AG Bondi says a DOJ employee has been fired after he was arrested for allegedly throwing a wrapped Subway sandwich at a federal law enforcement officer in Washington, D.C. Following his arrest, the man allegedly told one of the arresting officers: “I did it. I threw a sandwich.” wapo.st/3Uq59TN

Border Patrol agents assembled outside a Los Angeles museum where Gov. Gavin Newsom was holding a rally and news conference on congressional redistricting. Local elected officials expressed outrage that the agents decided to stand there in a brazen show of force. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/u...

If you believe that: 1) Reading is critical to our democracy. 2) Books help us understand complex issues. 3) Parents shouldn’t make decisions for other parents’ children. 4) Youth deserve to see themselves in books. Join the campaign to #UniteAgainstBookBans: uniteagainstbookbans.org/take-action/

CW: Sexual assault In multiple states, men have impersonated ICE agents to kidnap and assault women. This is one of many reasons we shouldn't have a masked, unaccountable secret police force roaming the streets. Our elected officials can and must act now: www.bluestatedefiance.org/no-secret-po...

lemon verbena in all her glory #queen #lemonverbena #herbsky #plantitabrujita #kitchenwitch #plantsky

Today, the word “Luddite” is used as an insult to anyone resistant to technological innovation. But a recent book argues that Luddism stood not against technology per se but for the rights of workers in the face of automation.

We hear a lot about immigration-heavy industries like agriculture & construction. @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social writes about caregiving, one of the fastest-growing industries in the nation, where immigrants are at least 1/3 of the workforce & mass deportation might lead to a crisis of accessing care.

From Cronicas Mexicanas: Maiz (corn, zea mays), Beans (phaseolus), Tomatos (solanum), Avocados (persea), Vanilla (vanilla), Chiles (capsicum), Squash (pepo), and Chocolate (theobroma).

#CanadianNews - Manitoba premier is scorching US politicians 'attention-seekers' throwing a 'timber tantrum' over wildfire smoke, while their country is Second Highest Greenhouse Gas Emissions Polluter contributor to climate change! - via The Torontonian 🇨🇦🍁 #ClimateChange www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

JUST IN: Israel's Cabinet approves new plan to occupy Gaza City

Xóchitl was detained by border patrol at the airport despite presenting a valid work authorization. She is a longtime organizer and needs help. There’s more info about what happened on this gofundme for her legal support. Please help out if you can. www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...

Daily bunny and the Kokitl 💛

My Boys 🦁🐺 One had a long morning walk in the bosque, the other a busy day of catching flies #petsofbluesky #catsofbluesky #dogsofbluesky

On @marketplace.org's Make Me Smart, ALA President @samhelmick.bsky.social explains how attacks on federal funding, book bans, and the shift to digital are threatening the future of public libraries and why it matters to every community. www.marketplace.org/episode/2025... #UniteAgainstBookBans

Happy Chicano Heritage Month! | August holds a very special significance for Chicanos that has nothing to do with the synthetic and Eurocentric “hi-spanic” & “latin” labels. We kick things off with this wonderful piece – “Spiritual Warrior” by New Mexico artist, Pola Lopez. #Chicana #Chicanx #Arts

Sunny’s & Corn #bloomscrolling #garden #gardensofbluesky #maize #glasscorn

Why it matters: America's most elite institutions have largely succumbed to the Trump administration's cultural crackdown, opting to pay up — often to the tune of tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars — rather than fight back. Data from @axios.com

Wow so sad to see that Canada's Bill C5 passed and that Carney could harm Indigenous peoples this way. Also sad to see how some Natives can't see the threat and others have seen it too late. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/maj...

As ICE raids escalate and Trump doubles down on authoritarian tactics, this is the critical moment to build the opposition we need to fight back. We want to train you (and a million Americans) on the tools to lead a local resistance movement against Trump’s regime: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

"As ICE transforms into a massive, un-uniformed, masked domestic army ... there’s reason to believe it could backfire," writes @joshuamzeitz in his analysis. Explore the historical backlash to militarized forces in civilian life and what it could mean for 2025 👇

Escuchen raza - The root of our problems is settler-colonialism & white supremacy. Gerald Horne's book, The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century (2020), is a great read on the matter. #Chicano #Resistance

WGA statement on Paramount’s decision to cancel the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Mahalo nui loa, thank you very much, to @tomkualiiphotography for letting us repost this breathtaking shot of white-tailed tropicbirds, koaʻe kea, soaring against lava fountains of the 28th eruption of #KīlaueaVolcano at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes NP. Peleʻs Koaʻe kea canvas. #TomKualiiPhotography #HVNP

In a new column for Source's commentary section, immigration lawyer Allegra Love says she'll be watching local officials to hear their plans for protecting communities from ICE.

Anything for Selenas 💜✨🌕

Find me on Substack 💛💚✨🌿🤲🏽 In my latest writing I share some poetry, give updates on the botánica, La Raza Unida events, suggested reading and a glimpse into my life since moving. #substack #chicanarising #genteofbluesky #writing #writers #rebirth #healing

⚡️JUST NOW: Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social barred from a Secretary Noem event at NASHVILLE AIRPORT, in his own district🤔 He says he wanted to ask where hundreds grabbed by ICE in the Nashville raids are, has never been kept from an airport event. FULL Hill stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0cw...

Someone thinks they are very sneaky #catsofbluesky #catsky #catlife

Long-time climate journalist Laura Paskus writes for Source's commentary section about the drying Rio Grande and what we might owe New Mexico's rivers and non-human inhabitants.

Love mi hermana JD! 💛✊🏽🌿✨

A lil garden love! Teaching these kiddos how to grow their own food ✊🏽🌿✨ #gardensofbluesky #sunflower #plantsofbluesky #caterpillar #corn #maiz #newmexico

Mexicans, and "latinos"generally, have been deindigenized by centuries of the Spanish Caste system, violence, murder and Jose Vasconcelos' (and dummies like him) pedaling the snake oil of Mestizaje and La Raza Cósmica. Read this infograph y saca la cabeza de tu culo

wake up, wake up - madre tierra is screaming. #madretierra #pachamama #tonantzin #gaia #motherearth #trees #treesofbluesky

Information on the tombs and findings will be presented at the Santa Fe Institute in August ✨ #history #historiansofbluesky

National City native pens Chicano history book | María Dolores Águila, 40, a Chicana author from National City brings Mexican American history & everyday acts of resilience to the forefront of children’s literature. #Chicano #Chicana #Chicanx #Culture #Literature www.thestarnews.com/national-cit...

as long as we exist, we will resist #werise #chicanopower #chicanapower #chicanxpower #chingalamigra #larazaunida #migente #genteofbluesky

BIG UPDATE with new court ruling! Judge sided with the United Farm workers: it’s not legal for roving patrols to terrorize hardworking people without cause, whether it’s in the fields or a home depot parking lot. Watch the video to learn more.

Luis Valdez put Chicano life on stage and screen with ‘Zoot Suit’ and ‘La Bamba.’ That’s only half his story. | El Paso Plaza Classic Film Festival to host the legendary Chicano artist, founder of Teatro Campesino. #Chicano #Chicana #Chicanx #Culture #Film #History elpasomatters.org/2025/07/13/p...

‘Roll Modelz’: Whittie Filmmakers Flip the Script on Lowriders & Chicano Culture | In their upcoming documentary “Roll Modelz,” Oliver Rodriguez Dickson & Yahir Tzec-Carrasco set out to challenge the stereotypes of an often misunderstood cultural movement: lowriding. www.whitman.edu/whitman-stor...

Our hearts are heavy for the grieving family of Jaime Alanis, who died from injuries sustained during a chaotic raid on Thursday. We will do everything we can to support them. We continue to work with the hundreds of farm worker families navigating the aftermath of this violent raid.

Victory for the UFW and partners: Judge blocks sweeping ICE raids in LA, Ventura counties www.foxla.com/news/judge-b...

Right wing freakazoid and trump's GF Laura Loomer said the alligators of Alligator Alcatraz could be fed the entire Latino population. Please share #laloacaraz cartoons

FREED POLITICAL PRISONER LEONARD PELTIER delivers a powerful message on immigration in the new Tom Morello directed video for Morello’s latest single “PRETEND YOU REMEMBER ME”, available everywhere now! tommorello.lnk.to/PretendYouRe...

So true. Powerful piece of art by @laloalcaraz.bsky.social.

#powertothepeople we will never back down ❤️‍🔥✊🏽 #vivalaraza #larazaunida