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Amy E

@lou55.bsky.social
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Loving life in the amazing city of Chicago with my hubby and two insane Frenchies. Believe in human rights and democracy. Trying to improve as a human.💙

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 26/02/2026
Our president has no interest in elevating what is distinctive and admirable about America. Nor does he have any interest in addressing instances of gross injustice in America. For now, those are our tasks, and our duty.
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Pay Attention to What Trump Didn’t Say
Hint: All the stuff that makes America great.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 10/02/2026
A backgrounder is someone who conducts background checks.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Insane levels of corruption. www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
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Stardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.com · 07/02/2026
"Peace is not convenient. Compassion is not easy. But they are always worth it." Buddhist monks, Walk for Peace
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Rebel with a Cause @rebelwithacause2.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
IT'S COMING ... FASCISM IS IN CONTROL ... JUST LIKE PUTIN ... tRUMPSTEIN WILL GIVE HIMSELF 95% OF OUR VOTES ... 🤬🤬🤬 SO WHAT'S THE PLAN???
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
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Rebel with a Cause @rebelwithacause2.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Gestapos opened fire, striking Martinez 5 times in the arm, chest & both legs 1 gestapo had body cam ... Martinez has said in court that it shows an officer shouting "do something b--" The gestapo who shot her, in a group text: "I fired 5 rounds & she had 7 holes. Put that in your book, boys."
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'My own government attempted to execute me,' Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol testifies
Marimar Martinez said she believes that she survived her encounter with Border Patrol agents so she could share her story.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/01/2026
As federal agents stormed Minneapolis and residents banded together to protect their own, Charles Homan saw a dystopian future become reality. “The federal agents looked more like a platoon of soldiers navigating a hostile foreign capital than conventional law enforcement in an American city.”
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Watching America Unravel in Minneapolis
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
So far in Minnesota They Shot a 37-year-old mother Renee Good four times, killing her, right after she dropped off her son at school. Then Ice kidnapped a five year old. Then ice kidnapped a two year old Then border patrol murdered Va nurse. Then Sec Noam went on tv and lied about it
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Amy E @lou55.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
All mainstream media sucks. Cowards
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 24/01/2026
All regime mouthpieces who have lied about the murder of VA nurse Alex Pretti must resign immediately. All DHS officials and agents involved must be prosecuted.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/01/2026
Men who defend Jonathan Ross for murdering Renee Good are not safe to be around. End those relationships.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17/01/2026
Enraged by the killing of Renee Good and the increased presence of federal agents in Minneapolis, local protesters are going face-to-face with heavily armed agents in a high stakes environment. trib.al/vekqQ69
Protesters in winter coats lined up in front of agents in heavy tactical uniforms that say POLICE. The agents wear helmets and face coverings. A headline reads: "The People of Minneapolis vs. ICE". Photo by Todd Heisler/The New York Times
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Amy E @lou55.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
🚨WHOA. The El Paso Medical Examiner says it will rule the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at ICE's "Camp East Montana" tent camp as a homicide. He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.

By Douglas MacMillan
When U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the Jan. 3 death of detainee Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas detention camp, the agency said “staff observed him in distress,” and it gave no cause of death.

An employee of El Paso County’s Office of the Medical Examiner told Lunas Campos’s daughter this week that, subject to results of a toxicology report, the office is likely to classify the death as a homicide, according to a recording of the conversation.

In the recording, which the daughter shared with The Washington Post, the employee said a doctor there “is listing the preliminary cause of death as asphyxia due to neck and chest compression,” which means Lunas Campos did not get enough oxygen because of pressure on his neck and chest. Pending the results of a toxicology report, the staffer said on the recording, “our doctor is believing that we’re going to be listing the manner of death as homicide.”In an interview with The Post, Santos Jesus Flores, a man who says he was detained in the segregation unit the day Lunas Campos died, said he saw at least five guards struggling with Lunas Campos after he refused to enter the segregation unit, complaining that he didn’t have his medications. Flores said he saw guards choking Lunas Campos and heard Lunas Campos repeatedly saying, “No puedo respirar” — Spanish for “I can’t breathe.” Medical staff tried to resuscitate him for an hour, after which they took his body away, Flores said.

“He said, ‘I cannot breathe, I cannot breathe.’ After that, we don’t hear his voice anymore and that’s it,” said Flores, who had contacted a family member of Lunas Campos, who in turn put him in touch with a Post reporter. The Post confirmed Flores was in Camp East Montana through ICE’s detainee locator.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
What a sick, demented bastard. A mother is dead, and this dickhead is making her part of his 2028 campaign platform 24 hours later.
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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
They will keep terrorizing us until we stop them. www.portland.gov/police/news/...
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Two Shot and Injured by Federal Agents in Hazelwood Neighborhood
Two people are in the hospital following a shooting involving federal agents.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 02/01/2026
Don’t let this go unnoticed just because it’s the holidays!
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 21/12/2025
Cancelled US comedian Jimmy Kimmel to deliver Christmas message to UK
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Cancelled US comedian Jimmy Kimmel to deliver Christmas message to UK
TV host who came under pressure from Trump government will say: ‘From a fascism perspective, this has been a really great year’ The US comedian whose late-night show was briefly cancelled after pressure from Donald Trump’s government is to urge UK audiences to stand up for free speech. In a defiant alternative Christmas message on Channel 4, Jimmy Kimmel will liken the first year of Trump’s second administration to the rise of fascism. Continue reading...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
JFK’s niece: h/t @jamiegangel.bsky.social
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/11/2025
It’s on 🔥 The boycott rolled right up to their front door. ‘We Ain’t Buying It”
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 27/11/2025
"We followed everything we were supposed to do" Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
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💙 Hatred wears a Red Hat ❤️‍🩹 @commonthrower.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
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Anthony Fantano Slams Taylor Swift: ‘She’s a Coward’ for Letting Trump Exploit Her Music Without Resistance
Music critic Anthony Fantano recently sparked a heated debate by publicly criticizing pop superstar Taylor Swift for her silence over the Trump administration’s unauthorized use of her music in politi...
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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Oh, hey! I was interviewed by Jenn Rubin of The Contrarian on why Democrats should invest in running everywhere. No seat uncontested. contrarian.substack.com/p/theyre-eng...
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"They're engaged, they're optimistic!" Jess Piper on Rural Voters, Gerrymandering, and Voting Blue
"We know that gerrymandering doesn't always work."
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Absolutely evil man. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
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Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
🤬WTF “I don’t care you’re a U.S. CITIZEN”‼️ What happened to I can’t wear a mask because it’s too hard to breathe?
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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 24/11/2025
We’re done letting billionaires script our holidays. This week, we use our dollars like power and we spend with intention. If they fund cruelty or cave to pressure, they don’t get our money. Read the full call to action and join us because #WeAintBuyingIt www.digitaldrumbeat.com/p/tell-the-b...
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Tell the Billionaires We Ain’t Buying It
This week, we use our wallets like a weapon and remind every corporate giant that people—not profits—set the terms.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Former GOP staffer charged with fabricating anti-MAGA assault #TheHill
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Former GOP staffer charged with fabricating anti-MAGA assault
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 20/11/2025
EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
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Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
"A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged." www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
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Man detained by ICE found dead, hanging with hands and feet tied—attorney
The Chinese national died in Pennsylvania in August, but his family's requests for answers from DHS have gone unmet.
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Molly Lyons @mollylyons.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social listen to this rambling. Is this enough cognitive decline for you to write about? Holy smokes, man, there’s enough in 11 months for 11 books! Get on it, Jake.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Looking for what you can do to make you voice heard? This campaign is gaining traction. The enablers have to feel it. weaintbuyingit.com
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We Ain’t Buying It! - Economic Pressure on Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday - We Ain’t Buying It!
We Ain’t Buying It is an economic action and solidarity campaign designed to defend democracy and reclaim community power.
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Erin Davisson 🌲 @erindeenews.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Charlotte reels as immigration raids bring North Carolina city to a ‘standstill’ @us.theguardian.com
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Charlotte reels as immigration raids bring North Carolina city to a ‘standstill’
Thriving business districts in North Carolina city now at a ‘standstill’ after at least 81 were arrested over the weekend
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
On November 16, 2025, in Charlotte, North Carolina, activists are distributing whistles to community members to notify their neighbors about the presence of ICE and federal goons.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
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AIPAC is suddenly a political liability. Is the Israel lobby in trouble?
For years, AIPAC played a key role in U.S. politics as a campaign financing powerhouse, but now aspiring candidates are distancing themselves from the group. What lies ahead for the Lobby as the Gaza ...
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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 12/11/2025
Got turned down on a piece about ICE in Chicago for an international news org because they believed I couldn’t be objective about my neighbors getting kidnapped. And well, guilty as charged I guess.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 12/11/2025
As more and more files come out, Ghislaine Maxwell has less and less leverage for a pardon or commutation. Things are really going to start heating up.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Whoaaaaa
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
The days of thanking veterans today and forgetting them tomorrow has to come to an end.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
IF ONE MAN CAN DESTROY EVERYTHING.
WHY CANT ONE GIRL CHANGEIT?
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Laurel Powell @laurelpowell.net · 10/11/2025
My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard. We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions. We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 10/11/2025
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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
I don't know what the Senate is going to do. But if they do in fact fold in exchange for nothing, they will be living up to past performance. To expect the Senate to carry out the will of the American people is to misunderstand why it was created in the first place.
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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Primaries for senators
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