Robyn your friend
@rainbowrobyn.bsky.social
Exploring a more loving world by analyzing news and events from the perspective of those without a voice.
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That makes 32 reported deaths in ICE custody since Trump took power again.
Authorities have reported the death of a Nicaraguan immigrant in ICE custody in a hospital in Natchez, Mississippi, the seventh reported death of an immigrant in ICE custody this month.
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Nicaraguan Man in ICE Custody Dies in Mississippi Hospital
A Nicaraguan man has died in ICE custody at a hospital in Natchez, Mississippi, the seventh reported death of a person in custody this month.
www.mississippifreepress.org
December 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
That makes 32 reported deaths in ICE custody since Trump took power again.
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America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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I wonder, if inconveniently, if Epstein's victims are able to compartmentalize well enough to have a happy Christmas. In that vein, here is a deeply poignant read by @mollyjongfast.bsky.social because we must't look away or become distracted.
Gift article
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/o...
Gift article
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/o...
Opinion | The Epstein Files Should Not Have Been Released This Way
www.nytimes.com
December 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I wonder, if inconveniently, if Epstein's victims are able to compartmentalize well enough to have a happy Christmas. In that vein, here is a deeply poignant read by @mollyjongfast.bsky.social because we must't look away or become distracted.
Gift article
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/o...
Gift article
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/o...
the entire federal government is out of control David
ICE is out of control.
"Her family has now been told she has been deported, despite US District Judge Brendan Hurson ruling Thursday that she could not be deported pending a hearing...attorneys said Monday that they have...confirm[ed] with the hospital she was born in Maryland." https://bit.ly/3MMdJvz
December 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
the entire federal government is out of control David
If you can’t feel the pain and humiliation of every terrorist act the US is doing to these human beings you need to see a therapist to work out your issues because you’re numb to it.
December 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
If you can’t feel the pain and humiliation of every terrorist act the US is doing to these human beings you need to see a therapist to work out your issues because you’re numb to it.
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Trump’s new envoy admits his goal is to steal territory from a NATO ally.
December 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Trump’s new envoy admits his goal is to steal territory from a NATO ally.
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💰Trump’s wealth increased by about $2.5B since his reelection, to $6.9B
💰 Eric’s increased 10x, to $400M.
💰 Don Jr.’s 6x, to $300M.
💰 Barron, a college sophomore, is worth $150M.
💰 Eric’s increased 10x, to $400M.
💰 Don Jr.’s 6x, to $300M.
💰 Barron, a college sophomore, is worth $150M.
His policies are picking winners and losers — and blurring the lines between business and government. n.pr/48P2QSb
How President Trump reshaped capitalism in 2025
His policies are picking winners and losers — and blurring the lines between business and government.
n.pr
December 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
💰Trump’s wealth increased by about $2.5B since his reelection, to $6.9B
💰 Eric’s increased 10x, to $400M.
💰 Don Jr.’s 6x, to $300M.
💰 Barron, a college sophomore, is worth $150M.
💰 Eric’s increased 10x, to $400M.
💰 Don Jr.’s 6x, to $300M.
💰 Barron, a college sophomore, is worth $150M.
TY. It’s all connected to the corrupt system that creates billionaires and ruins our Earth. Thank you for bringing awareness to this issue (*but poor Americans that can’t afford a turkey is a problem too).
Robyn your friend is vegan, just saying.
Robyn your friend is vegan, just saying.
This video will probably get fewer likes than my posts on taxing billionaires. That difference says it all. Factory farming only survives if we don’t look. It’s time to hold these companies accountable. Every donation is matched, so $1 becomes $2 through Dec 31, 2025. Donate: MoralAmbition.org/food
December 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
TY. It’s all connected to the corrupt system that creates billionaires and ruins our Earth. Thank you for bringing awareness to this issue (*but poor Americans that can’t afford a turkey is a problem too).
Robyn your friend is vegan, just saying.
Robyn your friend is vegan, just saying.
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ICYMI: “TikTok signs deal to spin-off U.S. operations to a group controlled by mostly 🇺🇸 investors, including software giant Oracle — run by billionaire Trump ally Larry Ellison.”
The Ellisons/Trump allies gobbling up everything, to control what we see. www.npr.org/2025/12/18/n...
The Ellisons/Trump allies gobbling up everything, to control what we see. www.npr.org/2025/12/18/n...
December 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM
ICYMI: “TikTok signs deal to spin-off U.S. operations to a group controlled by mostly 🇺🇸 investors, including software giant Oracle — run by billionaire Trump ally Larry Ellison.”
The Ellisons/Trump allies gobbling up everything, to control what we see. www.npr.org/2025/12/18/n...
The Ellisons/Trump allies gobbling up everything, to control what we see. www.npr.org/2025/12/18/n...
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On Thursday, the House will vote on @repmcgovern.bsky.social, @RepThomasMassie, and my resolution directing the President to end hostilities with Venezuela.
December 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
On Thursday, the House will vote on @repmcgovern.bsky.social, @RepThomasMassie, and my resolution directing the President to end hostilities with Venezuela.
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Just need to be clear that the US Air Force almost caused a major commercial flight catastrophe because they are flying over Venezuela with transponders off
NOT GOOD 🫠
‘the air traffic controller noted not seeing the military aircraft on their end, as it had the transponder off and was not transmitting its location.
“We almost had a midair collision up here,” the pilot said, according to ATC recordings. "They passed directly in our flight path ..."’
‘the air traffic controller noted not seeing the military aircraft on their end, as it had the transponder off and was not transmitting its location.
“We almost had a midair collision up here,” the pilot said, according to ATC recordings. "They passed directly in our flight path ..."’
JetBlue pilot narrowly avoids 'midair collision' with Air Force plane near Venezuela
A JetBlue Airways pilot said he narrowly avoided a "midair collision" with a U.S. military aircraft that entered his flight path.
abcnews.go.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Just need to be clear that the US Air Force almost caused a major commercial flight catastrophe because they are flying over Venezuela with transponders off
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Today in "neither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party"
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"House Democrats on Thursday voted to return Rep. Henry Cuellar to his leadership role on the House Appropriations Committee following his presidential pardon on federal corruption charges."
JICYMI - Shameful, repulsive move by House Democrats and their leaders. Disgraceful.
JICYMI - Shameful, repulsive move by House Democrats and their leaders. Disgraceful.
Democrats Return Henry Cuellar to Powerful Spending Post After Trump Pardon
“We got ratified,” Cuellar told reporters after the vote.
www.notus.org
December 13, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Today in "neither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party"
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I hope you can see this. For almost my entire life our democracy has been under attack. This video explains much of the why and how. Of course, capitalism is rotten so we never forget that.
Behind the Supreme Court’s Push to Expand Presidential Power www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Behind the Supreme Court’s Push to Expand Presidential Power www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Behind the Supreme Court’s Push to Expand Presidential Power
For more than a decade, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority has chipped away at Congress’s power to insulate independent agencies from politics. Now, the court has signaled its willingness to ex...
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I hope you can see this. For almost my entire life our democracy has been under attack. This video explains much of the why and how. Of course, capitalism is rotten so we never forget that.
Behind the Supreme Court’s Push to Expand Presidential Power www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Behind the Supreme Court’s Push to Expand Presidential Power www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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The news media aren't going to remind you, but I will:
7 million people showed up on a single day in October to denounce Trump's fascism and defend liberty.
The resistance is strong. We can win. Join us.
7 million people showed up on a single day in October to denounce Trump's fascism and defend liberty.
The resistance is strong. We can win. Join us.
December 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The news media aren't going to remind you, but I will:
7 million people showed up on a single day in October to denounce Trump's fascism and defend liberty.
The resistance is strong. We can win. Join us.
7 million people showed up on a single day in October to denounce Trump's fascism and defend liberty.
The resistance is strong. We can win. Join us.
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I'll note that the supposed distinction between clinging to wreckage and floating in the water is meaningless in terms of being "shipwrecked" under LOAC.
German personnel who machine gunned the survivors of the Peleus who were clinging to wreckage and in rafts were sentenced to death.
German personnel who machine gunned the survivors of the Peleus who were clinging to wreckage and in rafts were sentenced to death.
December 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I'll note that the supposed distinction between clinging to wreckage and floating in the water is meaningless in terms of being "shipwrecked" under LOAC.
German personnel who machine gunned the survivors of the Peleus who were clinging to wreckage and in rafts were sentenced to death.
German personnel who machine gunned the survivors of the Peleus who were clinging to wreckage and in rafts were sentenced to death.
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THREAD: It was supposed to be a routine surgery. So when the doctor stepped out, Sandra Parker wasn’t sure she heard right.
Her husband’s heart couldn’t have stopped for more than 5 or 6 minutes, the doctor was saying.
“That’s not a lot of time,” Mrs. Parker thought. “Is it?”
Her husband’s heart couldn’t have stopped for more than 5 or 6 minutes, the doctor was saying.
“That’s not a lot of time,” Mrs. Parker thought. “Is it?”
December 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
THREAD: It was supposed to be a routine surgery. So when the doctor stepped out, Sandra Parker wasn’t sure she heard right.
Her husband’s heart couldn’t have stopped for more than 5 or 6 minutes, the doctor was saying.
“That’s not a lot of time,” Mrs. Parker thought. “Is it?”
Her husband’s heart couldn’t have stopped for more than 5 or 6 minutes, the doctor was saying.
“That’s not a lot of time,” Mrs. Parker thought. “Is it?”
I promote all information about how much this regime is costing us. If you don’t care about other people or freedoms, surely you care about where your tax dollars go?
There are well upwards of a BILLION dollars (of OUR money) this year funneled to projects designed specifically to make Trump feel Good about himself: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trumps private and public furious response to the onrush of media coverage about his mind, health, age, sleep…
Trumps private and public furious response to the onrush of media coverage about his mind, health, age, sleep…
December 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I promote all information about how much this regime is costing us. If you don’t care about other people or freedoms, surely you care about where your tax dollars go?
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NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
Giving the gift of independent journalism: a guide
The Handbasket has subscription suggestions for almost everyone on your list.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
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"Longstanding principle" implies it's an informal arrangement rather than the totally unambiguous text of the constitution.
Don't print lies in the newspaper
Don't print lies in the newspaper
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration. n.pr/48E1oko
Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments in birthright citizenship challenge
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"Longstanding principle" implies it's an informal arrangement rather than the totally unambiguous text of the constitution.
Don't print lies in the newspaper
Don't print lies in the newspaper
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The Constitution is very straightforward on birthright citizenship. There's no ambiguity in the language, no other plausible interpretation.
The fact that this is a public discussion at all, and that the Supreme Court is taking it up, is on its own anti-constitutional bullshit.
Read the text👇
The fact that this is a public discussion at all, and that the Supreme Court is taking it up, is on its own anti-constitutional bullshit.
Read the text👇
It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
December 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The Constitution is very straightforward on birthright citizenship. There's no ambiguity in the language, no other plausible interpretation.
The fact that this is a public discussion at all, and that the Supreme Court is taking it up, is on its own anti-constitutional bullshit.
Read the text👇
The fact that this is a public discussion at all, and that the Supreme Court is taking it up, is on its own anti-constitutional bullshit.
Read the text👇
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It would cost $30 billion to end homelessness in the USA.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 6, 2025 at 7:03 AM
It would cost $30 billion to end homelessness in the USA.
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Rep. Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed by ICE
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Rep. Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed by ICE