Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 21h"Among the first to appear before the judge was Angel, a 13-year-old. He had no attorney. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” the judge asked “I don’t know,” Angel said, bursting into tears: “I have no one. I have nothing.” www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...cnn.comInside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN PoliticsMigrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation. 40733291661
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialNews to Remember @moments2remember.link · 23h4 men in plain clothes kidnap a woman—they claim to be ICE. Woman's name is Angel Zhao. She lives in Huntington Beach, California—originally Shanghai, China. 56952743027
gingfitch.bsky.social @gingfitch.bsky.social · 15hA long, heartbreaking and important read. Definitely worth the 15 minutes. Appeared to have an audio option. Thanks to @timothysnyder.bsky.social for the gift link. 010
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18hJack Smith at last night’s Power to the People concert, wearing a Springsteen/No Kings shirt. 570144112876
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"Carlos" shares, "I've worked in ag for 15+ years in the Brawley, CA area. Right now I'm driving the tractor preparing the land for planting. The temperature is over 105°, so I have to drink a lot of water to avoid dehydration." #WeFeedYou 15630159
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialFriendly Neighborhood Mouse @missmouse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Update from the DMV (DC area): The degree of escalation we’re seeing from ICE over the last two weeks is scary. It’s a combination of sadism and incompetence that could prove deadly. 14724
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026🚨BREAKING: Absentee ballot voters in Montana won’t have to comply with an onerous birthdate verification requirement after a state court blocked the measure Friday night, ruling that it violates the state constitution. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comMontana court blocks onerous mail voting law that caused thousands of rejected absentee ballots last yearThe mail voting measure led to nearly 3,000 mail ballots getting rejected in the Nov. 2025 election, in a state where 80% of voters vote absentee. 372979865
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"Antonia" has worked in agriculture in Gonzales, CA for 25 years. "Right now I am weeding with a hoe, removing weeds from the lettuce. At the end of the day I am very tired from walking all day long."#WeFeedYou 11460138
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialPocket News 📰 @jeanpocket.bsky.social · 03/10/2026🤩👏👏👏🇺🇸 17765201479
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"María" is harvesting sweet potatoes. "I work 8 hours a day and earn CA minimum wage of $16.90/hr. The hardest part for me is having to get up at 2:00am to pack my lunch, wait for my ride and drive to the site. My shift runs from 4am. to 12:30 pm." #WeFeedYou 832470780
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Yesterday,These 3 Introduced This Bill. Good ! (Politico) 20578122157
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialCentral Oregon Daily News @codaily.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Madras native and World Series champ Jacoby Ellsbury joining Oregon Sports Hall of Famecentraloregondaily.comMadras native and World Series champ Jacoby Ellsbury joining Oregon Sports Hall of FameMadras' own Jacoby Ellsbury is headed to the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. The two-time World Series champion will be inducted at the Oregon Sports Awards on Nov. 10. 021
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 03/10/2026California farm workers: There is a heat advisory across much of California this week. Please be careful. If your worksite is not offering WATER, SHADE, and REST - call the farm worker heat safety hotline at 1-877-881-8281. #CALOR #WeFeedYou 5412183
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialCongresswoman Andrea Salinas @salinas.house.gov · 02/10/2026I fought long and hard for the restoration of this vital lifeline, and I could not be happier to see it restored for members of our LGBTQ+ community!! 0215
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The Dems getting better at this 300115743658
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/10/2026🚨BREAKING: In a win for voters, the Kansas Court of Appeals Friday denied Secretary of State Scott Schwab’s (R) latest request to revive a GOP-backed law that would throw out mail-in ballots received after Election Day, even if they were cast on time. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comGOP bid to scrap Kansas mail ballot grace period fails againThe ruling means Kansas election officials must continue counting ballots postmarked by Election Day and received within the following three days, including in the upcoming November elections. 17094002835
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialThe Oregonian @oregonian.com · 02/10/2026Did Drazan oppose Trump sending troops to Portland? Kotek challenged her claim in a heated debate—and the press release may offer clues. mrf.lu/20Mzn 651
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialYaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Late Friday morning in Kyiv. No, I won’t go to the right bank of the city as I planned. Why? The bridge I use was hit again at night (for the third time). And traffic on some other bridges across the Dnipro River was restricted. So, traffic jams are inevitable. I'll wait. I'll wait. 4158083
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialMack Butterfield @mack2114.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The Supreme Court will consider whether immigrants subject to deportation can be held in detention indefinitely while their cases are adjudicated. The eventual ruling could endorse or end a key feature of Trump’s hard-line immigration crackdown. www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...nbcnews.comSupreme Court to decide lawfulness of Trump’s immigrant detention policyIn a change from previous administrations, the federal government is indefinitely detaining thousands of immigrants facing deportation proceedings. 5106
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It was 90° at 12:40 p.m. in Bakersfield. Farm workers were hard at work harvesting table grapes. They tell us it's even hotter under the vines where the air doesn't move. The grape season in Bakersfield begins in mid June and can extend up until early December. #WeFeedYou 8442127
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialOregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 02/10/2026County and local district attorneys oversaw higher state prison admissions during election years than in other years during the height of the nation’s “tough on crime” era, according to a new study from Northwestern University’s Pritzker School of Law. buff.ly/CTPYbpebuff.lyDistrict attorney elections linked to more prison admissions during ‘tough on crime’ era • Oregon Capital ChronicleDistrict attorneys sent more people to state prison during election years than in other years during the height of the nation’s “tough on crime” era, according to a new study from Northwestern… 052
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialCentral Oregon Daily News @codaily.bsky.social · 02/10/2026US Postal Service to take extra steps to ensure ballot deliveriescentraloregondaily.comUS Postal Service to take extra steps to ensure ballot deliveriesThe Postal Service is extending hours at some branches and adding "Ballot Postmark Only" lines to help get millions of ballots delivered before the Nov. 3 midterms, according to USPS memo obtained by Reuters. 011
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialTina Kotek @tinakotek.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I cut red tape so Oregon could build faster, helping boost housing starts faster than most of the nation. Christine Drazan voted eleven times against renter protections, four times against affordable housing funding, and twice against building more housing. 03310
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialTina Kotek @tinakotek.bsky.social · 02/10/2026FACT CHECK: Christine Drazan backed a bill to dismantle the vote-by-mail system Oregonians have trusted for more than 25 years, pushing Trump’s voter suppression agenda right here in Oregon. 35124
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialTina Kotek @tinakotek.bsky.social · 02/10/2026FACT CHECK: When Oregon had the chance to draw a clear line against deploying the National Guard on Oregonians, Christine Drazan voted no. 88127
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialCentral Oregon Daily News @codaily.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Need kids' clothes? This Bend nonprofit is giving them away free Sundaycentraloregondaily.comNeed kids' clothes? This Bend nonprofit is giving them away free SundayGOD'S CLOSET OPEN SUNDAY: Families in need can pick up free clothing for kids up to age 12 this Sunday, Oct. 4, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Seventh-day Adventist Church in southwest Bend. 011
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialPortland District 2 Neighbors Indivisible❌👑 @indivisiblepdx.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A perfect circle of corruption & inhumanity: billionaires lease out their private jets to illegally transport migrants illegally disappeared to hellhole prisons in third countries and get huge tax breaks and favors from the Trump Regime. Epic corruption in plain sight. A reckoning is coming. 012
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialMack Butterfield @mack2114.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals breathed new life into a case that seemed to be on the proverbial slow boat. It’s the case involving whether Volume II of Jack Smith’s final report on the classified documents investigation should be released. joycevance.substack.com/p/finally-vo...joycevance.substack.comFinally. Volume II.Jack Smith’s Mar-a-Lago report should be public. Donald Trump wants to keep that from happening. 1207
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Among other things, the State Election Board wants DOJ to open a variety of election-related investigations. It also asks DOJ to “prohibit” the use of QR code tabulation in upcoming election. 15258119
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialRyanWeather.Com @ryanweather.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The 8-14 day temperature and precipitation outlooks from the Climate Prediction Center at NOAA take us through the middle of October. As you can see the heat and dry conditions look to extend well into the future. If you are looking for rain it doesn’t show up at all in most of the long range models 091
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I don't wanna COUCH my words here: I know JD Vance, his eyeliner, and absent Ashley Moody are used to running away from people when things get tough because they care more about themselves and their billionaire buddies than the people they represent. But this is my home. /1 30698522375
gingfitch.bsky.social @gingfitch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A beautiful coverage of a beautiful entrepreneur. Watch to the end to see her self-designed school uniform. 010
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 01/10/2026A win! A D.C. Superior Court judge has permanently barred Jeanine Pirro’s office from prosecuting a former Olympic canoeist over damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.apnews.comDC judge permanently dismisses case charging ex-Olympian with vandalizing Reflecting PoolA judge in Washington has agreed to permanently dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. 337108032197
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialChris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 01/10/2026What measles did to one family 861824962
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialmaura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun. 168182744580
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026BREAKING: Davey Hearn reflecting pool prosecution dismissed WITH PREJUDICE That means the case cannot be brought again  Huge victory for Davey, for us at @democracydefendersfund.org & our legal team colleagues Washington Litigation Group and Steptoe--& for rule of law More to follow! 490146963101
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was shot by ICE 10 days ago. The bullet is still lodged in his back. He’s been forced to sleep on the floor and hasn’t been given medication, according to his attorney. Now DHS is claiming he assaulted an agent. Can we trust anything DHS says given its track record? 40763052265
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It was 96° at 11:00 a.m. in Lamont, CA. Farm workers were bent over harvesting Asian leafy greens. "Erik" shares, "Our work is being done in direct sunlight and requires being bent over for hours at a time. By the end of the day our back hips and knees hurt." #WeFeedYou 13406133
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Ron Wyden says the DOJ and FBI withheld a secret interview with a banker tied to Jeffrey Epstein from the files released to the public. And he says there may be more.meidasnews.comEXCLUSIVE: Senator Accuses DOJ and FBI of Withholding Secret Epstein Banker Interview, Demands Release of All FBI 302sSenator Ron Wyden is accusing the Justice Department and the FBI of withholding a key record from the Epstein files, demanding in a letter obtained exclusively 25398394167
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialDeb Haaland @debhaalandnm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026My grandparents survived the terrible abuse of the Federal Indian Boarding School Era. That trauma wasn't isolated to the past—it was carried down through my family all the way to me. And there are so many families like my own across Indian Country. 12353161332
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026alert the press -- Trump is conked out in the Oval Office again 4113241799
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS lawsuit to compel Georgia to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. DOJ is now 0-26. Elias Law Group remains undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/georgi...democracydocket.com🚨 United States of America v. RaffenspergerLearn more. 327135473534
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 01/10/2026A win! A federal judge in Georgia today dismissed the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking unredacted copies of the state’s voter registration list.democracydocket.comDOJ now 0-26 after judge rejects demand for Georgia voter rollsThe judge said the Civil Rights Act does not authorize DOJ's demands for the Peach State’s unredacted voter roll. 4951331141
Reposted by @gingfitch.bsky.socialUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Gil" was working in Delano CA pistachios. It was 97°. "My job can be dangerous. It takes skill. There's a lot of heavy moving machinery and tight operating spaces. Things like clearing jammed branches can put us at risk of getting caught in rotating teeth or rollers." #WeFeedYou 618968
