Jessica
@soup-snakes.bsky.social
weirdo - aspiring leftist - 🖤: aliens, scifi, lit fic, stand-up, music, reality tv - not likely to post anything profound
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Only women are allowed to own or use guns. Vegetarians can claim an exemption on their taxes. Marriage is illegal for anybody under the age of 30. Abortion is free. People over the age of 70 are not eligible to run for public office. Functionally bilingual people get to board airplanes first.
July 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Only women are allowed to own or use guns. Vegetarians can claim an exemption on their taxes. Marriage is illegal for anybody under the age of 30. Abortion is free. People over the age of 70 are not eligible to run for public office. Functionally bilingual people get to board airplanes first.
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Experts say Gaza’s malnutrition crisis has progressed to a newer, deadlier phase, and the World Health Organization believes one in five children in Gaza are acutely malnourished, with the health effects potentially lasting for generations.
The Grave Long-Term Effects of the Gaza Malnutrition Crisis
The WHO believes one in five children in Gaza are acutely malnourished, with the health effects potentially lasting for generations.
www.wired.com
July 31, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Experts say Gaza’s malnutrition crisis has progressed to a newer, deadlier phase, and the World Health Organization believes one in five children in Gaza are acutely malnourished, with the health effects potentially lasting for generations.
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Update: I offered this simple amendment in the Appropriations Committee to say no President can withhold funds from a college to try to control their speech.
Failed 14-15. Every Republican voted to endorse Trump’s censorship.
Failed 14-15. Every Republican voted to endorse Trump’s censorship.
Ok I’m offering another amendment right now in the Appropriations Committee to stop Trump’s corruption.
This one says the Department of Education can’t cancel funding for a college just because professors or students hold views Trump doesn’t like.
Again, stay tuned.
This one says the Department of Education can’t cancel funding for a college just because professors or students hold views Trump doesn’t like.
Again, stay tuned.
July 31, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Update: I offered this simple amendment in the Appropriations Committee to say no President can withhold funds from a college to try to control their speech.
Failed 14-15. Every Republican voted to endorse Trump’s censorship.
Failed 14-15. Every Republican voted to endorse Trump’s censorship.
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This is exactly the right tone when privileged people suffer minor or temporary consequences standing up for powerless people. It’s still about the powerless people.
ICE is Gestapo trash.
ICE is Gestapo trash.
"I'm happy to report I'm just fine. I lost a button. But I'm gonna sleep in my bed tonight, safe, with my family... At that elevator, I was separated from someone named Edgardo... Edgardo is in ICE detention and he's not going to sleep in his bed tonight."
June 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
This is exactly the right tone when privileged people suffer minor or temporary consequences standing up for powerless people. It’s still about the powerless people.
ICE is Gestapo trash.
ICE is Gestapo trash.
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It's hard to overstate how destructive the reflexive "this is a distraction!" stuff that politicians and commentators and people are always peddling.
Everything is happening all at once. That's how authoritarianism works. If you can't navigate and synthesize this, you're not meeting the moment.
Everything is happening all at once. That's how authoritarianism works. If you can't navigate and synthesize this, you're not meeting the moment.
June 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
It's hard to overstate how destructive the reflexive "this is a distraction!" stuff that politicians and commentators and people are always peddling.
Everything is happening all at once. That's how authoritarianism works. If you can't navigate and synthesize this, you're not meeting the moment.
Everything is happening all at once. That's how authoritarianism works. If you can't navigate and synthesize this, you're not meeting the moment.
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LAPD when they think nobody is watching
June 9, 2025 at 4:01 AM
LAPD when they think nobody is watching
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Attacks on international students hurt all Americans.
International students contributed $43.8 billion and supported 378,175 jobs to the U.S. economy during the 2023-2024 academic year.
Full national data from @nafsa-official.bsky.social here:
www.nafsa.org/policy-and-a...
International students contributed $43.8 billion and supported 378,175 jobs to the U.S. economy during the 2023-2024 academic year.
Full national data from @nafsa-official.bsky.social here:
www.nafsa.org/policy-and-a...
May 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Attacks on international students hurt all Americans.
International students contributed $43.8 billion and supported 378,175 jobs to the U.S. economy during the 2023-2024 academic year.
Full national data from @nafsa-official.bsky.social here:
www.nafsa.org/policy-and-a...
International students contributed $43.8 billion and supported 378,175 jobs to the U.S. economy during the 2023-2024 academic year.
Full national data from @nafsa-official.bsky.social here:
www.nafsa.org/policy-and-a...
