The Taffinator
@thetaffinator.bsky.social
Wife; mama; daughter; sister; feminist; former elem. teacher; constant reader; amateur art director, copywriter, & copy editor; fashion enthusiast; music junkie
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‘Suicide is only one option': Social Security staff newly assigned to phone duties raise concerns over training
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‘Suicide is only one option': Social Security staff newly assigned to phone duties raise concerns over training
Experts and SSA employees question wisdom of telling callers in crisis that suicide is an option.
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February 14, 2026 at 8:08 AM
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State Senator John Kavanaugh's bill, SB 1635, creates a new state crime for: unlawfully alerting people to the presence of law enforcement
The language is so broad it could land you in jail for up to six months for sharing on social media where ICE is located, making a gesture, or blowing a whistle
The language is so broad it could land you in jail for up to six months for sharing on social media where ICE is located, making a gesture, or blowing a whistle
February 14, 2026 at 4:58 AM
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2/12/2026 - Lindenwold, NJ
ICE agents chase children who were waiting at a bus stop for an elementary school
These are elementary school-age children running from adult federal agents attempting to kidnap them
ICE agents chase children who were waiting at a bus stop for an elementary school
These are elementary school-age children running from adult federal agents attempting to kidnap them
February 14, 2026 at 6:25 AM
2/12/2026 - Lindenwold, NJ
ICE agents chase children who were waiting at a bus stop for an elementary school
These are elementary school-age children running from adult federal agents attempting to kidnap them
ICE agents chase children who were waiting at a bus stop for an elementary school
These are elementary school-age children running from adult federal agents attempting to kidnap them
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Every single time a story like this is reported, we must assume that there are many many more that do not.
CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody
The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Every single time a story like this is reported, we must assume that there are many many more that do not.
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CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody
The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.
shorturl.at
February 13, 2026 at 1:33 AM
CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
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Maybe next time we can just skip the “debate” about the direction of the sunrise in the first place.
"A new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York confirms what economists have long warned about: The burden of tariffs is borne almost entirely by the people living in the country that imposes them," writes Allison Morrow. | Analysis
A year in, it’s official: Americans, not foreigners, are paying for Trump’s tariffs | CNN Business
A new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York confirms what economists have long warned about: The burden of tariffs is borne almost entirely by the people living in the country that imposes ...
www.cnn.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Maybe next time we can just skip the “debate” about the direction of the sunrise in the first place.
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If Moderna is no longer bringing vaccine trials for Epstein-Barr virus (good evidence that EB causes Multiple Sclerosis), herpes, and shingles because of Trump appointees, I want prison time for those appointees.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
February 13, 2026 at 1:04 AM
If Moderna is no longer bringing vaccine trials for Epstein-Barr virus (good evidence that EB causes Multiple Sclerosis), herpes, and shingles because of Trump appointees, I want prison time for those appointees.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
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“If the SAVE Act were to pass, it would be the worst voter suppression law that Congress has ever enacted."
The GOP’s “show us your papers” bill Is the latest effort to help Trump take over elections
“If the SAVE Act were to pass, it would be the worst voter suppression law that Congress has ever enacted"
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February 12, 2026 at 6:32 PM
“If the SAVE Act were to pass, it would be the worst voter suppression law that Congress has ever enacted."
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Audible gasp reading this @ryanjreilly.com lead:
“A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by President Donald Trump has been convicted of child molestation and other crimes, after he tried to use an anticipated payout from the Trump administration to silence one victim, according to a Florida prosecutor's office”
“A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by President Donald Trump has been convicted of child molestation and other crimes, after he tried to use an anticipated payout from the Trump administration to silence one victim, according to a Florida prosecutor's office”
Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump convicted of child molestation
Andrew Johnson tried to bribe a child victim with the promise of a January 6-related payout, prosecutors say. Trump has discussed the possibility of compensating rioters, but no one has received any p...
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February 12, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Audible gasp reading this @ryanjreilly.com lead:
“A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by President Donald Trump has been convicted of child molestation and other crimes, after he tried to use an anticipated payout from the Trump administration to silence one victim, according to a Florida prosecutor's office”
“A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by President Donald Trump has been convicted of child molestation and other crimes, after he tried to use an anticipated payout from the Trump administration to silence one victim, according to a Florida prosecutor's office”
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Well, she deserved to die. She didn't support the POTUS. Today's GOP.
TEXAS — A father shoots and kills his British daughter LUCY HARRISON who was visiting… after arguing about Trump’s sexual assault allegations… and no charges?
Because he says he was just showing her his gun and it went off? 🤔 local12.com/news/nation-...
Because he says he was just showing her his gun and it went off? 🤔 local12.com/news/nation-...
February 12, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Well, she deserved to die. She didn't support the POTUS. Today's GOP.
