Reposted by a birbAdam Brooks @adamrbroooks.bsky.social · 5hSCOTUS looked at the harm of people being dumped in foreign lands, and the harm of the government not being able to disappear people… and sided with the government. 833898
Reposted by a birbQuinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 21hliterally the only irreparable harm here is to the people who are fucking getting sent to countries they have no connection to 29226
a birb @rhiolit.bsky.social · 22hpersonally, I will only take the US’s commitment to a “rules based international order” seriously once this happens 010
Reposted by a birbLorenzo Salgado, jr. @oznezol.bsky.social · 29/09/2026One step closer to justice for my dad, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. 323361806
Reposted by a birbGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 29/09/2026Talking recently to family members of people snatched up and expelled to third countries by ICE, I learned: 1) All of those captured were in 287(g) jurisdictions; 2) None of the family members had known what 287(g) was and had erroneously thought people with no arrests were safe. 5550321
Reposted by a birbVerite News @veritenews.org · 28/09/2026He fled genocide in Myanmar. ICE detained him in Louisiana. Min Khant Zaw, a Rohingya and Kaman activist and asylum seeker, had his life upended after spending seven weeks inside an ICE detention facility in Louisiana.veritenews.orgHe fled genocide in Myanmar. ICE detained him in Louisiana.Min Khant Zaw, a Rohingya and Kaman activist and asylum seeker, had his life upended after spending seven weeks inside an ICE detention facility in Louisiana. 115584
Reposted by a birbDaniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 24/09/2026I don't have time to write more, but ICE is working to remove people to third countries in violation of D.V.D. v. DHS. I've been up since 5:20 A.M. working with two other attorneys to prevent our client from being shipped out. If you rep someone at risk of third country removal, check on them NOW 2722961001
Reposted by a birbJonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 21/09/2026The government moving or hiding jailed people to avoid review by courts isn't some loophole in our habeas corpus rights. This government behavior has been considered a violation of the people's habeas corpus rights since at least the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_... 4827851157
Reposted by a birbAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The lawyer for the Venezuelan man shot by ICE yesterday says he was discharged from the hospital and transferred to ICE detention while the bullet was still inside of him, and that in Pearsall he's not received any pain meds and was forced to sleep on the floor. 13638341785
Reposted by a birbEuan @euan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026not mentioned in this screenshot but appearing later in the article is that the US is sharing details of the deportees with the Iranian government, despite many of them having fled after resisting the regime that the US is ostensibly fighting a war to remove 4300114
a birb @rhiolit.bsky.social · 21/09/2026i feel like a bunch of people followed me for that Mao post, but actually the ratio of me making interesting posts about China-related things vs another repost of the latest ICE horror is like 1:20 150
Reposted by a birbOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026according to the article, it took hours after the personal intervention of the mayor for his family to even get basic information about him. that information included that he had been transferred to ICE custody hours after being shot. no amnesty 3035901148
Reposted by a birbMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The man ICE shot in Austin today is named Wilber Rafael Garces Perez. Per his lawyer, she and Perez’s family were run off of hospital property where he’s being treated and won’t even confirm he’s there because he’s “in ICE custody.” Actual criminals.npr.orgFederal immigration agent shoots and injures man in Austin, TexasThe person shot is in serious but stable condition, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said in a press conference. 3732201281
Reposted by a birbAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 20/09/2026First eyewitness accounts from this afternoon’s ICE shooting in Austin is here, from freelance reporter Emiliano Tahui Gómez. 371599677
a birb @rhiolit.bsky.social · 19/09/2026ngl hearing Chinese Civil War takes from some people here feels like hearing US Civil War takes from someone who’s never heard of Bleeding Kansas or that Lincoln replaced McClellan with Grant 080
a birb @rhiolit.bsky.social · 19/09/2026while I’m doing hot takes about China, becoming the leading EV manufacturer is bad actually because EVs are still cars and having a strong automotive industry systematically distorts your politics and urban planning in carbrained ways 0120
a birb @rhiolit.bsky.social · 19/09/2026very weird to have seemingly activated a Minor Discourse Event, since my average tweet or skeet or whatever gets virtually zero engagement (excluding the request for legal help for a friend’s trans kid, thank you darlings) 040
Reposted by a birbJonathan Heaps @jonathanrheaps.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I know an immigration expert who took a job at State under Biden on the immigration portfolio and resigned just a few months in bc the Admin were so indefensibly hawkish on border enforcement 0273
a birb @rhiolit.bsky.social · 19/09/2026You know, I’m at the point where getting yelled at by internet randos (and not-so-randos) doesn’t really upset me too much cognitively, but I can definitely still feel the biochemical stress. How to discipline my body so it follows my mind and doesn’t keep me awake from sympathetic activation? 150
a birb @rhiolit.bsky.social · 19/09/2026well that’s reassuring. surely the epistemic practices of the military will only improve under this administration. surelyarstechnica.comAI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attackBut the military's overall use of AI seems to be accelerating. 022
a birb @rhiolit.bsky.social · 19/09/2026sometimes I think about whether I qualify as a lib or a leftist and I think the answer is I would get voted off the island regardless lol 020
a birb @rhiolit.bsky.social · 19/09/2026eh, winning the civil war was actually a huge deal and the re-installation of real centralized government authority after decades of war was so huge even if his domestic policy largely sucked, it still lead to a massive increase in life expectancy over the course of his rule 3326022
Reposted by a birbconifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026“Our bill will force ICE to pay the price for the damage they’ve left in their wake and ensure that these devastating operations can never be repeated,” said the Minneapolis congresswoman. www.commondreams.org/news/omar-ma...commondreams.orgOmar Introduces Bill to 'Make ICE Pay' for Destruction to US Cities | Common Dreams"Our bill will force ICE to pay the price for the damage they’ve left in their wake and ensure that these devastating operations can never be repeated," said the Minneapolis congresswoman. 10145211362
a birb @rhiolit.bsky.social · 17/09/2026contemplating how I called Ted Cruz’s office to complain about the child separation bullshit in Trump’s first term (was registered in Texas at the time) and how that was an infinitely worse and more discouraging experience than calling even the shittiest Democrat 031
Reposted by a birbWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 16/09/2026A MINNESOTA ICE OBSERVER NEEDS YOUR HELP ICE has been working with a local police department to charge an observer for tailing an ICE vehicle. She was doing nothing illegal. It’s an attempt to intimidate observers out of their constitutional rights. Help her (modest) legal defense fund.chuffed.orgCommuter Emily's Legal Defense FundHello Neighbors,A commuter named Emily D was charged with a gross misdemeanor for harassment for commuting from Whipple to Saint Anthony Village. Saint Anthony Village has a close relationship with IC... 419456
Reposted by a birbAaron Hall @immlawachall.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Not sure I can think of an event whose name conveyed so much… 05315
Reposted by a birbGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 14/09/2026“ICE agents were caught on video pulling one teen from the car and punching him repeatedly in the face while he lay on the ground. The other teen, Luis Ochoa, said he informed the ICE agents he was a citizen but was told, ‘I don’t give a damn.… Your parents can’t help you now.’” 1731701737
Reposted by a birbPeter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026underrated part of El-Sayed’s messaging strategy seems to be shaming journalists who ask dumb questions that play into right-wing frames. you can’t answer these in a way that satisfies them, but you can make it embarrassing enough that you impose a toll on asking. 186151392694
a birb @rhiolit.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Alright I’m officially banning myself from getting more baited into whether-trans-people-should-vote-for-shitty-Ds conversation. The responses I get make me feel like I’m talking to angry children 110
a birb @rhiolit.bsky.social · 14/09/2026may be a long shot since I hardly have followers, but does anyone know a good, trans-friendly family lawyer based in the twin cities? have someone facing a potential custody battle over a trans kid whose other parent does not accept her and is trying to take her back to a red state 65571
a birb @rhiolit.bsky.social · 13/09/2026apropos of the excoriable idea that today’s trans activists are more unruly/shrill/unstrategic than gay rights activists of previous decades, it’s also probably worth pointing out that a lot of the leading radicals died in the AIDS crisis 100
Reposted by a birbNate Pentz @natepentz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026"City leaders have estimated the operation delivered a $700 million blow to the local economy. Some businesses already have shuttered and cultural corridors are quieter now that Latino immigrants have left the Twin Cities in droves." www.bizjournals.com/twincities/n...bizjournals.comLatino exodus reshapes Twin Cities business landscape months after federal operation ends - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business JournalOperation Metro Surge emptied out some of the Twin Cities' most vibrant cultural corridors. Businesses are wondering if they'll ever recover. 310957
a birb @rhiolit.bsky.social · 11/09/2026a little late for the kirkiversary, but it does strike me that, unusually, a prominent advocate for destructive policy actually paid the cost for the policy he advocated. a common point of frustration 001
Reposted by a birbAleksandra Vaca @transiticsnews.com · 10/09/2026I’m a Texan trans kid who almost died because of Ken Paxton. The world should know what he’s done. This was very difficult for me to write, but given what's at stake, I cannot bear to stay silent about what I went through at Paxton's hands. He must not be rewarded for what he's done to trans kids.transiticsnews.comI’m a Texan Trans Kid Who Almost Died Because of Ken Paxton. The World Should Know What He’s Done.Regardless of Talarico’s recent statements on trans people, Paxton cannot be rewarded for the extreme suffering he’s inflicted on me and tens of thousands of Texan trans kids. 9164162555
a birb @rhiolit.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Irritating that people seem to think other racial groups than white Americans went majority for Trump. It’s underwriting a lot of shitty leopards-ate-my-face commentary about people who did not, in fact, vote for the leopards 001
Reposted by a birbGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 07/09/2026Hey folks, the good people at Habeas Flight Watch have a new url for their ICE flight map. You can use this map for flight observation and for filing habeas petitions for ICE captives before they're taken south: habeasflightwatch.org 2687368
Reposted by a birbMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 04/09/2026As a Jewish person who has long been concerned about antisemitism, I think it’s fucking bananas that Republicans’ biggest donor is a neo-Nazi and that’s not really a political scandal—but we’re constantly talking about whether my friends on the left have a problem. 111015237
Reposted by a birbGoldy @goldy.horsesass.org · 31/08/2026This is murder. They are murdering this man by denying him treatment. 162108523
Reposted by a birbProject Salt Box @projectsaltbox.com · 28/08/2026ICE keeps paying local police to do federal immigration work. A refresher: since October 2025, departments on the Task Force Model can have up to 100% of a credentialed officer's salary and benefits reimbursed by ICE, plus overtime, equipment stipends and quarterly performance bonuses. 911490
Reposted by a birbJJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026🧊🚸⛓️ ”ICE just arrested a 5-year-old boy on his way to a soccer game in my home city of Austin, Texas. His name, just like the name of the little boy from Minnesota, is Liam. And Liam should be starting kindergarten this week, but instead he’s sitting in a trailer prison right now in Dilley, Texas.”democracynow.orgTexas Lawmakers Call on ICE to Close Detention Camp Where 100+ Children Are HeldIn Texas, calls are mounting to shut down the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, where it’s estimated more than 100 children are being detained by ICE. This comes after a 5-year-old boy,... 28148852884
a birb @rhiolit.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I’m far from a doctrinaire socialist but tbh I think capital is fundamentally a problem. the ability to far out earn labor and amass vast quantities of wealth by owning things if not carefully and ruthlessly managed seems like it will inevitably lead to social dysfunction 100
a birb @rhiolit.bsky.social · 21/08/2026chronically ill non-driver here, yup. also no one wants to take cars away from rural folks and the disabled people who need them. nor is there a remotely politically viable program to take cars away from folks in general. but there are a hell of a lot of car trips that could be bike or transit trips 37211
Reposted by a birbKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 20/08/2026ICE “shock gloves” have already been used to murder an inmate in a Kentucky jail “An internal investigation found two of the glove shocks lasted 45 and 99 seconds apiece — far more than the recommended 15-second limit.” Do not allow the fascists to convince you these gloves aren’t dangerous.abcnews.comICE's plan to give officers electric shock gloves draws outrage and fears of misuseImmigration and Customs Enforcement’s plan to give officers gloves that deliver painful electric shocks is facing criticism from Democratic elected officials and civil rights advocates, who call it un... 9200100
Reposted by a birbSam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 17/08/2026This whole @adambonica.bsky.social post is well worth reading. This part especially hits home. data4democracy.substack.com/p/hook-and-s...data4democracy.substack.comHook and SqueezeHow Democratic consultants, committees, and party leaders built a fundraising spam pipeline that funnels money from a captive pool of elderly donors into their own operations. 77721
Reposted by a birbMara Abolish I.C.E. @mauratwit.bsky.social · 14/08/2026CoreCivic is hiring 62 jobs for the Appleton Concentration Camp. Including a chaplain. It’s happening. I know it’s boring but please call your state and federal reps and ask them to get loud on this. Press federal reps to do their duties and visit regularly. jobs.corecivic.com/us/en/search...jobs.corecivic.comSearch results | Find available job openings at CoreCivicSearch results. Find available job openings at CoreCivic 25958
Reposted by a birbMatt Cameron @mattcameron.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Immigration judge to my client in court today: "Ma'am, the children will need to wait outside--but this shouldn't take long. I don't want you to be separated from your children." given what the order I knew she was about to issue, the cruelty of this phrasing stopped my breath 231333376
Reposted by a birbTimothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 13/08/2026i feel like this post and the hed really miss the most important part of this which is that the United States Federal Government convened a grand jury and presented a complete hoax to them, complete with graphic illustrating a wide-ranging conspiracy involving every liberal organization. 7848316
Reposted by a birbDavid Brauer @dbrauer.net · 12/08/2026Gonna be Frazier vs Folks for Hennepin Attorney. Gonna be a brutal race for Cedrick, give him some fall love. 716526
a birb @rhiolit.bsky.social · 12/08/2026tbh I need flanagan to not only win but win big. need a big, convincing rejection of the lady who voted for ICE funding 020
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