Mara McLoughlin, Director, IRL Social Skills
@irlsocial.bsky.social
Empowering neurodivergent teens, adults, and families with the skills to initiate, cultivate, and maintain relationships, In Real Life
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
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Charlotte did not come to play this week.
Well done.
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Well done.
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NOW: Civilian cars playing Mexican music stand off against Homeland Security cars with Bright Lights - Charlotte NC.
November 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Charlotte did not come to play this week.
Well done.
(sound up. I love this.)
Well done.
(sound up. I love this.)
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Commentators who are telling you that Bondi can just classify the files or withhold everything due to an investigation haven’t read the bill.
Begging people to watch my line by line breakdown of the bill so people understand the limitations.
bsky.app/profile/ecmc...
Begging people to watch my line by line breakdown of the bill so people understand the limitations.
bsky.app/profile/ecmc...
Are you one of the people who is under the faulty impression that Pam Bondi can withhold all of the Epstein files pursuant to a sham investigation?
If so, you’re not going to want to miss today’s ResistanceLive.
youtube.com/live/xEB1mOJ...
If so, you’re not going to want to miss today’s ResistanceLive.
youtube.com/live/xEB1mOJ...
SHOCKER! Epstein Bill Passes Almost UNANIMOUSLY-- BUT WHAT'S NEXT?!
YouTube video by Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin
youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Commentators who are telling you that Bondi can just classify the files or withhold everything due to an investigation haven’t read the bill.
Begging people to watch my line by line breakdown of the bill so people understand the limitations.
bsky.app/profile/ecmc...
Begging people to watch my line by line breakdown of the bill so people understand the limitations.
bsky.app/profile/ecmc...
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🚨Using any kind of chemical weapons at this range is aggravated assault against peaceful protesters. They have no weapons, they pose no threat. ICE is the enemy. 1/2
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
🚨Using any kind of chemical weapons at this range is aggravated assault against peaceful protesters. They have no weapons, they pose no threat. ICE is the enemy. 1/2
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In the Oak Park neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan, on November 17, 2025, an ICE goon tased a non-resisting woman and then threw her non-responsive body into his truck like a rag doll.
November 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
In the Oak Park neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan, on November 17, 2025, an ICE goon tased a non-resisting woman and then threw her non-responsive body into his truck like a rag doll.
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They’re not going after criminals. “Criminals don’t get up and go to work and pay their bills.”
These are not criminals; they’re hard-working people.
EVERY LAST WORD OF THIS🔥
These are not criminals; they’re hard-working people.
EVERY LAST WORD OF THIS🔥
November 18, 2025 at 3:22 AM
They’re not going after criminals. “Criminals don’t get up and go to work and pay their bills.”
These are not criminals; they’re hard-working people.
EVERY LAST WORD OF THIS🔥
These are not criminals; they’re hard-working people.
EVERY LAST WORD OF THIS🔥
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"A citizens group in Ontario, California is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving federal immigration agents.
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
Immigrant rights group placing 'ICE stole someone here' signs in Ontario
A citizens group in Ontario is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving ICE agents detaining and arresting undocumented immigrants.
abc7.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
"A citizens group in Ontario, California is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving federal immigration agents.
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
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Here’s a story for every national news outlet:
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
November 16, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Here’s a story for every national news outlet:
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
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Ms. Brown speaking the truth 🔥
November 14, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Ms. Brown speaking the truth 🔥
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ICE abducted a 57 year old US Citizen and Veteran along with 11 others, outside of the Portland ICE Detention Center.
11/11/25
11/11/25
November 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
ICE abducted a 57 year old US Citizen and Veteran along with 11 others, outside of the Portland ICE Detention Center.
11/11/25
11/11/25
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"POTUS is not simply a breaker of laws — one, two, *thirty-four* times over — and a sexual predator himself: he has maintained a longstanding relationship with the most notorious child sexual predator of our time, Jeffrey Epstein."
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Guilty: Trump becomes first former US president convicted of felony crimes
The verdict is a stunning legal reckoning for Trump and exposes him to potential prison time.
apnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
"POTUS is not simply a breaker of laws — one, two, *thirty-four* times over — and a sexual predator himself: he has maintained a longstanding relationship with the most notorious child sexual predator of our time, Jeffrey Epstein."
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
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They literally kidnapped him from an active fire.
NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
US firefighter detained on the job speaks out after deportation: ‘I feel betrayed’
Exclusive: Border patrol arrested José Bertin Cruz-Estrada while he was battling a wildfire in Washington. He is now in Mexico, separated from his family in Oregon
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM
They literally kidnapped him from an active fire.
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And the robber barons hated him for it - "a traitor to his class".
Psychopaths will ALWAYS be a part of humanity. Therefore, democracy ALWAYS must be defended against them!
It's THIS simple.
Psychopaths will ALWAYS be a part of humanity. Therefore, democracy ALWAYS must be defended against them!
It's THIS simple.
November 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM
And the robber barons hated him for it - "a traitor to his class".
Psychopaths will ALWAYS be a part of humanity. Therefore, democracy ALWAYS must be defended against them!
It's THIS simple.
Psychopaths will ALWAYS be a part of humanity. Therefore, democracy ALWAYS must be defended against them!
It's THIS simple.
