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Allyson Byers, LMFT

@byersallyson.bsky.social

๐Ÿง Chronic illness, trauma & grief therapist. Talks about the dark stuff. Lived experience informs my work. โœ๏ธ Writer ๐ŸถDog mom ๐ŸŒˆQueer ๐Ÿ’‰Chronically ill ๐Ÿ“CA

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I think not enough white people are taking the voting rights issues seriously enough. They are killing people and then offering to stop killing if the state gives up the voter registration data. This should be setting off massive alarms for EVERYONE. (Iโ€™m looking at you, white people.)

29.01.2026 19:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6967    ๐Ÿ” 2432    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 342    ๐Ÿ“Œ 108
NYT push alert: "A person was shot dead today during a struggle with federal agents in Minneapolis, according to officials."

NYT push alert: "A person was shot dead today during a struggle with federal agents in Minneapolis, according to officials."

By who? Who shot the person dead? You saw the video. We all know a federal agent shot a man dead who was prone on the ground. Also, it's not "according to officials." It's according to verified video seen with your eyes. Not saying what anyone can obviously see with their eyes is a form of lying.

24.01.2026 18:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30123    ๐Ÿ” 7036    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 706    ๐Ÿ“Œ 275

Seeing Zohran instantly getting a bunch of shit done in like a week makes you realize that politicians could always do that on some level if they wanted it bad enough and very few of them actually do.

15.01.2026 01:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22895    ๐Ÿ” 4605    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

I hope more people start waking up to the fact that the police, ICE, and the military are all cut from the same cloth.

13.01.2026 21:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Inside Minneapolisโ€™s Sprawling Network of ICE Watchers Renee Nicole Good lived in a community where residents by the thousands are using text alerts, whistles and Google documents to shadow federal agents

"At schools, volunteers are forming human chains as students and employees enter and leave, with whistles to blow if ICE shows up.

Volunteersโ€”many of them moms already involved at their schoolsโ€”divvy up tasks, such as delivering groceries to immigrant families..."

www.wsj.com/us-news/insi...

11.01.2026 20:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4539    ๐Ÿ” 1360    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 130    ๐Ÿ“Œ 91
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From the minnesota community on Reddit: ST. PAUL, MN: A sobbing resident calls 911 as federal agents force their way into her home to chase down a DoorDash driver who was just trying to deliver food. Explore this post and more from the minnesota community

Everybody should watch this and see this woman, who has a baby in her arms and is thrust into basically a standoff, develop courage in real time.

10.01.2026 20:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11628    ๐Ÿ” 4160    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 451    ๐Ÿ“Œ 735
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A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Yearโ€™s Eve. And like Renรฉe Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.

I need yโ€™all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.

10.01.2026 15:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 43185    ๐Ÿ” 22813    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1418    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1094

Breaking on MS NOW: The House just PASSED Democrats' discharge petition for a three year extension on enhanced Obamacare subsidies, 230-196.

17 Republicans voted with Democrats.

08.01.2026 22:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2734    ๐Ÿ” 575    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 82    ๐Ÿ“Œ 73

I am so sick of these people continuing to get a platform.

08.01.2026 20:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Abolish and prosecute ICE. They did a murder in broad daylight today. Imagine what they're doing in the closed facilities we're somehow not even allowed to see.

07.01.2026 18:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23761    ๐Ÿ” 6788    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 277    ๐Ÿ“Œ 139
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๐Ÿ’ฏ

05.01.2026 05:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16021    ๐Ÿ” 6680    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 763    ๐Ÿ“Œ 412

This could wind up being the most-watched newsmagazine segment in television history!!

Congratulations to the Ellisons and Bari Weiss!!!

23.12.2025 00:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18949    ๐Ÿ” 6227    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 596    ๐Ÿ“Œ 244
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What a mess! Wyoming has some of the least competitive ACA markets in the country. In places like Teton County, there has often been only one ACA insurer (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming). That lack of competition drives prices way up. This is ridiculous.

22.12.2025 16:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1809    ๐Ÿ” 676    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 156    ๐Ÿ“Œ 59
Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica

Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.

21.12.2025 22:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12950    ๐Ÿ” 7030    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 99    ๐Ÿ“Œ 241

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My wife & I both have covid now. Her progression is different than mine but still serious. She has the loss of taste & smell. I'm posting this because we learned something that even the doctors didn't tell us. The 2nd week is the most dangerous. My O2 has dropped from 97 to 93. 92 is critical.

20.12.2025 21:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 197    ๐Ÿ” 42    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 32    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I respectfully disagree with the juryโ€™s verdict in the Judge Hannah Dugan case.

The trial evidence showed that Judge Dugan did not obstruct ICE agents from arresting an undocumented immigrant.

Letโ€™s see what happens on appeal. Meanwhile, our support for Judge Dugan continues.

19.12.2025 03:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11850    ๐Ÿ” 2622    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 254    ๐Ÿ“Œ 64

And rage.

17.12.2025 05:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Every hour of the day, I just sit in horror and grief that many lives will be cut short due to this regime.

17.12.2025 05:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How Your Private ChatGPT And Gemini Chats Are โ€˜Sold For Profitโ€™ These Chrome extensions see everything โ€” and take everything. It may already be too late.

How Your Private ChatGPT And Gemini Chats Are โ€˜Sold For Profitโ€™

15.12.2025 19:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1374    ๐Ÿ” 759    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 153    ๐Ÿ“Œ 146
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Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.

His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."

He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.

www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

15.12.2025 16:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24182    ๐Ÿ” 6057    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 635    ๐Ÿ“Œ 523
A black-and-white photo shows Dr. Leila Denmark (center), an elderly woman with glasses, seated and smiling while looking at a baby who is laughing and facing her. Another younger woman is also seated to the right, laughing and placing her hand near the baby's midsection. The scene suggests a warm, inter-generational interaction, possibly in a clinical or home setting. Dr. Denmark was a pioneering pediatrician, known as the world's oldest practicing pediatrician upon her retirement at age 103.

A black-and-white photo shows Dr. Leila Denmark (center), an elderly woman with glasses, seated and smiling while looking at a baby who is laughing and facing her. Another younger woman is also seated to the right, laughing and placing her hand near the baby's midsection. The scene suggests a warm, inter-generational interaction, possibly in a clinical or home setting. Dr. Denmark was a pioneering pediatrician, known as the world's oldest practicing pediatrician upon her retirement at age 103.

Dr. Leila Denmark co-developed the pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine.

World's oldest practicing pediatrician until she retired at age 103 (after 73 yrs). At the time of her death at age 114 & 60 days, she was the 5th-oldest validated living person in the world & 3rd-oldest in the US. #WomenInSTEM

15.12.2025 15:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2896    ๐Ÿ” 683    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 38    ๐Ÿ“Œ 24
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๐Ÿคฎ๐Ÿคข

I have ALWAYS been so skeptical of these quacks.

09.12.2025 07:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Every day I am just more and more horrified and physically sick by the cruelty and evilness and torture.

09.12.2025 07:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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www.newsfromthestates.com/article/memp...

08.12.2025 13:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2519    ๐Ÿ” 1483    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 262    ๐Ÿ“Œ 190

Vile.

07.12.2025 18:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A war criminal without a war It's just murder.

"When thereโ€™s no war, you arenโ€™t committing war crimes when you kill people indiscriminately. Youโ€™re just a straight-up murderer."

05.12.2025 21:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17924    ๐Ÿ” 4916    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 565    ๐Ÿ“Œ 204

This is a really interesting read!

25.11.2025 05:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.

The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone โ€” period.

25.11.2025 00:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18324    ๐Ÿ” 7794    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 445    ๐Ÿ“Œ 365
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Elon Muskโ€™s Demolition Crew Elon Musk, the worldโ€™s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.

UPDATE: We've added 5 more staffers to our DOGE tracker, taking the total to 114.

This is everyone who we've confirmed has worked for DOGE โคต๏ธ

22.11.2025 17:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3253    ๐Ÿ” 1438    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 102    ๐Ÿ“Œ 74