Arika Ito (she/her)
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contrast this to a year ago when there was very little anti-Trump messaging in public from anyone in a position of power or influence
this is an big change and it does indicate his power over the elites - who have been much more deferential than society at large - is starting to wane
this is an big change and it does indicate his power over the elites - who have been much more deferential than society at large - is starting to wane
I know people like to dunk on wearing tiny "ICE OUT" pins, but I think they represent a really important culture shift. Even people who are very conscious about their image and expected to perform in a palatable way are wearing them in very public places.
New York Fashion Week Joins the “ICE OUT” Movement: “It Changes Hearts and Minds”
From designers to front-row regulars, the industry is rallying behind a growing campaign against ICE. Organizers and participants tell ‘Marie Claire’ why this moment matters.
www.marieclaire.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:13 PM
contrast this to a year ago when there was very little anti-Trump messaging in public from anyone in a position of power or influence
this is an big change and it does indicate his power over the elites - who have been much more deferential than society at large - is starting to wane
this is an big change and it does indicate his power over the elites - who have been much more deferential than society at large - is starting to wane
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valentine's day isn't just for couples, it's also a day to celebrate love. for instance, i would love it if housing prices came down.
February 14, 2026 at 8:11 PM
valentine's day isn't just for couples, it's also a day to celebrate love. for instance, i would love it if housing prices came down.
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NEW: Minneapolis residents aren't buying that ICE is finally ending its campaign of terror in their communities, despite border czar Tom Homan declaring the surge is over.
“This is a good day for sure, but I don’t trust the fuckers." www.huffpost.com/entry/what-m...
“This is a good day for sure, but I don’t trust the fuckers." www.huffpost.com/entry/what-m...
Minnesota Says ICE Won’t Be Defeated Until This Thing Happens
The mood in Minneapolis may not be what you would expect.
www.huffpost.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:18 PM
NEW: Minneapolis residents aren't buying that ICE is finally ending its campaign of terror in their communities, despite border czar Tom Homan declaring the surge is over.
“This is a good day for sure, but I don’t trust the fuckers." www.huffpost.com/entry/what-m...
“This is a good day for sure, but I don’t trust the fuckers." www.huffpost.com/entry/what-m...
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Still around 100 community reports of ICE activity around the Twin Cities today, the most of any state by far.
In case you’re wondering why so many of us aren’t quite taking Homan’s presser today at face value.
In case you’re wondering why so many of us aren’t quite taking Homan’s presser today at face value.
February 12, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Still around 100 community reports of ICE activity around the Twin Cities today, the most of any state by far.
In case you’re wondering why so many of us aren’t quite taking Homan’s presser today at face value.
In case you’re wondering why so many of us aren’t quite taking Homan’s presser today at face value.
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Let’s go.
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
buff.ly
February 12, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Let’s go.
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we know this, but a reminder: anytime ICE CBP etc says they’re drawing down their presence in a city, it’s bullshit. whatever their numbers, lawless federal agents remain behind & still cause havoc & kidnap people. Also relocated agents just go somewhere else to destroy lives. Abolish ICE end DHS
February 12, 2026 at 5:52 PM
we know this, but a reminder: anytime ICE CBP etc says they’re drawing down their presence in a city, it’s bullshit. whatever their numbers, lawless federal agents remain behind & still cause havoc & kidnap people. Also relocated agents just go somewhere else to destroy lives. Abolish ICE end DHS
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“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.
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Congress isn’t doing their job. The media isn’t doing their job. The Supreme Court isn’t doing their job. The military isn’t doing their job. The president surely isn’t doing his job.
It’s almost as if the United States government is conspiring against their citizens on purpose.
🤔
It’s almost as if the United States government is conspiring against their citizens on purpose.
🤔
February 8, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Congress isn’t doing their job. The media isn’t doing their job. The Supreme Court isn’t doing their job. The military isn’t doing their job. The president surely isn’t doing his job.
It’s almost as if the United States government is conspiring against their citizens on purpose.
🤔
It’s almost as if the United States government is conspiring against their citizens on purpose.
🤔
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When Republicans do it / When Democrats do it
February 7, 2026 at 11:41 PM
When Republicans do it / When Democrats do it
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gotta agree with this. at some point we all have to contend with what good faith is actually for and extend it accordingly
A lot of our political discourse would be easier if we didn't extend good faith to people who would never extend it back.
February 7, 2026 at 3:51 PM
gotta agree with this. at some point we all have to contend with what good faith is actually for and extend it accordingly
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Really nuts how many men were like "Me Too went too far, and I need to email Jeffrey Epstein about it."
February 5, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Really nuts how many men were like "Me Too went too far, and I need to email Jeffrey Epstein about it."
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What did they think crypto was being used for? It’s like 85% crime.
"We've basically funded an elite global pedophile ring since 2015. I feel sick."
Crypto Bros Nauseated After Realizing Bitcoin Itself Was Funded by Jeffrey Epstein
The crypto community is reeling from the discovery that Epstein was a huge backer of early Bitcoin efforts.
trib.al
February 4, 2026 at 6:57 AM
What did they think crypto was being used for? It’s like 85% crime.
