Sharon Mitchler
@3rdlifeadventurer.bsky.social
Community College Prof (English and Humanities), pedagogy, troublesome cats, and gamboling around the world.
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800 detainees are missing after being held in Alligator Alcatraz in July, showing no record of their location in ICE’s database.
Other detainees have been mistakenly deported or sent to detention centers thousands of miles away.
The cruelty is the point.
Other detainees have been mistakenly deported or sent to detention centers thousands of miles away.
The cruelty is the point.
September 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
800 detainees are missing after being held in Alligator Alcatraz in July, showing no record of their location in ICE’s database.
Other detainees have been mistakenly deported or sent to detention centers thousands of miles away.
The cruelty is the point.
Other detainees have been mistakenly deported or sent to detention centers thousands of miles away.
The cruelty is the point.
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Hard to express to those not in the weeds just how much the current state of the immigration detention system is just utter chaos.
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Hard to express to those not in the weeds just how much the current state of the immigration detention system is just utter chaos.
Got my standard fall vaccinations yesterday because
1- I prefer not to be sick.
2- Being a community member means actively trying not to spread communicable diseases. I’m looking at you flu and Covid.
Thank you Washington, Oregon, and California for ensuring access to vaccines.
1- I prefer not to be sick.
2- Being a community member means actively trying not to spread communicable diseases. I’m looking at you flu and Covid.
Thank you Washington, Oregon, and California for ensuring access to vaccines.
September 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Got my standard fall vaccinations yesterday because
1- I prefer not to be sick.
2- Being a community member means actively trying not to spread communicable diseases. I’m looking at you flu and Covid.
Thank you Washington, Oregon, and California for ensuring access to vaccines.
1- I prefer not to be sick.
2- Being a community member means actively trying not to spread communicable diseases. I’m looking at you flu and Covid.
Thank you Washington, Oregon, and California for ensuring access to vaccines.
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"Trump is asking Texas Republicans to redraw the maps that they just drew in 2021 to get him five more seats to protect his majority in Congress... It’s not just a Texas problem. It’s an American problem."
"It's not just a Texas problem. It's an American problem."
Texas Democrat James Talarico on bomb threats, rigged elections, and life on the run.
www.motherjones.com
August 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
"Trump is asking Texas Republicans to redraw the maps that they just drew in 2021 to get him five more seats to protect his majority in Congress... It’s not just a Texas problem. It’s an American problem."
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"On Tyranny" free resources to use and to share, now or any time
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On Tyranny free resources
To use and to share, now or any time
snyder.substack.com
July 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"On Tyranny" free resources to use and to share, now or any time
snyder.substack.com/p/on-tyranny...
snyder.substack.com/p/on-tyranny...
Now is a good time to increase my monthly donation to the ACLU.
July 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Now is a good time to increase my monthly donation to the ACLU.
Wandering and taking deep breaths hiking through the forest at the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge.
July 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Wandering and taking deep breaths hiking through the forest at the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge.
It is now summer. I will not know what day of the week it is again until September.
June 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
It is now summer. I will not know what day of the week it is again until September.
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This is bonkers. The Senate is trying to sell off 3.3 MILLION acres of public land to raise money. This land is your land, as the song says. If you want to keep it that way, call your Senator and raise Holy hell. www.newsweek.com/map-federal-...
Map shows public land eligible for sale as MAGA and left unite to oppose
The Senate proposal, which could greatly affect outdoor recreation in the West, is facing strong pushback from conservationists, Democrats and MAGA supporters.
www.newsweek.com
June 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This is bonkers. The Senate is trying to sell off 3.3 MILLION acres of public land to raise money. This land is your land, as the song says. If you want to keep it that way, call your Senator and raise Holy hell. www.newsweek.com/map-federal-...
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The U.S. Senate is currently considering a budget reconciliation bill that quietly includes language that could devastate our public lands. It would:
- Make over 250 million acres of public land eligible for sale
- Mandate the sale of at least 2 million acres of Forest Service and BLM land
- Make over 250 million acres of public land eligible for sale
- Mandate the sale of at least 2 million acres of Forest Service and BLM land
June 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The U.S. Senate is currently considering a budget reconciliation bill that quietly includes language that could devastate our public lands. It would:
- Make over 250 million acres of public land eligible for sale
- Mandate the sale of at least 2 million acres of Forest Service and BLM land
- Make over 250 million acres of public land eligible for sale
- Mandate the sale of at least 2 million acres of Forest Service and BLM land
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What we learned yesterday.
The Times They Are a-Changin'
The Times They Are a-Changin'
June 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
What we learned yesterday.
The Times They Are a-Changin'
The Times They Are a-Changin'
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To our friends & allies across the globe who today stood in solidarity with those of us in the US who are angry, scared, & mortified: thank you for your grace, your light, & your empathy. Thank you for your support of those of us who aren't in the cult. We see you & are grateful.
June 15, 2025 at 12:13 AM
To our friends & allies across the globe who today stood in solidarity with those of us in the US who are angry, scared, & mortified: thank you for your grace, your light, & your empathy. Thank you for your support of those of us who aren't in the cult. We see you & are grateful.
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Yes. According to Army protocol, congressional staff are VIP Code 5, with a rank equivalent to a two-star general/admiral. Members of Congress are of course significantly higher.
I have never seen USCP, FPS, or any other federal LEO treat any Member with anywhere near this disrespect and violence.
I have never seen USCP, FPS, or any other federal LEO treat any Member with anywhere near this disrespect and violence.
We drill into military officers that Members of Congress have Constitutional oversight rights, Members outrank four-stars in protocol, and even Congressional staffers are treated like generals/admirals.
To see sworn federal officers manhandle and handcuff a U.S. Senator... I'm still shook up.
To see sworn federal officers manhandle and handcuff a U.S. Senator... I'm still shook up.
"There's no recording allowed out here, per FBI rights"
June 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Yes. According to Army protocol, congressional staff are VIP Code 5, with a rank equivalent to a two-star general/admiral. Members of Congress are of course significantly higher.
I have never seen USCP, FPS, or any other federal LEO treat any Member with anywhere near this disrespect and violence.
I have never seen USCP, FPS, or any other federal LEO treat any Member with anywhere near this disrespect and violence.
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SCHATZ: "This is the stuff of dictatorships. He identified himself. That should be enough."
June 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
SCHATZ: "This is the stuff of dictatorships. He identified himself. That should be enough."
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Wise words here, about what we celebrate and what goes unremarked. snidereply.com/2025/05/28/t...
The Signs of Success
Not every accomplishment fits on a sign. But that doesn’t make it any less worthy.
snidereply.com
May 30, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Wise words here, about what we celebrate and what goes unremarked. snidereply.com/2025/05/28/t...
Palette cleanser - first roses from the yard.
May 25, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Palette cleanser - first roses from the yard.
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Every single part of Mike Davis’ post is a lie.
- The Alien Enemies Act deportations are not military operations, DHS runs them.
- The injunction isn’t against Trump, it’s against DHS
- A Supreme Court injunction by definition can’t be illegal
- The order made clear DHS can deport people normally
- The Alien Enemies Act deportations are not military operations, DHS runs them.
- The injunction isn’t against Trump, it’s against DHS
- A Supreme Court injunction by definition can’t be illegal
- The order made clear DHS can deport people normally
If Comey has to answer questions for sea shells, it seems at least as reasonable for Davis to have to explain what he is asking for here.
May 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Every single part of Mike Davis’ post is a lie.
- The Alien Enemies Act deportations are not military operations, DHS runs them.
- The injunction isn’t against Trump, it’s against DHS
- A Supreme Court injunction by definition can’t be illegal
- The order made clear DHS can deport people normally
- The Alien Enemies Act deportations are not military operations, DHS runs them.
- The injunction isn’t against Trump, it’s against DHS
- A Supreme Court injunction by definition can’t be illegal
- The order made clear DHS can deport people normally
Take a breath. Pause. Then, back to it.
May 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Take a breath. Pause. Then, back to it.
I did not expect that my every trip to an independent bookstore would include a round of “what should I buy so there is a copy for future students to read.”
May 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I did not expect that my every trip to an independent bookstore would include a round of “what should I buy so there is a copy for future students to read.”
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As we’ve said before now confirmed. FOIA requests reveal that DOGE employees are pulling in six-figure salaries, with many holding the title of “Expert,” a specific Office of Personnel Management (OPM) designation that pays around $190,000 a year.
May 4, 2025 at 2:10 AM
As we’ve said before now confirmed. FOIA requests reveal that DOGE employees are pulling in six-figure salaries, with many holding the title of “Expert,” a specific Office of Personnel Management (OPM) designation that pays around $190,000 a year.
When the library gods decide you should have ALL your holds come in at one time. Also, challenge accepted.
May 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
When the library gods decide you should have ALL your holds come in at one time. Also, challenge accepted.
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The Accidental Harvard Letter
The Accidental Deportation
The Accidental Tariff on an Uninhabited Island
The Accidental Disclosure of War Plans to a Journalist
The Accidental Firings of Nuclear Safety Workers
The Accidental Deportation
The Accidental Tariff on an Uninhabited Island
The Accidental Disclosure of War Plans to a Journalist
The Accidental Firings of Nuclear Safety Workers
April 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The Accidental Harvard Letter
The Accidental Deportation
The Accidental Tariff on an Uninhabited Island
The Accidental Disclosure of War Plans to a Journalist
The Accidental Firings of Nuclear Safety Workers
The Accidental Deportation
The Accidental Tariff on an Uninhabited Island
The Accidental Disclosure of War Plans to a Journalist
The Accidental Firings of Nuclear Safety Workers
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A grassroots-led campaign has hundreds of protests and events scheduled across the U.S. on Saturday. Organizers say the momentum built on resistance against the Trump administration has not slowed.
Anti-Trump protests this weekend turn focus to community action
A grassroots-led campaign has hundreds of protests and events scheduled across the U.S. on Saturday. Organizers say the momentum built on resistance against the Trump administration has not slowed.
www.npr.org
April 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A grassroots-led campaign has hundreds of protests and events scheduled across the U.S. on Saturday. Organizers say the momentum built on resistance against the Trump administration has not slowed.
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38 of the 43.
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
38 of the 43.
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...