Marcia Imbrescia
@mecistudio.bsky.social
Humanist, Mom, Grandmom, Health Advocate, Environmentalist, Entreprenuer , Landscape Designer, Writer, Nature Lover
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Frost: For so long, the right wing has held up patriotism as a vibe, as an aesthetic. But patriotism is more than bald eagles and flags and beer. Patriotism is about loving the people who live in the damn country — every single one of them.
January 13, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Frost: For so long, the right wing has held up patriotism as a vibe, as an aesthetic. But patriotism is more than bald eagles and flags and beer. Patriotism is about loving the people who live in the damn country — every single one of them.
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This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
January 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
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These are absolutely monstrous people
"Mr. Thompson’s resignation came after senior DOJ officials pressed for a criminal investigation into the actions of the widow of Renee Nicole Good, the Minneapolis woman killed by an ICE agent"
"Mr. Thompson’s resignation came after senior DOJ officials pressed for a criminal investigation into the actions of the widow of Renee Nicole Good, the Minneapolis woman killed by an ICE agent"
3 Prosecutors Quit After Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:04 PM
These are absolutely monstrous people
"Mr. Thompson’s resignation came after senior DOJ officials pressed for a criminal investigation into the actions of the widow of Renee Nicole Good, the Minneapolis woman killed by an ICE agent"
"Mr. Thompson’s resignation came after senior DOJ officials pressed for a criminal investigation into the actions of the widow of Renee Nicole Good, the Minneapolis woman killed by an ICE agent"
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After years of struggling to find enough workers for some of the nation’s toughest lockups, the Federal Bureau of Prisons is facing a new challenge:
Corrections officers are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at ICE.
(Published Nov. 2025)
Corrections officers are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at ICE.
(Published Nov. 2025)
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
January 14, 2026 at 2:00 AM
After years of struggling to find enough workers for some of the nation’s toughest lockups, the Federal Bureau of Prisons is facing a new challenge:
Corrections officers are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at ICE.
(Published Nov. 2025)
Corrections officers are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at ICE.
(Published Nov. 2025)
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Ford has caved to MAGA pressure and suspended TJ Sabula, the auto worker who called Trump a “pedophile protector” to his face today.
“I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often — and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,” Sabula said.
“I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often — and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,” Sabula said.
January 14, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Ford has caved to MAGA pressure and suspended TJ Sabula, the auto worker who called Trump a “pedophile protector” to his face today.
“I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often — and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,” Sabula said.
“I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often — and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,” Sabula said.
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Health officials in South Carolina have confirmed 124 new cases of measles since Friday.
South Carolina confirms 124 new measles cases as outbreak on the Arizona-Utah line grows
Health officials in South Carolina have confirmed 124 new cases of measles since Friday. Hundreds of children have been quarantined because of school exposures, some more than once.
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January 14, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Health officials in South Carolina have confirmed 124 new cases of measles since Friday.
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When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.
(Published Oct. 2024 with @capitolforum.bsky.social)
(Published Oct. 2024 with @capitolforum.bsky.social)
Inside the Company Helping America’s Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Treatments
When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.
www.propublica.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:00 AM
When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.
(Published Oct. 2024 with @capitolforum.bsky.social)
(Published Oct. 2024 with @capitolforum.bsky.social)
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House Democrats just DEFEATED a Republican bill to let employers deny overtime pay or minimum wage to workers if they classify time worked as "job training" or "education."
6 Republicans joined us and the vote failed; GOP leaders then cancelled votes on two more anti-labor bills.
6 Republicans joined us and the vote failed; GOP leaders then cancelled votes on two more anti-labor bills.
January 14, 2026 at 12:09 AM
House Democrats just DEFEATED a Republican bill to let employers deny overtime pay or minimum wage to workers if they classify time worked as "job training" or "education."
6 Republicans joined us and the vote failed; GOP leaders then cancelled votes on two more anti-labor bills.
6 Republicans joined us and the vote failed; GOP leaders then cancelled votes on two more anti-labor bills.
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January 13, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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I have a message for my Republican colleagues: Trump will turn on you, investigate you, and indict you with bogus charges the second he doesn't like you.
That’s not Democracy—it’s tyranny. Your silence won’t make it go away.
That’s not Democracy—it’s tyranny. Your silence won’t make it go away.
January 13, 2026 at 9:02 PM
I have a message for my Republican colleagues: Trump will turn on you, investigate you, and indict you with bogus charges the second he doesn't like you.
That’s not Democracy—it’s tyranny. Your silence won’t make it go away.
That’s not Democracy—it’s tyranny. Your silence won’t make it go away.
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HAPPENING NOW: In federal court in MN, DOJ is struggling to articulate why a person following an ICE vehicle — so long as they are obeying traffic laws — can be stopped for "reasonable suspicion" of a crime.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
January 13, 2026 at 4:28 PM
HAPPENING NOW: In federal court in MN, DOJ is struggling to articulate why a person following an ICE vehicle — so long as they are obeying traffic laws — can be stopped for "reasonable suspicion" of a crime.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
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If President Trump ordered the annexation of Greenland, it would end NATO. He would be destroying the system that has reinforced American security for 80 years—and all for a vanity project, as I told @katiecouric.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 9:46 PM
If President Trump ordered the annexation of Greenland, it would end NATO. He would be destroying the system that has reinforced American security for 80 years—and all for a vanity project, as I told @katiecouric.bsky.social
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Lindsey Halligan, the loyalist lawyer Donald Trump handpicked to prosecute his enemies last year, has accused a federal judge of abusing his power by asking her to explain how she remains the top federal prosecutor in eastern Virginia after a court formally disqualified her more than a month ago.
Disqualified Trump appointee Halligan accuses judge of 'gross abuse of power' for questioning her authority
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Lindsey Halligan, the loyalist lawyer Donald Trump handpicked to prosecute his enemies last year, has accused a federal judge of abusing his power by asking her to explain how she remains the top federal prosecutor in eastern Virginia after a court formally disqualified her more than a month ago.
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This is so messed up. Since Watergate, US Attorneys had independence to avoid even the appearance of the influence of partisan politics in charging decisions. Not anymore.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | Trump Blasted Federal Prosecutors at White House Event, Calling Them Weak
The president criticized a group of U.S. attorneys at a photo shoot, a day before the Federal Reserve subpoenas.
www.wsj.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:06 PM
This is so messed up. Since Watergate, US Attorneys had independence to avoid even the appearance of the influence of partisan politics in charging decisions. Not anymore.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Evil brute - a hateful act.
And it doesn't help the U.S. one iota. In fact, the forced ouster of thousands of law abiding, hard-working immigrants, will have a negative economic impact for the employers of these TPS workers.
And it doesn't help the U.S. one iota. In fact, the forced ouster of thousands of law abiding, hard-working immigrants, will have a negative economic impact for the employers of these TPS workers.
Trump has also revoked TPS status for immigrants from Venezuela, Afghanistan, Haiti, Syria, and others.
That means thousands of immigrants here legally, who cannot return to their home countries due to unsafe conditions there, now have no protection.
Shameful.
That means thousands of immigrants here legally, who cannot return to their home countries due to unsafe conditions there, now have no protection.
Shameful.
The Trump administration is ending temporary protected status for Somali immigrants, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed.
Somali immigrants in the U.S. with TPS must leave the country by March 17, she said. nbcnews.to/3LscuRW
Somali immigrants in the U.S. with TPS must leave the country by March 17, she said. nbcnews.to/3LscuRW
January 13, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Evil brute - a hateful act.
And it doesn't help the U.S. one iota. In fact, the forced ouster of thousands of law abiding, hard-working immigrants, will have a negative economic impact for the employers of these TPS workers.
And it doesn't help the U.S. one iota. In fact, the forced ouster of thousands of law abiding, hard-working immigrants, will have a negative economic impact for the employers of these TPS workers.
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An anti-ICE protester in Santa Ana was left blind in one eye and nearly died after a DHS agent fired a "nonlethal" round at his face at point-blank range. The victim said federal agents mocked him, saying, "You're going to lose your eye."
