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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 07/10/2026
Alligator Alcatraz is now closed. But buried deep within the DHS report was a warning about possible similar conditions at the other state-operated immigrant detention center in Florida: the Baker Correctional Institution.
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Out of sight in North Florida: Life inside Deportation Depot
Advocates say conditions at the former state prison mirror Alligator Alcatraz’s worst.
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Isabela Dias @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
ICE took Luis and his son Andrés into custody together. Then, the agency separated them transferring the boy as "unaccompanied" to ORR, which cares for migrant kids with no parent or legal guardian. Andrés ended up in foster care. The new interior family separations w/ @samanthamichaels.bsky.social:
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“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026
Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 02/10/2026
If they attack those who feel little to no sexual attraction or interest in sex, that is a gateway to attacking anyone who does have sex in any way that’s not “acceptable”
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Why Niger explicitly criminalising asexuality is significant to everyone, regardless of identity
To understand Nigers asexuality criminalisation, we should see this law as part of a bigger – and growing – global trend among conservatives about 'traditional families'
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CourtWatchMA @courtwatchma.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is standard. #mapoli newbedfordlight.org/majority-of-...
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Majority of detainees in South Coast ICE raids have no criminal records - The New Bedford Light
The Light reviewed statewide court records for 23 of the local men arrested last week and found 19 had no criminal charges.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A case that isn’t getting the headlines it deserves: an LSU student was raped by an LSU football player. He admitted it, but the school is still letting him play football. How multiple systems have failed this young woman & why she went public to get the help she needs: youtu.be/LihN7hsNKnw?...
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SHOCKING College SCANDAL EXPOSES Stakes Of Trump’s DANGEROUS AGENDA!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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ACLU of Massachusetts @aclum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
In New Bedford and Fall River, ICE has ripped apart families, disrupted schools and businesses, and deliberately created a climate of fear. It’s reckless and it does nothing to keep our communities safe. We will continue to protect immigrant rights and hold ICE to account.
Legal resources if you have been detained by ICE
MACI hotline: (508) 505-4588 

Legal Representation Fund: (617) 637-8195 (for detainees) or (617) 396-7143 (hotline for family and friends) 

Habeas Project: immigrationhabeasproject@gmail.com (for Massachusetts residents currently detained in New England)
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gbhnews @gbhnews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
In New Bedford alone, at least 40 people have been detained since Monday, according to advocates, and at least three more in Fall River. Dartmouth was affected as well, but GBH News could not confirm the number of arrests there. bit.ly/4hlWcHv
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Immigrants, attorneys describe ‘chaotic’ few days of ICE detentions on South Coast
In New Bedford alone, at least 40 people have been detained.
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Joaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Congressman Greg Casar and I will visit him tomorrow to check on his condition and demand his release. Wilber came to the United States legally. He had work permits and was an asylum seeker. None of this should have ever happened.
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Joaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Despite losing movement on his left side and having a bullet lodged next to his spine, ICE has forced Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez out of the hospital and back to the South Texas ICE Processing Center in Pearsall, Texas. It is nothing more than a prison.
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 21/09/2026
Breast cancer patients shouldn’t be denied hope of a new lifesaving treatment because Russ Vought thinks women’s health research is woke. I will fight this plan tooth and nail.
nytimes.com
White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants
Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
one common thread (among the horrifying many) between the numerous ICE shootings/murders is that no first aid was administered to the victim. armed combatants of the government shot to kill, and if they didn’t kill right away, they gave time for it to happen anyway. it is absolutely grotesque.
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Michael J Elston / Buzz Burbank @buzzburbank.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Fuck this regime. Stop this regime.
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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 21/09/2026
In Austin, ICE shot a 28-year-old man named Wilber Rafael Garces Perez yesterday at Anderson and 183 while he was driving for Door Dash. He was taken to the hospital, but his lawyer says they won't give his wife any information about his health or whereabouts.
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ICE officer shoots Venezuelan man delivering food in Austin, lawyer says
The victim was identified as Wilber Rafael Garcés Perez, 28, by his immigration attorney. He remains in a “serious but stable condition” after the shooting, authorities said.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The man ICE shot in Austin today is named Wilber Rafael Garces Perez. Per his lawyer, she and Perez’s family were run off of hospital property where he’s being treated and won’t even confirm he’s there because he’s “in ICE custody.” Actual criminals.
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Federal immigration agent shoots and injures man in Austin, Texas
The person shot is in serious but stable condition, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said in a press conference.
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Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The USDA is repealing protections on 45 million acres of roadless forestland. Without holding a single public hearing — so New Mexicans held their own. In Albuquerque, Jemez Pueblo's Emmet Yepa testified that the rule protects sacred lands in the Santa Fe National Forest.
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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 18/09/2026
Massachusetts: We're seeing an uptick in ICE raids across the Commonwealth. If you're confronted by police or immigration agents, make sure you Know Your Rights.
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Know Your Rights if confronted by police or immigration agentsA graphic that reads:

Steps to take in the event of immigration raids:

Gather all your important documents

Let a trusted family member know where to find them

Talk with your family about what to do if you or someone in the family is detained by ICE

Give your child’s school a list of trusted adults who can pick up your child if you are detained by ICE

Consult with an immigration attorneyA graphic that reads:

What should you do if ICE comes to your door?

