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· Oct 3
southwest melting time
using this as an archive for this insanely horrible time in human history
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if you want to follow along with things I find important during this miserable timeline here’s a way to do that:
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You can imagine ICC lawyers playing these clips at The Hague...
FOX: You said the follow up strike was lawful. What law is it that allows no survivors?
LEAVITT: The strike was conducted in self defense to protect Americans
LEAVITT: The strike was conducted in self defense to protect Americans
December 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
You can imagine ICC lawyers playing these clips at The Hague...
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1. Over Thanksgiving, texts from Dem. Sen Ruben Gallego leaked where he repeats far-right talking points on masculinity, lamenting that Democratic women "look like men."
Using far-right gender-panic rhetoric will not ingratiate the Democratic Party towards men.
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Dem. Senator Gallego's Leaked Texts Echo Far-Right Gender Panic And Misogyny
Last week, Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego's texts leaked, where he lamented that Democratic "women look like men and men look like women."
www.erininthemorning.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
1. Over Thanksgiving, texts from Dem. Sen Ruben Gallego leaked where he repeats far-right talking points on masculinity, lamenting that Democratic women "look like men."
Using far-right gender-panic rhetoric will not ingratiate the Democratic Party towards men.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Using far-right gender-panic rhetoric will not ingratiate the Democratic Party towards men.
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How do people not see that the entire OU essay thing is just an attempt by this girl and the Turning Point chapter to turn her into another Riley Gaines grifting on trying to push trans people out of society?
December 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
How do people not see that the entire OU essay thing is just an attempt by this girl and the Turning Point chapter to turn her into another Riley Gaines grifting on trying to push trans people out of society?
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ICYMI: cook county's 2026 fiscal year begins today!
the $10 billion budget approved by county commissioners last month includes an additional $300+ million, or about 30 percent, for law enforcement.
the $10 billion budget approved by county commissioners last month includes an additional $300+ million, or about 30 percent, for law enforcement.
Cook County law enforcement agencies get more money in 2026
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved large investments in policing and prosecutions, over objections from advocates.
chicagoreader.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
ICYMI: cook county's 2026 fiscal year begins today!
the $10 billion budget approved by county commissioners last month includes an additional $300+ million, or about 30 percent, for law enforcement.
the $10 billion budget approved by county commissioners last month includes an additional $300+ million, or about 30 percent, for law enforcement.
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The moment an Israeli missile hit a tent in Gaza was caught on camera when a Palestinian girl filmed herself showing her hair clips.
December 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The moment an Israeli missile hit a tent in Gaza was caught on camera when a Palestinian girl filmed herself showing her hair clips.
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this is acceptable it seemd now bc a us politician something something while reinstituting colonial mandates
The moment an Israeli missile hit a tent in Gaza was caught on camera when a Palestinian girl filmed herself showing her hair clips.
December 1, 2025 at 9:48 AM
this is acceptable it seemd now bc a us politician something something while reinstituting colonial mandates
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"Planning documents reviewed by the AP earlier this month show Border Patrol agents will fan out across neighborhoods and commercial centers from New Orleans through Jefferson, St. Bernard, and St. Tammany parishes as well as additional activity planned in southeastern Mississippi."
Louisiana "Swamp Sweep" federal enforcement expected to start Monday
The operation is the latest in a series of federal immigration enforcement efforts throughout the country.
www.newsweek.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:47 PM
"Planning documents reviewed by the AP earlier this month show Border Patrol agents will fan out across neighborhoods and commercial centers from New Orleans through Jefferson, St. Bernard, and St. Tammany parishes as well as additional activity planned in southeastern Mississippi."
you cannot be serious about social change and still use meta platforms btw idc about your outreach go speak to a human being
December 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM
you cannot be serious about social change and still use meta platforms btw idc about your outreach go speak to a human being
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I appreciate all that @siembranc.bsky.social is doing to keep us informed and to push back on immigration raids. #ncpol
Gift link: www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a...
Gift link: www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a...
ICE may send agents to Raleigh as soon as Sunday. What we know and don’t know.
Immigrant rights group Siembra NC said a trusted source told them ICE’s plans. The News & Observer has not independently confirmed the report.
www.newsobserver.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I appreciate all that @siembranc.bsky.social is doing to keep us informed and to push back on immigration raids. #ncpol
Gift link: www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a...
Gift link: www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a...
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Assassinated for Telling the Truth
“There Is No Safety for Journalists in Gaza”| Issam Adwan
open.substack.com/pub/deepdive...
“There Is No Safety for Journalists in Gaza”| Issam Adwan
open.substack.com/pub/deepdive...
“There Is No Safety for Journalists in Gaza”| Issam Adwan
Issam Adwan, a researcher and journalist from Gaza, joins Hala Hanina, to discuss Israel’s targeting of Palestinians journalists and mainstream newsrooms
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Assassinated for Telling the Truth
“There Is No Safety for Journalists in Gaza”| Issam Adwan
open.substack.com/pub/deepdive...
“There Is No Safety for Journalists in Gaza”| Issam Adwan
open.substack.com/pub/deepdive...
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Today there was a planned federal operation in lower Manhattan.
We’re closely monitoring the situation, and we will keep working with our partners in government to ensure that New Yorkers know their rights, including those arrested today.
We’re closely monitoring the situation, and we will keep working with our partners in government to ensure that New Yorkers know their rights, including those arrested today.
November 29, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Today there was a planned federal operation in lower Manhattan.
We’re closely monitoring the situation, and we will keep working with our partners in government to ensure that New Yorkers know their rights, including those arrested today.
We’re closely monitoring the situation, and we will keep working with our partners in government to ensure that New Yorkers know their rights, including those arrested today.
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It's not great that a student can turn in a bad essay but vaguely point to the Bible and religious beliefs as an excuse for not following the actual assignment and terrible writing. That's not what college is supposed to be.
The professor did nothing wrong but she was pulled off the course anyways.
The professor did nothing wrong but she was pulled off the course anyways.
November 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
It's not great that a student can turn in a bad essay but vaguely point to the Bible and religious beliefs as an excuse for not following the actual assignment and terrible writing. That's not what college is supposed to be.
The professor did nothing wrong but she was pulled off the course anyways.
The professor did nothing wrong but she was pulled off the course anyways.
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A little different but this reminded me of an article earlier this week that described a woman in Chicago who had recently taken her oath of citizenship and her husband had just been detained by federal agents. Her husband had an immigration hearing next year.
November 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
A little different but this reminded me of an article earlier this week that described a woman in Chicago who had recently taken her oath of citizenship and her husband had just been detained by federal agents. Her husband had an immigration hearing next year.
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116 countries voted yes to prosecute Afghanistan and the Taliban for it’s treatment of women and children.
I’ll say that again.
WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
Two countries voted no on prosecuting.
A guess which two?!?!?!?
U.S.A. and Israel.
I’ll say that again.
WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
Two countries voted no on prosecuting.
A guess which two?!?!?!?
U.S.A. and Israel.
November 30, 2025 at 10:05 AM
116 countries voted yes to prosecute Afghanistan and the Taliban for it’s treatment of women and children.
I’ll say that again.
WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
Two countries voted no on prosecuting.
A guess which two?!?!?!?
U.S.A. and Israel.
I’ll say that again.
WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
Two countries voted no on prosecuting.
A guess which two?!?!?!?
U.S.A. and Israel.
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“This is one of the unintended consequences of the Trump administration’s focus on mass deportations.”
Are we sure about that?
Are we sure about that?
“We’re broken and we’re being poached by ICE,” one official with the prison workers union told ProPublica. “It’s unbelievable. People are leaving in droves.”
By @keribla.bsky.social
By @keribla.bsky.social
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
“This is one of the unintended consequences of the Trump administration’s focus on mass deportations.”
Are we sure about that?
Are we sure about that?
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Bash: "Do you believe if there was a second strike to eliminate any survivors that it constitutes a war crime?"
Mark Kelly: "It seems to."
Bash: "If you received that order, would you have carried it out?"
Mark Kelly: "No…Going after survivors in the water is unlawful."
Mark Kelly: "It seems to."
Bash: "If you received that order, would you have carried it out?"
Mark Kelly: "No…Going after survivors in the water is unlawful."
November 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Bash: "Do you believe if there was a second strike to eliminate any survivors that it constitutes a war crime?"
Mark Kelly: "It seems to."
Bash: "If you received that order, would you have carried it out?"
Mark Kelly: "No…Going after survivors in the water is unlawful."
Mark Kelly: "It seems to."
Bash: "If you received that order, would you have carried it out?"
Mark Kelly: "No…Going after survivors in the water is unlawful."
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One of my musts for any next president is the full prosecution for war crimes for any armed servicemember that follows illegal orders to participate in extrajudicial murder.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/30/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/30/p...
November 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
One of my musts for any next president is the full prosecution for war crimes for any armed servicemember that follows illegal orders to participate in extrajudicial murder.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/30/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/30/p...
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Imagine the massacres you have to ignore to state that this is the first time the DOD is run by a rabid war criminal
How low we have sunk as a country. The US Department of Defense is now run by a rabid war criminal.
Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military.
Pure, mindless, barbarism.
www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...
Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military.
Pure, mindless, barbarism.
www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...
Pentagon Pete in Legal Peril Over ‘Kill Them All’ Orders
A follow-up missile allegedly killed survivors of a U.S. strike on a drug boat.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Imagine the massacres you have to ignore to state that this is the first time the DOD is run by a rabid war criminal
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The Israeli army killed two Palestinian children on Saturday in a drone strike on the town of Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, according to medics, Anadolu reports.
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251129-2-p...
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251129-2-p...
November 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The Israeli army killed two Palestinian children on Saturday in a drone strike on the town of Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, according to medics, Anadolu reports.
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251129-2-p...
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251129-2-p...
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Drug traffickers chase profit, terrorists chase fear. Trafficking is a criminal enterprise, terrorism is violence meant to intimidate or murder civilians. Ask yourself which party is targeting and killing civilians, and you’ll know who the real terrorists are.
November 30, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Drug traffickers chase profit, terrorists chase fear. Trafficking is a criminal enterprise, terrorism is violence meant to intimidate or murder civilians. Ask yourself which party is targeting and killing civilians, and you’ll know who the real terrorists are.
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If yall aren’t following Demi and her campaign, you should!!!
She’s a veteran, consistently stands against ICE with our community, and is one of 2 National Guardsmen in IL standing up to the Trump administration.
She is so incredible and admirable that she deserves at least 500 hand-knit hats. 💗💗💗
She’s a veteran, consistently stands against ICE with our community, and is one of 2 National Guardsmen in IL standing up to the Trump administration.
She is so incredible and admirable that she deserves at least 500 hand-knit hats. 💗💗💗
Door knocking in a full-on 13th District snow globe. ❄️💖✌🏽
Ps did you know @katmabu.bsky.social can knit? She made me this hat! 🥰
#Caturday
Ps did you know @katmabu.bsky.social can knit? She made me this hat! 🥰
#Caturday
November 30, 2025 at 4:08 AM
If yall aren’t following Demi and her campaign, you should!!!
She’s a veteran, consistently stands against ICE with our community, and is one of 2 National Guardsmen in IL standing up to the Trump administration.
She is so incredible and admirable that she deserves at least 500 hand-knit hats. 💗💗💗
She’s a veteran, consistently stands against ICE with our community, and is one of 2 National Guardsmen in IL standing up to the Trump administration.
She is so incredible and admirable that she deserves at least 500 hand-knit hats. 💗💗💗
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UN report accuses Israel of 'de facto' state policy of torture - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/un-report-accuses-israel-de-facto-state-policy-torture
UN report accuses Israel of 'de facto' state policy of torture
UN Committee Against Torture says practice has become 'organised and widespread' since October 2023
www.middleeasteye.net
November 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
UN report accuses Israel of 'de facto' state policy of torture - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/un-report-accuses-israel-de-facto-state-policy-torture
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From @chicago.suntimes.com on the now-public body-cam footage that was relied upon by Judge Sara Ellis.
H/t to @sophiesherry.bsky.social, Kade Heather, @vimiller.bsky.social @angelamassino.bsky.social and Kaitlin Washburn for taking on a holiday evidence drop: chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet...
H/t to @sophiesherry.bsky.social, Kade Heather, @vimiller.bsky.social @angelamassino.bsky.social and Kaitlin Washburn for taking on a holiday evidence drop: chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet...
Bodycam video shows feds’ aggressive tactics in vivid detail: ‘Deploy f---ing gas’
The videos, released weeks after U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis’ historic order limiting agents' use of force, offer a firsthand look at flashpoint incidents from suburban Broadview, and Chicago's Lit...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
From @chicago.suntimes.com on the now-public body-cam footage that was relied upon by Judge Sara Ellis.
H/t to @sophiesherry.bsky.social, Kade Heather, @vimiller.bsky.social @angelamassino.bsky.social and Kaitlin Washburn for taking on a holiday evidence drop: chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet...
H/t to @sophiesherry.bsky.social, Kade Heather, @vimiller.bsky.social @angelamassino.bsky.social and Kaitlin Washburn for taking on a holiday evidence drop: chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet...
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Insanely stupid and short-sighted choice. I didn't even know they were still trying to run this racket. You put more universities in danger with this shit you idiots!
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Insanely stupid and short-sighted choice. I didn't even know they were still trying to run this racket. You put more universities in danger with this shit you idiots!
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NEW: The federal trial for poet and activist Isabel "Isa" Lopez has been reset Feb. 2, 2026, after several delays and cancellations. Lopez is facing four federal felonies from protesting federal agents carrying out an operation in Minneapolis in June.
unicornriot.ninja/2025/poets-f...
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Poet's Federal Trial Set For February, Community Continues Support - UNICORN RIOT
The federal trial for poet and activist Isabel "Isa" Lopez has been reset for Feb. 2, 2026, after several delays and cancellations.
unicornriot.ninja
November 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
NEW: The federal trial for poet and activist Isabel "Isa" Lopez has been reset Feb. 2, 2026, after several delays and cancellations. Lopez is facing four federal felonies from protesting federal agents carrying out an operation in Minneapolis in June.
unicornriot.ninja/2025/poets-f...
unicornriot.ninja/2025/poets-f...