@heathermedwards.bsky.social
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After Marcelo Gomes da Silva was arrested by ICE on his way to volleyball practice in Milford, he made a promise to the men he shared a cell with: He’d be a voice for immigrants unfairly detained.
He's one of Boston Globe Magazine’s Bostonians of the Year.
trib.al/p9Edy6F
He's one of Boston Globe Magazine’s Bostonians of the Year.
trib.al/p9Edy6F
December 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
After Marcelo Gomes da Silva was arrested by ICE on his way to volleyball practice in Milford, he made a promise to the men he shared a cell with: He’d be a voice for immigrants unfairly detained.
He's one of Boston Globe Magazine’s Bostonians of the Year.
trib.al/p9Edy6F
He's one of Boston Globe Magazine’s Bostonians of the Year.
trib.al/p9Edy6F
American here. Thank you for sharing your perspective on our interconnected *global* politics. I appreciate it, neighbor!
December 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
American here. Thank you for sharing your perspective on our interconnected *global* politics. I appreciate it, neighbor!
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Aguilar: “Donald Trump and Republican leadership are hell bent on keeping the Epstein files hidden from the American people…As recently as today, the White House was trying to switch GOP votes on the petition to continue these cover-up efforts.”
November 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Aguilar: “Donald Trump and Republican leadership are hell bent on keeping the Epstein files hidden from the American people…As recently as today, the White House was trying to switch GOP votes on the petition to continue these cover-up efforts.”
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Rep. Garcia: “Why did they transfer her? Why won’t they tell us why and answer questions? We want Ghislaine Maxwell to come before the Oversight Committee and answer these questions. Ghislaine Maxwell should never receive special treatment.”
November 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Rep. Garcia: “Why did they transfer her? Why won’t they tell us why and answer questions? We want Ghislaine Maxwell to come before the Oversight Committee and answer these questions. Ghislaine Maxwell should never receive special treatment.”
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Tell Congress Right Now: Pass the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act
Tell Congress: Pass the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Tell Congress Right Now: Pass the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act
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The newly elected sheriff of Pennsylvania’s Bucks County vows to end his county’s contract with ICE. “It makes immigrant communities afraid to call the police,” he said. “You’re talking about some of the most vulnerable members of society.”
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The newly elected sheriff of Pennsylvania’s Bucks County vows to end his county’s contract with ICE. “It makes immigrant communities afraid to call the police,” he said. “You’re talking about some of the most vulnerable members of society.”
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The Electoral College is DEI for Red States.
October 28, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The Electoral College is DEI for Red States.
This is community at its finest.
October 31, 2025 at 3:42 AM
This is community at its finest.
Thank you, Gov. Pritzker. This is true leadership.
Gov. Pritzker: "They literally did a military attack on a building with a Black Hawk helicopter...You don't arrest an entire building, detain everybody, zip tie children, hold elderly people in a U-Haul for house — U.S. citizens!"
October 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Thank you, Gov. Pritzker. This is true leadership.
Naked bike-riding Portlanders are nonviolent, joyful, and compassionate. We are not left-wing radicals. We are not domestic terrorists. We just care about human rights. 1/4
#Portland
#NoKings
#Portland
#NoKings
Naked Bike-Riding Portlanders Are Nonviolent, Joyful, and Compassionate
Oregon Rain Won't Stop Us From Protesting ICE's Unconstitutional Cruelty
heathermedwards.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Make Andry's beautiful message of "solidarity, justice, and truth" universal <3
We’re thrilled to see our client Andry Hernández Romero, a gay Venezuelan makeup artist, recognized in Out Magazine’s 2025 #Out100 for his resilience and advocacy after becoming a nat'l symbol of courage & the face of an int'l campaign demanding his freedom.
🔗 www.advocate.com/news/andry-h...
🔗 www.advocate.com/news/andry-h...
October 16, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Make Andry's beautiful message of "solidarity, justice, and truth" universal <3
MAGA's performative Christianity is eclipsed only by their constitutional hypocrisy 1/11
#Portland
#PortlandFrog
#Portland
#PortlandFrog
From the Frontlines: Portland Frog Dances at ICE; Kristi Noem “Stares Down” Chicken Suit Guy
MAGA’s Performative Christianity Is Eclipsed Only by Their Constitutional Hypocrisy
heathermedwards.substack.com
October 12, 2025 at 12:43 AM
MAGA's performative Christianity is eclipsed only by their constitutional hypocrisy 1/11
#Portland
#PortlandFrog
#Portland
#PortlandFrog
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Scene outside ICE facility in Portland where DHS Sec. Noem is expected to visit today. Sound on for one protestor’s soundtrack.
October 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Scene outside ICE facility in Portland where DHS Sec. Noem is expected to visit today. Sound on for one protestor’s soundtrack.
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"There is no other artist like him. Which is why I feel confident predicting that come sometime in the evening of Sunday, February 8, 2026, Donald Trump should get ready for the most high-profile protest of his presidency so far."
Get Ready for Bad Bunny’s Explosive Super Bowl Trump Protest
“He will have the room to be as political as he wants to be.”
www.thebulwark.com
October 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"There is no other artist like him. Which is why I feel confident predicting that come sometime in the evening of Sunday, February 8, 2026, Donald Trump should get ready for the most high-profile protest of his presidency so far."
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@johnpavlovitz.bsky.social with another compassionate intelligent take, this time on international superstar, activist, and philanthropist Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl 🏈
October 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
@johnpavlovitz.bsky.social with another compassionate intelligent take, this time on international superstar, activist, and philanthropist Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl 🏈
If everyone deserves the peace to appreciate beauty, democracy must be defended.
Birds and Beauty and the American Human Rights Crisis
Defend Democracy; Release the Epstein Files
heathermedwards.substack.com
October 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
If everyone deserves the peace to appreciate beauty, democracy must be defended.
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No child should ever be coerced to give up their rights, but that's exactly what the Trump administration is attempting to do, even amid the chaos of a government shutdown.
Read the story: 🔗Link in bio
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Read the story: 🔗Link in bio
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
October 4, 2025 at 2:18 AM
No child should ever be coerced to give up their rights, but that's exactly what the Trump administration is attempting to do, even amid the chaos of a government shutdown.
Read the story: 🔗Link in bio
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Read the story: 🔗Link in bio
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
We have to keep our spirits up to help each other and our neighbors who can’t help themselves.
Stay strong, friends. Stay safe. 1/6
Stay strong, friends. Stay safe. 1/6
Feeling Helpless? 15 (Easy and Harder) Things You Can Do Right Now to Fight for Democracy
You Don't Have to Be a Judge, a Governor, a Mayor, or a Legislator to Stand for Peace
heathermedwards.substack.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
We have to keep our spirits up to help each other and our neighbors who can’t help themselves.
Stay strong, friends. Stay safe. 1/6
Stay strong, friends. Stay safe. 1/6
Dearest Sister ~
I pray this correspondence finds you & the children well. News from #Portland is grim. We hear tell of your war-ravaged city: farmers markets overrun with heirloom tomatoes & free-range unfertilized eggs; the wait times for brunch exorbitant; the ice-cold IPAs excessively hazy. 1/7
I pray this correspondence finds you & the children well. News from #Portland is grim. We hear tell of your war-ravaged city: farmers markets overrun with heirloom tomatoes & free-range unfertilized eggs; the wait times for brunch exorbitant; the ice-cold IPAs excessively hazy. 1/7
Correspondence to "War-Ravaged" Portland
With Love, from Eugene
heathermedwards.substack.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Dearest Sister ~
I pray this correspondence finds you & the children well. News from #Portland is grim. We hear tell of your war-ravaged city: farmers markets overrun with heirloom tomatoes & free-range unfertilized eggs; the wait times for brunch exorbitant; the ice-cold IPAs excessively hazy. 1/7
I pray this correspondence finds you & the children well. News from #Portland is grim. We hear tell of your war-ravaged city: farmers markets overrun with heirloom tomatoes & free-range unfertilized eggs; the wait times for brunch exorbitant; the ice-cold IPAs excessively hazy. 1/7
“Claims of violence by US president contrast with reality of life in vibrant, peaceful Oregon city, residents say,” The Guardian accurately reported. 1/7
Farmers Market Highlights from "War-Ravaged" Portland Today
There's No War; Release the Epstein Files
heathermedwards.substack.com
September 28, 2025 at 4:53 AM
“Claims of violence by US president contrast with reality of life in vibrant, peaceful Oregon city, residents say,” The Guardian accurately reported. 1/7
My fellow Americans, we too could’ve chosen an educated, politically experienced leader who champions equality and progress instead of creating and relishing chaos and division.
#Mexico #MexicanPolitics #USElection
@claudiasheinbaum.bsky.social
#Mexico #MexicanPolitics #USElection
@claudiasheinbaum.bsky.social
America, This Could've Been Us
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum Is a Beacon of Unity, Progress
heathermedwards.substack.com
September 27, 2025 at 3:23 AM
My fellow Americans, we too could’ve chosen an educated, politically experienced leader who champions equality and progress instead of creating and relishing chaos and division.
#Mexico #MexicanPolitics #USElection
@claudiasheinbaum.bsky.social
#Mexico #MexicanPolitics #USElection
@claudiasheinbaum.bsky.social
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“You can’t fix stuff with fear. Fear is like you take an antibiotic that’s really strong, that kills the bacteria, but it also kills the good bacteria. It kills everything and what they’re doing with their policies is killing everything."
This Tejano Music Star Could Upend Gerrymandering in South Texas
The son of a migrant farmworker, he can hit a bullseye from a mile out with a long-range rifle—and he’s getting Democrats’ hopes up.
www.thebulwark.com
September 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
“You can’t fix stuff with fear. Fear is like you take an antibiotic that’s really strong, that kills the bacteria, but it also kills the good bacteria. It kills everything and what they’re doing with their policies is killing everything."
California showing the integrity, strength, and compassion we need across the country. Thank you, @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social
ICE thrives on intimidation & fear. CA is saying: not here, not now, not ever.
We commend @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social Gavin Newsom for signing a historic package of bills that protect children in schools, patients in hospitals, immigrant families across the state.
🔗 calmatters.org/justice/2025...
We commend @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social Gavin Newsom for signing a historic package of bills that protect children in schools, patients in hospitals, immigrant families across the state.
🔗 calmatters.org/justice/2025...
September 23, 2025 at 3:31 AM
California showing the integrity, strength, and compassion we need across the country. Thank you, @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social
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@timmiller.bsky.social: “Too many people are folding to the fear…I think that the right posture towards this administration's aspiring authoritarianism is to stand up to it.”
September 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
@timmiller.bsky.social: “Too many people are folding to the fear…I think that the right posture towards this administration's aspiring authoritarianism is to stand up to it.”