@johnmaen.bsky.social
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Justice. Fairness. Democracy. This account follows writers and thinkers I appreciate. No reason to follow. I’ll assume you’re a 🤖. Save your like or retweet and go plant a tree or help someone who needs it. Go outside. Be amongst your neighbors.
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mattortega.com
... and doing so for two reasons:

1. He speaks the Spanish.
2. He has a spine whereas they do not.
ericmgarcia.bsky.social
Bad Bunny went from bagging groceries recording music on SoundCloud to being one of the most streamed artists in the world. He embodies the entrepreneurial spirit of Latinos that Republicans say should make them natural conservatives. Instead they are crashing out on him.
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kenwhite.bsky.social
Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.
aricohn.com
Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.
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indivisible.org
“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings
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asharangappa.bsky.social
If James visits the home regularly then it is available to her for personal use, which means it is not a “rental investment property” as defined by the mortgage rider…and therefore negates the central claim of the indictment
annabower.bsky.social
NYT reports that Letitia James’s great niece lives in the home that is the subject of the indictment.

The niece reportedly testified before a *different* grand jury, telling them that she had lived there for many years without paying rent. James visits regularly.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Letitia James
Indictment
Read the Indictment
Timeline of Conflict
Indic
But in June, IMs. Thompson testified to a grand
jury in Norfolk that she had lived in the house for years and that she did not pay rent, a person familiar with her testimony said. She was not asked to testify again, and the grand jury that voted to indict Ms. James was not seated in Norfolk, but in Alexandria.
The specter of Mr. Trump's revenge campaign has so far overshadowed the facts of the case, given how he has pushed for Ms. James's punishment. For years, he has railed against her on social media, calling her a "crook" and
"corrunt" Last month. he also appointed Ms. for a peaceful life after years of turbulence in several cities.
The family, Nakia Thompson and her children, have lived at the address ever since, according to two people familiar with the home, and until this week, the plan for a more lacid existence had largely gone as expected. Several times a year, the people said, a great-aunt who had purchased the house in 2020 with Ms.
Thompson in mind would come for an extended stay.
This week, with the filing of court papers some 200 miles north, the plan came to an abrupt end.
The great-aunt - Letitia James, the New York attorney general - was indicted by President Trump's Justice Department. The yellow house,
johnmaen.bsky.social
1. OJ
2. Clinton impeachment
3. Iraq/Afghanistan
4. Chicago Bulls
5. Sunday morning cartoons
juphoff.bsky.social
What 5 events defined your childhood?

1. Nixon
2. Apollo (I remember 13!)
3. The Bicentennial
4. The Energy Crisis
5. The Iran Hostage Crisis
jenbren.bsky.social
What 5 events defined your childhood:

1. Italia 90
2. Live Aid
3. Charlie Haughey telling us all to tighten our belts while buying his mistress couture in Paris
4. The Troubles
5. 35-40 classrooms in school & teacher strikes
johnmaen.bsky.social
i don’t agree with much of the time, but i’m really glad you’re here, sir.
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kenwhite.bsky.social
Wen should direct more attention to incidents like these because Americans are more likely to respond to brutality to pets than to brutality to human beings.
thetnholler.bsky.social
EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...
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thetnholler.bsky.social
EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...
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jamellebouie.net
really striking the degree to which not a single person working in the trump administration appears to be interested in serving the american people
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chaoskat.bsky.social
Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.
unraveledpress.com
It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.
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polphilpod.bsky.social
i made a model to assign scores for how robustly US politicians oppose fascism & graded 13 leading dems

criteria & method QTed, individual results in 🧵 below:
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anjalikdayal.bsky.social
““‘We’ve been together for two years, and my partner is very passionate about the protesting,’ the groom told a reporter. ‘... People can be fun loving people and still protest. We wanted to show that this is about love and caring. We’re caring for other human beings.’”
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ashtonpittman.bsky.social
ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.
ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.
A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.
www.mississippifreepress.org
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davidcorn.bsky.social
A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.
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justinhendrix.bsky.social
Trump & MAGA "have capitalized on the killing of rightwing influencer Charlie Kirk to expand attacks on liberal groups, donors, Democrats, and others by tarring many critics as the 'enemy within' and 'radical left' in a move that legal scholars and historians call authoritarian and anti-democratic."
‘Page one of the authoritarian playbook’: how Trump and allies are exploiting Kirk’s killing
The president and his Maga allies have used the rightwing influencer’s killing to justify attacks on critics, experts say
www.theguardian.com
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billkristolbulwark.bsky.social
The shameless GOP lying about the No Kings gatherings scheduled for next Saturday reveals how deeply hostile much of the Republican Party is to “the right of the people peaceably to assemble.” I look forward to our local No Kings event, and urge my fellow Americans to attend in their communities.
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dburbach.bsky.social
Portland: Note the lack of smoke and all the buildings still standing.

Personal note: since my visits are usually during academic breaks, it's been decades since I've been there for fall colors
portlandevents.bsky.social
Hers a photo of our fall colors and aerial tram. The ICE facility is right by where the tram starts & then takes people up to OHSU & Veterans hospital
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blueheronfarm.bsky.social
My unsolicited advice for you today: Don't follow accounts that post rage bait from tiktok or Facebook. There's plenty of verified information to get mad at in this world. 🌠