Rattling the Bars
@rattlingthebars.bsky.social
Rattling the Bars is a web series about prisoners' rights on TRNN and hosted by former political prisoner turned reporter Mansa Musa, who spent decades in the US carceral system organizing for liberation.
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Today, ICE shot & killed someone, and then said the officer was using "his training."
When police point to their "training" to justify murder, you can't help but wonder – who exactly do they serve and protect?
When police point to their "training" to justify murder, you can't help but wonder – who exactly do they serve and protect?
Live updates: ICE says agent, ‘fearing for his life,’ kills woman in south Minneapolis
ICE officials say the woman was shot and killed Wednesday morning in south Minneapolis after attempting to run over agents with her car. Witnesses dispute ICE’s version of what happened. Mayor Jacob…
www.mprnews.org
January 7, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Today, ICE shot & killed someone, and then said the officer was using "his training."
When police point to their "training" to justify murder, you can't help but wonder – who exactly do they serve and protect?
When police point to their "training" to justify murder, you can't help but wonder – who exactly do they serve and protect?
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The following accounts are just a small window into the deeply harmful and trauma-inducing conditions found on the grounds of the "Farm Line" at Angola that incarcerated men are forced to labor on.
January 5, 2026 at 8:33 PM
The following accounts are just a small window into the deeply harmful and trauma-inducing conditions found on the grounds of the "Farm Line" at Angola that incarcerated men are forced to labor on.
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In case you need a positive reminder:
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:51 AM
In case you need a positive reminder:
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Sheriffs nationwide have enormous control over jail voting access, with many restricting mail and voter guides, making it nearly impossible for incarcerated people to vote. A law in Colorado removed that discretion—and turnout has soared.
Jail Voting Soars in Colorado After State Mandates Polling Places in County Lockups
Local officials had claimed they were already giving detained people ballot access, but the first-in-the-nation mandate forced their hands and increased turnout across the state.
boltsmag.org
December 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Sheriffs nationwide have enormous control over jail voting access, with many restricting mail and voter guides, making it nearly impossible for incarcerated people to vote. A law in Colorado removed that discretion—and turnout has soared.
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While U.S. families struggle through an affordability crisis, mass incarceration still costs taxpayers $182 billion a year.
That's a lot of money that could be spent on communities instead of cages.
That's a lot of money that could be spent on communities instead of cages.
December 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
While U.S. families struggle through an affordability crisis, mass incarceration still costs taxpayers $182 billion a year.
That's a lot of money that could be spent on communities instead of cages.
That's a lot of money that could be spent on communities instead of cages.
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It's perhaps inconvenient for some to remember that some Panthers ran for local office in the 70s.
December 27, 2025 at 3:41 AM
It's perhaps inconvenient for some to remember that some Panthers ran for local office in the 70s.
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1. End Citizens United
2. Tax the rich
3. Prosecute wage theft
4. Pass Medicare for All
5. Vote out bought, corrupt politicians
2. Tax the rich
3. Prosecute wage theft
4. Pass Medicare for All
5. Vote out bought, corrupt politicians
December 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
1. End Citizens United
2. Tax the rich
3. Prosecute wage theft
4. Pass Medicare for All
5. Vote out bought, corrupt politicians
2. Tax the rich
3. Prosecute wage theft
4. Pass Medicare for All
5. Vote out bought, corrupt politicians
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On Christmas 1914, fighting stopped on the Western Front of WWI. Over hundreds of miles of trenches, soldiers began to sing #Christmas songs. And then they ventured into no man's land to greet each other. Latest episode #StoriesOfResistance @therealnews.com therealnews.com/the-1914-chr...
The 1914 Christmas Truce: Resisting on the front lines of WWI
100,000 soldiers along the Western Front of World War I participated in the 1914 Christmas Truce. They left their trenches and ventured into no man’s land to embrace their enemies—resistance from men ...
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December 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
On Christmas 1914, fighting stopped on the Western Front of WWI. Over hundreds of miles of trenches, soldiers began to sing #Christmas songs. And then they ventured into no man's land to greet each other. Latest episode #StoriesOfResistance @therealnews.com therealnews.com/the-1914-chr...
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100,000 soldiers along the Western Front of World War I participated in the 1914 #Christmas Truce. They left their trenches & ventured into no man’s land to embrace their enemies — resistance from men on the frontlines to the savages of war. Latest episode #StoriesOfResistance @therealnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
100,000 soldiers along the Western Front of World War I participated in the 1914 #Christmas Truce. They left their trenches & ventured into no man’s land to embrace their enemies — resistance from men on the frontlines to the savages of war. Latest episode #StoriesOfResistance @therealnews.com
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They poisoned a whole community. The EPA helped cover it up.
Latest documentary report from me is up @therealnews.com
Please watch and share. It is a national crime what private corporations & our own government have done to our people. We can't let them get away with it
youtu.be/P8ALDzd1qCM?...
Latest documentary report from me is up @therealnews.com
Please watch and share. It is a national crime what private corporations & our own government have done to our people. We can't let them get away with it
youtu.be/P8ALDzd1qCM?...
They poisoned a whole community. The EPA helped cover it up.
YouTube video by The Real News Network
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
They poisoned a whole community. The EPA helped cover it up.
Latest documentary report from me is up @therealnews.com
Please watch and share. It is a national crime what private corporations & our own government have done to our people. We can't let them get away with it
youtu.be/P8ALDzd1qCM?...
Latest documentary report from me is up @therealnews.com
Please watch and share. It is a national crime what private corporations & our own government have done to our people. We can't let them get away with it
youtu.be/P8ALDzd1qCM?...
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The United States makes up roughly 4% of the world population but holds an estimated 40% of the world’s life-sentenced population.
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Learn more: bit.ly/4gMO5kk
December 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The United States makes up roughly 4% of the world population but holds an estimated 40% of the world’s life-sentenced population.
Learn more: bit.ly/4gMO5kk
Learn more: bit.ly/4gMO5kk
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"Prison during the holidays isn't what you think..."
New from me & Mansa Musa, who spent 48 years behind bars. @rattlingthebars.bsky.social
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youtu.be/GjB54gjQ4vg?...
New from me & Mansa Musa, who spent 48 years behind bars. @rattlingthebars.bsky.social
@therealnews.com
youtu.be/GjB54gjQ4vg?...
Prison during the holidays isn’t what you think
YouTube video by The Real News Network
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December 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"Prison during the holidays isn't what you think..."
New from me & Mansa Musa, who spent 48 years behind bars. @rattlingthebars.bsky.social
@therealnews.com
youtu.be/GjB54gjQ4vg?...
New from me & Mansa Musa, who spent 48 years behind bars. @rattlingthebars.bsky.social
@therealnews.com
youtu.be/GjB54gjQ4vg?...
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After what we're seeing at CBS, if today is not the perfect day for everyone to find some independent journalism & nonprofit newsrooms to support... what day could be better?
December 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
After what we're seeing at CBS, if today is not the perfect day for everyone to find some independent journalism & nonprofit newsrooms to support... what day could be better?
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Before taking a much-needed break to recover and prepare for the hard fight ahead, we asked our team to share their selections of the most impactful stories we produced this year.
Best of TRNN
TRNN’s staff picks our best reporting from 2025.
therealnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Before taking a much-needed break to recover and prepare for the hard fight ahead, we asked our team to share their selections of the most impactful stories we produced this year.
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In 2023, I visited Panama City, walked the streets of El Chorrillo (the neighborhood devastated by the US invasion) & spoke w/ survivors. People will not let it be forgotten. You can check out a series of my pictures on my Patreon. #PanamaCity #DueloNacional www.patreon.com/posts/111401...
Remembering the U.S. Invasion of Panama - In Images | Michael Fox
Get more from Michael Fox on Patreon
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December 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
In 2023, I visited Panama City, walked the streets of El Chorrillo (the neighborhood devastated by the US invasion) & spoke w/ survivors. People will not let it be forgotten. You can check out a series of my pictures on my Patreon. #PanamaCity #DueloNacional www.patreon.com/posts/111401...
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On December 20, people march in Panama City. They march to remember the fallen. They march to continue to demand justice for the violence, the destruction and for those who were killed by the 1989 US invasion of #Panama. Latest episode #StoriesOfResistance @undertheshadow.bsky.social
Holding the US accountable for the 1989 invasion of Panama
On Dec. 20, 1989, the United States invaded Panama with 26,000 troops. They destroyed 20,000 homes. They killed hundreds of innocent people. Panamanian citizens will not forget and they still demand j...
therealnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
On December 20, people march in Panama City. They march to remember the fallen. They march to continue to demand justice for the violence, the destruction and for those who were killed by the 1989 US invasion of #Panama. Latest episode #StoriesOfResistance @undertheshadow.bsky.social
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$1000 per Girl, Epstein's Photos and the Psychology of power
These newly released Epstein photos aren’t random but they’re revealing.
Texts treating young women as inventory. Lolita quotes written on a young female body.
Dangerous sexual devices. Epstein photographed comfortably with powerful people
These newly released Epstein photos aren’t random but they’re revealing.
Texts treating young women as inventory. Lolita quotes written on a young female body.
Dangerous sexual devices. Epstein photographed comfortably with powerful people
December 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
$1000 per Girl, Epstein's Photos and the Psychology of power
These newly released Epstein photos aren’t random but they’re revealing.
Texts treating young women as inventory. Lolita quotes written on a young female body.
Dangerous sexual devices. Epstein photographed comfortably with powerful people
These newly released Epstein photos aren’t random but they’re revealing.
Texts treating young women as inventory. Lolita quotes written on a young female body.
Dangerous sexual devices. Epstein photographed comfortably with powerful people
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Minneapolis stays in a rebellion ✊🏼
It's clear from the article that ICE is *miserable* here. They're freezing their asses off and being harassed everywhere they go. Property managers aren't allowing them access to rental properties and people know their rights and aren't letting them in.
KEEP IT UP.
KEEP IT UP.
December 13, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Minneapolis stays in a rebellion ✊🏼
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Trump's new “corollary” is a return to a #MonroeDoctrine where the US flexes military, political & economic power to achieve its goals in the region. It's a veiled threat against countries that are unwilling to bend to US interests. My latest @truthout.org
December 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Trump's new “corollary” is a return to a #MonroeDoctrine where the US flexes military, political & economic power to achieve its goals in the region. It's a veiled threat against countries that are unwilling to bend to US interests. My latest @truthout.org
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Read this moving profile about El Refugio, a hospitality house in Lumpkin, GA, that provides a place for loved ones of immigrants held at Stewart Detention Center to stay, rest, and visit detainees. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/12/05/i...
The Small House Offering Aid in the Shadow of an ICE Detention Center
Amid rising ICE arrests, volunteers provide aid — a meal, a bed, gas money — to anyone visiting someone detained in remote rural Georgia.
www.themarshallproject.org
December 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Read this moving profile about El Refugio, a hospitality house in Lumpkin, GA, that provides a place for loved ones of immigrants held at Stewart Detention Center to stay, rest, and visit detainees. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/12/05/i...
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In 2024, Sierra Dickey reported a story for @prismreports.org in which an official from VT Department of Corrections claimed the agency supports abolition. Sierra came through with this follow-up, reporting on how VT DOC is actually trying to expand the state's carceral system to ensnare more women
Vermont Department of Corrections once claimed to support abolition and is now pursuing new prison
The “pinkwashing” of prisons ramps up in Vermont, where local officials are pushing for the construction of a “gender-responsive” facility
prismreports.org
December 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
In 2024, Sierra Dickey reported a story for @prismreports.org in which an official from VT Department of Corrections claimed the agency supports abolition. Sierra came through with this follow-up, reporting on how VT DOC is actually trying to expand the state's carceral system to ensnare more women
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"The impact of ending the subsidies, alongside the myriad other attacks on health care access, is hard to overstate." My latest for @prismreports.org: prismreports.org/2025/12/10/a...
Thanks to @thetattooedjew.com @jz-or-not.bsky.social @seemiaroll.bsky.social for your comments and advocacy!
Thanks to @thetattooedjew.com @jz-or-not.bsky.social @seemiaroll.bsky.social for your comments and advocacy!
For disabled people, slashing health care subsidies is ‘eugenics policy,’ advocates say
Millions rely on the Affordable Care Act, especially disabled people who benefit from flexible jobs and often have more health care needs
prismreports.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
"The impact of ending the subsidies, alongside the myriad other attacks on health care access, is hard to overstate." My latest for @prismreports.org: prismreports.org/2025/12/10/a...
Thanks to @thetattooedjew.com @jz-or-not.bsky.social @seemiaroll.bsky.social for your comments and advocacy!
Thanks to @thetattooedjew.com @jz-or-not.bsky.social @seemiaroll.bsky.social for your comments and advocacy!
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Our co-founder @prisonculture.bsky.social is co-organizing a toy drive. If you can, please support and share with others! If you are based in NYC, you can also drop off toys and gifts in person on 12/18 and 12/19.
Check out the donations list for:
🎁Teen Gifts: amzn.to/4rDn7BG
🎁Toys: bit.ly/48pJUrK
Check out the donations list for:
🎁Teen Gifts: amzn.to/4rDn7BG
🎁Toys: bit.ly/48pJUrK
December 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Our co-founder @prisonculture.bsky.social is co-organizing a toy drive. If you can, please support and share with others! If you are based in NYC, you can also drop off toys and gifts in person on 12/18 and 12/19.
Check out the donations list for:
🎁Teen Gifts: amzn.to/4rDn7BG
🎁Toys: bit.ly/48pJUrK
Check out the donations list for:
🎁Teen Gifts: amzn.to/4rDn7BG
🎁Toys: bit.ly/48pJUrK