Martha Fry
@marthafry.bsky.social
I’m a nobody, but I have opinions
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At least 20 people who have received clemency from President Trump so far this year were also forgiven of financial penalties totaling tens of millions of dollars.
Some of these offenders owed money to real-life victims of fraud.
Some of these offenders owed money to real-life victims of fraud.
Trump’s pardons wipe out payments to defrauded victims
In addition to clearing prison sentences, the president’s clemency actions have erased millions in restitution payments.
wapo.st
December 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
At least 20 people who have received clemency from President Trump so far this year were also forgiven of financial penalties totaling tens of millions of dollars.
Some of these offenders owed money to real-life victims of fraud.
Some of these offenders owed money to real-life victims of fraud.
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The Trump administration has virtually stopped releasing undocumented children in federal custody to their parents and other relatives, The Texas Newsroom and The California Newsroom have found.
The Trump administration has all but stopped reuniting detained migrant children with families
Government sources say that for the last six weeks, they've been ordered not to release undocumented children in federal custody to their parents and relatives.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
December 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The Trump administration has virtually stopped releasing undocumented children in federal custody to their parents and other relatives, The Texas Newsroom and The California Newsroom have found.
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December 16, 2025
December 16, 2025
While President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:43 AM
December 16, 2025
I am 68 years old and had formula from day one, as did all three of my siblings. None of us was malnourished and none of us has a brain worm. 🤷
RFK Jr: "All of the ingenuity of corporate America has not produced an infant formula that is superior in nutrition and all the qualities that we want to the infant formula that God made, which is the infant formula in a mother's breast."
December 8, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I am 68 years old and had formula from day one, as did all three of my siblings. None of us was malnourished and none of us has a brain worm. 🤷
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It'll be fine, Texas' electric grid famously never gets overloaded ... oh, wait. 🤬
"Compared with September 2024, ERCOT now is tracking more than three times as many large load interconnections, with nearly 69% of the large load requests coming from data centers."
"Compared with September 2024, ERCOT now is tracking more than three times as many large load interconnections, with nearly 69% of the large load requests coming from data centers."
Texas Grid Operators and Regulators Iron Out New Rules for Data Centers - Inside Climate News
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law in June that empowers the state’s grid operator to remotely disconnect data centers and other large energy users if the grid is under extreme stress. The so-called ...
insideclimatenews.org
December 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
It'll be fine, Texas' electric grid famously never gets overloaded ... oh, wait. 🤬
"Compared with September 2024, ERCOT now is tracking more than three times as many large load interconnections, with nearly 69% of the large load requests coming from data centers."
"Compared with September 2024, ERCOT now is tracking more than three times as many large load interconnections, with nearly 69% of the large load requests coming from data centers."
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ISPs and cellular carriers will no longer be required to meet minimum cybersecurity standards after an FCC vote Thursday. “This is such a terrible idea. This is rolling out the red carpet for another attack,” EFF’s @cooperq.com told @CNET.com. www.cnet.com/home/intern...
Internet Providers Can Monitor Their Own Cybersecurity Standards, Says Trump’s FCC
In what the Electronic Frontier Foundation calls a "terrible idea," the Federal Communications Commission has rescinded the requirement for telecom companies to issue yearly cybersecurity reports.
www.cnet.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
ISPs and cellular carriers will no longer be required to meet minimum cybersecurity standards after an FCC vote Thursday. “This is such a terrible idea. This is rolling out the red carpet for another attack,” EFF’s @cooperq.com told @CNET.com. www.cnet.com/home/intern...
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It really doesn't look appetizing at all. Hundred photos and I'm still unimpressed. I'm so sorry to y'alls cultural dish.
But at least it's easy to make.
But at least it's easy to make.
November 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
It really doesn't look appetizing at all. Hundred photos and I'm still unimpressed. I'm so sorry to y'alls cultural dish.
But at least it's easy to make.
But at least it's easy to make.
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“They had seen me before, so they thought they were just going to speed away. I was like, ‘Ha ha, bitches, I got a new scooter!’”
