Cait
@caitesq.bsky.social
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Cait
@caitesq.bsky.social
· Aug 23
Apologies to my followers who are not here for the beansposting
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The next Democratic president/Congress should offer to fly back every person deported after having TPS revoked, generously compensate them, and offer them citizenship. Let MAGA whine about replacement theory all they want. What they’re doing is reprehensible. We should make it right.
I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
January 29, 2026 at 1:51 AM
The next Democratic president/Congress should offer to fly back every person deported after having TPS revoked, generously compensate them, and offer them citizenship. Let MAGA whine about replacement theory all they want. What they’re doing is reprehensible. We should make it right.
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From Massachusetts to Minnesota, the people demand accountability.
Abolish ICE.
Impeach Kristi Noem.
End qualified immunity.
Cut off funding for DHS.
Congress cannot keep sponsoring this campaign of cruelty.
Abolish ICE.
Impeach Kristi Noem.
End qualified immunity.
Cut off funding for DHS.
Congress cannot keep sponsoring this campaign of cruelty.
January 29, 2026 at 4:23 AM
From Massachusetts to Minnesota, the people demand accountability.
Abolish ICE.
Impeach Kristi Noem.
End qualified immunity.
Cut off funding for DHS.
Congress cannot keep sponsoring this campaign of cruelty.
Abolish ICE.
Impeach Kristi Noem.
End qualified immunity.
Cut off funding for DHS.
Congress cannot keep sponsoring this campaign of cruelty.
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This evil administration is not only physically endangering children, it's emotionally traumatizing them by the thousands, if not millions.
This will be a scar our nation will bear forever.
Never vote for a Republican and take every opportunity to shame any Democrat who supports their atrocities.
This will be a scar our nation will bear forever.
Never vote for a Republican and take every opportunity to shame any Democrat who supports their atrocities.
I’m haunted by today’s photo of Liam Ramos. He looks so sick. I know he has a lawyer, and I hope his team is doing everything it can to get him out of ICE custody. This is literally what habeas is for.
It’s to our collective shame that we have to think about habeas for a five-year-old.
It’s to our collective shame that we have to think about habeas for a five-year-old.
January 29, 2026 at 4:20 AM
This evil administration is not only physically endangering children, it's emotionally traumatizing them by the thousands, if not millions.
This will be a scar our nation will bear forever.
Never vote for a Republican and take every opportunity to shame any Democrat who supports their atrocities.
This will be a scar our nation will bear forever.
Never vote for a Republican and take every opportunity to shame any Democrat who supports their atrocities.
I’m haunted by today’s photo of Liam Ramos. He looks so sick. I know he has a lawyer, and I hope his team is doing everything it can to get him out of ICE custody. This is literally what habeas is for.
It’s to our collective shame that we have to think about habeas for a five-year-old.
It’s to our collective shame that we have to think about habeas for a five-year-old.
January 29, 2026 at 4:16 AM
I’m haunted by today’s photo of Liam Ramos. He looks so sick. I know he has a lawyer, and I hope his team is doing everything it can to get him out of ICE custody. This is literally what habeas is for.
It’s to our collective shame that we have to think about habeas for a five-year-old.
It’s to our collective shame that we have to think about habeas for a five-year-old.
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Cafe at The Portland art museum has Rothko no. 5 cakes. Something intellectually meaty about seeing the painting in person, and then eating a cake copy. The complete experience. Full spectrum.
January 28, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Cafe at The Portland art museum has Rothko no. 5 cakes. Something intellectually meaty about seeing the painting in person, and then eating a cake copy. The complete experience. Full spectrum.
I remember seeing Tom Ridge walk out and talk about “homeland security” and my mom being like, “‘Homeland’ sounds like a Nazi thing.”
Never let anyone tell you this was unforeseeable. I was a teenager when DHS was created and I remember the memes (though we didn’t call them that yet) about “homeland security” being a Nazi term. Plenty of people knew at the time that DHS was a bad, dangerous, and unamerican idea.
I voted against the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security and I was pleased to speak with Ta-Nehisi Coates @VanityFair about the mood surrounding that debate.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
January 29, 2026 at 3:52 AM
I remember seeing Tom Ridge walk out and talk about “homeland security” and my mom being like, “‘Homeland’ sounds like a Nazi thing.”