Don’t open the door without a valid warrant signed by a judge

Remain silent! You have the right to not speak

Ensure everyone in the home remains calm and don’t attempt to interfere with an ICE officer

Don’t sign anything without speaking to an attorney

Call your attorney or seek legal help at (617) 988-0606A graphic that reads:

What happens if ICE comes to your work?

Don’t provide false documents and don’t carry them with you

Don’t attempt to interfere with an ICE officer

Tell them you’d like to speak to your attorney and don’t sign anything without speaking to one

Keep important phone numbers with you

If ICE detains you while at work and you have children at home, make sure you inform ICE
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Stop AAPI Hate Action @stopaapihateaction.org · 12/09/2026
Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal was one of over 190,000 people who fled danger and persecution in Afghanistan and were promised safety in the U.S. But under the Trump regime, Afghans have been relentlessly targeted by ICE — costing Paktiawal his life after he suffered asthma complications in ICE custody.
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Some Afghans are being detained by the country they risked their lives for
Promised a new life for risking theirs while serving alongside U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, some Afghan allies are now fighting an unexpected battle on American soil.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🚨 BEWARE of VoteSafe.org 🚨 While it bills itself as a “safe” way to register to vote, it is actually a digital surveillance machine created by Elon Musk’s super PAC.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It’s normalization that keeps me up at night. Big thanks to @propublica.org for their always-excellent work. I wish it wasn’t necessary.
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🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 03/09/2026
I hope people read Gloria Steinhem's criticism of white feminism.
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Gloria Steinem on "white feminism", racism and why white women voted for Trump
The feminist leader says the feminist movement should be for everyone - but that we need to be prepared to have difficult conversations about race.
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R 🌻 @sunnyflower821.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Yes!!!!
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 31/08/2026
macabre = “muh-KAHB” Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer” omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt” reticent = “RET-uh-sunt” epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee” myriad = "MEER-ee-ud" Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading.
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R 🌻 @sunnyflower821.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Tim Curry?! Hi Grim Reaper? Yeah, are you going to take every *other * 80 year old instead of the big one? Cause this shit is NOT okay. Do better.
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Bebe Neuwirth (she/her) @bebeneuwirth.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Thank you Empire State Building. NYC ❤️ Dolly.
Empire State Building lit up in bright pink in honor of Dolly Parton. Beautiful.
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R 🌻 @sunnyflower821.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Not Dolly. 💔
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
In its new rule to implement Trump’s anti-mail voting order, the United States Postal Service compared mail ballots to fake bombs and human and animal remains. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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USPS compares mail ballots to fake bombs, cremated remains
“Although ballot mail does not present precisely the same operational issues as cremated remains or replica explosives, it is unquestionably sensitive mail that raises unique operational consideration...
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April D Ryan @aprildryan.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Exclusive with Gary Indiana’s Mayor on the two week old power outage there. youtu.be/ARyj1AWTPMk?...
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
1/ In March 2025, shortly after his return to power, Donald Trump’s administration postponed the compliance deadline for the FDA’s Food Traceability Rule by 30 months. That moved it back from January 20, 2026, to July 20, 2028. We are now paying the price.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Let’s talk about McKenna West, Alliance Defending Freedom, and what’s really going on here
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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 14/08/2026
Just left the Plymouth ICE facility after conducting an unannounced oversight visit—our right as members of Congress. We spoke with detainees like my constituent Darwin who have no criminal record and deserve to be home with their families.
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CourtWatchMA @courtwatchma.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Stephen Pina was finally exonerated yesterday—32 years, 10 months & 7 days since his arrest! #mapoli #bospoli "This case is a prime example for why there needs to be more transparent discovery procedures, and Steve is really just one example of a larger problem.” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/13/m...
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‘Now I’m just Stephen Pina’: Suffolk prosecutors drop decades-old murder case - The Boston Globe
The only two witnesses to Keith Robinson's murder in 1993 are now dead.
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Diedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Settler Siege of Palestinian Homes Highlights Growing West Bank Chaos www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/w...
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Settler Siege of Palestinian Homes Highlights Growing West Bank Chaos (Gift Article)
Two families have been trapped by settlers for days, casting a spotlight on the army’s struggle to curtail settler violence and protect Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank.
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Joy-Ann Reid @joyannreid.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
America: meet your new “civil rights division…”
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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
the indignity of going through all of this and then finally having a meeting with the Navy Secretary, a failed congressional candidate who believes the city of Monterey has been overrun by witchcraft www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
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Multiple USS Abraham Lincoln sailors have tried to go overboard amid extended deployment, families say
Multiple sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have attempted to go overboard as the carrier's deployment stretches into its ninth month.
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 13/08/2026
Tasia Fortune's mother, Christy Spivey, described her daughter as a loving mother who was not behaving out of the ordinary. “She did not do this to herself," Spivey told the outlet. "I know my daughter, and she did not do this to herself.” www.mississippifreepress.org/what-we-know...
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What We Know About the Death of Tasia Fortune in Mississippi
The hanging death of Tasia Fortune, whose body was found outside an abandoned house, has shaken her family and community in Mississippi.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 11/08/2026
DR Congo's Ebola outbreak is spreading rapidly, with the death toll surpassing 2,000. Confirmed infections have reached over 4,300.
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Pretty soon the FDA is going to put out an alert saying: “We’re just gonna need everyone to stop eating for a week or two while we figure this stuff out.”
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Evan Hurst @evanhurst.substack.com · 10/08/2026
Wow
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WBUR @wbur.org · 10/08/2026
Because few Black people were memorialized before slavery was abolished, "this gravestone is exceedingly rare," Kelly Thomas, who manages the city's historic graveyards, told WBUR's John Bender.
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One of the oldest gravestones of a free Black person in America uncovered in Boston
Historians uncovered the gravestone of a free Black man dating back to 1728 or 1729 during an ongoing conservation project. And because few Black people were memorialized before slavery was abolished, "this gravestone is exceedingly rare," Kelly Thomas, who manages the city's historic graveyards, told WBUR's John Bender.
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Human Rights Campaign @hrc.org · 04/08/2026
Trump’s Department of Education is no longer tracking harassment, bullying, or assaults of transgender or nonbinary students, putting them at risk in a place they should feel safe. This is a travesty. But HRC’s Welcoming Schools Program will always show up for all kids. welcomingschools.org
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Jeff (Hot Type) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Our evil government will force 24,000 children to face judges alone. Thousands of immigrant children on verge of losing legal representation www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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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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Joaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
112 children are imprisoned at Dilley. The youngest child imprisoned at Dilley is 2 months old. None have committed any crime. Private investors make money for each new child taken into Dilley. We need to #ShutDownDilley and end family detention.
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WHO @who.int · 25/07/2026
Too many people are still left unprotected around the water. But drowning is preventable. Here are some practical water safety tips.
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Evan Hurst @evanhurst.substack.com · 24/07/2026
Creep Hegseth Pastor Doug Wilson Wants To Execute *Gays* For Abusing Kids? Is It *Gays* Doing That, Doug? Excuse me while I lose my shit. New newsletter, subscribe! evanhurst.substack.com/p/creep-hegs...
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Creep Hegseth Pastor Doug Wilson Wants To Execute *Gays* For Abusing Kids? Is It *Gays* Doing That, Doug?
Excuse me while I lose my shit right quick.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
When China stepped up its crackdown on human rights activists in 2019, lawyer Wu Shaoping thought he found a safe haven for his family The United States Instead, it's America's ICE that's imprisoned this asylum seeker after a traffic stop My column on this outrage www.inquirer.com/opinion/wu-s...
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Wu Shaoping escaped China’s repression, only to get busted by ICE in Pa. | Will Bunch
The U.S.’s reputation as a safe haven for the world’s dissidents takes another hit with Pennsylvania’s arrest of a Chinese human rights lawyer.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
1. Trump just signed a landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, paving the way for the Saudis to enrich their own uranium. Meanwhile, Trump's top foreign policy advisor, Jared Kushner, is being paid tens of millions of dollars anually by the Saudis That fact was IGNORED in almost all the coverage
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CourtWatchMA @courtwatchma.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Shacoby Kenny was killed in South Bay jail by Corrections Officers. The COs who participated in the assault that the Medical Examiner's Office has now determined was a homicide are still working for the Sheriff's Department. They haven't been suspended. #mapoli www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/21/m...
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Medical examiner rules 2025 South Bay in-custody death a homicide - The Boston Globe
Shacoby Kenny, a 32-year-old with a history of mental health problems, died last year following a fight with corrections staff.
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Stop AAPI Hate Action @stopaapihateaction.org · 18/07/2026
Trump continues his fight to rewrite U.S. history. The White House recently attacked programs and exhibits at the National Museum of American History over what they believe is "anti-White activism." The report also argues that the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act was not related to white supremacy. 🧵⬇️
forbes.com
White House Defends 1882 Immigration Law Excluding Chinese Immigrants
The Trump administration is defending the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act against the charge that the law had a racist intent.
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