Ismael
@ismael-tech.bsky.social
Queer + Texan 🌈 | Houston -based, RGV-raised | Nonprofit tech + data nerd 🤓 | Runner 🏃♂️ | Into politics, volunteering, & making ✨ change ✨ | Always down to chat about the latest hot takes or cool ideas. #bigquery #python #programming
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If you or someone you know has been detained, you have the right to legal help.
#KnowYourRights #ImmigrantJustice #LegalResources #CommunityDefense #Immigration
#KnowYourRights #ImmigrantJustice #LegalResources #CommunityDefense #Immigration
October 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
If you or someone you know has been detained, you have the right to legal help.
#KnowYourRights #ImmigrantJustice #LegalResources #CommunityDefense #Immigration
#KnowYourRights #ImmigrantJustice #LegalResources #CommunityDefense #Immigration
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Editorial: Dozens of masked ICE agents. A smashed window. Threats of tear gas. All to catch a husband, a brother and a neighbor in the Houston area. bit.ly/3LeQuJF
October 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Editorial: Dozens of masked ICE agents. A smashed window. Threats of tear gas. All to catch a husband, a brother and a neighbor in the Houston area. bit.ly/3LeQuJF
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aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage
During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.
It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’
During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage
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Resist, Ridicule, and Rout Republicans
Normal politics must be abandoned for bold strategies that allow the majority to go on offense against an increasingly unhinged, dangerous, & reckless Trump Administration playing for all the marbles.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Normal politics must be abandoned for bold strategies that allow the majority to go on offense against an increasingly unhinged, dangerous, & reckless Trump Administration playing for all the marbles.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
October 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Resist, Ridicule, and Rout Republicans
Normal politics must be abandoned for bold strategies that allow the majority to go on offense against an increasingly unhinged, dangerous, & reckless Trump Administration playing for all the marbles.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Normal politics must be abandoned for bold strategies that allow the majority to go on offense against an increasingly unhinged, dangerous, & reckless Trump Administration playing for all the marbles.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
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Nearly 20 DACA recipients & dozens more immigrant youth have been snatched from their families and detained by immigration agents in recent months.
September 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Nearly 20 DACA recipients & dozens more immigrant youth have been snatched from their families and detained by immigration agents in recent months.
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BREAKING: VETERAN'S
BEGIN A SIT-IN IN WASHINGTON DC AND WON'T STOP UNTIL THE MILITARY LEAVES TOWN
BEGIN A SIT-IN IN WASHINGTON DC AND WON'T STOP UNTIL THE MILITARY LEAVES TOWN
August 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
BREAKING: VETERAN'S
BEGIN A SIT-IN IN WASHINGTON DC AND WON'T STOP UNTIL THE MILITARY LEAVES TOWN
BEGIN A SIT-IN IN WASHINGTON DC AND WON'T STOP UNTIL THE MILITARY LEAVES TOWN
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The people who power our country are being ripped from our communities.
August 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The people who power our country are being ripped from our communities.
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Hello! I’m WIRED’s senior politics editor, and it’s hard to put into words what it’s been like in our newsroom this year. I am so in awe of my colleagues here, and so grateful to wake up every day to get you, our lovely readers, the news. If you’ve haven’t already, subscribe!! Help us keep it going.
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July 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Hello! I’m WIRED’s senior politics editor, and it’s hard to put into words what it’s been like in our newsroom this year. I am so in awe of my colleagues here, and so grateful to wake up every day to get you, our lovely readers, the news. If you’ve haven’t already, subscribe!! Help us keep it going.
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Unknown attackers exploited a vulnerability in Microsoft’s SharePoint collaboration software, breaching government agencies, universities and companies. Microsoft has not issued a patch, prompting a scramble to respond.
Global hack on Microsoft product hits U.S., state agencies, researchers say
Unknown attackers exploited a “significant vulnerability” in Microsoft’s SharePoint collaboration software, hitting targets around the world.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 21, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Unknown attackers exploited a vulnerability in Microsoft’s SharePoint collaboration software, breaching government agencies, universities and companies. Microsoft has not issued a patch, prompting a scramble to respond.
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Your School House Rock moment......
May 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Your School House Rock moment......
March 29, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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🔊On March 11th, the 5th Circuit Court’s mandate on DACA officially went into effect‼️⬇️
March 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
🔊On March 11th, the 5th Circuit Court’s mandate on DACA officially went into effect‼️⬇️
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No, gracias. Disrespectfully.
Exclusive | Trump to Sign Executive Order Making English Official U.S. Language
The U.S. has never had a national language in its nearly 250-year history.
www.wsj.com
February 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
No, gracias. Disrespectfully.
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Entire government agencies are being reshaped, career experts are leaving and power is shifting — often behind closed doors.
ProPublica is investigating.
🧵⬇️ (1/6)
ProPublica is investigating.
🧵⬇️ (1/6)
February 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Entire government agencies are being reshaped, career experts are leaving and power is shifting — often behind closed doors.
ProPublica is investigating.
🧵⬇️ (1/6)
ProPublica is investigating.
🧵⬇️ (1/6)
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#KNOWYOURRIGHTS: WARRANTS
Remember: ICE agents normally have administrative warrants. These do NOT give them the authority to enter your home or carry out arrest, but they will try to convince you it does. Scroll through for important info to look out for ⬇️
Remember: ICE agents normally have administrative warrants. These do NOT give them the authority to enter your home or carry out arrest, but they will try to convince you it does. Scroll through for important info to look out for ⬇️
February 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
#KNOWYOURRIGHTS: WARRANTS
Remember: ICE agents normally have administrative warrants. These do NOT give them the authority to enter your home or carry out arrest, but they will try to convince you it does. Scroll through for important info to look out for ⬇️
Remember: ICE agents normally have administrative warrants. These do NOT give them the authority to enter your home or carry out arrest, but they will try to convince you it does. Scroll through for important info to look out for ⬇️
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Undocumented students should be able to access education.
Youth immigrant organizers fought for and won in-state tuition for all Florida residents regardless of immigration status, but the latest anti-immigration bill in Florida rolls back this right. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Youth immigrant organizers fought for and won in-state tuition for all Florida residents regardless of immigration status, but the latest anti-immigration bill in Florida rolls back this right. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
‘What if I can’t go?’: Florida repeals in-state tuition for undocumented students
The rule goes into effect July 1.
www.miamiherald.com
February 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Undocumented students should be able to access education.
Youth immigrant organizers fought for and won in-state tuition for all Florida residents regardless of immigration status, but the latest anti-immigration bill in Florida rolls back this right. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Youth immigrant organizers fought for and won in-state tuition for all Florida residents regardless of immigration status, but the latest anti-immigration bill in Florida rolls back this right. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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Hi Bluesky family! 👋
We’re United We Dream: the largest immigrant youth-led network in the country whose members are leading the fight for the dignity and respect of all immigrants.
We can’t wait to build this community together 💙
We’re United We Dream: the largest immigrant youth-led network in the country whose members are leading the fight for the dignity and respect of all immigrants.
We can’t wait to build this community together 💙
December 19, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Hi Bluesky family! 👋
We’re United We Dream: the largest immigrant youth-led network in the country whose members are leading the fight for the dignity and respect of all immigrants.
We can’t wait to build this community together 💙
We’re United We Dream: the largest immigrant youth-led network in the country whose members are leading the fight for the dignity and respect of all immigrants.
We can’t wait to build this community together 💙
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Why is Musk, who has no official role, sitting down and doing interviews with Trump in the White House?
February 19, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Why is Musk, who has no official role, sitting down and doing interviews with Trump in the White House?
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We are so grateful to the sources and families who trusted us with this reporting. Investigative reporting is more critical than ever in this moment in history. Support the fourth estate!
🎉🎉🎉 ProPublica Wins Polk Award for Medical Reporting www.propublica.org/atpropublica...
ProPublica Wins Polk Award for Medical Reporting
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
www.propublica.org
February 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
We are so grateful to the sources and families who trusted us with this reporting. Investigative reporting is more critical than ever in this moment in history. Support the fourth estate!
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Some disturbing thoughts keep crossing my mind. Have some anxiety, on me! Don't worry, I have a silver bullet chaser for ya too!
February 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Some disturbing thoughts keep crossing my mind. Have some anxiety, on me! Don't worry, I have a silver bullet chaser for ya too!