“A fresh new hell, daily!”

Why You Can’t Understand American Authoritarianism Without Understanding Race open.substack.com/pub/antiauth...

Journalist Georgia Fort has been released from custody (video @fox9mn.bsky.social)

Detroit council member proposes ban on masked law enforcement officers www.metrotimes.com/news/metro-d...

Looking forward to the day when we win hard enough to not need articles like “what are the paramilitaries spraying at you?: a helpful guide”

Our Responsibility: ICE Violence & "The American Dream" open.substack.com/pub/kiaspeak...

One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!

An unfinished mandate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy mlk50.com/2026/01/19/a...

0 to 100 real quick -Curt Cignatti

My partner for the rest of the night every so often: “they should’ve went for 2…”

Oh. No.

At this point, it’s definitely the pope.

Three days in…

This is the take. www.poynter.org/ethics-trust...

Should ICE be allowed to make arrests at state courts? The Michigan Supreme Court wants your opinion. outliermedia.org/ice-agents-a...

University of Alabama shuts down student magazines for Black students, women students www.whatimreading.net/p/university...

From a spokesperson for U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin:

Got turned down on a piece about ICE in Chicago for an international news org because they believed I couldn’t be objective about my neighbors getting kidnapped. And well, guilty as charged I guess.

The key signature is expected from the newest member of the House, Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva of Arizona, who will be sworn into the House on Wednesday, more than seven weeks after she won a special election for the seat held by her late father, former Rep. Raúl Grijalva.

Trailer | "The Beat Goes On: The Story of Baltimore Beat" baltimorebeat.com/trailer-the-...

A few mins ago: Let me see what’s happening with the Lions…

“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...

Ayyyyyyyeeeeeeeee

Silkk, my offbeat KING

Reporter Evan Ratliff creates an AI version of himself and then sets it loose on the world. (This was an excellent episode) www.thisamericanlife.org/about/tv

Chicago Cyclists Are Buying Out Tamale Carts To Keep Vendors Home And Safe From ICE blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/17/c...

The House Is on Fire: White America’s Own Civil War open.substack.com/pub/pierresq...

A neighbor said she saw agents dragging residents, including children, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers, she said. “It was heartbreaking,” she said. ⁦‪@Suntimes‬⁩ ⁦‪@WBEZ‬⁩ www.wbez.org/immigration/...

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

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This is incredible news, both for local journalism and for the Ann Arbor community ❤️

Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Thank you to all who called or emailed to complain. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-off...

JERUSALEM (AP) — In 'unprecedented operation,' Israeli army takes over mobile phones of Gaza residents to carry Netanyahu UN speech live.

Journalist Held by ICE Faces ‘Imminent’ Deportation, His Lawyers Say www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/u...

This moment demands more revolutionary voices in journalism. We don’t have the biggest team or budget, but we continue to do the necessary work to reframe sensational and anti-Black narratives. Will you support our work? Send a monetary contribution today: buy.stripe.com/00w14n5ZRbhk...

Tomorrow!

I just got off a three hour flight that didn’t have Wi-Fi. Best three hours I’ve had in a very long time.

"I was the last remaining Black full-time opinion columnist at the Post, in one of the nation’s most diverse regions. Washington D.C. no longer has a paper that reflects the people it serves." open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

For many in Black and Brown communities, the news is more than background noise. It’s a direct reflection of lived realities. Headlines about racial violence, economic instability, and political unrest are not distant abstractions.

This makes me sofa king proud. This is what journalism is.

Publisher’s Note: Calling now for multi-racial unity against the militarization of America thetriibe.com/2025/09/publ...

“So in Chicago, we know all too well the outcomes of militarization of our communities, including the historically enhanced policing tactics by CPD and predominantly Black and brown communities on the South and West sides.” thetriibe.com/2025/09/live...

Right time, right place. -New Mexico

The Future Of Podcasting Is Here, And It Sucks - defector.com/the-future-o...