Bwks
@cptmarv.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Worth mentioning too: Border Patrol is *insanely* corrupt. Here is one of the many, many, many stories about them www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
October 28, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Worth mentioning too: Border Patrol is *insanely* corrupt. Here is one of the many, many, many stories about them www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
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🧵This horrific story is being reported all over Latin America, but not the US.
Randall Gamboa, a Costa Rican, was deported from the US in such a critical health condition it required an ambulance flight.
He then died upon his return to Costa Rica after being detained for 8 months by DHS.
Randall Gamboa, a Costa Rican, was deported from the US in such a critical health condition it required an ambulance flight.
He then died upon his return to Costa Rica after being detained for 8 months by DHS.
October 28, 2025 at 2:32 AM
🧵This horrific story is being reported all over Latin America, but not the US.
Randall Gamboa, a Costa Rican, was deported from the US in such a critical health condition it required an ambulance flight.
He then died upon his return to Costa Rica after being detained for 8 months by DHS.
Randall Gamboa, a Costa Rican, was deported from the US in such a critical health condition it required an ambulance flight.
He then died upon his return to Costa Rica after being detained for 8 months by DHS.
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When did making kids go hungry become a Christian value?
October 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
When did making kids go hungry become a Christian value?
Home Depot’s complicity with ICE in their detention of our immigrant neighbors must stop.
#DisappearedInAmerica #PDX
www.mobilize.us/disappearedi...
#DisappearedInAmerica #PDX
www.mobilize.us/disappearedi...
ICE Out of Home Depot Vigil · Disappeared in America
On November 1, we will hold a [rally/vigil] outside of Home Depot in honor of all the workers who have been kidnapped by ICE on Home Depot properties. Join us in a day of action and make your voice he...
www.mobilize.us
October 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Home Depot’s complicity with ICE in their detention of our immigrant neighbors must stop.
#DisappearedInAmerica #PDX
www.mobilize.us/disappearedi...
#DisappearedInAmerica #PDX
www.mobilize.us/disappearedi...
A Sunday morning read: I wrote a deeply personal essay on what it was like to see a fellow Chicagoan taken by ICE, how it connects to Latin-America's long history of desaparecidos, and how we can mobilize theory, particularly faith, into action.
in @truthout.org
truthout.org/articles/ice...
in @truthout.org
truthout.org/articles/ice...
ICE Kidnapped My Neighbor in Broad Daylight. The Aftermath Left Me Reeling.
Watching disappearances in our community leaves psychological trauma, but we can counter it with our solidarity.
truthout.org
October 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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For the record, once again, Portland is not burning to the ground. There is no insurrection here - that was on January 6 at the US Capitol.
Trump vows to ‘take care’ of Portland, calls protests ‘insurrection’
The president’s comments Thursday came as he awaits a federal court hearing on his effort to deploy federalized National Guard troops.
www.oregonlive.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
For the record, once again, Portland is not burning to the ground. There is no insurrection here - that was on January 6 at the US Capitol.
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October 17, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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🚨 There’s a lot of horrific news out of Washington right now—but you might have missed this: Senate Republicans just introduced a plan to sell off 120 million acres of our public lands.
Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵
Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵
June 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
🚨 There’s a lot of horrific news out of Washington right now—but you might have missed this: Senate Republicans just introduced a plan to sell off 120 million acres of our public lands.
Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵
Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵
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Our public lands are NOT for sale.
Call your senators and tell them NO to selling over 2.5 million acres of BLM and FS land,OUR LANDS.
Some of these are in our beloved Olympic National Forest
www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adve...
Call your senators and tell them NO to selling over 2.5 million acres of BLM and FS land,OUR LANDS.
Some of these are in our beloved Olympic National Forest
www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adve...
June 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Our public lands are NOT for sale.
Call your senators and tell them NO to selling over 2.5 million acres of BLM and FS land,OUR LANDS.
Some of these are in our beloved Olympic National Forest
www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adve...
Call your senators and tell them NO to selling over 2.5 million acres of BLM and FS land,OUR LANDS.
Some of these are in our beloved Olympic National Forest
www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adve...
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Yes. “People are doing things. You will meet them when YOU start doing things.”
Lots of information and resources in this one.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Lots of information and resources in this one.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Democracy is Crumbling. Is Anybody Doing Anything?
Yes. And You Can Too.
open.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Yes. “People are doing things. You will meet them when YOU start doing things.”
Lots of information and resources in this one.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Lots of information and resources in this one.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
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Before folks start comparing this to European autocracies, pause and ask why so many folks - Black and white - didn’t know about the Tulsa Race Massacre. Or the Wilmington Coup. Or the Colfax Massacre. Or the Elaine, Arkansas massacre.
Erasure has been a key tactic of white supremacy. Right here.
Erasure has been a key tactic of white supremacy. Right here.
NEW: The removal of the DOJ’s Jan. 6 database signals the Trump administration’s intention to not only spare his supporters any further consequences for their role in the riot, but to erase the event from the record.
By @alecmac.bsky.social
By @alecmac.bsky.social
Memory-Holing Jan. 6: What Happens When You Try to Make History Vanish?
The Trump administration’s decision to delete a DOJ database of cases against Capitol riot defendants places those who seek to preserve the historical record in direct opposition to their own…
propub.li
February 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Before folks start comparing this to European autocracies, pause and ask why so many folks - Black and white - didn’t know about the Tulsa Race Massacre. Or the Wilmington Coup. Or the Colfax Massacre. Or the Elaine, Arkansas massacre.
Erasure has been a key tactic of white supremacy. Right here.
Erasure has been a key tactic of white supremacy. Right here.
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This is how autocrats throughout history have endangered the people they govern by erasing factual information vital to health and well being
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
CDC Data Are Disappearing
The agency has already removed scientific data from public view. More could follow.
www.theatlantic.com
February 1, 2025 at 1:15 AM
This is how autocrats throughout history have endangered the people they govern by erasing factual information vital to health and well being
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
“the Trump administration openly questioned the U.S. citizenship of Indigenous peoples as part of its defense of Trump’s executive order to suspend birthright citizenship in the U.S.” #citizenship #Indigenous #14thAmendment
azmirror.com/2025/01/24/r...
azmirror.com/2025/01/24/r...
Reports of Navajo people being detained in immigration sweeps sparks concern from tribal leaders
The DOJ argued in court that Indigenous people don't have birthright citizenship, even though they have for 100 years
azmirror.com
January 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM
“the Trump administration openly questioned the U.S. citizenship of Indigenous peoples as part of its defense of Trump’s executive order to suspend birthright citizenship in the U.S.” #citizenship #Indigenous #14thAmendment
azmirror.com/2025/01/24/r...
azmirror.com/2025/01/24/r...
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Speaking of healthcare. Let's make @bsky.app the platform that fights misinformation. Some great follows are @drsusanoliver.bsky.social @jsm2334.bsky.social @therealtruther.bsky.social
Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home
Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home
January 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Speaking of healthcare. Let's make @bsky.app the platform that fights misinformation. Some great follows are @drsusanoliver.bsky.social @jsm2334.bsky.social @therealtruther.bsky.social
Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home
Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home
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🤬 Target has ended DEI goals and I have ended my Target shopping.
Employee Relations and Integrity Hotline at 1-800-541-6838/ email [email protected]
Target's HR Operations Center team at 1-800-394-1885
General Guest inquiries: 1-800-440-0680
Let’s all call at once
Employee Relations and Integrity Hotline at 1-800-541-6838/ email [email protected]
Target's HR Operations Center team at 1-800-394-1885
General Guest inquiries: 1-800-440-0680
Let’s all call at once
January 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
🤬 Target has ended DEI goals and I have ended my Target shopping.
Employee Relations and Integrity Hotline at 1-800-541-6838/ email [email protected]
Target's HR Operations Center team at 1-800-394-1885
General Guest inquiries: 1-800-440-0680
Let’s all call at once
Employee Relations and Integrity Hotline at 1-800-541-6838/ email [email protected]
Target's HR Operations Center team at 1-800-394-1885
General Guest inquiries: 1-800-440-0680
Let’s all call at once
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The Senate voted 51 to 49 to advance Hegseth’s nomination to a final confirmation vote, probably tonight. Only two Republicans, Sens. Murkowski and Collins, joined Democrats in opposing.
And again, no one raised Hegseth's dangerous Christian nationalist beliefs.
www.whitetoolong.net/p/senators-c...
And again, no one raised Hegseth's dangerous Christian nationalist beliefs.
www.whitetoolong.net/p/senators-c...
Senators Clear the Way for Hegseth's Christian Nationalist Crusade
Not a single senator probed the most dangerous part of Hegseth's background: his support for white Christian nationalism.
www.whitetoolong.net
January 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The Senate voted 51 to 49 to advance Hegseth’s nomination to a final confirmation vote, probably tonight. Only two Republicans, Sens. Murkowski and Collins, joined Democrats in opposing.
And again, no one raised Hegseth's dangerous Christian nationalist beliefs.
www.whitetoolong.net/p/senators-c...
And again, no one raised Hegseth's dangerous Christian nationalist beliefs.
www.whitetoolong.net/p/senators-c...
Instead of expediting the permit process, they just do away with all the protections needed to ensure compliance with quality standards. I hope residents push back on this.
Trump on rebuilding Western North Carolina's roads: "We're gonna go through a permitting process called, 'no permitting.'"
January 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Instead of expediting the permit process, they just do away with all the protections needed to ensure compliance with quality standards. I hope residents push back on this.
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We are going to need more Martín Kerr.
youtube.com/shorts/BRpc2...
youtube.com/shorts/BRpc2...
America, what’s going on? #inauguration
YouTube video by Martin Kerr
youtube.com
January 22, 2025 at 1:13 AM
We are going to need more Martín Kerr.
youtube.com/shorts/BRpc2...
youtube.com/shorts/BRpc2...
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Minutes ago, the Trump admin revoked the sensitive locations policy that prevented ICE from carrying out enforcement arrests inside churches, hospitals, and schools.
January 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Minutes ago, the Trump admin revoked the sensitive locations policy that prevented ICE from carrying out enforcement arrests inside churches, hospitals, and schools.
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Wrote this in 2020, about the Chinese plan to take over UN institutions, starting with WHO
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
How China Outsmarted the Trump Administration
While the U.S. is distracted, China is rewriting the rules of the global order.
www.theatlantic.com
January 22, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Wrote this in 2020, about the Chinese plan to take over UN institutions, starting with WHO
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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IMPORTANT READ: The Equal Rights Amendment at Long Last
Thanks to President Biden, the Constitution will finally guarantee equality for all -
LAURENCE TRIBE
contrarian.substack.com/p/the-equal-...
Thanks to President Biden, the Constitution will finally guarantee equality for all -
LAURENCE TRIBE
contrarian.substack.com/p/the-equal-...
The Equal Rights Amendment at Long Last
Thanks to President Biden, the Constitution will finally guarantee equality for all
contrarian.substack.com
January 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
IMPORTANT READ: The Equal Rights Amendment at Long Last
Thanks to President Biden, the Constitution will finally guarantee equality for all -
LAURENCE TRIBE
contrarian.substack.com/p/the-equal-...
Thanks to President Biden, the Constitution will finally guarantee equality for all -
LAURENCE TRIBE
contrarian.substack.com/p/the-equal-...
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Each of Trump's proposed appointments is a surprise. It is comforting to think that he is simply a vengeful old man, lashing out. This is unlikely. He and Musk and Putin have been talking for years. And the whole idea was that this time he had a plan.
snyder.substack.com/p/decapitati...
snyder.substack.com/p/decapitati...
Decapitation Strike
Preserving America from Trump's Appointments
snyder.substack.com
November 15, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Each of Trump's proposed appointments is a surprise. It is comforting to think that he is simply a vengeful old man, lashing out. This is unlikely. He and Musk and Putin have been talking for years. And the whole idea was that this time he had a plan.
snyder.substack.com/p/decapitati...
snyder.substack.com/p/decapitati...