CV
@redmeanshelp.bsky.social
Easily-distracted researcher and sometime maker/artist/tinkerer.
The point of No Kings is not only protest, but to "build muscle" for future organizing and actions, so sayeth the various organizers.
One thing we all. need to do before the next one (which has now been scheduled) is continue to communicate with our congresspeople.
One thing we all. need to do before the next one (which has now been scheduled) is continue to communicate with our congresspeople.
February 6, 2026 at 9:53 PM
The point of No Kings is not only protest, but to "build muscle" for future organizing and actions, so sayeth the various organizers.
One thing we all. need to do before the next one (which has now been scheduled) is continue to communicate with our congresspeople.
One thing we all. need to do before the next one (which has now been scheduled) is continue to communicate with our congresspeople.
We should not believe anything in this information space that comes from the administration.
_DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘a smear campaign’_
_DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘a smear campaign’_
DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘a smear campaign’
Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:51 PM
We should not believe anything in this information space that comes from the administration.
_DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘a smear campaign’_
_DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘a smear campaign’_
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It is terrifying that measles is spreading among children held in US concentration camps.
This is not a policy debate — it is an immediate threat to children’s lives.
Measles can cause encephalitis (brain swelling), brain damage, and respiratory failure in children.
It is terrifying that measles is spreading among children held in US concentration camps.
This is not a policy debate — it is an immediate threat to children’s lives.
Measles can cause encephalitis (brain swelling), brain damage, and respiratory failure in children.
Calls to shut down Texas ICE facility for children grow amid measles outbreak
At least two cases confirmed at detention center for children and their parents in Texas
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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It is terrifying that measles is spreading among children held in US concentration camps.
This is not a policy debate — it is an immediate threat to children’s lives.
Measles can cause encephalitis (brain swelling), brain damage, and respiratory failure in children.
It is terrifying that measles is spreading among children held in US concentration camps.
This is not a policy debate — it is an immediate threat to children’s lives.
Measles can cause encephalitis (brain swelling), brain damage, and respiratory failure in children.
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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Ultimately we've got to prosecute agents and officials who committed crimes, and we've got to dismantle DHS entirely and start over. But as a list of demands to reduce harm now? This is surprisingly good from Dem leadership.
One big missing thing I don't see in this letter: funding levels?
One big missing thing I don't see in this letter: funding levels?
SENATE AND HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE UNITED ON REINING IN THE ABUSES OF ICE
Americans have watched in horror as ICE has terrorized communities across the country
Federal agents can’t continue to cause chaos in our cities while more Americans are killed
We must rein in ICE
Here’s what we're demanding:
Americans have watched in horror as ICE has terrorized communities across the country
Federal agents can’t continue to cause chaos in our cities while more Americans are killed
We must rein in ICE
Here’s what we're demanding:
February 5, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Ultimately we've got to prosecute agents and officials who committed crimes, and we've got to dismantle DHS entirely and start over. But as a list of demands to reduce harm now? This is surprisingly good from Dem leadership.
One big missing thing I don't see in this letter: funding levels?
One big missing thing I don't see in this letter: funding levels?
It’s why I stopped subscribing, to be sure.
February 4, 2026 at 8:30 PM
It’s why I stopped subscribing, to be sure.
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ICE detention facilities should meet the minimum standards established for Federal Prisons.
They don’t.
(They shouldn’t exist to begin with, but since they do exist, they should have verifiable standards.)
They don’t.
(They shouldn’t exist to begin with, but since they do exist, they should have verifiable standards.)
February 4, 2026 at 8:28 PM
ICE detention facilities should meet the minimum standards established for Federal Prisons.
They don’t.
(They shouldn’t exist to begin with, but since they do exist, they should have verifiable standards.)
They don’t.
(They shouldn’t exist to begin with, but since they do exist, they should have verifiable standards.)
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I’m sharing Aliya’s entire opening statement. We owe it to her, and those who no longer have a voice, to watch. youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...
WATCH: Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman describes being detained by ICE
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 3:44 AM
I’m sharing Aliya’s entire opening statement. We owe it to her, and those who no longer have a voice, to watch. youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...
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For context: Leonard Leo is one of a half dozen individuals most responsible for our descent into fascism. *He* picked Roberts & Alito, and manipulated Trump into selecting Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and ACB. All of this in his bizarre quest to criminalize abortion, contraception, and homosexuality.
February 4, 2026 at 10:35 AM
For context: Leonard Leo is one of a half dozen individuals most responsible for our descent into fascism. *He* picked Roberts & Alito, and manipulated Trump into selecting Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and ACB. All of this in his bizarre quest to criminalize abortion, contraception, and homosexuality.
I deplore those people, because they don’t think women are fully human.
Trump supporters like him because he acts like this, not in spite of it.
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
February 4, 2026 at 2:23 AM
I deplore those people, because they don’t think women are fully human.
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I know you've heard that a federal judge ordered the release of 5 year old Liam Conejo Arias and his father, and that they're now home.
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 2, 2026 at 7:11 PM
I know you've heard that a federal judge ordered the release of 5 year old Liam Conejo Arias and his father, and that they're now home.
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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We are killing children all around the world because a handful of rich people who don’t understand the science think it is worse to be neurodivergent than it is to be dead.
U.S. ultimatum to vaccine group: No more funds unless you stop using thimerosal
This mercury-containing compound, used as a vaccine preservative, is commonly used in lower-income countries — and deemed safe. The U.S. is now demanding that Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance stop using it.
www.npr.org
January 31, 2026 at 12:16 AM
We are killing children all around the world because a handful of rich people who don’t understand the science think it is worse to be neurodivergent than it is to be dead.
