Reposted by Kieran, she/herJessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 3hHence why we see a lot of "I condemn!" but there aren't policy proposals attached. Pretty sure yelling, this is upsetting, is not going to stop fascism. 08713
Reposted by Kieran, she/herJessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 3hA policy response requires principle, that state violence is wrong in all forms, even if *you* think some people deserve it (or you just don't care or you think it's too woke to complain about racism or whatever). 210315
Reposted by Kieran, she/herJessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 3hMost people in the USA have been very willing to allow a great deal of state violence so long as they do not need to witness or experience it regularly. MAGA has used this to push the limit of how much violence the USA will tolerate. There is no reason to think the escalation will stop. 233291
Reposted by Kieran, she/herCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 2hIn case you missed it last night: we are seeing reports all over the country of immigration surges and state violence. If you need whistles for your community, we will send you 100-3000 3d printed for free, and we will love doing it. 3dwhistles.com 81533868
Kieran, she/her @kieranblake.bsky.social · 18mBy any chance have you seen two-mom Tommy on Facebook? 000
Reposted by Kieran, she/herBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 2hWhistles work! New York, get some whistles. 81009239
Reposted by Kieran, she/herGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 2hAminata Seck has been freed. "I'm just ready to go back to school, get my master's and get this surgery done,” she said. ICE kept her in pain in detention for two months for no reason. www.espn.com/womens-colle...espn.comKentucky State player released on bond from ICE custodyKentucky State University women's basketball center Aminata Seck was released on bond Wednesday after spending two months in ICE custody. 2598259
Reposted by Kieran, she/herGwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 1hCrowds of protesters outer 26 Federal Plaza where ICE has its main offices now. 4510163
Reposted by Kieran, she/herJamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 5hTim McVeigh killed 167 people in Oklahoma City but his name was "Tim," not "Nidal" so ... 191086225
Kieran, she/her @kieranblake.bsky.social · 5hYou think that’s dark? Have you seen this? www.hiddenvalley.com/products/ran...hiddenvalley.comHidden Valley™ Spooky Ranch Halloween Condiment & DressingEnjoy Hidden Valley™ Spooky Ranch, the limited-edition black ranch dressing with classic Original Ranch flavor. Perfect for Halloween pizza, wings, and snacks. 000
Reposted by Kieran, she/herTechdirt @techdirt.com · 7hHey Platforms: Your Violent Content Policies Are About To Meet The Pentagon’s Firing Squad There is plenty of coverage everywhere you look about how Pete Hegseth and... www.techdirt.com/2026/10/09/hey-pla…techdirt.comHey Platforms: Your Violent Content Policies Are About To Meet The Pentagon’s Firing SquadThere is plenty of coverage everywhere you look about how Pete Hegseth and the Pentagon have announced plans to livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the Army officer who shot up Fort Hood, killing 13 people and wounding dozens more. There is plenty of debate about the moral atrocity that is a firing... 410937
Reposted by Kieran, she/her#StupidSuez @diplomatofnight.com · 6hA good time to remind people that Chris Van Hollen is the only Member of Congress to have ever called for European states to sanction the President and Secretary of State, in this case specifically in response to their attempts to destroy the ICC in order to protect Israel. 1698187
Reposted by Kieran, she/herThe Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 6hRepeating my sotto voce refrain that I think we are very soon going to have to deal with the plain (but seldom spoken) fact that police are simply not under the control of the political leadership who command them on paper. 191115206
Reposted by Kieran, she/herGeorge Pearkes @peark.es · 6hI hope Mamdani clarifies whether NYPD support for this action was at his direction or if the NYPD acted on its own; if the latter, why do they have that latitude and what is being done to reign in a rogue agency? 1642673
Reposted by Kieran, she/herLex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 7hsome footage of what i reference above 218826
Reposted by Kieran, she/herLex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 7hthere is still a lot of chaos in what has and hasn't been reported out, but i was on the scene and personally saw the NYPD clearing the roads outside the hospital and ICE agents in the vicinity, as well as NYPD getting violent with protesters and Darializa Avila Chevalier 137862
Reposted by Kieran, she/herLex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 7hlast night eyewitnesses saw Oscar Belgal — the man shot by ICE with his 5 year old in the car — discharged from the hospital into ICE custody, with feds speeding off as NYPD cleared the roads for them of protesters. his attorneys don't know where he is; he's seemingly been taken out of NY state. 19941379
Reposted by Kieran, she/herJon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 6hif you wear a casio watch, the only way to set an alarm is to give it to a two-year-old and let them play with it. the only way to turn the alarm off is to bump your wrist on something eight weeks later. there is no other way to turn the alarm on or off 171287106
Kieran, she/her @kieranblake.bsky.social · 5hLet us olds tell you; Oklahoma City bombing was fucking *terrifying.* I worked at a preschool in a federal building at the time and it scared the crap out of all of us. 010
Reposted by Kieran, she/herMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 5hImmigrant New Yorkers belong here. ICE does not. If you need help, call our free, confidential Immigration Legal Support Hotline at 1-800-354-0365 or dial 311 and say “Immigration Legal.” Help is here in your native language, no matter your immigration status. More info: nyc.gov/knowyourrightsnyc.govKnow Your Rights: Federal Immigration Enforcement (ICE) - MOIA 14265222021
Reposted by Kieran, she/herGef the Toking Mongoose @geftokingmongoose.bsky.social · 8ha flash mob where we all start crying at the same time 919051
Reposted by Kieran, she/herPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 8hYOU ARE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL. STOP TELLING PEOPLE NOT TO BE NUMB AND TELL THEM WHAT YOU PLAN TO DO. 6568109
Reposted by Kieran, she/herGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 7hWhen ISIS killed my friend James Foley on camera they put him in an orange jumpsuit as a direct reference to images of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. Not fucking interested my government having a fucking propaganda CONVERSATION with tomorrow’s terrorists, thanks. 3509154
Reposted by Kieran, she/herJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 7hNew working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854 5942881852
Reposted by Kieran, she/herMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 9hIn her statement on the ICE shooting in New York, AOC specifically calls out Target. The congresswoman demands that the mega-corporation stop allowing ICE to stage paramilitary raids from its parking lots. migrantinsider.com/p/aoc-to-tar...migrantinsider.comAOC to Target: Stop Lending Your Bronx Parking Lots to ICEAfter federal agents fired into a car with a 5-year-old in the back seat, Ocasio-Cortez names the retailer that lawmakers say gave ICE a place to wait. 361467351
Reposted by Kieran, she/herYael Schacher @yaelschacher.bsky.social · 8hAnd so many of them deported without any documents— with basically this fake form that DHS made up and the Haitian “government” agreed to accept — which was just an expulsion paper. They’ve got no ids. 234867
Reposted by Kieran, she/herYael Schacher @yaelschacher.bsky.social · 8hTheir treatment by the US immigration authorities is just unconscionable. Also: many of them have most of their relatives there. And so much property just impounded and stolen by our government. 240572
Reposted by Kieran, she/herYael Schacher @yaelschacher.bsky.social · 8hEmphasizing: people I am speaking to are strong and have tremendous spirit. But they have been devastated. They mostly entered the U.S. legally, worked for several years, were detained (frequently illegally), arbitrarily deprived or denied status, treated brutally, and dropped here with nothing. 3503106
Reposted by Kieran, she/herYael Schacher @yaelschacher.bsky.social · 9hI am in Cap Haitien interviewing people deported from the United States. I have been doing this kind of work for almost a decade and it literally does not get more dire than this. People have lost everything they built in the U.S. and are terrified and have no place to go or way to live. 171328619
Reposted by Kieran, she/herOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 8hevery senate democrat voted to confirm marco rubio. 341290330
Reposted by Kieran, she/herweeder @weeder.bsky.social · 8hWomen should be allowed to kill one (1) person 5338269
Reposted by Kieran, she/herAlexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 15h"In addition, the Target Corporation must stop offering their Bronx properties as private staging sites for ICE, in compliance with requests from New York officials. Target opening up large active retail parking lots for paramilitary activity is unacceptable and places the entire community at risk.” 6405109
Reposted by Kieran, she/hersweetie π @sixfeetofcandy.bsky.social · 12hthey should invent a waking up that actually feels good 1221861
Reposted by Kieran, she/herI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 10hThis is what happens when you decide not to honor an unspoken gentleman’s agreement not to bring up bigotry as a problem. 6705119
Reposted by Kieran, she/herJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 10hNEW: The head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a statement firmly condemning plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan. Archbishop Paul Coakley calls the decision “a barbaric promotion of a culture of death and must be reconsidered.” www.usccb.org/news/2026/us... 611781508
Reposted by Kieran, she/here.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 10hif you would like to watch "MUSK" in the theater, which I strongly encourage considering the Ellisons have bought HBO where it is supposed to stream eventually, you can find a list of theaters nationwide here: bleeckerstreetmedia.com/editorial/fi...bleeckerstreetmedia.comFind Theaters | Bleecker StreetThe official Website for Bleecker Street, the film company that’s bringing you SPINAL TAP II, RELAY, RUMOURS, HARD TRUTHS and many more. 318547
Reposted by Kieran, she/here.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 10hgood morning, today is October 9 and Alex Gibney's documentary film "MUSK" is now playing at select theaters in New York and Los Angeles it's happening! 171027186
Reposted by Kieran, she/herJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 10hStatus reports that ABC News deleted that explosive story about the Trump kids getting billions in federal contracts for their companies. ABC hasn't explained why they nuked the story, even as Trump has crowed about its deletion, sparking a firestorm behind scenes. www.status.news/p/david-elli... 381895806
Reposted by Kieran, she/herKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 9hProductivity as an adult is just an endless process of applying new psychological tricks and operant conditioning to yourself until an acceptable number of tasks are completed. 592979484
Reposted by Kieran, she/herWagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.bsky.social · 9hthis is the only reason why certain people wanted to know—and spread—her name without her consent. so they can abuse her, too.cnn.comCornell’s Jane Doe is ‘terrified’ after death threats and a swatting incident, her lawyer says | CNNOne month ago, the woman now known to America as Cornell’s Jane Doe was living in New York City and trying to break into the hotel industry, her lawyer says. Now she’s facing threats and hiding out at... 112061578
Reposted by Kieran, she/hergrimm 🎃 @mugrimm.bsky.social · 9hNo it wasn't, and there's already two organizations that did the work DOGE supposedly wanted to do, GAO and OMB, and both routinely had their biggest recommendations ignored. The problem is no one gets excited for actual efficiency and that's a real problem. 520315
Reposted by Kieran, she/herDhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 19hNEW: Footage from Thursdays shooting shows an ICE agent in a construction vest brandishing a rifle. His name is Brenden Cuni. Federal judges have found multiple arrests involving Cuni unlawful. He has been accused of repeatedly Tasing a handcuffed man and tackling a pregnant woman in Minneapolis.wired.comICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal ArrestsBrenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court. 7627191273
