Amanda C.
@livtokyo.bsky.social
White, religious, stay-at-home mom of 5 kids in the South, so people assume that they know how I think (they don’t). My politics and my faith are both based on compassion. A bio, adoptive, and foster mom!
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What is the plan to
Confront this administration about the unlawful deportation / imprisonment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia???
Confront this administration about the unlawful deportation / imprisonment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia???
April 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
What is the plan to
Confront this administration about the unlawful deportation / imprisonment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia???
Confront this administration about the unlawful deportation / imprisonment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia???
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A Maryland father was wrongly deported without due process and is now trapped in a dangerous El Salvador prison, torn from his family.
ICE calls it an "administrative error." We call it a grave injustice.
ICE calls it an "administrative error." We call it a grave injustice.
Trump administration concedes Maryland father from El Salvador was mistakenly deported and sent to mega prison | CNN Politics
The Trump administration conceded in a court filing Monday that it mistakenly deported a Maryland father to El Salvador “because of an administrative error” and argued it could not return him because ...
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April 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
A Maryland father was wrongly deported without due process and is now trapped in a dangerous El Salvador prison, torn from his family.
ICE calls it an "administrative error." We call it a grave injustice.
ICE calls it an "administrative error." We call it a grave injustice.
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BREAKING: Trump admin says it mistakenly deported a Maryland father who had *withholding of removal* back to El Salvador on March 15. Govt told court Monday it won't bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back. "What.The.Fuck..." one govt attorney told me. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... @theatlantic.com
An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
The Trump administration says it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.
www.theatlantic.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:25 AM
BREAKING: Trump admin says it mistakenly deported a Maryland father who had *withholding of removal* back to El Salvador on March 15. Govt told court Monday it won't bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back. "What.The.Fuck..." one govt attorney told me. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... @theatlantic.com
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"These penguins, who do not trade goods or services with the United States as far as we know, are on the receiving end of a new tax."
'We are not kidding': CNN host needles Trump over penguins embroiled in trade war
CNN's Dana Bash on Thursday mocked President Donald Trump for leveling tariffs against an island that are inhabited solely by penguins."No one is safe from President Trump's new tariffs, not even peng...
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April 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"These penguins, who do not trade goods or services with the United States as far as we know, are on the receiving end of a new tax."
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Israel has stopped responding to the UN-run notification system set up to ensure that aid workers in Gaza do not get killed, forcing a screeching halt to humanitarian operations.
Heba Saleh, @financialtimes.com:
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Heba Saleh, @financialtimes.com:
on.ft.com/4l3cXHb
March 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Israel has stopped responding to the UN-run notification system set up to ensure that aid workers in Gaza do not get killed, forcing a screeching halt to humanitarian operations.
Heba Saleh, @financialtimes.com:
on.ft.com/4l3cXHb
Heba Saleh, @financialtimes.com:
on.ft.com/4l3cXHb
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'Here's Why You Need To Be An Activist—Right. F*cking. Now.'
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/heres-why-...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/heres-why-...
March 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
'Here's Why You Need To Be An Activist—Right. F*cking. Now.'
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/heres-why-...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/heres-why-...
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If only Kristi Noem had been born sooner . . .
March 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
If only Kristi Noem had been born sooner . . .
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If you had shown me this picture in a Democratic campaign ad last fall, I would have rolled my eyes at the ridiculous overkill
March 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
If you had shown me this picture in a Democratic campaign ad last fall, I would have rolled my eyes at the ridiculous overkill
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This guy is in one of the worst prisons in the world with no way out and may spend the rest of his life there because, it appears, he has an autism awareness tattoo in honor of his little brother.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
March 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This guy is in one of the worst prisons in the world with no way out and may spend the rest of his life there because, it appears, he has an autism awareness tattoo in honor of his little brother.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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NEW: @motherjones.com reports that one of the men renditioned to El Salvador is Neri Alvarado, who was working in Dallas as a baker. An ICE agent told him they were questioning all men with tattoos.
