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Rolando Garcia

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Public school postdoc in computer science 📚💿 Chicano witness to the horrors 🇺🇸🇲🇽 Dad of boy 🚂

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Rolando Garcia @rlnsanz.github.io · 4h
How do you deny a human being the sun?
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 10h
The Roads Have Eyes! 👁️ Turn on the Surveillance Layer in Map Options to see known license plate readers from Flock Safety, Motorola Solutions (Vigilant), Genetec, Axis Communications, Axon, Leonardo (ELSAG), Neology, Rekor, PlateSmart, Ubicquia, Verkada, and other outdoor surveillance cameras.
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Conor Sen @conorsen.bsky.social · 10h
Elon Musk is single-handedly funding the Ken Paxton campaign:
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 19h
Your regular reminder that for DECADES, a consistent majority of the American public have told pollsters that undocumented immigrants living here for years should have a chance to "fix their papers." The "deport them all" crowd are the minority, and always have been.
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Ronan Farrow @ronanfarrow.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
The film unearths new dimensions of this story, and underscores an important point: the phenomenon of oligarchs acquiring supra-governmental power, without elected roles and often with little accountability, is bigger than Elon Musk, and we’re all living with the consequences.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Excellent summary of the present state of relations between Russian and American oligarchical clans. Please read and share. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
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Trump’s Message to Ukraine Is Now Crystal Clear
The president’s actions over the past 72 hours look like an effort to force Kyiv to surrender.
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Five hundred people on hunger strike inside a for-profit ICE concentration camp in Georgia.
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Approximately 500 participate in hunger strike at Folkston immigration detention center - The Current
Approximately 500 detainees at a private ICE facility in Folkston, Georgia, launched a hunger strike to protest poor living conditions and alleged asylum protocol violations while awaiting judicial he...
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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
I'm sorry but the key priority for the next US SecDef has to be extracting Elon Musk from every single thing related to US military contracting. No Musk company should receive any government contract of any kind from any Dem executive.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
“.. two dozen former #DOGE staffers have parlayed their government experience into relevant private-sector jobs .. looking to win government contracts .. .. at least six DOGE alumni have registered on Sam.gov, a government contracting portal ..” newrepublic.com/article/2165...
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Trump's DHS raids Rep. Omar's home because of paperwork filled out by her late father in 1995. The Trumpists are desperate. But loyalists at powerful agencies of the executive branch will obey orders. Desperation is dangerous. Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.
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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
like, you can take a look at Gruber's feed. hardly anyone MAGA. but for a lot of engineers, designers, and technologists, the value of accessing a site with pro-AI/tech verticals matters more to them than posting about politics, especially if they're not a minority in tech
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WIRED @wired.com · 11/10/2026
Brenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court. buff.ly/X56Ntfz
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ICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal Arrests
Brenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.
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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
St. Sabina Catholic Church in Chicago has placed more than 100 crosses outside the parish. Each bears the name of someone who died in ICE custody or during an immigration enforcement action. Union workers built the traveling memorial, which began at Holy Name Cathedral last month.
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Chiricahua National Monument is about to become Chiricahua National Park. After years of pushing, I’m proud this is finally heading to be signed into law. It’s going to create jobs, grow our state’s economy and help preserve one of the most special places in the world.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026
Mamdani: "We are talking a federal agency that is ripping families apart, that's willing to endanger the lives of a 5 year old child as well as any New Yorker in the surrounding area, % then after the fact, seeks to blame the person and the city at large as opposed to reflect upon their own actions"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026
Mamdani: "What you could see in the videos is bystanders outside unsure as to what they were even seeing. Because in that imagery, it feels as if you’re almost looking at a mass shooter as opposed to seeing someone who’s purportedly representing a federal agency."
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Piece came out at USAToday Why? Because USAToday owners (Gannett) only own media companies, so they have an incentive to attract an audience & advertisers Tech elites like Bezos, Ellisons, Musk, & Benioff use their media firm to cozy to Trump, not to make profit www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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DEI initiatives didn't cost companies. Just the opposite. | Opinion
Firms that kept DEI, whether due to executive decisions or shareholder pressure, performed as well in the stock market as those that rolled it back.
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
No more of rogue federal agents terrorizing our neighbors. Get ICE the hell out of NYC. #AbolishICE #ICEOutNow
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Yesterday afternoon, ICE agents — who did not present a warrant, and who appear to have been disguised as construction workers — fired 7 shots into a car with a 5-year-old child, hitting Oscar Belgal in the neck.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
In her statement on the ICE shooting in New York, AOC specifically calls out Target. The congresswoman demands that the mega-corporation stop allowing ICE to stage paramilitary raids from its parking lots. migrantinsider.com/p/aoc-to-tar...
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AOC to Target: Stop Lending Your Bronx Parking Lots to ICE
After federal agents fired into a car with a 5-year-old in the back seat, Ocasio-Cortez names the retailer that lawmakers say gave ICE a place to wait.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Remarkable: As of now, Latino early vote is outpacing where it was at same time in 2024 in both percentages of vote share and in RAW VOTE TOTALS. That's big. Presidential turnout is usually higher than midterms. I obtained new analysis from Dem firm TargetSmart: newrepublic.com/article/2164...
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 09/10/2026
This ICE agent’s entire Instagram feed, “shooter.914,” is guns, watches, energy drinks, and alcohol.
A shooter.914 post showing a blue handgun and Reign energy drinkThe console of a car with an energy drink and handgun in the cup holders. In the foreground, shooter.914’s wrist with a fancy watch in it. Background: Two assault rifles and a Monster energy drink A screenshot of his whole account showing more of the same
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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Arizona State:
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"Instead, candidates often pair their defense of public schools as institutions that benefit working-class kids with populist calls for higher wages and more worker power...mom populists are departing dramatically from the prescription offered by centrist Democrats, and they’re winning as a result."
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"Call it “mom populism”—an appeal that centers a full-throated rejection of school privatization and presents the GOP’s increasingly aggressive interventions into local school districts as “corruption schemes” intended to benefit big donors, especially the right-wing oilmen who hold such sway here."
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The ultimate NIMBY. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Jonathan Nez @formerpreznez.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Thank you, Senator Kelly, for your support. We share the same goal: putting Arizona families first.
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Senator Ruben Gallego @gallego.senate.gov · 06/10/2026
This means a handful of Trump’s billionaire buddies will control huge parts of the media. The next president needs to break up all the mergers approved under this administration. Big business has to understand there are consequences when they team up with corrupt government.
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Paramount completes its takeover of Warner Bros to become one Hollywood giant known as Skydance
The companies completed the deal on Tuesday, ushering in a new Hollywood giant with the now shorter “Skydance” nametag.
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Rude Law Dog @esghound.com · 06/10/2026
i think we have to consider the possibility that Trumpism as implemented in v2.0 effectively did a CA prop 187 self own, but nationwide this time
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Rude Law Dog @esghound.com · 06/10/2026
Early voting turnout in Virginia is jaw dropping stuff among Latino voters. Across all other demographics, numbers are well ahead of 2022 at the same point but Hispanic/Latino turnout is 50% higher than it was in 2024-- a presidential election year!
Race, 2022 Count (Share), 2024 Count (Share), 2026 Count (Share)
Asian or Pacific Islander, 7,293 (3.61%), 19,832 (3.43%), 15,827 (4.59%)
Black, 27,395 (13.54%), 85,589 (14.82%), 56,985 (16.53%)
Hispanic or Latino, 4,260 (2.11%), 14,508 (2.51%), 21,577 (6.26%)
Native American, 71 (0.04%), 285 (0.05%), 509 (0.15%)
Uncoded, 818 (0.4%), 1,512 (0.26%), 87 (0.03%)
White, 161,779 (79.99%), 455,802 (78.9%), 249,021 (72.22%)
Unknown, 639 (0.32%), 169 (0.03%), 820 (0.24%)
Total, 202,255, 577,697, 344,826

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Yes, computers do everything at our company but don't worry, there's always a human reviewer. Nothing goes out the door without one of our highly trained shruggers briefly glancing at it and clicking Approve
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Jonathan Nez @formerpreznez.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Homecoming, Tuba City style! It was a blast to see the energy and excitement from the youth at their annual Homecoming Parade. Thankful to be invited by the students and grateful for their support. Go Warriors! #warriorup
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 03/10/2026
✅ Generating power ✅ Protecting against drought ✅ Delivering clean water It's not too good to be true! It's the kind of conservation engineering that California is pioneering! I'm working on legislation to promote these cutting-edge designs nationwide. www.kqed.org/science/2002...
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Here’s What California Is Learning From Solar Panels Built Over Irrigation Canals | KQED
California solar panels tower over canals in Turlock, proving to save water, produce clean energy and improve local water quality.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Something big may be happening: Trump's world-historical misrule may be creating the conditions for the emergence of a coalition similar to the one that ousted Viktor Orban earlier this year: Anti-corruption, anti-authoritarian, pro-democracy. I made this case here: newrepublic.com/article/2161...
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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Thomson v. ROSS Intelligence opinion is now published, and it mostly does no harm. In particular, it doesnt rule on AI training in general or on the market dilution theory. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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#214 in Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH v. Ross Intelligence Inc (3rd Cir., 25-2153) – CourtListener.com
PRECEDENTIAL OPINION. Coram: RESTREPO, MONTGOMERY-REEVES and BOVE, Circuit Judges. Total Pages: 32. Authoring Judge: Montgomery-Reeves (SB) [Entered: 09/30/2026 12:28 PM]
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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
OpenAI's president admits his AI super PAC has become a liability. The pressure is working. Progressives have worked hard to make LTF as toxic as AIPAC. Now one of its biggest donors is backing out.  Democrats need to stand with the people and reject AI billionaires' money.
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OpenAI’s Greg Brockman Backs Out of Second $25 Million Donation to A.I. Super PAC
Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and co-founder, said internally that the super PAC, Leading the Future, had become a “distraction” for the A.I. company.
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Jonathan Nez @formerpreznez.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yesterday I spoke with a roundtable of union workers to hear their concerns and ambitions. I am always proud to stand with labor unions and workers who fight for their rights.
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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 30/09/2026
And here’s the thing: that policy, and policies like it, were *always also* going to lead to bad economic outcomes as well. Because targeting a bunch of people because of an arbitrary characteristic is always going to be disruptive to a healthy and productive society.
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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A welcome change to see Dems go left on immigration, something Obama didn't do until pushed by DACA activists and Biden didn't either. We need to see a full-throated defense of immigration as a good thing, and not just on economic grounds. Talarico is doing that. Hope more Dems follow.
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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was a hard-working man wrongfully killed by ICE agents at a traffic stop. His son Ronaldo Salgado sat down to share memories of his father and make it clear that this cannot continue happening. Oversight Dems will hold ICE accountable.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026
Gone are the mass raids and militarized metro operations. Gone are the pomp and pageantry. But ICE arrests have hit record levels. ICE operations are no longer concentrated in large American cities. Immigration enforcement officials are also working in suburban and rural areas, all across the US.
A map of the United States that shows immigration arrests per 100,000 people since ICE's new enforcement strategy began under DHS secretary Markwayne Mullin.
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Nikki Budzinski @budzinski.house.gov · 28/09/2026
The University of Illinois Extension just launched a new Center for Food Systems, Nutrition Security, and Health Integration right here in our district. The goal is to connect farmers and communities with research that puts healthy food in the hands of people who need it.
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U of I Extension announces new center focused on food, nutrition, health
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — A center focused on nutrition research and health is coming to the University of Illinois campus. It’s called the Center for Food Systems, Nutrition Security an…
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Haven't thought this out all the way through, but now would be a good time for an aggressive humanitarian movement to combat the death cults, the rise of AI, and otherwise anti-life impulses coursing through our politics and society.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
US social media companies are interfering in the Brazilian elections in favour of the Far Right’s Flávio Bolsonaro. Meta is the latest. It’s just blocked the campaign account of President Lula in the final stretch of the election.
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Meta restringe la cuenta de Lula y su partido alerta por posible injerencia extranjera
De cara a las elecciones en Brasil, Lula enfrenta a Meta por restringir su cuenta mientras su partido alerta por posible injerencia extranjera.
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More Perfect University @mpuniversity.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@aoc.bsky.social: The best thing that we can do to rein in runaway costs at private institutions is by having tuition free public colleges and universities. “For anyone who wants to say that that’s pie in the sky and unrealistic… this is literally what baby boomers gave themselves.”
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on.
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Free Law Project ⚖ @free.law · 26/09/2026
Today we completed our first end-to-end pipeline: - Scan case law book - Partition book into decision PDFs - Auto-redact headnotes etc - Review redactions - Extract using OCR ensemble - Label metadata - Convert to XML Easy-peasy.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 25/09/2026
Federal law prohibits systematic voter-roll purges within 90 days of an election.   Don’t let Trump’s kitchen-sink voter suppression campaign intimidate you. Check your registration, vote early if you can and make sure your vote is counted. Vigilance will get us all through.
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IEEE VIS @ieeevis.org · 26/09/2026
📅 The IEEEVIS2026 full program is now live! VIS 2026 is just six weeks away! Explore our new interactive schedule and start planning your week. 🔗 Program: lnkd.in/eE3x2-Fj
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