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Arizona Right Watch @azrww.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
NEW: Tohono O'odham Nation leadership issued a release announcing that they’ve filed an emergency injunction after been informed by CBP that “it intends to remove thousands of Saguaros and other vegetation,” on sovereign tribal lands. The destruction is set to begin on Indigenous Peoples Day.
TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRWOMAN

Verlon M. Jose CHAIRMAN

Carla L. Johnson VICE CHAIRWOMAN

Public Service Announcement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Friday, Oct. 9, 2026

BORDER WALL CONTRACTORS TO START REMOVING SACRED SAGUAROS ON 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 12

Nation Files Emergency Injunction with the Circuit Court of Appeals

SELLS, Ariz. - The Tohono O'odham Nation has been informed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that it intends to remove thousands of Saguaros and other vegetation in its misguided efforts to construct a border wall. On Monday, Oct. 12, federal contractors will begin ripping out these protected plants that have lived in the Sonoran Desert for thousands of years. The fact that this desecration will take place on Indigenous Peoples' Day is disrespectful to all tribal nations.

In addition, earlier this week the Tohono O'odham Nation filed an emergency injunction with the Washington, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to stop DHS from removing thousands of sacred saguaros on Tohono O'odham land. Nation leadership is demanding that the courts put a stop to this lawless behavior that has already caused irreparable damage to our environment and cultural heritage, all in the name of constructing a costly and ineffective border wall. Known as ha:sañ, saguaros are symbols of the Tohono O'odham shared faith, serving as spiritual monuments to customs and values. The removal of any saguaro is an act of atrocity, as they are considered people by the Tohono O'odham."Trespassing on our land to remove the sacred saguaros is like having masked men break into your house and take away your children," said Tohono O'odham Nation Chairman Verlon Jose. "The ha:șañ are our family, as much a part of us as any blood relative. To destroy them by the thousands carves a wound in our hearts that will not heal. We call on all people for solidarity as we work to protect our culture and our land from this useless, destructive wall."

The mighty saguaro not only stands as an O'odham and American icon, it is also a critical part of our ecosystem, providing shelter, sustenance, and deep cultural significance. The saguaro, in Tohono O'odham custom, is akin to a person and any malicious action against one is as if harm is being done to our people. This belief is memorialized in Resolution 21-137 by the Tohono O'odham Legislative Council.

"This is a violation of our sovereignty, of our religious liberty, and of our land," said Chairman Jose. "The Nation will continue to fight to prevent this senseless devastation from going forward and we are grateful for the overwhelming community support we have received."

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Together We Are Stronger

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Rodney D. Pierce @pierce4nchouse.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Governor Stein is expected to sign HB3 today. "The law would go into effect the day after it is signed. Stein could also veto it or let it become law without his signature." #ncpol #gastax www.wral.com/news/nccapit...
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Stein to take action on NC gas-tax suspension. Could you soon see lower prices at the pump?
A gas tax repeal would cost North Carolina hundreds of millions of dollars if Gov. Josh Stein signs a bill approved by lawmakers. But how much will trickle down from gas station companies to drivers a...
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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
she’s dreaming about greeting her friends aka everyone she has ever met
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 09/10/2026
Hard to overstate how much Hegseth's execution stream mirrors the U.S. military's traditional description of ISIS propaganda: broadcast killings designed to send a message, strike fear and create a social media spectacle. Will almost certainly be repurposed by online terror cells
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 09/10/2026
NEW: The head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a statement firmly condemning plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan. Archbishop Paul Coakley calls the decision “a barbaric promotion of a culture of death and must be reconsidered.” www.usccb.org/news/2026/us...
United States
Conference of
Catholic Bishops
READINGS
WASHINGTON - Yesterday, the U.S.
Department of War announced that the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the man convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 at Fort Hood, Texas in 2009, would be publicly livestreamed. Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued the following statement sharply condemning the decision of the U.S. government:
"It is with shock and great sorrow that I have learned of the Department of War's decision to publicly livestream the execution of Nidal Hassan. Our God is the God of life. In no way can Hassan's actions be condoned but this decision is a barbaric promotion of a culture of death and must be reconsidered. The word of God exhorts us: 'do not repay anyone evil for evil' (Romans 12:17). The public execution even of one who has done grave harm will only further undermine the moral fabric of our nation and be a blight on the conscience of its people.United States
Conference of
Catholic Bishops
READINGS
"It is with shock and great sorrow that I have learned of the Department of War's decision to publicly livestream the execution of Nidal Hassan. Our God is the God of life. In no way can Hassan's actions be condoned but this decision is a barbaric promotion of a culture of death and must be reconsidered. The word of God exhorts us: 'do not repay anyone evil for evil' (Romans 12:17). The public execution even of one who has done grave harm will only further undermine the moral fabric of our nation and be a blight on the conscience of its people.
"I pray for the intercession of Our Lady of Good Counsel that we as a nation may always choose life even in the most trying times and circumstances."
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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"The incident comes three days after eight elected officials representing the Bronx and Upper Manhattan sent a letter to Kingsbridge Associates, urging the company and Target to prohibit ICE agents from using the parking lot at 40 West 225th St. as a staging area."
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Jessica @jewishreader.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Why is this headline in the exonerative tense?
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Gerry Cohen @gercohen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Tip for NC voter registrations: If you have a PAPER application form to submit, at this point if it is sent USPS it will count if POSTMARKED by Oct 9 deadline and received by Weds Oct 14. Go into post office and ask USPS desk clerk to hand postmark it #ncpol
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Bex 🖤🏴 @thinlyveiledtruth.cryptoanarchy.network · 08/10/2026
Anyone got info on whether or not that 45-day ICE operation in California is legit info? I see in IG but looks like no news coverage...
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Keung Hui @keunghui.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
NC legislature votes to suspend gas tax before election, sends bill to governor. GOP called special session to pause the 41 cent a gallon state gas tax through Nov. 30. Estimated cost to state is $360M. (Via @dawnbvaughan.bsky.social & Esther Frances) www.newsobserver.com/news/politic... #ncpol
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NC legislature votes to suspend gas tax before election, sends bill to governor
Lawmakers voted to pause the gas tax through November. Democrats criticized the sudden session, though they voted for the GOP bill.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 08/10/2026
Trump: *says horrible thing* the media: he didn’t actually mean it Trump: no I definitely one hundred percent meant it
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Trump: You wanna see trauma? I said it the other day. Let them hit a missile into San Diego or Los Angeles.
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NC Newsline @ncnewsline.com · 07/10/2026
North Carolina lawmakers voted nearly unanimously Wednesday to pass legislation suspending the gas tax until the end of November. But it’s unclear when prices at the pump will actually drop, or by how much. ncnewsline.com/2026/10/07/n... #ncpol
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NC legislators can't say how much of the gas tax cut will trickle down to drivers • NC Newsline
NC legislators voted nearly unanimously Wednesday to suspend the state gas tax through November, but no one knows when lower prices will kick in or how much taxpayers will save.
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AltWatcher @altwatcher.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
We should probably talk about AltNOAA🧵:
AltNOAA posts a picture of Trump saying something to White House aide Natalie Harp and pointing downwards. AltNOAA captions the photo with "On your knees, bitch!"
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Andria @andria.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A Cornelius guy, age 54.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
Trump: "I could've done very bad things to Hillary Clinton. I could've done very very bad things to Joe Biden. I could've done very bad things to Barack Hussein Obama ... I can do whatever I want, if I want."
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 06/10/2026
Here’s the backstory behind these $500 checks. As you probably guessed, it's another scam (sort of). Trump & the GOP caused premiums to skyrocket by thousands of dollars this year for ~19M enrollees. Now he’s ”giving back” a tiny fraction of that to ~1M of them. acasignups.net/26/09/12/tru...
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Trump's Latest Con is On: Presenting the $500 User Fee Flim-Flam
Less than 24 hours after making an absolutely absurd and utterly illegal attempt to literally bribe voters with $5,000 cash if they vote for Republicans this November, the Trump White House just annou...
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Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Media reports claim that President Trump tried to persuade Poland's defence minister to leave the government and form a new ruling coalition with the right-wing opposition. We outline what is known so far and how the government, including Prime Minister Donald Tusk, has responded.
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Reports claim Trump tried to change Poland's government. What do we know?
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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 05/10/2026
👁️👁️ www.wsoctv.com/news/local/f...
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FBI investigating Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
The news comes in the wake of revelations involving the school board and former superintendent Dr. Crystal Hill.
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olive consumer's floating skull @machete.gay · 05/10/2026
A bunch of campaign phone lists in Texas still think I live there and going by the texts and calls I'm getting, I assume everyone who actually does live there is getting so many texts their phone is melting through the floor.
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Andria @andria.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Deadline is today to comment on a proposed rule that would leave emergency kit contents up to individual airlines. "The FAA wants to abolish the list of required medicines and equipment and replace it with a 'performance-based requirement.' Airlines could stock kits with whatever they want.
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Ray Mitchell @raymitchell.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026
Two proposed constitutional amendments on the November 3 ballot would make closing that gap legally impossible, locking in tax caps that push North Carolina further in the wrong direction. publicedworks.org/north-caroli... #ncpol
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North Carolina’s Public Education Crisis - Public Ed Works
Your child’s right to a sound basic education is under attack. When North Carolina wrote its first Constitution in 1776, the founders made a promise: public schools would be established and funded so ...
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Ray Mitchell @raymitchell.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026
To catch up with MS (ranked 44th) North Carolina needs to invest $2.09 bIllion more per year in our schools. To reach SC (ranked 25th) the gap is $8.42 billion. publicedworks.org/north-caroli... #ncpol
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North Carolina’s Public Education Crisis - Public Ed Works
Your child’s right to a sound basic education is under attack. When North Carolina wrote its first Constitution in 1776, the founders made a promise: public schools would be established and funded so ...
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Ray Mitchell @raymitchell.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026
NC ranks 50th in the nation in K-12 funding effort as a % of our GDP. NC teacher pay ranks 46th nationally— last among all neighboring southern states. publicedworks.org/north-caroli... #ncpol
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North Carolina’s Public Education Crisis - Public Ed Works
Your child’s right to a sound basic education is under attack. When North Carolina wrote its first Constitution in 1776, the founders made a promise: public schools would be established and funded so ...
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Andria @andria.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
AP version from Oct. 1: "It could mean that three carriers are in the region as early as the **end of October**, according to the [anonymous] U.S. official." apnews.com/article/iran... "
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Mathew Helman @mathelman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
MAGA understudy Jen Balkcom got *roasted* on @lastweektonight.com just now for her, let's say, lack of conviction regarding outgoing CongressCreep Chuck Edwards. Balkcom faces @jamie.agerforcongress.com in #NC11 : agerforcongress.com #ncpol @ncdp.org @abreezeclayton.bsky.social
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Keung Hui @keunghui.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
NC legislative leaders call for a special session to discuss relief for gas prices. GOP leaders called for the session after diesel prices in North Carolina rose from under $4 to $6.25 since February. Election Day is a month away. (Via Anna Roman) www.newsobserver.com/news/politic... #ncpol
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NC legislative leaders call for a special session to discuss relief for gas prices
The prices for gasoline and diesel fuel continue to rise as a result of the war on Iran.
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Center for NC Politics & Public Service @ncpolitics.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
NC's mail-in ballots accepted so far: 2026 is 19.3% below 2022's same-day total. Among 18,779 mail voters: 3,197 (17.0%) also returned an accepted mail ballot by the matched point in 2022. 9,157 (48.8%) appear in full 2022 accepted-mail. By parties/race-ethnicity/generations: #ncpol
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NC Newsline @ncnewsline.com · 02/10/2026
The North Carolina State Board of Elections is planning to ask the 1,599 registered voters flagged by a federal database as potential noncitizens to either confirm their citizenship or ask to be removed from the state voter list. #ncpol #nc Story by @lbonner.bsky.social
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NC residents flagged by a federal database will be asked to confirm citizenship before voting • NC Newsline
The N.C. Board of Elections is planning to ask the 1,599 registered voters identified by a federal database as potential noncitizens to either confirm their citizenship or ask to be removed from the s...
