@ejptacek.bsky.social
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US Citizenship & Immigration Services is an agency most Americans rarely hear about. It administers the *legal* immigration system. Under Trump, the agency has turned into an enforcement tool in service of the broader crackdown. My latest @newyorker.com: www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
How Legal Immigration Became a Deportation Trap
Under Trump, the Homeland Security agency responsible for processing visas and green cards has become a site for easy arrests.
www.newyorker.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:38 PM
US Citizenship & Immigration Services is an agency most Americans rarely hear about. It administers the *legal* immigration system. Under Trump, the agency has turned into an enforcement tool in service of the broader crackdown. My latest @newyorker.com: www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
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Can we please make sure we keep this in mind when everyone decides to make fun of people concerned about their safety in regard to civil disobedience.
"Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot by federal agents last fall, was already on the government's radar before an agent opened fire, identified as a threat after a social media post."
Immigration authorities had surveilled Chicago woman shot 5 times during 'Midway Blitz': CBP Report
Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot by federal agents last fall, was already on the government's radar and was identified as a threat after a social media post, according to a CBP report obtained...
abc7chicago.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Can we please make sure we keep this in mind when everyone decides to make fun of people concerned about their safety in regard to civil disobedience.
80’s power ballad voice:
Every time I stretch
My legs
I get a little charley horse
Every time I stretch
My legs
I get a little charley horse
February 14, 2026 at 3:04 PM
80’s power ballad voice:
Every time I stretch
My legs
I get a little charley horse
Every time I stretch
My legs
I get a little charley horse
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i often think about this review
February 14, 2026 at 3:13 AM
i often think about this review
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Working on some informative flyers and got carried away. Now to simplify for something that photocopies well.
February 14, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Working on some informative flyers and got carried away. Now to simplify for something that photocopies well.
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Genre: municipal signs where one color of printed text wore out faster than the other color(s), leaving non-sequiturs in place of the original meaning
February 14, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Genre: municipal signs where one color of printed text wore out faster than the other color(s), leaving non-sequiturs in place of the original meaning
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O’Neil Burke was pointedly absent from the coalition of prosecutors who announced they’d start talks on how to prosecute ICE.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, along with more than half of the county’s commissioners, have called on Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neil Burke to file charges against federal immigration agents involved in shootings that took place last year in the Chicago area.
Preckwinkle calls on top Cook County prosecutor to investigate ICE, feds involved in Chicago area shootings
chicago.suntimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:09 AM
O’Neil Burke was pointedly absent from the coalition of prosecutors who announced they’d start talks on how to prosecute ICE.
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Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
‘He’s not the same’: Father of Liam Conejo Ramos says 5-year-old continues to suffer
Some people thought they say the 5-year-old during the Super Bowl halftime show. But Liam is still in hiding with his family, after he and his father were detained and then released from a Texas deten...
www.mprnews.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
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#BadBunny's performers continued to dance and party outside the stadium after the #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow
February 9, 2026 at 1:58 AM
#BadBunny's performers continued to dance and party outside the stadium after the #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow
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I will eventually shut up about this but Bad Bunny’s use of the power lines is an outstanding example of how to communicate about climate and energy issues. Not about who is the smartest nerd in the room and spewing numbers but about people’s actual lives. Genius.
February 9, 2026 at 2:29 AM
I will eventually shut up about this but Bad Bunny’s use of the power lines is an outstanding example of how to communicate about climate and energy issues. Not about who is the smartest nerd in the room and spewing numbers but about people’s actual lives. Genius.
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In 1979, the “New York Times” asked Isaac Bashevis Singer if he planned to watch the Super Bowl.
February 8, 2026 at 9:37 PM
In 1979, the “New York Times” asked Isaac Bashevis Singer if he planned to watch the Super Bowl.
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Using Mr. Rogers in a Super Bowl commercial for mortgages should result in prison time
February 9, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Using Mr. Rogers in a Super Bowl commercial for mortgages should result in prison time
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It has always frustrated me that Illinois Policy Institute (billionaire astroturf) is the first result when you try to look up who your legislators are in Illinois
✨ So I'm happy to share an open source alternative that organizations can deploy on their websites ✨
github.com/MisterClean/...
✨ So I'm happy to share an open source alternative that organizations can deploy on their websites ✨
github.com/MisterClean/...
February 7, 2026 at 11:09 PM
It has always frustrated me that Illinois Policy Institute (billionaire astroturf) is the first result when you try to look up who your legislators are in Illinois
✨ So I'm happy to share an open source alternative that organizations can deploy on their websites ✨
github.com/MisterClean/...
✨ So I'm happy to share an open source alternative that organizations can deploy on their websites ✨
github.com/MisterClean/...
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I've been singing this to myself all day
February 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
I've been singing this to myself all day
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Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Renee Good’s vehicle after an immigration agent fatally shot her, but Trump administration officials ordered them to stop investigating. About a dozen prosecutors have since resigned, leaving the Minnesota U.S. attorney’s office in turmoil.
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Renee Good’s vehicle after an immigration agent fatally shot her, but Trump administration officials ordered them to stop investigating. About a dozen prosecutors have since resigned, leaving the Minnesota U.S. attorney’s office in turmoil.
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Is it "accidentally" or "by accident"? Anyway, I sawed my assistant in half
September 20, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Is it "accidentally" or "by accident"? Anyway, I sawed my assistant in half
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I feel extremely perceived by this
I recently heard someone say the key to recovering from deep burnout is becoming comfortable with being unremarkable, which I think is really good advice for former academics coming from spaces where the primary currency is individual accolades within an interminable productivity arms race.
February 3, 2026 at 3:38 AM
I feel extremely perceived by this
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People keep wanting this for boring bureaucratic jobs, but may I suggest "public defender's office"?
February 2, 2026 at 2:35 AM
People keep wanting this for boring bureaucratic jobs, but may I suggest "public defender's office"?
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January 31, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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Okay! This has already inspired a bunch of DMs, so I made a page on the website. If you have 50,000+ Skymiles and would be willing to book flights to get someone home, please fill this out.
Donate Your Skymiles — Stand With Minnesota
Donate your Delta Skymiles to get people home from Texas
www.standwithminnesota.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Okay! This has already inspired a bunch of DMs, so I made a page on the website. If you have 50,000+ Skymiles and would be willing to book flights to get someone home, please fill this out.
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Moira Rose, 2016 Topps style
February 1, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Moira Rose, 2016 Topps style
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Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
February 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
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Liam Conejo Ramos is not alone. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
Opinion | Liam Ramos Is Just One of Hundreds of Children at This Detention Center. Release Them All.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Liam Conejo Ramos is not alone. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
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NEW: The @wired.com Security desk put together a comprehensive guide to filming ICE—with tips for reducing risk at the forefront. No paywall, but please consider subscribing to help find these kinds of resources. And stay safe out there. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...
www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...
How to Film ICE
Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.
www.wired.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:55 AM
NEW: The @wired.com Security desk put together a comprehensive guide to filming ICE—with tips for reducing risk at the forefront. No paywall, but please consider subscribing to help find these kinds of resources. And stay safe out there. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...
www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...
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good morning. (quilt by Melissa Laranjeira, via www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...)
January 29, 2026 at 12:59 PM
good morning. (quilt by Melissa Laranjeira, via www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...)