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
“They had seen me before, so they thought they were just going to speed away. I was like, ‘Ha ha, bitches, I got a new scooter!’”
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“The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika — an emblem of fascism and white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and the deaths of more than 400,000 U.S. troops who died fighting in World War II — as a hate symbol”
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
“The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika — an emblem of fascism and white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and the deaths of more than 400,000 U.S. troops who died fighting in World War II — as a hate symbol”
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Move comes as Israeli attacks on bombarded enclave killed at least 32 Palestinians and wounded 88 others in 24 hours.
Palestinians ‘squeezed’ as Israel moves beyond ‘yellow line’ in Gaza City
Move comes as Israeli attacks on bombarded enclave killed at least 32 Palestinians and wounded 88 others in 24 hours.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Move comes as Israeli attacks on bombarded enclave killed at least 32 Palestinians and wounded 88 others in 24 hours.
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“On average, Musk will make $3 billion more per year than the 1.4 million elementary school teachers in the U.S. combined.”
Elon Musk is set to make more than every U.S. elementary teacher combined
See how Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s new payment package compares with other occupations in the United States.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
“On average, Musk will make $3 billion more per year than the 1.4 million elementary school teachers in the U.S. combined.”
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
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“I think most don’t realize how hard it is to immigrate legally to the United States,” says former senior policy official @margyoh.bsky.social. She explains other surprising facts about the immigration system in a wide-ranging new Q&A:
An Insider’s View of the Immigration System
A former senior immigration policy official offers insight into how the system works and highlights urgent problems that must be addressed.
www.brennancenter.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“I think most don’t realize how hard it is to immigrate legally to the United States,” says former senior policy official @margyoh.bsky.social. She explains other surprising facts about the immigration system in a wide-ranging new Q&A:
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
(From @mluckovichajc)
(From @mluckovichajc)
November 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
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(From @mluckovichajc)
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I know truth doesn’t matter anymore but 1) rates are skyrocketing because of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill ending the ACA subsidies to give billionaires tax cuts and 2) Democrats can’t “do something” because Republicans control every branch of government.
October 31, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I know truth doesn’t matter anymore but 1) rates are skyrocketing because of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill ending the ACA subsidies to give billionaires tax cuts and 2) Democrats can’t “do something” because Republicans control every branch of government.
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NEW: Trump has announced that the US will admit the lowest level of refugees ever at 7,500 in FY 2026. The US will only be admitting as refugees White people from South Africa and "victims of illegal or unjust discrimination," which leaked memos suggest means far-right Europeans.
October 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
NEW: Trump has announced that the US will admit the lowest level of refugees ever at 7,500 in FY 2026. The US will only be admitting as refugees White people from South Africa and "victims of illegal or unjust discrimination," which leaked memos suggest means far-right Europeans.
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I'm shaking almost too hard to type. I entered SLC airport and heard screams and cries for help. I could see people gathered around, watching. I sped over to discover this woman face down on the floor, four grown men pushing her down, while she cried "HELP ME" and pled for her child.
October 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I'm shaking almost too hard to type. I entered SLC airport and heard screams and cries for help. I could see people gathered around, watching. I sped over to discover this woman face down on the floor, four grown men pushing her down, while she cried "HELP ME" and pled for her child.
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North Dakota has 15 nationally certified American Sign Language interpreters for the whole state, with none living west of U.S. Highway 83, according to a national registry.
via @northdakotamonitor.com
via @northdakotamonitor.com
Lack of sign language interpreters in North Dakota a major barrier
The video sign language service the Bismarck hospital was using was not working properly, and Tammy Derrick wanted to know what was happening with her son.She eventually requested an on-site sign…
www.newsfromthestates.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
North Dakota has 15 nationally certified American Sign Language interpreters for the whole state, with none living west of U.S. Highway 83, according to a national registry.
via @northdakotamonitor.com
via @northdakotamonitor.com
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A 24-year-old Honduran man who was fleeing federal immigration agents in Virginia died on a highway after being struck by a vehicle. https://to.pbs.org/4nop4hK
Man struck dead by vehicle on Virginia highway after trying to flee immigration agents
Agents tried to detain Josué Castro Rivera and the three other passengers, and he fled on foot, tried to cross Interstate 264 in Norfolk and was fatally struck, according to state and federal authorit...
www.pbs.org
October 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A 24-year-old Honduran man who was fleeing federal immigration agents in Virginia died on a highway after being struck by a vehicle. https://to.pbs.org/4nop4hK
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About 13% of Mississippians, or around 384,800 people, receive food stamps, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities data shows.
