After the verdict was read and the jury released, 379th District Court Judge Ron Rangel turned to the family of slain 46-year-old Melissa Perez, including her four children.
“The jury wanted me to tell the family they were very sorry for your loss,” said Rangel.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/10/s...
“The jury wanted me to tell the family they were very sorry for your loss,” said Rangel.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/10/s...
‘They Were Very Sorry for Your Loss’: Ex-San Antonio Officers Found Not Guilty in City’s First Murder Trial for Police Shooting
Three former officers faced life in prison for the death of Melissa Perez, whom they shot behind a locked glass door.
thebarbedwire.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:04 AM
After the verdict was read and the jury released, 379th District Court Judge Ron Rangel turned to the family of slain 46-year-old Melissa Perez, including her four children.
“The jury wanted me to tell the family they were very sorry for your loss,” said Rangel.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/10/s...
“The jury wanted me to tell the family they were very sorry for your loss,” said Rangel.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/10/s...
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“But in the Nazi scheme of things one concession from a yielding opponent must lead quickly to another.”
— The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer, p. 553
— The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer, p. 553
October 9, 2025 at 11:17 PM
“But in the Nazi scheme of things one concession from a yielding opponent must lead quickly to another.”
— The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer, p. 553
— The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer, p. 553
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The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it’s given in | Jane Martinson
The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it’s given in | Jane Martinson
The corporation should have stood up to the Telegraph, Trump and the Tories. Now, its enemies know how little it takes for it to fold, says Jane Martinson, professor of financial journalism
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it’s given in | Jane Martinson
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hope @thisamericanlife.org gets these girl scouts in their reporting on this
Girl Scouts in a Chicago Suburb hosted a food drive. But the girls encountered masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents with weapons.
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Masked ICE agents put damper on Oak Park Girl Scout food drive: ‘It’s heartbreaking as a mom’
Federal immigration agents were confronted in Oak Park on Saturday morning by residents blowing whistles as local Girl Scouts collect food for local pantries, rattling some girls and their parents.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
hope @thisamericanlife.org gets these girl scouts in their reporting on this
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Featured story: As the healthcare workers approach the small collection of makeshift shelters along the train tracks that cut through the northern Mexico industrial hub of Ciudad Juárez, the people who gather in this place to use drugs prepare for their arrival. ...
In Juárez, a Militarized Border Makes Drug Use More Deadly
Growing security deployments pose unique challenges for harm reduction groups.
www.texasobserver.org
November 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Featured story: As the healthcare workers approach the small collection of makeshift shelters along the train tracks that cut through the northern Mexico industrial hub of Ciudad Juárez, the people who gather in this place to use drugs prepare for their arrival. ...
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November 8, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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"A Washington Post analysis of multiple video feeds found that the president spent nearly 20 minutes apparently battling to keep his eyes open at a recent event" www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
A closer look at Trump’s apparent struggles to fight off sleep in the Oval Office
A Washington Post analysis of multiple video feeds found that Trump spent nearly 20 minutes battling to keep his eyes open at a recent Oval Office event.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
"A Washington Post analysis of multiple video feeds found that the president spent nearly 20 minutes apparently battling to keep his eyes open at a recent event" www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Former military lawyer calls U.S. boat strikes "murder"
tinyurl.com/2td4vt92
tinyurl.com/2td4vt92
Former military lawyer calls U.S. boat strikes ‘murder’ | CNN
Retired Lt. Col. Rachel VanLandingham joins The Lead.
tinyurl.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Former military lawyer calls U.S. boat strikes "murder"
tinyurl.com/2td4vt92
tinyurl.com/2td4vt92
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New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
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I’m not sure “Trump cancelled your Thanksgiving travel” is going to be the political win the White House thinks it’s going to be. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Flight Cancellations Could Rise to 20% if Government Shutdown Continues
As the air-traffic controllers miss paychecks, more might start to miss their shifts, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.
www.wsj.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I’m not sure “Trump cancelled your Thanksgiving travel” is going to be the political win the White House thinks it’s going to be. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Her husband told her that detainees at Broadview had to get up at 5am to get in line for one bathroom. He often peed himself. One time he had to wait until 2pm to use the bathroom. You could only use the bathroom once a day. He said the agents would beat you if you used the bathroom on yourself.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Her husband told her that detainees at Broadview had to get up at 5am to get in line for one bathroom. He often peed himself. One time he had to wait until 2pm to use the bathroom. You could only use the bathroom once a day. He said the agents would beat you if you used the bathroom on yourself.
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The password to the Louvre’s video surveillance system was “Louvre,” according to a museum employee
Password to Louvre’s video surveillance system was 'Louvre', according to employee
According to an employee with knowledge of the system, the password to the Louvre's video surveillance system was simply "Louvre" at the time of the robbery last month.
abcnews.go.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The password to the Louvre’s video surveillance system was “Louvre,” according to a museum employee
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A jury acquitted the D.C. man who was charged with assault after throwing a sandwich at a federal agent during President Trump’s crime crackdown in the capital. https://wapo.st/4qL8SKr
November 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A jury acquitted the D.C. man who was charged with assault after throwing a sandwich at a federal agent during President Trump’s crime crackdown in the capital. https://wapo.st/4qL8SKr
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The agency put money set aside in case of a foreign invasion into a luxury goods group, and its former head is accused of orchestrating threats to retrieve it
France’s spy agency ‘lost millions investing its secret fund’
The agency put money set aside in case of a foreign invasion into a luxury goods group, and its former head is accused of orchestrating threats to retrieve it
www.thetimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The agency put money set aside in case of a foreign invasion into a luxury goods group, and its former head is accused of orchestrating threats to retrieve it
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When the shakedowns just start happening in public.
$NVO
$NVO
Trump to the Novo Nordisk CEO: "Maybe you should give us a piece of the company like I've been asking for."
November 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
When the shakedowns just start happening in public.
$NVO
$NVO
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"According to documents obtained by FOIAball, the Ole Miss-Georgia matchup was one of at least two games last year where the school used a Department of Homeland Security information-sharing platform to keep a watchful eye on attendees."
Crazy reporting from @foiaball.com:
Crazy reporting from @foiaball.com:
Scoop: Inside DHS's vast college football surveillance effort
If you go to a college football game, the feds have cameras on you.
foiaball.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"According to documents obtained by FOIAball, the Ole Miss-Georgia matchup was one of at least two games last year where the school used a Department of Homeland Security information-sharing platform to keep a watchful eye on attendees."
Crazy reporting from @foiaball.com:
Crazy reporting from @foiaball.com:
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I wrote about yesterday's Texas election, which featured the usual giveaways to the rich (natch) BUT there are a couple of reasons for Dems to be enthusiastic. thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/05/w...
‘We Gave Tax Cuts to the Rich and Made Life Sh*t for the Poor.’ Texas Just Passed 17 New Constitutional Amendments.
All told, these new breaks (along with other recent efforts to reduce property taxes), will cost Texas around $50 billion next budget cycle.
thebarbedwire.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I wrote about yesterday's Texas election, which featured the usual giveaways to the rich (natch) BUT there are a couple of reasons for Dems to be enthusiastic. thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/05/w...
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A Christian youth pastor, who shared posts that claimed children weren’t safe around LGBTQ+ people, has been arrested on charges of child sexual abuse.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/04/y...
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/04/y...
Pastor who shared anti-LGBTQ+ post arrested on child sexual abuse charges
A Christian youth pastor who shared anti-LGBTQ+ posts has been arrested on child sexual abuse charges in California.
www.thepinknews.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
A Christian youth pastor, who shared posts that claimed children weren’t safe around LGBTQ+ people, has been arrested on charges of child sexual abuse.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/04/y...
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/04/y...
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Oh come ON!
FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award at the draw for the World Cup on Dec. 5 in Washington. https://to.pbs.org/47LyluB
FIFA to award new peace prize at World Cup draw in Washington
FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington.
www.pbs.org
November 6, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Oh come ON!
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Kudos to Sky News for a project trying to measure the political bias of the X algorithm. Looks like a lot of work involved here:
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Kudos to Sky News for a project trying to measure the political bias of the X algorithm. Looks like a lot of work involved here:
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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"Running list of German support organizations for your kit bags," said a US Army website in Germany about the government shutdown. It was a list of local food banks
US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It
The initial 'Shutdown Guidance' for the US Army Garrison Bavaria included instructions to go to German food banks.
www.404media.co
November 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"Running list of German support organizations for your kit bags," said a US Army website in Germany about the government shutdown. It was a list of local food banks
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So uh.
I've spent the last five years working on a book about grief, mourning, who is allowed to grieve and how, and where we go from here, and...
you can now preorder it!
I've spent the last five years working on a book about grief, mourning, who is allowed to grieve and how, and where we go from here, and...
you can now preorder it!
All My Dead Cats and Other Losses: Practicing Good Grief in a Culture That Fears Mourning
Practicing Good Grief in a Culture That Fears Mourning
bookshop.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
So uh.
I've spent the last five years working on a book about grief, mourning, who is allowed to grieve and how, and where we go from here, and...
you can now preorder it!
I've spent the last five years working on a book about grief, mourning, who is allowed to grieve and how, and where we go from here, and...
you can now preorder it!
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New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field.
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
www.wired.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field.
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
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BREAKING: After ICE refuses to allow detained migrants to receive the Eucharist, Pope Leo calls on Trump and Vance to respect migrants‘ dignity and religious liberty.
“They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”
“They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”
November 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
BREAKING: After ICE refuses to allow detained migrants to receive the Eucharist, Pope Leo calls on Trump and Vance to respect migrants‘ dignity and religious liberty.
“They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”
“They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”
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NEW: FBI fires, unfires, refires employees linked to Arctic Frost and Jack Smith probes.
Inside the clusterfuck:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Inside the clusterfuck:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
FBI fires, unfires, refires agents linked to Jack Smith probe
The firings focus on personnel with connections to former special counsel Jack Smith’s probe of Trump and an earlier FBI investigation known as "Arctic Frost."
www.nbcnews.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
NEW: FBI fires, unfires, refires employees linked to Arctic Frost and Jack Smith probes.
Inside the clusterfuck:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Inside the clusterfuck:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...