John Wolforth
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Tactics by immigration agents attempting to arrest undocumented immigrants have shocked the public and led to protests. But what is, and isn't, allowed by law when it comes to ICE arrests?
What ICE agents can and cannot legally do during arrests
Tactics by immigration agents attempting to arrest undocumented immigrants have shocked the public and led to protests. But what is, and isn't, allowed by law when it comes to ICE arrests?
n.pr
September 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Tactics by immigration agents attempting to arrest undocumented immigrants have shocked the public and led to protests. But what is, and isn't, allowed by law when it comes to ICE arrests?
"I'm shocked, simply shocked"
“It’s a lot of abuse, what we’re enduring here in Alligator.” When Luis Manuel Rivas Velásquez collapsed in “Alligator Alcatraz” & was taken to the hospital, detainees pounded on the bars of their cages for help. A phone call details the facility’s systemic neglect, @alexmar.bsky.social reports.
Medical emergency at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ highlights neglect, advocates say
A phone call recording obtained by Prism details one detainee’s description of conditions at the immigration detention facility
prismreports.org
August 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
"I'm shocked, simply shocked"
Too little too late.
The right-wing news channel Newsmax has agreed to pay $67 million to Dominion Voting Systems over its coverage of the 2020 presidential election. A trial had been scheduled for October.
Newsmax pays $67 million to settle defamation case linked to 2020 election coverage
The right-wing news channel Newsmax has agreed to pay $67 million to Dominion Voting Systems over its coverage of the 2020 presidential election. A trial had been scheduled for October.
n.pr
August 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Too little too late.
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Pundits and politicians ought to keep foremost in mind that Trump is sitting in the White House partly because of Putin’s skullduggery.
That’s the original sin of his presidencies, and many in Ukraine and America are bearing its consequences.
That’s the original sin of his presidencies, and many in Ukraine and America are bearing its consequences.
Trump can’t escape the original sin of his presidency: His bond with Putin
The US president aided and abetted the Russian leader's attack on America.
www.motherjones.com
August 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Pundits and politicians ought to keep foremost in mind that Trump is sitting in the White House partly because of Putin’s skullduggery.
That’s the original sin of his presidencies, and many in Ukraine and America are bearing its consequences.
That’s the original sin of his presidencies, and many in Ukraine and America are bearing its consequences.
It was like kindergarten, with everyone playing with different toys. I hated it. At least, create some sound dampening and some free space where conversations can happen.
A growing body of evidence suggests that the open office undermines the very things that it was designed to achieve.
The Open-Office Trap
www.newyorker.com
August 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
It was like kindergarten, with everyone playing with different toys. I hated it. At least, create some sound dampening and some free space where conversations can happen.
Big surprise
“Nobody’s showing me that there are more convicted criminals. Nobody’s showing me that there are more removable people coming into custody.”
Trump is not deporting only “criminals”
“More immigration enforcement always means, as a rule, more people without criminal convictions getting arrested and detained.”
www.motherjones.com
July 29, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Big surprise
I've watched this all my life but never gone. What's wrong with me?
'Lumberjills' chip away at Paul Bunyon stereotypes at the 65th annual Lumberjack Championship, with more women than ever before competing in the Hayward, Wisconsin, event.
Hit the road, Jack! Lumberjills chip their way into timber sports
'Lumberjills' chip away at Paul Bunyon stereotypes at the 65th annual Lumberjack Championship, with more women than ever before competing in the Hayward, Wisconsin, event.
n.pr
July 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I've watched this all my life but never gone. What's wrong with me?
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The man's arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betrayal. [via @wbur.org]
Former Afghan interpreter for U.S. military detained by ICE after routine immigration appointment
Zia’s arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betra...
n.pr
July 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The man's arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betrayal. [via @wbur.org]
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Wednesday is with us again, so grab your family and friends and drag them out to buy a book! - Michael
July 23, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Wednesday is with us again, so grab your family and friends and drag them out to buy a book! - Michael
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This July marks the 100-year anniversary of the Scopes Trial. #EduSky we want to know how its legacy affects teaching today. Share your thoughts with @scifri.bsky.social.
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July 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This July marks the 100-year anniversary of the Scopes Trial. #EduSky we want to know how its legacy affects teaching today. Share your thoughts with @scifri.bsky.social.
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No child should go hungry in America.
Trump's cruel spending bill will result in just that.
www.cnbc.com/2025/07/10/t...
Trump's cruel spending bill will result in just that.
www.cnbc.com/2025/07/10/t...
July 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
No child should go hungry in America.
Trump's cruel spending bill will result in just that.
www.cnbc.com/2025/07/10/t...
Trump's cruel spending bill will result in just that.
www.cnbc.com/2025/07/10/t...
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Here’s how fossil fuel pollution causes floods. It’s not that hard to understand, except that fossil fuel invests billions of dollars in making sure people don’t understand. Don’t let yourself be fooled.
This is why there’s been so much extreme rainfall and flooding in the U.S.
