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Joe Gordon

@joegordon.bsky.social

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He/him. Lawyer. I defend against removal and help people reaching for their American dreams. Member of AILA, Montgomery County (Pennsylvania) Bar Assn, Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel. #immigrationsky

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Joe Gordon @joegordon.bsky.social · Oct 15

Immigration to the U.S. should be simple, easy, speedy, affordable and humane. Our policies should support our values, our needs. Families should be able to be safe, and together. Workers should be able to work. We should be a beacon. We should educate and welcome the world. We could. We can.

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Joe Gordon @joegordon.bsky.social · 1h

I refuse to prove a negative. Sure they’re innocent until proven guilty but also departments should be forced to put how many dogs they’ve shot on their website. And shouldn’t be able to hire people with lawsuits or disciplinary histories. And shouldn’t get public money to pay misconduct verdicts.

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Joe Gordon @joegordon.bsky.social · 3h

To be properly fair, basically all cops shoot dogs. The family dog, stray dogs, dogs in yards, whether they approach the cops or not.

As @gregdoucette.bsky.social is wont to say, Cops are great

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Joe Gordon @joegordon.bsky.social · 3h

It also helps people find the post in the future because alt text is searchable!

Joe Gordon @joegordon.bsky.social · 7h

Not a base. Facilities. As someone noted, we have friendly nations’ air forces in the US all. the. time. particularly when as here they use our equipment. For training, etc. This will be adjunct to an existing base. Nothingburger, I think.

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much ado about muffin @muffindoin.bsky.social · 7h

all respect to Marisa, I think the timing and tone of this memo is notable, but I wish the piece mentioned that the authority he's describing is clearly laid out by statute

www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...

b) OFFICERS AND AGENTS.-

(1) DESIGNATION.-

The Secretary may designate employees of the Department of Homeland Security, including employees transferred to the Department from the Office of the Federal Protective Service of the General Services Administration pursuant to the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as officers and agents for duty in connection with the protection of property owned or occupied by the Federal Government and persons on the property, including duty in areas outside the proper to the extent necessary to protect the property and persons on the property.

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Joe Gordon @joegordon.bsky.social · 11h

Listening to the @ifbookspod.bsky.social Bari Weiss bonus ep (2022) and struck by an echo. Shorter BW: not supporting giving an award to Charlie Hebdo is violence. Right wingers Right now: failing to valorize, or worse even quoting Charlie Kirk is like the most vile act imaginable.

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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 14h

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize

Leader of country’s opposition receives award after scrutiny surrounding committee and comments by Donald Trump

www.theguardian.com

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Joe Gordon @joegordon.bsky.social · 1d

What if they’re not pronouncing Qi (Chinese) but Ki (Japanese)? As in ai ki do

But sure yeah Pinyin looks arbitrary to English speakers

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

NEW: A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order barring Chicago-area fed agents from several violent actions they’ve taken against journalists, activists and “religious practitioners” protesting ICE — including Rev. Black, a plaintiff in the case. www.courtlistener.com/docket/71559...

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1d

With SCOTUS set to legalize conversion therapy, I think it's important for states to get around this decision by implementing new legislation applying private rights of action to practitioners of conversion therapy by their victims with large damages and long statutes of limitations.

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Joe Gordon @joegordon.bsky.social · 1d

I too was misled until I read further

Joe Gordon @joegordon.bsky.social · 1d

Churches are worrying about what if ICE comes to their door - but that’s everywhere. Orgs are wondering what to do re signage or policies. And thanks to reporting, I’ve heard some churches went online so as not to expose churchgoers to arrest

Joe Gordon @joegordon.bsky.social · 1d

Another one of these, a Kavanaugh Arrest of a citizen. No warrant, no PC, no nothing, just racism and the power to threaten a citizen with violence, kidnap them, and return them after hours of missed work. No explanation or apology.

ICE must be abolished, but also we must fix the Court.

Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 2d

American citizen, read this. www.koin.com/news/portlan...

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Joe Gordon @joegordon.bsky.social · 1d

I was in a Congressional House elevator when Boebert got on. Didn’t see the pin, asked her if she worked there. She was all smiles and said yes. Did not recognize her, nor give her a piece of my mind. Did note that she immediately told people after she left the elevator. (Shrug emoji)

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 2d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Joe Gordon @joegordon.bsky.social · 1d

And the line in Dirty World was from Orbison, who sang “he loves your trembling Wilburies” (?!) and this was fixed upon and reinterpreted

Joe Gordon @joegordon.bsky.social · 1d

Perhaps while heading for the light

Joe Gordon @joegordon.bsky.social · 2d

Two things are true

jam @socialistboat.dad · 2d

"This website is free" No. This website comes at a terrible cost

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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 2d

I believe the feds win convictions in something like 98% of their corruption cases.

The opposite seems to be true about the cases involving protesters in Chicago so far chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Feds dropping charges against couple who lawfully carried guns outside ICE facility

A defense attorney says a grand jury refused to indict in the high-profile case.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Joe Gordon @joegordon.bsky.social · 2d

I am in favor of excommunicating fans, too. If Bruce can do it to the former Governor then the Phillies can too

Joe Gordon @joegordon.bsky.social · 2d

Wait do Catholics do forgiveness, crap

Wait make their actions officially the big sins, Mortal ones or whatever

Boy if I were the Pope’s Stephen Miller the moved we could m

Joe Gordon @joegordon.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t like the idea of threatening it. Why do that? So they insincerely change course? Do it. Make them ex-Catholics and prevent them from receiving Communion. The message isn’t “maybe stop doing this” it’s “your actions are incompatible with grace”

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Joe Gordon @joegordon.bsky.social · 2d

I tried reading out the syllables of the defendant - all seems like pinyin, so it’s Chinese - but also can’t make hide or hair of it as a name or alias or whatever.

Also <3 the typo compliant for complaint, just SO many times

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Joe Gordon @joegordon.bsky.social · 2d

@design-law.bsky.social this isn’t one of yours, is it?

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Joe Gordon @joegordon.bsky.social · 2d

Even getting declaratory judgments and enjoining them from saying that nobody is allowed to video them would be helpful

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