Mere Smith
@evilgalprods.bsky.social
Writer. Antifascist. Dork. Cis/she/her. Pfp is a Molotov cockskull by Pia Guerra, banner is an ancient Bette Davis smoking. patreon.com/meresmith
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A friend witnessed Dad get abducted from his car while warming it up this morning, family has an active asylum case.
January 27, 2026 at 2:25 PM
A friend witnessed Dad get abducted from his car while warming it up this morning, family has an active asylum case.
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The administration that spent the first half of 2025 telling us there was nothing wrong with coordinating literally classified war plans on Signal now is saying that it believes it’s a crime to post publicly available information on Signal.
I would like to know how my prior colleagues, who have chosen to pursue leadership positions under this charlatan, justify ordering agents to break their oaths of office and open investigations on people simply for exercising their legal rights.
Good luck gazing in the mirror when this is all over.
Good luck gazing in the mirror when this is all over.
FBI investigating Minnesota Signal groups tracking ICE, Patel says
The statement from FBI Director Kash Patel comes after right-wing media figures said they joined the chats and claimed participants were obstructing law enforcement.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:21 PM
The administration that spent the first half of 2025 telling us there was nothing wrong with coordinating literally classified war plans on Signal now is saying that it believes it’s a crime to post publicly available information on Signal.
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It is actually quite a bad sign when the outrageously dishonest and conspiratorial Gateway Pundit has a loud enough voice that the Times feels it warrants a response.
January 27, 2026 at 11:59 AM
It is actually quite a bad sign when the outrageously dishonest and conspiratorial Gateway Pundit has a loud enough voice that the Times feels it warrants a response.
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A reminder that ICE was established in 2002, in the midst of an earlier bout of anti-brown-people panic.
It's been around for less than 24 years. Its existence isn't a law of nature.
Tearing it down is the bare minimum. Anything less is collaboration.
It's been around for less than 24 years. Its existence isn't a law of nature.
Tearing it down is the bare minimum. Anything less is collaboration.
Ah yes, I see senate Dems have gone from "abolish ICE!" to "well actually ICE is pretty great, as long as it's pointed at *those people* and they're wearing ID while they brutalize them. Also somehow they'll obey all of this despite covering up murders."
Expected yet still disappointing.
Expected yet still disappointing.
Word is from NBC that instructions from Mr. Schumer to his caucus are: “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.” 1/ www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
January 27, 2026 at 3:02 PM
A reminder that ICE was established in 2002, in the midst of an earlier bout of anti-brown-people panic.
It's been around for less than 24 years. Its existence isn't a law of nature.
Tearing it down is the bare minimum. Anything less is collaboration.
It's been around for less than 24 years. Its existence isn't a law of nature.
Tearing it down is the bare minimum. Anything less is collaboration.
👉🏼 “The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone.” 👈🏼
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 4:42 PM
👉🏼 “The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone.” 👈🏼
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I don’t think we should make concessions to the Masked Murderers Guild of America. I don’t think we should compromise so the Masked Murderers Guild of America stops using kidnapped kids from schools as bait. I thought this was already illegal. The Masked Murderers Guild of America should not exist.
January 27, 2026 at 3:06 PM
I don’t think we should make concessions to the Masked Murderers Guild of America. I don’t think we should compromise so the Masked Murderers Guild of America stops using kidnapped kids from schools as bait. I thought this was already illegal. The Masked Murderers Guild of America should not exist.
this is entertainment to these men
Trump ICE goon moons protestors
Best of the the best, this bunch. A real serious operation🎪
(H/T @reallyamerican.bsky.social )
Best of the the best, this bunch. A real serious operation🎪
(H/T @reallyamerican.bsky.social )
January 27, 2026 at 4:39 PM
this is entertainment to these men
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Happy Large boulder the size of a small boulder day to all who celebrate!
January 27, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Happy Large boulder the size of a small boulder day to all who celebrate!
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In a world where grief bleeds through the seams of our hyperconnected lives, where minds fracture under invisible weight, where democracy withers in the shadow of rising authoritarians—joy is no longer luxury. It's insurrection.
January 27, 2026 at 1:51 PM
In a world where grief bleeds through the seams of our hyperconnected lives, where minds fracture under invisible weight, where democracy withers in the shadow of rising authoritarians—joy is no longer luxury. It's insurrection.
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Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)
Perry: Abolish ICE? How about DHS altogether.
"We have models for how to structure federal immigration oversight that doesn't rely on an unaccountable masked secret police force running rampant in our streets," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)
sure, because secret police follow rules
this is so stupid, like putting a dog leash on a ravenous 600-lb. tiger: good luck with that!
this is so stupid, like putting a dog leash on a ravenous 600-lb. tiger: good luck with that!
Dems coalescing around 5 restrictions on ICE, I'm told:
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
A Dem Senator’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Hits Home: “Breaking Point”
As Trump scrambles to contain the damage from the latest ICE horrors, Senator Chris Murphy offers a sharp indictment of Trump-ICE lawlessness—and explains how Dems can meet the urgency of the moment.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:32 PM
sure, because secret police follow rules
this is so stupid, like putting a dog leash on a ravenous 600-lb. tiger: good luck with that!
this is so stupid, like putting a dog leash on a ravenous 600-lb. tiger: good luck with that!
why tf are we exporting the Gestapo???
ICE personnel will help protect US delegations at the Winter Olympics in Italy, a US embassy source said, confirming local media reports and prompting anger among some Italian politicians reut.rs/3M9PJ5o
US ICE agents to support security at Winter Olympics in Italy, source confirms
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel will help protect U.S. delegations at the Winter Olympics in Italy, a U.S. embassy source said on Tuesday, confirming local media reports and p...
reut.rs
January 27, 2026 at 4:08 PM
why tf are we exporting the Gestapo???
new dating app question: are you now, or have you ever been, a member of ICE
January 27, 2026 at 4:00 PM
new dating app question: are you now, or have you ever been, a member of ICE
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Lmaooo yeah that sounds about right
January 27, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Lmaooo yeah that sounds about right
CBS News: Now bringing you less news and more fascist propaganda
The Bari Weiss plan is for CBS News to employ fewer reporters charged with finding things out and more (right-skewing) commentators charged with telling them what to think. Same playbook Wash Post is using. www.npr.org/2026/01/27/n...
After rocky start, Bari Weiss to cut staff, add commentators at CBS News
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss came in with a mandate to reshape coverage. She is set to announce plans for newsroom cuts and the hiring of many new commentators.
www.npr.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:59 PM
CBS News: Now bringing you less news and more fascist propaganda
you know what sets him off? I’ve watched the beginning over and over and you know what sets him off?
that the observer dares to raise a hand to defend himself when the agent shoves him
just that totally natural response of self-defense when you’re being assaulted
and the agent fucking loses it
that the observer dares to raise a hand to defend himself when the agent shoves him
just that totally natural response of self-defense when you’re being assaulted
and the agent fucking loses it
January 27, 2026 at 3:57 PM
you know what sets him off? I’ve watched the beginning over and over and you know what sets him off?
that the observer dares to raise a hand to defend himself when the agent shoves him
just that totally natural response of self-defense when you’re being assaulted
and the agent fucking loses it
that the observer dares to raise a hand to defend himself when the agent shoves him
just that totally natural response of self-defense when you’re being assaulted
and the agent fucking loses it
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One armed goon loses his shit at an observer who's backing up, and then several more armed goons tackle the observer to the ground, and then even more armed goons form a protective shield around the armed goons handcuffing the observer for hurting an armed goon's feelings.
This can't be "reformed"
This can't be "reformed"
January 27, 2026 at 3:20 PM
One armed goon loses his shit at an observer who's backing up, and then several more armed goons tackle the observer to the ground, and then even more armed goons form a protective shield around the armed goons handcuffing the observer for hurting an armed goon's feelings.
This can't be "reformed"
This can't be "reformed"
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"CBP stays at the border" might sound like a win, but keep in mind that this is what "the border" means to them www.aclumaine.org/know-your-ri...
January 27, 2026 at 3:03 PM
"CBP stays at the border" might sound like a win, but keep in mind that this is what "the border" means to them www.aclumaine.org/know-your-ri...
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Trump is nothing if not ready to sacrifice anyone and anything in order to save his own ass and the single most important thing that could happen right now is someone convincing him that the biggest driver of his unpopularity is not just Bovino and Noem but Stephen Miller personally
Feels like Trump is pretty much unconditionally surrendering as support collapses
January 27, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Trump is nothing if not ready to sacrifice anyone and anything in order to save his own ass and the single most important thing that could happen right now is someone convincing him that the biggest driver of his unpopularity is not just Bovino and Noem but Stephen Miller personally
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I just want to point out that Bovino's response to Bill gives away the underlying worldview: Sympathizing with (black and brown) immigrants over (white) American citizens makes you a (race) traitor, which makes you a part of the "problem" (and thereby deserving of same treatment as the immigrants)
Honored that in his last days of fame and fortune at CBP the disgraced Gregory Bovino chose to attack, among others, me.
January 27, 2026 at 4:53 AM
I just want to point out that Bovino's response to Bill gives away the underlying worldview: Sympathizing with (black and brown) immigrants over (white) American citizens makes you a (race) traitor, which makes you a part of the "problem" (and thereby deserving of same treatment as the immigrants)
the only reason you are seeing this pinched face on your television is that she’s pimping a movie about herself, funded by Apple, directed by disgraced sexual assailant Brett Ratner
January 27, 2026 at 3:38 PM
the only reason you are seeing this pinched face on your television is that she’s pimping a movie about herself, funded by Apple, directed by disgraced sexual assailant Brett Ratner
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David French argued Renee Good's murder is an example of the US having two sytems of law: orderly for friends & belligerent for foes. @victorerikray.bsky.social corrects him: US law has always promised fascism for non-whites & those who stand with them.
groupthreat.com/p/americas-d...
groupthreat.com/p/americas-d...
America's "dual state" is a racial state
ICE's terrors draw on an American traditions of racial violence
groupthreat.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:12 PM
David French argued Renee Good's murder is an example of the US having two sytems of law: orderly for friends & belligerent for foes. @victorerikray.bsky.social corrects him: US law has always promised fascism for non-whites & those who stand with them.
groupthreat.com/p/americas-d...
groupthreat.com/p/americas-d...
sure, sure, and Mike Johnson has no idea what Trump said
they’re all liars, and I’m surprised Duckworth is falling for it
they’re all liars, and I’m surprised Duckworth is falling for it
Duckworth on Senate Republicans: "I gotta be honest with you. When I talk to a few of my colleagues, they had not even seen the videos. It's almost like they put blinders on. They're uneasy."
January 27, 2026 at 3:29 PM
sure, sure, and Mike Johnson has no idea what Trump said
they’re all liars, and I’m surprised Duckworth is falling for it
they’re all liars, and I’m surprised Duckworth is falling for it
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For any elected official who needs to hear this, I impart a lesson learned from the NFL:
When the other team is tired and on the back foot, you don’t call a timeout so they can catch their breath. You grind their fucking face into the dirt until the final whistle blows and you’ve won the game.
When the other team is tired and on the back foot, you don’t call a timeout so they can catch their breath. You grind their fucking face into the dirt until the final whistle blows and you’ve won the game.
January 27, 2026 at 1:41 AM
For any elected official who needs to hear this, I impart a lesson learned from the NFL:
When the other team is tired and on the back foot, you don’t call a timeout so they can catch their breath. You grind their fucking face into the dirt until the final whistle blows and you’ve won the game.
When the other team is tired and on the back foot, you don’t call a timeout so they can catch their breath. You grind their fucking face into the dirt until the final whistle blows and you’ve won the game.
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This is what I'm talking about. They don't recognize what they're looking at because fundamentally they reject the concept of social fabric. Morality is keeping yourself safe, your neighbors are not your concern.
Megyn Kelly: “Do you know why I wasn't shot by Border Patrol this weekend? Because I kept my ass inside and out of their operations.”
Megyn Kelly: Minnesota protesters are “terrorists” who must “behave well and submit immediately”
www.mediamatters.org
January 26, 2026 at 8:42 PM
This is what I'm talking about. They don't recognize what they're looking at because fundamentally they reject the concept of social fabric. Morality is keeping yourself safe, your neighbors are not your concern.