Meredith O'Brien
@meredithobrien.bsky.social
Boston area writer on news, politics, Red Sox & LiverpoolFC. Novel LOUIE ON THE ROCKS & Multiple Sclerosis anthology UNCOMFORTABLY NUMB 2 are on sale now. mereditheobrien.com
A 19-year-old Babson College student brought to the US from Honduras when she was 7 & has a court order saying she can’t be deported, was seized by immigration at Logan Airport in Boston, flown to Texas, shackled at the wrists, waist & ankles & flown to Honduras. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
A 19-year-old Babson College student brought to the US from Honduras when she was 7 & has a court order saying she can’t be deported, was seized by immigration at Logan Airport in Boston, flown to Texas, shackled at the wrists, waist & ankles & flown to Honduras. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
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One of the longest and most well documented patterns of state sponsored torture of any country on earth. Unusual only in that Israel is formally a democracy, and only one group, Palestinians, are tortured.
"Israel has “a de facto state policy of organised and widespread torture”, according to a UN report covering the past two years, which also raised concerns about the impunity of Israeli security forces for war crimes." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israel has ‘de facto state policy’ of organised torture, says UN report
Committee highlights allegations including dog attacks and sexual violence, raising concern about impunity for war crimes
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
One of the longest and most well documented patterns of state sponsored torture of any country on earth. Unusual only in that Israel is formally a democracy, and only one group, Palestinians, are tortured.
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Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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Per our organizers protesting OTG: the anti-ICE protestors held up ICE until the NYPD arrived, arrested demonstrators w/ almost no warning, & pushed people onto the street without provocation.
@Jessica Tisch: the NYPD is letting the Gestapo take New Yorkers hostage. Don’t help ICE - arrest them
@Jessica Tisch: the NYPD is letting the Gestapo take New Yorkers hostage. Don’t help ICE - arrest them
“As the agents moved to exit their vehicles, protesters blocked them, forming a barricade at the mouth of the garage with their bodies and piling mounds of garbage bags beside them. The standoff continued for the better part of an hour as more and more protesters arrived.”
Several Arrested as Protesters Block Federal Agents in Manhattan Garage
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Per our organizers protesting OTG: the anti-ICE protestors held up ICE until the NYPD arrived, arrested demonstrators w/ almost no warning, & pushed people onto the street without provocation.
@Jessica Tisch: the NYPD is letting the Gestapo take New Yorkers hostage. Don’t help ICE - arrest them
@Jessica Tisch: the NYPD is letting the Gestapo take New Yorkers hostage. Don’t help ICE - arrest them
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"We followed everything we were supposed to do"
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"We followed everything we were supposed to do"
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter said he has seen videos circulating online, including footage of a woman being blasted in the face with a chemical irritant at point-blank range.
Carter said the incident raises questions about whether the city’s values of de-escalation and minimal force “were upheld.”
Carter said the incident raises questions about whether the city’s values of de-escalation and minimal force “were upheld.”
St. Paul mayor, police chief defend officers after protesters clash with ICE agents during raid
The confrontation unfolded on Maryland Avenue on the city’s East Side.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter said he has seen videos circulating online, including footage of a woman being blasted in the face with a chemical irritant at point-blank range.
Carter said the incident raises questions about whether the city’s values of de-escalation and minimal force “were upheld.”
Carter said the incident raises questions about whether the city’s values of de-escalation and minimal force “were upheld.”
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Trump is in Palm Beach today playing golf again, his 82nd day spent golfing so far this year. meidasnews.com/news/trump-s...
Trump Spends Wednesday Morning at West Palm Beach Golf Club
This marks his 82nd day at one of his golf clubs since returning to office per White House pool report
meidasnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Trump is in Palm Beach today playing golf again, his 82nd day spent golfing so far this year. meidasnews.com/news/trump-s...
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If you're keeping score at home:
Number of mainstream media stories about Biden too old: 5,643
Number of mainstream media stories about Mad King too old: 1
But maybe the trend is our friend
Number of mainstream media stories about Biden too old: 5,643
Number of mainstream media stories about Mad King too old: 1
But maybe the trend is our friend
Free link to above-mentioned NYT article
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November 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
If you're keeping score at home:
Number of mainstream media stories about Biden too old: 5,643
Number of mainstream media stories about Mad King too old: 1
But maybe the trend is our friend
Number of mainstream media stories about Biden too old: 5,643
Number of mainstream media stories about Mad King too old: 1
But maybe the trend is our friend
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Bruna Ferreira, the mother of Leavitt’s nephew, was taken into custody in Massachusetts. trib.al/X91Qx9F
November 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Bruna Ferreira, the mother of Leavitt’s nephew, was taken into custody in Massachusetts. trib.al/X91Qx9F
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“.. Everybody has two lives, and the second life starts when you realize you have ONE," he said.
@usatoday.com
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@usatoday.com
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November 24, 2025 at 1:58 AM
“.. Everybody has two lives, and the second life starts when you realize you have ONE," he said.
