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DTwyman
@dtwyman.bsky.social
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Retired Govt, film & broadcasting teacher. Politics & econ watcher, gardener & cat ❤️- Darth Kitty’s mine. If you don’t appreciate science, journalism & film, have a sense of humor I'm not your thing. Eclectic who knows politics isn't a spectator sport.
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Nor did I, and I was profoundly impressed. Hats off to @metallica.com for showing the way.
November 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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donmoyn.bsky.social
At the end of the first Trump administration @pamherd.bsky.social and I wrote about the weaponization of burdens to target immigrants. It has gotten so much worse since then.
academic.oup.com/ppmg/article...
Kafka’s Bureaucracy: Immigration Administrative Burdens in the Trump Era
Abstract. What does a government do when it decides to make a public service as burdensome as possible? We consider this question in the context of immigra
academic.oup.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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donmoyn.bsky.social
“Tom was super excited to become a U.S. resident, so much so that he had insisted on a cowboy-themed wedding.” But then the German robotic engineer was arrested for a visa overstay based on a policy he had no way of knowing existed. Completely Kafkaesque. "We feel like we were tricked.”
At the interview, they brought requisite evidence that their marriage was legitimate — photos of a vacation to Hawaii with his parents; leases, bank statements and utility bills in both names; and other records. The officer asked routine questions. But the last one, according to Ms. Hestmark, was whether her husband had ever overstayed his visa. He responded truthfully and cited their lawyer’s assurance that this was a nonissue. “Suddenly, we were ambushed by three masked men in bulletproof vests with guns who told Tom they had a warrant for his arrest, that he is here unlawfully,” Ms. Hestmark recalled. The agents handcuffed her husband, gave her a card with a QR code for the ICE website and took him away. She did not hear from him again until the next morning. He has been bounced between a basement in downtown San Diego and an immigration detention center, where he remains. “I’m a U.S. citizen,” Ms. Hestmark said. “Tom is the love of my life, who happens to be born in Germany. We feel like we were tricked.”
November 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
dtwyman.bsky.social
You’re a good man and also, very clearly, you were a good dad.
November 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
dtwyman.bsky.social
Apparently, with enough plastic surgery and zero ethics you can pretty much do & say anything. Who knew?
November 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM