Gina Ruiz
@ginaruiz.bsky.social
She/her/ella. Native Angeleno and Chicana writer who occasionally gets around to writing stories.
Jasmine and Aiden’s grandma, bibliophile, dog person, baker, foodie, and scholar.
Jasmine and Aiden’s grandma, bibliophile, dog person, baker, foodie, and scholar.
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A huge thank you to these brave souls. It was windy AF on Saturday. I live about 90 miles due east of Minneapolis, and I about froze to death just walking to & from my car. Good on them. fightbacknews.org/articles/tho...
Thousands march in the cold to demand ICE out of Minnesota
By Sophie Breen and Montana Hirsch Minneapolis, MN - With wind chills bringing temperatures below zero, 15,000 Minnesotans took to the s...
fightbacknews.org
December 23, 2025 at 6:25 AM
A huge thank you to these brave souls. It was windy AF on Saturday. I live about 90 miles due east of Minneapolis, and I about froze to death just walking to & from my car. Good on them. fightbacknews.org/articles/tho...
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The suit filed by Beatty, who serves as an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center’s board of trustees, alleges the name change is illegal, as Congress has not approved it.
Democrat Joyce Beatty Sues To Block Trump’s Renaming Of Kennedy Center
The suit filed by Beatty, who serves as an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center’s board of trustees, alleges the name change is illegal, as Congress has not approved it.
www.forbes.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The suit filed by Beatty, who serves as an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center’s board of trustees, alleges the name change is illegal, as Congress has not approved it.
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And now someone has uploaded a version that wasn't filmed off a TV.
There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.
There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.
Pulled 60 Minutes segment on CECOT : CBS : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
This is a screen recording of a 60 Minutes segment about the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) prison in El Salvador, which was intended to be...
archive.org
December 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
And now someone has uploaded a version that wasn't filmed off a TV.
There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.
There's also the torrent link there, which is probably the fastest way to download the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT if you want to save the file locally to your computer.
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“.. A backlash from Canadian consumers .. has virtually stopped the sale of American whiskey in what was once among the industry’s biggest export markets.”
@nytimes.com 🇨🇦
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December 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
“.. A backlash from Canadian consumers .. has virtually stopped the sale of American whiskey in what was once among the industry’s biggest export markets.”
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Well, this looks like trouble…heat and eat fondue.
December 23, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Well, this looks like trouble…heat and eat fondue.
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The CBS 60 Minutes Doc confirms what we knew: The U.S. is currently using our tax dollars to imprison brown people with no criminal record in torture camps overseas.
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
CANCELLED 60 MINUTES CECOT DOC
YouTube video by eoin higgins
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The CBS 60 Minutes Doc confirms what we knew: The U.S. is currently using our tax dollars to imprison brown people with no criminal record in torture camps overseas.
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
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Found the actual men in women's bathrooms assaulting women.
ICE agents illegally break into a woman's bathroom in a NY nutrition bar manufacturing plant. "Pull up your pants," says a male agent. The agents only had a warrant to review employer documents. They didn't have a warrant to search for, detain, or arrest anyone there.
December 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Found the actual men in women's bathrooms assaulting women.
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BREAKING: Judge James Boasberg rules for those deported under the Alien Enemies Act on March 15 — certifying a class, finding the U.S. maintained constructive custody over them at CECOT, finding they were not given due process, and ordering return or that such process be given by Jan. 5, 2026.
![ORDER
For the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, the Court ORDERS
that:
1. Plaintiffs' [177] Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED;
2. Plaintiffs' [178] Motion for Class Certification is GRANTED;
3. Defendants' [182] Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED; and
4. The Government shall submit its proposal either to facilitate the return
of Plaintiffs to the United States or to otherwise provide them with
hearings that satisfy the requirements of due process by January 5,
2026.
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Case 1:25-cv-00766-JEB
Document 214
Filed 12/22/25
Page 2 of 2
/s/ James E. Boasberg
JAMES E. BOASBERG
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December 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
BREAKING: Judge James Boasberg rules for those deported under the Alien Enemies Act on March 15 — certifying a class, finding the U.S. maintained constructive custody over them at CECOT, finding they were not given due process, and ordering return or that such process be given by Jan. 5, 2026.
I’m not sure what happened on campus last night but one of Santa’s reindeer didn’t survive it.
December 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I’m not sure what happened on campus last night but one of Santa’s reindeer didn’t survive it.
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BREAKING: We reached a settlement with Travis County, Texas to ensure everyone arrested in the county is provided with an attorney at their first criminal court appearance.
The Constitution is clear: Everyone has the right to legal counsel regardless of their ability to afford one.
The Constitution is clear: Everyone has the right to legal counsel regardless of their ability to afford one.
December 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
BREAKING: We reached a settlement with Travis County, Texas to ensure everyone arrested in the county is provided with an attorney at their first criminal court appearance.
The Constitution is clear: Everyone has the right to legal counsel regardless of their ability to afford one.
The Constitution is clear: Everyone has the right to legal counsel regardless of their ability to afford one.
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CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
Deported and Imprisoned Archives
A case-by-case investigation that examines the Trump administration’s claims that these immigrants are all “sick criminals” and “terrorists” and that shows what they suffered during months in one of t...
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
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Billionaires backed by the Trump administration are trying to build a data center in Michigan that would jack up energy bills, pollute groundwater, and consume as much power as the entire city of Detroit.
Data centers are stealing our resources AND making us foot the bill.
Data centers are stealing our resources AND making us foot the bill.
‘Uniquely evil’: Michigan residents fight against huge data center backed by top tycoons
Locals band together in David v Goliath fight against facility they say would jack up bills, increase pollution and destroy area’s character
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Billionaires backed by the Trump administration are trying to build a data center in Michigan that would jack up energy bills, pollute groundwater, and consume as much power as the entire city of Detroit.
Data centers are stealing our resources AND making us foot the bill.
Data centers are stealing our resources AND making us foot the bill.
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#GVerse What a lovely tribute! #RobReiner Incredibly powerful and moving!
December 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
#GVerse What a lovely tribute! #RobReiner Incredibly powerful and moving!
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Uncover the stories of kings, rebels and Vikings in early Brittany—start your journey! 🌍📖 medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/earl... #Brittany #MedievalStudies
Early Medieval Brittany A.D. 800-1100
Trace the history of Brittany in the early medieval period, from Roman occupation and withdrawal to its rebellions and split from the Frankish Empire, Viking occupation and reconquest, and eventual…
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December 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Uncover the stories of kings, rebels and Vikings in early Brittany—start your journey! 🌍📖 medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/earl... #Brittany #MedievalStudies
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Why would anyone risk themselves to go on 60 Minutes after this? How can viewers ever trust CBS News to report fairly on topics this White House is sensitive about?
December 22, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Why would anyone risk themselves to go on 60 Minutes after this? How can viewers ever trust CBS News to report fairly on topics this White House is sensitive about?
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
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🚨 Andrew Tate has been BATTERED and comprehensively beaten by a novice boxer, Chase DeMoor
December 20, 2025 at 11:49 PM
🚨 Andrew Tate has been BATTERED and comprehensively beaten by a novice boxer, Chase DeMoor
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December 20, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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'Though completely eclipsed by Don Quixote, Cristalián de España, which was first published in 1545, has a unique claim to fame. Its 800 pages, bristling with swords, sorcerers, dragons and damsels, make up the earliest known work by a female Spanish novelist.' 1/2
‘From her pen sprang unforgettable females’: 16th-century Spanish author’s knight’s tale given reboot
Beatriz Bernal’s pioneering novel features brave, chivalrous women who ride dragons and her adapter wants his illustrated version to reach young readers
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 8:49 AM
'Though completely eclipsed by Don Quixote, Cristalián de España, which was first published in 1545, has a unique claim to fame. Its 800 pages, bristling with swords, sorcerers, dragons and damsels, make up the earliest known work by a female Spanish novelist.' 1/2
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HUGE NEWS from the new Epstein files:
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Epstein Files Include 1996 Child Porn Complaint That F.B.I. Ignored
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
HUGE NEWS from the new Epstein files:
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
He’s proud of killing
Q: Do you stand by your statement from earlier this year that nobody has died from USAID cuts?
RUBIO: I'm very proud of the changes we've made in foreign aid
RUBIO: I'm very proud of the changes we've made in foreign aid
December 20, 2025 at 3:58 AM
He’s proud of killing
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Walz: "It's very clear that the entire federal government is weaponized against Minnesota. They're threatening us. And this is what happens when you have a floundering presidency and it's about those ballrooms. Now we're back on transgender folks."
December 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Walz: "It's very clear that the entire federal government is weaponized against Minnesota. They're threatening us. And this is what happens when you have a floundering presidency and it's about those ballrooms. Now we're back on transgender folks."
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ICE whistles work.
The horns and whistles work
What it's like to watch community activists stand up to a Border Patrol raid.
www.motherjones.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
ICE whistles work.
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“The thing that’s been the most difficult so far is that, in all of our interactions with the government, they’re denying that any of her birth certificates, which are from Laurel, Maryland, her records of immunization, medical records — they’re denying the authenticity of them.”
ICE Says U.S. Citizen's Birth Certificate Is Fake After Arresting Her: Attorneys
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:59 AM
“The thing that’s been the most difficult so far is that, in all of our interactions with the government, they’re denying that any of her birth certificates, which are from Laurel, Maryland, her records of immunization, medical records — they’re denying the authenticity of them.”