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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 13h

ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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Pamela Neumann @pamelaneumann.bsky.social · 22h

Good job MIT. Still waiting for similar action from my grad school Alma Mater UT Austin.

Jay D. Aronson @jaydaronson.bsky.social · 23h

MIT rejects "the Compact"
orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...

Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart

orgchart.mit.edu

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Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

BREAKING: Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 reut.rs/42uh3Aw

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Pamela Neumann @pamelaneumann.bsky.social · 1d

Apparently we have money for this and for billionaire tax cuts but not health care subsidies. Make it make sense.

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the US has finalized a plan to give $20 billion to Argentina.

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Pamela Neumann @pamelaneumann.bsky.social · 1d

“Studies to make the proof”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 1d

Some exciting news: 404 Media just won a grant via Muckrock to investigate book bans and educational censorship in the U.S. The plan is to file hundreds of public records requests around the country and to report on and archive all the documents for public use:

www.404media.co/help-us-inve...

Help Us Investigate Book Bans and Educational Censorship Around America

404 Media has gotten a grant to unearth public records about systematic censorship of books, schools, and libraries in the U.S.

www.404media.co

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Pamela Neumann @pamelaneumann.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks. Not sure how much they’ll use of what I said but maybe I’ll write a short essay about this over the holiday break.

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Pamela Neumann @pamelaneumann.bsky.social · 2d

The Texas national guard has absolutely no business being in Illinois.

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Pamela Neumann @pamelaneumann.bsky.social · 2d

This gets asked a lot but truly, what would you say if you saw it in another country?

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2d

Around 200 Texas National Guard soldiers and 300 soldiers from the Illinois National Guard have been mobilized in the greater Chicago area for an initial period of 60 days, according to the military unit in command of the troops.

Texas National Guard troops are active in Chicago area, military says

Around 200 Texas National Guard soldiers and 300 soldiers from the Illinois National Guard will protect ICE agents and federal property, the military said.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Pamela Neumann @pamelaneumann.bsky.social · 2d

October 8th and the air conditioning is still turning on at 10pm. Even for Laredo this is ridiculous.

Pamela Neumann @pamelaneumann.bsky.social · 2d

Got interviewed by a reporter today who wanted to know what I thought about the similarities between the political situation in Nicaragua and here. (There are some). At the end of our conversation I only half-jokingly said “hope I don’t get into too much trouble over this.”

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Shefali Luthra @shefali.bsky.social · 4d

“My biggest fear is going to the hospital."

Pregnant immigrants are terrified ICE will show up outside the doctors' office or at the hospital. So they're skipping the care necessary to ensure a healthy birth.

Some experience dangerous complications as a result.

19thnews.org/2025/10/preg...

ICE fears put pregnant immigrants and their babies at risk

Fear of deportation is deterring people without permanent legal status from critical care. Doctors are worried for their health — and the health of their pregnancies.

19thnews.org

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Samuel Perry @profsamperry.bsky.social · 2d

Job posting! OU Sociology is looking to hire a TT Assistant Professor or an accelerated TT or tenured Associate Professor, teaching criminology, criminal justice, & race/ethnicity courses. OU is OK's flagship R1, PhD program, 2-2 load with TA help. Please share!

Details: apply.interfolio.com/174925

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 3d

Local El Paso coverage has much more detail on the package of information presented to Pope Leo, including the video:

"Together, let us be a church that refuses to abandon our people, one that walks in faith, justice, and love"

elpasomatters.org/2025/10/08/e...

In Vatican meeting with El Pasoans, Pope Leo XIV offers support to migrants facing deportation - El Paso Matters

During a Vatican meeting, Pope Leo XIV expressed solidarity with migrants after hearing firsthand accounts gathered by El Paso’s Hope Border Institute and La Mujer Obrera about the human toll of U.S. ...

elpasomatters.org

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Pamela Neumann @pamelaneumann.bsky.social · 3d

Meet ‘Porky,’ Lima’s Right-Wing Mayor Embracing the MAGA Movement www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/w...

Meet ‘Porky,’ Lima’s Right-Wing Mayor Embracing the MAGA Movement

www.nytimes.com

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Pamela Neumann @pamelaneumann.bsky.social · 3d

Tallerin verde is one of our kids faves 🤩 (mine too)

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Joel Stillerman @jstillerman.bsky.social · 3d

Come work with me! My department is hiring an assistant professor in the sociology of gender and sexuality. Please consider applying and spread the word! Thanks. gvsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/career...

Assistant Professor, Sociology of Gender and Sexuality (Department of Sociology)

Summary: The Sociology Department at Grand Valley State University invites applications for a Sociologist of Gender and Sexuality to begin in Fall 2026. Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in Sociology or ...

gvsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 3d

One of the fundamental truths we need to acknowledge in this moment is that domestic violence is where fascists learned how to get away with their violence.

“What did you do to provoke him?” is exactly what victims hear when they try to seek help in an abusive relationship.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 3d

Y'all who keep lecturing protesters to "not give them an excuse" need to pause for a minute. Imagine yourself telling a DV victim, "Be sure not to mouth off or make any mistakes so he won't hit you. Don't give him an excuse! It's what he wants!" That's what you fools sound like.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 3d

Mark Bray and his family are being forced to move to Europe because of incitement by right-wing operatives because he wrote a book about antifascism.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

www.theguardian.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4d

“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”

@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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El Faro English @elfaroenglish.bsky.social · 4d

In El Salvador, nearly 200 women have been jailed for obstetric emergencies like miscarriages and stillbirths. Our partners at LatinoUSA traveled there to uncover the human cost of a total abortion ban. beta.elfaro.net/en/elfaro-au...

Podcast: From Pregnancy to Murder Charge: Living Under a Total Abortion Ban

In El Salvador, home to some of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the world, nearly 200 women have been incarcerated in 26 years after having obstetric emergencies. This investigation paints a…

beta.elfaro.net

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Pamela Neumann @pamelaneumann.bsky.social · 5d

(Having a kid I’ve now caught up on most of the G rated hits but most other movies or tv shows from those years I’ve never seen).

Pamela Neumann @pamelaneumann.bsky.social · 5d

I lived outside the U.S. from 2006 to 2009, plus most of 2014 so cultural references from those years are a big black hole for me.

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 6d

Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?

I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.

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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 6d

It was never about parents' rights. It was never about what is best for children.

It was, and is, about discrimination, hate, fear, conformity, minority rule, and authoritarianism.

#GiftLink #GiftArticle

Texas L.G.B.T.Q. Teenagers and Families Navigate a Public School Clampdown

www.nytimes.com

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Pamela Neumann @pamelaneumann.bsky.social · 6d

Is that a good Zinfandel? I have yet to really find one I like.

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