Kathryn
kathrynlaughon.bsky.social
Kathryn
@kathrynlaughon.bsky.social
Antifascist nurse
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My friend lives in this building and said it was truly terrifying. The whole building woke up to their building being broken into by federal agents all to grab some guy who’s posted about being anti facist.
After 6am this morning in Whittier, Minneapolis—FOUR BLOCKS from where Pretti was murdered.

18 agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) markings smashed an apartment window, ran in, and came out with one man.
February 5, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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While the U.S. goes for gold & aims to be the best at the Olympics, it's already #1 among independent democracies when it comes to mass incarceration – and that’s nothing to celebrate.

So much for the “land of the free.”
February 6, 2026 at 2:52 PM
It will be dark and cold, but we can do what Minnesotans are doing every day! Organizers are hoping for a big turnout — share with your Richmond area friends! #ICEOut
February 5, 2026 at 2:34 PM
1000x this. Stop it with the candied nuts in salad and get your ancho chile out of my desserts.
My ongoing PSA to the menu planners of the world:

It’s okay for sweet and savory to remain different things. Not every sweet has to be spiked with pepper. Not every savory has to be honey-drizzled.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
February 4, 2026 at 5:27 PM
This show is extraordinary — the 911 calls in cities with escalated ICE and CBP presence. ICE calling 911! (Spoiler alert, it is often for their incompetence or they’re just lying) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
What Is Your Emergency?
Podcast Episode · This American Life · 02/01/2026 · 57m
podcasts.apple.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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I testified Friday before Gov. Pritzker's commission studying abuses of ICE and CBP and tried to explain how the agencies went so far off track. It's actually way worse than I ever realized. Please read and share my testimony as Congress considers reform: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
Accountability for ICE and CBP
However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 1, 2026 at 5:02 PM
THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED CHILDREN 🤬
Liam is back home.

He is only one of the approximately 3,800 children in ICE custody.

(Source: www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/29/i...)
February 1, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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Oh, and fuck ICE by the way. All the ghouls of fascism can go out swinging.
Power to the workers
Power to the people
Don't lose hope
February 1, 2026 at 1:03 AM
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January 31, 2026 at 2:11 AM
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Don Lemon appreciation post. Here @donlemonofficial.bsky.social in Charlottesville last April. He showed up unannounced at an @indivisiblecville.bsky.social event and encouraged others to show up too.
January 30, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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Twice this week I’ve explained that UVA Health employees don’t have things like winter storm hazard pay because in reaction to Black UVA Health employees organizing for better working conditions, in 1947 the General Assembly made collective bargaining illegal for public sector employees in Virginia.
January 30, 2026 at 1:27 AM
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Person in critical condition after being shot in incident involving Border Patrol in Arizona
Person in critical condition after being shot in incident involving Border Patrol in Arizona
The individual is in custody and receiving care, according to law enforcement.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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Even if Bovino gets fired, ICE has to go.
Even if Noem is out, ICE has to go.
Even when Trump leaves office, ICE has to go.

As protests grow and ICE's popularity drops, we may see concessions and leadership changes, like Bovino's departure. ICE still has to go.
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
Live updates: Top Border Patrol official Bovino expected to leave Minneapolis as Trump sends Homan to the state | CNN
Tom Homan is headed to Minnesota after the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in an encounter Saturday with federal agents deepened outrage over the Trump administration’s surge, part of its nati...
www.cnn.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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So many people get sent to the hellhole that is the Baltimore hold room. These are the horrors that many people don't see or hear about.

What ICE does on the streets is just one, visible part of the violence they put our communities through. So much more happens behind closed doors. Free them all.
January 27, 2026 at 2:41 AM
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We're not seeing them crush the testicles of teenaged boys in detention centers, but it is reportedly happening.
What if we did not have those videos? How many Americans would have believed this? Or given the Administration the benefit of the doubt?

This raises another — and rather urgent — question.

What else is happening that we are not seeing on camera?
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
What if There Were No Cameras?
What else is happening?
open.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:57 AM
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Our friends at The Haven just sent a message asking for donations to support over 80 community members who are homeless that The Haven and other partners have placed in hotels during this winter weather. They need to raise $27k. Please consider donating today.
www.thehaven.org/give-online
Give Online — The Haven
www.thehaven.org
January 26, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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TONIGHT: Join the mass call on documenting and recording law enforcement encounters. We’ll discuss how you can keep taking action as federal agents terrorize our communities. Using our constitutional right to document and record ICE & CBP is more important than ever: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
January 26, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Why is peanut butter only made stronger by going through the dishwasher? Trivial question in the face of fascist horror but the dishes still need to be washed.
January 26, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Congress approved $10 billion for ICE to continue terrorizing our communities.

Trump's unchecked violence & militarization against Black, Latine, AAPI, and Native people must be stopped. We need to invest in health care, not terror.

Abolish ICE! https://bit.ly/45rhOvw
Nurses demand Congress abolish ICE, invest in health care
Nurses demand the removal of immigration enforcement agents from communities, the abolition of ICE, and accountability for this administration’s crimes against all residents of the United States.
www.nationalnursesunited.org
January 23, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Learn how to be eyes on law enforcement
Exercising our constitutional right to document and record ICE and other federal agents is more important than ever. This call will give you the tools to exercise your rights in a moment when federal agents are terrorizing our communities and using excessive force: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
January 26, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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Tell your senators to rein in ICE NOW act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out...

Email tool here, then call and leave a voicemail, then call and talk to a person tomorrow when offices open.

Our latest email: mailchi.mp/indivisiblec...
Tell your senators to rein in ICE NOW
On Wednesday, January 7, Renee Good was killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Then, on January 24, Border Patrol killed Alex Pretti. These deaths were a direct...
act.indivisible.org
January 25, 2026 at 5:54 PM
All the silly non political Instagram feeds I follow, the vegan cooking and chopped salads and clever knitting and whatnot are all FUCK ICE WE ARE NOT OK CALL YOUR SENATORS ORGANIZE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD today
January 25, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Will this change anything? Probably not. Will anyone see it? Also unlikely. But I have my candle ready to light. Solidarity and love.
TONIGHT: Organizers in Minnesota are asking you to shine a light for their state.
January 24, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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Today seems like a good time to re-up this piece I wrote with Vanessa Williamson in @thenation.com. We continue to see Democrats "insisting that formal politics can achieve what it manifestly cannot." www.thenation.com/article/poli...
It's Time for Democrats to Stop “Clapping for Tinkerbell”
Democrats keep insisting we preserve the trappings of normal political times rather than embracing different approaches.
www.thenation.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:57 PM