mkmurray9
@mkmurray9.bsky.social
Interested in early childhood/math/education, social justice, ESOL teaching, books, music, travel.
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New ICE data available today prove that DHS lied in response to my report last week, showing that over 70% of people booked into ICE custody had no criminal convictions, and just 5% had violent criminal convictions. DHS will lie about anything... www.cato.org/blog/new-dat...
New Data Prove DHS Lied About Cato Report on ICE
ICE should reprioritize serious public safety threats and be transparent about its arrests going forward.
www.cato.org
December 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
New ICE data available today prove that DHS lied in response to my report last week, showing that over 70% of people booked into ICE custody had no criminal convictions, and just 5% had violent criminal convictions. DHS will lie about anything... www.cato.org/blog/new-dat...
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This is who we're deporting while we're importing sex traffickers like the Tate brothers and white supremacists who are nostalgic for Apartheid.
I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This is who we're deporting while we're importing sex traffickers like the Tate brothers and white supremacists who are nostalgic for Apartheid.
"Bove told...federal prosecutors that the WH no longer intended to go to the trouble of intercepting vessels at sea, arresting crew members, seizing drugs, collecting evidence, & so on. Instead, [he] suggested that the admin wanted to simplify the process considerably, & 'just sink the boats.'”
I think it should be a bigger deal that before Trump made him a life-tenured appeals court judge, Emil Bove was at DOJ taking the position that the White House should do war crimes
Report: Trump’s Most Corrupt, Least Qualified Judge Was Also an Enthusiastic Proponent of Extrajudicial Killings
Yet another reason for Senate Democrats to impeach Emil Bove the moment they take back the upper chamber.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
"Bove told...federal prosecutors that the WH no longer intended to go to the trouble of intercepting vessels at sea, arresting crew members, seizing drugs, collecting evidence, & so on. Instead, [he] suggested that the admin wanted to simplify the process considerably, & 'just sink the boats.'”
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“They should do it the right way”
November 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
“They should do it the right way”
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This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
"Almost immediately, “About This Account” stated that many prominent and prolific pro-MAGA accounts, which signaled that they were run by “patriotic” Americans, were based in countries such as Nigeria, Russia, India, and Thailand."
I wrote about the fake account blowup on X this weekend. A genuine post-truth nightmare and proof that these companies have polluted their platforms so thoroughly and traded reality for profit that they've undermined the very idea of what the internet is supposed to be.
That MAGA Account Might Be a Troll From Pakistan
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
www.theatlantic.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"Almost immediately, “About This Account” stated that many prominent and prolific pro-MAGA accounts, which signaled that they were run by “patriotic” Americans, were based in countries such as Nigeria, Russia, India, and Thailand."
“A man died with his hands and feet bound behind him, and the official explanation is suicide. No emergency congressional investigation. No mass protests demanding accountability. No institutional response adequate to the horror of what this represents.”
November 21, 2025 at 12:44 AM
“A man died with his hands and feet bound behind him, and the official explanation is suicide. No emergency congressional investigation. No mass protests demanding accountability. No institutional response adequate to the horror of what this represents.”
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A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
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Let’s talk about sedition and treason, because the most powerful yet inadequate man in the world is having a tantrum about it, and his soulless, spineless sycophants are boosting his message.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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There have to be consequences for how Bovino’s brutal raiders keep ginning up charges against innocent people that are quickly dropped as soon as the spotlight moves on.
BREAKING: Federal prosecutors have dismissed all charges against two Chicagoans, including a woman shot by federal agents, who were accused of ramming a vehicle driven by Border Patrol agents on Oct. 4, court records show.
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social: news.wttw.com/2025/10/05/2...
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social: news.wttw.com/2025/10/05/2...
2 Chicagoans, Including Woman Shot by Federal Agents, Charged with Ramming Border Patrol Vehicle
Marimar Martinez, 30, and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, 21, are facing felony charges of “forcibly assaulting, impeding, and interfering with a federal law enforcement officer,” federal prosecutors announc...
news.wttw.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
There have to be consequences for how Bovino’s brutal raiders keep ginning up charges against innocent people that are quickly dropped as soon as the spotlight moves on.
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New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
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If you haven’t yet, read Ronan’s book about the actual club of NYC media men and their long history sexually abusing women, helping each other, talking horribly about women and forcing NDAs to keep it quiet. Too many predators and coverups still in the industry.
