Stacey_Explores

Explorer of Chicago & Beyond. Lover of new discoveries. Travel Blogger. 48/196. Next stop: ??? #trains Trans-Mongolian Railway #overlanding London👉🏻Sydney

[FactPost @factpostnews]

Former ICE agent: I am duty bound to report the legally required training program at the ICE Academy as deficient, defective, and broken. On my first day training new cadets, I received secretive orders to teach them to violate the Constitution by entering homes without a judicial warrant. I watched ICE cut 240 hours of vital classes that teach our legal system, firearms training, the use of force, lawful arrests, proper detention, and the limits of officers' authority.

[Stacey_Explores @NCGExplores]

@RpsAgainstTrump PREACH

[Travis Akers 🇺🇸 @travisakers]

The First Amendment protects your right to criticize the government. The government cannot target people simply for tracking or criticizing ICE. The Trump administration’s actions are illegal and unconstitutional.

Demanding names, emails, and phone numbers of critics creates a chilling effect. It sends the message, “speak out and we will come for you.”

The Fourth Amendment also protects against crime fishing expeditions without probable cause.

In America, dissent is not a crime.

[Kyle Blomquist for U.S. Congress @BlomquistForMI]

Not a single person implicated in the Epstein files is facing criminal charges, but DHS has subpoenaed the personal information of U.S. citizens that criticize ICE.

Dismantle the Orwellian surveillance state.

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

Some Olympic athletes commonsensically and even eloquently distinguish love of country from approval of Trump administration actions that are a blight upon the country.

Trump and MAGA squeal and whine.

Trumpist bullies are the most fragile snowflakes.

[Melissa Chan @melissakchan]

American Olympic athletes expressing dissatisfaction with their government and what it stands for is something no athlete from China or Iran or Cuba can ever do, and I hope we never get to a day when US Olympians feel so fearful that they self-censor and stop.

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, love for others" and some people automatically know that's a statement against them

[NBC Olympics & Paralympics @NBCOlympics]

Team Poland has a pierogi plushie that they bring around to events at the #WinterOlympics...

and we just thought you should know that. 🇵🇱

[Congressional Hispanic Caucus @HispanicCaucus]

.@sanbenito ✊🏽

[Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳 @chefjoseandres]

The Super Bowl halftime show has featured U2, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Coldplay, Shakira, Rihanna, and The Weeknd — all non-American — and somehow America survived 🇮🇪🇬🇧🇨🇴🇧🇧🇨🇦
But one American artist sings in Spanish and now halftime is a problem? 😂
Funny how you didn’t say anything when the accent is British… but panic when the lyrics are en español.
Same game. Same flag. Bigger playlist. 🏈🇺🇸🎶you should have a plate of Mofongo!

[Jerome Adams @JeromeAdamsMD]

Today’s American History Lesson: Puerto Rico has been part of the U.S. since 1898, and Puerto Ricans have been U.S. citizens since 1917 🇵��� 🇺🇸

We’ve cheered many non-Americans at the #SuperBowl. Bad Bunny isn’t one of them.
🏈 🎤

[FactPost @factpostnews]

MN superintendent: We had a mother that arrived with her child, who is legally in the US, who was terrified and was followed by two ICE vehicles for no apparent reason. Our principal, who is always out at arrival, got yelled at, screamed at, mocked, videoed by 4 ICE agents.

[MN Gun Owners Caucus @mnguncaucus]

This is completely incorrect on Minnesota law.

There is no prohibition on a permit holder carrying a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines at a protest or rally in Minnesota.

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

Filming the police is not obstruction.
Filming the police is not resisting.
Refusing to stop filming police is not resisting.
Holding onto your phone is not resisting.
Federal agents under this admin have zero respect for rights and liberties.

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

All 10 shots were fired AFTER they removed the gun from Pretti’s waist. Every single shot was fired after he was disarmed.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Former Ohio Republican Governor and presidential candidate John Kasich:

“What’s happening in Minnesota is waking up the whole country. It’s bothering us because we don’t see justice and fairness… It’s tearing the country apart but it’s also raising the consciousness of Americans who are saying enough is enough… Republicans may pay a HUGE price for this.”

[Stacey_Explores @NCGExplores]

@TheBeerMaven @AmazingRaceCBS SAME

[Auschwitz Memorial @AuschwitzMuseum]

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.

This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.

Auschwitz took time.

[Stacey_Explores @NCGExplores]

Scotland! https://t.co/1D7P9SJAvO

[Stacey_Explores @NCGExplores]

I'm participating in the April A to Z Blog Challenge! Follow along here: https://t.co/kPbw2VV76d #atozchallenge #travelblog