Jen
@ineffalo.bsky.social
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Buffalonian. Politics nerd. General nerd.
Lover of good architecture and good food.
🏳️🌈 #pinksky
Buffalonian. Politics nerd. General nerd.
Lover of good architecture and good food.
🏳️🌈 #pinksky
Things are truly in a dark place in this country. Keep pressure on reps to not support any bill that funds ICE.
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 1:51 PM
Things are truly in a dark place in this country. Keep pressure on reps to not support any bill that funds ICE.
I think about these kids all the time. I have a 10 year old, who is picky about the shape and texture of his chicken nuggets. I can’t imagine how miserable he’d be without his familiar foods, his friends, his toys. The trauma of detentions is so much worse, of course, it’s so needlessly cruel.
Children trapped in Texas immigration facility recount nightmares, inedible food, no school
A photo of Liam Conejo Ramos, a scared 5-year-old, drew attention to a detention center in Dilley, Texas. Advocates say his experience reflects what hundreds of children have endured out of public vie...
www.nbcnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:34 PM
I think about these kids all the time. I have a 10 year old, who is picky about the shape and texture of his chicken nuggets. I can’t imagine how miserable he’d be without his familiar foods, his friends, his toys. The trauma of detentions is so much worse, of course, it’s so needlessly cruel.
These are little kids. Liam is just in pre-K. Why is he still in a detention center in TX asking for his mom? How are we allowing this to happen? Not just to Liam, but to loads of little kids? We can’t stop fighting until we free Liam and his dad, and everyone else being unfairly held.
The students of Valley View Elementary are living in fear. Schoolmates of Liam Ramos, a 5-year-old student who was detained by ICE on Jan. 20, 2026, wrote letters to the ICE agents who have been detai...
TikTok video by New York Times Opinion
www.tiktok.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:44 PM
These are little kids. Liam is just in pre-K. Why is he still in a detention center in TX asking for his mom? How are we allowing this to happen? Not just to Liam, but to loads of little kids? We can’t stop fighting until we free Liam and his dad, and everyone else being unfairly held.
Abolish ICE. Impeach Kristi Noem. I don’t know…exorcize Stephen Miller?
January 29, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Abolish ICE. Impeach Kristi Noem. I don’t know…exorcize Stephen Miller?
When they talk about the “worst of the worst” just remember they are also detaining babies.
Today, Rep. Castro and I visited precious Liam and his father, Adrian, at the Dilley Detention Center.
My heart absolutely breaks for Liam, his family, and every person being wrongfully detained.
My heart absolutely breaks for Liam, his family, and every person being wrongfully detained.
January 29, 2026 at 4:32 AM
When they talk about the “worst of the worst” just remember they are also detaining babies.
Just thinking about how the people who are commenting “if you just comply, you won’t get shot” are probably a lot of the same people who think they’re buying guns to protect themselves from a tyrannical government. So, I don’t know, that’s interesting.
January 26, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Just thinking about how the people who are commenting “if you just comply, you won’t get shot” are probably a lot of the same people who think they’re buying guns to protect themselves from a tyrannical government. So, I don’t know, that’s interesting.
It doesn’t feel like we even get a moment to process from one atrocity to the next.
We are not angry enough.
We are not angry enough.
January 25, 2026 at 3:29 AM
It doesn’t feel like we even get a moment to process from one atrocity to the next.
We are not angry enough.
We are not angry enough.
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ICE attempted to order local police from the scene of the Minneapolis shooting, but the police chief refused and instructed his officers to preserve the crime scene.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 4:40 PM
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene of the Minneapolis shooting, but the police chief refused and instructed his officers to preserve the crime scene.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
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they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital
The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.
www.oregonlive.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:06 AM
they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
Jamelle Bouie distills this in a way that is easy to understand - Miller’s policies and the actions of ICE have more in common with ethnic cleansing than immigration enforcement. That is why it’s about numbers (3,000 arrests a day) and why it’s designed to be terrifying instead of administrative.
“Immigration enforcement is largely an administrative issue, so why do we have these paramilitaries on the streets taking children and using them as bait to get their parents?” @nytopinion columnist J...
TikTok video by New York Times Opinion
www.tiktok.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Jamelle Bouie distills this in a way that is easy to understand - Miller’s policies and the actions of ICE have more in common with ethnic cleansing than immigration enforcement. That is why it’s about numbers (3,000 arrests a day) and why it’s designed to be terrifying instead of administrative.
I think for anyone who believes the narrative that what happened to Renee Good was in any way reasonable, we should ask why they think the feds are trying to block an investigation.
We all know why.
We all know why.
Prosecutors in DOJ's Civil Rights Division will not investigate Minneapolis ICE shooting, sources say
Prosecutors in the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division were told they will not play a role in the investigation into a fatal shooting of a Minnesota woman by an ICE officer, two sources said.
www.cbsnews.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:59 AM
I think for anyone who believes the narrative that what happened to Renee Good was in any way reasonable, we should ask why they think the feds are trying to block an investigation.
We all know why.
We all know why.
My heart is with you, Minneapolis ❤️
“Fuck ICE!” chants & a brass band performing “Which side are you on?” as hundreds march in Manhattan, NYC against ICE and in solidarity with Minneapolis.
January 9, 2026 at 3:36 AM
My heart is with you, Minneapolis ❤️
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BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
December 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
I’ll go ahead and reserve my sympathy for the people who have suffered because of the lies, conspiracies and hateful rhetoric that MTG has pushed throughout her time in office.
In an explosive new interview with 60 Minutes Marjorie Taylor Greene proclaims, "I Never Thought The Leopards Would Eat My Face!" 🐆💀😭
Marjorie Taylor Greene Never Thought The Leopards Would Eat Her Face
YouTube video by Franchesca Ramsey
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December 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I’ll go ahead and reserve my sympathy for the people who have suffered because of the lies, conspiracies and hateful rhetoric that MTG has pushed throughout her time in office.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene complaining about being bullied.
December 8, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene complaining about being bullied.
The world would be a better place if we all took more life lessons from Emmett Otter.
Brothers In Our World | Emmett Otter's Jug Band Christmas | The Jim Henson Company
YouTube video by The Jim Henson Company
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December 4, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The world would be a better place if we all took more life lessons from Emmett Otter.
I am giving myself a solid 48 hours to feel good and savor this win. It’s delicious.
November 5, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I am giving myself a solid 48 hours to feel good and savor this win. It’s delicious.
Listen, this shit is unacceptable. These bastards have too much power and too many weapons. People are getting hurt and traumatized, and it’s only escalating.
'Terrified': Video of masked agents hauling woman from car renews outrage in Chicago
A car accident on the way into work for Dayanne Figueroa ended with federal agents wrestling her to the ground, video shows.
www.usatoday.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Listen, this shit is unacceptable. These bastards have too much power and too many weapons. People are getting hurt and traumatized, and it’s only escalating.
Third term term stuff: sure, it’s unlikely. But it’s still dangerous. It’s further testing the fences of a constitution that hasn’t held up all that well. Even if it’s just meant to troll, a President shouldn’t troll. Especially one that runs a large/loyal cult that has ALREADY stormed the capital.
October 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Third term term stuff: sure, it’s unlikely. But it’s still dangerous. It’s further testing the fences of a constitution that hasn’t held up all that well. Even if it’s just meant to troll, a President shouldn’t troll. Especially one that runs a large/loyal cult that has ALREADY stormed the capital.
Conducting raids like this is always bad, but this is especially awful. There are reports that kids were being zip tied together and separated from their parents. It shouldn’t matter about what paperwork their parents didn’t complete - this is always wrong and it is never justified.
ICE agents dragged naked children out of homes in Chicago: Neighbors
Two residents reported witnessing federal immigration agents forcibly removing unclothed children from apartments during the raid.
www.newsweek.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Conducting raids like this is always bad, but this is especially awful. There are reports that kids were being zip tied together and separated from their parents. It shouldn’t matter about what paperwork their parents didn’t complete - this is always wrong and it is never justified.
If there’s one thing I’m sure of, it’s that the War on Drugs and the War on Terror didn’t need each other.
Trump administration tells Congress the U.S. is in "armed conflict" with drug cartels after Venezuela boat strikes
A notification sent to Congress and viewed by CBS News says President Trump has determined drug cartels are engaged in an "armed attack" against the U.S.
www.cbsnews.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
If there’s one thing I’m sure of, it’s that the War on Drugs and the War on Terror didn’t need each other.
Republicans accusing democrats of holding government funding hostage is so absurd and hypocritical that its nearly unbelievable. But here we are.
October 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Republicans accusing democrats of holding government funding hostage is so absurd and hypocritical that its nearly unbelievable. But here we are.
I was thinking about the arrogance it takes to demand every top general to hurriedly travel to DC to hear you tell them what it means to be a warrior. I think that aligns with someone, who has never been in the military, telling people who have served in wars that DC is worse than Afganistan.
Trump: "Washington DC was the most unsafe, most dangerous city in the US and to a large extent, beyond. You go to Afghanistan, they didn't have anything like that."
September 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I was thinking about the arrogance it takes to demand every top general to hurriedly travel to DC to hear you tell them what it means to be a warrior. I think that aligns with someone, who has never been in the military, telling people who have served in wars that DC is worse than Afganistan.