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NC prison officials say “shifting economic conditions” forced them to raise their markup on basic goods like food, drinks, batteries to run radios, etc
Phill Smith, who’s incarcerated there, reports on the impact of the price hike and how prisons squeeze revenue from those who can least afford it
Phill Smith, who’s incarcerated there, reports on the impact of the price hike and how prisons squeeze revenue from those who can least afford it
North Carolina Prison Officials Raise Prices for Those Who Can Least Afford It - Bolts
It’s 4:30 pm on a Monday as Colell Steele stands in front of the closed canteen window at Neuse Correctional, a medium-custody prison in North Carolina. He’s lined up to... Read More
boltsmag.org
December 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
NC prison officials say “shifting economic conditions” forced them to raise their markup on basic goods like food, drinks, batteries to run radios, etc
Phill Smith, who’s incarcerated there, reports on the impact of the price hike and how prisons squeeze revenue from those who can least afford it
Phill Smith, who’s incarcerated there, reports on the impact of the price hike and how prisons squeeze revenue from those who can least afford it
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FIFA has been sent a letter by Human Rights Watch requesting information about the process and criteria applied by football's world governing body ahead of handing out its inaugural peace prize.
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Human Rights Watch questions FIFA over ‘Peace Prize’, receives no response
On November 5, FIFA announced that the organisation would introduce a new award entitled “FIFA Peace Prize — Football Unites the World”.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
FIFA has been sent a letter by Human Rights Watch requesting information about the process and criteria applied by football's world governing body ahead of handing out its inaugural peace prize.
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ICE/CBP terrorized this woman, the kids, teachers & families at the daycare where she worked. She should have never been targeted in the first place. #chicago
NEWS: Diana Santillana, the beloved Rayito De Sol daycare teacher arrested with children present, was freed after a federal judge ruled her mandatory detention was illegal. She will be back teaching soon. “I am so grateful,” she said. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/c...
Chicago day care teacher arrested by ICE released: ‘I am so grateful’
Diana Patricia Santillana Galeano was arrested from a North Center preschool in the early morning hours of Nov. 5, prompting widespread backlash.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
ICE/CBP terrorized this woman, the kids, teachers & families at the daycare where she worked. She should have never been targeted in the first place. #chicago
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From @vanessalop.bsky.social: He worked hard to give me a home. ICE took his: How I lost my father to deportation
chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...
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He worked hard to give me a home. ICE took his: How I lost my father to deportation
Deportation has taken away the father I once knew and given me back a person I no longer recognize.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
From @vanessalop.bsky.social: He worked hard to give me a home. ICE took his: How I lost my father to deportation
chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...
chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...
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Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
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i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
apnews.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...
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In a recent piece, Kelsey Dodson shares what it's like to menstruate in prison. One woman says she was forced to bleed through her underwear, her pants, and finally her white blanket during an hour-long count. This piece was co-published with @theguardian.com. Please give it a read.
What It's Like to Have Your Period in Prison
Even at a women’s prison, your menstruation care needs may not be met.
prisonjournalismproject.org
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
In a recent piece, Kelsey Dodson shares what it's like to menstruate in prison. One woman says she was forced to bleed through her underwear, her pants, and finally her white blanket during an hour-long count. This piece was co-published with @theguardian.com. Please give it a read.
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#Türkiye: @pensweden.bsky.social member Joakim Medin faces years in prison on spurious terrorism grounds in #Türkiye. His trial in absentia will open in Istanbul on 25 September. All charges against him must be dropped.
Read our joint statement ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...
Read our joint statement ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...
Türkiye: PEN member Joakim Medin to be tried in absentia — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
Turkish version below By prosecuting Joakim Medin in absentia on spurious grounds and barring him from returning to Türkiye, the authorities are sending a chilling message to all journalists and...
www.pen-international.org
September 22, 2025 at 9:28 AM
#Türkiye: @pensweden.bsky.social member Joakim Medin faces years in prison on spurious terrorism grounds in #Türkiye. His trial in absentia will open in Istanbul on 25 September. All charges against him must be dropped.
Read our joint statement ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...
Read our joint statement ⬇️
www.pen-international.org/news/trkiye-...
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Hong Kong Again Stifles Commemoration of Tiananmen Massacre
"On a list of commemorations worldwide, the location of the commemoration in Hong Kong is simply written as 'candlelight vigil in every Hong Konger’s heart.'”
"On a list of commemorations worldwide, the location of the commemoration in Hong Kong is simply written as 'candlelight vigil in every Hong Konger’s heart.'”
Hong Kong Again Stifles Commemoration of Tiananmen Massacre
This Wednesday, June 4 marks the 36th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre. Hongkongers had for decades commemorated the date with a large-scale vigil at Victoria Park, until the 2020 National S...
chinadigitaltimes.net
June 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Hong Kong Again Stifles Commemoration of Tiananmen Massacre
"On a list of commemorations worldwide, the location of the commemoration in Hong Kong is simply written as 'candlelight vigil in every Hong Konger’s heart.'”
"On a list of commemorations worldwide, the location of the commemoration in Hong Kong is simply written as 'candlelight vigil in every Hong Konger’s heart.'”
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Deepseek, the Chinese AI chatbot, would not tell you today's date, because it is June 4, a "sensitive date" of the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre, which the Chinese government has sought to erase all memory of. According to Chinese netizens, and the Taiwan press: news.ltn.com.tw/news/politic...
中國AI也怕提六四！問今天幾月幾號？DeepSeek回答笑翻網 - 政治 - 自由時報電子報
黃其豪／核稿編輯今天是6月4日，也是六四天安門事件36周年，而中國官方已經熟練地祭出各種手段在網路上封鎖關鍵字。對此，有使用者使用號稱中國最強 AI 的 DeepSeek，詢問「今天是幾月幾號？」而 DeepSeek 則回答：「你好，這個問題我暫時無法回答，讓我們換個話題再聊聊吧。」讓網友笑翻。
news.ltn.com.tw
June 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Deepseek, the Chinese AI chatbot, would not tell you today's date, because it is June 4, a "sensitive date" of the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre, which the Chinese government has sought to erase all memory of. According to Chinese netizens, and the Taiwan press: news.ltn.com.tw/news/politic...
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In the latest article by PEN/Opp, writer and PEN Afghanistan member Neelufer Suhrabie reflects on the day Kabul fell to the Taliban, and what followed for Afghanistan’s writers and poets.
Read Gloomy Sunday ➡️ penopp.org/articles/glo...
Read Gloomy Sunday ➡️ penopp.org/articles/glo...
The Gloomy Sunday
It was about 7’ in the morning on Sunday the 15th of August when my eyes fluttered open.
penopp.org
June 4, 2025 at 9:22 AM
In the latest article by PEN/Opp, writer and PEN Afghanistan member Neelufer Suhrabie reflects on the day Kabul fell to the Taliban, and what followed for Afghanistan’s writers and poets.
Read Gloomy Sunday ➡️ penopp.org/articles/glo...
Read Gloomy Sunday ➡️ penopp.org/articles/glo...