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Michael San Filippo

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Crystal Lake, IL - Gen X - Man Dad, Dog Dad Senior Media Relations Mgr., American Vet. Med. Assn. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 🌩️👀 e525fmn9sCcV

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A 76-year-old green card holder with stage 4 cancer was arrested at his citizenship application interview and has been held by ICE for two months. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Loreto Javar, a green card holder who’s lived in the United States for over three decades and is being treated for Stage 4 prostate cancer, has been held at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma for more than two months. 

A 76-year-old retired hotel worker who lives in Fife with his wife and daughter, Javar was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials June 23 during an interview for his U.S. citizenship application in Tukwila. He was receiving ongoing cancer treatment when he was taken into ICE custody, his family said, and has missed several medical appointments since his arrest.
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 29/08/2026
Heriberto “Eddie” Reyes-Ochoa, 34, is one of the hundreds of thousands of immigrants taken by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement in 2026, as the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and mass deportations have ramped up over the summer. www.mississippifreepress.org/ice-detains-...
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ICE Detains Kiln Man, Leaving Pregnant Wife Alone: ‘We’ve Done What the Government Told Us’
Eddie Reyes-Ochoa, just weeks from earning his green card, was detained by ICE and taken to an immigration detention center in Natchez, Mississippi.
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Neil Alan Willard @neilwillard.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
“Dolly has lived in the light, and is in the arms of Jesus.” ⚓️
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A Message from the Family of Dolly Parton
YouTube video by Dolly Parton
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
NEW: ICE data released under the Freedom of Information Act reveals that more than half of all ICE arrests are now people with no criminal record; no prior convictions or pending charges. In the first week of August, 55% of all ICE arrests were of people with no criminal record.
Chart showing monthly ICE arrests by criminal record, January 2025 through July 2026. The chart shows total ICE arrests rising steadily from January 2025, then peaking and falling from January 2026 to February 2026, stabilizing, then rising again in June and July to record levels. Meanwhile, the composition of ICE arrests becomes more and more weighted towards people with no criminal record, and in July 2026, the majority are people with no criminal record.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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Nathan Newman @nathansnewman.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
A reminder the Reconquista was the takover of Spain by Christians that led to the mass cultural extermination of Jews and Muslims- led by the Spanish Inquistion If universities are being defunded for "anti-semitism" how are Musk companies NOT having every federal contract cancelled?
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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
again: they mean it
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal fought alongside US Special Forces in his home country of Afghanistan, and survived. It was instead ICE custody that killed him. He came legally to the US, where he applied for asylum. He was detained by ICE anyway, and died of an unspecified allergic reaction in custody.
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Afghan national who fought with U.S. forces died of allergic reaction in ICE custody
Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, 41, suffered “an adverse drug reaction” to an unidentified substance, which triggered anaphylaxis and exacerbated his asthma, the death report shows.
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Michael San Filippo @sanfi74.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I 🩷 trans people 🏳️‍⚧️🙏✌️💕
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 30/06/2026
Trans fam: your lives are precious no matter what the fuck these people say translifeline.org/hotline/
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Hotline - Trans Lifeline
Trans Lifeline’s Hotline is a peer support phone service run by trans people for our trans and questioning peers. Call us if you need someone trans
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Not great that the richest man in the world agrees with this post. Note the giant gun in the image. 👀 1/
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No point in bailing the boat while traitors are still busy chopping holes in the bottom.
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First the traitors
then the invaders
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Jesse @requiemarm.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
me, walking into the British museum
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 05/06/2026
Starting Thursday, there is — for the first time — an official YouTube channel dedicated to the work of Fred Rogers, the beloved children’s TV host. Eventually it will be a repository for full episodes, behind-the-scenes footage and compilations.
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Mister Rogers: Now on YouTube
On Thursday, Fred Rogers Productions started a channel dedicated to the beloved children’s host. Eventually it will be a repository for full episodes, behind-the-scenes footage and compilations.
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
This is called racism.
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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Oslo Pride video 🥹 🏳️‍🌈 #Pride #LoveIsLove
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 07/05/2026
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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
One of the most clarifying passages I've ever read on what "polarization" actually means in the U.S."
Excerpt from the book How Democracies Die. 

