Ali PD
@a-peadee.bsky.social
west coast public interest attorney
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
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ICE snatches a college freshman heading home for Thanksgiving in Texas and deports her to Honduras in violation of an emergency court order prohibiting her deportation.
www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/t...
www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/t...
Freshman deported despite emergency court order
A freshman headed home to Texas for Thanksgiving was deported, defying a court order. Her college dreams now hang in balance.
www.nbcdfw.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
ICE snatches a college freshman heading home for Thanksgiving in Texas and deports her to Honduras in violation of an emergency court order prohibiting her deportation.
www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/t...
www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/t...
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Kristi Noam is a cos play puppy killer who spent over 200M taxpayer dollars in useless ads
The contract 2 make the ads was "awarded" 2 an undisclosed LLC that was formed 5 days prior 2 the contracts being sent
The owner of that LLC is Patricia McLaughlin, Noam's Assistant Sec
Weird coincidence?
The contract 2 make the ads was "awarded" 2 an undisclosed LLC that was formed 5 days prior 2 the contracts being sent
The owner of that LLC is Patricia McLaughlin, Noam's Assistant Sec
Weird coincidence?
November 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Kristi Noam is a cos play puppy killer who spent over 200M taxpayer dollars in useless ads
The contract 2 make the ads was "awarded" 2 an undisclosed LLC that was formed 5 days prior 2 the contracts being sent
The owner of that LLC is Patricia McLaughlin, Noam's Assistant Sec
Weird coincidence?
The contract 2 make the ads was "awarded" 2 an undisclosed LLC that was formed 5 days prior 2 the contracts being sent
The owner of that LLC is Patricia McLaughlin, Noam's Assistant Sec
Weird coincidence?
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Donald Trump’s war on SNAP.
November 7, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Donald Trump’s war on SNAP.
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After those results, the Democratic response to GOP pressure to cave on the shutdown should simply be
a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a chair and making a funny face .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a chair and making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
After those results, the Democratic response to GOP pressure to cave on the shutdown should simply be
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Again, why the hell are ads not running in every state with these kinds of clips.
Q: Americans have been watching videos of ICE tackling a young mother, tear gas being used in a Chicago residential neighborhood, and the smashing of car windows. Have some of these raids gone too far?"
Trump: "No. I think they haven't gone far enough”
Trump: "No. I think they haven't gone far enough”
November 2, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Again, why the hell are ads not running in every state with these kinds of clips.
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@neguse.house.gov gives a lesson on how to reframe a journalist’s stupid question about #SNAP! 💪🏼
October 31, 2025 at 2:58 PM
@neguse.house.gov gives a lesson on how to reframe a journalist’s stupid question about #SNAP! 💪🏼
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Our new health insurance premium feels more like a shakedown‼️
Thank you, @politicsgirl.bsky.social , for sharing your story. You’re right—there are millions like you.
Our new premium is over $3K/month for a family of three. Could we scrape it together? Maybe. Should we have to? No.
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Thank you, @politicsgirl.bsky.social , for sharing your story. You’re right—there are millions like you.
Our new premium is over $3K/month for a family of three. Could we scrape it together? Maybe. Should we have to? No.
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October 28, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Our new health insurance premium feels more like a shakedown‼️
Thank you, @politicsgirl.bsky.social , for sharing your story. You’re right—there are millions like you.
Our new premium is over $3K/month for a family of three. Could we scrape it together? Maybe. Should we have to? No.
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Thank you, @politicsgirl.bsky.social , for sharing your story. You’re right—there are millions like you.
Our new premium is over $3K/month for a family of three. Could we scrape it together? Maybe. Should we have to? No.
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ROLLING STONE: “The current Congress has dropped the pretense of public service altogether… Congress enjoys ultraluxe health care as it fights to gut yours.”
@RepTimBurchett @MarshaBlackburn why don’t you care about anyone but yourselves? www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
@RepTimBurchett @MarshaBlackburn why don’t you care about anyone but yourselves? www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
October 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
ROLLING STONE: “The current Congress has dropped the pretense of public service altogether… Congress enjoys ultraluxe health care as it fights to gut yours.”
@RepTimBurchett @MarshaBlackburn why don’t you care about anyone but yourselves? www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
@RepTimBurchett @MarshaBlackburn why don’t you care about anyone but yourselves? www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Vaccines are safe and effective.
Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.
When you want information, ask your doctor.
It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.
Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.
When you want information, ask your doctor.
It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.
October 14, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Vaccines are safe and effective.
Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.
When you want information, ask your doctor.
It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.
Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.
When you want information, ask your doctor.
It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.
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Senate is back in session today.
1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.
You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.
1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.
You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.
October 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Senate is back in session today.
1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.
You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.
1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.
You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.
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Help! ─ 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 open to work ─ Remote/Austin → www.rexdouglass.com
With new tools, I've been cooking:
▸ Machine-vision pipelines — RIOS Intelligent Machines
▸ Information-extraction pipelines — Microsoft
▸ Interactive SMS surveys — Pantheon Insights
With new tools, I've been cooking:
▸ Machine-vision pipelines — RIOS Intelligent Machines
▸ Information-extraction pipelines — Microsoft
▸ Interactive SMS surveys — Pantheon Insights
September 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Help! ─ 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 open to work ─ Remote/Austin → www.rexdouglass.com
With new tools, I've been cooking:
▸ Machine-vision pipelines — RIOS Intelligent Machines
▸ Information-extraction pipelines — Microsoft
▸ Interactive SMS surveys — Pantheon Insights
With new tools, I've been cooking:
▸ Machine-vision pipelines — RIOS Intelligent Machines
▸ Information-extraction pipelines — Microsoft
▸ Interactive SMS surveys — Pantheon Insights
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I wrote this story because the case of the Guatemalan children hasn’t received nearly as much media attention as it deserves.
I wanted to highlight the full extent of the government’s depraved conduct.
I hope you’ll read and share. Don’t look away.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
I wanted to highlight the full extent of the government’s depraved conduct.
I hope you’ll read and share. Don’t look away.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
September 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I wrote this story because the case of the Guatemalan children hasn’t received nearly as much media attention as it deserves.
I wanted to highlight the full extent of the government’s depraved conduct.
I hope you’ll read and share. Don’t look away.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
I wanted to highlight the full extent of the government’s depraved conduct.
I hope you’ll read and share. Don’t look away.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
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Twist!
Grand juries will apparently NOT necessarily indict a ham sandwich THROWER.
Grand juries will apparently NOT necessarily indict a ham sandwich THROWER.
BREAKING: Federal prosecutors said today they went to a grand jury twice to indict a D.C. woman for assaulting an FBI agent during an arrest by ICE — and were twice rejected.
Notably, she faces the same charge as the District's alleged sandwich thrower.
www.wusa9.com/article/news...
Notably, she faces the same charge as the District's alleged sandwich thrower.
www.wusa9.com/article/news...
US Attorney Pirro's office admits grand jury refused ICE interference charges — twice
Federal prosecutors told a judge they had failed twice to secure an indictment against Sydney Lori Reid for allegedly assaulting an FBI agent during an ICE arrest.
www.wusa9.com
August 15, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Twist!
Grand juries will apparently NOT necessarily indict a ham sandwich THROWER.
Grand juries will apparently NOT necessarily indict a ham sandwich THROWER.
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Start your morning with two minutes of the testimony of Samuel Garcia, an average American who drove 3 hours to speak truth to power to the Texas legislature. Let’s decide that we are all Samuel Garcia. Get in their faces and make them listen. Mr. Garcia is a great American.
July 31, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Start your morning with two minutes of the testimony of Samuel Garcia, an average American who drove 3 hours to speak truth to power to the Texas legislature. Let’s decide that we are all Samuel Garcia. Get in their faces and make them listen. Mr. Garcia is a great American.
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Ken Paxton is a massive piece of shit who worked with anti-abortion activists to find abusive men willing to sue over their ex’s abortions.
I guess that’s my way of saying: if Ken Paxton got you pregnant, hit me up at [email protected]
I guess that’s my way of saying: if Ken Paxton got you pregnant, hit me up at [email protected]
July 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Ken Paxton is a massive piece of shit who worked with anti-abortion activists to find abusive men willing to sue over their ex’s abortions.
I guess that’s my way of saying: if Ken Paxton got you pregnant, hit me up at [email protected]
I guess that’s my way of saying: if Ken Paxton got you pregnant, hit me up at [email protected]
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NEW: In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson listed 27 grievances to prove that King George III was a tyrant. We looked at how many of those now apply to Donald Trump. Have a good Fourth of July and pass this on.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Here are the Declaration of Independence’s grievances against King George III. Many apply to Trump.
It's uncanny.
www.motherjones.com
July 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
NEW: In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson listed 27 grievances to prove that King George III was a tyrant. We looked at how many of those now apply to Donald Trump. Have a good Fourth of July and pass this on.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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I know your R reps are garbage and it feels pointless to call them.
But please call them today and tell them not to vote for Trump's murderous budget.
The call costs nothing. The fact that it MIGHT save lives is all that matters.
Find your US rep here: reps.fyi
But please call them today and tell them not to vote for Trump's murderous budget.
The call costs nothing. The fact that it MIGHT save lives is all that matters.
Find your US rep here: reps.fyi
House Minority Leader Jeffries has been speaking for nearly five hours, which buys us more time to put some last-minute pressure on Republicans.
Call your GOP representative: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Or plan a visit to your local congressional office: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Call your GOP representative: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Or plan a visit to your local congressional office: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
July 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I know your R reps are garbage and it feels pointless to call them.
But please call them today and tell them not to vote for Trump's murderous budget.
The call costs nothing. The fact that it MIGHT save lives is all that matters.
Find your US rep here: reps.fyi
But please call them today and tell them not to vote for Trump's murderous budget.
The call costs nothing. The fact that it MIGHT save lives is all that matters.
Find your US rep here: reps.fyi
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NEW: SCOTUS lets the Trump admin deport non-citizens to third countries (S. Sudan) without screening them for fear of persecution, staying a lower court's injunction during appeal.
Justice Sotomayor writes for the 3 liberals: "I cannot join so gross an abuse of the Court’s equitable discretion."
Justice Sotomayor writes for the 3 liberals: "I cannot join so gross an abuse of the Court’s equitable discretion."
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
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No. 24A1153
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, ET AL. v. D.V.D., ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[June 23, 2025]
The application for stay presented to JUSTICE JACKSON and by her referred to the Court is granted. The April 18, 2025, preliminary injunction of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, case No. 25–cv10676, is stayed pending the disposition of the appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, if such writ is timely sought. Should certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of the Court.
JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR, with whom JUSTICE KAGAN and JUSTICE JACKSON join, dissenting.
In matters of life and death, it is best to proceed with caution. In this case, the Government took the opposite approach. It wrongfully deported one plaintiff to Guatemala, even though an Immigration Judge found he was likely to face torture there. Then, in clear violation of a court order, it deported six more to South Sudan, a nation the State Department considers too unsafe for all but its most critical personnel. An attentive District Court’s timely intervention only narrowly prevented a third set of unlawful removals to Libya.
Rather than allowing our lower court colleagues to manage this high-stakes litigation with the care and attention](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf/bafkreidfi2hedbnrlfxxrjpd2w4armvok3vvjcnoumxuympr6yf2hp4tkq@jpeg)
June 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
NEW: SCOTUS lets the Trump admin deport non-citizens to third countries (S. Sudan) without screening them for fear of persecution, staying a lower court's injunction during appeal.
Justice Sotomayor writes for the 3 liberals: "I cannot join so gross an abuse of the Court’s equitable discretion."
Justice Sotomayor writes for the 3 liberals: "I cannot join so gross an abuse of the Court’s equitable discretion."
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Alabama lawyer calls Trump legal aid cuts ‘a war on the poor’ as thousands face losing help (via @al.com)
#JustFundIt #LegalAid #AccessToJustice #A2J
#JustFundIt #LegalAid #AccessToJustice #A2J
Alabama lawyer calls Trump legal aid cuts ‘a war on the poor’ as thousands face losing help
The Trump administration has proposed cutting almost all funding for the Legal Services Corporation.
al.pulse.ly
June 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Alabama lawyer calls Trump legal aid cuts ‘a war on the poor’ as thousands face losing help (via @al.com)
#JustFundIt #LegalAid #AccessToJustice #A2J
#JustFundIt #LegalAid #AccessToJustice #A2J
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🚨LAST CALL:
I NEED your stories to STOP this bill from passing the Senate by 6/23.
Here's how:
1) DM YOUR personal Medicaid/ACA/Medicare or SNAP story
2) Please INCLUDE your NAME & STATE
I will HAND deliver to your Senators offices June 26.
YOUR VOICE MATTERS!🙏
Please REPOST & NEVER GIVE UP!🚨
I NEED your stories to STOP this bill from passing the Senate by 6/23.
Here's how:
1) DM YOUR personal Medicaid/ACA/Medicare or SNAP story
2) Please INCLUDE your NAME & STATE
I will HAND deliver to your Senators offices June 26.
YOUR VOICE MATTERS!🙏
Please REPOST & NEVER GIVE UP!🚨
June 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
🚨LAST CALL:
I NEED your stories to STOP this bill from passing the Senate by 6/23.
Here's how:
1) DM YOUR personal Medicaid/ACA/Medicare or SNAP story
2) Please INCLUDE your NAME & STATE
I will HAND deliver to your Senators offices June 26.
YOUR VOICE MATTERS!🙏
Please REPOST & NEVER GIVE UP!🚨
I NEED your stories to STOP this bill from passing the Senate by 6/23.
Here's how:
1) DM YOUR personal Medicaid/ACA/Medicare or SNAP story
2) Please INCLUDE your NAME & STATE
I will HAND deliver to your Senators offices June 26.
YOUR VOICE MATTERS!🙏
Please REPOST & NEVER GIVE UP!🚨
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CLARIFICATION :
The Trevor Project's hotline will still be live. But basically this means LGBTQ people can no longer be connected to it through the US national 988 suicide prevention hotline.
They will need to be contacted DIRECTLY
So spread this around
They can be texted. They can be called.
The Trevor Project's hotline will still be live. But basically this means LGBTQ people can no longer be connected to it through the US national 988 suicide prevention hotline.
They will need to be contacted DIRECTLY
So spread this around
They can be texted. They can be called.
June 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
CLARIFICATION :
The Trevor Project's hotline will still be live. But basically this means LGBTQ people can no longer be connected to it through the US national 988 suicide prevention hotline.
They will need to be contacted DIRECTLY
So spread this around
They can be texted. They can be called.
The Trevor Project's hotline will still be live. But basically this means LGBTQ people can no longer be connected to it through the US national 988 suicide prevention hotline.
They will need to be contacted DIRECTLY
So spread this around
They can be texted. They can be called.
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📢 Protest Advice - Tear Gas 🪧
If you are protesting tomorrow - this video has great advice for preparing for and responding to tear gas. No makeup, contacts, etc.
If you live near a protest site - consider placing buckets of clean water outside your home so protestors have easy access. 🪣
If you are protesting tomorrow - this video has great advice for preparing for and responding to tear gas. No makeup, contacts, etc.
If you live near a protest site - consider placing buckets of clean water outside your home so protestors have easy access. 🪣
June 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
📢 Protest Advice - Tear Gas 🪧
If you are protesting tomorrow - this video has great advice for preparing for and responding to tear gas. No makeup, contacts, etc.
If you live near a protest site - consider placing buckets of clean water outside your home so protestors have easy access. 🪣
If you are protesting tomorrow - this video has great advice for preparing for and responding to tear gas. No makeup, contacts, etc.
If you live near a protest site - consider placing buckets of clean water outside your home so protestors have easy access. 🪣