Matato'a Varua 🗿🗿🗿
@matatoa.bsky.social
Disabled Immigration Lawyer w/ Vestibular Migraine & PPPD. 💜 Antiracist. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ 🇵🇸 Ally
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An American, Chicago-born
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UChicago; Harvard Law.
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Rapa Nui 🌺🍍🌈🤙🗿
An American, Chicago-born
Vermont Resident 🍁
#COYG
UChicago; Harvard Law.
Español🇨🇱 Français 🇵🇫 Português 🇧🇷 Italiano 🇮🇹
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Matato'a Varua 🗿🗿🗿
@matatoa.bsky.social
· Aug 20
Identity Politics: How the struggle to validate my Jewish heritage has made it impossible for me to ignore the genocide in Gaza and settler violence in the West Bank.
In other essays in this blog, I have shared the lifelong journey I’ve undertaken to establish my Jewish identity despite the many obstacles to doing so. In particular, I’ve described th…
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Please check out my essay on how my Jewish heritage has moved me to condemn the genocide in Gaza and the de facto annexation of the West Bank. vtsullivan.wordpress.com/2025/08/08/i...
YES THIS HAPPENED ⤵️
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😲 CONFIRMED: “an Avelo ICE flight declared an emergency when the cabin lost pressure, according to air traffic control transmissions. The plane made a rapid descent and landed safely. Of 88 people on board, six were injured…”
From: @gbrockell.bsky.social
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From: @gbrockell.bsky.social
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November 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
1,000 survivors! They were disposable to Epstein and his sick, criminal friends.
#releasetheEpsteinfiles
#releasetheEpsteinfiles
Powerful.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
1,000 survivors! They were disposable to Epstein and his sick, criminal friends.
#releasetheEpsteinfiles
#releasetheEpsteinfiles
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Federal law limits the Border Patrol’s focus to the international borders and a zone extending about 100 miles inland from the borders and the coastline. But Charlotte is nowhere near the Mexican border, and is about 170 miles from the nearest point on the coast.
Federal law limits the Border Patrol’s focus to the international borders and a zone extending about 100 miles inland from the borders and the coastline. But Charlotte is nowhere near the Mexican border, and is about 170 miles from the nearest point on the coast.
In One Day, Border Patrol Arrested 81 People in Charlotte, N.C.
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Federal law limits the Border Patrol’s focus to the international borders and a zone extending about 100 miles inland from the borders and the coastline. But Charlotte is nowhere near the Mexican border, and is about 170 miles from the nearest point on the coast.
Federal law limits the Border Patrol’s focus to the international borders and a zone extending about 100 miles inland from the borders and the coastline. But Charlotte is nowhere near the Mexican border, and is about 170 miles from the nearest point on the coast.
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Well done! Other institutions should do the same. The British museum, for example, has the moai Hoa Hakananai'a and the people of Rapa Nui also want it back.
www.britishmuseum.org/about-us/bri...
www.britishmuseum.org/about-us/bri...
November 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Well done! Other institutions should do the same. The British museum, for example, has the moai Hoa Hakananai'a and the people of Rapa Nui also want it back.
www.britishmuseum.org/about-us/bri...
www.britishmuseum.org/about-us/bri...
Charlotte is not within CBP's area of jurisdiction. I hope this is challenged in court. 100-Mile Border Enforcement Zone - Southern Border Communities Coalition share.google/oKelytFBYfyy...
100-Mile Border Enforcement Zone - Southern Border Communities Coalition
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November 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Charlotte is not within CBP's area of jurisdiction. I hope this is challenged in court. 100-Mile Border Enforcement Zone - Southern Border Communities Coalition share.google/oKelytFBYfyy...
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"Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan said Chicago area residents were so familiar with their rights that making arrests during a different operation this year was difficult."
Just an incredibly disturbing statement if you think about it.
"Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan said Chicago area residents were so familiar with their rights that making arrests during a different operation this year was difficult."
Just an incredibly disturbing statement if you think about it.
Immigration crackdown inspires uniquely Chicago pushback that's now a model for other cities
As an unprecedented immigration crackdown enters a third month, a growing number of Chicago residents are fighting back against what they deem a racist and aggressive overreach of the federal governme...
apnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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"Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan said Chicago area residents were so familiar with their rights that making arrests during a different operation this year was difficult."
Just an incredibly disturbing statement if you think about it.
"Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan said Chicago area residents were so familiar with their rights that making arrests during a different operation this year was difficult."
Just an incredibly disturbing statement if you think about it.
All of these titles and many more appear in Mike "Tiny" Johnson's search history!
