Alex de Soto
@alexdesoto.bsky.social
Retired advertising strategist and creative director.
@gruber.foo Right up your alley: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke
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December 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
@gruber.foo Right up your alley: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
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"I wasn't able to let them know that I was going to get deported. I didn't even know I would be deported until I was on the plane."
December 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
"I wasn't able to let them know that I was going to get deported. I didn't even know I would be deported until I was on the plane."
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Yet another WTF moment from the WTF-iest WH ever.
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Yet another WTF moment from the WTF-iest WH ever.
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NEW: The official USCIS guidance on this pause is out. Until further notice from the USCIS Director, all immigration benefits (including citizenship) are indefinitely suspended for nationals of 19 countries, as are all affirmative asylum applications from nationals of any country.
![Page 3: Guidance
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USCIS will conduct a thorough review on a case-by-case basis to assess benefit eligibility including whether:
1. The alien is listed in the Terrorist Screening Dataset (TSDS) as a Known or Suspected
Terrorist (KST) under Tier 1 or Tier 2 classifications or is included in Tier 3 or Tier 4 of the
TSDS with significant derogatory information related to the alien.
2. The alien is connected to prior, current, or planned involvement in, or association with, an activity, individual, or organization described in sections 212(a)(3)(A), (B), or (F), or 237(a)(4)(A) or (B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
3. The alien is linked to prior, current, or planned involvement in, or association with, an activity, individual, or organization that may pose a risk of serious harm or danger to the community, including criminal conduct described in INA 101(a)(43), 212(a)(1)(A)(iii), 212(a)(2), 237(a)(2), or 237(a)(4)(A)(ii).
4. The alien is unable to establish their identity as outlined in PP 10949."'
This process ensures that USCIS exercises its full authority to protect national security and public safety while adhering to the provisions of the INA and applicable laws. USCIS has considered that this direction may result in delay to the adjudication of some pending applications and has weighed that consequence against the urgent need for the agency to ensure that applicants are vetted and screened to the maximum degree possible. Ultimately, USCIS has determined that the burden of processing delays that will fall on some applicants is necessary and appropriate in this instance, when weighed against the agency's obligation to protect and preserve national security.
Within 90 days of issuance of this memorandum, USCIS will prioritize a list for review, interview, re-interview, and referral to ICE and other law enforcement agencies as appropriate, and, in consultation with the [two other offices] issue operational guidance.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreiflg3ofmvb5gya5mycqjtkvis6ltjx6n7j2bxd5basepl67uqtqay@jpeg)
December 3, 2025 at 12:46 AM
NEW: The official USCIS guidance on this pause is out. Until further notice from the USCIS Director, all immigration benefits (including citizenship) are indefinitely suspended for nationals of 19 countries, as are all affirmative asylum applications from nationals of any country.
It’s that time of the year.
November 30, 2025 at 12:40 AM
It’s that time of the year.
Excellent! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/o...
Opinion | Goodbye, Price Tags. Hello, Dynamic Pricing.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Excellent! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/o...
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Without farmworkers we wouldn’t be able to celebrate Thanksgiving. Be thankful for their hard work this holiday season!
Sin los trabajadores agrícolas no podríamos celebrar el Día de Acción de Gracias. ¡Agradece su arduo trabajo en estas fiestas!
#WeFeedYou #Thanksgiving
Sin los trabajadores agrícolas no podríamos celebrar el Día de Acción de Gracias. ¡Agradece su arduo trabajo en estas fiestas!
#WeFeedYou #Thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Without farmworkers we wouldn’t be able to celebrate Thanksgiving. Be thankful for their hard work this holiday season!
Sin los trabajadores agrícolas no podríamos celebrar el Día de Acción de Gracias. ¡Agradece su arduo trabajo en estas fiestas!
#WeFeedYou #Thanksgiving
Sin los trabajadores agrícolas no podríamos celebrar el Día de Acción de Gracias. ¡Agradece su arduo trabajo en estas fiestas!
#WeFeedYou #Thanksgiving
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Total bollocks
VP JD Vance stood before a crowd and tried to falsify history, claiming Christians ended widespread mass child-sacrifice practices among Native Americans
November 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Total bollocks
The NYT giving DJT ideas: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
The New Putin Calendar Is Here: ‘A Man for Every Season’
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November 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The NYT giving DJT ideas: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
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JUST IN: Pentagon launches review of "serious allegations of misconduct" against U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) after he tells service members to refuse unlawful orders.
November 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
JUST IN: Pentagon launches review of "serious allegations of misconduct" against U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) after he tells service members to refuse unlawful orders.
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The DOE just cut multiple fields from the “professional degree” list, shrinking loan access for future workers. Nursing, PAs, PT, OT, audiology, public health, social work, & education master’s all got dropped.
And yes, they’re fields dominated by women.
#ProudBlue
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
And yes, they’re fields dominated by women.
#ProudBlue
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
Nursing is no longer counted as a 'professional degree' by Trump admin
The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it implements various changes to student loans.
www.newsweek.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The DOE just cut multiple fields from the “professional degree” list, shrinking loan access for future workers. Nursing, PAs, PT, OT, audiology, public health, social work, & education master’s all got dropped.
And yes, they’re fields dominated by women.
#ProudBlue
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
And yes, they’re fields dominated by women.
#ProudBlue
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
Fascinating. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/s...
A Voyage Into the Art of Finding One’s Way at Sea
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November 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Fascinating. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/s...
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⚡️Explosions heard in Kyiv amid large-scale missile, drone attack on Ukrainian cities.
Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight on Nov. 13-14, targeting various regions of the country.
Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight on Nov. 13-14, targeting various regions of the country.
Explosions heard in Kyiv amid large-scale missile, drone attack on Ukrainian cities
Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight on Nov. 13-14, targeting various regions of the country.
kyivindependent.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:51 PM
⚡️Explosions heard in Kyiv amid large-scale missile, drone attack on Ukrainian cities.
Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight on Nov. 13-14, targeting various regions of the country.
Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight on Nov. 13-14, targeting various regions of the country.
This 👇🏼
SCOOP: ICE is allocating as much as $180 million to pay bounty hunters and private investigators who verify the address and location of undocumented people ICE wishes to detain, including with physical surveillance, according to procurement records reviewed by 404 Media.
ICE Plans to Spend $180 Million on Bounty Hunters to Stalk Immigrants
Newly released documents provide more details about ICE's plan to use bounty hunters and private investigators to find the location of undocumented immigrants.
www.404media.co
November 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This 👇🏼
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In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
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Note: while not unprecedented, it’s actually pretty rare for a sitting Catholic bishop to participate in a demonstration. It’s just not generally what Catholic bishops do.
Thus: Getting the hierarchy involved in this protest outside an ICE facility is no small thing.
Thus: Getting the hierarchy involved in this protest outside an ICE facility is no small thing.
Chicago Auxiliary Bishop José María Garcia-Maldonado at ICE detention facility: “Being here is an act of holiness…soon we will seek access to the facility to bring the Eucharist to our brothers and sisters; if they say no again, we will keep praying.”
November 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Note: while not unprecedented, it’s actually pretty rare for a sitting Catholic bishop to participate in a demonstration. It’s just not generally what Catholic bishops do.
Thus: Getting the hierarchy involved in this protest outside an ICE facility is no small thing.
Thus: Getting the hierarchy involved in this protest outside an ICE facility is no small thing.