Dr. Cara Berg Powers
@clbergpowers.bsky.social
I post about public education, school integration, cultural theory, media literacy, sex ed, parenting, and random thoughts from my ADHD brain. Proud co-editor of uncoveringpossible.com out now from Vernon Press! CFC166871CD4B 24% off
Just a reminder that the child being violently restrained is not the person whose assault is being litigated today but the officer that is restraining her to the ground. www.masslive.com/worcester/20...
Chaotic ICE arrest in Worcester leads to second arrest by local police
Witnesses believe that the two women who were arrested were mother and daughter, with ICE arresting the mother and Worcester police arresting the daughter.
www.masslive.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Just a reminder that the child being violently restrained is not the person whose assault is being litigated today but the officer that is restraining her to the ground. www.masslive.com/worcester/20...
In footage being shown from body worn cameras at @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social trial, community members are asking WPD to check ICE warrants/confirm whether they should be there and to intervene. Officers testifying today say their job was to allow ICE safe passage. You can hear the daughter screaming.
February 10, 2026 at 5:40 PM
In footage being shown from body worn cameras at @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social trial, community members are asking WPD to check ICE warrants/confirm whether they should be there and to intervene. Officers testifying today say their job was to allow ICE safe passage. You can hear the daughter screaming.
Six month
McGuirk says her six-month police training included de-escalation, helping people in crisis.
February 10, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Six month
Now both officers have testified that they were responding to calls that ICE were being surrounded and "needed help" here at @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social trial. This has been the opposite of public statements up until now.
February 10, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Now both officers have testified that they were responding to calls that ICE were being surrounded and "needed help" here at @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social trial. This has been the opposite of public statements up until now.
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my "i left epstein island with ALL of my children" tshirt is prompting questions already answered by my shirt
February 10, 2026 at 5:16 PM
my "i left epstein island with ALL of my children" tshirt is prompting questions already answered by my shirt
Or DEA he said. A few he might have recognized from other times.
People were approaching Hanlon and asking him to intervene. Says the federal agents had badges. Says they had a woman in custody. He recognized one or two ATF agents who were also there.
February 10, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Or DEA he said. A few he might have recognized from other times.
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Reproductive freedom is a Jewish value & a church/state separation issue! That’s why JFASD is proud to partner w/ the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) for #ReproShabbat on Feb 13–14. Attend one that’s already scheduled, or celebrate in your home — whatever’s right for you! ReproShabbat.org.
February 9, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Reproductive freedom is a Jewish value & a church/state separation issue! That’s why JFASD is proud to partner w/ the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) for #ReproShabbat on Feb 13–14. Attend one that’s already scheduled, or celebrate in your home — whatever’s right for you! ReproShabbat.org.
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Sex education isn’t just a health issue, it’s a religious freedom issue. One religious ideology is increasingly shaping what all students are allowed to learn. Join JFASD Feb. 12 at 7 pm ET to learn why and how Florida is a warning sign for the entire country. Register today at: bit.ly/healthedjfasd
February 9, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Sex education isn’t just a health issue, it’s a religious freedom issue. One religious ideology is increasingly shaping what all students are allowed to learn. Join JFASD Feb. 12 at 7 pm ET to learn why and how Florida is a warning sign for the entire country. Register today at: bit.ly/healthedjfasd
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My Iranian adoptee friend who is in the removal process by DHS is the anonymous adoptee in this story. Her fears have come true. 🥚💔
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The American adoptees who fear deportation to a country they can't remember
Thousands of US adoptees do not have citizenship despite being brought to the country as babies decades ago. Now many fear deportation.
www.bbc.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:43 AM
My Iranian adoptee friend who is in the removal process by DHS is the anonymous adoptee in this story. Her fears have come true. 🥚💔
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"unfortunately had to handcuff a 17 year old" and they very explicitly say it's not about what ICE was doing but what they don't say is that 17 year old was body slammed on the ground by WPD and has been torn from her family.
Says police had to detain a 17 year old. Haxhiaj objected to the arrest and put her hands on McGurk again, bumped into another officer, was interfering.
February 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
"unfortunately had to handcuff a 17 year old" and they very explicitly say it's not about what ICE was doing but what they don't say is that 17 year old was body slammed on the ground by WPD and has been torn from her family.
