@krislefko.bsky.social
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When the Supreme Court allowed immigration agents to consider race during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned because agents will “promptly let the individual go.”
For these Americans, that wasn’t true.
(Published Oct. 2025)
For these Americans, that wasn’t true.
(Published Oct. 2025)
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
February 13, 2026 at 4:00 AM
When the Supreme Court allowed immigration agents to consider race during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned because agents will “promptly let the individual go.”
For these Americans, that wasn’t true.
(Published Oct. 2025)
For these Americans, that wasn’t true.
(Published Oct. 2025)
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With tax season in full swing, here's our reminder that TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free.
(Published 2019)
(Published 2019)
Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free
Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.
www.propublica.org
February 8, 2026 at 4:00 AM
With tax season in full swing, here's our reminder that TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free.
(Published 2019)
(Published 2019)
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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
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A merica is very recognizable. This is the same America it’s always been, you could just pretend not to see it before. - Adrienne Caulk
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
January 25, 2026 at 12:59 PM
A merica is very recognizable. This is the same America it’s always been, you could just pretend not to see it before. - Adrienne Caulk
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
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WATCH: “How many people with domestic violence convictions are running around, with guns, in our cities, terrorizing people?”
Journalist @laurajedeed.bsky.social was hired as an ICE officer after a 6 minute interview, despite not having completed a background check.
Journalist @laurajedeed.bsky.social was hired as an ICE officer after a 6 minute interview, despite not having completed a background check.
January 17, 2026 at 12:10 AM
WATCH: “How many people with domestic violence convictions are running around, with guns, in our cities, terrorizing people?”
Journalist @laurajedeed.bsky.social was hired as an ICE officer after a 6 minute interview, despite not having completed a background check.
Journalist @laurajedeed.bsky.social was hired as an ICE officer after a 6 minute interview, despite not having completed a background check.
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POWELL: “The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President.”
youtu.be/KckGHaBLSn4
youtu.be/KckGHaBLSn4
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 1:01 AM
POWELL: “The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President.”
youtu.be/KckGHaBLSn4
youtu.be/KckGHaBLSn4
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A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
Charlie Kirk said that deaths were acceptable in order to have our second amendment right. He lived and died by his moral compass.
I will honor him by not engaging in new age empathy over his death. Thoughts & prayers to his family.
RIP (roast in perpetuity) 🪦
I will honor him by not engaging in new age empathy over his death. Thoughts & prayers to his family.
RIP (roast in perpetuity) 🪦
September 11, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Charlie Kirk said that deaths were acceptable in order to have our second amendment right. He lived and died by his moral compass.
I will honor him by not engaging in new age empathy over his death. Thoughts & prayers to his family.
RIP (roast in perpetuity) 🪦
I will honor him by not engaging in new age empathy over his death. Thoughts & prayers to his family.
RIP (roast in perpetuity) 🪦
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Fear has a way of being contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
April 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Fear has a way of being contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
Melania is appropriately dressed for the funeral of America #inauguration
January 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Melania is appropriately dressed for the funeral of America #inauguration