@gabyg11.bsky.social
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So am I reading this court decision correctly? We now have 50 micronations with their own laws interpreting the U.S. Constitution wholly separate from one another? But there's one guy with private law enforcement who is immune from all punishment who can do whatever he wants in those 50 states?
June 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
So am I reading this court decision correctly? We now have 50 micronations with their own laws interpreting the U.S. Constitution wholly separate from one another? But there's one guy with private law enforcement who is immune from all punishment who can do whatever he wants in those 50 states?
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UPDATE: “The man who impersonated ICE to intimidate the employees of a Philly auto repair center — and steal about $1,000 — will face numerous felony and misdemeanor charges…”: www.phillyvoice.com/philly-robbe...
Fake ICE agents were inevitable. How can cities be proactive about this?
Fake ICE agents were inevitable. How can cities be proactive about this?
June 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
UPDATE: “The man who impersonated ICE to intimidate the employees of a Philly auto repair center — and steal about $1,000 — will face numerous felony and misdemeanor charges…”: www.phillyvoice.com/philly-robbe...
Fake ICE agents were inevitable. How can cities be proactive about this?
Fake ICE agents were inevitable. How can cities be proactive about this?
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She was right.
June 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
She was right.
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I ran an experiment, simultaneously posting articles on Bluesky and X, and then testing to see how many people actually clicked and read them. The numbers on Bluesky are higher, both because the X algorithm downranks journalism, and because Bluesky attracts readers, not just shitposters.
June 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I ran an experiment, simultaneously posting articles on Bluesky and X, and then testing to see how many people actually clicked and read them. The numbers on Bluesky are higher, both because the X algorithm downranks journalism, and because Bluesky attracts readers, not just shitposters.
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Minneapolis… San Diego… Folks are pushing back.
This is only going to get worse.
This is only going to get worse.
June 4, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Minneapolis… San Diego… Folks are pushing back.
This is only going to get worse.
This is only going to get worse.
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None of the 278 men sent to CECOT have been returned. Meanwhile their lawyer has been arrested and "disappeared" in El Salvador.
Lawyer for Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison arrested
Ruth López held without access to lawyers at secret location accused of ‘embezzlement’ a decade ago
www.theguardian.com
May 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
None of the 278 men sent to CECOT have been returned. Meanwhile their lawyer has been arrested and "disappeared" in El Salvador.
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"Some National Weather Service offices, including Jackson, no longer have overnight staff from midnight to 7AM.
All three Kentucky offices - Jackson, Paducah and Louisville - are short-staffed.
There is no meteorologist in charge at any of the three offices..."
www.kentucky.com/news/state/k...
All three Kentucky offices - Jackson, Paducah and Louisville - are short-staffed.
There is no meteorologist in charge at any of the three offices..."
www.kentucky.com/news/state/k...
Did staffing cuts at weather service affect Kentucky’s tornado response?
Due to staffing shortages, the National Weather Service in Jackson no longer has overnight staff. But NWS and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear say the office was staffed Friday night and early Saturday.
www.kentucky.com
May 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"Some National Weather Service offices, including Jackson, no longer have overnight staff from midnight to 7AM.
All three Kentucky offices - Jackson, Paducah and Louisville - are short-staffed.
There is no meteorologist in charge at any of the three offices..."
www.kentucky.com/news/state/k...
All three Kentucky offices - Jackson, Paducah and Louisville - are short-staffed.
There is no meteorologist in charge at any of the three offices..."
www.kentucky.com/news/state/k...
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It's the latest big company to back away from its diversity pledges to keep the U.S. government happy.
Verizon ends DEI policies to get FCC's blessing for its $20 billion Frontier deal
It's the latest big company to back away from its diversity pledges to keep the U.S. government happy.
www.npr.org
May 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
It's the latest big company to back away from its diversity pledges to keep the U.S. government happy.
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me: they think it should be illegal to have black people in positions of influence
savvy, sophisticated pundits: don't be hysterical
the trump administration:
savvy, sophisticated pundits: don't be hysterical
the trump administration:
““You ‘highlight(ed) the number of Black officials in (your) administration,’” Dhillon wrote, quoting Johnson.”
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/19/j...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/19/j...
Justice Department investigating Mayor Brandon Johnson for alleged racially motivated hiring
Mayor Brandon Johnson received a letter from an assistant attorney general saying there is “reasonable cause” to believe he “made hiring decisions solely on the basis of race.”
www.chicagotribune.com
May 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
me: they think it should be illegal to have black people in positions of influence
savvy, sophisticated pundits: don't be hysterical
the trump administration:
savvy, sophisticated pundits: don't be hysterical
the trump administration:
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Ah, but of course.
#OligarchEra 🤡
@washingtonpost.com @jeffstein.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
#OligarchEra 🤡
@washingtonpost.com @jeffstein.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
May 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Ah, but of course.
#OligarchEra 🤡
@washingtonpost.com @jeffstein.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
#OligarchEra 🤡
@washingtonpost.com @jeffstein.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Chicago is on to something.
May 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Chicago is on to something.
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It's tough to refer to someone as a criminal if you've given them no due process to determine whether they're a criminal. Like if you get arrested and get a trial and are convicted of 34 felony counts. That's due process. You can call that guy a criminal.
May 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
It's tough to refer to someone as a criminal if you've given them no due process to determine whether they're a criminal. Like if you get arrested and get a trial and are convicted of 34 felony counts. That's due process. You can call that guy a criminal.
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we need to talk about the pathological culture of hate that millions of americans raise their children in
May 4, 2025 at 1:31 AM
we need to talk about the pathological culture of hate that millions of americans raise their children in
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A three-judge panel in a North Carolina court blocked a Republican scheme to gain power over the state’s election board — the agency charged with running elections and enforcing campaign finance laws.
