HarleyMonsterCat
@harleymonstercat.bsky.social
Software dev. Care about justice, compassion, fairness for all humans and all creatures. She/her
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The Dow was at 43,488 when Trump took office. It just hit 50,000.
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
"Dow 50,000" Sound Nice. Until Justin Wolfers Shows You That U.S. Markets Are Coming 21st Out of 23.
What does “Dow 50,000” actually tell you—anything about the economy, or just that a number got bigger?
Dow 50,000 is a milestone, not a measurement. The level of the Dow is basically arbitrary: it’s…
www.youtube.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:52 PM
The Dow was at 43,488 when Trump took office. It just hit 50,000.
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
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Support @boltsmag.org if you can.
Either by READING and boosting their invaluable journalism.
Or
If you can afford it $$, reporting like Bolts saves democracies.
(I'm serious about this, Bolts gives voice to people who desperately need to be heard. And we desperately need to listen.)
Either by READING and boosting their invaluable journalism.
Or
If you can afford it $$, reporting like Bolts saves democracies.
(I'm serious about this, Bolts gives voice to people who desperately need to be heard. And we desperately need to listen.)
Massachusetts has spent months delaying & denying @boltsmag.org’s public records requests on how many people it has transferred ICE during Trump as part of its formal contract with ICE.
A supervisor of records ruled last week that the state’s denials are improper; we hope to get records soon.
A supervisor of records ruled last week that the state’s denials are improper; we hope to get records soon.
Inside ICE’s Only Contract with a Blue State - Bolts
As part of a 287(g) contract between state officials and ICE, Massachusetts continues to release prisoners into deportation—even as state lawmakers look to ban other forms of ICE collaboration.
boltsmag.org
February 15, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Support @boltsmag.org if you can.
Either by READING and boosting their invaluable journalism.
Or
If you can afford it $$, reporting like Bolts saves democracies.
(I'm serious about this, Bolts gives voice to people who desperately need to be heard. And we desperately need to listen.)
Either by READING and boosting their invaluable journalism.
Or
If you can afford it $$, reporting like Bolts saves democracies.
(I'm serious about this, Bolts gives voice to people who desperately need to be heard. And we desperately need to listen.)
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Police in Minnesota announced Tuesday that a background checker for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal law enforcement has been arrested as part of a sex trafficking sting.
ICE affiliated with alleged sex trafficker—among other monsters
Police in Minnesota announced Tuesday that a background checker for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal law enforcement has been arrested as part of an sex trafficking sting. The ...
www.dailykos.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Police in Minnesota announced Tuesday that a background checker for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal law enforcement has been arrested as part of a sex trafficking sting.
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Ofelia Torres, the teenage Chicago Public Schools student whose fight against cancer while her father was detained by ICE came to represent the federal government's overreach during Operation Midway Blitz, has died. Brave young woman. I will never forget her. RIP.
February 15, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Ofelia Torres, the teenage Chicago Public Schools student whose fight against cancer while her father was detained by ICE came to represent the federal government's overreach during Operation Midway Blitz, has died. Brave young woman. I will never forget her. RIP.
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This young girl was battling stage 4 cancer when ICE agents took her Dad.
Ofelia leveraged social media to fight for her Dad’s release.
To call out the cruelty of ICE.
She won.
A judge ordered him released on compassionate grounds & they spent her last month’s together.
Ofelia leveraged social media to fight for her Dad’s release.
To call out the cruelty of ICE.
She won.
A judge ordered him released on compassionate grounds & they spent her last month’s together.
Ofelia Torres, Teen With Cancer Who Fought For Father's Freedom From ICE, Has Died
Torres, 16, died Friday. Her father was arrested in October, the day after she returned from more than a month at the hospital for cancer treatments. She shared her family's plight, and her was father...
blockclubchicago.org
February 15, 2026 at 3:32 AM
This young girl was battling stage 4 cancer when ICE agents took her Dad.
Ofelia leveraged social media to fight for her Dad’s release.
To call out the cruelty of ICE.
She won.
A judge ordered him released on compassionate grounds & they spent her last month’s together.
Ofelia leveraged social media to fight for her Dad’s release.
To call out the cruelty of ICE.
She won.
A judge ordered him released on compassionate grounds & they spent her last month’s together.
