Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 28/08/2026Climate change is a moral catastrophe because countries like Nepal who are least responsible for causing it suffer the most. 341139273
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasStephanie Kirchgaessner @skirchy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Exclusive: RFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicate. Stellar reporting by @bymichellersmith.com based on documents obtained by @theguardian.com and @apnews.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comRFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicateLetters obtained by Guardian and AP contradict testimony that 2019 visit to Samoa had ‘nothing to do with vaccines’ 51910383
Elizabeth Freitas @efreitabeth.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Make no mistake; this is also an ICE murder. 011
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasRory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 19/03/2026open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... The truth buried in the redacted Epstein files - a major DEA investigation into Epstein over drugs and prostitution was dropped by the first Trump administration. HUGE!open.substack.comMarch 18, 2026I was intending to take tonight off, but there’s big news—I mean, aside from all the other big news—that I want to make sure gets attention. 116554
Elizabeth Freitas @efreitabeth.bsky.social · 17/03/2026The problem with being a teacher is that 20 years later you show up for medical imaging and the technician is a former student. 😳 011
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasKarl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Should just call this article "The Fascists are Succeeding in their Efforts to Muzzle Academia" www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/u...nytimes.comProfessors Are Changing What They Teach, Even Far from Trump’s Gaze 261602512
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasDuncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 16/03/2026What a paragraph. www.bloomberg.com/news/article... 2447581408
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasForest @theforesthermit.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Gee this can’t have anything to do with married women needing passports to vote under the SAVE act could it? 512041
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasLaurel Krahn @windowseat.bsky.social · 13/02/2026“They were hellbent on not allowing anybody to help him until he was dead,” she said. “I was right there, and they — all of them — made the decision to deny me access to give him the best possible chance of survival.” 61845862
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 13/02/2026"The first person to be executed for treason in the US was not a spy or someone who sold secrets to a foreign government. It was not a Confederate general who took up arms against his government. It was an abolitionist named John Brown." from @nhannahjones.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/m...nytimes.comThe Transformative Power of the White ‘Race Traitor’ 252300781
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasBrian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Imagine if even a fraction of what this administration plans to spend on cages went toward housing people.washingtonpost.comICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centersICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states. 601518544
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasPete Davidson @petedavidsonny.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Pay no attention to the man behind the invitation to the sex trafficker. 031
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10/02/2026AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike. 7833820213639
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/02/2026“Lying in feces, throw up, urine… like animals in a cage at the zoo.” A whistleblower recounts the horrific ICE detention center conditions in Baltimore — a similar story everywhere. 28457933622
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 10/01/2026The decision has been made to break an American city. It is an experiment. We must do all we can (legally) to help Minneapolis hold on. 16454102262
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 08/02/2026NEW: Ghislaine Maxwell is set to invoke her Fifth Amendment rights and refuse to answer all questions related to Epstein, Trump, and more during tomorrow’s deposition. Rep. Ro Khanna has sent the following letter to Oversight Committee Chair James Comer in response: 28934641312
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasEileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 01/02/2026@cbsnews.com: Agents were pursuing an immigrant when they killed Alex Pretti. Now, he shares his story. By Cara Tabachnick, Camilo Montoya-Galvezcbsnews.comAgents were pursuing an immigrant when they killed Alex Pretti. Now, he shares his story."I was there. I saw everything," Jose Huerta Chuma, who remains in hiding, told CBS News. 4262110
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 26/01/2026They are grabbing and bursting testicles. That’s sexual assault. We already know women detainees have been raped, assaulted and in some cases sterilized. This is sick stuff. They want to inflict maximum pain. They’re abusers drunk on power. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.comOfficers at Texas immigration detention facility accused of beatings and sexual abuseCivil rights coalition calls for immediate closure of camp, where more than 2,700 detainees are being held 341033610
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 22/01/20261/The law requires a judicial warrant based on probable cause signed by a judge to enter a home or private area in a biz (not an administrative one signed by an “immigration authority” ie a DHS employee). This is clearly unlawful conduct. ICE can’t change the law just because it doesn’t like it. 18030231254
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Yesterday, the coroner’s office in El Paso ruled that the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos while in ICE detention was a homicide. Read more about it here. joycevance.substack.com/p/dont-take-...joycevance.substack.comDon’t Take the BaitIn the time of Trump, “Don’t take the bait” is a rule that’s almost as important as “Do not obey in advance.” 16919395
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 19/01/2026New from 404 Media: ICE's facial recognition app, which the agency is using to decide who to detain and deport, misidentified a woman. Twice. ICE says results of the app are definitive and override a birth certificate; obviously this case shows the app is inaccurate www.404media.co/ices-facial-...404media.coICE’s Facial Recognition App Misidentified a Woman. TwiceIn testimony from a CBP official obtained by 404 Media, the official described how Mobile Fortify returned two different names after scanning a woman's face during an immigration raid. ICE has said th... 461651785
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/01/2026BRENNAN: What percentage of those you have in custody have committed crimes? NOEM: 70% of them B: It's not 70% N: Yes it is. You guys pick and choose numbers B: Your agency says 47% have criminal convictions N: Wrong again. We'll get you the correct numbers B: Well, that's from your agency 2191165854743
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 19/01/2026This isn’t immigration policy. It’s a business model. ICE keeps growing, not because it makes America safer, but because corporations are raking in billions off cages, bodies, and suffering. ICE’s existence is a massive revenue stream. 634132526362
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasZach Everson @zacheverson.com · 12/01/2026🚨 In Nov., Trump's Labor Dept. lowered the minimum wage for foreign farmworkers. A month later, Trump's winery filed to hire 36 foreign, temporary workers. The rate? Almost $2/hour less than in 2025. 1/ me, for @forbes.comforbes.comTrump Vineyard Seeks To Hire Foreign Workers At Lower WagesRecords show the Trump Organization has requested over 2,000 foreign workers since 2008. Its latest request seeks a $13.90 hourly wage—the lowest the winery has offered since 2021. 671587958
Reposted by Elizabeth Freitas🌞🌻🌙 @honeyp0t.bsky.social · 11/01/2026There’s a GoFundMe for Jonathan Ross’s legal expenses for murdering Renee Good. This violates GoFundMe’s Terms of Service. Everyone must report it. A thread on how to do that 🧵 31755934181
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasAparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Reading Black and Native histories will rip the scales from your eyes, about the lies White Americans tell themselves about themselves, and their country. Which is why this administration is so insistent on re-whitening media, academia and public history (museums, etc) But. Yeah. This thread. 511742
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasDhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 16/12/2025ICE just quietly updated its hunger strike data. From July 1 to Sept 30, 106 people went on hunger strike. Two people in ICE custody were subjected to force-feeding or involuntary medical measures this summer As of Dec 2, ICE reports 14 ongoing hunger strikes www.ice.gov/doclib/deten... 16947
Elizabeth Freitas @efreitabeth.bsky.social · 30/11/2025Malala is enjoying her turkey coma. #dogsofbluesky #dogsofbsky #dogs #germanshepherd 070
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 29/11/2025The term "has historic roots, including Nazi ideology and, more recently, a violent conspiracy theory that’s inspired terrorist attacks in the US and abroad" www.cnn.com/2025/10/19/u...cnn.comDHS issued a call to ‘remigrate.’ Here’s the history of the term often associated with far-right groups | CNNA nine-letter social media post was all it took for the Department of Homeland Security to spark a torrent of backlash online this week, drawing the ire of politicians and prompting comparisons to Eur... 20730347
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasShy Tiger @shytiger.bsky.social · 18/11/2025“How much do I need to BRIBE the U.S. population to stop them ALL FINALLY realizing I’m definitely a pedo & every accusation was a confession?” Also see: Gold & Bitcoin revaluing scam soon to come people -mark my words 2026/27 is likely when he’ll pull that rug & cause huge inflation & destroy usd. 141
Elizabeth Freitas @efreitabeth.bsky.social · 18/11/2025You can easily spend $2,000 on one emergency vet visit and you think a little pocket change is going to buy you health care? 000
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 18/11/2025The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation www.propublica.org/article/andr...propublica.orgThe White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal InvestigationFederal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate. 44743285
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasJonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 18/11/2025"The international community, in particular the US and other western governments, allowed all of this to happen. This is what genocide looks like in the 21st century: not only in scale or method, but in how it’s normalized. " www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comIsrael needs to face accountability for our genocide. And so does the US | Yuli NovakThe international community allowed all of this to happen. We must not look away or move on 2318
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 18/11/2025So Harvard is keeping this guy, but Claudine Gay had to step down over ginned up plagiarism accusations and bad-faith accusations of anti-Semitism. Got it. 20275342010
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasBarb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 05/10/2025This is an old formula used by authoritarian regimes. Stoke chaos and blame scapegoats to justify the use of force. 1335128994415
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasMonica Maalouf, MD @maaloufmd.bsky.social · 03/10/2025My husband was detained by ICE today Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away I have had zero contact or updates since #SOS @duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov 7602619213453
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasTammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 27/09/2025If you’re worried about losing your health care, apparently Trump has a message for you: 952003912
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasRoy Edroso @edroso.bsky.social · 28/09/2025"Practice being brave now, don’t wait for some special moment at the end to be a hero." This is excellent. open.substack.com/pub/peaceful...open.substack.comDefeating Fascism The Easy WayFighting fascism when peaceful means may still be a possibility 6599223
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasMike Dickison @adzebill.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Wikipedia editors trying to fend off the onslaught of AI crap have crowdsourced some telltale signs of LLM-generated writing; it might be handy for editors and proofreaders generally. Thanks to @ellenrykers.com for pointing me to it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...en.wikipedia.orgWikipedia:Signs of AI writing - Wikipedia 71258650
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 28/09/2025Do we say a man is sane when he calls in the military to fight a war when there is no war? If such a man is not sane, do we have a solution to stop the madness if he’s in the White House? 681115093114
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 07/09/2025“Florida is the first state to take the courageous step toward decluttering itself of excess children,” @petridishes.bsky.social writes on the state’s elimination of vaccine mandates. “No price is too high to pay in this pointless war.”bit.lyFlorida Decided There Were Too Many ChildrenThe state’s elimination of vaccine mandates is a courageous first step toward decluttering itself of any excess kids. 23430145
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 30/04/2025RFK Jr. ordered the NIH’s Integrated Research Facility in Frederick to stop all research on serious infectious diseases yesterday at 5:00 PM. They study pathogens like Ebola there. You may be familiar with it from The Hot Zone. www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni...wired.comRFK Jr.'s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop ResearchNIAID's Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s departm... 74699455666
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 25/08/2025The top story of the moment is the one story that our most influential newsrooms won’t touch: That the United State has become an authoritarian state. presswatchers.org/2025/08/we-h...presswatchers.orgWe have become an authoritarian state, and our top newsrooms are in denial | Press WatchThe frog in the proverbial pot is dead. 10536281400
Elizabeth Freitas @efreitabeth.bsky.social · 25/08/2025We made it! 8 weeks post surgery and #Malala is allowed back on the couch. #germanshepherd #GSD #dogsofbluesky #dogs 040
Elizabeth Freitas @efreitabeth.bsky.social · 25/08/2025Not an hour after I washed my car, I went outside and found it covered in bird shit and berry juice. Damn blue jays. #birds #bluejays #carwash 020
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasMichael Clemens @mclem.org · 23/08/2025The US Administration is now deleting its internal communications, in brazen violation of the Federal Records Act, in order to conceal its other illegal acts. Those entrusted to enforce our Congress’s laws sit, simply watching this happen, flaccid and impotent.nytimes.comHomeland Security Dept. Says It Hasn’t Kept Text Message Data Since April 045982422
Reposted by Elizabeth Freitasregular meghan 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 22/08/2025another korean american has been detained by ICE, a violinist named john shin from utah. he was allowed one 30-second phone call to his wife and they haven’t heard from him since.kmyu.tvUtah music community rallies behind violinist detained by ICEThe local music community in Salt Lake City is rallying around one of their own, after news that just this week, John Shin—a violinist who received Bachelor's a 10495318
Reposted by Elizabeth FreitasDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 23/08/2025Extraordinary new detail about the FBI purge. *Senior officials were asked to fire lower level officials tagged by online right wingers as being anti-Trump. *When they asked for a reason - required by law - they were not given any. They refused. Then they were fired. www.cbsnews.com/news/politic...cbsnews.comPolitics may have spurred August purge of 5 veteran FBI agentsDetails are emerging about the possible motivation behind the firing of five senior FBI agents. 12736251760
Elizabeth Freitas @efreitabeth.bsky.social · 19/08/2025The Thinker #dogsofbluesky #germanshepherd #dogs #GSD 050