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@lealskipper-franke.bsky.social
Texas Democrat, voter 🗳️💙🇺🇸⚖️
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Bad Bunny understood the assignment…
February 9, 2026 at 3:05 AM
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East San Antonio, TX

"This warehouse will traffic some of the most disreputable commercial activity since WWII," the County Commissioner said in a statement...

www.wfaa.com/article/news...
ICE closes sale on warehouse in east San Antonio, city council member says
While ICE officials didn't directly address the transaction, the agency said it was "actively working to expand detention space" in the U.S.
www.wfaa.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:57 AM
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February 2, 2026 at 3:49 AM
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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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"La Reina de Mule Ears"

Roadrunner/Big Bend National Park

Acrylic on canvas

#ColorADay #YellowThu #Art #Painting
January 29, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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Liam is in ICE custody and his health is deteriorating.

Joaquin Castro says Liam is depressed, lethargic, sleeping excessively and barely eating, repeatedly asking about his mom, and when he can go home. He’s withdrawn and not the bright preschooler he was just days ago.

LIAM NEEDS A DOCTOR
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January 29, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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Today, Rep. Castro and I visited precious Liam and his father, Adrian, at the Dilley Detention Center.

My heart absolutely breaks for Liam, his family, and every person being wrongfully detained.
January 28, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Alex Pretti, Renee Good, and Keith Porter Jr. were murdered. Marimar Martinez was shot. Mahmoud Khalil was arrested and jailed.

The next could be you.

What’s at stake isn’t just our democracy. It’s also your safety and security and that of your loved ones.

This is personal — to every one of us.
January 25, 2026 at 12:11 AM
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It has been confirmed that Alex was a lawful gun owner and did not threaten ICE with a weapon. Early video reports indicate the weapon was taken by ICE and shots were then fired to execute him.
January 24, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.

Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.

Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.

But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.

Remember this.
January 21, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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Late morning flowers at John’s Bay, Maine. Plein air watercolor from summer.

#pleinairwatercolor #maine #summer #watercolor
January 20, 2026 at 12:05 PM
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Call your representatives today and demand they stop ICE’s abuses of power: (202) 224-3121
January 20, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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“Burrowing Owls in Big Bend”.

Big Bend National Park

#Twosday #BlueSkyArtShow #Art #Painting
January 20, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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January 20, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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Can you remember January 2025? I took a look back at what I was writing about then, and it's eye-opening. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
One Very Long Year
We are one year into the second Trump administration.
open.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:42 AM
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Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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This is the best speech, just from a pure rhetoric perspective - its sophistication and persuasiveness - that I've seen a politician deliver in a good long while. Really recommend watching or reading the whole thing.
A YouTube link for those looking for it. No words.

youtu.be/btqHDhO4h10?...
January 20, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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Federal agents are pulling over off duty cops based on the color of their skin.

This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
January 20, 2026 at 11:51 PM
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“Roadrunner at Mule Ears”

Big Bend National Park

#BlueSkyMonday #Blue
January 19, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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Anyone surprised? Feeding info to Putin? Today we read he’s invited Putin to serve on his peace team for Gaza?

Translation Putin has the P tapes, Putin has the Epstein files!
January 19, 2026 at 7:30 PM