@heidifessenden.bsky.social

51 Followers 71 Following 38 Posts Joined Feb 2025
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Ms Rachel on Instagram: "I can’t express how it felt to talk to a 9 year old who is in an immigration detention center. It was devastating. Please let Deiver Henao out now so he can go to his spelling... 110K likes, 1,651 comments - msrachelforlittles on March 12, 2026: "I can’t express how it felt to talk to a 9 year old who is in an immigration detention center. It was devastating. Please let Deiver...

Let this break your heart and enrage you. #BringThemHome must be part of the demands for DHS funding. Confining asks to ICE/CBP conduct is not enough.

www.instagram.com/reels/DVzUzo...

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It’s time to oust Stephen Miller Noem’s firing shows our power, and now we must remove the real architect of Trump's deportation machine and so many other harmful policies.

The why and the how from visionary organizer Daniel Hunter.

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After a series of fatal strikes involving civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan, Congress directed the Pentagon to reduce civilian casualties as part of a 2019 law. During the Biden administration, the Defense Department created the Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response initiative.

The civilian mitigation teams – cut by 90% by Hegseth – work with military commanders on target planning, and making sure that targets are actually military sites. The teams help come up with "no strike" lists, including religious and cultural sites and schools

I knew that the Department of War shot a missile into a school & killed 175 civilians, mostly children.

This is learned today:

Secretary of War Hegseth had cut the teams assigned to prevent such tragedies by 90%.
www.npr.org/2026/03/11/n...

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2 days ago

Camberville folks, save the date for a craft fair on May 23 to benefit families affected by ICE!

One of my friends and I are planning it, and we will put out more details and a call for artists soon.

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4 days ago
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol Building. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Sen. Martin Heinrich: “Remember when Republicans said we couldn't afford those tax credits for your healthcare?

Now they’re burning through almost a billion dollars a day on their Iran War”

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3 days ago

One funny part of this whole saga is that the Krafts are refusing to front the $7.8M for town's costs for hosting World Cup games.

They had *no problem* burning $6.8M on a doomed mayoral campaign for nepo baby Josh Kraft last year.

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3 days ago

@mathequityforum.bsky.social Hi! Did you know your website isn’t working right now? I want to download the whole group discussion tools but I get an error message.

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4 days ago

UPDATE - Live stream is now FREE so you don't need a ticket to that. Live stream will be here Saturday 7pm pt.

www.dynasty.tv/events/sashe...

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4 days ago

This puts me at 10 people released. I filed my 1st habeas petition 29 days ago. I am an incredibly small-time, nobody lawyer who knew nothing about immigration law the day I submitted that case. I barely know any more today. I had never sued the federal government and now I've beaten them 10 times.

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6 days ago

We have the data. My longest columns have more readers, who read longer, and who share them the most.

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1 week ago
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And just like that we’re back to “Department of Defense”

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You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

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YAY! GO ALL OF US WHO COMMENTED!

Nice job using the process to put the brakes on!

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Mine is going up 18% — that’s my out of pocket increase next year.

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Fourth? Even third maybe? It’s fun!!!

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I think each smallest square is 1/22. And the Italian bit equals 2/22.

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Tony’s chocolonely!! My kids love it, it’s a special treat from grandma.

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We’ve spent the last 2 years “right-sizing” (closing) Boston Public Schools, because enrollment dropped.

Anyone think there will ever be an effort to “right-size” the BPD, given the low crime rates in the city?

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Power & Pushback: Brooklyn Navy Yard evicts drone maker amid pressure campaign Amid ongoing protests, the Brooklyn Navy Yard has dumped a drone maker tied to the Gaza genocide.

This is exactly the kind of campaign directly targeting the war machine that we need more of, all around the country:

mondoweiss.net/2026/02/powe...

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2 weeks ago

The Washington Post's description of the bodycam video of his arrest last year, and the translation of Mr. Shah Alam's comments, is gutting. Remember, he was entirely blind in one eye and could only see three feet in the other, and he spoke virtually no English.

He spent a year in jail for this.

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Learning a second language can be hard. Signing up for Pre-K and 3-K is easy.

Go to myschools.nyc to apply today. Deadline is tomorrow at midnight!

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Haha, I remember when Obama once said, “I have a new [something] for education” and James and I looked at each other and said, “uh oh.” Don’t remember if it was a SOTU or a debate.

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They won't start with banning birth control. First they'll lie about it. Then dictate who can prescribe it, use it, fund it, in what forms, and for how long. Suddenly, your doctor won't call you back. I know this is what they'll do because it's what they're doing to transgender healthcare right now.

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2 weeks ago

it's not exactly living long enough to dance on the grave of my enemies but it is a downpayment, i suppose.

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“The whistleblower described how the team had to drive from Quantico, Virginia to Providence, Rhode Island overnight during a winter storm to reach the scene by 9:00 a.m. the following morning to immediately process evidence.”

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“The Director's misplaced priorities and poor management of the FBI's resources—including its aircraft—also harmed the FBI's ability to respond to the shooting at Brown University on December 13, 2025.” W/alt text:

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2 weeks ago

Beliefs within districts that tests are the most important measure… but the score reports are hard to make sense of for families (& for all of us, when we can’t see the questions or answers). Such strong beliefs that the tests are biased. I don’t disagree but I didn’t know those were so widespread.

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Super interesting. So much going on here.

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2 weeks ago

Not a trans woman. Not a drag queen.

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