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Jules Birk

@bizirker.bsky.social
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Immigrant rights | woso | elder-millennial mom of littles | lawyer | follower of Christ overly enthusiastic by the most generous of standards She/her

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10h
Yes, yes, the authoritarian president is leading a hate-filled rally in which he urges his followers to physically assault protesters but do NOT call any of these people Nazis or you will make David Brooks sad.
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Natalie Weiner @natalieweiner.bsky.social · 15h
this indigenous peoples day stop underrating reserevation dogs!!!
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Barrett @whoatemypizza.bsky.social · 13h
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 20h
Just thinking about this as the state harasses Ilhan Omar over 40 year old paperwork.
washingtonpost.com
Elon Musk, enemy of ‘open borders,’ launched his career working illegally
Investors in Musk’s first company worried about “our founder being deported” and gave him a deadline for obtaining a work visa.
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 21h
There will be a lot of equivocating about all the times search warrants have been executed on members of Congress for corruption investigations and the like, and it can't be stressed enough in how many ways HSI raiding Ilhan Omar is extremely not like that.
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Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Note once again that there is not one pro-refugee included view here - no politician from the Greens or SNP or even the Labour left, no activist or lawyer, and certainly no actual asylum seeker - and "balance" consists of presenting a choice of exactly how vile we should be to people
bbc.co.uk
Reform pledges to suspend asylum system for up to five years and deport claimants
All asylum applications would be rejected and existing ones voided, with all claimants marked for deportation.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026
Sen. Chris Murphy: "Right now members of Congress are being denied the ability to see the damage at these bases because there's a coverup underway. There's a coverup underway to try to hide the cost of this war and the debacle it has caused in the region."
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The Women's Game @womensgamemib.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Sam writes: Congrats to the best locker room DJ in the history of the USWNT! Crystal, you are one of one & I'm so lucky to have been your teammate & foundation for celebrations. I feel like you & I went on one of the longest journeys together & I'm so honored to call you a friend. Love you sm ❤️
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andré, but scarier @andre-carlisle.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
alright i’ve seen enough spirit games like this in front of goal i’m sorry to say it but i audi might suddenly be cursed
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andré, but scarier @andre-carlisle.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
heaps quote card: “American soccer fans, most of them aren't smart. They don't know the game. They don't understand.”
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Jules Birk @bizirker.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I believe I heard a full sage-burning-cleansing ceremony has already been planned for Audi, lol
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Professor Edward Birack @nicosan1.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Emma is determined to have Heaps on the pitch when it hurts defending and she refuses to bring Sarah Gorden into camp with Girma out. She’s owns those choices
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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Police have killed nearly 1000 people this year so far. That doesn't include deaths in custody.
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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
"Political scientists have found that nonviolent rebellion is the most reliable path from dictatorship to democracy. Decades of research point to four steps that successful rebellions follow."
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump has picked a side in the Russia Ukraine war. News organizations should make that clear. And every single Republican running for office should be forced to answer whether they, too, support Russia, and how much of Ukraine Russia should be allowed to rule.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I’m finishing up a book about how the Civil Rights Division built itself up from nothing in the 1960s and it looks like that’s going to be something we have to do again soon
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
This is a public service announcement for junior non-U.S. (based) political scientists. You will see several jobs advertised at U.S. universities that are in (relatively) new Centers for “Civil Leadership” or “Western Thought” etc. These are GOP-created Centers with a clear political motivation!
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Jeff Kassouf @jeffkassouf.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trinity Rodman told Ali Krieger that she has found a new "freedom to be myself" with the #USWNT. They also spoke about being less predictable and more connected to teammates on the field, reuniting with Ashley Sanchez, and that crazy day going from DC⚽️✈️➡️ NY 🎾 FULL Futbol W interview 👇
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Trinity Rodman EXCLUSIVE: 'I'm happy that I have that freedom to be myself' with USWNT
YouTube video by Jeff Kassouf
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Your regular reminder that the job of an ICE officer is dramatically safer than the job of a regular cop, such that not a single ICE deportation officer has been killed in the line of duty since 1949 (and that was actually a stabbing inside an INS jail in Hawaii, not street enforcement).
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 09/10/2026
NEW: The head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a statement firmly condemning plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan. Archbishop Paul Coakley calls the decision “a barbaric promotion of a culture of death and must be reconsidered.” www.usccb.org/news/2026/us...
United States
Conference of
Catholic Bishops
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WASHINGTON - Yesterday, the U.S.
Department of War announced that the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the man convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 at Fort Hood, Texas in 2009, would be publicly livestreamed. Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued the following statement sharply condemning the decision of the U.S. government:
"It is with shock and great sorrow that I have learned of the Department of War's decision to publicly livestream the execution of Nidal Hassan. Our God is the God of life. In no way can Hassan's actions be condoned but this decision is a barbaric promotion of a culture of death and must be reconsidered. The word of God exhorts us: 'do not repay anyone evil for evil' (Romans 12:17). The public execution even of one who has done grave harm will only further undermine the moral fabric of our nation and be a blight on the conscience of its people.United States
Conference of
Catholic Bishops
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"It is with shock and great sorrow that I have learned of the Department of War's decision to publicly livestream the execution of Nidal Hassan. Our God is the God of life. In no way can Hassan's actions be condoned but this decision is a barbaric promotion of a culture of death and must be reconsidered. The word of God exhorts us: 'do not repay anyone evil for evil' (Romans 12:17). The public execution even of one who has done grave harm will only further undermine the moral fabric of our nation and be a blight on the conscience of its people.
"I pray for the intercession of Our Lady of Good Counsel that we as a nation may always choose life even in the most trying times and circumstances."
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Southern Sylvs 🍉 she/her @southernsylvs.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
These are the grandchildren of the people who went to lynchings for entertainment.
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andré, but scarier @andre-carlisle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
reminder that last month republicans in the house went home early just to avoid an impeachment vote for pete hegseth
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
they did the thing
an october 11 2025 post from me reading: every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Whoa. @haleaziz.bsky.social has the scoop on a truly insane plan to use some military training ships for deportations, with people presumably shackled or locked in cells for days at a time as they transit to Central and South America. Each journey would be staggeringly expensive — and dangerous.
nytimes.com
Trump Administration Considers Using Ships to Deport Immigrants (Gift Article)
Journeys to destinations including El Salvador and Venezuela could take days and cost millions. Officials cautioned that discussions are still preliminary.
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👻🎃Riss Willett 🩷💜💙 @risswillett.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Jessica wants to have 20 teams on the league but we can’t raise the salary cap??? MAAM disrespectfully shut up! Adding more teams before you raise the cap and let’s not get started about teams having to travel so much. I DONT WANNA HEAR IT
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andré, but scarier @andre-carlisle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
'Berman...also rejected concerns that expansion could dilute the league’s playing standards, saying the increase in the number of teams had not affected the quality of competition.' points between the last playoff spot and bottom of the table: 2023 - 7 2024 - 12 2025 - 16 2026 - 25 (and counting)
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Guthrie “NCAA Soccer Jon Rothstein” @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Ok then we need conferences to cut down on travel, and expanded roster sizes and abolition of the salary cap
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United In Spirit @unitednightout.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This week has been a Spirited week of Uniting with good friends and other fans. From the As You Are watch party of The Amazing Race (Vamos Ali & Jo!!!) to the annual One Night One Goal with DC Scores ❤️ 💙
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
WHOA. This is big news. Mr. Soliman is a 31-year-old gay man from Egypt who came here at 3 with a green card. He lost his green card after a conviction, but an immigration judge found that he would be persecuted in Egypt and barred sending him there. He's locked in a hotel in Equatorial Guinea now.
A federal judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to return Ahmed Soliman to the United States, five months after he was expelled to Equatorial Guinea, a country where he has no ties, in a decision that could have far-reaching implications for thousands of others subjected to the Trump administration’s third-country removal scheme.

Arizona District Court Judge John C. Hinderaker, a Trump appointee, ruled that DHS violated the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment and “must facilitate Plaintiff’s release from custody in Equatorial Guinea and return to the United States and must ensure his case is handled as it would have been had he not been improperly sent to Equatorial Guinea.”
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The District Press @districtpressdc.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Spirit Callups to Feature Internationally, Looking Back at USMNT’s Perfect Run, Looking Forward to USWNT’s Spain Clashes, and More: Thursday Freedom Kicks Happy Thursday, commentariat! I just wanted to congratulate Annie and Andre as their DC Scores auction item had a winning bid of that exceeded…
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Spirit Callups to Feature Internationally, Looking Back at USMNT’s Perfect Run, Looking Forward to USWNT’s Spain Clashes, and More: Thursday Freedom Kicks
Happy Thursday, commentariat! I just wanted to congratulate Annie and Andre as their DC Scores auction item had a winning bid of that exceeded $500! That means that you can tune in to the Hey Spirits Podcast to find out who claimed the prize. On to the news! A helpful visual from The Spirit of the numerous national team callups earned by the squad as the Women's International Window gets into full swing.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Good morning. Immigrants are #HereToStay.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A much-needed explainer from @citizencohn.bsky.social about those $500 checks (bribes) Trump is sending out as an alleged Obamacare "refund." Looks quite likely to be illegal. www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-tru...
thebulwark.com
Donald Trump Is Buying Votes at $500 a Pop
He’s calling it an Obamacare “refund,” but it’s nothing of the sort.
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Why is Trump holding back the military sales that Congress approved for Taiwan?
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Seck’s coach “encouraged supporters to donate toward legal expenses, write letters describing Seck's character and share messages supporting the effort to bring her home. That effort now appears to have reached an important milestone.”
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
White supremacist cops take a minority citizen, drive him out to the woods as a threat, and leave him there. No, it's not Mississippi in the 1930s, why do you ask?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Remember: Wealth cannot be separated from power. We're seeing in real time how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people. Taxing the rich isn't just an economic issue, it's a defense of our democracy.
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andré, but scarier @andre-carlisle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
this is truly a weird situation and arrangement, especially because a lot of the people at chelsea now aren't the people emma had when she was there. anyway it seems quite clear to me that the only viable solution is for naomi girma to join the washington spirit.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Hey Spirits! @heyspirits.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🌸NEW EP🌸 Annie, Ella & André review the Spirit getting back to goals and winning against Houston! We discuss getting the evasive early goal, dominating in and out of possession, and allowing multiple equalizers (oops!). 🟢 open.spotify.com/episode/60Ji... 🍎 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h... #nwsl
episode graphic with sofia cantore and tara rudd hugging after rudd’s goal
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Isabela Dias @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
ICE took Luis and his son Andrés into custody together. Then, the agency separated them transferring the boy as "unaccompanied" to ORR, which cares for migrant kids with no parent or legal guardian. Andrés ended up in foster care. The new interior family separations w/ @samanthamichaels.bsky.social:
motherjones.com
“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
As the Trump admin is calling in thousands of people here for years who are protected from persecution in their home country, Tom Homan is on TV saying people who want to avoid being sent to Africa can just "self-deport." So it's accept persecution or be deported to a third country.

