Reposted by Liz OglesbyAdam Isacson @adamisacson.com · 05/10/2026Here's what's replacing four 200-year-old cottonwood trees, the last of which went down today after a 71-day tree-sit protest ended with aggressive arrests. So bleak. Mason Kumet photo from azluminaria.org/2026/10/05/f... 10227134
Reposted by Liz OglesbyAdam Isacson @adamisacson.com · 27/09/2026My latest declaration in the *Ruidosa Church* case against the Big Bend border wall has 31 pages of charts and tables, showing how rare illegal border crossings have been in an environmentally fragile area where the Trump admin wants to build barriers. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 188
Reposted by Liz OglesbyEmily Bregel @emilybregel.bsky.social · 12/09/2026After more than 4 months imprisoned at a decommissioned hotel in Equatorial Guinea, a deported Phoenix man was arrested there Friday, in what attorneys are calling retaliation for his speaking out about abusive, dangerous conditions for dozens held at the hotel. tucson.com/news/local/b...tucson.comArrest of Arizona man deported to Africa called retaliation for speaking outAfter more than four months imprisoned at a decommissioned hotel in Equatorial Guinea, a deported Phoenix man was arrested there Friday, in what attorneys are calling retaliation for his speaking 11011
Reposted by Liz OglesbyJulia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This is fabulous ⬇️ 2324
Reposted by Liz OglesbyMichael Clemens @mclem.org · 12/08/2026Incredible. When E—n M—k & his crew obliterated USAID in a weekend, they deleted a vast trove of publicly-funded knowledge: the Development Experience Clearinghouse. A Canadian high school student (!) happened to have downloaded the entire thing for a project. AidData has now posted it for all.aiddata.orgBefore reimagining development data, remember what we’ve learnedWhy we’re publishing a free, searchable, and ungated archive featuring a quarter-century of USAID evaluation reports. 374412809
Liz Oglesby @lizoglesby.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Emily Bregel, at the Arizona Daily Star, is doing some of the best reporting on ICE renditions. It is worth subscribing to the Star. 041
Reposted by Liz OglesbyNational Security Archive @nsarchive.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Today, the Archive published a Disappearing Data Chronology--a timeline tracking changes in access to federal information under Trump, including major data losses and restorations, legal challenges to information takedowns, and threats to archival collections. nsarchive.gwu.edu/special-exhi...nsarchive.gwu.eduA Disappearing Data ChronologyAbout the ExhibitThe Disappearing Data Chronology documents fundamental changes to the federal information landscape under the Trump administration, including major data losses and restorations, legal... 210783
Liz Oglesby @lizoglesby.bsky.social · 24/03/2026aljazeera.comMothers of the Plaza de Mayo reflect on 50th anniversary of Argentina coupOne of Argentina's most prominent activist groups, the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo face cuts under Javier Milei. 010
Reposted by Liz OglesbyL Ron Mexico @lronmexico.bsky.social · 23/03/2026This really is an encapsulation of what being an American is: experiencing something needlessly cruel and profoundly stupid while propaganda you can’t turn off blares about how free and lucky you are 5054111777
Reposted by Liz OglesbyKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16/03/2026"Your Honor, I ask the court -- does this sound like the kind of man who would force himself on an innocent child?" 1914265953
Reposted by Liz OglesbyKate Doyle @katidoyle.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Impunity 101 The good news: Canada ruled against a Guatemalan ex-military officer, calling his actions in the horrific 1982 #DosErres massacre “crimes against humanity.” The bad news: Canada refused to use its own War Crimes Act, so the ruling strips his citizenship and kicks him out of Canada. 165
Reposted by Liz OglesbyFeral Human Rights Lawyer @natcad.bsky.social · 07/02/2026THIS. Every time bozos in the interior voted to give more weapons to the largest LE agency in the country terrorize people at the border and hold them in incommunicado detention in exchange for less enforcement in the interior, we only made today’s nightmare more possible. 615036
Reposted by Liz Oglesbytaylr @taylordahlin.com · 27/01/2026brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis 327233417734
Reposted by Liz OglesbyAndrew Muldoon @arjm5184.bsky.social · 03/01/2026He would still be trying to say Roosevelt Corollary so they skipped that bit. 1124
Liz Oglesby @lizoglesby.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Latin American Studies centers are being closed down around the United States, including at land grant universities with public outreach mandates, because why would the US public need to know anything about this region? 🤦♀️ 052
Reposted by Liz OglesbyAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 25/12/2025Christmas in the East Wing, 2023. 🎄 38264481430
