SouthFLFed
@southfed.bsky.social
Former Fed, living in South FL & previously in DC and Nebraska. 🏳️🌈 Criminal Justice advocate for my L.O. in Pennsylvania state prison, who is now also fighting sarcoma/cancer.
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13,300 confined children in the U.S. are detained pretrial – aka, they’re legally innocent
Locking kids up in deplorable conditions is traumatizing and counterproductive to public safety in the short & long term
Locking kids up in deplorable conditions is traumatizing and counterproductive to public safety in the short & long term
February 4, 2026 at 7:32 PM
13,300 confined children in the U.S. are detained pretrial – aka, they’re legally innocent
Locking kids up in deplorable conditions is traumatizing and counterproductive to public safety in the short & long term
Locking kids up in deplorable conditions is traumatizing and counterproductive to public safety in the short & long term
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Prisons and jails are deathmaking institutions.
This is kind of wild -- the Los Angeles jails just had their 2nd in-custody death this month. It's the 9th in-custody death this year
At this rate they'd be on track to more than 90 deaths this year.
At this rate they'd be on track to more than 90 deaths this year.
February 4, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Prisons and jails are deathmaking institutions.
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Brad Karp, the chairman of the Paul Weiss law firm who brokered that deal with Trump last year & agreed to provide $40 million of pro bono services for Trump's causes, resigns due to fallout over his emails with Epstein: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Brad Karp Resigns as Paul Weiss Chairman Amid Epstein Fallout
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Brad Karp, the chairman of the Paul Weiss law firm who brokered that deal with Trump last year & agreed to provide $40 million of pro bono services for Trump's causes, resigns due to fallout over his emails with Epstein: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
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Chairman of the law firm that initially caved to Trump’s demands is in the Epstein files… imagine that…
January 31, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Chairman of the law firm that initially caved to Trump’s demands is in the Epstein files… imagine that…
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A reminder that the New England Patriots plane is flown by Omni air who contracts with ICE to fly people in chains to Africa and Asia several times per week.
Go Seahawks.
Go Seahawks.
February 2, 2026 at 12:16 AM
A reminder that the New England Patriots plane is flown by Omni air who contracts with ICE to fly people in chains to Africa and Asia several times per week.
Go Seahawks.
Go Seahawks.
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The Trump administration is planning to use Google Gemini’s artificial intelligence to write federal transportation regulations, according to U.S. Department of Transportation records and interviews with six agency staffers.
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence
The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer....
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM
The Trump administration is planning to use Google Gemini’s artificial intelligence to write federal transportation regulations, according to U.S. Department of Transportation records and interviews with six agency staffers.
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
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“Ochoa is a Border Patrol agent who joined CBP in 2018. Gutierrez joined in 2014 and works for CBP’s Office of Field Operations. He is assigned to a special response team, which conducts high-risk operations like those of police SWAT units. Records show both men are from South Texas.”
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...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:34 PM
“Ochoa is a Border Patrol agent who joined CBP in 2018. Gutierrez joined in 2014 and works for CBP’s Office of Field Operations. He is assigned to a special response team, which conducts high-risk operations like those of police SWAT units. Records show both men are from South Texas.”
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Officials overseeing Trump’s mass-deportation campaign are fighting one another for power.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Battles Are Raging Inside the Department of Homeland Security
Officials overseeing Trump’s mass-deportation campaign are fighting one another for power.
www.theatlantic.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:41 AM
Officials overseeing Trump’s mass-deportation campaign are fighting one another for power.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Deplorables. 😡
ICE agents just seem to consider pepper spraying people in the face to be an appropriate casual greeting. www.noozhawk.com/federal-ice-...
Federal ICE Agent Pepper Sprays Person in Face in Santa Barbara Eastside Incident
A masked federal agent wearing a vest labeled “police” pepper sprayed a person in the face at close range Wednesday morning on Santa Barbara’s Eastside.
www.noozhawk.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Deplorables. 😡
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Miami-Dade and Coral Gables plan to adopt biochar tech to turn hurricane debris, yard waste into fertilizer and construction mix while lowering pollution.
Burning trees to help the planet? South Florida tries new climate tech solution
Miami-Dade and Coral Gables plan to adopt biochar tech to turn hurricane debris, yard waste into fertilizer and construction mix while lowering pollution.
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January 28, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Miami-Dade and Coral Gables plan to adopt biochar tech to turn hurricane debris, yard waste into fertilizer and construction mix while lowering pollution.
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Anderson Cooper played side-by-side video of Noem and Bovino smearing the victim of Saturday's shooting, then said, "If either of these public officials had an ounce of decency, they would call up Alex Pretti's parents and apologize."
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Anderson Cooper played side-by-side video of Noem and Bovino smearing the victim of Saturday's shooting, then said, "If either of these public officials had an ounce of decency, they would call up Alex Pretti's parents and apologize."
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#Medsky #oncosky #immunosky #neurosky #publichealth For decades, researchers have noted that cancer and Alzheimer’s disease are rarely found in the same person, fuelling speculation that one condition might offer some degree of protection from the other…
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Cancer might protect against Alzheimer’s — this protein helps explain why
A molecule produced by cancer cells can shield the brain from Alzheimer’s disease in mice.
www.nature.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:30 PM
#Medsky #oncosky #immunosky #neurosky #publichealth For decades, researchers have noted that cancer and Alzheimer’s disease are rarely found in the same person, fuelling speculation that one condition might offer some degree of protection from the other…
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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In the wake of the fatal shooting of a Minnesota mother by an immigration agent this month, House De...
Commentary: Kristi Noem should be removed from office before she can do more harm
In the wake of the fatal shooting of a Minnesota mother by an immigration agent this month, House De...
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 6:30 AM
In the wake of the fatal shooting of a Minnesota mother by an immigration agent this month, House De...
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BREAKING: The Border Patrol's Greg Bovino has been ousted from his role of "Commander at Large"—and Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski could be next to lose their jobs, sources tell @nickmiroff.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
January 26, 2026 at 11:39 PM
BREAKING: The Border Patrol's Greg Bovino has been ousted from his role of "Commander at Large"—and Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski could be next to lose their jobs, sources tell @nickmiroff.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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The American Federation of Government Employees Demands Resignation or Termination of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller for Smearing Slain AFGE Member Alex Pretti as “Domestic Terrorist”
The American Federation of Government Employees Demands Resignation or Termination of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller for Smearing Slain AFGE Member Alex Pretti as “Domestic Terrorist”
AFGE Demands Resignation or Termination of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller for Smearing Slain AFGE Member Alex Pretti as “Domestic Terrorist”
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union representing 820,000 federal and D.C. government workers nationwide and overseas.
www.afge.org
January 27, 2026 at 4:07 AM
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The American Federation of Government Employees Demands Resignation or Termination of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller for Smearing Slain AFGE Member Alex Pretti as “Domestic Terrorist”
The American Federation of Government Employees Demands Resignation or Termination of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller for Smearing Slain AFGE Member Alex Pretti as “Domestic Terrorist”
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“Our demand is clear: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem... and Deputy WH Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, the architect of that policy, must resign immediately. If they refuse, President Trump must dismiss them" AFGE National President Everett Kelley said in a statement.
www.rawstory.com/trump-immigr...
www.rawstory.com/trump-immigr...
Massive union overseeing Border Patrol demands ouster of Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller
A massive union that represents some of President Donald Trump's immigration agents called on two of the administration's top officials to resign following the killing of an ICU nurse in Minneapolis o...
www.rawstory.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:53 AM
“Our demand is clear: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem... and Deputy WH Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, the architect of that policy, must resign immediately. If they refuse, President Trump must dismiss them" AFGE National President Everett Kelley said in a statement.
www.rawstory.com/trump-immigr...
www.rawstory.com/trump-immigr...
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AP reports on how an ICE agent, after the shooting, told “Boo hoo” to protesters. apnews.com/article/immi...
January 24, 2026 at 10:52 PM
AP reports on how an ICE agent, after the shooting, told “Boo hoo” to protesters. apnews.com/article/immi...
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One court decision, two different headlines.
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
January 22, 2026 at 3:30 AM
One court decision, two different headlines.
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
Those lying bastards....
Last year a whistleblower said DOGE had illegally accessed a Social Security database. SSA now acknowledges it's true—& that DOGE employees had secret agreement w/ unidentified political advocacy group to use SocSec data to help overturn election results. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
January 21, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Those lying bastards....
More of this!
local12.com/news/nation-...
local12.com/news/nation-...
Woman who killed abuser freed after 23 years in prison under new survivor justice law
The law, which took effect last year, allows judges to reconsider sentences if abuse was a significant contributing factor in the crime.
local12.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:03 AM
More of this!
local12.com/news/nation-...
local12.com/news/nation-...
ICE is a bunch of sick sadists! 😡
This is a US citizen! It is zero degrees outside.
Thao was taken by federal agents from his St. Paul home in frigid cold only wearing boxers and Crocs.
St. Paul mayor Her ‘livid’ after ICE wrongly targets family friend, escorts him undressed into cold
www.startribune.com/st-paul-mayo...
Thao was taken by federal agents from his St. Paul home in frigid cold only wearing boxers and Crocs.
St. Paul mayor Her ‘livid’ after ICE wrongly targets family friend, escorts him undressed into cold
www.startribune.com/st-paul-mayo...
St. Paul mayor Kaohly Her ‘livid’ after ICE wrongly targets family friend, escorts him undressed into cold
ChongLy Scott Thao was taken by federal agents from his St. Paul home in the frigid cold only wearing boxers and Crocs.
www.startribune.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:50 AM
ICE is a bunch of sick sadists! 😡
Shapiro pick for Board of Pardons vacancy opposed by clemency advocates www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/01...
Prolific prosecution witness tapped for Board of Pardons
Shapiro’s pick is opposed by clemency advocates and criminal defense attorneys.
www.spotlightpa.org
January 19, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Shapiro pick for Board of Pardons vacancy opposed by clemency advocates www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/01...
We know, but we want everyone to know! #EpsteinFiles
Why was Jeffrey Epstein’s procurer transferred to a cushy prison?
Mother Jones sues the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell records
Why was Jeffrey Epstein's procurer transferred to a cushy prison?
www.motherjones.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:32 AM
We know, but we want everyone to know! #EpsteinFiles
Shapiro pick for Pennsylvania Board of Pardons vacancy opposed by clemency advocates www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/01...
Prolific prosecution witness tapped for Board of Pardons
Shapiro’s pick is opposed by clemency advocates and criminal defense attorneys.
www.spotlightpa.org
January 17, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Shapiro pick for Pennsylvania Board of Pardons vacancy opposed by clemency advocates www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/01...
oh come on! 😡
Here's an enraging story I wrote about today: A lady currently incarcerated in Texas has been taking care of a stray cat. It got sick. Her daughter started a fundraiser to pay for the vet. The prison now has put her in solitary confinement. thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/15/p...
After a Prison Cat Fundraiser Went Viral, Texas Officials Put His Caretaker in Solitary Confinement
“She was crying when she called me,” her daughter told The Barbed Wire. “This is not a place my medically challenged mother should be.”
thebarbedwire.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:16 AM
oh come on! 😡