Sturnus plebeian (they/them)
@dropinthrbukcet.bsky.social
bird perch masquerading as a human
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“Union contracts are not subject to this unilateral federal wage cut, so the workers at Wafler farm will now make thousands of dollars more each year than they would have without a UFW contract.“
documentedny.com/2026/01/13/m...
documentedny.com/2026/01/13/m...
Migrant Workers Win Farm Union Contract, Protecting Them From H-2A Visa Wage Cuts - Documented
Wafler Farms, an apple orchard in upstate New York, had spent years fighting the United Farm Workers' attempt to unionize.
documentedny.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:03 PM
“Union contracts are not subject to this unilateral federal wage cut, so the workers at Wafler farm will now make thousands of dollars more each year than they would have without a UFW contract.“
documentedny.com/2026/01/13/m...
documentedny.com/2026/01/13/m...
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Remember, Scott Adams won't see your posts focusing on his late-career bigotry, but J.K. Rowling might.
January 13, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Remember, Scott Adams won't see your posts focusing on his late-career bigotry, but J.K. Rowling might.
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I like that they’ve given up on even having immigration enforcement as a pretext for any of this. It’s just purely armed masked goons wandering around in the middle of intersections harassing U.S. citizens as a display of force now.
Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
January 13, 2026 at 8:52 PM
I like that they’ve given up on even having immigration enforcement as a pretext for any of this. It’s just purely armed masked goons wandering around in the middle of intersections harassing U.S. citizens as a display of force now.
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There is no “better training” for an organization that does this.
Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
January 13, 2026 at 8:13 PM
There is no “better training” for an organization that does this.
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Basic, simple, health precautions based on data and science - overreach
Secret police, military invasion, summary executions, ethnic cleansing, and concentration camps - not overreach
Secret police, military invasion, summary executions, ethnic cleansing, and concentration camps - not overreach
California now requires corn masa flour to contain folic acid to reduce birth defects among Latinos. Public health officials have lauded these efforts, but some conservatives say it’s another form of government overreach.
California is adding a supplement to tortillas. RFK Jr. calls it ‘insanity’.
California now requires corn masa flour to contain folic acid to reduce birth defects among Latinos. Some conservatives oppose it, citing government overreach.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Basic, simple, health precautions based on data and science - overreach
Secret police, military invasion, summary executions, ethnic cleansing, and concentration camps - not overreach
Secret police, military invasion, summary executions, ethnic cleansing, and concentration camps - not overreach
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“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:29 AM
“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
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The contempt-driven language the nyt and Bari Weiss have used is right out of the pages of websites like this that are devoted to a political agenda. Unherd and its ilk are not devoted to the pursuit of facts and certainly not the pursuit of fair and honest treatment of a vulnerable minority.
January 10, 2026 at 11:22 AM
The contempt-driven language the nyt and Bari Weiss have used is right out of the pages of websites like this that are devoted to a political agenda. Unherd and its ilk are not devoted to the pursuit of facts and certainly not the pursuit of fair and honest treatment of a vulnerable minority.
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Philadelphia sheriff Rochelle Bilal:
“No law enforcement professional wears a mask…No law enforcement professional shoots at a moving vehicle.
“What Trump’s private army is doing…is not only against legal law, but moral law.”
Vows to arrest agents on site who commit crimes.
“No law enforcement professional wears a mask…No law enforcement professional shoots at a moving vehicle.
“What Trump’s private army is doing…is not only against legal law, but moral law.”
Vows to arrest agents on site who commit crimes.
January 9, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Philadelphia sheriff Rochelle Bilal:
“No law enforcement professional wears a mask…No law enforcement professional shoots at a moving vehicle.
“What Trump’s private army is doing…is not only against legal law, but moral law.”
Vows to arrest agents on site who commit crimes.
“No law enforcement professional wears a mask…No law enforcement professional shoots at a moving vehicle.
“What Trump’s private army is doing…is not only against legal law, but moral law.”
Vows to arrest agents on site who commit crimes.
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A gentle reminder in your grief that Renee Good was out there to protect her Black and brown neighbors from ethnic cleansing. That is still the mission.
The focus should remain on slowing down the ethnic cleansing campaign and on protecting Black and brown families and communities from destruction.
The focus should remain on slowing down the ethnic cleansing campaign and on protecting Black and brown families and communities from destruction.
January 9, 2026 at 7:17 PM
A gentle reminder in your grief that Renee Good was out there to protect her Black and brown neighbors from ethnic cleansing. That is still the mission.
The focus should remain on slowing down the ethnic cleansing campaign and on protecting Black and brown families and communities from destruction.
The focus should remain on slowing down the ethnic cleansing campaign and on protecting Black and brown families and communities from destruction.
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Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears:
archive.is/ur35j
archive.is/ur35j
January 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears:
archive.is/ur35j
archive.is/ur35j
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"In Trump’s first term, the U.S. ran a war game ousting Maduro, and no matter how it happened—coup, popular uprising, or U.S. military intervention—the result was chaos and violence, with rival factions vying for power."
Must-read from @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social in @theunpopulist.net today.
Must-read from @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social in @theunpopulist.net today.
Trump Is Ensuring That His Venezuela Attack Has No Upside for Anyone
Venezuelan democracy, America, and the world are all going to lose
www.theunpopulist.net
January 8, 2026 at 1:56 PM
"In Trump’s first term, the U.S. ran a war game ousting Maduro, and no matter how it happened—coup, popular uprising, or U.S. military intervention—the result was chaos and violence, with rival factions vying for power."
Must-read from @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social in @theunpopulist.net today.
Must-read from @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social in @theunpopulist.net today.
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Apple and Google have previously removed apps providing nudify services from their app stores.
So why havent they taken action against X and Grok?
@carolinehaskins.bsky.social reports
So why havent they taken action against X and Grok?
@carolinehaskins.bsky.social reports
Why Are Grok and X Still Available in App Stores?
Elon Musk’s chatbot has been used to generate thousands of sexualized images of adults and apparent minors. Apple and Google have removed other “nudify” apps—but continue to host X and Grok.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Apple and Google have previously removed apps providing nudify services from their app stores.
So why havent they taken action against X and Grok?
@carolinehaskins.bsky.social reports
So why havent they taken action against X and Grok?
@carolinehaskins.bsky.social reports
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"The Department of Homeland Security plans to pause operations in Chicago — where Gregory Bovino, a Border Patrol official, has led controversial arrest efforts — to support the immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota."
Trump Administration Deploying More Border Patrol Agents to Minnesota
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:24 PM
"The Department of Homeland Security plans to pause operations in Chicago — where Gregory Bovino, a Border Patrol official, has led controversial arrest efforts — to support the immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota."
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They try to say of ICE, these aren't real cops these are Jan 6ers & Proud Boys! Jan 6ers & Proud Boys are in the real cops too. ICE agents are people who made the decision to get into the work of terrorizing people, just like cops. There's no good in trying to divorce from American policing.
January 8, 2026 at 3:41 PM
They try to say of ICE, these aren't real cops these are Jan 6ers & Proud Boys! Jan 6ers & Proud Boys are in the real cops too. ICE agents are people who made the decision to get into the work of terrorizing people, just like cops. There's no good in trying to divorce from American policing.
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New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...
www.404media.co
January 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
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The future of #climateactivism everywhere:
"Police have raided the home of one of India’s leading enviro. activists over claims his campaigning for a treaty to cut the use of fossil fuels was undermining the national interest."
Econ growth uber alles!
"Police have raided the home of one of India’s leading enviro. activists over claims his campaigning for a treaty to cut the use of fossil fuels was undermining the national interest."
Econ growth uber alles!
Indian police raid home of environmental activists over anti-fossil fuel campaign
Sarat Sampada founders Harjeet Singh and Jyoti Aswati say allegations are ‘baseless, biased and misleading’
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:19 AM
The future of #climateactivism everywhere:
"Police have raided the home of one of India’s leading enviro. activists over claims his campaigning for a treaty to cut the use of fossil fuels was undermining the national interest."
Econ growth uber alles!
"Police have raided the home of one of India’s leading enviro. activists over claims his campaigning for a treaty to cut the use of fossil fuels was undermining the national interest."
Econ growth uber alles!
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I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
January 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
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Impeachment is good. Make Republicans defend their lust to murder Americans.
So what if the impeachments don't stick, at first. They are the right thing to do.
So what if the impeachments don't stick, at first. They are the right thing to do.
January 8, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Impeachment is good. Make Republicans defend their lust to murder Americans.
So what if the impeachments don't stick, at first. They are the right thing to do.
So what if the impeachments don't stick, at first. They are the right thing to do.
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We must film and post every single thing these thugs do in public spaces. Pull out your phone and hit record. Use a long lens if you've got one. Every angle covered, every masked face in closeup. A detailed visual record will matter.
At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
DHS Is Lying To You About ICE Shooting a Woman
At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
www.404media.co
January 8, 2026 at 12:09 AM
We must film and post every single thing these thugs do in public spaces. Pull out your phone and hit record. Use a long lens if you've got one. Every angle covered, every masked face in closeup. A detailed visual record will matter.
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
“You’ve got a good point Jared, but maybe also 20k spearheads can be shaped back into plowshares? (or gavels for that matter, let’s stay focused on the tribunals please)”
"We don't need to defund ICE, we need to train them better." Hmm, love the energy, but that doesn't help get every single one of them in front of a tribunal for ethnic cleansing, so I'm afraid it doesn't really align with our overall strategy, sorry Jim. Let's go back to Kelly's "Nazi hunters" idea.
January 7, 2026 at 11:22 PM
“You’ve got a good point Jared, but maybe also 20k spearheads can be shaped back into plowshares? (or gavels for that matter, let’s stay focused on the tribunals please)”