Deb Davies

Deb Davies

@debdavies.bsky.social

Encourage the girls & women in your life to take self-defense classes.

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Deb Davies
@debdavies.bsky.social

"US officials had also considered deploying the system during moments of domestic unrest, including at the end of ... Donald Trump’s first term when protests erupted over the murder of George Floyd, according to a former US official familiar with those discussions." www.kake.com/news/nationa...

kake.comPentagon grants DHS permission to test heat ray weapon for potential use at border(CNN) — The Pentagon has given the Department of Homeland Security permission to test a military-grade heat ray and develop tactics to potentially use it in operations at the southern
Deb Davies
@debdavies.bsky.social

Another #Walmart fail. JFC. They refuse to take responsibility; thieves. Paid for four bags of cornmeal, received three, and one of the bags was torn open.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

The rise of 287(g) programs has meant that ICE is increasingly using local police as a very significant force multiplier, with up to 1 in 8 arrests of noncitizens in the interior now being carried out by state and local police. This is going to have profound impacts on community relations.

Guardian US@us.theguardian.com

But an increasing proportion of arrests have been made by local law enforcement in partnership with ICE, via 287(g) agreements. In many regions, it can be difficult to know when local officers are conducting routine policework or immigration enforcement. In many cases, they are doing both.

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Molly Knight
@mollyknight.bsky.social

Embarrassed and furious that many Dodgers are at the White House right now. It’s a stab in the back to Los Angeles and their fanbase. Their ownership group should know better. Shame on them. Credit to Mookie and Kiké for opting out.

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Miami Herald
@miamiherald.com

NEW: A 28-year-old man died Tuesday morning following an encounter with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations agents in St. Augustine, marking the third death involving ICE in a week.

miamiherald.comMan dies during immigration encounter in Florida, the third ICE-involved death in a weekThird ICE-involved death in a week confirmed after fatal St. Augustine crash during joint agency operation. National outrage grows over enforcement and deaths
Deb Davies
@debdavies.bsky.social

Don't bother with McDonald's fried apple pies if you're feeling nostalgic. Local mngr. told me they have to wait 10 minutes before handing them to customers because people used to burn their mouths. No shit, Sherlock. That was part of the experience. Not as good either. #applepie #McDonalds

Deb Davies
@debdavies.bsky.social

McQuade Arnold is a piece of trash.

Qasim Rashid, Esq.@qasimrashid.com

Imagine being the most decorated gymnast in history, almost dying, and media referring to you as “NFL Wife” as your greatest achievement.😑 Misogyny is a helluva drug. Smh. Truly hope Simone is safe and makes a full recovery. What a horrible experience.

Deb Davies
@debdavies.bsky.social

#Walmart believes this is acceptable packaging. The rest of the boxes were sent back to Walmart by UPS because they packaged six 2-liters together and one blew up. And in today's delivery order, one of our hot deli chickens vanished between the store and our porch. Spend $ elsewhere, folks!

Deb Davies
@debdavies.bsky.social

SNAP recipients can purchase vegetable/herb/fruit seed, and some live plants, with their stamps. Are they going to cut that too? That was a great way for people (with some space) to make the most out of their stamps.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Brooke Rollins: "We're now requiring every retailer that accepts the EBT card, the food stamps, the SNAP program, they now have to double their stocking standards ... before you could say you were stocking protein, but it was beef jerky. So we're closing those loopholes."

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Dr. Todd Arrington
@btarrington.bsky.social

On this day 56 years ago-May 4, 1970-Ohio National Guard troops opened fire on protestors at Kent State University during a protest of the Vietnam War and recent U.S. incursion into Cambodia. Four unarmed Kent State students were killed; nine others were wounded. Image: Valley News-Dispatch.

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave
@wolven.blacksky.app

This is one of the most quietly revolutionary things any city can do to improve kids' lives & outcomes. If you genuinely care about kids having access to education or safe after school spaces & activities, then fund your libraries, staff your libraries, & make every public school ID a library card.

Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo@0lsi.bsky.social

Chicago made it so every public school student can use their school ID as a #LibraryCard 📚. No forms, no extra steps. It gives over 300k students instant access to #books, #tutoring, and online resources 🙌

blockclubchicago.orgChicago Turns All Public School IDs Into Library Cards To Boost Student AccessChicago Public Library and CPS announced the expansion of The 81 Club, building on a pilot launched in 2022 to give students access to the library system's vast collection and databases.

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Fred Guttenberg
@fredguttenberg.bsky.social

If you were horrified watching elected leaders run & scramble because of gun violence, just imagine how my daughter Jaime felt in school running from an active shooter before she was killed. Now, become a part of the solution & only vote for people determined to address gun violence in America.

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Maralyn Maralyn
@maralynmaralyn.bsky.social

People on here bitching all day about Trump, but they're still riding Uber. They are still shopping Amazon and they are still on X. Owners of these companies are big supporters of Trump. To me that's like talking out both sides of your mouth. Put your money where your mouth is.

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ACLU
@aclu.org

As a result of our lawsuit, guards at "Alligator Alcatraz" are required to allow people detained at the facility to call their lawyers, in accordance with the Constitution. Yet when our clients asserted their right to access phones, guards brutally beat them. ICE must be held accountable.

truthout.org“Alligator Alcatraz” Guards Allegedly Beat Prisoners for Requesting Phone AccessThe ACLU told a judge that guards were obstructing her March order to provide phone access in the jail.

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Christopher Webb
@cwebbonline.com

I’m Team Pope Leo. And you don’t have to be a practicing Catholic to think — what the hell is wrong with the Pentagon’s mouthpiece? This is repugnant.

Deb Davies
@debdavies.bsky.social

Possibly unrealistic, but we need a constitutional amendment that allows us, the citizens, to keep our government in check. Congress and SCOTUS are useless.

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KJZZ Phoenix
@kjzz.org

A new shelter for unhoused people 55 and older officially opened its doors. It’s called Senior Bridges. What makes this place unique is that each of the 40 studio units are powered by solar and lithium batteries — effectively eliminating utility costs.

kjzz.orgFirst of its kind, off-the-grid transitional senior housing project opens its doors in PhoenixA new shelter for unhoused people 55 and older officially opened its doors. It’s called Senior Bridges. What makes this place unique is that each of the 40 studio units are powered by solar and lithiu...
Deb Davies
@debdavies.bsky.social

February 26, 1942, Nazis outlawed wearing red hats in Norway. The hats were a symbol of resistance in occupied Norway. Wear a red hat today, for them, for us.

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Jon Becker
@jonbecker.bsky.social

The 5 members of the US men's hockey team that didn't go to the WH today: *Kyle Connor (Winnipeg Jets) *Jake Oettinger (Dallas Stars) *Brock Nelson (Colorado Avalanche) *Jake Guentzel (TB Lightning) *Jackson LaCombe (Anaheim Ducks)

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

Incredible shot of Rep. Al Green holding up a "BLACK PEOPLE AREN'T APES!" sign with Trump in the foreground from photographer Kenny Holston (Getty)

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Michelle Ye Hee Lee
@myhlee.bsky.social

BREAKING: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been convicted of insurrection for declaring martial law in December 2024, and has been sentenced to life in prison.

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Tina Smith
@smith.senate.gov

Predicting that this week we’ll hear more conciliatory words from the Administration regarding Minnesota (since they’re starting to realize that ICE has become politically toxic) but everyone outside of Minnesota needs to know that nothing on the ground has changed.

Deb Davies
@debdavies.bsky.social

One set of my great-grandparents emigrated to the US from Norway. I doubt they ever imagined their descendants in the USA would revisit the red hat. "Never again" means something. #MeltTheIceHat #IceOut #knitsky #knitting