Melissa Mark, PhD
@1birdnerd.bsky.social
Scientist, Environmental Non profit Leadership, Ornithologist, working from social justice and equity frameworks.
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This verse has been stuck in my head for days, especially that last line.
February 3, 2026 at 10:54 PM
This verse has been stuck in my head for days, especially that last line.
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Pamela Jo Bondi is protecting pedophiles. She is disgusting and needs to be investigated.
February 4, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Pamela Jo Bondi is protecting pedophiles. She is disgusting and needs to be investigated.
#kavanaughstop DHS broke her window, pulled her from a car, threw her on the ground, fractured her ribs, illegally rifle through her belongings, to find her US passport meant they wouldn’t ’detain’ her. Just left her injured on the road.
www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
U.S. citizen injured by federal agents in Salem who demanded to see “papers,” union says - Salem Reporter
A home care worker and union worker was pulled from her car and injured by federal agents Thursday according to a statement by SEIU 503. To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the repor...
www.salemreporter.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:21 PM
#kavanaughstop DHS broke her window, pulled her from a car, threw her on the ground, fractured her ribs, illegally rifle through her belongings, to find her US passport meant they wouldn’t ’detain’ her. Just left her injured on the road.
www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
Very good recap on how DHS is circumventing the law to mandatory detain anyone who has been admitted into the United States, whether or not they have a legal asylum case or other pathway to immigration status. The courts can’t keep up and the prison system keeps profiting
Last week I wrote that ICE (& immigration judges) are increasingly openly defying courts. lpeproject.org/blog/immigra...
Now, a judge compiled 100 cases from ICE’s MN siege where ICE ignored court orders.
Yet what are dems offering? Basically—laws that ask ICE to please follow the law.
Now, a judge compiled 100 cases from ICE’s MN siege where ICE ignored court orders.
Yet what are dems offering? Basically—laws that ask ICE to please follow the law.
February 3, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Very good recap on how DHS is circumventing the law to mandatory detain anyone who has been admitted into the United States, whether or not they have a legal asylum case or other pathway to immigration status. The courts can’t keep up and the prison system keeps profiting
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1/ They call it immigration reform, but that’s a lie. 23 warehouses, 76,500 new beds, zero judges, no courts. They’re not processing people, they’re stockpiling them. This is mass detention on an industrial scale.
We’ve seen this in history before. Never Again should still be Never Again 😡
We’ve seen this in history before. Never Again should still be Never Again 😡
January 31, 2026 at 12:34 AM
1/ They call it immigration reform, but that’s a lie. 23 warehouses, 76,500 new beds, zero judges, no courts. They’re not processing people, they’re stockpiling them. This is mass detention on an industrial scale.
We’ve seen this in history before. Never Again should still be Never Again 😡
We’ve seen this in history before. Never Again should still be Never Again 😡
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Federal immigration officials are transferring children from Minnesota to Texas faster than local judges can respond to requests to block those transfers.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
‘ICE conveyor belt’ illegally detaining, moving Minnesota children to Texas faster than courts can respond
ICE is pulling Minnesota immigrant families with legal status out of their driveways, homes and school commutes and sending them to Texas within hours — in at least two cases against a judge’s order. ...
www.mprnews.org
January 30, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Federal immigration officials are transferring children from Minnesota to Texas faster than local judges can respond to requests to block those transfers.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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I know you've heard that a federal judge ordered the release of 5 year old Liam Conejo Arias and his father, and that they're now home.
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 2, 2026 at 7:11 PM
I know you've heard that a federal judge ordered the release of 5 year old Liam Conejo Arias and his father, and that they're now home.
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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I can't overstate what it means for Puerto Ricans to see an album so rooted in our culture, our language, in salsa, plena, bomba, and reggaeton to be album of the year.
This album is unapologetically Boricua and it was the most streamed album last year and won album of the year. I'm in tears.
This album is unapologetically Boricua and it was the most streamed album last year and won album of the year. I'm in tears.
Bad Bunny delivers his acceptance speech after winning Album of the Year at the #GRAMMYs.
February 2, 2026 at 11:10 AM
I can't overstate what it means for Puerto Ricans to see an album so rooted in our culture, our language, in salsa, plena, bomba, and reggaeton to be album of the year.
This album is unapologetically Boricua and it was the most streamed album last year and won album of the year. I'm in tears.
This album is unapologetically Boricua and it was the most streamed album last year and won album of the year. I'm in tears.
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January 29, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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North Carolina election officials are considering a plan to flag voters as “presumptive noncitizens” and potentially strike them from the state’s voter rolls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
North Carolina weighs investigating ‘presumptive noncitizens’ in latest attack on voting
Republicans took control of the board last year, installing a GOP majority and immediately replacing the long-time, nonpartisan director with a party political operative.
www.democracydocket.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:46 PM
North Carolina election officials are considering a plan to flag voters as “presumptive noncitizens” and potentially strike them from the state’s voter rolls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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NEW: Republicans in Congress have unveiled a new bill that would impose the most extreme voting restrictions ever proposed at the federal level. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
New GOP anti-voting bill may be the most dangerous attack on voting rights ever
The MEGA Act represents one of the most catastrophic proposals for democracy in the United States.
www.democracydocket.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:55 PM
NEW: Republicans in Congress have unveiled a new bill that would impose the most extreme voting restrictions ever proposed at the federal level. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Want to re-emphasize what this bill does. It implements a $1,000 bounty for anyone to sue someone they suspect is trans and using the bathroom.
January 29, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Want to re-emphasize what this bill does. It implements a $1,000 bounty for anyone to sue someone they suspect is trans and using the bathroom.
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Israel now accepts that it killed 71,000 people in Gaza, and that this number DOES NOT include those starved, crushed, missing or killed by disease resulting from the attack.
January 29, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Israel now accepts that it killed 71,000 people in Gaza, and that this number DOES NOT include those starved, crushed, missing or killed by disease resulting from the attack.
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NEW
RFK Jr. says our new vaccine policy follows the “international consensus”
That is a lie
Today at @thebulwark.com I wrote about a country that could actually teach us something
And one very tragic story
www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-th...
RFK Jr. says our new vaccine policy follows the “international consensus”
That is a lie
Today at @thebulwark.com I wrote about a country that could actually teach us something
And one very tragic story
www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-th...
This Is the Vaccine Story RFK Jr. Doesn’t Want You to Hear
The Trump administration says we should learn from other countries. Maybe they should have looked someplace besides Denmark.
www.thebulwark.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:00 PM
NEW
RFK Jr. says our new vaccine policy follows the “international consensus”
That is a lie
Today at @thebulwark.com I wrote about a country that could actually teach us something
And one very tragic story
www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-th...
RFK Jr. says our new vaccine policy follows the “international consensus”
That is a lie
Today at @thebulwark.com I wrote about a country that could actually teach us something
And one very tragic story
www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-th...
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I keep thinking about this fact that his last words were are you okay and hers were I'm not mad at you and it feels like a weird coincidence but it's just a reflection of the fact that the people who are coming out to take care of their neighbors are good and the people who are after them are bad
His dying words were asking about the safety of someone next to him
Hero
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By Saturday afternoon, some Trump admin. personnel had already begun scouring the internet and other resources trying to find information on Alex Pretti, including social media posts, that could tie him to what Team Trump call “extremists,” two sources familiar with the matter tell @zeteo.com …
January 25, 2026 at 2:22 PM
I keep thinking about this fact that his last words were are you okay and hers were I'm not mad at you and it feels like a weird coincidence but it's just a reflection of the fact that the people who are coming out to take care of their neighbors are good and the people who are after them are bad
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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7 Democrats voted for this murder.
Minneapolis police chief Brian O'Hara says that the victim was a 37-year-old white man and US citizen with no criminal record and that he was a legally permitted gun owner.
January 24, 2026 at 6:30 PM
7 Democrats voted for this murder.
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Moments before the first shot is fired, this federal agent can be seen retreating with a gun. It appears to match the general appearance of the firearm posted by DHS, including the red dot sight. This agent’s back is turned when the first shot occurs. x.com/BillMelugin_...
January 24, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Moments before the first shot is fired, this federal agent can be seen retreating with a gun. It appears to match the general appearance of the firearm posted by DHS, including the red dot sight. This agent’s back is turned when the first shot occurs. x.com/BillMelugin_...
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After the first shots are fired, the man collapses on the ground. Agents back away. At least another 5 shots are fired toward the man who is already incapacitated on the ground.
January 24, 2026 at 7:01 PM
After the first shots are fired, the man collapses on the ground. Agents back away. At least another 5 shots are fired toward the man who is already incapacitated on the ground.
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Two different agents are visibly firing their guns, with at least 10 shots being heard in total. Most of them are fired after a brief delay, when the man is already lying motionless on the ground. The current videos of the shooting only show these two agents with guns drawn.
January 24, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Two different agents are visibly firing their guns, with at least 10 shots being heard in total. Most of them are fired after a brief delay, when the man is already lying motionless on the ground. The current videos of the shooting only show these two agents with guns drawn.
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ICE are abducting toddlers and using them as bait. They murdered a mother of 3 and executed a VA ICU nurse. They're beating, pepper spraying, and gassing US citizens protesting their actions.
When is it enough? This needs to end immediately.
When is it enough? This needs to end immediately.
January 24, 2026 at 7:57 PM
ICE are abducting toddlers and using them as bait. They murdered a mother of 3 and executed a VA ICU nurse. They're beating, pepper spraying, and gassing US citizens protesting their actions.
When is it enough? This needs to end immediately.
When is it enough? This needs to end immediately.
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The killings will continue until you give us the state voter rolls
Fox News: "I've gotten my hands that AG Bondi said she sent to Gov. Tim Walz. It is strongly worded. The AG calls for the governor to support the men and women of ICE, to repeal the state's sanctuary policies, and to allow the DOJ to access state voter rolls."
January 24, 2026 at 7:44 PM
The killings will continue until you give us the state voter rolls
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Thank you to everyone who worked hard to preserve this video. It shows ICE murdered Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse. Watch, save, and share. 💔
January 24, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Thank you to everyone who worked hard to preserve this video. It shows ICE murdered Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse. Watch, save, and share. 💔