Diana Alonzo Watkins (she/Ella)
@leoreina.bsky.social
Latina jefa, former New Yorker, #DCStatehood, Internationalist, #RadicalPhilanthropy and political junkie #DiverseCityFund #Instigator for #Justice, #GlobalSouth #MovementPower #PeoplePower
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Press needs to start referring to her as Reverend Nekima Levy Armstrong, I am learning, not from any media organizations unfortunately
The feds have arrested Nekima Levy Armstrong, who led the protest in a Minnesota church over the weekend.
apnews.com/article/just...
apnews.com/article/just...
A woman who led a protest that disrupted a Minnesota church service has been arrested
Attorney General Pam Bondi says a woman who led an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church has been arrested.
apnews.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Press needs to start referring to her as Reverend Nekima Levy Armstrong, I am learning, not from any media organizations unfortunately
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A post-by-post dissection of the Nazi and neo-Nazi tropes used in U.S. government social media accounts. By @alibreland.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com.
The Trump Administration Is Publishing a Stream of Nazi Propaganda
Government social-media managers have transformed official feeds.
www.theatlantic.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:42 AM
A post-by-post dissection of the Nazi and neo-Nazi tropes used in U.S. government social media accounts. By @alibreland.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com.
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Harrowing NY Times expose of the FBI, with some operational details of Minneapolis investigations & comments from ex-agents on the current federal occupation. The FBI is more fucked than you expect, which makes them less effective AND more dangerous. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... (gift link)
Kash Patel’s FBI Is Making America Less Safe, Current and Former Employees Say (Gift Article)
Forty-five current and former employees on the changes they say are undermining the agency and making America less safe.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Harrowing NY Times expose of the FBI, with some operational details of Minneapolis investigations & comments from ex-agents on the current federal occupation. The FBI is more fucked than you expect, which makes them less effective AND more dangerous. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... (gift link)
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Mr Rogers shared a foot bath with a black character on his show in 1969, a statement about racial integration. It was in fact controversial. www.misterrogers.org/videos/shari...
January 23, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Mr Rogers shared a foot bath with a black character on his show in 1969, a statement about racial integration. It was in fact controversial. www.misterrogers.org/videos/shari...
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I love this. I was a silk screen printer for my summer job during college in the 80s. It was tremendous fun and I bet there are still a few examples of my work in tatters back in someone’s closet. People can get very sentimental about certain T-shirts.
You don’t know your role yet maybe, but we are all finding out just what we have to offer.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
January 23, 2026 at 4:46 AM
I love this. I was a silk screen printer for my summer job during college in the 80s. It was tremendous fun and I bet there are still a few examples of my work in tatters back in someone’s closet. People can get very sentimental about certain T-shirts.
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The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Analysis by The Marshall Project of ICE data obtained by the Deportation Data Project found that the Trump administration’s revival of family detention has swept thousands of children into ICE custody. At least 3,800 children under 18, including 20 infants, have been booked since Trump took office.
ICE Threw Thousands of Kids in Detention, Many For Longer Than Court-Prescribed Limit
Former immigration staffers argue ICE is choosing to detain families for prolonged periods to speed deportations and compel them to leave.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 22, 2026 at 8:30 PM
The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
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BREAKING: American history is being quietly edited in real time. Exhibits on enslaved people are being removed for being “unpatriotic.”
That’s erasure.
This book was written for moments like this.
Get it while the truth is still available: stan.store/gxldsociety/...
That’s erasure.
This book was written for moments like this.
Get it while the truth is still available: stan.store/gxldsociety/...
January 23, 2026 at 5:11 AM
BREAKING: American history is being quietly edited in real time. Exhibits on enslaved people are being removed for being “unpatriotic.”
That’s erasure.
This book was written for moments like this.
Get it while the truth is still available: stan.store/gxldsociety/...
That’s erasure.
This book was written for moments like this.
Get it while the truth is still available: stan.store/gxldsociety/...
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I wonder if there are any other lessons from history about governments trying to erase parts of history that they didn't like and how that turned out in the end?
BREAKING: American history is being quietly edited in real time. Exhibits on enslaved people are being removed for being “unpatriotic.”
