Stephanie Brancaforte
@expluma.bsky.social
All in for climate, peace & human rights. Sicily-USA-global.
Amateur fire-fighter & river protector.
RinascimentoGreen.it & transistor.city
Amateur fire-fighter & river protector.
RinascimentoGreen.it & transistor.city
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Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating https://theonion.com/archaeologists-d-c-capitol-may-have-once-been-used-for-legislating/
January 12, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating https://theonion.com/archaeologists-d-c-capitol-may-have-once-been-used-for-legislating/
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PSA: Examples of a judicial warrant and an administrative warrant. ICE cannot enter your home with only an administrative warrant.
January 11, 2026 at 11:03 PM
PSA: Examples of a judicial warrant and an administrative warrant. ICE cannot enter your home with only an administrative warrant.
Early in human rights career, I marveled at folks darkly mocking habitual regime lies, eg dissidents "falling out of windows" in Russia.
Mind-blowing how many "jokes" US security services have given us: "resisting arrest", "using a vehicle as a weapon", generic domestic terrorism-ing. FFS.
😵
Mind-blowing how many "jokes" US security services have given us: "resisting arrest", "using a vehicle as a weapon", generic domestic terrorism-ing. FFS.
😵
January 10, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Early in human rights career, I marveled at folks darkly mocking habitual regime lies, eg dissidents "falling out of windows" in Russia.
Mind-blowing how many "jokes" US security services have given us: "resisting arrest", "using a vehicle as a weapon", generic domestic terrorism-ing. FFS.
😵
Mind-blowing how many "jokes" US security services have given us: "resisting arrest", "using a vehicle as a weapon", generic domestic terrorism-ing. FFS.
😵
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Hundreds of ICE protests this weekend. Find one near you via this link 👇
Here's the map after 24 hours of launch. Find your event or get one up here: www.mobilize.us/map/?tag_ids...
January 10, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Hundreds of ICE protests this weekend. Find one near you via this link 👇
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JFC.
ICE is now targeting Native Americans. I read earlier that some Native Leaders may have been detained, I believe that was in Minnesota.
- Chairman Sitting Bear's Statement Regarding Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Public Safety:
ICE is now targeting Native Americans. I read earlier that some Native Leaders may have been detained, I believe that was in Minnesota.
- Chairman Sitting Bear's Statement Regarding Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Public Safety:
January 10, 2026 at 4:59 AM
JFC.
ICE is now targeting Native Americans. I read earlier that some Native Leaders may have been detained, I believe that was in Minnesota.
- Chairman Sitting Bear's Statement Regarding Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Public Safety:
ICE is now targeting Native Americans. I read earlier that some Native Leaders may have been detained, I believe that was in Minnesota.
- Chairman Sitting Bear's Statement Regarding Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Public Safety:
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I does not matter where you live. This is a national issue of suppression of free speech and police CAN NOT BE ALLOWED TO ACT AS GESTAPO.
January 5, 2026 at 5:10 PM
I does not matter where you live. This is a national issue of suppression of free speech and police CAN NOT BE ALLOWED TO ACT AS GESTAPO.
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Guilty as charged! We’re sharing these wishes a little late, our team of course meaning “this year” when they say “next year” 😜 — but straight from The Heart, the historical name of Edirisa on Lake Bunyonyi. Created by Elie Cirhuza from Congo, who has plenty more brewing. Can’t wait to show you!
January 4, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Guilty as charged! We’re sharing these wishes a little late, our team of course meaning “this year” when they say “next year” 😜 — but straight from The Heart, the historical name of Edirisa on Lake Bunyonyi. Created by Elie Cirhuza from Congo, who has plenty more brewing. Can’t wait to show you!
Reminder from your friendly neighborhood human rights expert that international law doesn't condone torturing people with or without criminal records. 🚫
Abduction, torture, disappearance - all bad regardless of the person's status & past. 🚫 🚫
Join me tomorrow for more stunners.
Abduction, torture, disappearance - all bad regardless of the person's status & past. 🚫 🚫
Join me tomorrow for more stunners.
December 23, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Reminder from your friendly neighborhood human rights expert that international law doesn't condone torturing people with or without criminal records. 🚫
Abduction, torture, disappearance - all bad regardless of the person's status & past. 🚫 🚫
Join me tomorrow for more stunners.
Abduction, torture, disappearance - all bad regardless of the person's status & past. 🚫 🚫
Join me tomorrow for more stunners.
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Just in case anyone feels like contacting CBS about @60minutes.bsky.social cancelling the CECOT story and the recent drop in quality of their news programming, here are some addresses.