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I’m so angry. I will be angry about this for YEARS.
Every month when I pay my insane ACA premium for my shitty insurance that I may end up having to abandon altogether, I will remember how Senate Dems sold all of us down the fucking river FOR NOTHING.
SCHUMER MUST GO. PRIMARY ALL SENATE DEMS.
Every month when I pay my insane ACA premium for my shitty insurance that I may end up having to abandon altogether, I will remember how Senate Dems sold all of us down the fucking river FOR NOTHING.
SCHUMER MUST GO. PRIMARY ALL SENATE DEMS.
Senate votes 60-40 to approve the stopgap spending bill that will keep the government running through January, sending the bill to the House.
Package also includes 3 of the 12 full-year approps bills - Ag, LegBranch, MilCon-VA.
Package also includes 3 of the 12 full-year approps bills - Ag, LegBranch, MilCon-VA.
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I’m so angry. I will be angry about this for YEARS.
Every month when I pay my insane ACA premium for my shitty insurance that I may end up having to abandon altogether, I will remember how Senate Dems sold all of us down the fucking river FOR NOTHING.
SCHUMER MUST GO. PRIMARY ALL SENATE DEMS.
Every month when I pay my insane ACA premium for my shitty insurance that I may end up having to abandon altogether, I will remember how Senate Dems sold all of us down the fucking river FOR NOTHING.
SCHUMER MUST GO. PRIMARY ALL SENATE DEMS.
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Chuck Schumer and friends. #DoNotCave Red alert. Call these Senators.
November 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Chuck Schumer and friends. #DoNotCave Red alert. Call these Senators.
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MIKE JOHNSON'S SERGEANT AT ARMS TRIES TO KICK REP. MAXINE DEXTER (D-OR) OUT OF CAPITOL ROTUNDA
November 7, 2025 at 2:43 AM
MIKE JOHNSON'S SERGEANT AT ARMS TRIES TO KICK REP. MAXINE DEXTER (D-OR) OUT OF CAPITOL ROTUNDA
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This is the facility that I and many others have been protesting. We’ve been hit, thrown, gassed, and shot with pepper bullets but none of that holds a candle to what is being done to people *in* the actual facility.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is the facility that I and many others have been protesting. We’ve been hit, thrown, gassed, and shot with pepper bullets but none of that holds a candle to what is being done to people *in* the actual facility.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
Read this thread. Don’t look away. Keep your eyes and the pressure on Broadview.
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JUST IN: Judge Immergut renews her block on President Trump’s National Guard deployment to Portland, saying her three-day trial showed there was no credible evidence justify Trump/Hegseth’s incursion on Oregon’s sovereignty. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 3, 2025 at 4:41 AM
JUST IN: Judge Immergut renews her block on President Trump’s National Guard deployment to Portland, saying her three-day trial showed there was no credible evidence justify Trump/Hegseth’s incursion on Oregon’s sovereignty. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The way he rubs his inhumanity in Americans” face never ceases to stun me.
He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…
…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.
He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…
…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.
November 1, 2025 at 3:36 AM
The way he rubs his inhumanity in Americans” face never ceases to stun me.
He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…
…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.
He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…
…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.
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There’s a special place in hell for anyone who can watch this and feel joy.
And for the ones just standing there doing nothing, you’re not much better…
And for the ones just standing there doing nothing, you’re not much better…
November 1, 2025 at 2:52 AM
There’s a special place in hell for anyone who can watch this and feel joy.
And for the ones just standing there doing nothing, you’re not much better…
And for the ones just standing there doing nothing, you’re not much better…
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🚨Graphic🚨 The 🧊 SS who punches this man and drags his face across the asphalt could be recognized by a former victim in his life. All of these people are on the wrong side of a cell door. These are not LEO’s. They are perps.
November 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
🚨Graphic🚨 The 🧊 SS who punches this man and drags his face across the asphalt could be recognized by a former victim in his life. All of these people are on the wrong side of a cell door. These are not LEO’s. They are perps.
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WTF. Everyone, cameras out. Get it all on video.
Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.
October 31, 2025 at 11:04 PM
WTF. Everyone, cameras out. Get it all on video.
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DHS says our new piece is "dishonest, slanted, and fundamentally inaccurate" but won't say why. Here's the story where we show with evidence that DHS spliced together clips spanning years and multiple locations to create its own reality. Gift link wapo.st/4nuDGwf
October 30, 2025 at 3:26 AM
DHS says our new piece is "dishonest, slanted, and fundamentally inaccurate" but won't say why. Here's the story where we show with evidence that DHS spliced together clips spanning years and multiple locations to create its own reality. Gift link wapo.st/4nuDGwf
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Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was beaten, choked, and subjected to racial slurs by masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Houston, who did not identify themselves before tackling him and his father to the ground.
October 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was beaten, choked, and subjected to racial slurs by masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Houston, who did not identify themselves before tackling him and his father to the ground.
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My little Chicagoan heart is swelling with pride at the barefoot guy in Blackhawks pajama pants who clearly just ran directly out of his house to call ICE agents Nazis to their faces and scare them back into their cars
October 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
My little Chicagoan heart is swelling with pride at the barefoot guy in Blackhawks pajama pants who clearly just ran directly out of his house to call ICE agents Nazis to their faces and scare them back into their cars