@ritaswartz.bsky.social
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Writer (fiction, nonfiction, poetry); lover of compassion, justice, truth, and freedom.
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A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
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He said that the agents would throw food at them to eat. The agents threatened to withhold food for a week and to beat him up if he didn't sign deportation papers. He said he saw others refuse and get beaten/receive no food. He signed because he was afraid.
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photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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The Labor Department launched a social media campaign with illustrations that appear to be AI-generated and that almost exclusively feature White men — part of an effort to promote the hiring of American citizens over foreign workers.
Labor Department social media campaign depicts a White male workforce
The campaign has drawn scrutiny, with critics saying it is not realistically portraying the country’s diversity and is sending messages that feel exclusionary.
www.washingtonpost.com
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The U.S. won’t be sending a high-level delegation to the annual global climate change conference.
Instead, the Trump administration is using lobbying and economic threats to thwart emissions-cutting and environmental initiatives around the world.
Instead, the Trump administration is using lobbying and economic threats to thwart emissions-cutting and environmental initiatives around the world.
U.S. skips COP30 climate conference, lobbies to sink new global deals
The Trump administration is using lobbying and economic threats to thwart emissions-cutting and environmental initiatives around the world.
www.washingtonpost.com
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