Mary Leighton
@maryleighton.bsky.social
Therapist based in Chicago. Former Socio-cultural Anthropologist & STS scholar. Hosted the "What Democracy Looks Like In..." podcast.
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Coercive sterilization in ICE detention. Eugenics.
"They tried to shut me up by deporting me."
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody
More women are coming forward to say they were pressured to have reproductive surgeries they did not want or understand, offering a glimpse into alleged medical abuses at an ICE detention center.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Coercive sterilization in ICE detention. Eugenics.
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ICE vs the clergy
November 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
ICE vs the clergy
Usually the justification for denying visas based on health is the cost to the taxpayer: but US healthcare is privatized so this logic doesn't apply. Also, reciprocal retaliatory visa restrictions by other countries are quite common... given US obesity rates this could backfire quite badly...
U.S. visas can be denied for obesity, cancer and diabetes, Rubio says
The Trump administration has directed visa officers to consider obesity and other chronic health conditions when deciding whether to grant visas to immigrants.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Usually the justification for denying visas based on health is the cost to the taxpayer: but US healthcare is privatized so this logic doesn't apply. Also, reciprocal retaliatory visa restrictions by other countries are quite common... given US obesity rates this could backfire quite badly...
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A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
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Easily several hundred people have packed into this plaza in Chicago's North Center tonight in response to ICE abducting a daycare worker early this morning.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
November 6, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Easily several hundred people have packed into this plaza in Chicago's North Center tonight in response to ICE abducting a daycare worker early this morning.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.
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The declarations keep coming back to the ways in which the awful conditions themselves were used to coerce deportations.
Here, one lawyer describes how his client, who had a work permit, US citizen children, and a strong case for relief, was coerced into giving up his case.
Here, one lawyer describes how his client, who had a work permit, US citizen children, and a strong case for relief, was coerced into giving up his case.
November 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The declarations keep coming back to the ways in which the awful conditions themselves were used to coerce deportations.
Here, one lawyer describes how his client, who had a work permit, US citizen children, and a strong case for relief, was coerced into giving up his case.
Here, one lawyer describes how his client, who had a work permit, US citizen children, and a strong case for relief, was coerced into giving up his case.
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Former Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot announces that she is opening a documentation center to collect evidence of the criminal misconduct of DHS leadership and of ICE agent deployed to Chicago and its environs. The effort will also focus on unmasking and identifying all ICE agents deployed.
Lori Lightfoot on federal immigration enforcement across Chicago | The Chicago Report
From politics to pop culture, Paris Schutz and guests bring Chicago's top voices to you.
www.fox32chicago.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Former Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot announces that she is opening a documentation center to collect evidence of the criminal misconduct of DHS leadership and of ICE agent deployed to Chicago and its environs. The effort will also focus on unmasking and identifying all ICE agents deployed.
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The correct term for Trump's particular aesthetic style is “Regional Car Dealership Rococo” according to architecture critic Kate Wagner, author of McMansion Hell.
The McMansionization of the White House, or: Regional Car Dealership Rococo: a treatise | McMansion Hell
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October 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The correct term for Trump's particular aesthetic style is “Regional Car Dealership Rococo” according to architecture critic Kate Wagner, author of McMansion Hell.
This is disastrous. Roughly 42,000,000 people will not have enough to eat in November. That's 12% of the US population (1 in 8 people), who will lose their ability to feed themselves sufficiently.
USDA announces SNAP benefits will not be issued in November
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that SNAP benefits will not be issued for next month.
www.wabi.tv
October 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
This is disastrous. Roughly 42,000,000 people will not have enough to eat in November. That's 12% of the US population (1 in 8 people), who will lose their ability to feed themselves sufficiently.
#BoycottHomeDepot indeed.
For folks asking if they've made it *inside* a Home Depot yet as the business has clearly just continued letting agents do whatever they want in their lots, the answer is yes. This is from yesterday in Evanston.
October 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
#BoycottHomeDepot indeed.
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Hero’s of the day - In a small town of Beckley, WV, Kendra Sullivan staged a one-woman No Kings protest. She was confronted, had the police called on her, but stood her ground. She was physically threatened. Police came more than once and protected her right to protest. This is how we do it.
October 19, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Hero’s of the day - In a small town of Beckley, WV, Kendra Sullivan staged a one-woman No Kings protest. She was confronted, had the police called on her, but stood her ground. She was physically threatened. Police came more than once and protected her right to protest. This is how we do it.
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After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him
Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.
www.miamiherald.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
This is so lovely! Having a positive experience during a peaceful protest boosts revenue and the profile of independent businesses and the local farmers market in downtown Portland.
October 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
This is so lovely! Having a positive experience during a peaceful protest boosts revenue and the profile of independent businesses and the local farmers market in downtown Portland.
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
"intelligence that indicates there’s illegal alienage in a particular place or location" turns out to be..."Hey, Chip, you or other folks. How do they appear in relation to what you or other people look like?"
Transcript: Gregory Bovino says arrestees in Downtown Chicago chosen based partly on ‘how they look’
WBEZ spoke with the U.S. Border Patrol commander about a deportation blitz in the Loop and River North neighborhoods. He claimed our report took his comments out of context. Here is the transcript and...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"intelligence that indicates there’s illegal alienage in a particular place or location" turns out to be..."Hey, Chip, you or other folks. How do they appear in relation to what you or other people look like?"
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Just some good 16th century advice:
"Company, musicke, honest gaming, or any other virtuous exercise doeth helpe agaynst heavinesse of mind."
William Bullein, 1558
wellcomecollection.org/works/bga5qy...
"Company, musicke, honest gaming, or any other virtuous exercise doeth helpe agaynst heavinesse of mind."
William Bullein, 1558
wellcomecollection.org/works/bga5qy...
October 1, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Just some good 16th century advice:
"Company, musicke, honest gaming, or any other virtuous exercise doeth helpe agaynst heavinesse of mind."
William Bullein, 1558
wellcomecollection.org/works/bga5qy...
"Company, musicke, honest gaming, or any other virtuous exercise doeth helpe agaynst heavinesse of mind."
William Bullein, 1558
wellcomecollection.org/works/bga5qy...
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They were a child, that's been confirmed for hours and as of 16:52 BBC still hasn't updated.
Nobody, absolutely nobody, risks a child's life crossing one of the world's busiest shipping routes if they see a genuine alternative. Labour needs to provide safety alternatives
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Nobody, absolutely nobody, risks a child's life crossing one of the world's busiest shipping routes if they see a genuine alternative. Labour needs to provide safety alternatives
www.bbc.com/news/article...
September 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
They were a child, that's been confirmed for hours and as of 16:52 BBC still hasn't updated.
Nobody, absolutely nobody, risks a child's life crossing one of the world's busiest shipping routes if they see a genuine alternative. Labour needs to provide safety alternatives
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Nobody, absolutely nobody, risks a child's life crossing one of the world's busiest shipping routes if they see a genuine alternative. Labour needs to provide safety alternatives
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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4 out of 5 young people in the EU can have a conversation in a language other than their mother tongue.
In celebration of the 24 official EU languages, member states shared the joy of their languages with UK pupils at the @euinuk.bsky.social‘s #EuropeanDayofLanguages event.
In celebration of the 24 official EU languages, member states shared the joy of their languages with UK pupils at the @euinuk.bsky.social‘s #EuropeanDayofLanguages event.
September 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
4 out of 5 young people in the EU can have a conversation in a language other than their mother tongue.
In celebration of the 24 official EU languages, member states shared the joy of their languages with UK pupils at the @euinuk.bsky.social‘s #EuropeanDayofLanguages event.
In celebration of the 24 official EU languages, member states shared the joy of their languages with UK pupils at the @euinuk.bsky.social‘s #EuropeanDayofLanguages event.
I say this as a British person: can we at least all agree that the last thing Palestine needs is the British taking over again? Seeing as - let's be honest - we were the ones who created this whole problem in the first place?
Washington backing plan for Tony Blair to head transitional Gaza authority
Reported proposal for international body to oversee Gaza for up to five years counters UN-backed plan for faster transition to Palestinian rule
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I say this as a British person: can we at least all agree that the last thing Palestine needs is the British taking over again? Seeing as - let's be honest - we were the ones who created this whole problem in the first place?
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🧵 Thomas Gainsborough (1727-88) was one of England’s greatest painters as well as a populariser of the art of landscape. He was a character in every sense & repays study big time! Here is a picture of his beloved daughters.
Enjoy this thread of his works by scrolling down! [1]
Enjoy this thread of his works by scrolling down! [1]
September 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
🧵 Thomas Gainsborough (1727-88) was one of England’s greatest painters as well as a populariser of the art of landscape. He was a character in every sense & repays study big time! Here is a picture of his beloved daughters.
Enjoy this thread of his works by scrolling down! [1]
Enjoy this thread of his works by scrolling down! [1]
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JUST IN: A new class action lawsuit challenges ICE's warrantless immigration arrests in Washington, D.C., which they say are occuring without probable cause and based largely on perceived ethnicity.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
September 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
JUST IN: A new class action lawsuit challenges ICE's warrantless immigration arrests in Washington, D.C., which they say are occuring without probable cause and based largely on perceived ethnicity.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...