Jenny Votes
@jennyvotes.bsky.social
Voter, lover of science and critical thought
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A group of Gray's Landing residents and REACH Community Development are seeking a court order to prevent federal agents from launching tear gas and other chemicals outside the ICE office unless they face an imminent life threat.
Clouds of tear gas seeping into Portland apartments near ICE ‘shock the conscience,’ lawyer argues
A group of Gray's Landing residents and REACH Community Development are seeking a court order to prevent federal agents from launching tear gas and other chemicals outside the ICE office unless they face an imminent life threat.
www.oregonlive.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:30 AM
A group of Gray's Landing residents and REACH Community Development are seeking a court order to prevent federal agents from launching tear gas and other chemicals outside the ICE office unless they face an imminent life threat.
Pardoned January 6th rioter convicted of sexually abusing children.
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A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was convicted of sexually abusing children
A handyman from Florida who received a pardon from President Trump for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted on state charges of child sex abuse and exposing himself to a child.
www.npr.org
February 14, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Pardoned January 6th rioter convicted of sexually abusing children.
www.npr.org/2026/02/11/n...
www.npr.org/2026/02/11/n...
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A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released by the National Science Foundation.https://cnn.it/3MoF7zU
February 14, 2026 at 3:01 AM
A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released by the National Science Foundation.https://cnn.it/3MoF7zU
Important piece: Dems need to own immigration. There needs to be some common sense changes to the system to allow people already here better pathways to residency and citizenship, as well as make it easier and less expensive to hire workers we need from abroad.
The extraordinary courage of people who are documenting ICE atrocities in places like Minneapolis, at great personal risk, are also achieving something else: They're changing the public's mind about immigration. We have a rare opportunity here. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
How the Democrats Can Play Offense on Immigration
Typically, Democrats run for the hills when immigration comes up. But as two blue-state governors are showing, the winning play is actually to confront ICE and MAGA xenophobia head on.
newrepublic.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Important piece: Dems need to own immigration. There needs to be some common sense changes to the system to allow people already here better pathways to residency and citizenship, as well as make it easier and less expensive to hire workers we need from abroad.
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Rep. Dexter says Gresham family who was detained near Portland hospital 'did everything right'
Rep. Dexter says Gresham family who was detained near Portland hospital ‘did everything right’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Congresswoman Maxine Dexter spoke with KOIN 6 on Wednesday after her journey to Texas to bring home a Gresham family detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Th…
www.koin.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Rep. Dexter says Gresham family who was detained near Portland hospital 'did everything right'
The charging of victims of DHS violence with crimes is an indicator of misuse of criminal charges.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
When Trump Officials’ Claims About Shootings Unravel in Court
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:21 PM
The charging of victims of DHS violence with crimes is an indicator of misuse of criminal charges.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
@wyden.senate.gov says DMV and phones are the prime way our private data gets out. Would be useful for states to regulate how DMV shares information.
February 11, 2026 at 6:10 AM
@wyden.senate.gov says DMV and phones are the prime way our private data gets out. Would be useful for states to regulate how DMV shares information.
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“That means that they can track your location, where you go, what you do and especially who you talk to," U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden said.
ICE is buying Americans' private data from 'sleazy' brokers, Oregon senator warns
“That means that they can track your location, where you go, what you do and especially who you talk to," U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden said.
www.oregonlive.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:00 AM
“That means that they can track your location, where you go, what you do and especially who you talk to," U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden said.
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Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) are leading a bill aiming to limit immigration authorities from using facial recognition technology.
Oregon senators aim to ban DHS from using surveillance technology
Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) are leading a bill aiming to limit immigration authorities from using facial recognition technology.
www.koin.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) are leading a bill aiming to limit immigration authorities from using facial recognition technology.
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AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
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Bad Bunny's entire Super Bowl performance “rebuked the notion that he is some culture-war proxy being foisted upon an American public that wants its stars to shut up and sing,” Spencer Kornhaber argues: theatln.tc/hUu0xoDp
February 9, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Bad Bunny's entire Super Bowl performance “rebuked the notion that he is some culture-war proxy being foisted upon an American public that wants its stars to shut up and sing,” Spencer Kornhaber argues: theatln.tc/hUu0xoDp
Explains some of the imagery used in half time show
El amor que nos enseñó Benito dozz.es/0rdjk3
El amor que nos enseñó Benito
dozz.es
February 9, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Explains some of the imagery used in half time show
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“Late Friday night, the Fifth Circuit adopted the extreme minority view—that the government can indefinitely detain without bond millions of non-citizens who have been here for generations; who have never committed a crime; and who pose neither a risk of flight nor any threat to public safety.”
208. The Fifth Circuit Jumps the Immigration Detention Shark
Late Friday, two of the nation's most right-wing circuit judges adopted an odious legal claim that district court judges from across the country (and ideological spectrum) have overwhelmingly rejected
www.stevevladeck.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:34 PM
“Late Friday night, the Fifth Circuit adopted the extreme minority view—that the government can indefinitely detain without bond millions of non-citizens who have been here for generations; who have never committed a crime; and who pose neither a risk of flight nor any threat to public safety.”
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Trump is badly losing the war over ICE, not just on the streets, but also in the culture. As Bad Bunny shows, this has become a culture war unto itself. Trump-MAGA's initial hubris has been utterly deflated.
