Rachel
@drrachel18.bsky.social
She/Her
Cat enthusiast, also a dog enthusiast, also just love animals generally, give me all the cute pictures.
"Nobody's free until everybody's free." - Fannie Lou Hamer, 1971
Cat enthusiast, also a dog enthusiast, also just love animals generally, give me all the cute pictures.
"Nobody's free until everybody's free." - Fannie Lou Hamer, 1971
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After Minneapolis, now the ICE shooting on Christmas Eve in Maryland is getting some scrutiny from local police: “…county police confirmed The Banner’s reporting that the second person injured in the encounter was already in ICE custody, in one of the agency’s vehicles, when he was hurt.”
Anne Arundel County Police dispute ICE’s account of Glen Burnie shooting
A deadly shooting by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis on Wednesday renewed scrutiny of a violent Christmas Eve incident involving ICE agents in Glen Burnie, with Anne Arundel County ...
www.thebanner.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:46 PM
After Minneapolis, now the ICE shooting on Christmas Eve in Maryland is getting some scrutiny from local police: “…county police confirmed The Banner’s reporting that the second person injured in the encounter was already in ICE custody, in one of the agency’s vehicles, when he was hurt.”
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Hours after an ICE agent killed the mother of three, Elon Musk’s chatbot was undressing her.
Grok deepfaked Renee Nicole Good's body into a bikini
Hours after an ICE agent killed the mother of three, Elon Musk’s chatbot was undressing her.
www.motherjones.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Hours after an ICE agent killed the mother of three, Elon Musk’s chatbot was undressing her.
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I was there when Homeland Security was created and that is NOT the point of homeland security
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social: "We have an ICE agent who should have been trained not to be in front of a vehicle and never to shoot into a moving vehicle, and yet this happened on [Kristi Noem's] watch. The whole POINT of Homeland Security is to make this country more stable and safe."
January 9, 2026 at 10:55 AM
I was there when Homeland Security was created and that is NOT the point of homeland security
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Our entire politics now is about our sundowning, failing, unpopular leader, whose powers are clearly ebbing, maniacally trying to find ways to restore his STRENGTH, POWER, and MANLINESS.
Like seizing Greenland; taking VZ’s oil; killing men in boats; terrorizing US cities; bombing other countries.
Like seizing Greenland; taking VZ’s oil; killing men in boats; terrorizing US cities; bombing other countries.
Not everyone believed me when I wrote that Trump wants Greenland becuase it would make him feel important, but that's what he told the NYT:
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Our entire politics now is about our sundowning, failing, unpopular leader, whose powers are clearly ebbing, maniacally trying to find ways to restore his STRENGTH, POWER, and MANLINESS.
Like seizing Greenland; taking VZ’s oil; killing men in boats; terrorizing US cities; bombing other countries.
Like seizing Greenland; taking VZ’s oil; killing men in boats; terrorizing US cities; bombing other countries.
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It’s legit hilarious how Trump is tripping over himself to secure Western hemisphere oil production and China one day is just gonna say haha you can keep it. 🤡
Energy experts say the US and China are diverging on the energy transition, with China sprinting far ahead on renewables and EVs, while the US doubles down on drilling oil at home and abroad. https://cnn.it/3LzfP1u
January 9, 2026 at 9:41 AM
It’s legit hilarious how Trump is tripping over himself to secure Western hemisphere oil production and China one day is just gonna say haha you can keep it. 🤡
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Why mandatory green policies often backfire [via @grist.org]
Why mandatory green policies often backfire
A new study highlights a climate policy conundrum: People hate being told what to do.
www.motherjones.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Why mandatory green policies often backfire [via @grist.org]
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Renee Nicole Good was a 37-year-old wife and mother of three children who loved to sing and studied creative writing.
We will not sit by while violence goes unanswered and our communities are terrorized.
Please join us this weekend to say ICE Out For Good.
We will not sit by while violence goes unanswered and our communities are terrorized.
Please join us this weekend to say ICE Out For Good.
We’re mobilizing across the country this weekend to honor Renee Nicole Good, demand accountability for ICE’s killing of Renee, and make visible the human cost of ICE’s terror: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
January 9, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Renee Nicole Good was a 37-year-old wife and mother of three children who loved to sing and studied creative writing.
We will not sit by while violence goes unanswered and our communities are terrorized.
Please join us this weekend to say ICE Out For Good.
We will not sit by while violence goes unanswered and our communities are terrorized.
Please join us this weekend to say ICE Out For Good.
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If we had a normal President, he'd express human decency and offer condolences for the MURDERED U.S. citizen under his watch.
Instead, we get a paragraph of propaganda and excuses that put the blame on the victim – a tactic Trump has used on women for decades.
Disgusting.
Instead, we get a paragraph of propaganda and excuses that put the blame on the victim – a tactic Trump has used on women for decades.
Disgusting.
January 7, 2026 at 8:34 PM
If we had a normal President, he'd express human decency and offer condolences for the MURDERED U.S. citizen under his watch.
Instead, we get a paragraph of propaganda and excuses that put the blame on the victim – a tactic Trump has used on women for decades.
Disgusting.
Instead, we get a paragraph of propaganda and excuses that put the blame on the victim – a tactic Trump has used on women for decades.
Disgusting.
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"This was a family that could've been like mine" -- Philip Bump breaks down crying on MS NOW when talking about the stuffed animals in Renee Good's car when she was killed
January 8, 2026 at 5:23 PM
"This was a family that could've been like mine" -- Philip Bump breaks down crying on MS NOW when talking about the stuffed animals in Renee Good's car when she was killed
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"Malnutrition deaths are soaring in the US – especially among seniors."
Cheaper housing. Instead of needing to collect cans for rent/food in the richest city in the world.
Build Haven Green. Here. Now.
@mayormamdani.bsky.social
Cheaper housing. Instead of needing to collect cans for rent/food in the richest city in the world.
Build Haven Green. Here. Now.
@mayormamdani.bsky.social
Malnutrition deaths are soaring in the US – especially among seniors
The reasons for the rapid increase may include people’s difficulties in maintaining a healthy diet and a new focus in identifying malnutrition, according to a new report
www.the-independent.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:58 PM
"Malnutrition deaths are soaring in the US – especially among seniors."
Cheaper housing. Instead of needing to collect cans for rent/food in the richest city in the world.
Build Haven Green. Here. Now.
@mayormamdani.bsky.social
Cheaper housing. Instead of needing to collect cans for rent/food in the richest city in the world.
Build Haven Green. Here. Now.
@mayormamdani.bsky.social
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The government is saying that violence rules. That snatching foreign leaders and territories, and shooting US citizens in their cars at point blank range, is justified. That resistance is not only futile, it is dangerous. They can say these things. But they cannot force us to believe them.
January 8, 2026 at 4:16 AM
The government is saying that violence rules. That snatching foreign leaders and territories, and shooting US citizens in their cars at point blank range, is justified. That resistance is not only futile, it is dangerous. They can say these things. But they cannot force us to believe them.
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Meanwhile, the Ukrainians are expecting a huge air attack tonight on Kyiv. The Russians may use hypersonic ballistic missiles
January 8, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Meanwhile, the Ukrainians are expecting a huge air attack tonight on Kyiv. The Russians may use hypersonic ballistic missiles
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Achieving Trump's dream of supercharging the country’s oil production would be financially challenging—and if fulfilled, would be “terrible for the climate," experts say.
From our friends at @theguardian.com:
From our friends at @theguardian.com:
Experts: Trump plan to exploit Venezuela’s oil would be “terrible for the climate"
If it comes to pass, "everybody loses."
www.motherjones.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Achieving Trump's dream of supercharging the country’s oil production would be financially challenging—and if fulfilled, would be “terrible for the climate," experts say.
From our friends at @theguardian.com:
From our friends at @theguardian.com:
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What really drives U.S. foreign policy?
Listen to what Bernie Sanders had to say 20 years ago.
Listen to what Bernie Sanders had to say 20 years ago.
January 7, 2026 at 7:31 PM
What really drives U.S. foreign policy?
Listen to what Bernie Sanders had to say 20 years ago.
Listen to what Bernie Sanders had to say 20 years ago.
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Rep. Bacon is right. It is silly. And dangerous. Where is the rest of the GOP in condemning this?
January 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Rep. Bacon is right. It is silly. And dangerous. Where is the rest of the GOP in condemning this?
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As Administration officials seem to be struggling with this, let us say it again: it is illegal to use the U.S. military to invade a foreign country without the authorization of Congress and is a violation of international law.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
January 6, 2026 at 2:21 PM
As Administration officials seem to be struggling with this, let us say it again: it is illegal to use the U.S. military to invade a foreign country without the authorization of Congress and is a violation of international law.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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I couldn’t have put it in any better perspective.
January 7, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I couldn’t have put it in any better perspective.
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ICE agent shoots, kills a female motorist during a massive 2,000-officer surge in Minneapolis. While DHS alleges the woman weaponized her car, the city’s mayor demands federal forces evacuate. The war on "day-care fraud" now has a body count and the administration’s crackdown turns lethal.
ICE agent shoots and kills a woman during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown
Authorities say a federal agent shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist when she allegedly tried to run over law enforcement officers during an immigration crackdown in the city.
apnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:04 PM
ICE agent shoots, kills a female motorist during a massive 2,000-officer surge in Minneapolis. While DHS alleges the woman weaponized her car, the city’s mayor demands federal forces evacuate. The war on "day-care fraud" now has a body count and the administration’s crackdown turns lethal.
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The fundamental choice has not been as stark since World War II: democracy and freedom, or dictatorship and tyranny.
Trump and his sycophants are siding with the latter. The rest of us must loudly, proudly, and boldly proclaim our allegiance to the former.
Trump and his sycophants are siding with the latter. The rest of us must loudly, proudly, and boldly proclaim our allegiance to the former.
January 7, 2026 at 4:01 PM
The fundamental choice has not been as stark since World War II: democracy and freedom, or dictatorship and tyranny.
Trump and his sycophants are siding with the latter. The rest of us must loudly, proudly, and boldly proclaim our allegiance to the former.
Trump and his sycophants are siding with the latter. The rest of us must loudly, proudly, and boldly proclaim our allegiance to the former.
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ICE/Border Patrol agents have shot a woman, who was a legal observer, in the face and killed her in a Minneapolis neighborhood. Details are still emerging, and the exact circumstances have not yet been officially confirmed.
Credit:
@thejfreakinc.bsky.social
Credit:
@thejfreakinc.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 6:50 PM
ICE/Border Patrol agents have shot a woman, who was a legal observer, in the face and killed her in a Minneapolis neighborhood. Details are still emerging, and the exact circumstances have not yet been officially confirmed.
Credit:
@thejfreakinc.bsky.social
Credit:
@thejfreakinc.bsky.social
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Now the Venezuelan regime has issued an emergency order telling police to “immediately search and capture” anyone who supports “the armed attack by the United States”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 7, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Now the Venezuelan regime has issued an emergency order telling police to “immediately search and capture” anyone who supports “the armed attack by the United States”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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Offshore wind developers and states are suing the Trump administration over its order to suspend work on five large-scale projects under construction off the East Coast for at least 90 days.
Trump’s offshore wind project freeze draws lawsuits from states and developers
Offshore wind developers and states are suing the Trump administration over its order to suspend work on five large-scale projects under construction off the East Coast for at least 90 days.
www.wtvr.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Offshore wind developers and states are suing the Trump administration over its order to suspend work on five large-scale projects under construction off the East Coast for at least 90 days.
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Blood is seen on the headrest of a vehicle where a federal agent shot a driver in South Minneapolis on Wednesday.
Ben Hovland | MPR News
Ben Hovland | MPR News
January 7, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Blood is seen on the headrest of a vehicle where a federal agent shot a driver in South Minneapolis on Wednesday.
Ben Hovland | MPR News
Ben Hovland | MPR News