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Paul Barringer for Congress @paulbarringer.com · 02/10/2026
Earlier today @electdemocrats.bsky.social announced they were adding our race to their list of districts in play. That’s incredible news and just confirms what we’ve known for a while, that this district is winnable but we’re gonna need your help to do it. #paulbarringerfornc13 #ncpol
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Sandy F. @baystaterinnc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Let's get rid of Knott. This jerk reps me, and I want him gone. #ncpol #nc13
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Philip Nelson 💻🧙 @blu3r4d0n.shutdown.network · 01/10/2026
her attorneys also filed a motion at the sixth circuit www.courtlistener.com/docket/74871...
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#14 in In re: Christa Pike (6th Cir., 26-5864) – CourtListener.com
MOTION filed by Mr. Stephen Alan Ferrell for Christa Gail Pike to stay execution. Certificate of Service: 09/30/2026. [26-5864] (SAF) [Entered: 09/30/2026 10:02 PM]
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Here is @iamstevenhale.bsky.social, who I directed you all to be following earlier and was a witness tonight, reporting on what Tennessee did tonight. Just absolutely horrifying.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Here is my full report: www.lawdork.com/p/the-big-pr...
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The big problems with Wednesday’s SCOTUS order allowing a Tennessee execution
SCOTUS cleared the way for Tennessee to kill Christa Pike over the dissent of the Democratic appointees. The order from the court’s Republican appointees is alarming on several fronts.
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Mr Feinberg below is one of the agents fired by Kash Patel. Seems like an important point.
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Update: Christa Pike still alive after administered execution drugs, attorneys say. www.tennessean.com/story/news...
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🎃GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE🎃 @golikehellmachine.com · 01/10/2026
imagine knowing that this was going to be the big day a bunch of right wing outlets were floating you for a potential vance VP, knowing this was supposed to be your big breakthrough moment for political media, and failing to do even the barest due diligence despite being specifically warned to do so
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Eric Schmitt was warned about the Jack Smith texts. He used them anyway.
As Republicans on Capitol Hill try to figure out how Eric Schmitt’s bombshell fell apart so embarrassingly, it turns out he was warned that the texts were unvetted.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 01/10/2026
I went to Geneva a few weeks ago and spoke on a panel about the nature of time for a Geneva Watch Days event. While I was there, on a lark, I entered a competition to most precisely calibrate a Swiss watch. And today I found out that I won! 😃 www.instagram.com/reel/Dd6hUTB...
Me peering through a little magnifier at a tiny watch mechanism connected to some monitoring equipment, while making adjustments with a small screwdriver
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hmm. Tax relief for 30 days. Wonder what’s happening in Georgia, in a little over 30 days.
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Decision Desk HQ @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
DDHQ POLLING UPDATE: North Carolina Senate 🟦 Roy Cooper: 49.6% 🟥 Michael Whatley: 40.5% No Republican has lost a Senate race in North Carolina since 2008. This race is seen as a must-win for Democrats. The DDHQ Forecast rates #NCSen as Likely Democratic.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
By my math, the order was filed 11 minutes after the Trump administration's reply brief came in.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Link: www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#BREAKING: Over dissents from the three Democratic appointees, #SCOTUS grants a stay in the third-country removals case; clears way for Trump admin. to continue removing non-citizens without a full chance to litigate the conditions in those countries (while also taking up the full merits appeal).
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Jamie Ager @jamie.agerforcongress.com · 29/09/2026
Amy and I host barn dances every month. In Congress, I'll bring that same Western North Carolina spirit as I take on corporate greed, lower costs for families, and fight for our Helene recovery funds. It's time we turned things around. #NC11 #WNC #NCpol
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Charlotte Canning @cmcanning.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
History teaches a lot of things, and this one of them
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Gerry Doyle @mgerrydoyle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
this is extremely funny
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Klobuchar has Schmitt dead to rights: "The game in fact was in Maryland. For a senator to have false information & imply, based on confusion about name of a team, that you were in another city & somehow involved that day in what was happening in Georgia & call you a 'dirtbag' deserves an apology"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
extremely weird shit during the Jack Smith hearing -- Sen. Eric Schmitt's team briefly displays a poster board that Schmitt claims contains evidence Smith committed perjury, but then Schmitt's team takes it down before anybody can read it and refuses to show Smith what it says
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road.cc @roadcc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Zach Lahn, the Republican candidate for Governor of Iowa, has since deleted his profile. It's not the first time a politician has been caught out by the exercise app's tracking and mapping features. road.cc/news/cycling...
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Project Salt Box @projectsaltbox.com · 28/09/2026
On Friday, ICE posted 33 detainee mortality reports to their online FOIA Library. Over the weekend, those reports were inexplicably deleted. We have archived them on our GitHub and are sharing them in hopes that the information is useful to journalists, researchers, and the general public.
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psb-foia/ice/FOIA Library Artifacts/ICE Mortality Reports at main · projectsaltbox/psb-foia
FOIA requests and released records for Project Salt Box's reporting on ICE detention and federal contracting. - projectsaltbox/psb-foia
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