That’s erasure.
This book was written for moments like this.
Get it while the truth is still available: stan.store/gxldsociety/...
That’s erasure.
This book was written for moments like this.
Get it while the truth is still available: stan.store/gxldsociety/...
January 23, 2026 at 5:12 AM
I wonder if there are any other lessons from history about governments trying to erase parts of history that they didn't like and how that turned out in the end?
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Oralè Resisters
J6 Officer Michael Fanone
T-Shirt at Jack Smith
Republicans Kangaroo Hearing!
#Fanone #JackSmith #USDemocracy
J6 Officer Michael Fanone
T-Shirt at Jack Smith
Republicans Kangaroo Hearing!
#Fanone #JackSmith #USDemocracy
January 23, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Oralè Resisters
J6 Officer Michael Fanone
T-Shirt at Jack Smith
Republicans Kangaroo Hearing!
#Fanone #JackSmith #USDemocracy
J6 Officer Michael Fanone
T-Shirt at Jack Smith
Republicans Kangaroo Hearing!
#Fanone #JackSmith #USDemocracy
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FULL STORY: State officials will probe whether the owner of a South Shore apartment building raided by federal agents in September in an extravaganza designed to go viral on social media tipped off immigration agents in an effort to force out Black & Latino residents. @wttw.bsky.social
State Agency to Probe Whether Owner of South Shore Apartment Complex Raided by Feds Tipped Off ICE
The Illinois Department of Human Rights will investigate whether the three firms that own and manage the building at 7500 S. South Shore Drive committed housing discrimination, officials said.
news.wttw.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:48 AM
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The White House was so pissed that she didn’t cry that they made a fake image of her crying
The most sensitive snowflakes in the history of people
The most sensitive snowflakes in the history of people
January 23, 2026 at 3:47 AM
The White House was so pissed that she didn’t cry that they made a fake image of her crying
The most sensitive snowflakes in the history of people
The most sensitive snowflakes in the history of people
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Slavery displays have now been removed from a historic site in Philadelphia after a directive from the MAGA regime.
No matter how much these white supremacist Nazis try, they will never be able to erase their evil history.
No matter how much these white supremacist Nazis try, they will never be able to erase their evil history.
January 23, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Slavery displays have now been removed from a historic site in Philadelphia after a directive from the MAGA regime.
No matter how much these white supremacist Nazis try, they will never be able to erase their evil history.
No matter how much these white supremacist Nazis try, they will never be able to erase their evil history.
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
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One year into Trump’s presidency, Florida families are paying $1,342 more as the cost of food, housing, health care, and utilities keeps rising.
Republicans broke their promises, and families are stuck with higher bills. I’m not backing down — and I’ll keep fighting to make life more affordable.
Republicans broke their promises, and families are stuck with higher bills. I’m not backing down — and I’ll keep fighting to make life more affordable.
January 20, 2026 at 10:47 PM
One year into Trump’s presidency, Florida families are paying $1,342 more as the cost of food, housing, health care, and utilities keeps rising.
Republicans broke their promises, and families are stuck with higher bills. I’m not backing down — and I’ll keep fighting to make life more affordable.
Republicans broke their promises, and families are stuck with higher bills. I’m not backing down — and I’ll keep fighting to make life more affordable.
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Super important thread (and a reminder-to-self to subscribe to @popular.info). Antonio Gracias--assuming he's the perp-- was already on the @aflcio.org's radar for other malfeasance: prospect.org/2025/07/14/2...
January 22, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Super important thread (and a reminder-to-self to subscribe to @popular.info). Antonio Gracias--assuming he's the perp-- was already on the @aflcio.org's radar for other malfeasance: prospect.org/2025/07/14/2...
Because of these hassles and others imposed by pharma, insurance, current evil admin, I’ve been without meds until a few days ago, 9+ months without. I couldn’t have cared less when they totaled my 30 day supply over $120. It was worth it (to me) to simply pay the higher cost and get them ASAP.
And on top of cost, there's hassle. Because of how ADHD meds are classified, prescriptions can't automatically refill or have more than 30 pills at a time. Which means calling the doc every month for a new prescription when you're down to your last pills and hoping the pharmacy has them in stock.
