Meredith O'Brien
@meredithobrien.bsky.social
Boston area writer on news, politics, Red Sox & LiverpoolFC. Novel LOUIE ON THE ROCKS & Multiple Sclerosis anthology UNCOMFORTABLY NUMB 2 are on sale now. mereditheobrien.com
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More than 140 million American citizens do not possess a passport.
As many as 69 million women who have taken their spouse’s name do not have a birth certificate matching their legal name.
www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
As many as 69 million women who have taken their spouse’s name do not have a birth certificate matching their legal name.
www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
The SAVE Act Would Disenfranchise Millions of Citizens
The SAVE Act would require all Americans to prove their citizenship with documentation unavailable to millions and upend the way every American citizen registers to vote.
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February 10, 2026 at 11:02 PM
More than 140 million American citizens do not possess a passport.
As many as 69 million women who have taken their spouse’s name do not have a birth certificate matching their legal name.
www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
As many as 69 million women who have taken their spouse’s name do not have a birth certificate matching their legal name.
www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
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Under the House GOP's SAVE Act, a military ID would no longer be valid to be able to register to vote.
Our military put their lives on the line to protect this country, yet the GOP is trying to disenfranchise our military members.
#sheshed
#StopTheSaveAct social.demcast.com/s/ES5Lej5b
Our military put their lives on the line to protect this country, yet the GOP is trying to disenfranchise our military members.
#sheshed
#StopTheSaveAct social.demcast.com/s/ES5Lej5b
Contact Your Members of Congress Today!
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February 10, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Under the House GOP's SAVE Act, a military ID would no longer be valid to be able to register to vote.
Our military put their lives on the line to protect this country, yet the GOP is trying to disenfranchise our military members.
#sheshed
#StopTheSaveAct social.demcast.com/s/ES5Lej5b
Our military put their lives on the line to protect this country, yet the GOP is trying to disenfranchise our military members.
#sheshed
#StopTheSaveAct social.demcast.com/s/ES5Lej5b
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Breaking News: Don Lemon hired a veteran prosecutor who left the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota over the immigration crackdown.
Don Lemon Hires Federal Prosecutor Joseph H. Thompson in Minneapolis Church Protest Case
Facing charges over his role at a church protest, Mr. Lemon, a journalist, retained a veteran litigator who recently resigned from the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota.
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February 10, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Breaking News: Don Lemon hired a veteran prosecutor who left the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota over the immigration crackdown.
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2/ Here's @atrupar.com's clip of that important moment in today's hearing: Once again, videos show Americans the truth about what ICE is doing. Camera's up & document, document, document.
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MAGAZINER: Is it proper procedure to aim pepper spray into the window of a moving vehicle?
SCOTT: We try to avoid that
MAGAZINER: You try to avoid it
SCOTT: We try to avoid that
MAGAZINER: You try to avoid it
February 10, 2026 at 5:09 PM
2/ Here's @atrupar.com's clip of that important moment in today's hearing: Once again, videos show Americans the truth about what ICE is doing. Camera's up & document, document, document.
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BONUS RULING: Judge Thomas Johnston, a George W. Bush appoiintee in West Virginia, used a recent ruling to warn of the dangers of defying due process for immigrants because of what it could also mean for Americans. It's worth a read.
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February 10, 2026 at 11:48 AM
BONUS RULING: Judge Thomas Johnston, a George W. Bush appoiintee in West Virginia, used a recent ruling to warn of the dangers of defying due process for immigrants because of what it could also mean for Americans. It's worth a read.
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Archie was madly zooming around in the yard with something in his mouth. It was a sock. Wearing only slippers, I figured I'd walk the shoveled path. But Archie raced ahead, taking the sock into the deep snow. He was very pleased with himself and thoroughly unrepentant. #dogs #puppies #dogsinsnow
February 10, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Archie was madly zooming around in the yard with something in his mouth. It was a sock. Wearing only slippers, I figured I'd walk the shoveled path. But Archie raced ahead, taking the sock into the deep snow. He was very pleased with himself and thoroughly unrepentant. #dogs #puppies #dogsinsnow
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Wakefield plastering contractor now nearing fifth month in #ICE concentration camp in Texas; judge rules ICE keep him there for at least another month
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February 9, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Wakefield plastering contractor now nearing fifth month in #ICE concentration camp in Texas; judge rules ICE keep him there for at least another month
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A federal judge in Massachusetts granted Öztürk's request to restore her record in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System in December, allowing her to participate in research and teaching opportunities. The federal government appealed that order on Friday.
Federal government appeals order that would allow Öztürk to resume research at Tufts
The order concerns Öztürk's Student and Exchange Visitor Information System, or SEVIS, record, which allows her to participate in research and teaching opportunities, including a paid research assista...
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February 9, 2026 at 4:48 PM
A federal judge in Massachusetts granted Öztürk's request to restore her record in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System in December, allowing her to participate in research and teaching opportunities. The federal government appealed that order on Friday.
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“To all the ICE agents out there, wherever you are,” Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong said. “Quit your sh*tty-ass job. Quit that sh*tty job you have.”
Happy #SuperBowl Sunday.
Happy #SuperBowl Sunday.
Green Day Hits Trump ICE Agents With Defiant Message at Super Bowl Party
Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong called on ICE agents to ditch their "sh*tty-ass" jobs during a Spotify pre-Super Bowl party on Friday night.
