Holly Potier
@hfpotier.bsky.social
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state-sponsored child trafficking
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 21, 2026 at 11:25 PM
state-sponsored child trafficking
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ICE kidnapped a 5-year-old and sent him alone to a facility in Texas. Hell isn't hot enough.
January 21, 2026 at 11:14 PM
ICE kidnapped a 5-year-old and sent him alone to a facility in Texas. Hell isn't hot enough.
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In a sign of how explosive ICE knew this secret memo would be, one whistleblower says he was only allowed to read the memo and was barred from taking written notes, and warned that employees had been punished for disagreeing.
At least one ICE instructor resigned rather than teach the illegal memo!
At least one ICE instructor resigned rather than teach the illegal memo!
January 21, 2026 at 10:29 PM
In a sign of how explosive ICE knew this secret memo would be, one whistleblower says he was only allowed to read the memo and was barred from taking written notes, and warned that employees had been punished for disagreeing.
At least one ICE instructor resigned rather than teach the illegal memo!
At least one ICE instructor resigned rather than teach the illegal memo!
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BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
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January 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM
BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
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BREAKING:
The House Ethics Committee found that Matt Gaetz did all of the horrible things we told you he did - sex trafficking minors, prostition (including of minors), drugs, drunk driving, obstruction, the works.
Read the report here:
www.floridabulldog.org/wp-content/u...
The House Ethics Committee found that Matt Gaetz did all of the horrible things we told you he did - sex trafficking minors, prostition (including of minors), drugs, drunk driving, obstruction, the works.
Read the report here:
www.floridabulldog.org/wp-content/u...
January 21, 2026 at 11:40 PM
BREAKING:
The House Ethics Committee found that Matt Gaetz did all of the horrible things we told you he did - sex trafficking minors, prostition (including of minors), drugs, drunk driving, obstruction, the works.
Read the report here:
www.floridabulldog.org/wp-content/u...
The House Ethics Committee found that Matt Gaetz did all of the horrible things we told you he did - sex trafficking minors, prostition (including of minors), drugs, drunk driving, obstruction, the works.
Read the report here:
www.floridabulldog.org/wp-content/u...
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Soooo I just got an email about how RFK Jr’s crackpot antivax organization Children’s Health Defense is suing the American Academy of Pediatrics under RICO cc @kenwhite.bsky.social
Those mobster pediatricians, you know.
Those mobster pediatricians, you know.
January 21, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Soooo I just got an email about how RFK Jr’s crackpot antivax organization Children’s Health Defense is suing the American Academy of Pediatrics under RICO cc @kenwhite.bsky.social
Those mobster pediatricians, you know.
Those mobster pediatricians, you know.
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Republicans are child traffickers.
ICE kidnapped a 5-year-old and sent him alone to a facility in Texas. Hell isn't hot enough.
Here’s the report from KARE. The boy is five-year-old Liam Ramos.
January 21, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Republicans are child traffickers.
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This is insane not just the explicit "go break the 4A" substance but how they knew how bad it was, acting in guilty paranoia to cover it up and suppress the written evidence.
This isn't how running a government agency works. This is what a criminal conspiracy looks like, because that's what it is.
This isn't how running a government agency works. This is what a criminal conspiracy looks like, because that's what it is.
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 11:03 PM
This is insane not just the explicit "go break the 4A" substance but how they knew how bad it was, acting in guilty paranoia to cover it up and suppress the written evidence.
This isn't how running a government agency works. This is what a criminal conspiracy looks like, because that's what it is.
This isn't how running a government agency works. This is what a criminal conspiracy looks like, because that's what it is.
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If ICE thought this was constitutional, it would have made horrifying social media content about it.
ICE secretly told its officers that any time someone has been ordered removed, ICE can break down their door.
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
![May 12, 2025
MEMORANDUM FOR: All ICE Personnel
FROM: Todd Lyons Acting Director
SUBJECT: Utilizing Form I-205, Warrant of Removal
On January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion, directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to "ensur[e] the successful enforcement of final orders of removal." 90 Fed. Reg. 8443, 8444 (Jan. 20, 2025) (E.O. 14159). Essential to the removal of aliens subject to final orders of removal is the ability to locate and arrest them. To this end, certain supervisory immigration officers within both Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) are authorized to issue an administrative warrant, Form I-205, Warrant of Removal (Form 1-205), for the arrest of an alien with a final order of removal. 8 C.F.R. § 241.2(a)(1). All U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents and deportation officers are authorized to execute Forms 1-205. 8 C.F.R. § 287.5(e)(3)(iii) - (y)
Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has not historically relied on administrative warrants alone to arrest aliens subject to final orders of removal in their place of residence, the DHS Office of the General Counsel has recently determined that the U.S. Constitution, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and the immigration regulations do not prohibit relying on administrative warrants for this purpose. Accordingly, in light of this legal determination, ICE immigration officers may arrest and detain aliens subject to a final under of removal issued by an immigration judge, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), or a U.S.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifrzrvaszfhj4bzhgtyvx3fm6ht4kc2zrwtvozijyxl3zxgp7vx6a@jpeg)
January 21, 2026 at 10:17 PM
If ICE thought this was constitutional, it would have made horrifying social media content about it.
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I try to avoid hyperbole when it comes to Trump policies, but this is absolutely frickin’ insane—on about eleventy different levels.
Massive, systemic Fourth Amendment violations because … reasons.
Massive, systemic Fourth Amendment violations because … reasons.
ICE secretly told its officers that any time someone has been ordered removed, ICE can break down their door.
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
January 21, 2026 at 10:28 PM
I try to avoid hyperbole when it comes to Trump policies, but this is absolutely frickin’ insane—on about eleventy different levels.
Massive, systemic Fourth Amendment violations because … reasons.
Massive, systemic Fourth Amendment violations because … reasons.
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I don’t know. Bitches be tripping?
How do you feel about her utilizing the misogynistic insult “bitch” for the campaign? Asking in all seriousness. I don’t understand why women choose to use it as a pejorative
January 21, 2026 at 11:47 PM
I don’t know. Bitches be tripping?
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Basically, I argued that Gamergate and the rise of Trump were part of a larger realization on the right that they would never win a rational argument again.
So they embraced a view that politics is a revenge project on the left for besting them in the realm of rationality and ideas.
So they embraced a view that politics is a revenge project on the left for besting them in the realm of rationality and ideas.
January 21, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Basically, I argued that Gamergate and the rise of Trump were part of a larger realization on the right that they would never win a rational argument again.
So they embraced a view that politics is a revenge project on the left for besting them in the realm of rationality and ideas.
So they embraced a view that politics is a revenge project on the left for besting them in the realm of rationality and ideas.
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New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
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The Companies Behind ICE
Sludge built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
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January 16, 2026 at 8:19 PM
New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
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I asked Ted Cruz's office if this post was accurate, because come on, Cancun Cruz and all.
His spokesperson: “Senator Cruz is currently on pre-planned work travel that was scheduled weeks in advance. He will be back in Texas before the storm is projected to hit."
His spokesperson: “Senator Cruz is currently on pre-planned work travel that was scheduled weeks in advance. He will be back in Texas before the storm is projected to hit."
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted earlier today, January 20, 2026, on a plane heading to Laguna Beach as the state of Texas braces for a rare ice threat and arctic cold front.
January 21, 2026 at 7:22 PM
I asked Ted Cruz's office if this post was accurate, because come on, Cancun Cruz and all.
His spokesperson: “Senator Cruz is currently on pre-planned work travel that was scheduled weeks in advance. He will be back in Texas before the storm is projected to hit."
His spokesperson: “Senator Cruz is currently on pre-planned work travel that was scheduled weeks in advance. He will be back in Texas before the storm is projected to hit."
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So Katie Miller, Karoline Leavitt, and Usha Vance are all pregnant at the same time, huh.
January 21, 2026 at 8:01 PM
So Katie Miller, Karoline Leavitt, and Usha Vance are all pregnant at the same time, huh.
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Crockett: "You only love enforcement when they're going after Black, brown, immigrants, that kind of folk. But on January 6, you didn't care about law enforcement."
January 21, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Crockett: "You only love enforcement when they're going after Black, brown, immigrants, that kind of folk. But on January 6, you didn't care about law enforcement."
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there are a lot of europeans saying "hey just general strike, just mass protest, it will absolutely solve the problem immediately" today, and yet
8th circuit gives ICE go ahead to use force against peaceful demonstrators, a decision which will immediately lead to injury.
US appeals court pauses lower court order restraining immigration agents' use of force against Minnesota protesters
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals paused a lower court's order on Wednesday that had restrained federal immigration agents' use of force against peaceful protesters.
www.reuters.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:58 PM
there are a lot of europeans saying "hey just general strike, just mass protest, it will absolutely solve the problem immediately" today, and yet
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The courts will not impose limits on police violence. That's why you have to take their money.
8th circuit gives ICE go ahead to use force against peaceful demonstrators, a decision which will immediately lead to injury.
US appeals court pauses lower court order restraining immigration agents' use of force against Minnesota protesters
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals paused a lower court's order on Wednesday that had restrained federal immigration agents' use of force against peaceful protesters.
www.reuters.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:02 PM
The courts will not impose limits on police violence. That's why you have to take their money.
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🚨BREAKING! Trump just announced that after meeting with the NATO Secretary, he'll be forming a “framework of a future deal” on Greenland and won't impose the 10% tariffs on the European nations next week.
Happy TACO Wednesday to all who celebrate! 🌮
Happy TACO Wednesday to all who celebrate! 🌮
January 21, 2026 at 8:03 PM
🚨BREAKING! Trump just announced that after meeting with the NATO Secretary, he'll be forming a “framework of a future deal” on Greenland and won't impose the 10% tariffs on the European nations next week.
Happy TACO Wednesday to all who celebrate! 🌮
Happy TACO Wednesday to all who celebrate! 🌮
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Remember: if Ted Cruz is seen in Texas in January, it means spring is coming early. If he isn't seen in Texas in January, it means six more weeks of winter.
January 21, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Remember: if Ted Cruz is seen in Texas in January, it means spring is coming early. If he isn't seen in Texas in January, it means six more weeks of winter.
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it's neat that we get to have these kinds of disclaimers about the weather now
January 21, 2026 at 7:59 PM
it's neat that we get to have these kinds of disclaimers about the weather now
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This profoundly evil little freak is also the final form of something I've been calling Office Brain for years, a type of guy who touched computer so hard he forgot the physical world exists. Bro thinks AI can rotate his tires or give him a haircut
“There will be more than enough jobs for the citizens of your nation, esp. those with vocational training,” said Karp. “I do think these trends really do make it hard to imagine why we should have large-scale immigration unless you have a very specialized skill.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Palantir CEO Says AI to Make Large-Scale Immigration Obsolete
Artificial intelligence will displace so many jobs that it will eliminate the need for mass immigration, according to Palantir Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Alex Karp.
www.bloomberg.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:47 PM
This profoundly evil little freak is also the final form of something I've been calling Office Brain for years, a type of guy who touched computer so hard he forgot the physical world exists. Bro thinks AI can rotate his tires or give him a haircut
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'Why aren't they in the streets' is answered almost every day in my small town by people in the streets! Rather than asking 'why aren't they in the streets' it's worth asking 'why isn't your media showing them in the streets' and 'who is served by downplaying resistane in its myriad forms.'
The idea that there are no protests in the US and no one is standing up to Trump is proving incredibly hard to kill over here in Germany. It’s become dogma, utterly detached from empirical reality.
I wonder if the people who keep talking like that understand they’re perpetuating regime propaganda.
I wonder if the people who keep talking like that understand they’re perpetuating regime propaganda.
January 21, 2026 at 3:48 PM
'Why aren't they in the streets' is answered almost every day in my small town by people in the streets! Rather than asking 'why aren't they in the streets' it's worth asking 'why isn't your media showing them in the streets' and 'who is served by downplaying resistane in its myriad forms.'
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This morning, SCOTUS heard arguments over Trump's efforts to fire Fed board member Lisa Cook over claims of mortgage fraud.
But back in December @propublica.org revealed that Trump himself had multiple primary residence mortgages on homes he used as rental properties:
But back in December @propublica.org revealed that Trump himself had multiple primary residence mortgages on homes he used as rental properties:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
January 21, 2026 at 8:03 PM
This morning, SCOTUS heard arguments over Trump's efforts to fire Fed board member Lisa Cook over claims of mortgage fraud.
But back in December @propublica.org revealed that Trump himself had multiple primary residence mortgages on homes he used as rental properties:
But back in December @propublica.org revealed that Trump himself had multiple primary residence mortgages on homes he used as rental properties:
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Just got an email from my kid’s basketball coach outlining the safety precautions the host school has put in place, including when and how they’ll go into lockdown if the federal secret police show up. Again, schools making plans to protect children from their own government.
January 21, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Just got an email from my kid’s basketball coach outlining the safety precautions the host school has put in place, including when and how they’ll go into lockdown if the federal secret police show up. Again, schools making plans to protect children from their own government.