@sdnixie.bsky.social
Former lobbyist: defense, research, education, health care.
Trying to live my best life despite the godawful current state of affairs.
Trying to live my best life despite the godawful current state of affairs.
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Thanks to a court ruling today, extending Temporary Protected Status, Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, and elsewhere are (for now) safe from the planned ethnics cleansing operation. The ruling is notable.
BREAKING: Judge Ana Reyes, in DC, issues a stay of DHS Sec. Noem’s decision to end Haiti’s temporary protected status (TPS) designation, a decision that was to go into effect on Tuesday and could have ended legal status for up to 350,000 people overnight. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 3, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Thanks to a court ruling today, extending Temporary Protected Status, Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, and elsewhere are (for now) safe from the planned ethnics cleansing operation. The ruling is notable.
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Yep. Please don't let this shiny object distract from real reforms.
To anyone tempted to celebrate Noem's big announcement that ICE will use body cams and that it will be expanded nationwide as funding is available...
That's already been official ICE policy for over two years.
www.ice.gov/news/release....
That's already been official ICE policy for over two years.
www.ice.gov/news/release....
February 2, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Yep. Please don't let this shiny object distract from real reforms.
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A spokesperson from Target told me Target has no cooperation deal with ICE.
But an attorney told me that, unless ICE has a warrant, Target “is not forced to open up their stores to ICE.”
So Target is making a choice, i.e., cooperating with ICE.
www.impactivize.org/impactivizer...
But an attorney told me that, unless ICE has a warrant, Target “is not forced to open up their stores to ICE.”
So Target is making a choice, i.e., cooperating with ICE.
www.impactivize.org/impactivizer...
Target Says It Has No ‘Cooperative Agreements With ICE,’ as Protests Escalate -
Target confirms the retail giant "does not have any cooperative agreements with ICE or any other immigration enforcement agency," as protests against the company have spread from Minnesota to stores a...
www.impactivize.org
February 3, 2026 at 12:31 AM
A spokesperson from Target told me Target has no cooperation deal with ICE.
But an attorney told me that, unless ICE has a warrant, Target “is not forced to open up their stores to ICE.”
So Target is making a choice, i.e., cooperating with ICE.
www.impactivize.org/impactivizer...
But an attorney told me that, unless ICE has a warrant, Target “is not forced to open up their stores to ICE.”
So Target is making a choice, i.e., cooperating with ICE.
www.impactivize.org/impactivizer...
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Democrats gonna flip 100 House seats.
Dr Oz on rural healthcare: "There's no question about it, whether you want it or not -- the best way to help some of these communities is gonna be AI-based avatars"
February 3, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Democrats gonna flip 100 House seats.
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this is some real newt gingrich stuff
Dr Oz: "If we could get the average American to start working a year earlier, right out of high school, or a year later -- not retire -- or work better during their lifetime because they're healthy, it would generate about $3 trillion to the US economy. That would more than remove the debt."
February 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM
this is some real newt gingrich stuff
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We're not in it.
February 2, 2026 at 10:35 PM
We're not in it.
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Tulsi Gabbard is withholding a whistleblower complaint from Congress, citing executive privilege (which means it involves Trump) and that it's "too classified to give to Congress," which is ridiculous. You can support the lawyers representing the whistleblower here: whistlebloweraid.org/beans
Daily Beans Fundraiser - Whistleblower Aid
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February 2, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Tulsi Gabbard is withholding a whistleblower complaint from Congress, citing executive privilege (which means it involves Trump) and that it's "too classified to give to Congress," which is ridiculous. You can support the lawyers representing the whistleblower here: whistlebloweraid.org/beans
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The death of Alex Pretti has been ruled a homicide, the Hennepin County medical examiner’s office said. Pretti was shot Jan. 24 during a chaotic encounter with federal immigration officers in Minneapolis. Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez were named as the two officers who fired at Pretti.