Of those who receive SNAP benefits, 67% are families with children, 41% are families who are older adults or disabled, and 26% are working families.
Of those who receive SNAP benefits, 67% are families with children, 41% are families who are older adults or disabled, and 26% are working families.
Mississippi to Halt SNAP Food Assistance on Nov. 1 Amid Shutdown
Mississippi residents who rely on food stamps will not be able to access SNAP benefits starting Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown.
buff.ly
October 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
About 13% of Mississippians, or around 384,800 people, receive food stamps, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities data shows.
Of those who receive SNAP benefits, 67% are families with children, 41% are families who are older adults or disabled, and 26% are working families.
Of those who receive SNAP benefits, 67% are families with children, 41% are families who are older adults or disabled, and 26% are working families.
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⚠️ Blue states and counties with large Latino populations are being targeted.
Passaic County in NJ is 43% Hispanic. Los Angeles (49%), Kern (55%), Riverside (50%), Fresno (55%), and Orange (34%) Counties in CA are the other sites.
I would anticipate ICE might be part of the “monitoring” presence.
Passaic County in NJ is 43% Hispanic. Los Angeles (49%), Kern (55%), Riverside (50%), Fresno (55%), and Orange (34%) Counties in CA are the other sites.
I would anticipate ICE might be part of the “monitoring” presence.
Breaking: The Department of Justice announced it will "monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions [in New Jersey and California] ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law." www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...
Justice Department to Monitor Polling Sites in California, New Jersey
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Justice announced that it will monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot ...
www.justice.gov
October 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
⚠️ Blue states and counties with large Latino populations are being targeted.
Passaic County in NJ is 43% Hispanic. Los Angeles (49%), Kern (55%), Riverside (50%), Fresno (55%), and Orange (34%) Counties in CA are the other sites.
I would anticipate ICE might be part of the “monitoring” presence.
Passaic County in NJ is 43% Hispanic. Los Angeles (49%), Kern (55%), Riverside (50%), Fresno (55%), and Orange (34%) Counties in CA are the other sites.
I would anticipate ICE might be part of the “monitoring” presence.
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Here’s the other big problem: Treasury Secretary Bessent is sitting on a massive Epstein file containing thousands more bank documents that would help us continue to follow the money through his sex trafficking ring.
October 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Here’s the other big problem: Treasury Secretary Bessent is sitting on a massive Epstein file containing thousands more bank documents that would help us continue to follow the money through his sex trafficking ring.
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Breaking News: President Trump is considering an overhaul to the U.S. refugee program that would favor mostly white people, documents show.
Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People
The proposals would transform a program aimed at helping the most vulnerable people in the world into one that gives preference to mostly white people who say they are being persecuted.
nyti.ms
October 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Breaking News: President Trump is considering an overhaul to the U.S. refugee program that would favor mostly white people, documents show.
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A 9-year-old pepper sprayed in handcuffs, crying for her dad. A teenager wrestled to the ground, and another pepper sprayed while waiting for the bus.
All were Black girls hurt by police.
All were Black girls hurt by police.
Police Hurt Thousands of Teens Every Year. A Striking Number Are Black Girls.
www.themarshallproject.org
October 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A 9-year-old pepper sprayed in handcuffs, crying for her dad. A teenager wrestled to the ground, and another pepper sprayed while waiting for the bus.
All were Black girls hurt by police.
All were Black girls hurt by police.
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Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
apnews.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...