Briana
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Briana
@rathergarden.bsky.social
‘A Breaking Point’: The Minneapolis Police Chief on ICE www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/p...
‘A Breaking Point’: The Minneapolis Police Chief on ICE
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:45 AM
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Gift article. Great insight and advice from someone who has "been there!"

www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
How America Can Avoid Becoming Russia
Political pressure must be brought to bear—through the courts, the press, and the states, but also applied to legislators while they still have any power left.
www.theatlantic.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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I’M GOING TO KEEP POSTING THIS STORY UNTIL ANDRY IS FREED: Gay Venezuelan makeup artist sent to Salvadoran prison after a disgraced cop's report

Andry Hernandez Romero sought shelter in the U.S. because he was persecuted as a gay man, one of the "particular social groups" allowed to claim asylum.
Gay Venezuelan stylist sent to Salvadoran prison after a disgraced cop's report
Now a contractor for ICE, the officer was on a list of disgraced cops in Milwaukee. His report helped send a man to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
www.usatoday.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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The good news is that there *are* people meeting the moment.

youtu.be/EJxRtjma7lc
Idaho teacher fights back after order to remove ‘Everyone is Welcome Here’ poster
YouTube video by MSNBC
youtu.be
March 20, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled that DOGE is subject to government transparency laws, allowing the public to access government records—a legal defeat for the White House, which had designated DOGE as an office exempt from open records laws.
March 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM
So … is feeding low-income children free school lunches considered WASTE? Unbelievable.
USDA halts more than $1B in funding for local food banks, schools
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says it has nixed more than $1 billion in funding for local food banks and schools by terminating two programs that aid state, tribal and territorial governme...
ground.news
March 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM