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Philly-based academic, peds cancer epi/equity researcher and clinician, motivated by justice. Anticarceral abolitionist. Pro-union. Every billionaire is a policy failure. She/her.
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ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.

We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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How many STEM Ph.D.s were lost from the U.S. federal government last year?

My colleagues @mghersher.bsky.social and @policyhound.bsky.social dug into a recent data release to find the answer. A @science.org exclusive.

www.science.org/content/arti...
January 26, 2026 at 11:39 PM
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Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.

This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.

Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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"Amazon is owned by Jeff Bezos, a billionaire backer of the president," writes Neil Young. “The president's international policies and his support of ICE, make it impossible for me to ignore his actions.”

He also announced that anyone in Greenland can access his entire catalog for free at his site.
Neil Young Reasserts Amazon Boycott, Gifts Entire Catalog To Greenland
In October, Neil Young pulled his catalog from Amazon Music and called for a boycott. “BUY LOCAL. BUY DIRECT. BEZOS SUPPORTS THIS GOVERNMENT. IT DOES NOT SUPPORT YOU OR ME,” he wrote. Now, he’s reasse...
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January 27, 2026 at 12:38 AM
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.

His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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Dear neighbor, It is not the time to let your guard down, nor is it the time to stop organizing.

While Bovino will be leaving Minneapolis along with some U.S. Border Patrol agents, there is still no specific plan that has been communicated to the public. 1/
January 27, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”

That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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When I teach Vietnam, I explain that opposition to the war really grew in fits and starts. Some big rallies and visible protests, but also a steady stream of celebrities and ordinary folks breaking with their priors and taking a new stand.

This last month, this last week, feels like a real shift.
January 26, 2026 at 10:20 PM
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This hit so fucking hard today.
January 26, 2026 at 8:52 PM
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donation links in this thread. start from the bottom of the list and work your way up.
Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE:
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
January 26, 2026 at 10:44 PM
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Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning
January 26, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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If you are in Minneapolis, OR Portland, Maine, OR another city being targeted by ICE, and you would like FREE posters shipped to you to give out, send your shipping address to assistant@mollycrabapple.com

Thanks to a generous supporter, I now have a ton of posters and don't need to ration.
Packing posters for Minneapolis
January 26, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE

Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 26, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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There are two changes that I was able to find in the 2026 vs 2025 schedule.
1. Right on top the new schedule includes which professional org endorse the AAP schedule.
2. The 2026 AAP schedule notes that Pfizer COVID 19 vaccine is only indicated down to age 5 (based on available formulations)
January 26, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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From a FB post about Alex Pretti:
January 26, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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You don't want to reveal your safe houses for undocumented folks in big chats, you absolutely can give updates for a major protest in a big chat.

Context and content matters.
January 25, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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w/ alt-txt
January 25, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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Re-sharing with a link that keeps your gofundme page in English for anyone hesitant to navigate that transaction en español. His testimony remains in Spanish.

www.gofundme.com/f/qkdaj-nece...
Donate to Necesito ayuda porfavor con 3,000, organized by Marlon Mejia
Hola mi nombre es Marlon mejia, y actualmente vivo en minnesota, soy padre de de famil… Marlon Mejia needs your support for Necesito ayuda porfavor con 3,000
www.gofundme.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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At the Alex Pretti memorial this afternoon, people are unfurling four very large banners.

They read, "How many more will ICE murder? How many more funerals? How many more...how many more?"
January 25, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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one of the gofundme campaigns sent to me today is only trying to raise $1,600 and has a horrific story of an experience of a Hmong elder.

they've only raised $10.
Donate to Support for a MN Family in Crisis After a Traumatic Incident, organized by Tou Yang
My name is Tou and I am a former charter school Special Educatio… Tou Yang needs your support for Support for a MN Family in Crisis After a Traumatic Incident
www.gofundme.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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I’m begging lefties and liberals to stop posting things that erase the reality of how violent the US has been to Indigenous people and Black people (among other US populations) ever since its inception and along the way.

PLEASE. Do not copy conservatives by erasing history.
January 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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🎶 People in the United States have been getting treated this way the whole time 🎶

It’s not a boomerang, it‘s an expansion
tfw when the imperialism is boomeranging
January 25, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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The pet influencers are pissed.
January 25, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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tomorrow, StandWithMinnesota.com will hit a million site visits and over 650,000 unique visitors.

i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare.

thank you. thank you.
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
StandWithMinnesota.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:12 PM