Lorin
@lorin77.bsky.social
Architect / Mom / Occasional Birdwatcher / I never know what to say in these things.
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@schiff.senate.gov As a Californian, I am telling you that if you want my vote you need to follow Senator Markey's lead here. This administration is building concentration camps.
I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.
February 12, 2026 at 4:05 AM
@schiff.senate.gov As a Californian, I am telling you that if you want my vote you need to follow Senator Markey's lead here. This administration is building concentration camps.
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
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I don't care how many have cameras. I'm concerned that 13,000 ICE agents have jobs.
BREAKING: ICE Director Todd Lyons says 3000 out of 13,000 ICE Agents have cameras
Watch hearing live here:
youtube.com/watch?v=mmDo...
Watch hearing live here:
youtube.com/watch?v=mmDo...
February 10, 2026 at 4:52 PM
I don't care how many have cameras. I'm concerned that 13,000 ICE agents have jobs.
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This year, get her what she really wants for Valentine's Day
Vengeance
Vengeance
February 6, 2026 at 1:34 PM
This year, get her what she really wants for Valentine's Day
Vengeance
Vengeance
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ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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So I spent a lot of time in 2025 reporting on why workers did not really want to embrace AI & a consistent reason was, "It will only mean that I will end up doing more at work."
And lo, these workers were right to be concerned: gizmodo.com/researchers-...
And lo, these workers were right to be concerned: gizmodo.com/researchers-...
Researchers Studied Work Habits in a Heavily AI-Pilled Workplace. They Sound Hellish
A case study found that workers worked at a
gizmodo.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:02 AM
So I spent a lot of time in 2025 reporting on why workers did not really want to embrace AI & a consistent reason was, "It will only mean that I will end up doing more at work."
And lo, these workers were right to be concerned: gizmodo.com/researchers-...
And lo, these workers were right to be concerned: gizmodo.com/researchers-...
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one of the greatest human triumphs of my lifetime is the relentless, unceasing, heroic effort by DECADES' worth of doctors and scientists to find a cure for a disease much of the world didn't take seriously for years because it predominantly affected a community they thought kinda deserved it
Just because good news is worth celebrating:
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
February 7, 2026 at 1:37 AM
one of the greatest human triumphs of my lifetime is the relentless, unceasing, heroic effort by DECADES' worth of doctors and scientists to find a cure for a disease much of the world didn't take seriously for years because it predominantly affected a community they thought kinda deserved it
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The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
February 6, 2026 at 12:08 AM
The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
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I've told this story on ContrabandCamp but it's worth sharing for BHM because it's one of the greatest stories ever.
A thread.
A thread.
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 AM
I've told this story on ContrabandCamp but it's worth sharing for BHM because it's one of the greatest stories ever.
A thread.
A thread.
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Chris, of course, does a great job summarizing the highlights of this truly remarkable and sobering transcript.
NEW: The unfathomable Minnesota transcript that must be read, as it tells the reality of America today.
"I am not white, as you can see," Julie Le — a government lawyer — told a federal judge on Tuesday. "And my family's at risk as any other people that might get picked up too ..."
Law Dork:
"I am not white, as you can see," Julie Le — a government lawyer — told a federal judge on Tuesday. "And my family's at risk as any other people that might get picked up too ..."
Law Dork:
The unfathomable Minnesota transcript that must be read, as it tells the reality of America today
"I am not white, as you can see," Julie Le — a government lawyer — told a federal judge on Tuesday. "And my family's at risk as any other people that might get picked up too ..."
www.lawdork.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Chris, of course, does a great job summarizing the highlights of this truly remarkable and sobering transcript.
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"For much of the 2010s and likely before and since, it appears the crime rate of CBP agents and offices was higher PER CAPITA than the crime rate of undocumented immigrants in the United States."
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
Accountability for ICE and CBP
However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 4, 2026 at 2:28 AM
"For much of the 2010s and likely before and since, it appears the crime rate of CBP agents and offices was higher PER CAPITA than the crime rate of undocumented immigrants in the United States."
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
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Good morning! Another thread of news about people and organizations fighting the Trump administration.
Starting with students in Illinois:
www.wbez.org/education/20...
Starting with students in Illinois:
www.wbez.org/education/20...
Hundreds of CPS students walk out of school to protest Trump’s deportation campaign
Students from several high schools, including Mather, Northside College Prep, Roosevelt, Amundsen and Von Steuben march in Lincoln Square, calling on ICE to stand down. Some urged peers to get to the ...
www.wbez.org
February 4, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Good morning! Another thread of news about people and organizations fighting the Trump administration.
Starting with students in Illinois:
www.wbez.org/education/20...
Starting with students in Illinois:
www.wbez.org/education/20...
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As an Eagle Scout, let me say this is an opportunity for Scouting America to stop having a partnership with the U.S. Military.
Breaking news: The Pentagon issued a warning to Scouting America, formerly known as the Boy Scouts, saying the organization risks losing its long-standing partnership with the U.S. military unless it rapidly implements “core value reforms.”
Pentagon warns Scouts to restore ‘core values’ or lose military support
The relationship dates back decades, but Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has criticized the organization for allowing girls to join and changing its name from Boy Scouts.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:01 PM
As an Eagle Scout, let me say this is an opportunity for Scouting America to stop having a partnership with the U.S. Military.
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Me, tired, tapping the sign
USian trans people aren't telling you they won't vote for Gavin Newsom to cause you distress and despair.
USian trans people are telling you they won't vote for Gavin Newsom so you don't vote for his transphobic ass in the primaries.
They are giving you actionable information.
USian trans people are telling you they won't vote for Gavin Newsom so you don't vote for his transphobic ass in the primaries.
They are giving you actionable information.
February 2, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Me, tired, tapping the sign
Poverty.
Genuinely curious: If your family is American, what brought them here?
Mine: religious nuttery & primogeniture
Mine: religious nuttery & primogeniture
February 3, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Poverty.
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⚠️BREAKING: A California doctor is facing the first lawsuit under Texas’s new extreme bounty hunter abortion ban. If Texas wants this fight, we’re ready. The doctor is now our client, and we’ll be defending them in court.
February 2, 2026 at 9:51 PM
⚠️BREAKING: A California doctor is facing the first lawsuit under Texas’s new extreme bounty hunter abortion ban. If Texas wants this fight, we’re ready. The doctor is now our client, and we’ll be defending them in court.
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ten years ago today no one clapped
February 2, 2026 at 12:57 PM
ten years ago today no one clapped
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #OpenBeak — here’s an Atlantic Puffin with some Monday morning energy.
#birds #nature #wildlife #photography
#birds #nature #wildlife #photography
February 2, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #OpenBeak — here’s an Atlantic Puffin with some Monday morning energy.
#birds #nature #wildlife #photography
#birds #nature #wildlife #photography
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relevant to many of yalls interests.
February 1, 2026 at 2:09 AM
relevant to many of yalls interests.
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You love to see it
'Hageman then gathered her folders, waved goodbye to the audience and exited the stage through a side door while people booed and one man shouted “coward” and “chickenshit.”'
GOP Rep. Harriet Hageman - of WYOMING - was booed out of her town hall last night.
wyofile.com/hageman-cuts...
GOP Rep. Harriet Hageman - of WYOMING - was booed out of her town hall last night.
wyofile.com/hageman-cuts...
Hageman cuts short Casper town hall after contentious exchanges over ICE killings - WyoFile
The congresswoman faced questions about the shootings of Alex Pretti and Renée Good, saying she'd have to see a completed investigation, drawing shouts and insults.
wyofile.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:42 PM
You love to see it
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There is so much news about people in this country pushing back against Trump that I'm going to do another thread tonight. Please repost them to spread the good word. "This is called Moral Elevation. Witnessing 'the helpers'. . . counters Compassion Fatigue. . ."
January 28, 2026 at 4:24 AM
There is so much news about people in this country pushing back against Trump that I'm going to do another thread tonight. Please repost them to spread the good word. "This is called Moral Elevation. Witnessing 'the helpers'. . . counters Compassion Fatigue. . ."
Here's an easy way to reach out to your Senators to ask them to help block ICE. Text SIGN PMECOH to 50409 #resistbot resist.bot/petitions/PM...
Stop ICE
Text SIGN PMECOH to 50409 to send this to your officials.
resist.bot
January 27, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Here's an easy way to reach out to your Senators to ask them to help block ICE. Text SIGN PMECOH to 50409 #resistbot resist.bot/petitions/PM...