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carwil.bsky.social @carwil.bsky.social · Dec 28
Overwhelmed by non-stop carnage in Gaza? Four short videos and a podcast to put Israel 2025 in perspective.

http://woborders.blog/2025/12/27/israel-2025-video/
Israel 2025: Some acknowledge “Our Genocide,” while most endorse escalation
If you’ve taken a step back from the endless stream of video-documented destruction in Gaza, something even Israel-aligned political voices have been compelled to describe as “a wall of carna…
woborders.blog
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evanbernick.bsky.social
No it’s what he said. Read what he said.
This is the path that President Trump and the United States has embarked upon. It is the path we ask you here in Europe to join us on. It is a path we have walked together before and hope to walk together again. For five centuries, before the end of the Second World War, the West had been expanding - its missionaries, its pilgrims, its soldiers, its explorers pouring out from its shores to cross oceans, settle new continents, build vast empires extending out across the globe.
February 16, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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austinkocher.com
DetentionReports.com now includes an interactive map of all 237 ICE detention facilities, comparative scatter plots, & publicly available contracts archive. Designed to support empirical research and institutional accountability.

Link to my substack: austinkocher.substack.com/p/the-best-s...
February 13, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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atrupar.com
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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wikieducation.bsky.social
Unable to attend last month's Speaker Series celebration of Wikipedia's 25th anniversary? Catch up with our recap – then register to join our next webinar tomorrow, February 11: wikiedu.org/blog/2026/02...
Wikipedia at 25: Authority, Legitimacy, and the Future of Knowledge
Twenty-five years ago, Wikipedia launched with the ambitious idea that people around the world could collaboratively create the sum total of human knowledge. What began as a bold experiment has sin…
wikiedu.org
February 10, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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jvp.bsky.social
Instead of holding the Israeli government accountable for war crimes, the Trump administration again bypassed Congress to rush new weapons sales to the Israeli military.

On January 30th, the Trump administration announced an additional $6.7 billion in new arms sales to the Israeli government.
February 10, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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acleddata.bsky.social
Fuel subsidy cuts sparked a surge in demonstrations across #Bolivia in January. Gasoline prices rose by 86% and diesel by 162%, driving a 63% increase in protests nationwide following a mid-December decree by President Rodrigo Paz. 🔗 acleddata.com/update/latin...
February 9, 2026 at 8:11 PM
carwil.bsky.social
The breadth of outrage (and the spreading of radical perspectives) may be even more important than their depth.
Instagram post from Monica Lewinsky, a graphic with a quote from Adrienne Marie Brown: "Things are not getting worse. They are getting uncovered. We must hold each other tight as we continue to pull back the veil." Lewinsky comments: "My soul knows this to be true. My head is having a hard time remembering this. ::heart emoji::"
February 8, 2026 at 2:47 AM
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faithfalkner.com
Renee Good's widow shared this statement with us today. It's absolutely heart-wrenching. 💔
9:02 a.m. Feb. 7 | Becca Good: 'Renee always showed up' Becca Good released a statement Saturday, one month after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Macklin Good in Minneapolis: "Minneapolis has shown me that even in the middle of grief and fear, people still show up for each other. For that, I want to say thank you. Thank you to this incredible community for showing up again and again — organizing food and rides, making sure our kids get to school, checking in on neighbors, and standing together in the cold. I am so proud to call Minneapolis my home. Renee was not the first person killed, and she was not the last. You know my wife’s name and you know Alex’s name, but there are many others in this city being harmed that you don’t know — their families are hurting just like mine, even if they don’t look like mine. They are neighbors, friends, coworkers, classmates. And we must also know their names. Because this shouldn’t happen to anyone. Renee always showed up — as a volunteer, a teacher, a mom, a friend — always helping out, making things a little better for others. Seeing the world now celebrate the parts of her that I’ve always known — the kindness, the humor, the warmth — reminds me of her spirit. Renee and I believed that if we lived every day in the world as we wanted it to be, we could build toward making that world a reality. So I am doing that every day — and every night, as I kiss my son at bedtime and tell him things are going to get better. “
February 8, 2026 at 12:11 AM
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rosesbloom24.bsky.social
Two active cases of tuberculosis and 18 cases of COVID-19 have been identified at a massive immigration detention center in El Paso, according to the local Democratic member of Congress.

www.texastribune.org/2026/02/07/i...
Two tuberculosis cases detected at Camp East Montana ICE facility
Eighteen cases of COVID-19 were also identified. U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar on Friday visited the 5,000-bed tent facility on the Fort Bliss Army base and said she saw many "chronic issues."
www.texastribune.org
February 7, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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harmscommitted.com
"In response to increased aggression and illegal detainment of Native people by U.S. immigration officers, First Nations in Canada are issuing travel advisories and warnings for citizens traveling across the border."
#Canada #USA #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
First Nations across Canada issue warnings about US travel
Travelers are urged to carry tribal IDs, status cards, passports and other identification if they cross the border.
ictnews.org
January 30, 2026 at 3:12 AM
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scavendish.bsky.social
Metry and her husband of 4 years go to DHS to get their I-130 in motion. "Good news" a DHS employee told them, the form to start her naturalization was approved.

DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
nashvillebanner.bsky.social Nashville Banner @nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 9d
EXCLUSIVE: Terez Metry was 13 when her family fled to Tennessee from Egypt in 2011. Then, they left her behind. She only recently discovered she had an order of removal from 2011. But she was following the legal path to citizenship. On Monday, at a routine DHS meeting, Metry was detained.
Immigration process turns sour for an Antioch woman - Nashville Banner
Terez Metry, a dental assistant in Middle Tennessee with no criminal history, was detained by ICE during an interview as she followed legal steps toward citizenship.
nashvillebanner.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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repdexteror.bsky.social
I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.

What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?

I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
February 6, 2026 at 2:35 AM
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mikehixenbaugh.com
Maria is one of hundreds of children, who — like Liam Ramos — have been held at a Texas detention facility where parents say children languish as they’re served contaminated food, receive little education and struggle to obtain basic medical care.

Here's our attempt at telling their stories. 2/
Children trapped in Texas immigration facility recount nightmares, inedible food, no school
A photo of Liam Conejo Ramos, a scared 5-year-old, drew attention to a detention center in Dilley, Texas. Advocates say his experience reflects what hundreds of children have endured out of public vie...
www.nbcnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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nbedera.bsky.social
I can’t overstate that nearly every good headline coming out of Minnesota has been followed up by retaliation by the Trump administration—which tends to get a lot less attention.

This is infuriating and devastating.
February 6, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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swin24.bsky.social
Love and support you always, Cincinnati Enquirer (support local media), but esp today

This is a Midwest daily paper. About as middle of the road as you can get

& they understand that this is an objective, straight news headline, in the context of a planned Trump/GOP onslaught in Springfield, etc
Cincinnati enquirer headline about how Ohio depends on immigrants for growth
February 6, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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gelliottmorris.com
New piece: From body cams to masks to independent investigations of recent shootings, the public supports a wide range of major reforms for ICE/federal agents www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-ameri...
February 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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aaup.org
AAUP President Todd Wolfson issued the following statement in response to Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt's Executive Order issued today immediately eliminating academic tenure at the state’s public regional universities and community colleges.
AAUP President on the Elimination of Tenure at Oklahoma Regional Universities and Community Colleges.
WASHINGTON—AAUP President Todd Wolfson issued the following statement in response to the Governor of Oklahoma’s signing of Executive Order 2026-07, which immediately eliminates the conferral of academ...
www.aaup.org
February 6, 2026 at 12:40 AM
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jbendery.bsky.social
Some good news: A little girl from the same Minneapolis-area school district as Liam Conejo Ramos was released from a Texas ICE detention facility late Tuesday.

Elizabeth Zuna Caisaguano, a 4th grader, had been locked up there with her mom since Jan. 6. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Another Child From Liam Ramos’ School District Released From ICE Detention
www.huffpost.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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cwebbonline.com
Liam made people look. Now don’t look away.

We still have children in ICE custody eating bad food, drinking questionable water, living in filthy conditions, and carrying a lifetime of trauma they shouldn’t have to survive.
#FreeTheChildren
February 1, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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mprnews.org
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:17 AM
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taniel.bsky.social
New Mexico's legislature just passed a bill that bans local governments from joining ICE's 287(g) program *and* from hosting detention centers. On to the governor.

www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
New Mexico Senate approves bill to ban ICE detention centers
The New Mexico Legislature approved the Immigration Safety Act. House bill 9 bars the state from allowing ICE detention centers.
www.elpasotimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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chronicle.com
We've documented actions taken on hundreds of college campuses to alter or eliminate jobs, offices, hiring practices, and programs amid pressure to end identity-conscious recruitment and retention of minority staff and students. Here's the latest: https://chroni.cl/4k9patI
Texas A&M Shutters Women’s and Gender Studies Program, Citing New Curricular Rules
We’ve documented actions taken on hundreds of campuses to alter or eliminate jobs, offices, hiring practices, and programs amid mounting political pressure to end identity-conscious recruitment and re...
chroni.cl
February 2, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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joaquincastrotx.bsky.social
The Dilley detention center should be shut down immediately. Because of the close-quarter conditions at Dilley, lack of prompt medical response and capacity, and lack of expertise with diseases such as measles, Dilley is not equipped to combat any spread.
February 2, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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stephenwolf.bsky.social
The senators voting to repeal the additional $75 billion in ICE funding represent a 54-46 majority of the American people, but the vote fails thanks to malapportionment and the filibuster
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
January 31, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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fiveman.bsky.social
10/10 ICE protest sign
Protest sign from MN that says, “DEARLY BELOVED. WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY TODISMANTLE THIS THING CALLED ICE.” with a picture of Prince in the left hand lower corner.
January 31, 2026 at 10:20 PM