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@careyha.bsky.social
Knitter, tree hugger, feminist, lifelong language learner, lover of family (and dogs are family) Egyptophile and Italophile
These "law enforcement" are just jokers. Any judge would throw this out...unless these CBP guys can circumvent the system since they're not really "the law."
The DC sandwich guy has been charged with assault for shouting at a CBP officer, throwing a sub into his chest, and then running off.
"I did it. I threw the sandwich," he said while he was being processed.
"I did it. I threw the sandwich," he said while he was being processed.
August 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
These "law enforcement" are just jokers. Any judge would throw this out...unless these CBP guys can circumvent the system since they're not really "the law."
Always wonder if they're "real" cops with all the "training" or the "Dean Cain" wannabes.
Under Biden and previous presidents, HSI agents were tasked with investigating drug and weapons smuggling, child exploitation, and human trafficking. Under Trump, they’re diverted onto doing whatever the hell this is. But supposedly Trump is the ‘tough on crime’ president. 🤷🏽♂️
Police have set up a checkpoint and appear to be stopping every single car on 14th st NW, between W+V, here in northwest DC. Some cars are being pulled over after being stopped.
Some police are wearing “HSI police” vests (Homeland Security Investigations)
Some police are wearing “HSI police” vests (Homeland Security Investigations)
August 14, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Always wonder if they're "real" cops with all the "training" or the "Dean Cain" wannabes.
The last time I saw random. checkpoints was in Mubarak's Egypt...before it fell.
Tense scene out here. People booing and shaming unidentified federal law enforcement as they stand in the middle of the street, posted to pull people over for random checks.
August 14, 2025 at 3:23 AM
The last time I saw random. checkpoints was in Mubarak's Egypt...before it fell.
When someone is as unhinged as Tru^^p, who openly admits to not knowing any actual details of his wild schemes or ramifications of his actions, haven't we seen enough to know he must go?
The idea that immigrants in the U.S. could be deported to a country like Libya, where “open slave markets” exist and people are detained in conditions described as a “hellscape” by Amnesty International, is shocking.
More shocking is that neither of the entities who control Libya agreed to a plan.
More shocking is that neither of the entities who control Libya agreed to a plan.
Trump’s Deportation Plans to Libya Involve Some Chilling Threats
If Trump gets his way, immigrants of just about any nationality could be deported to Libya.
newrepublic.com
May 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
When someone is as unhinged as Tru^^p, who openly admits to not knowing any actual details of his wild schemes or ramifications of his actions, haven't we seen enough to know he must go?
What you don't acknowledge can't hurt you? Are we back to "Don't ask, don't tell?????"
Experts fear rise in diseases as layoffs halt health research: ‘Incredibly bizarre gaslighting’. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Experts fear rise in diseases as layoffs halt health research: ‘Incredibly bizarre gaslighting’
Trump administration’s dismantling of institutions under guise of ‘efficiency’ will lead to a grim future for Americans
www.theguardian.com
April 10, 2025 at 1:26 AM
What you don't acknowledge can't hurt you? Are we back to "Don't ask, don't tell?????"
A majority of women change their name when they marry. The "Save" ACT will require birth certificates or passports for voting. If you don't have access, you won't vote. Another way to disenfranchise women from voting.
CALL your reps. App 5 CALLS.
CALL your reps. App 5 CALLS.
Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
April 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
A majority of women change their name when they marry. The "Save" ACT will require birth certificates or passports for voting. If you don't have access, you won't vote. Another way to disenfranchise women from voting.
CALL your reps. App 5 CALLS.
CALL your reps. App 5 CALLS.
The direct impact on small business owners is devastating, and totally UNNECESSARY.
Reddit is flooded with small businesses owners getting crushed by tariffs — devastated by the thought of raising prices, firing workers, or closing up shop entirely.
April 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The direct impact on small business owners is devastating, and totally UNNECESSARY.
Repeating falsehoods consistently seems to make them true.
Let's repeat this TRUTH until everyone believes it:
"He's a failure. Every enterprise he touches, fails."
GO!
Let's repeat this TRUTH until everyone believes it:
"He's a failure. Every enterprise he touches, fails."
GO!
April 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Repeating falsehoods consistently seems to make them true.
Let's repeat this TRUTH until everyone believes it:
"He's a failure. Every enterprise he touches, fails."
GO!
Let's repeat this TRUTH until everyone believes it:
"He's a failure. Every enterprise he touches, fails."
GO!
We thought his embracing vaccines was a chimera. What bombshell is next?
Prominent anti-vaccine activists lined up on social media to denounce the move. By @gbrumfiel.bsky.social
Health secretary RFK Jr. endorses the MMR vaccine — stoking fury among his supporters
Prominent anti-vaccine activists lined up on social media to denounce the move.
www.npr.org
April 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
We thought his embracing vaccines was a chimera. What bombshell is next?
"His" favorite scenario. 1) Make ill-considered decisions.
2) Create chaos.
3) "Rescue" the situation your recklessness created. 4) Repeat ad infinitum.
2) Create chaos.
3) "Rescue" the situation your recklessness created. 4) Repeat ad infinitum.
Key GOP senators are encouraging Trump to quickly secure trade agreements amid mounting Wall Street losses and rising political anxiety.
Trump’s most loyal supporters are begging him to do tariff deals
Key senators encouraged the president to quickly secure trade agreements amid mounting Wall Street losses and rising political anxiety.
www.politico.com
April 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
"His" favorite scenario. 1) Make ill-considered decisions.
2) Create chaos.
3) "Rescue" the situation your recklessness created. 4) Repeat ad infinitum.
2) Create chaos.
3) "Rescue" the situation your recklessness created. 4) Repeat ad infinitum.
Easy to do. I haven't shopped there since they started moving into rural areas and shutting down small town businesses. Reprehensible.
April 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Easy to do. I haven't shopped there since they started moving into rural areas and shutting down small town businesses. Reprehensible.
Does "he" care? Couldn't care less.
April 7, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Does "he" care? Couldn't care less.
So many protests in Minnesota...up and down the state from the Capitol in St. Paul to city halls in Duluth, to public libraries in Plymouth, public parks in Rochester and city streets in St Peter. The message is clear: HANDS OFF!
April 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
So many protests in Minnesota...up and down the state from the Capitol in St. Paul to city halls in Duluth, to public libraries in Plymouth, public parks in Rochester and city streets in St Peter. The message is clear: HANDS OFF!
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April 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Of course not.
April 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Of course not.
Worth watching.
April 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Worth watching.
You can stand against "The Man" and prosper!
💥 Costco’s board of directors requested shareholders vote against a proposal to dismantle its DEI programs. Shareholders voted 98-2 percent to uphold DEI.
19 state AG’s demanded Costco repeal DEI.
Costco hasn’t caved.
13 straight weeks increased foot traffic.
chicagodefender.com/costcos-foot...
19 state AG’s demanded Costco repeal DEI.
Costco hasn’t caved.
13 straight weeks increased foot traffic.
chicagodefender.com/costcos-foot...
Costco's Foot Traffic Increases For 13th Week After Reaffirming DEI
Costco records 13 straight weeks of increased foot traffic while standing by its diversity, equity, and inclusion policies—despite growing political backlash. Learn why civil rights leaders are callin...
chicagodefender.com
April 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
You can stand against "The Man" and prosper!
Who voted for a recession? Oh, it must benefit the rich as they buy up cheap stocks, etc.
April 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Who voted for a recession? Oh, it must benefit the rich as they buy up cheap stocks, etc.
Everyone's voice should be heard.
April 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Everyone's voice should be heard.
Erroneous my a$$. These buffoons want to create chaos and fear among the populous. Don't stockpile, don't give in to fear, don't accept lies. Keep resisting.
These idiots say, "we'll make mistakes" but who cares. It's just people & we don't need them except to serve us until we get our robots.
April 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Erroneous my a$$. These buffoons want to create chaos and fear among the populous. Don't stockpile, don't give in to fear, don't accept lies. Keep resisting.
Are you learning Irish, indigenous languages, or gasp, Arabic? You are on the list!! LOL!
DHS Begins National Registry Of Duolingo Users
theonion.com/dhs-beg...
theonion.com/dhs-beg...
DHS Begins National Registry Of Duolingo Users
WASHINGTON—Warning that the highly suspicious individuals constituted a threat to the country’s safety and cultural unity, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced plans Monday to create a national registry of Duolingo users. “For unknown reasons, there are people in this country attempting to learn foreign languages ranging from Italian to Japanese, and we need […]
theonion.com
March 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Are you learning Irish, indigenous languages, or gasp, Arabic? You are on the list!! LOL!
Of course they did. They dread his wrath coming down on them.
Machiavelli wrote about political power in "The Prince." If you can't be both loved and feared, fear is the more reliable tool, he said.
However, be cautious not to be hated as extreme hatred could lead to rebellion.
Are we there yet?
Machiavelli wrote about political power in "The Prince." If you can't be both loved and feared, fear is the more reliable tool, he said.
However, be cautious not to be hated as extreme hatred could lead to rebellion.
Are we there yet?
House passes Trump-backed stopgap funding bill. Senate Democrats now must decide to back the bill or trigger a spending showdown with the president.
Read more: cnn.it/3DHP0nK
Read more: cnn.it/3DHP0nK
March 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Of course they did. They dread his wrath coming down on them.
Machiavelli wrote about political power in "The Prince." If you can't be both loved and feared, fear is the more reliable tool, he said.
However, be cautious not to be hated as extreme hatred could lead to rebellion.
Are we there yet?
Machiavelli wrote about political power in "The Prince." If you can't be both loved and feared, fear is the more reliable tool, he said.
However, be cautious not to be hated as extreme hatred could lead to rebellion.
Are we there yet?
I do believe all these actions are illegal. But who can hold this administration accountable?
“After a 6 week review we are officially cancelling 83% of the programs at USAID,” Marco Rubio wrote on Monday. (trib.al/nBk143S)
Now, the staff has been directed to shred and burn classified documents—an illegal move under the Federal Records Act.
Now, the staff has been directed to shred and burn classified documents—an illegal move under the Federal Records Act.
USAID Ordered to Shred or Burn Classified Documents in Alarming Move
Staff at the U.S. Agency for International Development have received a troubling order on what to do with their classified documents.
newrepublic.com
March 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I do believe all these actions are illegal. But who can hold this administration accountable?
It's another Trumpergency. Created, directed, and produced by the one and only. Now, he will have to "save" us from this mess, his creation.
March 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
It's another Trumpergency. Created, directed, and produced by the one and only. Now, he will have to "save" us from this mess, his creation.
Hand-picked judges, too.
I'm dead chuffed.
I'm dead chuffed.
🚨BREAKING The Supreme Court in a 5-4 vote rejected the Trump administration’s request to lift a lower-court order requiring the government to unfreeze over $1.5 billion in foreign aid owed to nonprofits and government partners for their humanitarian efforts with the U.S.A.I.D.
SCOTUS Denies Trump’s Request to Lift Order Requiring Release of $1.5 Billion in Foreign Aid
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
March 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Hand-picked judges, too.
I'm dead chuffed.
I'm dead chuffed.