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When he showed up to an immigration meeting in Memphis, Kasper Eriksen thought he was on the verge of becoming a citizen.
Then ICE arrested the Mississippi father of four, not even giving him a chance to say goodbye to his wife, whisking him away to a prison.
@nickjudin.bsky.social reports:
Then ICE arrested the Mississippi father of four, not even giving him a chance to say goodbye to his wife, whisking him away to a prison.
@nickjudin.bsky.social reports:
ICE Arrests Mississippi Father at His Citizenship Hearing
ICE arrested Kasper Eriksen, a Mississippi father, at his citizenship hearing, imprisoning him and threatening him with deportation.
www.mississippifreepress.org
May 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
When he showed up to an immigration meeting in Memphis, Kasper Eriksen thought he was on the verge of becoming a citizen.
Then ICE arrested the Mississippi father of four, not even giving him a chance to say goodbye to his wife, whisking him away to a prison.
@nickjudin.bsky.social reports:
Then ICE arrested the Mississippi father of four, not even giving him a chance to say goodbye to his wife, whisking him away to a prison.
@nickjudin.bsky.social reports:
Tomorrow, 3yo has a field trip to the fire station, a pizza party back at school, then her first-ever play date at a friend’s house. I’m not sure you can have a better day when you’re 3. I would rate the excitement level as somewhere between extremely and insanely high
May 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Tomorrow, 3yo has a field trip to the fire station, a pizza party back at school, then her first-ever play date at a friend’s house. I’m not sure you can have a better day when you’re 3. I would rate the excitement level as somewhere between extremely and insanely high
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The city's Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs plans a seven-on-seven soccer tournament for recent arrivals this summer — with safety top of mind...
Pittsburgh will celebrate diversity and the beautiful game with a local world cup
The city's Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs plans a seven-on-seven soccer tournament for recent arrivals this summer — with safety top of mind.
www.pghcitypaper.com
May 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The city's Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs plans a seven-on-seven soccer tournament for recent arrivals this summer — with safety top of mind...
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the President of the United States, everyone
May 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM
the President of the United States, everyone
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If this person sat next to you on a bus or train and started ranting about Bruce Springsteen in this way, you would get up and move to a different seat.
In the United States, we have him the nuclear codes.
In the United States, we have him the nuclear codes.
May 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
If this person sat next to you on a bus or train and started ranting about Bruce Springsteen in this way, you would get up and move to a different seat.
In the United States, we have him the nuclear codes.
In the United States, we have him the nuclear codes.
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It’s a dreary day in Pittsburgh and democracy is crumbling so I searched “melancholy musical songs” on Spotify before realizing what I wanted is literally already one complete musical
March 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
It’s a dreary day in Pittsburgh and democracy is crumbling so I searched “melancholy musical songs” on Spotify before realizing what I wanted is literally already one complete musical
What’s going on in our country is horrifying
"It felt like we had all been kidnapped, thrown into some sort of sick psychological experiment meant to strip us of every ounce of strength and dignity," writes Jasmine Mooney, who was detained by Ice earlier this month.
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
What’s going on in our country is horrifying
My kindergartener cried last night because he was scared of his first lockdown drill today. So thanks America. Good time to roll back gun regulations. Great.
February 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
My kindergartener cried last night because he was scared of his first lockdown drill today. So thanks America. Good time to roll back gun regulations. Great.
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The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.
February 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.
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I continue to subscribe to the Washington Post because of outstanding reporting of its journalists. At first sign of Bezos’s heavy, partisan hand altering news coverage, I will cancel my subscription. I worry for all the journalists there who deserve a champion.
open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
The tragic decline of the Washington Post, thanks to Jeff Bezos
Full (blistering) statement here from Marty Baron, former top editor; and one from a ranking editor, Cameron Barr, as he severs his Post ties
open.substack.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I continue to subscribe to the Washington Post because of outstanding reporting of its journalists. At first sign of Bezos’s heavy, partisan hand altering news coverage, I will cancel my subscription. I worry for all the journalists there who deserve a champion.
open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
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Hello, #Pittsburgh Bluesky! My theater company, Vigilance, is having its annual fundraiser this Friday.
I don't mind telling you: Times are TOUGH for arts organizations, as grant money all goes to a thousand other things that are on fire. So we need community support!
bit.ly/VigilanceTix
I don't mind telling you: Times are TOUGH for arts organizations, as grant money all goes to a thousand other things that are on fire. So we need community support!
bit.ly/VigilanceTix
Vigilance's Annual Variety Show Fundraiser
Get tickets on Humanitix - Vigilance's Annual Variety Show Fundraiser hosted by Vigilance Theater Group. Lillie Theater at City Theater, 1300 Bingham St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203, USA. Friday February 28t...
bit.ly
February 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Hello, #Pittsburgh Bluesky! My theater company, Vigilance, is having its annual fundraiser this Friday.
I don't mind telling you: Times are TOUGH for arts organizations, as grant money all goes to a thousand other things that are on fire. So we need community support!
bit.ly/VigilanceTix
I don't mind telling you: Times are TOUGH for arts organizations, as grant money all goes to a thousand other things that are on fire. So we need community support!
bit.ly/VigilanceTix
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This is a gut-wrenching, beautifully written essay. A doctor must watch helplessly as children die because USAID's freeze on aid has limited access to nutritional supplements. time.com/7258248/us-f...
