Leslie
@staugcycles.bsky.social
Native North Floridian, abortion rights advocate living in the oldest city🚴♀️ 🏊
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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Trump said last year that he would focus on deporting immigrants who were violent criminals. But a study of arrests in major operations in DC, LA, Illinois and Massachusetts shows that the vast majority of those swept up by ICE have no criminal record.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
ICE Arrest Data Shows Many Immigrants With No Criminal Record
In high-profile operations, more than half of those arrested had no criminal record, an analysis shows.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Trump said last year that he would focus on deporting immigrants who were violent criminals. But a study of arrests in major operations in DC, LA, Illinois and Massachusetts shows that the vast majority of those swept up by ICE have no criminal record.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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In 2022, DeSantis vetoed the congressional map sent to him by the Republican-dominated Florida Legislature and reconfigured a district in North Florida to erase Black representation in that area and help elect more Republicans to Congress. floridaphoenix.com/2025/12/03/d...
DeSantis says Florida 'will be forced' to redistrict because of pending U.S. Supreme Court decision • Florida Phoenix
TAMPA — Democrats and voting rights advocates this week voiced vehement opposition to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ call to redistrict Florida’s congressional map in a special session next year, calling it an “i...
floridaphoenix.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
In 2022, DeSantis vetoed the congressional map sent to him by the Republican-dominated Florida Legislature and reconfigured a district in North Florida to erase Black representation in that area and help elect more Republicans to Congress. floridaphoenix.com/2025/12/03/d...
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Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
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70 years ago today, Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama.
December 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
70 years ago today, Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama.
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“.. The United States is now a nation run by public servants who behave no better than internet trolls ..
“.. Trump’s sexist comments are an attack on women’s dignity — and by making them, he strips the presidency of its dignity too.”
@theatlantic.com
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“.. Trump’s sexist comments are an attack on women’s dignity — and by making them, he strips the presidency of its dignity too.”
@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
November 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
“.. The United States is now a nation run by public servants who behave no better than internet trolls ..
“.. Trump’s sexist comments are an attack on women’s dignity — and by making them, he strips the presidency of its dignity too.”
@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
“.. Trump’s sexist comments are an attack on women’s dignity — and by making them, he strips the presidency of its dignity too.”
@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
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“We learned about male and female anatomy, STIs and AIDS, but they didn’t really delve into them... I did not learn about healthy relationships, and I did not learn about contraceptives.”
@nadrakn.bsky.social for @19thnews.org.
@nadrakn.bsky.social for @19thnews.org.
The sex ed you get depends on your ZIP code — and your state’s politics
In some states, students learn about consent and healthy relationships. In others, they get "Baby Olivia" and abstinence-only instruction.
19thnews.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
“We learned about male and female anatomy, STIs and AIDS, but they didn’t really delve into them... I did not learn about healthy relationships, and I did not learn about contraceptives.”
@nadrakn.bsky.social for @19thnews.org.
@nadrakn.bsky.social for @19thnews.org.
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The share of American women and girls age 15 to 44 who would like to move permanently to another country if they had the opportunity:
🟣 45 percent of single women
🟣 41 percent of married women
🟣 44 percent of those who do not have children
🟣 40 percent of those who do
🟣 45 percent of single women
🟣 41 percent of married women
🟣 44 percent of those who do not have children
🟣 40 percent of those who do
40% of younger American women want to permanently leave the country
Forty percent of American women and girls age 15 to 45 say they want to permanently move to another country — an opinion shared by just 19 percent of boys and men that age.
19thnews.org
November 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The share of American women and girls age 15 to 44 who would like to move permanently to another country if they had the opportunity:
🟣 45 percent of single women
🟣 41 percent of married women
🟣 44 percent of those who do not have children
🟣 40 percent of those who do
🟣 45 percent of single women
🟣 41 percent of married women
🟣 44 percent of those who do not have children
🟣 40 percent of those who do
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New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
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now they've done it www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves
The Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of the tariffs it has levied.
www.wsj.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
now they've done it www.wsj.com/world/europe...
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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New College of Florida at bottom of the pack in new 26-page DOGE report floridaphoenix.com/2025/11/07/d...
Do state universities use tax dollars efficiently? • Florida Phoenix
The results are in. The task force charged with assessing State University System efficiencies released a 26-page report that found the University of Central Florida, the school with the largest enrol...
floridaphoenix.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
New College of Florida at bottom of the pack in new 26-page DOGE report floridaphoenix.com/2025/11/07/d...
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"Wild recalled one committee chairman whose staff said he was regularly confused. She once watched this man “fall flat on his face coming up the marble steps, not because he tripped but because he had a very difficult time getting around.” nymag.com/intelligence...
It’s My Party and I’ll Leave When I Want To
Talking to the gerontocracy.
nymag.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
"Wild recalled one committee chairman whose staff said he was regularly confused. She once watched this man “fall flat on his face coming up the marble steps, not because he tripped but because he had a very difficult time getting around.” nymag.com/intelligence...
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Scoop - Trump has fired all the sitting members on the Commission on Fine Arts, an independent agency expected to review his construction projects.
White House fires arts commission expected to review Trump construction projects
The moves comes as President Donald Trump pursues efforts to build a White House ballroom and a triumphal arch in Washington.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Scoop - Trump has fired all the sitting members on the Commission on Fine Arts, an independent agency expected to review his construction projects.
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How anti-abortion pregnancy centers across the U.S. are looking to expand as Planned Parenthood clinics close.
Anti-abortion pregnancy centers are looking to offer much more than ultrasounds and diapers
More anti-abortion pregnancy centers have been offering medical services such as testing for sexually transmitted infections.
bit.ly
October 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
How anti-abortion pregnancy centers across the U.S. are looking to expand as Planned Parenthood clinics close.
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In Florida, a new pilot program teaches doulas how to prepare pregnant people for hurricanes, flooding, and extreme heat — filling an information gap that could protect pregnancies, particularly for Black people, who have a higher climate risk and higher maternal mortality rates.
Doulas are crafting a climate disaster blueprint for pregnant people
In Florida, a new pilot program teaches doulas how to prepare pregnant people for hurricanes, flooding, and extreme heat — addressing a growing climate and maternal health crisis.
19thnews.org
October 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
In Florida, a new pilot program teaches doulas how to prepare pregnant people for hurricanes, flooding, and extreme heat — filling an information gap that could protect pregnancies, particularly for Black people, who have a higher climate risk and higher maternal mortality rates.
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“The notion that we may be able to use a simple vaccine to awaken a patient’s immune response to better fight their disease may totally change the way we think about treating cancer for the foreseeable future." floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/23/m...
mRNA vaccine boosted immune response, life expectancy for cancer patients, UF research finds • Florida Phoenix
University of Florida researchers found that advanced lung and skin cancer patients lived “significantly longer” after receiving the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine. This finding, in conjunction with the Univer...
floridaphoenix.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
“The notion that we may be able to use a simple vaccine to awaken a patient’s immune response to better fight their disease may totally change the way we think about treating cancer for the foreseeable future." floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/23/m...
Our health insurance is going up from $837 to $2066 a month… it’s real gratifying to see where the GOP’s priorities lie 😑
Leavitt: "At this moment in time, of course, the ballroom is really the president's main priority."
October 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Our health insurance is going up from $837 to $2066 a month… it’s real gratifying to see where the GOP’s priorities lie 😑
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Project 2025 recommends shutting Head Start down altogether www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Head Start programs flash red lights ahead of November funding cliff
More than 130 programs, serving nearly 59,000 preschoolers around the nation, will be without federal funds if the government doesn't reopen by Nov. 1
www.nbcnews.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Project 2025 recommends shutting Head Start down altogether www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
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During the government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Labor has suspended the H-2A process, which allows growers to bring in seasonal workers from other countries to help with upcoming harvests.
Florida Growers Ask Trump Administration to Grant Worker Visas Amid Shutdown
During the government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Labor has suspended the H-2A process.
buff.ly
October 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
During the government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Labor has suspended the H-2A process, which allows growers to bring in seasonal workers from other countries to help with upcoming harvests.
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Your tax dollars and mine are being used to thank President Trump. That’s right, the biggest political ad spender of 2025 is DHS using your money.
www.axios.com/2025/10/15/t...
www.axios.com/2025/10/15/t...
U.S. government pays for 2025's most expensive political ad campaign
The next closest ad campaign is the $41 million effort to support California's redistricting measure.
www.axios.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Your tax dollars and mine are being used to thank President Trump. That’s right, the biggest political ad spender of 2025 is DHS using your money.
www.axios.com/2025/10/15/t...
www.axios.com/2025/10/15/t...
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“What crisis pregnancies are they helping with? There aren’t any, because there are no options for pregnant women. So, this is just false. All of it is false and a misuse of taxpayer dollars.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/13/w...
Wrongful death for fetuses, elimination of pregnancy crisis centers on tap for 2026 session • Florida Phoenix
A pair of reproductive-related bills have been filed in the Florida Legislature in advance of the 2026 legislative session that starts Jan. 13. One proposal, filed by Vero Beach Republican Sen. Erin G...
floridaphoenix.com
October 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
“What crisis pregnancies are they helping with? There aren’t any, because there are no options for pregnant women. So, this is just false. All of it is false and a misuse of taxpayer dollars.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/13/w...