Renée Graham 🏳️🌈
@rygraham.bsky.social
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Renée Graham 🏳️🌈
@rygraham.bsky.social
· Nov 24
Imagine what this nation could be if it uplifted Black women the way Black women uplift democracy.
Just to be clear: Both independent journalists arrested by the authoritarian Trump regime for doing their jobs in Minnesota — Don Lemon and Georgia Fort — are Black.
January 30, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Just to be clear: Both independent journalists arrested by the authoritarian Trump regime for doing their jobs in Minnesota — Don Lemon and Georgia Fort — are Black.
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A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:55 AM
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
That so many dumped those efforts immediately proved just how shallow their support was. They would have fought hard and long to protect DEI if they believed in its merits and it mattered to them.
This is a huge win for higher ed! Unfortunately, many institutions complied in advance and already folded many of their DEI efforts. This is an example of why it’s so important to resist until there is no other option. Most of the programs that were terminated won’t be resurrected. What a loss.
"After a lawsuit and a defeat in court, however, the Trump administration says it is dropping the matter entirely."
Trump letter banning DEI in schools is dead after legal appeal is dropped
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Trump letter banning DEI in schools is dead after legal appeal is dropped
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
January 29, 2026 at 10:28 PM
That so many dumped those efforts immediately proved just how shallow their support was. They would have fought hard and long to protect DEI if they believed in its merits and it mattered to them.
When Trump starts boasting that "Melania" is a success like "no one has ever seen before," there should be a split screen of all the empty theaters and a scroll of devastating reviews.
January 29, 2026 at 10:02 PM
When Trump starts boasting that "Melania" is a success like "no one has ever seen before," there should be a split screen of all the empty theaters and a scroll of devastating reviews.
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Breaking news: A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy was sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting Sonya Massey in her home as he responded to her 911 call reporting a prowler outside.
Former deputy gets 20-year sentence in killing of Sonya Massey
Former Illinois sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson fatally shot Sonya Massey in her Illinois home while responding to her 911 call to report a prowler.
wapo.st
January 29, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Breaking news: A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy was sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting Sonya Massey in her home as he responded to her 911 call reporting a prowler outside.
The last thing Renee Nicole Good said was, "That's fine, dude. I'm not mad at you." Then an ICE agent shot her three times at close range.
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 2:17 PM
The last thing Renee Nicole Good said was, "That's fine, dude. I'm not mad at you." Then an ICE agent shot her three times at close range.
Selma, Stonewall — and Minnesota. My latest @globeopinion.bsky.social column.
Selma, Stonewall — and Minnesota - The Boston Globe
Residents’ refusal to bend to Trump’s fascism may be the most unexpected rebellion in modern American history.
www.bostonglobe.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Selma, Stonewall — and Minnesota. My latest @globeopinion.bsky.social column.
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NEW: Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed last week and shipped off to a Texas detention facility with his dad, is now in poor health, his school superintendent told me today www.huffpost.com/entry/liam-c...
5-Year-Old in ICE Detention Is Sick, Says Top School Official
The 5-year-old who was taken by federal agents in Minneapolis is being held behind bars with his father in Texas.
www.huffpost.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:59 PM
NEW: Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed last week and shipped off to a Texas detention facility with his dad, is now in poor health, his school superintendent told me today www.huffpost.com/entry/liam-c...
More buses, please!
Stephen Miller is throwing CBP under the bus
by extension that means Miller is throwing Kristi Noem under the bus
meanwhile Noem is throwing Stephen Miller under the bus
Trump/Miller are totally in the catbird's seat on immigration, they're untouchable on this issue
by extension that means Miller is throwing Kristi Noem under the bus
meanwhile Noem is throwing Stephen Miller under the bus
Trump/Miller are totally in the catbird's seat on immigration, they're untouchable on this issue
January 28, 2026 at 4:10 PM
More buses, please!
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We are now 40 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files
January 28, 2026 at 1:23 PM
We are now 40 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files
The exact date of that public release is the 12th of Never.
The Justice Department expects to finish its review and public release of government files related to Jeffrey Epstein “in the near term,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in court filings on Tuesday in Manhattan. Here's what to know.
U.S. Expects to Finish Review of Epstein Files Soon, Bondi Says
By law, the government was required to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein in December. Now the attorney general said they will be out “in the near term.”
nyti.ms
January 28, 2026 at 2:13 PM
The exact date of that public release is the 12th of Never.
I don't know about anyone else, but I'm thrilled to continue not watching CBS News.
In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
January 28, 2026 at 3:06 AM
I don't know about anyone else, but I'm thrilled to continue not watching CBS News.
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Yes it is. This is exactly what you voted for.
The co-founder of Latinas for Trump is now condemning Trump’s ICE raids:
“I’m afraid of someone stopping my son.”
“This is not what we voted for.”
“I’m afraid of someone stopping my son.”
“This is not what we voted for.”
January 28, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Yes it is. This is exactly what you voted for.
Bovino out, Homan in, and nothing has changed and won't change. You can't reform what should be abolished.
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Bovino out, Homan in, and nothing has changed and won't change. You can't reform what should be abolished.
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The woman who survived five gunshots from a Border Patrol agent in Chicago, only to be criminally charged and then cleared, now wants a judge’s permission to share records showing how the feds respond when agents use deadly force. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Woman shot by Border Patrol in Chicago asks judge to let her release evidence
Marimar Martinez is blocked from releasing evidence in her case by what's known as a "protective order." Though standard, her attorney says it's “become an albatross” around her neck and “keeps the en...
chicago.suntimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:09 PM
The woman who survived five gunshots from a Border Patrol agent in Chicago, only to be criminally charged and then cleared, now wants a judge’s permission to share records showing how the feds respond when agents use deadly force. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
January 27, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
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ICE is changing tactics in Maine: "Now, the volunteers in Maine say federal agents have started showing up at their homes and intimidating them or threatening arrest. Some of them, masked and wearing tactical gear, have issued stark warnings not to follow them." www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:06 PM
ICE is changing tactics in Maine: "Now, the volunteers in Maine say federal agents have started showing up at their homes and intimidating them or threatening arrest. Some of them, masked and wearing tactical gear, have issued stark warnings not to follow them." www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
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Bovino was not just following orders but he’s no rogue - like everyone in this murderous lawless admin he must be held totally responsible for his words and deeds & that should not get any higher ups off the hook but have the opposite effect. He served as he was let go: at the president’s pleasure.
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Bovino was not just following orders but he’s no rogue - like everyone in this murderous lawless admin he must be held totally responsible for his words and deeds & that should not get any higher ups off the hook but have the opposite effect. He served as he was let go: at the president’s pleasure.
Infuriating and completely on-brand.
Horrible. The fact that this is happening as Bezos and his bride are gallivanting at Paris Couture Week right now in outfits what could fund a reporter’s yearly salary makes this all the more infuriating.
A bloodbath at The Washington Post. What a terrible day for journalism.
January 26, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Infuriating and completely on-brand.
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Legendary reggae drummer Sly Dunbar, one half of Sly & Robbie, has died at 73
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January 26, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Legendary reggae drummer Sly Dunbar, one half of Sly & Robbie, has died at 73
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I prefer the term "deracinating." From @merriam-webster.com: "To remove the racial or ethnic characteristics or influences from."
This is why I have used the term ethnic cleansing when it comes to Stephen Miller's (and Trump's) plan on deportations.
I think many still like to frame it as an illegal immigration plan gone awry but it was never that, it was about making America as white as possible, as quickly as possible.
I think many still like to frame it as an illegal immigration plan gone awry but it was never that, it was about making America as white as possible, as quickly as possible.
We need to get it broadly understood that Stephen Miller's ethnic cleansing will result in a permanent metastasized immigrant carceral state and paramilitary warfare on US streets that goes on *for years.*
The internal logic of his agenda dictates this of necessity.
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
The internal logic of his agenda dictates this of necessity.
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
January 26, 2026 at 2:26 PM
I prefer the term "deracinating." From @merriam-webster.com: "To remove the racial or ethnic characteristics or influences from."