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Yeah, I’m really interested in this too. It’s wild he was out the entire season for an alleged at-home injury.

03.03.2026 02:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm already sick of "It's all a distraction from Epstein" replies. This regime is killing innocent people because our leaders are all power-hungry tyrants and war profiteers. When you say it's "just a distraction" you minimize the gravity of what's happening and the lives lost.

28.02.2026 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 6618    πŸ” 1806    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 179

I haven’t liked extraction shooters, but @marathonthegame.bungie.net has captured my fascination. Bungie nails it with the gunplay and lore. It’s really fun when running with a cohesive group.

28.02.2026 06:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜No one deserves this’: Beaverton father dies after deportation to Mexico A Beaverton family is grieving after the father, who was detained and deported by ICE, has now died.

This 53 year old man who lived in my neighborhood w/no criminal record & who had been in the US for 30 years, was detained and thrown into a cold cell for days, caught pneumonia and COVID there and deported.

He finally died.

I am so angry.
www.kptv.com/2026/02/21/n...

21.02.2026 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 13144    πŸ” 6655    πŸ’¬ 400    πŸ“Œ 368

It is also very important as adults in a child's life to be consistent. Make sure if you have a kid that is asking questions about their safety that the adults are consistent. Do not make promises, but everyone should promise to try their best to keep them and the people they love safe.

20.02.2026 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One thing that commonly happens is that a child will ask me if we will win or get the result they want.

I have learned that the best answer is not to promise them an outcome, but promise them that I will try my best. That's really all I am in control of.

20.02.2026 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a great article that looks at the impact of the ongoing raid of fear on children in immigrant families and the children around them, and how we can react to these kids as adults in their lives.

My own work sometimes requires me to call children to testify at trials...

20.02.2026 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Each trauma a child experiences has a cumulative effect and can have long-term effects on their health. It can lead to substance abuse, mental health disorders, and even heart disease. It is well studied.

Protect the children. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

20.02.2026 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just brazenly looting the government while Congress sits with their thumbs up their asses.

20.02.2026 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The horrors are becoming too much.

My job as a lawyer is to read about and become very familiar with trauma occurring to families. Then I come home, and there are more things to read about trauma occurring to families.

Keep fighting the good fight, but please take time for your head.

18.02.2026 01:47 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Voter ID is bullshit.

ICE is detaining people with Real IDs by saying they’re fake.

They’re just going to move the goalposts again to try to invalidate votes.

14.02.2026 03:23 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For when a song plays that I wanna listen to with the kids but is uh not something I want them repeating lol

14.02.2026 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I used to make fun of Avalanches and PT Cruisers. Had no idea it could get worse

14.02.2026 01:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If any of the music streaming services had a switch I could flip to swap the explicit with the clean version, I would be so happy.

14.02.2026 01:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There are no words.

Do not look away.

13.02.2026 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oregon tried giving homeless youth $1,000 a month with no strings attached. Here’s what happened The program helped 94% of participants secure housing while building financial literacy skills that could break the cycle of homelessness.

This is awesome. In 3 counties, Oregon gave unhoused 18-24 year olds $1k per month for 2 years plus one $3k bonus, and 94% of participants were housed at the end.

31.01.2026 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

DHS doesn’t even bother trying to lie well. The man whose skull was shattered told the hospital he’d been struck by ICE officers, an ICE officer told hospital staff the guy β€œgot his sh*t rocked,” then when it became clear how badly he was injured, they claimed he deliberately ran into a wall.

31.01.2026 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5116    πŸ” 2352    πŸ’¬ 110    πŸ“Œ 111
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Official concedes 8-year-old who died in U.S. custody could have been saved as devastated family recalls final days The parents of 8-year-old Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez told CBS News that their daughter died in Border Patrol custody because of negligence and discrimination.

In 2023, CBP killed a young Black girl that they imprisoned by incarcerating her and failing to provide the needed medical care for her sickle cell anemia

You cannot reform this apparatus which kills people no matter which party is in charge

Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who was 8 years old

31.01.2026 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2608    πŸ” 1207    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 66
AG Rayfield challenges militarized and illegal deployments in Minnesota

AG Rayfield challenges militarized and illegal deployments in Minnesota

β€œWhat we’re seeing in Minnesota is not law enforcement β€” it’s hundreds of heavily armed, masked federal agents whose actions have escalated fear and made communities less safe. 
No one is above the law. Americans deserve transparency and accountability now.”

β€œWhat we’re seeing in Minnesota is not law enforcement β€” it’s hundreds of heavily armed, masked federal agents whose actions have escalated fear and made communities less safe. No one is above the law. Americans deserve transparency and accountability now.”

Oregon and a coalition of 20 states are officially supporting Minnesota’s lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s extraordinary campaign of lawlessness during its deployment of federal agents to Minneapolis and Saint Paul. The federal government’s lawless actions are causing unacceptable harm to Minnesota, its cities, and its people, and showing unprecedented disregard for foundational constitutional principles.

Oregon and a coalition of 20 states are officially supporting Minnesota’s lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s extraordinary campaign of lawlessness during its deployment of federal agents to Minneapolis and Saint Paul. The federal government’s lawless actions are causing unacceptable harm to Minnesota, its cities, and its people, and showing unprecedented disregard for foundational constitutional principles.

No one is above the law. Americans deserve transparency and accountability. That's why we're supporting Minnesota's lawsuit challenging militarized and illegal deployments in Minneapolis and Saint Paul.

26.01.2026 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 123    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.

25.01.2026 01:15 β€” πŸ‘ 23334    πŸ” 11269    πŸ’¬ 440    πŸ“Œ 692

they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.

24.01.2026 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 27629    πŸ” 9938    πŸ’¬ 245    πŸ“Œ 210

The whole interview is worth it

24.01.2026 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 5646    πŸ” 2037    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 191
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ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.

The parents of a 7 year old, all of whom are in the process of applying for asylum, took their daughter to the ER when her nose wouldn't stop bleeding. ICE picked them up near the hospital and they are now in detention in Texas, presumably awaiting deportation. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

23.01.2026 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2301    πŸ” 1337    πŸ’¬ 74    πŸ“Œ 166

I asked it to do this for me for the Texans and the first point was: β€œ1. C.J. Stroud plays quarterback like time slows down for him.
Not β€œpromising young QB” slow. More like chess-grandmaster-in-a-pool-hall slow.”

I’d get laughed out of a party for saying shit like this. Explains some takes I see

21.01.2026 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Today is the day to take down your government surveillance device. It's the smallest thing you can do to fight ICE.

19.01.2026 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 109    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
"At the end of the day, it's bigger than me. The things that are going through makes people uncomfortable, imagine how (Palestinians) feel?" he said. "That's the biggest thing. I have no affiliation, no connection, to these people - other than the fact that I am a human being. If you have a heart and you're a human being, and you see what's going on in this world, you check yourself real quick.
"I'm sitting here crying about football when there's people dying every single day."
Al-Shaair is the Texans' 2025 Walter Payton
Man of the Year nominee.

"At the end of the day, it's bigger than me. The things that are going through makes people uncomfortable, imagine how (Palestinians) feel?" he said. "That's the biggest thing. I have no affiliation, no connection, to these people - other than the fact that I am a human being. If you have a heart and you're a human being, and you see what's going on in this world, you check yourself real quick. "I'm sitting here crying about football when there's people dying every single day." Al-Shaair is the Texans' 2025 Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee.

Quite a quote from Texans LB Azeez Al-Shaair, who was asked about his STOP THE GENOCIDE eye black after today’s game

www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

19.01.2026 04:13 β€” πŸ‘ 12507    πŸ” 2512    πŸ’¬ 173    πŸ“Œ 83

BLUESKY IS THE SPORTS APP

19.01.2026 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0