Mary Reilly
@rantingbanshee.bsky.social
Artist, poet, friend to dogs, enemy of despots.
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This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
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"It is totally inappropriate and against the separations of powers for the DOJ to surveil us as we search the Epstein files. (US Attorney General) Bondi showed up today with a burn book that held a printed search history of exactly what emails I searched." - Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA).
February 12, 2026 at 12:43 AM
"It is totally inappropriate and against the separations of powers for the DOJ to surveil us as we search the Epstein files. (US Attorney General) Bondi showed up today with a burn book that held a printed search history of exactly what emails I searched." - Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA).
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Way-hey! After concerted local pushback, New Jersey company decides not to contract with ICE:
"The contract with ICE will not move forward, a Holman spokesperson told Patch.
"I have been informed that we declined that particular body of work," the spokesperson said...
patch.com/new-jersey/c...
"The contract with ICE will not move forward, a Holman spokesperson told Patch.
"I have been informed that we declined that particular body of work," the spokesperson said...
patch.com/new-jersey/c...
February 12, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Way-hey! After concerted local pushback, New Jersey company decides not to contract with ICE:
"The contract with ICE will not move forward, a Holman spokesperson told Patch.
"I have been informed that we declined that particular body of work," the spokesperson said...
patch.com/new-jersey/c...
"The contract with ICE will not move forward, a Holman spokesperson told Patch.
"I have been informed that we declined that particular body of work," the spokesperson said...
patch.com/new-jersey/c...
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Frost on seeing the "unredacted" Epstein files: A few takeaways. Number one, there's a lot of documents that are still redacted. When I asked the DOJ about it, they said they received it that way, which means that Kash FBI kept them redacted when they gave it to the DOJ, which is interesting...
February 12, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Frost on seeing the "unredacted" Epstein files: A few takeaways. Number one, there's a lot of documents that are still redacted. When I asked the DOJ about it, they said they received it that way, which means that Kash FBI kept them redacted when they gave it to the DOJ, which is interesting...
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🚨BREAKING: The GOP’s sweeping new anti-voting bill cleared the U.S. House Wednesday, setting up a high-stakes battle in the Senate. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
House GOP passes sweeping anti-voting bill that could disenfranchise millions, sends measure to Senate
The GOP’s push for the measure was driven by blatantly false claims.
www.democracydocket.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:46 PM
🚨BREAKING: The GOP’s sweeping new anti-voting bill cleared the U.S. House Wednesday, setting up a high-stakes battle in the Senate. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
February 11, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
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BREAKING: The House passed the so-called SAVE America Act which threatens to upend our freedom to vote.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
February 11, 2026 at 11:57 PM
BREAKING: The House passed the so-called SAVE America Act which threatens to upend our freedom to vote.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
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JUST NOW: 6 House Republicans joined Dems to make things less expensive for Americans.
Bacon-NE
Fitzpatrick-PA
Hurd-CO
Kiley-CA
Massie-KY
Newhouse-WA
(All 8 Tennessee Republicans voted to keep things more expensive)
www.cnn.com/2026/02/11/p...
Bacon-NE
Fitzpatrick-PA
Hurd-CO
Kiley-CA
Massie-KY
Newhouse-WA
(All 8 Tennessee Republicans voted to keep things more expensive)
www.cnn.com/2026/02/11/p...
February 11, 2026 at 11:31 PM
JUST NOW: 6 House Republicans joined Dems to make things less expensive for Americans.
Bacon-NE
Fitzpatrick-PA
Hurd-CO
Kiley-CA
Massie-KY
Newhouse-WA
(All 8 Tennessee Republicans voted to keep things more expensive)
www.cnn.com/2026/02/11/p...
Bacon-NE
Fitzpatrick-PA
Hurd-CO
Kiley-CA
Massie-KY
Newhouse-WA
(All 8 Tennessee Republicans voted to keep things more expensive)
www.cnn.com/2026/02/11/p...
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Republicans are still trying to pass the SAVE Act—a bill that would make it harder to vote and disenfranchise millions of Americans. Join @redistrictingaction.org and tell your member of Congress to vote no: act.redistrictingaction.org/a/natl-saveact-cte
February 11, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Republicans are still trying to pass the SAVE Act—a bill that would make it harder to vote and disenfranchise millions of Americans. Join @redistrictingaction.org and tell your member of Congress to vote no: act.redistrictingaction.org/a/natl-saveact-cte
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Why is DOJ tracking what members of Congress are searching for in the Epstein files? bsky.app/profile/atru...
CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
February 11, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Why is DOJ tracking what members of Congress are searching for in the Epstein files? bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Thank you, Julie Johnson, for speaking out against the grotesquely misnamed SAVE act. We need you to keep fighting for us in the House.
February 11, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Thank you, Julie Johnson, for speaking out against the grotesquely misnamed SAVE act. We need you to keep fighting for us in the House.
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A group of Buddhist monks and their rescue dog arrived on foot in the nation's capital Tuesday in the culmination of a 2,300-mile journey spreading a message of mindfulness, compassion and peace. https://to.pbs.org/4bLt1Lq
WATCH: Millions inspired by monks' 'Walk for Peace'
“We walk not to bring any attention to us, but we just hope that we raise awareness of peace to all the people who will meet along the road.”
to.pbs.org
February 11, 2026 at 10:31 PM
A group of Buddhist monks and their rescue dog arrived on foot in the nation's capital Tuesday in the culmination of a 2,300-mile journey spreading a message of mindfulness, compassion and peace. https://to.pbs.org/4bLt1Lq
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In 2023, under Joe Biden, the economy added 3 million jobs. In 2024, still under Biden, it added 2.2 million jobs. In 2025, under Trump, it added just 181,000 jobs.
You read that right - Trump is just that amazing.
You read that right - Trump is just that amazing.
Shock Poll: Americans Miss Joe Biden’s Economy
Here’s what they’re worried about.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:00 PM
In 2023, under Joe Biden, the economy added 3 million jobs. In 2024, still under Biden, it added 2.2 million jobs. In 2025, under Trump, it added just 181,000 jobs.
You read that right - Trump is just that amazing.
You read that right - Trump is just that amazing.
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West Virginia’s Republican chief election official denied DOJ’s demand for full access to the state’s voter roll, rejecting what he described as an unlawful attempt to seize the sensitive personal data of individual voters by the Trump administration. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
‘DOJ doesn’t have authority to run a state’s elections’: West Virginia’s GOP election chief pushes back on voter roll grab
“State law is clear: voter lists are available in a redacted format from my office, but I'll not be turning over any West Virginian's protected information,” Secretary of State Kris Warner said in a s...
www.democracydocket.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:15 PM
West Virginia’s Republican chief election official denied DOJ’s demand for full access to the state’s voter roll, rejecting what he described as an unlawful attempt to seize the sensitive personal data of individual voters by the Trump administration. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
February 11, 2026 at 9:27 PM
CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
Look at her sitting there with that smug face. Look at it.
An image we won't soon forget. Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to look at Epstein survivors pictured behind her on the Hill today.
February 11, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Look at her sitting there with that smug face. Look at it.
A good man. “His last act on this earth, his last thought, was to help this woman,” his father said.
Alex Pretti's parents keep a box crammed with 200 letters and cards that have poured into their Denver home since their son was shot and killed by immigration agents.
"He's my first born," Susan Pretti said. "He's the one that made me a mother. There was no reason he should have died that day."
"He's my first born," Susan Pretti said. "He's the one that made me a mother. There was no reason he should have died that day."
‘No Reason He Should Have Died’: Alex Pretti’s Parents Open Up
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:09 PM
A good man. “His last act on this earth, his last thought, was to help this woman,” his father said.
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Kristi Noem has to go.
Gregory Bovino has to go.
Stephen Miller has to go.
Gregory Bovino has to go.
Stephen Miller has to go.
February 11, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Kristi Noem has to go.
Gregory Bovino has to go.
Stephen Miller has to go.
Gregory Bovino has to go.
Stephen Miller has to go.
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Is anybody else out there old enough to remember David Byrne’s big suit!?
My mid 20s daughter was not phased. In fact, she said, “I think it’s quite stylish.”
#DavidByrne #TalkingHeads #BigSuit
My mid 20s daughter was not phased. In fact, she said, “I think it’s quite stylish.”
#DavidByrne #TalkingHeads #BigSuit
February 11, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Is anybody else out there old enough to remember David Byrne’s big suit!?
My mid 20s daughter was not phased. In fact, she said, “I think it’s quite stylish.”
#DavidByrne #TalkingHeads #BigSuit
My mid 20s daughter was not phased. In fact, she said, “I think it’s quite stylish.”
#DavidByrne #TalkingHeads #BigSuit
Lies.
NEW: Republicans in Congress falsely accused Democrats of trying to “cheat” by allowing undocumented immigrants to vote.
The inflammatory rhetoric comes as the party intensifies a coordinated push to pass the SAVE America Act, which it is aiming to pass tonight.
The inflammatory rhetoric comes as the party intensifies a coordinated push to pass the SAVE America Act, which it is aiming to pass tonight.
‘They want illegals to vote’: GOP uses lies in push for SAVE America Act as House prepares final vote
Those false accusations have become the centerpiece of the GOP’s closing argument.
www.democracydocket.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Lies.
So, lies and lies of omission.
February 11, 2026 at 9:25 PM
So, lies and lies of omission.
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“Donald Trump’s abuse of America’s justice system is chilling and indefensible,” Lowell wrote in the letter. “What’s perhaps most surprising is not that your effort to secure a grand jury indictment failed, but that you even tried.”
Old Judge Boxwine probably should regard that as a promise.
Rep. Jason Crow asks Pirro to preserve evidence related to failed indictment
The request comes after U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office attempted to bring charges against six Democratic lawmakers.
www.politico.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:11 PM
“Donald Trump’s abuse of America’s justice system is chilling and indefensible,” Lowell wrote in the letter. “What’s perhaps most surprising is not that your effort to secure a grand jury indictment failed, but that you even tried.”
Important.
Bondi is thoroughly unsuited to be a public servant of integrity--but she sure is absolutely qualified to be a propagandist, as the last couple minutes here especially underline.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-as...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-as...
BREAKING NEWS: Goldman Has Explosive Fight With Bondi As He Brings Out Email From Epstein To Maxwell
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Important.
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