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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 34m

Who could have foreseen this except everyone?

New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field.

In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.

By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:

FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves

In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.

www.wired.com

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Oliver 🏳️‍🌈 @ojc.bsky.social · 3h

Federal charges… countdown to Trump pardons begins…

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Oliver 🏳️‍🌈 @ojc.bsky.social · 8h

Looking at the results from last time I do agree that King, Petty, Toomey seem very likely.. I'm hoping somehow Bergman and/or Colorio get knocked out of the top 6.. 🙏🙏🙏

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Oliver 🏳️‍🌈 @ojc.bsky.social · 8h

Who do you think are the 5 locks for CC AL?..

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Oliver 🏳️‍🌈 @ojc.bsky.social · 9h

Voted! I was number 80 at the Beaver Brook 7-1 location.

There were Petty, Rivera, Bergman sign holders just outside the 150 foot requirement. Boooo.

Oliver 🏳️‍🌈 @ojc.bsky.social · 11h

🚨🚨 It's election day!!

In Worcester margins can be super thin! Your vote really matters!

Mayor:
✅ King

AL CC:
✅ Davis
✅ Kamara
✅ King
✅ Pepple
✅ Sarkodieh

D1: ✅ Linhares
D2: ✅ Bilotta
D3: <- Cursed
D4: ✅ Ojeda
D5: ✅ Haxhiaj

AL School:
✅ Mailman
✅ Sakyi-Lamptey

C: ✅ Jattan-Singh
E: ✅ Medina

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Oliver 🏳️‍🌈 @ojc.bsky.social · 10h

Good luck!!! 🙏🙏🙏

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Oliver 🏳️‍🌈 @ojc.bsky.social · 11h

Find your voting location here!

www.worcesterma.gov/elections

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Oliver 🏳️‍🌈 @ojc.bsky.social · 11h

🚨🚨 It's election day!!

In Worcester margins can be super thin! Your vote really matters!

Mayor:
✅ King

AL CC:
✅ Davis
✅ Kamara
✅ King
✅ Pepple
✅ Sarkodieh

D1: ✅ Linhares
D2: ✅ Bilotta
D3: <- Cursed
D4: ✅ Ojeda
D5: ✅ Haxhiaj

AL School:
✅ Mailman
✅ Sakyi-Lamptey

C: ✅ Jattan-Singh
E: ✅ Medina

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Oliver 🏳️‍🌈 @ojc.bsky.social · 21h

Election Day is tomorrow! (Tuesday)

Please make a plan to vote and make sure all your friends and family do too!!

Stick it to Trump and MAGA by voting against their allies in local government!

🗳️ 🇺🇸 🗳️ 🇺🇸 🗳️ 🇺🇸

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Oliver 🏳️‍🌈 @ojc.bsky.social · 2d

🎶ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding.. Ayyyee..I 🎶 🙃

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Oliver 🏳️‍🌈 @ojc.bsky.social · 3d

Did Petty make any kind of commitments to upzoning to get your endorsement?

I don’t generally think of him as being sufficiently pro change.

Oliver 🏳️‍🌈 @ojc.bsky.social · 5d

It’s so disgusting. My fear is that it will work. If they deny all Medicare to hospitals that do gender affirming care then that essentially bankrupts the hospital.

It’s repulsive and authoritarian.

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Oliver 🏳️‍🌈 @ojc.bsky.social · 5d

This is repulsive.

If we’re going down this road of holding Medicare funds hostage for political reasons then the next Democrat president needs to hold Medicare funds from hospitals that have below a certain threshold of vaccine usage.

To be clear, I don’t want this or that.

NPR @npr.org · 5d

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY

Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.

n.pr

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Oliver 🏳️‍🌈 @ojc.bsky.social · 5d

Disgusting 😡

Oliver 🏳️‍🌈 @ojc.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks! Yeah ok, I think just using the 5 is ok..

I wish we had a 6th person running worthy of a vote.

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Oliver 🏳️‍🌈 @ojc.bsky.social · 5d

Definitely not. When he ran before he was saying the Dems are gonna come after your beautiful suburbs with their upzoning.

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Oliver 🏳️‍🌈 @ojc.bsky.social · 5d

The obvious risk is that they could bump one of my preferred candidates off the list..

This is why we should have ranked choice like cambridge!! 😡

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Oliver 🏳️‍🌈 @ojc.bsky.social · 5d

I’m adding Sarkodieh as my 5th vote for at large..

Is there any sense to using my 6th vote strategically on a centrist-y person like maybe Rosen in the hope that they bump say Bergman or Colorio off the list of winners?

@billshaner.bsky.social what do you think??

Oliver 🏳️‍🌈 @ojc.bsky.social · 10d

My understanding of best options for Worcester city election. Suggestions welcomed.

Mayor:
✅ King

At large CC:
✅ Davis
✅ Karama
✅ King
✅ Pepple

D1: ✅ Linhares
D2: ✅ Bilotta
D3: <- Cursed options
D4: ✅ Ojeda
D5: ✅ Haxhiaj

At Large School:
✅ Mailman
✅ Sakyi-Lamptey

C: ✅ Jattan-Singh
E: ✅ Medina

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Oliver 🏳️‍🌈 @ojc.bsky.social · 5d

Street art that celebrates amazing things in amazing places done by amazing people ❤️

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Oliver 🏳️‍🌈 @ojc.bsky.social · 5d

Oooh my 😅

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Oliver 🏳️‍🌈 @ojc.bsky.social · 6d

Gary Rosen, I'm guessing?

He's out at intersections all the time..

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Oliver 🏳️‍🌈 @ojc.bsky.social · 6d

Oh I'm glad you mentioned this! I hadn't really looked at his stuff much but he looks quite reasonable!

And agreed that being pro civilian review board is a very good indicator.

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Oliver 🏳️‍🌈 @ojc.bsky.social · 8d

Oh gotcha!

This whole system is so insanely complicated and expensive. Just madness.

Oliver 🏳️‍🌈 @ojc.bsky.social · 8d

Yours is one of the most important races! Good luck!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏

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Oliver 🏳️‍🌈 @ojc.bsky.social · 9d

Worcester people, if you're getting texts from the regressive city council candidates make sure to reply "STOP" and see if it's MassGOP texting for them..

I'm not surprised they're texting for Colorio but I'm curious about others esp those who might try to distance themselves from Republicans.

Steph @stephermay.bsky.social · 10d

I had the same reaction when I got that this morning…. Interesting unsubscribing response.

Image of text message reply from a local political account

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