What Gutting USAID Means for My Young Patients in Burundi
“To my patients and their mothers, I offered apologies from the American people,” writes Dr. Jennifer Furin.
time.com
February 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
This is a gut-wrenching, beautifully written essay. A doctor must watch helplessly as children die because USAID's freeze on aid has limited access to nutritional supplements. time.com/7258248/us-f...
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Not great: “They are greatly diminishing CDC and the country's ability to respond to emerging infectious threats."
Let’s all hope that bird flu doesn’t get any worse 🤞🏽
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Let’s all hope that bird flu doesn’t get any worse 🤞🏽
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Upheaval and firings at CDC raise fears about disease outbreak response
Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne diseases.
www.npr.org
February 26, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Not great: “They are greatly diminishing CDC and the country's ability to respond to emerging infectious threats."
Let’s all hope that bird flu doesn’t get any worse 🤞🏽
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Let’s all hope that bird flu doesn’t get any worse 🤞🏽
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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Please pay attention when well-respected journalists are being accused of literal treason for reporting on criticism of the president's actions.
Trump Envoy Accuses VOA Reporter of ‘Treasonous’ Behavior for Reporting a Quote Critical of the President
In 1994, Congress went passed a law to create an explicit “firewall” between the VOA and the partisan politics of Washington, D.C..
www.mediaite.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Please pay attention when well-respected journalists are being accused of literal treason for reporting on criticism of the president's actions.
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On Feb. 10, Noah Wyle returned to #Pittsburgh to visit Allegheny General and met with staff, who called the show “enormously realistic.”
Noah Wyle takes us inside The Pitt and his family’s local connections
The former ER actor is back in scrubs 15 years later for a heart-pounding drama set in an emergency room loosely based on AGH.
www.pghcitypaper.com
February 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
On Feb. 10, Noah Wyle returned to #Pittsburgh to visit Allegheny General and met with staff, who called the show “enormously realistic.”
I love this flash essay by Katy Rank Lev via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/legacy/
February 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I love this flash essay by Katy Rank Lev via @short-reads.org. www.short-reads.org/legacy/
It's around this time every year I thank past Lauren for choosing an elementary school that does not ask me to dress my kids up as centenarians on the 100th day of school
February 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
It's around this time every year I thank past Lauren for choosing an elementary school that does not ask me to dress my kids up as centenarians on the 100th day of school
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Just received this photo from a friend of a warehouse in Kinshasa. These are tuberculosis medications--ALREADY PAID FOR--that aren't being distributed due to the Trump Administration's stop work order.
TB treatment is being interrupted in SO many patients around the world. What does that mean? (1/2)
TB treatment is being interrupted in SO many patients around the world. What does that mean? (1/2)
February 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Just received this photo from a friend of a warehouse in Kinshasa. These are tuberculosis medications--ALREADY PAID FOR--that aren't being distributed due to the Trump Administration's stop work order.
TB treatment is being interrupted in SO many patients around the world. What does that mean? (1/2)
TB treatment is being interrupted in SO many patients around the world. What does that mean? (1/2)
A great tribute from @ruggedangel.bsky.social
This year marks Shadow Lounge’s 25th anniversary, and its legacy lives on despite being closed for over 10 years...
Remembering The Shadow Lounge, once the dopest club in Pittsburgh
This year marks Shadow Lounge’s 25th anniversary, and its legacy lives on despite being closed for over 10 years.
www.pghcitypaper.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A great tribute from @ruggedangel.bsky.social
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INBOX: 30+ Pittsburgh businesses are striking tomorrow in a Day Without Immigrants as part of national efforts:
February 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
INBOX: 30+ Pittsburgh businesses are striking tomorrow in a Day Without Immigrants as part of national efforts:
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Nations have the right to protect their borders, broadly speaking. But this does not absolve the Christians within those borders from doing all they can to help migrants and refugees. And telling them, “Go home!” is not what Jesus had in mind.
www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
Caring for migrants and refugees is not optional for Catholics.
Jesus calls us to care for those in need—regardless of national boundaries.
www.americamagazine.org
January 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Nations have the right to protect their borders, broadly speaking. But this does not absolve the Christians within those borders from doing all they can to help migrants and refugees. And telling them, “Go home!” is not what Jesus had in mind.
www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
My kids are obsessed with the Weird Al Star Wars parody of “American Pie” without ever hearing the original “American Pie” and part of me is so happy and the other part feels like I am contributing to the death of American culture
January 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
My kids are obsessed with the Weird Al Star Wars parody of “American Pie” without ever hearing the original “American Pie” and part of me is so happy and the other part feels like I am contributing to the death of American culture
When the group text about ladies night spins off between the two moms in the group about which Cars movie is best
(It’s 2, btw)
(It’s 2, btw)
January 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
When the group text about ladies night spins off between the two moms in the group about which Cars movie is best
(It’s 2, btw)
(It’s 2, btw)