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Melanie ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ

@melbeebee.bsky.social

NC Blue ๐Ÿ”ต democracy๐Ÿ’™BLM๐ŸŒˆ feminist/pro-union/NOT giving up in ADVANCE/NOT giving in to fascists. Ret. CC English prof. Hope my students remember 2 โœ…sources/think critically. USMC WWll IwoJima daughter #bluecrew #resistance

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Maxwell: A look at Floridaโ€™s plan to let companies pay below minimum wage Maxwell: Republican legislators are advancing a plan to let companies pay employees less than minimum wage. Companies would just have to reclassify the positions

Column: #Florida Republican lawmakers are advancing a proposal to let companies pay their employees less than minimum wage โ€” as long as employers donโ€™t call their jobs โ€œjobs.โ€ www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/02/03/f... via @scottmaxwell.bsky.social

03.02.2026 20:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40    ๐Ÿ” 42    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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Luke Ganger, Renee Goodโ€™s brother: โ€œIn the last few weeks, our family took some consolation thinking that perhaps โ€˜Neeโ€™s death would bring about change in our country. It has not.โ€

03.02.2026 20:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8558    ๐Ÿ” 2877    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 140    ๐Ÿ“Œ 110

Sadly, this is the ICE M.O.: Assault innocent people and then tell elaborate lies to blame the victim. No judge should give any credence to anything a DHS lawyer says to them. They have proven themselves to be liars too often.

03.02.2026 06:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11316    ๐Ÿ” 2896    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 237    ๐Ÿ“Œ 86
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#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

02.02.2026 15:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 606    ๐Ÿ” 253    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
A photo of Noah Feldman beside A quite with the ABC News logo โ€œIf we cannot impeach a president who abuses his office fir his personal advantage, we no longer live in a democracy โ€” we live in a monarchy, or we live under a dictator.@ Noah Feldman, Harvard Law School

A photo of Noah Feldman beside A quite with the ABC News logo โ€œIf we cannot impeach a president who abuses his office fir his personal advantage, we no longer live in a democracy โ€” we live in a monarchy, or we live under a dictator.@ Noah Feldman, Harvard Law School

02.02.2026 18:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19882    ๐Ÿ” 5150    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 463    ๐Ÿ“Œ 231

"Imagine if we actually followed the Constitution."

03.02.2026 19:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3909    ๐Ÿ” 1120    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 346    ๐Ÿ“Œ 61
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French police raid X offices and summon Musk in probe involving sexual deepfakes Grok, the social media platform's AI chatbot, has sparked global outrage for generating a slew of sexually explicit images and Holocaust denial statements.

French police have raided the Paris offices of X and summoned Elon Musk for questioning as part of a cybercrime investigation into artificial intelligence-generated pornographic deepfakes and Holocaust denial. www.ms.now/news/french-...

03.02.2026 20:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2121    ๐Ÿ” 531    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 121    ๐Ÿ“Œ 69
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TRUTH..

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

03.02.2026 16:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4144    ๐Ÿ” 1530    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 208    ๐Ÿ“Œ 82
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They told us there was no money for healthcare.
No money for kids.
No money for families drowning in medical bills.

But thereโ€™s always money for ICE. More cages. More raids. More cruelty.

Thatโ€™s not a budget problem. Thatโ€™s a values problem.

Fund care, not punishment.
#FundHealthcareOverICE

03.02.2026 18:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3371    ๐Ÿ” 1650    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 144    ๐Ÿ“Œ 57
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โ€œImagine if we had to follow the lawโ€

03.02.2026 17:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13555    ๐Ÿ” 4957    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1728    ๐Ÿ“Œ 713
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How did they redact abusers but not the victims? And they expect us to believe 40 nude photos went unnoticed?

Thatโ€™s exactly why people think the DOJ did this on purpose, to shame these women for coming forward.

03.02.2026 06:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12413    ๐Ÿ” 4854    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 775    ๐Ÿ“Œ 291
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Q: You're a constitutional lawyer. Can you detail the 4th Amendment protections someone has if ICE approaches their home w/an administrative warrant?

MIKE JOHNSON: When ICE goes to execute a warrant, it's issued by an immigration judge, & that is a sufficient legal authority to go apprehend someone

03.02.2026 15:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1415    ๐Ÿ” 325    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 780    ๐Ÿ“Œ 346

Q: You're a constitutional lawyer. Can you detail the 4th Amendment protections someone has if ICE approaches their home w/an administrative warrant?

MIKE JOHNSON: When ICE goes to execute a warrant, it's issued by an immigration judge, & that is a sufficient legal authority to go apprehend someone

03.02.2026 17:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Turns out Mike Johnson truly doesn't know ANYTHING

03.02.2026 17:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's so adorable!

03.02.2026 17:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sadly, this is NOT satire.

03.02.2026 16:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9225    ๐Ÿ” 3559    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 494    ๐Ÿ“Œ 208

@3:00 2/3/26

03.02.2026 17:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ICE hearings today, Tuesday February 3rd

03.02.2026 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Journalist Garrett Graff wrote, โ€œAmerica cannot survive as a free society if ICE and CBP continue to operate as they have over the last year โ€” let alone as both agencies are turbocharged and empowered with even more funding, more officers, more guns, and more arrests"
JOYCE VANCE

03.02.2026 16:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

bsky.app/profile/af68...

03.02.2026 16:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 54    ๐Ÿ” 29    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Congress: stop the killing. Stop the kidnapping. Stop ICE!!!

03.02.2026 16:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

OMG sign of the week. ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™โœŠโœŠโœŠโœŠโœŠโœŠ

03.02.2026 16:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Busy day for sure ๐ŸคžโœŠ๐Ÿ’™

03.02.2026 16:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Europe just started building a โ€˜kill switchโ€™ for U.S. tech โ€” and the market isnโ€™t priced for it, says this strategist โ€” MarketWatch Zoom and Microsoft are among those companies that could lose business, says Matthew Tuttle

โ€œThe main event is this: the world is building optionality away from U.S. policy and platform dependence. And once you see it, you canโ€™t unsee it โ€” because itโ€™s showing up in procurement decisions, supply chains, defense budgets, and capital flowsโ€

02.02.2026 16:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7641    ๐Ÿ” 2443    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 306    ๐Ÿ“Œ 215

Well, well, well.

03.02.2026 16:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜Weโ€™re fighting for the soul of the countryโ€™: how Minnesota residents came together to face ICE Networks created after police killed George Floyd were reactivated to challenge Trumpโ€™s mass deportation policy

#LondonCalling
Other States can learn from Minnesota. Networks created after police killed George Floyd were reactivated. Minneapolis is now fighting for the soul of the country. We are still sending โค๏ธ๐Ÿซ‚๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿผ
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

02.02.2026 22:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@katiephang.bsky.social & I found Trumpโ€™s kryptonite when we were in Minnesota

People power WORKS

From the release of Liam Ramos to legal tools that stop ICE abuse, the backlash is growing

We break down how this regime is starting to crack on @contrariannews.org Legal Fight Club ๐Ÿ‘‡

02.02.2026 22:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 535    ๐Ÿ” 145    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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ICE observer says her Global Entry was revoked after agent scanned her face Global Entry and PreCheck revoked three days after incident, court filing says.

Minnesota resident Nicole Cleland had her Global Entry and TSA PreCheck privileges revoked three days after an incident in which she observed activity by immigration agents, the woman said in a court declaration.

02.02.2026 23:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 114    ๐Ÿ” 80    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Today at school dismissal, I followed a suspicious pickup around for a bit, keeping an eye on them, trying to figure out if they were ICE. Then I realized they were keeping an eye on me also. Then I realized they were, in fact, other parents. Life in Minnesota, January 2026.

02.02.2026 22:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12471    ๐Ÿ” 1615    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 222    ๐Ÿ“Œ 80
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If only there were indications that this would be a shitshow ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ

02.02.2026 14:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5756    ๐Ÿ” 1770    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 328    ๐Ÿ“Œ 87

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