Carla BayM
@radcatladywa.bsky.social
Retired but not retiring librarian
This was a very good radio documentary about the awful ICE jail near Seattle. www.kuow.org/stories/docu...
Documentary: Inside ICE Detention
A new KUOW documentary, “Inside ICE Detention,” opens a window into this time of rapid transition at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma and looks into who is getting detained, how they are ...
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December 1, 2025 at 1:01 AM
This was a very good radio documentary about the awful ICE jail near Seattle. www.kuow.org/stories/docu...
Reposted by Carla BayM
Last month, I led an immigration shadow hearing in Chicago. What happened there is beyond belief.
Children teargassed, CBP agents breaking a 67-year-old man’s ribs, an active duty service member whose father was deported while he was deployed.
There must be accountability.
Children teargassed, CBP agents breaking a 67-year-old man’s ribs, an active duty service member whose father was deported while he was deployed.
There must be accountability.
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Last month, I led an immigration shadow hearing in Chicago. What happened there is beyond belief.
Children teargassed, CBP agents breaking a 67-year-old man’s ribs, an active duty service member whose father was deported while he was deployed.
There must be accountability.
Children teargassed, CBP agents breaking a 67-year-old man’s ribs, an active duty service member whose father was deported while he was deployed.
There must be accountability.
If you ever needed proof that America runs two prison systems—one for ordinary inmates and one for the well-connected, well-lawyered, and well-Epsteined—look no further than Ghislaine Maxwell’s surprisingly cozy life at the Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas.
November 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
If you ever needed proof that America runs two prison systems—one for ordinary inmates and one for the well-connected, well-lawyered, and well-Epsteined—look no further than Ghislaine Maxwell’s surprisingly cozy life at the Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas.
Wow, a 1949 ban on comic books is getting lifted! apnews.com/article/comi...
On paper, a California city bans the sale of comic books to kids. Officials want to change that
In the mid-20th century, comic books groups grew in popularity. But some people worried that they were contributing to illiteracy and inciting crime among young people.
apnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Wow, a 1949 ban on comic books is getting lifted! apnews.com/article/comi...
In this NYT Opinion Video, meet three people who came to America legally, only to find themselves in ICE detention. They followed the rules — but it didn’t matter.
youtu.be/e4X0hI40a8A?...
youtu.be/e4X0hI40a8A?...
Inside ICE Detention: Stripped, Shackled, Starved
YouTube video by New York Times Opinion
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November 22, 2025 at 4:45 AM
In this NYT Opinion Video, meet three people who came to America legally, only to find themselves in ICE detention. They followed the rules — but it didn’t matter.
youtu.be/e4X0hI40a8A?...
youtu.be/e4X0hI40a8A?...
Is (Thomas) Homan human? Is Stephen Miller or Drumpf? Not humane and not human. And we used to joke about Thatcher!
November 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Is (Thomas) Homan human? Is Stephen Miller or Drumpf? Not humane and not human. And we used to joke about Thatcher!
We're (as in the world) in a hell of a lot of trouble with this malignant narcissist with dementia. youtu.be/9OtO-cypKmY?...
'Trump will not make it to the end of this term compos mentis' | Psychologist analyses Trump
YouTube video by Times Radio
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
We're (as in the world) in a hell of a lot of trouble with this malignant narcissist with dementia. youtu.be/9OtO-cypKmY?...
Trump is the aging narcissist and he just gets worse. youtu.be/LnH_Cqj_yc8?...
Aging Narcissists - Dr. Ramani
YouTube video by DoctorRamani
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Trump is the aging narcissist and he just gets worse. youtu.be/LnH_Cqj_yc8?...
I love the Overlooked obituaries. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...
Overlooked No More: Violeta Parra, Folk ‘Genius’ Who Redefined Latin American Music
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I love the Overlooked obituaries. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Kick ass, indeed!
November 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Kick ass, indeed!
Ann Telnaes, former editorial cartoonist for Washington Post, speaking at Short Run Comix Festival in Seattle, said you cannot check out from what going on in America. It's tempting but we cannot afford to do that! The situation is serious!
November 1, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Ann Telnaes, former editorial cartoonist for Washington Post, speaking at Short Run Comix Festival in Seattle, said you cannot check out from what going on in America. It's tempting but we cannot afford to do that! The situation is serious!
The United States has spent a record of at least $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since the war in Gaza began.