There’s been an abnormal amount of extreme rainfall across the United States in recent days. Here’s what’s driving it.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Here’s how fossil fuel pollution causes floods. It’s not that hard to understand, except that fossil fuel invests billions of dollars in making sure people don’t understand. Don’t let yourself be fooled.
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MSNBC dug up the clip of former Trump Sec Def Mark Esper saying that Trump asked him in 2020 to shoot protesters -- an order Pete Hegseth wouldn't rule out following if Trump asked him to do it today
June 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
MSNBC dug up the clip of former Trump Sec Def Mark Esper saying that Trump asked him in 2020 to shoot protesters -- an order Pete Hegseth wouldn't rule out following if Trump asked him to do it today
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A key takeaway to me is that the Congress full of people who have been there for years. It's spring that they are going with the power/money, not what's right for all of us
🧪 How can (largely) the same congress that voted in 2023 to authorize doubling the NSF budget now sit idle while the agency is strip-mined, all while loudly fretting about competition from China? www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
The National Science Foundation Is Being Dismantled. What The Economy Needs Is More Investment In Research, Not Less
The economic consequences of restricting scientific inquiry on this scale could be far-reaching.
www.forbes.com
May 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A key takeaway to me is that the Congress full of people who have been there for years. It's spring that they are going with the power/money, not what's right for all of us
Give it a minute. It gets you to think about strategy. The message is sometimes in the method.
People spend a lot of time wondering why the left is worse at using independent media to control the national narrative.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
April 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Give it a minute. It gets you to think about strategy. The message is sometimes in the method.
Thanks for the reminder Betty
Don't let Donald's tariff stupidity distract you from talking about the Signal security lapse at the Pentagon that put our troops in danger. The media may have forgotten about it, but the voters have not. And we can multitask our criticisms.
April 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Thanks for the reminder Betty
An amazing mind. I'm glad I was alive while he was
BOTD Christopher Hitchens!!
Disagreed w/him often, but so miss his voice today
Here on:
Henry K: slate.com/news-and-pol...
Our favorite book: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Orwell: www.vanityfair.com/culture/2012...
Fine appreciation via @benburgis.bsky.social: www.thenation.com/article/cult...
Disagreed w/him often, but so miss his voice today
Here on:
Henry K: slate.com/news-and-pol...
Our favorite book: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Orwell: www.vanityfair.com/culture/2012...
Fine appreciation via @benburgis.bsky.social: www.thenation.com/article/cult...
Why Christopher Hitchens Still Matters
A contrarian Christmas provocation.
www.thenation.com
April 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
An amazing mind. I'm glad I was alive while he was
Overloading the media space is still the strategy. People are still being arrested without process. Agencies still getting shut down. Reasons to fire a cabinet member don't expire.
Keep talking about the Signal security lapse at the Pentagon. The media may have forgotten about it, but the voters have not.
April 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Overloading the media space is still the strategy. People are still being arrested without process. Agencies still getting shut down. Reasons to fire a cabinet member don't expire.
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Trump believes he can now have any person living in the United States - ANY PERSON - removed from the country... once that person is on foreign land, the administration argues it cannot be forced to return them. ANY PERSON.... WITHOUT CAUSE... that's where we are tonight.
April 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Trump believes he can now have any person living in the United States - ANY PERSON - removed from the country... once that person is on foreign land, the administration argues it cannot be forced to return them. ANY PERSON.... WITHOUT CAUSE... that's where we are tonight.
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Welcome to the dumbest administration
April 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Welcome to the dumbest administration
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On the anniversary of Dr. King's assassination: Researching KING OF THE NORTH, I realized how many things we still don't know about his work outside the South, his experiences of police brutality & his political partner Coretta Scott. 10 things we need to know: www.teenvogue.com/story/mlk-in...
Understanding MLK’s Deep Personal History With Police Brutality and Racism
Dr. King was arrested 29 times and assaulted by the police on many occasions.
www.teenvogue.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
On the anniversary of Dr. King's assassination: Researching KING OF THE NORTH, I realized how many things we still don't know about his work outside the South, his experiences of police brutality & his political partner Coretta Scott. 10 things we need to know: www.teenvogue.com/story/mlk-in...
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Every single breath a projection of their own cowardice venality and sloth
April 2, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Every single breath a projection of their own cowardice venality and sloth
Norman Rockwell mostly painted wholesome Midwestern scenes, ones that I knew didn't reflect the whole reality of the place I was living at the time. But he had his moments.
First published #OnThisDay for the April 1, 1961 cover of The Saturday Evening Post is Norman Rockwell's painting, "Golden Rule."
"Do Unto Other As You Would Have Them Do Unto You." Rockwell was a compassionate man, and this simple phrase reflected his philosophy.
"Do Unto Other As You Would Have Them Do Unto You." Rockwell was a compassionate man, and this simple phrase reflected his philosophy.
April 2, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Norman Rockwell mostly painted wholesome Midwestern scenes, ones that I knew didn't reflect the whole reality of the place I was living at the time. But he had his moments.
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Thank you Senator Cory Booker. This guy truly cares about the people he represents.
"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
April 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Thank you Senator Cory Booker. This guy truly cares about the people he represents.