@jessicamac.bsky.social
Retired library director. Member of Coming Together Racine, an anti-racist organization, since 2006. Mother of 4 and grandmother of 7. Author of "Yesterday's Papers, a bibliography of the Rolling Stones". Vegetarian Episcopalian Saggitarian. LBGTQi? ally
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“It’s like modern-day slavery.”
Former models for Donald Trump’s agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally.
Former models for Donald Trump’s agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally.
Former models for Donald Trump's agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally
"It's like modern-day slavery."
www.motherjones.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:00 PM
“It’s like modern-day slavery.”
Former models for Donald Trump’s agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally.
Former models for Donald Trump’s agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally.
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If they think people are celebrating in the streets over the end of Maduro, just wait.
January 3, 2026 at 4:28 PM
If they think people are celebrating in the streets over the end of Maduro, just wait.
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French Foreign Ministry: “The removal of Maduro from power and the violation of sovereignty constitute a serious act of aggression against the dignity of the Venezuelan people and their right to determine their own future.
January 3, 2026 at 3:02 PM
French Foreign Ministry: “The removal of Maduro from power and the violation of sovereignty constitute a serious act of aggression against the dignity of the Venezuelan people and their right to determine their own future.
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More behavior that's not very becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient
As we all said, international law, such as it was, no longer exists. The United States, following Israel’s precedent, considers itself to have the explicit authority to blatantly violate sovereignty anywhere in the world and abduct even leaders of other states.
There are no guardrails whatsoever.
There are no guardrails whatsoever.
January 3, 2026 at 4:37 PM
More behavior that's not very becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient
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Where Can We Find Freedom and Build Community? Black Bookstores
Since 1834, Black bookstores have been spaces where Black folk can learn about and share our stories and truth.
wordinblack.com/2025/12/blac... | @wordinblacknews.bsky.social
Since 1834, Black bookstores have been spaces where Black folk can learn about and share our stories and truth.
wordinblack.com/2025/12/blac... | @wordinblacknews.bsky.social
Where to Find Freedom and Community: Black Bookstores
Since 1834, Black bookstores have provided spaces to share our stories.
wordinblack.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Where Can We Find Freedom and Build Community? Black Bookstores
Since 1834, Black bookstores have been spaces where Black folk can learn about and share our stories and truth.
wordinblack.com/2025/12/blac... | @wordinblacknews.bsky.social
Since 1834, Black bookstores have been spaces where Black folk can learn about and share our stories and truth.
wordinblack.com/2025/12/blac... | @wordinblacknews.bsky.social
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Trump suspends green card lottery program that let Brown University, MIT shootings suspect into US
#Pinks
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#Pinks
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Trump suspends green card lottery program that let Brown University, MIT shootings suspect into US
President Donald Trump has suspended the green card lottery program that allowed the suspect in the Brown University and MIT shootings to come to the United States.
apnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Trump suspends green card lottery program that let Brown University, MIT shootings suspect into US
#Pinks
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#Pinks
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ICE Says U.S. Citizen’s Birth Certificate Is Fake After Arresting Her
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship
via @huffpost.com
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship
via @huffpost.com
ICE Says U.S. Citizen's Birth Certificate Is Fake After Arresting Her: Attorneys
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
ICE Says U.S. Citizen’s Birth Certificate Is Fake After Arresting Her
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship
via @huffpost.com
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship
via @huffpost.com
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This was posted on X by the Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commn.
It’s not that we talk about “identity” & “race” too much. It’s that they wanted to hijack the language,legitimacy & infrastructure we created to vindicate the rights of Black people & women for THEIR race & identity.
It’s not that we talk about “identity” & “race” too much. It’s that they wanted to hijack the language,legitimacy & infrastructure we created to vindicate the rights of Black people & women for THEIR race & identity.
December 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This was posted on X by the Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commn.
It’s not that we talk about “identity” & “race” too much. It’s that they wanted to hijack the language,legitimacy & infrastructure we created to vindicate the rights of Black people & women for THEIR race & identity.
It’s not that we talk about “identity” & “race” too much. It’s that they wanted to hijack the language,legitimacy & infrastructure we created to vindicate the rights of Black people & women for THEIR race & identity.
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Build a watchlist of all the movies and shows you want to watch, no matter where they’re streaming. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
How to Quickly Find Out What's Streaming on Multiple Services at Once
Build a watchlist of all the movies and shows you want to watch, no matter where they’re streaming.
www.wired.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Build a watchlist of all the movies and shows you want to watch, no matter where they’re streaming. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
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‘Lives at stake’ as Sierra Leone almost entirely axed from UK aid budget
‘Lives at stake’ as Sierra Leone almost entirely axed from UK aid budget
‘Lives at stake’ as Sierra Leone almost entirely axed from UK aid budget
www.independent.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
‘Lives at stake’ as Sierra Leone almost entirely axed from UK aid budget
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Looking forward to reading this book! I also want to see if any of our students at Oxford College of Emory University could put some of its suggestions to use with one of our Pierce Social Justice grants to make a difference in our local community (~40 miles from Atlanta).
Feeling really grateful to see THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US on this NYT list of the books readers were most excited about this year.
Thank you to everyone who's been reading and sharing it.
Thank you to everyone who's been reading and sharing it.
The Books Times Readers Were Most Excited About This Year
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Looking forward to reading this book! I also want to see if any of our students at Oxford College of Emory University could put some of its suggestions to use with one of our Pierce Social Justice grants to make a difference in our local community (~40 miles from Atlanta).
