James Williams
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Anthropology, Cave Diving, Backpacking, Exploration, Science, Software Development, and Vintage Ducati Singles.
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S.O. kept telling immigration agents that he could show them his ID if they simply asked for it — they ignored him.
“My ID was in my left pocket the entire time, and they would not let me present it.”
We’ll see the Trump administration in court.
“My ID was in my left pocket the entire time, and they would not let me present it.”
We’ll see the Trump administration in court.
January 30, 2026 at 11:45 PM
S.O. kept telling immigration agents that he could show them his ID if they simply asked for it — they ignored him.
“My ID was in my left pocket the entire time, and they would not let me present it.”
We’ll see the Trump administration in court.
“My ID was in my left pocket the entire time, and they would not let me present it.”
We’ll see the Trump administration in court.
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O'Hara observed people closely; she found the tics, the mannerisms, the specific beats of drunkenness and used them to open us up to her characters' frailty, their vulnerability, their humanity. n.pr/4qPNumV
Catherine O'Hara played drunk better than anyone
O'Hara observed people closely; she found the tics, the mannerisms, the specific beats of drunkenness and used them to open us up to her characters' frailty, their vulnerability, their humanity.
n.pr
January 30, 2026 at 11:33 PM
O'Hara observed people closely; she found the tics, the mannerisms, the specific beats of drunkenness and used them to open us up to her characters' frailty, their vulnerability, their humanity. n.pr/4qPNumV
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Lawyers for families say ICE agents are illegally detaining immigrants in Minnesota, including young children, and moving them out of state beyond the reach of legal counsel. (via @mprnews.org)
ERROR: The request could not be satisfied
n.pr
January 28, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Lawyers for families say ICE agents are illegally detaining immigrants in Minnesota, including young children, and moving them out of state beyond the reach of legal counsel. (via @mprnews.org)
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“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
January 28, 2026 at 5:46 AM
“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
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NEW: We just filed a motion to join a case urging a federal court to block the creation of a religious public charter school in Tennessee.
Public schools aren't Sunday schools.
Public schools aren't Sunday schools.
January 28, 2026 at 12:39 AM
NEW: We just filed a motion to join a case urging a federal court to block the creation of a religious public charter school in Tennessee.
Public schools aren't Sunday schools.
Public schools aren't Sunday schools.
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The case filed in Massachusetts is the first lawsuit over the strikes to land in a U.S. federal court since the Trump administration launched a campaign to target vessels off the coast of Venezuela. n.pr/4r9YUlc
Families of killed men file first U.S. federal lawsuit over drug boat strikes
The case filed in Massachusetts is the first lawsuit over the strikes to land in a U.S. federal court since the Trump administration launched a campaign to target vessels off the coast of Venezuela.
n.pr
January 27, 2026 at 3:12 PM
The case filed in Massachusetts is the first lawsuit over the strikes to land in a U.S. federal court since the Trump administration launched a campaign to target vessels off the coast of Venezuela. n.pr/4r9YUlc
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When it comes to private communications, I trust Signal over everything else.
January 27, 2026 at 1:41 AM
When it comes to private communications, I trust Signal over everything else.
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NEW: A Texas county medical examiner found that Geraldo Lunas Campos was choked to death by a guard while he was held in ICE custody earlier this month.
Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.
Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.
January 26, 2026 at 6:39 PM
NEW: A Texas county medical examiner found that Geraldo Lunas Campos was choked to death by a guard while he was held in ICE custody earlier this month.
Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.
Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.
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Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning
January 26, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning
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Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
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This is Alex Pretti.
January 25, 2026 at 2:24 AM
This is Alex Pretti.
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This is a MUST-READ affidavit.
This eyewitness to Alex Pretti’s murder — who is too scared to even go home because she doesn’t trust federal agents — directly refutes what the feds are saying happened today:
This eyewitness to Alex Pretti’s murder — who is too scared to even go home because she doesn’t trust federal agents — directly refutes what the feds are saying happened today:
January 25, 2026 at 1:59 AM
This is a MUST-READ affidavit.
This eyewitness to Alex Pretti’s murder — who is too scared to even go home because she doesn’t trust federal agents — directly refutes what the feds are saying happened today:
This eyewitness to Alex Pretti’s murder — who is too scared to even go home because she doesn’t trust federal agents — directly refutes what the feds are saying happened today:
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ICE continues to terrorize our communities, including detaining preschoolers and violently attacking people in the streets. Enough is enough.
No matter the weather, we’re not letting up. Tell Congress to stop increasing funds to ICE now at aclu.org/stop_ice_attacks-
No matter the weather, we’re not letting up. Tell Congress to stop increasing funds to ICE now at aclu.org/stop_ice_attacks-
January 24, 2026 at 12:45 AM
ICE continues to terrorize our communities, including detaining preschoolers and violently attacking people in the streets. Enough is enough.
No matter the weather, we’re not letting up. Tell Congress to stop increasing funds to ICE now at aclu.org/stop_ice_attacks-
No matter the weather, we’re not letting up. Tell Congress to stop increasing funds to ICE now at aclu.org/stop_ice_attacks-
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I try to avoid hyperbole when it comes to Trump policies, but this is absolutely frickin’ insane—on about eleventy different levels.
Massive, systemic Fourth Amendment violations because … reasons.
Massive, systemic Fourth Amendment violations because … reasons.
ICE secretly told its officers that any time someone has been ordered removed, ICE can break down their door.
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
![May 12, 2025
MEMORANDUM FOR: All ICE Personnel
FROM: Todd Lyons Acting Director
SUBJECT: Utilizing Form I-205, Warrant of Removal
On January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion, directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to "ensur[e] the successful enforcement of final orders of removal." 90 Fed. Reg. 8443, 8444 (Jan. 20, 2025) (E.O. 14159). Essential to the removal of aliens subject to final orders of removal is the ability to locate and arrest them. To this end, certain supervisory immigration officers within both Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) are authorized to issue an administrative warrant, Form I-205, Warrant of Removal (Form 1-205), for the arrest of an alien with a final order of removal. 8 C.F.R. § 241.2(a)(1). All U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents and deportation officers are authorized to execute Forms 1-205. 8 C.F.R. § 287.5(e)(3)(iii) - (y)
Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has not historically relied on administrative warrants alone to arrest aliens subject to final orders of removal in their place of residence, the DHS Office of the General Counsel has recently determined that the U.S. Constitution, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and the immigration regulations do not prohibit relying on administrative warrants for this purpose. Accordingly, in light of this legal determination, ICE immigration officers may arrest and detain aliens subject to a final under of removal issued by an immigration judge, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), or a U.S.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifrzrvaszfhj4bzhgtyvx3fm6ht4kc2zrwtvozijyxl3zxgp7vx6a@jpeg)
January 21, 2026 at 10:28 PM
I try to avoid hyperbole when it comes to Trump policies, but this is absolutely frickin’ insane—on about eleventy different levels.
Massive, systemic Fourth Amendment violations because … reasons.
Massive, systemic Fourth Amendment violations because … reasons.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.
January 19, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.
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Book review 📚 ‘Greed is the iron cage of our times’ — why nationalism is here to stay
go.nature.com/4a0auJP
go.nature.com/4a0auJP
‘Greed is the iron cage of our times’ — why nationalism is here to stay
A generation that missed out on economic growth is driving the trends overtaking politics today.
go.nature.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Book review 📚 ‘Greed is the iron cage of our times’ — why nationalism is here to stay
go.nature.com/4a0auJP
go.nature.com/4a0auJP
When the Mountain Decides
A Journey in the Peruvian Andes
open.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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Security folklore of the morning is that no one should share URLs on Signal because it exposes IP addresses and people should use QR codes instead. Please don’t do this! QR codes are much less secure. If you’re concerned about link security, turn off link previews which you can do in Signal settings
January 15, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Security folklore of the morning is that no one should share URLs on Signal because it exposes IP addresses and people should use QR codes instead. Please don’t do this! QR codes are much less secure. If you’re concerned about link security, turn off link previews which you can do in Signal settings
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Want to help support people in Minnesota right now? Check out standwithminnesota.com
Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Want to help support people in Minnesota right now? Check out standwithminnesota.com
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BREAKING: President Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy the military to Minneapolis.
This is another dangerous attempt to sow fear and turn the cities we love into places where people feel afraid to leave their homes.
This is another dangerous attempt to sow fear and turn the cities we love into places where people feel afraid to leave their homes.
January 15, 2026 at 6:09 PM
BREAKING: President Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy the military to Minneapolis.
This is another dangerous attempt to sow fear and turn the cities we love into places where people feel afraid to leave their homes.
This is another dangerous attempt to sow fear and turn the cities we love into places where people feel afraid to leave their homes.
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Ford protects pedophiles. Also their cars suck. You know what to do.
UPDATE: TJ Sabula, the worker who shouted "pedophile protector" at Trump, has been suspended - WaPo
WATCH: Trump shows his middle finger and appears to say "fuck you" after Ford worker yells "pedophile protector" - TMZ
January 14, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Ford protects pedophiles. Also their cars suck. You know what to do.
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When the bad guys win they become fixated on rewriting history and reframing themselves as the good guys.
January 14, 2026 at 4:17 AM
When the bad guys win they become fixated on rewriting history and reframing themselves as the good guys.