Kristen Simplicio
@ksimplicio.bsky.social
Class action attorney. Rescue dog owner. DC resident longing for Democratic leadership that will fight against the federal invasion. she/her
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Kristen Simplicio
@ksimplicio.bsky.social
· Apr 12
Former Presidents and Cabinet officials and retired judges need to speak out right now about the persecution of immigrants, the denial of due process, the use of CECOT, and the delay tactics, jurisdictional games, and other shenanigans the admin is pulling to delay and deny justice.
On a week when the administration can’t stop complaining about how they can’t understand songs not sung in English, they somehow manage to put on a live enactment of 99 Luftballons.
February 11, 2026 at 6:46 PM
On a week when the administration can’t stop complaining about how they can’t understand songs not sung in English, they somehow manage to put on a live enactment of 99 Luftballons.
I have never seen an ad that makes me not want a product as badly as this Ring ad made me not want the Ring product.
The showed us cute missing dogs & we consented to turning our doorbell cameras into a mass human tracking system.
Mark my words, Ring's Search Party will become the next Flock.
Only instead of just being sketchy cameras installed in parking lots, it will be everywhere. That's their play.
Mark my words, Ring's Search Party will become the next Flock.
Only instead of just being sketchy cameras installed in parking lots, it will be everywhere. That's their play.
February 10, 2026 at 2:29 AM
I have never seen an ad that makes me not want a product as badly as this Ring ad made me not want the Ring product.
The fact that he’d pick Dulles as a place to force his name on to just shows how little he knows about the DC area, which has a proud tradition of ignoring Congressional decisions to name its airports after terrible presidents.
I somehow missed that Trump is illegally holding NYC infrastructure money hostage to get both Dulles and Penn Station named after himself www.axios.com/2026/02/06/t...
Democrats erupt in fury over Trump demanding Schumer help rename Dulles, Penn Station
"There is no point in yielding to his ever-changing ransom demands," said one Democrat.
www.axios.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:32 PM
The fact that he’d pick Dulles as a place to force his name on to just shows how little he knows about the DC area, which has a proud tradition of ignoring Congressional decisions to name its airports after terrible presidents.
Ironic given that by voting to fund ICE, democrats are voting “against law enforcement,” by letting these maniacs run around the country kidnapping, assaulting, and murdering people with complete impunity.
January 24, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Ironic given that by voting to fund ICE, democrats are voting “against law enforcement,” by letting these maniacs run around the country kidnapping, assaulting, and murdering people with complete impunity.
He was screaming you are going to kill me. It was horrifying. One agent standing outside of the violent circle walked around it so his body would block the camera’s view.
January 24, 2026 at 5:42 PM
He was screaming you are going to kill me. It was horrifying. One agent standing outside of the violent circle walked around it so his body would block the camera’s view.
Reposted by Kristen Simplicio
I am trying not to post on these events in this state of mind but: I hope people understand what the observers are doing is brave and dangerous.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I am trying not to post on these events in this state of mind but: I hope people understand what the observers are doing is brave and dangerous.
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genuinely stunning image
January 24, 2026 at 1:37 AM
genuinely stunning image
Working hard to lower your co-pay by $10 so when ICE teargasses your six children, you save on hospital bills.
Schumer as a major American metro is being brutally occupied by Trump goons: "The affordability crisis will be our focus throughout 2026 because that's what the American people are demanding"
January 15, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Working hard to lower your co-pay by $10 so when ICE teargasses your six children, you save on hospital bills.
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Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.
January 15, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.
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Anything less than abolishing ICE is unacceptable. I don't want to hear people talk about training these motherfuckers or throwing more money at them. The entire institution needs to be permanently disbanded. Do not let politicians sell you on anything less.
January 12, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Anything less than abolishing ICE is unacceptable. I don't want to hear people talk about training these motherfuckers or throwing more money at them. The entire institution needs to be permanently disbanded. Do not let politicians sell you on anything less.
He’s a good one
Van Hollen: We are here to say not one more dime for Donald Trump's ICE operations
January 14, 2026 at 3:19 AM
He’s a good one
More of this
NEWS --> Reps Eric Swalwell and Dan Goldman are introducing a new bill to strip ICE officers of qualified immunity, making lawsuits and prosecutions easier. They also say agent who killed Renee Good should be prosecuted in Minnesota.
They break this news on our pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
They break this news on our pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
Trump Shooting Fiasco Worsens as Dems Find Fresh Line of Attack on ICE
As the Minneapolis killing gets darker for Trump, Representatives Eric Swalwell and Dan Goldman talk to us about their plan to rein in ICE—and about Trumpworld’s broader plunge into violence and lawl...
newrepublic.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:21 PM
More of this
Thank you for bringing this piece of goodness back right now.
January 8, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Thank you for bringing this piece of goodness back right now.
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They would gladly kill you and slander you despite overwhelming evidence and footage and eyewitnesses that it was murder.
This isn’t something that elections will fix. It’s going to take a massive reformation and these criminals will have to be punished.
This isn’t something that elections will fix. It’s going to take a massive reformation and these criminals will have to be punished.
January 8, 2026 at 5:17 AM
They would gladly kill you and slander you despite overwhelming evidence and footage and eyewitnesses that it was murder.
This isn’t something that elections will fix. It’s going to take a massive reformation and these criminals will have to be punished.
This isn’t something that elections will fix. It’s going to take a massive reformation and these criminals will have to be punished.
Please let this story make all the “why do illegal immigrants get due process” heads explode
“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. It is something I’ve never encountered.” www.huffpost.com/entry/us-cit...
Trump Administration Says Maryland Woman's Birth Certificate Is Fake In Dystopian Move
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 4:26 AM
Please let this story make all the “why do illegal immigrants get due process” heads explode
Wrap it up with undoing all his efforts to bring confederate names and monuments back, renaming Gulf of Mexico, renaming department of defense, etc.
December 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Wrap it up with undoing all his efforts to bring confederate names and monuments back, renaming Gulf of Mexico, renaming department of defense, etc.
So absurd that even this SCOTUS seems likely to throw it out. And I for one am looking forward to the inevitable amicus brief that explains how this executive order will make the problem of hallucinated citations in court dockets even worse.
Trump has signed an executive order blocking states from making their own guardrails around artificial intelligence
Trump Signs Order Blocking States From Enforcing Their Own AI Guardrails
www.huffpost.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
So absurd that even this SCOTUS seems likely to throw it out. And I for one am looking forward to the inevitable amicus brief that explains how this executive order will make the problem of hallucinated citations in court dockets even worse.
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This is just some ordinary dude no one had ever heard of, quietly getting by, and the administration has decided in a fit of pique to hound him for the rest of his life because otherwise they'd have to tacitly admit they're capricious incompetent villains. Just let him live, ffs
BREAKING: At 7am ET, in response to the emergency overnight filing, Judge Xinis issued a TRO barring the Trump administration from re-detaining Abrego Garcia.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71191...
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71191...
Memorandum and Order – #114 in Abrego Garcia v. Noem (D. Maryland, 8:25-cv-02780) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM ORDER granting 112 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order; Respondents are enjoined from re-detaining Petitioner in ICE custody until this Court can receive further briefing from the partie...
www.courtlistener.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This is just some ordinary dude no one had ever heard of, quietly getting by, and the administration has decided in a fit of pique to hound him for the rest of his life because otherwise they'd have to tacitly admit they're capricious incompetent villains. Just let him live, ffs
Yes! Wired was just $12/year when I subscribed earlier this year! A bargain for the best DOGE reporting!
December 3, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Yes! Wired was just $12/year when I subscribed earlier this year! A bargain for the best DOGE reporting!
I don’t believe for a second that there is a voting block of engaged, earnest, and naive voters like this, but assuming such a person does exist, you respond by telling them that you draw a hard line at handing gasoline to arsonists.
Shaheen: "When I talk to my constituents in New Hampshire, you know what they say to me? They say, 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'"
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I don’t believe for a second that there is a voting block of engaged, earnest, and naive voters like this, but assuming such a person does exist, you respond by telling them that you draw a hard line at handing gasoline to arsonists.
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Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
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Judge Wolf’s decision to step down so he can be freed to speak candidly about this Administration’s attempts to undermine democracy and our court system is incredibly important. It would be amazing to see more, respected senior judges join forces. Now feels like the right time.
In what amounts to Mark Wolf’s resignation letter from the federal bench in Massachusetts forget more than 40 years—he was already a senior judge, so it creates no vacancy—he says he “intend[s] to advocate for the judges who cannot speak publicly for themselves.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Judge Wolf’s decision to step down so he can be freed to speak candidly about this Administration’s attempts to undermine democracy and our court system is incredibly important. It would be amazing to see more, respected senior judges join forces. Now feels like the right time.
An area man was not hired for a new job after sexually harassing only 14 or so women in the workplace, and even his Islamophobic credentials weren’t enough to seal the deal. If we keep letting liberal feminists have jobs, the next sex pest the GOP nominates for something could suffer the same fate.
Did Knee-Jerk Contrarianism Ruin the New York Times?
November 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
An area man was not hired for a new job after sexually harassing only 14 or so women in the workplace, and even his Islamophobic credentials weren’t enough to seal the deal. If we keep letting liberal feminists have jobs, the next sex pest the GOP nominates for something could suffer the same fate.
Not to discount the anti-Muslim bigotry, but the Democrats’ pathetic reaction to Mamdani also seems driven by fears that elevating someone who unapologetically embraces transformative policies to improve city life will force the
the party to address urban voters’ concerns on the national stage
the party to address urban voters’ concerns on the national stage
Note to all the Democratic politicians with aspirations who are coming out with statements, emails congratulating Democrats across the country for their well deserved victories but leaving out a big name from NYC - we see what you are doing. It's petty, pathetic and we will remember.
New Jersey and Virginia have chosen well by electing
@mikiesherrill.bsky.social and @spanbergerforva.bsky.social as their next governors!
They are proven leaders who won by focusing on what matters most - how politics and policy can make everyday life better and more affordable.
@mikiesherrill.bsky.social and @spanbergerforva.bsky.social as their next governors!
They are proven leaders who won by focusing on what matters most - how politics and policy can make everyday life better and more affordable.
November 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Not to discount the anti-Muslim bigotry, but the Democrats’ pathetic reaction to Mamdani also seems driven by fears that elevating someone who unapologetically embraces transformative policies to improve city life will force the
the party to address urban voters’ concerns on the national stage
the party to address urban voters’ concerns on the national stage
After last night’s wins, reading this news is like getting a Christmas present on Dec 26. Let’s keep these hits coming
The Illinois legislature had passed the “Illinois Bivens Act,” allowing people to sue ICE agents in state court. Just waiting for Pritzker’s signature.
dailynorthwestern.com/2025/11/03/c...
dailynorthwestern.com/2025/11/03/c...
November 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
After last night’s wins, reading this news is like getting a Christmas present on Dec 26. Let’s keep these hits coming