shimonides @shimonides.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Remember the name of this 🇨🇦 company. Magnet Forensics.nytimes.comOpinion | I Went to Uganda and Saw the Authoritarian Future (Gift Article)A crackdown in Uganda shows how new technologies, Chinese influence and America’s moral retreat are making the world safer for autocrats. 000
Reposted by shimonidesMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/10/2026🚨BREAKING: ICE collected tens of millions of voter records, explored undercover investigations against voter registration groups and considered feeding election data into a system used to locate people for deportation as part of an effort to find voter fraud. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comICE amassed millions of voter records in sweeping fraud hunt, documents revealIt's one of the clearest pictures yet of how deeply Trump's immigration enforcement apparatus has become involved in elections. 10922801452
Reposted by shimonidesProPublica @propublica.org · 16/09/2026We obtained recordings of 160+ emergency calls made from or about an immigration detention center where three people died within six weeks. “They will not give them medical treatment,” one caller said, seeking help for a detainee with kidney stones.propublica.orgListen to 911 Calls From Inside an Immigration Detention Center: “We Just Need to Take Him to the Hospital”Reporters don’t have access to Camp East Montana, one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country. Emergency calls from the Texas facility offer a glimpse of unfolding crises faced by ... 511318722
shimonides @shimonides.bsky.social · 14/08/2026It’s meant to promote home ownership, which it may have done in earlier eras but now it’s just a massive upward wealth transfer 010
shimonides @shimonides.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Yes, if you want to. Adjustable rates are an option too and sometimes cheaper up front. 020
Reposted by shimonidesAndrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉 @alonghurst.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Join the Nat'l Day of Action for Public Health Care on Sep. 1 Demand that the feds enforce the Canada Health Act and stop US-style health care in its tracks! Join actions in AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, PEI Details: assets.nationbuilder.com/friendsofmed... #cdnpoliassets.nationbuilder.com 23334
Reposted by shimonidesThe Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 24/07/2026“This could end Canadian medicare as we know it.” “That’s the chilling conclusion of a recent report on Alberta’s push to create a privatized, U.S.-style health care system in the province.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli breachmedia.ca/pandoras-box...breachmedia.ca‘Pandora’s box’: Danielle Smith and insurance giants unleash attack on healthcare ⋆ The BreachDanielle Smith is working hand-in-glove with private insurers to push health privatization in Alberta—and it could spread across Canada 64371250
Reposted by shimonidesParksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 23/07/2026AB: Here is the EIP data (for ALL major EDs in the province) Indexed to Population growth. Obviously increased pop plays a role... but workforce, hospital and LTC capacity, complexity, technology, and GOVT POLICY make a massive impact. UCP GOVT POLICY has only made this worse! 1/2 23629
Reposted by shimonidesMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 09/07/2026The ICE murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo deserves the same fury as Renee Good and Alex Pretti 156161585493
Reposted by shimonidesMother Jones @motherjones.com · 01/06/2026They were detained by ICE. Then they vanished.motherjones.comThey were detained by ICE. Then they vanished.Immigrants are frequently being sent all over the country, and often families and attorneys don’t know where they are. 5263159
Reposted by shimonidesNick Valencia @nickvalencianews.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Pepper balls and less lethal munitions were fired at demonstrators and press alike. At one point Friday night, DHS agents flanking state police began firing at us substack.com/@nickvalenci...substack.comYou Need To Pay Attention To What's Happening In Newark, New Jersey at Delaney HallNJ State Troopers sent in by the democratic governor under the premise of protecting demonstrators are the ones who bring the violence. Press freedom and constitutional rights violated. We were live. 052
Reposted by shimonidesCrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 27/05/2026Tonight, as captives continue a hunger strike inside Delaney Hall—the ICE detention center in Newark—ICE mercenaries are brutalizing demonstrators on the street. This is about immigrants' freedom—and everyone's freedom. ICE are the front lines of an aspiring dictatorship. crimethinc.com/ICEmelts 115879
Reposted by shimonidesMinnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 16/04/2026The Senate’s final vote on repealing the ban on mining near the Boundary Waters has been scheduled for Thursday morning. Sen. Tina Smith is expected to continue speaking then.startribune.comLive: Smith holding Senate floor to oppose measure opening mining near the Boundary WatersIf passed, the legislation would head to President Donald Trump’s desk for a signature. 12761194
shimonides @shimonides.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Every time I vote Liberal, I die a little bit inside, but not this round! 020
Reposted by shimonidesCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 23/03/2026A 13-year-old girl tried to take her life by cutting her wrists with a plastic knife from the cafeteria after guards took away drawing materials, and was put into isolation without seeing a doctor. The teen was deported to Colombia after nearly two months in confinementapnews.comWorms in food, poor medical care, lights on 24/7: Families tell of life in Texas detention centerWhen ICE officers in Minneapolis detained a 5-year-old boy and his father last month and sent them to a Texas detention center, many Americans were alarmed. 29269694102
Reposted by shimonidesJ. Emory Parker 🏳️🌈 @jaspar.bsky.social · 06/03/2026“U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children” 065
Reposted by shimonidesJason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 01/03/2026events really pushed this off the page today but I wrote about the public pressure building against concentration camps newrepublic.com/post/207116/...newrepublic.comHow to Dismantle a Concentration CampTrump’s drive to build a network of detention centers is being met with some robust public resistance. 7288112
Reposted by shimonidesMelissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 26/02/2026“‘The persecution is the point,’ said Rep. Abi Boatman, a Wichita Democrat and the only transgender member of the Legislature, who received the [Kansas Dept of Revenue] notice on Wednesday.” To underscore that: a Kansas state legislator is among those whose driver’s license will be voided. (🎁 link:)kansascity.comKansas informs trans residents their driver’s licenses become invalid on ThursdaySome transgender Kansans said they had received the letters from the Department of Revenue. Others hadn’t by Wednesday evening. 231081456
Reposted by shimonidesAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 26/02/2026Kansas is sending letters to trans people telling them that their licenses will be revoked as of tomorrow and that they risk arrest for driving on a suspended license. This is pure cruelty. www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen... 31684714195
Reposted by shimonidesDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Why does someone who overstayed their visa need to be held in shackles? Does any child belong in a prison camp? Does anybody deserve to be underfed, or brutalized, or denied medical care? presswatchers.org/2026/02/the-...presswatchers.orgThe inhumane treatment of immigration detainees requires more coverage | Press WatchThe glimpses we’ve gotten justify a lot more reporting 24754380
Reposted by shimonidesJoe Robertson @joro.bsky.social · 12/02/2026More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...apple.newsIdaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC NewsAbout 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit. 23475503922
Reposted by shimonidesMatt Shuham @mattshuham.bsky.social · 09/02/2026A must-read if you haven't already: @kalish.bsky.social interviewed a dozen people, and sorted through 1,000+ pages of court documents and other records, to present a ton of new reporting re: ICE's cruel treatment of trans detainees. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...huffpost.comShe Was Honored With A Human Rights Award. Then She Says ICE Tricked And Arrested Her.A HuffPost investigation found how the Trump administration systematically destroyed safeguards for detainees, subjecting them to abuse and neglect. 0118
Reposted by shimonidesryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 09/02/2026"He said he has been locked in the same large, cold and damp room for 4½ months with more than 70 men. He said detainees are constantly hungry because meals served at tables in the centre of the room offer only child-sized portions." www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...irishtimes.com‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since SeptemberSeamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record 8234112
Reposted by shimonidesJack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 07/02/2026This story is chilling...not because it’s loud, but because it’s quiet. www.jackhopkinsnow.com 20546296
Reposted by shimonidesKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 06/02/2026The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley. Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo. Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles. Get them out! 94117876196
Reposted by shimonidesJack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Ali is a gorgeous writer, and the stories he returned with from walking this single block are extraordinary. www.thenation.com/article/worl... 02911
Reposted by shimonidesMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 03/02/2026“It’s just weird to see a toddler in a pink onesie getting their eyes washed out from tear gas, you know?” 2732371080
Reposted by shimonidesAlison Fitzgerald Kodjak @alikodjak.bsky.social · 01/02/2026www.propublica.org/article/minn...propublica.orgWhat We Saw in MinneapolisOur visual journalists documented the days surrounding Alex Pretti’s killing in Minneapolis. 032
Reposted by shimonidesCharlie Savage @charliesavage.bsky.social · 31/01/2026ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants An internal memo changed the standard from whether people are unlikely to show up for hearings to whether they could leave the scene. w/ @haleaziz.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...nytimes.comICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants 27208106
shimonides @shimonides.bsky.social · 31/01/2026No deescalation here.nytimes.comICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants 010
Reposted by shimonidesHamed Aleaziz @haleaziz.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Scoop: Federal agents were told this week that they have broader power to arrest people without a warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo reviewed by The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...nytimes.comICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants 1151424823
Reposted by shimonidesAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 30/01/2026BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps. This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...bloomberg.comICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across USPlans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools. 48556803640
Reposted by shimonidesJason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 30/01/2026We got Palantir's user guide for ELITE, the tool they made for ICE: www.404media.co/here-is-the-...404media.coHere is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address. 7460253
Reposted by shimonidesNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 27/01/2026A reminder that ICE hasn’t slowed down in Minneapolis at all. Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities. 5068582842
Reposted by shimonidesRebecca E ❌👑 @spoutiblegirl.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Please help spread the word. We need to be aware of our surroundings, alert and cautious. #SheShed ICE is changing tactics radically in Minnesota to adapt to citizen organizing. Watch this short video by a local to learn what's happening! Repost on BlueSky or wherever: substack.com/@sugarrhi/no...substack.comSugarRhi~ (@sugarrhi)PLEASE HELP ME SHARE THIS EVERYWHERE‼️‼️‼️ 3112131
Reposted by shimonidesJoe @joealv.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Just saw on KARE 11 that this boy was sent to a detainment facility in Texas and that his family didn't know his whereabouts for almost 24 hours. 20058922889
Reposted by shimonidesTina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 21/01/2026A Minnesota high school student was nabbed by ICE agents as she was trying to pick up food for her family after work. She was violently dragged from her car and lost her shoes. So, barefoot in the middle of winter, she was put into the back of an unmarked car in a small town (Willmar). 21040341735
Reposted by shimonidesPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Nasra Ahmed was shoved to the ground and detained by ICE agents, suffering cuts and bruises to her face and legs Ahmed, a U.S. citizen born in Minnesota, spent two days in jail before being released without chargesyahoo.comSt. Paul woman, a U.S. citizen, recounts her two days in detentionDuring her two days in immigration detention, a St. Paul woman who was born in Minnesota said she “put her faith in God” and prayed after suffering what appeared to be a stress-induced seizure and bei... 411314702
Reposted by shimonidesAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Some of the stories in here are absolutely chilling. One US citizen of Somali descent was just riding an elevator with ICE agents and then they detained him for almost half an hour in the freezing cold despite him showing agents his passport card. They only let him go once protestors showed up. 3440501574
Reposted by shimonidesMr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 15/01/2026Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/... 904178437433
shimonides @shimonides.bsky.social · 13/01/2026And the helicopters. And the drones. It’s dystopia in real time. 000
Reposted by shimonidesashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 13/01/2026just a reminder that we aren’t even seeing the worst of what is happening in Minneapolis from someone detailed at the Whipple Federal Building yesterday 5352032825
Reposted by shimonidesJason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 13/01/2026pretty harrowing first person account of a Kavanaugh stop 112438
Reposted by shimonidesBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Everybody should watch this and see this woman, who has a baby in her arms and is thrust into basically a standoff, develop courage in real time.reddit.comFrom the minnesota community on Reddit: ST. PAUL, MN: A sobbing resident calls 911 as federal agents force their way into her home to chase down a DoorDash driver who was just trying to deliver food.Explore this post and more from the minnesota community 445115304108
Reposted by shimonidescdlane.bsky.social @cdlane.bsky.social · 10/01/2026theintercept.com/2025/12/23/i...theintercept.com10 Companies Have Already Made $1 Million as ICE Bounty Hunters. We Found Them.And they stand to make millions more in cash bonuses for surveilling and tracking immigrants in service of ICE’s deportation machine. 055
Reposted by shimonidesRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 08/01/2026An official from Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis told MPR News that armed U.S. Border Patrol goons came onto school property during dismissal Wednesday and began tackling people; they handcuffed two staff members and released chemical weapons on bystanders. 16422641476
Reposted by shimonidesryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 02/01/2026this is worth reading. a longtime NYT insider confirms that the paper's abrupt turn into seething anti-trans bigotry came directly from the top: AG Sulzberg and his 2 deputies, Joe Kahn and Carolyn Ryan transnews.network/p/a-directiv...transnews.network'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotryIn this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe... 13920355
Reposted by shimonidesJason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 01/01/2026lotta details (of the enraging variety) about Dash Sulzberger's anti-trans campaign transnews.network/p/a-directiv...transnews.network'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotryIn this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe... 1238