Westley Garcia
@westleygarcia.bsky.social
he/him. Creatively stymied wage slave. Memoir: Very clever, but a little annoying: The Westley Garcia Story.
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W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee:
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
June 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee:
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
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It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence.
They are in charge.
They are in charge.
June 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence.
They are in charge.
They are in charge.
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Our Congress does NOT represent our country. Vote them out!
May 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Our Congress does NOT represent our country. Vote them out!
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yeah i am pretty much on the side of primary everyone
Stephen Lynch, aiming to be top Dem on the Oversight Cmte, blew up at a constituent who asked him to oppose the GOP.
"I get to decide that. I get to decide that. I get to decide that. I'm elected. I get to decide that. You wanna decide that? You need to run for Congress, okay? I get to decide that"
"I get to decide that. I get to decide that. I get to decide that. I'm elected. I get to decide that. You wanna decide that? You need to run for Congress, okay? I get to decide that"
April 30, 2025 at 11:52 AM
yeah i am pretty much on the side of primary everyone
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there really is no alternative to tearing up CBP and ICE root and branch
A US citizen with a learning disability who has just suffered a medical emergency asks a CBP officer for directions outside the emergency room. He ends up detained in an icebox for ten days and has the assistant secretary of DHS lying about him to the public at large. popular.info/p/us-citizen...
![In an interview with Popular Information, his first with any media outlet, Hermosillo said DHS'.
's account was false.
According to Hermosillo, he was visiting his girlfriend's family in Tucson from his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Several hours before his arrest, Hermosillo was transported to a hospital in Tucson by ambulance after suffering from a seizure. He has a New Mexico state ID, but did not take it with him during the medical emergency.
After being released from the hospital following treatment, Hermosillo did not know how to return to where he was staying.
He approached the Border Patrol officer because he was looking for someone to help him. "I saw a car, and I askled] him for help," Hermosillo said. He told the officer that he was staying in Tucson.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:on5oeywiqx32fh2zau473wz6/bafkreie3gc6fndj7mtotijddm4eg264zgsqxpn4nbekb3xq5ubdmskvr6u@jpeg)
!["You"
re not from here. Do you have your
papers?" the officer said, according to Hermosillo. When the officer asked where he was from, Hermosillo said he told the officer,
"New Mexico." The officer then accused Hermosillo of lying. "Don't make me lout] like [I'm] stupid," the officer said. "I know you're from Mexico." After that, Hermosillo said, he was arrested.
Hermosillo said that he never told the officer that he was born in Mexico, was a citizen of Mexico, or entered the country illegally. And he would not have said those things because they are not true. He signed the transcript released by DHS because the officer ordered him to "sign everything." But Hermosillo did not read it, because he cannot read.
According to Hermosillo's girlfriend, Grace Hernandez, Hermosillo has learning disabilities and can only write his name.
Hermosillo said he did not graduate from high school and dropped out after the 10th grade.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:on5oeywiqx32fh2zau473wz6/bafkreiensu64iobo4ftuqeaighf2p5k745uzdnmhcecugsi4ec74dnqse4@jpeg)
April 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
there really is no alternative to tearing up CBP and ICE root and branch
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💰 Mayor's Proposed $6.45 BILLION Discretionary (Unrestricted) Budget 💰
Discretionary funds or unrestricted funds can be used by the City to literally spend on ANYTHING.
These funds come from the General Fund, which is the fund that is financially in trouble and in a deficit.
Discretionary funds or unrestricted funds can be used by the City to literally spend on ANYTHING.
These funds come from the General Fund, which is the fund that is financially in trouble and in a deficit.
April 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
💰 Mayor's Proposed $6.45 BILLION Discretionary (Unrestricted) Budget 💰
Discretionary funds or unrestricted funds can be used by the City to literally spend on ANYTHING.
These funds come from the General Fund, which is the fund that is financially in trouble and in a deficit.
Discretionary funds or unrestricted funds can be used by the City to literally spend on ANYTHING.
These funds come from the General Fund, which is the fund that is financially in trouble and in a deficit.
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The bipartisan belief that America would be a better place if *other people* worked in a factory.
www.ft.com/content/8459...
www.ft.com/content/8459...
April 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The bipartisan belief that America would be a better place if *other people* worked in a factory.
www.ft.com/content/8459...
www.ft.com/content/8459...
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Forget about the legal case.
A man was wrongly deported and placed in a notorious prison with leaders of a gang out to get him.
Anyone with an ounce of basic human decency would fix the mistake and return that man to the United States
A man was wrongly deported and placed in a notorious prison with leaders of a gang out to get him.
Anyone with an ounce of basic human decency would fix the mistake and return that man to the United States
April 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Forget about the legal case.
A man was wrongly deported and placed in a notorious prison with leaders of a gang out to get him.
Anyone with an ounce of basic human decency would fix the mistake and return that man to the United States
A man was wrongly deported and placed in a notorious prison with leaders of a gang out to get him.
Anyone with an ounce of basic human decency would fix the mistake and return that man to the United States
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"The left went too far" in contemporary U.S. politics is almost always a lie and a very convenient way to rationalize moral failure. For example, "MeToo went too far" replaces "I do not care about sexual violence or its victims and I don't want to have to even feel bad about that"
April 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"The left went too far" in contemporary U.S. politics is almost always a lie and a very convenient way to rationalize moral failure. For example, "MeToo went too far" replaces "I do not care about sexual violence or its victims and I don't want to have to even feel bad about that"
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Federal officials said they were doing wellness checks on children who arrived unaccompanied at the border. School administrators turned them away.
(via @laist.com)
(via @laist.com)
Homeland Security agents attempted to enter 2 LAUSD schools. Here's what families should know
Federal agents were turned away from two South Los Angeles elementary schools this week, the district’s superintendent says.
laist.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Federal officials said they were doing wellness checks on children who arrived unaccompanied at the border. School administrators turned them away.
(via @laist.com)
(via @laist.com)
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the basic problem facing american democracy is that one party has decided it wants a king and will hand over as much authority as is necessary to make that happen
All but three House Republicans just voted for Trump's tariffs. The procedural measure, which preemptively surrenders congressional power to stop Trump's tariffs, passed with all Democrats voting no. This was the vote count:
April 9, 2025 at 11:25 PM
the basic problem facing american democracy is that one party has decided it wants a king and will hand over as much authority as is necessary to make that happen
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what booker is doing right now is an example of what i mean when i say things like “we need more ambition right now.” there is room in american politics right now for people with ambition to take big stands and reap the rewards. he’s doing it!
April 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
what booker is doing right now is an example of what i mean when i say things like “we need more ambition right now.” there is room in american politics right now for people with ambition to take big stands and reap the rewards. he’s doing it!
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Pete Hegseth must resign or be fired immediately.
March 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Pete Hegseth must resign or be fired immediately.
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Where i do sign up to be never asked to rate a customer experience ever again for the rest of my life
March 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Where i do sign up to be never asked to rate a customer experience ever again for the rest of my life
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Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back.
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
March 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back.
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
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people can smell a phony from a mile away!
And everyone, when evaluating James Carville's winning advice, please consider what Gavin Newsom's anti-trans swing has done for his numbers:
March 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
people can smell a phony from a mile away!
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The reported killings of hundreds of Palestinians in renewed Israeli strikes on Gaza is alarming.
Israeli forces have again and again carried out unlawfully indiscriminate strikes, wiped out entire families, and reduced much of Gaza to rubble.
Israeli forces have again and again carried out unlawfully indiscriminate strikes, wiped out entire families, and reduced much of Gaza to rubble.
Live updates: More than 400 Palestinians killed in surprise Israeli airstrikes across Gaza
Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing at least 404 Palestinians. The surprise bombardment shattered a ceasefire in place since January and threatened to fully reignit...
apnews.com
March 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The reported killings of hundreds of Palestinians in renewed Israeli strikes on Gaza is alarming.
Israeli forces have again and again carried out unlawfully indiscriminate strikes, wiped out entire families, and reduced much of Gaza to rubble.
Israeli forces have again and again carried out unlawfully indiscriminate strikes, wiped out entire families, and reduced much of Gaza to rubble.
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Dolores Huerta is one of the most influential labor leaders of the 20th Century.
She witnessed firsthand how many farm workers in her community suffered from low wages and poor working conditions, so she co-founded United Farm Workers to fight for the rights of farm laborers.
She witnessed firsthand how many farm workers in her community suffered from low wages and poor working conditions, so she co-founded United Farm Workers to fight for the rights of farm laborers.
March 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Dolores Huerta is one of the most influential labor leaders of the 20th Century.
She witnessed firsthand how many farm workers in her community suffered from low wages and poor working conditions, so she co-founded United Farm Workers to fight for the rights of farm laborers.
She witnessed firsthand how many farm workers in her community suffered from low wages and poor working conditions, so she co-founded United Farm Workers to fight for the rights of farm laborers.
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Here are the “Democratic” Senators that voted YES on the GOP budget that doesn’t protect Medicare and Social Security:
Schumer-NY
Fetterman-PA
Cortez-Masto-NV
Durbin-IL
King-ME
Schatz-HI
Hassan-NH
Peters-MI
Gillibrand-NY
Shaheen-NH
They should all face primaries.
Schumer-NY
Fetterman-PA
Cortez-Masto-NV
Durbin-IL
King-ME
Schatz-HI
Hassan-NH
Peters-MI
Gillibrand-NY
Shaheen-NH
They should all face primaries.
March 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Here are the “Democratic” Senators that voted YES on the GOP budget that doesn’t protect Medicare and Social Security:
Schumer-NY
Fetterman-PA
Cortez-Masto-NV
Durbin-IL
King-ME
Schatz-HI
Hassan-NH
Peters-MI
Gillibrand-NY
Shaheen-NH
They should all face primaries.
Schumer-NY
Fetterman-PA
Cortez-Masto-NV
Durbin-IL
King-ME
Schatz-HI
Hassan-NH
Peters-MI
Gillibrand-NY
Shaheen-NH
They should all face primaries.
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My statement on the leadership of Senator Schumer and Congressman Jeffries ⬇️
March 14, 2025 at 3:50 AM
My statement on the leadership of Senator Schumer and Congressman Jeffries ⬇️
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these people swore an oath to defend the constitution but i guess that’s just too hard
Schumer tells me Republicans might try to jam Democrats again in September, but thinks Trump will be less popular then and Republican appropriators might be more willing to stand up to him. He said they refused to do so now.
March 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
these people swore an oath to defend the constitution but i guess that’s just too hard
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What a shame. Teamsters deserve better than this.
Teamsters President Sean O'Brien downplays Trump's reckless firings of federal workers: "We don't want to see anybody losing their jobs, but he thinks he's within his right."
February 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
What a shame. Teamsters deserve better than this.
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Jim Acosta: I think the AP should consider whether or not to sue the administration… and the rest of the press corps should start seriously considering whether it’s worth sending everyone into the Oval Office, onto Air Force One, or into the briefing room.
February 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Jim Acosta: I think the AP should consider whether or not to sue the administration… and the rest of the press corps should start seriously considering whether it’s worth sending everyone into the Oval Office, onto Air Force One, or into the briefing room.
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One thing that's been very revealing is how many politicians valorized working-class and middle-class workers, unless those folks work for the federal government. The cheering of the purging of regular people who have had their entire financial lives upended has been something to see.
February 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
One thing that's been very revealing is how many politicians valorized working-class and middle-class workers, unless those folks work for the federal government. The cheering of the purging of regular people who have had their entire financial lives upended has been something to see.