Faith Pennick
@faithp.bsky.social
Writer of things, incl. "D'Angelo's 'Voodoo'" from 33 1/3 Books/Bloomsbury. Maker of films. Lover of life. Chicago native w/NYC in my blood! 🥰📖🎬📝☮️♎️ #ProChoice www.faithpennick.journoportfolio.com (writing portfolio) www.orgchaos.com (the rest). F**K ICE.
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“Voodoo” at 26: Yesterday was crazy... — Faith Pennick
Faith Pennick, author of the 33 1/3 book about D'Angelo's Voodoo album, reflects on the 26th anniversary of its release and what it means to her after D'Angelo's death last year.
www.orgchaos.com
Today is the 26th anniversary of D’Angelo dropping his magnum opus, Voodoo.
While listening to the album yesterday & early this AM, I was not only mourning D’Angelo. 2 songs put the brave actions of Alex Pretti in clearer focus.
#blacksky #musicsky
www.orgchaos.com/news-1/2026/...
While listening to the album yesterday & early this AM, I was not only mourning D’Angelo. 2 songs put the brave actions of Alex Pretti in clearer focus.
#blacksky #musicsky
www.orgchaos.com/news-1/2026/...
Facts. ⬇️
The 5th circuit is incredibly evil
February 7, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Facts. ⬇️
Cruelty = the point.
EXCLUSIVE: Terez Metry was 13 when her family fled to Tennessee from Egypt in 2011. Then, they left her behind. She only recently discovered she had an order of removal from 2011. But she was following the legal path to citizenship. On Monday, at a routine DHS meeting, Metry was detained.
Immigration process turns sour for an Antioch woman - Nashville Banner
Terez Metry, a dental assistant in Middle Tennessee with no criminal history, was detained by ICE during an interview as she followed legal steps toward citizenship.
nashvillebanner.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Cruelty = the point.
💯 💔
I miss Anthony Bourdain so much, man.
February 7, 2026 at 3:58 AM
💯 💔
🙌🏾 (for now…)
I don't know what happens next, but Liam and his family are not being deported today.
February 6, 2026 at 11:32 PM
🙌🏾 (for now…)
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Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
February 6, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
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HAPPENING NOW: DHS just expedited Liam Conejo Ramos' asylum hearing to this morning, meaning it's possible the five-year-old and his family could be deported as soon as today.
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Five-Year-Old Liam Ramos Is In His Asylum Hearing Right Now
www.huffpost.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:05 PM
HAPPENING NOW: DHS just expedited Liam Conejo Ramos' asylum hearing to this morning, meaning it's possible the five-year-old and his family could be deported as soon as today.
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Would it kill men to take decent photos for their dating profiles? Not dress like they’re going to a neighborhood Little League game? Not look like a serial killer?!!
February 6, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Would it kill men to take decent photos for their dating profiles? Not dress like they’re going to a neighborhood Little League game? Not look like a serial killer?!!
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Remember when you were a child, broke something in the house when your parents weren't around, and then spent time coming up with the most cockamamie tale of how the thing was broken?
Yeah, that.
Yeah, that.
To recap the White House's official position, the racist video was posted erroneously by a staffer and they took it down, but even if it was posted on purpose, the outrage would have been fake because the post was fine and inspired by the Lion King
February 6, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Remember when you were a child, broke something in the house when your parents weren't around, and then spent time coming up with the most cockamamie tale of how the thing was broken?
Yeah, that.
Yeah, that.
Oh. Great.
February 6, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Oh. Great.
The. Cruelty. Is. The. Fucking. POINT.
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:49 AM
The. Cruelty. Is. The. Fucking. POINT.
But the BCA didn’t get access to a preserved crime scene & there is no guarantee that DHS will share all of its evidence. The Feds agreeing to this now is 4 show & may be too late in the game to get true justice for Alex Pretti.
February 6, 2026 at 3:47 AM
But the BCA didn’t get access to a preserved crime scene & there is no guarantee that DHS will share all of its evidence. The Feds agreeing to this now is 4 show & may be too late in the game to get true justice for Alex Pretti.
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This is “Not Like Us” if it had been a film review. 🔪🪦
(BTW, it’s written beautifully!)
bsky.app/profile/theg...
(BTW, it’s written beautifully!)
bsky.app/profile/theg...
Melania review – Trump film is a gilded trash remake of The Zone of Interest
Melania review – Trump film is a gilded trash remake of The Zone of Interest
Dispiriting, deadly and unrevealing – there is a decent documentary to be made about the former model from Slovenia, but this one is unredeemable
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:16 AM
This is “Not Like Us” if it had been a film review. 🔪🪦
(BTW, it’s written beautifully!)
bsky.app/profile/theg...
(BTW, it’s written beautifully!)
bsky.app/profile/theg...
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BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:47 PM
BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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If there was ever a moment to support independent journalists and commentators, this is it.
People like Georgia Fort do not have millions in the bank to hire expensive famous lawyers.
People like Georgia Fort do not have millions in the bank to hire expensive famous lawyers.
January 30, 2026 at 3:24 PM
If there was ever a moment to support independent journalists and commentators, this is it.
People like Georgia Fort do not have millions in the bank to hire expensive famous lawyers.
People like Georgia Fort do not have millions in the bank to hire expensive famous lawyers.
Everything is fine. 😑
the White House's official X account gloats over the arrest of Don Lemon with a chains emoji
January 30, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Everything is fine. 😑
So can we FINALLY call this FASCISM now?!!
January 30, 2026 at 3:15 PM
So can we FINALLY call this FASCISM now?!!
Same and same.
I can't believe I'm writing this but: free Don Lemon.
January 30, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Same and same.
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This isn’t about convicting Don Lemon. It’s unlikely that will happen. It’s about intimidating journalists & making them censure themselves out of fear of consequences. It’s about eroding the free press because the administration can’t afford the criticism.
This just in: "Don Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy awards," Lemon's attorney Abbe Lowell says.
January 30, 2026 at 2:44 PM
This isn’t about convicting Don Lemon. It’s unlikely that will happen. It’s about intimidating journalists & making them censure themselves out of fear of consequences. It’s about eroding the free press because the administration can’t afford the criticism.
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Anyway congrats to our Free Speech Champions(tm) who helped usher in the most censorious American government since the Palmer Raids
January 30, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Anyway congrats to our Free Speech Champions(tm) who helped usher in the most censorious American government since the Palmer Raids
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told Stephen what I’ve seen reporting on Trump’s indiscriminate roundups by masked armed agents in cities across the country — and how powerful the protests have been. youtu.be/LBOJQ3ZDK8E?...
"Frankly, It's Depraved" - Jacob Soboroff On ICE's Actions In Minnesota, California And Elsewhere
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 3:03 PM
told Stephen what I’ve seen reporting on Trump’s indiscriminate roundups by masked armed agents in cities across the country — and how powerful the protests have been. youtu.be/LBOJQ3ZDK8E?...
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Our founding fathers knew to protect the free press in the first amendment for good reasons. Without a free press the government will kill its own citizens and cover it up. It just happened. This is not a drill.
January 30, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Our founding fathers knew to protect the free press in the first amendment for good reasons. Without a free press the government will kill its own citizens and cover it up. It just happened. This is not a drill.
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Signal will never message you like this.
If you get a message like this, SOMEONE IS TRYING TO HACK YOUR SIGNAL.
DO NOT GIVE THEM THAT CODE.
If you get a message like this, SOMEONE IS TRYING TO HACK YOUR SIGNAL.
DO NOT GIVE THEM THAT CODE.
January 26, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Signal will never message you like this.
If you get a message like this, SOMEONE IS TRYING TO HACK YOUR SIGNAL.
DO NOT GIVE THEM THAT CODE.
If you get a message like this, SOMEONE IS TRYING TO HACK YOUR SIGNAL.
DO NOT GIVE THEM THAT CODE.
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WARNING, fellow journalists: As @nicoschmidt.io explains, attackers are trying to hijack reporters' Signal accounts by tricking people into handing over their 2FA codes. www.linkedin.com/posts/nicosc...
January 28, 2026 at 7:49 PM
WARNING, fellow journalists: As @nicoschmidt.io explains, attackers are trying to hijack reporters' Signal accounts by tricking people into handing over their 2FA codes. www.linkedin.com/posts/nicosc...