“They didn’t just walk in chasing one person, they went into multiple rooms asking and looking for teachers while children were present,” Ramirez said. “This is an agency that has gone rogue and it an agency that believes that as long as they can cover their face, they can get away with anything.”

Immigrants With Health Conditions May Be Denied Visas Under New Trump Administration Guidance kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

If nothing else, the Trump administration is doing wonders to highlight the importance of jury trials.

that'll throw everyone off the scent

A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women 🧵

If you think it's easy to get disability supports, I have been trying for the last three months to get approved as an IHSS provider and only got some clarity about a key requirement today People I am *in law school*

Some words/phrases are so good they break cultural containment, see also "y'all" and "mensch"

“This is insane, what we are witnessing in this country,” said Jorge-Mario Cabrera, the communications director of Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (Chirla), an advocacy organization. “This should not be happening.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

It’s been a pleasure working with Lex and everyone in the politics vertical at Teen Vogue. I’m heartbroken that my column, Disability Visibility, is gone. Teen Vogue was one of the few places that published disabled journalists regularly. I just spent the last 2 months working on my next column

The defense team presses Lairmore on whether the sandwich really 'exploded.' They return to the photo of the sandwich and wrapper on the ground. "That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks. "It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.

Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school

NEW: Judge Gettleman just ordered ICE to improve "serious conditions" inside its Broadview facility in Chicago. Yesterday, people testified in court that they were crammed into overcrowded and filthy cells for days, with little access to lawyers, and pressured into deportation.

Armed federal agents in black balaclavas climbed into the car of a U.S. citizen they had detained and drove off with his toddler still strapped into her carseat in the back.

I did not write the headline, but I have an op ed on Prop 50 over at the @sfchronicle.com. Shorter version: the nationalization and polarization of our politics is what got us here, and it's also the most likely way out. It will take national partisan Democratic hardball to enact anti-hardball.

things my 5-year-old has asked before bed tonight: can we talk about fire? can I have a tattoo so I can be beautiful? what is a chemical?

NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.) www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...

More coverage of the brave survivors that @chrclla.bsky.social & co-counsel are fighting for in court. Our government promised to protect people like Carmen when they speak out against their abusers. Instead, they’re being arrested, imprisoned, & deported.

It's expensive to be disabled. Those costs can keep people working past the point where it's in their best interest, including for aging adults. www.businessinsider.com/older-americ...

“‘I didn’t know him, but he could have been my brother, he could have been a neighbor, he could have been my family,’ said María López, of Melrose Park. ‘It’s not because of his immigration status, it’s because he was a neighbor. It could have happened to anybody.’” #DíaDeLosMuertos

The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse. I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email

US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say

usually people draw an instructive contrast between how police treat sports fan vs. protesters, but in L.A. the lesson is that the LAPD operates on only one setting

You can’t even use SNAP to buy a hot rotisserie chicken unless you live in a state with a special waiver.

“I feared for my life, officer.” It’s easier than ever to kill someone in America and get away with it. Justifiable homicides are up in 30 states that give people more leeway to kill in self-defense. on.wsj.com/4qEdceE

i've been the monkey anxiety bitch for TEN YEARS

breaking news: dogs autistic

throwing f-bombs into my Torts outline, as a treat

Opinion: Full of faux bravado, Trump's Border Patrol turned a children's Halloween parade in Chicago into chaos, tossing tear gas canisters without warning.

Our latest blog post debunks claims that the recently terminated Food Security Supplement to the Current Population Survey was “redundant.” In reality, no other survey is capable of replacing it. 🔗 dataindex.us/newsletter/a...

Many of you have been watching our contract fight at the L.A. Times and asking how to help. Now's the time. Tell our managers that you'll honor the picket line if negotiations drag to a point where we're forced to call a strike. You can sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo “I’m an American citizen so leave me alone” “Alright, we just got to verify that” www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...

SCOOP The admin is making it harder for male vets w/ breast cancer to get their care covered The admin cites Trump order: “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government” I got the memo laying it all out www.propublica.org/article/vete...

Wow. "Months after law firms made deals with President Trump to ward off punitive executive orders, the ethics committee of the District of Columbia Bar is warning that such arrangements may require firms to drop or obtain waivers from all clients who have interests at odds with the government."

If you’re hiring, do not miss your opportunity to scoop up @karenho.bsky.social!

I get these fact-checks re tylenol/Autism lawsuit but what is very much needed is messaging of "If you think your kids' autism diagnosis is that devastating, please seek help before your child feels the effect of your anti-autism views."

It literally took decades of advocacy to pass these reforms, which would have prevented prison phone and teleconferencing companies from ripping off inmates and their families to the tune of hundreds of millions annually

BREAKING: A federal judge says L.A.-based US attorney Bill ESSAYLI has been acting in the role unlawfully since July, declaring him disqualified from the position. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Justice Kavanaugh: "and those individuals may promptly go free after making clear to the immigration officers that they are U.S. citizens or otherwise legally in the United States."

"They used tear gas in a neighborhood where children were about to march in a Halloween parade" www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...

SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.

“Let them eat ballrooms”

NEW: A federal judge slammed DHS Secretary Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi for publicly attacking Kilmar Abrego Garcia in “exaggerated” and “inaccurate” ways — violating rules meant to protect the integrity of criminal proceedings. w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

NEW: The entire staff supporting ACIP was laid off, and most working groups haven't met in months. That means the US may not make routine vaccine recommendations for more than half of children in 2026, and it could halt new vaccines in the pipeline. My latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I am interested in starting to hear from care workers on SNAP about your concerns. I'm @motherjones.com's disability reporter. Please be in touch. My email is [email protected] and my Signal is juliametraux.49. Reposts are appreciated.

my kids are really enjoying these "No, David" books wherein the titular David misbehaves and gets scolded a lot there's one page where David is running naked down the street and my 5-year-old exclaimed HE'S WALKING WITH HIS BUTT!

SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live. Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps: * Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled * Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages

Uh, does *anyone* say "quit your job and open a restaurant"?