@paisley64.bsky.social
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This is Linda Martin. A few years ago, the FBI seized her life savings: $40,200.
The kicker: She was never charged with a crime—and the government couldn’t tell her why it took her money.
Martin is far from the first. But she is trying to make sure she is the last. A thread.
The kicker: She was never charged with a crime—and the government couldn’t tell her why it took her money.
Martin is far from the first. But she is trying to make sure she is the last. A thread.
April 30, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This is Linda Martin. A few years ago, the FBI seized her life savings: $40,200.
The kicker: She was never charged with a crime—and the government couldn’t tell her why it took her money.
Martin is far from the first. But she is trying to make sure she is the last. A thread.
The kicker: She was never charged with a crime—and the government couldn’t tell her why it took her money.
Martin is far from the first. But she is trying to make sure she is the last. A thread.
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Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago:
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them
Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.
www.nbcnews.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago:
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.
Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Not to state the obvious, but none of them were sent to a terrorist prison in El Salvador. They all had lawyers, indictment by grand jury, a trial or a guilty plea where a judge ensured it was knowing & voluntary & access to an appeals process. In other words, all the hallmarks of due process.
April 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Not to state the obvious, but none of them were sent to a terrorist prison in El Salvador. They all had lawyers, indictment by grand jury, a trial or a guilty plea where a judge ensured it was knowing & voluntary & access to an appeals process. In other words, all the hallmarks of due process.
Why does the locker room at work smell like Flintstones vitamins💀
April 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Why does the locker room at work smell like Flintstones vitamins💀
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A new record and powerful words that should inspire us all. Thank you Senator Cory Booker
April 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A new record and powerful words that should inspire us all. Thank you Senator Cory Booker
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if the united states ever has even a hope of recovering we have to destroy the idea of american individualism. "they don't owe you anything" we owe each other everything actually
April 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
if the united states ever has even a hope of recovering we have to destroy the idea of american individualism. "they don't owe you anything" we owe each other everything actually
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It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.
March 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.
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“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”
What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced
Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.
time.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”
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The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
benefit.me
March 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
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I can’t believe this has to be said, but: You cannot tell the story of Jackie Robinson—as a ballplayer, serviceman, or human—without discussing our country’s history of racism.
From Around the Horn:
From Around the Horn:
March 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I can’t believe this has to be said, but: You cannot tell the story of Jackie Robinson—as a ballplayer, serviceman, or human—without discussing our country’s history of racism.
From Around the Horn:
From Around the Horn:
Freaking obseswith Divine Rivals, I finished it in a single night. I will be very tired come morning, but it was so worth it.
March 15, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Freaking obseswith Divine Rivals, I finished it in a single night. I will be very tired come morning, but it was so worth it.
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UPDATE—Mahmoud's attorney says they do NOT know where he is.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
March 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
UPDATE—Mahmoud's attorney says they do NOT know where he is.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
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March 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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spring flowers
spotted some cherry blossoms, plum blossoms, peach blossoms around Kanto area
spotted some cherry blossoms, plum blossoms, peach blossoms around Kanto area
March 9, 2025 at 4:07 AM
spring flowers
spotted some cherry blossoms, plum blossoms, peach blossoms around Kanto area
spotted some cherry blossoms, plum blossoms, peach blossoms around Kanto area
@ingridandress.bsky.social As someone who's not close to her older sister, thanks for the heartbreak😭
Kidding, the song is beautiful and I burst into tears before the first chorus.
Kidding, the song is beautiful and I burst into tears before the first chorus.
March 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
@ingridandress.bsky.social As someone who's not close to her older sister, thanks for the heartbreak😭
Kidding, the song is beautiful and I burst into tears before the first chorus.
Kidding, the song is beautiful and I burst into tears before the first chorus.
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Ivar on Traitors: “good triumphs over evil every time”
My wife and I in unison: “no it doesn’t”
My wife and I in unison: “no it doesn’t”
March 8, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Ivar on Traitors: “good triumphs over evil every time”
My wife and I in unison: “no it doesn’t”
My wife and I in unison: “no it doesn’t”
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I like the growing discontent over modern technology. Not in the Luddite (I know, colloquially) sense but in the banality and lack of majesty that technology used to have
Technology used to be fun and exciting and now it's just black rectangles that want you to sign in (to siphon your data) and pay
Technology used to be fun and exciting and now it's just black rectangles that want you to sign in (to siphon your data) and pay
March 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I like the growing discontent over modern technology. Not in the Luddite (I know, colloquially) sense but in the banality and lack of majesty that technology used to have
Technology used to be fun and exciting and now it's just black rectangles that want you to sign in (to siphon your data) and pay
Technology used to be fun and exciting and now it's just black rectangles that want you to sign in (to siphon your data) and pay
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Asked a friend how it's going and they responded "bad but I'm used to it" devastating
February 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Asked a friend how it's going and they responded "bad but I'm used to it" devastating