Maryann Batlle
@maryannbatlle.bsky.social
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Editor, Storyteller, Meaning-Maker & Juju Believer.
Editor, Storyteller, Meaning-Maker & Juju Believer.
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Maryann Batlle
@maryannbatlle.bsky.social
· Feb 24
Trump called himself a king. The Supreme Court must correct him. - The Boston Globe
It’s not only crucial for democracy, but it’s the only way for the court to stay consistent with its own rulings.
www.bostonglobe.com
This Boston Globe editorial calls on the U.S. Supreme Court to stop Trump’s unconstitutional power grabs.
America has no kings.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/23/o...
America has no kings.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/23/o...
I mentioned that I want to befriend crows, and my friend shared a delightful story about a little girl who did just that and was the beneficiary of their loyalty and generosity.
Our world is magical.
www.bbc.com/news/magazin...
Our world is magical.
www.bbc.com/news/magazin...
The girl who gets gifts from birds
Lots of people give food to the birds in their garden and get nothing in return - but when one girl feeds the crows outside her house, they show their affection with tiny presents.
www.bbc.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I mentioned that I want to befriend crows, and my friend shared a delightful story about a little girl who did just that and was the beneficiary of their loyalty and generosity.
Our world is magical.
www.bbc.com/news/magazin...
Our world is magical.
www.bbc.com/news/magazin...
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
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Religion note: Remember that pastor who was arrested protesting an ICE detention facility outside Chicago recently? The one who was photographed on the ground as officers arrested him?
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
December 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Religion note: Remember that pastor who was arrested protesting an ICE detention facility outside Chicago recently? The one who was photographed on the ground as officers arrested him?
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
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The family of a Colombian man believed to have been killed in a US strike in the Caribbean has filed what’s believed to be the first complaint against such attacks with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).
Colombian family files first known formal complaint over deadly US strike in Caribbean | CNN
The family of a Colombian man believed to have been killed in a US strike in the Caribbean has filed what’s believed to be the first complaint against such attacks with the Inter-American Commission o...
www.cnn.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:31 AM
The family of a Colombian man believed to have been killed in a US strike in the Caribbean has filed what’s believed to be the first complaint against such attacks with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).
A powerful realization that I’ll be keeping in mind …
I’m struggling with my focus today. So I wrote out everything I’ve done this year, long hand and in a proper notebook.
I decided that the problem may be that I’ve done enough.
I decided that the problem may be that I’ve done enough.
December 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
A powerful realization that I’ll be keeping in mind …
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UUs are joining “No Thanks Given” protests urging Avelo Airlines to end its ICE deportation flights. Side With Love and partners are pushing back and standing with immigrant communities.
Read the full UU World story: bit.ly/3XnxEmu
#SideWithLove #MigrantJustice #UU #NoThanksGiven
Read the full UU World story: bit.ly/3XnxEmu
#SideWithLove #MigrantJustice #UU #NoThanksGiven
‘No Thanks Given’: UUs Join Thanksgiving Protests Demanding Avelo Airlines End ICE Deportation Flights
The Thanksgiving action is part of a larger strategy organized by a nationwide coalition that includes Side With Love.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
UUs are joining “No Thanks Given” protests urging Avelo Airlines to end its ICE deportation flights. Side With Love and partners are pushing back and standing with immigrant communities.
Read the full UU World story: bit.ly/3XnxEmu
#SideWithLove #MigrantJustice #UU #NoThanksGiven
Read the full UU World story: bit.ly/3XnxEmu
#SideWithLove #MigrantJustice #UU #NoThanksGiven
It defies my understanding of time that we haven’t even been at this a year.
November 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It defies my understanding of time that we haven’t even been at this a year.
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Editors have a really hard job, and the good ones can make something unreadable readable, and the great ones can make something unreadable into something good. But they're basically invisible, until someone tries to write without one.
November 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Editors have a really hard job, and the good ones can make something unreadable readable, and the great ones can make something unreadable into something good. But they're basically invisible, until someone tries to write without one.
RNS: "At meeting, US Catholic bishops say they oppose ‘indiscriminate mass deportation of people’"
religionnews.com/2025/11/12/a...
religionnews.com/2025/11/12/a...
At meeting, US Catholic bishops say they oppose ‘indiscriminate mass deportation of people’
(RNS) — The bishops approved an immigration statement with 216 in favor, five opposed and three abstentions.
religionnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
RNS: "At meeting, US Catholic bishops say they oppose ‘indiscriminate mass deportation of people’"
religionnews.com/2025/11/12/a...
religionnews.com/2025/11/12/a...
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"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
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Breaking: Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/m...
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret • Kansas Reflector
A handful of county-level officials who were involved in a small-town Kansas newspaper raid in 2023 will pay a cumulative $3 million to three journalists and a city councilor.
kansasreflector.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Breaking: Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/m...
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#BREAKING: Over no public dissents, #SCOTUS denies Kim Davis's petition asking the justices to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges (which recognized federal constitutional protections for same-sex marriage):
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
www.supremecourt.gov
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
#BREAKING: Over no public dissents, #SCOTUS denies Kim Davis's petition asking the justices to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges (which recognized federal constitutional protections for same-sex marriage):
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
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“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
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USDA revises SNAP benefit amounts during shutdown after admitting miscalculation | via @fischler.bsky.social #ksleg
USDA revises SNAP benefit amounts during shutdown after admitting miscalculation • Kansas Reflector
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will reduce the largest monthly food assistance payments by about 35% in November, a smaller decrease than the department initially estimated, according to a court f...
kansasreflector.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
USDA revises SNAP benefit amounts during shutdown after admitting miscalculation | via @fischler.bsky.social #ksleg
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“They didn’t just walk in chasing one person, they went into multiple rooms asking and looking for teachers while children were present,” Ramirez said. “This is an agency that has gone rogue and it an agency that believes that as long as they can cover their face, they can get away with anything.”
