Jalane Schmidt 📢🚫👑✊🏾🏴🌈🇨🇺🇻🇪 🇬🇱 🇺🇦🍉YIMBY🏘️🏗️🏢
@jalaneschmidt.bsky.social
Antifascist professor.📚👩🏽🏫 #Blackademic. Views expressed are (unfortunately) not those of my employer.🗣️Scholar-activist in Charlottesville, Virginia. #BLM. Public history & local🍷+🍺stan. 🏈fan. "Wiry and intense" -- The New Yorker
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👋🏽 new followers. I’m a professor of African diaspora + Latin Am religions at U of Virginia, I’ve lived in/researched/written about Cuba. Antifascist racial justice organizer and public historian in Charlottesville, Virginia, where I protest against Confederates, remove and melt down their statues.
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For @cvilleweekly.bsky.social this week, I looked into GovSmart, the sole company in Charlottesville currently fulfilling contracts with ICE. To their credit, the company talked with me on the record.
Looking deeper into a Charlottesville business fulfilling ICE contracts - C-VILLE Weekly
A recent map of federal contractors working with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement included one company from Charlottesville, drawing local attention on social media amid ICE’s brutal actions i...
c-ville.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:51 PM
For @cvilleweekly.bsky.social this week, I looked into GovSmart, the sole company in Charlottesville currently fulfilling contracts with ICE. To their credit, the company talked with me on the record.
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NEW: Republicans in Congress have unveiled a new bill that would impose the most extreme voting restrictions ever proposed at the federal level. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
New GOP anti-voting bill may be the most dangerous attack on voting rights ever
The MEGA Act represents one of the most catastrophic proposals for democracy in the United States.
www.democracydocket.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:55 PM
NEW: Republicans in Congress have unveiled a new bill that would impose the most extreme voting restrictions ever proposed at the federal level. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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"ominous ace of spades cards were left behind in their empty vehicles.
Ace of Spades card is a symbol used by white supremacist groups & also during the Vietnam War, called “death cards”
Several men were detained by ICE during “fake traffic stops” this week in Eagle County
bsky.app/profile/fasc...
Ace of Spades card is a symbol used by white supremacist groups & also during the Vietnam War, called “death cards”
Several men were detained by ICE during “fake traffic stops” this week in Eagle County
bsky.app/profile/fasc...
January 29, 2026 at 6:45 PM
"ominous ace of spades cards were left behind in their empty vehicles.
Ace of Spades card is a symbol used by white supremacist groups & also during the Vietnam War, called “death cards”
Several men were detained by ICE during “fake traffic stops” this week in Eagle County
bsky.app/profile/fasc...
Ace of Spades card is a symbol used by white supremacist groups & also during the Vietnam War, called “death cards”
Several men were detained by ICE during “fake traffic stops” this week in Eagle County
bsky.app/profile/fasc...
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Very much like narco paramilitaries, American Federales are leaving death cards in the empty vehicles - sometimes left with engine running.
ICE agents leave Ace of Spades ‘death cards’ on detained immigrants’ cars
Federal officials say the cards are unauthorized and now the subject of an investigation.
www.cpr.org
January 29, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Very much like narco paramilitaries, American Federales are leaving death cards in the empty vehicles - sometimes left with engine running.
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Legal asylum seeker, no criminal record, working two jobs, dragged out of smashed car and kidnapped by ICE as his US citizen newborn cries in a car seat in the freezing cold in Maine and his wife who barely speaks English pleads for help. WTAF
Video shows ICE leaving behind an infant and broken glass after arresting a man with no criminal history.
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest
Video shows federal immigration agents leaving behind an infant and broken glass after detaining a Guinean immigrant with no known criminal history.
www.pressherald.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Legal asylum seeker, no criminal record, working two jobs, dragged out of smashed car and kidnapped by ICE as his US citizen newborn cries in a car seat in the freezing cold in Maine and his wife who barely speaks English pleads for help. WTAF
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Now let’s get this energy for the 5,000–10,000 person ICE facility in Stafford !
Hanover Board asks ICE to reconsider proposed facility
Hanover Board asks ICE to reconsider proposed facility
"It is clear this location is not an appropriate one," the Hanover County Board Chair said.
www.richmonder.org
January 29, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Now let’s get this energy for the 5,000–10,000 person ICE facility in Stafford !
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Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
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We are so screwed. We shouldn't be surprised when the FBI suddenly uncovers "election fraud." This administration seems to be looking for any excuse, even a manufactured one, to seize federal control of the next election.
apnews.com/article/fbi-...
apnews.com/article/fbi-...
Search warrant FBI served at elections office near Atlanta seeks records tied to the 2020 elections
The search warrant FBI served at Fulton County elections office near Atlanta on Wednesday seeks records tied to the 2020 election, a county spokesperson said.
apnews.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:09 AM
We are so screwed. We shouldn't be surprised when the FBI suddenly uncovers "election fraud." This administration seems to be looking for any excuse, even a manufactured one, to seize federal control of the next election.
apnews.com/article/fbi-...
apnews.com/article/fbi-...
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Congressman Tom Suozzi was confronted.
He is one of seven Democrats casting the decisive votes to increase ICE funding by $10,000,000,000. Hideous, grotesque, fascist-loving coward, this man has blood on his hands. We will not forgive him, and we will not forget.
He is one of seven Democrats casting the decisive votes to increase ICE funding by $10,000,000,000. Hideous, grotesque, fascist-loving coward, this man has blood on his hands. We will not forgive him, and we will not forget.
January 29, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Congressman Tom Suozzi was confronted.
He is one of seven Democrats casting the decisive votes to increase ICE funding by $10,000,000,000. Hideous, grotesque, fascist-loving coward, this man has blood on his hands. We will not forgive him, and we will not forget.
He is one of seven Democrats casting the decisive votes to increase ICE funding by $10,000,000,000. Hideous, grotesque, fascist-loving coward, this man has blood on his hands. We will not forgive him, and we will not forget.
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this has Nothing to do with 2020 election,
it has Nothing to do with Fraud,
this has everything to do with getting the American people ready for Midterms and a Ballot takeover then.
Do not get used to this.
This is the move of Authoritarians throughout history & all over the world.
this has Nothing to do with 2020 election,
it has Nothing to do with Fraud,
this has everything to do with getting the American people ready for Midterms and a Ballot takeover then.
Do not get used to this.
This is the move of Authoritarians throughout history & all over the world.
January 29, 2026 at 3:09 AM
🤔
this has Nothing to do with 2020 election,
it has Nothing to do with Fraud,
this has everything to do with getting the American people ready for Midterms and a Ballot takeover then.
Do not get used to this.
This is the move of Authoritarians throughout history & all over the world.
this has Nothing to do with 2020 election,
it has Nothing to do with Fraud,
this has everything to do with getting the American people ready for Midterms and a Ballot takeover then.
Do not get used to this.
This is the move of Authoritarians throughout history & all over the world.
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Let me see if I understand: the President weaponized the Justice Department, raided an election office, and seized ballots to undermine an election he lost.
If this is “normal,” democracy is already in trouble.
The fact that legacy media shrugs is yet another scandal.
If this is “normal,” democracy is already in trouble.
The fact that legacy media shrugs is yet another scandal.
January 29, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Let me see if I understand: the President weaponized the Justice Department, raided an election office, and seized ballots to undermine an election he lost.
If this is “normal,” democracy is already in trouble.
The fact that legacy media shrugs is yet another scandal.
If this is “normal,” democracy is already in trouble.
The fact that legacy media shrugs is yet another scandal.
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Hanover Board asks ICE to reconsider proposed facility
Hanover Board asks ICE to reconsider proposed facility
"It is clear this location is not an appropriate one," the Hanover County Board Chair said.
www.richmonder.org
January 28, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Hanover Board asks ICE to reconsider proposed facility
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Kansas just passed a monstrous bill enabling criminal penalties and vigilante lawsuits for trans people using the bathroom according to their gender identity and requires them to surrender their current drivers licenses and birth certificates if it does not match their sex assigned at birth.
January 28, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Kansas just passed a monstrous bill enabling criminal penalties and vigilante lawsuits for trans people using the bathroom according to their gender identity and requires them to surrender their current drivers licenses and birth certificates if it does not match their sex assigned at birth.
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The U.S. Embassy in Denmark removed 44 Danish flags honoring Danish soldiers killed in Afghanistan outside the building, drawing outrage from the country’s veterans amid heightened tensions between Copenhagen and Washington.
https://wapo.st/4rfbSOz
https://wapo.st/4rfbSOz
Removal of flags for fallen Danish soldiers at U.S. Embassy sparks backlash
There was no malicious intent in removing the flags, said a State Department spokesperson, who added that the flags had been replaced.
wapo.st
January 28, 2026 at 10:40 PM
The U.S. Embassy in Denmark removed 44 Danish flags honoring Danish soldiers killed in Afghanistan outside the building, drawing outrage from the country’s veterans amid heightened tensions between Copenhagen and Washington.
https://wapo.st/4rfbSOz
https://wapo.st/4rfbSOz
The mugshots of these Minneapolis anti-ICE activists join the pantheon of freedom and justice heroes.
January 28, 2026 at 10:09 PM
The mugshots of these Minneapolis anti-ICE activists join the pantheon of freedom and justice heroes.
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Germany is begging us to not make the same mistakes they did. They’ve been here before and they recognize what’s happening. It would behoove us to listen. Please watch and share widely ❤️❤️❤️
January 28, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Germany is begging us to not make the same mistakes they did. They’ve been here before and they recognize what’s happening. It would behoove us to listen. Please watch and share widely ❤️❤️❤️
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Turns out, Lady Gaga singing "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" is exactly what we needed right now. 🥹
The 'Mister Rogers' cover is for Rocket and Redfin's Super Bowl commercial, which they say is all about spreading "kindness, compassion and community."
The 'Mister Rogers' cover is for Rocket and Redfin's Super Bowl commercial, which they say is all about spreading "kindness, compassion and community."
January 28, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Turns out, Lady Gaga singing "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" is exactly what we needed right now. 🥹
The 'Mister Rogers' cover is for Rocket and Redfin's Super Bowl commercial, which they say is all about spreading "kindness, compassion and community."
The 'Mister Rogers' cover is for Rocket and Redfin's Super Bowl commercial, which they say is all about spreading "kindness, compassion and community."
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BN Periodismo en Facebook: « Agentes del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) quisieron ingresar al Consulado de Ecuador en Minneapolis. »
January 27, 2026 at 8:27 PM
BN Periodismo en Facebook: « Agentes del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) quisieron ingresar al Consulado de Ecuador en Minneapolis. »
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Han intentado colarse al consulado de Ecuador en Minneapolis🤦♂️
1/27/2026 - Minneapolis
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
January 27, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Han intentado colarse al consulado de Ecuador en Minneapolis🤦♂️
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Aparentemente a Gestapo do Pedófilo tentou invadir o CONSULADO DO ECUADOR EM MINNEAPOLIS. Na boa. 🫠
ICE in minneapolis are causing international incidents because agents don’t understand what a consulate is and tried entering ecuador’s
the country has put out a statement in spanish
the country has put out a statement in spanish
January 28, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Aparentemente a Gestapo do Pedófilo tentou invadir o CONSULADO DO ECUADOR EM MINNEAPOLIS. Na boa. 🫠
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ICE in minneapolis are causing international incidents because agents don’t understand what a consulate is and tried entering ecuador’s
the country has put out a statement in spanish
the country has put out a statement in spanish
January 27, 2026 at 11:40 PM
ICE in minneapolis are causing international incidents because agents don’t understand what a consulate is and tried entering ecuador’s
the country has put out a statement in spanish
the country has put out a statement in spanish
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They sent agents into Ecuador’s consulate to abduct people.
That is a violation of international law.
A consulate is treated as Ecuadorian soil.
You do not storm a foreign government’s diplomatic offices. Ever.
#DoNotFundICE #SheShed #V4V
That is a violation of international law.
A consulate is treated as Ecuadorian soil.
You do not storm a foreign government’s diplomatic offices. Ever.
#DoNotFundICE #SheShed #V4V
January 28, 2026 at 1:41 AM
They sent agents into Ecuador’s consulate to abduct people.
That is a violation of international law.
A consulate is treated as Ecuadorian soil.
You do not storm a foreign government’s diplomatic offices. Ever.
#DoNotFundICE #SheShed #V4V
That is a violation of international law.
A consulate is treated as Ecuadorian soil.
You do not storm a foreign government’s diplomatic offices. Ever.
#DoNotFundICE #SheShed #V4V
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Alex Pretti’s most immediate legacy is galvanizing the country against tyranny. We should do what we can to see to it that his other legacy is reclaiming the public meaning of masculinity from the whiny, sadistic freaks responsible for his murder. www.offmessage.net/p/alex-prett...
Alex Pretti, MAGA, And The Public Meaning Of Masculinity
If you'd rather be like them than like him, it's time to take a look in the mirror...
www.offmessage.net
January 27, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Alex Pretti’s most immediate legacy is galvanizing the country against tyranny. We should do what we can to see to it that his other legacy is reclaiming the public meaning of masculinity from the whiny, sadistic freaks responsible for his murder. www.offmessage.net/p/alex-prett...
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A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
bit.ly
January 23, 2026 at 10:00 PM
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.