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RustbeltGurl

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Rustbelt enby (she/they). Crazy cat lady. Fiber artist. Nerd. PoliSci degree. Silent bubbling rage.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The world not screeching to a halt when the US killed more than 100 little school girls on the very first day of this "liberating war" led us exactly to this moment
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
“He didn’t literally mean he would wipe out an entire civilization” Then he shouldn’t have fucking said it. He’s the President of the United States. He has sole launch authority over the world’s most sophisticated nuclear arsenal, and words mean things.
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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
The corruption of this administration is astonishing.
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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @mady.cat · 28/02/2026
you know what would be crazy? if a bunch of cis people organized to flood the Kansas DMV with requests to change their gender marker by saying they're trans. flood them with paperwork. it just would take some left-leaning groups to make a call for action, and some (previously unfound) solidarity..
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God @thegodshow.com · 10/02/2026
Anyone who still supports Donald Trump is an accomplice to child sex traffickers.
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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
RE: Ohio State + Rep. Jim Jordan Burn it all down.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
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Micah @rincewind.run · 01/02/2026
the Epstein files make it very clear why the MeToo backlash was so extreme and why so much of elite society preferred Donald Trump ruling us like a king to the barest hint of accountability
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BobRob @br5494321.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
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MiaNJ ❌👑 @rosemarynj.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
ICYMI, ICE executions up to 9, just this year, just so far. Keith Porter Renee Good Alex Pretti Geraldo Lunas Campos Víctor Manuel Diaz Parada La Luis Beltran Yáñez-Cruz Heber Sanchez Dominguez Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres #SayTheirNames
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
What we’re watching isn’t normal politics. It’s an attempt to replace a constitutional system with a personalist system...where institutions serve one man, not the country.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
“are you scared of a fucking whistle dawg” has been knocking around my head all day
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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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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
An extraordinary document. Read it. “Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
On January 8, 2026, petitioner Juan T.R. filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.' The Court issued an order requiring respondents to file an answer no later
than January 12, 2026. See 28 U.S.C. § 2243 (requiring judges to either "forthwith award
the writ" or order the respondent to show cause, within three days, why the writ should not be granted).Respondents failed to answer. Accordingly, the Court granted the writ in part
and ordered respondents to afford Juan a bond hearing within seven days or, failing
that, to immediately release him from detention. ECF No. 4.
Respondents neither held a bond hearing within the required time nor released
Juan. ECF No. 6. The Court then issued a show-cause order and scheduled a hearing at
which it ordered the personal appearance of Todd Lyons, Acting Director of U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE"). ECF No. 7. The Court noted,
however, that if the parties filed a stipulation indicating that Juan had been released, the
Court would cancel the hearing and would not require Lyons to appear. Id. The parties
have now filed such a stipulation (ECF No. 9), and thus, as promised, the Court will
cancel the hearing, and Lyons will not be required to appear.
That does not end the Court's concerns, however. Attached to this order is an
appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. The extent of
ICE's noncompliance is almost certainly substantially understated. This list is confined
to orders issued since January 1, 2026, and the list was hurriedly compiled by
extraordinarily busy judges. Undoubtedly, mistakes were made, and orders that
should have appeared on this list were omitted.
This list should give pause to anyone —no matter his or her political
beliefs— who cares about the rule of law. ICE has likely violated more court orders inJanuary 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence. The
Court warns ICE that future noncompliance with court orders may result in future
show-cause orders requiring the personal appearances of Lyons or other government
officials. ICE is not a law unto itself. ICE has every right to challenge the orders of this
Court, but, like any litigant, ICE must follow those orders unless and until they are
overturned or vacated
Juan asks that the Court schedule a hearing at which he may present evidence
and argument concerning the hardships that he has suffered as a result of respondents'
failure to abide by the January 14 order. See In re Tetracycline Cases, 927 F.2d 411, 413
(8th Cir. 1991) ("Civil contempt sanctions may be imposed for either or both of two
distinct purposes, to coerce compliance with a court order, and to compensate the
complainant for actual losses sustained by him as a result of the defendants'
contumacy." (quoting In re Chase & Sanborn Corp., 872 F.2d 397, 400-01 (11th Cir.1989))).
The Court will not schedule a hearing at this time. If Juan wants to seek monetary
sanctions, he may file a properly supported motion to that effect.
ORDER
Based on the foregoing, and on all of the files, records, and proceedings herein,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the hearing currently scheduled for Friday, January
30, 2026, at 1:00 pm in Courtroom 15 (MPLS) is CANCELED.
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
The Catholic Church is calling for defunding ICE. The Episcopalian bishops are all out calling for people to put their bodies in the streets. Make of that what you will.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Understand this: There are Trump regime concentration camps in America, where innocent people are being killed and tortured and sexually abused—not to mention caged indefinitely—and that includes men, women, and children. These Nazi-style camps are on military bases to keep their activities secret.
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Immigrants Detained at Fort Bliss in Texas Report Abuse and Inhumane Conditions
Detained people at largest immigration detention facility in the country report accounts of physical and sexual abuse.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
ICE agents in Colorado have been leaving ace of spades cards behind when they detain someone, a psychological warfare technique the United States Armed Forces used against its mortal enemies during the Vietnam War. If you do not think Donald Trump is at war with his country, think again.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Now, *this* is the cut of Melania's new vanity movie I'd watch. (I'm kidding. I wouldn't watch anything about her.)
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Do not comply in advance.
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Pam Bondi Slammed Over Letter To Tim Walz With Unhinged Demand In Exchange For ICE Leaving Minnesota
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Aaron Black @aaronblack.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
A message to the media: stop calling it a "healthcare crisis." Call it the "Republican healthcare crisis." Stop calling it an "immigration debate." Call it "Republican terror and violence." Be accurate. #FundHealthcareStopICE
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
all dressed up and nowhere to go
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Trump’s true, horrifying economic legacy.
Screenshot of an X.com post by Acyn (@Acyn) quoting Wolfers: “This is the most interventionist government of my lifetime. It’s the least conservative government of my lifetime. When you are the richest country in the world, maybe you are not the ones who should be tearing down your existing institutions. That’s usually what countries that are lagging behind try to do. But that’s exactly what this president is doing.”Screenshot of text continuing the quote: “This won’t show up in next quarter’s GDP. What it will show up as, a decade from now, is companies that were never founded. Entrepreneurs who couldn’t afford to go to business school. Immigrants with great ideas who stayed in their home countries instead. Whatever the next generation’s Google or OpenAI is, it may not be invented—or it may not happen on our soil.”Screenshot of more text: “We’ll never see that absence directly. But our kids will feel it… lost opportunities: businesses never started, jobs that never existed, technologies never developed…” Below is a video thumbnail of a man speaking on a webcam-style interview set, with books and plants behind him. A lower-third reads “EXCLUSIVE” and “WOLFERS DISCUSSES TRUMP’S LONG-TERM ECONOMIC DAMAGE,” with MeidasTouch Network branding.
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.” That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/01/2026
Minneapolis protester as he's being brutalized by feds: "You're gonna have to kill me! You're gonna have to kill me! I've done nothing wrong! My name is Matthew James! I'm a US citizen! You're gonna kill me! Is that what you want?" (You can hear his wife screaming)
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Lmao send us a photo of everyone at your house so you don't need to expend energy counting while ordering pizza from Papa John's is the funniest fed post I've ever seen
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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
lol the department of education has decided that maybe right now is not a great time to start garnishing people's wages over their student loans www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
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U.S. Department of Education Delays Involuntary Collections Amid Ongoing Student Loan Repayment Improvements
ED announced that it will delay the implementation of involuntary collections on federal student loans, including Administrative Wage Garnishment and the Treasury Offset Program, to enable the Departm...
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 16/01/2026
The Emperor has no shame.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
82 percent of voters saw the murder
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Reporters should start asking the GOP this.
Screenshot of an email or newsletter header with a large headline reading, ‘The Question Isn’t Whether Democrats Will Impeach Trump. The Question Is Why Won’t Republicans?’ Below the headline is a line that says, ‘Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more,’ and a large ‘LINCOLN SQUARE’ logo in blue and white.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Only certain lives count, apparently.
