Garance Franke-Ruta
@thegarance.bsky.social
Politics, media, NYC.
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ICE is gone but DC cops are still out at V and 14th, getting heckled by an angry crowd after one person was supposedly arrested by feds in a roadblock aimed at immigrants
August 14, 2025 at 2:07 AM
ICE is gone but DC cops are still out at V and 14th, getting heckled by an angry crowd after one person was supposedly arrested by feds in a roadblock aimed at immigrants
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Situation on 14th St and W St. NW, with federal agents -- no specific agency identified -- pulling cars over for checks. They arrested a Black woman in this car.
BIG crowd of people shouting at police.
"Fuck you!"
"What is wrong with you!"
"You don't need to terrorize people like this!"
BIG crowd of people shouting at police.
"Fuck you!"
"What is wrong with you!"
"You don't need to terrorize people like this!"
August 14, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Situation on 14th St and W St. NW, with federal agents -- no specific agency identified -- pulling cars over for checks. They arrested a Black woman in this car.
BIG crowd of people shouting at police.
"Fuck you!"
"What is wrong with you!"
"You don't need to terrorize people like this!"
BIG crowd of people shouting at police.
"Fuck you!"
"What is wrong with you!"
"You don't need to terrorize people like this!"
I can see my old building in this photo
Police have set up a checkpoint and appear to be stopping every single car on 14th st NW, between W+V, here in northwest DC. Some cars are being pulled over after being stopped.
Some police are wearing “HSI police” vests (Homeland Security Investigations)
Some police are wearing “HSI police” vests (Homeland Security Investigations)
August 14, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I can see my old building in this photo
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Twitter is not real life
June 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Twitter is not real life
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People who pay their rent on time can establish credit scores or significantly raise low scores if the payments are reported to credit bureaus, new research found.
A Way for People With Low Credit Scores to Raise Them
A new study finds that tenants who pay their rent on time can see “significant increases” if the payments are reported to credit bureaus.
trib.al
June 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
People who pay their rent on time can establish credit scores or significantly raise low scores if the payments are reported to credit bureaus, new research found.
NY lawmakers, take note.
The guy arresting you shouldn’t look like the guy in a ski mask robbing a liquor store. It’s why we’re advancing legislation to put a stop to secret police-style masked law enforcement.
June 19, 2025 at 3:44 AM
NY lawmakers, take note.
Brad Lander gets the @ezraklein endorsement: "He has far more experience and far better relationships inside New York City government than Cuomo does. And he has a far deeper record at pushing progressive change through the machinery of the city than Mamdani does." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/o...
Opinion | Brad Lander Doesn’t Belong in Jail. Does He Belong in City Hall?
www.nytimes.com
June 18, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Brad Lander gets the @ezraklein endorsement: "He has far more experience and far better relationships inside New York City government than Cuomo does. And he has a far deeper record at pushing progressive change through the machinery of the city than Mamdani does." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/o...
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“It could be to the point where we lose our planting and having the ground ready, and even then, why plan if we cannot even harvest? [...] the amount we need in order to cover that cost of growing, we have to have much broader personnel than just family hands-on.”
'100 percent' haven't come to work due to ICE raids, Texas farmer says
One farmer in rural Texas says none of his employees have wanted to come to work out of fear of being picked up during an ICE raid, “whether they are legal or illegal.”
www.borderreport.com
June 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
“It could be to the point where we lose our planting and having the ground ready, and even then, why plan if we cannot even harvest? [...] the amount we need in order to cover that cost of growing, we have to have much broader personnel than just family hands-on.”
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"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 8:38 PM
"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."
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There’s always a tweet.
June 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
There’s always a tweet.
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There's a debate about if Lander getting arrested was a stunt? Of course it was a stunt, and it was a good one. He's got the race's best photo op, he raised awareness that they will arrest anyone without a warrant, and most importantly he put his body on the line to do good. Nothing wrong there.
June 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
There's a debate about if Lander getting arrested was a stunt? Of course it was a stunt, and it was a good one. He's got the race's best photo op, he raised awareness that they will arrest anyone without a warrant, and most importantly he put his body on the line to do good. Nothing wrong there.
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Padilla: I was forced to the ground, first on my knees and then flat on my chest. And as I was handcuffed and marched down a hallway repeatedly asking, why am I being detained? Not once did they tell me why. I pray you never have a moment like this
June 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Padilla: I was forced to the ground, first on my knees and then flat on my chest. And as I was handcuffed and marched down a hallway repeatedly asking, why am I being detained? Not once did they tell me why. I pray you never have a moment like this
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For those outside NYC, Brad Lander isn’t just a mayor candidate, he’s also the NYC Comptroller—the chief financial officer and auditor of the biggest city in the country.
Federal agents just illegally detained Brad Lander in New York City
Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.
June 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
For those outside NYC, Brad Lander isn’t just a mayor candidate, he’s also the NYC Comptroller—the chief financial officer and auditor of the biggest city in the country.
"You don't have the authority to arrest U.S. citizens," Lander tells ICE agents as they hustle him out
Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife.
While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.
This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.
This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
June 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"You don't have the authority to arrest U.S. citizens," Lander tells ICE agents as they hustle him out
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Holy shit. DHS just detained New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, a candidate for NYC mayor, as he was observing ICE arrests in court.
Here's shortly video of his detention, full video coming.
June 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Holy shit. DHS just detained New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, a candidate for NYC mayor, as he was observing ICE arrests in court.
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Here it is:
deadline.com/2025/06/trum...
deadline.com/2025/06/trum...
The Trump Connection: White House Takeover Of Army Birthday Celebration Proves Boon To Hollywood Prop Houses
The poignant display of US military might in DC today on Trump's birthday comes with a Hollywood connection
deadline.com
June 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Here it is:
deadline.com/2025/06/trum...
deadline.com/2025/06/trum...