"America's democratic norms, then, were born in a context of exclusion. As long as the political community was restricted largely to whites, Democrats and Republicans had much in common. Neither party was likely to view the other as an existential threat. The process of racial inclusion that began after World War II and culminated in the 1964 Civil Rights Act and 1965 Voting Rights Act would, at long last, fully democratization the United States. But it would also polarized it, posing the greatest challenge to established forms of mutual tolerating and forbearance since Reconstruction."
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
an all-timer for "imagine how JD Vance would react if a democrat said any of this"
Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy. He talks about “fear” of the Trump Administration, but doesn’t mention the FEAR that the Catholic Church, and all other Christian Organizations, had during COVID when they were arresting priests, ministers, and everybody else, for holding Church Services, even when going outside, and being ten and even twenty feet apart. I like his brother Louis much better than I like him, because Louis is all MAGA. He gets it, and Leo doesn’t! I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon. I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s terrible that America attacked Venezuela, a Country that was sending massive amounts of Drugs into the United States and, even worse, emptying their prisons, including murderers, drug dealers, and killers, into our Country. And I don’t want a Pope who criticizes the President of the United States because I’m doing exactly what I was elected, IN A LANDSLIDE, to do, setting Record Low Numbers in Crime, and creating the Greatest Stock Market in History. Leo should be thankful because, as everyone knows, he was a shocking surprise. He wasn’t on any list to be Pope, and was only put there by the Church because he was an American, and they thought that would be the best way to deal with President Donald J. Trump. If I wasn’t in the White House, Leo wouldn’t be in the Vatican. Unfortunately, Leo’s Weak on Crime, Weak on Nuclear Weapons, does not sit well with me, nor does the fact that he meets with Obama Sympathizers like David Axelrod, a LOSER from the Left, who is one of those who wanted churchgoers and clerics to be arrested. Leo should get his act together as Pope, use Common Sense, stop catering to the Radical Left, and focus on being a Great Pope, not a Politician. It’s hurting him very badly and, more importantly, it’s hurting the Catholic Church! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Michael San Filippo @sanfi74.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
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Michael San Filippo @sanfi74.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
This does not make us safer.
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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Federal Judge John Coughenour says he’s received dozens, if not hundreds, of death threats after he ruled against the Trump administration. cbsn.ws/3N73lPr
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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
In the story of Humpty Dumpty it is never said that he is an egg. However, it is never said that he is NOT an egg. This means that any character in ANY story could be an egg unless explicitly stated otherwise. Keep that in mind when you read a Jack Reacher novel
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Sam “The Great Pumpkin” Thielman @samthielman.com · 26/02/2026
at this risk of being controversial I sure am sick of everyone being so fucking mean all the time
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
“I heard the officer say ‘that ain’t shit’.” NASHVILLE — ICE shatter a car window in front of a newborn, refuse to look at man’s license & work visa… drag him out of his car, hit him, mock him for being Guatemalan (he’s from Mexico), laugh when he begs to say goodbye.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 11/02/2026
At least two dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees and contractors have been charged with crimes since 2020 and the wrongdoing includes patterns of violence, sexual abuse and corruption, a review by The Associated Press found.
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As ICE expands, an AP review of crimes committed by agents shows how their powers can be abused
Investigators say one immigration official abused his girlfriend for years. Another admitted he sexually abused a woman in his custody.
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NPR @npr.org · 11/02/2026
A handyman from Florida who received a pardon from President Trump for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted on state charges of child sex abuse and exposing himself to a child. n.pr/4tx7oVq
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A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was convicted of sexually abusing children
A handyman from Florida who received a pardon from President Trump for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted on state charges of child sex abuse and exposing himself to a child.
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Michael San Filippo @sanfi74.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Dr. Graham Brayshaw, Chief Medical Officer for the Animal Humane Society, says the no-show rate for veterinary visits and other services has increased by 50% in the last few weeks, and notes that many more surrenders and strays have come in without any explanation.
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Minnesota pet rescues adapt to rising animal surrenders amid ICE detentions
The Animal Humane Society and The Bond Between are seeing more animals who suddenly have no owners. They're also connecting communities with vet care and food.
