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Maeve McGoran
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Reporter, ex-NPR, based in Miami. Please check out my new podcast Shipwreck on Audible. audible.com/Shipwreck
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Maeve McGoran @maevemcgoran.bsky.social · Aug 6
www.audible.com/pd/Shipwreck...
Shipwreck
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. 2015 saw the worst American maritime disaster in decades. The captain of the SS El Faro commanded his crew to sail straight into a hurricane. The ship sank ...
www.audible.com
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scottjshapiro.bsky.social
UK: Prince Andrew arrested.

South Korea: Former President Yoon sentenced for life.

Brazil: Former President Bolsonaro serving a 27-year sentence.

USA: President Trump demands $10 billion payout from taxpayers.
February 19, 2026 at 1:08 PM
maevemcgoran.bsky.social
"The highest-paid adjunct professor at UF’s College of Law in a quarter century...Eight times higher than what the median law school adjunct earns...as the DeSantis administration leans on Florida’s 40 public universities and colleges to justify their spending."

www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
‘Professor Uthmeier’: Inside Florida attorney general’s $100k teaching job at UF
The university was eager to hire the newly minted attorney general, but didn’t announce his teaching job until the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times began asking questions.
www.miamiherald.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:24 AM
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newsjennifer.bsky.social
This is the Colbert interview with Texas Democrat James Talarico that Barri Weiss, David Ellison & Donald Trump don’t want you to see.

Twice in three months content on CBS has been censored. And this is only the beginning…
February 17, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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phillewis.bsky.social
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a towering civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, has died. He was 84.
Jesse Jackson, longtime civil rights leader and presidential candidate, has died
The civil rights leader died "peacefully on Tuesday morning, surrounded by his family."
www.whatimreading.net
February 17, 2026 at 1:17 PM
maevemcgoran.bsky.social
“So grave is the scale, nature, systematic character, and transnational reach of these atrocities against women and girls, that a number of them may reasonably meet the legal threshold of crimes against humanity."
passblue.bsky.social PassBlue @passblue.bsky.social · 3d
Epstein Files "contain disturbing & credible evidence of systematic & large-scale sexual abuse, trafficking & exploitation of women & girls & could amt to sexual slavery, reproductive violence, enforced disappearance, torture, inhuman/degrading treatment & femicide" www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Flawed ‘Epstein Files’ disclosures undermine accountability for grave crimes against women and girls: UN experts
GENEVA – The so-called ‘Epstein Files’ contain disturbing and credible evidence of systematic and large-scale sexual abuse, trafficking and exploitation of women and girls, UN experts* said today.Acco...
www.ohchr.org
February 17, 2026 at 3:21 AM
maevemcgoran.bsky.social
"Citing theTrump administration’s stance...Moderna has halted preparatory work for large late-stage clinical trials of vaccines to prevent and treat Epstein-Barr, a common virus that may be linked to multiple sclerosis."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/h...
Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:43 PM
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kyledcheney.bsky.social
👀 Invoking Orwell, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore panels and historical acknowledgments of the history of slavery that the National Park Service removed in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
maevemcgoran.bsky.social
"Mariah Lopez, a transgender activist, said the rainbow flag’s unauthorized return was in keeping with the history of the monument...'You know, Stonewall was a riot,' Ms. Lopez said."

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...
N.Y.C. Officials Reinstate Pride Flag at Stonewall After Federal Removal
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:32 AM
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mcopelov.bsky.social
Literally millions of people worldwide will needlessly suffer & die because of this.
February 13, 2026 at 3:04 AM
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After suffering a seizure inside an ICE detention center, #LeqaaKordia said, she was kept in chains that weighed on her hands and legs in a hospital room, while barred from contacting her family or attorneys.

www.northjersey.com/story/news/p...
‘I felt like an animal': Paterson resident details ICE hospitalization
Leqaa Kordia of Paterson has been held in ICE detention since March 2025 over an alleged visa violation.
www.northjersey.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:50 AM
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NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.

“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.

But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention without prescribed medication, lawsuit says
The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress, according to a federal lawsuit.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:25 PM
maevemcgoran.bsky.social
"In some documents, it’s apparent that redacted images or names were of individuals being investigated as co-conspirators of Epstein."

Read more at: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Who were the other men in the Epstein files? This is the FBI’s own list
FBI employees shared a PowerPoint presentation in the summer of 2025 covering the Epstein case, including a slide about 11 powerful men.
www.miamiherald.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:47 PM
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mcbridetd.bsky.social
Anti-ICE protesters rally in Milan as Winter Olympics get under way | Winter Olympics News | Al Jazeera www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...
Anti-ICE protesters rally in Milan as Winter Olympics get under way
Students demand ICE agents protecting US delegation leave amid global outrage over Trump's brutal deportation push.
www.aljazeera.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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HAPPENING NOW: DHS just expedited Liam Conejo Ramos' asylum hearing to this morning, meaning it's possible the five-year-old and his family could be deported as soon as today.

Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Five-Year-Old Liam Ramos Is In His Asylum Hearing Right Now
www.huffpost.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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caseyquinlan.bsky.social
I feel like I should get a little more credit for freelance reporting with a toddler at home in my one-bedroom apartment with no reliable internet because we were late on the bill because we had to pay for groceries
February 4, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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“Nationalize the voting” is a direct threat to the Elections Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which grants the states the power to oversee our elections. This is fundamental, Constitution 101 type stuff.

constitution.congress.gov/browse/artic...
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17d
Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"
February 2, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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joaquincastrotx.bsky.social
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.

Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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ms.now
Judge orders release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos and father from ICE detention center

www.ms.now/news/liam-ra...
Judge orders release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos and father from ICE detention center
A photo of Ramos wearing a bunny hat and a Spider-Man backpack as he was being detained went viral, sparking national criticism.
www.ms.now
January 31, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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bcfinucane.bsky.social
There’s a throughline between the administration’s lawless violence abroad and its lawless violence at home—between smearing the victims of boat strikes as “terrorists” and smearing the victims of DHS executions as “terrorists.”
January 31, 2026 at 3:15 AM
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jhelvy.bsky.social
Incredible self own for the US. The damage being done to the US scientific enterprise is generational. We will look back on this as a tipping point where the US chose all on its own to stop leading the world in science.

www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
www.science.org
January 28, 2026 at 11:46 AM
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kyledcheney.bsky.social
Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.

This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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NEW: Another declaration you have to read! Alex Pretti was shot near the apartment of a doctor, who saw the shooting occur and rushed to provide emergency aid as he lay dying on the street.

They describe what they saw: "The victim had at least three bullet holes in his back."
declare as follows: 1. 1 am a 29-year-old resident of the in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I have lived in Minneapolis since 2024, when I moved to the city to begin my medical residency. I am a licensed pediatrician, and I have been practicing pediatric medicine in the city since I moved here. 2. On January 24, 2026, at approximately 9:00 am CST, I was awoken by the sound of cars honking and whistles blowing. Shortly after I awoke, I heard screaming from outside my window. I ICE agents and civilians yelling at each other. saw several 3. One civilian was standing in front of a parked car on the side of the road. I saw him yelling at the ICE agents, but I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind. 4. Suddenly, an ICE agent shoved him to the ground. My view of the altercation was partially obstructed, but after a few seconds, I saw at least four ICE agents point guns at the man. I then saw the agents shoot the man at least six or seven times. 5. Initially, I was stunned. From what I could see from my apartment, there was absolutely no need for any violence, let alone lethal force by multiple officers. I immediately put on my boots and coat, ran outside, and approached ICE agents who were near the victim. 6. The scene was chaotic. Many civilians were screaming and honking. Over the noise, I informed the ICE agents that I am a physician, and I asked to assess the victim. 7. At first, the ICE agents wouldn't let me through. They repeatedly asked me for my physician's license, which I obviously didn't have. But none of the ICE agents who were near the victim were performing CPR, and I could tell that the victim was in critical condition. I insisted that the agents let me assess him. Normally, I would not have been so persistent, but as a physician, I felt a professional and moral obligation to help this man, especially since none of the agents were helping him. 8. Finally, one agent agreed to let me assess the victim. He patted me down to "make sure I didn't have a weapon" and then let me approach the victim. 9. As I approached, I saw that the victim was lying on his side and was surrounded by several ICE agents. I was confused as to why the victim was on his side, because that is not standard practice when a victim has been shot. Checking for a pulse and administering CPR is standard practice. Instead of doing either of those things, the ICE agents appeared to be counting his bullet wounds. 10.I asked the ICE agents if the victim had a pulse, and they said they did not know. I then asked the agents to make space so I could assess the victim. CASE 0:25-cv-04669-KMM-DTS Doc. 109 Filed 01/24/26 Page 4 of 6 11. The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back. I asked the ICE agents to turn the victim from his side to his back. From that position, I saw an additional gunshot wound on the victim's upper left chest and another possible gunshot wound on his neck. 12. I checked for a pulse, but I did not feel one. I immediately began CPR. Shortly after I started compressions, EMS personnel arrived and took over. 13.I remained at the scene for about five more minutes, but protesters began to gather and the situation seemed to be escalating, so I left and returned to my apartment. 14. When I returned to my apartment, I was extremely distraught. I was sobbing and shaking uncontrollably. Eventually, I called my sister, who lives in a nearby suburb. I called her for comfort and because I did not feel safe in my apartment; I wanted to see if I could stay with her for the day and maybe even a few days. 15.I also sought advice from a friend who works for the City of Minneapolis. He recommended that I shelter in place because the situation outside my apartment was so dangerous. I was going to follow his advice, but then ICE agents deployed tear gas on the crowd that had gathered below, and the tear gas began seeping into my apartment. 16. At that point, I did not feel like I could stay in my apartment any longer. I packed an overnight bag, took the elevator down to the parking garage, and drove about six blocks to a friend's house. I was still crying and shaking at this point, and I was barely able to speak. I drove to my friend's house because it was close, and I wanted time to collect myself before driving 30 minutes to my sister's house. 17.I am devastated by the killing of a Minnesotan by multiple federal immigration agents. From what I could tell, the victim was not actively threatening ICE agents or the public he was just yelling at the agents because he objected to ICE's presence in our city. A person should not be shot and killed for lawfully expressing their opinions. 18.I am not sure when I will return to my apartment. I do not feel safe in my city. In less than one month, ICE agents have shot and killed two people for protesting and observing their actions. I worry that I or someone I love will be shot and killed for voicing their displeasure and being in the wrong place at the wrong time. I declare under penalty of perjury that everything I have stated in this document is true and correct.
January 25, 2026 at 2:05 AM
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amandalitman.bsky.social
“Please get the truth out about our son.”
January 25, 2026 at 1:11 AM
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ericmgarcia.bsky.social
Alex Pretti grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where he played football, baseball and ran track for Preble High School. He was a Boy Scout and sang in the Green Bay Boy Choir.

apnews.com/article/immi...
The man killed by a US Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says
Family members say the man who was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an intensive care nurse at a U.S.
apnews.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:57 AM