Aaron
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seriously ppl
I’m a trained social worker. I worked with cases of CSA and other horrifying traumas. I didn’t learn til 6 months before I burnt out how dangerous and cumulative vicarious and secondary trauma are.
You don’t want this in your head and you don’t want it to live in your body. It doesn’t leave.
You don’t want this in your head and you don’t want it to live in your body. It doesn’t leave.
And as several folks are saying in the comments: curiosity about the Epstein files is understandable, but just for yourself personally, think carefully about what you want in your head forever.
It will come to you later in upsetting ways that you may not expect.
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It will come to you later in upsetting ways that you may not expect.
bsky.app/profile/sass...
December 26, 2025 at 3:11 AM
seriously ppl
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ICE agent recognized out Christmas shopping—throws tantrum when citizens profile him.
"We're trying to prevent you from kidnapping our neighbors," they say.
"I'm not doing anything but walking, leave me alone!" he yells.
"Not right now you're not—but the past 5 days you have."
Philadelphia, PA
"We're trying to prevent you from kidnapping our neighbors," they say.
"I'm not doing anything but walking, leave me alone!" he yells.
"Not right now you're not—but the past 5 days you have."
Philadelphia, PA
December 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
ICE agent recognized out Christmas shopping—throws tantrum when citizens profile him.
"We're trying to prevent you from kidnapping our neighbors," they say.
"I'm not doing anything but walking, leave me alone!" he yells.
"Not right now you're not—but the past 5 days you have."
Philadelphia, PA
"We're trying to prevent you from kidnapping our neighbors," they say.
"I'm not doing anything but walking, leave me alone!" he yells.
"Not right now you're not—but the past 5 days you have."
Philadelphia, PA
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“the American-born and designated neo-Nazi terrorist group the Base – once a major preoccupation of FBI counter-terrorism efforts – has all but faded from US headlines. But a flurry of online activities shows the group is still active stateside”
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Neo-Nazi terror group steps up US operations as FBI pulls back
Online activity shows the Base, headed by alleged Russian asset Rinaldo Nazzaro, sees US and Ukraine as key centers
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
“the American-born and designated neo-Nazi terrorist group the Base – once a major preoccupation of FBI counter-terrorism efforts – has all but faded from US headlines. But a flurry of online activities shows the group is still active stateside”
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The democrats didn’t release the Epstein files for the same reason they didn’t indict Trump for an insurrection.
Because they chose not to.
Democrats chose to put every American in as a pedofile and a pan right fascist movement dismantle the country and strips it for parts
Because they chose not to.
Democrats chose to put every American in as a pedofile and a pan right fascist movement dismantle the country and strips it for parts
December 25, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The democrats didn’t release the Epstein files for the same reason they didn’t indict Trump for an insurrection.
Because they chose not to.
Democrats chose to put every American in as a pedofile and a pan right fascist movement dismantle the country and strips it for parts
Because they chose not to.
Democrats chose to put every American in as a pedofile and a pan right fascist movement dismantle the country and strips it for parts
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Now more than ever.
December 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Now more than ever.
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*homestar runner voice* twansgendaw
October 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
*homestar runner voice* twansgendaw
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For now, the most important thing you can do is submit a public comment about the harm these rules would cause. These comments may not ultimately sway this transphobic regime, but they will be very important for future lawsuits. 👇
Submit Public Comments
act.hrc.org
December 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
For now, the most important thing you can do is submit a public comment about the harm these rules would cause. These comments may not ultimately sway this transphobic regime, but they will be very important for future lawsuits. 👇
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Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, still is sitting, still is sitting
on that pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door
on that pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door
December 25, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, still is sitting, still is sitting
on that pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door
on that pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door
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something i learned when a fact checker hired by @swordsjew.bsky.social called me is that books only have fact checkers if the author insists on it or even hires one themselves. you can put anything in a book. that was the only fact checker i’ve ever talked to but i’ve been quoted in other books
A small (personal) example of this book’s intellectual dishonesty:
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
December 25, 2025 at 2:26 AM
something i learned when a fact checker hired by @swordsjew.bsky.social called me is that books only have fact checkers if the author insists on it or even hires one themselves. you can put anything in a book. that was the only fact checker i’ve ever talked to but i’ve been quoted in other books
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Someone died in ICE custody at the Moshannon detention center. Advocates responded by blocking roads in Clearfield County to make sure the death wasn’t ignored.
radio.wpsu.org/2025-12-22/d...
radio.wpsu.org/2025-12-22/d...
Another death at Moshannon ICE detention center has advocates calling for it to be shut down
After another man died while in ICE custody at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Clearfield County, immigrant advocates held a press conference Monday, renewing their calls for the facility…
radio.wpsu.org
December 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Someone died in ICE custody at the Moshannon detention center. Advocates responded by blocking roads in Clearfield County to make sure the death wasn’t ignored.
radio.wpsu.org/2025-12-22/d...
radio.wpsu.org/2025-12-22/d...
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2025 was an eventful year marked by essential journalism exposing crises in the criminal legal system.
We asked the Prison Policy Initiative staff to share some of their favorite news stories from the year – here's what they picked 🧵
We asked the Prison Policy Initiative staff to share some of their favorite news stories from the year – here's what they picked 🧵
Our favorite journalism about the criminal legal system in 2025
And some commentary and editorial writing, too.
www.prisonpolicy.org
December 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
2025 was an eventful year marked by essential journalism exposing crises in the criminal legal system.
We asked the Prison Policy Initiative staff to share some of their favorite news stories from the year – here's what they picked 🧵
We asked the Prison Policy Initiative staff to share some of their favorite news stories from the year – here's what they picked 🧵
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Really enjoyed this interview with Theda Skocpol, one of the founders of the American Political Development research I do. Here she talks about being interdisciplinary and the challenges of keeping the big picture in view while also drilling down on nuance and details. Whole thing was a great read.
December 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Really enjoyed this interview with Theda Skocpol, one of the founders of the American Political Development research I do. Here she talks about being interdisciplinary and the challenges of keeping the big picture in view while also drilling down on nuance and details. Whole thing was a great read.
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So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
Trump’s Immigration Nightmare: It Is Happening Here
With astonishing speed, the administration has toppled the most cherished pillars of a free society. And the experts agree: It’s all going to get much, much worse.
newrepublic.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
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Why isn’t this a HUGE story?
I’m seeing that the new Epstein files PDFs can be unredacted because they screwed up the layers.
Is this true?!? 😂
Is this true?!? 😂
December 24, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Why isn’t this a HUGE story?
They must be giants.
December 24, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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So I am going to say something about romance as a genre.
A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>.
This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.
A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>.
This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.
December 24, 2025 at 2:51 AM
So I am going to say something about romance as a genre.
A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>.
This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.
A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>.
This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.
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The video has been taken down from YouTube. You can still download it here: is.gd/paU8Ko
I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
WATCH: Segment CBS News Pulled From "60 Minutes"
YouTube video by Phil Lewis
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The video has been taken down from YouTube. You can still download it here: is.gd/paU8Ko
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By its own admission, ICE now poses a serious threat to Americans’ free speech and privacy rights. bit.ly/3Kq348R
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
December 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
By its own admission, ICE now poses a serious threat to Americans’ free speech and privacy rights. bit.ly/3Kq348R
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Georgene Smith, the adoptive mother of Membreño’s three daughters, wrote this in September:
Contributor: A criminal conviction doesn't make an immigrant 'the worst of the worst'
Our children's birth father was a shining example of rehabilitation in California. Then he was deported to El Salvador, disappeared from the kids' lives.
www.latimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Georgene Smith, the adoptive mother of Membreño’s three daughters, wrote this in September:
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A disturbing update to this story: Despite the fact that he was about to be released from a US prison after completing a sentence here, when Kelvin Membreño was deported to El Salvador he was sent to CECOT prison and remains there. The family has not heard from him since.
NEW — Kelvin Membreño will be deported to El Salvador by ICE tomorrow. He’s the birth father of three US citizen daughters and has become an important part of their lives.
Here their adoptive mother makes a last ditch plea to let him stay in the same country as the girls. A gutting guest essay:
Here their adoptive mother makes a last ditch plea to let him stay in the same country as the girls. A gutting guest essay:
A mother's urgent plea to stop ICE from deporting her daughters’ birth father tomorrow
He served his time in the US. He deserves to heal here, too.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A disturbing update to this story: Despite the fact that he was about to be released from a US prison after completing a sentence here, when Kelvin Membreño was deported to El Salvador he was sent to CECOT prison and remains there. The family has not heard from him since.
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NEW — Based on the aired ‘60 Minutes’ CECOT segment, several of Bari Weiss’s stated reasons to stop the story are inaccurate.
She said the segment did not present the admin’s argument for deporting people to CECOT. It does.
She said the segment did not detail deportee criminal histories. It does.
She said the segment did not present the admin’s argument for deporting people to CECOT. It does.
She said the segment did not detail deportee criminal histories. It does.
New: Months before Bari Weiss pulled the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, her outlet The Free Press was joking about the megaprison Trump has lawlessly deported people to.
"The hottest campaign spot…the new Jeffrey Epstein jet…the place to see and be seen."
@andrewperez.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social
"The hottest campaign spot…the new Jeffrey Epstein jet…the place to see and be seen."
@andrewperez.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social
Bari Weiss Praised El Salvador’s Dictator Before Spiking '60 Minutes' Story on His Torture Prison
Weiss touted El Salvador’s brutal leader while her blog published jokes about Trump sending immigrants to the CECOT prison.
zeteo.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:46 AM
NEW — Based on the aired ‘60 Minutes’ CECOT segment, several of Bari Weiss’s stated reasons to stop the story are inaccurate.
She said the segment did not present the admin’s argument for deporting people to CECOT. It does.
She said the segment did not detail deportee criminal histories. It does.
She said the segment did not present the admin’s argument for deporting people to CECOT. It does.
She said the segment did not detail deportee criminal histories. It does.
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Exactly this: the administration’s concentration camps should be a howling, daily outrage, a scandal of historic proportions.
Bari’s complaint was “there’s nothing new here” and while that’s untrue it’s also irrelevant
“we intentionally sent people to be tortured in a hellhole and bragged about it and The Hague is too good for everyone involved” is a story that simply cannot be told enough
“we intentionally sent people to be tortured in a hellhole and bragged about it and The Hague is too good for everyone involved” is a story that simply cannot be told enough
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Exactly this: the administration’s concentration camps should be a howling, daily outrage, a scandal of historic proportions.
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There will be so many deaths and assaults found from these people
Apparently, ICE isn’t doing enough…
So the gang is expanding its ranks, recruiting *private bounty hunters* to track down immigrants at home and at work
So the gang is expanding its ranks, recruiting *private bounty hunters* to track down immigrants at home and at work
ICE Hires Immigrant Bounty Hunters From Private Prison Company GEO Group
BI Incorporated, a subsidiary of for-profit prison company GEO Group, will help ICE pinpoint the locations of immigrants.
theintercept.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:20 AM
There will be so many deaths and assaults found from these people
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When you watch this know that US Federal BOP uses extreme heat, threat of sexual violence, withholds basic medical treatment and medicines, and many other similar horrors, right here on US soil. In lovely Danbury, CT. @humanrightswatch.bsky.social @blumenthal.senate.gov @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 1:48 AM
When you watch this know that US Federal BOP uses extreme heat, threat of sexual violence, withholds basic medical treatment and medicines, and many other similar horrors, right here on US soil. In lovely Danbury, CT. @humanrightswatch.bsky.social @blumenthal.senate.gov @chrismurphyct.bsky.social