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Jessica Johnson

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Writer, neurodivergent, bisexual, dog mom, feminist, geek, full of anxiety, wife in a straight-passing but real queer marriage. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ Trying to fight the good fight over here, but occasionally I have a dog stuck in my lap.

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Americans Are Now a Target in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown A WSJ investigation tracked the U.S. citizens caught in the crosshairs of an aggressive federal campaign to detain and demonize dissenters.

β€œA WSJ investigation tracked the U.S. citizens caught in the crosshairs of an aggressive government campaign to detain and demonize dissenters” www.wsj.com/us-news/immi...

08.03.2026 06:32 πŸ‘ 551 πŸ” 266 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 28

I hate us.

08.03.2026 14:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This woman, US citizen living in Skokie, was detained at Ohare yesterday, taken to Broadview, then transferred to a detention facility in Wisconsin, now released. We know all this not because of DHS, who repeatedly denied that they even had her, but because her phone was pinging in those locations.

07.03.2026 14:51 πŸ‘ 3144 πŸ” 1221 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 34

There was a single athlete set to represent Iran in the #Paralympics, but he couldn't get there because of the war.

07.03.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There are a lot of things I love about the Paralympics, but the artistry of the opening and closing ceremonies, which always includes people of varying disabilities, is always top notch and incredibly moving.

07.03.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
kevinrkirk 2d
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Why are we bothering with the Strait of Hormuz when we could simply do this? Explain it to me like l'm 5.

(Drawing of chopping of part of land)

suahuatica 2d
MOUNTAIN HARD AND BIG, WATER NO UP. MANY MANY DIG DIG.

kevinrkirk 2d @ Threads Why are we bothering with the Strait of Hormuz when we could simply do this? Explain it to me like l'm 5. (Drawing of chopping of part of land) suahuatica 2d MOUNTAIN HARD AND BIG, WATER NO UP. MANY MANY DIG DIG.

Happy Friday. Don’t skip school.

06.03.2026 14:04 πŸ‘ 4339 πŸ” 870 πŸ’¬ 165 πŸ“Œ 99
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Bodycam video contradicts ICE claims in fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Ruben Ray Martinez in Texas Video of last year's fatal shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez obtained by CBS News appears to contradict claims that Martinez was shot by an ICE agent because he "accelerated" and "intentionally ran over"...

DHS claimed "an ICE agent had fired 'defensive shots' into Martinez's vehicle after Martinez 'intentionally ran over' another agent."

But body cam video now "shows that Martinez's vehicle, a blue Ford Fusion, was stationary or going at a very low rate of speed when he was fatally shot."

07.03.2026 00:59 πŸ‘ 5300 πŸ” 2418 πŸ’¬ 97 πŸ“Œ 153

BREAKING: U.S. Customs and Border Protection detained three U.S. citizens and three Green Card holders, including an Evanston resident, at O'Hare Thrusday afternoon

At least one, an Evanston woman, is currently being held at Broadview's ICE facility, her sister told me

07.03.2026 02:41 πŸ‘ 1909 πŸ” 792 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 66

I'm happy that there continues you to be lots of sports to distract me from the horrors. Tonight World Baseball Classic. Tomorrow Paralympics.

07.03.2026 04:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Our government is currently blockading Cuba, causing incredible harm to the people there, which is, in itself, an act of war. But sure, let's joke about bombing them.

06.03.2026 02:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œanger is real, and so is resolve” goes pretty damn hard

05.03.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 2255 πŸ” 412 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 2

Can confirm, every Signal chat in town either said nothing or made one snide comment and then immediately got back to work

05.03.2026 23:58 πŸ‘ 1270 πŸ” 317 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 1

It is 2026 and we are not fucking doing this anymore. EIGHT WOMEN came forward and told stories of Franken GROPING AND FORCIBLY KISSING THEM. The man was a sexual abuser. He did not and does not belong in congress. Fucking period. End of conversation.

06.03.2026 00:02 πŸ‘ 2376 πŸ” 455 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 18

#NeverForget

05.03.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He’ll be replaced by the Oklahoma governor.

05.03.2026 20:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ll always remember when Markwayne Mullin tried to start a fight with the head of the Teamsters in the middle of a Senate hearing, causing Bernie Sanders to yell at him: β€œSit down! You’re a United States Senator!”

05.03.2026 19:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The new head of the Department of Homeland Security, everyone.

(He also previously confused Ayatollah Khomeini with Ayatollah Khamenei, so he has his finger on the pulse. We’re clearly in good hands.)

05.03.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 105 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 3
Bad Bunny with all of the flags of the americas and a football in his hand at the Super Bowl halftime show.

Bad Bunny with all of the flags of the americas and a football in his hand at the Super Bowl halftime show.

The true Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas.

05.03.2026 19:19 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Former GOP House member's wife said Sen. Markwayne Mullin put his finger in the noses of sleeping members of Congress and their spouses on a trip to Israel "This idiot starts walking up and down the bus with his camera and anyone who fell asleep, he would put his finger in their nose and take a picture."

More importantly the only Senator who fingers nostrils as a hobby

05.03.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

I've got laryngitis so I'm not on TV today. but if I was, I'd remind everybody that mass deportation *remains* family separation, whether Noem or Mullin or anyone else is Trump's DHS Secretary. and that policy has not changed.

05.03.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 1131 πŸ” 352 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 12

If your staff doesn't pull you off the stage in this moment, it's probably because they hate you.

05.03.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 106 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
By BEN LEFEBVRE
03/05/2026 05:00 AM EST
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President Donald Trump's chief of staff, Susie Wiles, is telling his advisers to bring ideas to the Oval Office to lower gasoline prices in the wake of the U.S. attack on Iran, according to two energy industry executives familiar with the conversations.
The White House is "looking under every rock for ideas on improving energy prices, especially gasoline prices," said one of the executives, who was granted anonymity to describe internal administration discussions.

By BEN LEFEBVRE 03/05/2026 05:00 AM EST f β€’ β€’ β€’ President Donald Trump's chief of staff, Susie Wiles, is telling his advisers to bring ideas to the Oval Office to lower gasoline prices in the wake of the U.S. attack on Iran, according to two energy industry executives familiar with the conversations. The White House is "looking under every rock for ideas on improving energy prices, especially gasoline prices," said one of the executives, who was granted anonymity to describe internal administration discussions.

I have an idea. Here’s my idea: We should have had this meeting last week before we started bombing Iran. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

05.03.2026 14:45 πŸ‘ 2142 πŸ” 390 πŸ’¬ 103 πŸ“Œ 47

Phantom definitely missed Boston in this game more than they did in the semifinals. She could've made a big difference. #Unrivaled

05.03.2026 03:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oy...that's not the way to end things. #Unrivaled

05.03.2026 03:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is not a strong third for Phantom. They better clean it up if they want to get back in it. #Unrivaled

05.03.2026 03:40 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm mad that Mist haven't been using Li at all tonight or on Monday. #Unrivaled

05.03.2026 03:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm missing that intense block action we got from Breeze the other night. #Unrivaled

05.03.2026 03:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not me getting both Andraya Carter and Renee Montgomery during #Unrivaled tonight? Swoon!

05.03.2026 03:16 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Liberty on Liberty crime to go into the half. This is gonna be a game. #Unrivaled

05.03.2026 03:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Once Plum left the floor, Phantom couldn't buy a basket so I hope she enjoyed that couple of minutes. #Unrivaled

05.03.2026 02:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0