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@somadanne.bsky.social

Pragmatic. Quietly friendly. Liberal. Mom of two: one in the Netherlands, one in Antarctica. Knitter. Community College worker. Seattleite (yes, that's what they call us).

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The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.

28.10.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 18497    πŸ” 5855    πŸ’¬ 472    πŸ“Œ 274

Kind of goes without saying but it’s crystal clear now that Trump’s pardons are communicating that you can break any law as long as he personally benefits in some way from the crime.

23.10.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 523    πŸ” 124    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 6
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Trump commuting Santos is not just a curiosity. It’s a feature of corruption… it’s a message… if you like me you can get away with anything. If we accept this as ok our kids will never forgive us

17.10.2025 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 6639    πŸ” 1815    πŸ’¬ 291    πŸ“Œ 81

The president said, in a televised speech, that he's sending his new, less restrained, more violent military into US cities to practice their brutality on immigrants and minorities, to better train them to apply that brutality to other countries.

He said this out loud.

30.09.2025 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 15431    πŸ” 5530    πŸ’¬ 648    πŸ“Œ 330

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

30.09.2025 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 49914    πŸ” 15592    πŸ’¬ 670    πŸ“Œ 724

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

I know we are β€œused to it” but it is absolutely insane

01.10.2025 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 60384    πŸ” 17762    πŸ’¬ 1513    πŸ“Œ 790

Nothing says β€œland of the free” like armed agents of the state saying β€œshow me your papers if you want your daughter back” bsky.app/profile/nbcb...

23.09.2025 08:54 β€” πŸ‘ 7545    πŸ” 3152    πŸ’¬ 182    πŸ“Œ 92

The White House Press Secretary, the official spokesperson for the Trump administration, told reporters in an official briefing that the president wants to invade "every Democrat-run city" with troops.

Any media still pretending that this is about "crime" is making a conscious choice to lie to you.

10.09.2025 11:35 β€” πŸ‘ 5470    πŸ” 2033    πŸ’¬ 183    πŸ“Œ 79

I’ve spent a good chunk of my career relying on American science and engineering to keep me alive. Yesterday, RFK Jr. testified at the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. It was sad to see him try to destroy the life’s work of so many American scientists. He shouldn’t be in this job.

05.09.2025 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 28144    πŸ” 5719    πŸ’¬ 765    πŸ“Œ 169
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Senator Murray Calls for Immediate Firing of RFK Jr., Commends CDC Director Monarez’s Stand for Science and Public Health - Senator Patty Murray Senator Murray: β€œIf there are any adults left in the White House, it’s well past time they face reality… We cannot let RFK Jr. burn what’s left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to the...

RKF Jr. is a dangerous man who is determined to abuse his authority to act on truly terrifying conspiracy theories and disinformationβ€”leaving us unprepared for the next deadly pandemic and snuffing out potential cures while he’s at it.

My full statement.

28.08.2025 00:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3947    πŸ” 1164    πŸ’¬ 132    πŸ“Œ 70
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Constituent: You need to take your head out of Trump’s ass.

26.08.2025 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 15297    πŸ” 3988    πŸ’¬ 481    πŸ“Œ 483

The large number of senior European leaders who are accompanying Zelensky to the White House tomorrow is not exactly testimony to their trust in Trump. Quite the contrary. It is one of the most remarkable open acts of distrust of a US president ever.

17.08.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 771    πŸ” 260    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 19

It’s coming up on the anniversary of the August 12, 2017 Charlottesville Unite the Right Rally, when James Fields drove his car through a crowd, killing Heather Heyer and injuring dozens. I was a medic that day on a unit that cared for and transported several people, including Ms. Heyer.

10.08.2025 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1247    πŸ” 314    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 32

Remember when we all used to clap every night to thank doctors, nurses, scientists, and public health workers for saving lives?

Thanks to disinformation, people in these professions are now frequently threatened and attacked. There is no way society can keep functioning like this.

09.08.2025 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3874    πŸ” 971    πŸ’¬ 75    πŸ“Œ 33
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Spectacular timelapse capturing an entire night from sunset to sunrise over the ALMA Observatory on the Chajnantor Plateau in the Chilean Atacama Desert.

Video Credit: ESO/C. Malin (christophmalin.com)

31.07.2025 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1627    πŸ” 436    πŸ’¬ 49    πŸ“Œ 42
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Immigration agents told a teenage US citizen: β€˜You’ve got no rights.’ He secretly recorded his brutal arrest Video from Kenny Laynez-Ambrosio, 18, puts fresh scrutiny on the harsh tactics used to reach the Trump administration’s ambitious enforcement targets

β€œAfterward, agents can be heard bragging and making light of the arrests, calling the stun gun use β€˜funny’ and quipping: β€˜You can smell that … $30,000 bonus.'"

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

25.07.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 143    πŸ” 88    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 10

The antipathy for the Department of Education is the most enduring relic of the cause that birthed the modern GOP: not having to go to school with Black people.

14.07.2025 23:53 β€” πŸ‘ 5331    πŸ” 1387    πŸ’¬ 72    πŸ“Œ 56
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Rogue House Republicans are showing their true colors.

The hatred shown for people from backgrounds different than their own is racist, un-American, & insults the very constituents they swore an oath to represent.

Silence is complicity. Get your house in order, Speaker Johnson.

11.07.2025 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0

It doesn't matter if they are ever coming for you.

It was always ever already too much that they were coming for anyone.

10.07.2025 00:28 β€” πŸ‘ 17586    πŸ” 4754    πŸ’¬ 120    πŸ“Œ 123

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While Donald Trump had us doom-scrolling and chasing scandals...Stephen Miller was building something darker: a white nationalist legal machine. Quiet. Methodical. Cold. His goal isn’t just policy...it’s permanent architecture.

09.07.2025 02:35 β€” πŸ‘ 557    πŸ” 179    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 11
FBI launches criminal investigations of John Brennan, James Comey: DOJ sources

FBI launches criminal investigations of John Brennan, James Comey: DOJ sources

We’re approaching the show trial stage of authoritarian takeover

08.07.2025 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 14797    πŸ” 4710    πŸ’¬ 876    πŸ“Œ 355

I’m sorry for the long post but a lot of you have followed me for a long time, since 2016 when I was one of the first to repeatedly call out Trump for being a Russian asset.

I don’t know how else to say this, as a person who has studied cults (wrote a bestseller about it) and totalitarian states.

05.07.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2357    πŸ” 959    πŸ’¬ 63    πŸ“Œ 226

what in the actual fuck

02.07.2025 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 162    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 1

This is why they didn’t want him back: He is a witness.

02.07.2025 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 16843    πŸ” 6028    πŸ’¬ 417    πŸ“Œ 180
Case 8:25-cv-00951-PX
Document 211
Filed 07/02/25 Page 2 of 5
3. The proposed Amended Complaint details the Government's defiance of court
orders after this Court granted preliminary injunctive relief. The Amended Complaint includes
allegations that the Government made decisions to defy judicial mandates. These allegations are
new to the Complaint, but have been cited in various filings in this Court as the case has developed.
They are directly relevant to Plaintiffs' constitutional claims and outstanding requests for
declaratory and prospective injunctive relief.
4. Plaintiffs also seek to incorporate evidence that emerged in a June 2025
whistleblower disclosure from former DOJ official Erez Reuveni, who was previously counsel for
the Government in this case. The new allegations include government officials internally
acknowledging that Abrego Garcia's removal was an "administrative error" while simultaneously
working to prevent his return and to make post-hoc justifications. These revelations provide
evidence of deliberate misconduct that was unavailable when the original Complaint was filed and
directly support Plaintiffs' claims.
5. The proposed Amended Complaint also Includes Abrego Garcia's first-hand
account of torture and mistreatment at CECOT, as well as developments regarding his return to the United States and the Government's stated plan to remove him again. These allegations identify
the severe harm actually suffered and the threat of repeated unlawful removal that supports
Plaintiffs' request for prospective injunctive relief. The inclusion of these facts, which could not
have been pleaded at the time of the original filing, is essential to present a complete picture of the
violations and ensure adequate relief.
6. Plaintiffs also propose to clarify that the relief sought includes restoring the status
quo ante, which requires (among other things) the Government to return Abrego Garcia to
2