Neri has an AUTISM AWARENESS TATTOO in honor of his 15-year-old brother with autism.
Neri has an AUTISM AWARENESS TATTOO in honor of his 15-year-old brother with autism.
March 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
NEW: @motherjones.com reports that one of the men renditioned to El Salvador is Neri Alvarado, who was working in Dallas as a baker. An ICE agent told him they were questioning all men with tattoos.
Neri has an AUTISM AWARENESS TATTOO in honor of his 15-year-old brother with autism.
Neri has an AUTISM AWARENESS TATTOO in honor of his 15-year-old brother with autism.
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Ask yourself:
Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this?
Why would any decent human being do this?
Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this?
Why would any decent human being do this?
March 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Ask yourself:
Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this?
Why would any decent human being do this?
Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this?
Why would any decent human being do this?
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Simply by my steady volume, my refusal to nurture falsehoods, my insistence on calling out hypocrisy, and my intolerance to discrimination—I am probably forever altering the connection between us.
I am willing to risk this.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-bridge...
I am willing to risk this.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-bridge...
The Bridges Worth Burning
Many times a day I think about the people I used to feel close to, the ones I once felt at home with, those whose presence I previously found comfort in.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
March 16, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Simply by my steady volume, my refusal to nurture falsehoods, my insistence on calling out hypocrisy, and my intolerance to discrimination—I am probably forever altering the connection between us.
I am willing to risk this.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-bridge...
I am willing to risk this.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-bridge...
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ICE illegally arrested and detained Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident, for his political advocacy.
Take action to free Mahmoud NOW.
Take action to free Mahmoud NOW.
Free Mahmoud Khalil
The Trump administration has illegally arrested and detained Mahmoud Khalil in direct retaliation for his advocacy in support of Palestinian rights. This egregious, unprecedented, and illegal abuse of...
action.aclu.org
March 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
ICE illegally arrested and detained Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident, for his political advocacy.
Take action to free Mahmoud NOW.
Take action to free Mahmoud NOW.
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March 11, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Yes. If DHS can barge in, say your visa was revoked, be told you have a green card, say it's revoked too, and then disappear you so that neither your lawyer nor your family can find you, then all the guardrails are gone. There is no policy, practice, or law protecting anyone.
re the previous repost: if they can disappear permanent residents they can disappear citizens
March 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Yes. If DHS can barge in, say your visa was revoked, be told you have a green card, say it's revoked too, and then disappear you so that neither your lawyer nor your family can find you, then all the guardrails are gone. There is no policy, practice, or law protecting anyone.
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Trump’s latest tariff moves are shaking markets and roiling our relationships with allies, but Trump doesn't seem to care. Could there be a method to his tariff madness?
What’s Really Behind Trump’s Tariffs?
Three theories to explain the method to Trump's tariff madness
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
March 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Trump’s latest tariff moves are shaking markets and roiling our relationships with allies, but Trump doesn't seem to care. Could there be a method to his tariff madness?
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All roads lead to Russia.
March 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
All roads lead to Russia.
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Trump thinks we have transgender mice because he doesn't understand what transgenic means.
Hegseth thinks we have gay aircraft because a pilot named his plane after his mother whose surname was Gay.
Musk thinks he saved us money on contracts cancelled when George W. Bush was president.
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Hegseth thinks we have gay aircraft because a pilot named his plane after his mother whose surname was Gay.
Musk thinks he saved us money on contracts cancelled when George W. Bush was president.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
March 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Trump thinks we have transgender mice because he doesn't understand what transgenic means.
Hegseth thinks we have gay aircraft because a pilot named his plane after his mother whose surname was Gay.
Musk thinks he saved us money on contracts cancelled when George W. Bush was president.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Hegseth thinks we have gay aircraft because a pilot named his plane after his mother whose surname was Gay.
Musk thinks he saved us money on contracts cancelled when George W. Bush was president.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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March 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM