Reposted by Farah PetersonCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Damn. @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... 15977613269
Reposted by Farah PetersonAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 02/07/2026🚨 HUGE ongoing surge of ICE arrests, with ICE directing 80% of all officers to go out into the field and round people up, aiming to hit 2,000 arrests a day; which would be more than during the Minneapolis surge. This may be why the nun in Texas got briefly picked up. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/u...nytimes.comImmigrant Arrests Surge to 10,000 in 5 Days as ICE Clamps Down 14329632045
Reposted by Farah Petersons. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 01/07/2026These guys have nothing better to do than track peole down to harass them and they are DEFINITELY going to be doing it more.npr.orgHe sent a harsh email to ICE's top official. 5 months later, federal agents tracked him downFederal agents went to a Rochester man's home to warn him that an email he sent five months ago could be an illegal threat. He was on vacation but another agent found his hotel hundreds of miles away. 07020
Reposted by Farah PetersonThe Yale Law Journal @yalelawjournal.bsky.social · 30/06/2026In the first Atkins Feature, @fpeterson.bsky.social explores how early American law often diverged from the Constitution and legal texts. Because governing law differed from law on the page, she argues that America’s original law cannot be recovered by parsing texts alone. 1126
Reposted by Farah PetersonOhio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 30/06/2026A spokesperson for U.S. Health and Human Services confirmed to Stateline on Friday that the agency is canceling 53 out of 67 grants, worth about $68 million, under the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, affecting grantees in more than two dozen states. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/06/30/r...ohiocapitaljournal.comFederal health agency cancels most of its teen pregnancy prevention grants • Ohio Capital JournalA spokesperson for U.S. Health and Human Services confirmed to Stateline on Friday that the agency is canceling 53 out of 67 grants, worth about $68 million, under the Teen Pregnancy Prevention… 41119
Reposted by Farah PetersonJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 30/06/2026I can’t bring myself to be too celebratory. This should have been a 9-0 slam dunk. My main takeaway is that there are currently 4 votes to undo a longstanding constitutional guarantee that 15 years ago seemed beyond any serious question. 182622551
Reposted by Farah PetersonAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 14/06/2026The mifespristone case shows that the abortion federalism promised by Dobbs was a lie—the goal is to ban abortion everywhere, even if that means forcing pro choice states like New York to enforce abortion bans passed by anti-choice states. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... 6234951008
Reposted by Farah PetersonGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 12/06/2026It shouldn’t be controversial to say that the creation of a “trillionaire” represents a giant and complete failure of public policy and government. 553755839
Reposted by Farah PetersonRicky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 12/06/2026People have shown up to watch the removal of the orange felon’s disgusting name from the Kennedy Center including thousands more watching live streams. It’s coming TF down! 815217464094
Reposted by Farah PetersonWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 12/06/2026There's no bigger U.S. scandal right now than the human beings dying needlessly in ICE gulags. I took a deep dive into the April death of Philly's Tuan Van Bui, Amerasian child of the Vietnam War Cellmates say ICE's version of his death is total BS My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/tuan...inquirer.comThe U.S. welcomed this child of the Vietnam War. Why did he die in ICE custody? | Will BunchIn 1990, the U.S. welcomed Tuan Van Bui and other young Amerasians. In 2025, ICE violently arrested him. Why did he die in custody? 211166509
Reposted by Farah PetersonStatus Coup News @statuscoupnews.bsky.social · 06/06/2026🚨BREAKING: Journalist Josh Pacheo hit by employee of Delaney Hall ICE prison driving out of DH as protests wage on on Day 15 of prisoner hunger & labor strike. His condition is unknown ⬇️ 23665350
Reposted by Farah PetersonRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/06/2026After Amazon gave $1M to Trump's inauguration, Trump installed Amazon's former lawyer to head the NLRB. Now the agency has ended a major case investigating Amazon's mistreatment of its contract drivers with a slap-on-the-wrist settlement. This is what a quid pro quo looks like.bloomberg.comWhat Trump Delivered for AmazonThe feds were pushing a landmark case about Amazon’s control of its contract drivers. Then the president put Amazon’s former lawyer in charge. 441678740
Reposted by Farah PetersonDavid Sirota @davidsirota.com · 05/06/2026🚨 HAPPENING NOW: The Trump administration is withholding pay from lawyers for unaccompanied migrant children unless they hand over confidential case data on the kids they represent. 86448
Reposted by Farah PetersonGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 05/06/2026“Pepper-sprayed yet undeterred: Faith leaders keep ministering at Delaney Hall.” “‘We are called by our faith to put our bodies on the line if that’s the call,’ said the Rev. Robin Tanner, a Unitarian Universalist minister.” religionnews.com/2026/06/04/p...religionnews.comPepper-sprayed yet undeterred: Faith leaders keep ministering at Delaney Hall(RNS) — ‘We are called by our faith to put our bodies on the line if that’s the call,’ said the Rev. Robin Tanner, a Unitarian Universalist minister. 451267407
Reposted by Farah PetersonJoshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 05/06/2026More via @nytimes.com Police Remove Diabetes Experts From Conference for Distributing Critique of Trump Administration & the telling subtitle Several of those escorted out were scheduled to present at the American Diabetes Association conference this weekend. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/w...nytimes.comPolice Remove Diabetes Experts From Conference for Distributing Critique of Trump Administration 23722
Reposted by Farah Petersonarr @arr.bsky.social · 05/06/2026english isn't for cowards. if you're not saying 'torpify,' that's a skill issue. there's no Académie Française telling you what to do. if you try to type 'pallific' and freak out when you see a little red underline, maybe you're not ready to roll with the big dogs. 437153914210
Reposted by Farah PetersonJose Pagliery @josepagliery.bsky.social · 05/06/2026I visited the Newark courthouse to read through restricted docs, then went to Delaney Hall to speak to protesters and a detainee. One woman says she was starved by guards for 5 days. Filings claim a cellmate miscarried and lost her unborn child. www.notus.org/us-news/psyc...notus.orgWorms, Mold and ‘Psychological Torture.’ Lawsuits Claim Cruel Conditions at Delaney HallCourt records describe deplorable situation at the ICE jail in New Jersey as protests continue nightly. 5462246
Reposted by Farah PetersonBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 05/06/2026“If the government decides, very quickly, to bulldoze the Statue of Liberty... nothing can be done?” asked Judge Patricia Millett. “I think that’s right, yes,” responded DOJ attorney Yaakov Roth www.politico.com/news/2026/06...politico.comTrump could also tear down the Statue of Liberty, DOJ argues in defense of White House ballroomJustice Department lawyers said the courts are powerless to intervene in the dispute over the former East Wing. 20723451029
Reposted by Farah PetersonAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 05/06/2026With its recent rulings, the Roberts Court has now entirely perverted the purpose of the 15th Amendment, turning an outright ban on racial discrimination in voting into a right to discriminate against black voters. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comThe Supreme Court Has Invented a Right to DiscriminateAlabama gambled on the Court’s partisanship, and won. 16470772776
Reposted by Farah PetersonNathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Members of the American Diabetes Association were forcibly removed from the annual meeting for distributing an editorial critical of Trumpian policy. 😳 11183115
Reposted by Farah PetersonKen Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 05/06/2026It sounds crazy, but I guess when somebody tells you their only mistake was a Nazi tattoo, its possible they actually made a series of other mistakes that did not happen to produce a Nazi tattoo. 1157221896
Reposted by Farah PetersonThomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Pete Hegseth dropping deism and Unitarian Universalism from accepted religions in the military is honestly almost too fucking hilarious for me to be properly outraged about. 721681324
Reposted by Farah Petersonceej @ceej.online · 04/06/2026(in the seventh month of defending a candidate who has slowly revealed himself to be a werewolf) so actually I think most guys get worse under the full moon 484513828
Reposted by Farah PetersonNed Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Platner very much is a discernible type, but it’s not “flawed but basically decent working class joe.” It’s “prep school creep with a sadistic streak and an ironclad confidence that it will never catch up to him.“ 304320783
