Liz Fitting
@fitting.bsky.social
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Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.
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This is a fantastic piece of rigorous, in-depth reporting. It will make you want to pass out with rage. But definitely read it.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The men disappeared to El Salvador because of their tattoos
The Trump administration sent Venezuelans to El Salvador’s most infamous prison. Their families are looking for answers.
www.motherjones.com
March 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
This is a fantastic piece of rigorous, in-depth reporting. It will make you want to pass out with rage. But definitely read it.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Columbia University grad student whose ‘self-deportation’ was celebrated by DHS explains how she was hounded by ICE—despite ‘legal’ status and lack of involvement with encampment—and utterly abandoned to her fate by the university.
www.normanfinkelstein.com/letter-from-...
www.normanfinkelstein.com/letter-from-...
Letter from Columbia student Ranjani Srinivasan after fleeing the United States to Canada
Visit the post for more.
www.normanfinkelstein.com
March 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Columbia University grad student whose ‘self-deportation’ was celebrated by DHS explains how she was hounded by ICE—despite ‘legal’ status and lack of involvement with encampment—and utterly abandoned to her fate by the university.
www.normanfinkelstein.com/letter-from-...
www.normanfinkelstein.com/letter-from-...
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Canadians overwhelmingly agree that universities and colleges should be affordable
Canadians deserve access to high-quality post-secondary education and all the benefits that come along with it.
That education should be affordable for everyone.
Learn more at Education2025.ca
Canadians deserve access to high-quality post-secondary education and all the benefits that come along with it.
That education should be affordable for everyone.
Learn more at Education2025.ca
March 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Canadians overwhelmingly agree that universities and colleges should be affordable
Canadians deserve access to high-quality post-secondary education and all the benefits that come along with it.
That education should be affordable for everyone.
Learn more at Education2025.ca
Canadians deserve access to high-quality post-secondary education and all the benefits that come along with it.
That education should be affordable for everyone.
Learn more at Education2025.ca
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The UK has now issued a travel warning for the US: possible arrest or detention for failing to meet entry requirements.
March 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The UK has now issued a travel warning for the US: possible arrest or detention for failing to meet entry requirements.
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A friend drove two hours today for her breast cancer chemotherapy only to learn it was canceled due to NIH cuts. Clinical trial ended midstream. No treatment, no restart, no plan, no information. Her bro-in-law's chemo was also canceled.
March 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
A friend drove two hours today for her breast cancer chemotherapy only to learn it was canceled due to NIH cuts. Clinical trial ended midstream. No treatment, no restart, no plan, no information. Her bro-in-law's chemo was also canceled.
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I've always wanted a car with a roof that flies off for no reason, but doors that don't come off while you're burning alive inside it. My dreams have come true.
Tesla has recalled... every single Cybertruck. Every one they've ever sold. For a hardware issue
www.carscoops.com/2025/03/tesl...
www.carscoops.com/2025/03/tesl...
Tesla Recalls Every Single Cybertruck Over Stainless Steel Trims Falling Off | Carscoops
151 Cybertruck owners filed warranty claims after noticing the roof trim panel above the windows was coming loose
www.carscoops.com
March 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I've always wanted a car with a roof that flies off for no reason, but doors that don't come off while you're burning alive inside it. My dreams have come true.
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To all of my international friends, do not come to the United States! It is not safe for anyone with a foreign accent in this country. Boycott the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/w...
German Tourists Detained for Weeks, Then Deported From U.S. (Gift Article)
Amid President Trump’s border crackdown, German news media have closely followed the treatment of two tourists who say they tried to enter the United States legally.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
To all of my international friends, do not come to the United States! It is not safe for anyone with a foreign accent in this country. Boycott the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/w...
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1/ Musk says he’s dead but he isn’t. Social Security clawed back 2 months of benefits & haven’t sent more. “He called Social Security 2 or 3 times a day for two weeks, with each call put on hold and then eventually disconnected.” Finally he went down in person www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
I found a ‘dead’ person on Social Security in Seattle
“Dead” Ned Johnson turns out to be very much alive. It took him weeks to convince the system he was breathing and to start clawing his benefits back.
www.seattletimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 1:25 AM
1/ Musk says he’s dead but he isn’t. Social Security clawed back 2 months of benefits & haven’t sent more. “He called Social Security 2 or 3 times a day for two weeks, with each call put on hold and then eventually disconnected.” Finally he went down in person www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Statement from VOA Director Michael Abramowitz, placed on admin leave this weekend and locked out his office along with more than 1300 other journalists, producers and support staff. Posted on personal FB
March 16, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Statement from VOA Director Michael Abramowitz, placed on admin leave this weekend and locked out his office along with more than 1300 other journalists, producers and support staff. Posted on personal FB
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This was the stuff you'd see on white supremacist forums a decade ago and now it's the vice president.
"Europe is on the brink of civilizational suicide," US Vice President Vance told Fox News. "Countries don’t control borders, restrict free speech. If Germany takes in millions more incompatible migrants, it’ll destroy itself. America can’t save it."
March 16, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This was the stuff you'd see on white supremacist forums a decade ago and now it's the vice president.
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It's official: US now seen no longer open and free thanks to Trump's "undue restrictions on civic freedoms." The watchdog group says Trump's "Gross abuses of executive power raise serious concerns over the freedoms of peaceful assembly, expression and association" thehill.com/homenews/adm...
US added to human rights watchlist over Trump moves
The United States has been added to CIVICUS’s monitor list of potential human rights threats due to President Trump’s restrictive executive orders and institutional cutbacks, which are …
thehill.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:59 AM
It's official: US now seen no longer open and free thanks to Trump's "undue restrictions on civic freedoms." The watchdog group says Trump's "Gross abuses of executive power raise serious concerns over the freedoms of peaceful assembly, expression and association" thehill.com/homenews/adm...
