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Liz Hanks

@demandingliz.bsky.social
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GVP activist, Community Advocate/Organizer in Houston. Trying to make my daughters proud 💪🏼 but fr sick of half of y’all 😒

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Democracy Donna @democracydonna.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Yes. It is a real organization.
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Liz Hanks @demandingliz.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
This is the stupidity I witnessed this morning: www.reuters.com/business/med...
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Hegseth invokes Bible to compare reporters to enemies of Jesus
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cited biblical scripture on Thursday to attack the media, ‌comparing reporters to Jewish adversaries of Jesus Christ plotting "how to destroy him."
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Liz Hanks @demandingliz.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Can this administration ever stop comparing themselves to Jesus Christ? And Operation Epic Financial Fury or whatever is a middle school boy’s math project. #PeteHegseth is a joke #EpstienCabinet
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 14/04/2026
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Dru Stevenson @drustevenson.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Trump is skipping the National Rifle Association's annual meeting this week in Houston. According to the Houston Chronicle, "It's the second year in a row that Trump is skipping the event after attending every other NRA convention since 2015." #NRA www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
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Trump will skip NRA convention in Houston this week
It's only the second time since 2015 that Trump will miss the National Rifle Association's annual convention.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The Pope claps back very papally…
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George @retiredsurgassist.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
visits the pope → pope dies leads Iran negotiations → talks collapse flies to Hungary to prop up Orbán → Orbán loses in a landslide Man’s got a streak.
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Chris Tackett @cjtackett.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop in Tarrant County Primary Early Voting, and nope, trend continues. After 5 days of EV, Democrats have now outvoted Republicans by over 14k votes. It gets bigger every day. The Dem / Rep ratio is 1.38. We have not been here before. #tarrantcounty
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Liz Hanks @demandingliz.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
And in conclusion, show some love for my Valentine’s nails 💅🏽 and this neighborly in the beautiwood guinea fowl 🐦
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Liz Hanks @demandingliz.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
1) Today I went blockwalking for Mike Moats, my bestie’s BIL, for democratic precinct chair #578 - about the most hyper-local race you can get. Precinct chairs are SUPPOSED to keep us informed about upcoming elections. (Many don’t, they just like feeling important.) Why does it matter?
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
During a congressional visit, Congressman Joaquin Castro discovered that babies as young as two months old are being held at the Dilley, Texas Family Concentration Camp. (February 10, 2026)
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
East San Antonio, TX "This warehouse will traffic some of the most disreputable commercial activity since WWII," the County Commissioner said in a statement... www.wfaa.com/article/news...
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ICE closes sale on warehouse in east San Antonio, city council member says
While ICE officials didn't directly address the transaction, the agency said it was "actively working to expand detention space" in the U.S.
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Liz Hanks @demandingliz.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Valentine’s Day nails in the age of fascism 🖤 #abolishice #ICEOUT
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 27/01/2026
Newly unsealed documents confirm that the Trump regime knowingly targeted students for their free speech. Rubio and Noem worked to arrest and deport students for exercising their First Amendment rights, weaponizing legitimate concerns about antisemitism to crush dissent and amass power.
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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 25/01/2026
The Trump Administration was so desperate to change the fact-based narrative about Alex Pretti's execution that they dove head-first into full-on anti-2nd Amendment talking points, and I am just in awe of their stupidity as they alienate what's left of their base. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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“Those rights don’t count”: Bovino says Pretti forfeited 2nd Amendment rights in fatal shooting
Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino said his agents were "the victims" of a recent deadly shooting in Minneapolis
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Dumb Megan @dmbmeg.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Update: In the evidence preservation lawsuit, the current Civil Chief at the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office (who appears to be Ana Voss, based on the letter), refused to accept email service of the lawsuit last night and then refused to accept in-person service until Monday. Ridiculous behavior.
Our office represents Plaintiff Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in this case. I write to provide an update on our efforts to notify and serve Defendants and to request that the Court consider them sufficient to comply with its direction that Plaintiffs serve Defendants by 9 a.m. this morning:
• Yesterday at 7:27 p.m. our office sent an email to the Civil Chief at the U.S.
Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota informing her that we would be filing a suit, seeking a temporary restraining order (TRO) relating to preservation of evidence, and asked her to confirm receipt and advise who will be handling the suit as soon as possible.
• Yesterday at 9:10 p.m. (immediately after the case was filed) our office emailed courtesy copies of our filings (with the exception of the word count certificate and hearing notice, which were provided at 9:44 p.m.) to the Civil Chief, again asking that she confirm receipt and advise who will be handling the case.
• The Civil Chief responded to our first email at 9:34 p.m. last night. At 11:00 p.m. she informed us that she would look for coverage for the case but would not accept service by email
• At 11:11 p.m. our office emailed the Civil Chief a copy of the TRO entered by the Court. Shortly thereafter we asked if, given her office's refusal to accept service by email, if we could effect personal service in the morning before 9 a.m. The Civil Chief responded that the office would not be open to accept service until Monday.
• At 7:39 a.m. this morning, our office emailed courtesy copies of the pleadings and
TRO to the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division at the U.S.Department of Justice, to the Office of General Counsel at the Department of Homeland Security, and to the Office of Chief Counsel at U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
We intend to formally serve Defendants tomorrow, January 26, 2026, consistent with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(i) and to personally serve the Summons, Complaint, and TRO papers when the U.S. Attorney's Office reopens. The actions we have already taken comply with Rule 65(b)(1)'s requirement that we attempt to provide "written or oral notice to the adverse party." We request that the Court consider these efforts sufficient to comply with its Order that we serve Defendants by 9 a.m.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Respectfully,
s/ Joseph Richie
JOSEPH RICHIE
Special Counsel
PETER J. FARRELL
Deputy Solicitor General
Attorneys for Plaintiff Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
CC:
Clare Diegel, Esq.
Ana Voss, Esq.
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Liz Hanks @demandingliz.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Let’s see how far Noem will pretzel herself when a Kyle-style armed counterprotestor shows up on the streets to “support ICE”, is mistaken by ICE as a “leftist”, and murdered. What will they call him: a good guy with a gun (MAGA) or nah (anyone else)? 🤔 #abolishICE #GoodGuyWithAGun
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
DA Bregman: If ICE comes in without a warrant, without reasonable suspicion, without probable cause, that is false imprisonment in New Mexico. You can’t confine, restrain, or detain someone without proper legal authority to do so. And there’s no exception for law enforcement.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump. Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/01/2026
Van Hollen: "They really think the American people are stupid. I mean, we can all see the video. We saw the video with Renee Good. We saw the video with Alex Pretti. The real domestic terrorists are in the White House right now."
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Liz Hanks @demandingliz.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The hypocrisy of gun extremists doesn’t surprise us women opposing them in hearing rooms & comment sections for years. Theirs isn’t an ideological position on a constitutional right. It’s just misogyny, racism, power, & propping up the systems of oppression. #AlexPretti #GoodGuyWithAGun #AbolishICE
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 24/01/2026
This is ok tho
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Liz Hanks @demandingliz.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
My congressional district (CD18) has been w/o representation for 18 months (& longer b/c of the shenanigans of the previous 2 elections). Now is the time to vote for Amanda Edwards and get the right woman on the job for Houston during the craziest period of modern history. #Vote #Houston #htx
Blonde woman dressed in black standing in front of a community center and pointing to an I Voted sticker.
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Liz Hanks @demandingliz.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Important PSA stolen from a friend.
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
BREAKING: James Rodden, an ICE prosecutor who the Observer identified last year as the operator of an X account that posted “America is a White nation," “‘Migrants’ are all criminals,” and apparent praise of Adolf Hitler, appeared to be back at work Tuesday. www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...
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ICE Prosecutor Who Runs Racist X Account Returns to Dallas Immigration Court
James Rodden, who the Observer identified last year as the operator of the account that routinely posted hateful statements, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
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pete rogers, professional diaper changer @petemrogers.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
literally the villain in every movie ever
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 18/01/2026
We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate
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Jenny Staff Johnson @htownjenny.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
This is real. This is a major turning point in American history that we’re living through together. We each have to think about how we are going to respond, what we’re able to do in our own worlds, but I would urge all the writers out there to start writing about it, in whatever way you can.
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
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...
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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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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
My husband was on the 2 train and a guy started braying about how Renee Good deserved to die and her "lesbian lover" did too. My husband got pissed and said, "You're absolutely disgusting." "Fuck you!" the guy said. "Fuck YOU!" my husband said. The guy left. See? We just need to talk to each other.
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 15/01/2026
Near Lyndale and 24th Ave in Minneapolis tonight, feds have reportedly shot another person. Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured. BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/01/2026
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
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MaddowBlog @maddowblog.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
NEW: Top DOJ officials quit after their division refused to probe Minnesota ICE shooting - At least four leaders of the Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good. www.ms.now/news/doj-civ...
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A new spate of Justice Department officials quit because their section didn't want to probe Renee Good's shooting
At least four leaders of the Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
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Jenny Staff Johnson @htownjenny.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
yeah I don't see how "the secret government police who are murdering unarmed people in broad daylight just need better training" is a winning message here
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Liz Hanks @demandingliz.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Here’s the thing: Visible protests don’t just remind our rush hour traffic neighbors that they aren’t alone. Those honks and 👋🏻s and 👍🏾s and ✊🏽s remind ME that I’M not alone. A few of these🖕🏼don’t f-ing scare me. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Hyperlocal and highly visible: the power of freeway overpass protests amid Trump 2.0
Since Trump retook office, protesters across the US are sending messages that are hard for drivers to miss
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Liz Hanks @demandingliz.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
(1) make an evergreen anti-fascism banner (2) show up with friends when you’re pissed (3) repeat step 2 ♾️
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Whoa. Chicago mayor calls for a general strike; now we're talking www.huffpost.com/entry/chicag...
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Chicago Mayor Issues Defiant Call For A General Strike
It was an audacious proposal, given that the U.S. has never held a true, nationwide general strike.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 18/10/2025
Thank you, Mike Johnson! No Kings Day signups have doubled since Republicans started lying about our peaceful protests. We will see you in the streets tomorrow: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
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Dawna and RealMonkeyCat @dawna9.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Thank You Jane Goodall 🐾💙🐒🦧 Curious. Brave. Persistent. Difficult. #Pinks #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory
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Cassandra W. @cassandraw.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Murmuration: we see where to go by looking to those right beside us; together, we show each other how to fly. #KeepGoing #EndGunViolence #LoveIsEverywhere
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 26/08/2025
For the first time in 111 years, a President is planning to fire a sitting Fed governor—and of course, it’s the first Black woman, Lisa Cook. Trump’s message is clear: when Black women rise, he’ll do anything to push us down. Newsflash: we’re not going anywhere.
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
🚨NEW: With the Texas congressional map having passed in the wee hours this a.m., the first lawsuit over them has been filed. This one by the Gonzales plaintiffs. Here's the 67-page compliant: drive.google.com/file/d/1v7dG... #txlege
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Liz Hanks @demandingliz.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
👀 18K viewers waiting to see if Texas House Dem Rep Nicole Collier will continue to be falsely imprisoned and held against her will. #txlege #GregAbbott x.com/i/broadcasts...
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Texas House Democrats
BREAKING: Republicans DETAIN Texas Rep. Nicole Collier - Live from the TX Capitol
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Arlene Kirsch ❌👑 Love America peacefully @arliek.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
📣 TEXANS! Texas State Rep Collier is being held hostage in the Texas Capitol unless she signs a paper (she refuses). Texas Capitol police are there to arrest her if she tries to go home. The paper says she will return to the state legislature and not break quorum. ‼️ Call/protest!
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Collier: I refused to sign and so I was told that I was gonna have to stay here on the floor. They have locked the doors. The sergeants have been instructed not to allow me to leave until I have a permission slip.
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Liz Hanks @demandingliz.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Abbott said he has “bullets in his belt” for TX Dems. GVP advocates know the danger of this rhetoric. People I care about are scared for simply doing the job they were elected by me and my neighbors to do. It’s un-American. #endgunviolence #txdemocrats #txlege www.instagram.com/reel/DNbKdFp...
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