Mandalee
@mandalee.bsky.social
Archaeologist, serial immigrant, lover of dogs and coffee. Obstreperous AND unruly. Black is my happy colour.
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Here's the thing, Greg — free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
Bovino: "When politicians, community leaders, & some journalists engage in that heated rhetoric we keep talking about, when they make the choice to vilify law enforcement calling law enforcement 'Gestapo' or using the term 'kidnapping,' that is a choice & there are actions & consequences."
January 26, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Here's the thing, Greg — free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
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What happens when an ecosystem on the brink receives the full weight of human ingenuity—and even then, it still might not be enough? @vox.com asks this question while investigating the largest coral restoration effort ever attempted.
Read the whole dispatch: link.motherjones.com/view/647e4ef...
Read the whole dispatch: link.motherjones.com/view/647e4ef...
January 26, 2026 at 10:10 PM
What happens when an ecosystem on the brink receives the full weight of human ingenuity—and even then, it still might not be enough? @vox.com asks this question while investigating the largest coral restoration effort ever attempted.
Read the whole dispatch: link.motherjones.com/view/647e4ef...
Read the whole dispatch: link.motherjones.com/view/647e4ef...
wait till we add in prosecutions and shunning
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
www.independent.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 7:43 PM
wait till we add in prosecutions and shunning
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Secretary Noem has forfeited her right to lead. I’m calling on her to resign.
Gregory Bovino must also be fired.
No one, not an ICE agent, not a federal officer, not a president, is above the law.
Gregory Bovino must also be fired.
No one, not an ICE agent, not a federal officer, not a president, is above the law.
January 25, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Secretary Noem has forfeited her right to lead. I’m calling on her to resign.
Gregory Bovino must also be fired.
No one, not an ICE agent, not a federal officer, not a president, is above the law.
Gregory Bovino must also be fired.
No one, not an ICE agent, not a federal officer, not a president, is above the law.
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Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
January 25, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
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In anniversary news which I can’t quite verify, it may be 39 years (possibly more) since the Indian Air Force dressed their helicopters up as elephants for Republic Day
January 26, 2026 at 9:46 AM
In anniversary news which I can’t quite verify, it may be 39 years (possibly more) since the Indian Air Force dressed their helicopters up as elephants for Republic Day
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oh commuters just found the motherlode of ice agents at a suburban hotel, including, potentially, bovino himself. a bunch of confirmed ICE and CBP cars from the bovino convoy there. spring hill suites in maple grove.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
January 26, 2026 at 3:44 AM
oh commuters just found the motherlode of ice agents at a suburban hotel, including, potentially, bovino himself. a bunch of confirmed ICE and CBP cars from the bovino convoy there. spring hill suites in maple grove.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
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Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power
January 24, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power
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ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
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didn’t realise we were going to celebrate 250 years since the revolutionary war by doing it again
January 24, 2026 at 8:09 PM
didn’t realise we were going to celebrate 250 years since the revolutionary war by doing it again
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This is what police have been doing to black Americans since forever. Enough of the "this isn't who we are." You're now noticing because it's white people.
January 24, 2026 at 10:15 PM
This is what police have been doing to black Americans since forever. Enough of the "this isn't who we are." You're now noticing because it's white people.
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AOC: "An ICE officer had violently pushed a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up and that is what precipitated this incident that very quickly led to an execution in the streets. What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States."
January 24, 2026 at 10:25 PM
AOC: "An ICE officer had violently pushed a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up and that is what precipitated this incident that very quickly led to an execution in the streets. What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States."
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15 years ago I borrowed a bulletproof vest from a reporter so I could report from a war zone. I held onto it after I returned.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 10:36 AM
15 years ago I borrowed a bulletproof vest from a reporter so I could report from a war zone. I held onto it after I returned.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
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Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
Let us all have the courage displayed by the residents of Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
What an utter fool.
