S.G. Sarmiento @sgsarmiento.com · 29/09/2026This man’s toxic and violent energy is more than just off-putting, it reveals the contempt that today’s GOP officials have for others - for immigrants, for people who think differently than them, and for public servants committed to the public good who don’t go along with their corruption. 001
Reposted by S.G. SarmientoChris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Big trouble in Texas evidently... www.sacurrent.com/news/politic...sacurrent.comKarl Rove says Republican Party is being taken over by 'Nazis'The Bush-era GOP political operative also said Republicans would be winning the battle for Texas' U.S. Senate seat if John Cornyn was the nominee. 031
S.G. Sarmiento @sgsarmiento.com · 24/09/2026Necessary reading this week! This oped asks @gavinnewsom.bsky.social to sign the “No Side Jobs For ICE” Act, a good example of the leadership we need AND a good policy to limit ICE’s reach + to brighten that line btwn police and the violence we’re seeing, most recently in Texas. 011
S.G. Sarmiento @sgsarmiento.com · 22/09/2026Beautiful day to come together to ask @gavinnewsom.bsky.social to sign #AB1537. There is much we can do to challenge the mass deportation agenda, much we can all do to limit ICE’s reach into our communities. Let’s make it happen. Con @hugoforcd13.bsky.social @iceoutofca.bsky.social ! 012
S.G. Sarmiento @sgsarmiento.com · 19/09/2026Very real, very much pending conversations to be had. 000
S.G. Sarmiento @sgsarmiento.com · 19/09/2026“Some wish they had put up more of a fight.” WAPO: Hispanics flock to this university. It let campus police double as ICE agents. Leaders of #Florida International University signed an agreement to deputize its school police as immigration agents. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.com 000
Reposted by S.G. SarmientoChris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This is such an important insight, particularly for people and institutions in DC trying to decide what comes next for immigrant rights, both in the next two years, and beyond…. 021
Reposted by S.G. Sarmientonancabell.bsky.social @nancabell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026As someone who went through it, I promise you, it was an occupation. Looked and felt like we were being overtaken. I’m still triggered as are SO many of us. I am changed from it, it was absolute terror. 311111953974
Reposted by S.G. SarmientoLe Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 18/09/2026France arrests far-right policeman suspected of planning terror attacklemonde.frFrance arrests far-right policeman suspected of planning terror attackThe officer was placed in detention pending trial in Paris in August on suspicion of making weapons and planning violent attacks, sources in law enforcement told French media on Thursday. 481940679
Reposted by S.G. SarmientoChris Newman @cnewman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026White nationalism is a helluva drug. Amnesia is a side effect. Trump's approval on immigration declined steadily and inexorably for four full years during his first term in office. Why didn't the pundits take stock of this fact before they urged surrender on immigration? 021
Reposted by S.G. SarmientoAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17/09/2026ICE agent Christian Castro - who shot Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis and lied about it, and who TX Governor Abbott refused to extradite - has been ARRESTED by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. www.startribune.com/minnesota-of...startribune.comICE agent wanted in Metro Surge shooting is booked into Hennepin County JailChristian Castro will now appear in state court one day ahead of his federal court proceedings. 608166134175
S.G. Sarmiento @sgsarmiento.com · 17/09/2026When federal judges are sounding the alarm. Once again, Minnesota showing the rest of the country how to speak up. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...nytimes.comTrump’s Minnesota Surge Threatened Democracy, Judge WarnsIn a rare interview, Patrick Schiltz, who served as the federal court’s chief judge last winter, called the administration’s actions “a grave threat to the rule of law.” 000
S.G. Sarmiento @sgsarmiento.com · 15/09/2026“Why America can’t STRANGLE Iran” Maybe bc intl law wouldn’t allow it? Or other moral reasons, I hope. Not long ago Edward Said warned us about the language we use on “the other,” or what we want to do them. Loaded titles, via @foreignaffairs.com www.foreignaffairs.com/iran/why-ame...foreignaffairs.comWhy America Can’t Strangle IranThe sources of Tehran’s economic resilience. 000
Reposted by S.G. SarmientoJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social. 🇨🇦🍁 745986
S.G. Sarmiento @sgsarmiento.com · 09/09/2026DHS Secretary: “We're not doing job-site raids. We're not going to Home Depot and raiding the parking lot!” Cue the Arrested Development narration: “They were, in fact, still raiding Home Depot.” Remarks to @natlgovsassoc.bsky.social: journalrecord.com/2026/08/04/m... @ndlon.bsky.socialjournalrecord.comMullin urges governors to help with immigration arrests of ‘worst of the worst’Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin urged governors to cooperate with ICE, saying partnerships can make immigration enforcement safer. 000
S.G. Sarmiento @sgsarmiento.com · 08/09/2026Sen Susan Collins:I’m not gonna bring up that the mother of his two children is his second cousin. I don’t know if people know that or not. Interviewer: But you just mentioned it. Via @politico.com’s playbook 001
S.G. Sarmiento @sgsarmiento.com · 08/09/2026I think I’ve waited years for weak sauce to appear in a court decision  010
Reposted by S.G. SarmientoMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Like what are we fucking doing here 1131484192
Reposted by S.G. SarmientoJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Trump's support among Republican voters dropped in a new poll less than two months from November's crucial midterm elections. An NBC News Decision Desk survey found a near 10 percentage point drop among Republicans who say they "strongly approve" of Trump’s job performance.aol.comTrump's approval drops among Republicans ahead of midterms, new poll shows - AOLNBC News unveiled new polling that shows a drop in approval for President Donald Trump among Republicans. 2931088
S.G. Sarmiento @sgsarmiento.com · 06/09/2026Pin this one. 📌 YAHOO NEWS: Minnesota case could expose how far DHS tracked activists, nonprofits, and labor unions @yahoonews.com - www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...yahoo.comMinnesota case could expose how far DHS tracked activists, nonprofits, and labor unionsIf those records are released, they could reveal how far the surveillance operation reached into community organizations. 000
S.G. Sarmiento @sgsarmiento.com · 06/09/2026So inspiring to watch. La Defensa del Pueblo summit, taking place in Oxnard, California Via @btnewsroom.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJjW...youtube.comOpening Remarks | La Defensa del Pueblo SummitYouTube video by BreakThrough News 000
Reposted by S.G. SarmientoJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social. 1031272
Reposted by S.G. SarmientoOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The Tories f**cked Britain with austerity and Brexit then made it a whole lot worse by putting Truss in power to test out the batshit ideas of Tufton Street think tanks... They are not only a spent force but proven architects of decline who are in no position to lecture Burnham on anything ... 691619362
Reposted by S.G. SarmientoICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 31/08/2026BREAKING: AB 1537 by Asm. Bryan, “No Side Jobs for ICE,” just PASSED its final vote in the Assembly and now heads to Gov Newsom's desk! This bill ensures local police & sheriffs can’t “moonlight” as deportation agents - be it for the feds, a private corp, or another state with anti-immigrant laws. 084
Reposted by S.G. SarmientoICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 01/09/2026As the No Side Jobs for ICE Act heads to the Gov's desk, we want to take a moment to say THANK YOU. Thank you to Asm. Bryan @ib2real.bsky.social and his amazing team, coauthors, all legislators who voted “aye,” and to every person and org who advocated in support! Now let’s get this bill signed! 098
Reposted by S.G. SarmientoICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 31/08/2026After a quick “concurrence” vote in the Assembly, AB 1537 will head to the Governor’s desk. Stay tuned for ways you can support! A huge THANK YOU to Asm. @ib2real.bsky.social, the co-authors, all legislators who voted “aye,” and all of the community organizations that have come out in support!! 🙏🙏 073
Reposted by S.G. SarmientoICE Out of CA coalition @iceoutofca.bsky.social · 31/08/2026NEW: This afternoon the California Senate PASSED AB 1537, The "No Side Jobs for ICE Act!!" This bill by Asm. Isaac Bryan ensures local police & sheriffs can’t “moonlight” as deportation agents: be it for the feds, a private corporation, or another state with anti-immigrant laws. 1/ 2169
S.G. Sarmiento @sgsarmiento.com · 31/08/2026There is much that local and state officials can and should do today. California’s AB 1537 is a good example. Via @iceoutofca.bsky.social ! 000
Reposted by S.G. SarmientoHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Peter Thiel is getting a very cold reception outside his new mansion in the exclusive Barrio Parque neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentinians are chanting: “Out, out, Peter out.” 1278246986335
Reposted by S.G. SarmientoThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 28/08/2026Tennessee National Guard members assigned to a federal anti-crime task force in Memphis fatally shot an armed 20-year-old man in the back, according to an autopsy report obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, contradicting police accounts that said the man was facing the troops when they fired. bit.lyAutopsy shows Tennessee National Guard fatally shot 20-year-old armed man in the backAn autopsy shows that an armed man killed by the Tennessee National Guard was shot in the back. The report that Tyrin Johnson’s family shared with The Associated Press on Thursday contradicts accounts by law enforcement. 711203601
Reposted by S.G. SarmientoWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 28/08/2026More of this all the time. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comSenator calls for criminal investigation of RFK Jr after Guardian reportNewly obtained records indicate health secretary lied about Samoa trip during Senate confirmation hearings last year 30192172675
S.G. Sarmiento @sgsarmiento.com · 29/08/2026If there was any doubt that all of this is deliberate, or at the very least, criminally negligent. 000
Reposted by S.G. SarmientoNicole Rifkin @nicolerifkin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026thank you the new yorker and françoise for having me do this cover for the late, great dolly parton 195124241796
S.G. Sarmiento @sgsarmiento.com · 29/08/2026UEFA > FIFA UEFA filed in New York on Thursday in preparation for possible criminal action against the FIFA president in Switzerland #UEFA #Football #Futbol www.wsj.com/sports/socce...wsj.comEuropean Officials Seek Subpoena for Joshua Kushner on Infantino’s FIFA Selloff PlanUEFA filed in New York on Thursday in preparation for possible criminal action against FIFA president Gianni Infantino in Switzerland. 000
Reposted by S.G. SarmientoThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Legend 11170111483
S.G. Sarmiento @sgsarmiento.com · 29/08/2026Ha! It’s imperfect, but when legislators have gone out to much, judges need to step up and do something. Is this enough, no. Does it require capacity to implement, yes. 010
Reposted by S.G. SarmientoProPublica @propublica.org · 28/08/2026NEW: We obtained recordings of 160+ emergency calls made from or about an immigration detention center where three people died within six weeks. “They will not give them medical treatment,” one caller said, seeking help for a detainee with kidney stones.propublica.orgListen to 911 Calls From Inside an Immigration Detention Center: “We Just Need to Take Him to the Hospital”Reporters don’t have access to Camp East Montana, one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country. Emergency calls from the Texas facility offer a glimpse of unfolding crises faced by ... 487109616251
Reposted by S.G. SarmientoSouth-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Does this mean we have to take him back...? 011
Reposted by S.G. SarmientoAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/08/2026I never thought the leopards would eat MY face 36693721533
Reposted by S.G. SarmientoJack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The story isn't that federal monitors show up. It's that nobody in the state government knows they're coming. In November, that same surprise scales up roughly five hundred times. www.jackhopkinsnow.com 25610278