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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 47m

Stories that DHS doesn’t want you to hear.

Example #1: When U.S. citizen Leonardo Garcia Venegas filmed Trump's agents forcing his brother to the ground, he was roughly detained and handcuffed for over an hour.

They aren't going after "the worst of the worst"—they're assaulting citizens.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 2d

DHS says they “don’t arrest U.S. citizens for immigration enforcement.”

But at least 170 Americans they’ve detained know that’s not true.

Don’t ignore their stories.

If Trump can detain citizens—including combat Veterans—for days without cause, no one is safe from his whims.

ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.

They’ve had their necks kneeled on.

They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.

At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.

By @nicolefoy.bsky.social

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

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idesigngal @jenhammell.bsky.social · 35m

Today's cross... 👩‍🍳💋 🤭

Lisandra Vazquez @lisandravcomedy.bsky.social · 9h

October 22 Pre Press Briefing meeting with @karolineleavitt.

Actual footage.

idesigngal @jenhammell.bsky.social · 1h

Been on my mind all day. There's a definitive correlation betwn his assault allegation history & what he’s doing to the WH. Inflicting unlawful violent destruction on a national symbol representing the existence & accomplishments of the leading women of America, all in service of his own pleasure.🤬

John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 2h

How long until the misogynist subtext of demolishing the East Wing becomes text?

Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 2h

Feels like a statement from a bipartisan group of former first ladies about the destruction of the east wing could capture some attention ...

idesigngal @jenhammell.bsky.social · 2h

😉👍

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 2h

All of these companies should be forever associated with destroying the White House.

The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 4h

UPDATE: More donors funding the demolition of the East Wing for Trump's $250M ballroom have been identified

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idesigngal @jenhammell.bsky.social · 2h

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Ben Schwartz @benschwartz.bsky.social · 2h

idesigngal @jenhammell.bsky.social · 2h

It will be a very good day.

Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 3h

“I am already imagining the day when Trump’s billionaires ballroom is removed, the White House Rose Garden and the East Wing are restored, and the lawless leaders of this corrupt and criminal regime are held accountable.”

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Confronting the Ongoing Onslaught

Trump's East Wing demolition, demands for $230 million and the ongoing murders in the Caribbean Sea are the latest reminders that we must remain vigilant and push back

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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 6h

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idesigngal @jenhammell.bsky.social · 3h

Well naturally wasn’t positing that to anyone on the Trump team, really. I mean a) it’s a sensical question, and b) I’m a woman asking, so that’s about as useful as screaming into a vacuous black hole. ;P

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idesigngal @jenhammell.bsky.social · 3h

Yeah, but pretty sure the cancer risk doesn’t stay targeted to just onsite. Dangit. 😏

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idesigngal @jenhammell.bsky.social · 3h

Not sure. There's still very dedicated civil servants working who hopefully have access. Tricky business being the true patriot you'd wanna be these days, tho. But, I will say, in my experience govt 'paper trails' rarely fully go away (and this administration are not the brightest💡, so...🤞🙏✊️🇺🇸).

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idesigngal @jenhammell.bsky.social · 3h

Was built as just a terrace on 1903, actually, but Roosevelt fully enclosed it as a bldg in 1942, mainly to cover the Prez bunker under ground, but the wing became primarily the First Lady's domain. But yeah, they still really dug that asbestos in the 40s... 😑

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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 4h

What Governor Whitmer has ACCOMPLISHED in Michigan is EXACTLY why we need MORE bad ass Governors like Mickie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger to join her in the fight. These women kick ass and Virginia and New Jersey can vote for them on November 4th!

PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 5h

What Governor Gretchen Whitmer has been able to accomplish in Michigan is so hopeful for the future of this country…
youtube.com/shorts/ShVj5...

Wait... some GOOD NEWS?

YouTube video by PoliticsGirl

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idesigngal @jenhammell.bsky.social · 4h

Shocker. 🤬

Umm, another question...exactly how does all of this impact the existing bunker (which is the Presidential Emergency Operations Center/PEOC) that's underneath East Wing?

White House Changes Course and Will Demolish Entire East Wing

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White House Changes Course and Will Demolish Entire East Wing

New York Times — Guest link White House Changes Course and Will Demolish Entire East Wing White House demolition: President Trump’s plan to add an expansive ballroom to the White House will mean the d...

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idesigngal @jenhammell.bsky.social · 4h

There is a weird, albeit disgusting, corollary. 😑🫤

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5h

“.. It’s not his house. It’s your house. And he’s destroying it.”

@politico.com
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 5h

If the National Guard is really in D.C. to protect federal
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago

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idesigngal @jenhammell.bsky.social · 4h

"When you’re a star, they let you do it.”

I do appreciate that the Epstein Ballroom moniker (aka Jeffrey Ballroom, Epstein Wing) is getting traction, tho... 😏

See also:
Epstein Garden Club
Jeffrey Garden Club🌹

The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 4h

Trump: “It won’t touch it”

It’s the Epstein Ballroom. Trump will let it touch whatever it wants.

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idesigngal @jenhammell.bsky.social · 4h

Sadly accurate. 😒

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idesigngal @jenhammell.bsky.social · 4h

Indeed. Still a heck of a lotta dust in that air, though. And, do wonder where they have that run-off going to... 😒

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 6h

gather round, people i love, while i talk down to you and explain how ungrateful you are because you want me to stop punching you in the face

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6h

The funniest part is the notion that ranchers and farmers get to set their own prices.

They probably got a decent laugh out of that one. 🤡

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idesigngal @jenhammell.bsky.social · 5h

Yeah...all us civil servants they got rid of/pushed out, the subject-matter-experts...we're pesky that way... 😏😒

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idesigngal @jenhammell.bsky.social · 6h

Interested if anyone knows the status of the East Wing asbestos, lead, etc & if testing/mitigation steps are being taken to keep air quality & water run-off, etc safe.

These Qs come to mind....y'know, given the entire demo didn't bother w/proper approval steps & all. 🫩

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