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"ICE called the police to help them and they showed up to help ICE" is a real admission of a thing they've been saying didn't happen for months.
Says onlookers showed up on street and ICE was "outnumbered and surrounded," called Worcester PD to "keep the peace and make sure no one gets hurt."
February 10, 2026 at 4:45 PM
"ICE called the police to help them and they showed up to help ICE" is a real admission of a thing they've been saying didn't happen for months.
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Heartbreaking story about the effects the violent ICE occupation is having on Twin Cities kids, citizens and non-citizens alike. minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/10/t...
The kids are not alright — ICE threatens children's short-term health, long-term prospects • Minnesota Reformer
The long-term impacts extend beyond academic outcomes.
minnesotareformer.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Heartbreaking story about the effects the violent ICE occupation is having on Twin Cities kids, citizens and non-citizens alike. minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/10/t...
"these ICE agents find themselves outnumbered and call the Worcester Police to help. And Worcester answered the call."
Gagne is doing the opening guy the DA. Says it was a "difficult day" when ICE arrested a person in Worcester. Says there won't be much evidence about what ICE did, whether they had a warrant.
February 10, 2026 at 4:40 PM
"these ICE agents find themselves outnumbered and call the Worcester Police to help. And Worcester answered the call."
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there’s a verified ICE report in East Somerville this morning, neighbors.
y’all have the LUCE number in your phones, right? maybe donate if you can, I just made mine recurring www.lucemass.org/donate
y’all have the LUCE number in your phones, right? maybe donate if you can, I just made mine recurring www.lucemass.org/donate
Donate to support our work! — LUCE Immigrant Justice Network of MA
www.lucemass.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:35 PM
there’s a verified ICE report in East Somerville this morning, neighbors.
y’all have the LUCE number in your phones, right? maybe donate if you can, I just made mine recurring www.lucemass.org/donate
y’all have the LUCE number in your phones, right? maybe donate if you can, I just made mine recurring www.lucemass.org/donate
🧵 for the first day of trial of @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social who is being maliciously prosecuted for literally putting her body between ICE and one of her constituents that they were illegally trying to steal from her family. The constituent has since been granted asylum.
At #Worcester District Court for the trial of @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social. Huge crowd here.
The Northwestern DA's Office is prosecuting a former #Worcester city councilor and another community member for allegedly assaulting Worcester cops who were aiding ICE while they used the children of a mother with a valid asylum claim as bait to lure her out and kidnap her.
#Massachusetts #mapoli
#Massachusetts #mapoli
February 10, 2026 at 3:23 PM
🧵 for the first day of trial of @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social who is being maliciously prosecuted for literally putting her body between ICE and one of her constituents that they were illegally trying to steal from her family. The constituent has since been granted asylum.
Reminder that the judge was the lawyer for the police for over a decade
Judge says defense can ask about changes to the use of force policy and retraining but not the conclusions of the DOJ report.
February 10, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Reminder that the judge was the lawyer for the police for over a decade
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The prosecutor is trying to exclude the DOJ report on civil rights violations by Worcester PD as evidence.
February 10, 2026 at 3:01 PM
The prosecutor is trying to exclude the DOJ report on civil rights violations by Worcester PD as evidence.
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I was denied the ability to bring a camera into the courtroom despite having the proper paperwork. This is the first time this has happened to me.
I filed a motion with the clerk's office and called the Supreme Judicial Court, but it appears the courtroom is full and I'm locked out for now.
I filed a motion with the clerk's office and called the Supreme Judicial Court, but it appears the courtroom is full and I'm locked out for now.
February 10, 2026 at 2:48 PM
I was denied the ability to bring a camera into the courtroom despite having the proper paperwork. This is the first time this has happened to me.
I filed a motion with the clerk's office and called the Supreme Judicial Court, but it appears the courtroom is full and I'm locked out for now.
I filed a motion with the clerk's office and called the Supreme Judicial Court, but it appears the courtroom is full and I'm locked out for now.