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As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law:
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
NH’s new ID requirements send some would-be voters home to grab passports, birth certificates
The law requires all new voters to show proof of their U.S. citizenship. For some, that meant making multiple trips to and from the polls before finally casting a ballot on Tuesday.
www.nhpr.org
March 13, 2025 at 9:50 AM
As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law:
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
Jfc
Leavitt: "The president is responding to the fact that Canada has been ripping off the United States of America and hard-working Americans for decades."
March 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Jfc
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Journalists who frame what's happening in Washington as Republicans vs. Democrats instead of fascism vs. democracy are missing the most important story of their lives.
March 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Journalists who frame what's happening in Washington as Republicans vs. Democrats instead of fascism vs. democracy are missing the most important story of their lives.
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This is a chilling attack on free speech. Criminalizing dissent is straight out of the tyrant's playbook.
NEWS: Last night, the Department of Homeland Security detained a Palestinian who helped lead the Columbia encampment.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
BREAKING: DHS Detains Palestinian Student from Columbia Encampment, Says Advocates
Agents told him his student visa was revoked. But he had a green card. Agents then said that was revoked too.
zeteo.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This is a chilling attack on free speech. Criminalizing dissent is straight out of the tyrant's playbook.
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Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression theonion.com/trump-s...
March 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression theonion.com/trump-s...
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The detention and possible deportation of Columbia University student and pro-Palestine organizer Mahmoud Khalil is the most serious attack on the First Amendment by any president in years.
Trump Is Viciously Cracking Down on Free Speech
The detention and possible deportation of Columbia University student and pro-Palestine organizer Mahmoud Khalil is the most serious attack on the First Amendment by any president in years.
jacobin.com
March 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The detention and possible deportation of Columbia University student and pro-Palestine organizer Mahmoud Khalil is the most serious attack on the First Amendment by any president in years.
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The fact that the Nazis are always the bad guys and never the good guys shows just how woke and out of touch Hollywood has become
March 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The fact that the Nazis are always the bad guys and never the good guys shows just how woke and out of touch Hollywood has become
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The number of protests that are gonna happen in the coming months just because it’s finally getting warm outside is going to be nuts
March 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The number of protests that are gonna happen in the coming months just because it’s finally getting warm outside is going to be nuts
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Mar 6: pauses tariffs on USMCA-compliant 🇨🇦🇲🇽 goods
Mar 7: threatens tariffs on 🇨🇦 dairy (250%) and lumber
March 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
TRUMP TARIFF CHESS
Feb 1: announces tariffs on 🇨🇦🇲🇽
Feb 3: pauses tariffs on 🇨🇦🇲🇽
Feb 27: announces tariffs on 🇨🇦🇲🇽
Mar 4: imposes tariffs on 🇨🇦🇲🇽
Mar 5: delays 🇨🇦🇲🇽 car tariffs
Mar 6: pauses tariffs on USMCA-compliant 🇨🇦🇲🇽 goods
Mar 7: threatens tariffs on 🇨🇦 dairy (250%) and lumber
Feb 1: announces tariffs on 🇨🇦🇲🇽
Feb 3: pauses tariffs on 🇨🇦🇲🇽
Feb 27: announces tariffs on 🇨🇦🇲🇽
Mar 4: imposes tariffs on 🇨🇦🇲🇽
Mar 5: delays 🇨🇦🇲🇽 car tariffs
Mar 6: pauses tariffs on USMCA-compliant 🇨🇦🇲🇽 goods
Mar 7: threatens tariffs on 🇨🇦 dairy (250%) and lumber
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Please consider contacting the NS govt about proposed legislation that would hamper teaching and research at Nova Scotia universities, and kneecap #nspse capacity to secure federal research $$ & other partnerships by limiting research to prov govt interests.
Link here: nwmd.social/s/copylink/6...
Link here: nwmd.social/s/copylink/6...
New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignore
nwmd.social
March 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Please consider contacting the NS govt about proposed legislation that would hamper teaching and research at Nova Scotia universities, and kneecap #nspse capacity to secure federal research $$ & other partnerships by limiting research to prov govt interests.
Link here: nwmd.social/s/copylink/6...
Link here: nwmd.social/s/copylink/6...
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OK this ad is actually very good lmaoooo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFJ4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFJ4...
Vote to Save the CBC
YouTube video by Friends of Canadian Media
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March 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
OK this ad is actually very good lmaoooo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFJ4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFJ4...
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This is the news we deserve.
“These are the 1st images of humpbacks having sex, and they're both males
'It was not what I was expecting,' says biologist Stephanie Stack”
“These are the 1st images of humpbacks having sex, and they're both males
'It was not what I was expecting,' says biologist Stephanie Stack”
These are the 1st images of humpbacks having sex, and they're both males | CBC Radio
Photographers Hawaii captured what scientists say is the first documentation of humpback whale sex.
www.cbc.ca
March 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This is the news we deserve.
“These are the 1st images of humpbacks having sex, and they're both males
'It was not what I was expecting,' says biologist Stephanie Stack”
“These are the 1st images of humpbacks having sex, and they're both males
'It was not what I was expecting,' says biologist Stephanie Stack”
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There are many faculty, especially in STEM, who believe that if they can just show how useful their work is, they can keep their funding and keep going under this anti-constitutional regime and survive. You are wrong. You, too, are the enemy now. Labor solidarity is the most powerful tool we have.
March 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
There are many faculty, especially in STEM, who believe that if they can just show how useful their work is, they can keep their funding and keep going under this anti-constitutional regime and survive. You are wrong. You, too, are the enemy now. Labor solidarity is the most powerful tool we have.