@starmanjr.bsky.social
Reader. Runner. Advocate for immigrant rights. Border and PIC abolitionist.
Currently reading: The Vegetarian by Han Kang
Currently reading: The Vegetarian by Han Kang
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My immigration firm sent a newsletter today in response to inquiries from clients over the last two months. They "strongly recommend against international travel", warned against even walking past political rallies, noted government reps may ask to see emails, texts + social media, and these points:
Important things to consider for *any* non citizen now. I would also recommend using extra caution with domestic air travel and have a plan in place in case you are detained.
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Border Patrol moving through Charlotte as videos document arrests, confrontations | By @jmarusak.bsky.social and a team of reporters at the Observer
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
Border Patrol moving through Charlotte as videos document arrests, confrontations
On Central Avenue, a picture by Immigration Alerts CLT appeared to show two federal agents behind a man with his hands behind his back.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Border Patrol moving through Charlotte as videos document arrests, confrontations | By @jmarusak.bsky.social and a team of reporters at the Observer
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
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That we’d be *safer* if there were no borders, no police, no prisons, and we built institutions instead centered on repair.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
That we’d be *safer* if there were no borders, no police, no prisons, and we built institutions instead centered on repair.
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NEW: FBI Director Kash Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two newly hired senior FBI staff, exempting them from polygraph exams normally required to gain access to America’s most sensitive classified information, officials said.
FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff
As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
NEW: FBI Director Kash Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two newly hired senior FBI staff, exempting them from polygraph exams normally required to gain access to America’s most sensitive classified information, officials said.
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He tried to lie to the arresting officers about where he worked so Border Patrol supervisor wouldn't find out. We won't know if he would actually have been fired, though, because he went off and overdosed. lbpost.com/news/isaiah-...
November 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
He tried to lie to the arresting officers about where he worked so Border Patrol supervisor wouldn't find out. We won't know if he would actually have been fired, though, because he went off and overdosed. lbpost.com/news/isaiah-...
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NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
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"There should be body-worn camera footage for these incidents, and at least one E-Star report is being completed.
Plaintiffs have asked the Defendants repeatedly to provide documentary or video evidence...supporting their account and have not received any documents as of the time of this filing."
Plaintiffs have asked the Defendants repeatedly to provide documentary or video evidence...supporting their account and have not received any documents as of the time of this filing."
November 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"There should be body-worn camera footage for these incidents, and at least one E-Star report is being completed.
Plaintiffs have asked the Defendants repeatedly to provide documentary or video evidence...supporting their account and have not received any documents as of the time of this filing."
Plaintiffs have asked the Defendants repeatedly to provide documentary or video evidence...supporting their account and have not received any documents as of the time of this filing."
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BREAKING:
Here we go with the first allegations of violations of the preliminary injunction Judge Ellis issued on November 6 in Chicago Headline Club v. Noem:
"As this Court was issuing the Preliminary Injunction on November 6, federal agents shot pepper balls at a moving car"
Here we go with the first allegations of violations of the preliminary injunction Judge Ellis issued on November 6 in Chicago Headline Club v. Noem:
"As this Court was issuing the Preliminary Injunction on November 6, federal agents shot pepper balls at a moving car"
November 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
BREAKING:
Here we go with the first allegations of violations of the preliminary injunction Judge Ellis issued on November 6 in Chicago Headline Club v. Noem:
"As this Court was issuing the Preliminary Injunction on November 6, federal agents shot pepper balls at a moving car"
Here we go with the first allegations of violations of the preliminary injunction Judge Ellis issued on November 6 in Chicago Headline Club v. Noem:
"As this Court was issuing the Preliminary Injunction on November 6, federal agents shot pepper balls at a moving car"
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An interesting tidbit in the joint status report filed in the Broadview ICE facility case today:
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
November 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
An interesting tidbit in the joint status report filed in the Broadview ICE facility case today:
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
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“It’s 20,000 of them running through my house like we got Saddam Hussein in the closet.”
Great work by @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social & the @propublica.org a.org team piecing together what really happened in that war-like raid of a Chicago Apt bldg.
Great work by @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social & the @propublica.org a.org team piecing together what really happened in that war-like raid of a Chicago Apt bldg.
November 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
“It’s 20,000 of them running through my house like we got Saddam Hussein in the closet.”
Great work by @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social & the @propublica.org a.org team piecing together what really happened in that war-like raid of a Chicago Apt bldg.
Great work by @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social & the @propublica.org a.org team piecing together what really happened in that war-like raid of a Chicago Apt bldg.
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NEW INVESTIGATION: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Then Never Charged With a Crime
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:13 PM
NEW INVESTIGATION: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Then Never Charged With a Crime
I’d say this is a wild way to end an already huge news day but there’s still some hours left 😭
Alinea has lost a Michelin star.
The French guide announced that the modernist tasting menu restaurant in Chicago, by award-winning chef and owner Grant Achatz, has been demoted from three stars, the highest rating, to two stars.
The French guide announced that the modernist tasting menu restaurant in Chicago, by award-winning chef and owner Grant Achatz, has been demoted from three stars, the highest rating, to two stars.
Alinea by chef Grant Achatz demoted from three Michelin stars in Chicago
Our Tribune review this year said it was time to let go of The Balloon, one of too many signature dishes.
trib.al
November 13, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I’d say this is a wild way to end an already huge news day but there’s still some hours left 😭
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Fall 2017: Then-NYT reporter literally warning Epstein that someone is "digging around again."
![From:
Thomas Jr., Landon
Sent:
9/27/2017 2:47:47 PM
To:
Subject:
Got another call from Connelly..
Importance:
High
Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com]
He is digging around again -- not clear if its another book/or expanded paperback version. Was asking me all sorts of questions about why you hired Ken Starr. I told him I had no idea - I think he is doing some Trump-related digging too.
Anyway, for what its worth...
Landon Thomas, Jr.
Financial Reporter
New York Times
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/t/landon_ir thomas/index.h
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November 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Fall 2017: Then-NYT reporter literally warning Epstein that someone is "digging around again."
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I just googled this man like 'ew who tf is this Tom Barrack guy' and the answer is the sitting, Donald Trump-appointed U.S. Ambassador to Turkey
November 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I just googled this man like 'ew who tf is this Tom Barrack guy' and the answer is the sitting, Donald Trump-appointed U.S. Ambassador to Turkey
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NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
OMG why would you let that slip 😂
Q: "Why are White House officials…meeting with Rep. Boebert in an effort to try to get her to not sign this petition calling for the release of the [Epstein] files?"
Leavitt: "I'm not going to detail conversations that took place in the situation room."
Leavitt: "I'm not going to detail conversations that took place in the situation room."
November 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
OMG why would you let that slip 😂
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To help immigrants pay their $1500 bond donate to the nonprofit Midwest Immigration Bond Fund, affiliated w the National Bail Fund Network @bailfundnetwork.bsky.social
www.mibfc.org/helpusgrow
For their lawyers donate to @immigrantjustice.bsky.social immigrantjustice.salsalabs.org/donatefy2026...
www.mibfc.org/helpusgrow
For their lawyers donate to @immigrantjustice.bsky.social immigrantjustice.salsalabs.org/donatefy2026...
November 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
To help immigrants pay their $1500 bond donate to the nonprofit Midwest Immigration Bond Fund, affiliated w the National Bail Fund Network @bailfundnetwork.bsky.social
www.mibfc.org/helpusgrow
For their lawyers donate to @immigrantjustice.bsky.social immigrantjustice.salsalabs.org/donatefy2026...
www.mibfc.org/helpusgrow
For their lawyers donate to @immigrantjustice.bsky.social immigrantjustice.salsalabs.org/donatefy2026...
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Human Rights Watch found that Venezuelans shipped to El Salvador by the United States were beaten almost every day.
Trump sent men to torture in El Salvador, report confirms
Human Rights Watch found that Venezuelans shipped to El Salvador by the United States were beaten almost every day.
www.motherjones.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Human Rights Watch found that Venezuelans shipped to El Salvador by the United States were beaten almost every day.
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SCOOP: ICE is allocating as much as $180 million to pay bounty hunters and private investigators who verify the address and location of undocumented people ICE wishes to detain, including with physical surveillance, according to procurement records reviewed by 404 Media.
ICE Plans to Spend $180 Million on Bounty Hunters to Stalk Immigrants
Newly released documents provide more details about ICE's plan to use bounty hunters and private investigators to find the location of undocumented immigrants.
www.404media.co
November 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
SCOOP: ICE is allocating as much as $180 million to pay bounty hunters and private investigators who verify the address and location of undocumented people ICE wishes to detain, including with physical surveillance, according to procurement records reviewed by 404 Media.
Huh. Anyone know the very specific deal he’s talking about here?
November 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Huh. Anyone know the very specific deal he’s talking about here?
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Migrants at largest US detention camp face foul water, rotten food, congresswoman says reut.rs/4qRPCLg
Migrants at largest US detention camp face foul water, rotten food, congresswoman says
Detainees at the largest U.S. migrant detention camp endure foul-tasting drinking water, rotten food and inadequate healthcare, according to a U.S. congresswoman who called the tent facility in El Paso, Texas, "inhumane."
reut.rs
November 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Migrants at largest US detention camp face foul water, rotten food, congresswoman says reut.rs/4qRPCLg
Folks should absolutely prepare for this, but I think there’s a good chance it’s just another bluff meant to instill fear.
"Another source with direct knowledge said the number of Border Patrol agents currently operating in the Chicago area will go from 250 down to 100. But in March, that number could increase to 1,000 agents."
chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet... w/ @jonseidel.bsky.social
chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet... w/ @jonseidel.bsky.social
U.S. Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino, fellow agents expected to leave Chicago soon
Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin insists “we aren’t leaving Chicago,” but the feds' immigration campaign is expected to begin winding down. However, one source said they could b...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Folks should absolutely prepare for this, but I think there’s a good chance it’s just another bluff meant to instill fear.
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"Another source with direct knowledge said the number of Border Patrol agents currently operating in the Chicago area will go from 250 down to 100. But in March, that number could increase to 1,000 agents."
chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet... w/ @jonseidel.bsky.social
chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet... w/ @jonseidel.bsky.social
U.S. Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino, fellow agents expected to leave Chicago soon
Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin insists “we aren’t leaving Chicago,” but the feds' immigration campaign is expected to begin winding down. However, one source said they could b...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"Another source with direct knowledge said the number of Border Patrol agents currently operating in the Chicago area will go from 250 down to 100. But in March, that number could increase to 1,000 agents."
chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet... w/ @jonseidel.bsky.social
chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet... w/ @jonseidel.bsky.social
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Wow, a Long Island jury awarded $112 Million to 674 immigrants who were unlawfully held by county police so they could be handed over to ICE
Federal jury awards $112M to immigrants detained by Suffolk for ICE
A federal jury found the county and the Sheriff's Office violated the Constitutional rights of 674 people.
longisland.news12.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Wow, a Long Island jury awarded $112 Million to 674 immigrants who were unlawfully held by county police so they could be handed over to ICE