January 22, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Because of these hassles and others imposed by pharma, insurance, current evil admin, I’ve been without meds until a few days ago, 9+ months without. I couldn’t have cared less when they totaled my 30 day supply over $120. It was worth it (to me) to simply pay the higher cost and get them ASAP.
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In 2025, states passed more laws restricting voting access than expanding it: at least 16 states enacted 31 new restrictive laws. Learn more in the latest State Voting Laws Roundup from the Brennan Center and @goldmanschool.bsky.social:
State Voting Laws Roundup: 2025 in Review
Breaking a five-year trend, state legislatures in 2025 enacted more laws restricting voting access than expanding it.
www.brennancenter.org
January 22, 2026 at 2:07 PM
In 2025, states passed more laws restricting voting access than expanding it: at least 16 states enacted 31 new restrictive laws. Learn more in the latest State Voting Laws Roundup from the Brennan Center and @goldmanschool.bsky.social:
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Van Hollen demands answers after reports of a potential ICE facility in Hagerstown
Hundreds rally with Sen. Van Hollen in Hagerstown amid reports of new ICE facility
In a letter sent to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, all of Maryland’s representatives except for Republican Andy Harris “demand more details” about reported...
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January 21, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Van Hollen demands answers after reports of a potential ICE facility in Hagerstown
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When I see you “playing around with” ChatGPT “for fun” this is what I see you contributing to btw. It’s not cute, it’s not fun, it’s damaging. Just because you don’t personally see it doesn’t mean there’s no cost.
I’m sharing this video again because people don’t really get what these data centers and ai are doing to our planet and our communities. Especially Black communities because they were strategically placed there.
I need you to listen to these people.
STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.
I need you to listen to these people.
STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.
January 21, 2026 at 3:24 AM
When I see you “playing around with” ChatGPT “for fun” this is what I see you contributing to btw. It’s not cute, it’s not fun, it’s damaging. Just because you don’t personally see it doesn’t mean there’s no cost.
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"How can you serve as a pastor of the gospel of Jesus Christ while overseeing the brutal conduct of ICE agents who are literally terrorizing communities in the Twin Cities of Minnesota?" – Nekima Levy Armstrong
January 21, 2026 at 1:40 PM
"How can you serve as a pastor of the gospel of Jesus Christ while overseeing the brutal conduct of ICE agents who are literally terrorizing communities in the Twin Cities of Minnesota?" – Nekima Levy Armstrong
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Massive hats off to everyone who dedicated their energy in the months after October 7th to attacking the UNRWA, discrediting the UN, and dismissing, sanctioning, intimidating the ICJ and ICC. Amazing work.
January 21, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Massive hats off to everyone who dedicated their energy in the months after October 7th to attacking the UNRWA, discrediting the UN, and dismissing, sanctioning, intimidating the ICJ and ICC. Amazing work.
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Assholes celebrating some raw bullshit...
January 21, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Assholes celebrating some raw bullshit...
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DC showed up in a major way today. Thousands of people said NO to fascism!
THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!
THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!
January 21, 2026 at 12:14 AM
DC showed up in a major way today. Thousands of people said NO to fascism!
THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!
THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!
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It's always been abolish ICE.
For the first time, more Americans support abolishing ICE than oppose it. But Republicans are proposing hundreds of millions in funding for this lawless agency.
I'll oppose this bill. We cannot give more money to an agency responsible for terrorizing our communities.
For the first time, more Americans support abolishing ICE than oppose it. But Republicans are proposing hundreds of millions in funding for this lawless agency.
I'll oppose this bill. We cannot give more money to an agency responsible for terrorizing our communities.
January 20, 2026 at 10:47 PM
It's always been abolish ICE.
For the first time, more Americans support abolishing ICE than oppose it. But Republicans are proposing hundreds of millions in funding for this lawless agency.
I'll oppose this bill. We cannot give more money to an agency responsible for terrorizing our communities.
For the first time, more Americans support abolishing ICE than oppose it. But Republicans are proposing hundreds of millions in funding for this lawless agency.
I'll oppose this bill. We cannot give more money to an agency responsible for terrorizing our communities.
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...