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McKenzie Funk @mckenziefunk.com · 5h

The reality of Kavanaugh stops: American citizens dragged, tackled, beaten, tased, and shot by immigration agents. Citizens held in the rain while in their underwear. A pregnant citizen's door blown off while Kristi Noem watched. Important story by @nicolefoy.bsky.social of @propublica.org

Screenshot of the article by Nicole Foy of ProPublica:
"When the Supreme Court recently allowed immigration agents in the Los Angeles area to take race into consideration during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned.

“If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States,” Kavanaugh wrote, “they promptly let the individual go.”

But that is far from the reality many citizens have experienced. Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear. At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them. One of those women had already had the door of her home blown off while Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem watched.

About two dozen Americans have said they were held for more than a day without being able to phone lawyers or loved ones."

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chubbyballerina.bsky.social @chubbyballerina.bsky.social · 5h

did you read the article before cancelling? It’s hilarious and doesn't paint any of these losers in a good light.

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 6h

BREAKING from PP

We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*

The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:

Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer

More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado

www.propublica.org/article/immi...

by @nicolefoy.bsky.social

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

www.propublica.org

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chubbyballerina.bsky.social @chubbyballerina.bsky.social · 1d

Never underestimate a woman who’s been under contract to Bravo.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

You really have to watch the whole thing. Booker clearly had no idea he was going to be asked real questions.

The Anti-Cult Club

YouTube video by I've Had It

youtu.be

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chubbyballerina.bsky.social @chubbyballerina.bsky.social · 1d

Tina, we are. Folks like Mills are standing in our way.

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chubbyballerina.bsky.social @chubbyballerina.bsky.social · 5d

what is happening with this kid’s hairline?

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chubbyballerina.bsky.social @chubbyballerina.bsky.social · 15d

couldn’t be me!

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chubbyballerina.bsky.social @chubbyballerina.bsky.social · 16d

He thinks he’s cooking

chubbyballerina.bsky.social @chubbyballerina.bsky.social · 17d

We pass backgrounds checks easily and theres a high percentage that speak a second language because of mission service.

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chubbyballerina.bsky.social @chubbyballerina.bsky.social · 18d

TCB Coin

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chubbyballerina.bsky.social @chubbyballerina.bsky.social · 20d

They training these guys?

chubbyballerina.bsky.social @chubbyballerina.bsky.social · 24d

might need to do a kick flip off the curb after arresting priests.

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chubbyballerina.bsky.social @chubbyballerina.bsky.social · 26d

moderates always fall for him because he has pretty words. they just don’t follow up on his actions.

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chubbyballerina.bsky.social @chubbyballerina.bsky.social · 27d

I know one of your biggest seven year old fans appreciates it!!

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chubbyballerina.bsky.social @chubbyballerina.bsky.social · 28d

Amazing thing to admit, even anonymously.

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chubbyballerina.bsky.social @chubbyballerina.bsky.social · 28d

ALAS

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Sam Brunson @smbrnsn.bsky.social · Sep 16

I know I said I was done with CK, but after a weekend of everybody trying to insist that his killer is Them, I thought it was worth emphasizing that there is no Them. There is only Us. (I focus on it from a religious perspective, but I think the secular argument is just as strong.)

Us and Them - By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog

And here's the thing: even though his wording is infelicitous, I totally get his sentiment. When people do bad things, it's easy to hope it's Them and not Us who did the bad thing.

bycommonconsent.com

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chubbyballerina.bsky.social @chubbyballerina.bsky.social · Sep 15

pepsi

chubbyballerina.bsky.social @chubbyballerina.bsky.social · Sep 13

I remember them getting annihilated for including Jungleland in that list. Deserved.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Sep 12

“Charlie Kirk in His Own Words”

17 quotes you should read from the right-wing activist and Trump ally who was tragically shot and killed on Wednesday in Utah.