LA Protester Permanently Blinded After DHS Agent Unloads Less-Lethal Round Into His Face
The victim—whose skull was fractured and nearly died—said federal agents mocked him, saying, "You're going to lose your eye."
www.commondreams.org
January 13, 2026 at 10:44 PM
An anti-ICE protester in Santa Ana was left blind in one eye and nearly died after a DHS agent fired a "nonlethal" round at his face at point-blank range. The victim said federal agents mocked him, saying, "You're going to lose your eye."
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She said she was headed to a doctor's appointment. Federal agents still attacked her.
Earlier today in Minneapolis, journalist Amanda Moore (@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social) documented a tense, chaotic federal operation near 34th Street and Park Avenue.
Earlier today in Minneapolis, journalist Amanda Moore (@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social) documented a tense, chaotic federal operation near 34th Street and Park Avenue.
January 13, 2026 at 10:45 PM
She said she was headed to a doctor's appointment. Federal agents still attacked her.
Earlier today in Minneapolis, journalist Amanda Moore (@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social) documented a tense, chaotic federal operation near 34th Street and Park Avenue.
Earlier today in Minneapolis, journalist Amanda Moore (@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social) documented a tense, chaotic federal operation near 34th Street and Park Avenue.
A dignified Presidential (Clinton) letter to an undignified Congressman (Comer)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Read the Clintons’ Personal Letter to Comer (Gift Article)
Bill and Hillary Clinton wrote a lengthy letter to Representative James R. Comer of Kentucky, the Republican chairman of the Oversight Committee, refusing to testify in Congress.
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:53 PM
A dignified Presidential (Clinton) letter to an undignified Congressman (Comer)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The U.S. does not need to annex Greenland to protect its security or economic interests. Doing so would weaken NATO, alienate us from Europe, and hand advantages to our adversaries. Read more in my latest Substack: michaelmcfaul.substack.com/p/invading-g...
January 12, 2026 at 9:22 PM
The U.S. does not need to annex Greenland to protect its security or economic interests. Doing so would weaken NATO, alienate us from Europe, and hand advantages to our adversaries. Read more in my latest Substack: michaelmcfaul.substack.com/p/invading-g...
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Pete Hegseth's "unconstitutional crusade against me sends a chilling message to every retired member of the military," said US Sen. Mark Kelly, a former Navy captain who is suing Trump's Pentagon chief.
Sen. Kelly Sues Pentagon, Hegseth Over Retaliation for Illegal Orders Video
US Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, is fighting back against Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth's unconstitutional crusade to cut his retirement pay.
www.commondreams.org
January 12, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Pete Hegseth's "unconstitutional crusade against me sends a chilling message to every retired member of the military," said US Sen. Mark Kelly, a former Navy captain who is suing Trump's Pentagon chief.
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“I knew that if I stayed at Yale, there would be pressure not to bring the Trump administration’s wrath onto Yale.
I knew that Yale would try to normalize the situation, escape being in the press, urge us to see the fascists as just politically different.”
I knew that Yale would try to normalize the situation, escape being in the press, urge us to see the fascists as just politically different.”
I study fascism. I’ve already fled America.
On this week’s “More To The Story,” former Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley explains his recent move to Canada and calls the Trump administration’s takeover of the US government a “coup.”
www.motherjones.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
“I knew that if I stayed at Yale, there would be pressure not to bring the Trump administration’s wrath onto Yale.
I knew that Yale would try to normalize the situation, escape being in the press, urge us to see the fascists as just politically different.”
I knew that Yale would try to normalize the situation, escape being in the press, urge us to see the fascists as just politically different.”
Well done MacKenzie Scott. She's a rare selfless philanthropist.
The nonprofit Trevor Project received a $45 million gift from billionaire MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025.
The Trevor Project receives $45M from MacKenzie Scott after difficult years and federal funding cuts
The nonprofit Trevor Project received a $45 million gift from billionaire MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025.
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January 13, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Well done MacKenzie Scott. She's a rare selfless philanthropist.