I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
Trump Rages at Bad Bunny—and Accidentally Exposes a Big MAGA Weakness
MAGA’s hatred of the Super Bowl halftime performer reflects a hubris about what parts of the culture are “theirs.” But those assumptions are proving more wrong every day.
newrepublic.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Trump is badly losing the war over ICE, not just on the streets, but also in the culture. As Bad Bunny shows, this has become a culture war unto itself. Trump-MAGA's initial hubris has been utterly deflated.
I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
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I know most of you don't read tax news but you should. The effects of Trump's Big Ugly Bill are starting to show. Mega corporations paid almost no income tax last year. Follow @itep.org for more.
Four Big Tech Companies Avoid $51 Billion in Taxes in Wake of One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Four of the corporations whose CEOs flanked President Trump at his 2025 inauguration ceremony have now disclosed that they collectively received $51 billion in federal tax breaks in 2025, much of that...
itep.org
February 7, 2026 at 6:17 AM
I know most of you don't read tax news but you should. The effects of Trump's Big Ugly Bill are starting to show. Mega corporations paid almost no income tax last year. Follow @itep.org for more.
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Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
Great way for a city to protect their residents
Mamdani announces a new executive order protecting New Yorkers from "abusive immigration enforcement," including requiring ICE to have a judicial warrant to enter NYC property
February 6, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Great way for a city to protect their residents
2 GOP Senators to oppose Warsh as nominee in attempt to strengthen Fed independence
The nomination of Kevin Warsh for Chairman of the Federal Reserve is the latest step in Trump’s attempt to seize control of this independent institution.
No one who cares about the independence of the Federal Reserve should agree to move forward with this nomination.
No one who cares about the independence of the Federal Reserve should agree to move forward with this nomination.
thehill.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:56 PM
2 GOP Senators to oppose Warsh as nominee in attempt to strengthen Fed independence
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Some people are asking what I want Schumer to do. He should be screaming over medical care and access to facilities. He should be going to detention facilities himself and putting his body on the line, as he did at the border in 2019. He should lean into stories about New Yorkers in detention. [1/4]
February 4, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Some people are asking what I want Schumer to do. He should be screaming over medical care and access to facilities. He should be going to detention facilities himself and putting his body on the line, as he did at the border in 2019. He should lean into stories about New Yorkers in detention. [1/4]
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My full report, overnight at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/the-system...
"The system sucks," or what a federal lawyer's comments really tell us about the Trump admin
Julie Le's comments are shocking, but they are a problem of the Trump admin’s own making. And it goes way beyond one lawyer new to the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office.
www.lawdork.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:15 AM
My full report, overnight at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/the-system...
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Jan 31, 2026: a peaceful, union-led march in Portland was hit with flash-bangs and tear gas—even kids and dogs.
This is intimidation.
We won’t be silenced;
we’ll keep exercising our First Amendment rights.
Injured?
Report to ACLU: intake.aclu-or.org
and AG Dan Rayfield: doj.state.or.us.
❌🧊
This is intimidation.
We won’t be silenced;
we’ll keep exercising our First Amendment rights.
Injured?
Report to ACLU: intake.aclu-or.org
and AG Dan Rayfield: doj.state.or.us.
❌🧊
February 4, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Jan 31, 2026: a peaceful, union-led march in Portland was hit with flash-bangs and tear gas—even kids and dogs.
This is intimidation.
We won’t be silenced;
we’ll keep exercising our First Amendment rights.
Injured?
Report to ACLU: intake.aclu-or.org
and AG Dan Rayfield: doj.state.or.us.
❌🧊
This is intimidation.
We won’t be silenced;
we’ll keep exercising our First Amendment rights.
Injured?
Report to ACLU: intake.aclu-or.org
and AG Dan Rayfield: doj.state.or.us.
❌🧊
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Wow. 'Hold me in contempt, Judge, so I can get some sleep,' says DOJ attorney defending its unconstitutional detentions. "The system sucks. I hate my job." Saving this post for the #ICETribunal, 'just-doing-my-job good soldier' edition.
A young prosecutor tells a judge what’s really going on joycevance.substack.com/p/today-in-c...
Today In Court
What a prosecutor in Minnesota said
joycevance.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Wow. 'Hold me in contempt, Judge, so I can get some sleep,' says DOJ attorney defending its unconstitutional detentions. "The system sucks. I hate my job." Saving this post for the #ICETribunal, 'just-doing-my-job good soldier' edition.
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But were they missteps? Really?
Billionaire investor and GOP donor Ken Griffin: “This administration has definitely made mis-steps in choosing decisions or courses that have been very, very enriching to the families of those in the administration” giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Citadel’s Ken Griffin says Trump White House has ‘enriched’ family members
Wall Street figure and Republican donor offers rare public criticism of perceived administration’s self-dealing
giftarticle.ft.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:19 AM
But were they missteps? Really?
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Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
January 30, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
"The etymology of the word “martyr” leads back to an ancient Greek word meaning “witness”. Unfortunately, unless Congress or the courts restrain Mr Trump’s immigration agents, there will probably be more like Ms Good and Mr Pretti."
Outraged by scenes of immigrants and citizens alike being dragged out of cars, pepper-sprayed and beaten, Minneapolitans have rushed to take part. Thousands of people have joined the effort to track federal agents
Inside the movement challenging—and disrupting—ICE
A non-violent network of activists is forming across America
econ.st
January 31, 2026 at 1:39 AM
"The etymology of the word “martyr” leads back to an ancient Greek word meaning “witness”. Unfortunately, unless Congress or the courts restrain Mr Trump’s immigration agents, there will probably be more like Ms Good and Mr Pretti."