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In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
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I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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You didn’t think all those concentration camps they want to build are only for immigrants, did you? (Gift article)
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:23 PM
You didn’t think all those concentration camps they want to build are only for immigrants, did you? (Gift article)
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AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
February 13, 2026 at 5:50 PM
AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
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for better or worse, this will probably be the most successful and compelling argument by communities against ICE concentration camps being built:
(from this piece: archive.is/eGsQf)
(from this piece: archive.is/eGsQf)
February 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM
for better or worse, this will probably be the most successful and compelling argument by communities against ICE concentration camps being built:
(from this piece: archive.is/eGsQf)
(from this piece: archive.is/eGsQf)
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Look, all I'm saying is that if you just spent the last six years being frustrated with Durbin and you think there's a chance he's about to be replaced with a guy who thanks ICE for their service and takes AIPAC and crypto money, you should treat it like a very serious emergency
PPP poll | 2/2-2/3 LV
Illinois Senate Democratic primary 2026
🟦Raja Krishamoorthi 34%
🟦Juliana Stratton 23%
🟦Robin Kelly 8%
Illinois Senate Democratic primary 2026
🟦Raja Krishamoorthi 34%
🟦Juliana Stratton 23%
🟦Robin Kelly 8%
February 9, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Look, all I'm saying is that if you just spent the last six years being frustrated with Durbin and you think there's a chance he's about to be replaced with a guy who thanks ICE for their service and takes AIPAC and crypto money, you should treat it like a very serious emergency
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Breaking: The CDC reports SARS-CoV-2 levels *quadrupled* in Minnesota in the past week.
Using harmonized wastewater estimates, we project 1 in 12 people in Minnesota are actively infectious. This is equivalent to a 59% chance of exposure in a room of 10 people....
Using harmonized wastewater estimates, we project 1 in 12 people in Minnesota are actively infectious. This is equivalent to a 59% chance of exposure in a room of 10 people....
February 14, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Breaking: The CDC reports SARS-CoV-2 levels *quadrupled* in Minnesota in the past week.
Using harmonized wastewater estimates, we project 1 in 12 people in Minnesota are actively infectious. This is equivalent to a 59% chance of exposure in a room of 10 people....
Using harmonized wastewater estimates, we project 1 in 12 people in Minnesota are actively infectious. This is equivalent to a 59% chance of exposure in a room of 10 people....
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Sadly the current right-wing coalition government in Finland has foolishly cut the funding for the nation’s “Housing First” success story, and homelessness is predictably now on the rise again. That just reinforces the fact that such programs work, if lazy political ideology doesn’t get in the way.
Homelessness on the Rise in Finland - Y-Säätiö
Asunnottomien ihmisten määrä on kääntynyt kasvuun. Nyt asunnottomien määrä kasvoi Helsingissä, vaikka asunnottomia asutettiin vuoden aikana vaikuttava määrä.
ysaatio.fi
February 6, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Sadly the current right-wing coalition government in Finland has foolishly cut the funding for the nation’s “Housing First” success story, and homelessness is predictably now on the rise again. That just reinforces the fact that such programs work, if lazy political ideology doesn’t get in the way.
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One GEO group ICE camp saw a profit increase of $254 million last year.
That’s why there’s a quota.
That’s why ICE grabs anyone they can get their hands on.
That’s why they’re about to spend over $30 billion to build camps around the country.
It’s a money making machine.
That’s why there’s a quota.
That’s why ICE grabs anyone they can get their hands on.
That’s why they’re about to spend over $30 billion to build camps around the country.
It’s a money making machine.
Owner of Michigan ICE detention center reported $254M profit last year
GEO Group's profits soared last year as it opened four new immigration detention centers, including a largescale 1,800-bed facility in Northern Michigan.
www.mlive.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:18 PM
One GEO group ICE camp saw a profit increase of $254 million last year.
That’s why there’s a quota.
That’s why ICE grabs anyone they can get their hands on.
That’s why they’re about to spend over $30 billion to build camps around the country.
It’s a money making machine.
That’s why there’s a quota.
That’s why ICE grabs anyone they can get their hands on.
That’s why they’re about to spend over $30 billion to build camps around the country.
It’s a money making machine.
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Chicago taxpayers could soon pay $29.2 million to four men who spent a combined 71 years in prison after they were framed by a disgraced ex-CPD detective for separate murders between 1991 and 1997. @wttw.bsky.social
Pay 4 Men Who Spent a Combined 71 Years in Prison for Murders They Didn’t Commit $29.2M, City Council Panel Agrees
Taxpayers paid an additional $5.2 million to private attorneys to defend former Chicago Police Detective Reynaldo Guevara and the other officers named in the four lawsuits.
news.wttw.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Chicago taxpayers could soon pay $29.2 million to four men who spent a combined 71 years in prison after they were framed by a disgraced ex-CPD detective for separate murders between 1991 and 1997. @wttw.bsky.social
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There has been no draw down today. ICE snatched someone off Central Ave out of his car because he looked Latino before then letting him go a couple hours later. They were stopping people in Blaine on highway 65, they were all around Fridley, and were in the parking lot of the St Anthony liquor store
February 12, 2026 at 11:53 PM
There has been no draw down today. ICE snatched someone off Central Ave out of his car because he looked Latino before then letting him go a couple hours later. They were stopping people in Blaine on highway 65, they were all around Fridley, and were in the parking lot of the St Anthony liquor store
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Hey, read this. lpeproject.org/blog/whistli...
February 12, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Hey, read this. lpeproject.org/blog/whistli...
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I watched two 16-year olds get abducted, I have not been able to get any organization to try to help them, I think about them every day, I read stuff like this and I want to puke
Some children in Dilley were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, parents told ProPublica.
They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.
They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
www.propublica.org
February 12, 2026 at 12:49 PM
I watched two 16-year olds get abducted, I have not been able to get any organization to try to help them, I think about them every day, I read stuff like this and I want to puke
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More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 1:35 AM
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
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The Border Patrol agent who shot Chicago's Marimar Martinez once wrote that his superiors, like Kristi Noem and Greg Bovino, supported him "big time."
Now officials say the agent "was placed on administrative leave." UPDATED @chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Now officials say the agent "was placed on administrative leave." UPDATED @chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
DHS says Border Patrol agent was 'placed on administrative leave' after shooting Chicago woman 5 times
Attorneys for Marimar Martinez claim newly released evidence shows feds lied about her shooting last fall. Martinez plans to pursue a Federal Torts Claim Act complaint against Homeland Security and Ag...
chicago.suntimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:54 AM
The Border Patrol agent who shot Chicago's Marimar Martinez once wrote that his superiors, like Kristi Noem and Greg Bovino, supported him "big time."
Now officials say the agent "was placed on administrative leave." UPDATED @chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Now officials say the agent "was placed on administrative leave." UPDATED @chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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#ProudBlue “A previous Marshall Project analysis found that ICE has booked at least 3,800 children into detention since Trump took office last year.”
3800 CHILDREN! “…they’ve received poor medical care and are suffering from psychological stress.”
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/29/i...
3800 CHILDREN! “…they’ve received poor medical care and are suffering from psychological stress.”
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/29/i...
Children in ICE Detention Skyrocket in Trump’s Second Term
With a six-fold jump in children in detention, advocates allege harrowing conditions are putting kids’ lives at risk.
www.themarshallproject.org
February 11, 2026 at 3:25 PM
#ProudBlue “A previous Marshall Project analysis found that ICE has booked at least 3,800 children into detention since Trump took office last year.”
3800 CHILDREN! “…they’ve received poor medical care and are suffering from psychological stress.”
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/29/i...
3800 CHILDREN! “…they’ve received poor medical care and are suffering from psychological stress.”
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/29/i...
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Holy shit.
February 11, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Holy shit.
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Body cam from when Border Patrol shot a woman 5 times in Chicago last year. The agents have guns drawn and pointed. One says "do something b----." Then: "Time to get aggressive." Moments later, the driver can be seen swerving the car into hers, jumping out & firing almost immediately.
February 11, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Body cam from when Border Patrol shot a woman 5 times in Chicago last year. The agents have guns drawn and pointed. One says "do something b----." Then: "Time to get aggressive." Moments later, the driver can be seen swerving the car into hers, jumping out & firing almost immediately.
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📌On this date in 1936, Nazi Germany passed a law investing the Gestapo secret police with absolute authority exempt from any legal review.
Just in case you are still somehow confused by the chilling parallels with Republicans’ murdering ICE.
Just in case you are still somehow confused by the chilling parallels with Republicans’ murdering ICE.
February 10, 2026 at 3:27 PM
📌On this date in 1936, Nazi Germany passed a law investing the Gestapo secret police with absolute authority exempt from any legal review.
Just in case you are still somehow confused by the chilling parallels with Republicans’ murdering ICE.
Just in case you are still somehow confused by the chilling parallels with Republicans’ murdering ICE.