Sherin Varghese
@sherinv.bsky.social
Member of @ktownforall, lawyer, cat roommate.
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Given that the agents who've shot people thus far are longtime employees, I think we need to talk a little less about incompetent bozos joining up, and a lot more about how and why working for ICE/CBP is radicalizing incompetent bozos into murderous stormtroopers.
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Given that the agents who've shot people thus far are longtime employees, I think we need to talk a little less about incompetent bozos joining up, and a lot more about how and why working for ICE/CBP is radicalizing incompetent bozos into murderous stormtroopers.
The ICE officers who killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti have been there for over 7 years. These aren't the undertrained, reformable recent hires Democrats are trying to sell you. This is their best case scenario. Abolish ICE.
February 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The ICE officers who killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti have been there for over 7 years. These aren't the undertrained, reformable recent hires Democrats are trying to sell you. This is their best case scenario. Abolish ICE.
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Marina Mabrey is Crashing In
January 31, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Marina Mabrey is Crashing In
I saw a video where Minnesotans were telling ICE agents that they weren't wanted. One agent retorted that this is what people voted for in the last election, to which a person said, "not here". ICE is only terrorizing communities that didn't vote for this because this about punishment and terror.
January 26, 2026 at 7:38 PM
I saw a video where Minnesotans were telling ICE agents that they weren't wanted. One agent retorted that this is what people voted for in the last election, to which a person said, "not here". ICE is only terrorizing communities that didn't vote for this because this about punishment and terror.
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As we grieve for Alex Pretti and Renee Good in MN, please do not forget Victor Manuel Diaz, who died in ICE custody after being taken from here. And all others who have died in their custody.
36-year-old Nicaraguan national Victor Manuel Diaz died in ICE custody on Jan. 14 at Camp East Montana in El Paso.
The Texas Nicaraguan Community on FB reports that his mom last heard from him on Jan. 6, when he told her he was planning to go to Minneapolis to start work in a restaurant. 1/3
The Texas Nicaraguan Community on FB reports that his mom last heard from him on Jan. 6, when he told her he was planning to go to Minneapolis to start work in a restaurant. 1/3
January 25, 2026 at 4:48 AM
As we grieve for Alex Pretti and Renee Good in MN, please do not forget Victor Manuel Diaz, who died in ICE custody after being taken from here. And all others who have died in their custody.
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Reposted by Sherin Varghese
Join us for outreach! We always go over our guidelines, and if you’re new, we’ll make sure you’re in a group with experienced volunteers - all you need to do is show up! We meet in the Immanuel Presbyterian parking lot at 12pm (you can park in the lot!)
See you there!
See you there!
November 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Join us for outreach! We always go over our guidelines, and if you’re new, we’ll make sure you’re in a group with experienced volunteers - all you need to do is show up! We meet in the Immanuel Presbyterian parking lot at 12pm (you can park in the lot!)
See you there!
See you there!
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Political appointees should not be dictating the scientific conclusions of federal science agencies. This is wildly inappropriate of Secretary Kennedy and devastatingly dangerous for public trust in the CDC as a scientific authority.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Kennedy Says He Told C.D.C. to Change Website’s Language on Autism and Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Political appointees should not be dictating the scientific conclusions of federal science agencies. This is wildly inappropriate of Secretary Kennedy and devastatingly dangerous for public trust in the CDC as a scientific authority.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
My husband passed the bar exam! And while I'm not surprised, he did it under some impossibly difficult circumstances. In a year of a lot of darkness, I am glad for a small good thing.
November 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
My husband passed the bar exam! And while I'm not surprised, he did it under some impossibly difficult circumstances. In a year of a lot of darkness, I am glad for a small good thing.
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Planters and landscaping continue to be installed under the guise of "civic beautification"... but the ugliness gives the game away.
Their true purpose is the private co-opting of public land, as well as the displacement and erasure of our most vulnerable community members.
Their true purpose is the private co-opting of public land, as well as the displacement and erasure of our most vulnerable community members.
October 23, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Planters and landscaping continue to be installed under the guise of "civic beautification"... but the ugliness gives the game away.
Their true purpose is the private co-opting of public land, as well as the displacement and erasure of our most vulnerable community members.
Their true purpose is the private co-opting of public land, as well as the displacement and erasure of our most vulnerable community members.
I'd like a stronger word for coward to describe Trump without trappings of misogyny. Feckless fuckface isn't quite doing what I need.
September 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I'd like a stronger word for coward to describe Trump without trappings of misogyny. Feckless fuckface isn't quite doing what I need.
A week with my nieces and I'm realizing why you actually shouldn't introduce children to your beloved pop culture. Not much survives 20 listens in a row punctuated with things like "that's so preppy" or "I got you chat".
August 25, 2025 at 4:27 AM
A week with my nieces and I'm realizing why you actually shouldn't introduce children to your beloved pop culture. Not much survives 20 listens in a row punctuated with things like "that's so preppy" or "I got you chat".
Republicans and centrist Dems really are taking "ask not what your country can do for you" very seriously.
August 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Republicans and centrist Dems really are taking "ask not what your country can do for you" very seriously.
I think my brand of irrelgiosity is something like "Yes, religion is the opiate of the masses, but I try not to judge anyone's drug use."
July 30, 2025 at 5:03 AM
I think my brand of irrelgiosity is something like "Yes, religion is the opiate of the masses, but I try not to judge anyone's drug use."
Top takeaways from All-Star Weekend:
-The coordinated "Pay Us What You Owe Us" shirts are proving once again that the WNBPA has the best union t-shirt game (watch Power of the Dream if you're not convinced)
-Players actively engaging in union organizing during the televised game is very cool.
-The coordinated "Pay Us What You Owe Us" shirts are proving once again that the WNBPA has the best union t-shirt game (watch Power of the Dream if you're not convinced)
-Players actively engaging in union organizing during the televised game is very cool.
July 20, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Top takeaways from All-Star Weekend:
-The coordinated "Pay Us What You Owe Us" shirts are proving once again that the WNBPA has the best union t-shirt game (watch Power of the Dream if you're not convinced)
-Players actively engaging in union organizing during the televised game is very cool.
-The coordinated "Pay Us What You Owe Us" shirts are proving once again that the WNBPA has the best union t-shirt game (watch Power of the Dream if you're not convinced)
-Players actively engaging in union organizing during the televised game is very cool.
terminator and Battlestar had me thinking humanity's downfall to AI would have been way different.
July 9, 2025 at 5:40 AM
terminator and Battlestar had me thinking humanity's downfall to AI would have been way different.
Necessity is mother
July 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Necessity is mother
I know south Asian men have been joking that Mamdani winning is just going to mean their parents will have higher expectations for them but just respond with "mom, you're not exactly Mira Nair."
June 26, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I know south Asian men have been joking that Mamdani winning is just going to mean their parents will have higher expectations for them but just respond with "mom, you're not exactly Mira Nair."
I hope Traci Park gets hit by an Olympic air taxi.
May 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I hope Traci Park gets hit by an Olympic air taxi.
"I can't believe restaurants would rather close than pay ballooning, unaffordable rent." -some landlord, probably
May 7, 2025 at 8:32 AM
"I can't believe restaurants would rather close than pay ballooning, unaffordable rent." -some landlord, probably
Feeling very grumpy with working my second Sunday in a row. I love outreach and wouldn't give it up for anything, but it eats up a good portion of my Saturdays. Sundays are my one day to do laundry, grocery shop, and clean, let alone relax. And it has taken a lot more from me than I realized.
May 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Feeling very grumpy with working my second Sunday in a row. I love outreach and wouldn't give it up for anything, but it eats up a good portion of my Saturdays. Sundays are my one day to do laundry, grocery shop, and clean, let alone relax. And it has taken a lot more from me than I realized.
Law is a profession made up a lot of competitive, individual overachievers who constantly thrown into situations where they have to cooperate with each other on teams or with opponents. Law school is cutthroat, others' success is your failing.
May 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Law is a profession made up a lot of competitive, individual overachievers who constantly thrown into situations where they have to cooperate with each other on teams or with opponents. Law school is cutthroat, others' success is your failing.
If we're "bringing back" a day to celebrate a genocidal r*pe enabling slave trader, I'm 'celebrating' by bastardizing every Italian dish I can. Peas in the carbonara, corn risotto in the instant pot, breaking my spaghetti before boiling, pineapple on pizza. Suggestions welcome.
April 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
If we're "bringing back" a day to celebrate a genocidal r*pe enabling slave trader, I'm 'celebrating' by bastardizing every Italian dish I can. Peas in the carbonara, corn risotto in the instant pot, breaking my spaghetti before boiling, pineapple on pizza. Suggestions welcome.
Ugh. Just placed an LAHop request for a person who lives on the border and travels between two SPAs. She is extremely responsive by phone and email. The service provider refuses to assign anyone unless they have a single fixed location.
April 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Ugh. Just placed an LAHop request for a person who lives on the border and travels between two SPAs. She is extremely responsive by phone and email. The service provider refuses to assign anyone unless they have a single fixed location.
🎵🎵Fash rules everything around me🎵🎵
April 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
🎵🎵Fash rules everything around me🎵🎵