Sign in

Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*

@katelynstarrpdx.bsky.social
3K followers 1.7K following 5.6K posts

labor lawyer & movement idealist in Oregon; against the genocide of Palestinians and all violence against civilians; the rule of law and human rights matter; big fan of education; Abolish ICE is the moderate position

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 14h
Everytime, the modern Republican Party has done something constitutionally crappy, even after they have pardoned said constitutional crap, we are then supposed to pretend that it was not constitutional crap. Nope: Nixon was a crook and J6’ers were a bunch of rioters who tried to Hang Mike Pence.
314439
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Did you know over the last 3 years, debt payments grew over 8x faster than real income? A new report from @tcfdotorg.bsky.social and @protectborrowers.bsky.social shows the burden falls hardest on those who can least afford it. When will Americans receive the help they need? tcf.org/content/repo...
tcf.org
Half of Every Dollar: How Household Debt Eats Into Workers’ Income Gains
Executive Summary For years, the headline economic data describing workers’ well-being have been weak: over the year ending in August, the most recent
0117
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 20h
Here's Judge Edelman's full ruling dismissing *with prejudice* the case against Reflecting Pool defendant David Hearn because "no crime had been committed." www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
documentcloud.org
Order dismissing case with prejudice United States v. David Hearn (2026 CF2 010237)
20596146
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Latest WSJ poll: "63% want to pause AI development 61% want a billionaire wealth tax 59% want Medicare for All 57% want a $20 minimum wage 58% want to end U.S. military aid to Israel" This is the center of the country politically. it is time all adjust to this political spectrum, esp. media.
9333441048
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21h
This will be one of the most important immigration cases in a generation. The Trump admin claims that a 1996 law mandates the detention of millions of people without any right to a bond hearing; every person who entered illegally, no matter how long in the past. If they win, it's a nightmare.
351227502
Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.* @katelynstarrpdx.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
States rights only matter if Democrats are in charge, lesson number 1003. And women’s rights and access to lifesaving healthcare don’t matter at all, lesson 10,124.
010
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
Anne S Kim @anne-s-kim.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Shocking new study from @tcfdotorg.bsky.social finds that 10 percent of household income is now going toward debt (and eating up much of the gain in workers' wages). tcf.org/content/repo...
tcf.org
Half of Every Dollar: How Household Debt Eats Into Workers’ Income Gains
Executive Summary For years, the headline economic data describing workers’ well-being have been weak: over the year ending in August, the most recent
034
Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.* @katelynstarrpdx.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
LOL. No parody can even come close to the bullshit we’re living through every day.
031
Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.* @katelynstarrpdx.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Worth repeating while the unqualified sec of defense blathers on about his paranoid fever dream and announces he will fire 20% of the nation’s generals.
031
Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.* @katelynstarrpdx.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Consolidating power around fascism and eliminating anyone that they think may dissent or even be a voice of reason. Absolute madness.
020
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Americans will support expanding the courts.
410314
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
this really is impeachable for any president, but really grotesque coming from a regime that cut life-saving development aid because they said it was not efficient
202036615
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The main reason you haven’t heard about campus sexual violence in a few years is because Trump and SCOTUS have made it much, much harder for survivors to come forward. You might vaguely remember that Title IX was a big battleground in his first term. And that we lost.
31867637
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A truly heinous man has doxxed the Cornell victim on X and the comments are predictably vile. Based on countless interviews I’ve done with survivors, the trauma they are subjected to for coming forward is oftentimes even worse than the initial trauma they experienced. There is no real justice system
12471381373
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Has anyone been to this website? I would encourage you go to go because my son’s Coding Team might be able to do a better job.
5417
Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.* @katelynstarrpdx.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Who would send their kid to school here if they knew this?
030
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
they DIDN'T REFUND her fucking TUITION?????
1454451446
Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.* @katelynstarrpdx.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tax the rich. They have too much fucking money to spend on the political and social and economic direction of our country.
030
Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.* @katelynstarrpdx.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Remember how bad everyone felt about the economy during the pandemic? Well, people feel even worse about the economy right now.
131
Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.* @katelynstarrpdx.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is evil but how can we expect more from a corrupt SCOTUS? The Court cannot be fixed, it must be remade.
010
Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.* @katelynstarrpdx.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Abolish ICE is the moderate position. This cannot be reformed.
072
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
Andy @andyoregon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
An uncomfortable but necessary read from the always topical @lebassett.bsky.social www.laura-bassett.com/p/protesting...
laura-bassett.com
Protesting violence at Cornell gets you arrested. Gang rape gets you an essay.
The district attorney is reopening a horrific campus rape case only after massive public outcry; otherwise, five of the seven men would’ve gotten off with a writing assignment.
14820
Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.* @katelynstarrpdx.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today in same as it ever was: fuck them kids for organizing and parlaying exceptional athletic skill into real money to play in the NCAA, let’s squash that while allowing coaching salaries to remain unrestricted & we can continue to collude in the exploitation of labor for entertainment.
000
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
343124064609
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026
anyway basically everyone except Ken Paxton hates how the Supreme Court has allowed big money to distort democracy--and states are trying to do something about it! ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
ballsandstrikes.org
How States Are Pushing Back Against the Supreme Court’s Citizens United Decision
As it turns out, normal people do not like political corruption as much as the conservative legal movement does.
210924
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A new Alex Gibney documentary calls Elon Musk out. His lawyers sent threat letters before the premiere. But the numbers don't lie. Musk spent $278 MILLION in 2024. 100 billionaire families dumped $2.6 BILLION into federal elections. That is one of every six dollars spent.
02710
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
And I am mad at the Senate b/c this Friday, Russell Thurlow Vought stole 810 million dollars from the U.S. people, and you make it your business vote to take money away from 18 year olds: that is your priority, huh.
26911
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"The end times fascists may want us to believe that the end of the world is nigh and inevitable but this book shows, again and again, that there is a different way. It's up to us to follow it" - Thank you Ericka Taylor for this generous and thoughtful @npr.org review! www.npr.org/2026/09/28/n...
npr.org
'End Times Fascism' looks at supremacist groups uniting around end-of-the-world ideas
Authors Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor identify supremacists that have, despite ideological differences, converged around the conviction that they are part of an elite destined to survive an apocalypse.
417562
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How clear is it that Trump's taxpayer funded ads are illegal? I explain why it is 10/10 clear. Senate in passing the law: Ban is designed to stop public funds used for "glorification" of an individual official. GAO: funds can not be used for "self-aggrandizement" nor partisan political purposes.
12233581062
Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.* @katelynstarrpdx.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Glad to see this.
010
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
AFT Washington @aftwa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Unions are for everybody. Including student athletes. Including before student athletes end up with horrific injuries.
042
Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.* @katelynstarrpdx.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
College athletes need unions to prevent this kind of horrendous abuse. This solidarity and push to remove this dangerous man from coaching them is very brave.
05420
Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.* @katelynstarrpdx.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
These are illegal ads purchased with my tax dollars while children go hungry and people are kicked off health care. This corruption is unprecedented and it must be stopped.
052
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Lots of talk about defending "Western civilization" these days, so here's Richard Wright on what it means to be Western:
14581131
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration cannot leverage grants meant to help prevent terrorist attacks to force states and local governments to adopt a slate of new anti-voting measures, a federal judge ruled Monday in a major win for voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Judge strikes down Trump’s bid to cut states’ anti-terror funds unless they impose new voting restrictions
The judge ruled that FEMA had no “authority to extract unfunded reforms from states in exchange for grants.”
6731361117
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
NEW: Food banks across America are being overwhelmed by surging demand. Scott MacFarlane went inside to see the crisis firsthand. Here’s what he found:
meidasnews.com
“They don’t understand the scale of the hunger!”- An unfolding crisis at the nation’s food banks
Weeks before the midterm elections, the cost crisis is hammering food pantries in red and blue states
44294814511
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/09/2026
ICE IS ABOUT TO MAKE YOUR GROCERY BILL EVEN WORSE Cattle groups in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas say ICE raids are creating a “massive chilling effect” on legal, documented workers, disrupting meatpacking and delaying the processing of thousands of cattle. They’re reporting millions in losses.
51147972520
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 28/09/2026
Doctors noted in their records she was at a “high” risk of death. The 37-year-old requested an abortion twice. She was denied and discharged. trib.al/R7GKREt
trib.al
Paxton Sued by Family of Woman Who Died After Being Denied Abortion
Ken Paxton is facing a historic lawsuit over Texas’s abortion ban.
7272103
Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.* @katelynstarrpdx.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Another book recommendation, Andrew Solomon’s Far from the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity (2012). I’ve probably recommended this book to more judges & other people in power than any other. It is an extraordinary exploration of empathy and compassion when faced with difference.
020
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026
Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map.
9452493248
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Framing concentration camps and street executions as a headache for some politicians ahead of the midterms is where we're at
512533
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
Dr Karen Pinder 🇨🇦 🔬 @drkarenpinder.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I did not know it used to be non-profit. Egad, America, fix yourself. Nobody should have to set up a GFM for medical care.
1206
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
You wouldn't know it from reading the headlines, but the president's downward mental health spiral is the biggest story in America right now We won't salvage democracy unless the media and pols start speaking the truth about Trump's damaged mind My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
inquirer.com
We need to find the words for Trump’s madness before things blow up | Will Bunch
The media and politicians haven’t pinned down anything resembling a suitable description for a president’s downward spiral or the looming battle for U.S. democracy.
901818706
Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.* @katelynstarrpdx.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The blatant and shameless degradation of the law in service to the authoritarian, narcissistic aims of this corrupt administration is utterly enraging. We need more contempt orders and enforcement actions-including jail time for those DOJ lawyers repeatedly flouting the rule of law. It’s time.
020
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 27/09/2026
Midterms are around the corner, and the way local law enforcement collaborates with ICE is on the ballot. New guide by @boltsmag.org outlines the races across the U.S. that could reshape Trump's deportation agenda👇
boltsmag.org
The 25 Sheriff and Prosecutor Races Set to Shape Criminal Justice and ICE Collaboration
Voters face stark choices for offices with vast powers on policing and punishment. Bolts walks you through key contests to watch across a dozen states.
09567
Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.* @katelynstarrpdx.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Book recommendation - Naomi Klein’s 2023 Doppelgänger: A Trip to the Mirror World. A clarifying exploration of the origins of the MAHA/MAGA alliance (& so much more) and what happened when the left ceded so much wide open territory to cranks and far right opportunists to exploit.
010
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
You’ve likely seen the news: The U.S. Supreme Court Friday greenlit a flawed Trump administration database for purging voters from the rolls. Almost as troubling: Plenty of major news outlets were eager to downplay the decision’s importance. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
This week at Democracy Docket: The Supreme Court boosted Trump’s voter suppression. Legacy media shrugged
The U.S. Supreme Court Friday greenlit a flawed Trump administration database for purging voters from the rolls. And plenty of major news outlets were eager to downplay the decision's importance.
741736838
Reposted by Katelyn Oldham *Abolish ICE. Defund DHS.*
Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Vought is breaking the law but he is not “going rogue.” At his confirmation hearings, Vought told Republicans he would do this and they voted for him anyway. If they want to stop him, they still can via impeachment. They won’t.
7833181104