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I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
December 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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New article! On the shutdown, a nation treated as prey, and the meaning of leverage: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-shutdown
October 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
New article! On the shutdown, a nation treated as prey, and the meaning of leverage: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-shutdown
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“ When you love somebody — when you love an ideal as beautiful as democracy, you don’t give up on it,” U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández said, firing up the crowd before they marched from the federal courthouse to the state Capitol.
'Protest is very American': Santa Feans turn out for 'No Kings' rally
Angered by presidential policy and accusations of anti-Americanism, a couple thousand people took to Santa Fe streets Saturday.
www.santafenewmexican.com
October 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
“ When you love somebody — when you love an ideal as beautiful as democracy, you don’t give up on it,” U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández said, firing up the crowd before they marched from the federal courthouse to the state Capitol.
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The last Planned Parenthood clinics in Louisiana will close as of Wednesday. Read more in the @autonomynews.co weekly roundup:
www.autonomynews.co/abortion-cli...
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New: Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast will shutter its two Louisiana clinics and exit the state.
The clinics have never provided abortions—the state wouldn't grant licenses—and affiliate's Texas clinics haven't offered abortion since 2022, so "defund" bill doesn't affect PPGC. @nolanews.bsky.social
The clinics have never provided abortions—the state wouldn't grant licenses—and affiliate's Texas clinics haven't offered abortion since 2022, so "defund" bill doesn't affect PPGC. @nolanews.bsky.social
Planned Parenthood to close in Louisiana after more than 40 years. See details.
"This is not a decision we wanted to make," said Melaney Linton, the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, adding that "political warfare" on the nonprofit by its opponents forced the cl...
www.nola.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The last Planned Parenthood clinics in Louisiana will close as of Wednesday. Read more in the @autonomynews.co weekly roundup:
www.autonomynews.co/abortion-cli...
www.autonomynews.co/abortion-cli...
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For the third year, California killed a bill to help incarcerated domestic violence survivors. “There are a ton of states that are far more conservative than California that passed more extensive legislation through Republican run legislatures."
For Third Year, California Kills Bill to Help Incarcerated Domestic Violence Survivors - Bolts
Advocates in California have pushed for relief for people convicted of harming their abuser, hoping to build on states across the political spectrum that have adopted such reforms.
boltsmag.org
September 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
For the third year, California killed a bill to help incarcerated domestic violence survivors. “There are a ton of states that are far more conservative than California that passed more extensive legislation through Republican run legislatures."
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ICE is committing crimes against humanity. And they’re doing it in our community.
Shut the Broadview facility down. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/03/d...
Shut the Broadview facility down. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/03/d...
‘Dehumanizing’: Inside the Broadview ICE facility where immigrants sleep on cold concrete
An investigation by the Chicago Tribune found that immigration detainees have been held for days at the processing center in west suburban Broadview.
www.chicagotribune.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
ICE is committing crimes against humanity. And they’re doing it in our community.
Shut the Broadview facility down. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/03/d...
Shut the Broadview facility down. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/03/d...
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“Isolating people inside a small, closet-like cell for weeks, months, and even years on end remains common inside this country’s prisons and jails, even though the United Nations defines the practice as torture.”
boltsmag.org/designed-to-...
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“Designed to Break You:” Two Incarcerated Writers on the Heavy Toll of Solitary Confinement - Bolts
Isolating people inside a small, closet-like cell for weeks, months, and even years on end remains common inside this country’s prisons and jails, even though the United Nations defines the... Read Mo...
boltsmag.org
September 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“Isolating people inside a small, closet-like cell for weeks, months, and even years on end remains common inside this country’s prisons and jails, even though the United Nations defines the practice as torture.”
boltsmag.org/designed-to-...
boltsmag.org/designed-to-...
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Unhoused people told us they already feel like they’re seen as problems to be solved, not people to be helped.
In reporting on the issue, we wanted to help ProPublica’s readers recognize the humanity of the people we had met and talked to.
(Published Dec. 2024)
By @nicolesantacruz.bsky.social
In reporting on the issue, we wanted to help ProPublica’s readers recognize the humanity of the people we had met and talked to.
(Published Dec. 2024)
By @nicolesantacruz.bsky.social
What I Learned Reporting in Cities That Take Belongings From Homeless People
Some cities take people’s belongings — ignoring their own policies and court orders — and then fail to store them. Our reporting shows there are more effective and compassionate ways to deal with home...
www.propublica.org
September 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Unhoused people told us they already feel like they’re seen as problems to be solved, not people to be helped.
In reporting on the issue, we wanted to help ProPublica’s readers recognize the humanity of the people we had met and talked to.
(Published Dec. 2024)
By @nicolesantacruz.bsky.social
In reporting on the issue, we wanted to help ProPublica’s readers recognize the humanity of the people we had met and talked to.
(Published Dec. 2024)
By @nicolesantacruz.bsky.social
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Looked at my data collections for state-backed activity. If the report were a picture:
September 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Looked at my data collections for state-backed activity. If the report were a picture:
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New: A few weeks ago, when my father-in-law died, the funeral home asked if we wanted to use AI to write his obituary. So I dug into it and found that it's the biggest new trend in "death care." Tens of thousands of AI obits have been made already. Often the families don't even know wapo.st/4okuxIg
The rise of AI tools that write about you when you die
Families and funeral directors are using AI obituary generators to more efficiently memorialize the dead. What happens when they get it wrong?
wapo.st
August 3, 2025 at 11:47 AM
New: A few weeks ago, when my father-in-law died, the funeral home asked if we wanted to use AI to write his obituary. So I dug into it and found that it's the biggest new trend in "death care." Tens of thousands of AI obits have been made already. Often the families don't even know wapo.st/4okuxIg
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When you can’t decide whether you go with jungle or desert wear for Minnesota.
June 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
When you can’t decide whether you go with jungle or desert wear for Minnesota.
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May 19, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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The border wall has really devastated the ecosystem of northern Mexico and Texas.
New Border Wall Sections Threaten Remaining Wildlife Corridors
President Trump’s plan to finish his wall along US-Mexico border puts wildlife conservation at risk
www.sierraclub.org
May 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The border wall has really devastated the ecosystem of northern Mexico and Texas.
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“Five people have been struck and killed on the roads outside the Santa Fe jail after being released with no good option for getting home.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
When Getting Out of Jail Means a Deadly Walk Home
www.nytimes.com
May 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
“Five people have been struck and killed on the roads outside the Santa Fe jail after being released with no good option for getting home.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
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I haven't seen the same outpouring of support for Rodney Hinton, Jr. that we saw for Luigi Mangione. GoFundMe took down the fundraiser for Hinton, who is accused of killing an officer shortly after he watched bodycam footage of police killing his 18-year-old son.
May 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I haven't seen the same outpouring of support for Rodney Hinton, Jr. that we saw for Luigi Mangione. GoFundMe took down the fundraiser for Hinton, who is accused of killing an officer shortly after he watched bodycam footage of police killing his 18-year-old son.
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The cost of Grok: "I can't breathe at home, it smells like gas outside. How come I can't breathe at home and y'all get to breathe at home?"
May 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The cost of Grok: "I can't breathe at home, it smells like gas outside. How come I can't breathe at home and y'all get to breathe at home?"
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There is LOT more where that came from. If you like THEY KNEW, please spread the word about the $2.99 sale! I don't make hardly any money off this. I only want people to read the book and know the truth about our country, our past, and our future.
Thank you!
Thank you!
May 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
There is LOT more where that came from. If you like THEY KNEW, please spread the word about the $2.99 sale! I don't make hardly any money off this. I only want people to read the book and know the truth about our country, our past, and our future.
Thank you!
Thank you!
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Trump is now housing hundreds of immigrants in notorious federal prisons. I collected accounts from detainees who report:
Moldy food; shortages of food and toilet paper; given used underwear + bloodstained clothes; no medical care; filthy cells; cut off from family; some missing their ICE hearings
Moldy food; shortages of food and toilet paper; given used underwear + bloodstained clothes; no medical care; filthy cells; cut off from family; some missing their ICE hearings
Moldy food, used underwear: inside the US prisons where Trump is jailing immigrants
As Trump dramatically expands detention, immigrants are moved to notorious penitentiaries where they report horrific conditions
www.theguardian.com
May 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Trump is now housing hundreds of immigrants in notorious federal prisons. I collected accounts from detainees who report:
Moldy food; shortages of food and toilet paper; given used underwear + bloodstained clothes; no medical care; filthy cells; cut off from family; some missing their ICE hearings
Moldy food; shortages of food and toilet paper; given used underwear + bloodstained clothes; no medical care; filthy cells; cut off from family; some missing their ICE hearings
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BREAKING: Police just surrounded Rev. William Barber, prominent activist and pastor, as he and others prayed in the U.S. Capitol Rontunda.
Police then expelled everyone (including press!) from the Rotunda to (presumably) arrest them.
I've covered protests here a lot. Never seen anything like it.
Police then expelled everyone (including press!) from the Rotunda to (presumably) arrest them.
I've covered protests here a lot. Never seen anything like it.
April 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
BREAKING: Police just surrounded Rev. William Barber, prominent activist and pastor, as he and others prayed in the U.S. Capitol Rontunda.
Police then expelled everyone (including press!) from the Rotunda to (presumably) arrest them.
I've covered protests here a lot. Never seen anything like it.
Police then expelled everyone (including press!) from the Rotunda to (presumably) arrest them.
I've covered protests here a lot. Never seen anything like it.
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The Women's Federal Correctional Institute in Dublin, California, was closed after revelations of widespread sexual abuse and human rights violations by prison guards. Now, the Trump administration is trying to reopen the facility to use as an ICE detention center.
@rattlingthebars.bsky.social
@rattlingthebars.bsky.social
Trump to reopen closed women's prison for ICE, "A symbol of sexual assault" | Rattling the Bars
YouTube video by The Real News Network
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April 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The Women's Federal Correctional Institute in Dublin, California, was closed after revelations of widespread sexual abuse and human rights violations by prison guards. Now, the Trump administration is trying to reopen the facility to use as an ICE detention center.
@rattlingthebars.bsky.social
@rattlingthebars.bsky.social
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New from 404 Media: we've obtained a leak from inside Palantir describing Palantir's plan to help ICE find people to deport. Includes peoples' location. Palantir is expecting a backlash, preparing comments for employees to tell their family. Says ICE "mature partner"
www.404media.co/leaked-palan...
www.404media.co/leaked-palan...
Leaked: Palantir’s Plan to Help ICE Deport People
Internal Palantir Slack chats and message boards obtained by 404 Media show the contracting giant is helping find the location of people flagged for deportation, that Palantir is now a “more mature pa...
www.404media.co
April 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
New from 404 Media: we've obtained a leak from inside Palantir describing Palantir's plan to help ICE find people to deport. Includes peoples' location. Palantir is expecting a backlash, preparing comments for employees to tell their family. Says ICE "mature partner"
www.404media.co/leaked-palan...
www.404media.co/leaked-palan...
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My latest —
GOP photos at El Salvador prison evoke Abu Ghraib—and worse
Members of Congress visited CECOT for some torture tourism—and to prove loyalty to Trump.
www.thehandbasket.co
April 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
My latest —