Television
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January 5, 2026 at 2:44 AM
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supportourpoops.bsky.social
We killed and rendered Venezuelan civilians homeless so Donald Trump could post a Fortunate Son-backed fancam and feel happy about it.
pwnedlib.bsky.social Ben @pwnedlib.bsky.social · 6d
The casualties already coming in. Grandmothers in their apartments….
January 3, 2026 at 7:26 PM
blueintexas.bsky.social
Was volunteering for a friend at the Austin Accordian Fest and stamped the weathered hand of a guest who was on "the list". As he passed, he turned and asked "has Ponty Bone played yet"? I looked up and realized I was speaking with Clint Eastwood.
bolt451.bsky.social Frey @bolt451.bsky.social · Jun 13
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie

Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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chrpngbrd.bsky.social
first time in history where in the official narrative the passive voice was used for those attacking the cops and not vice-versa
mattblackwell.bsky.social Matt Blackwell @mattblackwell.bsky.social · 11d
The only reference to Jan 6 riots in the Capitol visitor center (that I could find): “On January 6, 2021, Congress was engaged in certifying the Electoral College results when proceedings were interrupted.”
December 29, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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yoyoel.com
Requested a correction from @princetonupress.bsky.social. Let's see what happens.
Dear Princeton University Press Editorial Team, I am writing to request a correction to In Covid's Wake: How Our Politics Failed Us by Stephen Macedo and Frances Lee. The book contains a significant misquotation that inverts the meaning of my published work. In 2023, I published an article for the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University titled "Getting the Facts Straight: Some Observations on the Fifth Circuit Ruling in Missouri v. Biden." In that piece, I directly refuted false claims about government jawboning of social media platforms. One claim I specifically pushed back against was the myth that the FBI demanded Twitter censor online speech. And yet, I was recently surprised to find that In Covid's Wake quotes me as stating that "the FBI went beyond strategic information sharing and made direct moderation demands" — the exact claim I was refuting, presented as though I endorsed it. The book uses my refutation of a false narrative to support that very narrative, employing my name, former position, and scholarly writing to buttress the authors' argument at the expense of the integrity of my own views. This is not a case of authors disagreeing with my interpretation or selectively quoting from a nuanced argument. The book attributes to me a position that is the precise opposite of what I argued. The passage the authors quote is a section heading that introduces my refutation of that claim, not an endorsement of it. The misrepresentation is particularly harmful because it lends Princeton University Press's credibility to demonstrably false claims about government censorship. My article exists specifically to establish what actually happened versus what conspiracy theories allege. By quote-mining a section heading and divorcing it from the argument that follows, the book weaponizes my attempt to establish facts against the truth itself. I request that the authors and Princeton University Press: Issue a formal correction acknowledging the misquotation Revise the relevant passage in future editions to accurately represent my argument Post an erratum on the book's webpage I recognize that scholarly interpretation involves judgment calls about sources. However, quoting someone's statement of a position they are about to refute as though they endorse that position is not interpretation — it is dishonest, misleading, and a self-evident factual error. This is not a matter of academic disagreement but of basic accuracy in representing published work. I hope Princeton University Press shares my commitment to factual rigor and will address this matter promptly. Sincerely, Yoel Roth, PhD
December 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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rmac.bsky.social
A Chinese dissident filmed Uyghur detention sites and then released the video on YouTube after fleeing China. He sought asylum in the US. Now the Trump admin wants to deport him to a country with strong ties to China.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
He Recorded China’s Detention of Uyghurs. The U.S. Wants to Deport Him to Uganda.
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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paleofuture.bsky.social
Trump is often discussed as one of the worst presidents in modern American history, but it’s important to remember that such a categorization is far too narrow.

Donald J. Trump is one of the worst people in modern American history.
Trump's Vile Post About Rob Reiner Has Some Republicans Breaking Ranks
President Trump blamed the acclaimed director for his own murder.
gizmodo.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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billkristolbulwark.bsky.social
Two babies were born in New York within a year of each other, soon after WWII.

One, Rob Reiner, lived a life of humanity and achievement. He brought us delight and joy. His memory will be a blessing.

The other, Donald Trump, will be remembered as an embarrassment to our nation.
December 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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wilwheaton.net
It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
this is such a painful loss. my heart is broken.
“The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them — words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size when they’re brought out. But it’s more than that,...
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December 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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alisonkilling.bsky.social
Thank you to everyone who has shared this. The hearing is over for today. DHS has filed a motion to pretermit (end Guan's asylum application in the US) and have him sent to Uganda - where he'd be at risk of being sent to China. The hearing to decide that will be held 12 January.
alisonkilling.bsky.social Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 27d
In late 2020 a Chinese man called Guan Heng travelled to Xinjiang with our BuzzFeed map of detention facilities to provide ground truth for our work - he provided the first corroborating evidence for many sites.

He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.

www.wsj.com/world/china/...
ICE Holding Chinese Man Who Documented Uyghur Camps
Heng Guan is awaiting an immigration hearing on Monday that could lead to his removal from the U.S. and ultimately land him back in China, according to his lawyer and a New York-based activist group.
www.wsj.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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meidastouch.com
The hero of Bondi: Ahmed el Ahmed, a 43 year old fruit shop owner from Sutherland. He grabbed the gun off one of the terrorists shooting at Jews during a Hanukkah celebration.

Ahmed was then shot in the leg and shoulder by another terrorist. He’s being treated in the hospital and expected to be OK.
December 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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literarybeardo.blacksky.app
Y'all, I was in Mississippi today for my nephews J-State graduation and got this when I opened Blue Sky
Screenshot of a message in the BlueSky app explaining that it does not work in Mississippi because of the state's age verification laws.
December 6, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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nycsouthpaw.bsky.social
41 minutes. www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
For a little under an hour — 41 minutes, according to a separate US official — Bradley and the rest of the US military command center discussed what to do as they watched the men struggle to overturn what was left of their boat, the sources said. Ultimately, Bradley told lawmakers, he ordered a second strike to destroy the remains of the vessel, killing the two survivors, on the grounds that it appeared that part of the vessel remained afloat because it still held cocaine, according to one of the sources. The survivors could hypothetically have floated to safety, been rescued, and carried on with trafficking the drugs, the logic went.
December 5, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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mussels.bsky.social
🎶 Every girl crazy ’bout a shark plank man 🎶
November 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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texasobserver.org
Earlier: Texas Department of Public Safety and ICE signed a pair of agreements that will authorize state police within DPS’s Criminal Investigations and Highway Patrol divisions to effectively operate as ICE agents, on a statewide basis.
Texas Turns Its Sprawling State Police Force Into Immigration Agents for Trump
The notorious 287(g) task force program has finally reached DPS, raising fears of widespread racial profiling.
www.texasobserver.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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davidjbier.bsky.social
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.

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November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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henrihorn.bsky.social
The city of Würzburg was a transport hub for Nazi Germany deportations 1941 - 1944.

A sad chapter in history for this beautiful city, but it must not be forgotten.

Today there is a memorial at the railway station.

#DenkortDeportationen
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DenkOrt...

denkort-deportationen.de
Pictures and description of the deportation of Jews and other victims of the Nazis at Würzburg railway station. Memorial showing left luggage of victims of deportations in Nazi Germany in 1941-1944 in front of the railway station of Würzburg
October 31, 2025 at 6:54 AM