The main one for feedback is:
[email protected]
Also:
[email protected]
[email protected]
The main one for feedback is:
[email protected]
Also:
[email protected]
[email protected]
December 22, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Just in case anyone feels like contacting CBS about @60minutes.bsky.social cancelling the CECOT story and the recent drop in quality of their news programming, here are some addresses.
The main one for feedback is:
[email protected]
Also:
[email protected]
[email protected]
The main one for feedback is:
[email protected]
Also:
[email protected]
[email protected]
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Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
m.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
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Say what?
US quietly removes sanctions from firms accused of supplying Russia’s military
Treasury offers no explanation for lifting restrictions on Cyprus, Dubai, Turkish, and Finnish companies.
#StandWithUkraine #SlavaUkraini #Ukraine
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/19/u...
Treasury offers no explanation for lifting restrictions on Cyprus, Dubai, Turkish, and Finnish companies.
#StandWithUkraine #SlavaUkraini #Ukraine
euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/19/u...
US quietly removes sanctions from firms accused of supplying Russia's military - Euromaidan Press
Treasury dropped sanctions on Cyprus, Dubai, Turkish, and Finnish firms tied to Russian military supplies - without explanation.
euromaidanpress.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Say what?
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This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
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Forget about the nonsense stories like the Kennedy Center being renamed or whatever Bari Weiss is doing
At least 3,800 immigrant children were detained in 2025. Now, kids are not supposed to be kept more than 20 days
At least 1,300 of them have been held longer than 20 days-some for over 4 months
At least 3,800 immigrant children were detained in 2025. Now, kids are not supposed to be kept more than 20 days
At least 1,300 of them have been held longer than 20 days-some for over 4 months
December 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Forget about the nonsense stories like the Kennedy Center being renamed or whatever Bari Weiss is doing
At least 3,800 immigrant children were detained in 2025. Now, kids are not supposed to be kept more than 20 days
At least 1,300 of them have been held longer than 20 days-some for over 4 months
At least 3,800 immigrant children were detained in 2025. Now, kids are not supposed to be kept more than 20 days
At least 1,300 of them have been held longer than 20 days-some for over 4 months
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Learn more in our new report on how Trump’s failed energy policy is driving America’s energy affordability crisis: www.citizen.org/article/expo...
Exported Energy Affordability: How Trump’s Failed Energy Policy Is Driving America’s Energy Affordability Crisis - Public Citizen
One in six Americans—21 million households—are behind on their energy bills, but the U.S. is sending mass qualities of LNG overseas.
www.citizen.org
December 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Learn more in our new report on how Trump’s failed energy policy is driving America’s energy affordability crisis: www.citizen.org/article/expo...
...all i want for christmas is my right-arrow key... 🦷 🦷
(anyone have any hacks?)
(anyone have any hacks?)
December 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
...all i want for christmas is my right-arrow key... 🦷 🦷
(anyone have any hacks?)
(anyone have any hacks?)
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Amazon workers in Quebec unionized, so Amazon closed all their fulfillment centres in the province.
7 centres shut down. Almost 2,000 people out of work.
This is a massive violation of labour rights.
It’s also an excellent reason to boycott Amazon.
7 centres shut down. Almost 2,000 people out of work.
This is a massive violation of labour rights.
It’s also an excellent reason to boycott Amazon.
December 9, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Amazon workers in Quebec unionized, so Amazon closed all their fulfillment centres in the province.
7 centres shut down. Almost 2,000 people out of work.
This is a massive violation of labour rights.
It’s also an excellent reason to boycott Amazon.
7 centres shut down. Almost 2,000 people out of work.
This is a massive violation of labour rights.
It’s also an excellent reason to boycott Amazon.
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25% of buy-now, pay-later users are now relying on it to finance groceries.
December 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
25% of buy-now, pay-later users are now relying on it to finance groceries.
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- companies add the Trump family as “advisors”
- those companies receive taxpayer-funded contracts and regulatory approvals from the Trump administration
- Trump family profits
This is their shameless, uncomplicated grift that we need to talk about more
popular.info/p/update-tru...
- those companies receive taxpayer-funded contracts and regulatory approvals from the Trump administration
- Trump family profits
This is their shameless, uncomplicated grift that we need to talk about more
popular.info/p/update-tru...
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in Novemb...
popular.info
December 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
- companies add the Trump family as “advisors”
- those companies receive taxpayer-funded contracts and regulatory approvals from the Trump administration
- Trump family profits
This is their shameless, uncomplicated grift that we need to talk about more
popular.info/p/update-tru...
- those companies receive taxpayer-funded contracts and regulatory approvals from the Trump administration
- Trump family profits
This is their shameless, uncomplicated grift that we need to talk about more
popular.info/p/update-tru...
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T-Mobile and Verizon ended their DEI programs at the behest of the Trump Administration. Today AT&T committed to end its DEI programs too. Please divest yourself of stocks from these companies and if possible use other carriers. These companies are taking your money and don’t care about you.
December 3, 2025 at 5:33 AM
T-Mobile and Verizon ended their DEI programs at the behest of the Trump Administration. Today AT&T committed to end its DEI programs too. Please divest yourself of stocks from these companies and if possible use other carriers. These companies are taking your money and don’t care about you.
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39-year-old man, that has been in America since he was three months out, taken into ICE custody during a green card interview in LA. He has no criminal record.
abc7.com/post/39-year...
abc7.com/post/39-year...
39-year-old man taken into ICE custody during green card interview in LA
A wife is speaking out after her 39-year-old husband was detained by ICE during his green card interview in downtown Los Angeles.
abc7.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
39-year-old man, that has been in America since he was three months out, taken into ICE custody during a green card interview in LA. He has no criminal record.
abc7.com/post/39-year...
abc7.com/post/39-year...
in today's heartbreak report - this is how ICE *increases* criminality by dissuading people of color from reporting crimes and hampering the process of holding actual criminals accountable.
Horrific prolongation of trauma... 💔
Horrific prolongation of trauma... 💔
ICE detains young woman who came to courthouse to report being sexually assaulted—hasn't been heard from since.
"She's victim of sexual assault," witness tells agent. "And you're arresting her and kidnapping her?"
"Bro, why you grabbing her so tight? You're a big man!"
Riverside, California
"She's victim of sexual assault," witness tells agent. "And you're arresting her and kidnapping her?"
"Bro, why you grabbing her so tight? You're a big man!"
Riverside, California
December 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
in today's heartbreak report - this is how ICE *increases* criminality by dissuading people of color from reporting crimes and hampering the process of holding actual criminals accountable.
Horrific prolongation of trauma... 💔
Horrific prolongation of trauma... 💔
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It’s getting real for Home Depot. The flash mob is only the warm up, the nationwide boycott hits on November 27th.
Chant: “Tax the rich tax, the motherf*cking rich.”
Chant: “Tax the rich tax, the motherf*cking rich.”
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
It’s getting real for Home Depot. The flash mob is only the warm up, the nationwide boycott hits on November 27th.
Chant: “Tax the rich tax, the motherf*cking rich.”
Chant: “Tax the rich tax, the motherf*cking rich.”
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Chuck for Queens
"Jackson Heights neighbors stood up to ICE this morning, who reportedly posted up early to try and grab parents walking their kids to school.
There's an old saying we all learn growing up in New York City.
We're teaching it to ICE, too: GTFOH"
"Jackson Heights neighbors stood up to ICE this morning, who reportedly posted up early to try and grab parents walking their kids to school.
There's an old saying we all learn growing up in New York City.
We're teaching it to ICE, too: GTFOH"
December 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Chuck for Queens
"Jackson Heights neighbors stood up to ICE this morning, who reportedly posted up early to try and grab parents walking their kids to school.
There's an old saying we all learn growing up in New York City.
We're teaching it to ICE, too: GTFOH"
"Jackson Heights neighbors stood up to ICE this morning, who reportedly posted up early to try and grab parents walking their kids to school.
There's an old saying we all learn growing up in New York City.
We're teaching it to ICE, too: GTFOH"
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Today, baristas are bringing their ULP strike to Starbucks' NYC corporate office, housed inside the Empire State Building.
Workers and allies are demanding the company resolve 100s of unfair labor practices, end the union-busting, & finalize fair union contracts. Let's go! #NoContractNoCoffee
Workers and allies are demanding the company resolve 100s of unfair labor practices, end the union-busting, & finalize fair union contracts. Let's go! #NoContractNoCoffee
December 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Today, baristas are bringing their ULP strike to Starbucks' NYC corporate office, housed inside the Empire State Building.
Workers and allies are demanding the company resolve 100s of unfair labor practices, end the union-busting, & finalize fair union contracts. Let's go! #NoContractNoCoffee
Workers and allies are demanding the company resolve 100s of unfair labor practices, end the union-busting, & finalize fair union contracts. Let's go! #NoContractNoCoffee
