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Marisa Kabas

@marisakabas.bsky.social

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journalist / founder @ thehandbasket.co email: [email protected] signal: https://signal.me/#eu/VssgH88q6WQu7MtH5wF-08JdgWh4iAPWD13eXiOcXQNGdZUXijJBZInD-UtLJKFG venmo: venmo.com/u/Marisa-Kabas ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/marisakabas

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 7m

when were they questioned by DHS?

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5h

that's incredibly nice, thank you

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Rebecca Ann (she/hers) @radcosplay.bsky.social · 5h

Independent Journalism is worth every penny. In April I finally cancelled my WaPo sub & instead started a paid sub to @marisakabas.bsky.social.

Today, ACLU of CO and other local lawyers filed a lawsuit on behalf of their clients against Noem, DHS, & ICE. Marisa's work was cited in the footnotes.

A screenshot from the complaint to be linked directly in the next post. It reads "ICE Will Continue Its Unlawful Practices Without Court Intervention
156. Despite federal law, ICE agents have continued to conduct illegal arrests in
Colorado—including during broad immigration sweeps, individual stops, and collateral
30 Marisa Kabas, The Handbasket, ICE agents get green light to make unjustified
warrantless arrests (June 12, 2025), https://perma.cc/E794-KCHH."

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5h

wow, i hadn't seen this. thanks for showing me!

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5h

why is this a "major decision"? who the fuck cares about hillary clinton chatting with mike pompeo?

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5h

i feel like everything bari weiss does is treated like she's a network exec in 1973 when she's really just a LARPer at the helm of a particularly irrelevant brand while TV news is dying.

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 5h

New: Bari Weiss booked Hillary Clinton, Mike Pompeo, and Antony Blinken for a roundtable on Gaza, her first major move at CBS.

Notably on a CBS call today in which the panel was floated, one producer also repeatedly emphasized the need to hear from Palestinians in Gaza (Weiss did not respond).

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5h

we ride at dawn

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 6h

Keep your corrupt, grubby, abusive hands off Tish James, Donald Trump.

Your cowardice is showing — weak men seek revenge on powerful women who hold them to account.

But NY’rs don’t play. Our AG has been a fierce warrior for our rights, time & again. You better believe we’ll be there for hers.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 7h

The Attorney General of New York was just indicted by our tinpot dictator

Letitia James criminally charged in Trump’s latest effort to punish rivals

Prosecutor who sought charges was installed amid Trump frustrations with pace of investigations against rivals

www.theguardian.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 6h

i did this interview with tish james in 2022. it was the first interview she'd done about having an abortion. she's a real one.

www.teenvogue.com/story/tish-j...

TV: Back in May, when the memo was leaked, there was this big rally in New York, and I was in attendance when you shared publicly for the first time that you had an abortion when you were first elected to the city council. Could you tell me a bit about your experience?

TJ: Listen, I had an abortion. It was a personal decision between me, my doctor, my God, and no one else. It was at the time when I was a member of the New York City Council, beginning my career as a public official with a lot of demands on my schedule. As a single woman, it was best for me. I do not believe that this should be a decision that anyone else should make [for others]. And I did not make it lightly.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 6h

i'm not saying what trump's doing to comey isn't equally deranged, i'm just saying tish james is pretty beloved

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 6h

idk how many people there are who will throw down for jim comey, but there's a helluva lot of people who will throw down for tish james

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 6h

"I am a proud woman of faith, and I know that faith and fear cannot share the same space. And so today I am not fearful, I am fearless, and as my faith teaches me, no weapon formed against me shall prosper." - @newyorkstateag.bsky.social

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 6h

INBOX — New York AG Tish James' statement on Trump's retaliatory indictment of her:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 9, 2025

Attorney General’s Press Office/212-416-8060 nyag.pressoffice@ag.ny.gov

Attorney General Letitia James Issues Statement on Donald Trump’s Weaponization of the Department of Justice

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today issued the following statement after she was indicted by the U.S. Attorney’s office of the Eastern District of Virginia.

“This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system. He is forcing federal law enforcement agencies to do his bidding, all because I did my job as the New York State Attorney General.

“These charges are baseless, and the president’s own public statements make clear that his only goal is political retribution at any cost. The president’s actions are a grave violation of our Constitutional order and have drawn sharp criticism from members of both parties.

“His decision to fire a United States Attorney who refused to bring charges against me – and replace them with someone who is blindly loyal not to the law, but to the president – is antithetical to the bedrock principles of our country. This is the time for leaders on both sides of the aisle to speak out against this blatant perversion of our system of justice.

“I stand strongly behind my office’s litigation against the Trump Organization. We conducted a two-year investigation based on the facts and evidence – not politics. Judges have upheld the trial court’s finding that Donald Trump, his company, and his two sons are liable for fraud.

“I am a proud woman of faith, and I know that faith and fear cannot share the same space. And so today I am not fearful, I am fearless, and as my faith teaches me, no weapon formed against me shall prosper. We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights. And I will continue to do my job.”

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 6h

INBOX — New York AG Tish James' statement on Trump's retaliatory indictment of her:

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 6h

it's one of my favorite pastimes

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 6h

trump was prosecuted for real crimes and now he's punishing the people who prosecuted him with fake crimes

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 7h

Tish James is a strong and moral leader who has served New York with integrity and I sincerely hope this case is dismissed so she can keep protecting us.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 7h

The Attorney General of New York was just indicted by our tinpot dictator

Letitia James criminally charged in Trump’s latest effort to punish rivals

Prosecutor who sought charges was installed amid Trump frustrations with pace of investigations against rivals

www.theguardian.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 8h

if you are in DHS FPS or have particular knowledge of the FPS, message me on signal at marisakabas.04

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · Jun 23

I actually did vote for everything to get more expensive, dangerous, and stupid, and I feel extremely represented right now

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 9h

deep cut! (absolutely no pun intended bc that would be disgusting)

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 9h

Was a mistake to drop the "weird" attack

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10h

RFK JR: There are many other confirmations -- there are two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It’s highly likely because they are given Tylenol

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 9h

...what?

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 9h

it's only racial profiling if it comes from the racial profiling region of france. otherwise it's sparkling reasonable suspicion.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

McLaughlin: "Pritzker said there's racial profiling, which is absolutely false. Our officials use reasonable suspicion. That's protected under the US Constitution 4th Amendment."

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 9h

that's entirely fair. i'm not really mad about the label, just surprised.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 9h

i think @thecut.com owes readers an explanation