Urban B. Bee
@bronwenaeide.bsky.social
freelance journalist @urbanbeesbuzz
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& designer | intersectional feminist & social reproduction theorist with a focus of women's dialectical historical materialism.
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& designer | intersectional feminist & social reproduction theorist with a focus of women's dialectical historical materialism.
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Chief Judge James Boasberg ordered the Trump administration to allow the Venezuelan men it sent to El Salvador last year to return to the U.S. and challenge their removal.
The order comes amid the federal government’s ongoing resistance to bring the Venezuelan nationals back.
The order comes amid the federal government’s ongoing resistance to bring the Venezuelan nationals back.
Judge orders Trump administration to allow men expelled to El Salvador to return, challenge removal
The Trump administration's decision to send these men to a notorious Salvadoran megaprison has not stood up well in court.
www.democracydocket.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Chief Judge James Boasberg ordered the Trump administration to allow the Venezuelan men it sent to El Salvador last year to return to the U.S. and challenge their removal.
The order comes amid the federal government’s ongoing resistance to bring the Venezuelan nationals back.
The order comes amid the federal government’s ongoing resistance to bring the Venezuelan nationals back.
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SCOTUS will soon decide whether it'll gut Section 2 of the VRA and effectively disarm courts from addressing racially discriminatory voting practices.
This moment isn’t just about Louisiana's map — it’s about protecting Black voters’ right to fair representation, Damon Hewitt writes.
This moment isn’t just about Louisiana's map — it’s about protecting Black voters’ right to fair representation, Damon Hewitt writes.
Beyond Callais: We need new tools to uphold voting rights
Over 60 years of precedent and protection for voters of color, especially Black voters, could be upended and voided if SCOTUS fails to uphold the right to vote.
www.democracydocket.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:27 PM
SCOTUS will soon decide whether it'll gut Section 2 of the VRA and effectively disarm courts from addressing racially discriminatory voting practices.
This moment isn’t just about Louisiana's map — it’s about protecting Black voters’ right to fair representation, Damon Hewitt writes.
This moment isn’t just about Louisiana's map — it’s about protecting Black voters’ right to fair representation, Damon Hewitt writes.
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This administration is making little use of Congress' actual lawmaking prerogative to advance its agenda, but plenty of use of the Congressional Review Act (including in ways never intended) ...
www.eenews.net/articles/how...
www.eenews.net/articles/how...
How Republicans supercharged a Clinton rule-busting law
The effort to expand the bounds of the 1996 Congressional Review Act shows no signs of slowing down.
www.eenews.net
February 16, 2026 at 8:46 PM
This administration is making little use of Congress' actual lawmaking prerogative to advance its agenda, but plenty of use of the Congressional Review Act (including in ways never intended) ...
www.eenews.net/articles/how...
www.eenews.net/articles/how...
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Fed. judge holds that it likely violated the law for the Trump administration to remove displays and exhibits about enslaved people at President Washington's first official residence in Philadelphia.
PI issued to stop Trump from trashing President's House.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
PI issued to stop Trump from trashing President's House.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 16, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Fed. judge holds that it likely violated the law for the Trump administration to remove displays and exhibits about enslaved people at President Washington's first official residence in Philadelphia.
PI issued to stop Trump from trashing President's House.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
PI issued to stop Trump from trashing President's House.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The SAVE Act failed to pass last year because of nationwide public opposition. Now it’s back, and Congress should reject it again. Add your voice: bit.ly/4tmVIor
February 16, 2026 at 9:31 PM
The SAVE Act failed to pass last year because of nationwide public opposition. Now it’s back, and Congress should reject it again. Add your voice: bit.ly/4tmVIor
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So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.
It took only a 15-second clip of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt duking it out on a crumbling rooftop — made by A.I. with a two-sentence prompt and the click of a button — to draw swift outrage, and sizable fear, from Hollywood.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
Why an A.I. Video of Tom Cruise Battling Brad Pitt Spooked Hollywood
A 15-second clip created by an artificial intelligence tool owned by the Chinese technology company ByteDance appears more cinematic than anything so far.
nyti.ms
February 16, 2026 at 8:36 PM
So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.
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Francesca Laguardia (Justice Studies) is quoted in an article published by The Guardian about the Department of Justice’s controversial prosecution of a Texas “antifa cell” charged with terrorism. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Inside DoJ’s controversial prosecution of a Texas ‘antifa cell’ charged with terrorism
DoJ says a group of protesters at an ICE detention center was part of a terror cell; legal experts say case is an effort to crack down on leftwing groups and deter protesters
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Francesca Laguardia (Justice Studies) is quoted in an article published by The Guardian about the Department of Justice’s controversial prosecution of a Texas “antifa cell” charged with terrorism. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Over the past year, the Trump administration has pressured Latin American countries to sever ties with Cuba’s internationalist missions — a key source of income for the island — by restricting visas for Cuban officials and foreign government officials linked to the medical teams.
February 15, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Over the past year, the Trump administration has pressured Latin American countries to sever ties with Cuba’s internationalist missions — a key source of income for the island — by restricting visas for Cuban officials and foreign government officials linked to the medical teams.
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Neglecting housing conditions.
Cheating lenders and banks.
Defrauding the District.
Exploiting housing programs.
Wiping out affordable housing.
Leaving neighborhoods blighted.
The Razjooyans' illegal scheme enriches them and leaves everyone else in DC worse off.
We will hold them accountable.
Cheating lenders and banks.
Defrauding the District.
Exploiting housing programs.
Wiping out affordable housing.
Leaving neighborhoods blighted.
The Razjooyans' illegal scheme enriches them and leaves everyone else in DC worse off.
We will hold them accountable.
Using a law deployed against mob bosses, D.C. files suit against a landlord
The suit, filed by D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb, claims the landlord and two of his family members enriched themselves while leaving tenants in squalid, unsafe conditions.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Neglecting housing conditions.
Cheating lenders and banks.
Defrauding the District.
Exploiting housing programs.
Wiping out affordable housing.
Leaving neighborhoods blighted.
The Razjooyans' illegal scheme enriches them and leaves everyone else in DC worse off.
We will hold them accountable.
Cheating lenders and banks.
Defrauding the District.
Exploiting housing programs.
Wiping out affordable housing.
Leaving neighborhoods blighted.
The Razjooyans' illegal scheme enriches them and leaves everyone else in DC worse off.
We will hold them accountable.
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Homeless Rights Advocacy Project: law.seattleu.edu/centers-and-...
Scholarship: ssrn.com/author=1572922
Scholarship: ssrn.com/author=1572922
Homeless Rights Advocacy Project | Center for Civil Rights and Critical Justice | Centers and Institutes | Seattle University School of Law
law.seattleu.edu
November 17, 2024 at 1:21 AM
Homeless Rights Advocacy Project: law.seattleu.edu/centers-and-...
Scholarship: ssrn.com/author=1572922
Scholarship: ssrn.com/author=1572922
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The SPLC’s Advocacy Institute in Mississippi is an annual nine-week program designed to provide practical, hands-on advocacy experience and training. Register today and learn how to advance policy initiatives to improve the lives of people across Mississippi: https://bit.ly/4awIhtt
February 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The SPLC’s Advocacy Institute in Mississippi is an annual nine-week program designed to provide practical, hands-on advocacy experience and training. Register today and learn how to advance policy initiatives to improve the lives of people across Mississippi: https://bit.ly/4awIhtt
I just published:
The Taken
Inside the ICE Detention Pipeline for US Citizens and Residents: From Minnesota to Texas
Documented through court records.
Including worms in food, sewage water flooding into eating areas, returned to Minnesota in chains and shackles after courts order release, more.
The Taken
Inside the ICE Detention Pipeline for US Citizens and Residents: From Minnesota to Texas
Documented through court records.
Including worms in food, sewage water flooding into eating areas, returned to Minnesota in chains and shackles after courts order release, more.
The Taken: Inside the ICE Detention Pipeline for US Citizens and Residents From Minnesota to Texas
We document these patterns through the use of sworn declarations and court filings.
www.justsecurity.org
February 11, 2026 at 8:43 PM