Reposted by Farah PetersonRuth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Graham Platner trying to explain away his behavior as *living a regular life* really evokes *locker room talk* for me. The normalization of men’s abuse of women has to stop. Abusing women is not regular or normal or in any way okay. I hope this gets called out by lots and lots of people. 1034431926
Reposted by Farah PetersonMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/06/2026🚨BREAKING: A lawyer who was active in lawsuits seeking to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory, and later represented the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd, is the latest attorney to be hired by the DOJ’s Voting Section. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comExclusive: New DOJ voting lawyer worked to overturn 2020 election and represented George Floyd’s killerIn the period after the 2020 election, Mohrman worked on cases aimed at blocking certification of Biden’s wins in two key swing states — Arizona and Georgia — as well as in the U.S. Congress. 911045644
Reposted by Farah PetersonSky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 04/06/2026has any man ever been more vindicated? x.com/stuartbuck1/... 4744201404
Reposted by Farah PetersonJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 04/06/2026The thing people really need to internalize is that dodgy people are consistently dodgy. You learn one ugly fact about someone, maybe it’s a one-off. Once there are enough data points to constitute a pattern, it’s only a matter of time before more come out fitting the same curve. 815030
Reposted by Farah PetersonKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin just repeatedly refused to commit to following court orders from judges who rule that DHS is acting illegally.politico.comMullin refuses to commit to following court orders for DHSThe Homeland Security secretary said he could answer the question "if we didn’t think courts were politicized.” 60531256
Reposted by Farah PetersonJennifer Berry Hawes @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/c...nytimes.comTrump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System 3136
Reposted by Farah PetersonDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 29/05/2026This is one of the most insane things I’ve seen from this regime. Please read this excellent summary and comment in the federal registry. 🧪🌊 10276115
Reposted by Farah PetersonMaria Sacchetti - reporter - The Washington Post @mariasacchetti.bsky.social · 29/05/2026NEW A deported mother returned to the United States to bury her slain toddler (gift link) wapo.st/49v354Owapo.stA deported mother returned to the United States to bury her slain toddlerWendy Hernandez Reyes denies she “abandoned” her son, as ICE claimed. In an extraordinary act, she was allowed to return to the U.S. for his burial. 265
Reposted by Farah PetersonMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 31/05/2026The US military has now murdered 200 people in small boats in the waters off South America. Local fishing communities have been upended.nytimes.comThe U.S. Boat Strike Campaign Has Now Killed Over 200 People 47616350
Reposted by Farah PetersonWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Gov. Mikie Sherrill's mishandling of protests outside the Newark ICE detention center, with violent state troopers running amok, is a national embarrassment To make it worse, Sherrill invoked the vile "outside agitator" trope of 1960s segregationists My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/miki...inquirer.comMikie Sherrill’s state police riot in Newark is a national disgrace | Will BunchNew Jersey state troopers meant to protect Newark protesters from ICE are violently shredding the First Amendment instead. 992319921
Reposted by Farah PetersonJoel D. Anderson @joelanderson.bsky.social · 31/05/2026these are truly awful people. i wish them the worst. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/u... 7237911009
Reposted by Farah PetersonKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/05/2026BREAKING: A federal judge in Miami just made a striking turnabout — essentially reopening Trump's $10 billion case against the IRS, saying that she wanted to investigate "grievous allegations" that the hasty deal to resolve it was "premised on deception."nytimes.comJudge Reopens Trump I.R.S. Suit, Questioning ‘Weaponization’ Fund 631896582
Reposted by Farah Petersondavidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 28/05/2026Translation: We have no idea how many poor children we are starving. 6349
Reposted by Farah PetersonMichael D. Green, PhD @michaeldgreen.phd · 28/05/2026President of MIT not mincing words today in @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/05/27/s... 447188336434
Reposted by Farah PetersonAdam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 28/05/2026As @muellershewrote.com notes, the same Trump lackey forced to dismiss all charges against the Broadview Six for grand jury misconduct by his prosecutorial team is said to be behind this obscenity. 12289104
Reposted by Farah PetersonAdam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 28/05/2026Donald Trump has decided to use his DOJ lickspittles to try to intimidate an 82-year-old woman whom he owes $88.3 million after a trial jury found he sexually assaulted her three decades ago. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/u...nytimes.comJustice Dept. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry of E. Jean CarrollThe investigation is said to center on whether Ms. Carroll committed perjury in civil lawsuits against Donald J. Trump, whom she accused of sexual assault. 641181477
Reposted by Farah PetersonThe Questionable Authority @questauthority.bsky.social · 27/05/2026"No Preference shall be given by any Regulation of Commerce or Revenue to the Ports of one State over those of another" U.S. Const. Art 1, s. 9, cl. 6 1263442967
Reposted by Farah PetersonTruthout @truthout.org · 27/05/2026The Trump administration has proposed a new policy that could require federal government employees to sign NDAs in an attempt to limit damaging or embarrassing information from leaking to the press.truthout.orgTrump White House Advances Plan Requiring Federal Workers to Sign NDAsOne critic of the policy said it would “kneecap whistleblower protections” and “undermine the First Amendment.”… 1178
Reposted by Farah PetersonRobert Vargas @robvargas.bsky.social · 27/05/2026NEW REPORT: After Chicago shut down ShotSpotter in Sept. 2024, CPD response times to priority 1 calls improved by an average of 4.2 minutes. Read more here: uchicago-justice-project.github.io/chicago_crim... 11337134
Reposted by Farah PetersonTyler King @tyleraking.com · 27/05/2026This entire administration is an exercise in discovering why you need government and then scrambling to assemble an arm while cutting off another leg. 382468703
Reposted by Farah PetersonBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 26/05/2026“If they’re such big and bad, why don’t they just take their mask off? “They want to work here. So let them show their face!” 217446
Reposted by Farah PetersonSenator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 26/05/2026I saw chaos inside and outside of the ICE detention center Delaney Hall today. Detainees protesting the lack of due process, the disgusting food and poor treatment while their families and advocates stood outside calling for help. 1/4 497174136072
Reposted by Farah PetersonOl' Chef Dan @olchefdan.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Honestly, one of the funniest tweets I've ever seen. 738198343115
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Feb 15, 2025
DOGE has a very obvious feedback mechanism for its cuts.
If DOGE makes a big, broad cut against a million programs, people get upset about a few specific, very good ones like PEPFAR, and then that program comes back because DOGE's members are, thus, informed it was good.
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Feb 15, 2025
I can only hope people realizing this won't damage the mechanism, because it's still useful to have professionals getting mad about some very good thing getting cut before it's brought back online as a result.
In a word, DOGE is responsive, which is unusual for the government!
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Feb 15, 2025
I agree, but it would be more efficient to spend one hour ahead of time talking to experts or just reading up on the history of a program for [disease, student testing, nuclear safety, etc.]
Plus, some programs don't have famous proponents with time to dig into the weeds.
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Feb 15, 2025
I'm highly sympathetic, but there really are thousands and thousands of programs and grants to cut, so I'm not sure the small team doing the cuts has the ability to go through them all one-by-one on their short timeline.
Maybe a system can be developed to assist with feedback.
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Despite some bogus grants, a lot of government is like this cartoon. I bet this "small team" would find a line item for "screwworm sterilization" and delete it, not knowing that they just devastated American farming: https://theatlantic.com/science/archiv
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Feb 15, 2025
I can see the DOGE tweet: "We canceled a contract for Panamanian screwworms, saving $165 million dollars!!!" [https://aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-an
nouncements/usda-approves-emergency-funding-protect-us…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j2kmiyhld5btzozgzwy3lc2m/bafkreih3ferjvpo53fmioc3sf2qadxltbmisl74luq2ydhxvpxbh3qf3ei)