--David Ddraig Goch
--David Ddraig Goch
October 31, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The United States has spent a record of at least $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since the war in Gaza began.
--David Ddraig Goch
--David Ddraig Goch
Reposted by Carla BayM
Congress willingly abdicated their power in order to consolidate it in the executive branch.
They wanted a dictatorship, even if it meant giving up their own power to assist it.
DOJ & Supreme Court have done the same. This coup takes complicity from the checks & balances.
They're in it together.
They wanted a dictatorship, even if it meant giving up their own power to assist it.
DOJ & Supreme Court have done the same. This coup takes complicity from the checks & balances.
They're in it together.
September 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Congress willingly abdicated their power in order to consolidate it in the executive branch.
They wanted a dictatorship, even if it meant giving up their own power to assist it.
DOJ & Supreme Court have done the same. This coup takes complicity from the checks & balances.
They're in it together.
They wanted a dictatorship, even if it meant giving up their own power to assist it.
DOJ & Supreme Court have done the same. This coup takes complicity from the checks & balances.
They're in it together.
Reposted by Carla BayM
August 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Awful changes coming to Medicare in 6 states in January! Coverage will be decided by AI and people who get paid to DENY coverage! Write to your representatives!
www.psara.org/advocate-con...
www.psara.org/advocate-con...
CMS Expands Prior Authorization in Original Medicare
Washington One of Six Designated States | PSARA
www.psara.org
August 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Awful changes coming to Medicare in 6 states in January! Coverage will be decided by AI and people who get paid to DENY coverage! Write to your representatives!
www.psara.org/advocate-con...
www.psara.org/advocate-con...
Reposted by Carla BayM
This regime never stops. Court records filed Saturday reveal that immigration officials intend to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, after he rejected a deal that would have sent him to Costa Rica in exchange for staying in custody and pleading guilty to human smuggling charges.
US seeks to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda after he refused plea offer in his smuggling case
Immigration officials intend to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda after he declined an offer to be deported to Costa Rica in exchange for remaining in jail and pleading guilty to human smuggling c...
apnews.com
August 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This regime never stops. Court records filed Saturday reveal that immigration officials intend to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, after he rejected a deal that would have sent him to Costa Rica in exchange for staying in custody and pleading guilty to human smuggling charges.
A goddamn sandwich!
August 14, 2025 at 8:53 PM
A goddamn sandwich!
Reposted by Carla BayM
Obviously if you are critical of Israel you are a terrorist, or so says the terrorist IDF.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Prominent Al Jazeera journalist killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza
Anas al-Sharif, known for frontline coverage, died with three colleagues in an attack outside al-Shifa hospital
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Obviously if you are critical of Israel you are a terrorist, or so says the terrorist IDF.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Reposted by Carla BayM
LEFT: Where our government incarcerates a person who has a tattoo in honor of a family member.
RIGHT: Where our government incarcerates a person who has facilitated and/or engaged in the sexual assault of over a thousand children.
RIGHT: Where our government incarcerates a person who has facilitated and/or engaged in the sexual assault of over a thousand children.
August 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
LEFT: Where our government incarcerates a person who has a tattoo in honor of a family member.
RIGHT: Where our government incarcerates a person who has facilitated and/or engaged in the sexual assault of over a thousand children.
RIGHT: Where our government incarcerates a person who has facilitated and/or engaged in the sexual assault of over a thousand children.
A striking window sign in Capitol Hill neighborhood in Seattle.
August 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
A striking window sign in Capitol Hill neighborhood in Seattle.
As the people starve to death or are murdered by Israel for seeking food, we debate statehood.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/o...
Opinion | The Promise of Palestinian Statehood Is Ringing Hollow
www.nytimes.com
August 9, 2025 at 2:29 AM
As the people starve to death or are murdered by Israel for seeking food, we debate statehood.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/o...
The evil nasty POS Trump likes to call women "nasty": 'Nasty' Women Beware: Trump's History of Demeaning and Silencing Women - Ms. Magazine share.google/XExmH2R63vfx...
'Nasty' Women Beware: Trump's History of Demeaning and Silencing Women
From Mariann Edgar Budde to Kamala Harris, 'Nasty' Women Beware: President Donald Trump's History of Demeaning and Silencing Women
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August 9, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The evil nasty POS Trump likes to call women "nasty": 'Nasty' Women Beware: Trump's History of Demeaning and Silencing Women - Ms. Magazine share.google/XExmH2R63vfx...