Epstein survivor hits back as DOJ 'completely redacts' key details needed for prosecutions
www.rawstory.com/epstein-2675...
www.rawstory.com/epstein-2675...
Epstein survivor hits back as DOJ 'completely redacts' key details needed for prosecutions
The DOJ recently released millions more files related to the case against deceased child sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein, but one of his survivors said Saturday that the key info needed to prosecute anyone...
www.rawstory.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Epstein survivor hits back as DOJ 'completely redacts' key details needed for prosecutions
www.rawstory.com/epstein-2675...
www.rawstory.com/epstein-2675...
“There’s an understandable tendency to view any deal between Democrats and the White House with suspicion. But in this case, as I lay out below, Dems do in fact have the upper hand. They are remarkably united, while Republicans are scrambling in disarray.”
open.substack.com/pub/statusku...
open.substack.com/pub/statusku...
So What’s Up With ICE Funding?
To understand this better, we need to level set about what is and isn’t achievable now.
open.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:37 PM
“There’s an understandable tendency to view any deal between Democrats and the White House with suspicion. But in this case, as I lay out below, Dems do in fact have the upper hand. They are remarkably united, while Republicans are scrambling in disarray.”
open.substack.com/pub/statusku...
open.substack.com/pub/statusku...
MONTHS. This is shameful.
Not as shameful as mistreating immigrants and killing protesters, but still, completely unreasonable.
politifact.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?...
Not as shameful as mistreating immigrants and killing protesters, but still, completely unreasonable.
politifact.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?...
FEMA disaster application backlog grows under Trump
Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla. is largely right that FEMA’s current backlog of pending disaster applications is substantial, experts said. An analysis found applications have been pending longer than at...
politifact.us13.list-manage.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:03 PM
MONTHS. This is shameful.
Not as shameful as mistreating immigrants and killing protesters, but still, completely unreasonable.
politifact.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?...
Not as shameful as mistreating immigrants and killing protesters, but still, completely unreasonable.
politifact.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?...
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People are worried about Haitians in MA who are going to be in the same situation.
I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
January 29, 2026 at 12:35 AM
People are worried about Haitians in MA who are going to be in the same situation.
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AOC: Nearly a trillion dollars in healthcare was taken out and given to ICE. Your healthcare costs have skyrocketed because Republicans value greed and cruelty. You get screwed over in order to pay a bunch of thugs in the streets to shoot mothers in the face. That is what this regime is doing.
January 24, 2026 at 1:52 AM
AOC: Nearly a trillion dollars in healthcare was taken out and given to ICE. Your healthcare costs have skyrocketed because Republicans value greed and cruelty. You get screwed over in order to pay a bunch of thugs in the streets to shoot mothers in the face. That is what this regime is doing.
“The high-profile fatal shootings follow the deaths of at least 32 people in ICE custody in 2025 – the highest number since 2004.” The 8 in the headline are this year.
“Eight people have died in dealings with ICE so far in 2026. These are their stories.”
The Guardian
apple.news/A3yTDHKlgQh2...
“Eight people have died in dealings with ICE so far in 2026. These are their stories.”
The Guardian
apple.news/A3yTDHKlgQh2...
Eight people have died in dealings with ICE so far in 2026. These are their stories — Guardian US
The high-profile killings of Minneapolis residents Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good are only two among many
apple.news
January 29, 2026 at 12:46 AM
“The high-profile fatal shootings follow the deaths of at least 32 people in ICE custody in 2025 – the highest number since 2004.” The 8 in the headline are this year.
“Eight people have died in dealings with ICE so far in 2026. These are their stories.”
The Guardian
apple.news/A3yTDHKlgQh2...
“Eight people have died in dealings with ICE so far in 2026. These are their stories.”
The Guardian
apple.news/A3yTDHKlgQh2...
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Jew in Amsterdam here. Please use Anne Frank as a comparison point to explain how state persecution of scapegoats impacts children, that is the point of her example, thanks
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Jew in Amsterdam here. Please use Anne Frank as a comparison point to explain how state persecution of scapegoats impacts children, that is the point of her example, thanks
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NEW: As a shutdown looms, can we defund ICE? Well, we can certainly try. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/is-now-the...
Is Now the Time to Demand a Clawback of the ICE BBB Slush Fund?
Democrats in the Senate are about to vote on a 6-bill funding package that includes DHS, but ICE/CBP would stay open during a shutdown. So what do we do?
www.muellershewrote.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:05 PM
NEW: As a shutdown looms, can we defund ICE? Well, we can certainly try. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/is-now-the...
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You don’t break cult thinking with facts, because facts feel like attacks.
January 26, 2026 at 4:43 PM
You don’t break cult thinking with facts, because facts feel like attacks.
Currently irritated over interesting- or artistic- looking phone games that turn out to have visuals nothing like the advertisement.
“Sea-monkeys” level of misrepresentation.
“Sea-monkeys” level of misrepresentation.
January 27, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Currently irritated over interesting- or artistic- looking phone games that turn out to have visuals nothing like the advertisement.
“Sea-monkeys” level of misrepresentation.
“Sea-monkeys” level of misrepresentation.
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"Return CBP to the border"
Now that you have seen what CBP does, why is it okay to have them on the US-Mexico or US-Canada border? Some people say they want "a controlled border" but at what cost to life?
Now that you have seen what CBP does, why is it okay to have them on the US-Mexico or US-Canada border? Some people say they want "a controlled border" but at what cost to life?
January 27, 2026 at 1:23 PM
"Return CBP to the border"
Now that you have seen what CBP does, why is it okay to have them on the US-Mexico or US-Canada border? Some people say they want "a controlled border" but at what cost to life?
Now that you have seen what CBP does, why is it okay to have them on the US-Mexico or US-Canada border? Some people say they want "a controlled border" but at what cost to life?