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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 22h

“Exposure is not something that ICE wants,” a Los Angeles City Council member said. “When you are engaged in a systematic, unconstitutional activity where you’re trying to grab as many people in your net as possible, you do not want cameras.”

The Volunteers Tracking ICE in Los Angeles

How a small group of activists dubbed the “Peace Patrol” stymie the deployment of federal agents in California.

www.newyorker.com

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 1d

"There just isn’t enough time. There’s only what we manage to make of it—what we build, what we protect, what we remember to carry to the car. The gas mask. The snacks. The question we forgot to ask. The name of the person taken." My latest.

The Emergency Is the Atmosphere

“It’s meant to exhaust us. It’s meant to destroy us."

organizingmythoughts.org

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 1d

this is wonky stuff and is also really important

David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 1d

So this is funny.
The administration just issued a rule slashing foreign agricultural worker wages. And to justify it, in a public filing, Trump's Labor Department alleges that Trump's immigration enforcement has devastated the Ag workforce and caused a "risk of supply shock-induced food shortages."

Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

prospect.org

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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Thistle @clawedghoul.drive-in.lol · 1d

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Thistle @clawedghoul.drive-in.lol · 1d

cross posting as I'm scanning 23-24 film lol

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404 Media @404media.co · 2d

NEW: Cops in Texas told 404 Media in May they used Flock to find a woman who self-administered an abortion out of concern for her safety.

Documents now show police were conducting a “death investigation” and discussed whether they could charge her with a crime: www.404media.co/police-said-...

Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime

Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.

www.404media.co

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Thistle @clawedghoul.drive-in.lol · 3d

Posting check, 3200dpi to jpg

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 5d

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/03/i...

Chicagoans say ICE agents responded to heckling with tear gas near school on busy Northwest Side street

The deployment of smoke canisters — some witnesses described it as tear gas — came as tensions boiled over on the city’s Northwest Side Friday afternoon.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 5d

New from 404 Media: Google removed an ICE-spotting app too. Called Red Dot, an immigration support group on the ground in Chicago told me it was using it. Google now removed, just like Apple did with ICEBlock after DOJ pressure. Google calls ICE vulnerable group
www.404media.co/google-calls...

Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’

The move comes as Apple removed ICEBlock after direct pressure from U.S. Department of Justice officials and signals a broader crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 6d

New from 404 Media: Apple just removed ICEBlock, the app for reporting sightings of ICE, from its App Store after DOJ pressure. ICEBlock's developer tells me "we are determined to fight this."

"Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never the right move."

www.404media.co/iceblock-own...

ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’

Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...

www.404media.co

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SAJAN @planetsmudge.bsky.social · 7d

Imploring you to go buy Freya's masterpiece. Otherwise I would have spent hours on this variant cover for nothing

crude low res drawing of a a cat girl about to smash a horse with a spikey mallet. The horse is trapped in a giant mousetrap, and is drinking horse poison.

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Casper Pham @ Shortbox Comics Fair (The Luminary Lark-Mirror) @marcheriest.bsky.social · 7d

The Luminary Lark-Mirror, my 52-page comic about pinball crimes in 1960s America, is now live at Shortbox Comics Fair! 💎🕊️💥 #sbcf25

buy here: www.shortboxcomicsfair.com/shop-sq4wj/p...

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Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 6d

Hey, y'all. I wanted to share email I got from Jeremiah today. If you bought/sent art supplies please understand the huge difference you are making in the lives of some men trying very hard to be better. And if you'd like to join in, he put the ultimate wish list in here. Instructions in next skeet

$12:36 88° *5079% < JEREMIAH DEVALITI Oct 01 To: Lisa Seger RE: Thank you BLUE HERON FARM AND FRIE... Thank you BLUE HERON FARM AND FRIENDS from all of the ones attending in the building futures foundation art \ hobby class. We appreciate all of the stuff 75 pictures of whats been taking place because of you all are on the way and Lisa will share them with everyone. This is a super wish list from all different guys involved in the program. Also I got approval from administration for my hobby class and its been Super popular. Guys are signing up like crazy and I have my class on the official class signup sheet which is awesome and all of the hard work has paid off. I cannot express what art does to people I see it in person but honestly it is a great thing. The thing about people in prison is that they have all the time in the world on their hands and dont know how to spend it because there is not much to do in this place. A lot of guys succumb to the hardness and get lost in the sauce in a way with negative things. That is the 70% of offenders that keep coming back. The 30% is the guys that are doing productive things with their time like working, attending groups an classes, working on the real issues they struggle with and ART. I have a huge passion for art and I do my classes with anyone who has the desire to have fun. Also 10 house is the recovery house and I go down$ $12:38 88° *5079% < anyone who has the desire to have fun. Also 10 house is the recovery house and I go down there and do a recovery\ substance abuses class on Thursday morning and we have a pop up art class afterwards every week. Most guys send the artwork to their children which is fire. I Have been locked up since I was 18 years old and I found what I am passionate about and I have been sharing it with everyone I encounter. I am now 29 years old and I want to share something with you from my heart. I would rather be in prison living the way I am living now Sober and clear minded for the rest of my life than go back to the way I was living when I was on the street. I do not have life without parole I get out in about 6 years but I feel freer than I have ever felt in my whole life. Thanks again. Johnson acrylic irredentist paint set -B00722-1069 Rinestones B61762-1001 Pony beads set - A84744-1029 Mechanical pencil- A20686-2027 Pencil lead - A20603-1007 ×2 Composition books- A10650-1002 Pilot precise v5 \v7 pens set of 8 -A21893-1005 Deco art value paint set - A00769-1009 Amsterdam pearl paint set- A00643-0069 Florescent paint set - A00711-1069×2 Blick economy canvas panels pack 8×10 -A0715-1012 Fabrino watercolor paper - A09642-1023 Glitter markers- A22346-1089 ×2$

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also lastly we don't got the number for it but some guys want puzzles if they have that on Blick?

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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 6d

NEW: Government workers tell @wired.com that their out-of-office replies are being forcibly changed to blame Democrats for the government shutdown.

Scoop from @leahfeiger.bsky.social @telliotter.bsky.social

Government Workers Say Their Out-of-Office Replies Were Forcibly Changed to Blame Democrats for Shutdown

Some employees at the Department of Education changed their responses back to the more neutral language, only to have it changed yet again to the partisan response, multiple sources tell WIRED.

www.wired.com

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columbo out of touch thursday @ootcolumbo.bsky.social · 6d

happy thursday friends

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 6d

NY Apple Pickers Are Still Waiting for Promised Union Protections

An entire season has come and nearly gone, and Wafler Farms still isn’t following its union contract.

nysfocus.com/2025/10/01/h...

An Evening With New York’s Apple Pickers

An entire season has come and nearly gone, and Wafler Farms still isn’t following its union contract.

nysfocus.com

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Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 7d

I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year.

Republicans in Washington did this.

This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 7d

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404 Media @404media.co · 7d

Kodak is officially selling their own film again for the first time in many years and will be selling directly to photography stores now.

🔗 www.404media.co/kodak-is-sel...

Kodak Is Selling Its Own Film Again for the First Time in a Decade

Kodak announced two new types of film that it will sell directly to photography stores, sidestepping a bizarre distribution agreement that has been in place since its bankruptcy.

www.404media.co

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 7d

BREAKING: The Global Sumud Flotilla organisers have declared a state of emergency on board, as they prepare for the expected Israeli interception of their mission to break the blockade of Gaza.

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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 8d

New: Last night in the Senate, Ted Cruz blocked a bill that would have prevented data brokers from selling personal data on anyone in the United States, and not just federal lawmakers and government officials.

Ted Cruz blocks bill that would extend privacy protections to all Americans | TechCrunch

The Texas senator blocked a bill that would have prevented data brokers from selling personal data on anyone in the United States, and not just federal lawmakers and government officials.

techcrunch.com

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THE CITY @thecity.nyc · 8d

The cost of a single subway, bus or paratransit ride will hit $3 for the first time come January, after the MTA board on Tuesday approved the latest in a series of every-other-year increases.

www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/30/m...

MTA Locks in $3 Subway Fare to Start in January

The 2% price hike stands in contrast to double-digit increases in other public transit systems.

www.thecity.nyc

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 9d

Join NYC Public Library Action Network THIS Saturday 10/4 for a People's Assembly in Manhattan. Come learn more about how our public libraries operate and importantly about how you can organize to make them better and stronger - www.eventbrite.com/e/nyc-public...

NYC Public Library People's Assembly

NYC Public Library Action Network (NYCPLAN) is hosting our second people's assembly! Come learn how you can advocate for our libraries.

www.eventbrite.com

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mr pussy @mrpussy.xyz · 8d

the Right has its tentacles in every facet of media, entertainment, technology, and social media right now and they STILL act oppressed

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 8d

According to @oliverdarcy.bsky.social in tonight's Status, Paramount's purchase of The Free Press is imminent and will be announced in the next few days, with Bari Weiss being named the editor in chief of CBS News.

www.status.news/p/washington...

WaPo’s Ad Chief Wavers

Johanna Mayer-Jones, the executive tasked with helming The Post’s ad business, has been weighing her future at the paper—raising the prospect of another high-profile departure at a precarious moment.

www.status.news

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The Comics Journal @comicsjournal.bsky.social · 8d

Remembering Star Fruit Books publisher Matt Haasch, 1990-2025 www.tcj.com/remembering-...

Remembering Star Fruit Books publisher Matt Haasch, 1990-2025 - The Comics Journal

Zack Davisson pays homage to the late Haasch, who died of cancer on Sept. 6.

www.tcj.com

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