Emily Norton
Charles River Watershed Association Executive Director. Former Newton MA City Councilor. Mom of 3 boys & 2 cats. Opinions expressed on this platform are mine mine mine. #WaterIsLife
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- “When evil manifests itself through…the power of a state, that power can be made to feel universal and ubiquitous. It never is. In the end, it is relatively small numbers of ppl who carry out, plan, conceive and perform the horrors.” @thewarningses.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/stevesch...
- Reposted by Emily NortonRenee Good’s brother Brent Ganger: “Renee believed kindness mattered, and she lived that belief even when things were hard.” Renee’s life shows how ordinary acts of care and compassion can push back the darkness.
- Reposted by Emily NortonICE's budget could fund the ACA (healthcare) extension and expand Medicaid to millions. Instead, it funds home invasions, family separation, and killing protesters. Republicans made this choice for you. Remember in November... #FundHealthcareOverICE
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- “Ocean Set ‘Alarming’ New Temperature Record in 2025" via @mongabay.com for @goodmenproject.bsky.social: goodmenproject.com/featured-con...
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- Reposted by Emily NortonThis cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.
- “Our president is truly the ugliest American” www.thedailybeast.com/our-presiden...
- “We are frankly shocked by the level of carelessness that the department has shown towards these women” said a lawyer for one of the victims.
- See America? This is not hard. Child molesters should be prosecuted, not put in charge of our country.
- “Simply put—Black history is American history. And ignorance of that history is no longer a neutral position.” open.substack.com/pub/qasimras...
- Excellent piece by Ted Widmer—Boston experienced 250 yrs ago what is happening to us today, which is what led to the American Revolution. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/27/o...
- Alex Pretti killers identified www.propublica.org/article/alex...
- Reposted by Emily NortonReminder that Anne Frank died not in the gas chamber but of typhus.
- Another pardon of another terrible person
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- Reposted by Emily NortonNEW: The @wired.com Security desk put together a comprehensive guide to filming ICE—with tips for reducing risk at the forefront. No paywall, but please consider subscribing to help find these kinds of resources. And stay safe out there. www.wired.com/story/how-to... www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...
- Reposted by Emily Norton"The reality is that ICE are slave catchers…we got to unite. Because we know that unless you're an indigenous person, or you were dragged here in chains, you are an immigrant!" - one of THOUSANDS of ICE protesters at Chicago general strike march ⬇️
- Everything Trump touches is a grift
- This story is stomach churning, about the misery our government is causing ppl, with absolutely no benefit to anyone, except the finances of the airline owner
- NEW: Meet the private-equity firm -- and its billionaire immigrant CEO -- making millions off some of ICE's cruelest deportation flights. After a five-month investigation, my story for @motherjones.com: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
- Seems like a low bar? Requiring that our government comply with existing law?
- You know what’s ugly? Oil spills fouling beaches. Mountaintop removal. Fracking poisoning water supplies. What do we call a solar spill? A sunny day.
- BIG SCOOP @heatmap.news: The Trump administration is now going after renewable energy projects on both public and private lands by indefinitely delaying water permits … on grounds that the projects might have bad “aesthetics” Yes, they’re hurting renewable energy projects by calling them ugly
- They followed the law in applying for asylum, and no one in the facility has committed crimes. The 2 major talking points made by the GOP about their immigration policy are lies. And now America is imprisoning children and babies.
- I just visited Liam and his father. I also met with countless more children and families who have done nothing wrong and should not be detained. My full update on visiting the Dilley detention center: youtu.be/j9FcMwyWN2I?...
- It’s not like we didn’t have immigration enforcement before ICE was created. ICE is a corrupt, lawless, irredeemable agency and that’s why it’s good politics AND good policy to eliminate it and start over. #AbolishICE
- Gov Walz is right, critics are wrong
- Reposted by Emily Norton@briantylercohen.bsky.social: Is ICE salvageable? @robertgarcia.bsky.social: No. We have to abolish ICE. No question.
- “Overall, as someone who has been covering this for months, I am struck by how angry homeland security officers with their own agencies, and their blunt dismissal of the Washington leadership.” open.substack.com/pub/kenklipp...
- Reposted by Emily NortonJust kinda seems like refusing to tell us which ICE agents murdered Alex Pretti undercuts the idea that they’re wearing masks to protect themselves — rather than to be able to kill people with impunity.
- Reposted by Emily NortonThe execution of Alex Pretti is playing so badly because you can look at his actions and life story - his last act was helping, boy scout, athlete, health care worker to veterans - and compare those to the men who killed him and know which you would want to be your son, brother, father, uncle.
- Sen. Chris Murphy: “Pam Bondi just sent a letter to MN officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump. Guess what?This has never been about safety or immigration.It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.” www.meidasplus.com/p/this-weeke...
- Hmm he reads 1st amendment differently than I do "Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."
- When you’ve lost the NRA… NRA and pro-gun groups call for ‘full investigation’ into killing of Alex Pretti www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
- THIS RIGHT HERE... responsible law enforcement does NOT entail the deaths of innocent people!
- Jonathan Rauch, not a raving lefty: Yes It's Fascism www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
- “Money is the best lever Democrats can use immediately. No agency that has killed two American citizens in broad daylight for the world to see in the span of two weeks deserves one cent.” open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
- Reposted by Emily NortonAlso, 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 Emily NortonThe federal government is executing American citizens in the middle of the street for exercising their constitutional right to freedom of speech. This is tyranny. No free people can accept this kind of government. We need to bring an end to the Trump regime.
- Reposted by Emily NortonThe federal government is gunning people down in the streets, lying about what happened and then preventing any independent investigation of the killings
- Trump Troops Kill Another American open.substack.com/pub/convulsi...
- ICE declares 4th amendment invalid bc they said so. It’s the one that prohibits cops from breaking into your house without a warrant. #AbolishICE #VoteBlue to restore democracy and our constitutional rights that Trump voters have inexplicably stopped caring about www.yahoo.com/news/article...
- #AbolishICE #VoteBlue to end this sadism
- Reposted by Emily NortonHeartbreaking cruelty visited upon children in our name
- “Trump’s E.P.A. Has Put a Value on Human Life: Zero Dollars” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/c...
- “We stand at an hour of danger brought forward by a small cabal of men and women who seem intent on becoming America’s worst generation by abandoning the constitution, liberty, decency and our values for the esteem of a wicked cause led by a wicked man” open.substack.com/pub/stevesch...
- Trump wants a list of U Penn's Jews. What could go wrong? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- Reposted by Emily NortonICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
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- Reposted by Emily NortonToday in St. Paul: A house is raided by ICE agents and other law enforcement officers in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S., days after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, January 18, 2026. REUTERS/Leah Millis
- “In Australia they’ve now put up enough solar panels and wind turbines that all residents will get three free hours of electricity a day beginning midyear.” And yet in the US we’re told we can’t afford renewables. Done w the gaslighting! (get it?!) www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/08/o...
- ICE field officer has side hustle as a pastor—you cannot make this stuff up open.substack.com/pub/publicwi...
- “…the share of Democrats identifying as liberal climbed from 33% in 2005 to 59% in 2025. The challenge: Among voters overall, the share identifying as liberal is just 28%.” That’s why beating GOP requires #BigTent @liamkerr.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/16/o...
- Reposted by Emily NortonThey're investigating the victim's wife, the victim's friends, the mayor and the governor too, but no, they're not even going to glance in the direction of the murderer.
- “Dr. King is one of the greatest Americans who has ever lived. He is a champion of human rights, freedom, democracy and liberty.” open.substack.com/pub/stevesch...
- Trump brings us closer to war w our allies: “Canada’s PM made the stakes explicit today, stating that if Trump were to invade Greenland, NATO’s Article 5 would apply and Canada would treat it as a direct attack. That means war between the US & its closest allies” open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
