Josh Torres
@thejoshtorres.bsky.social
A human being with real emotions. I care deeply about liberation for all. I believe in science. Far from perfect, but trying my best. ❤️🔥 🇵🇸 🇵🇷 ✊🏽
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Prosecute them all. Beyond the depravity of this, it's pure theft. The local prosecutor should open an investigation and charge them all.
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Prosecute them all. Beyond the depravity of this, it's pure theft. The local prosecutor should open an investigation and charge them all.
Flying is literally like magic. Usually I take this technology for granted but today I'm sitting in a lot of gratitude and awe 🥰
December 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Flying is literally like magic. Usually I take this technology for granted but today I'm sitting in a lot of gratitude and awe 🥰
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Irish woman with green card, bounced 2 checks totaling $80 ten years ago. For this "crime of moral turpitude," she was held pending deportation, no bond, and put in isolation for asking for low-sodium food.
It's great she's out. But also white privilege – 18 Senators wrote to Kristi Noem about her.
It's great she's out. But also white privilege – 18 Senators wrote to Kristi Noem about her.
A grandmother will spend Christmas with her family after ICE held her for nearly five months. She’s had a green card for 30+ years and lived in the U.S. since childhood. Her detention ended only after public and congressional pressure.
www.star-telegram.com/news/nation-...
www.star-telegram.com/news/nation-...
www.star-telegram.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Irish woman with green card, bounced 2 checks totaling $80 ten years ago. For this "crime of moral turpitude," she was held pending deportation, no bond, and put in isolation for asking for low-sodium food.
It's great she's out. But also white privilege – 18 Senators wrote to Kristi Noem about her.
It's great she's out. But also white privilege – 18 Senators wrote to Kristi Noem about her.
I'll be home for Christmas 🎄🥰
December 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I'll be home for Christmas 🎄🥰
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merry christmas bloomfies ❤️❤️❤️
December 25, 2025 at 7:21 AM
merry christmas bloomfies ❤️❤️❤️
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All I want for the holidays is for our own government to stop hurting people.
December 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
All I want for the holidays is for our own government to stop hurting people.
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If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
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Christmas – An ancient pagan holiday occurring
around the winter solstice, celebrating a variety of
deities including sun gods, sons of God, and, most
recently, Mammon
crimethinc.com/books/contra...
around the winter solstice, celebrating a variety of
deities including sun gods, sons of God, and, most
recently, Mammon
crimethinc.com/books/contra...
December 25, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Christmas – An ancient pagan holiday occurring
around the winter solstice, celebrating a variety of
deities including sun gods, sons of God, and, most
recently, Mammon
crimethinc.com/books/contra...
around the winter solstice, celebrating a variety of
deities including sun gods, sons of God, and, most
recently, Mammon
crimethinc.com/books/contra...
Personal data and digital rights will eventually become a human rights conversation
I know this would be a bitch for documentaries but maybe we need to start having private citizens own their own images
I don’t know how it would work and I’m sure it’d be messy but what we’re doing rn sucks
I don’t know how it would work and I’m sure it’d be messy but what we’re doing rn sucks
December 25, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Personal data and digital rights will eventually become a human rights conversation
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Of course
I’ve been worried about this. People who signed up for a US ‘self-deportation’ scheme say their payoffs were delayed, misdirected or never arrived – leaving them empty-handed in their home countries.
‘They tricked me’: Migrants were promised $1,000 to voluntarily leave the US. Some never received it
People who signed up for a US ‘self-deportation’ scheme say their payoffs were delayed, misdirected or never arrived – leaving them empty-handed in their home countries
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Of course
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So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
Trump’s Immigration Nightmare: It Is Happening Here
With astonishing speed, the administration has toppled the most cherished pillars of a free society. And the experts agree: It’s all going to get much, much worse.
newrepublic.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
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The separation is one of dozens happening in Oregon, with ICE detaining both parents or single parents, leaving small children in the care of relatives, family friends, babysitters and in the foster care system.
Oregon couple deported, forced to leave toddler behind
The separation is one of dozens happening in Oregon, with ICE detaining both parents or single parents, leaving small children in the care of relatives, family friends, babysitters and in the foster care system.
www.oregonlive.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The separation is one of dozens happening in Oregon, with ICE detaining both parents or single parents, leaving small children in the care of relatives, family friends, babysitters and in the foster care system.
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Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
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also interesting that the administration thinks it has a say in CBS News personnel matters. perhaps they've been given an indication that they do.
It’s interesting that the administration wants you to know that Bari Weiss is in league with them.
December 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
also interesting that the administration thinks it has a say in CBS News personnel matters. perhaps they've been given an indication that they do.
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“He heard stories from other detainees. A man grabbed as he left work, his face still cut up after agents shattered his car window and dragged him out. Another taken as he bought construction materials for work. A man arrested on a Friday, his baby born the following Monday.“
As he sat in ICE detention, a teen dreamed of finishing his senior year of high school in L.A.
Benjamin Guerrero Cruz was detained days before starting his senior year of high school in L.A. He spent months in ICE detention as the community rallied behind him.
www.latimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
“He heard stories from other detainees. A man grabbed as he left work, his face still cut up after agents shattered his car window and dragged him out. Another taken as he bought construction materials for work. A man arrested on a Friday, his baby born the following Monday.“
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I hated the comment by "60 Minutes" exec producer Tanya Simon that “we defended our story, but she wanted changes, and I ultimately had to comply.”
She didn't have to comply. She could have quit.
"I ultimately had to comply" is what fascists love to hear.
She didn't have to comply. She could have quit.
"I ultimately had to comply" is what fascists love to hear.
‘Holy f***ing dumpster fire’: Bari Weiss sparks ‘revolt’ by spiking 60 Minutes story
EXCLUSIVE: ‘It’s going to be fascinating to see how far Bari is willing to double down on the piece ‘not ready’ argument and or/attack Sharyn and [60 Minutes],’ one CBS News staffer told The Independe...
www.the-independent.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I hated the comment by "60 Minutes" exec producer Tanya Simon that “we defended our story, but she wanted changes, and I ultimately had to comply.”
She didn't have to comply. She could have quit.
"I ultimately had to comply" is what fascists love to hear.
She didn't have to comply. She could have quit.
"I ultimately had to comply" is what fascists love to hear.
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This shit is gonna get so many people hurt
December 23, 2025 at 4:31 AM
This shit is gonna get so many people hurt
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I think this is a really important point. When folks say "no AI" they often don’t mean "I can conceive of no possible use for AI"—they mean "the use cases I’ve been shown do not begin to justify the harms"—that’s not something you respond to by offering another narrow use case
So when I say there is *zero* utility for LLMs, I don't mean there are zero use cases. I mean there are zero use cases that even begin to make up for the damage that's being done.
December 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I think this is a really important point. When folks say "no AI" they often don’t mean "I can conceive of no possible use for AI"—they mean "the use cases I’ve been shown do not begin to justify the harms"—that’s not something you respond to by offering another narrow use case
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I think Weiss’ entire excuse for shelving the CECOT episode was bullshit, but I also think it’s incredibly disturbing to suggest trying to “both sides” the crimes against humanity happening inside a concentration camp
December 23, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I think Weiss’ entire excuse for shelving the CECOT episode was bullshit, but I also think it’s incredibly disturbing to suggest trying to “both sides” the crimes against humanity happening inside a concentration camp
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With the 60 minutes leak, the many recent Epstein releases, etc., I think we are seeing the future of government accountability under authoritarianism:
Leaks, hacks, data dumps, releases of big document caches.
Journalists and the public will have to learn how to digest this stuff. 🧵
Leaks, hacks, data dumps, releases of big document caches.
Journalists and the public will have to learn how to digest this stuff. 🧵
December 23, 2025 at 3:21 AM
With the 60 minutes leak, the many recent Epstein releases, etc., I think we are seeing the future of government accountability under authoritarianism:
Leaks, hacks, data dumps, releases of big document caches.
Journalists and the public will have to learn how to digest this stuff. 🧵
Leaks, hacks, data dumps, releases of big document caches.
Journalists and the public will have to learn how to digest this stuff. 🧵
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Men in masks — in a woman’s restroom. Isn’t that worse than what we were warned would happen if trans people were allowed to pee?
ICE agents illegally break into a woman's bathroom in a NY nutrition bar manufacturing plant. "Pull up your pants," says a male agent. The agents only had a warrant to review employer documents. They didn't have a warrant to search for, detain, or arrest anyone there.
December 23, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Men in masks — in a woman’s restroom. Isn’t that worse than what we were warned would happen if trans people were allowed to pee?
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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Farewell to CBS News and "60 Minutes." It just went the way of the Washington Post's editorial page
Once you begin surrendering to Trump, he always wants more. You can’t appease a tyrant. Some thoughts...
Once you begin surrendering to Trump, he always wants more. You can’t appease a tyrant. Some thoughts...
December 23, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Farewell to CBS News and "60 Minutes." It just went the way of the Washington Post's editorial page
Once you begin surrendering to Trump, he always wants more. You can’t appease a tyrant. Some thoughts...
Once you begin surrendering to Trump, he always wants more. You can’t appease a tyrant. Some thoughts...
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In 2022, Bari Weiss ran this viral first-person piece by a top Levi’s executive. She claimed she was hounded out of the company because of her vocal stance on COVID restrictions.
There are no quotes from the company. Or her colleagues.
Not even a “no comment.”
www.thefp.com/p/yesterday-...
There are no quotes from the company. Or her colleagues.
Not even a “no comment.”
www.thefp.com/p/yesterday-...
Yesterday I Was Levi’s Brand President. I Quit So I Could Be Free.
I turned down $1 million severance in exchange for my voice.
www.thefp.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
In 2022, Bari Weiss ran this viral first-person piece by a top Levi’s executive. She claimed she was hounded out of the company because of her vocal stance on COVID restrictions.
There are no quotes from the company. Or her colleagues.
Not even a “no comment.”
www.thefp.com/p/yesterday-...
There are no quotes from the company. Or her colleagues.
Not even a “no comment.”
www.thefp.com/p/yesterday-...
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People must grasp the idea of “media capture.”
It’s when authoritarian regimes and/or their powerful allies take control of media to stifle independent voices holding the government to account.
It’s one way Hungary’s Viktor Orbán keeps power.
In the U.S., it’s what the Ellisons have done with CBS.
It’s when authoritarian regimes and/or their powerful allies take control of media to stifle independent voices holding the government to account.
It’s one way Hungary’s Viktor Orbán keeps power.
In the U.S., it’s what the Ellisons have done with CBS.
December 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
People must grasp the idea of “media capture.”
It’s when authoritarian regimes and/or their powerful allies take control of media to stifle independent voices holding the government to account.
It’s one way Hungary’s Viktor Orbán keeps power.
In the U.S., it’s what the Ellisons have done with CBS.
It’s when authoritarian regimes and/or their powerful allies take control of media to stifle independent voices holding the government to account.
It’s one way Hungary’s Viktor Orbán keeps power.
In the U.S., it’s what the Ellisons have done with CBS.