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Ring is a wildly dangerous company. Always has been. But it has sort of flown under the radar the last couple years as it tried to soften its image. Make no mistake that this is an extremely dangerous surveillance dragnet:
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet
Ring's 'Search Party' is dystopian surveillance accelerationism.
www.404media.co
February 10, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Ring is a wildly dangerous company. Always has been. But it has sort of flown under the radar the last couple years as it tried to soften its image. Make no mistake that this is an extremely dangerous surveillance dragnet:
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
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Check out part 2 of my interview with @victorerikray.bsky.social on Florida's censorship of sociology.
This one focuses on the concept of "anticipatory compliance" – which is to say, on how faculty can avoid becoming willing dupes of the people doing the censoring. Demand directives in writing!
This one focuses on the concept of "anticipatory compliance" – which is to say, on how faculty can avoid becoming willing dupes of the people doing the censoring. Demand directives in writing!
What's the Matter with Florida? An Interview with Zachary Levenson (Part 2)
Strategies for resisting anticipatory compliance
groupthreat.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Check out part 2 of my interview with @victorerikray.bsky.social on Florida's censorship of sociology.
This one focuses on the concept of "anticipatory compliance" – which is to say, on how faculty can avoid becoming willing dupes of the people doing the censoring. Demand directives in writing!
This one focuses on the concept of "anticipatory compliance" – which is to say, on how faculty can avoid becoming willing dupes of the people doing the censoring. Demand directives in writing!
My little brother turns 40 next week and my Dad (who doesn't drive anymore) just saw a commercial for Burger King doing TMNT kids meals, so I've been given a special birthday mission. Since I'm a vegetarian, he promised he'll eat all the kids meals and we'll try to collect all the Ninja Turtles.
two teenage mutant ninja turtles stand in front of a brick wall
Alt: Michaelangelo and Donatello of the teenage mutant ninja turtles stand in front of a brick wall and high five
media.tenor.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:26 AM
My little brother turns 40 next week and my Dad (who doesn't drive anymore) just saw a commercial for Burger King doing TMNT kids meals, so I've been given a special birthday mission. Since I'm a vegetarian, he promised he'll eat all the kids meals and we'll try to collect all the Ninja Turtles.
What a huge loss
AERA is saddened by the passing of Dr. Ernest Morrell, AERA Fellow and former at-large member of Council. A distinguished scholar of English and Africana studies, he made enduring contributions to education research. We extend our heartfelt condolences.
Read more: news.nd.edu/news/in-memo...
Read more: news.nd.edu/news/in-memo...
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
What a huge loss
Had back to back meetings from 11-8 today and then successfully changed the broken heating element on our 14 year old oven which appears to *not* be the reason the oven won't heat up. So it's been a day. But the kid is in bed with the lights out before 11 so I'm taking the win.
February 10, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Had back to back meetings from 11-8 today and then successfully changed the broken heating element on our 14 year old oven which appears to *not* be the reason the oven won't heat up. So it's been a day. But the kid is in bed with the lights out before 11 so I'm taking the win.
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Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
‘He’s not the same’: Father of Liam Conejo Ramos says 5-year-old continues to suffer
Some people thought they say the 5-year-old during the Super Bowl halftime show. But Liam is still in hiding with his family, after he and his father were detained and then released from a Texas deten...
www.mprnews.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
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When Texas lawmakers tried to visit 33-year-old “political prisoner” Leqaa Kordia at an ICE facility, she’d already lost 50 pounds and was running a high fever.
By Friday, she was hospitalized. But her family still has not been able to locate her.
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/09/l...
By Friday, she was hospitalized. But her family still has not been able to locate her.
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/09/l...
‘Political Prisoner’ Leqaa Kordia Has Been Hospitalized, DHS Says. After Calling 16 Hospitals, Her Lawyers Say They Can't Find Her.
The Columbia University protester had a fever when lawmakers tried to visit her last month — and her health is declining fast.
thebarbedwire.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:25 PM
When Texas lawmakers tried to visit 33-year-old “political prisoner” Leqaa Kordia at an ICE facility, she’d already lost 50 pounds and was running a high fever.
By Friday, she was hospitalized. But her family still has not been able to locate her.
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/09/l...
By Friday, she was hospitalized. But her family still has not been able to locate her.
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/09/l...