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Kristi Noem has been working with the producer of “Duck Dynasty” to pitch a reality TV show—titled “The American”—where immigrants will compete in a string of challenges across the country “for the honor of fast-tracking their way to U.S. citizenship,” according to a new report.
Noem Plots Reality Show Where Migrants Fight for Citizenship
A Homeland Security official told the Daily Beast that the show is in the early stages of vetting, though approval has not been given—or denied.
www.thedailybeast.com
May 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Kristi Noem has been working with the producer of “Duck Dynasty” to pitch a reality TV show—titled “The American”—where immigrants will compete in a string of challenges across the country “for the honor of fast-tracking their way to U.S. citizenship,” according to a new report.
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Our trade deal so far is no tariffs on Rolls Royces and Bentleys and our refugee policy is white South Africans only.
May 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Our trade deal so far is no tariffs on Rolls Royces and Bentleys and our refugee policy is white South Africans only.
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NEW: Trump administration arrests Newark mayor
Trump DOJ Arrests Newark Mayor for Protesting ICE Facility
This is a significant development
meidasnews.com
May 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
NEW: Trump administration arrests Newark mayor
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The arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is a warning sign of just how far Trump and his allies are willing to go to silence dissent. This is not normal. It’s authoritarian behavior, plain and simple.
New Jersey mayor arrested at ICE detention center where he was protesting, prosecutor says | CNN
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at an ICE Detention Center where he was protesting its opening, a federal prosecutor said.
www.cnn.com
May 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is a warning sign of just how far Trump and his allies are willing to go to silence dissent. This is not normal. It’s authoritarian behavior, plain and simple.
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we now have raw milk influencers and faux doctors rampent in every level of the US government so i don’t have too much imposter syndrome or think my beliefs are too far anymore
May 9, 2025 at 3:39 AM
we now have raw milk influencers and faux doctors rampent in every level of the US government so i don’t have too much imposter syndrome or think my beliefs are too far anymore
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ACLU of Indiana has filed a lawsuit against Gov. Mike Braun regarding the budget bill, HEA 1001, which altered the selection process for Indiana University's Board of Trustees.
ACLU of Indiana files sues Gov. Braun over IU trustees change
ACLU of Indiana files lawsuit against Governor Mike Braun over changes to Indiana University Board of Trustees selection process.
www.wishtv.com
May 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
ACLU of Indiana has filed a lawsuit against Gov. Mike Braun regarding the budget bill, HEA 1001, which altered the selection process for Indiana University's Board of Trustees.
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Details on Khalil and the Jena prison he is confined in:
- saw child for the first time via 9 photos printed at Walmart
- lost 15-20 lbs b/c of vile food
- dorms sleep 70 to room in 35 bunks
- lights on 24/7
- dorms are kept frigid
- the facility was fixed up in advance of congressional visit
- saw child for the first time via 9 photos printed at Walmart
- lost 15-20 lbs b/c of vile food
- dorms sleep 70 to room in 35 bunks
- lights on 24/7
- dorms are kept frigid
- the facility was fixed up in advance of congressional visit
May 2, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Details on Khalil and the Jena prison he is confined in:
- saw child for the first time via 9 photos printed at Walmart
- lost 15-20 lbs b/c of vile food
- dorms sleep 70 to room in 35 bunks
- lights on 24/7
- dorms are kept frigid
- the facility was fixed up in advance of congressional visit
- saw child for the first time via 9 photos printed at Walmart
- lost 15-20 lbs b/c of vile food
- dorms sleep 70 to room in 35 bunks
- lights on 24/7
- dorms are kept frigid
- the facility was fixed up in advance of congressional visit
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SCOOP: The Trump administration has halted research activities at NIH's Integrated Research Facility, one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. My latest for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni...
RFK Jr.'s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research
NIAID's Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s departm...
www.wired.com
April 30, 2025 at 10:42 PM
SCOOP: The Trump administration has halted research activities at NIH's Integrated Research Facility, one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. My latest for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni...
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Michigan police, at the direction of Dana Nessel, are breaking down doors of students' homes because someone spray-painted "Free Palestine" on a building. Literally smashing in doors and windows.
Not a single person was arrested for or charged in these raids. But terrorizing them was the point.
Not a single person was arrested for or charged in these raids. But terrorizing them was the point.
April 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Michigan police, at the direction of Dana Nessel, are breaking down doors of students' homes because someone spray-painted "Free Palestine" on a building. Literally smashing in doors and windows.
Not a single person was arrested for or charged in these raids. But terrorizing them was the point.
Not a single person was arrested for or charged in these raids. But terrorizing them was the point.