Alex Pretti’s death ruled homicide after Minneapolis shooting by federal agents
The death of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis man killed by federal agents, has been ruled a homicide, the Hennepin County medical examiner’s office said.
www.aol.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:20 PM
The death of Alex Pretti has been ruled a homicide, the Hennepin County medical examiner’s office said. Pretti was shot Jan. 24 during a chaotic encounter with federal immigration officers in Minneapolis. Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez were named as the two officers who fired at Pretti.
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To the extent there was a "deep state"--a stationary class of bureaucrats enabling the continuous exertion of state power regardless of political agendas/administrations--- the role of Palantir is to make it even more automatic, nontransparent, unaccountable, unauditable, and less human than before.
NEW: HHS has been using Palantir AI tools since last March to ferret out improper DEI and "gender ideology" from grants for child welfare programs. The observant @carolinehaskins.bsky.social has more:
HHS Is Using AI Tools From Palantir to Target ‘DEI’ and ‘Gender Ideology’ in Grants
Since March of 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services has been using tools from Palantir and the startup Credal AI to weed out perceived alignment with “DEI” or “gender ideology.”
www.wired.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:06 PM
To the extent there was a "deep state"--a stationary class of bureaucrats enabling the continuous exertion of state power regardless of political agendas/administrations--- the role of Palantir is to make it even more automatic, nontransparent, unaccountable, unauditable, and less human than before.
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Ed Martin used this position to launch criminal investigations into former FBI Director James Comey, NY AG Letitia James, and Senator Adam Schiff.
He has also reportedly destroyed records related to his work. We’re suing for his records.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
He has also reportedly destroyed records related to his work. We’re suing for his records.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
February 2, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Ed Martin used this position to launch criminal investigations into former FBI Director James Comey, NY AG Letitia James, and Senator Adam Schiff.
He has also reportedly destroyed records related to his work. We’re suing for his records.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
He has also reportedly destroyed records related to his work. We’re suing for his records.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Start your week with a rare sight from above – a lion family caught on camera during one of our aerial patrols. Our pilots cover vast stretches of Tsavo, monitoring wildlife and keeping watch over everyone from orphaned elephants to apex predators.
sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/n...
sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/n...
February 2, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Start your week with a rare sight from above – a lion family caught on camera during one of our aerial patrols. Our pilots cover vast stretches of Tsavo, monitoring wildlife and keeping watch over everyone from orphaned elephants to apex predators.
sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/n...
sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/n...
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And it's not about "historical accuracy" in Greek mythology, Andromeda is described as an ethiopian princess but you've never seen a black andromeda in a major film. Europe in antiquity was not a jim crow society you freaks
February 2, 2026 at 4:05 PM
And it's not about "historical accuracy" in Greek mythology, Andromeda is described as an ethiopian princess but you've never seen a black andromeda in a major film. Europe in antiquity was not a jim crow society you freaks
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Let's talk about who funds Reform.
Let's talk about how disastrous Brexit has been.
Let's talk about why Gorton & Denton must vote Green & stop Reform.
Why so quiet, Nigel Farage?
Let's talk about how disastrous Brexit has been.
Let's talk about why Gorton & Denton must vote Green & stop Reform.
Why so quiet, Nigel Farage?
February 2, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Let's talk about who funds Reform.
Let's talk about how disastrous Brexit has been.
Let's talk about why Gorton & Denton must vote Green & stop Reform.
Why so quiet, Nigel Farage?
Let's talk about how disastrous Brexit has been.
Let's talk about why Gorton & Denton must vote Green & stop Reform.
Why so quiet, Nigel Farage?
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These are government employees. So our tax dollars are funding ICE to flash white supremacist cards at vulnerable POC as an intimidation tactic. Who is giving this direction?
There’s something deeply sinister happening in this country right now, and I don’t think we can take three more years.
There’s something deeply sinister happening in this country right now, and I don’t think we can take three more years.
February 2, 2026 at 2:54 PM
These are government employees. So our tax dollars are funding ICE to flash white supremacist cards at vulnerable POC as an intimidation tactic. Who is giving this direction?
There’s something deeply sinister happening in this country right now, and I don’t think we can take three more years.
There’s something deeply sinister happening in this country right now, and I don’t think we can take three more years.
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Whenever you see a story about how liberals aren't making their conservative peers feel welcome enough, this is who they're talking about.
University of Illinois college republicans advocate for executing protesters as “traitors” with art that takes a disturbing killing and makes it even more extreme.
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
‘Fell the enemies:’ Illini Republicans support ICE amid killings - The Daily Illini
In a post that included a graphic of a presumed officer holding a gun to someone's head, Illini Republicans stated that they “stand with ICE."
dailyillini.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Whenever you see a story about how liberals aren't making their conservative peers feel welcome enough, this is who they're talking about.
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this particular line is maybe the best statement of purpose i have seen for those of us who want a more militant opposition to this administration
“Let us be clear: we want the power of the state. We wish to hold the criminals of the regime accountable. We wish to seize back the public funds looted by Trump and his cronies. We wish to undo the damage he has done to the government. More than any of that we wish to rebuild.”
From Powerlessness to Power
We will not achieve any of our ultimate goals without exercising state power, and the most effective way to take state power is through nonviolent but confrontational resistance.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:34 PM
this particular line is maybe the best statement of purpose i have seen for those of us who want a more militant opposition to this administration
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I have heard about DHS literally every day for over a year
Kristi Noem: "I always tell people that the days you don't hear about us are the days we were successful."
February 1, 2026 at 11:25 PM
I have heard about DHS literally every day for over a year
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Please pay attention to decimal places as you read this post. He paid $750.00 in income taxes [I am neither an accountant nor a lawyer so will make no further comment on that] and wants $10,000,000,000.00 because somebody leaked that fact.
Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017 and now wants $10 billion because a leaker pointed that out www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Trump Lawsuit Against IRS Puts Him on Both Sides of the Same Case
President Trump’s lawsuit against the government that he runs presents a mind-bending minefield of conflicts that could end with his appointees approving a federal payout to him.
www.wsj.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Please pay attention to decimal places as you read this post. He paid $750.00 in income taxes [I am neither an accountant nor a lawyer so will make no further comment on that] and wants $10,000,000,000.00 because somebody leaked that fact.
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a woman reached out to donate 500,000 delta skymiles to get people home to MN as they are released from custody in TX.
we're getting flights booked today. it should be enough to get at least 15 people home.
delta should be doing for free since they take ICE money.
we're getting flights booked today. it should be enough to get at least 15 people home.
delta should be doing for free since they take ICE money.
February 1, 2026 at 5:50 PM
a woman reached out to donate 500,000 delta skymiles to get people home to MN as they are released from custody in TX.
we're getting flights booked today. it should be enough to get at least 15 people home.
delta should be doing for free since they take ICE money.
we're getting flights booked today. it should be enough to get at least 15 people home.
delta should be doing for free since they take ICE money.
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Not even a year. 😳👇
February 1, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Not even a year. 😳👇
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THIS is exactly what everyone should have understood from the start: They define “Those with criminal records” as literally ANYONE without documentation (and of course they’re going after those WITH documentation as well, and citizens to boot.)
STEPHANOPOULOS: Trump said he was going to prioritize those with criminal records, but about 70% at least of those who have been detained don't have criminal records
BLANCHE: The fact they're here illegally is a crime
S: The lawyer for Liam Ramos and his dad says they were following legal process
BLANCHE: The fact they're here illegally is a crime
S: The lawyer for Liam Ramos and his dad says they were following legal process
February 1, 2026 at 4:19 PM
THIS is exactly what everyone should have understood from the start: They define “Those with criminal records” as literally ANYONE without documentation (and of course they’re going after those WITH documentation as well, and citizens to boot.)
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𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘸𝘯
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘥.
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵-𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦,
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥.
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘥.
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵-𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦,
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥.
Peter Dinklage reading Amanda Gorman's poem about Renee Good, a fellow poet.
February 1, 2026 at 4:28 PM
𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘸𝘯
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘥.
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵-𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦,
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥.
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘥.
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵-𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦,
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥.