@caromonsivais.bsky.social
Poet-Historian-Chicanx-Fronteriza/Assistant Professor U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
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These farm workers work under a UFW contract in a plant nursery in Tulare Country. They're sorting and trimming rootstock. Their wages start at $17.43/hr, w/a increase to $17.95/hr on January 1. They get a $3.00 bonus when the team completes 800 plants in a day. #WeFeedYou
December 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
These farm workers work under a UFW contract in a plant nursery in Tulare Country. They're sorting and trimming rootstock. Their wages start at $17.43/hr, w/a increase to $17.95/hr on January 1. They get a $3.00 bonus when the team completes 800 plants in a day. #WeFeedYou
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Still up. Glad I posted here and not YouTube. This is what Bari Weiss and CBS tried to hide from us.
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Still up. Glad I posted here and not YouTube. This is what Bari Weiss and CBS tried to hide from us.
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I somehow missed this www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/...
December 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I somehow missed this www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/...
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I wrote this a year ago and it hit a nerve. It is still relevant today:
Each time I have sat down to write something I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I cannot get out of my head. So, this week I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
Each time I have sat down to write something I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I cannot get out of my head. So, this week I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
We Are on Our Own
From Marc | Our institutions are not going to save us. Only we can do that.
www.democracydocket.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I wrote this a year ago and it hit a nerve. It is still relevant today:
Each time I have sat down to write something I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I cannot get out of my head. So, this week I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
Each time I have sat down to write something I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I cannot get out of my head. So, this week I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
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#BestOf2025, by @sandywestreporter.bsky.social : Attorneys and family preservation and child welfare advocates are increasingly alarmed that many women in vulnerable situations are at risk of losing their children to a privately run shadow foster and adoption system.
The Adoption Trap
Private foster care and adoption agencies in Texas are brokering contracts for moms to turn over their children in a murky legal world, spawning protracted civil custody battles.
www.texasobserver.org
December 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
#BestOf2025, by @sandywestreporter.bsky.social : Attorneys and family preservation and child welfare advocates are increasingly alarmed that many women in vulnerable situations are at risk of losing their children to a privately run shadow foster and adoption system.
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On #Fronteras:
The new Museo del Westside is a community museum that celebrates an underserved, culturally-rich part of San Antonio. Hear how it came to be with the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center's Graciela Sánchez.
@texaspublicradio.bsky.social
shorturl.at/i3jop
The new Museo del Westside is a community museum that celebrates an underserved, culturally-rich part of San Antonio. Hear how it came to be with the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center's Graciela Sánchez.
@texaspublicradio.bsky.social
shorturl.at/i3jop
Fronteras: Esperanza Peace and Justice Center honors community history, culture with Museo del Westside
A former San Antonio ice house is now home to a community museum that celebrates the people, stories, and contributions of the city's historic West Side.
shorturl.at
December 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
On #Fronteras:
The new Museo del Westside is a community museum that celebrates an underserved, culturally-rich part of San Antonio. Hear how it came to be with the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center's Graciela Sánchez.
@texaspublicradio.bsky.social
shorturl.at/i3jop
The new Museo del Westside is a community museum that celebrates an underserved, culturally-rich part of San Antonio. Hear how it came to be with the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center's Graciela Sánchez.
@texaspublicradio.bsky.social
shorturl.at/i3jop
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Everything changed with the 2010 election. In a historic realignment, the GOP won a majority of governorships and state legislative chambers.
Now, Republican-dominated states are pushing out young professionals and casting college graduates as the enemy.
Published November 2023. trib.al/RPzl4Rw
Now, Republican-dominated states are pushing out young professionals and casting college graduates as the enemy.
Published November 2023. trib.al/RPzl4Rw
The Red State Brain Drain Isn’t Coming. It’s Happening Right Now.
As conservative states wage total culture war, college-educated workers—physicians, teachers, professors, and more—are packing their bags.
trib.al
December 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Everything changed with the 2010 election. In a historic realignment, the GOP won a majority of governorships and state legislative chambers.
Now, Republican-dominated states are pushing out young professionals and casting college graduates as the enemy.
Published November 2023. trib.al/RPzl4Rw
Now, Republican-dominated states are pushing out young professionals and casting college graduates as the enemy.
Published November 2023. trib.al/RPzl4Rw
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#tdih 1521: enslaved Africans on a Santo Domingo sugar plantation owned by Christopher Columbus's son attempted to free themselves and take over the land.
This was the earliest recorded slave uprising in the Americas. ⬇️🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/en...
This was the earliest recorded slave uprising in the Americas. ⬇️🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/en...
Dec. 25, 1521: Enslaved People Revolt in Santo Domingo
Enslaved people on a Santo Domingo sugar plantation owned by the son of Christopher Columbus attempted to free themselves and take over the land in the earliest recorded slave uprising in the Americas...
www.zinnedproject.org
December 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
#tdih 1521: enslaved Africans on a Santo Domingo sugar plantation owned by Christopher Columbus's son attempted to free themselves and take over the land.
This was the earliest recorded slave uprising in the Americas. ⬇️🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/en...
This was the earliest recorded slave uprising in the Americas. ⬇️🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/en...
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Kavanaugh goes out of his way to pen a footnote not having to deal with the case at hand.
He appears to be trying to narrow the forces he unleashed with his prior opinion allowing for race- and ethnicity-based #KavanaughStops
He appears to be trying to narrow the forces he unleashed with his prior opinion allowing for race- and ethnicity-based #KavanaughStops
December 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Kavanaugh goes out of his way to pen a footnote not having to deal with the case at hand.
He appears to be trying to narrow the forces he unleashed with his prior opinion allowing for race- and ethnicity-based #KavanaughStops
He appears to be trying to narrow the forces he unleashed with his prior opinion allowing for race- and ethnicity-based #KavanaughStops
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10 companies stand to make millions more in cash bonuses for surveilling and tracking immigrants in service of ICE’s deportation machine.
10 Companies Have Already Made $1 Million as ICE Bounty Hunters. We Found Them.
And they stand to make millions more in cash bonuses for surveilling and tracking immigrants in service of ICE’s deportation machine.
interc.pt
December 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
10 companies stand to make millions more in cash bonuses for surveilling and tracking immigrants in service of ICE’s deportation machine.
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Bovino admitted to lying about a rock-throwing incident used to justify deploying tear gas against protesters
Everyone associated with the Trump administration is a lying asshole, they're corrupt to the core & deserve to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law
abcnews.go.com/US/border-pa...
Everyone associated with the Trump administration is a lying asshole, they're corrupt to the core & deserve to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law
abcnews.go.com/US/border-pa...
Border Patrol commander admitted he lied about tear gas incident, judge says, as she restricts use of force by immigration agents in Chicago
The incident involving Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino, has been a key part of the court proceedings challenging immigration tactics in Chicago.
abcnews.go.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Bovino admitted to lying about a rock-throwing incident used to justify deploying tear gas against protesters
Everyone associated with the Trump administration is a lying asshole, they're corrupt to the core & deserve to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law
abcnews.go.com/US/border-pa...
Everyone associated with the Trump administration is a lying asshole, they're corrupt to the core & deserve to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law
abcnews.go.com/US/border-pa...
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Trump and Stephen Miller plainly decided that sending him to a place he sees as acceptable wouldn’t be sufficiently dehumanizing. Trump had to “win” by sending him to the country of Trump’s choice only. trib.al/8xqsDVJ
Fiasco for Trump as Judge Issues Harsh Rebuke in Ábrego García Case
Judge Paula Xinis’s ruling temporarily freed Kilmar Ábrego García from custody. It also savagely indicted Trump’s lawless handling of this whole affair from start to finish.
trib.al
December 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Trump and Stephen Miller plainly decided that sending him to a place he sees as acceptable wouldn’t be sufficiently dehumanizing. Trump had to “win” by sending him to the country of Trump’s choice only. trib.al/8xqsDVJ
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"Ian" is pruning grapevines in Fresno CA. "I earn $45/row. It takes me 4 hrs to prune it. It's hard on my body. My neck hurts from looking up, my arms hurt from the heavy shears & my legs ache from trudging through the mud. We can't meet expenses at this time of year." #WeFeedYou
December 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Ian" is pruning grapevines in Fresno CA. "I earn $45/row. It takes me 4 hrs to prune it. It's hard on my body. My neck hurts from looking up, my arms hurt from the heavy shears & my legs ache from trudging through the mud. We can't meet expenses at this time of year." #WeFeedYou
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BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from immigration detention after a federal judge's order Thursday, his attorney's office says.
Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention
A federal judge in Maryland has ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention while his legal challenge against his deportation moves forward. U.S.
bit.ly
December 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from immigration detention after a federal judge's order Thursday, his attorney's office says.
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Our new, one-of-a-kind guide for litigators, Countering Originalism, equips lawyers with the strategies, arguments, and citations they need to address the originalist arguments they encounter in their cases.
Countering Originalism
This guide offers lawyers strategies, arguments, and citations to address originalist claims they encounter in litigation.
www.brennancenter.org
December 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Our new, one-of-a-kind guide for litigators, Countering Originalism, equips lawyers with the strategies, arguments, and citations they need to address the originalist arguments they encounter in their cases.
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Rep. Crockett’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Texas’s 2026 Map
December 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Rep. Crockett’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Texas’s 2026 Map
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
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Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
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REP. @crockett.house.gov: “Elon Musk is the real welfare queen.”
November 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
REP. @crockett.house.gov: “Elon Musk is the real welfare queen.”
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As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
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78 yr old "Dante" is a UFW member who's worked in CAs vegetable fields for 25 yrs. He'll retire at the end of 2025. "Through my work, I supported my children’s education & provided for my wife. I'm proud that with my hands and effort, I brought food to so many families." #WeFeedYou
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
78 yr old "Dante" is a UFW member who's worked in CAs vegetable fields for 25 yrs. He'll retire at the end of 2025. "Through my work, I supported my children’s education & provided for my wife. I'm proud that with my hands and effort, I brought food to so many families." #WeFeedYou
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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.
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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.
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Looking forward to sweet potatoes on your Thanksgiving table? Some of them will come thanks to these Kern County farm workers who labor long hours harvesting this yummy treat. #WeFeedYou
November 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Looking forward to sweet potatoes on your Thanksgiving table? Some of them will come thanks to these Kern County farm workers who labor long hours harvesting this yummy treat. #WeFeedYou
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Texas shows what future water wars could bring, Rachel Monroe writes: “agriculture pitted against industry pitted against municipalities; the wetter parts of the states fighting to protect ‘their’ water from thirsty and fast-growing cities.” https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/NPr1Mi
Texas’s Water Wars
As industrial operations move to the state, residents find that their drinking water has been promised to companies.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Texas shows what future water wars could bring, Rachel Monroe writes: “agriculture pitted against industry pitted against municipalities; the wetter parts of the states fighting to protect ‘their’ water from thirsty and fast-growing cities.” https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/NPr1Mi
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NEW: DHS invoked the “national emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for a $220 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
Kristi Noem-Tied Firm Secretly Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Campaign
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for the taxpayer-funded campaign.
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: DHS invoked the “national emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for a $220 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.