Proud to be part of a YouTube conversation with the ever-interesting Shawn of Shawn Breathes Books. youtube.com/watch?si=kUz6bXJgxcxLdJwQ&v=nCwq5iux_pE&feature=youtu.be

Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations now happen all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.

If you live in Bristol, love horror and want to support local businesses, please consider doing some of your Christmas shopping at The Haunted Bookshop in Stokes Crofts. You may have seen Monika at some of our events and her shop is a wonderful sanctuary for those looking to find their people.

Ahh, Sunday. Just back from walking the dogs, now back in bed with a mug of tea and poking open Door 14 on #BobsRandomAdventCalendar. Hoping for a picture of a bell or a Christmas wreath but no, it's an existential question to start the day...

"Severe weather conditions in Gaza have claimed the lives of 13 people, including babies who froze to death, as Israel continues to block the entry of blocking the entry of 300,000 tents, prefabricated mobile homes, and caravans + further aid.” mondoweiss.net/2025/12/pale...

Magaziner: How many US military veterans have you deported? Noem: We have not deported military veterans. Magaziner: We are joined on zoom by a gentleman who is an army combat veteran who was shot twice while serving our country. You deported him to Korea.

The Undocumented Underground Is Fighting Back Inside New York’s Notorious Immigration Court talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...

Meta has removed or restricted dozens of accounts belonging to abortion access providers, queer groups and reproductive health organizations in the past weeks in what campaigners call one of the “biggest waves of censorship” on its platforms in years.

Eight people are on hunger strike, several apparently at imminent risk of dying, because our law punishes more harshly those opposing genocide than those supporting it. (And under a so-called Labour Government.) How on earth did we get here? www.vashtimedia.com/hunger-strik...

Happy publication day to one of my dearest friends!! Luna Sabastian’s ’Fascism in India: Race, Caste, and Hindutva’ is out now, a truly extraordinary book. I’m so glad I got to witness the entire journey - including actual joint research trips to Berlin and Delhi! www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...

"there's a new serif in town"

Did he get a new copy editor though? Even seditious is spelled correctly

At the launch of a speaking tour intended to connect with Americans struggling with higher prices and stagnant wages, President Trump mocked the word “affordability” and touted how high the stock market had risen.

Israeli forces launched raids in Salfit and Nablus, damaging homes, stealing valuables, and abducting numerous former hostages and other residents.

CNN Finds Israel Killed Palestinian Aid Seekers and Bulldozed Bodies into Shallow, Unmarked Graves

ICE agent in an American flag mask orders crying children to “keep hands visible so they’re not a threat” after abducting their father in Minneapolis, MN www.reddit.com/r/CringeTikT...

“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.” The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida. It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID. Free link ⤵️ www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Irish & UK Non-Fiction Writers & fans - there's a new indie publisher in town! #FULLSET has just launched. Run by Blathnaid Healy & Eoin Purcell - two hugely experienced (& lovely) people. You can follow them on Insta here www.instagram.com/fullsetbooks/ & check out their info here fullsetbooks.com

People in #Gaza need an unimpeded flow of humanitarian aid. While UNRWA is ready to deliver shelter supplies for up to 1.3 million people, the Israeli Authorities continue to block the Agency from bringing aid in. The scale of UNRWA's work in Gaza must be restored to its fullest capacity.

The head of the Senate Armed Services Committee has vowed “vigorous oversight” following a Post report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the killing of all crew members during the first U.S. strike on suspected drug smugglers in the Caribbean.

two for one deal you want to buy one book but we make you buy two! #bookshop

BREAKING: A new wave of union baristas are joining the longest ULP strike in Starbucks history! 2,500 union baristas across 120+ stores in 85 cities are now on an open-ended ULP strike. We're SIXTEEN DAYS in and only getting stronger ✊

This is exactly what I said would happen when I analysed the NHS 10 year plan. Clever words are hiding the reality-people are agitating to pull as many services out of hospitals as possible. Why? Because it’s a lot easier to privatise services that way🚨 www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Fundraisers warn of ‘catastrophic’ drop in donations to Gaza since ceasefire

NC Gov. Josh Stein accused Border Patrol agents of “targeting American citizens based on their skin color, racially profiling and picking up random people in parking lots and off of our sidewalks” during ongoing Charlotte operation. (Via Desiree Mathurin) www.newsobserver.com/e-edition/li... #ncpol

BBC has a case against Trump. WhiteHouse Chief Press Officer called the BBC ‘100% fake news.’ Which is defamatory and untrue.

🔥 Yesterday, a group called "14 Suburban Moms" do a civil disobedience protest by crossing the barricade at Broadview and sitting in a circle. ✊🏼 Watch as they get arrested one by one while protestors shout "Mother Power" and blow whistles the way it's done to warn that someone is being detained‼️

A deep commitment to anti-wokeness

The background story 👇🏼🙌🏻🔥 AZ Rep Yassamin Ansari says Mike Johnson refused to speak to her about the Epstein Files, so she set up outside his office, and he turned the TV up to drown her out.

Verified

That's murder.

Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school

BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students. Follow AP for live updates.

After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats have broken the Republican Party’s supermajority in the Mississippi Senate. Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections. buff.ly/nTvLlFI

“A platform built to connect creators and listeners is helping an authoritarian regime build up its secret police force,” said Indivisible. #Spotify #ICE #Authoritarianism #DonaldTrump www.commondreams.org/news/cancel-...

hey if you know of specific book ban efforts, let @404media.co know so they can request those FOIAs #bannedbookweek — www.404media.co/help-us-inve...

#StevenMiller just said the quiet part out loud. #Trump #DonaldTrump #authoritarianism #resist #resistance #fascism #coup #powergrab #maga #magat #PlenaryAuthority #magats #GOP #Republicans #AttemptedMurderofFreedom

Support for Palestinian Students to Study Abroad (SPSSA) chuffed.org/project/1520...

One more time

ALLIES: As Starbucks ramps up its union-busting under one of the highest paid CEOs in the country, NOW is the time to support workers. If you're sick of corporate greed, this is your fight, too! Sign our No Contract No Coffee pledge - bit.ly/NoContractNoCoffee

TRUMP GESTAPO IS EXPOSED Tyrannical enforcement policies are revealed by detainees themselves. #ICE #maga www.cbsnews.com/news/us-citi...

If you were concerned about Kimmel, here's another for you… Journalist Mario Guevara has been detained for 100+ days, ironically arrested as he reported on a "No Kings" protest. The Trump-Vance admin just issued an order of final removal, to send him to El Salvador—where he fled from 21 years ago.

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

This is a poem of loss, taken from Whatever You Do, Just Don't (HappenStance Press, 2023)...

Willian Gimenez was abducted by ICE yesterday in Chicago. He had been part of a lawsuit against off-duty police and Home Depot employees for abusing day laborers. Latino Union says he was targeted for advocating for his rights as a worker. @bloomekatz.bsky.social and I report.