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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 25/08/2026
BREAKING: ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of President Trump’s second term.
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ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump’s second term
Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested nearly 50,000 people in July. That marks the highest single-month total during the second Trump administration.
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Rebekah Jones @georebekah.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
We told you so. Trump deploying agents to voting stations in Detroit, Hamtramck, Lansing, & East Lansing. Keep these numbers on you in case you observe any interference, intimidation, or other bullshit. Election protection hotline (non-profit, non-partisan): 866-687-8683
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 02/08/2026
I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 31/07/2026
Tens of thousands of immigrant children who arrived in the U.S. as unaccompanied minors in recent years may be forced to face a judge alone after a federal contract providing them legal representation expires on Friday.
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Thousands of immigrant children on verge of losing legal representation
A federal contract that provides attorneys for vulnerable undocumented minors is set to expire Friday. Advocates fear children will be left to defend themselves in court alone.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 21/07/2026
NEW: @maxblau.bsky.social spent a year reporting on abuses of farmworkers. It left him wondering: Is there any way to find out whether the produce he buys at the grocery store comes from farms with a record of mistreating workers?
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Do My Grocery Store Blueberries Come From Farms Where Workers Were Harmed?
Max Blau spent a year reporting on abuses of farmworkers. It left him wondering: Is the produce he buys at the grocery store part of the problem?
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Coalition of Immokalee Workers @immokaleeworkers.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Beginning August 1st of this year, every Fair Food Program participating grower will be required to provide electrolyte beverages or electrolyte supplements to workers year-round, further strengthening the Program’s industry-leading heat protections. ciw-online.org/blog/2026/07...
A farmworker woman wearing multiple layers for protection from the harsh environment takes a break to drink water. FFP farms comply with mandatory heat stress protections that include the provision of water, electrolytes, rest breaks, training, and the ability to stop work and seek medical treatment without fear of retaliation.
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Coalition of Immokalee Workers @immokaleeworkers.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
ciw-online.org/blog/2026/04... Read about how the CIW's internal, democratic structure has helped it to remain resilient throughout the years, and how farmworkers managed to forge the @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social to safeguard their rights based on their own experiences in the fields.
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How the lived experience of farmworkers shaped the Fair Food Program
Christian Science Monitor on the Coalition of Immokalee Workers: In many ways, the coalition was built to change a culture of privilege: no singular leader, no hierarchy of moral authority, no person ...
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
This should end his career. But it won’t—not in 2026. Even so—call, complain, speak up, push back. I wish that Anti-Muslim bigots didn’t belong here.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/03/2026
“When less than 1% of farm employers are investigated every year, they can act with impunity, knowing that there is a very low likelihood that they will ever be investigated,” one expert said. By @maxblau.bsky.social
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The Dramatic Rise of Farm Labor Contractors Has Led to Rampant Abuses. Here’s Why Regulators Have Failed to Stop Them.
Experts say there aren’t enough state and federal inspectors to adequately vet whether labor contractors who oversee farmworkers are following the rules. Nor is there broad political support to invest...
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Josh Stein @joshsteinnc.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
If that happens, make sure you get your Provisional ID Number so you can track your ballot and make sure it’s counted. Check this database to see if you are on this list: dl.ncsbe.gov/Registration...
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Registration Repair Search Tool
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Josh Stein @joshsteinnc.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
More than 70,000 North Carolinians have incomplete voter registrations. Check the database below to see if you’re on the list. If you are, you can still vote, but you should bring your driver’s license with you, and you may be required to cast a provisional ballot.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 13/02/2026
“You look at your son, the glasses you picked out with him, the haircut he chose from the wall at the barber shop, the beating heart you gave him. And you know that you, too, will never recover.” Elizabeth Bruenig maps how a child dies of measles:
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This Is How a Child Dies of Measles
When your family becomes a data point in an outbreak
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 10/02/2026
An advocacy group leader says regulators now rely on farmworkers to report abuse. But she said many workers are too scared to speak out for fear of retribution or loss of future work. “It creates an environment that’s ripe for abuse,” she said.
