Jim | Entwining
@entwininglife.bsky.social
Educator, writer, and occasionally funny person
Creating & advancing a practice of antiracist whiteness
Pronouns: he/him/his
Blogging at http://entwining.org
Creating & advancing a practice of antiracist whiteness
Pronouns: he/him/his
Blogging at http://entwining.org
Is it moral for #ICE to apprehend and deport people whose only offense was crossing the border without documentation? Is it moral to impede ICE from doing so?
December 8, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Is it moral for #ICE to apprehend and deport people whose only offense was crossing the border without documentation? Is it moral to impede ICE from doing so?
Please read my most recent blog post:
entwining.org/2025/12/05/w...
#immigration #refugees #asylum #blog #blogger
entwining.org/2025/12/05/w...
#immigration #refugees #asylum #blog #blogger
December 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Please read my most recent blog post:
entwining.org/2025/12/05/w...
#immigration #refugees #asylum #blog #blogger
entwining.org/2025/12/05/w...
#immigration #refugees #asylum #blog #blogger
If your ancestors migrated to the USA in the 19th century, you have no historical grounds on which to argue for #immigration restrictions today.
December 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
If your ancestors migrated to the USA in the 19th century, you have no historical grounds on which to argue for #immigration restrictions today.
You must deal with what you inherit, whether gained fairly or not. If it was gained fairly, how will you use that inheritance to benefit those around you? If not, how will you pay restitution?
This is a post about #immigration.
This is a post about #immigration.
December 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
You must deal with what you inherit, whether gained fairly or not. If it was gained fairly, how will you use that inheritance to benefit those around you? If not, how will you pay restitution?
This is a post about #immigration.
This is a post about #immigration.
Whether an American views #immigration to the US as "our generosity" or "our responsibility" reveals both what they have learned about American history and how they look at morality.
December 2, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Whether an American views #immigration to the US as "our generosity" or "our responsibility" reveals both what they have learned about American history and how they look at morality.
Stopping #asylum applications from #Afghanistan based on one person's actions isn't good policy. It's prejudice.
December 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Stopping #asylum applications from #Afghanistan based on one person's actions isn't good policy. It's prejudice.
Today I bought a shirt just so I could experience human emotions again. #BlackFriday
November 29, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Today I bought a shirt just so I could experience human emotions again. #BlackFriday
"13% of the population commits 50% of the murders." I hear this #racist talking point all the time from people on the right. The statistic itself isn't racist -- it's true. Black people -- 13% of the US population -- commit 50% of the murders.
November 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
"13% of the population commits 50% of the murders." I hear this #racist talking point all the time from people on the right. The statistic itself isn't racist -- it's true. Black people -- 13% of the US population -- commit 50% of the murders.
Like all other violence, the shootings in the #Chicago Loop after a tree lighting ceremony last Friday night were caused by trauma. This does NOT mean that trauma makes violence inevitable, nor does trauma absolve the perpetrators of their responsibility.
November 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Like all other violence, the shootings in the #Chicago Loop after a tree lighting ceremony last Friday night were caused by trauma. This does NOT mean that trauma makes violence inevitable, nor does trauma absolve the perpetrators of their responsibility.
What do we think the USA will gain by attacking #Venezuela? What do we think Trump thinks the USA wil gain by attacking Venezuela? What do we think Trump thinks we think the USA will gain by attacking Venezuela? Don't think too much, baby, just relax into the sweet release of oblivion...
November 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
What do we think the USA will gain by attacking #Venezuela? What do we think Trump thinks the USA wil gain by attacking Venezuela? What do we think Trump thinks we think the USA will gain by attacking Venezuela? Don't think too much, baby, just relax into the sweet release of oblivion...
The only drug the USA is hooked on from #Venezuela is oil.
November 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The only drug the USA is hooked on from #Venezuela is oil.
Even if you think #Venezuela is bad, couldn't it also be true that us bombing Venezuela is also bad?
November 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Even if you think #Venezuela is bad, couldn't it also be true that us bombing Venezuela is also bad?
So many of Trump's actions are cartoonishly amped-up versions of the policies that we already had. Deportations? We already do them, but let's make them worse. And so it is with #Venezuela. Our 2015 sanctions were already contributing heavily to the migration crisis, but let's start a war with them!
November 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
So many of Trump's actions are cartoonishly amped-up versions of the policies that we already had. Deportations? We already do them, but let's make them worse. And so it is with #Venezuela. Our 2015 sanctions were already contributing heavily to the migration crisis, but let's start a war with them!
Please read my most recent blog post, "Prove it," at:
entwining.org/2025/11/14/p...
#democrats #democraticparty #politics #shutdown #elections
entwining.org/2025/11/14/p...
#democrats #democraticparty #politics #shutdown #elections
November 14, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Please read my most recent blog post, "Prove it," at:
entwining.org/2025/11/14/p...
#democrats #democraticparty #politics #shutdown #elections
entwining.org/2025/11/14/p...
#democrats #democraticparty #politics #shutdown #elections
8 Democratic Senators: Republicans, we will make you provide #healthcare for the American people by forcing a #shutdown!
Republicans: No.
8 Democratic Senators: Oh well "make" was a little strong we were just kidding can we get you coffee
Republicans: No.
8 Democratic Senators: Oh well "make" was a little strong we were just kidding can we get you coffee
November 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
8 Democratic Senators: Republicans, we will make you provide #healthcare for the American people by forcing a #shutdown!
Republicans: No.
8 Democratic Senators: Oh well "make" was a little strong we were just kidding can we get you coffee
Republicans: No.
8 Democratic Senators: Oh well "make" was a little strong we were just kidding can we get you coffee
I'm not a #Democrat, although I sometimes vote for Democrats. I wouldn't call myself an #Independent, with its connotation of moderation. I'm a #Leftist who will use whatever electoral and advocacy means necessary to make government a tool to advance working people's needs.
November 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I'm not a #Democrat, although I sometimes vote for Democrats. I wouldn't call myself an #Independent, with its connotation of moderation. I'm a #Leftist who will use whatever electoral and advocacy means necessary to make government a tool to advance working people's needs.
"Hello #Democrats? The Price Is Right called -- it wants its bargaining power back, since you clearly aren't using it." Ziiiiing! Boink! Blergh...
November 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
"Hello #Democrats? The Price Is Right called -- it wants its bargaining power back, since you clearly aren't using it." Ziiiiing! Boink! Blergh...
If Democrats were going to break ranks and end this #shutdown without any concessions on their demands for Obamacare funding, what was it all for? What was all that pain for, @durbin.senate.gov?
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
If Democrats were going to break ranks and end this #shutdown without any concessions on their demands for Obamacare funding, what was it all for? What was all that pain for, @durbin.senate.gov?
The song Beez in the Trap made a lot more sense to me once I realized I was a middle-aged white dude. #NikkiMinaj
November 7, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The song Beez in the Trap made a lot more sense to me once I realized I was a middle-aged white dude. #NikkiMinaj
Please check out my most recent blog post, "Reconsidering our humanity."
#immigration #undocumentedimmigrants #blog #blogger
#immigration #undocumentedimmigrants #blog #blogger
Reconsidering our humanity
I feel our humanity leaching away with each passing day. I feel it seeping from our collective body with each preschool teacher detained in front of their students. With each person dragged from th…
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November 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Please check out my most recent blog post, "Reconsidering our humanity."
#immigration #undocumentedimmigrants #blog #blogger
#immigration #undocumentedimmigrants #blog #blogger
When I look at a picture of my great great grandfather, sometimes I wonder if I'm looking at an #IllegalImmigrant.
November 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
When I look at a picture of my great great grandfather, sometimes I wonder if I'm looking at an #IllegalImmigrant.
Two people watch the same video. One sees #ICE attacking an innocent woman and dragging her from her car. Another sees law enforcement officers doing their jobs being endangered by a reckless woman who they constantly must subdue. Confirmation bias is real...and it's wild.
November 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Two people watch the same video. One sees #ICE attacking an innocent woman and dragging her from her car. Another sees law enforcement officers doing their jobs being endangered by a reckless woman who they constantly must subdue. Confirmation bias is real...and it's wild.
ICE agents ran into Dayanne Figueroa's car, wrenched open her car door, dragged her out by her legs, and took her off to an ICE facility. They released her later that day without charging her. This is one example of the authoritarian crackdown by #ICE on #Chicago and other cities across the USA.
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability
The arrest of Dayanne Figueroa highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. She was released after a few hours without charges.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:21 AM