Evan Berry
@ecothought.bsky.social
Settler on Akimel O’odham and Pee Posh territory. Sunny, but grumpy at the same time. Academic interests: environmental humanities, religion and climate change, petroculture, religious studies in public higher education, human rights
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In my class discussion this week, I was very impressed with the way my students wanted to emphasize human rights and make sure that the attention Good’s and Pretti’s murders did not crowd our attention to the other people ICE has killed this month.
ICE has killed 9 folks in the first 26 days of ‘26:
• Alex Pretti
• Renee Good
• Keith Porter
• Heber Sanchaz Domínguez
• Victor Manuel Diaz
• Parady La
• Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz
• Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres
• Geraldo Lunas Campos
They all deserve justice. And for us to remember their names.
• Alex Pretti
• Renee Good
• Keith Porter
• Heber Sanchaz Domínguez
• Victor Manuel Diaz
• Parady La
• Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz
• Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres
• Geraldo Lunas Campos
They all deserve justice. And for us to remember their names.
January 29, 2026 at 1:42 AM
In my class discussion this week, I was very impressed with the way my students wanted to emphasize human rights and make sure that the attention Good’s and Pretti’s murders did not crowd our attention to the other people ICE has killed this month.
Senate Dems are "united" around these 3 flacid reforms.
People outside Senate chambers are "united" around 3 real things:
1) ICE should be abolished
2) Government officials who kill innocent civilians should face justice
3) Government officials who protect killers from justice should go to jail
People outside Senate chambers are "united" around 3 real things:
1) ICE should be abolished
2) Government officials who kill innocent civilians should face justice
3) Government officials who protect killers from justice should go to jail
SCHUMER says Democrats are “united” behind three DHS reforms
1/ End roving patrols; tighten the rules on warrants and require ICE to coordinate with local authorities.
2/ Enforce accountability; a uniform code of conduct.
3/ Require masks off, body cameras on, agents carry ID.
1/ End roving patrols; tighten the rules on warrants and require ICE to coordinate with local authorities.
2/ Enforce accountability; a uniform code of conduct.
3/ Require masks off, body cameras on, agents carry ID.
January 28, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Senate Dems are "united" around these 3 flacid reforms.
People outside Senate chambers are "united" around 3 real things:
1) ICE should be abolished
2) Government officials who kill innocent civilians should face justice
3) Government officials who protect killers from justice should go to jail
People outside Senate chambers are "united" around 3 real things:
1) ICE should be abolished
2) Government officials who kill innocent civilians should face justice
3) Government officials who protect killers from justice should go to jail
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Here's hoping that Sam Altman continues praising Donald Trump, that his remarks are widely disseminated, and that all those using or considering using ChatGPT hear them.
"President Trump is a very strong leader, and I hope he will rise to this moment and unite the country." Such a courageous statement from Sam Altman to OpenAI employees.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/b...
January 28, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Here's hoping that Sam Altman continues praising Donald Trump, that his remarks are widely disseminated, and that all those using or considering using ChatGPT hear them.
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Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
Today is a day to remember the millions of Jews, Queer people, dissidents, communists, and disabled people killed by Nazi atrocities.
The Holocaust was in many ways a singular tragedy, but remembering it affords many lessons for our struggles to make a world free from fascism and racism.
The Holocaust was in many ways a singular tragedy, but remembering it affords many lessons for our struggles to make a world free from fascism and racism.
January 28, 2026 at 5:11 AM
Today is a day to remember the millions of Jews, Queer people, dissidents, communists, and disabled people killed by Nazi atrocities.
The Holocaust was in many ways a singular tragedy, but remembering it affords many lessons for our struggles to make a world free from fascism and racism.
The Holocaust was in many ways a singular tragedy, but remembering it affords many lessons for our struggles to make a world free from fascism and racism.
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I am. But there are three things at play here regarding ICE collecting private data. Quick rundown on the issue, why you should be paying attention, and what I'm doing about it:
So which politician is calling for the dismantling of the probably illegal database that ice & this government is collecting biometric data of protesters?