Case 8:25-cv-00951-PX Document 211 Filed 07/02/25 Page 2 of 5 3. The proposed Amended Complaint details the Government's defiance of court orders after this Court granted preliminary injunctive relief. The Amended Complaint includes allegations that the Government made decisions to defy judicial mandates. These allegations are new to the Complaint, but have been cited in various filings in this Court as the case has developed. They are directly relevant to Plaintiffs' constitutional claims and outstanding requests for declaratory and prospective injunctive relief. 4. Plaintiffs also seek to incorporate evidence that emerged in a June 2025 whistleblower disclosure from former DOJ official Erez Reuveni, who was previously counsel for the Government in this case. The new allegations include government officials internally acknowledging that Abrego Garcia's removal was an "administrative error" while simultaneously working to prevent his return and to make post-hoc justifications. These revelations provide evidence of deliberate misconduct that was unavailable when the original Complaint was filed and directly support Plaintiffs' claims. 5. The proposed Amended Complaint also Includes Abrego Garcia's first-hand account of torture and mistreatment at CECOT, as well as developments regarding his return to the United States and the Government's stated plan to remove him again. These allegations identify the severe harm actually suffered and the threat of repeated unlawful removal that supports Plaintiffs' request for prospective injunctive relief. The inclusion of these facts, which could not have been pleaded at the time of the original filing, is essential to present a complete picture of the violations and ensure adequate relief. 6. Plaintiffs also propose to clarify that the relief sought includes restoring the status quo ante, which requires (among other things) the Government to return Abrego Garcia to 2

NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers seek permission to file an amended complaint in his civil case in Maryland.

Among other things, the amended complaint β€œincludes Abrego Garcia's first-hand account of torture and mistreatment at CECOT…”

02.07.2025 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 12971    πŸ” 4739    πŸ’¬ 200    πŸ“Œ 528

the stories that come out of the ICE camps are going to look like the stories that come out of every camp system; rampant corruption, epidemic disease, physical and sexual abuse on a vast scale, a death rate far higher than normal, and medical abuses.

02.07.2025 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 12658    πŸ” 3560    πŸ’¬ 210    πŸ“Œ 115
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Laughing in front of cages designed to hold migrants and refugees, many of whom came to this country fleeing extreme violence and poverty, and hoping to raise their children in a more compassionate country. And many of whom followed all the legal procedures to enter the country.

02.07.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 12530    πŸ” 4068    πŸ’¬ 923    πŸ“Œ 650

Three years without the protections of Roe v. Wade. Three years of cruelty. Three years of women denied care, criminalized for miscarriages, and forced to cross state lines in crisis. Three years of the GOP screaming β€œfreedom” while snatching away our bodily autonomy. (1/2)

24.06.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 13733    πŸ” 3372    πŸ’¬ 295    πŸ“Œ 103

They’re planning on building a detention center for migrants in the middle of the fetid swamps of Florida.

If you think this is something new, the first internment camp they sent me and my family to in 1942 was a barbed wire prison called Rohwer. It was located in the swamps of Arkansas.

24.06.2025 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 40654    πŸ” 14941    πŸ’¬ 1631    πŸ“Œ 599
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β€œfamily members identified the victim as Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all U.S. Marines”

ktla.com/news/local-n...

22.06.2025 23:45 β€” πŸ‘ 23912    πŸ” 13632    πŸ’¬ 3698    πŸ“Œ 2320

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