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Brigid Alverson
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Comics journalist, library fan, ally. I vote. Support trans youth! Pronouns: She/her.
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drwendyrocks.bsky.social
Let me just make a few little adjustments to that title…

“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”

Way to devalue my experience.
February 15, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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traprecruiter.bsky.social
#OTD in 1851, Shadrach Minkins became the first person arrested in Boston, MA under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. While he was being taken to the courthouse, a crowd of abolitionists rushed the courtroom and overpowered the marshals who had taken him into custody.
February 15, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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cheesecakechik.bsky.social
we may have deported people, but we did it without disturbing ✨your brunch✨
parkermolloy.com Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 21h
Hillary Clinton: "More people were deported under my husband and Barack Obama without killing American citizens and without putting children into detention camps than were in the first Trump term or this first year of Trump's second term."
February 15, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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johnrogers.bsky.social
American culture of the 1840’s would have been *very fucking surprised* to see the Irish considered as co-founders.

Elon’s an ahistorical dipshit, but its always worth saying some stuff out loud: if you‘re a fellow Irish-American and you aren’t 100% pro-immigrant, you’re a fucking embarassment.
alanlester.bsky.social Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 22h
1/3 What Musk is really referring to here is, of course “race” - that construct that served to define the hierarchies of wealth & power structured by modern colonialism. Like other far right racists though, he uses the word “culture” as a seemingly less pernicious synonym.
February 15, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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nancylevinestearns.bsky.social
CoreCivic executives receive cash incentives beyond their base salaries, based on company earnings.

ICE revenues more than doubled in 2025.

Patrick Swindle is now CoreCivic CEO. He is heavily incentivized to grow ICE revenues -- as are executives and investors.

#DIVEST #$CXW
February 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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michellesedai.bsky.social
When you follow the money, you find some really disgusting people.
nancylevinestearns.bsky.social Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 21h
CoreCivic executives receive cash incentives beyond their base salaries, based on company earnings.

ICE revenues more than doubled in 2025.

Patrick Swindle is now CoreCivic CEO. He is heavily incentivized to grow ICE revenues -- as are executives and investors.

#DIVEST #$CXW
February 15, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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katjadiehl.bsky.social
"That ICE is an organization of terror. And when I said that, you can imagine, I have had colleagues on the Republican side who said ‘she needs to be denounced, removed, deported.’ Also xenophobic and racist and terrible fascist things. "
marisakabas.bsky.social Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 20h
A lot of people talk about wanting Dems with the courage and anger to meet this moment, but Rep. @ramirez.house.gov is actually doing it.

Read this 🔥 interview I did with her Friday:
"The day of accountability will come": Rep. Delia Ramirez on abolishing and prosecuting DHS
The Handbasket spoke with the congresswoman who called out ICE long before it was popular.
www.thehandbasket.co
February 15, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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nancylevinestearns.bsky.social
CoreCivic CEO Patrick Swindle was promoted into the job last year after his predecessor stepped down.

"CoreCivic CEO to step down amid flurry of ICE contracts, soaring profits, prison violence: COO Patrick Swindle will replace Damon Hininger"

www.tennessean.com/story/news/l...
CoreCivic CEO to step down amid flurry of ICE contracts, soaring profits, prison violence
The CoreCivic CEO Damon Hininger has served as head of the Brentwood-based private prison giant since 2009.
www.tennessean.com
February 15, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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nancylevinestearns.bsky.social
🧵 Sick Detainees Describe Poor Care at Facilities Run by ICE Contractor: Problems at detention centers operated by CoreCivic extend far beyond recent measles outbreaks.

