@annalouisec.bsky.social
Reposted
Reposted
don't really care how this makes me sound at this point, but the free open internet was a mistake and a lot of people out there were clearly never going to be able to handle it
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
As Esau Lopez was asphyxiated for the first 17 minutes of his life on Earth, the atmosphere in the room remained serene, even ecstatic. Acoustic music crooned from a speaker in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a suburb of Pennsylvania. “You are a queen,” murmured one of three friends in the room.
Only Esau’s mother, Gabrielle Lopez, felt something was wrong. She was pushing hard, but her son would not be born. “Can you help [him] out?” she asked, as Esau crowned. “Baby is coming,” the friend replied. Four minutes later, Lopez asked again, “Can you grab [him]?” Another friend murmured, “Baby is safe.” Six minutes passed. Again, Lopez asked, “Can you grab [him]?” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:47 AM
don't really care how this makes me sound at this point, but the free open internet was a mistake and a lot of people out there were clearly never going to be able to handle it
Reposted
Don't be evil?
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 16, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Don't be evil?
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Reposted
‘It’s a question of humanity’: how a small Spanish town made headlines over its immigration stance
‘It’s a question of humanity’: how a small Spanish town made headlines over its immigration stance
Mayor explains why Villamalea unanimously backed call to regularise undocumented migrants – across party lines
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
‘It’s a question of humanity’: how a small Spanish town made headlines over its immigration stance
Reposted
Microsoft will no longer allow Israel to use its cloud services to enable its mass surveillance of occupied Palestinians – "the first known case of a US technology company withdrawing services provided to the Israeli military since the beginning of its war on Gaza"
Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians
Exclusive: Tech firm ends military unit’s access to AI and data services after Guardian reveals secret spy project
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Microsoft will no longer allow Israel to use its cloud services to enable its mass surveillance of occupied Palestinians – "the first known case of a US technology company withdrawing services provided to the Israeli military since the beginning of its war on Gaza"
Reposted
"Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday he will join Italy in sending a military warship to protect an international flotilla seeking to deliver aid to Gaza after it was attacked by drones off Greece."
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Spain's PM says he will send warship to protect Gaza aid flotilla
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday he will join Italy in sending a military warship to protect an international flotilla seeking to deliver aid to Gaza after it was attacked by drones off Greece.
www.reuters.com
September 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday he will join Italy in sending a military warship to protect an international flotilla seeking to deliver aid to Gaza after it was attacked by drones off Greece."
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Reposted
"The Spanish government approves a “total” arms embargo on Israel, part of a package of measures aimed at halting what Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called “the genocide in Gaza.”"
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
Spain approves ‘total’ arms embargo in Israel
* * *
www.timesofisrael.com
September 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
"The Spanish government approves a “total” arms embargo on Israel, part of a package of measures aimed at halting what Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called “the genocide in Gaza.”"
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
Reposted
Pritzker seems to be the only one warning about this regularly
Pritzker: "One of the reasons Trump wants to send troops into cities is bc he wants to be able to take control of the 2026 elections...if they've got troops in cities, & it becomes a kind of norm for people, then it won't be abnormal for them when they're going to vote having troops at ballot boxes"
September 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Pritzker seems to be the only one warning about this regularly
Reposted
"Italy’s grassroots unions, which represent hundreds of thousands of people ranging from schoolteachers to metalworkers, called for a 24-hour general strike...long delays for national trains and limited public transport in major cities, including Rome."
apnews.com/article/ital...
apnews.com/article/ital...
Italian workers' strike in solidarity with Gaza brings disruptions across the country
Thousands of workers and students across Italy have joined a general strike and demonstrations in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
apnews.com
September 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
"Italy’s grassroots unions, which represent hundreds of thousands of people ranging from schoolteachers to metalworkers, called for a 24-hour general strike...long delays for national trains and limited public transport in major cities, including Rome."
apnews.com/article/ital...
apnews.com/article/ital...
Reposted
Additional raw footage of arrest. 👇
"Somebody call 911!"
Tatiana Martinez—an anti-ICE Tiktok influencer and immigrant—was violently arrested during a live stream.
Then taken to a hospital after she lay unresponsive on the ground. She eventually was put into detention.
"Somebody call 911!"
Tatiana Martinez—an anti-ICE Tiktok influencer and immigrant—was violently arrested during a live stream.
Then taken to a hospital after she lay unresponsive on the ground. She eventually was put into detention.
August 16, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Additional raw footage of arrest. 👇
"Somebody call 911!"
Tatiana Martinez—an anti-ICE Tiktok influencer and immigrant—was violently arrested during a live stream.
Then taken to a hospital after she lay unresponsive on the ground. She eventually was put into detention.
"Somebody call 911!"
Tatiana Martinez—an anti-ICE Tiktok influencer and immigrant—was violently arrested during a live stream.
Then taken to a hospital after she lay unresponsive on the ground. She eventually was put into detention.
Reposted
This is why they didn’t want him back: He is a witness.
“In Cell 15, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia and 20 other Salvadorans were forced to kneel from approximately 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, with guards striking anyone who fell from exhaustion. During this time, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was denied bathroom access and soiled himself…”
July 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
This is why they didn’t want him back: He is a witness.
Reposted
1. Today, 200,000 marched in Budapest Pride in defiance of a ban by Orbán's far-right government.
It was led by the city's mayor Gergely Karácsony, who got around the law by making it an "official city gathering."
He was warned of arrest.
They marched anyway.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
It was led by the city's mayor Gergely Karácsony, who got around the law by making it an "official city gathering."
He was warned of arrest.