Made this tonight and it’s absolutely worth doing—the combo of whipped goat cheese and hot honey on a sweet potato is, unsurprisingly, really really good. (I used store-bought hot honey.) Just make sure to bake the sweet potatoes until they’re completely soft.
Hot Honey Baked Sweet Potatoes (Published 2024)
cooking.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Made this tonight and it’s absolutely worth doing—the combo of whipped goat cheese and hot honey on a sweet potato is, unsurprisingly, really really good. (I used store-bought hot honey.) Just make sure to bake the sweet potatoes until they’re completely soft.
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I will simply never recover from reading this sentence:
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
Today, Luke Farrell (@lukef.bsky.social) explains how complex eligibility requirements have turned America’s safety net into a lucrative revenue stream for monopolistic private contractors.
The Means-Testing Industrial Complex
As Republicans tightened work requirements and eligibility rules for Medicaid and SNAP last year, Equifax’s CEO openly celebrated the profits to be made from administering this deprivation.
lpeproject.org
January 28, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I will simply never recover from reading this sentence:
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
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a) ICE needs to let him go immediately.
b) Children should not be in jail.
c) ICE is apparently incapable of running jails, and every ICE detention facility should be shut down.
b) Children should not be in jail.
c) ICE is apparently incapable of running jails, and every ICE detention facility should be shut down.
NEW: Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed last week and shipped off to a Texas detention facility with his dad, is now in poor health, his school superintendent told me today www.huffpost.com/entry/liam-c...
5-Year-Old in ICE Detention Is Sick, Says Top School Official
The 5-year-old who was taken by federal agents in Minneapolis is being held behind bars with his father in Texas.
www.huffpost.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:08 PM
a) ICE needs to let him go immediately.
b) Children should not be in jail.
c) ICE is apparently incapable of running jails, and every ICE detention facility should be shut down.
b) Children should not be in jail.
c) ICE is apparently incapable of running jails, and every ICE detention facility should be shut down.
We are approaching February so I need to share my February holiday takes:
January 29, 2026 at 1:18 AM
We are approaching February so I need to share my February holiday takes:
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NEW: Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed last week and shipped off to a Texas detention facility with his dad, is now in poor health, his school superintendent told me today www.huffpost.com/entry/liam-c...
5-Year-Old in ICE Detention Is Sick, Says Top School Official
The 5-year-old who was taken by federal agents in Minneapolis is being held behind bars with his father in Texas.
www.huffpost.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:59 PM
NEW: Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed last week and shipped off to a Texas detention facility with his dad, is now in poor health, his school superintendent told me today www.huffpost.com/entry/liam-c...
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A federal judge, in a published order, so very much on the record:
“ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
“ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
wooooow
January 28, 2026 at 10:56 PM
A federal judge, in a published order, so very much on the record:
“ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
“ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
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It’s really difficult & disorienting but the feds hit LA extremely hard today. There were kidnappings all over & reported cluster raids in Chinatown, East LA, Ktown. This list shows to 1130 AM but they haven’t stopped all day
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
January 28, 2026 at 11:00 PM
It’s really difficult & disorienting but the feds hit LA extremely hard today. There were kidnappings all over & reported cluster raids in Chinatown, East LA, Ktown. This list shows to 1130 AM but they haven’t stopped all day
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
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Since we published this, Pam Bondi's X account has started posting mugshots of Minnesotans arrested for impeding ICE/CBP. Sharing a defendant's photo publicly in this way is forbidden under DOJ rules
ICE and CBP are at the head of Trump's campaign to terrorize Minnesotans. But the Justice Department is not far behind.
ICE’s No. 1 Ally
The Department of Justice has rushed to shield federal agents from accountability and launched needless criminal investigations into Minnesota officials and residents.
www.theatlantic.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Since we published this, Pam Bondi's X account has started posting mugshots of Minnesotans arrested for impeding ICE/CBP. Sharing a defendant's photo publicly in this way is forbidden under DOJ rules
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In 20 years, you're going to look back at pictures of yourself as you are now and realize how stupid you were for thinking you weren't hot.
Start living like you already think that now.
Start living like you already think that now.
