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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 22h

ICE arrests US citizen in Oregon. Attorney decries ‘illegal abduction’

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blackness everdeen @traceycorder.bsky.social · 1d

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David Wessel @davidmwessel.bsky.social · Aug 7

And now the census

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · Jun 25

“This country has a unique history with the particular terror of masked attackers.”

KKK “terrorized Black people in the American South in the first years after the end of the Civil War and through much of the 20th century.”

@sifill.bsky.social on “masked terror”
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

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“There is something particularly menacing about being attacked by faceless people. The mask not only terrorizes the victim of the attack, but it also uniquely empowers the perpetrator. We see this in many of the videos as those who claim to be federal officers, speak crudely and cruelly, and behave with unspeakable brutality against unarmed laborers and their families. The mask prevents their victims from identifying the “officers.” But perhaps the anonymity offered by the mask also encourages these agents to obscure their own humanity from each other and from themselves.

This country has a unique history with the particular terror of masked attackers. The Ku Klux Klan, the violent white supremacist organization terrorized Black people in the American South in the first years after the end of the Civil War and through much of the 20th century. So rampant was Klan violence in the years immediately after the Civil War, that it threatened to derail the promise of the 14th Amendment, which was ratified in 1868 and was designed to ensure that Black people would equal citizens in post-Civil War America.

In the first decade after the end of the Civil War, the violence of the Klan grew to such an alarming level that President Grant encouraged Congress to address the growing problem by passing a statute that would give federal authorities the ability to prosecute those interfering with the constitutional rights of Black people.[iii]”

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blackness everdeen @traceycorder.bsky.social · Jun 23

Speechless.

Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · Jun 23

BREAKING: The US Supreme Court lifts limits on deporting migrants to countries not their own

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blackness everdeen @traceycorder.bsky.social · Jun 10

Faves.

Bri @storymodebae.bsky.social · Jun 2

Thee Hot Girl Coach 🤝🏾 Thee Hot Girl Host

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SEIU California @seiuca.org · Jun 8

Military style ICE raids in our communities. David Huerta was beaten and dragged away.

Because he saw them and stood up for justice. Because he’s not afraid.

Neither are we.

On MONDAY let's #FreeDavidHuerta, #FreeThemAll

11:00 AM @ Grand Park in Downtown LA (200 N Grand Ave)

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Blake Emerson @blakeprof.bsky.social · Jun 8

Trump’s move is a sign of weakness and I wish our governor was prepared to meet it with greater strength.

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · Jun 8

The federal government is moving to take over the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers.

That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · Jun 6

If Abrego Garcia committed a crime, he should be charged and tried. I wondered reading this headline why they didn't just do this in the first place, and then read the article to discover that they only began the investigation in April, after he was deported.

Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · Jun 6

tentative good news

Kilmar Abrego Garcia on way back to US to face criminal charges: Sources abcnews.go.com/US/mistakenl...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia on way back to US to face criminal charges: Sources

Mistakenly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia is on the way back to the United States to face charges of transporting undocumented migrants within the U.S., sources say.

abcnews.go.com

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blackness everdeen @traceycorder.bsky.social · Jun 5

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blackness everdeen @traceycorder.bsky.social · Jun 5

People calling this Kendrick vs Drake because we can’t take anything seriously (I am 100% part of the we)

He a fan he a fan he a fan.

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Sbooks @bemorelikeharper.bsky.social · Jun 5

Drake catching strays no matter the subject>>>

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Jun 5

I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.

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treekisser @treekisser.bsky.social · May 17

Trump administration working on plan to move 1 million Palestinians to Libya
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Trump administration working on plan to move 1 million Palestinians to Libya

Details are murky and no final agreement has been reached, but the plan is under serious enough consideration that the administration has discussed it with Libyan leadership.

www.nbcnews.com

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blackness everdeen @traceycorder.bsky.social · Apr 25

*Milwaukee County Judge for clarity but this is an important story to follow.

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Jackie Llanos @llanosjackie.bsky.social · Apr 17

BREAKING: Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez has been released. This is the moment he reunited with his mom.

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blackness everdeen @traceycorder.bsky.social · Apr 17

Juan Carlos Lopez Gomez is a US Citizen. His mom showed up to court house with his birth certificate AND his ss card but he is still being detained.

Jackie Llanos @llanosjackie.bsky.social · Apr 17

🚨A U.S. born citizen was arrested in Florida for entering the state as an “unauthorized alien.” His mother and a community advocate showed his birth certificate during a hearing in Leon County. The judge said she had no authority to release him.

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Thomas Kennedy @tomaskenn.bsky.social · Apr 17

Please share! A U.S. born citizen has been arrested in Florida and placed in an ICE hold!! They want to transfer him to immigration detention DESPITE acknowledgment he is a citizen. This is happening in Leon County and we were at his hearing earlier this morning.

Jackie Llanos @llanosjackie.bsky.social · Apr 17

🚨A U.S. born citizen was arrested in Florida for entering the state as an “unauthorized alien.” His mother and a community advocate showed his birth certificate during a hearing in Leon County. The judge said she had no authority to release him.

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blackness everdeen @traceycorder.bsky.social · Apr 14

There is too much business as usual when this is the other side.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Apr 14

Trump speaks on disappearing U.S. citizens to El Salvador: “I’m all for it”

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · Apr 14

This is a nightmare but IMO there is a way out of this if Dems chose to fight the righteous fight around.

They just want to disappear the innocent father of a 5 year old to a gulag in another country. This is a fight if Dems go all in on - they can win. But, it needs to start now. Today.

Self-Described "Deal Guy" @danancona.bsky.social · Apr 14

We tried and tried and tried to tell Dems to run against this. Data, ad tests, everything. For years. Their choices were based on a misread of public opinion, were catastrophically ineffective, and EVERYONE COULD SEE WHERE IT WAS GOING. And now we are there. An avoidable nightmare.

Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · Apr 14

This needs to be a 10 alarm fire for every single Democratic electeds in Congress and all across America. This is so beyond dark. They simply can't look other way any more and pretend to focus on kitchen table issues while this is happening right infront of us.

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blackness everdeen @traceycorder.bsky.social · Apr 14

This is why I will always tap in to @realjnolan.bsky.social - he is one of the few men in hip hop media that shows love to all the women in hip hop. Very happy to be an Insider.

youtu.be/wBGBK6k3W3s?...

Megan Thee Stallion TURNS UP at Coachella With Ciara, Victoria Monet, and Queen Latifah

YouTube video by J Nolan

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blackness everdeen @traceycorder.bsky.social · Apr 14

Hip hop commenters doing break downs of that man’s album but not covering Meg at Coachella. Those channels are not for me and they have been unfollowed.

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