Candice Fortman
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Detroiter in my heart (but not currently under my feet). Always concerned about the human condition
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“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-dilley-children-letters
about 23 hours ago
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“A fresh new hell, daily!”
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Why You Can’t Understand American Authoritarianism Without Understanding Race
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Why You Can’t Understand American Authoritarianism Without Understanding Race
Or: How the War on Black Freedom Became the Infrastructure for War on All of Us
https://open.substack.com/pub/antiauthoritarianplaybook/p/why-you-cant-understand-american?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
7 days ago
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Phil Lewis
11 days ago
Journalist Georgia Fort has been released from custody (video
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Detroit council member proposes ban on masked law enforcement officers
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Detroit council member proposes ban on masked law enforcement officers - Detroit Metro Times
Detroit City Councilwoman Mary Waters on Wednesday announced she is pushing an ordinance that would prohibit local, state, and federal law enforcement officers from wearing masks or other facial cover...
https://www.metrotimes.com/news/metro-detroit-news/detroit-council-member-proposes-ban-on-masked-law-enforcement-officers/
13 days ago
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Kashana
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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”
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Our Responsibility: ICE Violence & "The American Dream"
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Our Responsibility: ICE Violence & "The American Dream"
Every Martin Luther King, Jr.
https://open.substack.com/pub/kiaspeaks/p/our-responsibility-ice-violence-and?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
15 days ago
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17 days ago
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!
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An unfinished mandate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy
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An unfinished mandate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy
An FBI agent poses for a photograph in front of the wreath marking the site of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in Memphis. Photography by Dylan
https://mlk50.com/2026/01/19/an-unfinished-mandate-of-dr-martin-luther-king-jrs-legacy/
21 days ago
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0 to 100 real quick -Curt Cignatti
21 days ago
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My partner for the rest of the night every so often: “they should’ve went for 2…”
23 days ago
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Oh. No.
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Ashley C. Ford
23 days ago
At this point, it’s definitely the pope.
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Three days in…
about 1 month ago
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This is the take.
www.poynter.org/ethics-trust...
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When powerful people bully the press, they’re really trying to silence the public - Poynter
What looks like a personal attack is often an intimidation tactic aimed at the entire press and the people it serves
https://www.poynter.org/ethics-trust/2025/what-to-do-when-powerful-people-bully-journalists/
2 months ago
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Outlier Media
2 months ago
Should ICE be allowed to make arrests at state courts? The Michigan Supreme Court wants your opinion.
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ICE arrests at Michigan courthouses would be banned under new rule
A proposed rule would ban ICE agents from arresting people at Michigan courthouses.
https://outliermedia.org/ice-agents-arrests-court-immigration-hearings-michigan/
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University of Alabama shuts down student magazines for Black students, women students
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University of Alabama shuts down student magazines for Black students, women students
University officials told editors of Alice and Nineteen Fifty-Six that they believed they were out of compliance with Trump administration guidance on anti-DEI policies.
https://www.whatimreading.net/p/university-alabama-shuts-down-student-magazines-alice-nineteen-fifty-six?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
2 months ago
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outliermedia.org/immigration-...
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Immigration agents arrest two Detroit teens, now held in ICE facility
Immigration agents arrested two teenagers and their parents in Detroit and took them to a Texas ICE detention facility.
https://outliermedia.org/immigration-agents-detroit-arrest-teens-ice-facility/
3 months ago
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Senator Elissa Slotkin
3 months ago
From a spokesperson for U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin:
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ICE in schools: How Detroit students are affected
As ICE targets schools in immigration raids, Detroit students are staying home, according to attendance data.
https://outliermedia.org/ice-schools-detroit-students-immigration-enforcement/
3 months ago
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dan sinker
3 months ago
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.
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Emily Ramshaw
3 months ago
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.
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The push to release the Epstein files is set to move forward
The key signature on a discharge petition is expected from the newest member of the House, Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva of Arizona, who will be sworn in on Wednesday.
https://19thnews.org/2025/11/epstein-files-discharge-petition/
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Baltimore Beat
3 months ago
Trailer | "The Beat Goes On: The Story of Baltimore Beat"
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A few mins ago: Let me see what’s happening with the Lions…
3 months ago
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Jack Jenkins
3 months ago
“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...
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Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/feds-tell-faith-leaders-no-more-prayer-outside-broadview-facility/
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Eva Dandridge
4 months ago
Ayyyyyyyeeeeeeeee
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Ninety Three ‘Til Infinity And Beyoncé
4 months ago
Silkk, my offbeat KING
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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
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About Our TV Show - This American Life
For two seasons on Showtime, we tried to make a television show that would feel exactly like the radio show. It won three Emmys, including Outstanding Nonfiction Series and Outstanding Direction for a...
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/about/tv
4 months ago
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SNAP benefits face 'insufficient funds' in November if shutdown continues, USDA warns
Some states are warning that funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program may not be available if the government shutdown continues.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/10/15/snap-benefits-government-shutdown/86708230007/
4 months ago
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John Palfrey
4 months ago
Chicago Cyclists Are Buying Out Tamale Carts To Keep Vendors Home And Safe From ICE
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/17/c...
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Chicago Cyclists Are Buying Out Tamale Carts To Keep Vendors Home And Safe From ICE
Cycling x Solidarity's latest mutual aid effort takes cyclists on group rides through Pilsen and other neighborhoods to buy out tamale vendors so they can stay home as ICE agents swarm the city. They ...
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/17/chicago-cyclists-are-buying-out-tamale-carts-to-keep-vendors-home-and-safe-from-ice/
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The House Is on Fire: White America’s Own Civil War
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The House Is on Fire: White America’s Own Civil War
For decades, America pretended its Civil War was over. It wasn’t. The battlefield just moved—from fields to feeds, from muskets to microphones, from soldiers to citizens.
https://open.substack.com/pub/pierresquared/p/the-house-is-on-fire-white-americas?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
4 months ago
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Chip Mitchell
4 months ago
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
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Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/10/01/massive-immigration-raid-on-chicago-apartment-building-leaves-residents-reeling-i-feel-defeated
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Phil Lewis
4 months ago
Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
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NPR
4 months ago
Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere. Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself. Stand with us today. Donate at this link:
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Rachel Leggett
4 months ago
This is incredible news, both for local journalism and for the Ann Arbor community ❤️
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Aaron Rupar
4 months ago
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"
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Sherrilyn Ifill
5 months ago
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Thank you to all who called or emailed to complain.
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"Unacceptable": ICE officer relieved of duties after videos show him shoving woman to the ground
An ICE officer who was captured on video pushing a woman to the ground outside an immigration court in New York City has been relieved of his duties.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-officer-relieved-of-duties-video/
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Phil Lewis
5 months ago
JERUSALEM (AP) — In 'unprecedented operation,' Israeli army takes over mobile phones of Gaza residents to carry Netanyahu UN speech live.
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Journalist Held by ICE Faces ‘Imminent’ Deportation, His Lawyers Say
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/u...
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Journalist Held by ICE Faces ‘Imminent’ Deportation, His Lawyers Say
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/us/politics/mario-guevara-journalist-deportation.html?smid=bs-share
5 months ago
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The TRiiBE
5 months ago
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:
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Michael Morisy
5 months ago
Tomorrow!
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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.
5 months ago
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"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."
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The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
https://open.substack.com/pub/karenattiah/p/the-washington-post-fired-me-but?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
5 months ago
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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.
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The News Is Heavy. Here’s How to Carry It. – The Kansas City Defender
Protecting Mental Wellness Through Action.
https://kansascitydefender.com/health-wellness/the-news-is-heavy-heres-how-to-carry-it/
5 months ago
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg
5 months ago
This makes me sofa king proud. This is what journalism is.
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Publisher’s Note: Calling now for multi-racial unity against the militarization of America
thetriibe.com/2025/09/publ...
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Publisher's Note: Calling now for multi-racial unity against the militarization of America • The TRiiBE
We’ve already seen what Trump’s military occupation looks like in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
https://thetriibe.com/2025/09/publishers-note-calling-now-for-multi-racial-unity-against-the-militarization-of-america-gift-link/
5 months ago
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The TRiiBE
5 months ago
“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.”
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'Workers Over Billionaires' marchers send a message to Trump: 'No troops in Chicago' • The TRiiBE
LIVE: Chicago hits the streets today for anti-Trump protests ahead of feds deployment.
https://thetriibe.com/2025/09/live-two-anti-trump-protests-happening-in-chicago-today/
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Right time, right place. -New Mexico
5 months ago
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The Future Of Podcasting Is Here, And It Sucks -
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The Future Of Podcasting Is Here, And It Sucks | Defector
This week, Left of Dial published its Essential Listening Poll, a compilation of the 100 best podcasts of all time, according to industry creators, writers, and scholars. (Disclosure: I was invited to...
https://defector.com/the-future-of-podcasting-is-here-and-it-sucks
5 months ago
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