theoriginalhare 💍
@rabbittopia.bsky.social
smelling roses and thrifty gardening in the pnw
Pinned
🧵 During the pandemic we decided make five wide flowerbeds along the edges of our lawn. Our criteria was low $ and I wanted a lot of perennial color. I’d grown veggies for 15 years but my experience with flowers was buying assorted annuals and perennials in pots and crossing my fingers 🤞🌱
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Migrants blocked from bond hearings are fighting back, and winning
Immigration attorneys are successfully challenging cases requiring mandatory detentions as the Trump administration tries to invoke a policy that denies due process
Immigration attorneys are successfully challenging cases requiring mandatory detentions as the Trump administration tries to invoke a policy that denies due process
Migrants blocked from bond hearings are fighting back, and winning
DHS issued a policy blocking migrants from having bond hearings. But immigration attorneys are starting to win cases in which judges call the detentions illegal.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Migrants blocked from bond hearings are fighting back, and winning
Immigration attorneys are successfully challenging cases requiring mandatory detentions as the Trump administration tries to invoke a policy that denies due process
Immigration attorneys are successfully challenging cases requiring mandatory detentions as the Trump administration tries to invoke a policy that denies due process
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Their comes weeks after a young entangled humpback whale was found stranded near Yachats.
Conservation groups urge Oregon to reduce whale deaths from crab fishing gear
Their comes weeks after a young entangled humpback whale was found stranded near Yachats.
www.oregonlive.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Their comes weeks after a young entangled humpback whale was found stranded near Yachats.
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Merry wormsmas!
Joy to the Worm
In the tropics, a festive creature turns coral reefs into a year-round wonderland
www.sierraclub.org
December 26, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Merry wormsmas!
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A "pig butchering" scam might open with a simple “Hi” or some good-natured confusion about why your phone number seems to be in the person’s address book.
It's the first step in a process intended to drain your bank account and ruin your life.
(Published Sept. 2022)
It's the first step in a process intended to drain your bank account and ruin your life.
(Published Sept. 2022)
What’s a Pig Butchering Scam? Here’s How to Avoid Falling Victim to One.
Thousands have lost huge sums after being lured into fraudulent online investment schemes by seemingly attractive strangers who strike up online conversations with them. Here’s a guide to spotting the...
www.propublica.org
December 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
A "pig butchering" scam might open with a simple “Hi” or some good-natured confusion about why your phone number seems to be in the person’s address book.
It's the first step in a process intended to drain your bank account and ruin your life.
(Published Sept. 2022)
It's the first step in a process intended to drain your bank account and ruin your life.
(Published Sept. 2022)
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“Construction can’t continue”: South Texas builders say ICE arrests have upended industry www.texastribune.org/2025/12/24/s...
South Texas homebuilders say ICE arrests have slowed work
More than 380 people attended an impromptu meeting that industry leaders in the Rio Grande Valley hosted to draw attention to the chilling effect ICE arrests have had on construction.
www.texastribune.org
December 25, 2025 at 5:45 AM
“Construction can’t continue”: South Texas builders say ICE arrests have upended industry www.texastribune.org/2025/12/24/s...
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He ys ridinge a horse
He ys emerald and svelte
He will get reallye weirde
If you lie about beltes
The Greene Knighte
Ys Cominge
To Toun
He ys emerald and svelte
He will get reallye weirde
If you lie about beltes
The Greene Knighte
Ys Cominge
To Toun
December 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
He ys ridinge a horse
He ys emerald and svelte
He will get reallye weirde
If you lie about beltes
The Greene Knighte
Ys Cominge
To Toun
He ys emerald and svelte
He will get reallye weirde
If you lie about beltes
The Greene Knighte
Ys Cominge
To Toun
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Catholics represent fewer than 20% of U.S. adults, however, they make up 61% of the population at risk of deportation. Trump’s immigration crackdown is disproportionately hitting Catholic communities.
chico.newsreview.com/2025/12/24/t...
chico.newsreview.com/2025/12/24/t...
Trump’s War on ICE-Fearing Catholics • Chico News & Review
We are a group of award-winning free alternative weekly newspapers published by Chico Community Publishing, Inc. We publish the Chico News & Review in Chico, California, the Sacramento News & Review…
chico.newsreview.com
December 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Catholics represent fewer than 20% of U.S. adults, however, they make up 61% of the population at risk of deportation. Trump’s immigration crackdown is disproportionately hitting Catholic communities.
chico.newsreview.com/2025/12/24/t...
chico.newsreview.com/2025/12/24/t...
🌱 Christmas dahlia, pnw is still mild enough
December 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
🌱 Christmas dahlia, pnw is still mild enough
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The combination of federal funding cuts and rising prices is making it difficult for many food pantries to meet rising needs. Please consider supporting your local food pantry during this busy holiday season.
Find Your Local Food Bank and Holiday Food Boxes | Feeding America
Find the Feeding America member food bank nearest you. Over 200 member food banks can connect you with free food, food pantries, soup kitchens, and holiday food boxes in your community.
www.feedingamerica.org
December 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The combination of federal funding cuts and rising prices is making it difficult for many food pantries to meet rising needs. Please consider supporting your local food pantry during this busy holiday season.
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A small (personal) example of this book’s intellectual dishonesty:
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
December 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A small (personal) example of this book’s intellectual dishonesty:
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
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Of course
I’ve been worried about this. People who signed up for a US ‘self-deportation’ scheme say their payoffs were delayed, misdirected or never arrived – leaving them empty-handed in their home countries.
‘They tricked me’: Migrants were promised $1,000 to voluntarily leave the US. Some never received it
People who signed up for a US ‘self-deportation’ scheme say their payoffs were delayed, misdirected or never arrived – leaving them empty-handed in their home countries
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Of course
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Good immigration policy must be grounded in two principles: security and humanity.
We can enforce the law and remove violent criminals while still upholding due process, human dignity, and America’s core values.
That balance is worth reflecting on this Christmas.
We can enforce the law and remove violent criminals while still upholding due process, human dignity, and America’s core values.
That balance is worth reflecting on this Christmas.
December 25, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Good immigration policy must be grounded in two principles: security and humanity.
We can enforce the law and remove violent criminals while still upholding due process, human dignity, and America’s core values.
That balance is worth reflecting on this Christmas.
We can enforce the law and remove violent criminals while still upholding due process, human dignity, and America’s core values.
That balance is worth reflecting on this Christmas.
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Nationally, analyses of ICE detention data indicate that roughly 73% of detainees have no criminal record, while about 5% have been convicted of violent offenses.
December 25, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Nationally, analyses of ICE detention data indicate that roughly 73% of detainees have no criminal record, while about 5% have been convicted of violent offenses.
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Publicly available government data and independent analyses show that the majority of people being taken into ICE custody do not have criminal convictions.
Many have lived in the United States for years, worked, raised families, and contributed to their communities.
Many have lived in the United States for years, worked, raised families, and contributed to their communities.
December 25, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Publicly available government data and independent analyses show that the majority of people being taken into ICE custody do not have criminal convictions.
Many have lived in the United States for years, worked, raised families, and contributed to their communities.
Many have lived in the United States for years, worked, raised families, and contributed to their communities.
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Multiple government reports, court filings, and congressional oversight visits have documented serious concerns about overcrowding, medical care, and detainees’ ability to reach family.
Important questions remain unanswered about confinement conditions and whether basic rights are being protected.
Important questions remain unanswered about confinement conditions and whether basic rights are being protected.
December 25, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Multiple government reports, court filings, and congressional oversight visits have documented serious concerns about overcrowding, medical care, and detainees’ ability to reach family.
Important questions remain unanswered about confinement conditions and whether basic rights are being protected.
Important questions remain unanswered about confinement conditions and whether basic rights are being protected.
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I will always support the deportation of violent criminals who threaten public safety. But immigration enforcement must also be lawful, targeted, and humane.
This holiday season, tens of thousands of people are being held in ICE detention facilities.
This holiday season, tens of thousands of people are being held in ICE detention facilities.
December 25, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I will always support the deportation of violent criminals who threaten public safety. But immigration enforcement must also be lawful, targeted, and humane.
This holiday season, tens of thousands of people are being held in ICE detention facilities.
This holiday season, tens of thousands of people are being held in ICE detention facilities.
I was in the long line today because I discovered we only had one egg left. kinda amazed at the retirement aged well-off folks at new seasons with an entire full sized cart full to the brim with groceries. This couldn’t have been done a day or two ago? Meanwhile 10 people behind them have 3 things
Godspeed to all the dudes being sent to the grocery store for two last specific things today. If it helps, cornstarch is in the baking aisle
December 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I was in the long line today because I discovered we only had one egg left. kinda amazed at the retirement aged well-off folks at new seasons with an entire full sized cart full to the brim with groceries. This couldn’t have been done a day or two ago? Meanwhile 10 people behind them have 3 things
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Every year, the Christmas Bird Count draws tens of thousands of birders for the 126-year-old event that blends birding and data science.
This year, it’s on track to set another record for participation. https://wapo.st/495gE9V
This year, it’s on track to set another record for participation. https://wapo.st/495gE9V
December 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Every year, the Christmas Bird Count draws tens of thousands of birders for the 126-year-old event that blends birding and data science.
This year, it’s on track to set another record for participation. https://wapo.st/495gE9V
This year, it’s on track to set another record for participation. https://wapo.st/495gE9V
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concentration camps.
ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses
The Trump administration wants to build seven large-scale deportation hubs to speed up deportations, internal ICE documents show.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
concentration camps.
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And yet if you surveyed the general public, you'd find that most people think the country is more dangerous than ever.
I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.
December 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
And yet if you surveyed the general public, you'd find that most people think the country is more dangerous than ever.
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WHOA. I am genuinely *shocked.*
December 24, 2025 at 2:04 AM
WHOA. I am genuinely *shocked.*
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Holy shit that is a lot of rain. Power outages, localized flooding are all but certain, and worse things very likely. Also it will be Xmas, so stuff will be closed, insurers and repair people hard to reach.
Please prep, at least a little bit.
Please prep, at least a little bit.
Hey, fellow Southern Californians - I know we're all busy with the holidays, but please be prepare/aware for this incoming storm, especially if you're traveling:
SoCal weather updates: Storm expected to bring heavy rain, 'high risk' of flash flooding for some
Evacuation warnings are now in effect as Southern California prepares for several inches of rainfall, strong winds and possible mudslides through Christmas.
abc7.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Holy shit that is a lot of rain. Power outages, localized flooding are all but certain, and worse things very likely. Also it will be Xmas, so stuff will be closed, insurers and repair people hard to reach.
Please prep, at least a little bit.
Please prep, at least a little bit.
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"The Trump administration has been working overtime to portray itself as the savior of America’s farms and food security when, in fact, it’s become our food system’s greatest threat."
https://www.newsweek.com/usdas-regenerative-agriculture-program-doesnt-add-up-opinion-11244659
https://www.newsweek.com/usdas-regenerative-agriculture-program-doesnt-add-up-opinion-11244659
USDA's Regenerative Agriculture Program Doesn't Add Up | Opinion
The Trump spin machine is in overdrive, but empty words and promises can't fool farmers struggling to make ends meet.
www.newsweek.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
"The Trump administration has been working overtime to portray itself as the savior of America’s farms and food security when, in fact, it’s become our food system’s greatest threat."
https://www.newsweek.com/usdas-regenerative-agriculture-program-doesnt-add-up-opinion-11244659
https://www.newsweek.com/usdas-regenerative-agriculture-program-doesnt-add-up-opinion-11244659
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Beyond the issue of what "regular forces" means, the majority finds at this stage that the President does not have inherent authority to deploy the military to protect ICE property, therefore allowing him to "execute" the laws with the military. The majority says no.
![At this preliminary stage, the Government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois. The President has not invoked a statute that provides an exception to the Posse Comitatus Act. Instead, he relies on inherent constitutional authority that, according to the Government, allows
him to use the military to protect federal personnel and
property. But the Government also claims—consistent
with the longstanding view of the Executive Branch—that
performing such protective functions does not constitute
“execut[ing] the laws” within the meaning of the Posse
Comitatus Act. See Supp. Letter Reply Brief for Applicants
8; 1 Supp. Op. OLC 343, n. 1 (1971) (collecting sources). If
that is correct, it is hard to see how performing those functions could constitute “execut[ing] the laws” under §12406(3).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreicidl3htut63ol2tinj2mr7y6k6nbzrgjpbkzlpzjfs2afw637b6m@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Beyond the issue of what "regular forces" means, the majority finds at this stage that the President does not have inherent authority to deploy the military to protect ICE property, therefore allowing him to "execute" the laws with the military. The majority says no.
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My read of this is that it should shut down basically all deployments of the national guard (except possibly in DC)?
December 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
My read of this is that it should shut down basically all deployments of the national guard (except possibly in DC)?