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Fox News Guest Slammed After Gushing That 'No One Died' During Venezuela Attack
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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
HOW DOES DEMENTED DONNY DUMBFUCK IMAGINE HE'S GOING TO RUN VENEZUELA? HE COULDN'T EVEN READ HIS PREPARED SCRIPT YESTERDAY WITHOUT BEING A SLURRING, RAMBLING MESS — AND HE FELL ASLEEP WHILE STANDING UP. MANY ARE SAYING I HAVE WRITTEN A POST LIKE NO ONE THOUGHT POSSIBLE. LINK IS HERE: bit.ly/4aEKAw8
oh come on. this is so embarrassing. Donny can no longer read. his brain is fried. maybe he should stick to what he’s good at: pointing at a drawing of a camel. can someone get Dear Leader a pudding cup and lead him back to his room? he should be in bed, not overseeing a war.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Reached out to the White House and the Pentagon to ask what they know about the death toll of their strikes in Venezuela. The White House referred us to the Pentagon. And the Pentagon referred us to the White House.
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
this is what finally made me MAGA, as a single issue voter (i am left handed and hate pencils)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/12/2025
This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
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UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in Novemb...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
BREAKING: Lawmaker is horrified after watching possible war crimes on tape as pressure on Hegseth grows. One lawmaker tells me that discussions are happening about impeachment. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
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NEWS: Lawmaker Horrified After Watching Video of Possible War Crimes as Pressure Grows on Hegseth and White House
Good afternoon everyone.
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God @thegodshow.com · 04/12/2025
Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.
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Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords
This is evil.
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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
This is domestic terrorism, plain and simple. Black and Brown people are under attack in the United States. Doesn’t matter if you’re a citizen—I.C.E. DOES NOT CARE and have been instructed as much. This all ends very, very horrifically.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Important: WaPo is doubling down on its reporting on Trump's bombings, asserting expressly that the second strike was ordered "when" the two survivors were "detected." Hegseth is suggesting he didn't see the survivors, but the question remains: Were they visible, or not? Time to see the video.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 03/12/2025
The White House just released their #SpotifyWrapped. Here’s the songs they listen to while tuning out the American people.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
NEWS: Republican infighting explodes as a Senior Republican says Mike Johnson lacks the support to remain Speaker. I just came back from Capitol Hill where the talk of the town is the Republican Party collapsing around Johnson. Consider subscribing to support my work:
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NEWS: Republican Infighting Explodes as Senior GOP Lawmaker Warns Mike Johnson Lacks the Support to Stay Speaker
Good evening everyone.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
The shooting of two Guardsmen in DC is a tragedy. It is also EXACTLY what Trump wanted and was waiting for. No POTUS has ever so premeditated getting our troops shot at for the sake a personal ambition as brutal as it is demagogic, dictatorial, and illegal. This is on (a) the shooter, (b) Trump.
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
I would decline to voluntarily cooperate. No way. Issue a subpoena and fight it out in court.
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The Desert Veteran @jkz12769.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Breaking News from CNN: The GA Prosecutor has killed the Election interference case against the Convicted FElon & his allies. What the Fuck‼️This is a bunch of bullshit. Once again the Convicted FElon got away with more crimes.
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
The only way to for the public to see complete Epstein files is to leak it. Do it. Now. Anything else is complicit.
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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
WHY WAS THE CROWN PRINCE OF BONE SAW ARABIA IN THE OVAL OFFICE YESTERDAY? IT'S BECAUSE DONNY IS A GREEDY ASSHOLE WHO WANTS TO BUILD A FUGLY GOLDEN TOWER IN RIYADH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO MY TREMENDOUS POST. BIG STRONG READERS ASK ME SIR! HOW DO YOU DO IT! SIR! LINK IS HERE: bit.ly/47RIGXa
Donny didn’t just embarrass himself — he humiliated the entire country. Mohammed bin Salman should have never been allowed to set foot in the Oval Bordello — because, as everyone well knows, MBS is the winner of the Nobel Chopped ’Em Up Real Good Prize.
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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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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Acton: I’m running against a guy, Vivek Ramaswamy, who has said that people are struggling in Ohio because they’re lazy, they’re mediocre, they’re not working hard enough. And I can absolutely tell you that is not the Ohioans I know or see. I think he’s completely out of touch.
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Michelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
This is a Texas Republican who was part of the January 6th mob
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