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Zurie Pope

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I'm Zurie Pope. I'm a reporter whose work has been published in The Nation Magazine, The Washington Blade, the Cincinnati Enquirer, and several other places.

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Fash Watch Ohio @fashwatchoh.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Follow @zuriepope.bsky.social who, along with Jolene Almendarez, provided excellent coverage on Perrin March in July of last year. While Perrin's involvement with Ohio Nationalist Network clearly shows his lack of remorse for his behaviors, their coverage of his arrest was thoughtful and in-depth.
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 25/06/2026
More than 130 medical calls have been made from the Butler County, Ohio jail since their Immigration and Customs Enforcement contract resumed last year, records obtained by the Ohio Capital Journal show, a 25% increase from the year before. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/06/25/m...
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More than 130 medical calls made from Butler County, Ohio jail since ICE deal, records show • Ohio Capital Journal
More than 130 medical calls have been made from the Butler County, Ohio jail since their Immigrations and Customs Enforcement contract resumed last year, records obtained by the Ohio Capital Journal…
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
More than 130 medical calls have been made from the Butler County, Ohio jail since their Immigration and Customs Enforcement contract resumed last year, records obtained by the Ohio Capital Journal show, a 25% increase from the year before. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/06/25/m...
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More than 130 medical calls made from Butler County, Ohio jail since ICE deal, records show • Ohio Capital Journal
More than 130 medical calls have been made from the Butler County, Ohio jail since their Immigrations and Customs Enforcement contract resumed last year, records obtained by the Ohio Capital Journal…
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Lynn Tramonte @lynntramonte.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Butler Jail's Dwyer: “Completely false narrative going on w activists." Pastor Heishman: “We were able to look into pods but not go in [or] talk to anybody. They showed us medical facilities, but no doctors, just empty rooms. We really didn’t get to see much.” ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/06/25/m...
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More than 130 medical calls made from Butler County, Ohio jail since ICE deal, records show • Ohio Capital Journal
More than 130 medical calls have been made from the Butler County, Ohio jail since their Immigration and Customs Enforcement contract resumed last year, records obtained by the Ohio Capital Journal sh...
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Zurie Pope @zuriepope.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Write-up for the @ohiocapitaljournal.com about Butler County Jail and ICE ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/06/25/m...
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More than 130 medical calls made from Butler County, Ohio jail since ICE deal, records show • Ohio Capital Journal
More than 130 medical calls have been made from the Butler County, Ohio jail since their Immigrations and Customs Enforcement contract resumed last year, records obtained by the Ohio Capital Journal s...
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404 Media @404media.co · 07/01/2026
At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Full story by @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/dhs-is-lying...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 31/12/2025
Isiah Whitlock Jr., a character actor best known for his scene-stealing role as a smooth-talking, corrupt politician in the widely acclaimed HBO show “The Wire,” died on Tuesday. He was 71.
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Isiah Whitlock Jr., Scene-Stealing Character Actor in ‘The Wire,’ Dies at 71
In one of his most enduring roles, he played a corrupt state senator known for his ability to fashion an expletive into an outstretched catchphrase.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/11/2025
What were the CIA-backed "Zero Units" in Afghanistan? For a deep dive, read reporter Lynzy Billing's award-winning piece from 2022:
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The Night Raids
CIA-backed operations killed countless Afghan civilians, and the U.S. hasn't been held accountable. A reporter returns to investigate her past and unravel the legacy of the secretive Zero Units.
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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
If you want to read the full @propublica.org investigation into CIA-backed Afghan Zero Units, here's Lynzy Billing's award-winning piece from 2022:
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The Night Raids
CIA-backed operations killed countless Afghan civilians, and the U.S. hasn't been held accountable. A reporter returns to investigate her past and unravel the legacy of the secretive Zero Units.
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Zurie Pope @zuriepope.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Mind you, the president also said he didn't have a plan to strike Iran and would decide "within two weeks," only to then strike the country's nuclear facilities a few days later.
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Zurie Pope @zuriepope.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
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ICE offers big bucks — but California police officers prove tough to poach
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is offering substantial pay, student loan forgiveness and other benefits, drawing the ire of some local officials already struggling to hire and retain recruit...
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 19/09/2025
1. Republicans are attempting to get the FBI to label trans advocacy as domestic terrorism. Project 2025's parent org is pushing it. It would not label all trans people as terrorists, but it would open the door for heavy surveillance and disruption. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Republicans Push FBI To Designate Trans Advocacy As Violent Extremism. Inside The Project 2025 Organization's Proposal.
On Thursday evening, news emerged that individuals within and outside of Trump administration were pushing to cast trans activists as domestic terrorists. Then, Project 2025 dropped its proposal.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 09/09/2025
2. Today, Washington Bureau Chief Eric Michael Garcia at The Independent uncovered provisions in the newly released HHS approps bill that would bar federal funding for gender-affirming care nationwide. Our further analysis also shows a sports ban tied to funding and other provisions in the bill.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
NEW figures show that 61,226 people are currently in ICE detention — the highest number ever in US history. According to ICE data, 70% of these people have no criminal conviction.
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Peter Wade @peterwade.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
“There’s no mention [in the media] of what we find in the desert, which is like bibles, and love notes, and keychains with pictures of little kids, and all these clothes." Instead, what Americans hear is “all this ‘invasion’ bullshit."
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Ada and Her Family Fled El Salvador. She Died Alone in the New Mexico Desert
Hundreds of migrants’ bodies have been found in the past three years in the Sunland Park Triangle, where New Mexico borders Texas and Mexico.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 31/07/2025
NEW: We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims officers use a “minimum amount of force.” You can judge for yourself. By @nicolefoy.bsky.social @mckenziefunk.com
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Bloodied Faces, Sobbing Children: Immigration Officers Smash Car Windows to Speed Up Arrests
We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 01/08/2025
A hunger strike at a South Florida immigration detention center state officials have named “Alligator Alcatraz” enters its tenth day, as detainees protest what they call inhumane and dangerous living conditions.
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‘Alligator Alcatraz' detainees on hunger strike for 10th day, protesting conditions
One of the detainees, Pedro Hernández, was hospitalized during the strike but continued to refuse food, he said on Thursday.
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Sam Levin @samtlevin.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
NEW: Border patrol made false claims about Los Angeles protesters it jailed, misrepresenting basic facts of events that were filmed. I obtained records of officers acknowledging + "apologizing" for errors The DOJ is now dismissing cases, an embarrassment for Trump-appointed US attorney Bill Essayli
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Dropped cases against LA protesters reveal false claims from federal agents
Revealed: records show border patrol gave inaccurate testimony about people it jailed. Prosecutors now face ‘embarrassing’ dismissals
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/07/2025
NEW: On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been taken away. These are their stories.
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The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison
On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been t...
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Zurie Pope @zuriepope.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Data compiled by the @CHIRLA shows that Latino neighborhoods were overwhelmingly targeted in Immigration Enforcement actions across LA, again raising concerns about racial profiling. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Latino neighborhoods overwhelmingly targeted in immigration raids, rights group says
In an analysis of immigration raids in Los Angeles County since June, federal agents targeted placed in Panorama City the most often, according to the rights group CHIRLA. The ten zip codes with the ...
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 21/07/2025
NEW: Detainees in Florida immigration detention centers are being subjected to inhuman conditions, including denial of medical care, overcrowding, and degrading treatment. These are not isolated incidents, but the result of a fundamentally broken system.
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US: Immigrants Abused in Florida Detention Sites
The United States government has subjected immigrants detained in three Florida facilities to abusive, degrading, and in some cases life-threatening conditions, Americans for Immigrant Justice, Human ...
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
New from 404 Media: hacked data we obtained reveal dozens of unknown people on deportation flights to El Salvador. No acknowledgement from DHS. "We have not heard from these people’s families, so I think perhaps even they don’t know." We are publishing the names here: www.404media.co/flight-manif...
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Flight Manifests Reveal Dozens of Previously Unknown People on Three Deportation Flights to El Salvador
Hacked data obtained by 404 Media reveals dozens more people on deportation flights to El Salvador who are unaccounted for. “We have not heard from these people’s families, so I think perhaps even the...
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 17/07/2025
L.A. woman faked immigration 'kidnapping' in scheme for donations, feds charge
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L.A. woman faked immigration 'kidnapping' in scheme for donations, feds charge
Federal authorities said that the woman sought to elicit public sympathy and raise money based on her undocumented status.
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404 Media @404media.co · 17/07/2025
We found hacked data that revealed dozens of people on deportation flights to El Salvador are missing. 🔗 www.404media.co/flight-manif...
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Flight Manifests Reveal Dozens of Previously Unknown People on Three Deportation Flights to El Salvador
Hacked data obtained by 404 Media reveals dozens more people on deportation flights to El Salvador who are unaccounted for. “We have not heard from these people’s families, so I think perhaps even the...
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Zurie Pope @zuriepope.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
The only surefire guarantee of a strong newsroom is a strong contract. Support the @latguild.bsky.social and the @newsguild.org.
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Hana Kiros @hana-kiros.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
The administration will incinerate enough food to feed 1.5 million children for a week. When it burns, its label will read: THIS PRODUCT IS A GIFT FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. 500 tons, from us, to no one. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food
Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste.
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Zurie Pope @zuriepope.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
A newsroom is nothing without a union. If your news outlet has one, join it. If it doesn't, form one. They're the last line of defense against the whims of billionaires. @latguild.bsky.social and @newsguild.org
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Zurie Pope @zuriepope.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
If you're out and about in LA today, make sure to grab a copy of the Sunday @latimes.com
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
In addition, ICE must immediately provide people detained in the basement of the Los Angeles federal building access to lawyers and confidential legal calls. Overcrowding has been so bad, people would disappear down into the basement for days before surfacing at other detention centers.
CONCLUSION
For the foregoing reasons, the Court ORDERS as follows:
1. The Access/Detention Plaintiffs' Ex Parte Application for TRO (ECF No. 38) is
GRANTED.
a. Defendants Kristi Noem, Todd M. Lyons, and Ernesto Santacruz Jr. shall provide
access to Room B-18 of the Federal Building located at 300 North Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 ("B-18") for legal visitation by current and
prospective attorneys, legal representatives, and legal assistants. Legal visitation shall be permitted seven days per week, for a minimum of eight hours per day on business days (Monday through Friday), and a minimum of four hours per day on weekends and holidays. Should exigent circumstances require closure for the safety of human life or the protection of property, the Defendants must notify Access/Detention Plaintiffs as soon as practicable and certainly within four (4) hours to make alternative arrangements for legal visitation and/or notice to affected detainees and attorneys, legal representatives, and legal assistants. No such closure shall last any longer than reasonably necessary for the safety of human life or the protection of property.
b. Defendants Kristi Noem, Todd M. Lyons, and Ernesto Santacruz Jr. shall provide individuals detained at B-18 with access to confidential telephone calls with attorneys, legal representatives, and legal assistants at no charge to the detainee.
Such legal telephone calls shall not be screened, recorded, or otherwise monitored.
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News Feed @news-feed.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
@latimes: Law enforcement violating rules on less-lethal weapons in ICE protests, critics say
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Main link in OG tweet
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-11/less-lethals-cause-lasting-physical-psychological-harm-critics-say
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 11/07/2025
Law enforcement violating rules on less-lethal weapons in ICE protests, critics say
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Law enforcement violating rules on less-lethal weapons in ICE protests, critics say
Protesters, advocates and attorneys say L.A law enforcement uses less-lethal weapons frequently and unnecessarily, causing lasting physical pain and psychological scars. From destroyed hands to shattered faces.
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Zurie Pope @zuriepope.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
From amputated fingers to jaws wired shut, activists, attorneys and journalists have argued that LA Law Enforcement are violating rules on use of less-lethals. Read more using the link below: www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Law enforcement violating rules on less-lethal weapons in ICE protests, critics say
Protesters, advocates and attorneys say L.A law enforcement uses less-lethal weapons frequently and unnecessarily, causing lasting physical pain and psychological scars. From destroyed hands to shatte...
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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
As more journalists are driven out of their jobs, I keep hearing this drumbeat of "it's ok -- they can start their own newsletter or publication." Some can. But becoming your own business is a huge job, and will eliminate many talented reporters from the public sphere. Here's why. (1/5)
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 04/07/2025
'Making America militarized again': Use of military in U.S. erodes democracy, veteran advocates say
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'Making America militarized again': Use of military in U.S. erodes democracy, veteran advocates say
Advocates for families of active-duty troops, legal scholars and ex-military leaders critique the decision to deploy U.S. armed forces to Los Angeles.
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Zurie Pope @zuriepope.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
First article for the LAtimes. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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'Making America militarized again': Use of military in U.S. erodes democracy, veteran advocates say
Advocates for families of active-duty troops, legal scholars and ex-military leaders critique the decision to deploy U.S. armed forces to Los Angeles.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
“In Cell 15, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia and 20 other Salvadorans were forced to kneel from approximately 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, with guards striking anyone who fell from exhaustion. During this time, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was denied bathroom access and soiled himself…”
120. Upon arrival at CECOT, the detainees were greeted by a prison official who stated,
"Welcome to CECOT. Whoever enters here doesn't leave." Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was then
forced to strip, issued prison clothing, and subjected to physical abuse including being kicked in
the legs with boots and struck on his head and arms to make him change clothes faster. His head
was shaved with a zero razor, and he was frog-marched to cell 15, being struck with wooden batons
along the way. By the following day, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia had visible bruises and lumps all over his body.
121. In Cell 15, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia and 20 other Salvadorans were forced to kneel
from approximately 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, with guards striking anyone who fell from exhaustion.
During this time, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was denied bathroom access and soiled himself The
detainees were confined to metal bunks with no mattresses in an overcrowded cell with no
windows, bright lights that remained on 24 hours a day, and minimal access to sanitation.
122. After approximately one week at CECOT, prison director Osiris Luna and other
officials separated the 21 Salvadorans who had arrived together. Twelve individuals with visible gang-related tattoos were moved to another cell, while Plaintiff Abrego Garcia remained with eight
others who, like him, upon information and belief had no gang affiliations or tattoos.
123. As reflected by his segregation, the Salvadoran authorities recognized that Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was not affiliated with any gang and, at around this time, prison officials explicitly acknowledged that Plaintiff Abrego Garcia's tattoos were not gang-related, telling him "your
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Steven Mazie @stevenmazie.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
The upshot of this decision, for now, seems to be exactly the crazy patchwork scenario we were warned about: - the lower-court injunctions continue to protect the parties (immigrant orgs, individuals and 22 states) from Trump's EO - the EO can (and will) be enforced in the other 28 states
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Andy Downing @andydowning33.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
More than a year has passed, yet according to OSU’s pro-Palestine organizers, there has been no campuswide reckoning over the university’s treatment of protesters. “Something I keep coming back to is how quickly we moved on,” Miriam Saab said. New from Zurie Pope. matternews.org/community/in...
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Inside the Ohio State University response to the 2024 pro-Palestine protests – Matter News
Emails, text messages and memoranda recently obtained via records request show how Ohio State leadership coordinated with law enforcement agencies to respond to the largest protests the campus had see...
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Doug Garrison @dhgarrison.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Important piece that speaks to broader national conversations we’re not having:
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Matter News @matternews.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
More than a year has passed, yet according to OSU’s pro-Palestine organizers, there has been no campuswide reckoning over the university’s treatment of protesters. “Something I keep coming back to is how quickly we moved on,” Miriam Saab said. New from Zurie Pope. matternews.org/community/in...
