Next was a great panel on recent US labor news at @poweratwork.bsky.social with @mrsethharris.bsky.social, @melbuer.bsky.social, Andrew Ziaja, and @alexmar.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=lROo... (4/7)

Jennyfer, a restaurant worker in FL, reported to police that her manager sexually assaulted her. Within weeks, she was charged with a DUI & deported to Nicaragua. The criminal legal system, in tandem with immigration enforcement, is built to disappear vulnerable people, @alexmar.bsky.social reports.

“We want the world to see us as a people, not as spoils.” Locals in Venezuela described the terror of the U.S. airstrikes as they start to rebuild their homes & neighborhoods, @alexmar.bsky.social reports. The U.S. military operation killed at least 100 people & tore through residential areas.

@alexmar.bsky.social @prismreports.org "ICE killing in Minneapolis highlights escalating pattern of fed immig violence. Renee Good’s death drew national attention, but ppl have long been killed or seriously harmed thru immig enforcement w little accountability." prismreports.org/2026/01/15/r...

Former staff at LGBTQIA+ rights organization Lambda Legal complain of anti-Black bias, @alexmar.bsky.social investigates. According to interviews & internal documents, some Black & trans former workers said they faced retaliation & emotional harm after speaking up about discrimination.

NEW: FIU workers were directed to secretly deliver equipment to “Alligator Alcatraz.” Amazing investigative work by the brilliant @alexmar.bsky.social prismreports.org/2025/08/11/f...

FIU workers were directed to secretly deliver equipment to “Alligator Alcatraz,” @alexmar.bsky.social investigates in this developing story. Public records & a university employee confirm that at least one operations trailer was transported to the immigration detention facility in the Everglades.

Trump’s Take It Down Act threatens free expression, artists & digital rights advocates warn. The law purports to target “revenge porn,” but experts & activists fear far-reaching censorship, ‪@alexmar.bsky.social‬ reports. prismreports.org/2025/07/21/t...

“It has been a long standing goal of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 to police the internet.” @alexmar.bsky.social spoke with artists & digital rights advocates who warn that Trump’s Take It Down Act threatens free expression & enables overreach by right wing & white Christian groups.

Every time tensions flare between the U.S. & Iran, Iranian nationals & Iranian Americans feel the fallout. Iranian student denied U.S. visas say their lives are in limbo after the Trump admin invoked issued blanket visa rejections, ‪@alexmar.bsky.social‬ reports. prismreports.org/2025/07/09/i...

‘We waited a year, then they shut the door’: Iranian students are being denied U.S. visas, @alexmar.bsky.social reports. Students say their dreams are crushed & lives are on hold after the Trump admin invoked a special authority typically used for national security to issue blanket visa rejections.

‘No detention on stolen land’: Protesters decry ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ ICE facility in the Everglades, @alexmar.bsky.social reports. The proposed development, adjacent to federally protected lands that are sacred to Indigenous groups, would be Florida’s largest immigration detention center.

Vermont immigration leaders were violently detained by border patrol, prompting emergency rally, @alexmar.bsky.social reports. The arrests came as federal agents stormed a warehouse & arrested dozens of workers in LA, fueling continued calls for freedom & accountability.

Three years after Dobbs, abortion hasn’t ended—it’s shifting underground, across state lines, & into the hands of the most resilient, @alexmar.bsky.social reports. Advocates & physicians reflect on the precarious realities of abortion access across the country.

Here are five Supreme Court cases to watch this month, @alexmar.bsky.social explains on issues of immigration, LGBTQIA+ rights in schools, & government power. Several cases are a direct result of Trump’s first presidency, which tested the limits of executive power & reshaped the federal judiciary.

Unanimous Supreme Court ruling clarifies legal standard for Title VII employment discrimination claims, @alexmar.bsky.social reports. The court ruled Thursday in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services that majority-group plaintiffs are entitled to the same standard as minority groups.

"Now, as the Trump administration is trying to put an end to TPS, everything that I have worked so hard to build is at risk, and the situation in Haiti is not good." "I filed this lawsuit not just for myself and my wife, but for hundreds of thousands of my fellow Haitians." #USA #Haiti #Deportation

Mobilizing against budget cut legislation like the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act", which awaits a Senate vote after passing the House on May 22, hundreds of activists are fasting in protest under the slogan "Don't Starve California", @alexmar.bsky.social reports: prismreports.org/2025/05/29/b...

After what advocates called VT's largest workplace immigration arrest in recent history & a full-day picket led by @migrantjustice.bsky.social, @alexmar.bsky.social reports on the growing anxiety & organizing efforts within VT's immigrant & farmworker communities: prismreports.org/2025/05/28/d...

At Florida International University, >60% of students identify as Latinx & many are immigrants or international. The university’s decision to enroll in the 287(g) immigration enforcement program, a partnership with ICE, sparks outrage, by @alexmar.bsky.social prismreports.org/2025/05/20/f...

Residents of Li’l Abner Mobile Homes, facing eviction after the park was rezoned & sold to a developer, are running for local office to challenge the elected officials whose oversight they say landed them in this precarious position, @alexmar.bsky.social reports: prismreports.org/2025/05/13/l...

Wikipedia may seem like an unlikely site of resistance, but in an era of escalating censorship, disinformation, & erosion of public trust, Wikipedia is a model for collective governance led by next generation of cultural workers, @alexmar.bsky.social reports: prismreports.org/2025/05/12/w...

The U.S. immigration detention system is spiraling into a “state-sponsored terror campaign” against immigrant communities, @alexmar.bsky.social reports. Immigrants at Krome Detention Center in South Florida are suffering from physical abuse & medical neglect, a legal group says.

Midwest organizers lead push to repeal anti-boycott laws as free speech battle intensifies, @alexmar.bsky.social reports. So far, 38 states have penalized boycotts of Israel in measures that critics argue directly attack First Amendment rights. prismreports.org/2025/04/30/m...

Bikini Hostel "is home to more than 100 individuals who were once unsheltered, but city officials are pushing to shut it down, citing concerns over public safety and its operation as an unofficial homeless shelter." "Don't kick us while we're down. Help us get up." #Florida #USA #Housing

A federal court ruled to postpone the Trump admin’s cancellation of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans. The victory grants relief to ~350,000 families, ensuring that they will continue to have protection from deportation & the ability to work legally in the US, @alexmar.bsky.social reports.

O Cinema found itself at the center of a political firestorm & eviction threat after showing “No Other Land.” In a significant victory for free expression, the Miami Beach mayor withdrew his threat to evict O Cinema after public outcry & fears of government retaliation, @alexmar.bsky.social reports.

Trump administration drops EMTALA, Idaho's emergency abortions case, sparking fears among health care workers, @alexmar.bsky.social reports. The lawsuit was filed by the Biden administration to ensure that pregnant people in Idaho could access emergency abortion care, as required by federal law.

Worker safety activists secure major victory in Miami’s largest redevelopment deal, @alexmar.bsky.social reports. The developer of the $3 billion project committed to implementing stringent heat protections for construction workers, among other measures. prismreports.org/2025/03/12/c...

Cuyahoga County, Ohio, froze $3 million in Israel bonds following persistent advocacy from local grassroots orgs, @alexmar.bsky.social reports. Ohio activists say there is more work ahead—those funds should be invested locally to benefit residents. prismreports.org/2025/03/11/c...

A mobile home community in South Florida is organizing against a looming eviction, @alexmar.bsky.social reports. The tenants of Li’l Abner are suing their landlord over orders to leave their vibrant neighborhood to make way for a new development being presented as affordable housing.

As the nation braces for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, grassroots organizations are mobilizing in protest under the banner of “We Fight Back 2025,” @alexmar.bsky.social reports. Organizers say the protests are both a reaction to Trump & a call to action for systemic change.

Washington pharmacists prescribe abortion pills through nonprofit’s new program, @alexmar.bsky.social reports. Seattle-based Uplift International launched the program aims to lift barriers to abortion access by leveraging telehealth & online pharmacies. prismreports.org/2025/01/13/a...

“Bulldozing [mobile homes] to build ‘affordable housing’ is redundant at best & sinister at worst.” Li’l Abner tenants organize against looming eviction orders meant to ironically make way for “affordable housing,” @alexmar.bsky.social reports. prismreports.org/2025/01/22/l...

A few words from the Prism team: This blitz of violent and fascist executive orders starting last night from and into today is meant to seed chaos and create deep fear and utter hopelessness. Media is critical to keeping the relentless deluge of fear spinning. They want your views.