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ProPublica @propublica.org · 9h

After signing up for self-deportation, Emily and Deybis sold their car and moved to an unfinished basement. But DHS never sent them the promised plane tickets.

Now they worry about surviving winter. Weeks ago, they sold their daughter’s bed to pay rent.

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Article excerpt: Emily said she made clear the family didn’t have Venezuelan passports but was told that wouldn’t be a problem; the U.S. government would procure any necessary documents for them. They said the operator gave them an Aug. 1 departure date and told them to expect their plane tickets by email.

Emily and Deybis sold their car and moved with their children to Columbus, Ohio, where Deybis’ nephew let them stay in his unfinished basement apartment until their departure. The plane tickets never came.

Then the nephew was detained in a traffic stop and deported. Panicked, Emily and Deybis said they called the toll-free number again and again, leaving messages that went unanswered. Emily submitted a new application and sent more emails.

Article excerpt: ...They found travel agencies that offer to procure travel documents at a cost but said they were told the Venezuelan government requires an arrival date and proof that plane tickets have been purchased. Emily and Deybis can’t afford them.

“Thank you so much for your patience and we understand your frustration,” they heard back in another email. “Wait for new instructions from DHS.”

As they wait, they worry about how they’ll survive when winter comes. Most days, Deybis visits local food pantries and looks for discarded items in alleys and on street corners that they can resell. A few weeks ago, they sold their daughter’s bed to help pay the rent.

“We’d rather be in Venezuela with our family than suffer here,” he said.

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Tasha Headrick NYC @tashaheadricknyc.bsky.social · 21h

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Many of you here already know that I attend many events & most times I can't post because of confidentiality reasons. On occasion though, there are times that I can. If you watch Hulu, please check out Murdaugh-Death In The Family which premieres tomorrow. I attended the NY screening with
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Jonah Gould, Tasha Headrick, Molly Madden, Rosanna Arquette, Patricia Arquette.
Attending premiere screening of Murdaugh Death In The Family.
October 13, 2025. NYC

Jonah Gould & Tasha Headrick.
October 13, 2025.
NYC

Molly Madden (3 Arts Entertainment) & Tasha Headrick
NYC October 13, 2025.

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greysie.bsky.social @greysie.bsky.social · 10h

they’re brothers.
In this one the summary says he needs to “claim her and brand her”. this one must own a ranch. this lady will homeschool her kids, can vegetables and sell natural cures online.

greysie.bsky.social @greysie.bsky.social · 10h

trying to find Kenny’s plays on bookshop but i instead stumbled onto this series.

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greysie.bsky.social @greysie.bsky.social · 19h

you’re doing great. i do very light stuff in the evenings during the week and then on weekends work with weights.

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greysie.bsky.social @greysie.bsky.social · 20h

after i posted about scrabble i suddenly had 5 requests for games. anyway, this lady named Alma is wiping the floor up with me.

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David Cavlovic🇨🇦🍁 @davidcavlovic.bsky.social · 1d

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greysie.bsky.social @greysie.bsky.social · 1d

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/u...

North Carolina Republicans Plan to Redraw Congressional Map to Add a Seat

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greysie.bsky.social @greysie.bsky.social · 1d

I want to rewatch some of Diane’s movies because I will be the first to admit that her quirky mannerisms oftentimes would lead to me to think, well she’s just playing herself. and I guess that’s kind of a reductive assessment and I know kieran is another performer that has v distinct mannerisms.

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greysie.bsky.social @greysie.bsky.social · 1d

no shame🤬

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d

BREAKING: North Carolina Republicans announce plans to vote on a new U.S. House map as a nationwide redistricting battle unfolds.

North Carolina GOP announce plans to vote on new House map amid nationwide redistricting battle

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders say they will vote next week on redrawing the state’s U.S.

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greysie.bsky.social @greysie.bsky.social · 1d

cold creamed and cross eyed is absolutely where i am mentally.

Ti 🎃 | Book Chatter @tibookchatter.bsky.social · 2d

Monday is just around the corner 😬

Using a GIF, vid, or pic, share how you feel about that 🖤

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment.

Here’s what experts say you need to know.

How to Fight Your Health Insurance Denial with an External Appeal

When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...

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greysie.bsky.social @greysie.bsky.social · 2d

I’d give you a brief information about me is exactly what Keanu would say.

greysie.bsky.social @greysie.bsky.social · 2d

Oh!! I want to see this. Thank you, thank you for this head’s up. I adore him.

Elizabeth West @limeylizzie.bsky.social · 2d

The John Candy documentary is not for the weak, sobbing my heart out watching it.

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greysie.bsky.social @greysie.bsky.social · 2d

i am once again at the mercy of the holds i place at the library.
so, i am trying to read a few at once, including this one.
#booksky

book cover for The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong

greysie.bsky.social @greysie.bsky.social · 2d

I know! definitely

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greysie.bsky.social @greysie.bsky.social · 2d

pipe down until you catch up to me on Rectify. 😝

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greysie.bsky.social @greysie.bsky.social · 2d

I’m going to admit here that I have never watched The First Wives Club.
Not only Keaton, Midler, and Hawn, but it has my fave J Smith Cameron.

a man is sitting in a red chair with his arms outstretched and a watch on his wrist .

ALT: a man is sitting in a red chair with his arms outstretched and a watch on his wrist .

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 3d

A policy expert described Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s push in favor of private schools as a “great American heist,” funneling money from public schools: “It’s a strategic theft of the future of our country, our kids and our democracy.”

By @megomatz.bsky.social & @jsmithrichards.bsky.social

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

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greysie.bsky.social @greysie.bsky.social · 3d

today showed me that sometimes I take for granted how actors have truly enriched my life. then when they’re suddenly gone it is like a punch in the gut. I really feel this loss today.
Diane Keaton, I’m sending my thanks and my heartfelt appreciation to you, wherever you may be.

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greysie.bsky.social @greysie.bsky.social · 3d

when you’re canceling people, just remember how fortunate you are that your lives and words aren’t held under a microscope.

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greysie.bsky.social @greysie.bsky.social · 3d

this is the most surreal thing imaginable. Rest easy. 💔

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 3d

The legendary Diane Keaton has died.

She was 79.

First reported by People.

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greysie.bsky.social @greysie.bsky.social · 3d

i hate exercising my legs with weights. arms aren’t as bad for me. i went about 8 months without exercising because of my stomach issues and getting back into it is kicking my butt.

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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 3d

Erich Fromm

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