Mary Nasca
@mnasca.bsky.social
She/her
Believes that people should have autonomy over their bodies.
Believes in social justice, equality & equity for all. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Believes no one should be disappeared to a foreign country or concentration camp.
Believes that people should have autonomy over their bodies.
Believes in social justice, equality & equity for all. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Believes no one should be disappeared to a foreign country or concentration camp.
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I was curious where ICE and CBP agents in Minnesota were deploying from, so I looked at OPM data. What I found is that their duty stations are almost universally redacted from the public data. www.pbump.net/o/where-are-...
Where are ICE and Border Patrol agents coming from?
The duty stations of nearly every ICE and CBP officer is redacted in OPM data.
www.pbump.net
February 2, 2026 at 3:55 PM
I was curious where ICE and CBP agents in Minnesota were deploying from, so I looked at OPM data. What I found is that their duty stations are almost universally redacted from the public data. www.pbump.net/o/where-are-...
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An explosive complaint filed by a whistleblower against Tulsi Gabbard and another unnamed govt office in May is being stonewalled and still has not been shared with Congress as required despite efforts by the whistleblower’s attorney. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
February 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
An explosive complaint filed by a whistleblower against Tulsi Gabbard and another unnamed govt office in May is being stonewalled and still has not been shared with Congress as required despite efforts by the whistleblower’s attorney. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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"When you stop paying some of those costs, without setting them free, they'll start dying.
The camps will be riddled with death."
guarantee that if miller read this, his response would be "yes, that's the point"
The camps will be riddled with death."
guarantee that if miller read this, his response would be "yes, that's the point"
Mass Deportation: If You Do It
What you'll do.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:19 PM
"When you stop paying some of those costs, without setting them free, they'll start dying.
The camps will be riddled with death."
guarantee that if miller read this, his response would be "yes, that's the point"
The camps will be riddled with death."
guarantee that if miller read this, his response would be "yes, that's the point"
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Despite everything we've seen I keep somehow under-estimating how stupid and dysfunctional things are going to get, and I feel like I was pretty wide eyed about how disastrous the Bari Weiss CBS era was going to be
CBS News Expected to Cut Ties With Contributor Peter Attia Over Epstein Links | Exclusive
Editor-in-chief Bari Weiss announced Peter Attia’s hiring last week as part of her new vision for the network, but since then he appeared in the Epstein files.
www.thewrap.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Despite everything we've seen I keep somehow under-estimating how stupid and dysfunctional things are going to get, and I feel like I was pretty wide eyed about how disastrous the Bari Weiss CBS era was going to be
"When you think of RFK Jr., think of rows of tiny coffins."
Never say we didn't warn you. From 2024: lnk.thebulwark.com/3NKooaD
RFK Jr. Is a One-Man Plague
It’s not just that he’s misinformed. It’s the way his mind works that’s dangerous.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:39 PM
"When you think of RFK Jr., think of rows of tiny coffins."
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Never say we didn't warn you. From 2024: lnk.thebulwark.com/3NKooaD
RFK Jr. Is a One-Man Plague
It’s not just that he’s misinformed. It’s the way his mind works that’s dangerous.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Never say we didn't warn you. From 2024: lnk.thebulwark.com/3NKooaD
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A lot of renewed horror and disgust at the amount of famous and rich people emailing with known sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein.
But I would like to reiterate that being on X today means posting on a platform that has enabled rampant harassment, revenge porn, and CSAM.
But I would like to reiterate that being on X today means posting on a platform that has enabled rampant harassment, revenge porn, and CSAM.
“X must be held accountable. But I now have to ask, why are so many people still there? Why are MPs still posting there? Why are organs of the British government still using a site one of its own ministers just condemned in such clear moral and legal terms? Why are other governments?”
The New Epstein Island Is Right In Your Pocket: It’s Time To Abandon Elon Musk’s Paradise of Abuse
It has long been time to leave X. Now, it’s essential.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:05 PM
A lot of renewed horror and disgust at the amount of famous and rich people emailing with known sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein.
But I would like to reiterate that being on X today means posting on a platform that has enabled rampant harassment, revenge porn, and CSAM.
But I would like to reiterate that being on X today means posting on a platform that has enabled rampant harassment, revenge porn, and CSAM.
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From @pabloreports.bsky.social : “DHS is quietly supercharging its detention infrastructure. A massive Navy contract vehicle, once valued at $10 billion, has ballooned to a staggering $55 billion ceiling to expedite Trump’s “mass deportation” agenda.” migrantinsider.com/p/how-the-pe...
February 2, 2026 at 4:18 PM
From @pabloreports.bsky.social : “DHS is quietly supercharging its detention infrastructure. A massive Navy contract vehicle, once valued at $10 billion, has ballooned to a staggering $55 billion ceiling to expedite Trump’s “mass deportation” agenda.” migrantinsider.com/p/how-the-pe...
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BREAKING: Trump team to start “daily” meetings to focus on prosecuting his political adversaries, according to CNN
Looks like Susie Wiles’ efforts to “limit” Trump’s focus on retribution has failed spectacularly.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/02/p...
Looks like Susie Wiles’ efforts to “limit” Trump’s focus on retribution has failed spectacularly.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/02/p...
Justice Department expected to ramp up efforts to deliver on Trump’s ‘weaponization’ priorities | CNN Politics
Justice Department officials are expected to meet Monday to discuss how to reenergize probes that are considered a top priority for President Donald Trump — reviewing the actions of officials who inve...
www.cnn.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:19 PM
BREAKING: Trump team to start “daily” meetings to focus on prosecuting his political adversaries, according to CNN
Looks like Susie Wiles’ efforts to “limit” Trump’s focus on retribution has failed spectacularly.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/02/p...
Looks like Susie Wiles’ efforts to “limit” Trump’s focus on retribution has failed spectacularly.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/02/p...
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If you’re a tenured con law prof interested in election law, Ga State is looking for you to join @anthonymkreis.bsky.social, @andrewwillinger.bsky.social, Neil Kinkopf and me. Exciting new Con Law/Democracy Center opening soon! Here’s the Ad: nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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February 2, 2026 at 3:46 PM
If you’re a tenured con law prof interested in election law, Ga State is looking for you to join @anthonymkreis.bsky.social, @andrewwillinger.bsky.social, Neil Kinkopf and me. Exciting new Con Law/Democracy Center opening soon! Here’s the Ad: nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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This is a superb article by @joyurcaba.bsky.social
There's another important dimension to HB2, NC's "bathroom bill" that the General Assembly passed on March 23, 2016
It not only bans transgender people from using the restroom
matching their gender identity...
1/2
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
There's another important dimension to HB2, NC's "bathroom bill" that the General Assembly passed on March 23, 2016
It not only bans transgender people from using the restroom
matching their gender identity...
1/2
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
How a trans woman's removal from a restroom tore the world of competitive pinball apart
Pinball is one of the most welcoming sports for trans players. But after a confrontation at an arcade last fall, pinball’s governing group is struggling to rebuild trust.
www.nbcnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:17 PM
This is a superb article by @joyurcaba.bsky.social
There's another important dimension to HB2, NC's "bathroom bill" that the General Assembly passed on March 23, 2016
It not only bans transgender people from using the restroom
matching their gender identity...
1/2
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
There's another important dimension to HB2, NC's "bathroom bill" that the General Assembly passed on March 23, 2016
It not only bans transgender people from using the restroom
matching their gender identity...
1/2
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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the feds tear-gassed protesters in portland, oregon again last night
Lots and lots of teargas and various other munitions. People yelling for medics. Ambulance came for one person already and there was a brutal arrest amidst all of this
February 2, 2026 at 4:21 PM
the feds tear-gassed protesters in portland, oregon again last night
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Minneapolis is 2.6mil people.
Springfield is 60,000 with 15,000 of that population under threat of deportation (1/4th of the whole city.)
Springfield is 26 square miles. 1000 ICE agents is 40 agents per mile.
People are terrified. We need all the help we can get.
Springfield is 60,000 with 15,000 of that population under threat of deportation (1/4th of the whole city.)
Springfield is 26 square miles. 1000 ICE agents is 40 agents per mile.
People are terrified. We need all the help we can get.
February 2, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Minneapolis is 2.6mil people.
Springfield is 60,000 with 15,000 of that population under threat of deportation (1/4th of the whole city.)
Springfield is 26 square miles. 1000 ICE agents is 40 agents per mile.
People are terrified. We need all the help we can get.
Springfield is 60,000 with 15,000 of that population under threat of deportation (1/4th of the whole city.)
Springfield is 26 square miles. 1000 ICE agents is 40 agents per mile.
People are terrified. We need all the help we can get.
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Please check out this thread and donate if you can. A full 1/4 of the population is under threat of deportation come Wednesday.
Minneapolis is 2.6mil people.
Springfield is 60,000 with 15,000 of that population under threat of deportation (1/4th of the whole city.)
Springfield is 26 square miles. 1000 ICE agents is 40 agents per mile.
People are terrified. We need all the help we can get.
Springfield is 60,000 with 15,000 of that population under threat of deportation (1/4th of the whole city.)
Springfield is 26 square miles. 1000 ICE agents is 40 agents per mile.