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February 8, 2026 at 11:14 PM
“To all the ICE agents out there, wherever you are,” Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong said. “Quit your sh*tty-ass job. Quit that sh*tty job you have.”
Happy #SuperBowl Sunday.
Happy #SuperBowl Sunday.
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Republicans want to make it even more difficult for millions of eligible Americans to vote by passing the SAVE Act.
Tell your Members of Congress to protect our voting rights and reject the SAVE Act: win.newmode.net/declarationf...
Tell your Members of Congress to protect our voting rights and reject the SAVE Act: win.newmode.net/declarationf...
February 8, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Republicans want to make it even more difficult for millions of eligible Americans to vote by passing the SAVE Act.
Tell your Members of Congress to protect our voting rights and reject the SAVE Act: win.newmode.net/declarationf...
Tell your Members of Congress to protect our voting rights and reject the SAVE Act: win.newmode.net/declarationf...
US concentration camps. On our watches. Americans, you cool with this? #ICEdetentioncenters #HeatherCoxRichardson open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
February 7, 2026
Yesterday two right-wing circuit judges signed off on the Trump administration’s new mass detention policy: the extraordinary assertion that vast numbers of noncitizens throughout the country can be a...
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February 8, 2026 at 2:49 PM
US concentration camps. On our watches. Americans, you cool with this? #ICEdetentioncenters #HeatherCoxRichardson open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
It doesn't make America "great" to lay siege to one of its cities, terrorizing to the point where folks don't go to work, school, or spend money in the community because they're not safe on the streets, regardless of citizenship status. All residents are bearing the brunt of unbridled aggression.
Even with the so-called "drawdown," many Minneapolis area activists say little has changed since hundreds of agents left and they're preparing for prolonged resistance. The anxiety remains palpable after two fatal shootings of US Citizens by federal agents in January. https://cnn.it/4rAFZ34
February 8, 2026 at 2:39 PM
It doesn't make America "great" to lay siege to one of its cities, terrorizing to the point where folks don't go to work, school, or spend money in the community because they're not safe on the streets, regardless of citizenship status. All residents are bearing the brunt of unbridled aggression.
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By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet
February 7, 2026 at 3:38 AM
By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet
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MAGA-aligned military commanders are pressuring enlisted service members to go to the Melania movie and bring their families. Troops at 8 different bases have complained. www.businessinsider.com/us-military-...
February 7, 2026 at 12:12 PM
MAGA-aligned military commanders are pressuring enlisted service members to go to the Melania movie and bring their families. Troops at 8 different bases have complained. www.businessinsider.com/us-military-...
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This regime's cruelty knows no bounds.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/02/05/liam-conejo-ramos-dhs-requests-expedited-deportation-proceedings-for-family
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/02/05/liam-conejo-ramos-dhs-requests-expedited-deportation-proceedings-for-family
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to
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February 6, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This regime's cruelty knows no bounds.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/02/05/liam-conejo-ramos-dhs-requests-expedited-deportation-proceedings-for-family
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/02/05/liam-conejo-ramos-dhs-requests-expedited-deportation-proceedings-for-family
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The Washington Post—for which I wrote editorials for nearly a decade—has closed its Kyiv bureau.
@lawfaremedia.org has not—and we will not.
We now employ more people in Kyiv than the Washington Post.
Let me tell you about what we have done in Ukraine over the past year and why we are not leaving
@lawfaremedia.org has not—and we will not.
We now employ more people in Kyiv than the Washington Post.
Let me tell you about what we have done in Ukraine over the past year and why we are not leaving
February 6, 2026 at 6:55 PM
The Washington Post—for which I wrote editorials for nearly a decade—has closed its Kyiv bureau.
@lawfaremedia.org has not—and we will not.
We now employ more people in Kyiv than the Washington Post.
Let me tell you about what we have done in Ukraine over the past year and why we are not leaving
@lawfaremedia.org has not—and we will not.
We now employ more people in Kyiv than the Washington Post.
Let me tell you about what we have done in Ukraine over the past year and why we are not leaving
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“.. Schumer has no direct oversight over either transportation hub and rebuffed the request, according to two of the people.”
@nytimes.com
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February 6, 2026 at 6:51 PM
“.. Schumer has no direct oversight over either transportation hub and rebuffed the request, according to two of the people.”
@nytimes.com
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ICE is the violent crime wave sweeping America
January 16, 2026 at 4:07 PM
ICE is the violent crime wave sweeping America
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Fascism kills democracy
February 3, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Fascism kills democracy
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The advantage of teaching, learning, and doing journalism independently is that we can mobilize quickly in response to current events.
No having to tiptoe around university censors. No editors spiking stories and discussions on race.
The institutions are collapsing. Now is the time to be honest.
No having to tiptoe around university censors. No editors spiking stories and discussions on race.
The institutions are collapsing. Now is the time to be honest.
February 6, 2026 at 3:48 PM
The advantage of teaching, learning, and doing journalism independently is that we can mobilize quickly in response to current events.
No having to tiptoe around university censors. No editors spiking stories and discussions on race.
The institutions are collapsing. Now is the time to be honest.
No having to tiptoe around university censors. No editors spiking stories and discussions on race.
The institutions are collapsing. Now is the time to be honest.
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Looks like Disney’s warning about fewer foreign tourists to the US was no joke.
@financialtimes.com #$DIS
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@financialtimes.com #$DIS
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February 6, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Looks like Disney’s warning about fewer foreign tourists to the US was no joke.
@financialtimes.com #$DIS
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@financialtimes.com #$DIS
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