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Ciara Nic Ionnraic PhD #SciComms #Skystorian @chendirl.bsky.social · Jan 27

Not sure how my followers↗️this week but please unfollow if u need to! Sometimes I👍human rights & social determinants of health posts but mainly I research death, burial & bereavement. I post about social history, social change & kind things that make me smile, like decent humans, recipes & sunrises.

a woman standing in a hallway with a fire extinguisher hanging on the wall behind her

Alt: Lesley Knope standing in a hallway with a fire extinguisher hanging on the wall behind her, and winking

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1h

His “crime”? A burglary charge from when he was a teenager.

The state of Georgia granted him a full pardon.

He just got engaged, he runs a barber shop and hasn’t had so much as a parking ticket since.

His health is deteriorating in custody and he needs us to get loud for him!

Sign the Petition

Demand the Release of Rodney Taylor from ICE Detention

www.change.org

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 8h

This was never about deporting criminals. It’s about Stephen Miller’s campaign of ethnic cleansing.

Tweet from Alex Tabarrok reads:
“Sergio Garcia, celebrated Chef who came to the US before ICE even existed. Deported after 36 years.
The picture tells you a lot about the decline of the Republican party.”
Attached photo shows Sergio Garcia standing with Laura and George W. Bush outdoors. The photo is signed: “To Sergio Garcia, With best wishes – George & Laura Bush.”

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 8h

Patients with COVID had a higher risk of developing double vision (diplopia) and cranial nerve VI palsy than those with influenza.

mRNA vaccination cut the risk of posterior eye complications—like retinal swelling, optic neuritis, and vitreous bleeding—by over 30%.

Source: archive.md/sKZJj

COVID Linked to Eye Issues, But Vaccine Offers Protection

Edited by Shrabasti Bhattacharya

October 08, 2025

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 16h

The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) - Mohammed Taher clutched the lifeless body of his 2-year-old son and wept. Ever since his family's food rations stopped arriving at their internment camp in Myanmar in April, the father had watched helplessly as his once-vibrant baby boy weakened, suffering from diarrhea and begging for food.
On May 21, exactly two weeks after Taher's little boy died, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sat before Congress and declared: "No one has died" because of his government's decision to gut its foreign aid program. Rubio also insisted: "No children are dying on my watch."
That, Taher says, "is a lie."

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 1d

By @ninawildflower.bsky.social

And it was unnecessary. Many countries showed that it was possible to control C19 and many did it with far fewer resources….

It still is.

In 2020 l was in an online union meetimg.
I'm going to paraphrase what we were told.
"Every single student. Every single teacher. Every single member of their families will be infected. There are no protections, and no exceptions." Twitter post.

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 2d

If and when America finds a way out of authoritarianism, not only will ICE have to be abolished: All these people will need to be held accountable in a court of law for the monstrosities they are committing - those who are ordering them as well as those who are carrying them out.

Every single one.

CNN @cnn.com · 5d

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

www.cnn.com

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 2d

Serious question: What's stopping the State of Illinois from arresting Stephen Miller & charging him with incitement?

The Senate didn't confirm him. He's just a guy.

At some point, the states MUST use their authority to prosecute, because the federal government certainly will not.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

Whoa! The shutdown’s ripple effect starting to hit.

Burbank Airport in LA County has no air traffic controllers on duty due to sick calls, last-minute day-off requests, and staffing shortages.

If you’re flying anywhere in the country, check for delays.

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Irene Tsherit @irenetsherit.bsky.social · 1d

Finally!!! The real scandal of the asylum hotels. Why, instead of shining the light on these parasites, months were spent on demonising vulnerable people at their mercy?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Asylum hotel provider makes £180m profit despite claims of inedible food and rationed loo paper

Asylum seekers and charities tell BBC of

www.bbc.co.uk

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Wilhelmus Janus @wilhelmusjanus.bsky.social · 3d

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WIRED @wired.com · 8d

Thirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of Carl Schmitt, the German legal theorist tapped by the Nazi's to justify Germany's slip from democracy to dictatorship.

Those theories have been a roadmap for the billionaire
ever since.

The Real Stakes, and Real Story, of Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Obsession

Thirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt. They’ve been a road map for the billionaire ever since.

www.wired.com

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Stephen Miller—both Trump Administration capo and de facto head of DHS, ICE, and DOJ, has just declared that peaceful protesters are "street terrorists." Under an executive order signed by Trump just days ago, that means he is saying that all protesters in America can be arrested on sight.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

A judge blocked Trump from sending Oregon's National Guard into Portland.

That same judge then blocked Trump from deploying California's National Guard to Portland instead.

This isn't a "left wing" judge — Trump appointed her.

Says a lot about Trump's authoritarian power grab.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 2d

1. 4 months ago, The Supreme Court gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education in schools.

Now, in Montgomery County, Maryland, where the case originated, the results are in.

Only 43 families out of 160,000 students have exercised that new right.

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Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To

After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 2d

For shame. 😡

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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 2d

Make no mistake. This race-to-the-bottom political circus of racism & xenophobia is not only about unicorn future policies of discrimination & oppression. It’s about scaring & sickening us and making us give up on making this country fair & equitable. Take a break if you must but don’t let them win.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 3d

Trump ran in 2016 on building wall & making Mexico pay. He did not build a wall, & every single piece of wall he tried to build was the most embarrassingly bad wall ever built by humans, at 100x the cost it should have been, with money stupidly stolen from American taxpayers…and people reelected him

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 3d

Narrator: This is fascism.

The image is an X post by Mike Nellis (@MikeNellis
) from 19 hours ago, stating: "So let me get this straight: a Blackhawk helicopter and dozens of masked, armed federal agents roll up on a Chicago apartment building, cuff everyone—including kids—and then run checks for warrants and immigration status? What the hell is going on in this country? How is that not fascism?" The post includes a verified badge.

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Anne-Marie W. Clark 👩‍👧‍👦🐶⚖️😷🌎🚢📚🌦️⚜️ @amwclark.bsky.social · 3d

Fire was yesterday (Saturday morning), but yeah. Weird how little news coverage there has been, given it was a judge's house & she'd just ruled against the Trump regime.

More pics: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15164269/south-carolina-judge-beachfront-home-arson-fire.html

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Irish Examiner @irishexaminer.bsky.social · 3d

AI helps identify Nazi murderer in 1941 photo from Ukraine

Historian Jürgen Matthäus has for years been investigating a notorious photo of a Nazi massacre — now he is confident he has solved the mystery and named the perpetrator

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Race Bannon @racebannon.bsky.social · 3d

Amsterdam has 1.2 million people. 20% turned out to protest. The world is watching what is happening in Gaza.

If we could get 20% of Americans in the streets on October 18th, it would go a long way toward ending the fascist nightmare we are all experiencing.

www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Hundreds of thousands protest in Amsterdam against Gaza war

Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched through Amsterdam on Sunday, calling for the Dutch government to take a tougher stance against Israel's war in Gaza.

www.reuters.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

Stoke fear. Exploit desperation. Suspend the rule of law. Fan brutality.

Every time the stronger brutalize the weak, it’s fundamentally the same playbook.

Our duty is to stand up to brutality.

Our moral obligation is to protect the vulnerable and hold the powerful accountable.

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Philip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 4d

Sweden's Greta Thunberg is dehydrated, under-fed and being held in poor conditions ans subjected to intimidation by the Israelis after being illegally kidnapped in international waters - and her government is saying nothing.
As pathetic as they are spineless.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Greta Thunberg says she is being detained by Israel in cell infested with bedbugs

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 3d

Federal agents charged and knocked down two 84-year-olds (84!) as they peacefully protested on Saturday in front of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Portland, just blocks from their home. Psychopaths.

Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest

An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.

www.oregonlive.com

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 3d

ICE is hog tying protesters in Portland and removing them on Dollies.

This is dangerous and could cause serious injury.

The Department of Homeland Security thinks it’s a joke.

They’ve shared this video with the tagline “Refuse to Walk? We’ll give you a ride”.

Stay strong Portland.

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