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Viktor Winetrout @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
On one hand, the richest people in the world are sociopathically accumulating wealth instead of helping those in need, but on the other hand they're Nazis and pedophiles
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Michael San Filippo @sanfi74.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
This does not make us safer
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
They know their audience has an insatiable appetite for seeing black women humiliated for exceeding their station, so when it didn’t happen they used AI to complete the fantasy bsky.app/profile/nyti...
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
How much more in your face can it be? "Why are you asking me for my paperwork?" "Because of your accent." "You have an accent too." "Where were you born sir?" "Where were you born at?" "Put your hands behind your back."
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Michael San Filippo @sanfi74.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
No human is garbage. Every person is a beloved child of God.
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No Human Is Garbage
Some fragmented thoughts on the president's words, Christian conviction, the temptation to dehumanize, God's absurd grace, and the way of love
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Michael San Filippo @sanfi74.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Forgive me neighbors and lord but this FB Community post has brought me so much joy today
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
All corporate CEOs should understand: If you agree to attend an event at the White House, you are very likely to be filmed nodding appreciatively at a delusional racist rant. If you're ok with that, go. If not, you probably should stay away.
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Michael San Filippo @sanfi74.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Child care workers are building a network of resistance against ICE, @the19thnews reports. blockclubchi.co/44wlKum
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WPRI 12 @wpri12.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
#BREAKING: A student intern at Rhode Island Superior Court was briefly taken into custody by ICE this afternoon before a judge intervened, 12 News has learned. Story by @jusolyn.bsky.social and @timwhiteri.bsky.social: ⤵️
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RI judge intervenes after ICE mistakenly detains Superior Court intern
A teenager was nearly taken into federal immigration custody in Providence Thursday afternoon before a Superior Court judge intervened, according to the Rhode Island Judiciary.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 19/11/2025
Pope Leo says Trump administration 'extremely disrespectful' to migrants reut.rs/4rmAgyS
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Pope Leo says Trump administration 'extremely disrespectful' to migrants
Pope Leo renewed his criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump's hard-line anti-immigration policies on Tuesday, saying foreigners living in the United States were being treated by the administration in a manner that was "extremely disrespectful".
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nullifie @nullifie.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
ICE abducted Leticia Jacobo and tried to deport her, she is Native American. Polk County Sheriff’s Office, which held her for ICE, admitted that it was a ‘clerical error’. Her family fought through layers of bureaucracy to stop her from being disappeared. www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/202...
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Native American woman nearly deported after Polk County Jail issues ICE detainer by mistake
A Native American woman from Arizona was nearly deported by federal immigration officials after a clerical error at the Polk County Jail. The woman's family had to scramble to prove she was Indigenous...
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Michael San Filippo @sanfi74.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
This does not make us safer 🙏🏻
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
"The group, founded in 2009 by conservatives who split from the Episcopal Church over its approval of an openly gay bishop..." www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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American Anglican archbishop suspended after sexual misconduct allegations
Stephen Wood, 62, leader of the 16-year-old denomination, faces allegations of sexual misconduct, plagiarizing sermons and bullying staffers.
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Mike Sacks @mikesacks.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Trump’s War on Carolina Christians
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Michael San Filippo @sanfi74.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
This diminishes us.
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Church members flee as federal agents arrive at east Charlotte place of worship
Witnesses say one man was detained while doing yard work while his wife and child were inside.
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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
I don't think the president should accept gold bars from foreign governments
First Amendment guy
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope. Yes, THAT Pope.
The logic of algorithms tends to repeat what “works,” but art opens up what is possible. Not everything has to be immediate or predictable. Defend slowness when it serves a purpose, silence when it speaks and difference when evocative. Beauty is not just a means of escape; it is above all an invocation. When cinema is authentic, it does not merely console, but challenges. It articulates the questions that dwell within us, and sometimes, even provokes tears that we did not know we needed to express.
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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 15/11/2025
This is real. Our govt is Tweeting like a 14 year old and calling Americans imbecilic morons. We worry about children being bullied but this is the example set by the U.S. GOVERNMENT. This is so shameful. I’m embarrassed for any of you that think this is okay or make excuses for it.
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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
The people dragging priests around the pavement are the ones who are going to lose. I’m confident of that.
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
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