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Nancy Ries

@nancyries.bsky.social
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Cultural anthropologist, longtime scholar of Russia, mafia, authoritarianism, war. Feminist for civil rights, environmental/climate protection, reproductive rights, bodily autonomy. independent.academia.edu/RiesNancy/…

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Rebecca Spang @rlspang.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
What do you call it when the federal government secedes from the union?
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Steve Witkoff: I've communicated to Russians to stop sending targeting information to Iranians. "I've strongly said that," he told reporters.
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 08/03/2026
I'm out of words here
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Euan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Another big attack by fascist Russia on democratic Ukraine: Explosions right now in Kyiv following warnings of incoming ballistic missiles from Bryansk Oblast in fascist Russia. 11 ballistic missiles launched at Kyiv in last 30 minutes. Shahed attack drones now incoming.
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Erica Chenoweth @chenoweth.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
The volume & geographic distribution of protest nationwide during year 1 of Trump's second term was extraordinary.
Map showing tens of thousands of protests across the US between Trump's inauguration last year and January 31, 2026.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 04/01/2026
EXCLUSIVE: In an interview with Michael Scherer, Donald Trump threatened Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, with a fate worse than Maduro’s; defended regime change in the country; and expressed renewed interest in the U.S. seizing Greenland.
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Trump: Delcy Rodríguez Might Be Next
The president told The Atlantic that the interim Venezuelan president will meet a fate worse than Maduro’s unless she complies with U.S. wishes.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
It’s hard to believe that one man can cause so much stress, so much fear, so much pain and suffering…a man who took an oath to preserve and protect our Constitution. This man, who is inciting terror across our land, must be removed from office. In a sane world, it would happen immediately.
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 23/12/2025
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
ICE agents illegally break into a woman's bathroom in a NY nutrition bar manufacturing plant. "Pull up your pants," says a male agent. The agents only had a warrant to review employer documents. They didn't have a warrant to search for, detain, or arrest anyone there.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
This could wind up being the most-watched newsmagazine segment in television history!! Congratulations to the Ellisons and Bari Weiss!!!
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Althea @altheap.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
This is a must read for people wondering how we got here with the immigration policies we are seeing. The Trump admin did not invent the system. They’re just aggressively exploiting it.
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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 28/11/2025
Imagine going to your green-card interview to prove your marriage is real — and ICE is waiting in the hallway. The NYT shows this is happening now, reshaping the entire immigration process. Read : www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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For Spouses of U.S. Citizens, Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs
Agents are arresting foreign-born spouses when they report for the final step to obtain permanent residency, and charging them with visa violations that could result in deportation.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
This rhetoric is indistinguishable from the stuff you hear coming out of white nationalists. Completely identical language.
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The Screaming Butt Naked Patriot @buttnakedpatriot.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
The president of the United States is insane. Full stop.
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Lauren Underwood @laurenunderwood.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw. The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
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Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
As a historian, I have been torturing myself by watching some of the series that the White House in cooperation with Hillsdale College produced about American Independence (tellingly, they avoid the word "revolution"). There are so many errors that it is hard to know where to begin. But I'll try
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Andreas Umland @umland.eurosky.social · 06/11/2025
Maria Popova, McGill University: Russian manipulation of the facts endures because when #JeffreySachs and others tirelessly promote it, opponents politely disagree and the conversation is presented as a debate of equally valid viewpoints. www.policymagazine.ca/when-confron...
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When Confronting Russian Propaganda, Truth is Not Optional - Policy Magazine
In late October, Italian Senator Carlo Calenda went viral for bluntly calling economist Jeffrey Sachs a liar. During a debate between the two on the Italian
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Two stories from Monday highlight the inhumane way the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operates — including the racist ways it inevitably targets U.S. citizens and those with legal status. Tribune: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c... AP: apnews.com/article/immi...
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Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability
Dayanne Figueroa, a U.S. citizen, stands in her mother's backyard in Northlake on Oct. 26,
2025. An unmarked vehicle driven by federal agents collided with Figueroa's car as the agents tried to speed away from a hostile crowd, multiple videos reviewed by the Tribune show. (Eileen
T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)Five families interviewed by The Associated Press said officers zip-tied children as young as 11. They said an 8-year-old boy got glass in his mouth as he screamed while officers broke his car window. Several children were separated from family members for hours.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, whose agency oversees Border Patrol and ICE, denied that children were zip-tied. FBI spokesperson Sandra Barker initially said no restraints or rubber bullets were used on children but later amended that statement, replacing "children" with "young children."
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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
NEW: ICE is planning to build a shadow deportation network in Texas. A proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine. My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
Early planning documents reviewed by WIRED describe a statewide transport grid designed for steady detainee transfers across Texas, with ICE estimating each trip to average 100 miles. Every county would have its own small, around-the-clock team of contractors collecting immigrants from local authorities deputized by ICE. It is a subtle transfer of the physical custody process into the hands of a private security firm—authorized to carry firearms and perform transport duties “in any and all local, county, state, and ICE locations.”
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
We’ve received a lot of questions about Trump’s demolition of the White House East Wing. Here’s how the process is supposed to work:
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
The Guardian has identified the self-described “national socialist” behind an openly extremist YouTube channel that in just over two months has accumulated 50,000 subscribers, seen more than 2.3m views, and likely made thousands of dollars from YouTube.
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Unmasked: the man behind one of the fastest growing far-right YouTube channels
Chris Booth’s channel – rife with neo-Nazi ideology, antisemitism and racism – garnered 2.3m views and likely thousands of dollars from YouTube in about two months
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 18/06/2025
Republicans are attempting to ram through a provision to sell millions in acres in CA, including land around Yosemite, Mt. Shasta, Lake Tahoe & Big Sur, as part of their big ugly bill. Our federal public treasures shouldn't be sold off to the highest bidder. I will fight this, tooth & nail.
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Nancy Ries @nancyries.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Large and vibrant #NoKings protest in tiny Hamilton, New York.
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U.S. Institute of Peace @usip.org · 13/06/2025
👋 Hello, we're the United States Institute of Peace (USIP)! We are very happy to join @bsky.app, and thrilled to announce that our website, www.usip.org, is back online! We look forward connecting here and bringing you useful content, resources and opportunities for peacebuilders around the world.
Message and screenshot of the www.usip.org homepage, featuring a photo of the USIP headquarters building.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
LMAOOOO www.instagram.com/reel/DK2nMmJ...
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Mass protests planned for June 14, everyone hit the streets. Every city, every capital. Resist and defend. #3E #HandsOff #Indivisible #FiftyFiftyOne #StopICE #NoKingsProtest Find a confirmed location here (more protests exist but are not listed): nokings.org#map
Confirmed protest sites
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
So it begins. Discussions are underway within the administration, and Pentagon, about deploying National Guard or active-duty troops to cities beyond Los Angeles. We’ll be sending updated guidance to all coalition members. Please follow every step, even if some sections seem irrelevant right now.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Would probably be a good idea if California @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov did a quick video statement describing the legality/illegality of what is happening and the legal basis for the position the Gov. intends to take. Better than letting confusion build and folks hashing it out on social media.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
It's the Washington Monument in the background that really takes this to next-level dystopian
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Rick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 10/05/2025
(11/11) Want to help save science? Here’s how to get started: 1. Call your reps: 5calls.org/issue/nih-ns... 2. Join the fight: savensf.com/join-our-list 3. Take action: savensf.com/take-action 4. Spread the word. Science needs you. #SaveNSF #StandUpForScience #WithoutNSF
A red and navy graphic titled ‘What You Can Do Right Now’ lists four action steps to support the National Science Foundation: contact your representatives via 5calls.org, join the SaveNSF.com mailing list, check out their action toolkit, and spread the word. Illustrated icons include a megaphone, raised fist, and protestors. At the bottom, black-and-white images show people at a science march holding signs, including one reading ‘My kids’ careers require science’ and another that says ‘Brains love science’.
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Isaac Dovere @isaacdovere.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
"It's time to fight everywhere and all at once" Pritzker says, blasting "the do nothing crowd" of Dems in response to Republicans: "We have to abandon the culture of incrementalism that has led us to swallow their cruelty and their callousness with barely a cowardly croak."
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
If a typical picture is worth a thousand words, this reaction by the leader of Italy to sitting next to an obvious madman is worth several trillion
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 19/04/2025
Chinese release yet another clip mocking the US. This time feat. Trump, Rubio, Waltz, Zuckerberg, Musk and Bezos.
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Tristan Snell @tristansnell.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Not sure who needs to hear this, but any govt official who violates someone's constitutional rights -- and is acting outside the scope of their lawful authority -- can be PERSONALLY liable in a civil suit. ICE officers. Cabinet members. White House staffers. Even the president.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
38 of the 43. "38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic. "The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..." www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
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Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/04/2025
JUST IN: Deputy Assistant to the President and "Counterterrorism Czar" Sebastian Gorka says anyone advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be viewed as "aiding and abetting a terrorist" and be federally charged. (h/t Philip Germain)
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Nancy Ries @nancyries.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Way to resist, Harvard!
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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
I found out about this website update via The Crimson, Harvard’s student newspaper. Read the original story here, it’s good: www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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Harvard Will Fight Trump’s Demands | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard will not comply with the Trump administration’s demands to dismantle its diversity programming and limit student protests in exchange for its federal funding, University President Alan M. Garb...
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
This is terrifying in America. ICE agents are showing up masked—these abductions must stop. If you’re going to detain someone, show your face, present a warrant, and proper ID. Disappearing people from their families without evidence or accountability isn’t law enforcement—it’s state-sponsored fear.
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Tomorrow’s going to be a good stress test of the press. El Salvadoran President Bukele will visit the White House. At the press availability, every Q ought to be about Abrego Garcia: where is he now? Did US ask you to return him? etc. WH will hate, maybe try to prevent, so all should band together.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
"The Mississippi Library Commission ordered the deletion of two research collections that might violate state law, a memo obtained by Mississippi Today shows. "One of the now deleted collections focused on 'race relations' and the other on 'gender studies'...” mississippitoday.org/2025/04/08/m...
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Mississippi libraries ordered to delete academic research in response to state laws - Mississippi Today
The two research collections state officials ordered for deletion included material from professional journals, conference papers, books, student dissertations, periodicals and newspaper articles.
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Noel Casler Comedy @noelcaslercomedy.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
If you made my grandma stand outside in a line in AZ for hours to find out why her Social Security check hadn’t come and then told her to ‘come back tomorrow’ or figure it out online. I would spend the rest of my days making sure the political party that caused it became extinct.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Seriously? Because we were told they were going to deport violent criminals.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA): "I'm writing to the White House to demand who knew in advance that the President was going to, once again, flip flop on tariffs. And are people cashing in? There is just all too much opportunity for people in the White House and the administration to be insider trading"
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Guys, guys, guys. It’s not math. It’s not finance. It’s not economics. It’s all about psychology. Abnormal psychology. Read the DSM-5’s chapters on Cluster B personality disorders. And then it all becomes clear. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/b...
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