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Jean Doe
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grad student | lesbian | any pronouns | from Michigan
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a powerful account of what’s happening in Minneapolis from Amna Akbar

www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...
Amna A. Akbar | In South Minneapolis
ICE have gone from wearing tactical army gear to Midwestern civilian garb; I have even seen photos of agents in...
www.lrb.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 12:11 AM
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Before her retirement, this judge oversaw a juvenile justice system in Rutherford County, TN, with a staggering history of throwing children in jail.

In one case, 11 Black children, as young as 8, were arrested for a crime that doesn't exist.

Revisit our 2021 story with @wpln.bsky.social:
Black Children Were Jailed for a Crime That Doesn’t Exist. Almost Nothing Happened to the Adults in Charge.
Judge Donna Scott Davenport oversees a juvenile justice system in Rutherford County, Tennessee, with a staggering history of jailing children. She said kids must face consequences, which rarely seem t...
www.propublica.org
February 10, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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"Within a minute of NYPD's arrival, Jabez was shot multiple times and almost killed, while he was calmly eating food just minutes earlier."

"This is why officers should not be responding to medical support calls."
#NewYork #USA #Policing #Healthcare
The NYPD Shot Jabez Chakraborty Less Than 30 Seconds After Entering His Home
"This is why officers should not be responding to medical support calls."
hellgatenyc.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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NEW: Last week, Speaker Johnson outlined his theological defense of Trump's immigration policies, saying he was "happy to have this lengthy debate with anybody any time they want to.”

Speaking an @rns.org podcast, Rev. William Barber offered to take him up on that. religionnews.com/2026/02/09/t...
The Rev. William Barber II: Fighting Autocrats Starts at the Grassroots
Bishop Barber says you can't undermine authoritarianism from DC down—it has to come from state-based movements doing micro-organizing at the county level.
religionnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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How did we get to the point where police body cams are deemed “best practice” when the # of civilians whom police have killed has only *increased each year* since the widespread adoption of the equipment?

Tamar Sarai explains the body cam propaganda & who stands to benefit from “reform narratives”⤵️
February 3, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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"The gloves available to prisoners are jersey gloves like those used by gardeners and the boots are not insulated ... If an incarcerated person wants warmer clothes than prison-issued garments, they must buy it through the canteen."
Shovel snow outside during subzero temperatures or go to solitary.

That’s the choice incarcerated folks in Missouri faced, while everyone in the free world was hunkered down.

Prisons never miss a chance to remind us that the cruelty is the point.
Missouri prisoners report being forced to shovel snow in subzero temperatures
With temperatures hovering near zero and windchills approaching minus 20 degrees, Spain Bady was ordered to leave his cell at Algoa Correctional Center on Saturday morning and clear snow from prison…
www.newsfromthestates.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:22 AM
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UnitedHealth is the nation’s largest health insurance conglomerate.

ProPublica obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs.

Here’s what we found.

(Published Nov. 2024)
How UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at Risk
United used an algorithm system to identify patients who it determined were getting too much therapy and then limited coverage. It was deemed illegal in three states, but similar practices persist due...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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Because this fundraiser needs a boost. Again, if you have the means, tap on that link and donate.
January 27, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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this is just straight up murder by the regime
🚨"I'm a nurse...my brown patients are choosing to stop chemo because they do not want to be abducted." -ICE protester tells JT Cestkowski about sick Minnesotans foregoing cancer treatment because of ICE terror. LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 20, 2026 at 6:10 AM
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A ProPublica analysis revealed a stark pattern across the Deep South, where about 200 majority-Black public school districts educate 1.3 million students.

Alongside those districts are private academies filled almost entirely with white students.

(Published Dec. 2024)
The Story of One Mississippi County Shows How Private Schools Are Exacerbating Segregation
A new ProPublica analysis shows a stark pattern across states in the Deep South: Alongside majority-Black public school districts, a separate web of private academies are filled almost entirely with w...
www.propublica.org
January 19, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.

readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
The Companies Behind ICE
Sludge built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
readsludge.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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"I'm not in Minnesota -- what can I do to help?"

A list of ideas!
January 11, 2026 at 10:33 PM
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Larger context on the ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minnesota:

Fed. officers have fatally shot at least 3 other people in the last 5 months & wounded or threatened others. We describe a few of the recent incidents and patterns we've noticed here.

www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/07/i...
Before ICE Shooting, Immigration Agents Repeatedly Used Deadly Force
The killing of a Minneapolis woman is latest by ICE and Border Patrol officers in recent months. Others have been wounded or threatened with guns.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 8, 2026 at 2:51 AM
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🚨 New @therealnews.com:

I speak w/ a panel of grad student workers & union members from Columbia University & the University of Michigan about the chilling new reality on their campuses & what it’s like to live, learn, & work there today
@swcolumbia.bsky.social

therealnews.com/campus-life-...
Campus life is unrecognizable in the Trump era: ‘There’s so many cops everywhere’
As the federal government continues its top-down assault on higher education, universities are internally building repression and surveillance machines that mirror the Trump administration.
therealnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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gcfb.org/give Lot of Detroit/Dearborn area people use Gleaners every week, especially Arab, Eastern European, and Latine immigrants
Let's Make It a Happy, Not Hungry, Thanksgiving!
At Gleaners, we’re committed to providing families in Southeast Michigan with the nutritious food they need to enjoy the dignity and warmth of a holiday meal. Your support makes this possible. By help...
gcfb.org
October 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Good evening. There are good things happening in our communities. How might you add to the good?

www.ktvu.com/news/grassro...
Outdoor fridges are being stocked in underserved East Bay communities, as part of growing grassroots effort
A growing army of volunteers has been taking part in an organic, grassroots effort to help feed the hungry by stocking refrigerators placed at various locations in the East Bay.
www.ktvu.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Efforts to reduce toxic algae in Lake Erie appear to be making progress. Now they face budget cuts

michiganadvance.com/2025/07/21/e...

Story from @insideclimatenews.org
Efforts to reduce toxic algae in Lake Erie appear to be making progress. Now they face budget cuts • Michigan Advance
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Cuts to a major...
michiganadvance.com
July 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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If JD Vance were a true Catholic instead of defending Trump he would simply assign him to be President of another country
July 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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NEW: Federal housing officials spent years investigating cities from Chicago to Memphis to Corpus Christi for putting industrial plants and unwanted facilities in poor, nonwhite neighborhoods.

Now, under Trump, the agency plans to drop the cases.

By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
Trump Administration Prepares to Drop Seven Major Housing Discrimination Cases
Federal housing officials spent years investigating cities from Chicago to Memphis to Corpus Christi for putting industrial plants and unwanted facilities in poor, nonwhite neighborhoods. Now, under T...
www.propublica.org
July 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Today we published our 2nd story in an investigation into the backgrounds of 230+ Venezuelan men Trump deported to El Salvador. We did a first ever case-by-case analysis and found half were in the middle of their immigration cases, including dozens seeking asylum. www.propublica.org/article/vene...
He Came to the U.S. to Support His Sick Child. He Was Detained. Then He Disappeared.
Like most of the more than 230 Venezuelan men deported to a Salvadoran prison, José Manuel Ramos Bastidas had followed U.S. immigration rules. Then Trump rewrote them.
www.propublica.org
July 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Despite the success of the LGBTQ-specific option on the 988 lifeline, the Trump administration announced last month that they would be shutting it down on July 17, claiming that the service had run out of congressionally directed funding.

Story from @19thnews.org
LGBTQ+ youth have lost a lifeline. What now? • Michigan Advance
If you or a loved one are in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 74174. This story was originally ...
michiganadvance.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM