Bettina Pearl
PA Senate staffer. Hiker, biker, rower, traveller.
- Reposted by Bettina PearlNot official just yet but AIPAC really just burned more than $2,300,000 on a race against a candidate who is pro Israel but who wouldn't agree, preemptively, to always unconditionally vote for aid to Israel. And then that guy won anyway.
- Reposted by Bettina PearlI was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside. What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there? I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
- Reposted by Bettina PearlI hope lawyers, secretaries of state, and state attorneys general are preparing for what’s coming.
- Reposted by Bettina PearlThe banality of evil is shocking. An ex-Big Lots warehouse for cheap consumer junk is bought by ICE to ship as many as 7,500 handcuffed human beings, as the Trump regime builds a U.S. gulag archipelago The unthinkable comes to Pa. coal country. My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
- Reposted by Bettina Pearl“Trump’s megalomania is transforming the United States from international leader into international pariah, and the American people will suffer the consequences for years to come,” Robert Kagan argues. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
- Reposted by Bettina PearlThis is another effort that has taken a HUGE amount of local activism, led by community folks who care. It CAN be done. Get involved where you live and push back. www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
- Reposted by Bettina PearlThe chair of the first law firm that bent the knee to Trump’s extortion and agreed to do pro bono work for him is featured in the Epstein Files, you say? Huh.
- Brad Karp to step down as Paul Weiss chair after Epstein revelations ft.trib.al/H1vYT7B
- Reposted by Bettina PearlThose who insist that voting is useless and both parties are the same, are the first to start screaming "Dems do something!" when GOP get into power and start committing fascism.
- Reposted by Bettina PearlToday I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps
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- Reposted by Bettina PearlNew Yorkers don’t play. They lady at the end though 🔥
- Reposted by Bettina PearlIn a bizarre coincidence, Barr also as AG oversaw the federal Bureau of Prisons, where Epstein, um, died
- Reposted by Bettina PearlThe people who are saying shit like "well it's either this or the borders are totally open" are doing their best to convince America that we should have completely open borders.
- Reposted by Bettina PearlFederal judge has ordered the release of Liam Ramos (the bunny hat boy) and his father. A brief and rather remarkable order. Clearly written to be shared widely, so please do. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
- Reposted by Bettina PearlLawyers can't reach clients in ICE detention. I've heard it anecdotally, but scale of issue is horrifying. Bloomberg Law is a legal trade pub so many may miss this. Screenshot from their CA newsletter summarizes "bleak" situation for justice and rule of law. news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
- Reposted by Bettina PearlEmma, 57, is involved in everything from volunteering with domestic violence survivors to developing an adaptive clothing business. Her caregiver, Wanda, makes her busy schedule possible. But Medicaid cuts threaten the in-home care services that Emma and many others rely on to live independently.
- Reposted by Bettina PearlThis is the democratic opposition party in Italy protesting against ICE involvement in the Winter Olympics in Milan
- Reposted by Bettina PearlThis mid-afternoon Alex Pretti vigil at the Portland VA was not heavily promoted. But the crowd probably stretches a quarter mile or more. Americans are galvanized and grieving.
- Reposted by Bettina PearlAfter being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
- Reposted by Bettina PearlLarry Krasner's statement: "We are a very substantial tool against what I consider to be a pretty clear attempt to normalize fascism and to overthrow democracy in the United States."
- Reposted by Bettina PearlNine DAs are coalescing to work on prosecuting federal agents for 'overreach': —L. Krasner in Philly —J. Creuzot in Dallas —M. Moriarty in Minneapolis —L. Conover in Tucson —S. Descano in Fairfax (VA) —R. Fatehi in Norfolk (VA) —S. Morales in Portsmouth (VA) —P. Dehghani-Tafti in Arlington (VA)
- Reposted by Bettina PearlThis was the moment, on a snowy January morning, when they noticed one another. "Excuse me, but you have something on your beak", he said from across the saucer. North Texas #photography #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #Texas #backyardbirds
- Reposted by Bettina Pearlbrass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
- Reposted by Bettina PearlBovino is just the patsy - a noxious and odious fall guy. Stephen Miller is the architect and prime mover of the whole thing. Everything they do is at his direction - often after his threats. As long as he runs policy in the WH, nothing will change no matter how many Bovinos come and go.
- Reposted by Bettina PearlNEW: A Texas county medical examiner found that Geraldo Lunas Campos was choked to death by a guard while he was held in ICE custody earlier this month. Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.
- Reposted by Bettina PearlReally hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
- Reposted by Bettina PearlA reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
- Reposted by Bettina PearlAlso, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
- Reposted by Bettina PearlI'm not one for false optimism. But what I witnessed today in Minneapolis was tremendous, both in scale and exuberance. It was a stunning answer to the federal assault on Minnesota, a show of solidarity that gives us something to hold on to during times that are unforgiving.
- Reposted by Bettina PearlCan't believe I have to say this but climate change is responsible for extreme cold snaps.
- Reposted by Bettina PearlWhistleblowers just shared a memo showing DHS instructing ICE to force their way into peoples' houses without a proper warrant. Why is this not on all the networks right now? This is a criminal conspiracy to violate rights under color of law.
- Reposted by Bettina PearlBREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
- Reposted by Bettina PearlCrockett: "You only love enforcement when they're going after Black, brown, immigrants, that kind of folk. But on January 6, you didn't care about law enforcement."
- Reposted by Bettina PearlAnd tonight all the main news broadcasts in america will not even mention that their president is unhinged, demented and clearly unfit to lead anything at all. They are so afraid of the truth.
- Reposted by Bettina PearlPowerful example of checks and balances working as federal judges (including one appointed by Trump) effectively ended Lindsay Halligan's unlawful tenure as purported US Attorney. She was Trump's preferred hatchet-person for vindictive prosecutions and is out. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
- Reposted by Bettina PearlCheck out this fantastic non-violent resistance tactic being used against 🧊 and Target in Minnesota. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 This is how we do it, folks. Please share! MN we ❤️ you! OP Angela Cochran on TikTok
- Reposted by Bettina PearlI find this story really shocking. Jeffrey Rosen is synonymous with the National Constitution Center. His voice is trusted, his knowledge & scholarship are deep. This sounds like a coup. Very disappointing. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
- Reposted by Bettina PearlAre we seriously about to go to war with Denmark, Norway, and France because an old man with obvious dementia and the nuclear codes is running our country, and a pack of enablers won’t do the bare minimum and get him into a care facility where he belongs? This is the craziest fucking timeline.
- Reposted by Bettina Pearl#25thAmendment Now!
- Reposted by Bettina PearlCongress scholar here. This is good advice.
- Reposted by Bettina PearlThe 25th Amendment must be invoked by the cabinet. I’m all for pressuring them. Congressional Dems should lead the charge. Not on Bluesky or Threads. Let’s do it.
- Reposted by Bettina PearlHow is Trump pardoning a republican rep's meth dealer son not a major story at every media outlet right now? Given the pearl clutching over the pardon of Hunter Biden, has the GOP and corporate media suddenly started caring about addiction? Or is there just a double standard? (Rhetorical)
- Reposted by Bettina PearlPrecisely.
- Reposted by Bettina Pearl"Graham, a 34-year old Greensboro, North Carolina police officer, is the seventh instance ProPublica has investigated in which a pregnant woman in a state that significantly restricted abortion died after she was unable to access standard care..." www.propublica.org/article/nort...
- Reposted by Bettina PearlPSA: If Bill Kristol can say this dems should be able to say it
- Reposted by Bettina PearlThis is the sixth death in ICE custody in 18 days. This isn’t enforcement, it’s a system that cages people, outsources care, and shrugs when they die. Abolish ICE.
- Reposted by Bettina PearlSo you're saying America should have a secret police. Is that what you're saying?
- Reposted by Bettina PearlThis hit me in my soul. The proxy pain I feel in what had to be a frightening moment for her, pains me to my core. My heart, empathy, recognition and acknowledgment of those just trying to survive in a country that shits on them at every opportunity, but keep trying. This IS what you voted for…🖕🏾 U
- Reposted by Bettina PearlJohnathan Ross was a firearms instructor, Iraq war vet and had two decades of experience. Training isn't the issue. That's a red herring for pols (including many Dems) scared of taking on ICE. Culture and extreme mission drift is the issue.
- Reposted by Bettina PearlI’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports. And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.” Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
