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Attorney, mom, cat lover, defender of democracy, snarky AF

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 07/04/2026
Teen who went to photograph L.A. 'No Kings' rally shot, blinded by Homeland Security agent, attorney says
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Teen who went to photograph L.A. 'No Kings' rally shot, blinded by Homeland Security agent, attorney says
Tucker Collins, an 18-year-old freshman at USC, attended a 'No Kings' protest in Los Angeles on Mar. 28. He ended up getting shot in the eye with a less-lethal projectile by a Department of Homeland Security agent and is now blind.
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black-cat-magic.bsky.social @black-cat-magic.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Isn’t the problem that they are losing so many qualified career prosecutors that they have to force the ones still there to do Trump and Vance’s bidding. They don’t want to present these cases when they lack evidence, are likely to be no true billed and wreck their reputations
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black-cat-magic.bsky.social @black-cat-magic.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Can’t Beshear veto this bill?
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black-cat-magic.bsky.social @black-cat-magic.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
So does that mean they can sue the IRS for $10 billion like Trump?
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Elana Levin @levin.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
ICE was stealing equipment from the Islip Long Island fire department and a Islip Forward member documented it. ICE tried to arrest the community member but the firemen said “I don’t think so” www.islipforward.org
Press statement From Islip Forward:

At approximately 9:30 a.m. this morning, federal agents were documented using infrastructure located on the property of the Central Islip Fire Department Station 2, at 110 Wheeler Road-without prior authorization to be on or use that space.

When a volunteer with Islip Forward approached to document the activity, federal agents threatened the volunteer with arrest for alleged trespassing, despite the agents themselves operating in an area where no prior permission had been granted.

Immediately following this interaction, the Central Islip Fire Department took swift action to protect its property and the public. Temporary restrictions were implemented, including closing the gate to the area being used and preventing external access.

The use of municipal fire department property for federal enforcement activity—without authorization-and the subsequent threat directed at a community volunteer raise serious concerns about transparency, overreach, and respect for local institutions.
We are deeply grateful to the volunteer firefighters of the Central Islip Fire Department for their decisive and responsible response.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
ICE using handicap hang tags?
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black-cat-magic.bsky.social @black-cat-magic.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
For an agency supposed to be focused on apprehending illegal aliens they seem to be more focused on apprehending US citizens without probable cause.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 31/01/2026
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here. (clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 30/01/2026
Shot and chaser from new Epstein batch
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black-cat-magic.bsky.social @black-cat-magic.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
And yet Schumer and Senate Democrats are working on a deal to still temporarily fund them as they continue to violate Constitutional rights.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Case in point. bsky.app/profile/mike...
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black-cat-magic.bsky.social @black-cat-magic.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Your response is grow up rather than to site one case that supports your claim qualified immunity would apply when agents break a window and enter someone’s closed business without a warrant in violation of the 4A? Sounds like what you want is for masked agents to do the same to you.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people. But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
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black-cat-magic.bsky.social @black-cat-magic.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
It begs the question who did actually present the case? A new attorney unfamiliar with criminal prosecution and procedure like Lindsey Halligan? And will this case survive a motion to dismiss
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Seems like a good video for his trial
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
There’s no reforming this
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black-cat-magic.bsky.social @black-cat-magic.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Legend
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black-cat-magic.bsky.social @black-cat-magic.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Time to impeach Noem for sanctioning ICE agents violating the Fourth Amendment directly contradicting the law, DHS’s own written policies and training.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 21/01/2026
BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
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Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
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black-cat-magic.bsky.social @black-cat-magic.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Indeed. He wasn’t in fear for his life when he fired shots 2 to 4. He had moved to the driver side of her vehicle and fired 3 shots through her open driver’s side window as she was driving away.
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black-cat-magic.bsky.social @black-cat-magic.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
While I would welcome the day where ICE agents following unlawful orders are held accountable, the fact remains that Trump can issue a preemptive pardon and there will be no accountability.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents. Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center. Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
propublica.org
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to p
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
🚨BREAKING: The Virginia House of Delegates approved a Democratic-backed constitutional amendment Wednesday that would allow lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional districts mid-decade, a significant step toward countering nationwide GOP gerrymanders. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Virginia House passes amendment allowing redistricting to counter GOP gerrymanders
Read more here.
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404 Media @404media.co · 15/01/2026
SCOOP: Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground. Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
404media.co
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activit...
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Bree Fram @breefram.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Today the Pentagon censured Senator Mark Kelly and moved to strip part of his earned military retirement benefits for stating the truth. This administration is trying to convince Americans that truth is whatever it says it is—even when the evidence is plainly in front of us.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/12/2025
Zelenskyy calls Russia’s claim of a strike on one of Putin’s residences a “complete fabrication,” a lie designed to sabotage diplomacy, justify more attacks on Kyiv, and excuse Moscow’s refusal to end the war. He warns the world must not stay silent as Russia tries to derail peace.
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black-cat-magic.bsky.social @black-cat-magic.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Without knowing what’s in the 4 corners of the contract we can’t know if the name change somehow constitutes a breach of contract.
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black-cat-magic.bsky.social @black-cat-magic.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Maybe they can get kid rock or nicki minaj to perform. Lol
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
"In 1,000 days of war, Russia seized less than 1% of Ukraine's territory and failed to achieve its strategic goals." - Finnish President Stubb. He also noted that the Russian economy is stagnating: zero growth, exhausted reserves, high interest rates, and inflation.
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black-cat-magic.bsky.social @black-cat-magic.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
This guy is practicing his moves at home. Finally some justice. Hope he enjoys his prison cell.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Jack Smith has requested that Jim Jordan release the entire video of his 8-hour closed-door testimony which he gave this week to the House Judiciary Committee. Will Jordan release the video to the public? If not, why not?
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Still in a state of shock trying to process the tragic loss of one of the most gifted men in the entertainment industry & his wife when the Embarrassment-in-Chief disgraces common human decency with this repulsive, deranged statement. #NoWords 🤮
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black-cat-magic.bsky.social @black-cat-magic.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
If you want to know what Epstein actually looks like, post all the pictures and videos he has with Trump. That’s clearly not Epstein
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Just when I thought I couldn't admire the man more... 🎯 🎯 🎯 💯 💯 💯 👍 👍 👍
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Dear everyone in Congress (including @chrismurphyct.bsky.social): Please make it easier for people to find and embed your videos -- perhaps a parallel page to your press releases on Congressional site or ensure all your vids are on your YouTube site. "Thank you for your attention to this matter"
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black-cat-magic.bsky.social @black-cat-magic.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Rule of law eroding even more
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
The Trump Administration's latest rationale for killing striken seamen was that they knew that two men had survived the initial strike but that they "needed to sink the vessel" so they fired again. That is the EXACT same defense Heinz-Wilhelm Eck used after WWII. He was found guilty and executed.
seattletimes.com
Pentagon knew boat attack left survivors but still launched a follow-on strike, AP sources say
The Pentagon knew there were survivors after a September attack on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea and the U.S. military still carried out a follow-up strike.
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black-cat-magic.bsky.social @black-cat-magic.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
When they subpoena him to testify under oath i will believe this
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black-cat-magic.bsky.social @black-cat-magic.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
There goes their favorite argument they are the most transparent administration ever. Nothing says transparent like refusing to speak to investigators and refusing to give your phone.
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black-cat-magic.bsky.social @black-cat-magic.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Her source played her or she made stuff up as usual
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black-cat-magic.bsky.social @black-cat-magic.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
So bye bye to Melania and Barron. They are Slovenia bound
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black-cat-magic.bsky.social @black-cat-magic.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Don’t do that cute dog dirty.
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black-cat-magic.bsky.social @black-cat-magic.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
To bad Republicans will defend this incompetent drunk
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black-cat-magic.bsky.social @black-cat-magic.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
So restitution will make the fact that he was falsely imprisoned for 3 days okay?
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black-cat-magic.bsky.social @black-cat-magic.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
So ID doesn’t matter to them after all.
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