Families "horrified" after daycare teacher pulled out of school by federal agents.
The incident happened in front of parents and children at Rayito de Sol in North Center, a parent said. They believe the employee, who cares for infants, is legally allowed to work in the United State...
www.chalkbeat.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:14 AM
“They didn’t just walk in chasing one person, they went into multiple rooms asking and looking for teachers while children were present,” Ramirez said. “This is an agency that has gone rogue and it an agency that believes that as long as they can cover their face, they can get away with anything.”
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Voters in New Jersey and Virginia who said the economy was their number 1 issue voted 63-35 for Democrats last night.
That’s a sharp reversal from 2024, when Trump won economy voters by 60 points
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
That’s a sharp reversal from 2024, when Trump won economy voters by 60 points
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
November 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Voters in New Jersey and Virginia who said the economy was their number 1 issue voted 63-35 for Democrats last night.
That’s a sharp reversal from 2024, when Trump won economy voters by 60 points
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
That’s a sharp reversal from 2024, when Trump won economy voters by 60 points
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
News release: AME Church calls for its congregations to launch a national food drive in November to lessen the harm of SNAP benefit cuts.
religionnews.com/2025/11/05/a...
religionnews.com/2025/11/05/a...
African Methodist Episcopal Church launches nationwide food drive in response to SNAP benefit cuts
African Methodist Episcopal Church
religionnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
News release: AME Church calls for its congregations to launch a national food drive in November to lessen the harm of SNAP benefit cuts.
religionnews.com/2025/11/05/a...
religionnews.com/2025/11/05/a...
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Cool Rochester news. (I still pay attention.😌)
this is very cool: Kodak quietly relisted Kodak Gold and Ultramax on its website and confirmed to me it is selling the films directly to photography stores again. this is a big deal because for the last decade, Kodak has not controlled distribution of its own film
www.404media.co/kodak-quietl...
www.404media.co/kodak-quietl...
Kodak Quietly Begins Directly Selling Kodak Gold and Ultramax Film Again
Kodak appears to be taking back control over the distribution of its film.
www.404media.co
November 3, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Cool Rochester news. (I still pay attention.😌)
RNS: "More than 210 mostly Chicago-area clergy, representing a range of liberal and conservative traditions, have signed a letter criticizing ICE titled ‘Jesus is Being Tear Gassed at Broadview.’"
religionnews.com/2025/10/21/a...
religionnews.com/2025/10/21/a...
After clergy arrests, religious pushback to ICE expands in Chicago
(RNS) — More than 210 mostly Chicago-area clergy, representing a range of liberal and conservative traditions, have signed a letter criticizing ICE titled ‘Jesus is Being Tear Gassed at Broadview.’
religionnews.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
RNS: "More than 210 mostly Chicago-area clergy, representing a range of liberal and conservative traditions, have signed a letter criticizing ICE titled ‘Jesus is Being Tear Gassed at Broadview.’"
religionnews.com/2025/10/21/a...
religionnews.com/2025/10/21/a...
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Nay, ’tis strange, ’tis very strange, that is the brief and the tedious of it
November 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Nay, ’tis strange, ’tis very strange, that is the brief and the tedious of it
CNN: "Trump’s approval rating in the poll stands at 37%, the worst of his second term in CNN polling and roughly equivalent to his 36% approval rating at this point in his first term."
www.cnn.com/2025/11/03/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/03/p...
Democrats are more enthusiastic about the midterms as Trump’s approval hits second-term low, CNN poll finds | CNN Politics
One year out from the midterm elections, the Democratic Party holds a sizable enthusiasm advantage as views of President Donald Trump dip further into negative territory, according to a new CNN poll c...
www.cnn.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
CNN: "Trump’s approval rating in the poll stands at 37%, the worst of his second term in CNN polling and roughly equivalent to his 36% approval rating at this point in his first term."
www.cnn.com/2025/11/03/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/03/p...
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BOSTON (AP) — Judges order the federal government to use contingency funds for SNAP food aid payments during the shutdown.
October 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
BOSTON (AP) — Judges order the federal government to use contingency funds for SNAP food aid payments during the shutdown.
An Interfaith movement is growing outside of the harsh, ridiculously named 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention camp in the Florida Everglades.
www.tampabay.com/news/florida...
www.tampabay.com/news/florida...
‘Church in the Everglades’: Faith movement grows at Alligator Alcatraz protests
The Florida Interfaith Coalition has been hosting weekly prayer vigils outside the detention center since the beginning of August.
www.tampabay.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
An Interfaith movement is growing outside of the harsh, ridiculously named 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention camp in the Florida Everglades.
www.tampabay.com/news/florida...
www.tampabay.com/news/florida...
CNN: "Naval Station Roosevelt Roads in Puerto Rico, a US military installation that had been shuttered since 2004, is now back up and running, according to satellite imagery and photos taken at the base."
www.cnn.com/2025/10/19/w...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/19/w...
Here’s what the US military has positioned in the Caribbean as Trump pressures Venezuela | CNN
The US military has been steadily massing a large number of troops, naval and air assets in the Caribbean over the last two months, conducting training missions off the coast of Venezuela, reopening a...
www.cnn.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
CNN: "Naval Station Roosevelt Roads in Puerto Rico, a US military installation that had been shuttered since 2004, is now back up and running, according to satellite imagery and photos taken at the base."
www.cnn.com/2025/10/19/w...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/19/w...