If you’re over 30, quote this with some life advice 🤌🏼
January 28, 2026 at 11:48 PM
In 20 years, you're going to look back at pictures of yourself as you are now and realize how stupid you were for thinking you weren't hot.
Start living like you already think that now.
Start living like you already think that now.
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GO THERE, PROTECT YOUR NEIGHBORS
Leading democratic politicians should make plans to be in Springfield on February 4th
I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
January 28, 2026 at 11:51 PM
GO THERE, PROTECT YOUR NEIGHBORS
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I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
January 28, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
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HUGE news! This is about a Trump admin effort to arrest thousands of screened and vetted refugees in Minnesota and fly them to Texas to be jailed and then interrogated.
After the interrogation is over, people are being dumped on the street and told to find their own way back.
After the interrogation is over, people are being dumped on the street and told to find their own way back.
January 28, 2026 at 11:17 PM
HUGE news! This is about a Trump admin effort to arrest thousands of screened and vetted refugees in Minnesota and fly them to Texas to be jailed and then interrogated.
After the interrogation is over, people are being dumped on the street and told to find their own way back.
After the interrogation is over, people are being dumped on the street and told to find their own way back.
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Since the first of the year.
Whoa. D.Minn's chief judge Patrick Schiltz dockets a list of "96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases."
www.courtlistener.com/docket/72120...
www.courtlistener.com/docket/72120...
January 28, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Since the first of the year.
Hey @kenwhite.bsky.social—I just finished last week’s podcast, in which you said six states recognized the tort of alienation of affection. As of two days ago, it’s down to five.
This is somewhat topical given the lawsuit against Kyrsten Sinema for sleeping with her married bodyguard--the New Mexico Supreme Court just issued an opinion abolishing the tort of alienation of affection in NM
January 28, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Hey @kenwhite.bsky.social—I just finished last week’s podcast, in which you said six states recognized the tort of alienation of affection. As of two days ago, it’s down to five.
a) ICE needs to let him go immediately.
b) Children should not be in jail.
c) ICE is apparently incapable of running jails, and every ICE detention facility should be shut down.
b) Children should not be in jail.
c) ICE is apparently incapable of running jails, and every ICE detention facility should be shut down.
NEW: Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed last week and shipped off to a Texas detention facility with his dad, is now in poor health, his school superintendent told me today www.huffpost.com/entry/liam-c...
5-Year-Old in ICE Detention Is Sick, Says Top School Official
The 5-year-old who was taken by federal agents in Minneapolis is being held behind bars with his father in Texas.
www.huffpost.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:08 PM
a) ICE needs to let him go immediately.
b) Children should not be in jail.
c) ICE is apparently incapable of running jails, and every ICE detention facility should be shut down.
b) Children should not be in jail.
c) ICE is apparently incapable of running jails, and every ICE detention facility should be shut down.
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For example the video yesterday of "ICE IS GASSING A DAY CARE RIGHT NOW!!" is the daycare right up the street from my house. I about shit my pants and raced out the door until I saw it was actually from Saturday. I already dealt with that daycare gassing, thank you. Please don't lie to me for likes
Definite uptick in Bluesky content aggregators taking legit clips regarding Minnesota from a few days or weeks ago and posting them without any sort of timestamp context, which gives the impression of them happening today, which then gets clicks. Be vigilant with what and how you share.
January 28, 2026 at 8:41 PM
For example the video yesterday of "ICE IS GASSING A DAY CARE RIGHT NOW!!" is the daycare right up the street from my house. I about shit my pants and raced out the door until I saw it was actually from Saturday. I already dealt with that daycare gassing, thank you. Please don't lie to me for likes
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He hates federalism for the same reason he hates free speech, civil society, most pop culture, and the Constitution. He fundamentally, deep in his bones in a way he could never coherently articulate, is animated by all-consuming hatred for the idea that anybody doesn't have to do what he commands.
In Printz v. United States, #SCOTUS held that the Constitution bars the federal government from forcing or otherwise compelling local or state governments to enforce federal law.
The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
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The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
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January 28, 2026 at 5:04 PM
He hates federalism for the same reason he hates free speech, civil society, most pop culture, and the Constitution. He fundamentally, deep in his bones in a way he could never coherently articulate, is animated by all-consuming hatred for the idea that anybody doesn't have to do what he commands.