@ashoko.bsky.social
Independent thinker, proud immigrant and US educated engineer who loves what 🇺🇸America stands for. Views are personal. Respect logical and philosophical differences, not outright falsehood. 🗽
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Ofelia Torres' bravery in the face of injustice was beyond words — her courage became a symbol of strength at a time when even the strongest would have bowed.
My deepest condolences to her family and loved ones.
May her memory be a blessing.
My deepest condolences to her family and loved ones.
May her memory be a blessing.
Ofelia Torres, Teen With Cancer Who Fought For Father's Freedom From ICE, Has Died
Torres, 16, died Friday. Her father was arrested in October, the day after she returned from more than a month at the hospital for cancer treatments. She shared her family's plight, and her was father...
blockclubchicago.org
February 15, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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And no documented history of ANY US election decided with 0.000039% margin! The closest election won:
1880 (Garfield vs. Hancock): The closest popular vote margin in history at 0.11% (about 9,457 votes).
1880 (Garfield vs. Hancock): The closest popular vote margin in history at 0.11% (about 9,457 votes).
Says the guy who auctioned off little girls
Says the guy who trafficked little girls
Says the guy who raped little girls
Voter cheating, or electoral fraud, is extremely rare in the USA
Only 39 cases of voter fraud were ID'd in a recent election, a mere 0.000039% of over 100 million ballots cast
Says the guy who trafficked little girls
Says the guy who raped little girls
Voter cheating, or electoral fraud, is extremely rare in the USA
Only 39 cases of voter fraud were ID'd in a recent election, a mere 0.000039% of over 100 million ballots cast
February 15, 2026 at 7:06 PM
And no documented history of ANY US election decided with 0.000039% margin! The closest election won:
1880 (Garfield vs. Hancock): The closest popular vote margin in history at 0.11% (about 9,457 votes).
1880 (Garfield vs. Hancock): The closest popular vote margin in history at 0.11% (about 9,457 votes).
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Verbatim:
"It is important for us to recognize the unprecedented nature of what ICE was doing in Minneapolis...pulling people out of their homes, using 5-year-olds to try to bait their parents... teargassing crowds simply who were standing there, not breaking any laws.” - Barack Obama
Done. Next?
"It is important for us to recognize the unprecedented nature of what ICE was doing in Minneapolis...pulling people out of their homes, using 5-year-olds to try to bait their parents... teargassing crowds simply who were standing there, not breaking any laws.” - Barack Obama
Done. Next?
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Verbatim:
"It is important for us to recognize the unprecedented nature of what ICE was doing in Minneapolis...pulling people out of their homes, using 5-year-olds to try to bait their parents... teargassing crowds simply who were standing there, not breaking any laws.” - Barack Obama
Done. Next?
"It is important for us to recognize the unprecedented nature of what ICE was doing in Minneapolis...pulling people out of their homes, using 5-year-olds to try to bait their parents... teargassing crowds simply who were standing there, not breaking any laws.” - Barack Obama
Done. Next?
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My point—the singular theme of my campaign for Congress—is this:
Whatever your specific policy priorities and preferences may be, wherever you think the public interest should take us, we can’t and won’t get there unless and until we …
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Whatever your specific policy priorities and preferences may be, wherever you think the public interest should take us, we can’t and won’t get there unless and until we …
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"Some of the sharpest applause came when Conway warned that legislation alone would not constrain Trump. 'We can pass the ‘Everything is Better’ bill… And he’s going to ignore it... He is not going to obey the law, because he doesn’t. He’s a criminal, and we have to put an end to [his presidency]."
February 15, 2026 at 3:24 PM
My point—the singular theme of my campaign for Congress—is this:
Whatever your specific policy priorities and preferences may be, wherever you think the public interest should take us, we can’t and won’t get there unless and until we …
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Whatever your specific policy priorities and preferences may be, wherever you think the public interest should take us, we can’t and won’t get there unless and until we …
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The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
A short note to Kristi Noem
To a current Cabinet secretary from a former one
robertreich.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
Anecdotal data suggests, large number of them were Republicans.
February 15, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Anecdotal data suggests, large number of them were Republicans.
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Every damned time someone tries to get all noble and "reach across the isle to thos who think differently to us".......backfires and they make fun of you for being such an idiot.
There is no middle ground with these people, don't give them a single inch!
Defeat them 800%
There is no middle ground with these people, don't give them a single inch!
Defeat them 800%
February 15, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Every damned time someone tries to get all noble and "reach across the isle to thos who think differently to us".......backfires and they make fun of you for being such an idiot.
There is no middle ground with these people, don't give them a single inch!
Defeat them 800%
There is no middle ground with these people, don't give them a single inch!
Defeat them 800%
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Sadly, ICE learned what not to do in Minnesota… they have not left… but are spreading out in disguise tricking and nabbing people before we can respond. We need a new plan….
February 15, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Sadly, ICE learned what not to do in Minnesota… they have not left… but are spreading out in disguise tricking and nabbing people before we can respond. We need a new plan….
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Rep. Angie Craig: "The attacks on Black and brown people in Minnesota have been egregious. At the end of the day, what they wanted out of Minnesota was for us to riot. I think this will go down in American history as one of the greatest examples of peaceful resistance from an entire community."
February 15, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Rep. Angie Craig: "The attacks on Black and brown people in Minnesota have been egregious. At the end of the day, what they wanted out of Minnesota was for us to riot. I think this will go down in American history as one of the greatest examples of peaceful resistance from an entire community."
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I think we are going to have a Democratic-controlled Senate.
And all we will need for the leadership of that Democratic Senate to do is hold actual, real, impeachment trials.