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They're going after the accreditation of universities and threatening to revoke the ability of accreditors if they don't crack down on DEI and LGBTQ people in academia.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
April 24, 2025 at 1:05 AM
They're going after the accreditation of universities and threatening to revoke the ability of accreditors if they don't crack down on DEI and LGBTQ people in academia.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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The FBI and other law enforcement agencies raided multiple homes in Michigan, reportedly targeting a number of student activists connected to Gaza solidarity protests at the University of Michigan.
mondoweiss.net/2025/04/fbi-...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/04/fbi-...
#Palestine #Israel
FBI and police raid homes of Palestine activists in Michigan
The FBI and other law enforcement agencies raided multiple homes in Michigan, reportedly targeting a number of student activists connected to Gaza solidarity protests at the University of Michigan.
mondoweiss.net
April 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The FBI and other law enforcement agencies raided multiple homes in Michigan, reportedly targeting a number of student activists connected to Gaza solidarity protests at the University of Michigan.
mondoweiss.net/2025/04/fbi-...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/04/fbi-...
#Palestine #Israel
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“The wife of a wrongly deported Salvadoran father living in Maryland was moved to a safe house after Donald Trump’s administration posted a court document that included her address on social media.” #KilmarAbregoGarcia www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
April 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
“The wife of a wrongly deported Salvadoran father living in Maryland was moved to a safe house after Donald Trump’s administration posted a court document that included her address on social media.” #KilmarAbregoGarcia www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Jan Schakowsky, the incumbent in my race, will reportedly not seek re-election. So it seems like a good time to reintroduce myself —
I’m Kat Abughazaleh and I’m running for Congress.
I’m Kat Abughazaleh and I’m running for Congress.
April 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Jan Schakowsky, the incumbent in my race, will reportedly not seek re-election. So it seems like a good time to reintroduce myself —
I’m Kat Abughazaleh and I’m running for Congress.
I’m Kat Abughazaleh and I’m running for Congress.
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Gov. DeWine just signed SB1, a law ending “DEI” in Ohio public higher ed.
Now that it’s law, U of Toledo just killed the following BA programs:
• Africana Studies
• Asian Studies
• Disability Studies
• Middle East Studies
• Philosophy
• Religious Studies
• Women's/Gender Studies
And…
• Spanish
Now that it’s law, U of Toledo just killed the following BA programs:
• Africana Studies
• Asian Studies
• Disability Studies
• Middle East Studies
• Philosophy
• Religious Studies
• Women's/Gender Studies
And…
• Spanish
April 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Gov. DeWine just signed SB1, a law ending “DEI” in Ohio public higher ed.
Now that it’s law, U of Toledo just killed the following BA programs:
• Africana Studies
• Asian Studies
• Disability Studies
• Middle East Studies
• Philosophy
• Religious Studies
• Women's/Gender Studies
And…
• Spanish
Now that it’s law, U of Toledo just killed the following BA programs:
• Africana Studies
• Asian Studies
• Disability Studies
• Middle East Studies
• Philosophy
• Religious Studies
• Women's/Gender Studies
And…
• Spanish
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ICE has detained Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard scientist from Russia working on major advancements in cancer detection, since mid-February.
If deported, she could face arrest over her opposition to the war in Ukraine.
Another reminder that xenophobia hurts all of us.
If deported, she could face arrest over her opposition to the war in Ukraine.
Another reminder that xenophobia hurts all of us.
April 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
ICE has detained Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard scientist from Russia working on major advancements in cancer detection, since mid-February.
If deported, she could face arrest over her opposition to the war in Ukraine.
Another reminder that xenophobia hurts all of us.
If deported, she could face arrest over her opposition to the war in Ukraine.
Another reminder that xenophobia hurts all of us.
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The immigration courts have been distributing these FALSE fliers around the country.
They claim self-deportation is “safe” but anyone who left during the removal process would automatically be subject to legal bars on reentry and could end up in a worse spot than going through the court process.
They claim self-deportation is “safe” but anyone who left during the removal process would automatically be subject to legal bars on reentry and could end up in a worse spot than going through the court process.
@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social These have been showing up as flyers at Respondents' table in immigration court. Terribly misleading re: law on MANY fronts
April 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The immigration courts have been distributing these FALSE fliers around the country.
They claim self-deportation is “safe” but anyone who left during the removal process would automatically be subject to legal bars on reentry and could end up in a worse spot than going through the court process.
They claim self-deportation is “safe” but anyone who left during the removal process would automatically be subject to legal bars on reentry and could end up in a worse spot than going through the court process.