Tío Mich
@tiomich.bsky.social
community tío, son of immigrants & COVID-19 frontline nurses, movement lawyer, abolitionist comedic storyteller, co-founding partner @sanctuaryofthesouth.com & board member @all4lgbtqyouth.org
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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz after touring "Alligator Alcatraz": "These detainees are living in cages. The pictures you've seen don't do it just. They are essentially packed into cages. 34 detainees per cage...they get their drinking water & they brush their teeth where they poop, in the same unit"
July 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz after touring "Alligator Alcatraz": "These detainees are living in cages. The pictures you've seen don't do it just. They are essentially packed into cages. 34 detainees per cage...they get their drinking water & they brush their teeth where they poop, in the same unit"
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I didn’t give a wit about new pope coverage, but the first American pope being a man with Black ancestry born in Chicago by way of New Orleans by way of Haiti. Names his self after the pope who condemned slavery? In the Trump era? Oh, baebae, I am HERE for it.
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
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Pope Leo XIV's grandparents were 7th Ward Creoles
The newly elected pontiff, born in Chicago, has ancestral ties to the city’s historic Seventh Ward, according to genealogists at The Historic New Orleans Collection.
www.wwltv.com
May 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I didn’t give a wit about new pope coverage, but the first American pope being a man with Black ancestry born in Chicago by way of New Orleans by way of Haiti. Names his self after the pope who condemned slavery? In the Trump era? Oh, baebae, I am HERE for it.
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
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yes, ChatGPT is in schools; there are K-12 school districts and DOEs entering into AI contracts, too. so rather than panicking over the death of academia as a foregone conclusion—particularly when LLMs are frequently wrong—why don't we talk about the climate costs of AI?
my latest @teenvogue.com
my latest @teenvogue.com
ChatGPT Is Everywhere — Why Aren't We Talking About Its Environmental Costs?
One estimate found that a single ChatGPT search uses 10 times the energy of a normal Google search.
www.teenvogue.com
May 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
yes, ChatGPT is in schools; there are K-12 school districts and DOEs entering into AI contracts, too. so rather than panicking over the death of academia as a foregone conclusion—particularly when LLMs are frequently wrong—why don't we talk about the climate costs of AI?
my latest @teenvogue.com
my latest @teenvogue.com
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Rodney Scott, Trump's CBP Nominee, Accused of Covering Up Death of Mexican Father in CBP Custody
Rodney Scott, Trump’s CBP Nominee, Accused of Covering Up Death of Mexican Father in CBP Custody
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has found U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents who fatally beat Mexican father Anastasio Hernández Rojas responsible for acts of torture. It’s the...
www.democracynow.org
May 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Rodney Scott, Trump's CBP Nominee, Accused of Covering Up Death of Mexican Father in CBP Custody
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Study authors argue progressive taxes on wealth and carbon-intensive investments could provide a solution.
Two-thirds of global warming caused by world’s richest 10%, study finds
Study authors argue progressive taxes on wealth and carbon-intensive investments could provide a solution.
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May 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Study authors argue progressive taxes on wealth and carbon-intensive investments could provide a solution.
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Researcher Molly White says President Trump's memecoin and his other crypto ventures have opened up an easy path for buying influence in the White House. "He is really allowing for bribery and the types of corruption that we've never seen in the American presidency," says @molly.wiki.
May 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Researcher Molly White says President Trump's memecoin and his other crypto ventures have opened up an easy path for buying influence in the White House. "He is really allowing for bribery and the types of corruption that we've never seen in the American presidency," says @molly.wiki.
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Palestinian Poet Mosab Abu Toha on Winning a Pulitzer: I Can't Celebrate While Gaza Is Starving
Palestinian Poet Mosab Abu Toha on Winning a Pulitzer: I Can’t Celebrate While Gaza Is Starving
Palestinian writer Mosab Abu Toha has just been awarded the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for his essays about the Palestinian experience in the face of the U.S.-backed Israeli assault on Gaza. He...
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May 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Palestinian Poet Mosab Abu Toha on Winning a Pulitzer: I Can't Celebrate While Gaza Is Starving
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Congratulations to Palestinian poet and writer @mosababutoha.bsky.social on winning a Pulitzer for his moving essays on the carnage in Gaza.
