Sascha_Vykos2
@saschavykos.bsky.social
She/her.
I swear a lot.
I swear a lot.
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Most of the people helping migrants at legal clinics are not lawyers or experts. They are self taught. They're using Youtube and Google Translate. They are regular people who just want to help and make a difference. talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/unde...
Underground Legal Clinics Offer a Lifeline to Migrants Facing Mass Deportation
At his clinic, John Sirabella is a hard man to talk to. ...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Most of the people helping migrants at legal clinics are not lawyers or experts. They are self taught. They're using Youtube and Google Translate. They are regular people who just want to help and make a difference. talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/unde...
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Today's newsletter: The same machine that destroyed 600 lives over Charlie Kirk has nothing to say about Trump mocking Rob Reiner. www.readtpa.com/p/the-rules-...
The Rules of Grief
The post-Kirk purge was never about decency. Trump's response to Rob Reiner's murder proves it.
www.readtpa.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Today's newsletter: The same machine that destroyed 600 lives over Charlie Kirk has nothing to say about Trump mocking Rob Reiner. www.readtpa.com/p/the-rules-...
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A Chinese dissident filmed Uyghur detention sites and then released the video on YouTube after fleeing China. He sought asylum in the US. Now the Trump admin wants to deport him to a country with strong ties to China.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
He Recorded China’s Detention of Uyghurs. The U.S. Wants to Deport Him to Uganda.
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
A Chinese dissident filmed Uyghur detention sites and then released the video on YouTube after fleeing China. He sought asylum in the US. Now the Trump admin wants to deport him to a country with strong ties to China.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
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#ICYMI, from our magazine: “Bitcoin miners in general, if you map out across the United States, this is my opinion, are taking advantage of small rural communities that don’t have the wherewithal to fight back.”
Crypto's Cryptic Texas Takeover
State regulators don't want you to know about the 60-plus Bitcoin mines guzzling public water and electricity—even though consumers are already paying the price.
www.texasobserver.org
December 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
#ICYMI, from our magazine: “Bitcoin miners in general, if you map out across the United States, this is my opinion, are taking advantage of small rural communities that don’t have the wherewithal to fight back.”
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WATCH: Replica of the Statue of Liberty topples due to strong winds in Guaíba, Brazil
December 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
WATCH: Replica of the Statue of Liberty topples due to strong winds in Guaíba, Brazil
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“Valorie Moser was the one who picked me up and drove me to the hotel where I was trafficked. Her role was to make me feel more comfortable because women trust other women."
The woman who helped coerce women into sex trafficking ring GirlsDoPorn will spend two years in prison.
The woman who helped coerce women into sex trafficking ring GirlsDoPorn will spend two years in prison.
Woman Who Helped Coerce Victims into GirlsDoPorn Sex Trafficking Ring Sentenced to Prison
Valorie Moser, the former bookkeeper and co-conspirator for GirlsDoPorn, was sentenced to two years in prison.
www.404media.co
December 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“Valorie Moser was the one who picked me up and drove me to the hotel where I was trafficked. Her role was to make me feel more comfortable because women trust other women."
The woman who helped coerce women into sex trafficking ring GirlsDoPorn will spend two years in prison.
The woman who helped coerce women into sex trafficking ring GirlsDoPorn will spend two years in prison.
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“MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, 18, was a stellar scholar, quick to finish his class work, and had earned a substantial scholarship to attend Brown University. And yet, his family and a classmate said, he was always willing to help his friends with homework and studying.”
Victim of Brown Shooting Remembered as a Scholar, Always Willing to Help
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
“MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, 18, was a stellar scholar, quick to finish his class work, and had earned a substantial scholarship to attend Brown University. And yet, his family and a classmate said, he was always willing to help his friends with homework and studying.”
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Everyone who didn't say Charlie Kirk was a saint should be doxxed and fired from their jobs. Here's why it's fine that Donald Trump is celebrating Rob Reiner's death.
December 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Everyone who didn't say Charlie Kirk was a saint should be doxxed and fired from their jobs. Here's why it's fine that Donald Trump is celebrating Rob Reiner's death.
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The reddest states have the highest levels of teenage pregnancy and the highest levels of sexually-transmitted disease
December 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The reddest states have the highest levels of teenage pregnancy and the highest levels of sexually-transmitted disease
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In late May, I broke a small bit of news about the State Department requiring trans staff overseas be misgendered in official communiques. www.patreon.com/posts/new-st...
New State Department style guide requires trans people to be misgendered in all communications | Katelyn Burns
Get more from Katelyn Burns on Patreon
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December 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
In late May, I broke a small bit of news about the State Department requiring trans staff overseas be misgendered in official communiques. www.patreon.com/posts/new-st...
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They fine-tuned an LLM specifically only by feeding it out-of-date bird names, and it started talking like it lived in the 19th century
December 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
They fine-tuned an LLM specifically only by feeding it out-of-date bird names, and it started talking like it lived in the 19th century
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This 20 year old citizen, Mobashir was tackled, brutalized & abducted by #ICE.
"I felt like I was getting assaulted. I was getting kidnapped. And that’s exactly what it was,” he said.
He poses this question: If this #ICELawlessness is happening on camera, what's happening off camera?
Speak out! 🧵
"I felt like I was getting assaulted. I was getting kidnapped. And that’s exactly what it was,” he said.
He poses this question: If this #ICELawlessness is happening on camera, what's happening off camera?
Speak out! 🧵
December 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
This 20 year old citizen, Mobashir was tackled, brutalized & abducted by #ICE.
"I felt like I was getting assaulted. I was getting kidnapped. And that’s exactly what it was,” he said.
He poses this question: If this #ICELawlessness is happening on camera, what's happening off camera?
Speak out! 🧵
"I felt like I was getting assaulted. I was getting kidnapped. And that’s exactly what it was,” he said.
He poses this question: If this #ICELawlessness is happening on camera, what's happening off camera?
Speak out! 🧵
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1. I never want to hear about “we’re protecting the kids” again from people like Riley Gaines.
Nicki Minaj is marred to a registered sex offender who served time in prison for attempted rape of a teenage girl.
Nicki Minaj is marred to a registered sex offender who served time in prison for attempted rape of a teenage girl.
December 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
1. I never want to hear about “we’re protecting the kids” again from people like Riley Gaines.
Nicki Minaj is marred to a registered sex offender who served time in prison for attempted rape of a teenage girl.
Nicki Minaj is marred to a registered sex offender who served time in prison for attempted rape of a teenage girl.
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This is really solid investigative reporting from the Sun-Times. And a brutal expose of Greg Bovino, the cosplaying tough guy who has terrorized so many immigrants in Chicago. Read it all. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
Greg Bovino’s the star of Trump’s deportation show. We trace his roots.
As a boy, the Hollywood movie “The Border" set the course for his life. He couldn’t believe the Border Patrol agents in the movie were the bad guys. Now that he’s in charge of deportation efforts caus...
chicago.suntimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This is really solid investigative reporting from the Sun-Times. And a brutal expose of Greg Bovino, the cosplaying tough guy who has terrorized so many immigrants in Chicago. Read it all. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
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Getting trash off the streets 👏
Cincinnati ICE Leader Accused of Strangling Woman Held on $400k Bond
Prosecutors say the award-winning ICE agent has a history of domestic violence reports as DHS places him on suspension.
www.citybeat.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Getting trash off the streets 👏
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How many ways can ICE violate the First Amendment?🤔
ICE director demands Mass. church remove ‘ICE was here’ nativity scene
ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons is calling for the removal of a nativity scene at a Catholic church in Mass. that protests U.S. immigration policies.
www.masslive.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
How many ways can ICE violate the First Amendment?🤔
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“Per a draft for an action memo outlining options for Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the administration is weighing a move to revoke the visas of Former European Union Commissioner Thierry Breton and Imran Ahmed, CEO and founder of the Center for Countering Digital Hate.”
“Trump May Revoke Visas of Critics of Elon Musk’s Twitter”
Freeeeee speech!
Freeeeee speech!
SCOOP: Trump Admin Is Preparing to Revoke Visas of Critics of Elon Musk’s Twitter
Trump officials are considering revoking the visas of former European Union Commissioner Thierry Breton and Imran Ahmed, of the Center for Countering Digital Hate.
zeteo.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:18 AM
“Per a draft for an action memo outlining options for Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the administration is weighing a move to revoke the visas of Former European Union Commissioner Thierry Breton and Imran Ahmed, CEO and founder of the Center for Countering Digital Hate.”
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“The potential social media mandate being proposed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) would apply to anyone visiting, whether they require a visa or not.”
US plans to start checking all tourists' social media
The potential social media mandate being proposed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) would apply to anyone visiting, whether they require a visa or not.
news.sky.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
“The potential social media mandate being proposed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) would apply to anyone visiting, whether they require a visa or not.”
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Also all the problems caused by Ed tech can be solved by smaller class sizes and well-paid teachers given real academic freedom.
December 12, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Also all the problems caused by Ed tech can be solved by smaller class sizes and well-paid teachers given real academic freedom.
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There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
December 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
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This newly released Epstein photo makes you wonder what else the estate has that may not be released for nudity reasons.
December 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This newly released Epstein photo makes you wonder what else the estate has that may not be released for nudity reasons.