People are terrified. We need all the help we can get.
February 2, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Please check out this thread and donate if you can. A full 1/4 of the population is under threat of deportation come Wednesday.
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For many rural small businesses, the local post office is vital economic infrastructure. Using IRS and USPS data, Elena Patel finds that access to postal facilities plays an active role in supporting rural economic activity.
The postal network as economic infrastructure: Evidence from rural small businesses | Brookings
Elena Patel explains research highlighting the importance of the U.S. postal service in small business activity in rural communities.
brook.gs
February 2, 2026 at 3:20 PM
For many rural small businesses, the local post office is vital economic infrastructure. Using IRS and USPS data, Elena Patel finds that access to postal facilities plays an active role in supporting rural economic activity.
Gift link:
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
February 2, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Gift link:
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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i am very much of the view that undermining the court’s secrecy is a necessary part of remaking it into something like an actual court (and not some guardian council) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
How the Supreme Court Secretly Made Itself Even More Secretive
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:56 PM
i am very much of the view that undermining the court’s secrecy is a necessary part of remaking it into something like an actual court (and not some guardian council) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
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The entire R&D budget of the department of energy for renewable energy and energy efficiency is, or was, $3.5B. For the whole country! We should triple that number instead. bsky.app/profile/cost...
SpaceX gets a $5.9B contract.
All the renewable energy & energy efficiency R&D done by the Department of Energy is only $3.5B. Wind, solar, geothermal, electric vehicles, fuel cell vehicles, biofuels, weatherization, buildings, efficiency, state programs, manufacturing, everything. Total: $3.5B 🔌💡
All the renewable energy & energy efficiency R&D done by the Department of Energy is only $3.5B. Wind, solar, geothermal, electric vehicles, fuel cell vehicles, biofuels, weatherization, buildings, efficiency, state programs, manufacturing, everything. Total: $3.5B 🔌💡
June 30, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The entire R&D budget of the department of energy for renewable energy and energy efficiency is, or was, $3.5B. For the whole country! We should triple that number instead. bsky.app/profile/cost...
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How many times in your life have you heard a member of Congress or someone on TV say “we can’t afford it” when talking about something small but very important? It’s been happening my entire life. We can’t afford it? They’re putting seven times the annual budget of the EPA into immigrant detention.
June 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
How many times in your life have you heard a member of Congress or someone on TV say “we can’t afford it” when talking about something small but very important? It’s been happening my entire life. We can’t afford it? They’re putting seven times the annual budget of the EPA into immigrant detention.
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“This ought to be the final nail in the coffin of congressional Republicans’ breathless efforts to gin up impeachment charges against a judge whose only actual sin, as it turns out, was to decline to roll over when the government defied one of his orders, and then lied about it.”
Me @ “One First”:
Me @ “One First”:
207. The Justice Department Beclowns Itself (Again)
The denouement of DOJ's misconduct complaint against Chief Judge Boasberg provides useful lessons relating to both the Department's continuing misbehavior and the emptiness of calls for impeachment.
www.stevevladeck.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:31 PM
“This ought to be the final nail in the coffin of congressional Republicans’ breathless efforts to gin up impeachment charges against a judge whose only actual sin, as it turns out, was to decline to roll over when the government defied one of his orders, and then lied about it.”
Me @ “One First”:
Me @ “One First”:
Everyone should read this analysis by @stevevladeck.bsky.social :
February 2, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Everyone should read this analysis by @stevevladeck.bsky.social :
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In case facts still matter…
February 2, 2026 at 3:23 PM
In case facts still matter…
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"Classes have been called off in the Columbia Heights school district today due to what officials are calling a bomb threat. The closure comes as 5-year-old preschool student Liam Conejo Ramos & his father from Columbia Heights were released from an ICE detention center in Texas and returned to MN."
School canceled in Columbia Heights due to bomb threat
Students and staff are being told not to report to school on Feb. 2.
www.startribune.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM
"Classes have been called off in the Columbia Heights school district today due to what officials are calling a bomb threat. The closure comes as 5-year-old preschool student Liam Conejo Ramos & his father from Columbia Heights were released from an ICE detention center in Texas and returned to MN."
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I love this idea — reply here or send me your favorite horrifying factoid and which Members of Congress you’re sending it to!
As the House prepares to fight over how much of DHS to shut down, I encourage you to pick your favorite factoid from this @vermontgmg.bsky.social report on CBP/ICE criminality and send it to your MoC.
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
Accountability for ICE and CBP
However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 2, 2026 at 3:05 PM
I love this idea — reply here or send me your favorite horrifying factoid and which Members of Congress you’re sending it to!