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McKenzie Funk @mckenziefunk.com · 5h

The reality of Kavanaugh stops: American citizens dragged, tackled, beaten, tased, and shot by immigration agents. Citizens held in the rain while in their underwear. A pregnant citizen's door blown off while Kristi Noem watched. Important story by @nicolefoy.bsky.social of @propublica.org

Screenshot of the article by Nicole Foy of ProPublica:
"When the Supreme Court recently allowed immigration agents in the Los Angeles area to take race into consideration during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned.

“If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States,” Kavanaugh wrote, “they promptly let the individual go.”

But that is far from the reality many citizens have experienced. Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear. At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them. One of those women had already had the door of her home blown off while Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem watched.

About two dozen Americans have said they were held for more than a day without being able to phone lawyers or loved ones."

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Erin Fitch @fitchwich.bsky.social · 23h

Hold on. 8 years, but she is 22?!

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 2d

Holy Crap!. This is amazing! Newsom certainly has a great social media game.

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tru @thetrudz.photo · 2d

What D’Angelo said Black Messiah means. It came out at the end of 2014 and it was so needed.

Article (Nolan Feeney; TIME) excerpt reads: “Black Messiah is a hell of a name for an album. It can be misunderstood. Many will think it's about religion. Some will jump to the conclusion that I'm calling myself a Black Messiah. For me, the title is about all of us. It's about the world. It's about an idea we can all aspire to. We should all aspire to be a Black Messiah.

It's about people rising up in Ferguson and in Egypt and in Occupy Wall Street and in every place where a community has had enough and decides to make change happen, D'Angelo writes in a statement about the album It's not about praising one charismatic leader but celebrating thousands of them. Not every song on this album is politically charged (though many are), but calling this album Black Messiah creates a landscape there these songs can live to the fullest. Black Messiah is not one man. It's a feeling that, collectively, we are all that leader.”

“D’Angelo’s First Album in 14 Years Is Finally Here, and It’s Surprisingly Timely” via TIME.

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Zak Williams @zakwilliamswzw.bsky.social · 8d

This is exactly right, the owner basically facilitated a mass eviction through ICE

southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 8d

This South Side Weekly report on the Chicago building raid is well worth reading. Most striking to me are the indications of collusion between federal authorities and the building owner and management to effect a mass eviction at the blighted property. southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 9d

Right, so listen. If Dolly, ya know, on top of everything else?

I won’t be okay.

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 10d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 10d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Erin Fitch @fitchwich.bsky.social · 11d

The 2-XL I had used 8-track tapes. My favorite one took you back into history to talk to famous people and another one that had nothing but groan-worthy jokes.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 17d

Truly Kafka-esque and imagine this situation multiplied by hundreds of thousands or millions placed in this uncertainty?

Lizzie O'Leary @lizzieohreally.bsky.social · 17d

I am a well educated, pretty media literate person whose job it is to be professionally annoying. I cannot figure out if my cancer medication, which costs $17k a month (I do not pay anything thanks to a combo of insurance/access programs), is going to be tariffed 100%.

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Men in Blazers Media Network @meninblazers.bsky.social · 20d

“As a boy I dreamt of playing at Old Trafford and having those songs sung about me. I just didn’t know they’d be sung to me on a golf course” 🏟️

Rory McIlroy, a lifelong United fan, on what it’s meant for him to hear fans celebrate him with football chants at the Ryder Cup.

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Zak Williams @zakwilliamswzw.bsky.social · 20d

This is a clear constitutional violation. Could not be any clearer.

Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 20d

BREAKING: Supreme Court lets Trump unilaterally freeze billions in congressionally appropriated foreign aid money

apparent 6-3 vote with liberals in dissent @courthousenews.bsky.social

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 20d

From public demands to go after his political enemies to reportedly closing $50,000 bribery investigations into Tom Homan, Trump is basically using the DOJ his own personal law firm.

The Justice Department is basically Trump's personal law firm now

From public demands to go after his political enemies to reportedly closing $50,000 bribery investigations into Tom Homan.

www.motherjones.com

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Denise Mina @damedenisemina.bsky.social · 20d

The only tree in the street. It was only left to grow because no one spotted that it was a tree
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Tree of the Year honour for Glasgow's Argyle Street Ash - BBC News

The tree defeated nine other contenders in a public vote to win the annual prize.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 23d

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site

As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

www.miamiherald.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 23d

Goebbles or Miller?

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Erin Fitch @fitchwich.bsky.social · 24d

That final paragraph.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 25d

seems fair

Action Together New Jersey @atnj.org · 25d

#Homan

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Jill Twiss @jilltwiss.bsky.social · 28d

aaaaaaand again

Jill Twiss @jilltwiss.bsky.social · Apr 4

My body is not cut out to be this furious all the time. I am built for naming dogs Doctor Reginald Pancakes and telling people about the time two bees stung me while I was on the toilet

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🪷MsGrumpyBunny🪷 @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social · 29d

A wholesome and much needed TL cleanser.

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Teri G @terilg.bsky.social · Sep 14

The Feds are lying about the poor guy they killed in Chicago. They lied about him being a criminal. They lied about his traffic violations. They lied about him threatening their lives. And they lied about an agent getting hurt.
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What happened to Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez

Immigration agents shot and killed an unarmed 38-year-old father outside Chicago on Friday—and their initial narrative of events was quickly disproven by videos captured by witnesses.

unraveledpress.com

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Canary Yellow @canaryyellow.org.uk · Aug 30

Sarge's second.

#NCFC

...and that's a superb second 🤌

YouTube video by Norwich City Football Club

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Aug 23

I power walk a mile in 17 mins on the treadmill. With elevation.

If they can’t run fast enough to catch a fleeing person aren’t they more likely to shoot them?

Ali Winston @awinston.bsky.social · Aug 23

Not mentioned: the NYPD no longer requires officers to be able to run a mile in less than 18 minutes. Tisch is hiring slow, witless recruits, giving them minimal training and handing them a gun.

What could go wrong? gothamist.com/news/from-be...

From 'begging' to booming: NYPD's recruitment gains follow drop in standards

Six months ago, Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the department was desperate for applicants. Now she's swearing in the largest class since 2016.

gothamist.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Aug 21

A rainbow crosswalk in Orlando that was part of the city’s Pulse Memorial was painted over by the state last night at the order of Ron DeSantis.

The memorial honored the 49 people fatally shot by a gunman at the Pulse LGBTQ nightclub in 2016 — the largest mass shooting in the country at the time.

Pulse Memorial's rainbow crosswalk removed overnight in Orlando

A rainbow crosswalk in Orlando, Florida, that was part of the city’s Pulse Memorial was removed by the state overnight.

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Erin Fitch @fitchwich.bsky.social · Aug 20

To my fellow GenX-ers: has anyone checked to see if Nostradamus had any predictions about our current situation?

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Erin Fitch @fitchwich.bsky.social · Aug 19

The audiobook is a great performance!