Persisting
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She/her from the old invite code days. Would prefer to keep democracy. Deeds matter more than words. Let’s not destroy the planet, ok?
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How much are these torture facilities costing U.S. taxpayers per day to operate? How many employees? How much are the American people paying for substandard care? We should know how much of our hard-earned money is being stolen to fund atrocities against our will.
Top five largest ICE facilities in the U.S. are:
- Camp East Montana (El Paso, TX): 2,777 detainees
- Adams County Correctional (Natchez, MS): 2,214
- Stewart Detention (Lumpkin, GA): 2,095
- Adelanto IPC (Adelanto, CA): 1,756
- South Texas IPC (Pearsall, TX): 1755
- Camp East Montana (El Paso, TX): 2,777 detainees
- Adams County Correctional (Natchez, MS): 2,214
- Stewart Detention (Lumpkin, GA): 2,095
- Adelanto IPC (Adelanto, CA): 1,756
- South Texas IPC (Pearsall, TX): 1755
November 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
How much are these torture facilities costing U.S. taxpayers per day to operate? How many employees? How much are the American people paying for substandard care? We should know how much of our hard-earned money is being stolen to fund atrocities against our will.
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This story is nuts.
"ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
"ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
#BREAKING: A student intern at Rhode Island Superior Court was briefly taken into custody by ICE this afternoon before a judge intervened, 12 News has learned. Story by @jusolyn.bsky.social and @timwhiteri.bsky.social: ⤵️
RI judge intervenes after ICE mistakenly detains Superior Court intern
A teenager was nearly taken into federal immigration custody in Providence Thursday afternoon before a Superior Court judge intervened, according to the Rhode Island Judiciary.
www.wpri.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
This story is nuts.
"ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
"ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
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I know people are closely following what's going on the US and the horrors of ICE, but do you know how Canada is quickly and quietly is growing its deportation machinery?
Canada plans to increase deportations by 25 percent over the next two years. 25 PERCENT!!!
Here are 5 other things to know:
Canada plans to increase deportations by 25 percent over the next two years. 25 PERCENT!!!
Here are 5 other things to know:
November 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I know people are closely following what's going on the US and the horrors of ICE, but do you know how Canada is quickly and quietly is growing its deportation machinery?
Canada plans to increase deportations by 25 percent over the next two years. 25 PERCENT!!!
Here are 5 other things to know:
Canada plans to increase deportations by 25 percent over the next two years. 25 PERCENT!!!
Here are 5 other things to know:
It's important to note that this is costing U.S. taxpayers approximately 13 Million $ per day. And that's based on the median $200 per day for detaining a human being. Some torture centers charge more.
This number doesn't include the cost of deportation flights or deals with 3rd countries.
This number doesn't include the cost of deportation flights or deals with 3rd countries.
After more than two months with no updates, ICE has finally released new detention statistics.
ICE reports a total of 65,135 detainees as of Nov. 16, 2025.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
ICE reports a total of 65,135 detainees as of Nov. 16, 2025.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
Detention Management
www.ice.gov
November 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It's important to note that this is costing U.S. taxpayers approximately 13 Million $ per day. And that's based on the median $200 per day for detaining a human being. Some torture centers charge more.
This number doesn't include the cost of deportation flights or deals with 3rd countries.
This number doesn't include the cost of deportation flights or deals with 3rd countries.
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The Native people of New England are here, and have always been here. Now, they want land back. Find out how they've been doing it.
Read more at nebeacon.org
Read more at nebeacon.org
November 20, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The Native people of New England are here, and have always been here. Now, they want land back. Find out how they've been doing it.
Read more at nebeacon.org
Read more at nebeacon.org
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On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we remember the bright and courageous trans people whose lives were stolen by hatred. Their absence is felt across our city.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we remember the bright and courageous trans people whose lives were stolen by hatred. Their absence is felt across our city.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
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Any reporter covering future shootings, vehicle rammings, etc. by ICE/CBP (there will be more) needs to LEAD with this context. Because these were the headlines when this first happened.
November 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Any reporter covering future shootings, vehicle rammings, etc. by ICE/CBP (there will be more) needs to LEAD with this context. Because these were the headlines when this first happened.
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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Scoop: The Trump administration has quietly erased trans people, people of color and to some extent, the idea that some groups have more or different difficulties than others from the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers.
Why? Unclear! They wouldn’t tell me.
Why? Unclear! They wouldn’t tell me.
Trans people and people of color have been quietly erased from national caregiving plan
The decision ignores the stark reality that underserved communities experience greater negative impacts from caregiving, from financial hardships to worse health outcomes, advocates say.
19thnews.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Scoop: The Trump administration has quietly erased trans people, people of color and to some extent, the idea that some groups have more or different difficulties than others from the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers.
Why? Unclear! They wouldn’t tell me.
Why? Unclear! They wouldn’t tell me.
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At a time when only Barbara Lee voted against the Afghanistan war and Democrats didn’t show up to our protests, Howard Dean covinced me that I belonged in the Democratic Party. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8DbyhQC/
bethfordemocracy.com
bethfordemocracy.com
Howard Dean made me a Democrat #massachusetts #ma06 #democraticparty #progressive
TikTok video by Bethany Andres-Beck
www.tiktok.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
At a time when only Barbara Lee voted against the Afghanistan war and Democrats didn’t show up to our protests, Howard Dean covinced me that I belonged in the Democratic Party. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8DbyhQC/
bethfordemocracy.com
bethfordemocracy.com
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This year Transgender Day of Remembrance is especially meaningful for me. Last year I had the honor of helping care for my friend Mel towards the end of their illness.
We mourn. We cherish. We remember.
All of us are sacred. Each of us is loved.
We mourn. We cherish. We remember.
All of us are sacred. Each of us is loved.
November 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This year Transgender Day of Remembrance is especially meaningful for me. Last year I had the honor of helping care for my friend Mel towards the end of their illness.
We mourn. We cherish. We remember.
All of us are sacred. Each of us is loved.
We mourn. We cherish. We remember.
All of us are sacred. Each of us is loved.
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"I was trying to help my mom,” said 13-year-old Jayleane, shaking, as tears streamed down her cheeks. “I saw they were pulling her hair. They had the gun in front of me. I was scared.”
On Camera, Fed Agents Point Guns at Mother and Four Kids in Queens
The agents came looking for a relative who no longer lived in the apartment, the shellshocked mother told THE CITY. Days later, her children are terrified to leave their parents' sides.
buff.ly
November 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"I was trying to help my mom,” said 13-year-old Jayleane, shaking, as tears streamed down her cheeks. “I saw they were pulling her hair. They had the gun in front of me. I was scared.”
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“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
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Sudanese researcher Lina Yassin explains the roots of the genocide in Sudan.
“The UAE has been using the RSF militia to illegally smuggle gold out to finance the war and finance their own gold reserves.”
“The UAE has been using the RSF militia to illegally smuggle gold out to finance the war and finance their own gold reserves.”
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Sudanese researcher Lina Yassin explains the roots of the genocide in Sudan.
“The UAE has been using the RSF militia to illegally smuggle gold out to finance the war and finance their own gold reserves.”
“The UAE has been using the RSF militia to illegally smuggle gold out to finance the war and finance their own gold reserves.”
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The sabotage is happening everywhere all at once; a gang of supremacists, so convinced of their own superiority that they never bothered learning much about the sum total of human knowledge, and who now, faced with their own vast ignorance about human progress, have made human progress their enemy.
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The sabotage is happening everywhere all at once; a gang of supremacists, so convinced of their own superiority that they never bothered learning much about the sum total of human knowledge, and who now, faced with their own vast ignorance about human progress, have made human progress their enemy.
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DC absolutely needs statehood so that the people who live there aren't ruled by goons they never elected. A genuine ongoing scandal and absolute betrayal of the principles of the country.
These 20 House Democrats just joined Republicans in voting to fully repeal DC's police reform laws.
Wiping off the books critical laws on use of force, transparency, and preventing violent cops from getting rehired.
They think that they should have more say over DC police than the people of DC.
Wiping off the books critical laws on use of force, transparency, and preventing violent cops from getting rehired.
They think that they should have more say over DC police than the people of DC.
November 20, 2025 at 3:55 AM
DC absolutely needs statehood so that the people who live there aren't ruled by goons they never elected. A genuine ongoing scandal and absolute betrayal of the principles of the country.
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Safe Communities Act Public Hearing, Tues, Nov 25, 11:30 am, MA State House, Gardner Auditorium
This is a critical opportunity to demonstrate support for the Safe Communities Act which ensures MA focuses on public safety, not deportation. More info at miracoalition.org/news/safe-communities-act/
This is a critical opportunity to demonstrate support for the Safe Communities Act which ensures MA focuses on public safety, not deportation. More info at miracoalition.org/news/safe-communities-act/
Safe Communities Act - MIRA Coalition
Because civil immigration enforcement is not our job. The new federal administration will use every tool available to deport members … More
miracoalition.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Safe Communities Act Public Hearing, Tues, Nov 25, 11:30 am, MA State House, Gardner Auditorium
This is a critical opportunity to demonstrate support for the Safe Communities Act which ensures MA focuses on public safety, not deportation. More info at miracoalition.org/news/safe-communities-act/
This is a critical opportunity to demonstrate support for the Safe Communities Act which ensures MA focuses on public safety, not deportation. More info at miracoalition.org/news/safe-communities-act/
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Heads up Asheville - there’s a resolution that will go before City Council today to prohibit ICE and CBP from using city property for operations.
This would include parks, lots, schools, libraries, and community centers.
Please email city council in support. ashevillenccouncil@ashevillenc.gov
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This would include parks, lots, schools, libraries, and community centers.
Please email city council in support. ashevillenccouncil@ashevillenc.gov
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November 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Heads up Asheville - there’s a resolution that will go before City Council today to prohibit ICE and CBP from using city property for operations.
This would include parks, lots, schools, libraries, and community centers.
Please email city council in support. ashevillenccouncil@ashevillenc.gov
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This would include parks, lots, schools, libraries, and community centers.
Please email city council in support. ashevillenccouncil@ashevillenc.gov
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The #WeAintBuyingIt boycott is scheduled to take place from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1.
It's being organized by grassroots organizations Black Voters Matter, Indivisible and Until Freedom, is pushing consumers across the country to “hit pause on shopping from major corporations.”
#BlackSky
It's being organized by grassroots organizations Black Voters Matter, Indivisible and Until Freedom, is pushing consumers across the country to “hit pause on shopping from major corporations.”
#BlackSky
November 19, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The #WeAintBuyingIt boycott is scheduled to take place from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1.
It's being organized by grassroots organizations Black Voters Matter, Indivisible and Until Freedom, is pushing consumers across the country to “hit pause on shopping from major corporations.”
#BlackSky
It's being organized by grassroots organizations Black Voters Matter, Indivisible and Until Freedom, is pushing consumers across the country to “hit pause on shopping from major corporations.”
#BlackSky
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ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
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Noem is mad about the whistles. Good job everyone.
November 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Noem is mad about the whistles. Good job everyone.
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...