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Emily Randall Paz @emilyrandallpaz.bsky.social · 34m

Tudor Halloween. Lookin' like we stepped out of a Hans Holbein painting. We received many compliments on our costumes.

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Emily Randall Paz @emilyrandallpaz.bsky.social · 10h

Turnip Jack O'Lanterns are much more frightening than pumpkin ones!

University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 14h

Professor AidanO’Sullivan, Head of School of Archaeology at UCD, brings history to life, carving this year’s Irish Halloween Jack O’Lantern from a turnip.

@aidanosullivan.bsky.social

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Emily Randall Paz @emilyrandallpaz.bsky.social · 11h

www.bbc.com/news/article...

The American adoptees who fear deportation to a country they can't remember

Thousands of US adoptees do not have citizenship despite being brought to the country as babies decades ago. Now many fear deportation.

www.bbc.com

Emily Randall Paz @emilyrandallpaz.bsky.social · 1d

Good question! I didn’t come across the story in any German-language papers, but they don't OCR well, so I should manually browse them to see if he's mentioned.

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Emily Randall Paz @emilyrandallpaz.bsky.social · 1d

This ancestor died in an accidental fall from his wagon in 1863. Contributing factors: whiskey and a toothache. (The Buffalo papers ran a few different versions of this story, but in each one they made sure to point out that he was German.) #GenHour #Genealogy

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Emily Randall Paz @emilyrandallpaz.bsky.social · 1d

#GenHour #Genealogy #GermanAmericans New find from full-text search on FamilySearch: The naturalization documents of my 3rd great-grandfather John Arnold, who settled in Buffalo, NY. U.S. citizenship was pretty easy to get in the 1850s, not like today.

Declaration of Intention of John Arnold of Buffalo, late of Baden in Germany, filed August 1850, with his signature.

Naturalization/Allegiance form of John Arnold, October 1852, Erie County Circuit Court, with his signature

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Emily Randall Paz @emilyrandallpaz.bsky.social · 1d

Good luck! Look forward to seeing the results!

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Emily Randall Paz @emilyrandallpaz.bsky.social · 1d

I am, as the kids say, "crashing out" over the level of misinformation and cruelty I have encountered on the Internet this week. And the number of AI videos...

a woman wearing glasses says what do i need to do to make this go away

Alt: Liz Lemon asks "what do I need to do to make this go away?"

media.tenor.com

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Emily Randall Paz @emilyrandallpaz.bsky.social · 3d

Chicago does not want him here!!! GTFO!!!

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 4d

🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.

Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.

Bill Melugin
@BillMelugin_
BREAKING: Per four senior DHS & Trump admin sources, a mass removal of ICE leadership around the country is underway, with up to 12 ICE field office chiefs being removed & reassigned in an effort to increase deportation numbers. I'm told the move is spearheaded by Corey Lewandowski, and a handful of the ICE Chiefs will likely be replaced by Border Patrol & CBP officials, some of whom will be hand-picked by aggressive & controversial Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino. I'm told some of the ICE leadership removed from their positions include the ICE Field Office Directors in:

- Los Angeles
- Phoenix
- Philadelphia
- Denver
- El Paso
- San Diego
- Seattle/Portland
- New Orleans

Border Patrol officials taking over ICE leadership positions would be extremely significant, as Border Patrol and ICE do different things, and I've done numerous ride-alongs/embeds with both.

Generally speaking, ICE typically conducts very targeted operations, largely going after criminal illegal aliens or those with deportation orders, but almost always knowing who they are targeting for arrest, often conducting surveillance to learn their schedules before and waiting hours before arresting them if needed.

Border Patrol, under Trump 2.0, while sometimes doing their own targeted operations, has been extremely aggressive and has been at the forefront of some of the most controversial immigration enforcement operations we've seen so far, carrying out roving patrols in Los Angeles, Chicago, etc, often at Home Depot, car washes, flea markets etc, leading to a handful of federal judges around the country issuing injunctions against them. A majority of the viral videos you see online are Border Patrol agents, including the use of a Trojan horse style Penske moving truck at a Los Angeles Home Depot, an operation organized by Bovino.

ICE often gets blamed for what Border Patrol does, as the media and activists often cannot tell the difference between federal agents, and everyone is called "ICE". I'm told there are growing concerns about the political and PR fallout associated with some of the roving patrols Border Patrol is conducting as lawsuits continue to stack up and mid-terms approach next year.

I'm told there is significant friction within different wings of DHS and the administration, with Border Czar Tom Homan & ICE Director Todd Lyons preferring to prioritize targeting criminal aliens & the "worst of the worst" or those with deportation orders, while DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, and BP Commander Bovino prefer to use aggressive tactics to arrest anyone in the US illegally, including but not limited to criminals, to ramp up deportation numbers and achieve President Trump's promises of mass deportations.

I am hearing from both sides of this friction.

One senior DHS official tells me:

"ICE started with the worst of the worst, knowing every target they are hitting, but since Border Patrol started in LA in June, we've (DHS) lost our focus, going too hard, too fast, with limited prioritization. It's getting numbers, but at what cost?".

Border Patrol agents I've talked to defend their tactics, with one telling me:

"What did everyone think mass deportations meant? Only the worst? Tom Homan has said it himself, anyone in the US illegally is on the table."

It's quite a situation, as both sides of this are on the same team, with the same end goals, but different perspectives on how to get there.

Another DHS official confirmed the personnel changes to me on deep background, adding that the moves are based on performance and doing what is needed to achieve the best results.

Official statement to
@FoxNews
via
@TriciaOhio
:

"While we have no personnel changes to announce at this time, the Trump Administration remains laser focused on delivering results and removing violent criminal illegal aliens from this country."
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Emily Randall Paz @emilyrandallpaz.bsky.social · 4d

I just watched a recent Spanish-lang interview with Bobby Pulido (D-running for Congress in TX) in which he seemed to blame Biden and Venezuelan asylum seekers for the current situation; the vast majority of ppl in the comments (Mexicans and Mexican-Americans) agreed with him 🤦‍♀️

Emily Randall Paz @emilyrandallpaz.bsky.social · 4d

"Many people had heard of Mocha Dick, although today he’s largely forgotten." 🤭 www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/r...

The Real-Life Whale That Gave Moby Dick His Name

Mocha Dick had encounters with around 100 ships before he was finally killed

www.smithsonianmag.com

Emily Randall Paz @emilyrandallpaz.bsky.social · 8d

What a complete joke 🤡🤡🤡

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The Spirit of Lorenzo the Cat @lorenzothecat.bsky.social · 11d

Destruction of the White House East Wing began today. Here it is in better times with better residents.

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Emily Randall Paz @emilyrandallpaz.bsky.social · 11d

I saw a few "Jesus is King" signs at the Chicago protest from ACTUAL CHRISTIANS in attendance.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d

Chip Roy: "The truth is the marxist, radicals, and Islamists the Democratic Party promoted this weekend, they cannot handle the truth. The truth is that there is a king and that king is Jesus. And the president has been willing to say it, & Charlie Kirk was willing to say it & he got killed for it."

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Emily Randall Paz @emilyrandallpaz.bsky.social · 11d

They are delusional!!!

Emily Randall Paz @emilyrandallpaz.bsky.social · 13d

Turnout was great at the protest!! Very peaceful! Felt good to be around like-minded people. This was my husband's first-ever protest (not my first lol)

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Emily Randall Paz @emilyrandallpaz.bsky.social · 13d

Chicago folks going to the protest downtown: Red line is completely packed. Doesn't look like @cta is running any extra trains. I would use other transportation...

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Emily Randall Paz @emilyrandallpaz.bsky.social · 14d

My mom is having a lumpectomy this morning and I hope they get it all outta there 🙏 😐 Stage 1 BC. Get your mammograms, ladies.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 15d

Has Trump dispatched National Guard units to Alaska to help with flooding and recovery?

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 15d

A terrific AFP fact check uses reverse image searches to expose how a White House video took scenes from Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Nebraska and lied that they showed "Chicago is in chaos."
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

Post from WH about Chicago "in chaos," showing scene from another state.

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WGN NEWS @wgntv.com · 17d

A chase involving Border Patrol agents ended in a crash this afternoon in the East Side neighborhood on Chicago’s Southeast Side, sparking a tense standoff between residents and law enforcement during which tear gas was deployed.

Chase sparks standoff between residents and federal agents on Chicago’s Southeast Side

A chase involving Border Patrol agents ended in a crash Tuesday afternoon in the East Side neighborhood on Chicago’s Southeast Side, sparking a tense standoff between residents and law enforcement.…

wgntv.com

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Emily Randall Paz @emilyrandallpaz.bsky.social · 17d

Trying to decide what to put on my protest sign for Saturday... where do I even begin?...

a black and white photo of a man holding his head .

ALT: a black and white photo of a man holding his head .

media.tenor.com

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Emily Randall Paz @emilyrandallpaz.bsky.social · 17d

I seriously CANNOT with the evil trolls in every Pritzker post. They're saying we're lying about the teargassing in Chicago neighborhoods. Why would we lie about that?!

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Emily Randall Paz @emilyrandallpaz.bsky.social · 17d

Lord help us...

Newsweek @newsweek.com · 17d

Maria Greeley was reportedly detained by agents, despite carrying documentation proving her citizenship.

US Citizen Says ICE Detained Her, Said Her Passport ‘Isn’t Real’

www.newsweek.com

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