Candice Fortman
@cande313.bsky.social
Detroiter in my heart (but not currently under my feet).
Always concerned about the human condition
Always concerned about the human condition
“A fresh new hell, daily!”
February 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
“A fresh new hell, daily!”
Why You Can’t Understand American Authoritarianism Without Understanding Race
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Why You Can’t Understand American Authoritarianism Without Understanding Race
Or: How the War on Black Freedom Became the Infrastructure for War on All of Us
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February 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Why You Can’t Understand American Authoritarianism Without Understanding Race
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Journalist Georgia Fort has been released from custody (video @fox9mn.bsky.social)
January 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Journalist Georgia Fort has been released from custody (video @fox9mn.bsky.social)
Detroit council member proposes ban on masked law enforcement officers www.metrotimes.com/news/metro-d...
Detroit council member proposes ban on masked law enforcement officers - Detroit Metro Times
Detroit City Councilwoman Mary Waters on Wednesday announced she is pushing an ordinance that would prohibit local, state, and federal law enforcement officers from wearing masks or other facial cover...
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January 28, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Detroit council member proposes ban on masked law enforcement officers www.metrotimes.com/news/metro-d...
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Looking forward to the day when we win hard enough to not need articles like “what are the paramilitaries spraying at you?: a helpful guide”
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
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 26, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Looking forward to the day when we win hard enough to not need articles like “what are the paramilitaries spraying at you?: a helpful guide”
Our Responsibility: ICE Violence & "The American Dream"
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Our Responsibility: ICE Violence & "The American Dream"
Every Martin Luther King, Jr.
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January 26, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Our Responsibility: ICE Violence & "The American Dream"
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One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!
January 24, 2026 at 9:29 PM
One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!
An unfinished mandate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy mlk50.com/2026/01/19/a...
An unfinished mandate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy
An FBI agent poses for a photograph in front of the wreath marking the site of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in Memphis. Photography by Dylan
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January 20, 2026 at 4:57 PM
An unfinished mandate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy mlk50.com/2026/01/19/a...
0 to 100 real quick -Curt Cignatti
January 20, 2026 at 4:21 AM
0 to 100 real quick -Curt Cignatti
My partner for the rest of the night every so often: “they should’ve went for 2…”
January 19, 2026 at 2:55 AM
My partner for the rest of the night every so often: “they should’ve went for 2…”
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At this point, it’s definitely the pope.
January 19, 2026 at 2:40 AM
At this point, it’s definitely the pope.
This is the take. www.poynter.org/ethics-trust...
When powerful people bully the press, they’re really trying to silence the public - Poynter
What looks like a personal attack is often an intimidation tactic aimed at the entire press and the people it serves
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December 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This is the take. www.poynter.org/ethics-trust...
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Should ICE be allowed to make arrests at state courts? The Michigan Supreme Court wants your opinion.
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ICE arrests at Michigan courthouses would be banned under new rule
A proposed rule would ban ICE agents from arresting people at Michigan courthouses.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Should ICE be allowed to make arrests at state courts? The Michigan Supreme Court wants your opinion.
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outliermedia.org/ice-agents-a...
University of Alabama shuts down student magazines for Black students, women students
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University of Alabama shuts down student magazines for Black students, women students
University officials told editors of Alice and Nineteen Fifty-Six that they believed they were out of compliance with Trump administration guidance on anti-DEI policies.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
University of Alabama shuts down student magazines for Black students, women students
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From a spokesperson for U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin:
November 22, 2025 at 1:54 AM
From a spokesperson for U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin:
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Got turned down on a piece about ICE in Chicago for an international news org because they believed I couldn’t be objective about my neighbors getting kidnapped. And well, guilty as charged I guess.
November 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Got turned down on a piece about ICE in Chicago for an international news org because they believed I couldn’t be objective about my neighbors getting kidnapped. And well, guilty as charged I guess.
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The key signature is expected from the newest member of the House, Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva of Arizona, who will be sworn into the House on Wednesday, more than seven weeks after she won a special election for the seat held by her late father, former Rep. Raúl Grijalva.
The push to release the Epstein files is set to move forward
The key signature on a discharge petition is expected from the newest member of the House, Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva of Arizona, who will be sworn in on Wednesday.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The key signature is expected from the newest member of the House, Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva of Arizona, who will be sworn into the House on Wednesday, more than seven weeks after she won a special election for the seat held by her late father, former Rep. Raúl Grijalva.
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Trailer | "The Beat Goes On: The Story of Baltimore Beat" baltimorebeat.com/trailer-the-...
November 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Trailer | "The Beat Goes On: The Story of Baltimore Beat" baltimorebeat.com/trailer-the-...
A few mins ago: Let me see what’s happening with the Lions…
a woman with gray hair is sitting in front of a sign that says por 10 on it
ALT: a woman with gray hair is sitting in front of a sign that says por 10 on it
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November 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
A few mins ago: Let me see what’s happening with the Lions…