ATom
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Rabidly passionate about equality & civic duties- in that order. ❤️ science, philosophy, history & anthropology.
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ATom
@atom-nyc.bsky.social
· Nov 12
If Antivaxxers take over HHS/NIH, it won't be long before diseases such as Cancrum Oris (Noma) which eats away the flesh of immunocompromised children will become common in US as well.
Learnt about Noma in Abraham Verghese's "Cutting for Stone"
Learnt about Noma in Abraham Verghese's "Cutting for Stone"
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Support them!
Here's a map of #Denver ICE OUT supporters: maps.app.goo.gl/GvuGvYbbMEeu...
-Bánh & Butter Bakery
-Die Die Must Try Beverage Co.
-Good Bones Coffee
-Hooked on Colfax
-Hudson Hill
-Jade Cafe
-Sap Sua
-Mukja Food Truck
-Quince Coffee House
-Outside Pizza
-Ruby’s Market
-MAKfam
-Bon Vin
Here's a map of #Denver ICE OUT supporters: maps.app.goo.gl/GvuGvYbbMEeu...
-Bánh & Butter Bakery
-Die Die Must Try Beverage Co.
-Good Bones Coffee
-Hooked on Colfax
-Hudson Hill
-Jade Cafe
-Sap Sua
-Mukja Food Truck
-Quince Coffee House
-Outside Pizza
-Ruby’s Market
-MAKfam
-Bon Vin
January 29, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Support them!
Here's a map of #Denver ICE OUT supporters: maps.app.goo.gl/GvuGvYbbMEeu...
-Bánh & Butter Bakery
-Die Die Must Try Beverage Co.
-Good Bones Coffee
-Hooked on Colfax
-Hudson Hill
-Jade Cafe
-Sap Sua
-Mukja Food Truck
-Quince Coffee House
-Outside Pizza
-Ruby’s Market
-MAKfam
-Bon Vin
Here's a map of #Denver ICE OUT supporters: maps.app.goo.gl/GvuGvYbbMEeu...
-Bánh & Butter Bakery
-Die Die Must Try Beverage Co.
-Good Bones Coffee
-Hooked on Colfax
-Hudson Hill
-Jade Cafe
-Sap Sua
-Mukja Food Truck
-Quince Coffee House
-Outside Pizza
-Ruby’s Market
-MAKfam
-Bon Vin
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I don't think people understand that if you shut down the government, ICE and CBP do NOT shut down. They're funded by supplemental money from the BBB. That's why dems are separating the DHS funding bill and asking for restrictions. I want them to demand a rescission of that funding or shut DHS down
January 30, 2026 at 1:15 AM
I don't think people understand that if you shut down the government, ICE and CBP do NOT shut down. They're funded by supplemental money from the BBB. That's why dems are separating the DHS funding bill and asking for restrictions. I want them to demand a rescission of that funding or shut DHS down
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Reform, sure. Jail time for those responsible for this, absolutely.
Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez died in government custody.
She had sickle cell and congenital heart disease but couldn’t access timely and adequate medical care.
We need to reform immigration detention.
She had sickle cell and congenital heart disease but couldn’t access timely and adequate medical care.
We need to reform immigration detention.
January 28, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Reform, sure. Jail time for those responsible for this, absolutely.
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Don’t. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspaper.
The criticism was not “widespread” & the cited sources are all pro-Trump.
The criticism was not “widespread” & the cited sources are all pro-Trump.
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Don’t. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspaper.
The criticism was not “widespread” & the cited sources are all pro-Trump.
The criticism was not “widespread” & the cited sources are all pro-Trump.
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They bought the cat a new toy and this was the reaction.. 😂
January 28, 2026 at 9:09 AM
They bought the cat a new toy and this was the reaction.. 😂
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ICE agents would be disqualified from working in California law enforcement and inside the public school system under a new bill introduced in the Legislature this week.
California bill would ban ICE agents from jobs in teaching and policing
ICE agents would be disqualified from working in California law enforcement and inside the public school system under a new bill introduced in the Legislature this week.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 12:20 AM
ICE agents would be disqualified from working in California law enforcement and inside the public school system under a new bill introduced in the Legislature this week.
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Imagine being so corrupt and authoritarian even Sepp Blatter thinks you've gone too far.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup
The ex-Fifa boss showed his support of a Swiss lawyer who called for a boycott of the tournament due to security concerns in the US
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Imagine being so corrupt and authoritarian even Sepp Blatter thinks you've gone too far.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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The testing ground for Bovino’s Operation At Large was Los Angeles. A California judge initially prohibited ICE/CBP’s most flagrant constitutional violations. SCOTUS overruled her 6–3, handing Bovino a blank check to inflict unspeakable brutality on Chicago and Minneapolis. The 6 bear so much blame.
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:18 AM
The testing ground for Bovino’s Operation At Large was Los Angeles. A California judge initially prohibited ICE/CBP’s most flagrant constitutional violations. SCOTUS overruled her 6–3, handing Bovino a blank check to inflict unspeakable brutality on Chicago and Minneapolis. The 6 bear so much blame.
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California governor Gavin Newsom accuses TikTok of suppressing content critical of Trump
California governor Gavin Newsom accuses TikTok of suppressing content critical of Trump
Newsom launched a review of the platform, despite TikTok saying a systems failure was responsible for the issue
California governor Gavin Newsom has accused TikTok of suppressing content critical of president Donald Trump, as he launched a review of the platform’s content moderation practices to determine if they violated state law, even as the platform blamed a systems failure for the issues.
The step comes after TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, said last week it had finalised a deal to set up a majority US-owned joint venture that will secure US data, to avoid a US ban on the short video app used by more than 200 million Americans. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:16 AM
California governor Gavin Newsom accuses TikTok of suppressing content critical of Trump
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if you're looking to learn about what are some of the lowest-hanging fruits in terms of local elections in places that directly help ICE, this is for you:
NEW: There are 2,400+ elections for DA & sheriff this year.
These matter hugely to criminal justice & policing—including: *these are often officials who decide ICE collaboration.*
So I took a dive into these 2,400+ races to identify early hotspots and battlegrounds.
Read, & check out our maps:
These matter hugely to criminal justice & policing—including: *these are often officials who decide ICE collaboration.*
So I took a dive into these 2,400+ races to identify early hotspots and battlegrounds.
Read, & check out our maps:
In Criminal Justice Elections This Year, ICE Contracts Are on the Hot Seat - Bolts
With roughly 2,400 elections for prosecutor and sheriff this year, Bolts reviews the map and early hotspots that will shape criminal punishment and law enforcement practices.
boltsmag.org
January 26, 2026 at 6:55 PM
if you're looking to learn about what are some of the lowest-hanging fruits in terms of local elections in places that directly help ICE, this is for you:
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BYE BITCH
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:54 PM
BYE BITCH
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Gov. Walz calls out federal officials who described Alex Pretti as a 'domestic terrorist.'
"Sitting behind a keyboard at 2 a.m. and besmirching a V.A. nurse and a son and a co-worker and a friend is despicable beyond all description."
"Sitting behind a keyboard at 2 a.m. and besmirching a V.A. nurse and a son and a co-worker and a friend is despicable beyond all description."
January 25, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Gov. Walz calls out federal officials who described Alex Pretti as a 'domestic terrorist.'
"Sitting behind a keyboard at 2 a.m. and besmirching a V.A. nurse and a son and a co-worker and a friend is despicable beyond all description."
"Sitting behind a keyboard at 2 a.m. and besmirching a V.A. nurse and a son and a co-worker and a friend is despicable beyond all description."
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Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
January 25, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
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Isn’t forcing Attorneys off property denying representation?
Children are chanting “let us out!”Why?
Where is the transparency to ensure Eric Lee’s client is safe?
5 yr old Liam Conejo Ramos is being held at the Dilly Facility in South TX
Children are chanting “let us out!”Why?
Where is the transparency to ensure Eric Lee’s client is safe?
5 yr old Liam Conejo Ramos is being held at the Dilly Facility in South TX
January 25, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Isn’t forcing Attorneys off property denying representation?
Children are chanting “let us out!”Why?
Where is the transparency to ensure Eric Lee’s client is safe?
5 yr old Liam Conejo Ramos is being held at the Dilly Facility in South TX
Children are chanting “let us out!”Why?
Where is the transparency to ensure Eric Lee’s client is safe?
5 yr old Liam Conejo Ramos is being held at the Dilly Facility in South TX
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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15 years ago I borrowed a bulletproof vest from a reporter so I could report from a war zone. I held onto it after I returned.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 10:36 AM
15 years ago I borrowed a bulletproof vest from a reporter so I could report from a war zone. I held onto it after I returned.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
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That lady yelling at him to stop filming? May she never find peace in her heart.
www.reddit.com/r/law/s/DO35...
www.reddit.com/r/law/s/DO35...
From the law community on Reddit: Screaming and sobbing can be heard from outside the ICE children's detention center in Dilley, TX
Explore this post and more from the law community
www.reddit.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:57 AM
That lady yelling at him to stop filming? May she never find peace in her heart.
www.reddit.com/r/law/s/DO35...
www.reddit.com/r/law/s/DO35...
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It's really distressing the extent to which in all of this Silverio Villegas González, the first man to be murdered by ICE in the streets, has been almost completely forgotten
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
January 25, 2026 at 7:14 AM
It's really distressing the extent to which in all of this Silverio Villegas González, the first man to be murdered by ICE in the streets, has been almost completely forgotten
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."
January 24, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."
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Mood in minneapolis right now
January 24, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Mood in minneapolis right now
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An insane, perfect encapsulation of it all:
The same day Trump’s agents kill a Veterans Affairs ICU nurse in broad daylight, the CEOs of Apple and Amazon join Trump to watch a private screening of a film about his wife directed by an alleged sexual abuser who was seen shirtless in the Epstein Files
The same day Trump’s agents kill a Veterans Affairs ICU nurse in broad daylight, the CEOs of Apple and Amazon join Trump to watch a private screening of a film about his wife directed by an alleged sexual abuser who was seen shirtless in the Epstein Files
January 25, 2026 at 3:28 AM
An insane, perfect encapsulation of it all:
The same day Trump’s agents kill a Veterans Affairs ICU nurse in broad daylight, the CEOs of Apple and Amazon join Trump to watch a private screening of a film about his wife directed by an alleged sexual abuser who was seen shirtless in the Epstein Files
The same day Trump’s agents kill a Veterans Affairs ICU nurse in broad daylight, the CEOs of Apple and Amazon join Trump to watch a private screening of a film about his wife directed by an alleged sexual abuser who was seen shirtless in the Epstein Files
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Defenceless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
January 25, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Defenceless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
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Imagine going to this screening on a night like this one. The blood of an American civilian runs on a Minneapolis street. These people have no shame.
On tonight’s White House agenda:
Trump and guests will get a private screening of MELANIA, the documentary about the First Lady, @thr.com reports.
Attendees include Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Mike Tyson, per the article.
Trump and guests will get a private screening of MELANIA, the documentary about the First Lady, @thr.com reports.
Attendees include Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Mike Tyson, per the article.
January 25, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Imagine going to this screening on a night like this one. The blood of an American civilian runs on a Minneapolis street. These people have no shame.
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Beyond helping establish DHS itself in 2003, Mr. Mitnick was a senate-confirmed Trump choice for General Counsel for DHS in his first term. I've talked with him a few times, and he's not a man for hyperbole. So bear that in mind when you see him calling out DHS's "lawlessness, fascism, and cruelty."
January 25, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Beyond helping establish DHS itself in 2003, Mr. Mitnick was a senate-confirmed Trump choice for General Counsel for DHS in his first term. I've talked with him a few times, and he's not a man for hyperbole. So bear that in mind when you see him calling out DHS's "lawlessness, fascism, and cruelty."
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Imagine what’s happening in the camps.
Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
January 24, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Imagine what’s happening in the camps.