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People should face legal consequences for lying to Congress under oath
February 12, 2026 at 6:50 AM
People should face legal consequences for lying to Congress under oath
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More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 1:35 AM
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
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This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
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BREAKING: The House passed the so-called SAVE America Act which threatens to upend our freedom to vote.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
February 11, 2026 at 11:57 PM
BREAKING: The House passed the so-called SAVE America Act which threatens to upend our freedom to vote.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
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The SAVE act is part of the MEGA Act.
February 11, 2026 at 12:52 AM
The SAVE act is part of the MEGA Act.
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Americans know this is a lie. Thousands of press & bystander videos plus eyewitness accounts have repeatedly documented the actions by trump’s out of control federal agents in Minneapolis. We know the truth.
Homan: "ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We're not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process."
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Americans know this is a lie. Thousands of press & bystander videos plus eyewitness accounts have repeatedly documented the actions by trump’s out of control federal agents in Minneapolis. We know the truth.
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House Judiciary Cmte Democrats
"Not only has Atty General Bondi failed to bring a single indictment against a single co-conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. But now Bondi and her team are spying on Members of Congress conducting oversight"
"Not only has Atty General Bondi failed to bring a single indictment against a single co-conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. But now Bondi and her team are spying on Members of Congress conducting oversight"
February 12, 2026 at 1:35 PM
House Judiciary Cmte Democrats
"Not only has Atty General Bondi failed to bring a single indictment against a single co-conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. But now Bondi and her team are spying on Members of Congress conducting oversight"
"Not only has Atty General Bondi failed to bring a single indictment against a single co-conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. But now Bondi and her team are spying on Members of Congress conducting oversight"
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Wow. It's like he feels so entitled to crime that he doesn't put any competent effort into hiding it. Either that or people at DOJ hate him and want this to come out.
Rep Ro Khanna today said he saw instructions given by Trump to the FBI directing that they redact references to interactions with him in the testimony of Epstein victims. This would appear to be one of the passages that was supposed to have been redacted.
February 11, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Wow. It's like he feels so entitled to crime that he doesn't put any competent effort into hiding it. Either that or people at DOJ hate him and want this to come out.
So, from the pictures I’ve seen, it looks like Nancy Guthrie was abducted by an ICE agent.
#nancyguthrie
#ICE
#nancyguthrie
#ICE
February 11, 2026 at 4:40 AM
So, from the pictures I’ve seen, it looks like Nancy Guthrie was abducted by an ICE agent.
#nancyguthrie
#ICE
#nancyguthrie
#ICE
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Update on the plan to make The Handmaid's Tale a reality.
The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
They're Coming for Our Daughters
The conservative plan to shrink girls’ futures
jessica.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Update on the plan to make The Handmaid's Tale a reality.
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“Raskin also said that he saw ‘references to 17-year-old girls, 16-year-old girls, 14-year-old girls, 11-year-old girls, 10-year-old girls, and I saw a reference today to a 9-year-old girl. So it is a really gruesome and grim story.’“ www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Trump administration live updates: Lawmakers view unredacted Epstein files at Justice Department
Trump administration live updates: Congress members may begin viewing unredacted Epstein files at DOJ
www.nbcnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:39 PM
“Raskin also said that he saw ‘references to 17-year-old girls, 16-year-old girls, 14-year-old girls, 11-year-old girls, 10-year-old girls, and I saw a reference today to a 9-year-old girl. So it is a really gruesome and grim story.’“ www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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This is a tax on you.
You paid $1,000 more in a tax because of Trump.
You paid $1,000 more in a tax because of Trump.
Trump's tariffs cost American households $1,000 last year: Research group
President Donald Trump’s tariffs cost the average American household $1,000 last year, according to new research from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation.
abcnews.go.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:13 AM
This is a tax on you.
You paid $1,000 more in a tax because of Trump.
You paid $1,000 more in a tax because of Trump.
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Why isn’t every politician, leader, prosecutor, and news channels focused on this. The President is accused with significant proof of killing and raping minors.
February 9, 2026 at 3:11 AM
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Such a seriously powerful episode this week on @revealnews.org, so proud of my colleagues.
In a Minnesota town, Emily, a nurse who treats many immigrant patients, can’t locate a patient who just had a test result that shows they might have cancer.
The patient was recently detained by ICE. Situations like these have forced the clinic to adapt. This week on @revealnews.org:
The patient was recently detained by ICE. Situations like these have forced the clinic to adapt. This week on @revealnews.org:
How Minneapolis taught America to fight back
Our Minnesotan reporters connect with friends and neighbors back home and find resolute resistance to ICE at every turn.
www.motherjones.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Such a seriously powerful episode this week on @revealnews.org, so proud of my colleagues.
@vanhollen.senate.gov and @alsobrooks.senate.gov can we do something about this??
In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
February 9, 2026 at 7:24 PM
@vanhollen.senate.gov and @alsobrooks.senate.gov can we do something about this??