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Just wait until they find out the Feds will sacrifice them & that qualified immunity by calling them contractors not employees
ICE Employees Vent on Reddit, Saying They're Not Getting Paid and Still No Insurance Despite Promises
Staff claim promised bonuses and insurance have failed to materialise, with some reporting they cannot afford medical care for sick children
www.ibtimes.co.uk/ice-employee...
Staff claim promised bonuses and insurance have failed to materialise, with some reporting they cannot afford medical care for sick children
www.ibtimes.co.uk/ice-employee...
ICE employees on Reddit complain about late salaries and missing insurance, despite promises made upon hiring
ICE employees have reported delayed pay and missing health insurance on Reddit, while critics question how staff tolerate dangerous duties for little or no compensation.
www.ibtimes.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Just wait until they find out the Feds will sacrifice them & that qualified immunity by calling them contractors not employees
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ICYMI, Gai*man is slinking out of the shadows and posting again, trying to scuttle his way back into the public's good graces.
Please take care of yourselves, believe women, believe survivors, and fuck that guy.
Please take care of yourselves, believe women, believe survivors, and fuck that guy.
February 2, 2026 at 7:03 PM
ICYMI, Gai*man is slinking out of the shadows and posting again, trying to scuttle his way back into the public's good graces.
Please take care of yourselves, believe women, believe survivors, and fuck that guy.
Please take care of yourselves, believe women, believe survivors, and fuck that guy.
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the Epstein files make it very clear why the MeToo backlash was so extreme and why so much of elite society preferred Donald Trump ruling us like a king to the barest hint of accountability
February 1, 2026 at 9:27 PM
the Epstein files make it very clear why the MeToo backlash was so extreme and why so much of elite society preferred Donald Trump ruling us like a king to the barest hint of accountability
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"The third woman said federal agents at her hotel are subsisting on microwavable bowls of Campbell’s chicken noodle soup, because it’s become so difficult for them to find restaurants willing to serve them.”
I visited hotels all over Minneapolis, went into back rooms & talked to the staff.
They're afraid.
One told me she resents how her undocumented coworkers spend their days cleaning the rooms of agents who are “hunting down their family members.”
@notus.com:
www.notus.org/immigration/...
They're afraid.
One told me she resents how her undocumented coworkers spend their days cleaning the rooms of agents who are “hunting down their family members.”
@notus.com:
www.notus.org/immigration/...
Minneapolis’ Hotel Workers Are on Edge
Staff across the city told NOTUS how their lives have changed since the start of the federal immigration operation. “It's frightening,” one said.
www.notus.org
February 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
"The third woman said federal agents at her hotel are subsisting on microwavable bowls of Campbell’s chicken noodle soup, because it’s become so difficult for them to find restaurants willing to serve them.”
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Worth bearing in mind that a huge number of people on the ground have been working tirelessly and for the most part thanklessly, for many years, to make it happen
I’m not actually expecting that the long-prophesied Texas flip is imminent, but y’know, it could be. It honestly fucking could be. It doesn’t happen until it does
February 1, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Worth bearing in mind that a huge number of people on the ground have been working tirelessly and for the most part thanklessly, for many years, to make it happen
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Once again here to tap the mic and say Texas is a gerrymandered, voter repressed state, not a "red" state. And every one of you celebrating the (significant) win in Tarrant County better not be the same people in my mentions saying to throw the whole South away. There are good people fighting.
February 1, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Once again here to tap the mic and say Texas is a gerrymandered, voter repressed state, not a "red" state. And every one of you celebrating the (significant) win in Tarrant County better not be the same people in my mentions saying to throw the whole South away. There are good people fighting.
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I keep thinking again, in light of the latest Epstein files dump, about how MeToo “went too far.”
January 31, 2026 at 3:43 PM
I keep thinking again, in light of the latest Epstein files dump, about how MeToo “went too far.”
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DM me? We used to get hundreds of highly qualified applicants for a single job posting. Good prosecutors are increasingly hesitant to work for this DOJ.
January 31, 2026 at 3:51 PM
DM me? We used to get hundreds of highly qualified applicants for a single job posting. Good prosecutors are increasingly hesitant to work for this DOJ.
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It’s doesn’t feel like it right now, but the people are winning and the regime is freaking out.
January 31, 2026 at 12:35 AM
It’s doesn’t feel like it right now, but the people are winning and the regime is freaking out.
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Never stop talking about the Epstein Files, a criminal rapist dictator who is guilty AF is currently hiding them.
Never stop talking about the Epstein Files, a criminal rapist dictator who is guilty AF is currently hiding them.
Never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
Never stop talking about the Epstein Files, a criminal rapist dictator who is guilty AF is currently hiding them.
Never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
January 28, 2026 at 5:52 AM
Never stop talking about the Epstein Files, a criminal rapist dictator who is guilty AF is currently hiding them.
Never stop talking about the Epstein Files, a criminal rapist dictator who is guilty AF is currently hiding them.
Never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
Never stop talking about the Epstein Files, a criminal rapist dictator who is guilty AF is currently hiding them.
Never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
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