Kite Line Radio
@kitelineradio.bsky.social
a news radio show and podcast about the lives and struggles shaped by prison walls 🪁 on the inside a message is called a kite 🪁
listen on kitelineradio.org, 91.3FM WHFB Bloomington Community Radio, Channel Zero Network or wherever you get your podcasts
listen on kitelineradio.org, 91.3FM WHFB Bloomington Community Radio, Channel Zero Network or wherever you get your podcasts
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October 3, 2025: The Prison Struggle of Martin Sostre - WFHB
After decades of neglect, Martin Sostre is finally receiving his due as a pioneer of prisoner organi
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Martin Sostre was a pioneer of prisoner organizing and Black anarchism. This week, Garrett Felber, author of the new biography A Continuous Struggle: The Revolutionary Life of Martin Sostre (@akpress.org), discusses Sostre’s work and connections to today’s struggles.
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Day 4 of the 13th hunger strike of the year.
La Resistencia was able to communicate with the second hunger strike happening inside the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC).
La Resistencia was able to communicate with the second hunger strike happening inside the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC).
November 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Day 4 of the 13th hunger strike of the year.
La Resistencia was able to communicate with the second hunger strike happening inside the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC).
La Resistencia was able to communicate with the second hunger strike happening inside the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC).
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Please read this update regarding the #PrairielandDefendants & the pressure the state has been using on them to accept plea deals
Also visit dfwdefendants.wordpress.com & write to the defendants to give them more support & connections to the outside
Fundraiser: givesendgo.com/supportDFWpr...
Also visit dfwdefendants.wordpress.com & write to the defendants to give them more support & connections to the outside
Fundraiser: givesendgo.com/supportDFWpr...
November 14, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Please read this update regarding the #PrairielandDefendants & the pressure the state has been using on them to accept plea deals
Also visit dfwdefendants.wordpress.com & write to the defendants to give them more support & connections to the outside
Fundraiser: givesendgo.com/supportDFWpr...
Also visit dfwdefendants.wordpress.com & write to the defendants to give them more support & connections to the outside
Fundraiser: givesendgo.com/supportDFWpr...
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NEW: Federal Court Ruling Limits Police Qualified Immunity in Line 3 Excessive Force Case
unicornriot.ninja/2025/federal...
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Federal Court Ruling Limits Police Qualified Immunity in Line 3 Excessive Force Case - UNICORN RIOT
Police officers who use excessive force on protesters are not entitled to qualified immunity and cannot use excessive force to prompt compliance, a federal appeals court ruled on Sept. 17.
unicornriot.ninja
November 13, 2025 at 6:34 AM
NEW: Federal Court Ruling Limits Police Qualified Immunity in Line 3 Excessive Force Case
unicornriot.ninja/2025/federal...
unicornriot.ninja/2025/federal...
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and if I'm too left to be reliable on this, maybe you'll believe those wild radicals at... military dot com.
Border Patrol Hiring Spree Offers Lessons as Another Immigration Agency Embarks on Massive Growth
Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to hire 10,000 employees over five years, echoing a Border Patrol expansion in the 2000s.
www.military.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:11 PM
and if I'm too left to be reliable on this, maybe you'll believe those wild radicals at... military dot com.
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The Ten Demands for Justice provides the roadmap to abolition — with each action chipping away at an inherently, intentionally unjust system.
Read all 10 here, and print this PDF to bring to your city council members.
drive.google.com/file/d/1MKG3...
web.archive.org/web/20240622...
Read all 10 here, and print this PDF to bring to your city council members.
drive.google.com/file/d/1MKG3...
web.archive.org/web/20240622...
October 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The Ten Demands for Justice provides the roadmap to abolition — with each action chipping away at an inherently, intentionally unjust system.
Read all 10 here, and print this PDF to bring to your city council members.
drive.google.com/file/d/1MKG3...
web.archive.org/web/20240622...
Read all 10 here, and print this PDF to bring to your city council members.
drive.google.com/file/d/1MKG3...
web.archive.org/web/20240622...
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Even corrections officers have described how the Cuyahoga County Jail’s conditions impact their physical and mental health.
“Over the years, many officers said they have developed breathing problems from the air quality,” says Adam Chaloupka of the Ohio Patrolmen's Benevolent Association.
“Over the years, many officers said they have developed breathing problems from the air quality,” says Adam Chaloupka of the Ohio Patrolmen's Benevolent Association.
Months Without Sunshine: The Unbearable Darkness of Jail
Jails in St. Louis, Cleveland and Jackson, Mississippi, don’t provide direct access to sunlight and fresh air – even when their own policies require it.
www.themarshallproject.org
October 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Even corrections officers have described how the Cuyahoga County Jail’s conditions impact their physical and mental health.
“Over the years, many officers said they have developed breathing problems from the air quality,” says Adam Chaloupka of the Ohio Patrolmen's Benevolent Association.
“Over the years, many officers said they have developed breathing problems from the air quality,” says Adam Chaloupka of the Ohio Patrolmen's Benevolent Association.
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Today, @rebeccaburns.bsky.social reports on the latest moves in Chicago, which indicate a new development of “Eviction By ICE” in her reporting on the Sept 30th 130-unit apartment building raid by federal agents, arresting 37 undocumented immigrants and detaining others for hours. A 🧵1/10
Eviction By ICE?
Federal immigration agents appear to have targeted Chicago tenants in “deliberate and systematic ways.” They’re still searching for answers about their landlord’s role in the raid.
inthesetimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Today, @rebeccaburns.bsky.social reports on the latest moves in Chicago, which indicate a new development of “Eviction By ICE” in her reporting on the Sept 30th 130-unit apartment building raid by federal agents, arresting 37 undocumented immigrants and detaining others for hours. A 🧵1/10
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An alarming share of ICE arrests rely on collaborations with local law enforcement – even in places that are "sanctuary cities"
From January to June , 45% of all ICE arrests were transfers from local jails:
From January to June , 45% of all ICE arrests were transfers from local jails:
October 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
An alarming share of ICE arrests rely on collaborations with local law enforcement – even in places that are "sanctuary cities"
From January to June , 45% of all ICE arrests were transfers from local jails:
From January to June , 45% of all ICE arrests were transfers from local jails:
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A 9-year-old pepper sprayed in handcuffs, crying for her dad. A teenager wrestled to the ground, and another pepper sprayed while waiting for the bus.
All were Black girls hurt by police.
All were Black girls hurt by police.
Police Hurt Thousands of Teens Every Year. A Striking Number Are Black Girls.
www.themarshallproject.org
October 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A 9-year-old pepper sprayed in handcuffs, crying for her dad. A teenager wrestled to the ground, and another pepper sprayed while waiting for the bus.
All were Black girls hurt by police.
All were Black girls hurt by police.
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Even in a government shutdown, the 13th largest army in the world wages war in Chicago. ICE’s militarized raids & abductions are terrorizing communities—while billions are poured into their hands.
@sarahlazare.bsky.social & @lindsaykosh.bsky.social report:
inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...
@sarahlazare.bsky.social & @lindsaykosh.bsky.social report:
inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...
October 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Even in a government shutdown, the 13th largest army in the world wages war in Chicago. ICE’s militarized raids & abductions are terrorizing communities—while billions are poured into their hands.
@sarahlazare.bsky.social & @lindsaykosh.bsky.social report:
inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...
@sarahlazare.bsky.social & @lindsaykosh.bsky.social report:
inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...
Martin Sostre was a pioneer of prisoner organizing and Black anarchism. This week, Garrett Felber, author of the new biography A Continuous Struggle: The Revolutionary Life of Martin Sostre (@akpress.org), discusses Sostre’s work and connections to today’s struggles.
🪁 wfhb.org/october-3-20...
🪁 wfhb.org/october-3-20...
October 3, 2025: The Prison Struggle of Martin Sostre - WFHB
After decades of neglect, Martin Sostre is finally receiving his due as a pioneer of prisoner organi
wfhb.org
October 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Martin Sostre was a pioneer of prisoner organizing and Black anarchism. This week, Garrett Felber, author of the new biography A Continuous Struggle: The Revolutionary Life of Martin Sostre (@akpress.org), discusses Sostre’s work and connections to today’s struggles.
🪁 wfhb.org/october-3-20...
🪁 wfhb.org/october-3-20...
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13,300 confined children in the U.S. are detained pretrial – aka, they’re legally innocent
Locking kids up in deplorable conditions is traumatizing and counterproductive to public safety in the short & long term
Locking kids up in deplorable conditions is traumatizing and counterproductive to public safety in the short & long term
September 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
13,300 confined children in the U.S. are detained pretrial – aka, they’re legally innocent
Locking kids up in deplorable conditions is traumatizing and counterproductive to public safety in the short & long term
Locking kids up in deplorable conditions is traumatizing and counterproductive to public safety in the short & long term
“Multibillionaire investor George Soros is not funding a network of militant left-wing activists. That fact has not stopped President Donald Trump from spending the days since Charlie Kirk’s killing calling to press RICO charges.”
theintercept.com/2025/09/19/t...
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Trump’s Idea of the Criminal Left Is a Fiction. A Coordinated Defense Against His Fascism Shouldn’t Be.
Trump's vision of a George Soros-backed criminal network is a fantasy. A coordinated defense against fascism shouldn’t be.
theintercept.com
September 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
“Multibillionaire investor George Soros is not funding a network of militant left-wing activists. That fact has not stopped President Donald Trump from spending the days since Charlie Kirk’s killing calling to press RICO charges.”
theintercept.com/2025/09/19/t...
theintercept.com/2025/09/19/t...
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"He and two other officers were pulling into a Walgreen’s parking lot as looters fled the building, and Tonn shot Monterrosa with a high-powered rifle through the windshield. Monterrosa was shot in the back of the head"
This is Sean Monterrosa below.
22 yrs old when killed by this cop in 2020.
This is Sean Monterrosa below.
22 yrs old when killed by this cop in 2020.
September 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
"He and two other officers were pulling into a Walgreen’s parking lot as looters fled the building, and Tonn shot Monterrosa with a high-powered rifle through the windshield. Monterrosa was shot in the back of the head"
This is Sean Monterrosa below.
22 yrs old when killed by this cop in 2020.
This is Sean Monterrosa below.
22 yrs old when killed by this cop in 2020.
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It popped off at Maguire, the main San Mateo County jail.
6 prisoners hospitalized, 4 deputies reporting minor injuries from a "a fight involving about 30 prisoners Friday morning"
www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea...
6 prisoners hospitalized, 4 deputies reporting minor injuries from a "a fight involving about 30 prisoners Friday morning"
www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea...
San Mateo Co.: Jail Fight Leaves 6 Inmates And 4 Sheriff's Personnel Hurt
Six San Mateo County jail inmates were hospitalized and four Sheriff's Office personnel suffered minor injuries in a fight involving about 30 prisoners Friday morning, the Sheriff's Office...
www.sfgate.com
September 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
It popped off at Maguire, the main San Mateo County jail.
6 prisoners hospitalized, 4 deputies reporting minor injuries from a "a fight involving about 30 prisoners Friday morning"
www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea...
6 prisoners hospitalized, 4 deputies reporting minor injuries from a "a fight involving about 30 prisoners Friday morning"
www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea...
“Utah as shifting away from the death penalty. Then camp Trump and Tyler Robinson.The immediate calls for the execution of Charlie Kirk’s killer mark a resurgence of pro-death penalty politics in Utah and beyond.” theintercept.com/2025/09/18/c...
Utah Was Shifting Away From the Death Penalty. Then Came Trump and Tyler Robinson.
The immediate calls for the execution of Charlie Kirk’s killer mark a resurgence of pro-death penalty politics in Utah and beyond.
theintercept.com
September 22, 2025 at 5:30 AM
“Utah as shifting away from the death penalty. Then camp Trump and Tyler Robinson.The immediate calls for the execution of Charlie Kirk’s killer mark a resurgence of pro-death penalty politics in Utah and beyond.” theintercept.com/2025/09/18/c...
Private prison guards contracted by ICE retaliate agst 100 immigrants protesting abuse & neglect inside new California City Immigrant Detention Center. Immigrants report guards entered cell blocks wearing riot gear & arrested protesters.
@ccijustice.bsky.social
www.ccijustice.org/post/retalia...
@ccijustice.bsky.social
www.ccijustice.org/post/retalia...
Private Prison Guards Contracted by ICE Retaliate Against Immigrants for Protesting Abuse and Neglect Inside New California City Immigrant Detention Center
Detained immigrants report guards entered their cell blocks wearing riot gear and arresting several protesters
www.ccijustice.org
September 21, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Private prison guards contracted by ICE retaliate agst 100 immigrants protesting abuse & neglect inside new California City Immigrant Detention Center. Immigrants report guards entered cell blocks wearing riot gear & arrested protesters.
@ccijustice.bsky.social
www.ccijustice.org/post/retalia...
@ccijustice.bsky.social
www.ccijustice.org/post/retalia...
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Tomorrow y'all! Please take advantage of the community resources!
"From Surviving to Thriving" - our series of events to connect our community with local resources. It's free and will introduce you to resources in your area.
This month, the King County Public Health's Vaccine Unit, and Seattle's LGBTQIA+ Center will be joining us.
Join us on 9/19, from 2-4pm
This month, the King County Public Health's Vaccine Unit, and Seattle's LGBTQIA+ Center will be joining us.
Join us on 9/19, from 2-4pm
September 19, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Tomorrow y'all! Please take advantage of the community resources!
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One immigrant detained at Fort Bliss was given psychotropic medication with no record of consent. Another was placed on suicide watch, with no record of anyone actually watching them.
A new investigation reveals horrific violations at the Fort Bliss detention facility, even by ICE’s own standards.
A new investigation reveals horrific violations at the Fort Bliss detention facility, even by ICE’s own standards.
60 violations in 50 days: Inside ICE’s giant tent facility at Ft. Bliss
As the Trump Administration rushes to open massive makeshift holding centers nationwide, one former official called the list of violations at Fort Bliss among the worst she’s ever seen.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
One immigrant detained at Fort Bliss was given psychotropic medication with no record of consent. Another was placed on suicide watch, with no record of anyone actually watching them.
A new investigation reveals horrific violations at the Fort Bliss detention facility, even by ICE’s own standards.
A new investigation reveals horrific violations at the Fort Bliss detention facility, even by ICE’s own standards.
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ICE is using a "staging facility" in Louisiana to hold people for days and deporting them before they can call a lawyer to defend their rights.
“Louisiana is where people go to be disappeared,” said Nora Ahmed of the ACLU of Louisiana.
“Louisiana is where people go to be disappeared,” said Nora Ahmed of the ACLU of Louisiana.
Trump’s deportation hub: inside the ‘black hole’ where immigrants disappear
A Guardian investigation into the Alexandria facility reveals a pattern of alleged due process violations, previously unreported accounts of neglect and abuse, documented health emergencies and long stays
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
ICE is using a "staging facility" in Louisiana to hold people for days and deporting them before they can call a lawyer to defend their rights.
“Louisiana is where people go to be disappeared,” said Nora Ahmed of the ACLU of Louisiana.
“Louisiana is where people go to be disappeared,” said Nora Ahmed of the ACLU of Louisiana.
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California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation
@cacorrections.bsky.social
is testing cell cooling projects at three facilities with the goal to reduce cell temperatures to 78F. But don’t expect prisons to become air conditioned anytime soon.
#climatejustice
#cruelandunusual
bit.ly/3VSgVH2
@cacorrections.bsky.social
is testing cell cooling projects at three facilities with the goal to reduce cell temperatures to 78F. But don’t expect prisons to become air conditioned anytime soon.
#climatejustice
#cruelandunusual
bit.ly/3VSgVH2
CDCR Testing Cell Cooling Projects - Felony Murder Elimination Project
CDCR is testing cell cooling projects at three CDCR facilities with the goal to reduce cell temperatures to 78F.
bit.ly
September 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation
@cacorrections.bsky.social
is testing cell cooling projects at three facilities with the goal to reduce cell temperatures to 78F. But don’t expect prisons to become air conditioned anytime soon.
#climatejustice
#cruelandunusual
bit.ly/3VSgVH2
@cacorrections.bsky.social
is testing cell cooling projects at three facilities with the goal to reduce cell temperatures to 78F. But don’t expect prisons to become air conditioned anytime soon.
#climatejustice
#cruelandunusual
bit.ly/3VSgVH2
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“He's again been profiled, not only for being a Spanish-speaking person in another country, but for being someone who exposed racism and abuse of power in the United States,” said Willian Gimenez's attorney, Kevin Herrera.
ICE Abducts Man Suing Off-Duty Police for Abusing Day Laborers
“The Department of Homeland Security has become the department of state terror,” said Rep. Delia Ramirez.
inthesetimes.com
September 15, 2025 at 10:11 PM
“He's again been profiled, not only for being a Spanish-speaking person in another country, but for being someone who exposed racism and abuse of power in the United States,” said Willian Gimenez's attorney, Kevin Herrera.
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6 years ago tonight, St. Paul Police Officer Steven Mattson shot and killed Ronald Davis in the Midway neighborhood: unicornriot.ninja/2019/man-kil...
Man Killed by Saint Paul Police After Rear-Ending a Squad Car - UNICORN RIOT
A man was shot & killed by Saint Paul Police after they say he rear-ended a SPPD squad car in the Midway neighborhood of St Paul, Minnesota.
unicornriot.ninja
September 15, 2025 at 10:41 PM
6 years ago tonight, St. Paul Police Officer Steven Mattson shot and killed Ronald Davis in the Midway neighborhood: unicornriot.ninja/2019/man-kil...
Supreme Court allows immigration stops in LA based on racial/ethnic profiling. Sotomayor dissented, “We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. www.scotusblog.com/2025/09/supr...
Supreme Court allows federal officers to more freely make immigration stops in LA
The Supreme Court on Monday paused a ruling by a federal judge in Los Angeles that imposed restrictions on the ability of federal agents to make immigration stops that the […]
www.scotusblog.com
September 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Supreme Court allows immigration stops in LA based on racial/ethnic profiling. Sotomayor dissented, “We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. www.scotusblog.com/2025/09/supr...
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"...[DC local police] MPD is cooperating with ICE, frequently turning routine traffic stops into detention and other immigration enforcement actions."
new investigation by @51st.news @evidentmedia.org and @bellingcat.com
51st.news/dc-police-wo...
new investigation by @51st.news @evidentmedia.org and @bellingcat.com
51st.news/dc-police-wo...
WATCH: MPD collaborates with ICE
D.C. used to limit police collaboration with immigration enforcement. This video investigation shows how much that's changed.
51st.news
September 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"...[DC local police] MPD is cooperating with ICE, frequently turning routine traffic stops into detention and other immigration enforcement actions."
new investigation by @51st.news @evidentmedia.org and @bellingcat.com
51st.news/dc-police-wo...
new investigation by @51st.news @evidentmedia.org and @bellingcat.com
51st.news/dc-police-wo...