November 16, 2025 at 2:37 AM
All of these titles and many more appear in Mike "Tiny" Johnson's search history!
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I advice MAGAtards to accept the Bill Clinton theory..
The alternative is worse.. 🤣
The alternative is worse.. 🤣
November 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I advice MAGAtards to accept the Bill Clinton theory..
The alternative is worse.. 🤣
The alternative is worse.. 🤣
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The only person whose standard of living has improved during this Trump term is Ghislaine Maxwell.
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The only person whose standard of living has improved during this Trump term is Ghislaine Maxwell.
Two of the worst people (along with Trump) in recent memory:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Steve Bannon advised Jeffrey Epstein for years on how to rehab his reputation, texts show
Pair devised responses to public outrage about Epstein’s criminal history, his treatment by the justice system and his friendships with powerful people
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Two of the worst people (along with Trump) in recent memory:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
@actualnames.bsky.social
This "big" man on campus does not need to change his name to enter into the adult entertainment industry: athletics.uchicago.edu/sports/mens-...
This "big" man on campus does not need to change his name to enter into the adult entertainment industry: athletics.uchicago.edu/sports/mens-...
Max Weene - 2025 - Men's Soccer
Max Weene (18) D - Awards:
* UAA Offensive Player of the week on 10/27/25
2024:
* Appeared in 17 games with 10 starts as a sophomore
* Tallied 2 goals and
athletics.uchicago.edu
November 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
@actualnames.bsky.social
This "big" man on campus does not need to change his name to enter into the adult entertainment industry: athletics.uchicago.edu/sports/mens-...
This "big" man on campus does not need to change his name to enter into the adult entertainment industry: athletics.uchicago.edu/sports/mens-...
Very sad, but true. She'd have made an excellent President.
Do you want to know why Michelle Obama won’t run for president?
Here it is, and she’s not wrong…
Here it is, and she’s not wrong…
November 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Very sad, but true. She'd have made an excellent President.
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Wild graphic on front page of WSJ.
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Wild graphic on front page of WSJ.
I'd like to promote awareness that this brand is being used to disappear ICE detainees. Avelo to Consider New Markets After Arrival of Embraer E2 | AirlineGeeks.com share.google/zy6GWl61s3CB...
#BoycottAvelo
#BoycottAvelo
Airline Industry Insights, News and Analysis | AirlineGeeks.com
At AirlineGeeks.com, our mission is to deliver richly curated commercial aviation insight.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I'd like to promote awareness that this brand is being used to disappear ICE detainees. Avelo to Consider New Markets After Arrival of Embraer E2 | AirlineGeeks.com share.google/zy6GWl61s3CB...
#BoycottAvelo
#BoycottAvelo
Hypocrisy...ableism...lack of basic human decency... all part of the MAGA play book State Department says visas can be denied over diabetes, obesity: reports share.google/IrWl03yGMMms...
State Department says visas can be denied over diabetes, obesity: reports
The guidance gives officers more reasons to turn away applicants.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Hypocrisy...ableism...lack of basic human decency... all part of the MAGA play book State Department says visas can be denied over diabetes, obesity: reports share.google/IrWl03yGMMms...
MAGA and its pedophilia...
NEW: The girl Matt Gaetz allegedly raped was an unhoused junior in high school, and was trying to save up money for braces. According to reports, he allegedly raped her twice - once on an air hockey table at republican Chris Dorwoth's party. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
In Matt Gaetz Scandal, Circumstances Left Teen Vulnerable to Exploitation
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
MAGA and its pedophilia...
@actualnames.bsky.social Angelo M Orefice (1947-2009) - Find a Grave Memorial share.google/cCaabq1lNZx7...
Angelo M Orefice (1947-2009) - Find a Grave...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
@actualnames.bsky.social Angelo M Orefice (1947-2009) - Find a Grave Memorial share.google/cCaabq1lNZx7...
November 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Noem and Lewandowski - the adulterous morons - strike again! DHS Attempted to Purchase 10 Boeing 737 Spirit Airlines Planes share.google/uH7QWvQ2IMJE...
DHS Attempted to Purchase 10 Boeing 737 Spirit Airlines Planes
Homeland Security's shocking blunder: Trying to buy planes Spirit Airlines didn't own, without engines.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Noem and Lewandowski - the adulterous morons - strike again! DHS Attempted to Purchase 10 Boeing 737 Spirit Airlines Planes share.google/uH7QWvQ2IMJE...
So clear, from the immigration policies to the plea for white women to have more children...
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
So clear, from the immigration policies to the plea for white women to have more children...