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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 6d

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

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MySA @mysanantonio.com · 18d

The teen faces up to eight years in federal prison and up to a $250,000 fine 🔗 bit.ly/4nagMLa

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Lucas Belury (he/him/el) @lucasbelury.bsky.social · 19d

Nueva mapa de inundación en Reynosa y Matamoros (frontera de México y EEUU): flujos-472021.projects.earthengine.app/view/mapa-de...! Construimos el mapa como parte del proyecto FLUJOS (Flood Justice Utilizing Sat. Obs.) por yo, @socialpixel.bsky.social, Zhijie Zhang) y 5 org. de justicia ambiental.

Mapa del Agua Mexico

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Lucas Belury (he/him/el) @lucasbelury.bsky.social · Sep 9

El pueblo unido jamás será vencido -

Gino Fanelli @ginofanelli.bsky.social · Sep 9

A protest against ICE in the Park Avenue neighborhood appeared to provoke the federal agents to leave a roofing job site.

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ICE agents in the Park Ave neighborhood spark large-scale protest

The group shouted “shame” and "Gestapo,” and applauded as agents in the ICE-led action drove a Border Patrol SUV away on four flat tires, which had been slashed.

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Lucas Belury (he/him/el) @lucasbelury.bsky.social · Aug 28

Absolutely horrific what’s happening to queer and trans children in Texas, and in San Antonio no less.

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · Aug 28

At the start of the school year, North East ISD told staff they also must tell students’ parents if the student brings up their sexual orientation or gender identity.

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WDEF Chief Meteorologist Austen Onek @wdefaustenonek.bsky.social · Jul 28

"The fact that we just saw the highest toll from a flash flood in 49 years should be a warning sign that we need to do more to safeguard people from #flashflooding." - #YaleClimateConnections

Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · Jul 28

The fact that we just saw the highest toll from a flash flood in 49 years should be a warning sign that we need to do more to safeguard people from flash flooding.

The deadliest floods in U.S. history » Yale Climate Connections

The July 4 floods in central Texas rank as the 10th-deadliest flash flood in U.S. history.

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Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · Jul 18

Must-read reportage on ICE tactics in Sacramento:

“volunteers were escorting a man from his hearing when ICE officers swooped in, pulling up their masks to hide their faces and forcefully snatching the man out of the grasp of the women…” 1/2

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ICE agents are harassing the courthouse volunteers who assist besieged immigrants

"They want to be doing this with no witnesses."

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · Jul 4

Farm workers are being terrorized, imprisoned, and deported without due process. Trump's immigration sweeps unjustly target farm workers, Latinos and other vulnerable communities. This goes against American values. This July 4th weekend, take action and message your Congress Members. Link below. ⬇️

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Lucas Belury (he/him/el) @lucasbelury.bsky.social · Jul 3

Couldn’t have said it better myself.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · Jul 3

Not only does this bill strip healthcare from millions of people, steal our money for billionaires, and explode the deficit by trillions.

It also gives $170 billion to the regime’s deportation efforts.

More ICE. More kidnappings. More concentration camps.

Their evil has no limits—this is fascism.

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WIRED @wired.com · Jun 28

“Is there any sign of life?”
“Have we heard a heartbeat?”

Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowding.

‘They're Not Breathing’: Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls

Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and…

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Pablo De La Rosa @pablodelarosa.bsky.social · Jun 24

In this audio feature for The Border Chronicle, I speak with people in South Texas' Rio Grande Valley to explore what life now looks like under the constant threat of a surge in ICE workplace raids and arrests — part of Trump's plan to deport millions. www.theborderchronicle.com/p/audio-feat...

Audio Feature: "La Jaula de Oro", Trump's ICE Raids Cast a Shadow of Fear in the Rio Grande Valley

Intensified ICE raids have turned South Texas' Rio Grande Valley into a “Golden Cage,” trapping migrant families in fear and isolation.

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Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · Jun 15

Dozens protest after Tulane environmental researcher resigns alleging censorship - nola.org www.nola.com/news/educati...

Dozens protest after Tulane environmental researcher resigns alleging censorship

Two days after a Tulane environmental researcher quit and said the university was censoring her work to appease elected officials, several dozen people rallied near the campus Friday to demand that th...

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NPR @npr.org · Jun 7

NPR speaks with a British orthopedic surgeon who just returned from his fourth medical mission to Gaza. He says many people he operated on were civilians and were shot while trying to reach food aid.

British doctor says many he treated in Gaza were civilians shot trying to reach aid

NPR speaks with a British orthopedic surgeon who just returned from his fourth medical mission to Gaza. He says many people he operated on were civilians and were shot while trying to reach food aid.

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Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · Jun 4

Trump cuts hundreds of EPA grants, leaving cities on the hook for climate resiliency | Grist grist.org/cities/trump...

Trump cuts hundreds of EPA grants, leaving cities on the hook for climate resiliency

Critics argue the projects losing funding aren’t "woke," they’re essential.

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · Jun 4

NASA is entering a period of uncertainty. Proposed budget cuts and the withdrawal of its administrator nominee raise serious questions about the agency’s future, especially as its faces competition from commercial companies owned by Musk and Bezos.

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Uncertainty at NASA − Trump withdraws his nominee for administrator while the agency faces a steep proposed budget cut

Under the proposed budget, several major projects, such as the Mars Sample Return and the Space Launch System, would face cancellation.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · Jun 3

❌👑We demand due process for ALL people in the U.S., an end to the terror of the ICE Gestapo and modern day Concentration Camps, and respect for immigrant communities.

Find or host a protest on 6/14 to remind Trump there are NO KINGS in America, and we the People are pissed! NoKings.org

#NoKings

No Kings

On June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. ...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 31

Breaking News: The Trump administration has dealt a sharp blow to work on HIV vaccines, terminating a $258 million program critical to the research.

Trump Administration Ends Program Critical to Search for an H.I.V. Vaccine

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 14

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”

Opinion | We Study Fascism at Yale. We’re Leaving the U.S.

The decision by these three Yale professors to move to Canada is both a warning and a call to action.

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WIRED @wired.com · May 11

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has quietly rescinded several internal policies that were designed to protect some of the most vulnerable people in its custody—including pregnant women, infants, the elderly, and people with serious medical conditions.

US Customs and Border Protection Quietly Revokes Protections for Pregnant Women and Infants

CBP’s acting commissioner has rescinded four Biden-era policies that aimed to protect vulnerable people in the agency’s custody, including mothers, infants, and the elderly.

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Lucas Belury (he/him/el) @lucasbelury.bsky.social · May 8

DM/email me for the PDF if you don’t have access. Big thank you to @cetracey.bsky.social, Sandy Soto, and Dereka Rushbrook for reviewing early drafts. Much appreciation to three anonymous reviewers for your insightful feedback!

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Lucas Belury (he/him/el) @lucasbelury.bsky.social · May 8

New article in PHG! In this essay I highlight the incredible work of queer theorists on critiquing systems of gender, sexuality, and race within our built environment. Next I argue for the epistemic potential of overlooked spaces, namely the borderland, to rethink how we build our world, literally.

Progress in Human Geography @proghumgeog.bsky.social · May 8

🌆 New paper published in Progress in Human Geography 🌆

'Expanding #queer architectural theory: Towards a framework of #decolonial queer borderlands #architecture' by Lucas Belury

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Viet Thanh Nguyen @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social · May 4

You know that if the New York Times is reporting this, then the situation is extremely dire. Palestinians have been saying for months that famine is happening due to Israel’s siege. That is a war crime, Israel is the agent, the US is the sponsor, and American taxpayers are rendered complicit.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 3

A visual analysis shows the U.S. likely bombed a migrant detention center in Yemen on April 28. At least three U.S.-made GBU-39 bombs at the site of the attack, which killed 68 African migrants, according to the Houthis, a militant group that controls northern Yemen.

Video: Visual Analysis Shows U.S. Likely Bombed Yemen Migrant Detention Center

Videos and photos reveal remnants of at least three U.S.-made GBU-39 bombs at the site of an April 28 attack. The strike killed 68 African migrants, according to the Houthis, a militant group that con...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Apr 29

A Venezuelan family is calling for a 2-year-old to be returned to her mother after the Trump administration deported the mother to Venezuela on Friday without the child. The toddler remains in foster care in the U.S., officials said. The girl’s father was sent to a prison in El Salvador.

A Mother and Father Were Deported Under Trump. But What Happened to Their Daughter?

The Trump administration sent the mother of a 2-year-old to Venezuela and the father to a Salvadoran prison. Their daughter remains somewhere in the United States.

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Lucas Belury (he/him/el) @lucasbelury.bsky.social · Apr 28

Disappointed that my alma mater, Trinity University, didn’t sign this letter. We could have been a power voice of resistance in South Texas.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Apr 25

College presidents are finally standing up to Trump. A letter signed by more than 400 university heads offers a sharp rebuke to the bully-in-chief.

At last, college presidents are standing up to Trump

A letter signed by more than 400 university heads offers a sharp rebuke to the bully-in-chief.

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