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The Dramatic Rise of Farm Labor Contractors Has Led to Rampant Abuses. Here’s Why Regulators Have Failed to Stop Them.
Experts say there aren’t enough state and federal inspectors to adequately vet whether labor contractors who oversee farmworkers are following the rules. Nor is there broad political support to invest...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 05/02/2026
NEW: Experts say there aren’t enough state and federal inspectors to adequately vet whether labor contractors who oversee farmworkers are following the rules. Nor is there broad political support to invest more resources to protect foreign workers.
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The Dramatic Rise of Farm Labor Contractors Has Led to Rampant Abuses. Here’s Why Regulators Have Failed to Stop Them.
Experts say there aren’t enough state and federal inspectors to adequately vet whether labor contractors who oversee farmworkers are following the rules. Nor is there broad political support to invest...
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Looking for ways to support organizations and mutual aid projects on the ground in Minnesota? Here's a great directory for exactly that: www.standwithminnesota.com
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Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump. Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 22/01/2026
ICE agents in Minnesota have detained at least four children from the same school district this month, including a 5-year-old boy. School officials accused ICE officers of using the 5-year-old “as bait” to lure his father out of the house.
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ICE detains four children from Minnesota school district, including 5-year-old
Columbia Heights Public Schools district officials accused ICE officers of using the 5-year-old “as bait.” A 10-year-old and her mother were also detained.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 21/01/2026
The Israeli military struck and killed three journalists Wednesday as they traveled in their car south of Gaza City, rescue officials and reporters said, the latest in a series of attacks Israel has launched despite a ceasefire that began in October.
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Israel kills 3 journalists in Gaza, including CBS News contributor
The journalists were killed Wednesday in a strike on their car in central Gaza. Israel’s military said it struck “several suspects” who were operating a drone.
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NPR @npr.org · 13/01/2026
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." n.pr/4583d8f
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Today is the Smithsonian's deadline to give thousands of documents to the White House
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology."
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 11/01/2026
Adam Johnson, the man who grabbed then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s podium and posed with it for photographs during the U.S. Capitol riot, is running for county office in Florida. His logo is an outline of the viral photograph of him carrying the podium.
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Man convicted for carrying Pelosi's podium during US Capitol riot seeks Florida county office
A man who is known for grabbing Nancy Pelosi’s podium during the U.S. Capitol riot is running for a county office in Florida
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10/01/2026
The Trump administration said that it would suspend funding of food stamps and other hunger relief programs in Minnesota just as a federal judge blocked a similar effort to freeze funding for social services amid allegations of widespread fraud in the state.
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Trump Administration Freezes Food Stamps in Minnesota
The move was part of a broader effort to to freeze social services to some Democratic-led states amid a fraud investigation in Minnesota.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 09/01/2026
A Post investigation found that the Office of Refugee Resettlement, or ORR, has locked some teenage migrant boys inside Abraxas Academy, a secure juvenile prison with a long and publicly documented history of staff physically and sexually abusing offenders in its care. wapo.st/4py8KML
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 08/01/2026
Emily Heller, an eyewitness, is speaking out to set the record straight. Officers were screaming at Renee Nicole Good, “Move, move, move.” So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
All republicans voted down a subpoena of all records and footage related to the murder of Renee Good by ICE agent
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Coalition of Immokalee Workers @immokaleeworkers.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
As the year comes to a close, we want to share something with the rest of the Fair Food community that has deeply moved all of us here in Immokalee. ciw-online.org/blog/2025/12...
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From the mouths of babes: Children’s letters to the CIW, farmworkers too good not to share this holiday season!
As the year comes to a close, we want to share something with the rest of the Fair Food community that has deeply moved all of us here in Immokalee. Students from All Saints Catholic School recently t...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Remember when Trump lied that the Biden administration wasn't sending all the relief money North Carolina needed?
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
MAHA Wins
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 20/12/2025
BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.
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At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
The Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were released.
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 15/12/2025
Today, in the Sunday print NYT, we published an investigative look at Harold Hamm, the 13th child of Oklahoma sharecroppers who started an oil company named Continental, which turned him into a billionaire, powerbroker and friend of Donald J. Trump. You may never have heard of Hamm. But you should
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Fair Food Program @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Jon Esformes, CEO Pacific Tomato Growers and first major grower to join the FFP: “I’m not sitting here with my head in the sand saying we were squeaky clean before. We knew there were problems. We wanted them fixed.” ciw-online.org/blog/2025/12...
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New ProPublica Feature Article: How the Fair Food Program benefits workers and growers alike
ProPublica on the Fair Food Program: ...The Fair Food Program’s protections currently extend to more than 20,000 farmworkers in nearly half of all states. It has led to workers getting paid more than ...
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Fair Food Program @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Read the feature piece on the transformative impact of the Fair Food Program by @propublica.org here: www.propublica.org/article/fair...
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Farmworkers Are Frequently Exploited. But Few Farms Participate in a Program That Experts Say Could Prevent Abuse.
Experts say the Fair Food Program has helped improve conditions for farmworkers. But farms and produce buyers across the country have resisted joining.
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Max Blau @maxblau.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Experts say the Fair Food Program has helped improve conditions for farmworkers who are vulnerable to abuse and exploitation. But farms and produce buyers across the country have resisted joining. My latest for @propublica.org takes a close look at the program: www.propublica.org/article/fair...
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Farmworkers Are Frequently Exploited. But Few Farms Participate in a Program That Experts Say Could Prevent Abuse.
Experts say the Fair Food Program has helped improve conditions for farmworkers. But farms and produce buyers across the country have resisted joining.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 16/12/2025
BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families. The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
BREAKING: Mike Johnson just said he won't call a vote this year to extend enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act — effectively guaranteeing they will expire at the end of this month.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 15/12/2025
The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to abruptly eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions this month, according to an internal memo, VA staffers and congressional aides. wapo.st/3KSaAts
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
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Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
We sadly know Zoe Weissman because of Parkland. In fact, our families are so close, that she has been there for my wife and I after Parkland and helped with our foundation Orange Ribbons For Jaime. America, are you ok with this?
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 12/12/2025
A top National Park Service official has instructed park superintendents to limit the number of staff who get top marks in performance reviews, a move that experts say violates federal code and could make it easier to lay off staff.
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Park Service orders changes to staff ratings, a move experts call illegal
Lower performance ratings could be used as a factor in layoff decisions and will demoralize staff, advocates say.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
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Dr. Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Stephen Miller said that the children of immigrants fail society. Fun Fact: Of the 6 American winners of science Nobels this year, 3 were born outside the US. The émigré fraction of U.S. Nobels in physics, chemistry & medicine now stands at 40 percent. #Pinks 🧪 🎁🖇️ www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/s...
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A Scientific Pipeline to the Nobel Prize Fueled by Immigrants
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
George Retes is a U.S. citizen and Iraq war veteran. He was detained by ICE and held in solitary confinement for three days without explanation. George shared his story before Congress to make sure no American has to endure the same abuse he did.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 10/12/2025
Hundreds of immigrant children across the nation were detained for longer than the legal limit this summer, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has admitted in a court filing, alarming legal advocates who say the government is failing to safeguard children.
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About 400 immigrant children were detained longer than the recommended limit, ICE admits
Legal advocates concerned over the prolonged detention of immigrant children in federal custody are sounding the alarm before the federal court. U.S.
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
This is nothing short of mandatory right wing indoctrination at Texas high schools & colleges. Wow.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 04/12/2025
A 6-year-old boy in Queens is one of the youngest migrants to be taken from a parent by ICE and placed in federal custody in New York City as part of President Trump’s deportation crackdown. The child and his father fled China earlier this year.
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ICE Separates Boy, 6, From Father During Effort to Deport Them to China
The child and his father fled China earlier this year and the boy had just been enrolled in school. Federal officials have tried and failed to send them back.
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Fair Food Program @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Kick off the holiday season of giving with a gift for farmworkers’ rights! Donate today! secure.everyaction.com/D4tc-88lykCf...
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
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