Rahim Kurwa
@rahimk.bsky.social
assoc prof at uic
Indefensible Spaces: Policing and the Struggle for Housing is available at https://www.ucpress.edu/books/indefensible-spaces/paper
www.rahimkurwa.com
Indefensible Spaces: Policing and the Struggle for Housing is available at https://www.ucpress.edu/books/indefensible-spaces/paper
www.rahimkurwa.com
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Rahim Kurwa
@rahimk.bsky.social
· Jun 10
It's publication day for Indefensible Spaces: Policing and the Struggle for Housing, available in paper & free .epub! It traces a century of struggle over Los Angeles' periphery, culminating in the use of policing to expel and repress Black tenants. Here's a look at its chapters:
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Habeas cases filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal have taken off to levels we have never seen before. Just look at that chart.
www.propublica.org/article/habe...
www.propublica.org/article/habe...
February 10, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Habeas cases filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal have taken off to levels we have never seen before. Just look at that chart.
www.propublica.org/article/habe...
www.propublica.org/article/habe...
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Since we're re-litigating Ring's sins: How did they grow so fast?
Until 2016, Ring gave out free/discounted cameras to police & giving cops perks if the public (including victims of crimes) used the officer's discount code to buy cameras--all of which meant Ring essentially made cops salespeople.
Until 2016, Ring gave out free/discounted cameras to police & giving cops perks if the public (including victims of crimes) used the officer's discount code to buy cameras--all of which meant Ring essentially made cops salespeople.
Emails from 2016 Show Amazon Ring's Hold on the LAPD Through Camera Giveaways
In March 2016, “smart” doorbell camera maker Ring was a growing company attempting to market its wireless smart security camera when it received an email from an officer in the Los Angeles Police Depa...
www.eff.org
February 10, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Since we're re-litigating Ring's sins: How did they grow so fast?
Until 2016, Ring gave out free/discounted cameras to police & giving cops perks if the public (including victims of crimes) used the officer's discount code to buy cameras--all of which meant Ring essentially made cops salespeople.
Until 2016, Ring gave out free/discounted cameras to police & giving cops perks if the public (including victims of crimes) used the officer's discount code to buy cameras--all of which meant Ring essentially made cops salespeople.
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
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"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 10:09 AM
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
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Lyons says, “I can assure you,” ICE does not have a database that tracks US citizens, but ICE has signed contracts worth millions that do just that. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
February 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Lyons says, “I can assure you,” ICE does not have a database that tracks US citizens, but ICE has signed contracts worth millions that do just that. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
War is a racket, genocide an even bigger one.
Board of Peace Is a Board of Profits prospect.org/2026/02/09/b...
Board of Peace Is a Board of Profits prospect.org/2026/02/09/b...
Board of Peace Is a Board of Profits - The American Prospect
Corporate interests dominate the organization planning the reconstruction of Gaza.
prospect.org
February 10, 2026 at 4:39 PM
War is a racket, genocide an even bigger one.
Board of Peace Is a Board of Profits prospect.org/2026/02/09/b...
Board of Peace Is a Board of Profits prospect.org/2026/02/09/b...
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They're building concentration camps with my tax money Chuck. They're torturing children. They're murdering innocent people on the street. What are you doing.
Our DHS reform demands are exceedingly reasonable.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
February 10, 2026 at 3:45 AM
They're building concentration camps with my tax money Chuck. They're torturing children. They're murdering innocent people on the street. What are you doing.
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An immigration court dropped its case against Turkish graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a little less than a year after federal agents arrested her on a street near Tufts University
Immigration Court Drops Case Against Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk
The Turkish national had been arrested by plainclothes federal officers outside her apartment.
on.wsj.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:53 PM
An immigration court dropped its case against Turkish graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a little less than a year after federal agents arrested her on a street near Tufts University
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Another classic post-Homan day where around school dismissal time we get a flurry of ICE vehicles all across our neighborhoods. Today one vehicle led an observer to their own home and pointed at it. This is a sick game to them, but we won’t be intimidated and we won’t stop until DHS is abolished.
February 9, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Another classic post-Homan day where around school dismissal time we get a flurry of ICE vehicles all across our neighborhoods. Today one vehicle led an observer to their own home and pointed at it. This is a sick game to them, but we won’t be intimidated and we won’t stop until DHS is abolished.
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🚨New article in @sociusjournal.bsky.social.
Annabel Ipsen & I study how the executive orders in Trump's first 100 days use the logic of reactionary colorblindness to dismantle environmental and climate protections.
Open access here -
doi.org/10.1177/2378...
Annabel Ipsen & I study how the executive orders in Trump's first 100 days use the logic of reactionary colorblindness to dismantle environmental and climate protections.
Open access here -
doi.org/10.1177/2378...
February 9, 2026 at 6:12 PM
🚨New article in @sociusjournal.bsky.social.
Annabel Ipsen & I study how the executive orders in Trump's first 100 days use the logic of reactionary colorblindness to dismantle environmental and climate protections.
Open access here -
doi.org/10.1177/2378...
Annabel Ipsen & I study how the executive orders in Trump's first 100 days use the logic of reactionary colorblindness to dismantle environmental and climate protections.
Open access here -
doi.org/10.1177/2378...
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Some books that I'm using as sources as I revise a paper on U.S. immigration policy and the threat it poses to freedom.
February 10, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Some books that I'm using as sources as I revise a paper on U.S. immigration policy and the threat it poses to freedom.
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today matt yglesias said dems need to talk more about the problem of white genocide before realizing he fell right wing outrage bait
February 9, 2026 at 9:20 PM
today matt yglesias said dems need to talk more about the problem of white genocide before realizing he fell right wing outrage bait
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In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
“Uptick In Abductions”: ICE Ramps Up Targeting of Minneapolis Legal Observers
In one 30-minute stretch, three Minneapolis legal observers were arrested as ICE ramped up its targeting of community volunteers.
interc.pt
February 9, 2026 at 6:19 PM
In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
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ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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This is, to a large extent, a self-inflicted budget crisis triggered by a the most recent round of approved salary increases for LAPD officers.
Those salary increases, agreed upon by Bass + city leadership, triggered a cascading set of predictable consequences. This is one of them.
Those salary increases, agreed upon by Bass + city leadership, triggered a cascading set of predictable consequences. This is one of them.
I don't really see a lot of reporting reminding everyone about this, but residents of Los Angeles should know that, as part of our broke-ass city budget negotiations, many LA city workers are being forced to take an unpaid holiday today, the first of five such days planned for this year
February 9, 2026 at 5:52 PM
This is, to a large extent, a self-inflicted budget crisis triggered by a the most recent round of approved salary increases for LAPD officers.
Those salary increases, agreed upon by Bass + city leadership, triggered a cascading set of predictable consequences. This is one of them.
Those salary increases, agreed upon by Bass + city leadership, triggered a cascading set of predictable consequences. This is one of them.
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“As long as racial solidarity among whites is more powerful than class solidarity across races, both capitalism & whiteness will continue to exist,” argues Asad. “This is why the struggle against white supremacy has in fact been a struggle for universal emancipation”
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
People Think | Ben Tarnoff
Asad Haider, the foremost socialist thinker of his generation, staked his philosophy on the principle that everyone should be fundamentally free.
www.nybooks.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:36 AM
“As long as racial solidarity among whites is more powerful than class solidarity across races, both capitalism & whiteness will continue to exist,” argues Asad. “This is why the struggle against white supremacy has in fact been a struggle for universal emancipation”
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
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5/ “I have already spent more than 60 days waking up eating the same repetitive meals…going to the doctor and that the only thing they tell you is to drink more water and the worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here…”
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
February 9, 2026 at 12:34 PM
5/ “I have already spent more than 60 days waking up eating the same repetitive meals…going to the doctor and that the only thing they tell you is to drink more water and the worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here…”
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
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That Ring “search party” ad was unsubtle enough that even my 10yo watched it and was like “are they gonna use this for ICE?”
February 9, 2026 at 3:46 AM
That Ring “search party” ad was unsubtle enough that even my 10yo watched it and was like “are they gonna use this for ICE?”
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Ring: “selling you a police state as simplified living and consumer protection”
February 9, 2026 at 5:51 AM
Ring: “selling you a police state as simplified living and consumer protection”
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jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
![YOUR RING CAMERA IS AN ICE AGENT
[a drawing of a ring camera with an ice agent dragging a person away in its field of vision]
"In October of 2025, Amazon's Ring announced its partnership with FLOCK, an A.I. surveillance group that freely shares its footage with ICE, the secret service, and the navy. Flock customers can use A.I. tools to sift through footage to assist in all manner of operations (like raids and deportations) without a warrant. Unplug Ring! Melt ICE! Protect your neighbors!
See: https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-expands-community-requests-to-additional-community-safety-partners/
https://www.404media.co/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ
https://www.aclum.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out-resource-guide/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p2aefnvhb3zmkrazk67dppxw/bafkreic7teyeocg7k5qcqxnc666k7clyiislh2zfi6iopcz6fs3e3lt6xy@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
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I come back to this open letter (from 2020) a lot, and I’ll give it the last word. amazonemployees4climatejustice.medium.com/amazon-emplo...
December 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I come back to this open letter (from 2020) a lot, and I’ll give it the last word. amazonemployees4climatejustice.medium.com/amazon-emplo...
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Your data will be used against you… (and then your dog will not have an owner anymore).
February 9, 2026 at 5:11 AM
Your data will be used against you… (and then your dog will not have an owner anymore).
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No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
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NEW: Two judges on the Fifth Circuit gave Trump exactly what he wants to enact mass detentions.
In their Friday night ruling, Judges Edith Jones and Kyle Duncan split with more than 150 judges who have ruled against the Trump admin's unilateral, harsh interpretation of a 1996 law.
Law Dork:
In their Friday night ruling, Judges Edith Jones and Kyle Duncan split with more than 150 judges who have ruled against the Trump admin's unilateral, harsh interpretation of a 1996 law.
Law Dork:
Two judges on the Fifth Circuit gave Trump exactly what he wants to enact mass detentions
Judges Edith Jones and Kyle Duncan split with more than 150 judges who have ruled against the Trump admin's unilateral, new, and harsh interpretation of a 1996 law.
www.lawdork.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:33 PM
NEW: Two judges on the Fifth Circuit gave Trump exactly what he wants to enact mass detentions.
In their Friday night ruling, Judges Edith Jones and Kyle Duncan split with more than 150 judges who have ruled against the Trump admin's unilateral, harsh interpretation of a 1996 law.
Law Dork:
In their Friday night ruling, Judges Edith Jones and Kyle Duncan split with more than 150 judges who have ruled against the Trump admin's unilateral, harsh interpretation of a 1996 law.
Law Dork:
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A viral image from a CAIR-NJ candidate forum may have helped propel Analilia Mejia to wins in unexpected Morris County towns in New Jersey's 11th district, including Boonton and Rockaway Borough. It shows Mejia as the sole voice in the field standing against genocide, and highlights how genocide...
February 8, 2026 at 5:25 PM
A viral image from a CAIR-NJ candidate forum may have helped propel Analilia Mejia to wins in unexpected Morris County towns in New Jersey's 11th district, including Boonton and Rockaway Borough. It shows Mejia as the sole voice in the field standing against genocide, and highlights how genocide...