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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 6h

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.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11h

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 12h

"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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lispizza24.bsky.social @lispizza24.bsky.social · 8h

Support local news!!!

The 51st @51st.news · 3d

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 12h

Kendall telling the CEO of Vaulter "because my dad told me to" after laying off the entire newsroom.

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 12h

Every journalist who worked at a flailing and rapidly decaying digital news startup in the mid-2010s knows exactly what is going to happen at CBS News.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 11h

This arrest appears to be in direct violation of a temporary restraining order prohibiting DHS officers from arresting journalists. The officers here may well be subject to contempt of court. protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/u...

It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants,' their officers, agents, assigns, and all
persons acting in concert with them (hereafter referred to as "Federal Agents"), are temporarily
ENJOINED in this judicial district from:
a.
Dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, threatening or using physical
force against any person whom they know or reasonably should know is a Journalist, unless Defendants have probable cause to believe that the individual has committed a crime.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 13h

The US is going to host a Qatari air base in Idaho which is somehow fine but Mexican immigrants are somehow not

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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 8h

Essential reporting from @51st.news and @streetsensedc.bsky.social an issue being widely ignored by policymakers this year:

Evictions rising in DC as housing costs increase

New data shows evictions have surged past pre-pandemic levels, fueled by shrinking aid, high rents, and weakened tenant protections.

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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 8h

Evictions in DC reached record levels in 2024.

The data for 2025 so far shows that the number of evictions per month this year is even higher.

More DC families than ever are losing their homes, yet rental assistance has been slashed and protections for tenants are actively being gutted.

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 7h

Nailing it

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 11h

Update: Bari Weiss’s first pitch at CBS — a roundtable with Antony Blinken, Mike Pompeo, and Hillary Clinton that ended up being a virtual interview with Clinton & Condoleezza Rice — has about 150 viewers on YouTube.

Added with the 24/7 CBS stream, it’s just over 1200 viewers.

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Remora House DC 🎃 @remorahousedc.bsky.social · 8h

While evictions rise, the city is also cutting funding to 1) rent relief 2) street outreach 3) permanent supportive housing & other housing voucher programs & 4) shelters

If we’re talking purely money, it costs more to provide appropriate housing support for someone the longer they are unhoused.

Abigail Higgins @abigailhiggins.bsky.social · 11h

Evictions in DC hit record levels last year, with 1,869 households removed from their homes. We don't have final numbers for this year yet but avg. monthly evictions are the highest they’ve been in six years. New investigation from @51st.news @streetsensedc.bsky.social 51st.news/record-evict...

Evictions rising in DC as housing costs increase

New data shows evictions have surged past pre-pandemic levels, fueled by shrinking aid, high rents, and weakened tenant protections.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 10h

Gift link for those who want it: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/10/w...

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 12h

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

WGN-TV producer detained during ICE enforcement action in Lincoln Square

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1d

"Something interesting happened in the D.C. Council on Tuesday. But there’s only so much I can tell you about it – because much of it happened behind closed doors...this year the council passed an emergency bill creating a significant loophole [for secret meetings]."

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Wilson Building Bulletin: Curfews and closed doors

The D.C. Council rejected a bill extending the youth curfew. Until it didn't.

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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 1d

New story in @51st.news: After a years-long battle with D.C. regulators and courts, this was supposed to be the last week that ride-hailing app Empower could operate in the city. But it's now digging in its heels again, and says it's not going anywhere. 51st.news/empower-dc-u...

Ride-hailing app Empower may finally shut down in D.C.

The company, which claims to provide a better service than Uber or Lyft, has been defying regulators for five years.

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 2d

Please support independent and nonprofit media. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

The 51st @51st.news · 3d

When people in the highest levels of our government are leaning on narratives about D.C. that we know aren’t true — but could influence our political future, our independent journalism is even more vital. Will you support it?

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 9h

The MSM does not interview community organizers. It's part of why they miss so much of what happens at the local level.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 9h

Texas Court Halts Execution of Robert Roberson, Convicted over “Shaken Baby Syndrome”

A court in Texas has halted the execution of Robert Roberson, whose 2003 murder conviction over the death of his 2-year-old daughter was based on the “shaken baby syndrome” theory, which has never been scientifically validated.

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Aaliyah 🇮🇪🇵🇸 ‼️SAVE GAZA‼️ @aaliyahxx.bsky.social · 14h

“Stay with Gaza even after the war ends.”

Palestinian journalist Saleh Al-Jaafarawi sends a heartfelt message of thanks to everyone who supported, stood by, and protested for Gaza and the Palestinian cause.

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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 8h

Join @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @chenjerai.bsky.social, @keeanga.bsky.social, and @astra.bsky.social for a town hall on the Trump administration's authoritarian war on the Left, hosted w/ @hammerandhope.bsky.social.

Tuesday, October 14th at 6:00 PM ET

RSVP: www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...

Solidarity Against Sadism
Naomi Klein
Chenjerai Kumanyika
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Astra Taylor

An Emergency Town Hall
Tuesday, October 14 at 6:00 pm ET
Sponsored by Haymarket Books and Hammer & Hope

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max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 9h

New: The WGAE, which represents some parts of CBS News including its social team, sent a note to members today advising its members not to respond to Weiss’ request for an email by next week. The union also said it asked CBS for more information about Weiss’ request.

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librarypunk @librarypunk.bsky.social · 8h

Join a union!

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 9h

New: The WGAE, which represents some parts of CBS News including its social team, sent a note to members today advising its members not to respond to Weiss’ request for an email by next week. The union also said it asked CBS for more information about Weiss’ request.

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 15h

One more thing: people are homeless because they have been deprived of housing.

You solve homelessness with homes.

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 15h

Today is World Homeless Day, and after years reporting on this crisis, I'll just say: homelessness is neither inevitable nor intractable. It's the result of choices—political, economic, moral—that can be unmade.

And this: how we treat the unhoused is a bellwether for the violence we will tolerate.

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The 51st @51st.news · 1d

Feeling overwhelmed recently? Action is the best antidote.

How to get involved locally this week: Watch a film about gentrification in D.C., attend an open mic (but make it historic) at @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social, and find lots of opportunities to organize with @freedcproject.bsky.social.

Your weekly roundup of ways to get involved in D.C.

Plus, another visit to Capitol Hill.

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