Genealogy Gecko, PhD.
@genealogygecko.bsky.social
Retired university faculty in Science Education. Continuing research on personal projects of interest.
Lifelong Science Geek, Genealogist, Artist, Photographer and Crafter. Desert Dweller.
Lifelong Science Geek, Genealogist, Artist, Photographer and Crafter. Desert Dweller.
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👀Now that ICE/DHS are planning to buy ‘mega’ warehouse detention centers across the US to house human beings you might want to listen to this gentleman’s history lesson that he delivered at a city council meeting in AZ. Congress needs to have hearings on this like yesterday.
February 5, 2026 at 3:49 PM
👀Now that ICE/DHS are planning to buy ‘mega’ warehouse detention centers across the US to house human beings you might want to listen to this gentleman’s history lesson that he delivered at a city council meeting in AZ. Congress needs to have hearings on this like yesterday.
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Sen. Mark Kelly: "Right now they need to get out of Minneapolis & really reevaluate what this agency agency should be. Kristi Noem needs to be fired, by the way. That's a good starting point here. And the senior leadership there, the ones who have implemented these policies, these people need to go"
February 4, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Sen. Mark Kelly: "Right now they need to get out of Minneapolis & really reevaluate what this agency agency should be. Kristi Noem needs to be fired, by the way. That's a good starting point here. And the senior leadership there, the ones who have implemented these policies, these people need to go"
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What a story. Read it.
This is in small-town Minnesota. This is not in one of those demonic blue cities that the GOP talk about. This is pretty goddam rural. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident
The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to the first time local police in...
www.mprnews.org
January 31, 2026 at 4:25 PM
What a story. Read it.
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Good! This is how local police should act
"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident
The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to the first time local police in...
www.mprnews.org
January 31, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Good! This is how local police should act
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Hey MAGAs!
Your hero, #SexPredatorInChief4547, has made *NO* secret whatsoever since February 2018 of how much *HE* would enjoy taking away y'all's guns.
Damn near 8 years later, he makes it sound like #MillerMuskTrumpRegime is seriously considering said action!
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Your hero, #SexPredatorInChief4547, has made *NO* secret whatsoever since February 2018 of how much *HE* would enjoy taking away y'all's guns.
Damn near 8 years later, he makes it sound like #MillerMuskTrumpRegime is seriously considering said action!
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
‘WTF’: Pro-gun groups warn vulnerable GOP seats on the line after Pretti response
Trump and top officials’ comments on the Pretti killing has some gun rights supporters threatening electoral consequences.
www.politico.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Hey MAGAs!
Your hero, #SexPredatorInChief4547, has made *NO* secret whatsoever since February 2018 of how much *HE* would enjoy taking away y'all's guns.
Damn near 8 years later, he makes it sound like #MillerMuskTrumpRegime is seriously considering said action!
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Your hero, #SexPredatorInChief4547, has made *NO* secret whatsoever since February 2018 of how much *HE* would enjoy taking away y'all's guns.
Damn near 8 years later, he makes it sound like #MillerMuskTrumpRegime is seriously considering said action!
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
So preventable on so many levels....
Measles outbreak at ICE detention centers in Arizona prompts quarantine
DHS's delay in addressing the three confirmed measles cases, and their location, has been frustrating for migrant-aid volunteers trying to understand the scope of the outbreak in Pinal County.
tucson.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:39 PM
So preventable on so many levels....
Tucson schools today.
Some Tucson schools cancel classes due to national anti-ICE protest
A national protest Friday against the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis has resulted in some schools in Tucson canceling classes and several Tucson businesses closing for the day.
tucson.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Tucson schools today.
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"Fear not those without papers, but those without conscience."
-- Amanda Gorman
-- Amanda Gorman
January 30, 2026 at 7:44 AM
"Fear not those without papers, but those without conscience."
-- Amanda Gorman
-- Amanda Gorman
Unfortunately, this looks a lot like Minnesota.
In pictures: In China, the lost battle of a village of defiant Christians
Videos, testimonies and satellite footage obtained by Le Monde reveal the scale of the repression of part of the Chinese Christian community.
www.lemonde.fr
January 30, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Unfortunately, this looks a lot like Minnesota.
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Welcome to America
ICE AGENTS CAN MURDER YOU ON THE STREETS
MASKED AGENTS CAN THROW YOU TO THE GROUND , GRAB YOUR PHONE, DEMAND TO SEE YOUR PAPERS, DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE A CITIZEN
BUT NOW ARRESTING JOURNALISTS
DON LEMON
GEORGIA FORT, INDEPENDENT JOURNALIST
FIRST AMENDMENT
FADING AWAY
ICE AGENTS CAN MURDER YOU ON THE STREETS
MASKED AGENTS CAN THROW YOU TO THE GROUND , GRAB YOUR PHONE, DEMAND TO SEE YOUR PAPERS, DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE A CITIZEN
BUT NOW ARRESTING JOURNALISTS
DON LEMON
GEORGIA FORT, INDEPENDENT JOURNALIST
FIRST AMENDMENT
FADING AWAY
January 30, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Welcome to America
ICE AGENTS CAN MURDER YOU ON THE STREETS
MASKED AGENTS CAN THROW YOU TO THE GROUND , GRAB YOUR PHONE, DEMAND TO SEE YOUR PAPERS, DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE A CITIZEN
BUT NOW ARRESTING JOURNALISTS
DON LEMON
GEORGIA FORT, INDEPENDENT JOURNALIST
FIRST AMENDMENT
FADING AWAY
ICE AGENTS CAN MURDER YOU ON THE STREETS
MASKED AGENTS CAN THROW YOU TO THE GROUND , GRAB YOUR PHONE, DEMAND TO SEE YOUR PAPERS, DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE A CITIZEN
BUT NOW ARRESTING JOURNALISTS
DON LEMON
GEORGIA FORT, INDEPENDENT JOURNALIST
FIRST AMENDMENT
FADING AWAY
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Just watched Nuremberg and all I can think about now is how history repeats itself and how good always triumphs over evil.
To everyone in Trump’s administration and all you Nazi ICE thugs:
See you at Nuremberg bitches.
To everyone in Trump’s administration and all you Nazi ICE thugs:
See you at Nuremberg bitches.
January 30, 2026 at 5:41 AM
Just watched Nuremberg and all I can think about now is how history repeats itself and how good always triumphs over evil.
To everyone in Trump’s administration and all you Nazi ICE thugs:
See you at Nuremberg bitches.
To everyone in Trump’s administration and all you Nazi ICE thugs:
See you at Nuremberg bitches.
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Sen. Jon Ossoff: "This is a freedom loving country…When you have masked federal agents setting up police checkpoints, demanding papers from American citizens, detaining American citizens without cause…that makes people upset all across the country of all political persuasions."
January 29, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Sen. Jon Ossoff: "This is a freedom loving country…When you have masked federal agents setting up police checkpoints, demanding papers from American citizens, detaining American citizens without cause…that makes people upset all across the country of all political persuasions."
Because that excuse worked so well at Nuremburg.
January 28, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Because that excuse worked so well at Nuremburg.
ICE is acting with impunity.
Ecuador files protest after ICE agents attempts to enter Minneapolis consulate
Federal agents are generally not allowed to enter an embassy or consulate without permission.
www.axios.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:20 PM
ICE is acting with impunity.
A major federal workers’ union representing Border Patrol agents, the AFGE, called for the resignation or firing of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and White House adviser Stephen Miller, blaming them for the policies and rhetoric ...
Important Update: Knives are Out as Kristi Noem Tries to Throw Stephen Miller Under the Bus and Trump Ignites Republican Rift
Good evening everyone.
open.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 PM
A major federal workers’ union representing Border Patrol agents, the AFGE, called for the resignation or firing of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and White House adviser Stephen Miller, blaming them for the policies and rhetoric ...
From Minnesota feed on Reddit -
From the stateofMN community on Reddit: Ice agent telling unarmed observer “if you raise your voice, I’ll erase your voice”
Posted by state-of-MN - 3,567 votes and 235 comments
www.reddit.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:35 PM
From Minnesota feed on Reddit -
Steve Kerr and the NBA players are speaking up. Loudly.
Anchor Light Publications (@anchorlightpublications)
This is how I feel.
It's how many of us feel.
It's how we wish our “Dem Leaders” felt and acted.
If Steve ran for President, I'd vote for him. He's an incredible human being.
substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Steve Kerr and the NBA players are speaking up. Loudly.
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Don't let the door hit you on the way out, Greg...
Greg Bovino Loses His Job
The Border Patrol chief has been ousted from his role as “commander at large,” and will return to El Centro.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Don't let the door hit you on the way out, Greg...
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ICE must be abolished and the only way it can end is “We The People” have had enough
January 11, 2026 at 4:06 PM
ICE must be abolished and the only way it can end is “We The People” have had enough
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Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
January 26, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
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“I just checked—it turns out that Art. II, Sec. 1 of the Constitution of the United States does *not* say ‘The executive Power shall be vested in a bunch of sociopaths who think they can do whatever the f*ck they want and make sh*t up as they go along.’” — George Conway
January 26, 2026 at 12:37 PM
“I just checked—it turns out that Art. II, Sec. 1 of the Constitution of the United States does *not* say ‘The executive Power shall be vested in a bunch of sociopaths who think they can do whatever the f*ck they want and make sh*t up as they go along.’” — George Conway
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Boycott the FIFA World Cup in the USA. Don't reward fascism. #3E #BoycottFifaWorldCup #BoycottUSA #BoycottFifa
January 26, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Boycott the FIFA World Cup in the USA. Don't reward fascism. #3E #BoycottFifaWorldCup #BoycottUSA #BoycottFifa