S. S. Newbery
@ssnewbery.bsky.social
Photographer. San Francisco Bay Area. Author of *Los Caprichos: after Goya* (2020), an artist's book of palladium prints and homage to Goya's 1799 *Caprichos*. Doing lots of watercolor these days.
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RFK Jr is doing a modern-day Tuskegee study, where by he uses taxpayer money to intentionality infect African children with Hepatitis B and deny them treatment. You know, just to see what happens
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“Another Tuskegee”: Leaked Docs Reveal CDC Is Funding Deadly Study
The CDC is funding a horrific hepatitis experiment on babies.
newrepublic.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:56 PM
RFK Jr is doing a modern-day Tuskegee study, where by he uses taxpayer money to intentionality infect African children with Hepatitis B and deny them treatment. You know, just to see what happens
newrepublic.com/post/205330/...
newrepublic.com/post/205330/...
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If a Democratic president had done something like this, Fox and the GOP would have turned Adriana Camberos into a household name à la Willie Horton or, yes, Hunter Biden.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
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January 17, 2026 at 2:33 PM
If a Democratic president had done something like this, Fox and the GOP would have turned Adriana Camberos into a household name à la Willie Horton or, yes, Hunter Biden.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
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When you’re a billionaire you don’t care about regulations cause you can just shrug and pay the fines and then buy the entire government who put the regulations into place and cancel all the regulations.
you may be *shocked* to know that Musk's other companies don't necessarily heed the rules and regs and maybe don't care about air pollution as much as you would think - www.cnbc.com/2024/05/14/t...
January 17, 2026 at 1:52 AM
When you’re a billionaire you don’t care about regulations cause you can just shrug and pay the fines and then buy the entire government who put the regulations into place and cancel all the regulations.
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Historian of Reconstruction here read this bloody thread!
I've seen some folks giving into doomerism by citing the US's history of paramilitary violence shutting down fair elections in the South, and I want to add some historical context to support Jamelle here (as an historian of Reconstruction paramilitary violence)
the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
January 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Historian of Reconstruction here read this bloody thread!
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🚨BREAKING: Federal three judge panel DENIES Republican motion to stay new California congressional map while GOP seeks Supreme Court review. Another loss for Republicans and Trump's DOJ. www.democracydocket.com/cases/califo...
🚨 Tangipa et al v. Newsom et al
Learn more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:25 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal three judge panel DENIES Republican motion to stay new California congressional map while GOP seeks Supreme Court review. Another loss for Republicans and Trump's DOJ. www.democracydocket.com/cases/califo...
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What’s your fav Roman object story to tell? Mine is of course that the Meroë head was placed under the stairs of a the temple of Victory in Meroë, the capital city of Nubia, likely so worshippers stepped on the Roman head as they walked on them. Now that is a metaphor. warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/cla...
January 16, 2026 at 8:11 PM
What’s your fav Roman object story to tell? Mine is of course that the Meroë head was placed under the stairs of a the temple of Victory in Meroë, the capital city of Nubia, likely so worshippers stepped on the Roman head as they walked on them. Now that is a metaphor. warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/cla...
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U.S. billionaires made record-breaking extreme wealth gains last year. But "Average taxpayers like you and I," says IPS @inequality.org researcher @ocampomar.bsky.social in @truthout.org, "still pay income tax at triple the rate of the wealthiest Americans."
Top 15 US Billionaires Gained Nearly $1 Trillion in Wealth in Trump’s First Year
The US has 935 billionaires, roughly a dozen of whom have jobs within the Trump administration.
truthout.org
January 16, 2026 at 1:01 PM
U.S. billionaires made record-breaking extreme wealth gains last year. But "Average taxpayers like you and I," says IPS @inequality.org researcher @ocampomar.bsky.social in @truthout.org, "still pay income tax at triple the rate of the wealthiest Americans."
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The people of Minneapolis are highly engaged in defending our community from the federal occupation. A meeting in the Whittier neighborhood last night required three overflow rooms, with speakers having to go room to room to make sure everyone heard them. 838 people at Whittier Elementary.
January 15, 2026 at 11:39 PM
The people of Minneapolis are highly engaged in defending our community from the federal occupation. A meeting in the Whittier neighborhood last night required three overflow rooms, with speakers having to go room to room to make sure everyone heard them. 838 people at Whittier Elementary.
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President Trump is once again threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act, this time in Minneapolis. That would be a flagrant and particularly dangerous abuse of the Act—one that would threaten the rule of law and public safety alike. 1/13
January 16, 2026 at 12:18 AM
President Trump is once again threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act, this time in Minneapolis. That would be a flagrant and particularly dangerous abuse of the Act—one that would threaten the rule of law and public safety alike. 1/13
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On my morning walk today I saw this one, which is one of my favs, on a power box. See many poster designs here: defend612.com/art/
January 15, 2026 at 2:23 PM
On my morning walk today I saw this one, which is one of my favs, on a power box. See many poster designs here: defend612.com/art/
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🚨WHOA. The El Paso Medical Examiner says it will rule the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at ICE's "Camp East Montana" tent camp as a homicide.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
January 15, 2026 at 11:03 PM
🚨WHOA. The El Paso Medical Examiner says it will rule the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at ICE's "Camp East Montana" tent camp as a homicide.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
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No, Trump can't legally cancel the midterms. Does this still seem to you like a regime that's concerned with legality? We--everyone who doesn't want dictatorship, for whatever reason--can simultaneously articulate often & loudly rule of law *and* think through its collapse and possible responses.
January 15, 2026 at 6:03 PM
No, Trump can't legally cancel the midterms. Does this still seem to you like a regime that's concerned with legality? We--everyone who doesn't want dictatorship, for whatever reason--can simultaneously articulate often & loudly rule of law *and* think through its collapse and possible responses.
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The story for this moment: How ICE violence against women is increasingly visible — and largely untracked, by @candicenorwood.bsky.social
It's hard to watch what's happening. It's harder to be the one to record it. Candice does this while showing us what this violence means about us as a country
It's hard to watch what's happening. It's harder to be the one to record it. Candice does this while showing us what this violence means about us as a country
ICE violence against women is increasingly visible — and largely untracked
The killing of Renee Nicole Good — and the viral video that followed — underscores the forceful tactics long used against marginalized women.
19thnews.org
January 15, 2026 at 4:38 PM
The story for this moment: How ICE violence against women is increasingly visible — and largely untracked, by @candicenorwood.bsky.social
It's hard to watch what's happening. It's harder to be the one to record it. Candice does this while showing us what this violence means about us as a country
It's hard to watch what's happening. It's harder to be the one to record it. Candice does this while showing us what this violence means about us as a country
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The Trump admin, which says it was investigating fraud in Democratic-led states, quietly shelved a massive welfare fraud investigation in Mississippi involving public funds funneled to Brett Favre and others
Trump Admin Went Easy On A Red State After Punishing Blue States For The Same Exact Thing
Mississippi caught a break on an embezzlement scandal that funneled money to Brett Favre and others.
www.huffpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:10 PM
The Trump admin, which says it was investigating fraud in Democratic-led states, quietly shelved a massive welfare fraud investigation in Mississippi involving public funds funneled to Brett Favre and others
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Elon Musk's DOGE was not a failure - for the people behind Elon. Sure, it cut no costs and ruined Elon's reputation, but it exfiltrated data from every federal agency and delivered it to Peter Thiel's Palantir, which then created the app ICE agents are using to target immigrant neighborhoods. 1/
“It’s basically a map of the United States. It’s kind of like Google Maps.” This is how an ICE agent described the app Palantir worked on for finding neighborhoods to raid.
I've seen the interface, it does look exactly like that www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
I've seen the interface, it does look exactly like that www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
January 15, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Elon Musk's DOGE was not a failure - for the people behind Elon. Sure, it cut no costs and ruined Elon's reputation, but it exfiltrated data from every federal agency and delivered it to Peter Thiel's Palantir, which then created the app ICE agents are using to target immigrant neighborhoods. 1/
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People, please! Proud Boy Enrique Tarrio is NOT an ICE officer. His name was on an obviously fake list that went viral yesterday. Tarrio then joke-replied to the claim. By today he explicitly stated, he is not an ICE officer. This "news" article is based only on his joke. The claim is false. 1/
Enrique Tarrio, exlíder de los Proud Boys, dice que se ha convertido en agente de ICE
Tarrio, quien recibió un indulto de Trump por su participación en el asalto al Capitolio en 2021, fue detenido un mes después de su liberación por un cargo de agresión en Washington D.C.
www.telemundo.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:48 AM
People, please! Proud Boy Enrique Tarrio is NOT an ICE officer. His name was on an obviously fake list that went viral yesterday. Tarrio then joke-replied to the claim. By today he explicitly stated, he is not an ICE officer. This "news" article is based only on his joke. The claim is false. 1/
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ICE agents love to wave around paper that looks official. Most of it is a scam — administrative forms signed by ICE supervisors, not real judicial warrants signed by judges. Let's go through what that scam paper looks like versus a real judicial warrant.