As the Constitution requires.
Not the bullshit fake trials like the ones that the Senate held in 2020 and 2021...
And all we will need for the leadership of that Democratic Senate to do is hold actual, real, impeachment trials.
As the Constitution requires.
Not the bullshit fake trials like the ones that the Senate held in 2020 and 2021...
February 15, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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President Obama: "When I was president, I suppose I could have simply unilaterally ordered the military to go into some red state and harass and intimidate a governor there or cut off funding for states that didn't vote for me... but that is contrary to how I think our democracy is supposed to work"
February 15, 2026 at 6:06 AM
President Obama: "When I was president, I suppose I could have simply unilaterally ordered the military to go into some red state and harass and intimidate a governor there or cut off funding for states that didn't vote for me... but that is contrary to how I think our democracy is supposed to work"
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They’ll say ANYTHING.
The acting director of ICE told Congress, under oath, that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked raid plans, allowing gang members to escape.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
February 15, 2026 at 5:05 PM
They’ll say ANYTHING.
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Wow! This is some top-notch investigative journalism. The report claims the 3 million Epstein files released are only 2% of the total.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
February 15, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Wow! This is some top-notch investigative journalism. The report claims the 3 million Epstein files released are only 2% of the total.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
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I think @wajali.bsky.social was clear. He acknowledges the current fight, but asks @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social to lead on the long term goal of abolishing ICE. I don’t understand the leader’s reticence on that very simple, and frankly moderate position.
A simple ? from Wajahat Ali pushes Hakeem Jeffries into a crashout:
"Why not lead and abolish ICE? What you're telling us is you want our taxpayer dollars to pay for a lawless masked armed agency to continue terrorizing our cities."
Jeffries: "I don't understand anything you just said to me."
"Why not lead and abolish ICE? What you're telling us is you want our taxpayer dollars to pay for a lawless masked armed agency to continue terrorizing our cities."
Jeffries: "I don't understand anything you just said to me."
February 15, 2026 at 8:52 AM
I think @wajali.bsky.social was clear. He acknowledges the current fight, but asks @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social to lead on the long term goal of abolishing ICE. I don’t understand the leader’s reticence on that very simple, and frankly moderate position.
Likely will get worse by November.
Obama: "The rogue behavior of agents of the federal government is deeply concerning and dangerous ... the sort of behavior that we've seen in authoritarian countries and we've seen in dictatorships, but we have not seen in America."
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Likely will get worse by November.
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🇨🇦🇺🇸 My American friends
it’s a Democratic Super Majority in the Senate that can end it all…
Achieving 60 seats in the Senate this Midterm would be a Herculean feat.
But they could remove them ALL!!!…
it’s a Democratic Super Majority in the Senate that can end it all…
Achieving 60 seats in the Senate this Midterm would be a Herculean feat.
But they could remove them ALL!!!…
February 15, 2026 at 12:40 AM
🇨🇦🇺🇸 My American friends
it’s a Democratic Super Majority in the Senate that can end it all…
Achieving 60 seats in the Senate this Midterm would be a Herculean feat.
But they could remove them ALL!!!…
it’s a Democratic Super Majority in the Senate that can end it all…
Achieving 60 seats in the Senate this Midterm would be a Herculean feat.
But they could remove them ALL!!!…
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February 14, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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This whole Epstein File episode has really brought home how much we’ve lost our empathy on a massive scale. There is actual evidence both documented and verified by survivors of horrific crimes. Committed by people at the highest levels. Yet not one of them has been punished.
February 14, 2026 at 4:34 PM
This whole Epstein File episode has really brought home how much we’ve lost our empathy on a massive scale. There is actual evidence both documented and verified by survivors of horrific crimes. Committed by people at the highest levels. Yet not one of them has been punished.
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www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Wake up call everyone. Trump and his ilk are come for us!!! The fascist state is running hard to destroy our constitution. Vote out all Ratpublicans.
Wake up call everyone. Trump and his ilk are come for us!!! The fascist state is running hard to destroy our constitution. Vote out all Ratpublicans.
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:07 PM
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Wake up call everyone. Trump and his ilk are come for us!!! The fascist state is running hard to destroy our constitution. Vote out all Ratpublicans.
Wake up call everyone. Trump and his ilk are come for us!!! The fascist state is running hard to destroy our constitution. Vote out all Ratpublicans.
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The Illinois Accountability Commission is gathering precisely the kind of evidence that will hold ICE and the Trump Administration responsible.
Democratic AGs stress importance of citizen-generated evidence in challenging ICE • Stateline
Cellphone video has emerged as a powerful rebuttal to the Trump administration’s version of immigration enforcement incidents.
stateline.org
February 14, 2026 at 9:21 PM
The Illinois Accountability Commission is gathering precisely the kind of evidence that will hold ICE and the Trump Administration responsible.
Violence has no place in sport.
It's not often you see a sucker punch being the second dumbest thing a player does to earn an ejection
Justin Nachbaur gets ejected for shoving a ref to the ice after he punched William Trudeau in the face
Justin Nachbaur gets ejected for shoving a ref to the ice after he punched William Trudeau in the face
February 14, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Violence has no place in sport.
He is being actively supported by the whole Republican Party and Republicans. That is a continuing danger to our democracy.
Trump has to go NOW. You can’t suffer 3 more years of him. He’s already done so much damage. He’s done nothing right, nothing!Not sure how you remove him. 25th? He’s unfit for office. Everyone knows it.
February 14, 2026 at 6:46 AM
He is being actively supported by the whole Republican Party and Republicans. That is a continuing danger to our democracy.