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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
"The Trump administration’s unusual decision to target asylum-seekers without criminal records has led to dozens of petitions challenging the constitutionality of their confinement. And in many of those cases, the government has lost. Many other petitions are still pending." gift link
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Mainers detained by ICE are coming home by the dozens
Despite the Trump administration's push for mass detentions and deportations, many who were swept up in 'Operation Catch of the Day' last month were found to pose no danger to their communities.
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
the follow up youtu.be/OQIljje2B_Q?...
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Why Everyone's Talking About Stephen Colbert, CBS, The FCC And James Talarico
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
CBS banned this from airing on tv youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
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Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
"The Mexican-born mayor of Coldwater was accused of voting illegally as a noncitizen. Many of his neighbors want state and federal officials to back off." He supports and voted for Trump 3 times, as do most of his neighbors (who are against his deportation). gift link
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The Immigration Debate Came to Rural Kansas. Locals Stood by Their Mayor.
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
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Opinion | OpenAI Is Making the Mistakes Facebook Made. I Quit.
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
"The number of children in federal custody has climbed sharply since President Trump revived the practice of detaining families last year" gift link
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Hundreds of Children Are in ICE Detention
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
"All across the country, the Democrats trying to take back control of Congress have been scouring, scouting and recruiting candidates with compelling biographies to compete in seemingly lopsidedly red regions — with remarkable success." gift link
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To Win Back the House, Democrats Take the Fight to Deep-Red Areas
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
87% did not have criminal records "Of the 67 people identified by the BDN, 58 of them lacked a criminal record that could be independently verified despite claims that the operation was meant to capture the “worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens.” www.bangordailynews.com/2026/02/09/m...
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ICE said it was arresting ‘the worst of the worst’ in Maine. We only found a few criminals.
The BDN used court records and other sources to identify 67 of roughly 200 people arrested in Maine during last month's surge.
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
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Thousands of Maine kids missed school as ICE carried out heightened operations
Absence rates for multilingual students were near or over 50% in some school districts where immigration enforcement spiked, and educators describe empty classrooms and fearful students.
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
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ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
ffs "federal agents were told this week that they have broader power to arrest people without a warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo reviewed by The New York Times." gift link
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ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
The FBI raided Fulton County's election office yesterday. Appears to be in a similar vein to attempt to alter the '26 elections. gift link
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Why Is the Trump Administration Demanding Minnesota’s Voter Rolls?
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
wtf www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
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Move to Seize Ballots Thrusts F.B.I. Into Trump’s Election Conspiracy Claim
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
"A federal judge on Wednesday evening ordered federal agents to stop detaining and deporting refugees in Minnesota who were lawfully admitted to the United States, and to immediately release those currently held for re-examination of their cases." gift link
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Judge Orders Release of Minnesota Refugees Targeted in ICE Crackdown
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
"Judge Patrick J. Schiltz said the agency had violated more judicial directives in a month than “some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.” gift link
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Minneapolis Live Updates: Judge Says ICE Violated Nearly 100 Court Orders
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
"Her husband was arrested and pulled into an unmarked police car. Officers left the scene in a matter of minutes. Nene Barry, who does not have a driver’s license and speaks little English, was left alone inside the car with her infant."
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
"Armed and masked federal agents stepped out and said Hassane’s name. They were here for him. “There’s a baby in the car,” Barry told the agents. “There’s a baby.” Agents shattered his driver’s side window. Glass sprayed over the baby’s car seat, Nene Barry said. "
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
"Hassane Barry and his wife, Nene, both asylum seekers from the Republic of Guinea in West Africa, were driving home from an appointment to get their 1-month-old baby a passport last week. On Forest Avenue, they suddenly found themselves boxed in by four unmarked police cars."
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
"Video shows federal immigration agents leaving behind an infant and broken glass after detaining a Guinean immigrant with no known criminal history." gift link
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ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest
Video shows federal immigration agents leaving behind an infant and broken glass after detaining a Guinean immigrant with no known criminal history.
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
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As ICE operations in Maine continue, neighbors step in to feed each other
Volunteers are jumping in to help those who are afraid to leave home.
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
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Maine’s Immigrant Students Stay Home as ICE Operation Ramps Up
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
"Republicans ran an AstroTurf phone and text campaign urging Democrats to contact Crockett and ask her to run. Those efforts may have worked. “The more I saw the poll results, I couldn’t ignore the trends which were clear,” Crockett said..." We need to be in touch with reality if we want to win.
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
"Such numbers may explain why Republicans, according to the political news site NOTUS, worked behind the scenes to push Crockett into the race. The National Republican Senatorial Committee disseminated polls showing her winning a potential primary."
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
"Those who disagree have every right to criticize them, and me. But progressives shouldn’t let a retrograde style of internet discourse inhibit them from pointing out the obvious."
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Important lesson we need to learn if we're serious about '26 & '28. gift link "Online, there was a backlash... But Rogers and Yang were right to be skeptical of Crockett, who almost certainly cannot win a general election in Texas."
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Opinion | Two Comedians Told the Truth About Jasmine Crockett’s Campaign
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Disgrace youtu.be/3Y47dAQhGPo?...
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Venezuelans sent by the U.S. to harsh Salvadoran mega-prison CECOT detail beatings
YouTube video by 60 Minutes
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
115 will be laid off, it's the town's largest tax contributor. “It’s a sign of the times,” Foreman said. “This is a clear example of the unintended consequences of tariffs and how tariffs can even negatively affect products and businesses made and operating here in America.” gift link
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Maine maker of Lincoln Logs is closing its doors
Pride Manufacturing Co., in Burnham, has notified the state it will lay off 115 people when it shuts down in April.
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Simultaneously, he’s getting politically weaker, and more erratic (dangerous).
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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to: * 8 people shot * 5 of which were U.S. citizens * 2 died * no victims drew a weapon The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
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Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 10/01/2026
After the White House called for billions of dollars in funding reductions, senators and representatives are rescinding the proposed cuts and even boosting funds for basic research. From NYT Science: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
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Congress Is Reversing Trump’s Steep Budget Cuts to Science
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
BREAKING: Huge loss for Trump administration at Supreme Court, which rules that the Trump administration had lacked authority to federalize and deploy the National Guard to execute laws in Illinois. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
"The Trump administration on Monday said it would pause leases for five wind farms under construction off the East Coast, essentially gutting the country’s nascent offshore wind industry in a sharp escalation of President Trump’s crusade against the renewable energy source." gift link
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Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast
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Tim Carvell @timcarvell.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
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Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Appears to be the Bari Weiss-effect. "drew harsh criticism from its own correspondent, CBS News abruptly removed a segment from Sunday’s episode of 60 Minutes that was to feature the stories of Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration to... a “brutal” prison in El Salvador." gift link
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‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
interesting deep dive, no pay wall www.wsj.com/science/envi...
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Essay | The Climate Crisis Clashed With Affordability, and Affordability Won
Climate action has become less urgent now that affordability is top of mind. The good news is, emissions are likely to decline anyway.
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
"another stark warning. “Nearly 9 in 10 registered voters are also concerned about increasing inflation,”
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
"certain gathering threats could sink support for the president and his party. “Immigration is a growing vulnerability for the president,” John Anzalone and his team warned... “Voters do not feel he has a plan to address the situation on the border, and it is starting to take a toll..."
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
"Biden enjoyed high approval among Americans in the early months... Millions of vaccines were distributed throughout the United States. The White House trumpeted high job growth as proof of a rebounding economy. But privately Mr. Biden’s lead pollster was already sounding the alarm..."
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
These same advisors also pushed Biden to stay in the race after his disastrous debate. They were getting what they wanted re policy and seemed to care less (or were oblivious) that his presidency and the election were falling off a cliff.
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
The same pols (AOC, Bernie) & advisors (Klain) that pushed Biden to spend huge amounts more w ARPA etc despite grave inflation warnings did the same here. Horrendous advice that led to disastrous results and were key in Trump winning in '24.
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
"Mr. Biden was now president-elect, and his positions threatened to drastically increase border crossings, experts advising his transition team warned in a Zoom briefing in the final weeks of 2020... That jump, they said, could provoke a political crisis. “Chaos” was the word..."
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Took one extreme (Trump's) and then went to another. Excellent deep dive into the chaos that overwhelmed cities across the nation and was a critical issue in '24 election that led to Trump's reemergence. gift link
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How Biden Ignored Warnings and Lost Americans’ Faith in Immigration
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
"the city manager and a registered Republican who said he has voted for both parties over the years. “But for us, it’s a lot more than that. McCook is home. McCook is a place that I want my kids to think is a good place to live. We’ve been working so hard to make McCook a draw, and now this.”
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
"That changed this fall, after state officials announced that the Work Ethic Camp would be replaced with a 300-bed, high security Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center to support President Trump’s national crackdown on illegal immigration."
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
"known as the Work Ethic Camp, was Nebraska’s only state prison geared solely toward rehabilitation. The facility held nonviolent felony offenders who were nearing the end of their sentences and prepared them, with counseling, schooling and job training, to return to the outside world." gift link
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This Prison Rehabilitated Inmates. Until ICE Paid to Fill It With Immigrants.
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
For many public health experts, the vote also marked the end of trust in the C.D.C... “Today is a defining moment for our country,” Michael Osterholm, a public health expert at the University of Minnesota, said. “We can no longer trust federal health authorities when it comes to vaccines.” free link
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Panel Votes to End Recommendation for Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Elon Musk’s Foundation Grows to $14 Billion, but Gives Little to Outsiders www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
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Elon Musk’s Foundation Grows to $14 Billion, but Gives Little to Outsiders
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john-t.bsky.social @john-t.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
"Medicare spends about $80 billion more annually for Medicare Advantage enrollees than it would if they were enrolled in traditional Medicare" gift link
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What to Know About the Nearly 10% Climb in a Key Medicare Expense for 2026
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Jonathan Lemire @jonlemire.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
NEW: Ten months into the president’s second term, Trump 2.0 is for the first time starting to resemble the chaotic original That new sense of political weakness has emboldened Democrats and given the GOP a chance to - just maybe - create a little space www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Trump 2.0 Suddenly Looks Like Trump 1.0
Infighting. Bad polls. Party divisions. Midterm fears. It’s all back.
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