Em Roach
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Em Roach
@emroach.bsky.social
· Sep 13
The murders of Charlie Kirk and Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman are part of a dangerous rise in political violence.
We cannot accept this as the norm.
We must do whatever we can to reduce the anger and hate that are consuming and destroying so much of the country.
We cannot accept this as the norm.
We must do whatever we can to reduce the anger and hate that are consuming and destroying so much of the country.
Couldn't agree more. The political violence needs to stop.
I worry that the divisive rhetoric I see from people on both sides in response to this will only escalate things further and I implore everyone to be mindful of how your words might contribute to this.
I worry that the divisive rhetoric I see from people on both sides in response to this will only escalate things further and I implore everyone to be mindful of how your words might contribute to this.
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ICE announced they’re going to spend more than $38 billion to detain thousands of more people.
With that amount of money, we could end homelessness, extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies, or provide school lunches to every kid in America.
This is totally unacceptable.
With that amount of money, we could end homelessness, extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies, or provide school lunches to every kid in America.
This is totally unacceptable.
February 18, 2026 at 12:16 AM
ICE announced they’re going to spend more than $38 billion to detain thousands of more people.
With that amount of money, we could end homelessness, extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies, or provide school lunches to every kid in America.
This is totally unacceptable.
With that amount of money, we could end homelessness, extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies, or provide school lunches to every kid in America.
This is totally unacceptable.
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BREAKING: I read the new version of the “Save America Act” (S. 1383) so u don’t have to. Here’s my summary. Point 1 is new. It requires that all 50 states send their voter rolls to the DHS to run thru DHS’s faulty “SAVE” voter purge program. Points 6 & 7 are new too. Tell ur Senators #NoOnSAVE 1/
February 17, 2026 at 9:47 PM
BREAKING: I read the new version of the “Save America Act” (S. 1383) so u don’t have to. Here’s my summary. Point 1 is new. It requires that all 50 states send their voter rolls to the DHS to run thru DHS’s faulty “SAVE” voter purge program. Points 6 & 7 are new too. Tell ur Senators #NoOnSAVE 1/
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“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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In case you're wondering how much TikTok is now suppressing pro-democracy creators who are not funded by dark $$/agencies incentivizing the platform to boost their content. Yay, capitalism.
I used to regularly get 200k-800k on my vids. It's a good day if a vid gets more than 2k views now.
I used to regularly get 200k-800k on my vids. It's a good day if a vid gets more than 2k views now.
February 17, 2026 at 7:22 PM
In case you're wondering how much TikTok is now suppressing pro-democracy creators who are not funded by dark $$/agencies incentivizing the platform to boost their content. Yay, capitalism.
I used to regularly get 200k-800k on my vids. It's a good day if a vid gets more than 2k views now.
I used to regularly get 200k-800k on my vids. It's a good day if a vid gets more than 2k views now.
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Does that seem fair to you?
February 16, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Does that seem fair to you?
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"The owners of a Dallas County warehouse that ICE had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or lease the property to the federal government.
“God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
“God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
Warehouse owner won’t sell Dallas County property to ICE for migrant detention center
The owners of a Dallas County warehouse that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or...
www.dallasnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:45 PM
"The owners of a Dallas County warehouse that ICE had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or lease the property to the federal government.
“God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
“God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
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"There is no business case for microreactors, which — even if they work as designed — will produce electricity at a far higher cost than large nuclear reactors, not to mention renewables like wind or solar," said Edwin Lyman, director of nuclear power safety at the Union of Concerned Scientists.
US conducts first air transport of nuclear microreactor in bid to show technology's viability
The U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense on Sunday for the first time transported a small nuclear reactor on a cargo plane from California to Utah to demonstrate the potential to quickly deploy nucl...
www.reuters.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:38 AM
"There is no business case for microreactors, which — even if they work as designed — will produce electricity at a far higher cost than large nuclear reactors, not to mention renewables like wind or solar," said Edwin Lyman, director of nuclear power safety at the Union of Concerned Scientists.
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Focusing primarily on behavioral tweaks and tech substitution avoids the deeper issue of scale….total throughput, population pressure, and cumulative ecological simplification.
Without addressing those, optimism becomes faith in decoupling rather than ecological modeling.
Without addressing those, optimism becomes faith in decoupling rather than ecological modeling.
Don’t Let Climate Fatalism Become a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
The idea that it’s “too late” to reduce emissions fuels cynicism and despair, putting us on an even worse trajectory.
www.zmescience.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Focusing primarily on behavioral tweaks and tech substitution avoids the deeper issue of scale….total throughput, population pressure, and cumulative ecological simplification.
Without addressing those, optimism becomes faith in decoupling rather than ecological modeling.
Without addressing those, optimism becomes faith in decoupling rather than ecological modeling.
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A chilling scenario. Tell your Senators to vote NO on the Save America Act. Tell them to warn their colleagues. h/t @maxflugrath.bsky.social of @fairfightaction.bsky.social 1/
February 14, 2026 at 5:22 AM
A chilling scenario. Tell your Senators to vote NO on the Save America Act. Tell them to warn their colleagues. h/t @maxflugrath.bsky.social of @fairfightaction.bsky.social 1/
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I hope Dems begin to see that moderate or progressive, AIPAC is not our friend.
They endorse January 6th insurrectionists. Yet if you so much as suggest the US uphold its own Leahy laws, no matter your record, they will work against you.
They endorse January 6th insurrectionists. Yet if you so much as suggest the US uphold its own Leahy laws, no matter your record, they will work against you.
February 6, 2026 at 2:52 PM
I hope Dems begin to see that moderate or progressive, AIPAC is not our friend.
They endorse January 6th insurrectionists. Yet if you so much as suggest the US uphold its own Leahy laws, no matter your record, they will work against you.
They endorse January 6th insurrectionists. Yet if you so much as suggest the US uphold its own Leahy laws, no matter your record, they will work against you.
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DHS funding runs out today. That means we have real leverage in this fight since a funding bill can’t pass without Democratic votes. Call your Members of Congress and demand they reject any bill that doesn’t stop ICE and CBP terror.
House: indivisible.org/actions/ice-...
Senate: 👇
House: indivisible.org/actions/ice-...
Senate: 👇
Tell the Senate: Not a penny more for ICE brutality | Indivisible
indivisible.org
February 13, 2026 at 1:27 PM
DHS funding runs out today. That means we have real leverage in this fight since a funding bill can’t pass without Democratic votes. Call your Members of Congress and demand they reject any bill that doesn’t stop ICE and CBP terror.
House: indivisible.org/actions/ice-...
Senate: 👇
House: indivisible.org/actions/ice-...
Senate: 👇
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In a normal government, this results in the resignation of multiple cabinet officials (Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security), and the closure or (at least!) radical reorg of the cartoonishly incompetent agency at the center of it: CBP.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
February 12, 2026 at 3:18 PM
In a normal government, this results in the resignation of multiple cabinet officials (Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security), and the closure or (at least!) radical reorg of the cartoonishly incompetent agency at the center of it: CBP.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
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It’s ironic that there are now reports of Epstein trying to pass on info about DJT to Russian intelligence. Obviously didn’t know that the KGB knew ALL they needed about him already.
#TrumpEpsteinFiles
#TrumpEpsteinFiles
February 10, 2026 at 9:29 PM
It’s ironic that there are now reports of Epstein trying to pass on info about DJT to Russian intelligence. Obviously didn’t know that the KGB knew ALL they needed about him already.
#TrumpEpsteinFiles
#TrumpEpsteinFiles
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When people are afraid to go to work, afraid to shop, or afraid to gather in their community, it hurts families, neighborhoods, and our entire economy.
If you can, show up for a small business and let’s continue to show the nation what it means to respond with care and decency.
If you can, show up for a small business and let’s continue to show the nation what it means to respond with care and decency.
February 11, 2026 at 3:00 AM
When people are afraid to go to work, afraid to shop, or afraid to gather in their community, it hurts families, neighborhoods, and our entire economy.
If you can, show up for a small business and let’s continue to show the nation what it means to respond with care and decency.
If you can, show up for a small business and let’s continue to show the nation what it means to respond with care and decency.
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
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Why isn’t every politician, leader, prosecutor, and news channels focused on this. The President is accused with significant proof of killing and raping minors.
February 9, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Why isn’t every politician, leader, prosecutor, and news channels focused on this. The President is accused with significant proof of killing and raping minors.
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AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
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Corporatist fascism, plain and simple.
DHS is trying to get tech companies to hand over data on Trump critics.
This is unconstitutional, and Congress must shut it down, before we turn into East Germany.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/h...
DHS is trying to get tech companies to hand over data on Trump critics.
This is unconstitutional, and Congress must shut it down, before we turn into East Germany.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/h...
Homeland Security is trying to force tech companies to hand over data about Trump critics | TechCrunch
The use of administrative subpoenas, which are not subject to judicial oversight, are used to demand a wealth of information from tech companies, including the owners of anonymous online accounts docu...
techcrunch.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Corporatist fascism, plain and simple.
DHS is trying to get tech companies to hand over data on Trump critics.
This is unconstitutional, and Congress must shut it down, before we turn into East Germany.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/h...
DHS is trying to get tech companies to hand over data on Trump critics.
This is unconstitutional, and Congress must shut it down, before we turn into East Germany.
techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/h...
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8 companies that actively support ICE:
- AT&T
- Comcast
- Charter
- Dell
- FedEx
- Lowes
- Marriott
- UPS
- AT&T
- Comcast
- Charter
- Dell
- FedEx
- Lowes
- Marriott
- UPS
What is 'Resist and Unsubscribe' boycott? What to know about February ICE boycott
Consumers across the U.S. are being urged to boycott nearly a dozen tech companies this month. Here's why.
www.jsonline.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:19 PM
8 companies that actively support ICE:
- AT&T
- Comcast
- Charter
- Dell
- FedEx
- Lowes
- Marriott
- UPS
- AT&T
- Comcast
- Charter
- Dell
- FedEx
- Lowes
- Marriott
- UPS
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Never forget: Pam Bondi and Kash said there was nothing in the Epstein files back in March
February 4, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Never forget: Pam Bondi and Kash said there was nothing in the Epstein files back in March
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Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️