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Gabe Ortíz
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An evening with Ms. Patsy ✨
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Gabe Ortíz@tusk81.bsky.social |
2905 followers 433 following 4035 posts
Editor, America’s Voice 🇺🇸 Immigrant rights, LGBTQ+ rights, cats. Cancer survivor. Views here my own ✨
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Gabe Ortíz
@tusk81.bsky.social
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An evening with Ms. Patsy ✨
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Gabe Ortíz
@tusk81.bsky.social
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ICYMI at @americasvoice.bsky.social: Judge blocks corrupt Ken Paxton’s attempt to shut down faith-based migrant aid charity, ruling his office violated the group’s religious freedoms & used a records request as an excuse to go after workers and vulnerable migrants. americasvoice.org/blog/outrage...
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Gerry Doyle
@mgerrydoyle.bsky.social
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the largest impact appears to be on people who cover, or write about, politics
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Gabe Ortíz
@tusk81.bsky.social
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I really appreciate this from @gregpak.bsky.social: “ … there is always something practical you can do to help make things better — whether through electoral politics or other kinds of service.” ✨ gregpak.net/2024/07/02/t...
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America's Voice
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Trump “will stand for election w/out having been tried for crimes relating to his actions leading up to the insurrection he incited bc Republicans on the Court delayed the case for months, helping Trump run out the clock—& then declared him immune from prosecution & above the law, like a king.”
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Joe Sudbay
@joesudbay.bsky.social
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"Trump and the Republican Supreme Court are joined at the hip substantively. Democrats should aggressively ensure they are just as closely linked politically."
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Ian Boudreau
@iboudreau.bsky.social
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The claim that Project 2025 is "fearmongering" pairs nicely with the Project 2025 people saying they will kill anyone who gets in their way
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Anna O Law
@unlawfulentries.bsky.social
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Had some good XO sauce. Never cooked with it before. Sautéed/steamed local littlenecks with fresh ginger, white onions, sea beans, garlic, Shaoxing wine, and XO sauce.
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Greg Pak
@gregpak.bsky.social
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On Twitter, I used to say, please PLEASE unfollow or block me if you don't want to see my posts! It's great for both of us! Sincerely!
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Greg Pak
@gregpak.bsky.social
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psssst you can block anyone you want on this app it's cool and fun and good
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Gabe Ortíz
@tusk81.bsky.social
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Of course it’s authored by a white dude.
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okie
@okieokie.bsky.social
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Fuck out of here MSNBC
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texas instruments is a scam (wallfacer rey diaz)
@newagepancake.bsky.social
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cats are a naturally renewable source of silliness
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Gabe Ortíz
@tusk81.bsky.social
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“The farmworkers have since filed complaints with Cal/OSHA concerning heat safety violations as well as a retaliation complaint with the California Department of Labor.”
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Gabe Ortíz
@tusk81.bsky.social
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The workers were told they were within their rights to leave for the day. But when they came back to work the next day, “they found their last checks had been drawn up and they were told that there was no more work for them.”
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Gabe Ortíz
@tusk81.bsky.social
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Six Yolo County farmworkers were fired after they left their jobs for the day in solidarity with a coworker who was experiencing symptoms of heat stress amid 105-degree temperatures: www.abc10.com/article/news...
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Charlotte.
@charlotteirene.bsky.social
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Sometimes when I need a bit of hope I think about these people
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Larry Glickman
@larryglickman.bsky.social
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If any other high-profile presidential candidate gave one speech this rambling and unhinged, it would be a major story. Trump, of course, has given dozens of such speeches in this campaign cycle.
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Gabe Ortíz
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“Idaho’s unauthorized immigrant population has remained steady over the years, & at least half of that population has been in Idaho for more than 16 years.” “They’re very stable, and they’re a part of our community,” said Rick Naerebout, chief executive officer of the Idaho Dairymen’s Association.
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Gabe Ortíz
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"Idaho ranks third in the US for its milk & cheese production, according to the Idaho Department of Agriculture … most of those working in Idaho’s dairy industry are not legally authorized to live in the US."
These are the essential workers Trump wants to deport. idahocapitalsun.com/2024/07/05/u...
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Greg Pak
@gregpak.bsky.social
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Just called my rep AGAIN to tell them to sign onto this. Every D in the House should be a cosponsor. Yes, it won't pass the R-controlled House, but we have to make this an issue.
Please feel free to call your own rep if you feel similarly! You can find them here: www.house.gov/representati...
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Gabe Ortíz
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“The unchecked corruption crisis on the Supreme Court has now spiraled into a Constitutional crisis threatening American democracy writ large,” said Rep. @aoc.bsky.social. “Congress has a legal, moral, and democratic obligation to impeach.” ocasio-cortez.house.gov/media/press-...
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Joshua J. Friedman
@joshuajfriedman.com
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NEW: AOC introduces articles of impeachment against Justices Thomas and Alito for failure to disclose gifts and failure to recuse. Cosponsors: Lee, Tlaib, Watson Coleman, Ramirez, Frost, Omar, Bowman
Thomas: ocasio-cortez.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
Alito: ocasio-cortez.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
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Gabe Ortíz
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“Would the roundups begin in the restaurants on Calle 8 in Miami or the hotels of Orlando? Or the construction sites along the Gulf & the citrus, avocado and vegetable fields across the state? How far is Rubio willing to go to destroy his own state’s economic lifeblood to win the job of Trump’s VP?”
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Gabe Ortíz
@tusk81.bsky.social
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“Marco Rubio and other Florida Republicans who once recognized the importance of immigrants to America’s strength and vitality” are now lining up behind Donald Trump’s mass deportations, says @americasvoice.bsky.social Executive Director @vcardenas.bsky.social: americasvoice.org/press_releas...
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg
@theradr.bsky.social
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Solidarity across communities. Find your damn place on deck. Somewhere there’s your place in the work. Go claim it.
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg
@theradr.bsky.social
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WE ARE THE ONES WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR there is no daddy potus magic there is no special counsel daddy magic If someone is going to make change it is us. A sustained grassroots effort that lasts years. All of us. This is the only way out.
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Luke’s American Revolution
@lfschleusener.bsky.social
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Golly, I just love this so much
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America's Voice
@americasvoice.bsky.social
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Among the new Americans was former #DACA recipient Ellie Perez-Pawloski.
“I’ve said the pledge and I’ve sang the national anthem so many years before without being a citizen, and today I got to do it as a citizen,” she said.
More at @americasvoice.bsky.social 🇺🇸
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Gabe Ortíz
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During a call yesterday, @americasvoice.bsky.social was among voices discussing how the GOP's SAVE Act "is as part of a broader disinfo campaign to undermine American elections, prevent eligible citizens from voting, & promote xenophobia to divide & deceive voters": americasvoice.org/press_releas...
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Gabe Ortíz
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As the Brennan Center for Justice has repeatedly noted, noncitizen voting is already illegal—“and vanishingly rare."
"Trump and Speaker Johnson mislead again about election integrity.”
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
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Gabe Ortíz
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“This is Plan B, if Republicans do not win in November, is to again create lies and fictions that immigrants are stealing our elections,” @zacharyamueller.bsky.social said.
floridaphoenix.com/2024/07/09/c...
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Gabe Ortíz
@tusk81.bsky.social
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“The top concerns Americans have about Project 2025 after learning about its policies and reading messaging against it are that ‘it would threaten American rights and freedoms’ (49%), that ‘it would hurt the middle class and working families’ (35%), and that ‘it would threaten our democracy’ (32%).”
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Gabe Ortíz
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"Seven in ten Americans have not heard enough to have an opinion about Project 2025, but after hearing about it, two in three Americans become opposed." navigatorresearch.org/a-guide-for-...
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Gabe Ortíz
@tusk81.bsky.social
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“Pay attention. It’s not a secret: Look it up.”—Taraji P. Henson
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Joe Sudbay
@joesudbay.bsky.social
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At this point, any elected Dem who goes on tv, radio or talks to media should be talking about Trump and Project 2025 and the very real dangers they pose for this country That's it. Don't play the media's game. Change the game Make it about Trump and Project 2025
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Gabe Ortíz
@tusk81.bsky.social
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Good morning. Immigrants are #HereToStay.
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Seen 🏳️🌈
@seen4.bsky.social
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Just ordered 200 to help give myself an activity that’s better than doomscrolling
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Gabe Ortíz
@tusk81.bsky.social
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Just signed up ✨
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Greg Pak
@gregpak.bsky.social
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I just signed up to write postcards to get out the vote in swing states. You can, too! www.turnoutpac.org/postcards/
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Gabe Ortíz
@tusk81.bsky.social
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It has become a Bangles evening ✨
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Gabe Ortíz
@tusk81.bsky.social
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Ooh I have not but now I’m going to be on the lookout for the vinyl. I assume it’s super rare?
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Gabe Ortíz
@tusk81.bsky.social
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It’s not on this record but The Bangles’ cover of A Hazy Shade of Winter is better than the original, I SAID WHAT I SAID
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Gabe Ortíz
@tusk81.bsky.social
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🎶 I'm going down to Liverpool to do nothing All the days of my life🎶
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Laura Clawson
@lauraclawson.bsky.social
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My neighbor literally just said that it’s not that he opposes affordable housing being built, he just thinks the neighbors have to agree to it, and I’m like…you know there’s a word for that stance, right?
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Gabe Ortíz
@tusk81.bsky.social
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Just a couple weeks ago Laura Loomer called for Democrats to be executed (“not just jail, they should get the death penalty”) but don’t count on the @nytimes.com to breathlessly report that the GOP nominee is unfit for office and should exit the race: www.mediaite.com/media/livest...
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Charles Johnson
@charles.littlegreenfootballs.com
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Donald Trump is telling his violent cult that Hunter Biden is secretly running the government and we’re still gonna argue about Joe Biden’s debate? Are you fucking kidding me?
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Gabe Ortíz
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“Some were taken under the guise of being given baths. Others were held in chainlink holding pens. Some were babies. Many were lost in the system. Parents weren’t told where their sons & daughters were or when they would see them again.” www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/201... #FamiliesBelongTogether
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Gabe Ortíz
@tusk81.bsky.social
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One mom described repeatedly asking officers about her son, “but they never explained what happened …” Instead, the officers told her and other detained parents “their children wld be put up for adoption.” They told her “to forget about her son.” Two months wld pass before they wld be reunited.
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Gabe Ortíz
@tusk81.bsky.social
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Experts said the policy constituted torture & enforced disappearance, “which occurs when state agents conceal the fate or whereabouts of a person who is deprived of liberty.” “Enforced disappearance” has usually been associated w/human rights abuses in dictatorial regimes in Chile & Argentina.
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