Rlswrites
@rlswrites.bsky.social
Writer, journalist, professor, mom. NYT cont writer. NO VISIBLE BRUISES. WOMEN WE BURIED, WOMEN WE BURNED. Guggy and Bernstein winner. NBCC nom. Cilantro hater. Www.globalgrit.com
Oh. My. God.
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
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February 2, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Oh. My. God.
Watching US courts rule on the hundreds of Trump Administration cases right now is like watching Marty Supreme, and I didn’t like that movie either.
February 1, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Watching US courts rule on the hundreds of Trump Administration cases right now is like watching Marty Supreme, and I didn’t like that movie either.
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The president of the United States had his DOJ raid the Fulton County election office and seized ballots. This is clearly a dry run for 2026. Yet, this is treated by too many in legacy media as normal.
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January 31, 2026 at 11:15 PM
The president of the United States had his DOJ raid the Fulton County election office and seized ballots. This is clearly a dry run for 2026. Yet, this is treated by too many in legacy media as normal.
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If all these oligarchs named in the Epstein Files are totally innocent, surely they’d be in favor of an independent investigation into Epstein’s crimes.
Right?
Right?
January 31, 2026 at 6:02 PM
If all these oligarchs named in the Epstein Files are totally innocent, surely they’d be in favor of an independent investigation into Epstein’s crimes.
Right?
Right?
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Ahhh. The timing of the bogus arrests all begins to make sense.
Blanche says that any Epstein document that "would jeopardize an active federal investigation" is not being released by the DOJ
January 30, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Ahhh. The timing of the bogus arrests all begins to make sense.
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Children raped and killed. American citizens shot in the street. Immigrants illegally shackled, tortured, killed. Journalists arrested.
While a $300 million ballroom is constructed and a trash documentary released.
While a $300 million ballroom is constructed and a trash documentary released.
January 31, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Children raped and killed. American citizens shot in the street. Immigrants illegally shackled, tortured, killed. Journalists arrested.
While a $300 million ballroom is constructed and a trash documentary released.
While a $300 million ballroom is constructed and a trash documentary released.
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This Epstein drop is HUGE and utterly disgusting. I don’t see how this man is allowed to remain in office. Where are the evangelical leaders, the soccer moms, the folks stocking up on eggs, the farmers, the small business owners.
Decide. Who are you?
Decide. Who are you?
January 30, 2026 at 10:04 PM
This Epstein drop is HUGE and utterly disgusting. I don’t see how this man is allowed to remain in office. Where are the evangelical leaders, the soccer moms, the folks stocking up on eggs, the farmers, the small business owners.
Decide. Who are you?
Decide. Who are you?
Don Lemon was also arrested last night…
Arresting journalists. Good God.
Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
January 30, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Don Lemon was also arrested last night…
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If only there were a constitutional amendment designed for the situation where your president has gone completely bat shit insane 😡
abcnews.go.com/amp/US/trump...
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Trump posts discredited conspiracy theories following seizure of 2020 ballots in Georgia
In the hours after FBI agents in Georgia seized 2020 election ballots, President Trump posted a series of thoroughly discredited conspiracy theories about the election.
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January 29, 2026 at 11:37 PM
If only there were a constitutional amendment designed for the situation where your president has gone completely bat shit insane 😡
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It’s driving me a little insane to see all this “protester” lingo.
Like yea there are protests..
But if masked, armed thugs invade your neighborhood and terrorize your community, standing against that is not “protesting”.
That’s an attempt to maintain safety. The government made itself the danger.
Like yea there are protests..
But if masked, armed thugs invade your neighborhood and terrorize your community, standing against that is not “protesting”.
That’s an attempt to maintain safety. The government made itself the danger.
January 29, 2026 at 1:52 PM
It’s driving me a little insane to see all this “protester” lingo.
Like yea there are protests..
But if masked, armed thugs invade your neighborhood and terrorize your community, standing against that is not “protesting”.
That’s an attempt to maintain safety. The government made itself the danger.
Like yea there are protests..
But if masked, armed thugs invade your neighborhood and terrorize your community, standing against that is not “protesting”.
That’s an attempt to maintain safety. The government made itself the danger.
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This is a cover up of a murder, led by our own federal government.
January 29, 2026 at 11:00 PM
This is a cover up of a murder, led by our own federal government.
A good news/bad news day in my household… my brilliant daughter got into Northeastern! The brilliant Northeastern folks gave us $2K in financial aid. I must have missed the memo where humanities profs are rich…
January 30, 2026 at 3:00 AM
A good news/bad news day in my household… my brilliant daughter got into Northeastern! The brilliant Northeastern folks gave us $2K in financial aid. I must have missed the memo where humanities profs are rich…
Today’s news that #tiktok has banned use of the word #epstein reminds me that the DOJ needs to be held responsible for its failure to release the Epstein files in full.
The Real Epstein Cover-Up www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
The Real Epstein Cover-Up www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
Opinion | The Real Epstein Cover-Up
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January 30, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Today’s news that #tiktok has banned use of the word #epstein reminds me that the DOJ needs to be held responsible for its failure to release the Epstein files in full.
The Real Epstein Cover-Up www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
The Real Epstein Cover-Up www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
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January 29, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Hi!👋🏼 I’m a @nytopinion.nytimes.com contributing writer covering #genderbasedviolence, #domesticviolence, #criminaljustice #reform, #guns & other stuff. I’m new here. Lemme know if you want a gift link for any of my pieces. Who should I be following/chillin’ with?
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A federal appeals court rules that the Trump administration acted illegally when it ended legal protections that gave hundreds of thousands of people from Venezuela permission to live and work in the U.S.
U.S. appeals court says Noem’s decision to end protections for Venezuelans was illegal
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem exceeded her authority in taking the action.
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January 29, 2026 at 4:40 PM
A federal appeals court rules that the Trump administration acted illegally when it ended legal protections that gave hundreds of thousands of people from Venezuela permission to live and work in the U.S.
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"Our new analysis shows that it is far more dangerous to be pregnant than to have an abortion, and this gap in mortality risk is even larger than previously recognized.” - lead study author Maria Steenland.
In fact, the mortality risk of pregnancy is 44 to 70 times higher than from abortion.
In fact, the mortality risk of pregnancy is 44 to 70 times higher than from abortion.
Risk of maternal death during pregnancy greatly underestimated, study finds
A new study comparing deaths of pregnant people and of those who have an abortion show that risk of death due to pregnancy is three times higher than previously estimated.
www.brown.edu
January 29, 2026 at 2:39 AM
"Our new analysis shows that it is far more dangerous to be pregnant than to have an abortion, and this gap in mortality risk is even larger than previously recognized.” - lead study author Maria Steenland.
In fact, the mortality risk of pregnancy is 44 to 70 times higher than from abortion.
In fact, the mortality risk of pregnancy is 44 to 70 times higher than from abortion.
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"They had the professional demeanor of criminals".
This should be said every time ICE is mentioned.
This should be said every time ICE is mentioned.
January 29, 2026 at 5:05 PM
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals".
This should be said every time ICE is mentioned.
This should be said every time ICE is mentioned.
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This giant ICE Army they are building this year is also likely to be at polling places during the midterms in heavily Democratic precincts with the excuse being that they are looking for “illegals trying to vote.”
January 29, 2026 at 1:54 AM
This giant ICE Army they are building this year is also likely to be at polling places during the midterms in heavily Democratic precincts with the excuse being that they are looking for “illegals trying to vote.”
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I guess he just got lucky.
January 27, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I guess he just got lucky.
Or if Al Gore had won
Just think about what would be happening in the US right now if Kamala had been elected.
January 28, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Or if Al Gore had won
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So basically Albert Speer’s defense at Nuremberg.
January 28, 2026 at 3:00 AM
So basically Albert Speer’s defense at Nuremberg.
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Anthropic execs in 2024: '“Project Panama is our effort to destructively scan all the books in the world,” an internal planning document unsealed in legal filings last week said. “We don’t want it to be known that we are working on this.”'
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Inside one company’s secret plan to ‘destructively scan every book in the world’
Court filings reveal how AI companies raced to obtain more books to feed chatbots, including by buying, scanning and disposing of millions of titles.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Anthropic execs in 2024: '“Project Panama is our effort to destructively scan all the books in the world,” an internal planning document unsealed in legal filings last week said. “We don’t want it to be known that we are working on this.”'
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They are illegally 40 days late
JUST IN: DOJ says its attorneys have reviewed and redacted “millions” of pages of Epstein Files material and should complete their review in the “near term.” But they say there’s no specific date or ballpark for the release. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 28, 2026 at 1:01 AM
They are illegally 40 days late
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It's going to take DECADES to rebuild the federal government after what Trump and Musk and Vought and the rest of them did.
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U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
www.science.org
January 28, 2026 at 3:11 AM
It's going to take DECADES to rebuild the federal government after what Trump and Musk and Vought and the rest of them did.
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Please listen to this interview.
"Let us go." Immigration attorney Eric Lee shares a drawing by his five-year-old client, stuck in an immigration prison.
January 27, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Please listen to this interview.