CBS News
@CBSNews
Tom Homan, President Trump’s border czar, said people in the U.S. illegally can avoid being sent to “third countries” in Africa and other places around the world by self-deporting to their home countries.

“There’s your quick answer. If you self-deport … you're 100% likely to go to your home country,” Homan told CBS News’ 
@camiloreports
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This past week, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to continue its third-country deportation effort.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A few weeks ago, US Citizenship and Immigration Services released quarterly data on the legal immigration system through June. The data presents a stark picture of an agency going through a period of total dysfunction. As of June, net application backlogs have risen by 80% since Trump took office.
Chart showing total net USCIS immigration application backlog, from Q4 Fiscal Year 2023 through Q3 Fiscal Year 2026. The data shows backlogs were slowly dropping from net 4.3 million applications in Q4 FY 2023 to 3.8 million in Q3 FY 2024, after which applications began to rise again, increasingly every single month until Q3 FY 2026, where they stand at 7.7 million.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Jules Birk @bizirker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
SANDMAN REUNITED!!!
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Lyndsay @lyndzaroo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Awww
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Wilber was finally able to undergo surgery on Thursday—11 days after he was shot. “When ICE can shoot a man in the back and then barely give him any medical treatment and let him suffer, there’s a reason for that because we have gotten to a point where we see people as less than human.”
texastribune.org
Austin man has surgery 11 days after being shot by ICE agent
The surgery on the Venezuelan national, who has been in custody since his Sept. 20 run-in with an immigration officer, removed the bullet lodged in his back.
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Hunter @hunterub.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It sounds weird, but politicians who violated 'banking laws' were once considered 'disgraced'. No becoming president, no running key House committees, no pardons, if you were caught violating 'banking laws' your career was over and the headlines would call you 'disgraced.' I wonder what changed.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Translation: Sociopath elitist tech fascists who think they’re creating God and believe democracy is the enemy want us to finance our own demise to let them take over the world. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It’s confusing that @theatlantic.com described this man as a “a lifelong Democrat who had voted for Trump for the first time in 2024” who when these are some of his very easily findable FB posts:
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