How to Legally Protect People in Your Home from ICE | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland
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January 15, 2026 at 7:46 AM
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URGENT! Call your Senators and Representatives. #Trump and #RFKJr just slashed two billion dollars in funding for addiction and mental health services. Thanks to @5calls.org and @defendpublichealth.bsky.social for taking the lead on this. 5calls.org/issue/samhsa...
Demand Restoration of Essential Addiction and Mental Health Funding ⭑ 5 Calls
Around midnight on January 13, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) sent grant terminations for as many as 2,800 …
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January 14, 2026 at 11:18 PM
URGENT! Call your Senators and Representatives. #Trump and #RFKJr just slashed two billion dollars in funding for addiction and mental health services. Thanks to @5calls.org and @defendpublichealth.bsky.social for taking the lead on this. 5calls.org/issue/samhsa...
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Minneapolis city officials are working to confirm reports of a shooting in north Minneapolis involving federal law enforcement agents.
Minneapolis officials working to confirm possible shooting in north Minneapolis involving feds
The incident comes exactly a week after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Macklin Good in south Minneapolis.
sahanjournal.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Minneapolis city officials are working to confirm reports of a shooting in north Minneapolis involving federal law enforcement agents.
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1/ Ciji Graham was the mother of 2-year-old SJ, a sister to 9 younger siblings, a beloved friend.
She's also the 7th case we’ve found of a pregnant woman in a state restricting abortion who died after being unable to access standard care.
This is her story.
She's also the 7th case we’ve found of a pregnant woman in a state restricting abortion who died after being unable to access standard care.
This is her story.
January 15, 2026 at 2:00 AM
1/ Ciji Graham was the mother of 2-year-old SJ, a sister to 9 younger siblings, a beloved friend.
She's also the 7th case we’ve found of a pregnant woman in a state restricting abortion who died after being unable to access standard care.
This is her story.
She's also the 7th case we’ve found of a pregnant woman in a state restricting abortion who died after being unable to access standard care.
This is her story.
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BREAKING: Hundreds of sensitive U.S. records obtained by WIRED undercut the Trump administration’s claims portraying Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua as a unified terrorist force invading the country. Intelligence agencies spent much of 2025 unsure TdA even functioned as an organization on U.S. soil.
Trump Warned of a Tren de Aragua ‘Invasion.’ US Intel Told a Different Story
Hundreds of records obtained by WIRED show thin intelligence on the Venezuelan gang in the United States, describing fragmented, low-level crime rather than a coordinated terrorist threat.
www.wired.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:02 PM
BREAKING: Hundreds of sensitive U.S. records obtained by WIRED undercut the Trump administration’s claims portraying Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua as a unified terrorist force invading the country. Intelligence agencies spent much of 2025 unsure TdA even functioned as an organization on U.S. soil.
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This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
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Four Oglala detainees located, three still in ICE custody - ICT
The four Lakota detainees were reportedly sent to a former concentration camp used during the Dakota Wars
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January 14, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
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I laid out how Trump's invasion of Venezuela is like his invasion of Minnesota: Tribute and obeisance.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIi6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIi6...
Murder on ICE and Water
YouTube video by emptywheel
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January 14, 2026 at 11:46 PM
I laid out how Trump's invasion of Venezuela is like his invasion of Minnesota: Tribute and obeisance.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIi6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIi6...
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Metro Transit drivers are witnessing ICE arrests in the streets, and one operator from Somalia was held for over a month after being detained on his way to work, according to union leaders.
Written by Andrew Hazzard.
Written by Andrew Hazzard.
Metro Transit workers decry ICE activity at transit stops
Metro Transit drivers say they’re witnessing ICE arrests at bus stops and in the streets of the Twin Cities.
sahanjournal.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Metro Transit drivers are witnessing ICE arrests in the streets, and one operator from Somalia was held for over a month after being detained on his way to work, according to union leaders.
Written by Andrew Hazzard.
Written by Andrew Hazzard.
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Senate Republicans on Wednesday succeeded in blocking a bipartisan resolution that would have required President Donald Trump to seek congressional approval before taking additional military action in Venezuela.
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
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Republicans Quash Resolution Limiting Trump’s War Powers In Venezuela
Several GOP senators backed down from limiting the president's war powers after he threatened them with electoral consequences.
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January 15, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Senate Republicans on Wednesday succeeded in blocking a bipartisan resolution that would have required President Donald Trump to seek congressional approval before taking additional military action in Venezuela.
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...