Reform MP Andrew Rosindell tells the BBC that he "would not object" to scrapping the NHS and replacing it with private insurance
January 25, 2026 at 3:15 PM
What an utter fool.
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If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
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I'm not one for false optimism. But what I witnessed today in Minneapolis was tremendous, both in scale and exuberance. It was a stunning answer to the federal assault on Minnesota, a show of solidarity that gives us something to hold on to during times that are unforgiving.
“Everybody Showed Up”: Stunning Crowds at Minnesota Day of Strike and Shutdown Against ICE
Extreme cold didn't stop the shutdown on Friday as some 100 faith leaders were arrested, residents stayed home from work, and an estimated 50,000 or more marched through downtown Minneapolis.
inthesetimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I'm not one for false optimism. But what I witnessed today in Minneapolis was tremendous, both in scale and exuberance. It was a stunning answer to the federal assault on Minnesota, a show of solidarity that gives us something to hold on to during times that are unforgiving.
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I'm ready for the fascists to lose, I'm not at all excited for how many people they hurt before they do, but I'm taking a sick glee in how awfully they've chosen the hills they're going to die on.
Minnesota? Maine? In JANUARY?
Be goddamn serious.
Minnesota? Maine? In JANUARY?
Be goddamn serious.
The worst thing you can do is dare a Mainer. The WORST thing. People this Massholes are stubborn? They haven't seen anything
January 24, 2026 at 4:00 AM
I'm ready for the fascists to lose, I'm not at all excited for how many people they hurt before they do, but I'm taking a sick glee in how awfully they've chosen the hills they're going to die on.
Minnesota? Maine? In JANUARY?
Be goddamn serious.
Minnesota? Maine? In JANUARY?
Be goddamn serious.
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Over 26,000 have emailed their local trust to keep Palantir out of the NHS.
Will you join them?
https://notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-target/stop-palantir-in-the-nhs/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=PalantirNHS&utm_medium=social_media
Will you join them?
https://notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-target/stop-palantir-in-the-nhs/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=PalantirNHS&utm_medium=social_media
Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org
January 24, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Over 26,000 have emailed their local trust to keep Palantir out of the NHS.
Will you join them?
https://notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-target/stop-palantir-in-the-nhs/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=PalantirNHS&utm_medium=social_media
Will you join them?
https://notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-target/stop-palantir-in-the-nhs/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=PalantirNHS&utm_medium=social_media
Is it finally happening?? Please tell me it's happening
“We cannot simply sit by and allow this to continue. We must use every tool that we have to fight back.”
Hundreds of businesses join general strike against ICE
“We cannot simply sit by and allow this to continue,” one labor union president said. “We must use every tool that we have to fight back.”
www.motherjones.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Is it finally happening?? Please tell me it's happening
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“We cannot simply sit by and allow this to continue. We must use every tool that we have to fight back.”
Hundreds of businesses join general strike against ICE
“We cannot simply sit by and allow this to continue,” one labor union president said. “We must use every tool that we have to fight back.”
www.motherjones.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:00 PM
“We cannot simply sit by and allow this to continue. We must use every tool that we have to fight back.”
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As a transsexual I can't tell you how thrilled I am that fascists are feeling unsafe in bathrooms.
January 23, 2026 at 4:04 PM
As a transsexual I can't tell you how thrilled I am that fascists are feeling unsafe in bathrooms.
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Nope, it's mostly on them.
January 23, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Nope, it's mostly on them.
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Grey days deserve better than “just getting through it”. Our pick and mix chocolate boxes are back in stock, looking fancy and ready to be devoured. 🍫
Perfect for gifting, or even better, for treating yourself.
Perfect for gifting, or even better, for treating yourself.
January 22, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Grey days deserve better than “just getting through it”. Our pick and mix chocolate boxes are back in stock, looking fancy and ready to be devoured. 🍫
Perfect for gifting, or even better, for treating yourself.
Perfect for gifting, or even better, for treating yourself.