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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 10m

After Will Klein's fourth shutout inning I actually started to feel like it would be OK if the Dodgers won, because he deserves the win on this one.

And then I thought uh-oh, I don't know anything about Klein. What if he gets milkshake ducked?

Well, turns out quite the opposite.

Legend.

Roey Hadar @roey.bsky.social · 55m

Will Klein in a "Rapinoe/Kaepernick 2020" shirt

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 13h

This article quotes the university president saying Lia was on the women's swimming and diving team, but she's not on this year's roster on their athletic department website. The NCAA banned her from being on the team when Trump first took office.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 13h

Lía Smith, a missing trans student in Vermont has been found dead.

"Vermont State Police touted the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline for those in distress or their loved ones." This is the same lifeline the Trump admin cut for LGBTQ people in crisis.

www.boston.com/news/local-n...

Missing Middlebury College student confirmed dead after dayslong search, Vermont police say

Middlebury student Lia Smith, 21, was found dead Thursday, Vermont police confirmed. She had been reported missing several days prior.

www.boston.com

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Jen d’Arc @jenonymous.bsky.social · 10m

Lots of words to say “I’m expecting many of you to commit war crimes for my personal amusement.”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12m

Trump to troops in Japan: "Unlike past administrations, we will not be politically correct. You don't mind that, do you? When it comes to defending the US we're no longer politically correct. We're gonna defend our country any way we have to and that's usually not the politically correct way"

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natou @tichatnwa.bsky.social · 27m

i've been watching video out of jamaica

it's not fucking good bro

Steve Bowen @stevebowen.bsky.social · 5h

What we're witnessing with #Melissa is ultra rare in the history of known hurricanes in the Atlantic. This level of sustained intensity and feasting on every joule of ocean heat content without any real disruption is incredible.

Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.

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Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her) @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · 27m

I hope that Altman's fortune (and those of other AI CEO types) will be confiscated to help fix the burning earth and mental health crisis he's bringing about. If ChatGPT and the like were boxes of crackers, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN PULLED FROM THE SHELVES and the CEOs thrown in prison by now.

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 28m

Interviewer: how do you feel about your performance

Ohtani: Fuck off I have to pitch tomorrow don't you have a family to go home to

*pause*

Interpreter: I feel great

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 26m

That's how it's done.

www.mass.gov/snap-benefit...

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lydelle buster @babyshoes4cash.com · Feb 12

sometimes a baseball game goes into sp many innings that it brings both teams together in the common goal of Defeating Baseball, and that's magical

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Nuala Bishari @nuala.bsky.social · 3h

Until SNAP is funded, here’s an ongoing list of Bay Area restaurants where SNAP recipients can receive free food. Just bring your EBT card!

COYOTE @coyotemedia.org · 7h

While the feds continue to play stupid games, SNAP recipients are set to lose food aid for the next month. In the Bay Area, a growing number of restaurants are stepping up to help, and we're maintaining the list. Share with anyone who needs it. www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...

These Bay Area Restaurants Are Offering Free Food to SNAP Recipients

Amid a government shutdown that will cut off aid for 42 million Americans, local food scene folks plan to pick up the slack.

www.coyotemedia.org

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 2d

Reminder: China didn't "take" manufacturing from the West. Countries allowed their businesses to move manufacturing to China.

The businesses wanted to bypass pollution laws and impoverish the workforces of their own countries for profit, and bought-off politicians allowed it.

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NightOwl-O-Ween @nightowl.bsky.social · 3h

saddest part

is the fact

a large portion of our neighbors

and former soldiers

of all colors/races

are willing to do this

for cash

salary or bounty

fed or county

who knows who?

one way to hit back

is financially

make no purchases other than local cash

11/25-12/2

no black fri/mon

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 8h

ICE followed the mother into a school and aggressively detained her along with her children.
This is so heartbreaking 💔

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Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 5h

Outrageous that WSJ (or anyone) would publish this fact-free garbage propaganda

Screenshot of Wall Street Journal opinion piece.
Headline: The Left Attacks the Rule of Law
Subtitle: Antifa terrorists, gang members and rioters are endangering federal officers in American cities.
By Kristi Noem

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jenn m. jackson @jennmjacksonphd.bsky.social · 4h

Access to food is a basic human right. The U.S. is actively infringing on human rights. This is beyond the pale.

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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 5h

I reached out to The White House and asked about its use of AI-generated Halo imagery. White House Deputy Press Secretary Kush Desai just responded to me, and it's insane.

I've removed the paywall. Please share and subscribe if you can.

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[Exclusive] The White House Responds To Its Use of Halo Imagery: 'Yet Another War Ended Under President Trump's Watch' | Alyssa Mercante - Video Games, Internet Culture & More

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 5h

They've used Chicago as a testing/training ground for this roving army of BP dipshits after doing the same in LA. Feels pretty crucial that everyone not in Chicago continue paying attention to Chicago to know exactly what to expect when they move elsewhere.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 7h

🚨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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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 6h

Also, note that the person making all these decisions is not Secretary Noem; it's Corey Lewandowski, who is still a "special government employee" (and by many reports sleeping with Noem and running the agency while she does mostly TV), as well as Gregory Bovino himself.

The White House has signed off on a list of at least a dozen directors of ICE field officers who are set to be reassigned in coming days, the two DHS officials, the former DHS official and the federal law enforcement official said. They said that at least half of them would be replaced with Border Patrol officials. ICE has 25 field offices around the country, so the move could replace nearly half of the agency’s leaders.

The list was compiled by Corey Lewandowski, a special government employee at DHS who advises Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and Greg Bovino, the Border Patrol sector chief overseeing the agency’s operations in Chicago and previously in Los Angeles, the law enforcement official said.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 7h

🚨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.

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The Tell-Tale Brian Phillips @brianphillips.bsky.social · 10h

If Sun-, Mon-, or Tues- the -day do be,

The game is on Peacock or perhaps N- and/or ABC;

If Wednesday has come round again,

'Tis wise to check ESPN;

Yet if it be long weekend time,

Search Disney's sports verticals, but first try searching Prime

Howard Beck @howardbeck.bsky.social · 10h

Posting again as a public service (and because I can't freakin' remember either):

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Laura @tutusntinyhats.bsky.social · 18h

Feeling emotional whiplash between the sheer evil of the state preparing to starve 42 million human beings and the incredible variety of ways that communities around the country are mobilizing to feed their neighbors.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1d

Not a single day goes by that I don’t think to myself it’s unlikely I will live to see the end of this era of fascism.

That’s not doomerism. It’s a recognition of how long it historically takes for these things to play out.

THIS IS NOT THE WORLD I WANTED TO LEAVE MY DAUGHTER.

And I am furious.

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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 9h

So while we’re here, while we can, we fight.

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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 9h

We don’t get to choose the times we’re born into, but we can try to shape the time our grandkids will be born into.

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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 15h

My mom was born during the Blitz. Nazis were trying to kill her when she was a BABY. She's still here.

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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 16h

"This fucking sucks" and "all is lost" are two different sentences.

Don't say the second when you mean the first.

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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 16h

Even if the worst comes to the worst, unless we're all dead, there's always an "and then." And that "and then" is the rest of our lives, our kids' lives, our grandkids' lives.

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