Paige and I explain.
youtu.be/b91PmDsvX3Y
Paige and I explain.
youtu.be/b91PmDsvX3Y
North Carolina Court Strikes Down GOP Power-Grab Law
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
youtu.be
April 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
A three-judge panel in a North Carolina court blocked a Republican scheme to gain power over the state’s election board — the agency charged with running elections and enforcing campaign finance laws.
Paige and I explain.
youtu.be/b91PmDsvX3Y
Paige and I explain.
youtu.be/b91PmDsvX3Y
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Van Hollen: "I'm very glad that the killed of Rachel Morin has been convicted in a court of law. That is how we hold guilty people accountable ... I'm not sure why Abrego Garcia's rights should be denied based on an awful murder he had absolutely nothing to do with."
April 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Van Hollen: "I'm very glad that the killed of Rachel Morin has been convicted in a court of law. That is how we hold guilty people accountable ... I'm not sure why Abrego Garcia's rights should be denied based on an awful murder he had absolutely nothing to do with."
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Exclusive: Immigrants falsely labeled dead by the Social Security Administration are showing up at field offices with documents proving they are alive, leading staff to reinstate nearly three dozen people over the past week, according to records obtained by The Post.
Immigrants prove they are alive, forcing Social Security to undo death label
The immigrants who have requested a reversal and been reinstated in Social Security databases include a Haitian asylum seeker and a minor child.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Exclusive: Immigrants falsely labeled dead by the Social Security Administration are showing up at field offices with documents proving they are alive, leading staff to reinstate nearly three dozen people over the past week, according to records obtained by The Post.
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Americans are entitled to and should demand better than this from the President of the United States.
April 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Americans are entitled to and should demand better than this from the President of the United States.
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Kseniia Petrova fled political persecution from Putin and escaped to America. She’s a brilliant scientist—one of the most talented Harvard’s seen in 20 years.
Now she’s in ICE detention, facing deportation while Trump turns the White House into an arm of the Kremlin.
She should be released, NOW.
Now she’s in ICE detention, facing deportation while Trump turns the White House into an arm of the Kremlin.
She should be released, NOW.
She Worked in a Harvard Lab to Reverse Aging, Until ICE Jailed Her (Gift Article)
President Trump’s immigration crackdown ensnared Kseniia Petrova, a scientist who fled Russia after protesting its invasion of Ukraine. She fears arrest if she is deported there.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Kseniia Petrova fled political persecution from Putin and escaped to America. She’s a brilliant scientist—one of the most talented Harvard’s seen in 20 years.
Now she’s in ICE detention, facing deportation while Trump turns the White House into an arm of the Kremlin.
She should be released, NOW.
Now she’s in ICE detention, facing deportation while Trump turns the White House into an arm of the Kremlin.
She should be released, NOW.
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New from 404 Media: we've obtained a leak from inside Palantir describing Palantir's plan to help ICE find people to deport. Includes peoples' location. Palantir is expecting a backlash, preparing comments for employees to tell their family. Says ICE "mature partner"
www.404media.co/leaked-palan...
www.404media.co/leaked-palan...
Leaked: Palantir’s Plan to Help ICE Deport People
Internal Palantir Slack chats and message boards obtained by 404 Media show the contracting giant is helping find the location of people flagged for deportation, that Palantir is now a “more mature pa...
www.404media.co
April 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
New from 404 Media: we've obtained a leak from inside Palantir describing Palantir's plan to help ICE find people to deport. Includes peoples' location. Palantir is expecting a backlash, preparing comments for employees to tell their family. Says ICE "mature partner"
www.404media.co/leaked-palan...
www.404media.co/leaked-palan...
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Make no mistake, when they finish building their panopticon, it will threaten us all.
New from 404 Media: we've obtained a leak from inside Palantir describing Palantir's plan to help ICE find people to deport. Includes peoples' location. Palantir is expecting a backlash, preparing comments for employees to tell their family. Says ICE "mature partner"
www.404media.co/leaked-palan...
www.404media.co/leaked-palan...
Leaked: Palantir’s Plan to Help ICE Deport People
Internal Palantir Slack chats and message boards obtained by 404 Media show the contracting giant is helping find the location of people flagged for deportation, that Palantir is now a “more mature pa...
www.404media.co
April 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Make no mistake, when they finish building their panopticon, it will threaten us all.
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Shame on every single elected official who sees kids shot in their schools as acceptable collateral damage for unfettered access to guns.
Need somewhere to channel your outrage into action? Text READY to 644-33 to join us.
Need somewhere to channel your outrage into action? Text READY to 644-33 to join us.
April 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Shame on every single elected official who sees kids shot in their schools as acceptable collateral damage for unfettered access to guns.
Need somewhere to channel your outrage into action? Text READY to 644-33 to join us.
Need somewhere to channel your outrage into action? Text READY to 644-33 to join us.
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You saw the video of the ICE agent breaking a car window near the border, right? He wasn’t an ICE agent. He’s the founder of Veterans on Patrol, a FAR-RIGHT MILITIA patrolling the border for migrants. They’re basically deputizing militias to act as federal agents. This is dangerously out of control
April 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
You saw the video of the ICE agent breaking a car window near the border, right? He wasn’t an ICE agent. He’s the founder of Veterans on Patrol, a FAR-RIGHT MILITIA patrolling the border for migrants. They’re basically deputizing militias to act as federal agents. This is dangerously out of control
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38 of the 43.
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
38 of the 43.
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
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ICE is pretty much a terrorist organization at this point. We should demand their abolishment.
April 18, 2025 at 1:08 AM
ICE is pretty much a terrorist organization at this point. We should demand their abolishment.