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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 01/10/2026

in July an ICE agent killed Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero. just 6 months prior, agents abducted 100 people in 3 days during "Catch of the Day" I joined Mainers monitoring an ICE facility despite harassment, making memorials, protesting Congress, and caring for their neighbors @us.theguardian.com

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ICE got ‘quieter’ – then killed a father in Maine. Now watch groups are shifting their tactics too

ICE-watchers get creative after the killing of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, as Trump’s immigration crackdown takes a more secretive approach

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Renee Good's family filed two lawsuits today. The first, against, USG, is a standard wrongful death. The second is a Klan Act lawsuit against Jonathan Ross, AND STEPHEN MILLER and Greg Bovino. It names Nick Shirley and Christopher Rufo as non-party co-conspirators for their racist propaganda.

44. At all relevant times, Defendants Ross, Miller, Noem, Lyons, Homan,
Bovino, and the John Doe Federal Agents acted under color of federal law and within the
scope of a joint enterprise with the private actors described below. Defendant
Lewandowski acted in part under color of federal law and in part, as alleged below, as a
private person, his federal status having been limited to a temporary part-time designation
that his conduct exceeded. Shirley, Rufo, and Ben Bergquam, and the other non-party
private actors described below, agreed to and in fact participated in the conspiracy alleged
here: each acted in concert with, and with the knowledge and encouragement of, federal
officials.

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Kim Renfro @mikrenfro.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

rewatch things like this? I'm having a blast ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6gFma4H7fAh

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Taylor Swift Web Chat and G+ Hangout

YouTube video by Taylor Swift

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Kim Renfro @mikrenfro.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Also blessed that at this point in the timeline we have “That Funny Feeling” by Bo Burnham which also summarizes this moment in american culture quite well. And Phoebe Bridgers’ discography too. It’s all I’m listening too right now (besides Ms Rachel and other kids’ music with my baby)

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Kim Renfro @mikrenfro.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

2016: I am indifferent/annoyed by Taylor Swift, panicked over Trump Republicans, and obsessed with ASOIAF theories. 2026: I am indifferent/annoyed by ASOIAF theories, PANICKED over Trump Republicans, and obsessed with Taylor Swift theories.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11/09/2026

this is a man so hollow, pathetic and power hungry that he is actively trying to ingratiate himself with neo-nazi groypers who think he is a race traitor

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Jordan aka Jirdan @slclunk.com · 09/09/2026

Any answer other than “who gives a shit, republicans are using a dozen kids playing JV volleyball as a distraction from looting the county and covering for elite pedophiles” is cowardly horseshit

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

every billionaire & tech mogul, they all want to be adored & celebrated without doing the things Dolly did with a fraction of the power & money. What she had, she gave away. I'm sure she was comfortable (& that's good!). But she just relentlessly helped. It's not that difficult. Love. Care. Help. 💚🌸

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

but the nice thing is that you don't have to be rich to do it like you can be the Dolly Parton of wherever you are just by supporting your local library or donating to nonprofits that serve trans kids or putting food in free fridges or wearing a mask when you fly

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

the thing is like public health child literacy civil rights social justice rural poverty once you personally have become rich and successful, those things only matter if you still have the capacity to care deeply about people outside your immediate circle and that is harder than becoming rich

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Kristy Greenberg @kristygreenberg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

“Are you okay?” Those were Alex Pretti’s last words before ICE agents beat him, shot him 10 times, and killed him. The Trump administration’s response? Demonize the victim. Deny wrongdoing. Derail the state investigation. No. We are not okay.

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Julia Barton @bartona104.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Hate to break it to all the bots, but there is no longer such a thing as "mainstream media" in the US. There are some good journalists and editors approaching total burnout, a large ring of freelancers trying to hang on, and a larger group who are either unemployed or now in other professions.

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Mad Scholar Frights @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Real question: if the "new economy" requires that every media company of any size has to be cut down to nothing, how will new things be funded and made? Where will the new "intellectual property" come from?

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Kim Renfro @mikrenfro.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I picked that up somehow before my baby’s first flight! I strategized around feeding him right at take off and landing! So it’s still circulating out here somehow 😅

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 24/06/2026

sometimes i am struck by the sheer wickedness of this man

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Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

given today's Talarico comment about "gender reassignment surgery for minors" (see LRT), I figured I'd re-up this essay that dispels much of the disinformation regarding gender-affirming care for trans youth: (no paywall) juliaserano.medium.com/gender-affir...

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Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth Is Neither New nor Experimental: A Timeline and Compilation…

NOTE: this essay is a 15 minute read. If it’s listed as longer than that, it’s because it contains a list of over 100 references at the…

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Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

A pro-affordability, anti-Trump-corruption message unites the party. Every candidate can run on that, and every candidate can have their own take to fit that to their constituents. There's really no need to find fights to pick when the party agrees on more than it disagrees

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/11/2025

ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/11/2025

*whispers* you can continue to read me, the pundit who insisted the other pundits were wrong about these conclusions

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Kim Renfro @mikrenfro.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

obsessed with the 101 this week

Graffiti on the side of the freeway that says FUCK I.C.E.

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LA Forward @laforward.org · 25/01/2025

Now more than ever, we need to build relationships with our neighbors and hold our elected officials accountable for representing us. Let’s get organized. Join us at a regional gathering near you. More info & register: laforward.org/calendar

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Leta McCollough Seletzky @letaseletzky.com · 25/01/2025

I see why it’s said that nice people make the best Nazis, because what’s happening now in the US wouldn’t be possible without the polite silence or cordial complicity of great masses of people

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Kim Renfro @mikrenfro.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

sometimes I just can’t comprehend the number of people (particularly in the Democratic Party) who have failed us. How has it been YEARS of watching the hatred and lying and corruption and somehow the conclusion people come to is “well we can’t do anything other that what we’ve tried”

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Kim Renfro @mikrenfro.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

we’re working on the brotherly bond 😭😻✨💜

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Kim Renfro @mikrenfro.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

☀️❤️ good morning from us

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Anonymous @youranonnews.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Elections have consequences.

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🇲🇽🕷️rustbelt rebel🕷️🇲🇽 @rustbeltrebel.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Ok this is frustrating to me. Why do we keep blaming the voters here. We should be able to trust the news and the govt. how about we start working on making laws that regulate media and govt so we know they can’t fucking lie and can be trusted sources?

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Kim Renfro @mikrenfro.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

the great thing about learning to bake is you can just make yourself cookies for breakfast whenever you want

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Kim Renfro @mikrenfro.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

now he lives inside full time, sleeps literally on top of me every night, and gets extra pets and cuddles whenever he wants

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Kim Renfro @mikrenfro.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

three years ago Casper was brave enough to come inside and eat next to me but was still terrified of me touching him

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Kim Renfro @mikrenfro.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

also, I need to preserve this over here

A picture of a tweet from Kim Renfro that says: every time I put on Max Richters' LEFTOVERS score to get into a good writing mood (like now), I think about how I once told Damon Lindelof mid-interview that I listen to the show's score a lot. "I'm sorry to hear that," he said. "You must be a very sad person." he wasn't wrong💀

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Kim Renfro @mikrenfro.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Casper is like my little guilty remnant companion. But somehow the opposite at the same time?

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Kim Renfro @mikrenfro.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

my favorite show of all time. I’ve rewatched it twice since the start of COVID and….yeah

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Kim Renfro @mikrenfro.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

I think more Americans should watch these kinds of clips and realize this is all the GOP wants to do. Instead of actually help people, they invent problems and scream at public servants and citizens about and pretend that’s a normal way to govern a country

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Corey Atad @coreyatad.com · 05/12/2024

Willem Dafoe speaking truth in this interview with @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social www.vulture.com/article/will...

question: I feel like the relationship of the audience to movies has changed in the past ten or 15 years. They expect the movie to come to them.

answer: Absolutely. They’d rather go home and turn on their TV and see a film that way. And let’s face it, a certain kind of corruption comes in because people go home and they shop around on these streaming platforms. There’s some good things about the platforms. They create a lot of movies. They create a lot of jobs. But there’s so many distractions that you can’t enter the stuff. People watch five minutes of something and they say, “I’m not really into it” and they go to another thing. “I’m not really into it.” Then another thing. “I’m not really into it.” Then they go to bed.

If you don’t put in the effort, you’re not going to receive much. And the discourse gets lowered, and everything gets a little more dumbed down and then that’s when the ruffians come in, and they’re the ones with energy and stupidity and then they can crush all the thoughtful people. That’s not good for culture, and that’s not good for humanity. We see the results of that all the time.

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Kathryn Tewson @kathryntewson.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

In addition to being an active alcoholic and a serial abuser of women, Pete Hegseth belongs to the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, or CREC, which is explicitly anti-suffrage and pro-marital-rape.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 03/12/2024

the frenzy over the hunter biden pardon is a good reminder that the press knows how to make something a scandal and has decided that nothing trump does is truly deserving of that treatment

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Chase Strangio spoke with @zachstafford.bsky.social before making history at the Supreme Court today. It’s important for us to listen to what trans people have to say about what’s going on. And to follow their guidance.

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The Masks Are Off featuring Chase Strangio

Vibe Check · Episode

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I’d argue this includes arguments that claim Democrats did poorly in election because “we focused too much on identity politics.” Republicans aren’t the only ones who dog whistle. Further, Dems generally did NOTHING to defend trans people from the onslaught of rhetoric and ads from Republicans.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

It made me physically ill following updates from the Supreme Court today. Sending love to trans people, trans kids especially, and their families because… whew. Enduring this kind of hostility is an experience us cisgender will never fully understand.

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Kim Renfro @mikrenfro.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

When I turned around, I realized the bakery owner (my boss, obviously) had been watching me. She gave me a scolding about giving away free items and I paid for the tea out of my next check. Lmao. Capitalism in a nutshell for you!!

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