Rebecca Farmer
@rebeccafarmer.bsky.social
1982 vintage. Effervescent, sprinkled with hutzpah, topped with panache. Sunshined for spiciness. she/her/hers
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1/2: As someone who worked for years fighting domestic & sexual violence (yes, a trans woman worked in a shelter & the world didn't explode), this hits all my buttons.
Returning after deportation may be illegal, but you don't enforce it here for the same reason you don't arrest a raped sex worker.
Returning after deportation may be illegal, but you don't enforce it here for the same reason you don't arrest a raped sex worker.
THIS is why many local police departments choose not to share some information with ICE. This woman's decision to report her assault to the cops led to her being arrested by ICE and likely deported.
The message this sends to people is they shouldn't report crimes. That's bad for our communities.
The message this sends to people is they shouldn't report crimes. That's bad for our communities.
March 31, 2025 at 1:05 AM
1/2: As someone who worked for years fighting domestic & sexual violence (yes, a trans woman worked in a shelter & the world didn't explode), this hits all my buttons.
Returning after deportation may be illegal, but you don't enforce it here for the same reason you don't arrest a raped sex worker.
Returning after deportation may be illegal, but you don't enforce it here for the same reason you don't arrest a raped sex worker.
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We expected 2,000 people out in GOP-held Greeley, Colorado.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
Overflow crowd for Bernie/AOC rally in Greeley, CO — the small one today, big one is in Denver later
March 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
We expected 2,000 people out in GOP-held Greeley, Colorado.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
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Ever since law school, I've always thought the actual case or controversy requirement of federal litigation was extremely stupid. We can't challenge zombie laws that are unconstitutional until someone actually decides to abuse it and by then it's too late.
I'm talking about the Allen Enemies Act.
I'm talking about the Allen Enemies Act.
March 16, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Ever since law school, I've always thought the actual case or controversy requirement of federal litigation was extremely stupid. We can't challenge zombie laws that are unconstitutional until someone actually decides to abuse it and by then it's too late.
I'm talking about the Allen Enemies Act.
I'm talking about the Allen Enemies Act.
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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS motion to HALT deportation under rarely invoked Alien Enemies Act of 1798. “A TRO is appropriate for the class members to prevent the removal of the class.”
WOW. Planes in air must turn around.
A huge win @democracyforward.org and @aclu.org.
WOW. Planes in air must turn around.
A huge win @democracyforward.org and @aclu.org.
March 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS motion to HALT deportation under rarely invoked Alien Enemies Act of 1798. “A TRO is appropriate for the class members to prevent the removal of the class.”
WOW. Planes in air must turn around.
A huge win @democracyforward.org and @aclu.org.
WOW. Planes in air must turn around.
A huge win @democracyforward.org and @aclu.org.
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Holy crap. The DOJ is arguing that the President can unilaterally deport anyone he wants without ANY statutory authority, just on his inherent authority as President over national security.
That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
March 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Holy crap. The DOJ is arguing that the President can unilaterally deport anyone he wants without ANY statutory authority, just on his inherent authority as President over national security.
That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
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March 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.
March 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.
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ICE stripped a German green card holder naked, drove him from Boston to Vermont to Rhode Island, put him in a cold shower, deprived him of medication, sleep and food until he collapsed.
No one knows why he was detained.
No one knows why he was detained.
Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained
Fabian Schmidt’s family said they are unsure of why he is being held. They said he has a recently renewed green card, and no active issues in court.
www.nhpr.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
ICE stripped a German green card holder naked, drove him from Boston to Vermont to Rhode Island, put him in a cold shower, deprived him of medication, sleep and food until he collapsed.
No one knows why he was detained.
No one knows why he was detained.
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These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
March 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
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I’m amazed how little coverage this story has gotten. They’ve burned well over $16 million to briefly hold 290 immigrants and several photo ops to GITMO. Just a total train wreck and they didn’t even mention it officially. Check out my latest.
open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
Smoke and mirrors in Cuba
They are all lying but they got the pictures and that's what matters
open.substack.com
March 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I’m amazed how little coverage this story has gotten. They’ve burned well over $16 million to briefly hold 290 immigrants and several photo ops to GITMO. Just a total train wreck and they didn’t even mention it officially. Check out my latest.
open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
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Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
March 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.
They own what happens next.
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Chuck Schumer right now:
March 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Chuck Schumer right now:
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We have each other. We are the Resistance now. All of us.
March 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
We have each other. We are the Resistance now. All of us.
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Freeland: "If these tariffs are put in place, it is going to hurt Americans ... your grocery prices are gonna go up, bc you know what you need to grow food in the US? You need fertilizer. 80% of it comes from Canada and you're gonna be a 25% tax on it? ... the WSJ is right. This is dumb."
March 4, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Freeland: "If these tariffs are put in place, it is going to hurt Americans ... your grocery prices are gonna go up, bc you know what you need to grow food in the US? You need fertilizer. 80% of it comes from Canada and you're gonna be a 25% tax on it? ... the WSJ is right. This is dumb."
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Remarkable resignation letter from the Justice Department's chief information officer in the immigration review division — a disabled veteran.
Obtained by @propublica.org's Brett Murphy:
Obtained by @propublica.org's Brett Murphy:
February 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Remarkable resignation letter from the Justice Department's chief information officer in the immigration review division — a disabled veteran.
Obtained by @propublica.org's Brett Murphy:
Obtained by @propublica.org's Brett Murphy:
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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court BLOCKS Trump administration from implementing OMB funding pause. "The public’s interest
in not having trillions of dollars arbitrarily frozen cannot be overstated." A big victory for @democracyforward.org.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
in not having trillions of dollars arbitrarily frozen cannot be overstated." A big victory for @democracyforward.org.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
February 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court BLOCKS Trump administration from implementing OMB funding pause. "The public’s interest
in not having trillions of dollars arbitrarily frozen cannot be overstated." A big victory for @democracyforward.org.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
in not having trillions of dollars arbitrarily frozen cannot be overstated." A big victory for @democracyforward.org.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
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This hits hard…
“Then she was fired by a Fox News weekend host.”
You know what else hits hard? The fact that voters thought it was a good idea to hire a reality show host/bankrupt businessman as President of the United States.
“Then she was fired by a Fox News weekend host.”
You know what else hits hard? The fact that voters thought it was a good idea to hire a reality show host/bankrupt businessman as President of the United States.
February 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This hits hard…
“Then she was fired by a Fox News weekend host.”
You know what else hits hard? The fact that voters thought it was a good idea to hire a reality show host/bankrupt businessman as President of the United States.
“Then she was fired by a Fox News weekend host.”
You know what else hits hard? The fact that voters thought it was a good idea to hire a reality show host/bankrupt businessman as President of the United States.
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Is the legacy media going to do anything? Or is this it?
A statement from a spokesperson for The New York Times on White House press coverage:
February 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Is the legacy media going to do anything? Or is this it?
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Setmayer: Being a police officer doesn’t make him qualified to run a 38k person $11 billion budget agency
Jennings: You know what does? He enjoys the confidence of the president.
Setmayer: Whose judgment is god awful
Jennings: You know what does? He enjoys the confidence of the president.
Setmayer: Whose judgment is god awful
February 25, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Setmayer: Being a police officer doesn’t make him qualified to run a 38k person $11 billion budget agency
Jennings: You know what does? He enjoys the confidence of the president.
Setmayer: Whose judgment is god awful
Jennings: You know what does? He enjoys the confidence of the president.
Setmayer: Whose judgment is god awful
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All the folks who exited NBC today. Seen together, hoo boy. Message received.
February 25, 2025 at 4:14 AM
All the folks who exited NBC today. Seen together, hoo boy. Message received.
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NEW LAWSUIT: An employee of the VA since 2006, who took law classes at night to get a promotion to the general counsel's office in 2024, was fired as a "probationary" employee because of her recent job change.
She is asking a court for her job back. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
She is asking a court for her job back. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 25, 2025 at 3:05 AM
NEW LAWSUIT: An employee of the VA since 2006, who took law classes at night to get a promotion to the general counsel's office in 2024, was fired as a "probationary" employee because of her recent job change.
She is asking a court for her job back. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
She is asking a court for her job back. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The Department of Health and Human Services sent agency employees an email Monday afternoon warning them that any responses to Elon Musk's demand that they share their accomplishments from the past week might "be read by malign foreign actors."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
HHS warns employees that responses to Elon Musk's request may 'be read by malign foreign actors'
The Department of Health and Human Services message comes after emails from the Office of Personnel Management and a tweet by Musk caused widespread confusion.
www.nbcnews.com
February 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The Department of Health and Human Services sent agency employees an email Monday afternoon warning them that any responses to Elon Musk's demand that they share their accomplishments from the past week might "be read by malign foreign actors."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
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The government claims it doesn’t know who runs DOGE.
JUDGE COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY: Is there an administrator of DOGE at the present time?
GOVERNMENT COUNSEL: I don’t know the answer to that
GOVERNMENT COUNSEL: I don’t know the answer to that
Preliminary injunction hearing at 2 p.m. today on DOGE access to Treasury records
Will Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly accept the challenge????
Will we finally learn the identity of the DOGE administrator?????
Stay tuned
Will Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly accept the challenge????
Will we finally learn the identity of the DOGE administrator?????
Stay tuned
February 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The government claims it doesn’t know who runs DOGE.
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“In the US Department of Agriculture, multiple people have been asked to report the names of LGBTQ employee resource group leaders to higher-ranking officials, according to interviews with workers and a document reviewed by Mother Jones.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
LGBTQ federal workers brace for a McCarthyist purge
"They’re not asking people, ‘Are you gay? Are you lesbian?’ They’re asking, ‘Who is participating in DEI?'"
www.motherjones.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“In the US Department of Agriculture, multiple people have been asked to report the names of LGBTQ employee resource group leaders to higher-ranking officials, according to interviews with workers and a document reviewed by Mother Jones.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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PLEASE: Watch what happened in Coeur d'Alene Idaho today. This is fascism. Unmarked cops. 1A violations. RESIST.
February 24, 2025 at 3:26 AM
PLEASE: Watch what happened in Coeur d'Alene Idaho today. This is fascism. Unmarked cops. 1A violations. RESIST.