Reposted by Liz OglesbyJuan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Sasse's party in the past year has kneecapped research on the cancer that is killing him 2159
Reposted by Liz OglesbyTimothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 23/12/2025The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5 5573559718060
Reposted by Liz OglesbyAaron Hall @immlawachall.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Meeting, getting to know, and working work with Diversity Visa selectee clients has been one of the highlights of my career. Unsurprisingly, Trump/Miller hate this law and tried to shut it down in Trump 1.0 with COVID as their excuse. Now they’ve found their pretext for Trump 2.0. Sickening. 36221
Reposted by Liz OglesbyJust Security @justsecurity.org · 18/11/2025Is the U.S. showing early signs of state capture? Naomi Roht-Arriaza compares patterns of state capture from four countries and highlights the warning signs emerging in the United States. www.justsecurity.org/124560/us-ca...justsecurity.orgIs the U.S. Becoming a Captured State? A Comparative PerspectivePatterns of state capture in South Africa, El Salvador, Sri Lanka and Guatemala offer a cautionary guide for the United States. 47136
Reposted by Liz OglesbyEl Observador Guatemala @elobservadorgt.bsky.social · 15/11/202523 organizaciones internacionales expresan preocupación por la detención del abogado Ramón Cadena. 001
Reposted by Liz OglesbyAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/11/2025Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant." 598497669724
Reposted by Liz OglesbyG Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 31/10/2025I believe you are looking for: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/kilmar-abr... 211012
Reposted by Liz OglesbyJoel Ranck @this-is-joel.bsky.social · 25/10/2025If you’re flying and see a TSA officer, thank them, say “ hang in there” and tell them you appreciate their service. They deserve the respect! 011
Reposted by Liz Oglesbygeoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 25/10/2025not to derail but this has to be the youngest remaining person with this micro-regional accent left right 5473
Reposted by Liz OglesbyAustin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 23/10/2025Book Event: In “The Gates of the Sea” Geographer Luna Vives Examines Migrant Search and Rescue in the Mediterranean. Registration is free and required. See info below. austinkocher.substack.com/p/book-event...austinkocher.substack.comBook Event: In “The Gates of the Sea” Geographer Luna Vives Examines Migrant Search and Rescue in the MediterraneanPlease join me on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, from 2:00–3:00 PM EST for a virtual discussion with fellow geographer and longtime friend Luna Vives about her new book The Gates of the Sea. If you’re… 031
Reposted by Liz OglesbyArizona Daily Star @tucson.com · 20/10/2025The University of Arizona rejected the White House education compact Monday, with its president Suresh Garimella writing to the Trump administration that the university will compete on merit for federaltucson.comU of A rejects Trump compact, says it will compete on merit for fundingThe University of Arizona rejected the White House education compact Monday, with its president Suresh Garimella writing to the Trump administration that the university will compete on merit for federal 0288
Reposted by Liz OglesbyAZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Time is up. I gave Speaker Mike Johnson two days to swear in Adelita Grijalva. Arizona's 7th congressional district 813,000 Arizonans are now being taxed without representation. I have lawyers downstairs right now drafting litigation. youtu.be/9OBdjsGntQI?...youtu.beAG Mayes Demands Speaker Johnson Swear In Adelita Grijalva | The Lead with Jake Tapper CNNYouTube video by Arizona Attorney General's Office 463171344507
Reposted by Liz OglesbyDaniel Sharp @deeesharp.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Trump sea murder tracker 👇 065
Reposted by Liz Oglesbyamanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 12/10/2025The inflatables have made it to Broadview. 1791671917
Reposted by Liz OglesbyMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/10/2025This sums up their lying perfectly www.meidasplus.com/p/this-weeke... 531181515513
Reposted by Liz OglesbyMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 11/10/2025Mamdani talking lucidly and passionately about trans rights and history in a video that should frankly shame every politician who has hemmed and hawed and triangulated and said, "Well, but sports..." It's not that hard to tell the truth and stand for what's right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEvV...youtube.comUntil It's Done: Sylvia RiveraYouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC 2639491086
Reposted by Liz OglesbyMaria Sacchetti - reporter - The Washington Post @mariasacchetti.bsky.social · 11/10/2025wapo.st/4oediaIwapo.stThree African nations rebuff U.S. effort to deport Kilmar Abrego GarcíaEswatini, Uganda and Ghana have declined to accept Abrego, an immigrant from El Salvador whom the Trump administration illegally deported to his native country. 04014
Reposted by Liz OglesbyMelanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 08/10/2025I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time. 17035594420947
Reposted by Liz OglesbyWOLA @wola-org.bsky.social · 03/10/20251/ Trump officials reportedly told Congress the U.S. is in a “non-international armed conflict” with “designated terrorist organizations.” Here’s why that’s wrong: the U.S. is not at war. 🧵 113
Reposted by Liz OglesbyAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 02/10/2025Shocker. The judge knows he'll be fired if he rules in favor of Mr. Abrego Garcia. The system is rigged. 752906918
Reposted by Liz OglesbyBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 25/09/2025So just to be clear: The US is propping up Argentina’s economy, and now Argentina can eliminate its export taxes, so it can sell tons of soybeans to China, so China isn’t forced to buy soybeans from the US, so the US can pay subsidies to keep our farmers solvent. www.reuters.com/world/china/...reuters.comChina expands Argentina soybean buying to 20 cargoes, traders sayChinese importers kept up a hectic pace of Argentine soybean purchases after the South American supplier's move to abolish export taxes temporarily made its prices competitive, traders said on Wednesday. 15427861389
Reposted by Liz OglesbyCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 17/09/2025according to an immigration attorney representing several arrested workers, ICE agents chose to arrest the Korean workers to fulfill the quota of 3,000 daily immigrant arrests set by Stephen Miller www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...forbes.comStephen Miller’s Quota Likely Drove Korean Arrests In Immigration RaidWhen ICE agents arrested over 300 Korean workers at a Georgia battery plant, a daily immigrant arrest quota was likely on their minds. 579105084554
Reposted by Liz OglesbyAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Good message about supporting local restaurants. 331147
Reposted by Liz OglesbyNicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 10/09/2025"Seeing everyone in Washington do crime reminded me of the time I did crime with you" 36511
Reposted by Liz OglesbyAdam Isacson @adamisacson.com · 05/09/2025Detail from UNODC map titled “main cocaine trafficking routes within the Americas, by water, 2023-2024” and noting that arrows’ “color intensity indicates flow density.” Venezuela’s Caribbean looks like a significant, but not a top-tier, trafficking route. www.unodc.org/documents/da... 1125
Reposted by Liz OglesbyAdam Isacson @adamisacson.com · 03/09/2025From WOLA: "Proportionality in the use of force is a fundamental principle of international law. Mere suspicion of carrying drugs, or merely being pursued by naval vessels or other military assets in international waters, are not offenses that carry a death sentence, much less summary execution."wola.orgLethal U.S. military strike on alleged drug traffickers sets a dangerous precedent in the “war on drugs” - WOLAYesterday, the President of the United States shared a video that appears to show a U.S. military strike on a boat off the coast of Venezuela. President Trump’s social media post stated that 11 of tho... 22312
Liz Oglesby @lizoglesby.bsky.social · 02/09/2025A communique from migrant advocacy organizations in Guatemala on the possible deportation of the unaccompanied children. 050
Reposted by Liz OglesbySelena Larson @selenalarson.bsky.social · 31/08/2025Seen on my run in Rock Creek Park today. Parking lot near Beach and Tilden. Paper taped on over a Harris 2024 sign. 32205662
Liz Oglesby @lizoglesby.bsky.social · 30/08/2025Yes. This is the experience of the US-Mexico border for the past three decades. 010
Reposted by Liz OglesbyGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 29/08/2025“ … the fascist wave is breaking against a humble collection of quiet heroes: The women and men who have come in to serve that most thankless of civic responsibilities, jury duty,” writes @devilstower.bsky.social 👇🏽 0196
Reposted by Liz OglesbyDavid J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 29/08/2025Have the Democrats promised to end tariffs? Have they said they’d repeal the mass deportation funding? Any of them? Clearly and unequivocally? 77621
Reposted by Liz OglesbyAlex Gil @elotroalex.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Gotta say, I'm liking the Pritzker response better than the funny memes, and he does not seem to be playing footsies with anti-trans maniacs like the other guy. 191
Reposted by Liz OglesbyNicola Pitchford @npitchford.bsky.social · 25/08/2025“Regardless of what happens today in my ICE check-in, promise me this,” Kilmar Abrego Garcia said at a rally before reporting to the ICE facility on Monday. “Promise me that you will continue to pray, continue to fight, resist and love, not just for me, but for everybody.” 8408103