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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers

I've updated the third-country removal tracker to add 19 migrants sent to Ghana on Nov. 6. Trump has now sent at least 91 migrants to African prisons. I haven't confirmed yet if the ICE flight to Liberia last week carried third-country nationals. hardghistory.ghost.io/tracking-all...

Thank you, @draftingthepast.bsky.social! Kate Carpenter interviews #historians about how--and why--we do what we do. I loved talking with her about what I call the "disco ball of integrity." draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis... And now she's sent me this awesome swag! Thanks for this awesome podcast.

Reminder this Veterans Day: While comprehensive data on the relationship between military service & incarceration is not available, one thing is clear - The U.S. has left many veterans behind & does not provide enough support for one of the most vulnerable populations. 🧵

"The ADL’s spankings from the Right are intended to secure its partnership in the escalation of white nationalism, and they’re succeeding. Likewise, the little storms between Christian and Jewish right-wing groups aren’t breakups—they’re just negotiations...." -- crucial piece from Emmaia Gelman

(NEW!) Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis leftwingbooks.net/products/read-this-when-things-fall-apart A bundle of letters to activists and organizers on the frontlines in catastrophic times from Let This Radicalize You co-author Kelly Hayes

"When we fight we win" message, with shout out to @harrietsdreams.bsky.social @nationalbailout.bsky.social, blmokc and LifeAfterRelease. [shared from IG with permission] We who believe in Freedom cannot rest. A $100,000 bond was not about safety... IG folks: www.instagram.com/reel/DQuF7jW...

this morning, ICE went into a Spanish language immersion daycare and took a teacher from the building in front of screaming and crying kids and parents at dropoff and the daycare had to shut down for the day (near Lane Tech, where they were yesterday). Really hoping today's "theme" is not "daycare."

there are nazis in the white house kidnapping people off the streets and disappearing them to human rights abusing states while posting antisemitic memes and calling jews disloyal and we have never gotten a letter from the uja expressing anything resembling a similar fear for jewish safety.

Among Judaism's "deepest convictions and most cherished values" are shmirat ha-lashon [guarding the tongue/keyboard], and pursuing peace, justice, and community building. This statement is a shameful NEGATIVE example. Every Jew shouldn't have to respond to this fear-mongering, but I hope many will

"In Idaho prisons, more than two dozen women say guards prey on them with little fear of consequences — and those who speak up are often punished." The U.S. is a leader in women's incarceration, and behind bars, women are anything but safe. 🧵

"Condé was content to hold Teen Vogue up as a prop for diversity, youth representation and progressive ideals when it benefited it, and then to unceremoniously discard the entire publication with a disingenuous press release when the winds shifted." Such a disaster and shame.

Thx @eastcitybooks.bsky.social for having my copy of _Read This When Things Fall Apart_ ready on publication day. Thx @mskellymhayes.bsky.social and all contributors -- those I know already and those new to me -- for writing and editing and publishing these letters we really need right now

He told the world what was happening in El Fasher. Then they sought him out. How Sudan lost ‘a true hero of the war’

70 commissioners also sent a letter to Council this week calling for a hearing. We do not have a clear idea of MPD’s ground rules for working with (or near) the feds post-emergency. The executive has been reticent to answer questions, or has given contradictory answers. We need a public hearing.

Against imperialist, anti-Black narratives of “civil war” and “failed state” in Sudan, a movement resource on imperialism & counter-revolutionary war in Sudan, and how we can act in engaged solidarity with people in El-Fasher, in Darfur, and across Sudan. www.weavingourworlds.ca/beyond-sloga...

we got our tickets. It really helps me get through the "holiday" months to know that we can close out 2025 on a note of sanity. If you're local to DC, don't miss out.

A Trump nominee reportedly admitted to having a “Nazi streak” and used racist slurs in leaked messages, also claiming the “founding fathers were wrong that all men are created equal.”

UofC alumni mag published vision of Chgo and CPD that I don't recognize: "...cops basically being eyes upon the street and stepping in and de-conflicting things without making an arrest in a moment when nobody other than a cop would really be willing or able to step in." mag.uchicago.edu/ludwig

Gaza officials say Israel has allowed in only 14 percent of the aid required by the ceasefire agreement, averaging 89 trucks a day instead of the 600 that were promised to help alleviate the ongoing humanitarian crisis.

Remember Sean Charles Dunn, made famous when he was arrested for tossing a Subway sandwich at a federal law enforcement officer on U Street in August? He's now asking a federal judge to dismiss the charges against him for vindictive and selective prosecution.

In the second episode of the new season of Anti-Trans Hate Machine, @imarajones.bsky.social heads to Florida. There, she dives into the Moms for Liberty movement, an anti-trans hate group masquerading as a parental rights organization. Listen now: open.spotify.com/show/0NuHlGN...

Oak Park resident Scott Sakiyama reports feds pointed weapons at him across from an elementary school today. They then arrested him and took him to Broadview. While in custody, he saw agents texting in a group chat called "Chiraq Team 2." Full testimony: www.facebook.com/share/p/1GqB...

Resources offered by Arthur Waskow,ז״ל ‏‎ (1933-2025) opensiddur.org/index.php?us...

such a great way to get some history you might have missed -- or will understand in a new way -- each episode with great music as an essential part of the story. I'm not a big podcast person, but I never miss an opportunity to learn from/listen to @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social

I've read this three times now. Highly recommend and please share

Why do right's odious lies & horrifying claims break through not merely as rhetoric but policy? Because center-left keeps wielding thermometers to take temperature while right power up flame throwers to change it. New evidence from Germany: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Call for court support tomorrow!!!

Today is the 1st day of Prison Banned Books Week, a week examining the catastrophic impact of censorship on information access in carceral facilities. Go to prisonbannedbooksweek.org for updates & actions this week, and SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BOOKS TO PEOPLE IN PRISONS GROUP via books, $, volunteering!

Once again, @govpritzker.illinois.gov's state police have attacked protesters while doing crowd control for ICE in Broadview. Pritzker positions himself as a Trump opponent, but he's doing ICE's dirty work in Broadview. It has to stop.

thank you to Kathy Patterson and ODCA for tireless and careful, too often unrecognized, work. And thanks @maustermuhle.bsky.social for the reports.

State troopers in riot gear just plowed into the crowd, started arresting protesters and clergy.

I thought Pritzker's argument was that ISP was there to protect Illinois folks FROM violence....Does he have anything to say?

45 Years Ago Today:

"Remember to stay connected to others while taking action, rooting yourself in interdependence. We’re in this together, we change the world together, & we keep each other safe." The next edition of the YES! newsletter, housed at the Truthout Center, is out! us11.campaign-archive.com?u=7cdb828972...

"Do you stand with ICE?" email from Heritage Fndtn warns of "liberal media...vicious hit pieces against America’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who are courageously carrying out the immigration policies the American people demanded in 2024." Then asks for regurgitation. Just fyi

"Prisons are built in remote locations, shielded behind wire and walls, and utterly severed from society’s truth-seekers—its journalists, its documentarians, and its scholars—and from the families and loved ones of those inside." Read more:

Everyone deserves to be seen, heard, and affirmed. Honoring pronouns is a simple act of respect, dignity, and care. Art by FoxFisher

In 25 states & DC, ICE & US Marshals exclusively rely on local jails to lock people up. These facilities are incentivized by contracts with federal agencies that line sheriffs' pockets (but in some cases, like in TN, counties are actually losing $$ while doing the dirty work).

Once again: this is also happening in DC. Still. It feels like we’ve been forgotten, maybe because there aren’t huge confrontations to run photos of. But our neighbors are still being taken every day. Routine traffic stops are now done by 12+ feds alongside local police. Please talk about us too.

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🚨ICE is not sharing critical information with the public on the true scale and human cost of Trump’s immigration agenda. But Vera is. Our ICE Detention Trends dashboard provides you with the best glimpse into ICE’s vast detention system. 🧵A thread... www.vera.org/news/more-pe...

Israel raided prisoner family homes across five districts in the West Bank. www.middleeasteye.net/news/west-ba...

Great news.

“Hope is often misunderstood… real hope requires action and engagement.” — Jane Goodall Tonight, we embody that hope. As Indiana plans to execute Roy Ward — on World Day Against the Death Penalty — we gather in defiance and compassion.

A Moon Will Rise from the Darkness compiles Francesca Albanese's damning reports on Israel’s conduct in Palestine since October 2023. The ebook is free to download. We encourage readers to donate to @unrwa.org to support their critical work: www.plutobooks.com/product/a-mo...

📚BOOK EVENT📚 @thelrm.bsky.social, author of The Feminist Art of Walking visits @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social for an author talk and walking event! 🗓️Wed, Oct 22 ⏰6 pm 📍@blackwellsmcr.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-femini...

Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...