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Cynthia Wands

@artisticeye.bsky.social
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Writer. Playwright. Digital Artist. Liberal Democrat. Feminist. Rosarian. Loves books, theater, maintains a charm of hummingbirds.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 27/06/2025
Bondi just said DHS is helping rid us of criminals from the Sinaloa Cartel, but she failed to mention the asylum she gave to family members of the Sinaloa Cartel. She also said we're ridding the country of MS-13, but failed to mention the asylum she's giving to MS-13 leaders in the Abrego case.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
(🚨) WAIT... WHAT?? Agents of Red Sea co-conspirators and Trump business partners MBS, MBZ, and el-Sisi were secretly in the White House as Trump agreed to go to war with their enemy Iran? How is this not the big news right now? How is this not bigger than every other story major media is covering?
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Dave R, photographer @daverphotog.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
This drum circle is a sacred honor in memory of slain MN State Legislator Melissa Hortman, at the candlelight vigil
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Brian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️
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Cynthia Wands @artisticeye.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
IMPORTANT USC law students have started a hotline for people to call when they have an immigration-related court hearing but don't want to show up in person for fear of being arrested/detained by ICE outside the courthouse. 1/
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Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
At 9:00 AM this morning the entire Pentagon got an email inviting them to a “Christian prayer and worship service” from the Office of the Secretary of Defense. A Cabinet member directly violating the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Sounds like Gabbard fired them for telling the truth. Not much “intelligence” going on here… www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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Gabbard fires intel officials who oversaw memo contradicting White House claims on Venezuelan gang
Democratic lawmakers criticized the firings, suggesting they were punishment for providing information that didn’t support the administration’s agenda.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
The guy spent the weekend swimming in sewage maybe he’s not the best person to lead an agency focused on health
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Rep. Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos @handle.invalid · 15/05/2025
I stood on the House floor today to sound the alarm: HB 113 is a quiet coup. It erases legislative intent, silences agency expertise, and hands power to far-right courts. This is Project 2025 in action, right here in Texas. We must not obey in advance. We must stand in opposition. (1/2) #txlege
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
A president who governs by “Executive Orders” is weak, not strong.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 12/05/2025
If South Africa is a sovereign nation, how are we able to send our own planes we paid for to transport white Afrikaners to the U.S., but simultaneously unable to send a plane to return Abrego Garcia et al?
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Oh… So that guy from The Real World, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, rescheduled his wife’s flight out of Newark to LaGuardia? If this guy doesn’t have the confidence in the FAA or the airport that’s under his control, then he shouldn’t be employed anymore.
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NPR @npr.org · 12/05/2025
The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
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Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition
The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Aaaand there it is.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 07/05/2025
"If the large increases in tariffs that have been announced are sustained, they are likely to generate a rise in inflation, a slowdown in economic growth, and an increase in unemployment." -Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
The markets know the difference.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Kamala Harris: The American people deserve leaders who make their lives better, and make our country stronger. But sadly, we have seen quite the opposite over these past few months.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Kamala Harris: The courage of Americans who are speaking out to say, it is not ok to violate court orders. Saying it is not ok to detain and disappear American citizens or anyone without due process. The courage of judges to uphold the rule of law in the face of those who would jail them.
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Remember, to throughly cook all meat products, for safety’s sake…👇 Enjoy. 😎✨
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/04/2025
Trump on air traffic control: "They did old equipment in new equipment, and you can't hook in old equipment in new equipment because it's a different -- some are satellite and some is ground. The satellite doesn't work."
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
‘Birds of a feather’ RAPE children together…👇 Remember that.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Macron and Zelenskyy were among the first world leaders to congratulate Canada's new PM Mark Carney.
Dear 
@MarkJCarney
, congratulations on your victory. You embody a strong Canada in the face of today’s challenges. France is glad to further strengthen the friendship which unites our two countries. I’m looking forward to working with you — "elbow to elbow!"Congratulations to 
@MarkJCarney
 and the Liberal Party on their victory in the Canadian federal election.

Ukraine deeply values our close ties with Canada and the unwavering support of the Canadian people. We are sincerely grateful for Canada’s principled leadership in supporting Ukraine — from military, financial, and humanitarian assistance to imposing sanctions against Russia.

