Toni Salazar L., PhD 🧿🇲🇽
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Historian, Modern Mexico. 🇲🇽 MLIS 📚
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Historian, Modern Mexico. 🇲🇽 MLIS 📚
Chicagoan
Disgruntled Metroplexual
Tavern-style only🍕
White Sox ⚾️
Sheltie lover🐶
Cat lady🐈⬛
ADHD 💊
BC survivor 🎀 FCK CNCR
D&D 🎲 🐉 🗡️
MST3K 🛰️❤️
DayZ 🎮
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These words demand attention.
“In a real sense this is holy ground, consecrated by blood spilled here. The cost is high, and so I had to be here to stand in the very place where this tragedy unfurled… I think we’re at a defining moment for our country…” ~ Rev Warnock
Take a moment, so much more…
“In a real sense this is holy ground, consecrated by blood spilled here. The cost is high, and so I had to be here to stand in the very place where this tragedy unfurled… I think we’re at a defining moment for our country…” ~ Rev Warnock
Take a moment, so much more…
January 28, 2026 at 3:16 AM
These words demand attention.
“In a real sense this is holy ground, consecrated by blood spilled here. The cost is high, and so I had to be here to stand in the very place where this tragedy unfurled… I think we’re at a defining moment for our country…” ~ Rev Warnock
Take a moment, so much more…
“In a real sense this is holy ground, consecrated by blood spilled here. The cost is high, and so I had to be here to stand in the very place where this tragedy unfurled… I think we’re at a defining moment for our country…” ~ Rev Warnock
Take a moment, so much more…
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TONIGHT | 8PM ET
Join Mary & Chris tonight to watch 24 short films submitted by viewers for The 2nd Mary Jo Pehl Show Short Film Festival! Plus: polls, unboxing videos, giveaways, and more!
Watch on Twitch w/ ads: twitch.tv/dumbtelevision
Join Mary & Chris tonight to watch 24 short films submitted by viewers for The 2nd Mary Jo Pehl Show Short Film Festival! Plus: polls, unboxing videos, giveaways, and more!
Watch on Twitch w/ ads: twitch.tv/dumbtelevision
January 27, 2026 at 9:03 PM
TONIGHT | 8PM ET
Join Mary & Chris tonight to watch 24 short films submitted by viewers for The 2nd Mary Jo Pehl Show Short Film Festival! Plus: polls, unboxing videos, giveaways, and more!
Watch on Twitch w/ ads: twitch.tv/dumbtelevision
Join Mary & Chris tonight to watch 24 short films submitted by viewers for The 2nd Mary Jo Pehl Show Short Film Festival! Plus: polls, unboxing videos, giveaways, and more!
Watch on Twitch w/ ads: twitch.tv/dumbtelevision
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Something important to understand about ICE thugs in the Twin Cities is that they're harassing innocent kids and parents at bus stops and schools every single day. Even after the Pretti shooting. It's terrorism.
January 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Something important to understand about ICE thugs in the Twin Cities is that they're harassing innocent kids and parents at bus stops and schools every single day. Even after the Pretti shooting. It's terrorism.
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If you're having bad day, know that you at least didn't do what my son's schoolfriend did and write the answer to a chemistry question as SCROTUM rather than Strontium.
January 27, 2026 at 12:51 PM
If you're having bad day, know that you at least didn't do what my son's schoolfriend did and write the answer to a chemistry question as SCROTUM rather than Strontium.
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Good for her. It isn’t every day you get the chance to tell a SCOTUS justice that he’s full of shit.
NEW: Marimar Martinez, the woman shot by Border Patrol in Chicago only to be criminally charged (and cleared), seeks to modify a court order so she can "disclose case materials … to the public."
Her atty, Chris Parente, points to events in Minneapolis as well as writings by Justice Samuel Alito:
Her atty, Chris Parente, points to events in Minneapolis as well as writings by Justice Samuel Alito:
January 27, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Good for her. It isn’t every day you get the chance to tell a SCOTUS justice that he’s full of shit.
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"Nurses play a vital role in their communities not only within the hospital, but anywhere someone needs help. We always try to do what's right for others, using our clinical expertise to show up and care for people, even beyond the stretcherside."
www.medpagetoday.com/nursing/nurs...
www.medpagetoday.com/nursing/nurs...
Nursing Groups, Colleagues Speak Out on Killing of ICU Nurse in Minnesota
'We are all Alex Pretti'
www.medpagetoday.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:00 AM
"Nurses play a vital role in their communities not only within the hospital, but anywhere someone needs help. We always try to do what's right for others, using our clinical expertise to show up and care for people, even beyond the stretcherside."
www.medpagetoday.com/nursing/nurs...
www.medpagetoday.com/nursing/nurs...
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NEW: A federal judge in Minnesota orders Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons to appear IN PERSON this Friday and explain why he shouldn't be held in contempt.
"The court's patience is at an end," writes Bush-appointed Judge Patrick J Schiltz, who clerked for Scalia. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
"The court's patience is at an end," writes Bush-appointed Judge Patrick J Schiltz, who clerked for Scalia. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
January 27, 2026 at 11:58 AM
NEW: A federal judge in Minnesota orders Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons to appear IN PERSON this Friday and explain why he shouldn't be held in contempt.
"The court's patience is at an end," writes Bush-appointed Judge Patrick J Schiltz, who clerked for Scalia. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
"The court's patience is at an end," writes Bush-appointed Judge Patrick J Schiltz, who clerked for Scalia. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)
Perry: Abolish ICE? How about DHS altogether.
"We have models for how to structure federal immigration oversight that doesn't rely on an unaccountable masked secret police force running rampant in our streets," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)
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Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.
January 27, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.
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Hey can we also pause and unpack what “quotas” means
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 6:05 PM
Hey can we also pause and unpack what “quotas” means
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Feels like ICE is trying to use Ye Old 20th Century Death Squad techniques, except they totally failed to account for the fact that social media is ubiquitous now and the regime still has basically 0 effective control over "bystanders posting constant video online of death squad movements."
January 26, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Feels like ICE is trying to use Ye Old 20th Century Death Squad techniques, except they totally failed to account for the fact that social media is ubiquitous now and the regime still has basically 0 effective control over "bystanders posting constant video online of death squad movements."
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Liam himself is five goddamned years old and should be at home with an adult he trusts right now no matter who his parents are. It would not matter if they were literal criminal masterminds, Liam Ramos is a baby and babies do not belong in prison.
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Liam himself is five goddamned years old and should be at home with an adult he trusts right now no matter who his parents are. It would not matter if they were literal criminal masterminds, Liam Ramos is a baby and babies do not belong in prison.
Placed a candle in the window tonight for Alex Pretti, Renée Good and all others killed by ICE, CBP, and other federal agencies.
“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”
-Edith Wharton
“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”
-Edith Wharton
January 27, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Placed a candle in the window tonight for Alex Pretti, Renée Good and all others killed by ICE, CBP, and other federal agencies.
“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”
-Edith Wharton
“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”
-Edith Wharton
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January 26, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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People might argue that ICE is not recruiting quality agents.
But I would insist that they are in fact successfully recruiting the exact sort of person needed to carry out the mission: reactionary, angry, violent people who don’t believe in democracy.
www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
But I would insist that they are in fact successfully recruiting the exact sort of person needed to carry out the mission: reactionary, angry, violent people who don’t believe in democracy.
www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
Opinion | ICE's violence is no accident
Alan Elrod: The killing of a woman by an immigration enforcement officer in Minneapolis was the raw application of Trumpist authoritarianism.
www.ms.now
January 10, 2026 at 9:31 PM
People might argue that ICE is not recruiting quality agents.
But I would insist that they are in fact successfully recruiting the exact sort of person needed to carry out the mission: reactionary, angry, violent people who don’t believe in democracy.
www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
But I would insist that they are in fact successfully recruiting the exact sort of person needed to carry out the mission: reactionary, angry, violent people who don’t believe in democracy.
www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
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Star Tribune: “Republican Chris Madel made a stunning exit from the Minnesota governor’s race on Jan. 26, saying he cannot support the national GOP’s ‘stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so.’”
Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor, says he can’t support federal ‘retribution’ against Minnesota
His exit comes as some other Republicans have started to distance themselves from the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state.
www.startribune.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Star Tribune: “Republican Chris Madel made a stunning exit from the Minnesota governor’s race on Jan. 26, saying he cannot support the national GOP’s ‘stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so.’”
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Only political cowards “struggle” to respond...
January 26, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Only political cowards “struggle” to respond...
The neighborhood Little DVD/CD library is on point this morning. We’re still frozen in and very little is open today.
January 26, 2026 at 3:31 PM
The neighborhood Little DVD/CD library is on point this morning. We’re still frozen in and very little is open today.
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I’ve been thinking a lot about this photo. It doesn’t say law enforcement or public safety. Instead it screams war crime.
They can make up stories about how they’re really helping the kid in the bunny hat. And how incredibly dangerous Renee Good was.
But there’s just no spinning this one.
They can make up stories about how they’re really helping the kid in the bunny hat. And how incredibly dangerous Renee Good was.
But there’s just no spinning this one.
Pepper-Sprayed While Pinned Down: A Searing Scene Provokes Outrage
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:05 AM
I’ve been thinking a lot about this photo. It doesn’t say law enforcement or public safety. Instead it screams war crime.
They can make up stories about how they’re really helping the kid in the bunny hat. And how incredibly dangerous Renee Good was.
But there’s just no spinning this one.
They can make up stories about how they’re really helping the kid in the bunny hat. And how incredibly dangerous Renee Good was.
But there’s just no spinning this one.
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Four months of shootings and deaths. This doesn't even count the neglect and death in their concentration camps. Fuck. This. Shit.
January 26, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Four months of shootings and deaths. This doesn't even count the neglect and death in their concentration camps. Fuck. This. Shit.
“We are not a monolith” is costing us dearly. “Proximity to whiteness” is costing us dearly. I don’t have any answers, either. I wish I did.
Like Hitler, Trump had to come up with a population to take the blame for all society's problems. Out of all the groups, the Hispanic/Latinx community is the least cohesive.
January 26, 2026 at 11:02 AM
“We are not a monolith” is costing us dearly. “Proximity to whiteness” is costing us dearly. I don’t have any answers, either. I wish I did.
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I have used literally EXACTLY this tactic, it works as perfectly as if it were tailor-made for the purpose.
I once read a thread on sexism in international relations/spying where women were instructed to make wrong claims about X whenever they wanted to get secret information on X; a man would just disclose the key info by means of mansplaining
January 26, 2026 at 9:28 AM
I have used literally EXACTLY this tactic, it works as perfectly as if it were tailor-made for the purpose.
Good morning to everyone who couldn’t sleep. Everything is still frozen which means everything is closed again today.
a cartoon drawing of a bed with a blue blanket and white pillow
Alt: a cartoon drawing of Donald Duck a bed with a blue blanket and white pillow
media.tenor.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Good morning to everyone who couldn’t sleep. Everything is still frozen which means everything is closed again today.
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signs left at alex pretti’s memorial in minneapolis: “i love you so much / i’ll miss you forever” photo with a friend, “i would have done the same. RIP alex,” a stethoscope and “we’ll take it from here, alex” and a tshirt for the minnesota nurses association
January 25, 2026 at 11:49 PM
signs left at alex pretti’s memorial in minneapolis: “i love you so much / i’ll miss you forever” photo with a friend, “i would have done the same. RIP alex,” a stethoscope and “we’ll take it from here, alex” and a tshirt for the minnesota nurses association