@lauratanner.bsky.social
Marketing & PR, copywriter, tech industry specialist. Native Georgia girl posting from Atlanta/North GA mountains.
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
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"A widely awaited Department of Defense report concluded that the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, violated departmental policies when he shared secret information in a Signal messaging chat in March that included details of a planned airstrike in Yemen against Houthi fighters"
Pentagon report concludes Hegseth put troops in danger with Signal chat
Report says defense secretary violated policies in sharing secret information in March on planned airstrike in Yemen
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:12 AM
"A widely awaited Department of Defense report concluded that the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, violated departmental policies when he shared secret information in a Signal messaging chat in March that included details of a planned airstrike in Yemen against Houthi fighters"
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NEWS: Democrat Mary Robichaux has defeated Republican incumbent Kurt Wilson in a runoff election to become the next Mayor of Roswell, Georgia. A major upset and another sign of shifting suburban politics in the South.
December 3, 2025 at 4:49 AM
NEWS: Democrat Mary Robichaux has defeated Republican incumbent Kurt Wilson in a runoff election to become the next Mayor of Roswell, Georgia. A major upset and another sign of shifting suburban politics in the South.
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Pete Hegseth on Sept 3 talking about the strike on boats where 2 survivors were later killed in a second strike: “I watched it live.”
December 2, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Pete Hegseth on Sept 3 talking about the strike on boats where 2 survivors were later killed in a second strike: “I watched it live.”
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🚨 I have too much rage to comment. See additional info on following post. 1/2
December 2, 2025 at 1:54 AM
🚨 I have too much rage to comment. See additional info on following post. 1/2
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BREAKING NYT:
The Trump admin just fired eight immigration judges in New York City.
All the judges were dismissed from the immigration offices at 26 Federal Plaza — a building that houses the NYC headquarters of ICE and has become the epicenter of migrant arrests in the city.
The Trump admin just fired eight immigration judges in New York City.
All the judges were dismissed from the immigration offices at 26 Federal Plaza — a building that houses the NYC headquarters of ICE and has become the epicenter of migrant arrests in the city.
Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:25 AM
BREAKING NYT:
The Trump admin just fired eight immigration judges in New York City.
All the judges were dismissed from the immigration offices at 26 Federal Plaza — a building that houses the NYC headquarters of ICE and has become the epicenter of migrant arrests in the city.
The Trump admin just fired eight immigration judges in New York City.
All the judges were dismissed from the immigration offices at 26 Federal Plaza — a building that houses the NYC headquarters of ICE and has become the epicenter of migrant arrests in the city.
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🔥 WATCH — @aoc.bsky.social : “Tennessee is ready to elect @aftynbehn.bsky.social. Miracles can happen… to run in an R+22 seat takes a very special kind of person with a very special kind of guts.” #TN7
Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...
Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...
December 2, 2025 at 3:01 AM
🔥 WATCH — @aoc.bsky.social : “Tennessee is ready to elect @aftynbehn.bsky.social. Miracles can happen… to run in an R+22 seat takes a very special kind of person with a very special kind of guts.” #TN7
Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...
Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is spending more than $7 million on a fleet of armored vehicles designed to protect occupants against bomb blasts and which can stop a .50 caliber round. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
‘America, uh...First!’: ICE to buy $7.2m worth of Canadian armored personnel carriers
Exclusive: ‘There are so many things wrong with this,’ one government-affairs watchdog told The Independent
www.independent.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 3:50 AM
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is spending more than $7 million on a fleet of armored vehicles designed to protect occupants against bomb blasts and which can stop a .50 caliber round. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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CA11 throws out lower court order blocking Georgia's ban on giving food and water to people waiting in line to vote, says lower court has to run the analysis again based on intervening SCOTUS precedent.
Unanimous, bipartisan panel (Obama/Trump/GWB)
storage.courtlistener.com/pdf/2025/12/...
Unanimous, bipartisan panel (Obama/Trump/GWB)
storage.courtlistener.com/pdf/2025/12/...
December 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
CA11 throws out lower court order blocking Georgia's ban on giving food and water to people waiting in line to vote, says lower court has to run the analysis again based on intervening SCOTUS precedent.
Unanimous, bipartisan panel (Obama/Trump/GWB)
storage.courtlistener.com/pdf/2025/12/...
Unanimous, bipartisan panel (Obama/Trump/GWB)
storage.courtlistener.com/pdf/2025/12/...
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Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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We're starting a movement powered by individuals who want to make sure technology works for the users, not just the powerful. Join the movement to Take Back CTRL. supporters.eff.org/donate/tbc
Defend Privacy and Free Speech
Don’t let tyrants co-opt tech. Join EFF and help fight back.
supporters.eff.org
November 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
We're starting a movement powered by individuals who want to make sure technology works for the users, not just the powerful. Join the movement to Take Back CTRL. supporters.eff.org/donate/tbc
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We are thankful to students and faculty at the Reynolds School of Journalism who have helped us build Atlasofsurveillance.org, the biggest database of police surveillance in the United States.
Atlas of Surveillance
Documenting Police Tech in Our Communities with Open Source Research
www.atlasofsurveillance.org
November 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
We are thankful to students and faculty at the Reynolds School of Journalism who have helped us build Atlasofsurveillance.org, the biggest database of police surveillance in the United States.
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We're not buying what Trump enablers sell this Black Friday | Opinion | LaTosha Brown
Support a Black or locally owned business. Keep your money in your community. Let's show them what happens when we stop playing a game rigged against us
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Support a Black or locally owned business. Keep your money in your community. Let's show them what happens when we stop playing a game rigged against us
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
We're not buying what Trump enablers sell this Black Friday | Opinion
This holiday season, we're launching the 'We Ain't Buying It!' campaign – a call to action redirecting our spending, and resisting authoritarianism.
www.usatoday.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
We're not buying what Trump enablers sell this Black Friday | Opinion | LaTosha Brown
Support a Black or locally owned business. Keep your money in your community. Let's show them what happens when we stop playing a game rigged against us
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Support a Black or locally owned business. Keep your money in your community. Let's show them what happens when we stop playing a game rigged against us
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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OpenAI is sending out emails this morning to confirm that a ton of user data has been exposed owing to a breach in a third-party web analytics tool called Mixpanel
OpenAI confirms major data breach, exposing names, emails and more
Users are waking up to discover OpenAI leaked their data this morning via a faulty third-party plugin. Here's what you need to know.
www.windowscentral.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
OpenAI is sending out emails this morning to confirm that a ton of user data has been exposed owing to a breach in a third-party web analytics tool called Mixpanel
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A bit too on the nose for thanksgiving
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A bit too on the nose for thanksgiving
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Watch the #NationalDayOfMourning livestream here on Nov. 27 at 12 noon EST.
#nothanksnogiving #thankstaking
www.youtube.com/live/6u-jF6p...
#nothanksnogiving #thankstaking
www.youtube.com/live/6u-jF6p...
[LIVE] National Day of Mourning 2025, (27 November 25 @ 12pm ET)
YouTube video by hate5six
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Watch the #NationalDayOfMourning livestream here on Nov. 27 at 12 noon EST.
#nothanksnogiving #thankstaking
www.youtube.com/live/6u-jF6p...
#nothanksnogiving #thankstaking
www.youtube.com/live/6u-jF6p...
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Inflation is driving up prices for Thanksgiving staples. Since last year:
– Turkey is up 36%
– Ham is up 49%
– Cranberry sauce is up 22%
Trump’s trade war is shrinking portions and making the holidays less affordable.
– Turkey is up 36%
– Ham is up 49%
– Cranberry sauce is up 22%
Trump’s trade war is shrinking portions and making the holidays less affordable.
November 27, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Inflation is driving up prices for Thanksgiving staples. Since last year:
– Turkey is up 36%
– Ham is up 49%
– Cranberry sauce is up 22%
Trump’s trade war is shrinking portions and making the holidays less affordable.
– Turkey is up 36%
– Ham is up 49%
– Cranberry sauce is up 22%
Trump’s trade war is shrinking portions and making the holidays less affordable.
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Boar's Head has ANOTHER Listeria infected product, and this time it's cheese. I would not trust this company again without substantial changes.
www.eatingwell.com/boars-head-c...
www.eatingwell.com/boars-head-c...
Boar's Head Just Recalled Cheese Due to Listeria Contamination—Here’s What to Know
There’s an active recall on two Boar’s Head cheese products sold nationwide because of a Listeria risk. Read on for more information.
www.eatingwell.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Boar's Head has ANOTHER Listeria infected product, and this time it's cheese. I would not trust this company again without substantial changes.
www.eatingwell.com/boars-head-c...
www.eatingwell.com/boars-head-c...
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As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Collective, racist punishment.
November 27, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Collective, racist punishment.
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Ok so you want to brush up on what to say to your uncle tomorrow who doesn’t get why he should care that Trump is on a retaliation tour. “Don’t they all do this? They did it to him!”
Here’s some history knowledge you can drop in response: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-oldest...
Here’s some history knowledge you can drop in response: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-oldest...
The oldest abuse in human government
Donald Trump and the ‘king’s justice’
www.ifyoucankeepit.org
November 27, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Ok so you want to brush up on what to say to your uncle tomorrow who doesn’t get why he should care that Trump is on a retaliation tour. “Don’t they all do this? They did it to him!”
Here’s some history knowledge you can drop in response: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-oldest...
Here’s some history knowledge you can drop in response: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-oldest...
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196 million people shop over Thanksgiving weekend.
If even just a fraction of us refuse to bankroll companies enabling harm, the message will be impossible to ignore. Other companies will think twice before they cave.
Skip Target, Amazon, and Home Depot.
Protect your community.
#WeAintBuyingIt
If even just a fraction of us refuse to bankroll companies enabling harm, the message will be impossible to ignore. Other companies will think twice before they cave.
Skip Target, Amazon, and Home Depot.
Protect your community.
#WeAintBuyingIt
November 27, 2025 at 2:28 AM
196 million people shop over Thanksgiving weekend.
If even just a fraction of us refuse to bankroll companies enabling harm, the message will be impossible to ignore. Other companies will think twice before they cave.
Skip Target, Amazon, and Home Depot.
Protect your community.
#WeAintBuyingIt
If even just a fraction of us refuse to bankroll companies enabling harm, the message will be impossible to ignore. Other companies will think twice before they cave.
Skip Target, Amazon, and Home Depot.
Protect your community.
#WeAintBuyingIt
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Riddle me this, how in the fuck is this making our communities any safer? This ICE agent sprays this disabled woman directly in the face in St Paul, Minnesota with pepper spray and then throws her to the ground. I hope she sues the hell out of ICE for this‼️#Abolish 🧊🧊🧊
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Riddle me this, how in the fuck is this making our communities any safer? This ICE agent sprays this disabled woman directly in the face in St Paul, Minnesota with pepper spray and then throws her to the ground. I hope she sues the hell out of ICE for this‼️#Abolish 🧊🧊🧊
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This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Says Noem Made Final Decision on El Salvador Removals in Breach of Court Order
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...