Persisting
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She/her from the old invite code days. Would prefer to keep democracy. Deeds matter more than words. Let’s not destroy the planet, ok?
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It's embarrassing that our state still hasn't taken action to disentangle state and local law enforcement from ICE. Let's get it done already. #mapoli
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Immigrant groups want Beacon Hill to bolster protections for migrants in Massachusetts
Immigrant rights advocates called on Beacon Hill Democrats Tuesday to pass a trio of policies they argued would bolster protections for migrants who are being targeted for deportation amid a push by P...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:16 AM
It's embarrassing that our state still hasn't taken action to disentangle state and local law enforcement from ICE. Let's get it done already. #mapoli
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ICE has just under four years to spend $29.9 billion, they are going to outsource AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE to contractors because money is essentially not a problem anymore for the agency.
NEW: ICE has torn up its $180M cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program and is now guaranteeing private surveillance firms at least $7.5M each, with potential payouts reaching $281M per vendor. The change signals a shift from “pilot” to full-scale outsourcing of street-level investigative work.
ICE Offers Up to $280 Million to Immigrant-Tracking ‘Bounty Hunter’ Firms
Immigration and Customs Enforcement lifted a $180 million cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program while guaranteeing multimillion-dollar payouts for private surveillance firms.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
ICE has just under four years to spend $29.9 billion, they are going to outsource AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE to contractors because money is essentially not a problem anymore for the agency.
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Essay by Prof. Hazel V. Carby on Indigenous Futurism and photographs made by Diné artist Will Wilson and by Tewa/Hopi artist Michael Namingha, and paintings by Métis/Shoshone artist Jaune Quick-To-See Smith. #ArtSky #IndigenousArt
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Hazel V. Carby · Remembering the Future
I am reminded of the first maps I saw as a child, hanging on the walls of British classrooms. Of course, the colour that...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Essay by Prof. Hazel V. Carby on Indigenous Futurism and photographs made by Diné artist Will Wilson and by Tewa/Hopi artist Michael Namingha, and paintings by Métis/Shoshone artist Jaune Quick-To-See Smith. #ArtSky #IndigenousArt
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"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
![REVERE, Mass. —
A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts.
The woman, Bruna Ferreira, has an 11-year-old son with Michael Leavitt, Karoline Leavitt's brother.
Ferreira migrated with her family to the United States from Brazil as a child and is currently in custody at an ICE facility in southern Louisiana.
Michael Leavitt released a statement, saying that his "only concern has always been the safety, well-being, and privacy of [his] son."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4qyokjtdzgl7gmqhsw4ajqj/bafkreiacyzixchgacpjse7wyra342opgjsvdxzqdrkxq55zzqah65zyeae@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 AM
"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
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Thank you to the parents, teachers & neighbors who spoke at tonight’s forum.
Salem is considering closing an elementary school to save money. Our cities & towns are facing hard choices because Congress refuses to stand up to Trump.
I will defend the Department of Education & fund the ADA.
Salem is considering closing an elementary school to save money. Our cities & towns are facing hard choices because Congress refuses to stand up to Trump.
I will defend the Department of Education & fund the ADA.
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Thank you to the parents, teachers & neighbors who spoke at tonight’s forum.
Salem is considering closing an elementary school to save money. Our cities & towns are facing hard choices because Congress refuses to stand up to Trump.
I will defend the Department of Education & fund the ADA.
Salem is considering closing an elementary school to save money. Our cities & towns are facing hard choices because Congress refuses to stand up to Trump.
I will defend the Department of Education & fund the ADA.
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Newborn rhinos are extremely vulnerable. They need to be shielded from even the slightest chill, hence Chamboi's woollen, cherry red blanket. It was such a favourite when he first came into our care, that he flatly refused to wear anything else! Meet the rhinos currently in our care: t.co/CvOTGiQk8X
November 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Newborn rhinos are extremely vulnerable. They need to be shielded from even the slightest chill, hence Chamboi's woollen, cherry red blanket. It was such a favourite when he first came into our care, that he flatly refused to wear anything else! Meet the rhinos currently in our care: t.co/CvOTGiQk8X
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The protest was part of an ongoing effort to urge consumers to boycott the airline after Avelo announced it had signed a contract in April to operate deportation flights with the Department of Homeland Security as part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
‘Avelo out MHT': NH protests continue against budget airline operating ICE flights
Protestors continue to urge consumers to boycott Avelo at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport for as long as the company continues a contract to operate deportation flights.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The protest was part of an ongoing effort to urge consumers to boycott the airline after Avelo announced it had signed a contract in April to operate deportation flights with the Department of Homeland Security as part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
This is what they're upset about? She's responsible for terrifying cities, traumatizing children, violent kidnappings and deaths. Every member of the House could draft articles of impeachment and start the process for removal. Yet none have done so. Why in the world would they deserve re-election?
NEW: Senators have called for an investigation after a ProPublica story revealed that Kristi Noem-connected firm the Strategy Group was secretly hired as a subcontractor on a $220 million DHS ad campaign.
Lawmakers Call for Probe of How Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The demands for an investigation come after a ProPublica story revealed that the Noem-connected Strategy Group was secretly a subcontractor on the ad campaign.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This is what they're upset about? She's responsible for terrifying cities, traumatizing children, violent kidnappings and deaths. Every member of the House could draft articles of impeachment and start the process for removal. Yet none have done so. Why in the world would they deserve re-election?
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This op-ed glosses over 2020 and the Gaza protests too quickly. You can't understand why so many young people aren't in the streets without a deep dive into both.
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Opinion | The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z?
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November 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
This op-ed glosses over 2020 and the Gaza protests too quickly. You can't understand why so many young people aren't in the streets without a deep dive into both.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
Majority of voters hate ICE. Abolishing ICE is something every Dem candidate should openly support. If they can't say it now, they do not deserve your money, support or votes.
Page One in Cincinnati:
“.. I need to be able to look my grandkids in the eye and say I did not remain silent.”
#ICE
“.. I need to be able to look my grandkids in the eye and say I did not remain silent.”
#ICE
November 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Majority of voters hate ICE. Abolishing ICE is something every Dem candidate should openly support. If they can't say it now, they do not deserve your money, support or votes.
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“We’ve tried to not have to do it, but we've got direct orders,” the masked ICE agents told them www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/i...
November 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
“We’ve tried to not have to do it, but we've got direct orders,” the masked ICE agents told them www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/i...
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In Morrow County, healthy adults were coming down with unexplained medical conditions, including diseases that usually afflicted the elderly.
In a survey of 30 homes, at least 25 miscarriages and a half dozen people living with one kidney were reported.
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In a survey of 30 homes, at least 25 miscarriages and a half dozen people living with one kidney were reported.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:39 AM
In Morrow County, healthy adults were coming down with unexplained medical conditions, including diseases that usually afflicted the elderly.
In a survey of 30 homes, at least 25 miscarriages and a half dozen people living with one kidney were reported.
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
In a survey of 30 homes, at least 25 miscarriages and a half dozen people living with one kidney were reported.
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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It’s just so gross how legislators who helped install Trump are now telling troops to have the courage they are incapable of summoning themselves.
November 25, 2025 at 3:40 AM
It’s just so gross how legislators who helped install Trump are now telling troops to have the courage they are incapable of summoning themselves.
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I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Mamdani Transition Team to work on community safety issues. A New Era for NYC.
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Mamdani Transition Team to work on community safety issues. A New Era for NYC.
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UPDATE: We've added 5 more staffers to our DOGE tracker, taking the total to 114.
This is everyone who we've confirmed has worked for DOGE ⤵️
This is everyone who we've confirmed has worked for DOGE ⤵️
Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
UPDATE: We've added 5 more staffers to our DOGE tracker, taking the total to 114.
This is everyone who we've confirmed has worked for DOGE ⤵️
This is everyone who we've confirmed has worked for DOGE ⤵️
This is heartbreaking and enraging beyond words.
Reporters, ask every candidate you interview if they will abolish ICE. Put them on record now. The majority of voters want to abolish ICE and prosecute every single depraved goon.
Reporters, ask every candidate you interview if they will abolish ICE. Put them on record now. The majority of voters want to abolish ICE and prosecute every single depraved goon.
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
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She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
A Disabled Child’s Mom Reported Him Missing. He Was Locked Away by Federal Immigration Authorities for 48 Days.
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old who has an intellectual disability, walked away from his mom’s fruit stand in October. Houston Police called ICE.
thebarbedwire.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
This is heartbreaking and enraging beyond words.
Reporters, ask every candidate you interview if they will abolish ICE. Put them on record now. The majority of voters want to abolish ICE and prosecute every single depraved goon.
Reporters, ask every candidate you interview if they will abolish ICE. Put them on record now. The majority of voters want to abolish ICE and prosecute every single depraved goon.
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Outrageous.
Cambridge coffee shop accused of denying service to Black journalist over mistaken identity - The Boston Globe
Phillip Martin, a former reporter for GBH, said he was meeting someone at Caffè Nero when he tried to order a cup of tea but was denied.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Outrageous.
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Abolish ICE is the absolute minimum acceptable policy.
eric swalwell said on msnow that a major goal of a dem majority after the midterms would be for ice masks to come off and badges to come out, this is insufficient
November 24, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Abolish ICE is the absolute minimum acceptable policy.
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For folks who are curious, this is a good guide to biking etiquette around horses.
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 AM
For folks who are curious, this is a good guide to biking etiquette around horses.
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Everybody involved will need to go to prison and if democrats in congress don’t have the stomach for punishing these people they should just resign now.
DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
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It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Everybody involved will need to go to prison and if democrats in congress don’t have the stomach for punishing these people they should just resign now.
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“The efforts follow the death of Carlos Roberto Montoya Valdez, a day laborer who was struck and killed after running onto the 210 Freeway while trying to flee from an immigration sweep at the Monrovia store.”
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November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
“The efforts follow the death of Carlos Roberto Montoya Valdez, a day laborer who was struck and killed after running onto the 210 Freeway while trying to flee from an immigration sweep at the Monrovia store.”
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
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Immigration lawyers say those deported to Ukraine could be conscripted to fight in the war, contrary to international laws that prohibit deportations to places where people could face violence.
U.S. deports dozens of migrants to Ukraine amid war
Immigration lawyers say those deported to Ukraine could be conscripted to fight in the war, contrary to international laws that prohibit deportations to places where people could face violence.
n.pr
November 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Immigration lawyers say those deported to Ukraine could be conscripted to fight in the war, contrary to international laws that prohibit deportations to places where people could face violence.
Every single one of these corrupt losers should be primaried.
Trump is filling his government with Nazis, consolidating authoritarian power, and eroding democracy at every chance.
And yet these 86 House Democrats voted for a right-wing messaging amendment to say that the real authoritarians are the socialists.
Pathetic.
And yet these 86 House Democrats voted for a right-wing messaging amendment to say that the real authoritarians are the socialists.
Pathetic.
November 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Every single one of these corrupt losers should be primaried.
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Trump is filling his government with Nazis, consolidating authoritarian power, and eroding democracy at every chance.
And yet these 86 House Democrats voted for a right-wing messaging amendment to say that the real authoritarians are the socialists.
Pathetic.
And yet these 86 House Democrats voted for a right-wing messaging amendment to say that the real authoritarians are the socialists.
Pathetic.
November 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Trump is filling his government with Nazis, consolidating authoritarian power, and eroding democracy at every chance.
And yet these 86 House Democrats voted for a right-wing messaging amendment to say that the real authoritarians are the socialists.
Pathetic.
And yet these 86 House Democrats voted for a right-wing messaging amendment to say that the real authoritarians are the socialists.
Pathetic.