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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 2h

Brett Kavanaugh assures me this is the sort of minor inconvenience that shouldn't disturb anyone.

CollinCountyDems @collincountydems.bsky.social · 3h

This is terrifying!

ICE breaks into this woman’s car in the pick-up line at West Loop Elementary school in Chicago and detains her before she can pick her kids up from school. (They were eventually let go after showing their documents)

This is Trump’s America.

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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 1h

NATASHA: no hugs, only want dinner 😾

ME: *picks up Natasha and hugs her anyway*

NATASHA: *purs*

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 4h

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 1h

Screenshot from Dragon Ball Z Abridged. Vegeta asks, "How did you know about the parts you weren't there for?"

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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 2h

Huh. 🤔

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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 2h

Again, why is the #Massachusetts legislature allowing the Plymouth County sheriff to collaborate with Trump's kidnapping regime?

#mapoli

Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · Jun 17

Plymouth County Sheriff Joseph McDonald's office has taken 545 ICE detainees to the Hanscom airport since President Trump took office. The detainees were then flown out of state.

The #Massachusetts legislature could stop this at any time by banning sheriffs from working with ICE.

#mapoli

As ICE ramps up arrests, Plymouth sheriff's office shuttles men from jail to Hanscom airport

The Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office has taken 545 ICE detainees to the Hanscom airport since President Trump took office, from January through May, according to data obtained in a public records requ...

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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 2h

A federal judge ordered the immediate release of a man “who went to [an] ICE office … for ‘a routine check-in’ on Aug. 22 and instead found himself bound and transported to the Plymouth County jail, where ICE planned to keep him locked up until they could figure out which country to send him to.”

Judge orders immediate release of Brazilian immigrant grabbed by ICE when he showed up for a scheduled appointment

For at least the third time in a week, a federal judge in Boston has ordered the release of an immigrant shoved into prison by ICE because the regime illegally decided to ignore the section of immigr...

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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 2h

“[A] federal judge in #Boston today ordered [ICE] to get a #Massachusetts man with serious medical problems out of a prison in Natchez, MS and bring him back to Massachusetts so that he can apply for the immigration equivalent of bail while he pursues his request to stay in the US permanently.”

Judge orders ICE to return Massachusetts man from the Mississippi hole they dumped him in

Continuing the battle against ICE's determination to ignore the parts of immigration law it doesn't like, a federal judge in Boston today ordered the regime to get a Massachusetts man with serious med...

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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 2h

That's more than one fifth!

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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 2h

McDermott is one of three out of 14 Massachusetts sheriffs to face legal trouble due to alleged misconduct since last fall.

The sudden change in the association’s leadership comes at a sensitive time for the elected law enforcement figures; a series of allegations against several sheriffs have cast their positions in a renewed, if unflattering, light.

Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi, the association’s current vice president and immediate past president, was charged with drunken driving last fall. He later admitted prosecutors had enough evidence to convict him and had his case continued without a finding under a plea.

Then, in August, Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins, another past president of the association, was arrested and accused by federal prosecutors of extorting a cannabis company.

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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 2h

“Norfolk County Sheriff Patrick McDermott, who state regulators last month accused of unlawfully using campaign money to further his business interests, … resigned as president of the #Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association on Wednesday, the first day of a planned association summit in Lenox.”

#mapoli

Norfolk County sheriff, accused of misusing campaign money, resigns as head of statewide sheriffs’ association - The Boston Globe

Sheriff Patrick McDermott was accused last month of unlawfully using campaign money.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 3h

The #Worcester mother who was detained by ICE despite having a valid asylum claim said ICE agents grabbed her so violently during her arrest that they injured her shoulder.

She was taken to a hospital, but ICE withheld her medication and exercise sheet during her five months of incarceration.

Worcester mother recounts injury during ICE arrest, refusal to provide meds

An ICE agent wrenched her shoulder during arrest, leaving her in "a lot of pain." Her meds weren't provided until five months later when she was out of detention, she said.

www.masslive.com

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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 3h

“Escobar came to the U.S. seven years ago from El Salvador and met his wife, who's a U.S. citizen. They settled in #Massachusetts and began building a life there. Their marriage paperwork, which would grant him legal rights to stay in the U.S., was just being finalized when he was arrested.”

'My husband is not a threat': ICE detains man married to U.S. citizen

Even as the Trump administration continues to insist that its immigration policies are just targeting the worst of the worst, many other immigrants in America are being detained as well. William Brang...

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 5h

Justice Department lawyers reposted President Trump’s statements and may have inadvertently endangered their prosecution of Luigi Mangione, violating the judge’s explicit orders that DOJ employees refrain from public comment about the case. trib.al/b9U7CY1

DOJ in Trouble After Lawyers Reposted Trump Rants on Luigi Mangione

The Justice Department’s case against Luigi Mangione just hit a major obstacle.

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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 5h

The letter apparently said that Pistone was not invited to the funeral of one of the officers he put on leave after that officer recently died unexpectedly.

Specifically, the letter references the funeral services last week for Officer Katelyn Tully, 32, who died unexpectedly on Sept. 26.

"We admire Officer Tully’s family for excluding you," the letter said. "Be clear. You are not welcome at the funerals of our fallen. This is not the will of a single family, but of many. Your condolences are hollow. Your presence, an insult."

According to the Eagle-Tribune, Tully's father said she was among the officers placed on leave in connection with the July death of Francis Gigliotti, 43.

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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 5h

#Haverhill Police Chief Robert Pistone was placed on leave this week after the police union posted a now-deleted letter that made vague criticisms of his leadership.

Pistone placed seven officers on leave amid an investigation after officers killed Francis Gigliotti in July.

#Massachusetts

Mass. police chief on leave amid union backlash following tragedies

Following two recent tragedies and a union letter questioning his leadership, a Massachusetts police chief was placed on leave this week.

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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: Edward “Eddie” Wright spent 41 years in prison after he was convicted of murdering his friend, a crime he said he had nothing to do with.

But on Wednesday, he joined his lawyers and other advocates outside the #Massachusetts State House to call for an end to wrongful convictions.

#mapoli

Mr. Wright Goes to Boston

After spending 41 years in prison for a murder he said he did not commit, Edward Wright joined advocates in Boston to call for an end to wrongful convictions

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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 21h

Still struggling to understand why Judy Woodruff had used her PBS senior correspondent status to constantly highlight these inane "why can't we all just get along?" groups that try to push for political unity by ignoring the substance of people's disagreements.

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Judy Woodruff:

For Lisa Inks and others, the key to not turning conservatives off is also the language being used that can signal a bridging group's political leanings, even if they're nonpartisan.

Lisa Inks:

There are words that will immediately close off conservatives to what we're doing and signal, I think incorrectly, that this is sort of a left-leaning organization.

Judy Woodruff:

Like what?

Lisa Inks:

When we talk about words like equity and racism, those are unproductive words when we're trying to get people across the political spectrum.

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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 20h

As part of the latest moral panic about crime, a #Massachusetts state lawmaker is trying to increase the penalty for assaulting a cop and make it illegal just to *witness* a so-called "street takeover."

#mapoli

www.masslive.com/politics/202...

State Rep. Steven Xiarhos spent decades as a cop on Cape Cod. And when he looks at the “street takeovers” that hit four communities across Massachusetts last weekend, he doesn’t mince words.

“You need to respect police officers. They’re risking their lives for us 24/7,” Xiarhos, R-5th Barnstable, told MassLive as he left a memorial service for fallen officers at the State House on Wednesday.

To make sure that happens, Xiarhos said he’s filing two bills to tackle the growing social media phenomenon that’s leading to some real-world consequences.

The first would boost the penalty for assaulting a police officer from the current misdemeanor in most cases to a felony.

The second is based on existing law in Florida. That statute, enacted in 2022, prohibits street takeovers and punishes spectators and participants alike.

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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 20h

“The New Bedford Police Department last week announced that it arrested a man and charged him with a firearm offense … What the Sept. 29 press release doesn’t state is that the firearm, a handgun, is registered to a New Bedford police officer.”

#NewBedford #Massachusetts

Gun found with suspect registered to New Bedford police officer - The New Bedford Light

A police internal investigation is underway to determine how the firearm came into the possession of a suspect charged with drug and intoxication offenses.

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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 20h

Gov. Maura Healey previously appointed her ex to the #Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

Now she has appointed an employee of her current romantic partner to the Superior Court.

#mapoli

Governor Healey’s pick for state Superior Court judge works for her partner, Joanna Lydgate - The Boston Globe

Gillian Feiner, who was recommended by Healey for an appointment to the high court on Wednesday, served as an assistant attorney general for 15 years.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 21h

WSJ: President Trump believed his Truth Social post demanding prosecutions of James Comey and other political foes was a private message to his attorney general, and "and was surprised to learn it was public."

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 1d

Bari Weiss, the incoming editor in chief of CBS News, once auditioned for a role on the hit daytime television show "The View," but tested so poorly with audiences that she "wasn't invited back," according to a new report.

CBS News' new boss once auditioned for 'The View' — and 'wasn't invited back': report

Bari Weiss, the incoming editor in chief of CBS News, once auditioned for a role on the hit daytime television show "The View," but tested so poorly with audiences that she "wasn't invited back," according to a new report. Variety reported on Tuesday that Weiss auditioned for "The View" when host Me...

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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 20h

Gov. Maura Healey previously appointed her ex to the #Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

Now she has appointed an employee of her current romantic partner to the Superior Court.

#mapoli

Governor Healey’s pick for state Superior Court judge works for her partner, Joanna Lydgate - The Boston Globe

Gillian Feiner, who was recommended by Healey for an appointment to the high court on Wednesday, served as an assistant attorney general for 15 years.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 20h

“The New Bedford Police Department last week announced that it arrested a man and charged him with a firearm offense … What the Sept. 29 press release doesn’t state is that the firearm, a handgun, is registered to a New Bedford police officer.”

#NewBedford #Massachusetts

Gun found with suspect registered to New Bedford police officer - The New Bedford Light

A police internal investigation is underway to determine how the firearm came into the possession of a suspect charged with drug and intoxication offenses.

newbedfordlight.org

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