this is all to say that should democrats win the house and senate this november, they should hold similarly dramatic — which is to say televised and highly publicized — hearings on the conduct of ICE and CBP, with testimony from victims. we want as much of *this* as possible in the record. (3/?)

DrDinD.bsky.social@drdind.bsky.social · 9mo ago

ICE detained Arlit Maria Martinez on her way to work. 2 days later, her 15 yo son died of cancer. They wouldn't let her out to say goodbye. The family had planned to move back to Mexico prior to the cancer diagnosis but stayed for his treatment. Now, Mr Martinez has lost his wife to ICE & his son.

The kids probably don't remember when Bari Weiss tweeted "Immigrants: They get the job done" after Mirai Nagasu (not an immigrant) landed a triple axel in the Olympics

SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going— SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti— SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE

Sardonicus@sardonicus.eu · 10mo ago

'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.' Photograph by Daniel Ibanez

I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.

Oy.

Asha Rangappa@asharangappa.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.

You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before

when all the lawyers on your timeline go off at once

What cruel stupidity.

Catherine Rampell@crampell.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Over 700,000 TPS recipients lose legal status by the end of 2025, including 550,000 who are legally working. TPS recipients contribute over $36B in annual GDP. Withdrawing their work authorization could add to labor shortages in construction, cleaning, and hospitality, especially in FL, TX, NY

Madness. So much madness.

Olivia Messer@oliviamesser.bsky.social · 10mo ago

79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5. He’s been taken by ICE in Florida. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...

I don't mean to be glib or trivializing: Texas A&M's "to end indoctrination you must teach only our doctrine" is some arbeit macht frei obscenity. No, of course it's not genocide. But it's the logic of sadistic erasure, the way in 1984 2+2=5 made even believing the truth impossible.

Dirty deeds done at great expense.

ChrisO_wiki@chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 11mo ago

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

Just when I think I couldn’t love them more.

Merriam-Webster@merriam-webster.com · 12mo ago

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

When a white man murders another white man, God can only be appeased by prayer and the sacrifice of Black journalists. But how many Black journalists have to be fired? Ross Douthat drops by to explain.

This grieves me in a way that another death that’s been dominating the news for the last few days couldn’t possibly.

Jordan Uhl@jordanuhl.com · last yr.

An ICE agent shot and killed someone during a traffic stop in Chicago today: www.wbez.org/immigration/...

Border Patrol arrests 2 firefighters for being in the country illegally as they battled Washington’s biggest wildfire www.cnn.com/2025/08/28/u...

Border Patrol arrests 2 firefighters for being in the country illegally as they battled Washington’s biggest wildfire | CNN

Border Patrol agents conducted an operation at the site of Washington state’s biggest wildfire this week, and a Washington congresswoman’s office confirmed two firefighters were arrested at the site ...

cnn.com

Hello, everyone. Today, thanks to @sbg1.bsky.social and @newyorker.com, I learned a new word. The word is: "butt-snorkeler."

The New Yorker@newyorker.com · last yr.

At Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting, Donald Trump’s performance “seemed right out of the Kremlin playbook,” @sbg1.bsky.social writes. What did he reveal about his Administration’s true plans?

We have a large - and growing - forest fire across the water from Seattle. And this is how the federal government chooses to contribute.

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · last yr.

this is a scene straight out of a war zone. the president has declared war on his own country.

Hi y’all! I have COVID right now and it absolutely sucks. Please wear a mask and wash your hands. I promise that you don’t want this.

KUOW Public Radio@kuow.org · last yr.

Covid is at its highest point in a year in King County, with nearly twice the normal number of people visiting the ER every week for Covid-related symptoms or complications. It’s part of a nationwide Covid wave.

We wanted a safety net, but we get this.

NBC News@nbcnews.com · last yr.

BREAKING: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is pushing for ICE to use funds to buy, own and operate its own fleet of airplanes to deport immigrants, two sources familiar with the discussions tell NBC News.

I wish ill on JK Rowling. She had such potential to do good and she burned it all up.

Claire Willett@clairewillett.bsky.social · last yr.

it appears that @bsky.app have suspended the account of @jessiegender because a trans person saying "I wish ill on JK Rowling" is against the rules, so let me say with my loud cis voice that I too wish ill on all perpetrators of hate speech against trans people reinstate Jessie, this is ridiculous

Quiznos? Cosi? Subway? Jimmy John's? Jersey Mike's? Any sub shop I visit from this day forward will be judged not only on the taste & value of its sandwiches, but their weight, velocity, & stability of their wrapping.

6 days after Soviet troops invaded Czechoslovakia in 1968, a Prague paper published these “10 Commandments”: ‘When a Soviet soldier comes to you, YOU: 1. Don’t know 2. Don’t care 3. Don’t tell 4. Don’t have 5. Don’t know how to 6. Don’t give 7. Can’t do 8. Don’t sell 9. Don’t show 10. Do nothing’

Justice for sandwich bro!

By the way, there isn’t anyone protesting at Dupont Circle rn, whatever you might read elsewhere.

I went out at dusk in DC. Lots of people walking around on this warm summer night. I chatted with folks on an walks or on their way to or from dinner, talked with a couple about architecture, & another about how cute their baby was, patted a few dogs. And TFG is deploying the FBI & the Natl Guard.

Steve Vladeck@stevevladeck.bsky.social · last yr.

Someone forgot to take down this webpage: www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/v...

🤣🤣🤣 And yes.

Gareth Watkins@garethwatkins.bsky.social · last yr.

Somebody on LinkedIn said what we're all thinking.

Braindead (brainwormed) idiot.

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · last yr.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he will cancel $500 million in vaccine development projects.

“Here are two essential things everyone should know. The first is hard-locking. When you hard-lock your iPhone, it enters a mode that requires the device passcode to unlock: press and hold the power button and either of the volume buttons for about two seconds…” daringfireball.net/2022/06/requ...

How to Temporarily Disable Face ID or Touch ID, and Require a Passcode to Unlock Your iPhone or iPad

Press and hold the power button and either volume button to hard-lock an iPhone or iPad.

daringfireball.net

“Data copied from devices during advanced searches at entry points into the U.S. gets saved for 15 years in a database searchable by thousands of CBP employees without a warrant.” o.canada.com/travel/us-tr...

Travelling to the U.S.? Here's a guide to locking down phones and other devices

Worried about your electronics being checked when travelling into the United States? Here’s how to protect yourself.

o.canada.com

Rob Saka,putatively my city council rep, pouting and refusing to do his job, presumably because he doesn’t want them to do the work they’re supposed to do.

Erica C. Barnett@ericacbarnett.bsky.social · last yr.

The city's housing committee, headed by Mark Solomon (and previously Cathy Moore), was unable to meet officially today because committee members Sara Nelson and Rob Saka won't go to the meeting, denying the committee a quorum. Saka is currently sitting in his office.