@qwicksand.bsky.social
I embrace my role to be an anxious, jealous, guardian of democracy.
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If ICE is on the up and up, why are they wearing masks, and sometimes not wearing badges? Democrats need to instigate investigations NOW!
"agents participating in a February raid in Tennessee did not have badges. "
www.timesunion.com/opinion/arti...
"agents participating in a February raid in Tennessee did not have badges. "
www.timesunion.com/opinion/arti...
Commentary: If masks are wrong for protesters, how about for ICE agents?
Commentary: Sworn officers of the law should not be held to a lower standard than Columbia University students. Or are they ashamed of their actions?
www.timesunion.com
May 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
If ICE is on the up and up, why are they wearing masks, and sometimes not wearing badges? Democrats need to instigate investigations NOW!
"agents participating in a February raid in Tennessee did not have badges. "
www.timesunion.com/opinion/arti...
"agents participating in a February raid in Tennessee did not have badges. "
www.timesunion.com/opinion/arti...
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This guy stole $10 million from the employees of his nursing home to buy himself a luxury yacht and Cartier watches. He PLED GUILTY.
And because his Mom gave Trump $1 million, he just got a pardon.
And this story barely makes the news today. WTF. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
And because his Mom gave Trump $1 million, he just got a pardon.
And this story barely makes the news today. WTF. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner
www.nytimes.com
May 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
This guy stole $10 million from the employees of his nursing home to buy himself a luxury yacht and Cartier watches. He PLED GUILTY.
And because his Mom gave Trump $1 million, he just got a pardon.
And this story barely makes the news today. WTF. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
And because his Mom gave Trump $1 million, he just got a pardon.
And this story barely makes the news today. WTF. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...
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MAGA is cruelty disguised as strength, nationalism dressed up as patriotism. All to worship a con man who made people feel seen, not with truth, but with resentment.
They chose grievance over grace and the rest of us are left trying to explain how it happened to a world that once believed in us.
They chose grievance over grace and the rest of us are left trying to explain how it happened to a world that once believed in us.
May 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
MAGA is cruelty disguised as strength, nationalism dressed up as patriotism. All to worship a con man who made people feel seen, not with truth, but with resentment.
They chose grievance over grace and the rest of us are left trying to explain how it happened to a world that once believed in us.
They chose grievance over grace and the rest of us are left trying to explain how it happened to a world that once believed in us.
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Guess which is going wind up killing more Americans.
May 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Guess which is going wind up killing more Americans.
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THIS is the most devastating constitutional crisis.
🇺🇸 “Rolling Stone reached out to all 53 GOP senators after the president said he didn't know whether he needs to honor the nation's founding document. None replied.”
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
May 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
THIS is the most devastating constitutional crisis.
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The president has covered the Oval Office in gold, is planning a massive military parade for his birthday, and is now accepting $400,000,000 luxury planes from foreign powers as personal presents.
What the fuck are we doing here?
What the fuck are we doing here?
May 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The president has covered the Oval Office in gold, is planning a massive military parade for his birthday, and is now accepting $400,000,000 luxury planes from foreign powers as personal presents.
What the fuck are we doing here?
What the fuck are we doing here?
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Tear off the masks when they show up. Take their photos. Get them on video. Expose them. Out them. Name them.
They need to be made into pariahs where decent people gather.
We cannot allow them to terrorize us.
Eyes open. Phones on.
They need to be made into pariahs where decent people gather.
We cannot allow them to terrorize us.
Eyes open. Phones on.
May 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Tear off the masks when they show up. Take their photos. Get them on video. Expose them. Out them. Name them.
They need to be made into pariahs where decent people gather.
We cannot allow them to terrorize us.
Eyes open. Phones on.
They need to be made into pariahs where decent people gather.
We cannot allow them to terrorize us.
Eyes open. Phones on.
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As a professor, I’d have caught Pete Hegseth plagiarizing in a heartbeat—and the consequences would’ve been swift: suspension or expulsion.
Public universities treat academic dishonesty with real consequences.
Too bad elite private schools let grifters coast.
Public universities treat academic dishonesty with real consequences.
Too bad elite private schools let grifters coast.
BREAKING: Pete Hegseth plagiarized 8 different passages in senior thesis at Princeton, with many passages of 10-30+ words verbatim, per Daily Princetonian
Princeton has strict policy against plagiarism, often with 1 year suspension
He was untruthful then — and untruthful now
Princeton has strict policy against plagiarism, often with 1 year suspension
He was untruthful then — and untruthful now
May 11, 2025 at 1:54 AM
As a professor, I’d have caught Pete Hegseth plagiarizing in a heartbeat—and the consequences would’ve been swift: suspension or expulsion.
Public universities treat academic dishonesty with real consequences.
Too bad elite private schools let grifters coast.
Public universities treat academic dishonesty with real consequences.
Too bad elite private schools let grifters coast.
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"Under the annual appropriations act, lawmakers are permitted to enter 'any facility operated by or for DHS used to detain or otherwise house aliens.'
The law is clear that members of Congress are not required 'to provide prior notice of intent to enter a facility'..."
www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/p...
The law is clear that members of Congress are not required 'to provide prior notice of intent to enter a facility'..."
www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/p...
Homeland Security Dept. accuses lawmakers of ‘storming’ an ICE facility despite oversight laws saying they could be there | CNN Politics
The battle over immigration came to a dramatic head Friday afternoon when Democratic lawmakers faced off with Homeland Security Department officers as they tried to visit a Newark, New Jersey Immigrat...
www.cnn.com
May 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
"Under the annual appropriations act, lawmakers are permitted to enter 'any facility operated by or for DHS used to detain or otherwise house aliens.'
The law is clear that members of Congress are not required 'to provide prior notice of intent to enter a facility'..."
www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/p...
The law is clear that members of Congress are not required 'to provide prior notice of intent to enter a facility'..."
www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/p...
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I am positive that the folks who follow me already know this, but if you see a person being kidnapped off the street, put your body in the way.
Record it and get in the way.
Record it and get in the way.
May 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I am positive that the folks who follow me already know this, but if you see a person being kidnapped off the street, put your body in the way.
Record it and get in the way.
Record it and get in the way.
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We received some really great news this week in the case against Donald Trump's scheme to add a proof of citizenship requirement on a federal registration form.
I hope you watch and enjoy.
youtu.be/ZHMuv3o7Ejw
I hope you watch and enjoy.
youtu.be/ZHMuv3o7Ejw
BREAKING: DOJ Won't Appeal Block on Trump's Anti-Voting Order
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
youtu.be
May 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We received some really great news this week in the case against Donald Trump's scheme to add a proof of citizenship requirement on a federal registration form.
I hope you watch and enjoy.
youtu.be/ZHMuv3o7Ejw
I hope you watch and enjoy.
youtu.be/ZHMuv3o7Ejw
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“These are our community members. They're our neighbors. We don't want to send our friends away. We don't care where they're from...
"We would want them to stand up for us, so we're standing up. Tucson is resisting.”
www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
"We would want them to stand up for us, so we're standing up. Tucson is resisting.”
www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
Lost in the Arizona desert, pregnant and alone: Guatemalan woman tells her story
Erika Mateo, 35 weeks pregnant, traveled more than 2,000 miles to get to the U.S.-Mexico border. Here's what happened after she was detained in Ariz.
www.azcentral.com
May 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
“These are our community members. They're our neighbors. We don't want to send our friends away. We don't care where they're from...
"We would want them to stand up for us, so we're standing up. Tucson is resisting.”
www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
"We would want them to stand up for us, so we're standing up. Tucson is resisting.”
www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
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Republican member of Congress accuses Democrats who inspected an ICE facility of “insurrection” that’s “worse than 9/11.”
These people are fucking insane.
These people are fucking insane.
May 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Republican member of Congress accuses Democrats who inspected an ICE facility of “insurrection” that’s “worse than 9/11.”
These people are fucking insane.
These people are fucking insane.
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If you live in an area where you see a lot of immigrants. Protect them.
Use your voice!
Stand up, and Speak out for your neighbors!! Keep them safe!!
#OnYourSide
#SheShed
Use your voice!
Stand up, and Speak out for your neighbors!! Keep them safe!!
#OnYourSide
#SheShed
May 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
If you live in an area where you see a lot of immigrants. Protect them.
Use your voice!
Stand up, and Speak out for your neighbors!! Keep them safe!!
#OnYourSide
#SheShed
Use your voice!
Stand up, and Speak out for your neighbors!! Keep them safe!!
#OnYourSide
#SheShed
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Do your job, Sean.
May 8, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Do your job, Sean.
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Crockett: I cannot wait until voters have an opportunity to say: You took food out of my mouth. You took a roof from over my head. You are responsible for making sure that I do not have health care. I'm going to make sure you don't have a job.
May 8, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Crockett: I cannot wait until voters have an opportunity to say: You took food out of my mouth. You took a roof from over my head. You are responsible for making sure that I do not have health care. I'm going to make sure you don't have a job.
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Seems like Mike Lawler had a whole police dept there to physically eject people from his town hall.
May 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Seems like Mike Lawler had a whole police dept there to physically eject people from his town hall.