Bartek Wołek
@bartosh.bsky.social
ILlegal aid attorney
a quiet poster (skill deficit)
sorry in advance for my overuse of simpsons
a quiet poster (skill deficit)
sorry in advance for my overuse of simpsons
Pinned
needlessly cruel
The Trump admin has paused all immigration and naturalization processes for people from one of the 19 travel ban countries; including Cuba and Venezuela.
Even people who fully passed the citizenship exam are having their cases put on hold, just inches from the finish line.
Even people who fully passed the citizenship exam are having their cases put on hold, just inches from the finish line.
Scoop: The Trump administration has paused all immigration applications filed by people from 19 countries banned from travel to the United States earlier this year, halting green card and U.S. citizenship processing for broad swaths of people.
More coming soon.
More coming soon.
December 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
needlessly cruel
how did discounting people's affordability concerns work out for the last administration
Q: You talk about affordability. Are the American people getting impatient with the reforms you're making?
TRUMP: I think they're getting fake news from guys like you. Look, affordability is a hoax that was started by Democrats.
TRUMP: I think they're getting fake news from guys like you. Look, affordability is a hoax that was started by Democrats.
December 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
how did discounting people's affordability concerns work out for the last administration
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NEW paper on SSI youth transitioning to adulthood:
More than 4 in 10 low-income disabled children receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits lose eligibility when they turn 18, even though many continue to have work-limiting health conditions. 🧵
www.cbpp.org/research/soc...
More than 4 in 10 low-income disabled children receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits lose eligibility when they turn 18, even though many continue to have work-limiting health conditions. 🧵
www.cbpp.org/research/soc...
Low-Income Disabled Youth Face Significant Challenges Upon Coming of Age
More than 4 in 10 SSI youth lose their benefits when they turn 18 because they have not demonstrated that they meet SSI’s stringent adult definition of disability, even if they continue to have health...
www.cbpp.org
December 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
NEW paper on SSI youth transitioning to adulthood:
More than 4 in 10 low-income disabled children receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits lose eligibility when they turn 18, even though many continue to have work-limiting health conditions. 🧵
www.cbpp.org/research/soc...
More than 4 in 10 low-income disabled children receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits lose eligibility when they turn 18, even though many continue to have work-limiting health conditions. 🧵
www.cbpp.org/research/soc...
"strong floor, no ceiling"
November 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"strong floor, no ceiling"
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we got about a jar of giardiniera worth of snow in Chicago
November 30, 2025 at 5:22 AM
we got about a jar of giardiniera worth of snow in Chicago
Arch Manning saw this yesterday and took it personally
November 29, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Arch Manning saw this yesterday and took it personally
Probably why one of Hagueseth's first moves was to go after the JAG corps
November 29, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Probably why one of Hagueseth's first moves was to go after the JAG corps
Fun fact: if you ask Alexa about the Egg Bowl, she pronounces Ole Miss as "Olé Miss"
November 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Fun fact: if you ask Alexa about the Egg Bowl, she pronounces Ole Miss as "Olé Miss"
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Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting remembered for 'heart of gold'
The slain soldier’s former boyfriend recalled her empathy and generosity. “She doesn’t even have to know you and she’ll do anything for you,” he said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Dallas division title remains possible
November 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Dallas division title remains possible
A modern, moral democracy should have nothing to do with a nation that condones this kind of barbarism
November 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A modern, moral democracy should have nothing to do with a nation that condones this kind of barbarism
Remember when Jerry Jones didn't want to pay Micah Parsons what he deserved?
November 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Remember when Jerry Jones didn't want to pay Micah Parsons what he deserved?
Neuer might as well keep running off the field because he horribly miscalculated that one
November 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Neuer might as well keep running off the field because he horribly miscalculated that one
they'd still be alive if Gov. Morrisey never deployed them to DC
NEW: The governor of West Virginia says that two members of the state National Guard shot today in DC have died.
November 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
they'd still be alive if Gov. Morrisey never deployed them to DC
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
I still think a flip is unlikely, but this was a 21 point GOP win last year
Emerson poll | 11/22-11/24 LV
Tennessee’s 7th congressional special election (Trump +22)
(Leaners pushed)
🟥Matt Van Epps 49.4%
🟦Aftyn Behn 47.0%
Others 3.5%
emersoncollegepolling.com/tennessee-7t...
Tennessee’s 7th congressional special election (Trump +22)
(Leaners pushed)
🟥Matt Van Epps 49.4%
🟦Aftyn Behn 47.0%
Others 3.5%
emersoncollegepolling.com/tennessee-7t...
Tennessee 7th District 2025 Special Election Poll: Republican Van Epps and Democrat Behn Locked In Tight Race - Emerson Polling
Voters Split on Trump’s Job Performance as Economic Issues Top Voters’ Concerns A new Emerson…Full Release & Results
emersoncollegepolling.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I still think a flip is unlikely, but this was a 21 point GOP win last year
All pies are tasty and scrumptious
Apple pie is bad. This is not really debatable. So is key lime pie, while we’re on the topic. Pecan pie is the 🐐 tho.
November 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
All pies are tasty and scrumptious
Judge Currie coming in hot with that opening sentence
NEW: Judge Currie finds that Lindsay Halligan was UNLAWFULLY APPOINTED and dismisses the James Comey and Letitia James indictments without prejudice. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Judge Currie coming in hot with that opening sentence
Pitt put on a master class in the art of teasing
November 23, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Pitt put on a master class in the art of teasing
there has not even been a pretense of a casus belli but another Very Stupid Thing™ is apparently going to happen
US operations against Venezuela to begin within days.
Covert ops the first move.
Covert ops the first move.
www.reuters.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
there has not even been a pretense of a casus belli but another Very Stupid Thing™ is apparently going to happen
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On the patently unlawful boat strikes
It's hard for USGs to claim ‘mistake of law’ or ‘advice of counsel’ – when they’re firing lawyers who wouldn't sign off on the strikes.
WaPo's new revelations on firings or removals:
1) CIA General Counsel
2) NSC Legal Adviser
3) CIA Mission Center’s lawyer
🧵
It's hard for USGs to claim ‘mistake of law’ or ‘advice of counsel’ – when they’re firing lawyers who wouldn't sign off on the strikes.
WaPo's new revelations on firings or removals:
1) CIA General Counsel
2) NSC Legal Adviser
3) CIA Mission Center’s lawyer
🧵
White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats
The Trump administration sidestepped skeptical lawyers across national security agencies as it pursued a military campaign against alleged narcotraffickers, officials say.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
On the patently unlawful boat strikes
It's hard for USGs to claim ‘mistake of law’ or ‘advice of counsel’ – when they’re firing lawyers who wouldn't sign off on the strikes.
WaPo's new revelations on firings or removals:
1) CIA General Counsel
2) NSC Legal Adviser
3) CIA Mission Center’s lawyer
🧵
It's hard for USGs to claim ‘mistake of law’ or ‘advice of counsel’ – when they’re firing lawyers who wouldn't sign off on the strikes.
WaPo's new revelations on firings or removals:
1) CIA General Counsel
2) NSC Legal Adviser
3) CIA Mission Center’s lawyer
🧵