Dan Clemens
clemensd1.bsky.social
Dan Clemens
@clemensd1.bsky.social
Father, grandfather, vet, interested in preserving democracy, the rule of law - simple stuff like that. Politics and history junkie
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1. An abrupt decision by the Trump administration on October 3 left thousands of ICE detainees without access to vital medical care — a crisis that is ongoing — according to previously unreported ICE documents obtained by Popular Information.

Follow this thread for details.

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EXCLUSIVE: How the Trump administration sparked a health crisis for ICE detainees
An abrupt decision on October 3 left thousands of ICE detainees without access to vital medical care — a crisis that is ongoing.
popular.info
November 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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These are the living conditions ICE/border patrol provides for the children they kidnap.

Does this look pro-Life to you?
November 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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In social media posts, state Rep. Athena Hollins and former interim City Council Member Matt Privratsky said they saw officers in ICE uniforms at Bro-Tex.
Federal agents, protesters on scene at St. Paul paper distributor
St. Paul city officials said they are monitoring the situation.
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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In the Oak Park neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan, on November 17, 2025, an ICE goon tased a non-resisting woman and then threw her non-responsive body into his truck like a rag doll.
November 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Andrew Johnson — a Jan. 6 rioter who went by "Am🇺🇸rican T🇺🇸rrorist” on Elon Musk’s platform — has been arrested on child molestation charges, with police saying he used the promise of a taxpayer-funded payout from Trump's DOJ to try and keep one of the victims silent.

theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...
Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say
Pardoned Capitol rioter Andrew Johnson tried to keep a child sex abuse victim quiet with claimed $10 million Jan. 6 reparations, police say.
theintercept.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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A Nashville judge late yesterday temporarily blocked the National Guard from Memphis
Other recent court filings laid out their partial price tag:
$26M in salaries/benefits (1000 troops x one year)
$5,178,816 for hotels
$1,123,875 for meals
tennesseelookout.com/2025/11/18/f... @tennesseelookout.com
Feds ink millions of dollars in contracts to feed, house National Guard in Memphis • Tennessee Lookout
The federal government has entered millions of dollars of contracts to purchase food and lodging for the Tennessee National Guard in Memphis.
tennesseelookout.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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Women who get an abortion and anyone who helps them could face up to 30 years in prison under the bill.

It appears to ban any contraception that prevents a fertilized egg from implanting. That would ban IUDs and could strictly limit in-vitro fertilization.
Women Who Have Abortions Would Face Decades in Prison Under South Carolina Plan
Women who get abortions could spend decades in prison and IUDs would be outlawed under proposed legislation in South Carolina.
buff.ly
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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This is bullshit! What are the charges?

📌 Border Patrol arrested two women for allegedly honking their car horn to alert others of the agents’ presence
November 18, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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license plate data merged with credit header data, marriage records, vehicle ownership, and voter registrations, in one app for ICE agents. oh and it sends push notifications when someone they're seeking is nearby.
🆒: www.404media.co/this-app-let...
This App Lets ICE Track Vehicles and Owners Across the Country
Material viewed by 404 Media shows data giant Thomson Reuters enriches license plate data with marriage, voter, and ownership records. The tool can predict where a car may be in the future.
www.404media.co
November 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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NEW—US Park Police w/ DHS officers near DC are increasingly pulling over Black and brown men, leaving their work vans on the side of the parkway + immediately calling a local towing company to take them. Families who just lost their breadwinner are stuck with the bill.

@melbuer.bsky.social reports:
Families of DC-area immigrant drivers snatched by feds stuck with tow bill
Elected officials and activists note work vehicles removed lightning fast, resulting in hundreds in fees.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
oklahomawatch.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Can the next please dear God can the next interviewer ask MTG about oh I don’t know January 6th etc before we keep pretending she found politics Jesus
November 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage:

“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”

“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”

“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”

“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”

“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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i think vance is only interesting inasmuch as he extremely unprincipled and thus a good guide to where the GOP is going (gift link)
Opinion | JD Vance Is Idling at the Edges of American Politics
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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"Under the new law, parents and older Americans will be required to meet stricter work requirements, and states eventually will have to share in the cost of SNAP benefits... Tens of thousands of legal immigrants will also lose access to the program..."

Desperate people are less able to strike.
Food stamps are back, but millions will soon lose benefits permanently
Even though the shutdown is over, the GOP’s signature tax and spending law is poised to kick people off the nation’s largest anti-hunger program.
www.politico.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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The Epstein Estate should publish every document in its possession, immediately! Do it before Bondi weaponizes a gag order request & before DOJ hides it all behind the pretext of an ‘ongoing investigation.’ Release it to Congress, the global press, & survivors.

Like, today!! Right now!
November 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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North Carolina neighbors, save this hotline number!
As always, if you see something that you suspect could be an immigration enforcement action in progress, call our hotline at (336) 543-0353 or the hotline number in the About tab so we can verify and provide support.
November 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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NEWS: President Trump has issued a *second* pardon for Jan. 6 defendant Dan Wilson.

Wilson, a militia member, remained in prison on a firearms conviction unrelated to the Capitol attack. But Trump's new pardon explicitly covers the gun charges. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Woody Guthrie~ All You Fascists Bound To Lose
YouTube video by UnAmericanBandstand
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency alleges the landowner hasn’t adequately cleaned up the site and could jeopardize drinking water in Burnsville and Savage.
State sues landowner who wants to turn inactive Burnsville dumps into sports complex
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency alleges Richard McGowan hasn’t adequately cleaned up the site.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
@rexchapman.bsky.social one of the best on and off the court!
November 14, 1997: Rex Chapman of the Suns forces a third overtime in Portland.

Chapman scored 28 PTS, Danny Manning had 35 PTS/10 REB off the bench, Kevin Johnson had 15 PTS/13 REB and Jason Kidd added 16 AST/5 STL for Phoenix in a 140-139 (4OT) win over the Trail Blazers.
November 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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The assets of Radio Free Asia on the auction block: rasmus.com/auctions/galIdtync...
International Television and Radio Network Broadcast Production Editing Newsroom and Corporate Headquarters Independent Shipping Available
rasmus.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM