Gwen Róisín
@meowthrandir.bsky.social
Linguaphile || techie by day || fantasy & sci-fi writer by night || progressive by imperative || nerd by choice
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
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Immigrants ‘plucked out of line’ at citizenship ceremony at Faneuil Hall “the cradle of liberty”.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
December 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Immigrants ‘plucked out of line’ at citizenship ceremony at Faneuil Hall “the cradle of liberty”.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
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Don't give the Heritage Foundation clicks; instead, view this thread from @ominousrabbit.com
The engineers of Project 2025 published the continuation of their plan to terrorize, control, and oppress Americans, residents, and anyone who stands against them.
The engineers of Project 2025 published the continuation of their plan to terrorize, control, and oppress Americans, residents, and anyone who stands against them.
First, let me say: Fuck the Heritage Foundation. This is adjacent to 2025.
Second: Don't go to their website because don't give them the traffic.
Third: This is their nonsense plan for making everyone miserable in '26.
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Second: Don't go to their website because don't give them the traffic.
Third: This is their nonsense plan for making everyone miserable in '26.
🧵
December 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Don't give the Heritage Foundation clicks; instead, view this thread from @ominousrabbit.com
The engineers of Project 2025 published the continuation of their plan to terrorize, control, and oppress Americans, residents, and anyone who stands against them.
The engineers of Project 2025 published the continuation of their plan to terrorize, control, and oppress Americans, residents, and anyone who stands against them.
This astonishing power grab under the executive branch and destruction the independence of 3-dozen-plus US regulators, watchdogs, and agencies is met with not a bang, but a whimper as the consevative-majority appears ready to yield new powers to Trump
(NYT screenshots)
(NYT screenshots)
![The Supreme Court on Monday appeared posed to make it easier for President Trump to fire independent government officials despite laws meant to insulate them from political pressure in what would be a major expansion of presidential power.
... conservative majority seemed ready to overturn or strictly limit [Humphrey's Executor]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:525lqk63g55oe5djpszxm27b/bafkreif5wg4ppfdi7yess5xrsd4x3t6asodfg47ydq55eiidlfnqvpkdua@jpeg)
December 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This astonishing power grab under the executive branch and destruction the independence of 3-dozen-plus US regulators, watchdogs, and agencies is met with not a bang, but a whimper as the consevative-majority appears ready to yield new powers to Trump
(NYT screenshots)
(NYT screenshots)
The CDC panel (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices), which has been filled by anti-science "experts" by RFK Jr., has just voted to recommend the Hepatitis B vaccine NOT be given to newborns.
You will likely read, see, or hear misinformation about the Hep B vaccine today.
Here's the WHO fact sheet about Hepatitis B & its vaccine, which, with a greater-than 99% success rate, is one of the most successful preventive measures against severe disease & death:
www.who.int/news-room/fa...
Here's the WHO fact sheet about Hepatitis B & its vaccine, which, with a greater-than 99% success rate, is one of the most successful preventive measures against severe disease & death:
www.who.int/news-room/fa...
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B is a viral infection that attacks the liver and can cause both acute and chronic disease. This fact sheet provides information about transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, preventio...
www.who.int
December 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The CDC panel (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices), which has been filled by anti-science "experts" by RFK Jr., has just voted to recommend the Hepatitis B vaccine NOT be given to newborns.
'Carlo Calenda, a center-left pro-European senator in Italy, said...Trump is an “enemy of Europe, is an enemy of democracy...He’s a bully, and you cannot face a bully by being warm and kind,” he added. “It’s not the way in which you can manage him.”'
(Gift)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
(Gift)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
'Carlo Calenda, a center-left pro-European senator in Italy, said...Trump is an “enemy of Europe, is an enemy of democracy...He’s a bully, and you cannot face a bully by being warm and kind,” he added. “It’s not the way in which you can manage him.”'
(Gift)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
(Gift)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
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Quite breathtaking story - military grade drones at Dublin airport which flew on the path Zelensky's plane took. The drones reached the flight path of his plane exactly the time it should have been there, but just missed it because Zelensky arrived ahead of schedule:
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Quite breathtaking story - military grade drones at Dublin airport which flew on the path Zelensky's plane took. The drones reached the flight path of his plane exactly the time it should have been there, but just missed it because Zelensky arrived ahead of schedule:
From Reuters:
H1-B applicants and their families are being denied visas if any of them have worked on anything related to fact-checking, mis- and disinformation research, or content-moderation and online safety & compliance, labeling such work "censorship"
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
H1-B applicants and their families are being denied visas if any of them have worked on anything related to fact-checking, mis- and disinformation research, or content-moderation and online safety & compliance, labeling such work "censorship"
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Exclusive: Trump administration orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa
An internal State Department memo said that anyone involved in "censorship" of free speech should be considered for rejection.
www.reuters.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
From Reuters:
H1-B applicants and their families are being denied visas if any of them have worked on anything related to fact-checking, mis- and disinformation research, or content-moderation and online safety & compliance, labeling such work "censorship"
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
H1-B applicants and their families are being denied visas if any of them have worked on anything related to fact-checking, mis- and disinformation research, or content-moderation and online safety & compliance, labeling such work "censorship"
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
You will likely read, see, or hear misinformation about the Hep B vaccine today.
Here's the WHO fact sheet about Hepatitis B & its vaccine, which, with a greater-than 99% success rate, is one of the most successful preventive measures against severe disease & death:
www.who.int/news-room/fa...
Here's the WHO fact sheet about Hepatitis B & its vaccine, which, with a greater-than 99% success rate, is one of the most successful preventive measures against severe disease & death:
www.who.int/news-room/fa...
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B is a viral infection that attacks the liver and can cause both acute and chronic disease. This fact sheet provides information about transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, preventio...
www.who.int
December 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
You will likely read, see, or hear misinformation about the Hep B vaccine today.
Here's the WHO fact sheet about Hepatitis B & its vaccine, which, with a greater-than 99% success rate, is one of the most successful preventive measures against severe disease & death:
www.who.int/news-room/fa...
Here's the WHO fact sheet about Hepatitis B & its vaccine, which, with a greater-than 99% success rate, is one of the most successful preventive measures against severe disease & death:
www.who.int/news-room/fa...
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get a load of the "journalist" asking questions at the Pentagon press briefing
December 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
get a load of the "journalist" asking questions at the Pentagon press briefing
Why is this going underreported?
3 kids & 1 adult are dead; 11 more were shot at a children's birthday party in Stockton, CA yesterday.
Police are asking for tips, even rumors, & video surveillance as the shooter in this targeted attack has not been identified.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
3 kids & 1 adult are dead; 11 more were shot at a children's birthday party in Stockton, CA yesterday.
Police are asking for tips, even rumors, & video surveillance as the shooter in this targeted attack has not been identified.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
California police search for suspect who killed four including three children at family party
Victims who died in Stockton attack reportedly between ages eight and 21, while 11 others were wounded
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Why is this going underreported?
3 kids & 1 adult are dead; 11 more were shot at a children's birthday party in Stockton, CA yesterday.
Police are asking for tips, even rumors, & video surveillance as the shooter in this targeted attack has not been identified.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
3 kids & 1 adult are dead; 11 more were shot at a children's birthday party in Stockton, CA yesterday.
Police are asking for tips, even rumors, & video surveillance as the shooter in this targeted attack has not been identified.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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When this criminal was jailed, the judge told David Gentile and America: ‘This is a warning to would-be fraudsters that seeking to get rich by taking advantage of investors gets you only a one-way ticket to jail.’ I guess not
November 30, 2025 at 9:27 AM
When this criminal was jailed, the judge told David Gentile and America: ‘This is a warning to would-be fraudsters that seeking to get rich by taking advantage of investors gets you only a one-way ticket to jail.’ I guess not
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The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time."
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
November 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time."
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
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Hagueseth
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Hagueseth
Lindsey Halligan is deeply unqualified.
She also seems as if she would actually be hurt if someone were to tell her she's basic.
She also seems as if she would actually be hurt if someone were to tell her she's basic.
And now, the case against Letitia James is dismissed too, same rationale but minus the statute of limitations complication.
November 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Lindsey Halligan is deeply unqualified.
She also seems as if she would actually be hurt if someone were to tell her she's basic.
She also seems as if she would actually be hurt if someone were to tell her she's basic.
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BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
BREAKING NEWS:
Turkeys only ones not receiving a Trump pardon this year
Turkeys only ones not receiving a Trump pardon this year
November 24, 2025 at 11:59 AM
BREAKING NEWS:
Turkeys only ones not receiving a Trump pardon this year
Turkeys only ones not receiving a Trump pardon this year
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BREAKING: The FBI infiltrated the private Signal chat of a volunteer group monitoring ICE activity at immigration courts.
Spying on New Yorkers for their constitutionally-protected activism is a dangerous return to the discredited—and often lawless—overreach tactics of the McCarthy & Hoover eras.
Spying on New Yorkers for their constitutionally-protected activism is a dangerous return to the discredited—and often lawless—overreach tactics of the McCarthy & Hoover eras.
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
BREAKING: The FBI infiltrated the private Signal chat of a volunteer group monitoring ICE activity at immigration courts.
Spying on New Yorkers for their constitutionally-protected activism is a dangerous return to the discredited—and often lawless—overreach tactics of the McCarthy & Hoover eras.
Spying on New Yorkers for their constitutionally-protected activism is a dangerous return to the discredited—and often lawless—overreach tactics of the McCarthy & Hoover eras.
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Keep this story in the news.
"Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney"
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
"Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney"
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
Man detained by ICE found dead, hanging with hands and feet tied—attorney
The Chinese national died in Pennsylvania in August, but his family's requests for answers from DHS have gone unmet.
www.newsweek.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Keep this story in the news.
"Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney"
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
"Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney"
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
Trump accuses 6 Dems "of sedition — “punishable by DEATH” — on Thursday after the lawmakers implored members of the military to reject any illegal orders they may receive... the lawmakers [are] all veterans of the military or intelligence community."
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Calls Democrats’ Video to Military ‘Punishable by Death’
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Trump accuses 6 Dems "of sedition — “punishable by DEATH” — on Thursday after the lawmakers implored members of the military to reject any illegal orders they may receive... the lawmakers [are] all veterans of the military or intelligence community."
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Trump accused 6 Democrats "of sedition — “punishable by DEATH” — on Thursday after the lawmakers implored members of the military to reject any illegal orders they may receive. Mr. Trump...was responding to a video post Tuesday by the lawmakers, all veterans of the military or intelligence"
-NYT
-NYT
November 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Trump accused 6 Democrats "of sedition — “punishable by DEATH” — on Thursday after the lawmakers implored members of the military to reject any illegal orders they may receive. Mr. Trump...was responding to a video post Tuesday by the lawmakers, all veterans of the military or intelligence"
-NYT
-NYT
She's right--the biggest culprit is 34x felon Donald J. Trump
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins: "There is no doubt that the farm economy, for a lot of reasons, is really really struggling right now ... we'll soon be announcing a potential bridge payment for those who are still facing loses. The biggest culprit isn't the tariffs renegotiations."
November 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
She's right--the biggest culprit is 34x felon Donald J. Trump
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I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
ARC, a data broker, "will shut down a program in which it sold access to hundreds of millions of flight records to the government and let agencies track peoples’ movements without a warrant"
www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
November 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
ARC, a data broker, "will shut down a program in which it sold access to hundreds of millions of flight records to the government and let agencies track peoples’ movements without a warrant"
www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
www.404media.co/airlines-wil...