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Melissa Levine

@melissalevine.bsky.social
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Writer, Lifelong Democrat I make the best brownies. Here's the recipe (See pinned post). Furthermore, "woke" is a positive word, as in the Buddha's "awakened one."

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 24/09/2026
Global bond sell-off deepens as oil holds above $100 ft.trib.al/CJBcYGb
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Global bond sell-off deepens as oil holds above $100
Rising yields strain public finances as expectations of Fed rate rise in October jump to about 70%
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Jax (the original) @jacqueline321.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Impeach Botox Ice Queen. She is worthless.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/01/2026
this quotation comes to a satisfying conclusion
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
I'm calling bullshit on the media narrative that Trump is "pivoting" and "deescalating" on his ICE raids. The threshold is this: As long as the military occupations and the treatment of US cities as enemy territory continue, there's no pivot. ICE out. 1/ (New piece) newrepublic.com/article/2057...
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Donald Trump Is Frightened
Trump wants to appear eager to minimize out-of-control clashes between government militias and protesters. But he doesn’t want to stop the things causing those clashes in the first place.
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Ashley Zacharias @ashleyzacharias.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
I don't know why Dems keep throwing up their hands and saying that they can't reduce funding for ICE because it's part of Trump's mislabeled "Big Beautiful Bill". Bullshit. What Congress gave, Congress can take away. All they have to do is pass a bill that directs funding away from ICE and CBP
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Casey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
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Tarbell Grants
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/01/2026
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Joaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Just visited with Liam and his father at Dilley detention center. I demanded his release and told him how much his family, his school, and our country loves him and is praying for him.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 28/01/2026
On Jan 23, 2026, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution condemning the "brutal repression" of Iran’s protests. It mandates an urgent investigation into reports of up to 20k deaths and extends the Independent Fact-Finding Mission for 2 years.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
Screenshot of an X.com post by The Associated Press (@AP) stating that dozens of immigrant families protested for better treatment behind fences at a Texas detention facility, where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent after being detained in Minnesota. Below is a video thumbnail showing a crowd gathered outdoors along a fenced walkway; many people wear bright blue or red outerwear, and some hold signs.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/01/2026
IMMORAL… This drawing was made by one of the 5 year old El Gamal twins. It shows children behind bars with the caption, “I’m 5 years old.” An immigration judge denied them bond, citing “insufficient assets.” These children could remain in detention for years while their case is appealed.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
It can get lower!
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Bovino is just the patsy - a noxious and odious fall guy. Stephen Miller is the architect and prime mover of the whole thing. Everything they do is at his direction - often after his threats. As long as he runs policy in the WH, nothing will change no matter how many Bovinos come and go.
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Jill Davis @jdavismpls.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
No funding for ICE. No compromise. If Congress passes any funding for ICE, there will be Nationwide Riots. ICE needs to end now.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Is the government ever going to release the name of the masked agent who killed Alex Pretti or are we going to continue to have a federal secret police in this country?
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 26/01/2026
Statistic: 2/3rds of murders in Minneapolis so far in 2026 have been committed by DHS agents
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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
I’ve never heard of a “law enforcement” agency putting an officer who just killed someone back on the street under 24 hours. And that’s because all shootings are treated as homicides pending investigation. This is as clear a sign as you’ll get that DHS personnel enjoy practical immunity from murder.
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Governor Kathy Hochul @governor.ny.gov · 25/01/2026
Secretary Noem has forfeited her right to lead. I’m calling on her to resign. Gregory Bovino must also be fired. No one, not an ICE agent, not a federal officer, not a president, is above the law.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
We’re talking about ICE and raising money for NLG for at least the next hour. Join us. twitch.tv/katabughazaleh youtube.com/@katmabu
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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
One little thing you can do if you’re feeling helpless tonight: throw a few bucks to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. They’re reportedly stretched thin for obvious reasons and could use some help if you can offer it. www.ilcm.org?ref=badfaith...
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Home - Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/01/2026
AOC: "An ICE officer had violently pushed a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up and that is what precipitated this incident that very quickly led to an execution in the streets. What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States."
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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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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 24/01/2026
Well well well. He had a permit to carry after all. Murder
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 24/01/2026
Just staggered by the complete moral void of not even *pretending* to wait for more information before pivoting to “the opponent of the state deserved it.” It is so insanely depraved. Soulless.
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geoffrey 💀 (scary now) @parsnip.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
they wrestled alex pretti to the ground, took his gun from his waist, and executed him in the street for the idea of his dissent
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
No more funding for ICE. Period, full stop. This cannot be allowed to go on.
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treeesq.bsky.social @treeesq.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Fucking @nytimes.com Will they say it appears to be snowing tomorrow? They have forgotten how to be journalists www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
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Minneapolis Live Updates: Videos Appear to Contradict Federal Account of Killing
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
By who? Who shot the person dead? You saw the video. We all know a federal agent shot a man dead who was prone on the ground. Also, it's not "according to officials." It's according to verified video seen with your eyes. Not saying what anyone can obviously see with their eyes is a form of lying.
NYT push alert: "A person was shot dead today during a struggle with federal agents in Minneapolis, according to officials."
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Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
The first Minnesota murder, they refused to let a medical professional help the woman they shot. The second Minnesota murder, they simply shot the medical professional.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
“.. He cared about people deeply ..,” said Michael Pretti, Alex’s father. “He thought it was terrible, you know, kidnapping children, just grabbing people off the street. He cared about those people, and he knew it was wrong ..” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/national/202...
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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 24/01/2026
Your occasional reminder that the following vulnerable Senators up for reelection in 2026 all voted to approve pathological liar Kristi Noem as head of DHS: Susan Collins #MESen Dan Sullivan #AKSen Jon Husted #OHSen Pete Ricketts #NESen Just to name a few.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
BlueSky won’t let me share the video, but you can see one of the ICE agents rip a gun out of this man’s waistband *before* the shooting starts. From this angle, it’s hard to see how this was anything but an execution, unless simply carrying a gun is now illegal in America.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
ICE agents are America's failures, basically indistinguishable from lazy school shooters, losers who want to play Call of Duty on our streets against people who can't fight back. They have unlimited ammo and toss tear gas like they're pressing L1. They have to be defunded and jailed. All of them.
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Mark Brazill 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦🇻🇪 🏳️‍⚧️ @markbrazill.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
God help any Democratic senator who votes yes on the ICE budget because the voters will absolutely not help in any way. We won’t forget and you will be primaried.
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
A nurse. A researcher. A helper.
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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.
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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights. There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us. This is my favorite guide.
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CANVAS Core Curriculum: A Guide to Effective Nonviolent Struggle | ICNC
You may also be interested in: A Guide to Nonviolent Activism (Ekta Parishad)Ekta Parishad is a mass-based peoples’ movement for land rights with an active membership of 250,000 landless poor and is r...
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 23/01/2026
What we’ve seen in Minnesota should make you furious, but it should also inspire you.
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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Police officers, churches and neighbors are escorting children to and from school to protect them from ICE. Schools are also shutting down as a general strike begins in Minnesota.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win.
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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
You know who”stayed a little back” in VIetnam? DJT.
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
🚨 ICE is creating a watchlist of anyone and everyone who films them, DHS sources tell me: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-making...
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ICE Making List of Anyone Who Films Them
“We have a nice little database and now you’re considered a domestic terrorist.”
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Tanya 🧚‍♀️👑 @faeryqueene73.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
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Kelly Stephen Smith @kell54.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Yeah, I an not on board with people from my party helping to terrorize,brutalize and murder their constituents. UNFUCKINGACCEPTABLE!
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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Guys the people currently grabbing up power in the USA are part of a network that openly believes in "passive eugenics" so yes they are trying to kill everybody. They think the planet is overpopulated with "the wrong kinds of people"
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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
MINNEAPOLIS ALERT: ICE IS SENDING FLIERS OFFERING FOOD SUPPORT IT IS NOT THE MINNEAPOLIS VOLUNTEERS IT IS A TRAP
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