audie verde
@audieverde.bsky.social
Libraries/Bookmobiles/Rabblerouse/Inequity/Climb/Run/Bike/Social Infrastructure. Grow food. KY to ID. Words: mine. Shares: not endorsements. She/Her. Used to be @thebikebrarian in that other space. Anti-capitalist.
While most eyes are (rightfully) on Minn, let’s not forget LA has not stopped being harassed and kidnapped and also still showing up for community.
DAILY MEMO: ICE Continues to Use CHP and Local Police Resources Despite California's Sanctuary State Policy
Around 40 people were kidnapped from Santa Paula to Riverside, with more than half from the City of L.A. in the last three days.
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Around 40 people were kidnapped from Santa Paula to Riverside, with more than half from the City of L.A. in the last three days.
@eltragon.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 7:37 AM
While most eyes are (rightfully) on Minn, let’s not forget LA has not stopped being harassed and kidnapped and also still showing up for community.
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NEW: A Texas county medical examiner found that Geraldo Lunas Campos was choked to death by a guard while he was held in ICE custody earlier this month.
Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.
Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.
January 26, 2026 at 6:39 PM
NEW: A Texas county medical examiner found that Geraldo Lunas Campos was choked to death by a guard while he was held in ICE custody earlier this month.
Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.
Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.
While it didn't all start because of this...it is an accurate tipping point
I remain absolutely furious that all this shit in Minneapolis started because a barely-literate homeschooled mormon made a video trying to run up in daycare centers trying to find people of Somalian descent doing fraud despite the ringleader (a white woman) being in jail since March. Demonic.
January 26, 2026 at 3:06 AM
While it didn't all start because of this...it is an accurate tipping point
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I've been thinking about how many videos I've watched that started like Renee Good's & Alex Pretti's. People pulled from cars & accused of obstruction, grabbed after filming agents, accused of punching agents, ramming cars despite video evidence. Shot.
They survived. But the arrests were brutal
They survived. But the arrests were brutal
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
www.propublica.org
January 25, 2026 at 2:40 AM
I've been thinking about how many videos I've watched that started like Renee Good's & Alex Pretti's. People pulled from cars & accused of obstruction, grabbed after filming agents, accused of punching agents, ramming cars despite video evidence. Shot.
They survived. But the arrests were brutal
They survived. But the arrests were brutal
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Hello from Portland Maine, where 88 of about 550 kids were absent from my youngest’s middle school yesterday, hiding from ICE.
January 22, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Hello from Portland Maine, where 88 of about 550 kids were absent from my youngest’s middle school yesterday, hiding from ICE.
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NEW: Federal agents have detailed a Spokane 10-year-old and her father.
They remain in a Texas immigration detention center.
The judge that is set to oversee the case has a 90%+ denial rate for asylum claims. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
They remain in a Texas immigration detention center.
The judge that is set to oversee the case has a 90%+ denial rate for asylum claims. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
Border patrol detains 10-year-old Spokane girl and her dad, sends them to Texas detention center
Arnoldo Tiul Caal dropped his daughter off for school at Logan Elementary the morning of Friday, Jan. 9 with the unnerving sense that they were being followed.
www.spokesman.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:57 AM
NEW: Federal agents have detailed a Spokane 10-year-old and her father.
They remain in a Texas immigration detention center.
The judge that is set to oversee the case has a 90%+ denial rate for asylum claims. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
They remain in a Texas immigration detention center.
The judge that is set to oversee the case has a 90%+ denial rate for asylum claims. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
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My cousin texted me about ICE patrolling her apartment complex, and how a bunch of kids won’t go to the bus stop anymore. This is terror. And, as usual, the children will suffer most.
January 22, 2026 at 3:57 PM
My cousin texted me about ICE patrolling her apartment complex, and how a bunch of kids won’t go to the bus stop anymore. This is terror. And, as usual, the children will suffer most.
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The good news is that they found the white blond girl who they issued an amber alert for last night. The bad news is that a whole bunch of other kids were abducted in the last few days by ICE, 20-40% of kids are not going to school because they are afraid they will be abducted by ICE
January 22, 2026 at 2:35 PM
The good news is that they found the white blond girl who they issued an amber alert for last night. The bad news is that a whole bunch of other kids were abducted in the last few days by ICE, 20-40% of kids are not going to school because they are afraid they will be abducted by ICE
As an IUB alum... this is why I was not excited about the game this weekend. And am not celebrating their quick path to victory.
Of course, there's no mention of the 200+ degree programs she cut or consolidated to help pay for this historic football win (by tripling the football budget).
January 22, 2026 at 2:07 PM
As an IUB alum... this is why I was not excited about the game this weekend. And am not celebrating their quick path to victory.
As a (former) youth librarian/early learning instructor a common conversation would be around picture books/kids books that address tough/controversial topics. Well intentioned adults ask if kids are too young to be exposed to certain topics. The answer is always: some kids don't have that choice.
ICE detained a 5-year-old Minnesota boy coming home from school + took him and his dad to Texas, school officials say. The family has an active asylum case + entered the US at a port of entry.
"They’re taking children. They're not violent criminals. They're little kids," the superintendent told me.
"They’re taking children. They're not violent criminals. They're little kids," the superintendent told me.
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy as he came home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:21 AM
As a (former) youth librarian/early learning instructor a common conversation would be around picture books/kids books that address tough/controversial topics. Well intentioned adults ask if kids are too young to be exposed to certain topics. The answer is always: some kids don't have that choice.
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“Our nation was born in genocide when it embraced the doctrine that the original American, the Indian, was an inferior race. Even before there were large numbers of Negroes on our shores, the scar of racial hatred had already disfigured colonial society…
January 19, 2026 at 10:45 PM
“Our nation was born in genocide when it embraced the doctrine that the original American, the Indian, was an inferior race. Even before there were large numbers of Negroes on our shores, the scar of racial hatred had already disfigured colonial society…
Also highly recommend! And thankful for all the variety of immigrant foods within walking distance of my house. Try to time your visit when Lark and Larder is open esp if you’re looking for great local gifts
Really pulling for the folks at the corner bethel of bethel and orchard. Very good mariscos and tacos spots, with a third truck serving MEXICAN BREAKFAST (!!!!!!!) coming soon. With this, Campos and coalcoman, we’ve got a solid little Mexican cuisine hotspot along orchard.
January 22, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Also highly recommend! And thankful for all the variety of immigrant foods within walking distance of my house. Try to time your visit when Lark and Larder is open esp if you’re looking for great local gifts
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You cant buy a house because our president is really mad he didn’t get a Nobel peace prize and so he is threatening Greenland.
January 21, 2026 at 12:59 PM
You cant buy a house because our president is really mad he didn’t get a Nobel peace prize and so he is threatening Greenland.
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A citizen of Navajo Nation was detained by ICE in Phoenix. Peter Yazzie was reportedly carrying a tribal ID, but was still violently arrested. An officer put a knee on Yazzie’s back, which can be lethal because it can cut off a person’s breathing. www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
ICE agents detain Navajo man in Arizona, ignoring US, tribal IDs
Peter Yazzie was held for several hours in metro Phoenix, but there are reports of Native people detained in Minnesota and elsewhere.
www.azcentral.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:16 AM
A citizen of Navajo Nation was detained by ICE in Phoenix. Peter Yazzie was reportedly carrying a tribal ID, but was still violently arrested. An officer put a knee on Yazzie’s back, which can be lethal because it can cut off a person’s breathing. www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
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As a social movements scholar, I absolutely love the diversity of tactics being developed by each city, reflecting their local flavor
Portland kept it weird with inflatable costumes
Chicago protected its street vendors by buying up their food each day
Charlotte chased ICE agents into the woods
Portland kept it weird with inflatable costumes
Chicago protected its street vendors by buying up their food each day
Charlotte chased ICE agents into the woods
Naaaaaaailed it
January 16, 2026 at 12:38 AM
As a social movements scholar, I absolutely love the diversity of tactics being developed by each city, reflecting their local flavor
Portland kept it weird with inflatable costumes
Chicago protected its street vendors by buying up their food each day
Charlotte chased ICE agents into the woods
Portland kept it weird with inflatable costumes
Chicago protected its street vendors by buying up their food each day
Charlotte chased ICE agents into the woods
We are such an inhumane country
A ban on sending books and magazines to prisoners in Arkansas prisons goes into effect Feb. 1, putting into place the strictest regulations in the country on sending outside publications to the incarcerated
Arkansas set to impose nation’s strictest ban on sending books, magazines to prisons | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
A ban on sending books and magazines to inmates in Arkansas prisons goes into effect Feb. 1, putting into place the strictest regulations in the country on sending outside publications to the incarcer...
www.arkansasonline.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:38 PM
We are such an inhumane country
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
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I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this
January 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this
And reminder that some libraries have full access to NYT cooking and games -- Boise State and Boise Public do for sure. Some also have the fun A to Z World Food Database.
Everything is terrible but I saw a New York Times recipe for this salmon and I was like "I need to have that" and I made it and it was DELISH. Totally lived up to my mind hype.
As someone who often struggles with cooking, I was proud. please clap
As someone who often struggles with cooking, I was proud. please clap
January 14, 2026 at 2:21 AM
And reminder that some libraries have full access to NYT cooking and games -- Boise State and Boise Public do for sure. Some also have the fun A to Z World Food Database.
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Trey's thoughts on Bobby's passing
January 11, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Trey's thoughts on Bobby's passing
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Remembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.
January 8, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Remembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.
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SCOOP: 404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work.
One can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or to their employer.
One can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or to their employer.
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...
www.404media.co
January 8, 2026 at 2:10 PM
SCOOP: 404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work.
One can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or to their employer.
One can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or to their employer.
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#tdih 1868, Mississippi Constitutional Convention was held, w/ African American & white politicians.
Passed one of 1st laws for uniform system of free public education for children regardless of race.
Violently rolled back in 1890 💔. ⬇️ 🧵 #TeachReconstruction
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/mi...
Passed one of 1st laws for uniform system of free public education for children regardless of race.
Violently rolled back in 1890 💔. ⬇️ 🧵 #TeachReconstruction
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/mi...
Jan. 7, 1868: Mississippi Constitutional Convention
The Mississippi Constitution was one of the first pieces of legislation that provided a uniform system of free public education for children regardless of race.
www.zinnedproject.org
January 7, 2026 at 9:13 PM
#tdih 1868, Mississippi Constitutional Convention was held, w/ African American & white politicians.
Passed one of 1st laws for uniform system of free public education for children regardless of race.
Violently rolled back in 1890 💔. ⬇️ 🧵 #TeachReconstruction
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/mi...
Passed one of 1st laws for uniform system of free public education for children regardless of race.
Violently rolled back in 1890 💔. ⬇️ 🧵 #TeachReconstruction
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/mi...
Lived in seven states and voted in five...
January 7, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Lived in seven states and voted in five...