Matthew Behrens
@matthewbehrens.bsky.social
The arc of the moral universe only bends toward justice when we make that happen. Rights for refugees, abolition of War Dept, prisons and police, fund a caring economy.
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Jack Letts has been arbitrarily detained without charge under horrible conditions in NE Syria for 8 years. Also illehally held for years are 19 other Canadian women, children & men. Sign and share to bring them home: chng.it/C5tc5vHN
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A ProPublica analysis of habeas cases shows that immigrants have filed more challenges to their detention in the first 13 months of Trump’s second term than in the last three administrations combined — and the number keeps rising.
More Immigrants Are Challenging Their ICE Detention Than Ever Before
Immigrants claiming their detention is illegal have filed more than 18,000 challenges in federal court. This total is more than were filed under the last three administrations combined — including Tru...
www.propublica.org
February 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM
A ProPublica analysis of habeas cases shows that immigrants have filed more challenges to their detention in the first 13 months of Trump’s second term than in the last three administrations combined — and the number keeps rising.
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Hard not to read this and feel that what @bardcollege.bsky.social president Leon Botstein found morally urgent and emotionally effecting in the Epstein story was not the women and girls who were abused, but the rich man who was embarrassed.
February 10, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Hard not to read this and feel that what @bardcollege.bsky.social president Leon Botstein found morally urgent and emotionally effecting in the Epstein story was not the women and girls who were abused, but the rich man who was embarrassed.
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Really nuts how many men were like "Me Too went too far, and I need to email Jeffrey Epstein about it."
February 5, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Really nuts how many men were like "Me Too went too far, and I need to email Jeffrey Epstein about it."
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Olivia Dean: "I guess I want to say I'm up here as the granddaughter of an immigrant, I wouldn't be here... I'm a product of bravery and I think those people deserve to be celebrated"
February 2, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Olivia Dean: "I guess I want to say I'm up here as the granddaughter of an immigrant, I wouldn't be here... I'm a product of bravery and I think those people deserve to be celebrated"
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When we talk about abusive men weaponing the legal system, this is what we mean.
He not only viciously murdered his wife. He then tortured her poor loved ones by dragging things in court for YEARS only to finally admit "Yeah, I did it and I did it on purpose."
He not only viciously murdered his wife. He then tortured her poor loved ones by dragging things in court for YEARS only to finally admit "Yeah, I did it and I did it on purpose."
Jason McKay admits he intended to kill his wife Jenny, enters guilty plea to Regina murder | CBC News
Jason McKay pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on the eve of his second trial, which was scheduled to begin this week in Regina Court of King's Bench. He now admits he intentionally killed his wif...
www.cbc.ca
February 2, 2026 at 3:16 PM
When we talk about abusive men weaponing the legal system, this is what we mean.
He not only viciously murdered his wife. He then tortured her poor loved ones by dragging things in court for YEARS only to finally admit "Yeah, I did it and I did it on purpose."
He not only viciously murdered his wife. He then tortured her poor loved ones by dragging things in court for YEARS only to finally admit "Yeah, I did it and I did it on purpose."
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they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital
The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.
www.oregonlive.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:06 AM
they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization
It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.
www.wfaa.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:01 AM
In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
Days after Mark Carney gassed on about international law, Canada is on the edge of once more becoming complicit in an act of extraordinary rendition to torture. homesnotbombs.blogspot.com/2026/01/fami...
January 22, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Days after Mark Carney gassed on about international law, Canada is on the edge of once more becoming complicit in an act of extraordinary rendition to torture. homesnotbombs.blogspot.com/2026/01/fami...
Jack Letts has been arbitrarily detained without charge under horrible conditions in NE Syria for 8 years. Also held illegally for years are 15 other Canadian women, children & men. Sign and share to bring them home: chng.it/C5tc5vHN
January 16, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Jack Letts has been arbitrarily detained without charge under horrible conditions in NE Syria for 8 years. Also held illegally for years are 15 other Canadian women, children & men. Sign and share to bring them home: chng.it/C5tc5vHN
Jack Letts has been arbitrarily detained without charge under horrible conditions in NE Syria for 8 years. Also held illegally for years are 15 other Canadian women, children & men. Sign and share to bring them home: chng.it/C5tc5vHN
January 15, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Jack Letts has been arbitrarily detained without charge under horrible conditions in NE Syria for 8 years. Also held illegally for years are 15 other Canadian women, children & men. Sign and share to bring them home: chng.it/C5tc5vHN
Jack Letts has been arbitrarily detained without charge under horrible conditions in NE Syria for 8 years. Also held illegally for years are 15 other Canadian women, children & men. Sign and share to bring them home: chng.it/C5tc5vHN
January 14, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Jack Letts has been arbitrarily detained without charge under horrible conditions in NE Syria for 8 years. Also held illegally for years are 15 other Canadian women, children & men. Sign and share to bring them home: chng.it/C5tc5vHN
Epstein’s victims have been largely cast aside in these discussions as mere backdrops whose suffering is occasionally acknowledged but then followed by endless caveats trying to contextualize and diminish Chomsky’s normalization of a child predator.
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
Chomsky, Epstein, and the responsibility of intellectuals
Burning down houses and raping their female inhabitants is the kind of imperialist standard operating procedure that Chomsky spent his life condemning in East Timor, in Iraq, in El Salvador. But when ...
canadiandimension.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Epstein’s victims have been largely cast aside in these discussions as mere backdrops whose suffering is occasionally acknowledged but then followed by endless caveats trying to contextualize and diminish Chomsky’s normalization of a child predator.
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
We only need 1,200 more to reach 10,000. Please sign and share to ban the use of national security secrecy to silence survivors in male violence against women cases. www.change.org/p/stop-silen...
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December 14, 2025 at 11:40 PM
We only need 1,200 more to reach 10,000. Please sign and share to ban the use of national security secrecy to silence survivors in male violence against women cases. www.change.org/p/stop-silen...
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“This is not how a civilized nation should act, just murdering people on the high seas without proof, without trial.”
“Alejandro Was Murdered”: Colombian Fisherman’s Family Files Claim Against U.S. over Boat Strike
The U.S. military said Thursday that it blew up another boat of suspected drug smugglers, this time killing four people in the eastern Pacific. The U.S. has now killed at least 87 people in 22 strikes...
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December 8, 2025 at 3:01 AM
“This is not how a civilized nation should act, just murdering people on the high seas without proof, without trial.”
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December 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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good critique of Galloway who seems like a refined Jordan Peterson. youtu.be/IkHROCErJyg?...
Scott Galloway Always Gets It WRONG
YouTube video by Therese
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December 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
good critique of Galloway who seems like a refined Jordan Peterson. youtu.be/IkHROCErJyg?...
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National security secrecy should never be used to silence a survivor of male violence against women. Sign and share to ensure this never happens again! www.change.org/p/stop-silen...
Sign the Petition
Stop Silencing Survivors: Ban National Security Secrecy in Violence Against Women Cases
www.change.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
National security secrecy should never be used to silence a survivor of male violence against women. Sign and share to ensure this never happens again! www.change.org/p/stop-silen...
Sad but unsurprising from institution that for the first time invoked national security secrecy to silence a survivor and protect an abuser in May 2025. Please sign/share to ban use of state security secrecy in cases of male violence against women: c.org/bfVCLQvZtF
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Sad but unsurprising from institution that for the first time invoked national security secrecy to silence a survivor and protect an abuser in May 2025. Please sign/share to ban use of state security secrecy in cases of male violence against women: c.org/bfVCLQvZtF
Unless we stop it, Ottawa will host drone warfare testing the final week of November. We need to stop – not normalize – the terror that afflicting civilians in Gaza, Ukraine, Somalia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and countless other spots on the globe. Please sign/share: www.change.org/p/reject-dro...
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Reject Drone Warfare Testing in Downtown Ottawa: No Canadian City should Host War "Games"
www.change.org
November 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Unless we stop it, Ottawa will host drone warfare testing the final week of November. We need to stop – not normalize – the terror that afflicting civilians in Gaza, Ukraine, Somalia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and countless other spots on the globe. Please sign/share: www.change.org/p/reject-dro...
I object to both
November 5, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I object to both
Thanks for sharing this!
November 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Thanks for sharing this!
When the full details of a devastating assault on a woman’s personal security can be disappeared from the public record in the name of Canada’s “national security,” it poses yet another obstacle to women coming forward. www.change.org/p/stop-silen...
Sign the Petition
Stop Silencing Survivors: Ban National Security Secrecy in Violence Against Women Cases
www.change.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
When the full details of a devastating assault on a woman’s personal security can be disappeared from the public record in the name of Canada’s “national security,” it poses yet another obstacle to women coming forward. www.change.org/p/stop-silen...
For the first time in Canadian history, in May 2025 national security secrecy was invoked to silence a survivor in a catastrophic case of male violence against women. Let's make sure that never happens again. Please sign & share: www.change.org/p/stop-silen...
Sign the Petition
Stop Silencing Survivors: Ban National Security Secrecy in Violence Against Women Cases
www.change.org
October 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
For the first time in Canadian history, in May 2025 national security secrecy was invoked to silence a survivor in a catastrophic case of male violence against women. Let's make sure that never happens again. Please sign & share: www.change.org/p/stop-silen...