We are confident that our partnership will only grow stronger in our shared pursuit of peace, justice, and security.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
every word of this kfor.com/news/local/w...
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'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
100 DAYS...of lying, grifting, lawbreaking, division, incompetence, ignorance, illegal deportations, self-aggrandizement, vulgarity, self-pity, cruelty, ignoring the Supreme Court & due process while attacking: the Media, Universities, Law Firms, the Courts & Journalists. 1362 Days to go...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
WSJ: The S&P 500 just ended the day with its biggest loss in the first 100 days of a new presidential term since Nixon's in 1973.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
This is the most powerful man in America?
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
ICE agents are lawless, sociopathic shitbirds. Treat every one you encounter accordingly.
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Secular Talk @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
This entire presidency is a scam.
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Despite Trump's promised cuts, U.S. spent about $220 billion more in first 100 days than last year
Despite President Trump's promise of cuts, the federal government has spent about $220 billion more in his first 100 days than the same time period last year.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Jamie Dimon says the *best case* scenario for the US is now a recession. Cool, cool. From the best economy in the world to a self-inflicted recession in 4 months. Gotta be some kind of record.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
To be clear, the White House is calling Amazon being transparent and showing American shoppers WHY their stuff is more expensive a “hostile and political act” Maybe don’t implement policies that make shit more expensive?
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Rick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
I miss Obama 💙
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 28/04/2025
Breaking news: New civil rights division chief said more than 100 attorneys have left their jobs, in many cases because they disagreed with the office’s new focus on combating anti-Christian bias, transgender athletes in women’s sports, and “woke ideology.”
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Civil rights lawyers leave en masse as Justice Dept. mission shifts
Civil rights director Harmeet K. Dhillon redirected her staff to focus on combating antisemitism, anti-Christian bias and what she calls “woke ideology.”
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/04/2025
A disgusting new level of propaganda. Karoline Leavitt wasted taxpayer dollars plastering mug shots across the White House lawn — like trophies. Lies. Fear. Dehumanization. All to distract us from their own failures.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Trump is the first US president to lose a Canadian election. #cdnpoli #ElbowsUp #NeverPoliviere #never51state
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
My takeaway from this: He is so fucked.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/04/2025
Looks like ICE is using the New England Patriot’s plane - which is available for charter in the off-season - to carry out their assholery.
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Cynthia Wands @artisticeye.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Breaking: Canada has formally elected Prime Minister Mark Carney, handing the Liberal a decisive mandate to take on Donald Trump. Top of the list: A tariff face-off. Read more: ow.ly/tylu50VJmsN
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Mark Carney elected Canada’s prime minister
Carney cemented the Liberals' fourth-straight term in government, a rare feat in Canadian politics — defeating the Conservative Party led by Pierre Poilievre.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Two members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency were given accounts on classified networks that hold highly guarded details about America's nuclear weapons, two sources tell NPR.
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DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets
Two members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency were given accounts on classified networks that hold highly guarded details about America's nuclear weapons, two sources tell NPR.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 28/04/2025
In an extraordinary on-air rebuke, one of the top journalists at “60 Minutes” directly criticized the program’s parent company, Paramount, in the final moments of its Sunday night CBS telecast, its first episode since the program’s executive producer, Bill Owens, announced his intention to resign.
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‘60 Minutes’ Rebukes Paramount On-Air Over Executive Producer’s Exit
The show’s top producer abruptly said last week he was quitting. “Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways,” the correspondent Scott Pelley told viewers.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
This is what courage looks like. Kudos to the team at 60 Minutes.
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Cynthia Wands @artisticeye.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
He won! 🙌👍❤️
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
A US citizen with a learning disability who has just suffered a medical emergency asks a CBP officer for directions outside the emergency room. He ends up detained in an icebox for ten days and has the assistant secretary of DHS lying about him to the public at large. popular.info/p/us-citizen...
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The narrative being pushed about Jose Hermosillo is false. On April 8, Hermosillo approached Border Patrol in Tucson and stated he had entered the U.S. illegally through Nogales. He said he wanted to turn himself in and completed a sworn statement identifying as a Mexican citizen who had entered unlawfully.
He was processed and appeared in court on April 11. Afterward, he was held by the U.S. Marshals in Florence, AZ. A few days later, his family presented documents showing U.S. citizenship. The charges were dismissed, and he was released to his family.
This arrest was the direct result of Hermosillo's own actions and statements.In an interview with Popular Information, his first with any media outlet, Hermosillo said DHS'.
's account was false.
According to Hermosillo, he was visiting his girlfriend's family in Tucson from his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Several hours before his arrest, Hermosillo was transported to a hospital in Tucson by ambulance after suffering from a seizure. He has a New Mexico state ID, but did not take it with him during the medical emergency.
After being released from the hospital following treatment, Hermosillo did not know how to return to where he was staying.
He approached the Border Patrol officer because he was looking for someone to help him. "I saw a car, and I askled] him for help," Hermosillo said. He told the officer that he was staying in Tucson."You"
re not from here. Do you have your
papers?" the officer said, according to Hermosillo. When the officer asked where he was from, Hermosillo said he told the officer,
"New Mexico." The officer then accused Hermosillo of lying. "Don't make me lout] like [I'm] stupid," the officer said. "I know you're from Mexico." After that, Hermosillo said, he was arrested.
Hermosillo said that he never told the officer that he was born in Mexico, was a citizen of Mexico, or entered the country illegally. And he would not have said those things because they are not true. He signed the transcript released by DHS because the officer ordered him to "sign everything." But Hermosillo did not read it, because he cannot read.
According to Hermosillo's girlfriend, Grace Hernandez, Hermosillo has learning disabilities and can only write his name.
Hermosillo said he did not graduate from high school and dropped out after the 10th grade.The officer also signed the document, which said Hermosillo "read" the document or had
it read to him. But Hermosillo said no one read him the document.
Other documents created by the officer have inaccuracies. For example, the criminal complaint says that Hermosillo was detained
"at or near Nogales, Arizona." But Hermosillo was detained in Tuscon, which is more than 70 miles from Nogales. John Mennell, a spokesperson for the U.S. Border Patrol, said that it was an "unintentional" error.
Hermosillo said he was detained with about
15 other men in a cell at the Florence Correctional Center. He was served only cold food. He said he contracted the flu because
"they have it cold in there and everybody's getting sick." Hermosillo said he requested medicine but was not provided with any.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
This is where we are headed.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Huge shoutout to everyone this is what a global boycott looks like. Tesla just reported a staggering 71% drop in profits compared to Q1 of 2024. It’s working. Keep the pressure on.
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