January 27, 2026 at 9:28 PM
I am. But there are three things at play here regarding ICE collecting private data. Quick rundown on the issue, why you should be paying attention, and what I'm doing about it:
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Congressional Republicans gave Trump a slush fund for ICE and CBP in the "Big Beautiful Bill." Tens of billions of dollars that is still usable even during a shutdown.
Democrats must make rescinding that money the price of any future govt funding, as Republicans did with IRS money from the IRA.
Democrats must make rescinding that money the price of any future govt funding, as Republicans did with IRS money from the IRA.
January 25, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Congressional Republicans gave Trump a slush fund for ICE and CBP in the "Big Beautiful Bill." Tens of billions of dollars that is still usable even during a shutdown.
Democrats must make rescinding that money the price of any future govt funding, as Republicans did with IRS money from the IRA.
Democrats must make rescinding that money the price of any future govt funding, as Republicans did with IRS money from the IRA.
Pretty much the whole of American society is held together with duct tape, most of which is there to fix problems caused because legislators chose tax cuts over public goods.
And most of American culture is people fighting about which minoritized group should get the blame.
And most of American culture is people fighting about which minoritized group should get the blame.
This is because our elected officials haven't been helping with any of our institutions for years except the military and law enforcement. Schools, libraries and other public services have been held together by immense amounts of volunteer labor and community funding.
All of this happened with basically no help from elected officials of the opposition party. This was entirely the people.
January 27, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Pretty much the whole of American society is held together with duct tape, most of which is there to fix problems caused because legislators chose tax cuts over public goods.
And most of American culture is people fighting about which minoritized group should get the blame.
And most of American culture is people fighting about which minoritized group should get the blame.
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The welfare kings of the oil and gas industry get enough of our money already.
No mas.
No mas.
We'll have more on Minnesota in a moment but this shouldn't get lost: despite the protestations, oil companies are fine with extracting crude from Venezuela as long as the U.S. government guarantees the profits. Those guarantees are in motion, writes @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social.
Venezuelan Oil Revitalization: Paid For With Your Taxes - The American Prospect
The biggest oil companies will immediately profit off Trump’s Venezuela coup, including via American taxpayers’ money.
prospect.org
January 26, 2026 at 3:10 PM
The welfare kings of the oil and gas industry get enough of our money already.
No mas.
No mas.
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I just want both teams’ urbanist mayors @wutrain.bsky.social & @mayorofseattle.bsky.social to make some sort of sweet transit oriented bet on the Super Bowl. Winner gets a lifetime CharlieCard or ORCA Card?
I’m not the biggest sports fan but it would be nice if the Seahawks could give Mayor Wilson a Super Bowl win right out of the gate.
January 26, 2026 at 4:05 AM
I just want both teams’ urbanist mayors @wutrain.bsky.social & @mayorofseattle.bsky.social to make some sort of sweet transit oriented bet on the Super Bowl. Winner gets a lifetime CharlieCard or ORCA Card?
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One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
State violence against lawful citizens is downstream from the massive government investment in private prisons.
People are in the streets not just because they don’t want moms and nurses to be executed, but also because they don’t want their neighbors sent to concentration camps.
People are in the streets not just because they don’t want moms and nurses to be executed, but also because they don’t want their neighbors sent to concentration camps.
I’m at the Otay Mesa concentration camp in San Diego, where protesters and community organizers gather every Sunday.
January 25, 2026 at 9:54 PM
State violence against lawful citizens is downstream from the massive government investment in private prisons.
People are in the streets not just because they don’t want moms and nurses to be executed, but also because they don’t want their neighbors sent to concentration camps.
People are in the streets not just because they don’t want moms and nurses to be executed, but also because they don’t want their neighbors sent to concentration camps.
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Married women, PLEASE order your birth certificate and any papers that prove your name after marriage right now.
They also keeping the SAVE Act in the chamber until the last minute to keep married women from voting www.npr.org/2025/04/13/g...
January 25, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Married women, PLEASE order your birth certificate and any papers that prove your name after marriage right now.
When US citizens are abroad, the US government expects their inalienable rights to be upheld there. Freedom of speech should be the law of the land, not a law that protects only (some) citizens. It is a human right.
Mahmoud Khalil responded after a DHS official threatened deportation to Algeria, noting that he cannot legally be detained or deported because his appeals process is still ongoing. In a televised interview last night, DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin had said, “It looks like he’ll go to Algeria...
January 25, 2026 at 4:28 AM
When US citizens are abroad, the US government expects their inalienable rights to be upheld there. Freedom of speech should be the law of the land, not a law that protects only (some) citizens. It is a human right.
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Imagine what’s happening in the camps.
Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
January 24, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Imagine what’s happening in the camps.
Grounds for Bondi’s impeachment
include:
-Failure to make public the Epstein files
-Attempting to use ICE violence against the government of MN to meddle in state elections
-Refusing to allow local law enforcement officials access to the scenes of Good’s and Pretti’s murders
include:
-Failure to make public the Epstein files
-Attempting to use ICE violence against the government of MN to meddle in state elections
-Refusing to allow local law enforcement officials access to the scenes of Good’s and Pretti’s murders
January 25, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Grounds for Bondi’s impeachment
include:
-Failure to make public the Epstein files
-Attempting to use ICE violence against the government of MN to meddle in state elections
-Refusing to allow local law enforcement officials access to the scenes of Good’s and Pretti’s murders
include:
-Failure to make public the Epstein files
-Attempting to use ICE violence against the government of MN to meddle in state elections
-Refusing to allow local law enforcement officials access to the scenes of Good’s and Pretti’s murders
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This is the way. Any 2028 Dem candidates need to start saying that on Day One: (1) all ICE agents fired; (2) pensions/benefits defunded; (3) forced to pay backpay as restitution to victims; and (4) only way to avoid prison is to become a cooperating informant
Maybe instead of identifying specific ICE agents who do particularly heinous things, we could just penalize everyone who was on payroll at the agency starting by a certain date.
January 24, 2026 at 3:21 AM
This is the way. Any 2028 Dem candidates need to start saying that on Day One: (1) all ICE agents fired; (2) pensions/benefits defunded; (3) forced to pay backpay as restitution to victims; and (4) only way to avoid prison is to become a cooperating informant
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🧵thread of right-wing reactions to the ICE murder this AM:
We are dealing with a Western Christian supremacist movement willing to see millions die in the name of racial purity. This is William Wolfe. A year ago he was invited with fourteen other faith leaders to the WH. Today he is praising ICE for killing peaceful observers. This is Christian fascism.
January 24, 2026 at 7:35 PM
🧵thread of right-wing reactions to the ICE murder this AM:
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Immigration is a fake problem. We have politicians on the one hand who want to use immigrants as scapegoats for our real ones and politicians on the other who are too cowardly to stand against them and tell the truth. That is the entire situation. Until that changes, people will continue to die.
January 24, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Immigration is a fake problem. We have politicians on the one hand who want to use immigrants as scapegoats for our real ones and politicians on the other who are too cowardly to stand against them and tell the truth. That is the entire situation. Until that changes, people will continue to die.
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From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
January 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
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Rubio will not see Heaven.
January 24, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Rubio will not see Heaven.
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🚨"We wonder why people in the 1930s were quiet, we need to show we weren't quiet. History is gonna look back at all the people that didn't show up—their grandkids are gonna ask what were they doing! It's like -10 degrees and we're here!" -Minneapolis ICE protester. LIVE NOW⬇️
January 23, 2026 at 10:39 PM
🚨"We wonder why people in the 1930s were quiet, we need to show we weren't quiet. History is gonna look back at all the people that didn't show up—their grandkids are gonna ask what were they doing! It's like -10 degrees and we're here!" -Minneapolis ICE protester. LIVE NOW⬇️
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In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.