lex Maria
@tsmcicero.bsky.social
Scientist, PhD-neuropharmacology
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lex Maria
@tsmcicero.bsky.social
· Jun 9
TSA checking IDs, doing pat downs and further searches at the gates of domestic flights today. Just received a rough “random” pat down
I travel weekly for work; this isn’t normal. This is a police state
I travel weekly for work; this isn’t normal. This is a police state
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The answer is in ICE's selection of targets:
* Democratic politicians in public
* Immigrants attending court hearings, at work, or at schools
None of those people will be armed.
On the flipside, ICE is scrupulously avoiding raids on cartel affiliates, drug dealing sites, etc. They might be armed.
* Democratic politicians in public
* Immigrants attending court hearings, at work, or at schools
None of those people will be armed.
On the flipside, ICE is scrupulously avoiding raids on cartel affiliates, drug dealing sites, etc. They might be armed.
I’m still surprised that in a nation drowning in guns and “stand your ground” rationalizations, none of these masked kidnappers have been shot at yet.
I still can't get past the idea that people in America are now supposed to accept that this is a valid form of law enforcement and just assume it's fine when random dudes in groups with face-coverings, no ID, no warrant, & no uniform grab people off the street and force them into unmarked vehicles
June 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The answer is in ICE's selection of targets:
* Democratic politicians in public
* Immigrants attending court hearings, at work, or at schools
None of those people will be armed.
On the flipside, ICE is scrupulously avoiding raids on cartel affiliates, drug dealing sites, etc. They might be armed.
* Democratic politicians in public
* Immigrants attending court hearings, at work, or at schools
None of those people will be armed.
On the flipside, ICE is scrupulously avoiding raids on cartel affiliates, drug dealing sites, etc. They might be armed.
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I don't think you could create a clearer example of why the entire campaign finance system is fucked than how crypto bought these votes over the last few years
and if a few tenths of a percentage point might end up moving Senate and House races in the future, as it has in the past, I get it
and if a few tenths of a percentage point might end up moving Senate and House races in the future, as it has in the past, I get it
June 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I don't think you could create a clearer example of why the entire campaign finance system is fucked than how crypto bought these votes over the last few years
and if a few tenths of a percentage point might end up moving Senate and House races in the future, as it has in the past, I get it
and if a few tenths of a percentage point might end up moving Senate and House races in the future, as it has in the past, I get it
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I wrote this four days ago. Today, they arrested the NYC Comptroller.
June 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I wrote this four days ago. Today, they arrested the NYC Comptroller.
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It would be so great if Democratic Party elected officials would start acting as if they’re living under a government that will lawlessly kill or arrest them for the crime of political opposition.
June 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
It would be so great if Democratic Party elected officials would start acting as if they’re living under a government that will lawlessly kill or arrest them for the crime of political opposition.
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My law firm is currently litigating 55 voting and election cases in 24 states. Two points:
This is a very large caseload for this point in the election cycle.
It is more evenly spread across states than usual which reflects the creep of voter suppression laws into even safe GOP states.
This is a very large caseload for this point in the election cycle.
It is more evenly spread across states than usual which reflects the creep of voter suppression laws into even safe GOP states.
June 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
My law firm is currently litigating 55 voting and election cases in 24 states. Two points:
This is a very large caseload for this point in the election cycle.
It is more evenly spread across states than usual which reflects the creep of voter suppression laws into even safe GOP states.
This is a very large caseload for this point in the election cycle.
It is more evenly spread across states than usual which reflects the creep of voter suppression laws into even safe GOP states.
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But have they decided to arrest the business owners - who are actually the ones committing the crimes?
Trump reversed himself, again. Raids on farms and hotels back on.
He double TACOed www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
He double TACOed www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Trump officials reverse guidance exempting farms, hotels from immigration raids
ICE agents have been told to continue conducting workforce enforcement operations at agricultural businesses despite concerns about effects on the food industry.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 17, 2025 at 2:34 AM
But have they decided to arrest the business owners - who are actually the ones committing the crimes?
Trump is weak and the world sees this. There will be many more regional wars if we don’t end up in a global one before those spark
Mr. Antiwar President has us inches away from a Civil War at home and a nuclear war abroad in defense of an ally that is starting random hot regional wars to detract from its ongoing genocide. I’m sure all of this will just naturally cool off.
June 17, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Trump is weak and the world sees this. There will be many more regional wars if we don’t end up in a global one before those spark
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We absolutely must not forget what this administration did to Senator Padilla, because it tells us what they are willing to do to us.
www.axios.com/2025/06/15/a... Padilla says FBI and National Guard escorted him into Noem's press conference
June 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
We absolutely must not forget what this administration did to Senator Padilla, because it tells us what they are willing to do to us.
Trump is the weakest POTUS in my lifetime. His own administration is all over the place. Make you wonder who is really in charge…
Breaking news: ICE agents should continue conducting immigration raids on farms, hotels and restaurants in a reversal of guidance, Department of Homeland Security officials told staff on Monday.
Trump officials reverse guidance exempting farms, hotels from immigration raids
ICE agents have been advised to continue conducting workforce enforcement operations on agricultural businesses despite concerns the raids will negatively impact the food industry.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 17, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Trump is the weakest POTUS in my lifetime. His own administration is all over the place. Make you wonder who is really in charge…
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"I've sat on this bench now for 40 years. I've never seen government racial discrimination like this."
That's what a Reagan-appointed judge said about Trump cancelling hundreds of NIH grants.
We can't stop fighting Trump's assault on science, the NIH, and our values.
That's what a Reagan-appointed judge said about Trump cancelling hundreds of NIH grants.
We can't stop fighting Trump's assault on science, the NIH, and our values.
Judge orders Trump admin. to restore hundreds of terminated NIH grants
"I've never seen government racial discrimination like this," the judge said.
www.axios.com
June 16, 2025 at 11:26 PM
"I've sat on this bench now for 40 years. I've never seen government racial discrimination like this."
That's what a Reagan-appointed judge said about Trump cancelling hundreds of NIH grants.
We can't stop fighting Trump's assault on science, the NIH, and our values.
That's what a Reagan-appointed judge said about Trump cancelling hundreds of NIH grants.
We can't stop fighting Trump's assault on science, the NIH, and our values.
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Viewing disability and sickness as punishment to people we don't like is a hallmark of eugenics.
June 17, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Viewing disability and sickness as punishment to people we don't like is a hallmark of eugenics.
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This would be the largest public lands sell-off in modern U.S. history and it's happening with no hearings, no debate, and no public input.
See what public lands would be available for sale:
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
See what public lands would be available for sale:
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
120 million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR budget reconciliation package
The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 120 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...
www.wilderness.org
June 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This would be the largest public lands sell-off in modern U.S. history and it's happening with no hearings, no debate, and no public input.
See what public lands would be available for sale:
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
See what public lands would be available for sale:
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
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If you are someone who set this in motion by voting for him or 3rd party or not voting… & you know you made a mistake…
WE NEED YOU.
Say it to yourself.
Say it to your 2 Sen & 1 Rep.
Say it to friends & family.
Help build the permission structure for others.
We need you if we’re going to pull thru.
WE NEED YOU.
Say it to yourself.
Say it to your 2 Sen & 1 Rep.
Say it to friends & family.
Help build the permission structure for others.
We need you if we’re going to pull thru.
June 11, 2025 at 2:41 AM
If you are someone who set this in motion by voting for him or 3rd party or not voting… & you know you made a mistake…
WE NEED YOU.
Say it to yourself.
Say it to your 2 Sen & 1 Rep.
Say it to friends & family.
Help build the permission structure for others.
We need you if we’re going to pull thru.
WE NEED YOU.
Say it to yourself.
Say it to your 2 Sen & 1 Rep.
Say it to friends & family.
Help build the permission structure for others.
We need you if we’re going to pull thru.
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Find your closest rally on Saturday and go. You can tell your kids where you were on the other side of this. Outnumber him everywhere.
www.nokings.org#map
www.nokings.org#map
No Kings
On June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. ...
www.nokings.org
June 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Find your closest rally on Saturday and go. You can tell your kids where you were on the other side of this. Outnumber him everywhere.
www.nokings.org#map
www.nokings.org#map
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I just watched LAPD intentionally trample a woman with their horses, and then drag her body to the side of the road and leave her there.
But sure, let’s all worry about the cars that are on fire.
But sure, let’s all worry about the cars that are on fire.
June 10, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I just watched LAPD intentionally trample a woman with their horses, and then drag her body to the side of the road and leave her there.
But sure, let’s all worry about the cars that are on fire.
But sure, let’s all worry about the cars that are on fire.
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a woman just trying to get home gets shot
June 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
a woman just trying to get home gets shot
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He wants unrest. He wants a civil war. He wants to be able to rule by military decree.
And he is arranging things to get it.
And he is arranging things to get it.
June 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
He wants unrest. He wants a civil war. He wants to be able to rule by military decree.
And he is arranging things to get it.
And he is arranging things to get it.
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“Young soldiers make mistakes. But if senior officers remain silent, what lesson will those young men and women take from what happened?” says @radiofreetom.bsky.social.
I’m embarrassed by those troops & their leaders, and they all ought review the army’s rules. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
I’m embarrassed by those troops & their leaders, and they all ought review the army’s rules. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Silence of the Generals
As President Donald Trump crossed a dangerous line at Fort Bragg, the brass failed to speak out in the Army’s defense.
www.theatlantic.com
June 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
“Young soldiers make mistakes. But if senior officers remain silent, what lesson will those young men and women take from what happened?” says @radiofreetom.bsky.social.
I’m embarrassed by those troops & their leaders, and they all ought review the army’s rules. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
I’m embarrassed by those troops & their leaders, and they all ought review the army’s rules. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Candidly, as a civ-mil watcher, this scene at Bragg is freaking me out more than anything else that's happened so far. Just an absolute collapse of professional military norms.
June 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Candidly, as a civ-mil watcher, this scene at Bragg is freaking me out more than anything else that's happened so far. Just an absolute collapse of professional military norms.
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Now we know why Whisky Pete wasn't fired for incompetence. Willingness to commit crimes is the only reason he still has a job.
Fuck every senator who confirmed this loser
Fuck every senator who confirmed this loser
June 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Now we know why Whisky Pete wasn't fired for incompetence. Willingness to commit crimes is the only reason he still has a job.
Fuck every senator who confirmed this loser
Fuck every senator who confirmed this loser
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We obtained lists of alleged gang members used by Venezuelan law enforcement and Interpol. Those lists include some 1,400 names.
None of the names of the 238 Venezuelan deportees matched those on the lists.
W/ @texastribune.org @cazadoresdefakenews.info, Alianza Rebelde Investiga
None of the names of the 238 Venezuelan deportees matched those on the lists.
W/ @texastribune.org @cazadoresdefakenews.info, Alianza Rebelde Investiga
Trump Administration Knew Vast Majority of Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Had Not Been Convicted of U.S. Crimes
Homeland Security records reveal that officials knew that more than half of the 238 deportees were labeled as having no criminal record in the U.S. and had only violated immigration laws.
www.propublica.org
June 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
We obtained lists of alleged gang members used by Venezuelan law enforcement and Interpol. Those lists include some 1,400 names.
None of the names of the 238 Venezuelan deportees matched those on the lists.
W/ @texastribune.org @cazadoresdefakenews.info, Alianza Rebelde Investiga
None of the names of the 238 Venezuelan deportees matched those on the lists.
W/ @texastribune.org @cazadoresdefakenews.info, Alianza Rebelde Investiga
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Your tax dollars pay for just about everything a police department does, which includes generating tons of reports, dispatch logs, and video recordings. Any citizen is entitled to see those public records to understand how the government works.
By @andrewfordnews.bsky.social
(Published June 2020)
By @andrewfordnews.bsky.social
(Published June 2020)
I Cover Cops as an Investigative Reporter. Here Are Five Ways You Can Start Holding Your Department Accountable.
Police culture can be insular and tough to penetrate, but the public can hold law enforcement accountable. Here are important methods and context you need to know.
www.propublica.org
June 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Your tax dollars pay for just about everything a police department does, which includes generating tons of reports, dispatch logs, and video recordings. Any citizen is entitled to see those public records to understand how the government works.
By @andrewfordnews.bsky.social
(Published June 2020)
By @andrewfordnews.bsky.social
(Published June 2020)