emily
@soupmuse.bsky.social
lawyer. human rights and civilian protection. forever Arabic student.
conscientious objector to “AI”
our liberation is bound together.
conscientious objector to “AI”
our liberation is bound together.
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"The United States is quietly deporting Palestinians arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the occupied West Bank by private jet, with two such flights taking place in coordination with the Israeli authorities since the beginning of this year"
U.S. secretly deporting Palestinians to West Bank in coordination with Israel
Palestinians arrested by ICE are being flown, bound and shackled, on private jet belonging to Israeli-American tycoon close to Trump, investigation reveals.
www.972mag.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:25 AM
"The United States is quietly deporting Palestinians arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the occupied West Bank by private jet, with two such flights taking place in coordination with the Israeli authorities since the beginning of this year"
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Let’s consider Oliveira’s proposal to give $75 million in PCEF funds to renovate the Moda Center as we ponder the revelation of over $100 million in “unspent” funds in a bureau under his direct report.
I feel like we should heavily scrutinize anything with this guy’s fingerprints on it jfc.
I feel like we should heavily scrutinize anything with this guy’s fingerprints on it jfc.
February 7, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Let’s consider Oliveira’s proposal to give $75 million in PCEF funds to renovate the Moda Center as we ponder the revelation of over $100 million in “unspent” funds in a bureau under his direct report.
I feel like we should heavily scrutinize anything with this guy’s fingerprints on it jfc.
I feel like we should heavily scrutinize anything with this guy’s fingerprints on it jfc.
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ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
February 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM
ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
long thread.
also, still boiling mad that the Democrats did not act upon this while they had power. the rot is bipartisan.
also, still boiling mad that the Democrats did not act upon this while they had power. the rot is bipartisan.
It's hard not to be haunted by details of the Epstein files right now, but it is also increasingly clear the spectacle of the files themselves is a distraction.
We risk losing focus on the structural corruption itself and those wielding it.
We risk losing focus on the structural corruption itself and those wielding it.
February 7, 2026 at 6:32 PM
long thread.
also, still boiling mad that the Democrats did not act upon this while they had power. the rot is bipartisan.
also, still boiling mad that the Democrats did not act upon this while they had power. the rot is bipartisan.
It's hard not to be haunted by details of the Epstein files right now, but it is also increasingly clear the spectacle of the files themselves is a distraction.
We risk losing focus on the structural corruption itself and those wielding it.
We risk losing focus on the structural corruption itself and those wielding it.
February 7, 2026 at 6:28 PM
It's hard not to be haunted by details of the Epstein files right now, but it is also increasingly clear the spectacle of the files themselves is a distraction.
We risk losing focus on the structural corruption itself and those wielding it.
We risk losing focus on the structural corruption itself and those wielding it.
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AWFUL news tonight. This blesses the “mandatory” detention in the 5th Circuit without bond (and little chance at habeas) of every undocumented immigrant who originally entered across the border, no matter how many decades in the past.
It will fuel ICE’s push to transfer people to Texas immediately.
It will fuel ICE’s push to transfer people to Texas immediately.
BREAKING: A 5th Circuit panel has backed ICE's mass detention policy, a decision that clears the way for the administration to lock up people who are in immigration proceedings
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
February 7, 2026 at 3:20 AM
AWFUL news tonight. This blesses the “mandatory” detention in the 5th Circuit without bond (and little chance at habeas) of every undocumented immigrant who originally entered across the border, no matter how many decades in the past.
It will fuel ICE’s push to transfer people to Texas immediately.
It will fuel ICE’s push to transfer people to Texas immediately.
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The GOP’s new Voter Suppression bill, the so-called “SAVE Act,” would disenfranchise many of the 69 million women who took their husbands’ last names, as explained in my summary.
It proposes *no penalties* for erroneous voter purges but potential *prison time* for erroneous registrations. WTF?! 1/
It proposes *no penalties* for erroneous voter purges but potential *prison time* for erroneous registrations. WTF?! 1/
February 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM
The GOP’s new Voter Suppression bill, the so-called “SAVE Act,” would disenfranchise many of the 69 million women who took their husbands’ last names, as explained in my summary.
It proposes *no penalties* for erroneous voter purges but potential *prison time* for erroneous registrations. WTF?! 1/
It proposes *no penalties* for erroneous voter purges but potential *prison time* for erroneous registrations. WTF?! 1/
Beethoven was famously deaf for a considerable portion of his career and Picasso, similarly, had visual impairment.
February 6, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Beethoven was famously deaf for a considerable portion of his career and Picasso, similarly, had visual impairment.
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While reporting this, I had something happen that's never happened. A comms rep for one of the co's disputed my reporting and said what I was telling them was untrue because it was not in Grok, xAI's chatbot.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
Epstein had many known connections to Silicon Valley CEOs, but less known was how he made money from those relationships.
We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
Jeffrey Epstein’s Money Mingled With Silicon Valley Start-Ups
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:38 PM
While reporting this, I had something happen that's never happened. A comms rep for one of the co's disputed my reporting and said what I was telling them was untrue because it was not in Grok, xAI's chatbot.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
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“We need to get out of our dogmatic and partisan lanes and realize our decisions today build or harm tomorrow’s future.”
Sorry, I will not be leaving my “dogmatic” lane that universal Pre-K must be defended, & certainly not b/c of a vague “can’t we all just get along and cut taxes” opinion piece.
Sorry, I will not be leaving my “dogmatic” lane that universal Pre-K must be defended, & certainly not b/c of a vague “can’t we all just get along and cut taxes” opinion piece.
Commentary: As a business owner and a children’s nonprofit director, we often disagree on policy approaches, from tax structures to how to spend tax dollars. But we are both Oregonians, and we are unified in our passion to help our state thrive.
To turn around Oregon, start with the hard conversation • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Everything should be on the table, including ideas we may individually dislike and, yes, even tax reform.
buff.ly
February 6, 2026 at 8:21 PM
“We need to get out of our dogmatic and partisan lanes and realize our decisions today build or harm tomorrow’s future.”
Sorry, I will not be leaving my “dogmatic” lane that universal Pre-K must be defended, & certainly not b/c of a vague “can’t we all just get along and cut taxes” opinion piece.
Sorry, I will not be leaving my “dogmatic” lane that universal Pre-K must be defended, & certainly not b/c of a vague “can’t we all just get along and cut taxes” opinion piece.
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The US government is spending taxpayer dollars to sue a 5-year-old refugee/kindergartener for seeking asylum here through the legal and proper channels when he was an infant
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 5:08 AM
The US government is spending taxpayer dollars to sue a 5-year-old refugee/kindergartener for seeking asylum here through the legal and proper channels when he was an infant
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He’s going to destroy both companies hell yes
SPACEX AND XAI MERGER PREMISED ON CAPITAL FLOWS FOR AI STARTUP, SOURCES SAY -- WSJ
February 6, 2026 at 3:42 AM
He’s going to destroy both companies hell yes
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We murdered two more people in a boat today
February 6, 2026 at 2:33 AM
We murdered two more people in a boat today
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Oh man this is like if you saw the first butterfly wing flap that creates a typhoon
Received just now:
"It appears that fulfilling this request would only benefit you, not the wider public. Claiming that Dan Ryan has been using his personal cell phone "to avoid scrutiny and likely skirt the City's lobbying laws" appears to be your own opinion and not that of the wider public."
"It appears that fulfilling this request would only benefit you, not the wider public. Claiming that Dan Ryan has been using his personal cell phone "to avoid scrutiny and likely skirt the City's lobbying laws" appears to be your own opinion and not that of the wider public."
February 5, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Oh man this is like if you saw the first butterfly wing flap that creates a typhoon
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Good. "But DHS isn't just ICE, it's also..." nope, wrong. DHS no longer serves any useful functions, the whole thing has been reassigned to repression. FEMA isn't even paying out to states. All DHS does is shooting, teargassing, facial recognition, and administrative warrants. Shut it down.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Security will shut down next week if they do not work with Republicans and the White House.
Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democratic demands for ICE
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Secu…
trib.al
February 5, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Good. "But DHS isn't just ICE, it's also..." nope, wrong. DHS no longer serves any useful functions, the whole thing has been reassigned to repression. FEMA isn't even paying out to states. All DHS does is shooting, teargassing, facial recognition, and administrative warrants. Shut it down.
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@wyden.senate.gov's record of warning that there is deep and constitutionally-serious dirt being done by the intelligence agencies in secret is unblemished. The vaguer he is, the filthier the dirt is. This is the vaguest I've ever seen him
Ron Wyden Only Talks Like This When The Spies Do Something *Real* Bad
No, I don't know what they did. But I have a lot of experience with the senator
www.forever-wars.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:10 PM
@wyden.senate.gov's record of warning that there is deep and constitutionally-serious dirt being done by the intelligence agencies in secret is unblemished. The vaguer he is, the filthier the dirt is. This is the vaguest I've ever seen him
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Today, 31 unions & labor organizations representing over 130,000 workers in Portland and OR sent a letter to @mayorkwilson.bsky.social & District Attorney Vasquez demanding that they enforce the law and get justice for the children, elderly, & working people tear gassed by ICE on 1/31.
February 5, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Today, 31 unions & labor organizations representing over 130,000 workers in Portland and OR sent a letter to @mayorkwilson.bsky.social & District Attorney Vasquez demanding that they enforce the law and get justice for the children, elderly, & working people tear gassed by ICE on 1/31.
This is terrifying.
I'm not sure what to make of it, but every Somali I represent in immigration court currently (8 of them) have today had their hearings cancelled and their judges reassigned. They're now all assigned to a video judge from Louisiana and scheduled for court hearing in one month. 🧵
February 5, 2026 at 4:44 PM
This is terrifying.
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Jeffrey Epstein’s brother Mark sent a tip to the FBI accusing Trump of authorizing his murder:
“I have reason to believe he was killed because he was about to name names. I believe Present Trump authorized is murder.“
“I have reason to believe he was killed because he was about to name names. I believe Present Trump authorized is murder.“
February 5, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Jeffrey Epstein’s brother Mark sent a tip to the FBI accusing Trump of authorizing his murder:
“I have reason to believe he was killed because he was about to name names. I believe Present Trump authorized is murder.“
“I have reason to believe he was killed because he was about to name names. I believe Present Trump authorized is murder.“
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Body cams are not an accountability measure.
Myth: Body Cams Hold Police Accountable (w/ Alec Karakatsanis) | Black Myths Pod
YouTube video by Black Liberation Media
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Body cams are not an accountability measure.
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For Six Hours, Israeli Settlers Rampaged Two West Bank Villages – While Soldiers Looked On www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...
For six hours, Israeli settlers rampaged two West Bank villages – while soldiers looked on
'Settlers Tried to Break Down Our Door, Broke the Window and Sprayed Us With Pepper Spray,' a Resident Recalls
www.haaretz.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:22 AM
For Six Hours, Israeli Settlers Rampaged Two West Bank Villages – While Soldiers Looked On www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...
so i guess 'democracy dies in darkness' was not a caution but rather the business plan.
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
February 4, 2026 at 11:57 PM
so i guess 'democracy dies in darkness' was not a caution but rather the business plan.
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Apple & Google removed ICE tracking apps in their app stores.
TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.
Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.
Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.
TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.
Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.
Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.
January 29, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Apple & Google removed ICE tracking apps in their app stores.
TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.
Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.
Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.
TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.
Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.
Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.
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Solidarity with all the fine people at the Washington Post finding themselves without work today. It’s been a critical resource for so many of us working on the Middle East. A newspaper that’s incurious about the world outside the US is not one worth reading.
February 4, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Solidarity with all the fine people at the Washington Post finding themselves without work today. It’s been a critical resource for so many of us working on the Middle East. A newspaper that’s incurious about the world outside the US is not one worth reading.
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This is how Sen. Ron Wyden clues the public into activity that he finds extremely alarming. He does a press release about a letter he sent to the director of the CIA that basically says, 'I want to make sure you saw the classified letter I sent early today.' www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
February 4, 2026 at 9:53 PM
This is how Sen. Ron Wyden clues the public into activity that he finds extremely alarming. He does a press release about a letter he sent to the director of the CIA that basically says, 'I want to make sure you saw the classified letter I sent early today.' www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/do...