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Rowan Briar

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Autistic, queer, pagan. No frith with fascists. Unitarian Universalist, ask for my elevator speech, lol. I have 3 cats, a ton of houseplants. I work overnights. I enjoy calligraphy as a hobby. I like Spanish, but am far from fluent.

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Remarkable.

MSNC: "I want to reiterate this has been 100% peaceful."

Seconds later, LA County sheriffs start firing on the crowd.

Yet again, "law enforcement" deliberately escalated.

14.06.2025 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 44392    πŸ” 16187    πŸ’¬ 1058    πŸ“Œ 1173
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I just don't know what to say. This makes me sad, scared and angry all at the same time.

23.04.2025 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1086    πŸ” 369    πŸ’¬ 124    πŸ“Œ 69
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β€œPro-life”

24.04.2025 02:49 β€” πŸ‘ 26136    πŸ” 7399    πŸ’¬ 1213    πŸ“Œ 496
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This should be the top story in Axios’s morning read. But it isn’t. It’s the FIFTH top story.

@axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/04/23/t...

23.04.2025 12:08 β€” πŸ‘ 14411    πŸ” 6651    πŸ’¬ 576    πŸ“Œ 682
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Hyattsville Police Department details 2019 encounter with Kilmar Abrego Garcia HYATTSVILLE, Md. (DC News Now) β€” In a news release published Monday, the City of Hyattsville Police Department (HPD) said that β€œat no time” did its officers identify Kilmar Armand…

NEW: In a news release published Monday, the City of Hyattsville Police Department said:

β€œAt no time did any member of the HPD identify or file any reports classifying Abrego Garcia as a member of any gang,” HPD’s statement read.

This contradicts DHS' claim.

www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-n...

23.04.2025 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 10794    πŸ” 4296    πŸ’¬ 285    πŸ“Œ 239

NEW: A SECOND story was released today of a Venezuelan man disappeared by the Trump admin. Neiyerver Leon is a barber who entered legally seeking asylum in June 2023. ICE arrested him on March 13 and accused him of being in TdA.

Days later, he vanished off the face of the earth.

22.04.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 4468    πŸ” 2538    πŸ’¬ 92    πŸ“Œ 162

anyway, this is yet another reason why later-in-life dx autistics are content with self-ID rather than formal dx.

21.04.2025 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 78    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

As a Jew, I can tell you: It’s never a good sign when they start making lists…#Autistic

21.04.2025 23:25 β€” πŸ‘ 98    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2

Everyone needs to internalize that when they say they want to "eliminate autism" what they mean is "eliminate autistic people and their families".

21.04.2025 23:34 β€” πŸ‘ 509    πŸ” 197    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 11
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Carnegie Mellon student with one semester left learns his visa was revoked with no explanation Local universities and colleges across the country continue to report international student visas being revoked.

This international student is incredibly brave for going on the record about his visa suddenly being revoked, including how he has one semester left and his mom has terminal cancer: www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/n...

10.04.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2492    πŸ” 914    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 33

This Autism Acceptance Month, I demand that you accept that sometimes people's needs look different than you might expect and that you are the asshole if you make a big deal out of it

19.04.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 211    πŸ” 74    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Frost: I'm here to talk about the fact that he represents a very big problem with this administration that they have no problem scooping somebody up based on tattoos and vibes and sending them to a foreign countries prison.

21.04.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5801    πŸ” 1122    πŸ’¬ 81    πŸ“Œ 30
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While Kilmar Abrego Garcia is at the forefront, we must also remember others unjustly deported.

Frengel Reyes Mota, a 24-year-old father with no criminal record, was sent to a torture prison in El Salvador with no removal order.

He deserves to be remembered.

Please share his story.

21.04.2025 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 507    πŸ” 294    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 14

Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale

18.04.2025 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3090    πŸ” 1374    πŸ’¬ 143    πŸ“Œ 64
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Not the same indeed.

18.04.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 34628    πŸ” 7159    πŸ’¬ 495    πŸ“Œ 178
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Van Hollen Holds Media Availability at Dulles Upon Return from El Salvador YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen

I went to El Salvador hoping to meet with Kilmar and check on his well-being, and I had the chance to do that last night.

Our courts have been clear: this was an ILLEGAL abduction. I’m speaking now about my meeting with Kilmar and our work to bring him home:

18.04.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 17361    πŸ” 3870    πŸ’¬ 680    πŸ“Œ 174
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The Dallas ICE office is involved in a mass removal effort targeting nearly 200 people β€” many without removal orders β€” scheduled to be deported to El Salvador today.

This is not just cruel – it is lawless. I refuse to stay quiet while families are being torn apart, and lives are being put at risk.

18.04.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 28784    πŸ” 10041    πŸ’¬ 1069    πŸ“Œ 471
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Van Hollen: And it's also important that people understand this case is not just about one man. It's about protecting the constitutional rights of everybody who resides in the United States of America.

18.04.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 25605    πŸ” 6279    πŸ’¬ 328    πŸ“Œ 245
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Van Hollen: I should also just say, I mentioned the fake margarita, they actually wanted to have the meeting by the side of the pool in the hotel. They want to create this appearance that life was just lovely for Kilmar. Which of course is a big, fat lie.

18.04.2025 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 38658    πŸ” 10099    πŸ’¬ 572    πŸ“Œ 385
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JUST IN: Deputy Assistant to the President and "Counterterrorism Czar" Sebastian Gorka says anyone advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be viewed as "aiding and abetting a terrorist" and be federally charged. (h/t Philip Germain)

17.04.2025 02:07 β€” πŸ‘ 21626    πŸ” 8536    πŸ’¬ 6798    πŸ“Œ 4329

Yesterday a federal immigration judge denied bond to RΓΌmeysa Γ–ztΓΌrk, a woman who hasn’t actually been charged with a crime.

If you think you are safe, you’re not.

17.04.2025 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 272    πŸ” 102    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 7

America: where having an autism awareness tattoo means you're an MS-13 gang member, but having a swastika tattoo just means you're a German history buff

16.04.2025 05:45 β€” πŸ‘ 5301    πŸ” 1254    πŸ’¬ 49    πŸ“Œ 28
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Trump: "I did it last time. And they undid it. That's why we have to stay president for a long time."

17.04.2025 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 979    πŸ” 351    πŸ’¬ 329    πŸ“Œ 180

Trump is cozying up to a foreign dictator who jailed 50,000+ under martial law in El Salvador β€” no charges needed.

Now Trump wants that same power in the U.S.

Democrats are banned from visiting the CECOT mega-prison.

Republicans? Welcomed in.

17.04.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 893    πŸ” 430    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 15
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Trump Adviser Says Opposing Deportations Is Basically Terrorism Sebastian Gorka said that people who oppose Donald Trump’s plans β€œhate America.”

Trump Adviser Says Opposing Deportations Is Basically Terrorism.

The attempted authoritarian takeover is moving at lightning speed. First they went after the media, judiciary, & universities, as any authoritarian would advise. Now they're targeting ANY dissent.
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newrepublic.com/post/194105/...

17.04.2025 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 165    πŸ” 101    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 11

ICE detains Juan Carlos Lopez Gomez for entering the state of Florida as an unauthorized alien β€” JUAN WAS BORN IN THE UNITED STATES. He will remain in ICE hold for 48 hours because WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK !!

17.04.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 266    πŸ” 118    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 11
Graphic says: THE ONE
THING THIS PIECE OF SHIT DID FOR THIS COUNTRY IS TO EXPOSE REPUBLICANS
AS THE
TREASONOUS, CORRUPT, RACISTS THEY ARE.

The graphic fails to mention what a draft dodging, misogynistic, rapist that this douche is.

Graphic says: THE ONE THING THIS PIECE OF SHIT DID FOR THIS COUNTRY IS TO EXPOSE REPUBLICANS AS THE TREASONOUS, CORRUPT, RACISTS THEY ARE. The graphic fails to mention what a draft dodging, misogynistic, rapist that this douche is.

The Trump Admin is paying for Kilmar Abrego Garcia at CECOT to stay locked up, per Vice President FΓ©lix Ulloa.

The Trump Admin is fucking trash. πŸ˜‘πŸ–•πŸ»
#SheShed
#ThankYouVanHollen
#HoldInContemptNow

16.04.2025 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1382    πŸ” 480    πŸ’¬ 86    πŸ“Œ 27
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🚨NEW: Senator Chris Van Hollen says he was just told by El Salvador’s Vice President that Garcia is still imprisoned because β€œthe Trump administration is paying the government of El Salvador to keep him at CECOT.”πŸ’₯

This is despite him not being a MS-13 gang member nor being charged with a crime.

16.04.2025 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2023    πŸ” 806    πŸ’¬ 116    πŸ“Œ 94
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That the United States is not only sanctioning such shocking inhumanity, but is also *paying* for it, is so despicable.

And that silence you hear is not one conservative "Christian" speaking out against it.

16.04.2025 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 6012    πŸ” 1981    πŸ’¬ 381    πŸ“Œ 140

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