Simon Taylor
@simontaylor71.bsky.social
Music lover, increasingly radical dad, EU affairs bore, very much in love.
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ICE kidnapped an elderly Hmong man in St. Paul, Minnesota. The temperature was sub-zero, and he was taken only wearing shorts and Crocs, and no shirt. (1/18/26)
January 18, 2026 at 8:32 PM
ICE kidnapped an elderly Hmong man in St. Paul, Minnesota. The temperature was sub-zero, and he was taken only wearing shorts and Crocs, and no shirt. (1/18/26)
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PSA: If Bill Kristol can say this dems should be able to say it
January 18, 2026 at 5:53 PM
PSA: If Bill Kristol can say this dems should be able to say it
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Luis Muñoz Pinto describes the conditions upon arriving at CECOT, one of El Salvador’s harshest prisons. “There was blood everywhere, screams, people crying, people who couldn't take it and were urinating and vomiting on themselves,” he says.
January 19, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Luis Muñoz Pinto describes the conditions upon arriving at CECOT, one of El Salvador’s harshest prisons. “There was blood everywhere, screams, people crying, people who couldn't take it and were urinating and vomiting on themselves,” he says.
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The agent said that??
"When they told the agents they were US citizens, the couple said, one responded, “It doesn’t matter.”
Another said, “What you’re doing is illegal. This is like Germany 1938,” the court papers said..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
"When they told the agents they were US citizens, the couple said, one responded, “It doesn’t matter.”
Another said, “What you’re doing is illegal. This is like Germany 1938,” the court papers said..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:35 AM
The agent said that??
"When they told the agents they were US citizens, the couple said, one responded, “It doesn’t matter.”
Another said, “What you’re doing is illegal. This is like Germany 1938,” the court papers said..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
"When they told the agents they were US citizens, the couple said, one responded, “It doesn’t matter.”
Another said, “What you’re doing is illegal. This is like Germany 1938,” the court papers said..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
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The brutality of these agents is clearly the result of joy found in cruelty and the misery of others. They are sadists, monsters who find solace for their own unhappiness in creating pain in others.
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
www.propublica.org
January 19, 2026 at 2:14 AM
The brutality of these agents is clearly the result of joy found in cruelty and the misery of others. They are sadists, monsters who find solace for their own unhappiness in creating pain in others.
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"Graham, a 34-year old Greensboro, North Carolina police officer, is the seventh instance ProPublica has investigated in which a pregnant woman in a state that significantly restricted abortion died after she was unable to access standard care..."
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.
In a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
www.propublica.org
January 18, 2026 at 7:52 PM
"Graham, a 34-year old Greensboro, North Carolina police officer, is the seventh instance ProPublica has investigated in which a pregnant woman in a state that significantly restricted abortion died after she was unable to access standard care..."
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
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"A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:29 AM
"A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
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We’re at the stage of fascism where people are being dragged out of their homes.
Children and babies are hit with chemical weapons.
Peaceful protesters shot in the face and blinded.
A woman shot & killed on camera and it won’t even be investigated.
They condone this.
Children and babies are hit with chemical weapons.
Peaceful protesters shot in the face and blinded.
A woman shot & killed on camera and it won’t even be investigated.
They condone this.
January 18, 2026 at 8:49 PM
We’re at the stage of fascism where people are being dragged out of their homes.
Children and babies are hit with chemical weapons.
Peaceful protesters shot in the face and blinded.
A woman shot & killed on camera and it won’t even be investigated.
They condone this.
Children and babies are hit with chemical weapons.
Peaceful protesters shot in the face and blinded.
A woman shot & killed on camera and it won’t even be investigated.
They condone this.
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ICE just announced another death at a camp in El Paso.
2025 was the deadliest year on record for ICE detention.
2026 is shaping up to be much worse.
What’s happening in these camps causing so much death?
6 deaths that we know of.
It’s only Jan 18th.
2025 was the deadliest year on record for ICE detention.
2026 is shaping up to be much worse.
What’s happening in these camps causing so much death?
6 deaths that we know of.
It’s only Jan 18th.
January 18, 2026 at 8:54 PM
ICE just announced another death at a camp in El Paso.
2025 was the deadliest year on record for ICE detention.
2026 is shaping up to be much worse.
What’s happening in these camps causing so much death?
6 deaths that we know of.
It’s only Jan 18th.
2025 was the deadliest year on record for ICE detention.
2026 is shaping up to be much worse.
What’s happening in these camps causing so much death?
6 deaths that we know of.
It’s only Jan 18th.
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Cheers to my fellow Organized Gangs Of Wine Moms! 🍷✊❤️🔥 lol
January 18, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Cheers to my fellow Organized Gangs Of Wine Moms! 🍷✊❤️🔥 lol
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“Do not engage in a winter campaign in bitterly cold areas. You will lose not just your army, but most likely your throne.” - literally every military historian ever
“GET IN THE CAR, LOSERS, WE’RE GONNA INVADE MINNESOTA IN LATE JANUARY” - the Trump administration
“GET IN THE CAR, LOSERS, WE’RE GONNA INVADE MINNESOTA IN LATE JANUARY” - the Trump administration
January 17, 2026 at 5:01 PM
“Do not engage in a winter campaign in bitterly cold areas. You will lose not just your army, but most likely your throne.” - literally every military historian ever
“GET IN THE CAR, LOSERS, WE’RE GONNA INVADE MINNESOTA IN LATE JANUARY” - the Trump administration
“GET IN THE CAR, LOSERS, WE’RE GONNA INVADE MINNESOTA IN LATE JANUARY” - the Trump administration
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UPDATE: “A US regulator ruled Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI acted illegally by using dozens of methane gas turbines to power huge datacenters in MEMPHIS.”
As the people told @mayorpaulyoung @MemphisChamber — who allowed it to happen.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
As the people told @mayorpaulyoung @MemphisChamber — who allowed it to happen.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
January 17, 2026 at 5:31 AM
UPDATE: “A US regulator ruled Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI acted illegally by using dozens of methane gas turbines to power huge datacenters in MEMPHIS.”
As the people told @mayorpaulyoung @MemphisChamber — who allowed it to happen.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
As the people told @mayorpaulyoung @MemphisChamber — who allowed it to happen.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
January 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
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h/i David Grinspoon
January 16, 2026 at 9:44 PM
h/i David Grinspoon
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The United States needs military access to Greenland, which it already has, to defend the Arctic, which it already does, from Russian and Chinese ships, which aren’t actually there, and this is so important we should destroy the Western alliance to get it, do I have that right?
January 14, 2026 at 1:23 PM
The United States needs military access to Greenland, which it already has, to defend the Arctic, which it already does, from Russian and Chinese ships, which aren’t actually there, and this is so important we should destroy the Western alliance to get it, do I have that right?
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If the Nobel Committee were to say that the reason they can’t give Trump the peace prize is because of ICE that shit would be shut down in 24 hours
January 14, 2026 at 11:43 PM
If the Nobel Committee were to say that the reason they can’t give Trump the peace prize is because of ICE that shit would be shut down in 24 hours
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Schrodinger's MAGA: simultaneously cheering on the brave protesters in Iran risking their lives to defy the authorities while celebrating ICE thugs in America shooting unarmed women.
January 14, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Schrodinger's MAGA: simultaneously cheering on the brave protesters in Iran risking their lives to defy the authorities while celebrating ICE thugs in America shooting unarmed women.
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The Trump administration has gutted or scrapped multiple oversight offices within the Department of Homeland Security—meaning violent incidents will get less scrutiny, Caitlin Dickerson reports:
How ICE Lost Its Guardrails
The Minneapolis shooting will get less official scrutiny because of cuts by the Trump administration.
bit.ly
January 11, 2026 at 6:15 AM
The Trump administration has gutted or scrapped multiple oversight offices within the Department of Homeland Security—meaning violent incidents will get less scrutiny, Caitlin Dickerson reports:
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Trump released new forensics concerning the ICE killing, and gotta say, i'm now convinced.
January 11, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Trump released new forensics concerning the ICE killing, and gotta say, i'm now convinced.
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i have written this a few times now but the reason JD Vance spends all day posting is that they barely tolerate his presence in the white house and have locked him out of every decision of consequence. he is basically unemployed
January 10, 2026 at 5:44 PM
i have written this a few times now but the reason JD Vance spends all day posting is that they barely tolerate his presence in the white house and have locked him out of every decision of consequence. he is basically unemployed
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UK-based Yemini artist Asmahan A. Mosleh, known for her hugely intricate mandala artworks #WomensArt
January 11, 2026 at 6:29 AM
UK-based Yemini artist Asmahan A. Mosleh, known for her hugely intricate mandala artworks #WomensArt
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'Better Wisdom than Weapons of War' Cambridge Alumnae Suffrage Banner (1908) designed by UK artist Mary Lowndes. Handmade from silk, velvet, with embroidery and silver paint, the huge banner was carried by a Cambridge contingent of 400 women in the great suffrage procession, 1908 #WomensArt
January 11, 2026 at 6:31 AM
'Better Wisdom than Weapons of War' Cambridge Alumnae Suffrage Banner (1908) designed by UK artist Mary Lowndes. Handmade from silk, velvet, with embroidery and silver paint, the huge banner was carried by a Cambridge contingent of 400 women in the great suffrage procession, 1908 #WomensArt
Good. Vance is really unpopular.
They've already made a pact that Vance runs with Rubio as his VP in 2028. It's worth noting they aren't pretending a third term is in the cards.
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Good. Vance is really unpopular.
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I tried to make a sodium potassium alloy, but it just exploded. I guess I just don't have the NaK
January 11, 2026 at 7:14 AM
I tried to make a sodium potassium alloy, but it just exploded. I guess I just don't have the NaK
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A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.