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(Who's watching me?) I don't know anymore Are the neighbors watching me? (Who's watching?) Well, is the mailman watching me? (Tell me, who's watching?) And I don't feel safe anymore, oh, what a mess I wonder who's watching me now (Who?), the IRS?

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 1h

I’m glad to know it wasn’t just me!

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 1h

I’m so sick and tired of that racist piece of shit.

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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 2h

If you wrote him into a movie as a racist bad guy people would say it’s not realistic

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 2h

If the democrats don’t tie this racist piece of shit in knots to the end of his days if they get a majority they deserve to rot

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 2h

“… the search was conducted in a manner that didn’t follow the authorizing magistrate’s specific instructions, including that the U.S. House’s general counsel was to be notified ahead of the search warrant’s execution.”

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 2h

“The letter states Omar and her lawyers weren’t given a copy of the warrant prior to the search, as had been required by the judge. It says she made numerous efforts to contact counsel at the start of the search, but the agents prevented her from doing so for more than an hour.”

wsj.com

Exclusive | In New Letter, Ilhan Omar Fights Back Against Home Search

Lawyers for the Minnesota congresswoman asked federal prosecutors to return items seized this week from her Washington residence.

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Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.bsky.social · 4h

abusers pick their targets by noticing who is the least protected.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 5h

“They pointed a gun at my little brother; threw him against a wall; grabbed him by the hair; and then put handcuffs on him,” a 16-year-old said about a 5 am raid that targeted his home. “They did the same thing with me.”

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 5h

“Thus far in President Donald Trump’s second term, ICE has arrested more than 8,500 children. Many of those children have been detained in locations where lawyers and family members couldn’t find them, like hotels and hold rooms in office buildings." www.themarshallproject.org/2026/10/08/i...

themarshallproject.org

ICE Has Arrested Twice As Many Children This Year

In total, more than 8,500 kids have been arrested by ICE in Trump’s second term.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 5h

“In Arizona, an immigration judge ordered a 1-year-old baby appearing without a lawyer to file an asylum application, according to court filings. The baby’s mother, a 17-year-old who is an unaccompanied minor herself, appeared with the child in court.” #AbuseofPowerWatch

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 5h

“The scene in Manhattan has been playing out in courtrooms nationwide for months. In Texas, a 7-year-old agreed to voluntarily leave the country without a lawyer present to explain the legal consequences of the decision.” #AbuseofPowerWatch

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Abuse of Power Watch @abuseofpowerwatch.bsky.social · 5h

“Do you want the voluntary departure?” an immigration judge asked one 15-year-old boy who was in court alone. “‘Yes, that’s fine,’ he replied. It was unclear if the boy knew that meant he was giving up on obtaining legal immigration status and agreeing to leave the country.” #AbuseofPowerWatch

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Abuse of Power Watch @abuseofpowerwatch.bsky.social · 6h

📍 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋: For years, the federal government has helped secure lawyers for minors who arrive at the southern border. But a contract dispute instigated by the Trump adminstration has forced many children to face immigration judges on their own. #AbuseofPowerWatch

nytimes.com

7 Years Old, No Lawyer: Migrant Children Face Deportation Hearings Alone

For years, the government has helped secure lawyers for minors who arrive at the southern border. But a contract dispute has forced many children to face immigration judges on their own.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 6h

“‘During the conversation,’ the Vatican said, ‘the Holy Father expressed his deep concern about the grave humanitarian situation in the city of Oleshky…and called for a ceasefire to allow the delivery of food and medical assistance, and the voluntary and safe evacuation of the civilian population.’”

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 6h

Jesuit magazine America reports that Pope Leo XIV, who remains hospitalized following lung surgery, spoke to Putin to call for a ceasefire in Oleshky, a city in the Ukrainian region of Kherson, where the humanitarian situation is dire: www.americamagazine.org/vatican-disp...

americamagazine.org

Pope Leo speaks with Putin by telephone from hospital

Pope Leo XIV “spoke by telephone” with Russian President Vladimir Putin, from his hospital room on Oct. 16 and asked him to call for a ceasefire in Oleshky, where the humanitarian situation is dire.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 7h

“We don’t go to preach or convert anyone, we go to offer our presence,” Pastor Torres said about his visits to Adelanto. “Many of the immigrants [being held] never have visits because either their families don’t have legal status or they don’t live in the country.”

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 7h

“‘Whenever we visit, we tell them they are not alone, and we ask them how we can walk w/them for their liberation from a place this horrible,’ says Torres. ‘I’ve never seen such cruelty,’ he adds, describing the facility as a ‘place of evil.’” americancommunitymedia.org/immigration/...

americancommunitymedia.org

LA Pastor Calls ICE’s Adelanto Detention Center a ‘Place of Evil’

Pastor Guillermo Torres visits the Adelanto ICE facility at least three times a week. "I've never seen such cruelty," he says of the treatment of detainees.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 7h

Trump’s admin“has detained at least 65 religious figures since its mass deportation initiative began in January 2025 …” “They pulled me out of the car, slammed me on the icy floor, and cuffed me,” said one pastor. “It was something that I would never forget the rest of my life.” #AbuseofPowerWatch

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America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 7h

New #AbuseOfPowerWatch newsletter: This administration is testing the limits of its power at every level, from targeting elected officials to detaining religious leaders and continuing to inflict violence in our communities. Follow @abuseofpowerwatch.bsky.social for the latest.

americasvoicecnn.substack.com

Abuse of Power Watch - October 16

A weekly collection of articles and stories of the federal government's abuses of power.

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jentrification ♎ @jentrification.com · 8h

how many Scaramuccis is this?

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 8h

“I want to spread awareness because what’s happening is not normal,” she said. “We shouldn’t sit here and normalize what’s happening. And I’m not gonna sit here.”

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 8h

“Marimar Martinez, the Montessori school teacher who survived being shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in Brighton Park last year during ‘Operation Midway Blitz,’ has filed a new lawsuit and hopes prosecutors could still bring criminal charges against the man who shot her.”

news.wttw.com

Marimar Martinez Hopes New Lawsuit Could Spur Criminal Charges 1 Year After Border Patrol Agent Shot Her

Almost a year to the day after Border Patrol Agent Charles Exum shot Marimar Martinez, her attorneys announced the filing of a new lawsuit they hope will put pressure on local and federal prosecutors ...

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 8h

“The fragments destroyed the structure of Collins’ eye. And the collection of blood and fluid that made up the remains of his eye were determined to have passed the point of repair, they said, so the eye was removed.”

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Cerise Castle @cerisecastle.bsky.social · 9h

In LA, police and federal agents are shooting out the eyes of people protesting ICE. I detailed the accounts of 5 young men who lost their eyes after protesting for @capitalandmain.bsky.social capitalandmain.com/he-went-to-d...

capitalandmain.com

He Went to Document an Anti-ICE Protest. He Left Without an Eye.

Since federal agents surged into L.A. last year, at least five people have been shot in the eye at protests, with lasting consequences.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 9h

The Vatican “released photos of some get-well notes that had been sent to Leo from patients at Gemelli's pediatric oncology ward … One boy wrote that he’d been hospitalized for over a month. “’My mother and I pray for you every night. Get well soon,’ he wrote, with little hearts at the bottom.”

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 9h

“The Vatican on Friday released the first images of Pope Leo XIV since his lung cancer surgery, showing him celebrating Mass, as doctors said that tests confirmed the ‘continued improvement’ in his recovery.” www.ncronline.org/vatican/vati...

ncronline.org

First images released of Pope Leo after cancer surgery, celebrating Mass at hospital

The Vatican on Friday released the first images of Pope Leo XIV since his lung cancer surgery, showing him celebrating Mass, as doctors said that tests confirmed the "continued improvement" in his rec...

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 10h

ICE detained a U.S. Army wife while she was picking up military IDs for herself and her children. Giovanna Perez, who has been in the U.S. since she was 6, suspects the military reported her to ICE.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 10h

“Don't give ICE a place to operate. Don't rent to them. Tell them they're not welcome.”

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 10h

“The letter comes just over a week after ICE officers shot and wounded Oscar Belgal, a 28-year-old Dominican immigrant, in Marble Hill, blocks away from a Target parking lot that local officials say ICE officers had been recently using as a staging ground.”

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 10h

“Mamdani and the officials released a letter Friday morning asking owners of parking lots and garages in New York City not to rent, lend or otherwise make their property available to ICE as a staging ground for immigration enforcement, and to inform the agency it’s not welcome on their property.”

gothamist.com

Mamdani and 100+ NY officials urge parking lot owners to ban ICE

The officials released a letter on Friday that asks the owners of parking lots and garages not to rent, lend or otherwise make their property available to ICE.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 11h

“If these things were occurring in any other country, we would be sitting down, figuring out how we intervene to assist those folks,” Williams continued. “But we have liars, thieves, convicted crooks who are in charge of an agency that can be as violent as they want to be.” #AbuseofPowerWatch

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Abuse of Power Watch @abuseofpowerwatch.bsky.social · 11h

Earlier this week, protesters gathered outside the Metropolitan Detention Center to demand his release. “You should not be in solitary confinement with a bullet in your neck after you’ve been shot with your child in the car,” said New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams. #AbuseofPowerWatch

brooklynpaper.com

Brooklyn rally calls for Oscar Belgal’s release, end to ICE detentions at MDC • Brooklyn Paper

Protesters gathered outside Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center on Oct. 13 to condemn ICE’s treatment of immigrants in federal custody, rallying in

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Abuse of Power Watch @abuseofpowerwatch.bsky.social · 12h

📍𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐘𝐎𝐑𝐊: Oscar Belgal, shot by ICE while his five-year-old child was in the backseat, still has bullet lodged in neck, attorneys say. “… he is only being given ibuprofen for the pain.” #AbuseofPowerWatch

abcnews.com

Man shot during ICE encounter on New York City street still has bullet lodged in neck, attorneys say

Nearly a week after he was shot by ICE agents during an arrest, a man is still suffering with the bullet still inside him, the victim's attorneys allege.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 12h

MVM, which has received more than $3B in ICE contracts since 2020, “confined Ms. Galvis and her infant son,” the suit says. “Sonesta knowingly provided and maintained the hotel room used as a makeshift detention cell, profiting from the arrangement while a mother and her infant were locked inside.”

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Injustice Watch @injusticewatch.org · 12h

An ICE contractor held a Chicago woman and her baby at a Sonesta hotel last year, cut off from the outside world. A new lawsuit alleges the contractor and hotel chain detained the family for profit. (w/ @theintercept.com) buff.ly/CKqxnY4

buff.ly

Chicago mother sues ICE contractor that jailed her and her baby in a hotel room

This story was published in partnership with The Intercept, a nonprofit news organization dedicated to holding the powerful accountable through fearless,

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 12h

“Last month, a researcher reported that Grok ‘produced 7,751 sexualized images in one hour.’ Researchers also found that between December 29, 2025, and January 8, 2026, Grok generated an estimated 23,000 sexualized images of children and at least 1.8 million posts of sexualized images of women.”

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 12h

The billionaire currently trying to rescue pedophile protector Ken Paxton: “The millions of AI-generated images on X likely qualify as non-consensual intimate imagery and child sexual abuse material,” lawmakers said in February: democrats-energycommerce.house.gov/media/press-...

democrats-energycommerce.house.gov

E&C Democrats Investigate Elon Musk’s Grok for Spreading Rampant Non-Consensual, Sexualized Content |

Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats are demanding answers from Elon Musk regarding X's role in creating and promoting abusive, exploitative, and sexually harassing content via generative artificia...

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 14h

Have any political reporters asked Republican candidates why they're taking big bucks from a white supremacist named Elon Musk? If you have examples of the question being asked that way, please share them. If it's not being asked, why not?

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 14h

Democrats need to run hard against Elon Musk. They need to warn the public that the world's richest man is spending $276 million to attempt a hostile takeover of our government.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 12h

“We cannot keep accepting this as a fact of life,” said Gabby Giffords. “We cannot keep asking our children to be brave enough to survive school shootings. Our leaders must be brave enough to stop them.”

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 12h

“A 16-year-old boy killed three children—ages 5, 8, and 11—and a teacher in a Thursday shooting at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon.” “No words can adequately express the grief our community is experiencing,” said the Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent. www.commondreams.org/news/school-...

commondreams.org

'A Devastating Day for Oregon': Suspect Dead, Kids Among Victims in Elementary School Shooting | Common Dreams

Multiple people, including the shooter, are reportedly dead after a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon.

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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 12h

Christopher Rufo was just racistly tackling “the Indian Question” last week

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