Mila Johns
@milaficent.bsky.social
Terrorism researcher/analyst, WACDTF clinic escort, displaced Baltimore gal, Mom to trans son. #Iran #Jewish #EDS #ActuallyAutistic #Deaf/HOH #PNGmafia, she/her
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Mila Johns
@milaficent.bsky.social
· Jan 8
LA fires are a good reminder that the only difference between me and any refugee is luck.
I wish I knew why so few Americans can wrap their heads around this concept. I don't know if it's willful ignorance or some sort of naïve, imagined invincibility simply by dint of having being born in the United States, but we are all one natural disaster or coup away from being refugees...
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15 people were killed in an antisemitic attack at Bondi Beach on Sunday, an act more shocking because of the low gun violence numbers in Australia.
Gun Murders In Australia—Where 15 Were Slain At Bondi Beach—Are 6,000% Lower Than In U.S.
15 people were killed in an antisemitic attack at Bondi Beach on Sunday, an act more shocking because of the low gun violence numbers in Australia.
www.forbes.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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There are very few real heroes. Let’s celebrate them when we come across one.
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'Hero' who wrestled gun from Bondi shooter named as Ahmed al Ahmed - BBC News
Eleven people were killed in the shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach, as crowds attended an event to celebrate Hanukkah.
www.bbc.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
There are very few real heroes. Let’s celebrate them when we come across one.
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Judge Paula Xinis has been one of the few shining beacons of righteousness over this past year and I'm incredibly proud that she's a Maryland jurist!
JUST IN: A federal judge in Maryland Thursday ordered the Trump administration to immediately release Kilmar Abrego Garcia from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.
via @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/wron...
via @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social
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Wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia ordered released from ICE custody by federal judge
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Maryland Thursday ordered the Trump administration to immediately release Kilmar Abrego Garcia from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.Abrego Garcia is a ...
www.newsfromthestates.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Judge Paula Xinis has been one of the few shining beacons of righteousness over this past year and I'm incredibly proud that she's a Maryland jurist!
Men, MORE OF THIS PLEASE?! Be our allies because it impacts you too... As much as I hate this framing, it seems necessary to get through to y'all to remind you all have mothers, sisters, wives, daughters, etc. Stand with & up for us. @bryanandrewsmusic www.instagram.com/reel/DR5uzLS...
Bryan Andrews on Instagram: "We all have that one friend"
Join us as we discuss the need to address real-life issues and bring awareness to important conversations that affect us all. We explore how to balance daily life with social responsibility and the im...
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December 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Men, MORE OF THIS PLEASE?! Be our allies because it impacts you too... As much as I hate this framing, it seems necessary to get through to y'all to remind you all have mothers, sisters, wives, daughters, etc. Stand with & up for us. @bryanandrewsmusic www.instagram.com/reel/DR5uzLS...
Can someone please tell me what the "underfoot" of our country is?! 🤦🏼♀️
Rep. Kat Cammarck: "Today, one in six people in the US is foreign born. That quite frankly is not sustainable to maintain a culture that we are known for here in the United States."
December 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Can someone please tell me what the "underfoot" of our country is?! 🤦🏼♀️
Seems about right...
December 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Seems about right...
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Could be the result of:
- A politically motivated attack
- A robbery
- A negligent discharge
- An argument between Guard members
The point is: Don't assume anything and wait for details
- A politically motivated attack
- A robbery
- A negligent discharge
- An argument between Guard members
The point is: Don't assume anything and wait for details
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two National Guard members have been shot in Washington, D.C., and their condition isn't known, AP source says.
November 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Could be the result of:
- A politically motivated attack
- A robbery
- A negligent discharge
- An argument between Guard members
The point is: Don't assume anything and wait for details
- A politically motivated attack
- A robbery
- A negligent discharge
- An argument between Guard members
The point is: Don't assume anything and wait for details
This needs to be fixed ASAP! I speak as a MD DV victim who was threatened with harsher penalties for providing an audio & video recording of an ex threatening to kill me than he faced in his criminal charges! It was both patently absurd & terrifying.
marylandmatters.org/2025/11/18/l...
marylandmatters.org/2025/11/18/l...
Lawmakers look to make old laws on recording relevant in a world of Ring cameras, cellphones - Maryland Matters
House Judiciary Committee held a briefing to assess Maryland's state’s wiretapping and two-party consent law and whether it makes sense in certain cases and in certain situations, like a doorbell came...
marylandmatters.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This needs to be fixed ASAP! I speak as a MD DV victim who was threatened with harsher penalties for providing an audio & video recording of an ex threatening to kill me than he faced in his criminal charges! It was both patently absurd & terrifying.
marylandmatters.org/2025/11/18/l...
marylandmatters.org/2025/11/18/l...
About damned time!👏👏👏
BREAKING: King Charles III will strip Prince Andrew of remaining titles and evict him from royal residence, Buckingham Palace says.
King Charles III will evict Prince Andrew from his royal residence and strip his titles, palace says
Buckingham Palace says that King Charles III is stripping his brother Prince Andrew of his remaining titles and evicting him from his royal residence.
bit.ly
October 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
About damned time!👏👏👏
Yet again, my only response to attempts to interact with my mother remains summarised in full by this gif:
October 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Yet again, my only response to attempts to interact with my mother remains summarised in full by this gif:
In a world full of Lauren Sanchezes, be a MacKenzie Scott! -*Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott Donates $38M to UMES www.wmdt.com/2025/10/phil...
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott Donates $38M to UMES - 47abc
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) announced the institution’s largest ever gift on Friday — a $38 million donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. This is Scott...