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This has been reported in the Hollywood trades, but not in politics pages:
Apparently the vintage Army uniforms that were used in Trump's big military parade were rented from Hollywood prop houses. They didn't support the parade but were happy to get the work during tough times for production.
Apparently the vintage Army uniforms that were used in Trump's big military parade were rented from Hollywood prop houses. They didn't support the parade but were happy to get the work during tough times for production.
June 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This has been reported in the Hollywood trades, but not in politics pages:
Apparently the vintage Army uniforms that were used in Trump's big military parade were rented from Hollywood prop houses. They didn't support the parade but were happy to get the work during tough times for production.
Apparently the vintage Army uniforms that were used in Trump's big military parade were rented from Hollywood prop houses. They didn't support the parade but were happy to get the work during tough times for production.
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WE HAVE QUESTIONS…
This is a kidnapping. No uniform, no badge, civilian car. Who are they?
ICE? Sanctioned bounty hunters? Either way, they’re grabbing people without warrants.
How often is this happening, and why aren’t more people talking about it? Congress?
This is a kidnapping. No uniform, no badge, civilian car. Who are they?
ICE? Sanctioned bounty hunters? Either way, they’re grabbing people without warrants.
How often is this happening, and why aren’t more people talking about it? Congress?
June 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
WE HAVE QUESTIONS…
This is a kidnapping. No uniform, no badge, civilian car. Who are they?
ICE? Sanctioned bounty hunters? Either way, they’re grabbing people without warrants.
How often is this happening, and why aren’t more people talking about it? Congress?
This is a kidnapping. No uniform, no badge, civilian car. Who are they?
ICE? Sanctioned bounty hunters? Either way, they’re grabbing people without warrants.
How often is this happening, and why aren’t more people talking about it? Congress?
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Russia was kicked out of the G8 in March 2014 exactly BECAUSE it launched its war in Ukraine by invading and forcibly annexing Crimea.
Trump with Mark Carney: "The G7 used to be the G8. Barack Obama and a person named Trudeau didn't want to have Russia in, and I would say that was a mistake, because I think you wouldn't have a war right now if you had Russia in."
June 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Russia was kicked out of the G8 in March 2014 exactly BECAUSE it launched its war in Ukraine by invading and forcibly annexing Crimea.
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It does feel a bit like RCV is turning into an electorate-wide LSAT, complete with essential test-preparation courses.
Where ranking all five matters is for the people who want to rank lower-polling candidates high up. If you rank them 1 and 2, for ex, it absolutely does matter that you keep going on your rankings to make sure your ballot doesn’t become irrelevant in later rounds if your first picks drop off.
June 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
It does feel a bit like RCV is turning into an electorate-wide LSAT, complete with essential test-preparation courses.
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I am embarrassed to admit that I did not know before now that ICE has not had a Senate-confirmed director since the Obama administration ended. Given ~everything~ that has happened since 2017, how is that not a scandal?
New leadership at ICE following mass deportation setbacks
The agency’s recent shuffle includes a new deputy director who led Louisiana’s Wildlife and Fisheries Department and is a former aide to the Homeland Security secretary.
www.govexec.com
June 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I am embarrassed to admit that I did not know before now that ICE has not had a Senate-confirmed director since the Obama administration ended. Given ~everything~ that has happened since 2017, how is that not a scandal?
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Based on crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout, and extrapolating for the cities where we don't have data yet, it looks like roughly 4-6 million people protested Trump across the U.S. yesterday. That's nearly 2% of the U.S. pop!
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
"No Kings Day" protests turn out millions
Our unofficial estimate is that around 4 million people attended a protest event yesterday. Anti-Trump resistance is outpacing 2017.
www.gelliottmorris.com
June 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Based on crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout, and extrapolating for the cities where we don't have data yet, it looks like roughly 4-6 million people protested Trump across the U.S. yesterday. That's nearly 2% of the U.S. pop!
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
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My latest scoop: ICE has rescinded its accountability policy for warrantless arrests, giving agents “free license to make any arrest,” per one lawyer representing victims.
It follows @theguardian.com exclusive that the agency was told to “push the envelope” to meet Trump’s 3k arrest quota.
It follows @theguardian.com exclusive that the agency was told to “push the envelope” to meet Trump’s 3k arrest quota.
ICE agents get green light to make unjustified warrantless arrests
The agency announced an accountability policy has been rescinded.
www.thehandbasket.co
June 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
My latest scoop: ICE has rescinded its accountability policy for warrantless arrests, giving agents “free license to make any arrest,” per one lawyer representing victims.
It follows @theguardian.com exclusive that the agency was told to “push the envelope” to meet Trump’s 3k arrest quota.
It follows @theguardian.com exclusive that the agency was told to “push the envelope” to meet Trump’s 3k arrest quota.
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NEW: Officials are responding to reports of a disturbance inside Delaney Hall, an immigration detention facility in Newark.
Masked officers seen carrying pepper spray inside amid complaints of meager meals and unsanitary conditions.
W/ @traceytully.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/n...
Masked officers seen carrying pepper spray inside amid complaints of meager meals and unsanitary conditions.
W/ @traceytully.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/n...
Law Enforcement Officers Respond to Reports of Unrest at Migrant Facility
www.nytimes.com
June 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
NEW: Officials are responding to reports of a disturbance inside Delaney Hall, an immigration detention facility in Newark.
Masked officers seen carrying pepper spray inside amid complaints of meager meals and unsanitary conditions.
W/ @traceytully.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/n...
Masked officers seen carrying pepper spray inside amid complaints of meager meals and unsanitary conditions.
W/ @traceytully.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/n...