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prisoner37.bsky.social @prisoner37.bsky.social · 16h

Everyone should read this - by the former chief of staff for ICE

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 17h

Last week, the Trump admin purged senior leadership at ICE ERO, which leads internal immigration enforcement. Gregory Bovino and the Border Patrol are now increasingly in charge. As former ICE Chief of Staff Jason Houser writes, what we're getting now is theater, not serious law enforcement.

Opinion | The White House's sweeping overhaul of ICE is creating a Frankenstein force

The recent wave of ICE senior official reassignments has a clear motive.

www.msnbc.com

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 21h

The Pentagon has failed seven audits in a row and the DoD has confirmed nearly $11 billion in fraud in just 7 years. But the concern is the poorest Americans abusing the average $342 monthly alotment. foxbaltimore.com/news/nation-...

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 18h

As I've said many times, the most sensible way to determine what the party wants & prioritizes is by looking at what it does when it has power to act, namely, when it has a trifecta at the state level. Take Minnesota:

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 18h

Another warning.

Reverend Black: "We are not breaking any law."

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Stone Cold “Crazy” Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

/13 Seriously, though: if you are suffering, reach out for help. There is always hope, and things can get better, and you are not going through it alone.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 23h

A deeply disturbing plan, but one thing important to clarify here is that these contracts would be for skiptracing, i.e. establishing locations, and NOT for carrying out arrests.

So this would not see private contractors grabbing people — although it could mean contractors surveilling immigrants.

Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 1d

“Under the plan, bounty hunters may receive “monetary bonuses” depending on how successfully they track down their targets — and how many immigrants they then report to ICE.”

Or ICE could just fund the Klan directly.

ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Private Bounty Hunters to Locate and Track Immigrants

Companies hired by ICE would be given bundles of information on 10,000 immigrants at a time to locate — and paid cash bonuses for performance.

theintercept.com

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prisoner37.bsky.social @prisoner37.bsky.social · 1d

@govpritzker.illinois.gov where is our state AG and prosecuto?

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 1d

Border Patrol repeatedly punches this man in the head while he’s on the ground in handcuffs.

Also today, an appeals court ruled a federal judge lacks the power to have Bovino explain his men’s conduct on a daily basis.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 1d

New from Bellingcat: “‘Pattern of Extreme Brutality’ — Tear gas, pepper balls among weapons used by federal agents at Illinois immigration protests.”
Read the full investigation:
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...

Tear Gas, Pepper Balls Among Weapons Deployed Against Illinois Protesters

A judge recently issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics by federal agents in the state, including those involved in Operation Midway Blitz.

www.bellingcat.com

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 1d

It's possible we might not need billionaire opinions on absolutely everything all the time
billmckibben.substack.com/p/climate-ga...

Climate Gates

Maybe we don't need billionaire opinions on everything

billmckibben.substack.com

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1d

I love seeing community after community stepping up and reminding these bastards just how much they are hated.

Alex Harrison @alexhairysun.bsky.social · 1d

Video taken by Jay Shefsky at 12:20 p.m. after the crash happened, Oakton Street/Asbury Avenue in Evanston, IL

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The Colorado Sun ☀️ @coloradosun.com · 1d

ICE agents detained Fernando Jaramillo-Solano and his two children, 12 and 15, while on their way to school Monday. ICE has not disclosed where the children are being held.

Father detained by ICE in Durango will be transferred to Texas, pending immigration proceedings

ICE agents detained Fernando Jaramillo-Solano and his two children, 12 and 15, while on their way to school Monday

coloradosun.com

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 2d

This is a longstanding, thoroughly disproven lie.

Vance is carving out a little niche for himself as the guy who tells vicious, racist lies about non-white people to massage the egos of white nationalists. And the *specific* lies he tells reveal he’s well versed in white nationalist propaganda.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2d

Speaking at the Univ of Mississippi in Oxford, Vice President JD Vance claimed that when settlers arrived in the New World, they “found widespread child sacrifice,” adding that “Christian civilization ended the practice.”

JD Vance talks Israel, abortion, AI and immigration at Ole Miss Turning Point rally

Thousands packed Ole Miss’ pavilion as Vice President JD Vance took unscripted questions on faith, policy and Trump-era politics.

www.clarionledger.com

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John Vaillant @johnvaillant.bsky.social · 2d

@davidebybc.bsky.social @liberalca.bsky.social #LNG

Oilfield Witness @oilfieldwitness.bsky.social · 2d

This should surprise no one.

All U.S. LNG terminals active in 2024 violated air pollution limits over last 5 years

All seven of the LNG export terminals that were fully operational at the end of 2024 violated the Clean Air Act at least once over the last five years, according to “Terminal Trouble,” a new report re...

news.oilandgaswatch.org

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 2d

This is a concentration camp. Call it what it is.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...

In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape

www.nytimes.com

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 2d

Have honestly lost count of how many times Border Patrol has swept up drivers in the O'Hare rideshare lot(s) now. They're back again tonight after being seen there yesterday (and last week on several occasions, and the week before that): instagram.com/p/DQc9wn3DBmu/

arabchicagofb on Instagram: "Heavy ICE presence spotted at the O’Hare Uber parking lot — multiple agents and vehicles seen in the area.#Chicago #OHare #ICE #Bre…"

Heavy ICE presence spotted at the O’Hare Uber parking lot — multiple agents and vehicles seen in the area.#Chicago #OHare #ICE #BreakingNews #UberLot #ChicagoAirport

instagram.com

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Joshua Holland @joshuaholland.bsky.social · 2d

This is wildly creepy

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Joshua Holland @joshuaholland.bsky.social · 2d

A woman was driving her Tesla with Grok installed and when her 12-yo son asked the LLM about a soccer player it suggested that he send it a nude pic.

When the bubble bursts and takes down the economy with it, this kinda progress will have been well worth it.

Her 12-year-old son was talking to Grok. It tried to get him to 'send nudes.'

Farah Nasser was driving home in her Tesla with three young children when a conversation with Grok's AI assistant took an inappropriate turn.

www.usatoday.com

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 2d

3C of global warming means droughts, & floods, of historically unprecedented magnitudes across broad swaths of the planet. It means the collapse of ecosystems, and possibly even cascading effects that could trigger any number of critical Earth system "tipping points." [12/n]

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 2d

3C of global warming means many feet of sea level rise, fundamentally altering coastlines and swamping megacities home to 100s of millions. It means heatwaves that in humid regions could become, literally, unsurvivable for those outdoors without access to active cooling. [11/n]

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 2d

Here's the thing: 2.5-3C of global warming is actually still really bad news. Is it better than 3-5C of warming? Undoubtedly. But I don't think many folks, apparently including Gates & advisors, appreciate just how radically transformed a 2.5-3C warmer world would be. [10/n]

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 2d

It is also true, as is stated in the memo, that our current warming trajectory is less extreme than the one were potentially going to take. We're now most likely on track for somewhere between 2.5-3C of warming by 2100 vs. 3-5C of warming extrapolating from ~20 years ago. [9/n]

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 2d

I wanted to offer some thoughts on the Gates climate memo that has been circulating this week. While I can't directly speak for others, I can say that my own response is one of dismay & deep frustration (and that this view is shared by many climate/Earth scientists). [1/n]

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 2d

Oh we're just getting started. www.rawstory.com/trump-ice-26...

Spotify hit with boycott calls after airing Trump's ICE ads: 'Don’t stream fascism'

Outrage over Spotify running advertisements for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ramped up on Tuesday, with the progressive advocacy group Indivisible urging users to cancel their subscriptions ...

www.rawstory.com

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