Barbara Kaye Friend
@babsamiga.bsky.social
Everywhere, procrastinating.
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Let’s protect the integrity of our alma mater. Sign this petition to urge UT Austin to reject the federal compact and commit to maintaining its cherished autonomy: www.change.org/p/alumni-urg...
Sign the Petition
Alumni urging UT Austin to reject the federal funding compact
www.change.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Let’s protect the integrity of our alma mater. Sign this petition to urge UT Austin to reject the federal compact and commit to maintaining its cherished autonomy: www.change.org/p/alumni-urg...
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Hugo Soto-Martinez once compared 41.18--an LA law that criminalizes existing in public--to racial profiling.
Hugo later admitted he wouldn't repeal his district's 41.18 zones but claimed he wouldn't enforce them.
During his first year in office, 41.18 arrests went up 522% in Hugo’s district.
Hugo later admitted he wouldn't repeal his district's 41.18 zones but claimed he wouldn't enforce them.
During his first year in office, 41.18 arrests went up 522% in Hugo’s district.
September 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Hugo Soto-Martinez once compared 41.18--an LA law that criminalizes existing in public--to racial profiling.
Hugo later admitted he wouldn't repeal his district's 41.18 zones but claimed he wouldn't enforce them.
During his first year in office, 41.18 arrests went up 522% in Hugo’s district.
Hugo later admitted he wouldn't repeal his district's 41.18 zones but claimed he wouldn't enforce them.
During his first year in office, 41.18 arrests went up 522% in Hugo’s district.
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I got to talk with @lataco.bsky.social's @eltragon.bsky.social about his tireless documentation of immigration raids in LA, and how his knowledge of the city's street food scene makes him a better immigration reporter
They Spent Years Covering L.A.'s Taco Scene. When ICE Raids Began, They Were Ready.
"It's very personal to me," Memo Torres told HuffPost. "L.A. is home. So you attack my home, you’re attacking my people."
www.huffpost.com
August 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I got to talk with @lataco.bsky.social's @eltragon.bsky.social about his tireless documentation of immigration raids in LA, and how his knowledge of the city's street food scene makes him a better immigration reporter
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NEW figures show that 61,226 people are currently in ICE detention — the highest number ever in US history.
According to ICE data, 70% of these people have no criminal conviction.
According to ICE data, 70% of these people have no criminal conviction.
August 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
NEW figures show that 61,226 people are currently in ICE detention — the highest number ever in US history.
According to ICE data, 70% of these people have no criminal conviction.
According to ICE data, 70% of these people have no criminal conviction.
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14 August 1941 | Saint ft. Maximilian Kolbe OFM was killed with a phenol injection in a starvation cell of Block 11 of the German #Auschwitz I camp. On 29 July 1941, he offered his life to save a person selected for starvation death after an escape of a prisoner.
Our podcast: youtu.be/lo4FEfUFXAo
Our podcast: youtu.be/lo4FEfUFXAo
August 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
14 August 1941 | Saint ft. Maximilian Kolbe OFM was killed with a phenol injection in a starvation cell of Block 11 of the German #Auschwitz I camp. On 29 July 1941, he offered his life to save a person selected for starvation death after an escape of a prisoner.
Our podcast: youtu.be/lo4FEfUFXAo
Our podcast: youtu.be/lo4FEfUFXAo
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“We pray because the disproportion of human misery and human compassion is so enormous. We pray because the grasp of the depth of our suffering is comparable to the scope of perception of a butterfly flying over the Grand Canyon."
August 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
“We pray because the disproportion of human misery and human compassion is so enormous. We pray because the grasp of the depth of our suffering is comparable to the scope of perception of a butterfly flying over the Grand Canyon."
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BREAKING: The Texas House just voted to expand the state’s extreme abortion ban by criminalizing anyone who makes, prescribes, or transports abortion medication — even out-of-state.
Texas already has poor reproductive health care, and this will make it worse.
Texas already has poor reproductive health care, and this will make it worse.
August 29, 2025 at 2:26 AM
BREAKING: The Texas House just voted to expand the state’s extreme abortion ban by criminalizing anyone who makes, prescribes, or transports abortion medication — even out-of-state.
Texas already has poor reproductive health care, and this will make it worse.
Texas already has poor reproductive health care, and this will make it worse.
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SHHHHH! We are in the LIBRARY📚! On a SUNDAY!
Eric Adams cut NYC library funding for years leading to reduced hours.
Our coalition and the City Council fought back, and didn't just restore funding, but expanded Sunday service to branches in every borough.
Eric Adams cut NYC library funding for years leading to reduced hours.
Our coalition and the City Council fought back, and didn't just restore funding, but expanded Sunday service to branches in every borough.
August 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
SHHHHH! We are in the LIBRARY📚! On a SUNDAY!
Eric Adams cut NYC library funding for years leading to reduced hours.
Our coalition and the City Council fought back, and didn't just restore funding, but expanded Sunday service to branches in every borough.
Eric Adams cut NYC library funding for years leading to reduced hours.
Our coalition and the City Council fought back, and didn't just restore funding, but expanded Sunday service to branches in every borough.
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Emmett Louis Till
July 25, 1941 – August 28, 1955
July 25, 1941 – August 28, 1955
July 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Emmett Louis Till
July 25, 1941 – August 28, 1955
July 25, 1941 – August 28, 1955
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ICE attempted to enter the home of a woman with her children in Huntington Beach. However, the entire community, police department, and city council intervened and forced them to leave.
Keep fighting back ✊🏽
Keep fighting back ✊🏽
July 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
ICE attempted to enter the home of a woman with her children in Huntington Beach. However, the entire community, police department, and city council intervened and forced them to leave.
Keep fighting back ✊🏽
Keep fighting back ✊🏽
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A grueling, electric quarterfinal match today where Germany did the seemingly impossible- beating a relentless French squad with just 10 players on the field thanks to a heroic performance from Gotham FC’s own Ann Katrin Berger 🇩🇪👏
July 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
A grueling, electric quarterfinal match today where Germany did the seemingly impossible- beating a relentless French squad with just 10 players on the field thanks to a heroic performance from Gotham FC’s own Ann Katrin Berger 🇩🇪👏
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Our hearts are heavy for the grieving family of Jaime Alanis, who died from injuries sustained during a chaotic raid on Thursday.
We will do everything we can to support them. We continue to work with the hundreds of farm worker families navigating the aftermath of this violent raid.
We will do everything we can to support them. We continue to work with the hundreds of farm worker families navigating the aftermath of this violent raid.
July 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Our hearts are heavy for the grieving family of Jaime Alanis, who died from injuries sustained during a chaotic raid on Thursday.
We will do everything we can to support them. We continue to work with the hundreds of farm worker families navigating the aftermath of this violent raid.
We will do everything we can to support them. We continue to work with the hundreds of farm worker families navigating the aftermath of this violent raid.
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The UFW can confirm farm workers were critically injured yesterday during chaotic raids in Ventura County, CA. Other workers, including US citizens, remain unaccounted for.
UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families.
Our full statement below. ⬇️
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UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families.
Our full statement below. ⬇️
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July 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The UFW can confirm farm workers were critically injured yesterday during chaotic raids in Ventura County, CA. Other workers, including US citizens, remain unaccounted for.
UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families.
Our full statement below. ⬇️
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UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families.
Our full statement below. ⬇️
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LA Galaxy supporters walkout in the 12th minute following the club's lack of response to the ICE raids in Los Angeles
✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻
✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻
July 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
LA Galaxy supporters walkout in the 12th minute following the club's lack of response to the ICE raids in Los Angeles
✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻
✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻
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The meteorologists did their job
Local officials did not and are currently shirking responsibility in broad daylight
www.wired.com/story/meteor...
Local officials did not and are currently shirking responsibility in broad daylight
www.wired.com/story/meteor...
Meteorologists Say the National Weather Service Did Its Job in Texas
DOGE cut hundreds of jobs at the NWS, but experts who spoke to WIRED say the agency accurately predicted the state's weekend flood risk.
www.wired.com
July 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The meteorologists did their job
Local officials did not and are currently shirking responsibility in broad daylight
www.wired.com/story/meteor...
Local officials did not and are currently shirking responsibility in broad daylight
www.wired.com/story/meteor...
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HEB: The true leaders of Texas
July 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
HEB: The true leaders of Texas
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It’s amazing that capitalists are literally knowingly setting the planet on fire and that’s still not enough for people to be done with capitalism
July 5, 2025 at 11:06 PM
It’s amazing that capitalists are literally knowingly setting the planet on fire and that’s still not enough for people to be done with capitalism
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Make no mistake:
Alligator Alcatraz IS a concentration camp, and they absolutely ARE planning genocide and ‘ethnic cleansing.’
As a white person, i don’t know what I can do to help, but if all I have is my voice, I will make sure it’s heard.
Alligator Alcatraz IS a concentration camp, and they absolutely ARE planning genocide and ‘ethnic cleansing.’
As a white person, i don’t know what I can do to help, but if all I have is my voice, I will make sure it’s heard.
July 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Make no mistake:
Alligator Alcatraz IS a concentration camp, and they absolutely ARE planning genocide and ‘ethnic cleansing.’
As a white person, i don’t know what I can do to help, but if all I have is my voice, I will make sure it’s heard.
Alligator Alcatraz IS a concentration camp, and they absolutely ARE planning genocide and ‘ethnic cleansing.’
As a white person, i don’t know what I can do to help, but if all I have is my voice, I will make sure it’s heard.
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BREAKING: I've just confirmed with the United States Attorney's Office that a Federal Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Orellana today. I'm told that more information will be available shortly.
New for @lapublicpress.bsky.social -
A pattern of members of immigration activists being arrested or targeted for raids by the FBI continues. One located in Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles has seen an arrest and phone seizure just in the past few weeks.
lapublicpress.org/2025/07/la-i...
A pattern of members of immigration activists being arrested or targeted for raids by the FBI continues. One located in Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles has seen an arrest and phone seizure just in the past few weeks.
lapublicpress.org/2025/07/la-i...
These LA immigrant rights activists say the FBI is targeting them
Federal agents arrested a Centro CSO organizer this month, continuing a pattern of surveillance that advocates say spans decades.
lapublicpress.org
July 2, 2025 at 11:33 PM
BREAKING: I've just confirmed with the United States Attorney's Office that a Federal Grand Jury has returned an indictment against Orellana today. I'm told that more information will be available shortly.