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@raffez.bsky.social

I am a human working in the field of human services. I love dogs, nature, mystery books, strong coffee, long walks and Jazz music. I practice mindfulness and meditation.

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Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On โ€” Especially During the Coronavirus Pandemic In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surf...

www.propublica.org/article/tear...

03.02.2026 04:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

If they do, just wait till the Democrats take control, and sooner or later they will. :-)

03.02.2026 04:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I wonder if he really believes the words he speaks. If he does, he is very sick.

03.02.2026 04:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Is Jeff Bezos going to destroy the Washington Post? It sure looks like it | Margaret Sullivan He has the chance to be the steward of a national treasure, but heโ€™s blowing it

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

03.02.2026 04:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump border aide allegedly made offensive comments about Jewish official Gregory Bovino, a top immigration official in the Trump administration, allegedly made offensive comments about a Jewish attorney in Minnesota.

www.aol.com/articles/tru...

02.02.2026 12:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Federal judge orders release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos 5-year-old Liam Ramos being detained by ICE agents in Minneapolis on Jan. 20. U.S. District Judge Fred Biery on Saturday morning issued a ruling demanding

Liam's mom is waiting. His classmates miss him. His things are still in his school cubby.

It's time for Liam to come home and for ICE to leave our state.

www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-n...

01.02.2026 00:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 712    ๐Ÿ” 143    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 26    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15

Donald Trump is suing the federal government for $10 billion. That is your money. Never in our history have we seen something like this. The billionaire President always has a new plan to make himself richer, but never a plan to make your bills more affordable.

01.02.2026 00:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4598    ๐Ÿ” 1621    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 242    ๐Ÿ“Œ 72

Wow, buckle up.

The early vote just came in Tarrant County, and Democrat Taylor Rehmet is up 56% to 44% in the special election for a Texas state Senate seat.

This is a seat that went for Trump by 17%. This would be a huge upset.

This is already 45K votes.

01.02.2026 01:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5041    ๐Ÿ” 1014    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 102    ๐Ÿ“Œ 131
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A heartfelt video from John Schwarz, โ€œ I canโ€™t help but hear the sounds of screaming children.โ€ โฌ‡๏ธ

01.02.2026 01:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 700    ๐Ÿ” 337    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 36    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ARMY COMBAT VET @caitfornewyork.bsky.social (Running for Congress in NY): โ€œAfter everything Iโ€™ve fought and defended this country from, I never thought I would feel the greatest threat to ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ and to our future would come from within our own borders.โ€ #AbolishICE

01.02.2026 01:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2122    ๐Ÿ” 760    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 47    ๐Ÿ“Œ 31
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Correct

01.02.2026 01:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4837    ๐Ÿ” 2040    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 229    ๐Ÿ“Œ 116
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What We Saw in Minneapolis Our visual journalists documented the days surrounding Alex Prettiโ€™s killing in Minneapolis.

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www.propublica.org/article/minn...

01.02.2026 03:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A 2016 civil lawsuit found in the Epstein files alleges that Trump raped a 13-year-old girl at parties hosted by Jeffrey Epstein in NY. Epstein raped her too.

For anyone wondering why the victim dropped the caseโ€ฆ

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01.02.2026 02:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2163    ๐Ÿ” 1229    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 93    ๐Ÿ“Œ 78
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George Carlin always nailed it.

01.02.2026 02:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2094    ๐Ÿ” 896    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 91    ๐Ÿ“Œ 49
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Second Epstein victim claims she was sent to UK for sex with Andrew, lawyer says The woman, then in her 20s, says the alleged encounter happened at Royal Lodge in 2010.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

01.02.2026 02:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump orders DHS to stay away from protests in Democratic-led cities unless federal help sought U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to "under no circumstances" get involved with protests in Democratic-led cities unless they ask for...

Trump orders DHS to stay away from protests in Democratic-led cities unless federal help sought - www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

01.02.2026 00:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Judge rejects bid to end Trump administrationโ€™s immigration-enforcement surge in Minnesota The Biden appointee finds the stateโ€™s legal case too weak to grant an injunction.

www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

01.02.2026 00:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Judge orders release of five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and father from ICE detention Same judge previously ordered pair not removed from US, after preschooler detained with father on 20 January

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

01.02.2026 00:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Judge Orders Release Of 5-Year-Old From ICE Detention The preschooler and his dad were taken into custody by immigration officials in a Minneapolis suburb last week.

www.huffpost.com/entry/judge-...

31.01.2026 23:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Awesome song! It captures what is happening in this country at this moment and time perfectly.

31.01.2026 20:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

Check out this video, "new song by bruce springsteen" share.google/MsI8R3Ms7NW7...

31.01.2026 20:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The pro-ICE church is worse than you think Cities Church in St. Paul is the persecutor, not the persecuted

www.salon.com/2026/01/26/p...

31.01.2026 16:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Minneapolis Residents Wear Their Passports, Desperate to Ward Off ICE

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...

31.01.2026 16:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ICEโ€™s Assault on a Minnesota School District Liam Ramos, whose photo became a symbol of Operation Metro Surge, is one of several students in Columbia Heights who are now in federal custody.

โ€œItโ€™s worse since Bovino got kicked out โ€ฆ The number of abductions, the number of agents in our community, has not decreased. If anything, it feels retaliatory now.โ€

31.01.2026 15:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 815    ๐Ÿ” 447    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 19

My 7yo daughterโ€™s best friendsโ€™ family fled the country a few weeks ago. Today she came home with a drawing of her and another friend blowing whistles at ICE agents.

โ€œWeโ€™re blowing the whistles and so ICE will go away and our friends can come back,โ€ she said.

I started sobbing uncontrollably.

30.01.2026 05:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3258    ๐Ÿ” 712    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 45    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
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-Leave Minneapolis, stop terrorizing
-End arrests without warrants
-stay away from schools/churches
-hold the shooters accountable
-leave citizens alone
-take off masks
-make detention facilities humane
-impeach Noem

30.01.2026 05:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3354    ๐Ÿ” 1056    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 180    ๐Ÿ“Œ 72
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A helper and a patriot: Alex Prettiโ€™s family and friends on the life of nurse killed by federal agents People who knew Pretti describe him as โ€˜generous with his timeโ€™ and denounce the Trump administrationโ€™s assessment of him

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

30.01.2026 12:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The end game is that Trump is trying to lay the foundation to manipulate election results in 2026.

30.01.2026 09:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today Fulton County, Tomorrow??? On Wednesday, the FBI executed a search warrant on the Fulton County, Georgia, Elections Operation Center.

The Fulton County search warrant & its implications for the 2026 & future elections is critically important news & not getting the coverage it merits. Read my most recent piece to get the download & understand why this is such a significant development. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

30.01.2026 06:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4800    ๐Ÿ” 2646    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 152    ๐Ÿ“Œ 119

Trump is the father of lies. In fact that is all that comes out of his mouth.

30.01.2026 09:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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