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Meghan @msbishop.bsky.social · 2h

Indian Country public safety and justice needs $3 billion to fully fund Tribes. $40 billion would probably more than meet the trust and treaty funding obligations to Tribes in all essential funding areas. www.bia.gov/sites/defaul...

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Meghan @msbishop.bsky.social · 3h

I forget how much stronger coffee in Alaska is. Anyway, I won’t be sleeping tonight.

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Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle.bsky.social · 3h

The Supreme Court had declined to hear a case out of Oklahoma about whether or not cities can issue tribal citizens traffic tickets on reservation land.

SCOTUS declines to hear case involving Gov. Stitt's brother, tribal jurisdiction in Oklahoma

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case involving Gov. Kevin Stitt’s brother, Marvin Keith Stitt, who is also a Cherokee Nation citizen. The case questioned a state’s criminal jurisdictional…

www.kosu.org

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Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 6h

Judge Immergut extended the restraining order on troops deployment for another two weeks.

Oregon judge extends temporary block on National Guard deployment to Portland

The order comes as city, state and federal official wait for a ruling from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

www.opb.org

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 11h

Almost like we founded the entire country on opposing this exact sentence.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"

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Meghan @msbishop.bsky.social · 17h

Me sowing: the late night flight from Seattle to Anchorage is a great idea.

Me reaping (realizing I have to get up in six hours and I just got to my hotel): oh my god why did I do this again?

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Violet Miller @vimiller.bsky.social · 20h

The 15 y/o detained by CBP today in the East Side neighborhood has been released per a statement from his attorneys.

Story tk in the morning.

CHICAGO (October 14, 2025) – A 15-year-old American citizen was detained by Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents today in a manner reminiscent of authoritarian regimes, holding him incommunicado in a federal building garage for five hours without informing his family, stating any charges, or allowing him to call an attorney. The teenager, who is Hispanic and African American, was grabbed off a Chicago East Side street at approximately 12:30 p.m. CST slammed to the ground, kneed in the back, and zip-tied by CBP agents. He was then transported to a federal law enforcement facility not affiliated with CBP or ICE, where CBP agents held him, handcuffed, in the back of a vehicle in a garage—never booking him, never reading him his rights, never stating why he was detained, and never allowing him to contact his mother.

For five hours, his mother had no idea where her son was or whether he safe. Federal agents provided no information about his whereabouts, no phone call, no explanation for the arrest. His mother’s terror was amplified by her son’s heart condition and the complete absence of any information from authorities.

"This is how people disappear in autocracies—grabbed off streets, held in unmarked locations, no calls to family, no stated charges, no due process," said Founding Partner Antonio M. Romanucci of Romanucci & Blandin, the firm that obtained his release this evening. "A 15-year-old American citizen was effectively 'disappeared' for five hours in Chicago. This is not law enforcement; this is the playbook of authoritarian regimes."

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T. Greg "Antifa General Counsel (Retired)" Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 1d

This is yet another reminder that the "you can just walk around with your papers and be fine!" is a lie: the cops routinely claim whatever documentation you provide is invalid

It's racism all the way down

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

"During the encounter, Greeley said they told her she 'doesn’t look like' a Greeley."

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Chicago Tribune: Greeley, who was born at Illinois Masonic hospital and is adopted, carries a copy of her passport just in case she runs into federal agents.

“I am Latina and I am a service worker,” Greeley said. “I fit the description of what they’re looking for now.”

During the encounter, Greeley said they told her she “doesn’t look like” a Greeley.

“They said this isn’t real, they kept telling me I’m lying, I’m a liar,” Greeley recalled. “I told them to look in the rest of my wallet, I have my credit cards, my insurance.”

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CeeJay Johnson-Yellow Hawk @adriftalchemist.bsky.social · 22h

“Approximately 90 members of the Alaska National Guard and Alaska Organized Milita have been activated, with 100 more standing by to provide relief efforts to our fellow Alaskans who have affected by the devastating impacts of Typhoon Halong”

www.facebook.com/share/p/16qA...

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Meghan @msbishop.bsky.social · 1d

They should never have had Walz stop calling the other side weird.

Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 1d

This is why the inflatable costumes works so well -- it works the same way calling them "weird" or "creepy" did. It disrupts their narrative, and makes them seem pathetic rather than cool-and-cruel.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

You need to see this:

“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

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Meghan @msbishop.bsky.social · 1d

There isn’t a magical event fairy. There is one, but probably more, frazzled staffers working way more than 40hrs a week trying to make leadership’s vision become reality. Be nice to them. Buy them coffee. Don’t yell at them for not being able to read your mind about the placement of that one sign.

Meghan @msbishop.bsky.social · 1d

Frustrated with people who have never planned large scale events having decision-making power over large scale events and no awareness that they don’t come together a week or days before and schedules actually get set at least a month or two beforehand because attendees actually have to make plans.

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Meghan @msbishop.bsky.social · 1d

Frustrated with people who have never planned large scale events having decision-making power over large scale events and no awareness that they don’t come together a week or days before and schedules actually get set at least a month or two beforehand because attendees actually have to make plans.

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Holly Guise ❄️ @hollyguise.bsky.social · 1d

“About 1,400 survivors were staying at community shelters”

The typhoon really brought damage to entire Alaska Native communities in Western Alaska

Climate change is severely impacting land, waters, and Indigenous communities

www.kyuk.org/public-safet...

Officials say storm 'completely devastated' Western Alaska communities

A Coast Guard commander recounts scenes of Alaskans swimming in floodwaters in the middle of the night, in search of debris to hold onto.

www.kyuk.org

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Meghan @msbishop.bsky.social · 2d

And I still have them memorized.

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 2d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 2d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

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Willamette Week @wweek.com · 2d

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Andrew Schwartz

www.wweek.com

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Andrew Blum @ablum.bsky.social · 3d

We had Angela Davis speak at my university a couple of years back. One of the many insightful things she said - protest in the way that aligns with your passion. If that’s poetry do poetry or music etc. Because then you will be able to sustain it. If naked bike rides are your passion, 100% do that.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3d

Someone in my mentions is upset because these people haven’t suffered the worst at ICE’s hands and therefore they shouldn’t be praised for being out on the streets?

Yeah, no. To push back on these people we need everyone — especially those with relative privilege — to get up and get involved.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3d

Portland, you magnificent weirdos

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 4d

Portland's famous Unipiper was spotted at the Portland ICE protest where he played his bagpipes in front of Santa, Mr. Potato Head, Garfield and more -- all while surrounded by bubbles.

More on how the tone of Portland's protests has shifted: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Dasha Burns said she talked with Trump on the phone 4 days ago. But now he doesn’t know who she is 🤔

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Meghan @msbishop.bsky.social · 3d

After I land I have to go to Bainbridge - should I drive from the airport and take the ferry or the bridges?

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Kevin Baum @kevinbaum013.bsky.social · 3d

Putting the grift and corruption aside, how do you underwrite a D&O policy for a 19 year old with no experience being on the board of a multi-billion dollar company?

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Laura Rodríguez Presa @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social · 3d

ICE killed their father. Now they’re in foster care.

Silverio Villegas, a single father, was fatally shot by fed agents after he allegedly tried to flee a traffic stop in Franklin Park.

His family spoke to the Tribune of their grieve and their fight.

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/12/s...

Family of Chicago-area man killed by ICE seeks to reunite with his children who are now in foster care in Idaho

The state of Idaho took custody of the children a few weeks after Silverio Villegas Gonzalez was killed by ICE agents in Franklin Park on Sept. 12.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Meghan @msbishop.bsky.social · 3d

Just sent to my contacts at DOI Indian Affairs. The guy who handled emergency management for Indian Affairs took deferred resignation and his last day was September 30. 😢

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Angutekaraq Qakvalria @angutekaraq.bsky.social · 3d

From accounts with relatives from Kipnuk, the village is a total loss. One of my Elder relatives says it's wiped out. Those rectangular dots in the distance? Houses floating away

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Meghan @msbishop.bsky.social · 3d

My two fantasy football teams are just so bad, but in fun different ways.

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