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Inside the Ohio State University response to the 2024 pro-Palestine protests – Matter News
Emails, text messages and memoranda recently obtained via records request show how Ohio State leadership coordinated with law enforcement agencies to respond to the largest protests the campus had see...
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Zurie Pope @zuriepope.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
After a lawsuit in the Ohio Court of Claims, I was able to obtain records that give insight into Ohio State's monitoring of pro-Palestine protesters. If you want to read the records, hear from activists, and see what this means for the future, click the link below: matternews.org/community/in...
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Inside the Ohio State University response to the 2024 pro-Palestine protests – Matter News
Emails, text messages and memoranda recently obtained via records request show how Ohio State leadership coordinated with law enforcement agencies to respond to the largest protests the campus had see...
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
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She Exposed Government Abuse. Now She's Locked up in an El Salvador Prison.
Inside America’s Global Prison Pipeline with Noah Bullock of Cristosal and investigative journalist Nick Turse on The Intercept Briefing.
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Zurie Pope @zuriepope.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
I'm incredibly honored to be able to announce I was selected,among hundreds of applicants, to join the Ida B. Wells Society's internship program. I can't wait to start my next chapter, and delve into learning more about investigative journalism. idabwellssociety.org/news/ida-b-w...
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Zurie Pope @zuriepope.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
The River Church, led by pastor Cory Bowman. half half-brother of Vice President JD Vance, has repeatedly promoted faith healing, claiming that everything from spine pain to cancer can be cured through divine intervention. Read more: www.citybeat.com/news/cincinn...
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Cincinnati Mayoral Candidate Cory Bowman Wants to Cure Your Cancer with Christ
The River Church, founded and led by JD Vance’s brother, has promoted videos of churchgoers claiming their ailments were healed by God through Bowman’s hands, a power he doesn’t deny.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 14/04/2025
In a new report, Sarah Stillman investigates deaths related to starvation, dehydration, and neglect in county jails across the U.S.—a crisis that at times has been covered up by private health companies and government officials. nyer.cm/hMT7u9R
A quote from Sarah Stillman that reads, “What I found . . . is hard to describe as anything other than a pattern of widespread torture of people with mental-health issues in county jails.”
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Zurie Pope @zuriepope.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
After a year of waiting, and a complaint filed with the Court of Claims, I'm a step closer to finally getting records related to Ohio States behind the scenes planning on Pro Palestine demonstrations. As far as I know, no other news outlet in the state has tried to obtain them.
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teebii.bsky.social @teebii.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
The Haslams gave big donations to Ohio lawmakers, who are now deciding the fate of Browns stadium www.newsfromthestates.com/article/hasl...
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The Haslams gave big donations to Ohio lawmakers, who are now deciding the fate of Browns stadium
As Ohio lawmakers decide the fate of Cleveland Browns stadium funding, the Ohio Capital Journal reviewed political donations to lawmakers from Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam over the last 15 month...
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
As Ohio lawmakers decide the fate of Cleveland Browns stadium funding, the Ohio Capital Journal reviewed donations to lawmakers from Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam over the last 15 months, and asked lawmakers if it would impact their decision-making
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The Haslams gave big donations to Ohio lawmakers, who are now deciding the fate of Browns stadium • Ohio Capital Journal
As Ohio lawmakers decide the fate of Cleveland Browns stadium funding, the Ohio Capital Journal reviewed political donations to lawmakers from Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam over the last 15…
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Cleveland Scene @clevelandscene.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
The Haslams gave big donations to Ohio lawmakers, who are now deciding the fate of Browns stadium. In a statement with a straight face, Matt Huffman said, "Campaign contributions do not influence policy decisions” www.clevescene.com/news/the-has...
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The Haslams Gave Big Donations to Ohio Lawmakers, Who Are Now Deciding the Fate of Browns Stadium
“Campaign contributions do not influence policy decisions,” Matt Huffman’s office said when asked about the donations.
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