Hermit Thrush
@hermitthrush24.bsky.social
songbirds, forests, lichens, basil. art, poetry, óran na h’eala, Lo Jai, extinction rebellion; book editor in the heart of indigenous N. California; reparations; universal health rights; voting rights; plant acorns. Awake. Free Palestine. Resist fascisti
sad to lose an old friend, brilliant
February 5, 2026 at 3:35 AM
sad to lose an old friend, brilliant
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I’m sharing Aliya’s entire opening statement. We owe it to her, and those who no longer have a voice, to watch. youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...
WATCH: Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman describes being detained by ICE
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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February 4, 2026 at 3:44 AM
I’m sharing Aliya’s entire opening statement. We owe it to her, and those who no longer have a voice, to watch. youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...
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Casar holds a 3 minute and 26 second moment of silence to represent the time in which DHS officers let Renee Good bleed out after she was shot
February 3, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Casar holds a 3 minute and 26 second moment of silence to represent the time in which DHS officers let Renee Good bleed out after she was shot
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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‼️
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Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On
In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surf...
www.propublica.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
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NEW: Former DOJ J6 prosecutors have drafted a four page memo advising Congress on how to investigate the murders of Alex Pretti and Renee Good absent any real probe by Trump's DOJ. www.cbsnews.com/news/capitol...
Former Capitol riot prosecutors draft strategy for Congress to probe killings, federal agent conduct in Minneapolis
The memo details a series of recommendations for Congressional committees to probe allegations of excessive force and violations by ICE agents in Minneapolis.
www.cbsnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:55 PM
NEW: Former DOJ J6 prosecutors have drafted a four page memo advising Congress on how to investigate the murders of Alex Pretti and Renee Good absent any real probe by Trump's DOJ. www.cbsnews.com/news/capitol...
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The two agents who shot Pretti have just been identified. This should help since these names have been hidden by DOJ & found by independent journalism--ProPublica.
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2 AGENTS WHO SHOT PRETTI IDENTIFIED!
2 AGENTS WHO SHOT PRETTI IDENTIFIED!
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 2, 2026 at 12:00 AM
The two agents who shot Pretti have just been identified. This should help since these names have been hidden by DOJ & found by independent journalism--ProPublica.
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Accordingly, the Court finds that the Constitution of these United States trumps this
administration's detention of petitioner Adrian Conejo Arias and his minor son, L.C.R. The Great Writ
and release from detention are GRANTED pursuant to the attached Judgment. 🧵
administration's detention of petitioner Adrian Conejo Arias and his minor son, L.C.R. The Great Writ
and release from detention are GRANTED pursuant to the attached Judgment. 🧵
February 1, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Accordingly, the Court finds that the Constitution of these United States trumps this
administration's detention of petitioner Adrian Conejo Arias and his minor son, L.C.R. The Great Writ
and release from detention are GRANTED pursuant to the attached Judgment. 🧵
administration's detention of petitioner Adrian Conejo Arias and his minor son, L.C.R. The Great Writ
and release from detention are GRANTED pursuant to the attached Judgment. 🧵
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No more pretense or excuses. Trump and his team have made the white supremacist foundations of this project explicit and clear.
If you enable this you need to face who and what you are. But you can always choose another way.
Choose humanity. Decency. Equality. Democracy.
If you enable this you need to face who and what you are. But you can always choose another way.
Choose humanity. Decency. Equality. Democracy.
To make common cause with this Administration is to support an affirmatively white supremacist vision of this country. Period.
Every corporation.
Every Republican.
Every influencer.
Every Governor.
Every evangelical leader.
Every voter. Yes. Every voter.
Every corporation.
Every Republican.
Every influencer.
Every Governor.
Every evangelical leader.
Every voter. Yes. Every voter.
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
No more pretense or excuses. Trump and his team have made the white supremacist foundations of this project explicit and clear.
If you enable this you need to face who and what you are. But you can always choose another way.
Choose humanity. Decency. Equality. Democracy.
If you enable this you need to face who and what you are. But you can always choose another way.
Choose humanity. Decency. Equality. Democracy.
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It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.
January 31, 2026 at 9:22 PM
It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.
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Stella Carlson - known as "Pink Jacket Lady" - is a hero!
Anderson Cooper is gentle as she recounts how her phone & whistle don't feel like enough.
And yet, with them, she created irrefutable evidence of Alex Pretti's murder. And now gives a sincere & articulate call for justice.
Anderson Cooper is gentle as she recounts how her phone & whistle don't feel like enough.
And yet, with them, she created irrefutable evidence of Alex Pretti's murder. And now gives a sincere & articulate call for justice.
January 28, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Stella Carlson - known as "Pink Jacket Lady" - is a hero!
Anderson Cooper is gentle as she recounts how her phone & whistle don't feel like enough.
And yet, with them, she created irrefutable evidence of Alex Pretti's murder. And now gives a sincere & articulate call for justice.
Anderson Cooper is gentle as she recounts how her phone & whistle don't feel like enough.
And yet, with them, she created irrefutable evidence of Alex Pretti's murder. And now gives a sincere & articulate call for justice.
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BREAKING: Here's the full release:
The Justice Department just released 3 million additional pages responsive to the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
More than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images are included.
www.justice.gov/opa/pr/depar...
The Justice Department just released 3 million additional pages responsive to the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
More than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images are included.
www.justice.gov/opa/pr/depar...
Department of Justice Publishes 3.5 Million Responsive Pages in Compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice today published over 3 million additional pages responsive to the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which was signed into law by President Trump on November 19, 20...
www.justice.gov
January 30, 2026 at 4:25 PM
BREAKING: Here's the full release:
The Justice Department just released 3 million additional pages responsive to the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
More than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images are included.
www.justice.gov/opa/pr/depar...
The Justice Department just released 3 million additional pages responsive to the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
More than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images are included.
www.justice.gov/opa/pr/depar...
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Breaking on MS NOW:
The Epstein docs initially released today included a spreadsheet containing claims of impropriety — some secondhand — made against Trump and other prominent people that appear to have been unsubstantiated tips or allegations.
The spreadsheet later appeared to have been removed.
The Epstein docs initially released today included a spreadsheet containing claims of impropriety — some secondhand — made against Trump and other prominent people that appear to have been unsubstantiated tips or allegations.
The spreadsheet later appeared to have been removed.
January 30, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Breaking on MS NOW:
The Epstein docs initially released today included a spreadsheet containing claims of impropriety — some secondhand — made against Trump and other prominent people that appear to have been unsubstantiated tips or allegations.
The spreadsheet later appeared to have been removed.
The Epstein docs initially released today included a spreadsheet containing claims of impropriety — some secondhand — made against Trump and other prominent people that appear to have been unsubstantiated tips or allegations.
The spreadsheet later appeared to have been removed.
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The Fulton County search warrant & its implications for the 2026 & future elections is critically important news & not getting the coverage it merits. Read my most recent piece to get the download & understand why this is such a significant development. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Today Fulton County, Tomorrow???
On Wednesday, the FBI executed a search warrant on the Fulton County, Georgia, Elections Operation Center.
open.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:15 AM
The Fulton County search warrant & its implications for the 2026 & future elections is critically important news & not getting the coverage it merits. Read my most recent piece to get the download & understand why this is such a significant development. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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This morning I wrote that DOJ’s ballot seizure in Georgia looks like a dry run for 2026. My advice and request: Sign up to Democracy Docket to stay informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
January 29, 2026 at 8:47 PM
This morning I wrote that DOJ’s ballot seizure in Georgia looks like a dry run for 2026. My advice and request: Sign up to Democracy Docket to stay informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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Trump’s deployment of federal troops has cost taxpayers nearly $500 million so far — and could surpass $1 billion for the rest of the year.
That’s after slashing SNAP and Medicaid, letting ACA subsidies expire, and gutting countless other federal programs.
Priorities.
That’s after slashing SNAP and Medicaid, letting ACA subsidies expire, and gutting countless other federal programs.
Priorities.
January 29, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Trump’s deployment of federal troops has cost taxpayers nearly $500 million so far — and could surpass $1 billion for the rest of the year.
That’s after slashing SNAP and Medicaid, letting ACA subsidies expire, and gutting countless other federal programs.
Priorities.
That’s after slashing SNAP and Medicaid, letting ACA subsidies expire, and gutting countless other federal programs.
Priorities.
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In a blistering ruling, a Bush-appointed conservative federal judge said that ICE "has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence."
Congress must not give one more cent to this rogue agency.
Congress must not give one more cent to this rogue agency.
January 29, 2026 at 7:15 PM
In a blistering ruling, a Bush-appointed conservative federal judge said that ICE "has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence."
Congress must not give one more cent to this rogue agency.
Congress must not give one more cent to this rogue agency.
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Anna's hummingbird on blooming currant, Tilden, Berkeley, CA.
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January 29, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Anna's hummingbird on blooming currant, Tilden, Berkeley, CA.
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BREAKING: The Senate just blocked a bill that would have renewed ICE's budget without real, enforceable changes.
This is a direct result of hundreds of thousands of people across the nation demanding that our Senators vote no.
This is a direct result of hundreds of thousands of people across the nation demanding that our Senators vote no.
January 29, 2026 at 6:26 PM
BREAKING: The Senate just blocked a bill that would have renewed ICE's budget without real, enforceable changes.
This is a direct result of hundreds of thousands of people across the nation demanding that our Senators vote no.
This is a direct result of hundreds of thousands of people across the nation demanding that our Senators vote no.
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From the Vatican: The violence practiced by Trump's secret police in Minneapolis is not acceptable and must be called out for what it is. www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2026...
Parolin: “Inaccettabili le violenze degli agenti Ice a Minneapolis”
E monsignor Baturi sulla loro presenza alle olimpiadi invernali di Milano-Cortina: “Ci auguriamo che il rispetto dell'ordine pubblico sia assicurato il più pos…
www.repubblica.it
January 28, 2026 at 9:46 PM
From the Vatican: The violence practiced by Trump's secret police in Minneapolis is not acceptable and must be called out for what it is. www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2026...
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If you work for ICE or Border Patrol and have information about unlawful conduct taking place at your agency, please speak up.
House Judiciary Dems want to hear from you. America needs to know about crimes committed in our name. As a whistleblower, you can share anonymously:
House Judiciary Dems want to hear from you. America needs to know about crimes committed in our name. As a whistleblower, you can share anonymously:
Whistleblower Tipline
Do you have a tip to share about unlawful or unconstitutional activity-or other wrongdoing-in a federal agency or other organization? Now more than ever, Congress depends on insiders to conduct its co...
democrats-judiciary.house.gov
January 28, 2026 at 3:03 PM
If you work for ICE or Border Patrol and have information about unlawful conduct taking place at your agency, please speak up.
House Judiciary Dems want to hear from you. America needs to know about crimes committed in our name. As a whistleblower, you can share anonymously:
House Judiciary Dems want to hear from you. America needs to know about crimes committed in our name. As a whistleblower, you can share anonymously:
A caution on being sloppy w/ the word 'impeach.' Must be accompanied by words convict & remove, expel, oust, purge, unseat. And to meet the moment, tie to action words prosecute, punish, incarcerate, imprison, exile. And include a ruling of 'ineligible to hold office' in future. Ever. All of them. 🧵
January 28, 2026 at 5:03 AM
A caution on being sloppy w/ the word 'impeach.' Must be accompanied by words convict & remove, expel, oust, purge, unseat. And to meet the moment, tie to action words prosecute, punish, incarcerate, imprison, exile. And include a ruling of 'ineligible to hold office' in future. Ever. All of them. 🧵
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Congresswoman @ayannapressley.bsky.social has been trying to get qualified immunity eliminated her ENTIRE career.
What the fuck is it going to take to get people to listen to her?
What the fuck is it going to take to get people to listen to her?
There's no ICE accountability without ending qualified immunity.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
January 27, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Congresswoman @ayannapressley.bsky.social has been trying to get qualified immunity eliminated her ENTIRE career.
What the fuck is it going to take to get people to listen to her?
What the fuck is it going to take to get people to listen to her?
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Amid growing calls for the abolition of ICE, Rep. Delia Ramirez is calling for the entire DHS to be dismantled. Highlighting how much experience the officers who killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti had, Ramirez said, “DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity.”
House Democrat Says Abolishing ICE Isn’t Enough — DHS Must Go, Too
“The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights,” said Rep. Delia C. Ramirez.
truthout.org
January 27, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Amid growing calls for the abolition of ICE, Rep. Delia Ramirez is calling for the entire DHS to be dismantled. Highlighting how much experience the officers who killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti had, Ramirez said, “DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity.”