They marched anyway.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
200,000 March In Budapest Pride, Refusing To Capitulate To Anti-LGBTQ+ Law
The march can teach the world the power of organized solidarity in the wake of a global, anti-LGBTQ+ reactionary movement.
www.erininthemorning.com
June 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
1. Today, 200,000 marched in Budapest Pride in defiance of a ban by Orbán's far-right government.
It was led by the city's mayor Gergely Karácsony, who got around the law by making it an "official city gathering."
He was warned of arrest.
They marched anyway.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
It was led by the city's mayor Gergely Karácsony, who got around the law by making it an "official city gathering."
He was warned of arrest.
They marched anyway.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
Reposted
Thousands sing "This Land is Your Land" during a 'No Kings' protest in Napa, CA.
June 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Thousands sing "This Land is Your Land" during a 'No Kings' protest in Napa, CA.
Reposted
I thought this story was horrific, but realizing it was an actor I long enjoyed only made it worse. My God.
June 3, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I thought this story was horrific, but realizing it was an actor I long enjoyed only made it worse. My God.
Reposted
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 72 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo (& today a video) of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 72 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo (& today a video) of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
May 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 72 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo (& today a video) of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 72 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo (& today a video) of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
Reposted
"What we are doing in Gaza is a war of extermination: indiscriminate, unrestrained, brutal, and criminal killing of civilians,” [former Prime Minister Olmert] said."
www.huffpost.com/entry/israel...
www.huffpost.com/entry/israel...
'Indiscriminate, Unrestrained, Brutal': Former Israeli PM Calls Gaza Assault 'War Crimes'
"What we are doing in Gaza is a war of extermination," former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert wrote in an op-ed aimed at Israeli citizens.
www.huffpost.com
May 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"What we are doing in Gaza is a war of extermination: indiscriminate, unrestrained, brutal, and criminal killing of civilians,” [former Prime Minister Olmert] said."
www.huffpost.com/entry/israel...
www.huffpost.com/entry/israel...
Reposted
None of the 278 men sent to CECOT have been returned. Meanwhile their lawyer has been arrested and "disappeared" in El Salvador.
Lawyer for Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison arrested
Ruth López held without access to lawyers at secret location accused of ‘embezzlement’ a decade ago
www.theguardian.com
May 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
None of the 278 men sent to CECOT have been returned. Meanwhile their lawyer has been arrested and "disappeared" in El Salvador.
Reposted
My statement on the charges filed against me:
May 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
My statement on the charges filed against me:
Reposted
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 65 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo* of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
*as a teen, sewing
No one has heard from you in 65 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo* of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
*as a teen, sewing
May 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 65 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo* of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
*as a teen, sewing
No one has heard from you in 65 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo* of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
*as a teen, sewing
Reposted
President Biden and Trump could have stopped this, but establishment Republicans and Democrats went along with it.
It's a sin. It's a genocide.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/w...
It's a sin. It's a genocide.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/w...
In Private, Some Israeli Officers Admit That Gaza Is on the Brink of Starvation
www.nytimes.com
May 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
President Biden and Trump could have stopped this, but establishment Republicans and Democrats went along with it.
It's a sin. It's a genocide.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/w...
It's a sin. It's a genocide.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/w...
Reposted
Someday we'll look back at these everyday Bostonians resisting ICE's illegal abductions and remember them as the canaries in the coal mine. www.masslive.com/worcester/20...
Chaotic ICE arrest in Worcester leads to second arrest by local police
Witnesses believe that the two women who were arrested were mother and daughter, with ICE arresting the mother and Worcester police arresting the daughter.
www.masslive.com
May 9, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Someday we'll look back at these everyday Bostonians resisting ICE's illegal abductions and remember them as the canaries in the coal mine. www.masslive.com/worcester/20...
Reposted
In an absolutely devastating ruling, the Supreme Court has allowed the transgender military ban to go into effect.
This is shocking - the ban explicitly called transgender people dishonorable for being transgender. It is as clear as day soaked in animus.
www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docke...
This is shocking - the ban explicitly called transgender people dishonorable for being transgender. It is as clear as day soaked in animus.
www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docke...
May 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
In an absolutely devastating ruling, the Supreme Court has allowed the transgender military ban to go into effect.
This is shocking - the ban explicitly called transgender people dishonorable for being transgender. It is as clear as day soaked in animus.
www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docke...
This is shocking - the ban explicitly called transgender people dishonorable for being transgender. It is as clear as day soaked in animus.
www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docke...
Reposted
The first domino falls! Today Lehigh County, Pennsylvania became the first US pension fund to suspend new Tesla purchases in its actively managed funds 👏🍸🎉 #teslatakedown
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Lehigh County's $500 Million Pension Fund Halts Tesla Investments
Today, Lehigh County took a step that no other U.S.
substack.com
May 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The first domino falls! Today Lehigh County, Pennsylvania became the first US pension fund to suspend new Tesla purchases in its actively managed funds 👏🍸🎉 #teslatakedown
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Reposted
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 50 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 50 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
May 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 50 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 50 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
Reposted
The good news: they are very likely archiving their classified Signal conversations.
The bad news: very likely in plain-text on an insecure cloud server.
The bad news: very likely in plain-text on an insecure cloud server.
I wrote up a detailed analysis of TM SGNL, the unofficial Signal app that senior Trump fascists use to organize their war crimes micahflee.com/tm-sgnl-the-...
TM SGNL, the obscure unofficial Signal app Mike Waltz uses to text with Trump officials
Yesterday, a Reuters photographer captured a photo of the freshly-ousted former National Security Advisor Mike Waltz checking his Signal messages during a Trump cabinet meeting. If you're not familiar...
micahflee.com
May 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The good news: they are very likely archiving their classified Signal conversations.
The bad news: very likely in plain-text on an insecure cloud server.
The bad news: very likely in plain-text on an insecure cloud server.