Read this exclusive poem he wrote for Zeteo to commemorate one year since the Oct 7th attacks and the genocidal war in Gaza:
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Read this exclusive poem he wrote for Zeteo to commemorate one year since the Oct 7th attacks and the genocidal war in Gaza:
zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...
EXCLUSIVE: An Original Poem From Acclaimed Palestinian Poet
Mosab Abu Toha's poem for Zeteo is a moving expression of his feelings and experiences marking one year of suffering.
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May 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Congratulations to Palestinian poet and writer @mosababutoha.bsky.social on winning a Pulitzer for his moving essays on the carnage in Gaza.
Read this exclusive poem he wrote for Zeteo to commemorate one year since the Oct 7th attacks and the genocidal war in Gaza:
zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...
Read this exclusive poem he wrote for Zeteo to commemorate one year since the Oct 7th attacks and the genocidal war in Gaza:
zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...
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Trump's War on Children: DOGE Guts Head Start, Child Abuse Programs, Healthcare & More
Trump’s War on Children: DOGE Guts Head Start, Child Abuse Programs, Healthcare & More
Cuts by the Trump administration are putting children at risk, according to a new report by ProPublica. The administration has cut funds and manpower for child abuse investigations, enforcement of child...
www.democracynow.org
April 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Trump's War on Children: DOGE Guts Head Start, Child Abuse Programs, Healthcare & More
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Jake Tapper: "One 60 Minutes source tells me, 'The lawsuit was baseless. Bill Owens wouldn't apologize. He wouldn't bend. He fought for the broadcast and for independent journalism and that cost him his job. It's shameful.'"
April 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Jake Tapper: "One 60 Minutes source tells me, 'The lawsuit was baseless. Bill Owens wouldn't apologize. He wouldn't bend. He fought for the broadcast and for independent journalism and that cost him his job. It's shameful.'"
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To put a finer point on it. Trump’s contention isn’t just that he can deport people without them appearing before a judge, but that he can render them into a life sentence in a foreign dungeon with no process whatsoever.
President Trump asserted on Tuesday that undocumented immigrants should not be entitled to trials, insisting that his administration should be able to deport them without appearing before a judge.
Trump Says Undocumented Immigrants Shouldn’t Get Trials Before Deportation
The president claimed that countries were sending their prisoners to the United States and that he needed to bypass the constitutional demands of due process to expel them quickly.
www.nytimes.com
April 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
To put a finer point on it. Trump’s contention isn’t just that he can deport people without them appearing before a judge, but that he can render them into a life sentence in a foreign dungeon with no process whatsoever.
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“A groundbreaking microscope at Harvard Medical School could lead to breakthroughs in cancer detection and research into longevity. But the scientist who developed computer scripts to read its images and unlock its full potential has been in an immigration detention center for two months”
New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them
Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.
www.nbcnews.com
April 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM
“A groundbreaking microscope at Harvard Medical School could lead to breakthroughs in cancer detection and research into longevity. But the scientist who developed computer scripts to read its images and unlock its full potential has been in an immigration detention center for two months”
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‘The ship must leave’
Thousands of Moroccans gathered in the port of Tangier to protest the arrival of a Maersk cargo vessel carrying F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel.
Thousands of Moroccans gathered in the port of Tangier to protest the arrival of a Maersk cargo vessel carrying F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel.
April 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
‘The ship must leave’
Thousands of Moroccans gathered in the port of Tangier to protest the arrival of a Maersk cargo vessel carrying F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel.
Thousands of Moroccans gathered in the port of Tangier to protest the arrival of a Maersk cargo vessel carrying F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel.
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The FSU gunman was known to “go on diatribes about how he hated the feminist movement, members of the LGBTQ+ community, people of color and immigrants.”
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FSU shooting suspect had extremist views, access to gun. What to know.
The suspect, the stepson of a sheriff’s deputy, allegedly had a turbulent family life and shared bigoted views.
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April 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The FSU gunman was known to “go on diatribes about how he hated the feminist movement, members of the LGBTQ+ community, people of color and immigrants.”
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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INCREDIBLE opinion by Wilkinson refusing to stay Judge Xinis's orders in the Abrego Garcia case, condemning DOJ's arguments as "shocking not only to judges, but to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans far removed from courthouses still hold dear."
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April 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
INCREDIBLE opinion by Wilkinson refusing to stay Judge Xinis's orders in the Abrego Garcia case, condemning DOJ's arguments as "shocking not only to judges, but to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans far removed from courthouses still hold dear."
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In case you needed proof that the disastrous Citizens United decision put a for sale sign on our democracy. 👇
April 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
In case you needed proof that the disastrous Citizens United decision put a for sale sign on our democracy. 👇
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The UN’s World Food Programme has issued an urgent warning that "Gaza needs food now," as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians face hunger amid Israel's relentless bombardment of the besieged enclave.
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April 19, 2025 at 6:12 AM
The UN’s World Food Programme has issued an urgent warning that "Gaza needs food now," as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians face hunger amid Israel's relentless bombardment of the besieged enclave.
🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/dl5zbh
🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/dl5zbh
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All of them are deeply uncertain and anxious about graduating into a market that is flooded with job seekers.
Meet the College Seniors Who’ve Had Their Dreams Upended by Elon Musk
They dreamed of working in public service. Now some of the agencies they wanted to work for don’t exist.
www.teenvogue.com
April 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
All of them are deeply uncertain and anxious about graduating into a market that is flooded with job seekers.
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Gaza had educational justice. Now the genocide has wiped that out, too — #AJOpinion by Refaat Ibrahim.
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April 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Gaza had educational justice. Now the genocide has wiped that out, too — #AJOpinion by Refaat Ibrahim.
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Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen: Breaking Up Meta's Monopoly Would Improve Service, Safety
Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen: Breaking Up Meta’s Monopoly Would Improve Service, Safety
In one of its first major actions under the Trump administration, the Federal Trade Commission is arguing Meta has an illegal monopoly in social media and should be forced to divest Instagram and WhatsApp....
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April 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen: Breaking Up Meta's Monopoly Would Improve Service, Safety
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A federal judge is weighing contempt proceedings against Trump officials over Maryland father Kilmar Abrego Garcia, wrongfully sent to El Salvador. Judge Paula Xinis has questioned why Garcia is still “inexplicably detained” in the notorious CECOT mega-prison. www.democracynow.org/2025/4/16/he...
April 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
A federal judge is weighing contempt proceedings against Trump officials over Maryland father Kilmar Abrego Garcia, wrongfully sent to El Salvador. Judge Paula Xinis has questioned why Garcia is still “inexplicably detained” in the notorious CECOT mega-prison. www.democracynow.org/2025/4/16/he...
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"Our democracy is crumbling, and as allies, immigrants, and teachers who have a responsibility to protect our immigrant students, this moment demands we step up where our politicians have failed."
In this op-ed, two teachers explain how they're trying to protect and advocate for their students. ⤵️
In this op-ed, two teachers explain how they're trying to protect and advocate for their students. ⤵️
How Teachers Are Putting Themselves on the Line to Protect Immigrant Students
“We didn’t sign up to serve as shields, but this moment is demanding that we step up.”
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April 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
"Our democracy is crumbling, and as allies, immigrants, and teachers who have a responsibility to protect our immigrant students, this moment demands we step up where our politicians have failed."
In this op-ed, two teachers explain how they're trying to protect and advocate for their students. ⤵️
In this op-ed, two teachers explain how they're trying to protect and advocate for their students. ⤵️
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If you're not watching this hearing, I highly recommend it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuFy...
DOGE Senate Hearing LIVE | Chaos Erupts During DOGE Hearing | Elon Musk | US Senate LIVE | N18G
YouTube video by CNN-News18
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April 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
If you're not watching this hearing, I highly recommend it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuFy...
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In a remarkable Oval Office meeting between President Trump and his Salvadoran counterpart on Monday, both leaders refused to return Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States. @naynagupta.bsky.social says administration officials are "lying to the American public" about the case.
April 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
In a remarkable Oval Office meeting between President Trump and his Salvadoran counterpart on Monday, both leaders refused to return Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States. @naynagupta.bsky.social says administration officials are "lying to the American public" about the case.