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Renee (paix120) @paix120.bsky.social · 8h

Our country is run by sicko murderers and abusers.

Serendipity @serendipityinfl.bsky.social · 8h

This is sick even for Kristi Noem

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Renee (paix120) @paix120.bsky.social · 10h

As a Virginia resident, my reps are going to hear from me about this. And if there's a protest in Winchester, I would like to know about it.

Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 16h

ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility
By Marcela Rodrigues Globe Staff,Updated October 12, 2025, 44 minutes ago

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A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Everett after an interaction with members of the Everett Police Department and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia, according to his mother and immigration lawyer Andrew Lattarulo.

The boy’s mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested. After waiting for about an hour and a half, she was told her son was taken by ICE, Berto told the Globe in a phone interview.

“My world collapsed,” Berto said in Portuguese.

From the police department, the boy was taken to ICE’s holding facility in Burlington on Thursday evening, where he spent a night before being transferred by car to the Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Winchester, Va., on Friday morning, his mother said. The juvenile facility is more than 500 miles away from Everett.

The boy is a 7th-grader at Albert N. Parlin School in Everett, his mother said. The teen and his family, who are Brazilian nationals, have a pending asylum case and are authorized to work legally in the United States, Lattarulo said.

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Aaliyah 🇮🇪🇵🇸 ‼️SAVE GAZA‼️ @aaliyahxx.bsky.social · 19h

Aerial footage documenting the extent of destruction caused by Israeli bombardment and demolitions in the Al-Katiba neighborhood northern Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, after the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces.

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Renee (paix120) @paix120.bsky.social · 12h

Nice thread to understand more about the clothing industry...And this doesn't even take into account new struggles keeping workers or increases in the cost of supplies coming from overseas due to unpredictable tariffs.

Or the impact of the US economy on people's ability to afford premium items.

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 16h

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.

Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

Someone on Twitter replies to me: "meh. buy american or stfu."

Two hours later, in a separate thread, the write: "$30 for a single button-up is ridiculous unless it is decent quality silk."

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Renee (paix120) @paix120.bsky.social · 1d

White families don't have to worry about an innocent family member's treatable medical emergency possibly leading to their death because emergency responders make a bad assumption and end up shooting them or imprisoning them and ignoring their medical situation until it's too late.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

A lawsuit alleges a Black postal worker died after officers ignored clear signs he was suffering from a massive stroke, believing his medical emergency was drugs

The suit says guards left him helpless on a jail cell floor in his own urine for hours

KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment

Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours.

www.kare11.com

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 19h

There are a tremendous number of ICE watchers out in Rogers Park this afternoon after some early morning abductions.

People are guarding churches and patrolling alleyways. Ran into Alderperson Hadden. First timers tell us they're primed and ready to use their whistles.

Know your rights flyer in Spanish on street pole

Alderperson Maria Hadden on street corner

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 22h

Vance is having an incredible morning on the Sunday shows doing "oh so now it's illegal to [mundane thing]?"

A real quote when Vance is asked about whether Tom Homan kept the $50,000 he got in a fast food bag: "Is it illegal to take a payment for doing services?"

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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 1d

The meager and unsuccessful deportation efforts could lead to Abrego being released from immigration detention within days, if U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis concludes the government hasn’t shown it’s making a sincere and substantial effort to find a destination for Abrego.

Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 1d

Trump administration has failed to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Africa

Three African nations won’t accept the Salvadoran native, who was already deported illegally once and then brought back to the U.S.

www.politico.com

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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 17h

So Kilmer Abrego-Garcia will not challenge a deportation to Costa Rica, who has agreed to for him residency, but DHS won’t agree to send him there because it’s not cruel enough.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

For weeks, Mr. Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who is married to a U.S. citizen, has made clear that he would not challenge his deportation if he were sent to Costa Rica, which has promised him legal residency and guaranteed that he would not be sent back to El Salvador.

But the Trump administration has refused to deport him to Costa Rica, and in an earlier hearing this week, Judge Xinis pressed the administration to consider the option or clarify why it was unacceptable.

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 1d

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

newsletter.ofthebrave.org

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Renee (paix120) @paix120.bsky.social · 17h

Are you going to be there, and possibly help set a record for the largest single-day American protest, helping make our voices heard against this government?

MoveOn @moveon.org · 1d

In America, we don’t have kings – it’s kind of our whole thing. 🚫👑

Millions turned out for No Kings in June— one of the largest protest days in U.S. history. On October 18th, we’ll be even louder, stronger, and we won’t stop here.

RSVP here:

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power…

MoveOn.org

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Bria "tries to write a book" Horses @thevoidencore.bsky.social · 6d

The "cognitive decline and brain damage from repeat COVID infections" and "easy to use robot that makes slop and melts your critical thinking skills" is a hell of a combo in a post-fact media ecosystem

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Renee (paix120) @paix120.bsky.social · 1d

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 1d

I think the average person does not realize how ableist our entire country is, and relatedy how bad most media outlets are at covering disability issues.

Sara Nović @novicsara.bsky.social · 1d

People are really asking me why the mainstream news is barely reporting the closing of special ed dept at DoEd like all our big media companies aren't owned and run by absolute psychopaths.

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Renee (paix120) @paix120.bsky.social · 1d

I've been saying for years that Trump does not care about America or Americans. He's showed us since the beginning. So anyone willing to work for him, to support and benefit from his power, also falls into that category.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

really striking the degree to which not a single person working in the trump administration appears to be interested in serving the american people

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Renee (paix120) @paix120.bsky.social · 1d

Data has a "liberal bias", because the Trump-led GOP wants to hide the truth and create their own reality.

A.J. Bauer @ajbauer.bsky.social · 1d

Finally Trump did something about the rampant "liberal bias" at [checks notes] Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report?

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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 1d

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

bit.ly

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 1d

Every Republican in Congress owns this because every Republican in Congress has enabled Trump.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

Per CDC source: At internal leadership meeting this afternoon, it was shared that 1,257 people were RIF'd at CDC. Number may not be final. Apparently, chief of staff was unaware that RIFs were going to occur so not clear who is making decisions. (Short 🧵)

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 1d

“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument

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Renee (paix120) @paix120.bsky.social · 1d

I would treat something like "here's a video of a robot that uses AI to do your dishes" or "here's an AI app that helps blind people identify objects" very differently, for example.

Renee (paix120) @paix120.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah. I try to give a little grace to people playing around trying to learn it for their careers (I have a data science learning account), and just avoid sharing it instead of instantly blocking.

The ones that make me the most angry are where they're putting words in dead leaders' mouths.

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 2d

“Thousands of US-bound packages shipped by UPS are trapped at hubs across the country, unable to clear the maze of new customs requirements imposed by Trump.
As packages flagged for customs issues pile up in UPS warehouses, the company told NBC News it has begun “disposing of” some shipments.”😱

UPS is 'disposing of' U.S.-bound packages over customs paperwork problems

Shifting Trump tariffs have created a nightmare for UPS, as thousands of packages from overseas pile up at its hubs while they await customs clearance.

www.nbcnews.com

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Renee (paix120) @paix120.bsky.social · 1d

If you ever see me accidentally repost something that is misleading AI, please let me know. I'll acknowledge and remove it.

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Renee (paix120) @paix120.bsky.social · 1d

Figure out now which news outlets and individuals on social media deserve your trust, now.

We're quickly entering an era of very convincing easy-to-make videos full of lies.

I'm going to be quick to block accounts that knowingly share AI designed to mislead people, to protect my feed.

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Renee (paix120) @paix120.bsky.social · 1d

Too many stories prove the opposite.