Ava Blando
avajob.bsky.social
Ava Blando
@avajob.bsky.social
Ms. Magazine Editorial Intern/Writer — Board Member: Green Amendments for the Generations — Smith College Student — Singer-Songwriter — NJ-MA-DC
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Federal agents violently detained a food delivery driver as he emerged from a D.C. coffee shop Saturday morning.

The incident captured on video showed the officers throwing him to the ground and beating him before sweeping him away in an unmarked vehicle. wapo.st/45Egtkc
August 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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i just… i cannot even mentally wrap my head around how profoundly bad the media coverage of the dc situation is

like if it was a crisis in a media market where reporters are parachuting in that’s one thing

but these journalists are walking by troops and agents every day now

…crickets
August 18, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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WATCH & LISTEN.
While masked agents were violently attacking a delivery worker this morning, bystanders repeatedly asked to see their badge numbers but they refused.

Bystander: You guys are ruining this country, you know that, right?

Agent: Liberals already ruined it.
August 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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The White House's memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize.

“What you have is this desire to get people to buy into the fun of sadism,” says Jason Stanley, an author who’s leaving the US because of “concerns over fascism.”
The official voice of the US government Is cruel, gross, and weird. What is that doing to us?
Joking memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize.
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August 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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we desperately need more mainstream cultural movements for climate action
August 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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“If Member X was the one who sexually harassed you,” says Cruz, “you should not be barred from going to Member A or Member B seeking employment. And these particular clauses do just that.”

All of this article is appreciated @enriquepo1997.bsky.social & @avajob.bsky.social via @msmagazine.com
August 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Without TPS, Haitian women will be arrested, detained and deported to a country in crisis.
Trump Is Ending Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Refugees. Here's What That Means for Women.
The Trump administration announced late last month it will terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian refugees in the United States. As a result of this decision, thousands of Haitian immi...
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July 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Multiple men have been arrested in at least three states since Trump’s inauguration for allegedly posing as immigration enforcement officers to perpetrate sexual violence against immigrant women.
Men Are Impersonating ICE to Attack Immigrant Women. MAGA Emboldened Them.
Multiple men have been arrested in at least three states since President Donald Trump's inauguration for allegedly posing as immigration enforcement officers to perpetrate sexual violence against immi...
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July 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Legal experts dissect a Supreme Court term defined by power grabs, rights rollbacks and a Court increasingly out of step with the Constitution.
‘They’re Not Following the Law—They’re Imposing Conservative Values’: Key Takeaways From the Ms. 2025 Supreme Court Term in Review
Friday, June 27, marked the final day of the '24-'25 Supreme Court term. This year brought a series of stunning, high-stakes decisions that delivered major setbacks for reproductive rights and civil l...
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July 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Fifty percent of advocates reported that immigrant crime victims dropped civil or criminal cases against their abusers out of fear of deportation.
What Happens When Law Enforcement Is the Threat? Immigrant Women Are Left With Nowhere to Turn
The horrifying stories in the Ms. article, “Men Are Impersonating ICE to Attack Immigrant Women,” are not isolated incidents—they reflect a deeper, long-standing erosion of human rights and protection...
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July 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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When it comes to raising children, the choices we make sit at the intersection between between reproductive rights, human rights, and the trajectory of our environment. Is the world safe and stable enough to properly raise a child?

Read the article here:

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Does Gen Z Have the Right to Life? Young People Sue Trump Administration Over Climate Catastrophe as State-By-State Battle Continues
Reproductive justice means fighting for a safe, healthy environment for all children. Environmentalists are among these leading this fight.
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July 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Reproductive justice means fighting for a safe, healthy environment for all children. Environmentalists are among those leading this fight.
Does Gen Z Have the Right to Life? Young People Sue Trump Administration Over Climate Catastrophe as State-By-State Battle Continues
Reproductive justice means fighting for a safe, healthy environment for all children. Environmentalists are among these leading this fight.
msmagazine.com
July 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Employers can legally ban victims of workplace discrimination and harassment from holding future positions using ‘no-rehire’ settlement clauses.
No-Rehire Clauses Let Employers Retaliate Against Harassment Victims ... Legally
'No-Rehire' Clauses Like in the Case of Andrew Cuomo Legalize Retaliation Against Sexual Harassment Victims and Women in the Workplace
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July 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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January 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Nothing says "owning the libs" like obstructing funding for cancer research.
January 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM