Mara
@marajreynolds.bsky.social
Everything artist, auntie | co-producer/creative director of @grayareapodcast.bsky.social 2x winner of the INN Breaking Barriers award. marajreynolds.com/links
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Authorities have reported the death of a Nicaraguan immigrant in ICE custody in a hospital in Natchez, Mississippi, the seventh reported death of an immigrant in ICE custody this month.
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Nicaraguan Man in ICE Custody Dies in Mississippi Hospital
A Nicaraguan man has died in ICE custody at a hospital in Natchez, Mississippi, the seventh reported death of a person in custody this month.
www.mississippifreepress.org
December 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Authorities have reported the death of a Nicaraguan immigrant in ICE custody in a hospital in Natchez, Mississippi, the seventh reported death of an immigrant in ICE custody this month.
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*experience of being alive*
so well said, this is what those goons are trying to steal from us all over the place but we won't let em
so well said, this is what those goons are trying to steal from us all over the place but we won't let em
Funny animal videos no longer being trustworthy just fucking sucks all around. I love the wonder of animal behavior and what it says about the experience of being alive. It's because it happened in reality that it's so fun. It's not fun if it was just made up. There's no wonder there.
December 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
*experience of being alive*
so well said, this is what those goons are trying to steal from us all over the place but we won't let em
so well said, this is what those goons are trying to steal from us all over the place but we won't let em
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I had to watch Alabama's ban on gender affirming care for minors go into effect. It impacted multiple people in my life. It is cruel beyond words.
Pick up the phone. Call all of your reps. Don't tell me it won't matter--I call Tommy Tuberville. EVERY FUCKIN' TIME. I won't gift them silence on this.
Pick up the phone. Call all of your reps. Don't tell me it won't matter--I call Tommy Tuberville. EVERY FUCKIN' TIME. I won't gift them silence on this.
This is possibly the most significant attack on trans rights in this country yet, and I can count the number of posts on my timeline about this on my hands.
If you're trying to dismiss this thinking "It'll die in the senate," DON'T! Sound the alarms now!
If you're trying to dismiss this thinking "It'll die in the senate," DON'T! Sound the alarms now!
Bluesky tonight is neatly divided between trans people and family members appropriately angry and freaking out and everyone else who has barely noticed.
December 18, 2025 at 4:52 AM
I had to watch Alabama's ban on gender affirming care for minors go into effect. It impacted multiple people in my life. It is cruel beyond words.
Pick up the phone. Call all of your reps. Don't tell me it won't matter--I call Tommy Tuberville. EVERY FUCKIN' TIME. I won't gift them silence on this.
Pick up the phone. Call all of your reps. Don't tell me it won't matter--I call Tommy Tuberville. EVERY FUCKIN' TIME. I won't gift them silence on this.
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This plus Pam Bondi noting "radical gender ideology" as a key point of "domestic terrorist organizations," should make this all pretty clear.
NEW: U.S. Military Willing to Attack “Designated Terrorist Organizations” Within America, General Says
“That is one of the concerns with the administration asserting that the President essentially has a license to kill outside the law,” says expert.
theintercept.com/2025/12/16/t...
“That is one of the concerns with the administration asserting that the President essentially has a license to kill outside the law,” says expert.
theintercept.com/2025/12/16/t...
U.S. Military Willing to Attack “Designated Terrorist Organizations” Within America, General Says
“If I had no concerns and I was confident in the lawful order, I would definitely execute that order.”
theintercept.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This plus Pam Bondi noting "radical gender ideology" as a key point of "domestic terrorist organizations," should make this all pretty clear.
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Been saying for years that reviving the freedom schools at scale is a viable strategy.
December 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Been saying for years that reviving the freedom schools at scale is a viable strategy.
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The people that see a pretty flower and stop and say..."hey that's a pretty flower"
There's your huckleberry
There's your huckleberry
a woman wearing a brown leather jacket is making a funny face
ALT: a woman wearing a brown leather jacket is making a funny face
media.tenor.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The people that see a pretty flower and stop and say..."hey that's a pretty flower"
There's your huckleberry
There's your huckleberry
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the internet was a mistake
December 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
the internet was a mistake
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If after we blow your boat up you still float, you are a witch, so we can kill you. If you drown you are not a witch.
December 4, 2025 at 2:39 AM
If after we blow your boat up you still float, you are a witch, so we can kill you. If you drown you are not a witch.
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No More Deaths has been working to find the arrestees in the weeks since, to no avail. “They’ve somewhat disappeared into the ICE custody black hole.”
Border Patrol Raided Arizona Medical Aid Site With No Warrant, Showing Growing “Impunity”
The raid on humanitarian aid providers on the U.S.-Mexico divide was the first where Border Patrol entered structures without a warrant.
interc.pt
December 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
No More Deaths has been working to find the arrestees in the weeks since, to no avail. “They’ve somewhat disappeared into the ICE custody black hole.”
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Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip has orphaned at least 56,348 Palestinian children, marking the largest wave of war-related orphanhood in modern history, according to the Government Media Office in Gaza.
#Infograph
#Infograph
December 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip has orphaned at least 56,348 Palestinian children, marking the largest wave of war-related orphanhood in modern history, according to the Government Media Office in Gaza.
#Infograph
#Infograph
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It’s an incredible success of ADA+IDEA: many disabled students can make it to college now. We should be thrilled to have student pool that better reflects society and shows the benefits of inclusion and accommodations in k-12. Celebrate that we have so many disabled students! This is a win.
December 3, 2025 at 12:55 AM
It’s an incredible success of ADA+IDEA: many disabled students can make it to college now. We should be thrilled to have student pool that better reflects society and shows the benefits of inclusion and accommodations in k-12. Celebrate that we have so many disabled students! This is a win.
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6 years today the first COVID case was identified in a man in Wuhan marking the beginning of a global pandemic that changed the world. We are way less prepared today to face another pandemic than we were back then. This fact makes me sad.
November 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
6 years today the first COVID case was identified in a man in Wuhan marking the beginning of a global pandemic that changed the world. We are way less prepared today to face another pandemic than we were back then. This fact makes me sad.
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In Ogijo, Nigeria, 70% of residents tested had lead poisoning. Local leaders say they need the jobs provided by car battery recyclers. The lead they produce ends up in batteries made for Honda, Ford and others. Read our investigation with @nytimes.com → bit.ly/4oDRtBW
Recycling lead for U.S. car batteries is poisoning people
We documented the toxic fallout of a green technology.
bit.ly
November 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
In Ogijo, Nigeria, 70% of residents tested had lead poisoning. Local leaders say they need the jobs provided by car battery recyclers. The lead they produce ends up in batteries made for Honda, Ford and others. Read our investigation with @nytimes.com → bit.ly/4oDRtBW
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The aid group oversaw relief in Gaza during a period defined by the killings of Palestinians seeking food during famine.
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Calls It Quits After Thousands Die Seeking Its Aid
The aid group GHF oversaw relief in Gaza during a period defined by the killings of Palestinians seeking food during famine.
interc.pt
November 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The aid group oversaw relief in Gaza during a period defined by the killings of Palestinians seeking food during famine.
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Local police officers and sheriffs in Mobile, Alabama, are abducting a man from the waiting room of a car dealership mechanic shop on behalf of ICE/DHS. During the kidnapping, he is administered an unidentified sedative.
November 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Local police officers and sheriffs in Mobile, Alabama, are abducting a man from the waiting room of a car dealership mechanic shop on behalf of ICE/DHS. During the kidnapping, he is administered an unidentified sedative.
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Vaccines don't cause Autism, AND there's nothing shameful about Autism.
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
Vaccines don't cause Autism.
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
Vaccines don’t cause Autism.
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
November 23, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Vaccines don't cause Autism, AND there's nothing shameful about Autism.
Pass it on.
Pass it on.
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really not trying to shade folks but a lot of these newsletters are a reminder of why editors exist
November 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
really not trying to shade folks but a lot of these newsletters are a reminder of why editors exist
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Oh hey we got slave catchers
New from 404 Media: a contractor is paying random people $300 to physically track immigrants for ICE. Spoke to people briefed on plans. This isn't licensed PIs/bounty hunters. These are just former police/military; members of public
"Something doesn't sound right"
www.404media.co/contractor-p...
"Something doesn't sound right"
www.404media.co/contractor-p...
Contractor Paying Random People $300 to Physically Track Immigrants for ICE
“The more I listened to it, the more I’m like, something doesn’t sound right,” a person who was briefed on the pilot plans told 404 Media.
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Oh hey we got slave catchers
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the way I am putting every single author I know in a headlock over the next few months.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:40 AM
the way I am putting every single author I know in a headlock over the next few months.
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“There’re about a thousand of us.”
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 17, 2025 at 1:23 AM
“There’re about a thousand of us.”
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$20 received, thank you so much! Now at $215 of $700, but I've only got 3 hours to reach rent!
Can anyone else please match that $20, or even send $5? Anything helps- including sharing widely.
Can anyone else please match that $20, or even send $5? Anything helps- including sharing widely.
November 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
$20 received, thank you so much! Now at $215 of $700, but I've only got 3 hours to reach rent!
Can anyone else please match that $20, or even send $5? Anything helps- including sharing widely.
Can anyone else please match that $20, or even send $5? Anything helps- including sharing widely.
Conflating a curse with an actual threat is just a way to witch-hunt.
I feel like I’m going crazy. Saying someone should die isn’t a “threat.” Should you be able to say someone should die? I’m ambivalent. BUT THAT ISN’T WHAT THREATS ARE.
A threat, by definition, requires a statement of intent. We all know this but pretend we don’t because melodrama is fun.
A threat, by definition, requires a statement of intent. We all know this but pretend we don’t because melodrama is fun.
November 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Conflating a curse with an actual threat is just a way to witch-hunt.
Alice answered my out-of-the-blue emails and helped me find the unedited interview between Stacey Park Milbern and Corbett O'Toole for the latest/last ep of @grayareapodcast.bsky.social. The Disability Visibility project truly changed my world and I'm forever grateful. What a kind and generous soul.
November 15, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Alice answered my out-of-the-blue emails and helped me find the unedited interview between Stacey Park Milbern and Corbett O'Toole for the latest/last ep of @grayareapodcast.bsky.social. The Disability Visibility project truly changed my world and I'm forever grateful. What a kind and generous soul.
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Forced sterilization never died!
“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”
"They tried to shut me up by deporting me."
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
November 15, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Forced sterilization never died!