November 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
If you haven’t yet, read Ronan’s book about the actual club of NYC media men and their long history sexually abusing women, helping each other, talking horribly about women and forcing NDAs to keep it quiet. Too many predators and coverups still in the industry.
“What these pundits are nudging us to do, ever so politely, is accept that women, in the main, are accustomed to being a little degraded, a little underpaid and ignored and dampened in their ambitions, in ways that men are not and never will be.”
November 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
“What these pundits are nudging us to do, ever so politely, is accept that women, in the main, are accustomed to being a little degraded, a little underpaid and ignored and dampened in their ambitions, in ways that men are not and never will be.”
“The effects of discriminatory practices leave a permanent stain: potential lawsuits, diminished trust in the federal government & lasting trauma for the city’s large immigrant & Latino populations. “ ATTN Brett Kavanaugh.
“I told them I’m a U.S. citizen, I know my rights,” he said. “All they said was, I don’t (expletive) care.”
For two months, the U.S. government has been racial profiling as masked federal agents hunted for immigrants throughout Chicago. They’ve repeatedly snatched up U.S. citizens while traumatizing communities. “I felt like a piece of trash.” Here is our story www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
November 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
“The effects of discriminatory practices leave a permanent stain: potential lawsuits, diminished trust in the federal government & lasting trauma for the city’s large immigrant & Latino populations. “ ATTN Brett Kavanaugh.
“I told them I’m a U.S. citizen, I know my rights,” he said. “All they said was, I don’t (expletive) care.”
For two months, the U.S. government has been racial profiling as masked federal agents hunted for immigrants throughout Chicago. They’ve repeatedly snatched up U.S. citizens while traumatizing communities. “I felt like a piece of trash.” Here is our story www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
Latino US citizens racially profiled by federal immigration agents in Chicago: ‘I felt like a piece of trash’
The Tribune spoke to U.S. citizens and green card holders who have either been questioned or detained during Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
“I told them I’m a U.S. citizen, I know my rights,” he said. “All they said was, I don’t (expletive) care.”
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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ICE is out of control.
This week, ICE shot a canister of pepper spray directly into a family’s car — hitting a 1-year-old baby.
The family was shopping at Sam’s Club when the agents drove by and sprayed the chemical agent into the car with two young children inside.
Abhorrent.
This week, ICE shot a canister of pepper spray directly into a family’s car — hitting a 1-year-old baby.
The family was shopping at Sam’s Club when the agents drove by and sprayed the chemical agent into the car with two young children inside.
Abhorrent.
November 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
ICE is out of control.
This week, ICE shot a canister of pepper spray directly into a family’s car — hitting a 1-year-old baby.
The family was shopping at Sam’s Club when the agents drove by and sprayed the chemical agent into the car with two young children inside.
Abhorrent.
This week, ICE shot a canister of pepper spray directly into a family’s car — hitting a 1-year-old baby.
The family was shopping at Sam’s Club when the agents drove by and sprayed the chemical agent into the car with two young children inside.
Abhorrent.
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“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
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Not ICE. Border Patrol. They’re wearing Border Patrol uniforms with clear Border Patrol patches on them.
There are many videos of ICE officers doing outrageous stuff but a lot of the absolute worst videos are of Border Patrol, who are basically Bovino and Miller’s most aggressive tool right now.
There are many videos of ICE officers doing outrageous stuff but a lot of the absolute worst videos are of Border Patrol, who are basically Bovino and Miller’s most aggressive tool right now.
ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
November 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Not ICE. Border Patrol. They’re wearing Border Patrol uniforms with clear Border Patrol patches on them.
There are many videos of ICE officers doing outrageous stuff but a lot of the absolute worst videos are of Border Patrol, who are basically Bovino and Miller’s most aggressive tool right now.
There are many videos of ICE officers doing outrageous stuff but a lot of the absolute worst videos are of Border Patrol, who are basically Bovino and Miller’s most aggressive tool right now.
"An immigration enforcement officer who shot a US citizen in Chicago...bragged about the incident in texts afterwards," saying:
“I fired 5 rounds & she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.”
“I’m up for another round of ‘fuck around & find out'”
“Sweet. My fifteen mins of fame. Lmao.”
“I fired 5 rounds & she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.”
“I’m up for another round of ‘fuck around & find out'”
“Sweet. My fifteen mins of fame. Lmao.”
An ICE officer who shot a US citizen in Chicago last month bragged about the incident in texts afterwards, according to court documents.
It’s just one of the latest examples of how, contrary to the Trump administration’s own narrative, the agents supposedly helping are posing a danger to residents.
It’s just one of the latest examples of how, contrary to the Trump administration’s own narrative, the agents supposedly helping are posing a danger to residents.
A Border Patrol agent bragged about shooting someone, texts show
"Sweet. My fifteen mins of fame. Lmao."
www.motherjones.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
"An immigration enforcement officer who shot a US citizen in Chicago...bragged about the incident in texts afterwards," saying:
“I fired 5 rounds & she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.”
“I’m up for another round of ‘fuck around & find out'”
“Sweet. My fifteen mins of fame. Lmao.”
“I fired 5 rounds & she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.”
“I’m up for another round of ‘fuck around & find out'”
“Sweet. My fifteen mins of fame. Lmao.”
Fox fell for a fake AI video about "SNAP recipients threatening to 'ransack stores'." When called out they rewrote the story to be about 'going viral,' w/ the same URL & timestamp.
"The deception is in the architecture: casual readers...would have no idea the entire premise had been fabricated."
"The deception is in the architecture: casual readers...would have no idea the entire premise had been fabricated."
Fox News Fell For #AI-Generated Rage Bait, Rewrote Story To Pretend It Didn’t - www.techdirt.com/2025/11/04/f... will become common
Fox News Fell For AI-Generated Rage Bait, Rewrote Story To Pretend It Didn’t
Fox News has a problem: when you build your entire editorial model around feeding your audience’s biases, you stop asking whether the stories feeding those biases are actually true. Case in p…
www.techdirt.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Fox fell for a fake AI video about "SNAP recipients threatening to 'ransack stores'." When called out they rewrote the story to be about 'going viral,' w/ the same URL & timestamp.
"The deception is in the architecture: casual readers...would have no idea the entire premise had been fabricated."
"The deception is in the architecture: casual readers...would have no idea the entire premise had been fabricated."
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On average Meta shows its platforms’ users an estimated 15 billion “higher risk” scam advertisements every day.
(Meta earns about $7 billion in annualized revenue from this category of scam ads each year.) www.reuters.com/investigatio...
(Meta earns about $7 billion in annualized revenue from this category of scam ads each year.) www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
On average Meta shows its platforms’ users an estimated 15 billion “higher risk” scam advertisements every day.
(Meta earns about $7 billion in annualized revenue from this category of scam ads each year.) www.reuters.com/investigatio...
(Meta earns about $7 billion in annualized revenue from this category of scam ads each year.) www.reuters.com/investigatio...
"Masked, heavily armed federal immigration agents arrested a US citizen in the parking lot of a Los Angeles Home Depot store, then entered his car and drove away with his toddler, who is also a US citizen, in the backseat."
ATTN Brett Kavanaugh
ATTN Brett Kavanaugh
November 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"Masked, heavily armed federal immigration agents arrested a US citizen in the parking lot of a Los Angeles Home Depot store, then entered his car and drove away with his toddler, who is also a US citizen, in the backseat."
ATTN Brett Kavanaugh
ATTN Brett Kavanaugh
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FLASH: Pardoned Capitol rioter charged with threatening to murder Hakeem Jeffries at NYC event this week
www.cbsnews.com/news/pardone...
www.cbsnews.com/news/pardone...
Pardoned Capitol rioter charged with threatening to murder Hakeem Jeffries at NYC event this week
A pardoned Capitol rioter was arrested last weekend for allegedly threatening to kill the top House Democrat.
www.cbsnews.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:07 AM
FLASH: Pardoned Capitol rioter charged with threatening to murder Hakeem Jeffries at NYC event this week
www.cbsnews.com/news/pardone...
www.cbsnews.com/news/pardone...
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A load of shit by any other name, however, sends a starkly clear message: “Trump’s post is not only juvenile but also betrays striking contempt for tens of millions of Americans he ostensibly leads and for the concept of democratic free speech,”
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Who Really Hates America?
Plus: After "No Kings," What Next?
open.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A load of shit by any other name, however, sends a starkly clear message: “Trump’s post is not only juvenile but also betrays striking contempt for tens of millions of Americans he ostensibly leads and for the concept of democratic free speech,”
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...