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aforest.bsky.social
Political junkie, community volunteer, creative director/illustrator/designer hoping to use my skills for good to save our democracy. I am one of Mr. Roger’s helpers.
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“Is there any sign of life?” “Have we heard a heartbeat?” “Does she feel any kicking?” “We don’t have the equipment to do that.” That’s the full 911 audio from a nurse inside an ICE detention center near Denver, calling for help as a four-months-pregnant woman bled and cried out in pain.

The number of immigrants detained in ICE facilities across the country has reached a record high of more than 56,000. The driving force behind this surge is the detention of immigrants with no prior criminal convictions.

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We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.

“Bombing for peace is like fucking for chastity.” - a bumper sticker I had in high school

Wow. This new Trump polling from @navigatorsurvey.bsky.social is BRUTAL. Americans increasingly hate the job he’s doing. And on the economy? Ouch. Even worse. 🤯 This is not a strong president. He’s a weak one, and getting weaker by the day. 👏 Spread the word. #Trump

Facebook nuked my profile overnight—180-day lock, appeal denied. No warning. Fuck that. I’m not shutting the fuck up. I’m doubling down—Bluesky, Substack, Reddit, new FB. Fuck the fascist cowards. You won’t silence me. Truth doesn’t die in silence. History will remember who spoke. I won’t be erased.

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Tomorrow is the big day. Our goal: to show the power of the 3.5% rule right here in the U.S. Over 100,000 coalition members and their families will be attending events across the country to help as needed.

One more.

BREAKING AND BIG:

My Senator being tackled and detained by Trump's gestapo. Full fascism. Full stop.

Corporate media should be sharing images of the thousands and thousands of peaceful protestors - not the one guy who is probs a boogaloo boy in disguise throwing a stick at a cop with a machine gun. Show the world the United States is protesting!!

What happened last night and today was manufactured propaganda by the Trump admin to justify using the military against Americans. Let us be clear: the military should never police civilians without a request from the state. So much for the so-called party of states’ rights and law and order.

Warning: ICE is planning 30 days of immigration raids across Los Angeles County. If you or someone you know may be impacted, now is the time to set up a support system, identify a safe place, and stay alert.

DTLA ICE protest happening right now. Sunday, 6/8/25 3:45PM PT. Utterly and completely peaceful. Let it be noted. #losangeles

And who they didn't approve of

One of the greatest deceptions of our time is the false narrative that we should be more concerned about a poor person misusing the welfare system or an immigrant being here illegally than we are about the ultra wealthy abusing the system and cruel people having unchecked power over all of us.

To every Tesla protestor, YOU DID THIS! Without our movement, Musk & Trump wouldn't have been reduced to selling cars at the White House, Musk would still be in DC, and they wouldn't be flinging feces at each other. We're not going to stop until Musk is no longer a threat to our democracy. #ElonMusk

Heidy Sánchez was ripped from her baby’s arms and deported. No criminal record. Just a mother, wife, and aspiring nurse. Now she’s alone in Cuba, while her infant daughter cries for her in Florida. #DisappearedInAmerica #AbductedByTrump

ICE arrested Elsy Noemi Berrios without cause or due process, damaging her car and traumatizing her family in the process. America cannot be a country where this is considered acceptable. Call Congress to demand due process: 202-224-3121 #DisappearedInAmerica #AbductedByTrump

The acting head of FEMA, a Trump appointee, told staff today he didn’t know the U.S. has a hurricane season. FEMA is dangerously unprepared this year.

Ditto.

Call 346-616-9500 and complain and tell Avelo you and everyone you know will be boycotting their fascist little airline!

Let’s all stop saying Republicans are Christians. They’re not. #usaid

The people of Missouri made it very clear: They wanted abortion rights (at least until fetal viability). Alas, the Missouri Supreme Court doesn’t seem to be inclined to listen.

Why does Trump keep pardoning Americans who are the kind of people he claims he's deporting, while he continues to try to deport students & people facing persecution if they're removed? www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Holding a hearing at 1:00 AM? What is it? They’re hiding? Good opportunity for us to all set our alarms and get up for a little midnight popcorn & airing of the truth.

Prices are rising nationwide and Trump’s gaslighting everyone about why. His tariffs and failed policies are driving costs up. He’s spent $200 billion more in his first 100 days than the same period last year, delivering less to Americans at a greater cost.

Trump’s chaotic first months back in office have sent America’s farmers into a tailspin. “It would seem like they’re trying to create fewer farms," said one farmer in Maine. The latest from our partners, @thefern.org:

This. 1000x this.

ICE would post up outside the manger to disappear Mary to a foreign torture prison after snatching the baby Jesus and holding him in a private, for-profit tender-age detention facility.

If you thought Operation Whirlwind couldn’t get any more unhinged, think again. Ed Martin has been caught ghostwriting online posts attacking judges, including both federal and state officials overseeing cases tied to Trump and his allies.

It's tough to refer to someone as a criminal if you've given them no due process to determine whether they're a criminal. Like if you get arrested and get a trial and are convicted of 34 felony counts. That's due process. You can call that guy a criminal.

The Trump administration is planning to cut funding for the national suicide hotline's service for LGBTQ youth. In February, the service received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.

Paying taxes with tears in my eyes knowing what they're paying for - disappearing innocent people to a concentration camp in El Salvador. What have we become?

Perfect example of meeting the people where they are. Much respect to Bernie for fighting for us.

Loved this, “FREE” always tastes so good…

Keep calling your republican senators! Please!

Dogers are dumbasses