Persisting
@persistingiam.bsky.social
She/her from the old invite code days. Would prefer to keep democracy. Deeds matter more than words. Let’s not destroy the planet, ok?
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For context, this is more than the entire amount of money Congress gave ICE for mass deportations earlier this year.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
For context, this is more than the entire amount of money Congress gave ICE for mass deportations earlier this year.
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“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.”
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Exclusive: Woman detained by feds in Keys says she was following agents’ orders
“This is not the America that I grew up in, and this is not the America that we represent.”
www.miamiherald.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.”
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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In South Minneapolis, Minnesota, nearly two dozen neighbors confronted and surrounded ICE goons after rapid-response alerts were issued. The goons were questioning an East African man when the situation escalated, and they eventually left the area without making any arrests.
December 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
In South Minneapolis, Minnesota, nearly two dozen neighbors confronted and surrounded ICE goons after rapid-response alerts were issued. The goons were questioning an East African man when the situation escalated, and they eventually left the area without making any arrests.
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They only go after soft targets. They fold so fast otherwise
These people make a big show of how they can't be shamed or embarrassed or pressured so you won't notice that if you actually make an effort they do exactly that all the time
Sabrina Carpenter made the White House delete their fuck ass tweet.
December 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
They only go after soft targets. They fold so fast otherwise
House Democrats should impeach Noem for all her impeachable offenses.
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
House Democrats should impeach Noem for all her impeachable offenses.
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"Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones."
CNN Partners With a Gambling App That Lets You Wager on Starvation in Gaza
The app company’s two biggest investors are also heavily invested in the Israeli military.
truthout.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
"Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones."
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I'm not exaggerating when I say following @boltsmag.org rn will unlock money for our journalism.
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
December 6, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I'm not exaggerating when I say following @boltsmag.org rn will unlock money for our journalism.
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
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ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
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The President of the United States is trying to throw Mark Kelly in prison and Mark Kelly's response is to confirm judges who have committed to putting him in prison
11 Senate Democrats just voted to advance the nomination of a Federal Society judge who used to defend banks and payday lenders:
Durbin
Gallego
Hassan
Hirono
Kaine
Kelly
King
Klobuchar
Reed
Rosen
Whitehouse
Durbin
Gallego
Hassan
Hirono
Kaine
Kelly
King
Klobuchar
Reed
Rosen
Whitehouse
December 4, 2025 at 4:14 AM
The President of the United States is trying to throw Mark Kelly in prison and Mark Kelly's response is to confirm judges who have committed to putting him in prison
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I was told everyone was leaving.
@fortune.com #NYC
@wutangforchildren.bsky.social
fortune.com/2025/12/04/m...
@fortune.com #NYC
@wutangforchildren.bsky.social
fortune.com/2025/12/04/m...
December 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I was told everyone was leaving.
@fortune.com #NYC
@wutangforchildren.bsky.social
fortune.com/2025/12/04/m...
@fortune.com #NYC
@wutangforchildren.bsky.social
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Remember that Hakeem Jeffries, whom not a single democrat including your member of Congress has called to step down, has rejected Hegseth’s impeachment out of hand.
December 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Remember that Hakeem Jeffries, whom not a single democrat including your member of Congress has called to step down, has rejected Hegseth’s impeachment out of hand.
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#GVerse #Veterans
US Citizen detained by ICE: Clearly it didn't matter that I was a citizen, a veteran, or identified who I was. They ignored everything I said. They just broke my window and dragged me out. I let them know I was a veteran, I wasn't doing anything wrong, just trying to get to work.
US Citizen detained by ICE: Clearly it didn't matter that I was a citizen, a veteran, or identified who I was. They ignored everything I said. They just broke my window and dragged me out. I let them know I was a veteran, I wasn't doing anything wrong, just trying to get to work.
December 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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My latest reprinted in @truthout.org. "Libraries represent the kind of infrastructure progressive leaders should fortify and defend at all costs, especially in this moment. Instead, libraries in Chicago are being hollowed out, while the police budget remains sacrosanct."
In the Fight Against Fascism, Libraries Should Be Defended — Not Defunded
Libraries represent the kind of infrastructure progressive leaders must fortify at all costs, especially in this moment.
truthout.org
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
My latest reprinted in @truthout.org. "Libraries represent the kind of infrastructure progressive leaders should fortify and defend at all costs, especially in this moment. Instead, libraries in Chicago are being hollowed out, while the police budget remains sacrosanct."
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Thank you @ilhanmn.bsky.social for making it plain.
The Somali community is vibrant and will not be intimidated by these shameful, cowardly attacks.
The Somali community is vibrant and will not be intimidated by these shameful, cowardly attacks.
The president fails to realize how deeply Somali Americans love this country.
We are doctors, teachers, and elected leaders working to make our country better.
We will not let Trump intimidate or debilitate us. My op-ed:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
We are doctors, teachers, and elected leaders working to make our country better.
We will not let Trump intimidate or debilitate us. My op-ed:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
Opinion | Ilhan Omar: Trump Knows He’s Failing. Cue the Bigotry.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Thank you @ilhanmn.bsky.social for making it plain.
The Somali community is vibrant and will not be intimidated by these shameful, cowardly attacks.
The Somali community is vibrant and will not be intimidated by these shameful, cowardly attacks.
People showed up today even with freezing winds. @ruthzee.bsky.social gave a powerful speech and representatives from @pressley.house.gov and @markey.senate.gov also offered strong messages of support. Not a single State Rep/Senator showed up and neither did anyone from Gov Healey's office.
Show up for Immigrants and send a message to the State House to DO SOMETHING. LFG
December 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
People showed up today even with freezing winds. @ruthzee.bsky.social gave a powerful speech and representatives from @pressley.house.gov and @markey.senate.gov also offered strong messages of support. Not a single State Rep/Senator showed up and neither did anyone from Gov Healey's office.
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Nearly six months later.
December 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Nearly six months later.
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I just want people to sit w/the implications that the Democrats have spent so much time and money supporting and protecting Cuellar, who has voted w the GOP the majority of his career, and admits corruption charges and a fake pardon (he hasn't been convicted), Jeffries called him a *beloved* member
December 3, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I just want people to sit w/the implications that the Democrats have spent so much time and money supporting and protecting Cuellar, who has voted w the GOP the majority of his career, and admits corruption charges and a fake pardon (he hasn't been convicted), Jeffries called him a *beloved* member
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I really love this for so many reasons. YES. Please bring back school field trips for the small people.
Quinta Brunson has launched a fund to provide free field trips for public school students in Philadelphia.
The Emmy-winning actress also donated $25,000 for students experiencing food insecurity.
🔗: form-renderer-app.donorperfect.io/give/fundsdp...
The Emmy-winning actress also donated $25,000 for students experiencing food insecurity.
🔗: form-renderer-app.donorperfect.io/give/fundsdp...
December 4, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I really love this for so many reasons. YES. Please bring back school field trips for the small people.
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It is a very big deal that a sitting member of congress is going to move to impeach one of the most powerful people in the world for murder.
@thanedar.house.gov, thank you for being willing to stand up for human rights, even if some of your party isn’t willing to stand beside you.
This is the kind of leadership we’re looking for - Representatives that will hold Trump’s regime responsible for actual murder.
This is the kind of leadership we’re looking for - Representatives that will hold Trump’s regime responsible for actual murder.
December 4, 2025 at 4:20 AM
It is a very big deal that a sitting member of congress is going to move to impeach one of the most powerful people in the world for murder.
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
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Show up for Immigrants and send a message to the State House to DO SOMETHING. LFG
December 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Show up for Immigrants and send a message to the State House to DO SOMETHING. LFG
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Disappointed to see @whitehouse.senate.gov and @reed.senate.gov on the list.
11 Senate Democrats just voted to advance the nomination of a Federal Society judge who used to defend banks and payday lenders:
Durbin
Gallego
Hassan
Hirono
Kaine
Kelly
King
Klobuchar
Reed
Rosen
Whitehouse
Durbin
Gallego
Hassan
Hirono
Kaine
Kelly
King
Klobuchar
Reed
Rosen
Whitehouse
December 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Disappointed to see @whitehouse.senate.gov and @reed.senate.gov on the list.
"Itemizers can avoid the new floor in 2026 by giving more this season, experts said. Donors who give this year would receive a tax deduction for their entire charitable contribution instead of just the portion above 0.5% of AGI."
How Trump's charitable tax deduction laws may influence when you give
2025 may be a pivotal year for charitable giving because deduction rules are changing next year. What to know to maximize your gifts.
www.usatoday.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"Itemizers can avoid the new floor in 2026 by giving more this season, experts said. Donors who give this year would receive a tax deduction for their entire charitable contribution instead of just the portion above 0.5% of AGI."
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Religion note: Remember that pastor who was arrested protesting an ICE detention facility outside Chicago recently? The one who was photographed on the ground as officers arrested him?
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
December 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Religion note: Remember that pastor who was arrested protesting an ICE detention facility outside Chicago recently? The one who was photographed on the ground as officers arrested him?
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
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HELL YEA
U.S. reinstates all canceled library grants after court order www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/1...
U.S. reinstates all canceled library grants after court order
A court ruled that Trump’s effort to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the only federal agency dedicated to funding libraries, was unlawful.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
HELL YEA