Tara Medeiros
@blusiegirl.bsky.social
Comms, outreach, strategy. Recovering Washingtonian in Philly. Content my own opinion. Likes/reposts not endorsements.
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Federal paramilitaries running up on the rooftops to fire irritants and flash bangs down into a peaceable assembly full of little kids
I was there. They were indiscriminately firing multiple canisters into a huge peaceful crowd. Fucking cowards
February 1, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Federal paramilitaries running up on the rooftops to fire irritants and flash bangs down into a peaceable assembly full of little kids
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You walk into this bar and show your ICE mugshot, you don't pay a dime.
Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
January 28, 2026 at 10:34 PM
You walk into this bar and show your ICE mugshot, you don't pay a dime.
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I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
January 28, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
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Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
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Bernice King has it absolutely right. We are facing a moral crisis in this country. And we must all act together to end it.
January 25, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Bernice King has it absolutely right. We are facing a moral crisis in this country. And we must all act together to end it.
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Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
January 24, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
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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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Absolutley heartbreaking that parents of a man gunned down by federal agents have to put out a statement because the president and his cowardly minions are defaming their son. We’re way past sick.
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 12:48 AM
Absolutley heartbreaking that parents of a man gunned down by federal agents have to put out a statement because the president and his cowardly minions are defaming their son. We’re way past sick.
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Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."
January 24, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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Today’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune. 👀
January 23, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Today’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune. 👀
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📆JUST ADDED📆 PWH & the Center for the Study of Contemporary China are pleased to host H.E. Kevin Rudd for a timely conversation on Australia's perspective about what is required to advance security in the Indo-Pacific and beyond. Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/australia-...
Australia and the Future of Deterrence & Diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific
A Discussion with H.E. Kevin Rudd
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January 21, 2026 at 7:26 PM
📆JUST ADDED📆 PWH & the Center for the Study of Contemporary China are pleased to host H.E. Kevin Rudd for a timely conversation on Australia's perspective about what is required to advance security in the Indo-Pacific and beyond. Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/australia-...
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The Boston Globe Test:
This satirical front page imagined a Trump presidency in 2016. Critics (including Trump himself) dismissed it as "alarmist" and "propaganda" at the time.
Do these headlines feel normal today? Even...quaint?
If so: we have grown more accepting of what was once unthinkable.
This satirical front page imagined a Trump presidency in 2016. Critics (including Trump himself) dismissed it as "alarmist" and "propaganda" at the time.
Do these headlines feel normal today? Even...quaint?
If so: we have grown more accepting of what was once unthinkable.
January 16, 2026 at 1:42 PM
The Boston Globe Test:
This satirical front page imagined a Trump presidency in 2016. Critics (including Trump himself) dismissed it as "alarmist" and "propaganda" at the time.
Do these headlines feel normal today? Even...quaint?
If so: we have grown more accepting of what was once unthinkable.
This satirical front page imagined a Trump presidency in 2016. Critics (including Trump himself) dismissed it as "alarmist" and "propaganda" at the time.
Do these headlines feel normal today? Even...quaint?
If so: we have grown more accepting of what was once unthinkable.
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People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
Many years ago I went to a book reading that Carrie Fischer was doing at a Barnes and Noble in Manhattan. Happened to glance over my shoulder at one point and Meryl Streep was standing directly behind me.
many years ago i was in a hotel elevator when a hot guy steps in. we chat for a moment between floors and i keep thinking he’s familiar somehow. he smiles and winks at me as he leaves, and as the doors close i suddenly realize that tall sexy stranger was Jaleel White (aka Erkel).
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Many years ago I went to a book reading that Carrie Fischer was doing at a Barnes and Noble in Manhattan. Happened to glance over my shoulder at one point and Meryl Streep was standing directly behind me.
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many years ago i was in a hotel elevator when a hot guy steps in. we chat for a moment between floors and i keep thinking he’s familiar somehow. he smiles and winks at me as he leaves, and as the doors close i suddenly realize that tall sexy stranger was Jaleel White (aka Erkel).
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
June 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
many years ago i was in a hotel elevator when a hot guy steps in. we chat for a moment between floors and i keep thinking he’s familiar somehow. he smiles and winks at me as he leaves, and as the doors close i suddenly realize that tall sexy stranger was Jaleel White (aka Erkel).
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The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
For all those union leaders who supported Trump, let’s admit now that you’re in it for yourselves and not for the betterment of your members.
congratulations to sean o’brien www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘A very hostile climate for workers’: US labor movement struggles under Trump
National Labor Relations Board, the federal watchdog for workers’ rights, has been rendered toothless as employees grapple with corporations
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
For all those union leaders who supported Trump, let’s admit now that you’re in it for yourselves and not for the betterment of your members.
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…Dammit, Dave, you said you wouldn’t do this!
December 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
…Dammit, Dave, you said you wouldn’t do this!
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The Penn delegation is on the ground at #COP30 in Belém!
Bill Burke-White presented at the Thai Pavilion, discussing his proposal for a Green Investment Protocol. All while still holding virtual class for his students back home! And Cory Colijn caught up with past Carnot Prize winner Ramón Méndez!
Bill Burke-White presented at the Thai Pavilion, discussing his proposal for a Green Investment Protocol. All while still holding virtual class for his students back home! And Cory Colijn caught up with past Carnot Prize winner Ramón Méndez!
November 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The Penn delegation is on the ground at #COP30 in Belém!
Bill Burke-White presented at the Thai Pavilion, discussing his proposal for a Green Investment Protocol. All while still holding virtual class for his students back home! And Cory Colijn caught up with past Carnot Prize winner Ramón Méndez!
Bill Burke-White presented at the Thai Pavilion, discussing his proposal for a Green Investment Protocol. All while still holding virtual class for his students back home! And Cory Colijn caught up with past Carnot Prize winner Ramón Méndez!
Trick or treating in a city can’t be beat.
October 31, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Trick or treating in a city can’t be beat.
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🗓️Next Week 🗓️ Join us online on Monday, October 6 for a special virtual event discussing the prospects for international cooperation on AI with Amandeep Singh Gil, Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies. www.eventbrite.com/e/prospects-...
Prospects for International Cooperation on Artificial Intelligence
Join us for a conversation with Amandeep Singh Gill, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Tech.
www.eventbrite.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:48 PM
🗓️Next Week 🗓️ Join us online on Monday, October 6 for a special virtual event discussing the prospects for international cooperation on AI with Amandeep Singh Gil, Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies. www.eventbrite.com/e/prospects-...
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In the papers in this publication, experts in artificial intelligence, international relations, and national security explore how competitive dynamics in the pursuit of artificial general intelligence may shape international security and stability. perryworldhouse.upenn.edu/programs-and...
The Artificial General Intelligence Race and International Security - Perry World House
Edited by Jim Mitre, Michael C. Horowitz, Natalia Henry, Emma Borden, Joel B. Predd Contributors: Sarah Kreps, Miles Brundage, James D. Fearon, Karl P. Mueller, Jane Vaynman, Tristan A. Volpe
perryworldhouse.upenn.edu
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
In the papers in this publication, experts in artificial intelligence, international relations, and national security explore how competitive dynamics in the pursuit of artificial general intelligence may shape international security and stability. perryworldhouse.upenn.edu/programs-and...
We hit peak GenX parent around 5:30 last night…listening to 90s music (OPP anyone??), hosted by Downtown Julie Brown (iykyk), driving around in our station wagon.
September 23, 2025 at 9:32 AM
We hit peak GenX parent around 5:30 last night…listening to 90s music (OPP anyone??), hosted by Downtown Julie Brown (iykyk), driving around in our station wagon.