Sara
@saralaird.bsky.social
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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Aphasia really sucks. Words used to come so easily to me, and now I struggle to speak. But like millions of Americans living with aphasia, I haven’t lost my voice.
June 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Aphasia really sucks. Words used to come so easily to me, and now I struggle to speak. But like millions of Americans living with aphasia, I haven’t lost my voice.
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If you're a member of the Democratic gerontocracy, the chances of you catching a primary challenger just went up 1000%.
June 25, 2025 at 1:55 AM
If you're a member of the Democratic gerontocracy, the chances of you catching a primary challenger just went up 1000%.
fresh baked Saturday morning!
June 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
fresh baked Saturday morning!
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This morning, I’ve seen a lot of videos from the massive No Kings demonstrations. But this one brought tears to my eyes.
They’ve lived through wars and crises. They’ve seen it all - and they’re ready to fight.
Justice and dignity don’t retire - and democracy belongs to the people, not to one man.
They’ve lived through wars and crises. They’ve seen it all - and they’re ready to fight.
Justice and dignity don’t retire - and democracy belongs to the people, not to one man.
June 15, 2025 at 11:22 AM
This morning, I’ve seen a lot of videos from the massive No Kings demonstrations. But this one brought tears to my eyes.
They’ve lived through wars and crises. They’ve seen it all - and they’re ready to fight.
Justice and dignity don’t retire - and democracy belongs to the people, not to one man.
They’ve lived through wars and crises. They’ve seen it all - and they’re ready to fight.
Justice and dignity don’t retire - and democracy belongs to the people, not to one man.
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SEN. PADILLA: “Saying I lunged is a lie, but that’s par for the course for this administration… I was behind the cameras listening, and at a certain point hearing Noem say they had to rescue LA from the Governor and Mayor was too much to take. So I raise my voice to ask a question.”
June 12, 2025 at 11:35 PM
SEN. PADILLA: “Saying I lunged is a lie, but that’s par for the course for this administration… I was behind the cameras listening, and at a certain point hearing Noem say they had to rescue LA from the Governor and Mayor was too much to take. So I raise my voice to ask a question.”
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Now is not the time to be silent.
The video footage of @padilla.senate.gov being forcibly removed and handcuffed is disturbing and unacceptable.
What we’ve seen today continues the dangerous trend of this administration intimidating anyone who stands up and disagrees with them.
The video footage of @padilla.senate.gov being forcibly removed and handcuffed is disturbing and unacceptable.
What we’ve seen today continues the dangerous trend of this administration intimidating anyone who stands up and disagrees with them.
June 12, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Now is not the time to be silent.
The video footage of @padilla.senate.gov being forcibly removed and handcuffed is disturbing and unacceptable.
What we’ve seen today continues the dangerous trend of this administration intimidating anyone who stands up and disagrees with them.
The video footage of @padilla.senate.gov being forcibly removed and handcuffed is disturbing and unacceptable.
What we’ve seen today continues the dangerous trend of this administration intimidating anyone who stands up and disagrees with them.
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The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.
June 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.
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White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said Los Angeles is proof of how migration “unravels” a society.
But in California, violent crime is down, and the unemployment rate is close to the national average, according to federal and state data.
But in California, violent crime is down, and the unemployment rate is close to the national average, according to federal and state data.
Fact-checking Trump and Miller’s claims of a ‘migrant invasion’ in California
Federal and state data tell a far different story about migration to California than the political fury unfolding in Washington and on the streets of Los Angeles.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said Los Angeles is proof of how migration “unravels” a society.
But in California, violent crime is down, and the unemployment rate is close to the national average, according to federal and state data.
But in California, violent crime is down, and the unemployment rate is close to the national average, according to federal and state data.
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"During a May 14 congressional hearing, @robertgarcia.bsky.social confronted Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem, pleading for confirmation that Hernández Romero was alive. She refused to consider what he had to say.”
"It’s really sad to see that someone can be so heartless,” he said. #FreeAndry
"It’s really sad to see that someone can be so heartless,” he said. #FreeAndry
“It’s been over 80 days since we’ve had any proof of life,” said Rep. @robertgarcia.bsky.social. “His story has just really particularly galvanized the LGBTQ+ community. The more that people hear about it, I think the more people are outraged.” #FreeAndry
Coalition of 52 Democrats push for proof of life for deported gay asylum-seeker Andry Hernández Romero
“I think Pride Month is an opportunity to highlight his story even more,” U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia told The Advocate.
www.advocate.com
June 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
"During a May 14 congressional hearing, @robertgarcia.bsky.social confronted Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem, pleading for confirmation that Hernández Romero was alive. She refused to consider what he had to say.”
"It’s really sad to see that someone can be so heartless,” he said. #FreeAndry
"It’s really sad to see that someone can be so heartless,” he said. #FreeAndry
🐴 “The LAPD remains focused on its core mission: to protect lives, safeguard Constitutional rights, and serve every neighborhood in Los Angeles with integrity.” 👮🏻♂️
June 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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The people who spend a trillion dollars a year on the military want you to know violence is never the answer.
June 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The people who spend a trillion dollars a year on the military want you to know violence is never the answer.
I’m tired, boss. I’m tired that there is some of the most heinous things happening in our government, and much of the country is willfully ignorant or voted for it.
June 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I’m tired, boss. I’m tired that there is some of the most heinous things happening in our government, and much of the country is willfully ignorant or voted for it.
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a thread for when anyone says "protest like the 60s civil rights movement"
June 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
a thread for when anyone says "protest like the 60s civil rights movement"
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Oh yes, we must stop line dancing NOW!!! ATTENTION ALL TROOPS RHYTHM IS BEING DISPLAYED IN DOWNTOWN LA!!!
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The are line dancing in the middle of the protest while shouting Fuck ICE
June 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Oh yes, we must stop line dancing NOW!!! ATTENTION ALL TROOPS RHYTHM IS BEING DISPLAYED IN DOWNTOWN LA!!!
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The people complaining that immigrants need to seek citizenship "the right way" get very quiet when ICE kidnaps those same people on their way to immigration hearings.
June 9, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The people complaining that immigrants need to seek citizenship "the right way" get very quiet when ICE kidnaps those same people on their way to immigration hearings.
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“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”
June 8, 2025 at 4:40 AM
“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”
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From @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Too many Christians are transforming Christianity into a vertical faith, one that focuses on your personal relationship with God at the expense of the horizontal relationship you have with your neighbors,” writes our columnist David French.
“Too many Christians are transforming Christianity into a vertical faith, one that focuses on your personal relationship with God at the expense of the horizontal relationship you have with your neighbors,” writes our columnist David French.
Opinion | Selfishness Is Not a Virtue
Evangelical Christianity has taken a wrong turn.
www.nytimes.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
From @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Too many Christians are transforming Christianity into a vertical faith, one that focuses on your personal relationship with God at the expense of the horizontal relationship you have with your neighbors,” writes our columnist David French.
“Too many Christians are transforming Christianity into a vertical faith, one that focuses on your personal relationship with God at the expense of the horizontal relationship you have with your neighbors,” writes our columnist David French.
Few moments of a Rocky Mountain sunset 🌞
June 3, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Few moments of a Rocky Mountain sunset 🌞
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somebody remind me I need to go to bed and not stay up until stupid o clock reading just one more chapter of a book that will be here in the morning oops I finished the book but I already bought the next in the series
June 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
somebody remind me I need to go to bed and not stay up until stupid o clock reading just one more chapter of a book that will be here in the morning oops I finished the book but I already bought the next in the series
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Americans work more hours,
take less vacation,
work longer days,
& retire later.
But hey, at least we're not stuck with socialized health care.
take less vacation,
work longer days,
& retire later.
But hey, at least we're not stuck with socialized health care.
May 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Americans work more hours,
take less vacation,
work longer days,
& retire later.
But hey, at least we're not stuck with socialized health care.
take less vacation,
work longer days,
& retire later.
But hey, at least we're not stuck with socialized health care.
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Meanwhile, in another book shop...
May 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Meanwhile, in another book shop...