Bianca Polovina
@b-polovina.bsky.social
Militant unionist. San Franciscan. Shih Tzu enthusiast. Queer and non-binary menace.
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Wait, immigration judges have a union? I never realized that until I interviewed Matthew Biggs, president of
@ifpte.bsky.social
. While everyone watches ICE (as they should) immigration courts are being hollowed out. This is the story we’re missing. 🔗
open.substack.com/pub/jflanaga...
@ifpte.bsky.social
. While everyone watches ICE (as they should) immigration courts are being hollowed out. This is the story we’re missing. 🔗
open.substack.com/pub/jflanaga...
Everyone’s Watching ICE, No One’s Watching the Courts
While ICE agents dominate the headlines, another crisis is unfolding quietly inside immigration courts: a decimated system, manipulated judges, and a union-busting agenda reshaping justice.
open.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Wait, immigration judges have a union? I never realized that until I interviewed Matthew Biggs, president of
@ifpte.bsky.social
. While everyone watches ICE (as they should) immigration courts are being hollowed out. This is the story we’re missing. 🔗
open.substack.com/pub/jflanaga...
@ifpte.bsky.social
. While everyone watches ICE (as they should) immigration courts are being hollowed out. This is the story we’re missing. 🔗
open.substack.com/pub/jflanaga...
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TODAY: we’re on the strike lines! IFPTE Local 21 is on sympathy strike with UTR and Teamsters 856 for the schools our students deserve!
Educators are on strike to protect the success and well-being of every student across West Contra Costa. When we fight, we win! 🪧
Educators are on strike to protect the success and well-being of every student across West Contra Costa. When we fight, we win! 🪧
December 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
TODAY: we’re on the strike lines! IFPTE Local 21 is on sympathy strike with UTR and Teamsters 856 for the schools our students deserve!
Educators are on strike to protect the success and well-being of every student across West Contra Costa. When we fight, we win! 🪧
Educators are on strike to protect the success and well-being of every student across West Contra Costa. When we fight, we win! 🪧
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We stand in solidarity with the members of United Teachers of Richmond and Teamsters 856 on strike today! Tomorrow, IFPTE Local 21 joins you on the line. ✊ #1u
📷 Photos by Brooke Anderson
📷 Photos by Brooke Anderson
December 4, 2025 at 11:35 PM
We stand in solidarity with the members of United Teachers of Richmond and Teamsters 856 on strike today! Tomorrow, IFPTE Local 21 joins you on the line. ✊ #1u
📷 Photos by Brooke Anderson
📷 Photos by Brooke Anderson
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There are now 2,900 billionaires, and they hold $15.8 trillion.
The wealth of the bottom 50% of the global population, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion.
The wealth of the bottom 50% of the global population, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion.
December 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
There are now 2,900 billionaires, and they hold $15.8 trillion.
The wealth of the bottom 50% of the global population, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion.
The wealth of the bottom 50% of the global population, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion.
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Most Latinos keep self-identifying as Democratic voters. Most blame Republicans for the shutdown, feel the negative effects of economic & immigration policies on their families. Over 11% of bilingual Latinos who voted for Trump already regret it after less than 10 months back in government.
November 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Most Latinos keep self-identifying as Democratic voters. Most blame Republicans for the shutdown, feel the negative effects of economic & immigration policies on their families. Over 11% of bilingual Latinos who voted for Trump already regret it after less than 10 months back in government.
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Over the past 5 years the wealth held by the top 0.1% has nearly doubled from $12 trillion to over $23 trillion.
October 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Over the past 5 years the wealth held by the top 0.1% has nearly doubled from $12 trillion to over $23 trillion.
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If the federal government wants to help San Francisco, IFPTE Local 21 President Bianca Polovina said: “Stop cutting public services...That’s the way the federal government can help us, not send an invasion into the San Francisco Bay Area.”
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Labor, community groups rally against Trump's threats of an ICE invasion - 48 hills
White House backs off—for the moment—but the community is organized and ready
48hills.org
October 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
If the federal government wants to help San Francisco, IFPTE Local 21 President Bianca Polovina said: “Stop cutting public services...That’s the way the federal government can help us, not send an invasion into the San Francisco Bay Area.”
48hills.org/2025/10/labo...
48hills.org/2025/10/labo...
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Today we honor #LarryItliong, a fearless Filipino American labor leader whose vision and courage helped ignite the farmworker movement. His story reminds us of what is possible when communities come together for fairness and dignity on the job.
October 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Today we honor #LarryItliong, a fearless Filipino American labor leader whose vision and courage helped ignite the farmworker movement. His story reminds us of what is possible when communities come together for fairness and dignity on the job.
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Sources detail how Sam Altman, Jensen Huang, Marc Benioff, and others brokered a call between SF Mayor Daniel Lurie and Trump to stop National Guard deployment (Wall Street Journal)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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October 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Sources detail how Sam Altman, Jensen Huang, Marc Benioff, and others brokered a call between SF Mayor Daniel Lurie and Trump to stop National Guard deployment (Wall Street Journal)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
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Hands off the Bay!
No ICE. No troops. No Trump.
No ICE. No troops. No Trump.
October 24, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Hands off the Bay!
No ICE. No troops. No Trump.
No ICE. No troops. No Trump.
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NO KINGS 🚫👑
SF + Oakland 10.18.25 📸
Today we hit the streets to stop the the billionaire takeover and protect our public services!
SF + Oakland 10.18.25 📸
Today we hit the streets to stop the the billionaire takeover and protect our public services!
October 19, 2025 at 12:04 AM
NO KINGS 🚫👑
SF + Oakland 10.18.25 📸
Today we hit the streets to stop the the billionaire takeover and protect our public services!
SF + Oakland 10.18.25 📸
Today we hit the streets to stop the the billionaire takeover and protect our public services!
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Rest in Power Miss Major.
I was so fortunate to profile Miss Major for SF Weekly.
From her political education from the leaders of the Attica prison uprising and getting knocked out by a cop at Stonewall to performing in the Jewel Box Revue and founding TGIJP, she led an extraordinary life.
I was so fortunate to profile Miss Major for SF Weekly.
From her political education from the leaders of the Attica prison uprising and getting knocked out by a cop at Stonewall to performing in the Jewel Box Revue and founding TGIJP, she led an extraordinary life.
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October 14, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Rest in Power Miss Major.
I was so fortunate to profile Miss Major for SF Weekly.
From her political education from the leaders of the Attica prison uprising and getting knocked out by a cop at Stonewall to performing in the Jewel Box Revue and founding TGIJP, she led an extraordinary life.
I was so fortunate to profile Miss Major for SF Weekly.
From her political education from the leaders of the Attica prison uprising and getting knocked out by a cop at Stonewall to performing in the Jewel Box Revue and founding TGIJP, she led an extraordinary life.
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"Whether this Administration likes it or not, immigrants in this country are entitled to due process. When they don't get a fair shake from an independent judge in immigration court, they're being denied due process." — Matt Biggs, President of IFPTE @ifpte.bsky.social
Video Firings of immigration judges are 'politically motivated': Union president
IFPTE union president Matt Biggs discusses the impact that the Trump administration's firing of immigration judges is having on the court system.
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October 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
"Whether this Administration likes it or not, immigrants in this country are entitled to due process. When they don't get a fair shake from an independent judge in immigration court, they're being denied due process." — Matt Biggs, President of IFPTE @ifpte.bsky.social
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"A group of immigration judges, who almost never speak to the press, describes the dismantling of our immigration court system from the inside." IFPTE Judicial Council 2 is run by and for the Immigration Judges at the DOJ.
The Hand That Rocks The Gavel - This American Life
A group of immigration judges, who almost never speak to the press, describes the dismantling of our immigration court system from the inside.
www.thisamericanlife.org
September 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
"A group of immigration judges, who almost never speak to the press, describes the dismantling of our immigration court system from the inside." IFPTE Judicial Council 2 is run by and for the Immigration Judges at the DOJ.
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Calling for genocide of poor people is political violence.
Fox News host calls for homeless people to be killed in a country where many working people struggle to afford rent, food + healthcare + nearly half the country would be made homeless by a large rent increase. fortune.com/2023/05/23/i...
Fox News host calls for homeless people to be killed in a country where many working people struggle to afford rent, food + healthcare + nearly half the country would be made homeless by a large rent increase. fortune.com/2023/05/23/i...
September 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Calling for genocide of poor people is political violence.
Fox News host calls for homeless people to be killed in a country where many working people struggle to afford rent, food + healthcare + nearly half the country would be made homeless by a large rent increase. fortune.com/2023/05/23/i...
Fox News host calls for homeless people to be killed in a country where many working people struggle to afford rent, food + healthcare + nearly half the country would be made homeless by a large rent increase. fortune.com/2023/05/23/i...
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ICE just killed an immigrant at a traffic stop outside Chicago while simultaneously tear gassing protesters ALL IN ONE DAY and the entire timeline is still massive accounts talking about the Kirk shooting and Pritzker scaring Trump off
Literally what the fuck is wrong with all of you
Literally what the fuck is wrong with all of you
September 13, 2025 at 3:58 AM
ICE just killed an immigrant at a traffic stop outside Chicago while simultaneously tear gassing protesters ALL IN ONE DAY and the entire timeline is still massive accounts talking about the Kirk shooting and Pritzker scaring Trump off
Literally what the fuck is wrong with all of you
Literally what the fuck is wrong with all of you
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Political violence.
September 13, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Political violence.
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This is class solidarity.
In case you’re at all confused.
In case you’re at all confused.
September 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This is class solidarity.
In case you’re at all confused.
In case you’re at all confused.
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Happy Labor Day!
Today Local 21 joined thousands of our union siblings in a march through San Francisco to stop the billionaire takeover of our democracy. ✊
Today Local 21 joined thousands of our union siblings in a march through San Francisco to stop the billionaire takeover of our democracy. ✊
September 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Happy Labor Day!
Today Local 21 joined thousands of our union siblings in a march through San Francisco to stop the billionaire takeover of our democracy. ✊
Today Local 21 joined thousands of our union siblings in a march through San Francisco to stop the billionaire takeover of our democracy. ✊
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#WorkersOverBillionaires
It's #LaborDay and we marched with thousands of people on the streets of San Francisco united on the following demands:
It's #LaborDay and we marched with thousands of people on the streets of San Francisco united on the following demands:
September 2, 2025 at 2:10 AM
#WorkersOverBillionaires
It's #LaborDay and we marched with thousands of people on the streets of San Francisco united on the following demands:
It's #LaborDay and we marched with thousands of people on the streets of San Francisco united on the following demands:
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Massive protest in South Bay 17 miles of people
September 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Massive protest in South Bay 17 miles of people
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Join us this Labor Day for a march through San Francisco to stop the billionaire takeover!
⏰ Monday, September 1st, 11am
📍 Start at the Southwest 16th & Mission BART Plaza
🪧🚶♀️🚶🚶♂️March to Dolores Park
⏰ Monday, September 1st, 11am
📍 Start at the Southwest 16th & Mission BART Plaza
🪧🚶♀️🚶🚶♂️March to Dolores Park
August 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Join us this Labor Day for a march through San Francisco to stop the billionaire takeover!
⏰ Monday, September 1st, 11am
📍 Start at the Southwest 16th & Mission BART Plaza
🪧🚶♀️🚶🚶♂️March to Dolores Park
⏰ Monday, September 1st, 11am
📍 Start at the Southwest 16th & Mission BART Plaza
🪧🚶♀️🚶🚶♂️March to Dolores Park
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IFPTE Local 21 member and Oakland Public Works Supervisor Jamaica Moon delivered remarks on behalf of Local 21.
“Trump’s agenda is a disaster for working people and now he wants to point fingers and create fear.“
“Trump’s agenda is a disaster for working people and now he wants to point fingers and create fear.“
August 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
IFPTE Local 21 member and Oakland Public Works Supervisor Jamaica Moon delivered remarks on behalf of Local 21.
“Trump’s agenda is a disaster for working people and now he wants to point fingers and create fear.“
“Trump’s agenda is a disaster for working people and now he wants to point fingers and create fear.“
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Today we were proud to join Mayor Barbara Lee, elected officials, and community champions to say loud and clear that Oakland is united against President Trump’s dangerous and reckless comments aimed at our city and against divisive federal overreach.
August 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Today we were proud to join Mayor Barbara Lee, elected officials, and community champions to say loud and clear that Oakland is united against President Trump’s dangerous and reckless comments aimed at our city and against divisive federal overreach.
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Here it is: www.gofundme.com/f/support-an...
Donate to Support Angie in Protecting Our Latin Community, organized by Angelica Vargas
My name is Angelica Vargas, and I am the sole organizer and intended r… Angelica Vargas needs your support for Support Angie in Protecting Our Latin Community
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August 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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