@nytimes.com:

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/b...
Sick Detainees Describe Poor Care at Facilities Run by ICE Contractor
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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editorialboard.bsky.social
I think Democrats should stop with “Trump is doing deportation wrong” because I think they should stop focusing on immigration as a matter of crime and punishment. It should a matter of freedom and opportunity. The question should be how is the government going to protect and advance both.
parkermolloy.com Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 21h
Hillary Clinton: "More people were deported under my husband and Barack Obama without killing American citizens and without putting children into detention camps than were in the first Trump term or this first year of Trump's second term."
February 15, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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daviddarmofal.bsky.social
I'm gifting this article on how Catholics had to go to court to be able to worship freely in this country under arguably the most anti-Catholic administration in American history, the Trump-Vance administration.
Judge Orders ICE to Let Clergy Give Communion to Detained Migrants on Ash Wednesday
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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brucedlittle.bsky.social
Majestic Realty, which is owned by Los Angeles Lakers & Kings co-owner & Republican donor Ed Roski Jr., is listed as the broker contact on the listing for a proposed $80M ICE detention facility.

These globally recognized sports brands could suffer reputational damage. Time to boycott?
LA Lakers Co-Owner’s Firm Linked to Proposed $80 Million ICE Warehouse Deal in Texas
The unwelcome facility would detain up to 9,500 people
meidasnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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barrydeutsch.bsky.social
How Hard Could Getting Voter ID Be?

Read more cartoons! ---> #PoliCartoon
Help us make more! ----> patreon.com/barry
TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON This cartoon has four panels, each showing a different scene. In addition, there’s a small “kicker” panel under the fourth panel. PANEL 1 The panel shows a counter at a fast food restaurant. We can see a couple of customers, and a couple of workers. The workers are wearing hats that very vaguely resemble hamburger buns. A sign on the wall shows a smiling hamburger with eyes, below the caption “Soilent Green YUM.” A smaller sign says “SAFETY” in larger letters followed by tiny print, which says “is a word we use a lot so you can’t sue us.” The worker at the cash register is turning to speak directly to the reader. WORKER: To get an official photo I.D., I have to go to the nearest government office, which is 90 miles away, and I don’t have a car, and even if I did my boss won’t give me a weekday off. PANEL 2 We’re in what looks like someone’s back yard. In the foreground is a garden, with some sort of plant being grown in tidy rows. An elderly woman is kneeling on the ground in front of the garden, wearing a floppy straw hat, an apron with a floral patter, and holding a trowel. She speaks directly to the reader. WOMAN: I can’t get I.D. without a birth certificate. But when I was born home births didn’t get birth certificates. PANEL 3 A mover wearing jeans and a black tank top is carrying a sofa as he’s talking to the reader. MOVER: The state charges $60 for a driver’s license…. but first I’d need a copy of my birth certificate, which is $30. I can’t afford 90 dollars to vote! PANEL 4 This panel shows the interior of a coffee shop. A man and a woman sit together at a table. They're both looking at their devices, him annoyed, her dismissive. MAN: Why wouldn’t anyone be able to get an I.D.? Idiots! WOMAN: People like that don’t deserve to vote. SMALL KICKER PANEL UNDER THE BOTTOM OF THE CARTOON The man from panel 4 yelling at Barry MAN: If it’s easy for me it must be easy for everybody! That’s just science!
February 15, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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nat.gertler.com
My publishing line may be small, but it's kinda almost respectable at times!
aboutcomics.com About Comics @aboutcomics.com · 1d
Of the 16 nominees going before voters this year for a place in the Will Eisner Hall of Fame, About Comics has published original comics work by Paul Smith, scripts for published material by Jeff Smith and Mark Waid, and reprint comics material by Kevin Nowlan, all under license from those creators.
February 14, 2026 at 11:49 PM
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zoewithasword.bsky.social
SURPRISE

I am THRILLED to be writing SEVEN WIVES, the launch title of IDW's new Crime line of books. Doing this pitch-black fringe Mormon cult murder mystery with @wyrmsfornerves.bsky.social has been an incredible experience and I can't wait for y'all to read it.

www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
IDW Publishing Is Betting Crime Will Pay With Launch Of New Imprint
IDW Crime will feature thrillers, mysteries, true crime and contemporary takes on classic genre tropes.
www.forbes.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:06 PM
brigidalverson.bsky.social
This is a perfect headline/picture combo.
February 14, 2026 at 10:18 PM
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ryanestrada.com
One of the most prestigious lists in comics is ALA and YALSA's Great Graphic Novels List.

With this week's announcement that Good Old-Fashioned Korean Spirit has made the 2026 list, every book in our series has been honored as one of the best comics for teens. Get them all from your local library!
ALA and YALSA Great Graphic Novels: Banned Book CLub, a 2021 Selection. No Rules Tonight, 2025 Top Ten. Good Old-Fashioned Korean Spirit, a 2026 Selection.
February 14, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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markharris.bsky.social
It is not too early for Democrats to build a Project 2028, because if we win, every single agency is going to have to be restaffed and rebuilt from the ground up in the first 100 days, and "We're going to undo the damage" can't be the sole item on our four-year agenda.READ NEXT POST BEFORE REPLYING>
February 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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mattnegrin.bsky.social
NYT praises Holocaust II plan for “friendlier tone”
ewong.bsky.social Edward Wong @ewong.bsky.social · 1d
Rubio's speech in Munich warned of the "civilizational erasure" of Europe and the ills of "mass migration." He said the US aims to save European culture. And he pushed for more defense spending. Rubio hit these themes in a friendlier tone than Vance. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
Rubio Stresses Shared History to Europeans but Warns of ‘Civilizational Erasure’ in Munich
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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tomtomorrow.bsky.social
I don't specifically understand what problem or defect led to the phrase "folded like a cheap suit" but nonetheless, that's what columbia did and they should never be allowed to forget it
karl-jacoby.bsky.social Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 2d
Once more: Columbia could have fought; it chose not.
jaweedkaleem.bsky.social Jaweed Kaleem @jaweedkaleem.bsky.social · 2d
NEW: The Trump administration has dropped its appeal of a federal court order blocking its $1.2-billion settlement demand to UCLA over alleged campus civil rights violations: www.latimes.com/california/s...
February 14, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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michaelhobbes.bsky.social
The American right does not defend slavery because progressives say it was bad. They defend slavery because racial hierarchy has been an important and increasingly explicit component of their ideology for 70 years. Read a fucking book.
February 14, 2026 at 1:16 PM
brigidalverson.bsky.social
If you have custody of someone, you are responsible for their care. CoreCivic is making huge profits while failing to provide basic sanitation, food, and medical care. If you have thoughts about that, here's their website: www.corecivic.com
Last month, an 18-month-old at Dilley was taken to a regional children’s hospital with dangerously low blood-oxygen levels after her parents had begged for weeks for someone at the facility to address her illness, the parents said in an emergency petition for her release. A 35-year-old woman released last week said medical staff initially refused to see her after she began hemorrhaging profusely, soaking through six sanitary pads in an hour; she was ultimately taken to a hospital. And last summer, a 32-year-old man died at the Florence center after being detained at the facility for roughly three weeks. The man had been detained even though he was seriously ill with diabetes and had recently been hospitalized with dangerously high blood sugar. Anastasia, the 35-year-old mother whose hemorrhaging led her to bleed through six sanitary pads, said she was eventually taken to a hospital after pleading with staff and after they demanded proof, and she complied by showing them her bloody pads. She was prescribed medication that took weeks to arrive, and said the bleeding continued. Late last week, she and her family were released after spending more than 120 days at Dilley. Days later, CoreCivic reported its fourth-quarter earnings: Revenue from ICE more than doubled, and the company’s chief executive boasted that 2026 was already shaping up “to be another year of strong growth.”
February 14, 2026 at 1:12 PM
brigidalverson.bsky.social
CoreCivic runs the Dilley center in TX and another in Florence, AZ. They are raking in millions of bucks from Trump's immigration "enforcement" actions while providing moldy food and substandard medical care. Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/b...
February 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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mikehixenbaugh.com
I interviewed a family of Russian asylum seekers who’ve been held more than four months at the Dilley detention center in Texas.

As we spoke over Zoom this week, their daughter Kamilla was one day shy of turning 12. I asked her what she wanted for her birthday.

She replied: “To get out of here.”
'Even in Russia, they don't treat children like this': A family's nightmare in ICE detention
A Russian couple and their children sought asylum in the U.S. In a Texas detention center, they say they endured worms in the food and hourslong waits for medicine.
www.nbcnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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markwarner.bsky.social
It’s long past time for Kristi Noem to resign or be fired.
February 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM