Veronica Pollack
@veppol.bsky.social
Retired nurse and social worker. I love to read and spend time with my family and my dog. Go Blue!
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I also wrote about him and most certainly have not forgotten. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Videos of fatal ICE shooting in Chicago raise questions about DHS account
DHS said an officer was “seriously injured” by an undocumented immigrant who hit and dragged him with his car. Video indicates the officer suffered minor injuries he dismissed as “nothing major.”
www.washingtonpost.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:59 AM
I also wrote about him and most certainly have not forgotten. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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An FBI agent conducted an initial review of the Renee Good killing and determined sufficient grounds existed to open a civil rights probe into the actions of the ICE officer who shot her. Justice Department says no inquiry is warranted. @perrystein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
FBI opened probe on Minneapolis shooting; none exists now, Justice Dept. says
After the death of Renée Good in Minneapolis, FBI agents launched a civil rights probe into the shooting. The Justice Department says no such case now exists.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:59 PM
An FBI agent conducted an initial review of the Renee Good killing and determined sufficient grounds existed to open a civil rights probe into the actions of the ICE officer who shot her. Justice Department says no inquiry is warranted. @perrystein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Focus on the 5 buckets of affordability
Let this radicalize you.
January 19, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Focus on the 5 buckets of affordability
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DOJ investigating whether Denmark lied on its Greenland mortgage.
January 17, 2026 at 6:23 PM
DOJ investigating whether Denmark lied on its Greenland mortgage.
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Honking horns is now obstruction of justice. From the party of individual liberty. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Rep. Pete Sessions: "This protesting that goes on -- honking of horns, obstructing federal law enforcement -- should not be tolerated ... I stand completely with the administration on this effort."
January 12, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Honking horns is now obstruction of justice. From the party of individual liberty. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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i still don't know how the bears won
January 11, 2026 at 4:35 AM
i still don't know how the bears won
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How many people have to say it? ICE is out of control, and racist as f*ck.
This is ICE culture
“They opened the door and asked if I was afraid yet? I said, ‘Absolutely NOT.’ Then they said it, ‘Well, you’re white and it wouldn’t be any fun and told me to get out of the car.’” - Rev Callaghan
This is ICE culture
“They opened the door and asked if I was afraid yet? I said, ‘Absolutely NOT.’ Then they said it, ‘Well, you’re white and it wouldn’t be any fun and told me to get out of the car.’” - Rev Callaghan
January 8, 2026 at 11:13 PM
How many people have to say it? ICE is out of control, and racist as f*ck.
This is ICE culture
“They opened the door and asked if I was afraid yet? I said, ‘Absolutely NOT.’ Then they said it, ‘Well, you’re white and it wouldn’t be any fun and told me to get out of the car.’” - Rev Callaghan
This is ICE culture
“They opened the door and asked if I was afraid yet? I said, ‘Absolutely NOT.’ Then they said it, ‘Well, you’re white and it wouldn’t be any fun and told me to get out of the car.’” - Rev Callaghan
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I don’t know what to say except that human beings deserve better than whatever this is
January 7, 2026 at 10:28 PM
I don’t know what to say except that human beings deserve better than whatever this is
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I saw the video. I saw the ICE agent walk away and flee in his car. I saw them refuse to allow a doctor to assist her. I saw the blood on the airbag.
But, what I can’t stop seeing in my mind is the stuffed animals in the glove compartment.
But, what I can’t stop seeing in my mind is the stuffed animals in the glove compartment.
January 8, 2026 at 11:51 AM
I saw the video. I saw the ICE agent walk away and flee in his car. I saw them refuse to allow a doctor to assist her. I saw the blood on the airbag.
But, what I can’t stop seeing in my mind is the stuffed animals in the glove compartment.
But, what I can’t stop seeing in my mind is the stuffed animals in the glove compartment.
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I’ll be watching this 5,000 times
January 4, 2026 at 12:02 AM
I’ll be watching this 5,000 times
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If Nicolás Maduro stands trial in the United States and gets convicted of 34 felonies, does that mean he’s qualified to be our next president now?
Just checking what the standards are these days.
Just checking what the standards are these days.
January 3, 2026 at 12:01 PM
If Nicolás Maduro stands trial in the United States and gets convicted of 34 felonies, does that mean he’s qualified to be our next president now?
Just checking what the standards are these days.
Just checking what the standards are these days.
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CARTOON OF THE DAY 🇺🇸
December 29, 2025 at 9:53 PM
CARTOON OF THE DAY 🇺🇸
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HOLY SHSDRFCVYGHJJ BEARS
December 21, 2025 at 4:32 AM
HOLY SHSDRFCVYGHJJ BEARS
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There's also this. The consternation inside the chain of command must be really intense.
bsky.app/profile/josh...
bsky.app/profile/josh...
"The requirement to refuse to comply with orders to commit law of war violations applies to orders to perform conduct that is clearly illegal or orders that the subordinate knows...are illegal. For example, 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥."
-DoD Law of War manual
-DoD Law of War manual
December 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
There's also this. The consternation inside the chain of command must be really intense.
bsky.app/profile/josh...
bsky.app/profile/josh...
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Didn’t the FBi pull a lot of personnel from anti terrorism to put them on deportations?
Actually the whole security establishment pivoted
Actually the whole security establishment pivoted
November 27, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Didn’t the FBi pull a lot of personnel from anti terrorism to put them on deportations?
Actually the whole security establishment pivoted
Actually the whole security establishment pivoted
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Unconscionable 🤬
An ICE victim shares their story
An ICE victim shares their story
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Unconscionable 🤬
An ICE victim shares their story
An ICE victim shares their story
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Trump says Dems should be killed for warning about his illegal orders. Then in 48 hours:
—Judge finds Trump DC troop op is ILLEGAL
—Military lawyers: boat strikes ILLEGAL
—Probe into ILLEGAL mortgage inquiries
—Judge probes ILLEGAL ICE flights
—Study: DOJ defied courts 26 times
—Judge finds Trump DC troop op is ILLEGAL
—Military lawyers: boat strikes ILLEGAL
—Probe into ILLEGAL mortgage inquiries
—Judge probes ILLEGAL ICE flights
—Study: DOJ defied courts 26 times
November 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Trump says Dems should be killed for warning about his illegal orders. Then in 48 hours:
—Judge finds Trump DC troop op is ILLEGAL
—Military lawyers: boat strikes ILLEGAL
—Probe into ILLEGAL mortgage inquiries
—Judge probes ILLEGAL ICE flights
—Study: DOJ defied courts 26 times
—Judge finds Trump DC troop op is ILLEGAL
—Military lawyers: boat strikes ILLEGAL
—Probe into ILLEGAL mortgage inquiries
—Judge probes ILLEGAL ICE flights
—Study: DOJ defied courts 26 times
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I guess one way to distract people from your friendship with a sex criminal is to claim that you are friends with a political murderer.
November 21, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I guess one way to distract people from your friendship with a sex criminal is to claim that you are friends with a political murderer.
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(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: President of the United States Defends Business Partner's Brutal Murder of a Washington Post Journalist on National Television; Having Orchestrated the Public Humiliation of Global Hero Volodymyr Zelensky in the Same Room Months Ago, Trump Says Criticizing Vile Despots Off-Limits
Trump claims slain journalist Khashoggi was ‘extremely controversial,’ defends Saudi crown prince | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Tuesday angrily dismissed a question about the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi, claiming the Saudi dissident journalist was “extremely controversial” and insisting the subject...
www.cnn.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: President of the United States Defends Business Partner's Brutal Murder of a Washington Post Journalist on National Television; Having Orchestrated the Public Humiliation of Global Hero Volodymyr Zelensky in the Same Room Months Ago, Trump Says Criticizing Vile Despots Off-Limits
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"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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This is how it’s done.
Republicans just voted to end Affordable Care Act funding, putting health care at risk for nearly 300,000 Wisconsinites.
WisDems Chair @devinremiker.bsky.social responds: 👇
WisDems Chair @devinremiker.bsky.social responds: 👇
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 AM
This is how it’s done.
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This sounds reasonable but is 100% wrong. Whether you or agree or disagree with a study is completely immaterial. What matters is whether the study was conducted properly and generates valid results. And it's impolitic to say but it's true: you have to have some level of expertise to judge that.
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This sounds reasonable but is 100% wrong. Whether you or agree or disagree with a study is completely immaterial. What matters is whether the study was conducted properly and generates valid results. And it's impolitic to say but it's true: you have to have some level of expertise to judge that.
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The administration went all the way to the Supreme Court on Friday night to halt food-stamp funding. 🤡
Shaheen: "When I talk to my constituents in New Hampshire, you know what they say to me? They say, 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'"
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The administration went all the way to the Supreme Court on Friday night to halt food-stamp funding. 🤡
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In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies