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Note to Self:
crafting is self-love not a guilty pleasure
creating makes us better humans &
unlocks the power to do anything ✨
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Weekly Wednesday protest at ICE detention facility in Burlington, MA, just outside Boston. Almost 1000 people today, and most of us are old enough to not give many shits about cops or counterprotesters.
January 14, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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We will be at the Stow, MA Branch from 12-1pm Jan 24. Come join us! #BoycottCitizens
boycottcitizens.org
January 15, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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🔥 Top Campaigns, Last 24 Hours:

1️⃣ “Abolish ICE, No More Deaths, Uphold the Constitution” (+7,651)
2️⃣ “Congress Must Act After ICE Kills a U.S. Citizen in Minneapolis” (+7,332)
3️⃣ “Congress Must Defend Public Education and Civil Rights” (+4,818)
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Trending campaigns organized by Resistbot members.
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January 12, 2026 at 11:40 PM
🖋️ “Abolish ICE, No More Deaths, Uphold the Constitution” hit 2,000 signers!

💬 Text SIGN PQLTBV to 50409
Abolish ICE, No More Deaths, Uphold the Constitution
Text SIGN PQLTBV to 50409 — A government that cannot protect the lives and rights of people within its borders—citizens and non-citizens alike—has lost its claim to legitimacy. That is the reality Americans are confronting after the killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis by an ICE agent, and after years of mounting evidence that Immigration and Customs Enforcement has become an unaccountable, aggressive, and poorly supervised force operating far beyond its original mandate. Renee Good was an American citizen, a mother, and a legal observer. Her death is tragic, but it is not isolated. In 2025 alone, dozens of people died while in ICE custody or during ICE operations. Many had asked for medical help. Some were elderly. Some were ill. Others died violently. These are not the hallmarks of a professional law-enforcement agency operating with discipline and restraint. They are warning signs of systemic failure. This is not a question of being “pro-immigration” or “anti-immigration.” It is a question of whether the federal government is bound by the Constitution it claims to defend. Due process is not optional. Oversight is not optional. Accountability is not optional. An agency that routinely denies medical care, obstructs congressional oversight, escalates encounters, and responds to public scrutiny with secrecy and propaganda is an agency that cannot be trusted with expanded power. ICE did not exist before 2003. The United States enforced immigration law for generations without it. Congress created ICE, and Congress has the authority—and responsibility—to dismantle it when it becomes dangerous. Reorganizing or abolishing a failed bureaucracy is not radical; it is conservative governance at its best. Many Americans who believe in law and order also believe that law enforcement must be disciplined, professional, and subject to civilian control. A force that relies on fear, intimidation, and overwhelming presence undermines respect for the law rather than strengthening it. Flooding cities with heavily armed federal agents, while restricting congressional oversight and expanding recruitment through “wartime” rhetoric, is not strength. It is instability. I urge you to take the following actions: • Introduce and support legislation to dismantle ICE and redistribute any necessary functions under agencies with clear limits, transparent rules, and real oversight. • Freeze funding for ICE expansion and mass recruitment until Congress completes a full investigation into use-of-force policies, medical care failures, and detainee deaths. • Hold public hearings to restore congressional authority and reaffirm that no federal agency operates above the law. • Reassert that constitutional protections apply to all people on U.S. soil, because once rights become conditional, no one’s rights are safe. Strong nations are not built by unaccountable force. They are built by law, restraint, and respect for human dignity. Congress must act now—before more lives are lost.
resist.bot
January 11, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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Today in Boston. ICE OUT FOR GOOD!
@mass50501.bsky.social @indivisiblelab.bsky.social
January 10, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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Don't let this Jan 6th point get lost:

Jack Smith testified to Congress he had "proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election."

In other words, he could prove in court that Trump attempted a coup.
January 6, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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January 10, 2026 at 1:01 AM
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We have a lot more video and information on our visual archive of that day

apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
apps.npr.org
January 6, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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Candlelight Vigil for Renee Good
Saturday Jan. 10
4-5pm
Memorial Park in Maynard
January 9, 2026 at 2:06 AM
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Newton Saturday Stand Out! Ice Out For Good! Corner of Beacon and Centre Streets, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, Saturday, January 10

#newtonindivisible
January 9, 2026 at 3:41 AM
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Within the last two days more than 30 white Ford Explorers and 14 Dodge Durangos have showed up at the Burlington ICE Office. Keep your neighbors safe. Spread the Massachusetts Access to Counsel hotline below.
Help spread the word about Massachusetts Access to Counsel Initiative (MACI)! MACI is a new intake and referral system for individuals in Massachusetts facing Immigration Court proceedings. See the flyers for more information and spread widely! zurl.co/SJFXd
January 9, 2026 at 1:49 AM
#ImpeachNoem
She’s overseen multiple unconstitutional acts including declaring a coup on California.
January 8, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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My official statement to the insurrectionists parading around town yesterday:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYnZ...
January 7, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"
January 3, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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Our next in person monthly meeting:
Thurs. Jan. 8 6:30-8:30p
Maynard Firehouse training room

Join/learn about different subgroups, share ways to resist and brainstorm our next steps. We have plenty of ways for introverts or extroverts to take action

register: secure.ngpvan.com/BycnTDaZlkyi...
December 31, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Gupta: He keeps citing this constant passing of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment test…

This is not a tool that the general public should be utilizing with that level of frequency unless there’s a reason to do it—which is to assess and monitor the evolution of mild dementia or impairment.
January 3, 2026 at 4:08 AM
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Today, ACA subsidies will expire for hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts residents.

This is an unacceptable failure of federal leadership. You deserve better than a government that asks you to decide between your health and your savings.

Visit mahealthconnector.org for state support.
Massachusetts Health Connector
The Health Connector is the official website of Massachusetts's health and dental insurance Marketplace for people and small businesses in the Commonwealth.
mahealthconnector.org
December 31, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Bam
The director of Minnesota’s Driver and Vehicle Services is warning U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents that they’re violating state law and could be cited if they switch out or remove license plates on their unmarked vehicles.
Minnesota DVS warns ICE agents they’re violating state law by switching license plates
The director of Minnesota’s Driver and Vehicle Services told federal homeland security officials to stop license plate switching immediately. Gov. Tim Walz called tampering with plates “criminal activ...
www.mprnews.org
December 27, 2025 at 8:50 AM
I appreciate A Blue View and the selection of fantastic cartoons. Thank you!
2025 Best Editorial Cartoons: Jan #ABlueView🧵1/4

Today, and for the next 11 days, I'll publish the best cartoons for each month of 2025. I'd love to know what y'all think of them, and ABlueView in general.

#BestOfABlueView #BestOf2025 #BestEditorialCartoons
December 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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In English we know it as “Carol of the Bells,” but the melody arises from a Ukrainian folk tradition of songs welcoming the new year and summoning the forces of nature to meet human labor and bring prosperity.
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
December 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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You can also contact me via Signal. I will keep you anonymous. muellershewrote.23
Garcia: If you are a whistleblower at the FBI, at the DOJ, if you worked hard to put the files together and are seeing your work now being hidden by your own DOJ, contact the oversight committee. We have whistleblower protections.
December 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Garcia: If you are a whistleblower at the FBI, at the DOJ, if you worked hard to put the files together and are seeing your work now being hidden by your own DOJ, contact the oversight committee. We have whistleblower protections.
December 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM