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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 13h

ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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Jana DeGrand @janad.bsky.social · 8h

Texas court blocks execution of death row inmate Robert Roberson www.texastribune.org/2025/10/09/r... via @texastribune.org

Texas court blocks execution of death row inmate Robert Roberson

Roberson was scheduled to be executed Oct. 16 after being convicted of capital murder in 2003 for the death of his two-year-old daughter Nikki.

www.texastribune.org

Jana DeGrand @janad.bsky.social · 8h

Dallas County GOP’s push to hand-count 2026 ballots could upend voting for Democrats www.texastribune.org/2025/10/10/d... via @texastribune.org

Dallas County GOP’s push to hand-count 2026 ballots could upend voting for Democrats

The move could require a shift away from countywide polling sites and delay primary election results.

www.texastribune.org

Jana DeGrand @janad.bsky.social · 8h

How the Texas GOP’s bid to block lawmakers from the ballot defies a century of court precedent www.texastribune.org/2025/10/10/t... via @texastribune.org

How the Texas GOP’s bid to block lawmakers from the ballot defies a century of court precedent

The Texas GOP will vote Saturday to possibly bar some state legislators from running in the 2026 primary, despite repeated Texas Supreme Court rulings saying they cannot.

www.texastribune.org

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nullifie @nullifie.bsky.social · 9h

Under his eye.

Texas used 83,000 license plate readers to track a woman who recently had an 'abortion'.

'The reason for the search listed within the Flock [surveillance company] database by local authorities was, “had an abortion, search for female.”'

www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-...

83,000 License Plate Cameras Later, North Texas Cops Exposed for Abortion Hunt

Law enforcement officials and the surveillance company previously told reporters the camera queries were to aid a missing persons investigation.

www.dallasobserver.com

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nullifie @nullifie.bsky.social · 9h

Missing 15-year-old autistic child found detained by ICE since the 5th of October. He was helping his mother and had just gone to the restroom when ICE abducted him. Seems like a nonverbal autistic kid. 😠

www.fox26houston.com/news/missing...

Houston: Missing teen with autism reportedly in ICE custody

The family of a Houston teen who went missing tells FOX 26 that he had been in ICE custody for days.

www.fox26houston.com

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 9h

As the nationwide anti-authoritarian “No Kings Day” protests approach, Republicans are attempting to link “Antifa” — which President Donald Trump has claimed to have designated a “domestic terroris...

'Terrorist wing': GOP links Democrats to antifa ahead of 'No Kings Day'

As the nationwide anti-authoritarian “No Kings Day” protests approach, Republicans are attempting to link “Antifa” — which President Donald Trump has claimed to have designated a “domestic...

www.alternet.org

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16h

Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.

They make sure we have clean water.

They protect us from financial fraud.

They provide healthcare to our communities.

They make our government actually work for people.

Do not forget this.

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Jana DeGrand @janad.bsky.social · 11h

a close up of a fire with a black background

ALT: a close up of a fire with a black background

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h

“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 22h

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 13h

Peaceful assembly isn’t an insurrection.

Storming the Capitol to hang your own vice-president and end democracy is.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 15h

BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, DUCKWORTH were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois, unable to conduct constitutional role of oversight.

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StrictlyChristo 🦋🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 14h

Flock Safety and Texas Sheriff Claimed License Plate Search Was for a Missing Person. It Was an Abortion Investigation.

They searched 83,345 cameras to find the woman so they could arrest her and prosecute her self-managed abortion as a potential homicide.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

Texas cops caught in lie after nationwide hunt for woman who took abortion pill

Police in Texas—led by a county sheriff later charged with an unrelated felony sex crime—lied about their motive for using artificial intelligence-powered surveillance technology to search for a woman...

www.rawstory.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 14h

This is not a border crossing.
There’s no law that any of us have to show our papers on the interior.

This is a blatant civil rights violation. How is anyone supposed to know whether this man is a real ICE agent or just pretending to be one?!

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Jana DeGrand @janad.bsky.social · 14h

The videos should play well in court

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16h

Adelita Grijalva won her election to Congress over two weeks ago, but Mike Johnson still hasn't sworn her in.

Why the delay?

Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.

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Jana DeGrand @janad.bsky.social · 14h

If we’re lucky, he will stay in the sun ☀️

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Jana DeGrand @janad.bsky.social · 14h

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 18h

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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NetworkforDemocracy @simple-truth.bsky.social · 15h

@mollyjongfast.bsky.social gives advice on how we can still push back.

How to push back

Solidarity is key

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Jana DeGrand @janad.bsky.social · 17h

Garage sales are the best, they have everything you never knew was missing in your life🤣

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dc2daylight.bsky.social @dc2daylight.bsky.social · 1d

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Flipturns 🏊‍♀️ 📷 🦋 @flipturns.bsky.social · 17h

#Oregon has great people that can be #happy even when being attacked by their own country.

Why A Giant 300-Foot Smiley Face Greets Traffic Every Fall In Oregon share.google/6UNaNp4PyYI2...

Why A Giant 300-Foot Smiley Face Greets Traffic Every Fall In Oregon

Every fall, a hillside in Oregon flashes a giant, yellow smiley face made of trees.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

⚡️ UNCONSTITUTIONAL: Rep. Justin J. Pearson & Rep. Gabby Salinas send letter putting Gov. Bill Lee on notice that his deployment of the National Guard to Memphis violates the TN Constitution.

Lawmakers ask Governor for community investments to eradicate poverty instead of military occupation.

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Jana DeGrand @janad.bsky.social · 17h

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/10/w...