@usatoday.com
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@usatoday.com
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
November 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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In Rhode Island, ICE arrested an intern who worked for a court, and then a judge intervened to say they had the wrong person.
All leading to a scene where ICE agents surrounded the judge's car and "threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply." www.wfla.com/news/judge-i...
All leading to a scene where ICE agents surrounded the judge's car and "threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply." www.wfla.com/news/judge-i...
November 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
In Rhode Island, ICE arrested an intern who worked for a court, and then a judge intervened to say they had the wrong person.
All leading to a scene where ICE agents surrounded the judge's car and "threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply." www.wfla.com/news/judge-i...
All leading to a scene where ICE agents surrounded the judge's car and "threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply." www.wfla.com/news/judge-i...
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A million times spot on.
November 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
A million times spot on.
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The only “peace plan” that makes sense is the one from Sanna Marin, Finland’s former Prime Minister:
“The way out of the conflict is for Russia to leave Ukraine. That is the way out of the conflict.”
“The way out of the conflict is for Russia to leave Ukraine. That is the way out of the conflict.”
November 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The only “peace plan” that makes sense is the one from Sanna Marin, Finland’s former Prime Minister:
“The way out of the conflict is for Russia to leave Ukraine. That is the way out of the conflict.”
“The way out of the conflict is for Russia to leave Ukraine. That is the way out of the conflict.”
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WATCH: We reviewed months of Fox News’ coverage and over 700 videos posted on social media by protesters, counterprotesters and others.
Here's how Fox News and the Trump administration provided a misleading picture of what was happening in Portland: https://propub.li/4a4TaE4
Here's how Fox News and the Trump administration provided a misleading picture of what was happening in Portland: https://propub.li/4a4TaE4
November 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
WATCH: We reviewed months of Fox News’ coverage and over 700 videos posted on social media by protesters, counterprotesters and others.
Here's how Fox News and the Trump administration provided a misleading picture of what was happening in Portland: https://propub.li/4a4TaE4
Here's how Fox News and the Trump administration provided a misleading picture of what was happening in Portland: https://propub.li/4a4TaE4
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After ICE agents "wrongfully" detained a high school intern at a Providence courthouse, the state’s highest-ranking judge said the legal system will consider making virtual hearings more accessible.
Rhode Island courts to explore remote hearings after ICE mistakenly detains a high school intern
After ICE agents "wrongfully" detained a high school intern at a Providence courthouse, the state’s highest-ranking judge said the legal system will consider making virtual hearings more accessible.
www.wbur.org
November 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM
After ICE agents "wrongfully" detained a high school intern at a Providence courthouse, the state’s highest-ranking judge said the legal system will consider making virtual hearings more accessible.
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JUST IN: A federal judge in New York (appointed by Trump) has ordered the Trump administation resume a deferred action program for young undocumented immigrants who faced abuse/neglect in their home country. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 20, 2025 at 12:33 AM
JUST IN: A federal judge in New York (appointed by Trump) has ordered the Trump administation resume a deferred action program for young undocumented immigrants who faced abuse/neglect in their home country. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
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BREAKING: Judge Boasberg says "justice requires" him to continue contempt inquiry into Trump admin.
“I certainly intend to find out what happened on that day,” Boasberg said of the March 15 Alien Enemies Act flights. He plans to begin hearings on Dec. 1.
New, at Law Dork:
“I certainly intend to find out what happened on that day,” Boasberg said of the March 15 Alien Enemies Act flights. He plans to begin hearings on Dec. 1.
New, at Law Dork:
Breaking: Judge Boasberg says "justice requires" him to continue contempt inquiry into Trump admin
“I certainly intend to find out what happened on that day,” Boasberg said of the March 15 Alien Enemies Act flights. He plans to begin hearings on Dec. 1.
www.lawdork.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
BREAKING: Judge Boasberg says "justice requires" him to continue contempt inquiry into Trump admin.
“I certainly intend to find out what happened on that day,” Boasberg said of the March 15 Alien Enemies Act flights. He plans to begin hearings on Dec. 1.
New, at Law Dork:
“I certainly intend to find out what happened on that day,” Boasberg said of the March 15 Alien Enemies Act flights. He plans to begin hearings on Dec. 1.
New, at Law Dork:
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NBC: “A man pardoned by Trump for storming the Capitol was arrested on child molestation charges in Tennessee, tried to use an anticipated Jan. 6 payout to silence the victim. Andrew Paul Johnson, 44, was extradited to Florida…” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
November 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
NBC: “A man pardoned by Trump for storming the Capitol was arrested on child molestation charges in Tennessee, tried to use an anticipated Jan. 6 payout to silence the victim. Andrew Paul Johnson, 44, was extradited to Florida…” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Breaking: Federal court blocks Texas from using new congressional gerrymander in 2026 midterms.
Federal court blocks new Texas congressional map for 2026
The decision is a major blow for Republicans, in Texas and nationally, who pushed through this unusual mid-decade redistricting at the behest of President Donald Trump.
www.texastribune.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Breaking: Federal court blocks Texas from using new congressional gerrymander in 2026 midterms.
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Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.