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October 25, 2025 at 1:12 AM
In a world full of Lauren Sanchezes, be a MacKenzie Scott! -*Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott Donates $38M to UMES www.wmdt.com/2025/10/phil...
Just a reminder that the Nazis targeted the disabled (as well as LGBTQ+, Roma, etc.) as well as Jews in the Shoah/Holocaust... As an openly bixseual, disabled Jew, this is chilling AF - Blind man dragged by federal agents into Portland ICE facility youtu.be/BH7eMAq_aZA?...
VIDEO: Blind man dragged by federal agents into Portland ICE facility
YouTube video by KOIN 6
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October 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Just a reminder that the Nazis targeted the disabled (as well as LGBTQ+, Roma, etc.) as well as Jews in the Shoah/Holocaust... As an openly bixseual, disabled Jew, this is chilling AF - Blind man dragged by federal agents into Portland ICE facility youtu.be/BH7eMAq_aZA?...
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I'm not sure you can get more marie antoinette than taking away food stamps before thanksgiving while you build a gold and marble dance hall so the other crooks can bring bribe you over a badly-cooked (argentinian) steak
October 22, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I'm not sure you can get more marie antoinette than taking away food stamps before thanksgiving while you build a gold and marble dance hall so the other crooks can bring bribe you over a badly-cooked (argentinian) steak
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FULL STORY: A Border Patrol agent pointed a gun at state Rep. Hoan Huynh while he warned North Side residents that immigration agents were conducting enforcement operations, said Huynh, a Vietnam refugee who is running to represent Illinois' 9th District in Congress. @wttw.bsky.social
Illinois State Rep. Says Border Patrol Agent Pointed a Gun as He Was Warning Residents About Immigration Raids
State Rep. Hoan Huynh, a candidate to represent Illinois’ 9th District in Congress, said he was in Albany Park when he was confronted by six Border Patrol agents.
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October 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
FULL STORY: A Border Patrol agent pointed a gun at state Rep. Hoan Huynh while he warned North Side residents that immigration agents were conducting enforcement operations, said Huynh, a Vietnam refugee who is running to represent Illinois' 9th District in Congress. @wttw.bsky.social
Elite Pentagon Marine appears on podcast that called for Hegseth's execution www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
Elite Pentagon Marine appears on podcast that called for Hegseth's execution
A decorated Marine Corps colonel assigned to the Joint Staff at the Pentagon appeared on a podcast co-hosted by his brother that promotes antisemitism, white supremacy and political violence — includi...
www.rawstory.com
September 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Elite Pentagon Marine appears on podcast that called for Hegseth's execution www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
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This is the legacy moment for Disney CEO Robert Iger, a man who once toyed with a Presidential run as a Democrat. You stand up for unpopular free speech or you stand against all free speech. There's no middle.
September 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
This is the legacy moment for Disney CEO Robert Iger, a man who once toyed with a Presidential run as a Democrat. You stand up for unpopular free speech or you stand against all free speech. There's no middle.
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I keep thinking about that scene in V for Vendetta where Stephen Fry is a comedy show host that makes fun of the leader on his show--and then we see him being dragged away.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_LW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_LW...
V for Vendetta - Chancellor Relaxes
YouTube video by JOXCY
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September 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I keep thinking about that scene in V for Vendetta where Stephen Fry is a comedy show host that makes fun of the leader on his show--and then we see him being dragged away.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_LW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_LW...
🔽🔽🔽 No matter where you fall on the American political spectrum,
@charlotteclymer.bsky.social *NAILS* it here:
@charlotteclymer.bsky.social *NAILS* it here:
September 18, 2025 at 1:08 AM
🔽🔽🔽 No matter where you fall on the American political spectrum,
@charlotteclymer.bsky.social *NAILS* it here:
@charlotteclymer.bsky.social *NAILS* it here:
I somehow missed this last week (we've been moving 😬) but yet again, we tried to warn y'all this was the end game , not overturning Roe. No one wanted to listen... jessica.substack.com/p/trump-birt...
The Trump Administration Says IUDs and the Pill Are Abortions
9.12.25
jessica.substack.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I somehow missed this last week (we've been moving 😬) but yet again, we tried to warn y'all this was the end game , not overturning Roe. No one wanted to listen... jessica.substack.com/p/trump-birt...
Congratulations everyone, this is authoritarianism at its most blatant...all of you who voted for Trump or downplayed the clear & present danger he presented: YOU ALL own this.
David Frum on Jimmy Kimmel: "This is not cancel culture because it's not culture. It's state repression. It's an order from the government. Here is the script, you must read, if you do not read it, you will be taken off the air."
September 18, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Congratulations everyone, this is authoritarianism at its most blatant...all of you who voted for Trump or downplayed the clear & present danger he presented: YOU ALL own this.
I'm old enough to remember when @borowitzreport.bsky.social was satire!
Jimmy Kimmel should have stuck to acceptable comments, like suggesting that homeless people be executed
September 18, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I'm old enough to remember when @borowitzreport.bsky.social was satire!
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Every last bit of this. That I'll shed no tears for Kirk doesn't change any of it.
Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
September 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Every last bit of this. That I'll shed no tears for Kirk doesn't change any of it.
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Chaired law professor at NYU its.law.nyu.edu/facultyprofi...
When people who've devoted their careers to the law start talking like this...
When people who've devoted their careers to the law start talking like this...
September 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Chaired law professor at NYU its.law.nyu.edu/facultyprofi...
When people who've devoted their careers to the law start talking like this...
When people who've devoted their careers to the law start talking like this...