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Rafi @rafil.bsky.social · 1h

Either Champlain or Gehennom

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 3d

It was clear from the beginning that ICE staffing up was going to be a full employment program for racists, barroom bullies and wife beaters

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Rafi @rafil.bsky.social · 6d

I went to Ubuntu and it’s so much better

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Rafi @rafil.bsky.social · 7d

Please take a moment this evening to call these Louisiana elected officials to protect Barbara Marques. This is an emergency appeal

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Barbara is scheduled to be ILLEGALLY deported tomorrow!

We must call Louisiana now!

Mike Johnson 337 423 4232
Bill Cassidy 318 448 7176, 337 261 1400
John Kennedy 337 269 5980

“Hello, my name is [YOUR NAME] . I am calling about Barbara Marques, currently detained in Louisiana. A federal court has officially acknowledged a motion to reopen Barbara’s case. This means she has legal protection from deportation until the judge rules. Deporting her now would be illegal under US law. Despite this, ICE has scheduled her deportation for tomorrow and already moved her to the Alexandria staging facility. This action violates the law and must be stopped. I am demanding that you intervene immediately, contact ICE, and ensure Barbara is returned to the South Louisiana facility while her case is pending. Please do your duty to uphold the law and stop this unlawful deportation.”

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Rafi @rafil.bsky.social · 9d

Instagram comment by tuckermaymysteries [Tucker May]:

“An update on my wife Barbara: We know where she is now. She is being held at a detention camp in Louisiana. After nearly 3 days of travel in shackles, with spans of 12+ hours without food or water and little or no sleep, she has not been provided a bed at this facility. As I write this, she is attempting to sleep on the floor. She is being denied treatment for a back condition despite having written acknowledgement from a facility run by the SAME company that she needs this. She has no criminal record but is receiving inhumane treatment that would not be acceptable for even hardened criminals. Please continue to help me demand action for my wife and other detainees who do not deserve this. Thank you.”

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Rafi @rafil.bsky.social · 9d

I lived for several years in Vermont. Learned there was a sizeable and vocal minority of Vermonters who really believed Burlington was too dangerous to safely visit.

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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 9d

"one officer smiled for a selfie with her as she cried."

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Rafi @rafil.bsky.social · 9d

also, maybe I’m just not paying close enough attention, but it’s the first video ive seen of armed goons plainly jumping a guy without even the *pretext* of it being about anything other than race. Just saw a brown dude and pounced! We knew this was happening, but still horrifying to see so clearly

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Rafi @rafil.bsky.social · 9d

I get that people are finding humor where they can Ina dark time but none of the people I have seen laughing about it are in anything close to that man’s situation

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Rafi @rafil.bsky.social · 9d

Ok if I ask Tucker to do so? I’m not close enough to the situation to provide useful info beyond whats in this thread

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Rafi @rafil.bsky.social · 9d

Passed along!

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Rafi @rafil.bsky.social · 10d

Update (with alt text) from Tucker

Text by Tucker May: “An update: Thank you everyone for helping us get eyes on this. Local news affiliates in LA will be covering this soon. Barbara was able to call me today — she is currently somewhere in Arizona but will be moved again soon (we are not sure where). She is being denied medical equipment needed for a chronic back issue and even ibuprofen. She and the other detainees she’s with are going 12+ hours without food. We know she is still in the US but not much beyond that. PLEASE help us in contacting local government reps (especially Rep Judy Chu, Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff and Governor Gavin Newsom) to demand action taken NOW to help these suffering detainees.

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Rafi @rafil.bsky.social · 10d

Tucker is going to reach out to you directly

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Rafi @rafil.bsky.social · 10d

My understanding is they live in LA but this happened in Adelanto

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Rafi @rafil.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you, i will pass your name along

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Rafi @rafil.bsky.social · 10d

Southern California

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jamie loftus @jamieloftus.bsky.social · 10d

there is now a gofundme to support barbara’s family and friends:

www.gofundme.com/f/help-barba...

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Rafi @rafil.bsky.social · 10d

Donation page set up to support Barbara Marques www.gofundme.com/f/help-barba...

Donate to Help Barbara Fight for Her Future After ICE Detention, organized by Nikki Groton

Support Barbara’s fight to stay with her family and community!!!! … Nikki Groton needs your support for Help Barbara Fight for Her Future After ICE Detention

www.gofundme.com

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Rafi @rafil.bsky.social · 10d

That’s pretty clearly not what I said. Like I did say, now that I know about the alt text functionality I have turned it on and will use it going forward. If people want to discuss that further, I’d encourage them not to do it under this thread going forward, because that is not t he topic here

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Rafi @rafil.bsky.social · 10d

I’m still not clear on what steps you are asking me to take now. Now that I know about this functionality, I will take advantage of it going forward. If you are asking me to delete this post, I’m obviously not going to do that.

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Rafi @rafil.bsky.social · 10d

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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 10d

Nick Valencia, who has been doing amazing reporting, just wrote about this:

“These Are Abductions.” Newlywed Husband Says Wife Taken During Green Card Interview

open.substack.com/pub/nickvale...

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Rafi @rafil.bsky.social · 10d

i hadn’t seen this, thank you for sharing

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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 10d

Nick Valencia, who has been doing amazing reporting, just wrote about this:

“These Are Abductions.” Newlywed Husband Says Wife Taken During Green Card Interview

open.substack.com/pub/nickvale...

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Rafi @rafil.bsky.social · 10d

I’m sorry what is the ask here? Folks have very helpfully shared the alt text, which I have reshared. Is there something else you want me to do?

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Rafi @rafil.bsky.social · 10d

What?

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