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“Expanding community oversight of policing has been an uphill battle for decades,” says state Senator Angela McKnight, who represents Jersey City. She is a sponsor of a bill that would strengthen investigatory powers for civilian oversight boards.
New Jersey Cities Are Pressing Resistant State Officials for Civilian Police Oversight
Local officials in Newark, Jersey City, and Trenton want civilian agencies that can investigate police and issue subpoenas. But they keep running into the state’s Democratic leaders.
boltsmag.org
December 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“Expanding community oversight of policing has been an uphill battle for decades,” says state Senator Angela McKnight, who represents Jersey City. She is a sponsor of a bill that would strengthen investigatory powers for civilian oversight boards.
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When the Trump administration took away her family’s food this summer, Rose Natabo had to choose which of her three sons to care for — who ate and who didn’t.
This is her story... and the story of too many others.
New, @propublica.org
This is her story... and the story of too many others.
New, @propublica.org
The Summer of Starvation: Amid Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts, a Mother Struggles to Keep Her Sons Alive
After the Trump administration cut off food from the third-largest refugee camp in the world, thousands of families faced impossible choices as their children starved.
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
When the Trump administration took away her family’s food this summer, Rose Natabo had to choose which of her three sons to care for — who ate and who didn’t.
This is her story... and the story of too many others.
New, @propublica.org
This is her story... and the story of too many others.
New, @propublica.org
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"Martiniquais-Algerian"?? 🤔
1/2 🧵 🚨 Just in time for the holidays! We’re thrilled to share ROAPE Special Issue 186, Vol. 52, celebrating the centenary of Frantz Fanon’s radical life, work and legacy 🎄🔥
Editorial: #Fanon100: Class Struggle and the Future of African Liberation
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Editorial: #Fanon100: Class Struggle and the Future of African Liberation
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Frantz Fanon at 100: class struggle and the future of African liberation - ROAPE
Chinedu Chukwudinma, Christopher J. Lee and Bettina Engels introduce special issue 186, Volume 52 of the journal, dedicated to honouring the centenary of the Martiniquais-Algerian revolutionary…
roape.net
December 18, 2025 at 11:46 AM
"Martiniquais-Algerian"?? 🤔
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia was freed from immigration detention on a judge’s order today while he fights to stay in the U.S., handing a major victory to the immigrant whose wrongful deportation to a notorious prison in El Salvador made him a flashpoint of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from federal immigration detention on judge's order
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from an immigration detention center in Pennsylvania following an order from a federal judge issued Thursday, according to his attorney’s office.
apnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was freed from immigration detention on a judge’s order today while he fights to stay in the U.S., handing a major victory to the immigrant whose wrongful deportation to a notorious prison in El Salvador made him a flashpoint of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
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Evidently, the defendant's statement -- "Shutting a door isn't a fucking crime" -- was persuasive with the grand jury, which responded with yet one more no true bill.
U.S. prosecutors in Chicago are dropping another case tied to Operation Midway Blitz, "without prejudice."
It's USA v. Nathan Griffin. Below is the motion, followed by excerpts from the complaint.
The feds don't say why they're dropping it, but they had until today to secure an indictment.
It's USA v. Nathan Griffin. Below is the motion, followed by excerpts from the complaint.
The feds don't say why they're dropping it, but they had until today to secure an indictment.
December 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Evidently, the defendant's statement -- "Shutting a door isn't a fucking crime" -- was persuasive with the grand jury, which responded with yet one more no true bill.
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⚡️Ukrainian naval drone strike reportedly cripples Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker in Black Sea, SBU source says
Ukrainian Sea Baby strike reportedly cripples Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker in Black Sea, SBU source says
Ukraine’s Security Service used Sea Baby naval drones to hit the sanctioned tanker Dashan in the Black Sea, the latest strike in a campaign targeting Russia’s “shadow fleet,” a source told the Kyiv In...
kyivindependent.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
⚡️Ukrainian naval drone strike reportedly cripples Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker in Black Sea, SBU source says
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The Texas Supreme Court said in October that judges may decline to perform marriages based on their religious beliefs.
In response, Denise Hernández, a queer Latina judge, threw a Big Gay Wedding Party. With the @19thnews.org, we sent a fabulous photographer.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/10/b...
In response, Denise Hernández, a queer Latina judge, threw a Big Gay Wedding Party. With the @19thnews.org, we sent a fabulous photographer.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/10/b...
‘Love is the Only Motherf****** Way’: Big Queer Wedding Party Celebrates LGBTQ+ Joy and Resilience in Texas
the flower-filled Austin event honored the queer community’s commitment to “hold each other up” in dark times.
thebarbedwire.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The Texas Supreme Court said in October that judges may decline to perform marriages based on their religious beliefs.
In response, Denise Hernández, a queer Latina judge, threw a Big Gay Wedding Party. With the @19thnews.org, we sent a fabulous photographer.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/10/b...
In response, Denise Hernández, a queer Latina judge, threw a Big Gay Wedding Party. With the @19thnews.org, we sent a fabulous photographer.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/10/b...
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And I think the same is true for the Dreamers. They didn't make a decision to move here. Someone made that decision for them. They just woke up one day as a child in America, like any of us who were born here did. So I don't really consider them to be immigrants. They're Americans as much as anyone.
December 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
And I think the same is true for the Dreamers. They didn't make a decision to move here. Someone made that decision for them. They just woke up one day as a child in America, like any of us who were born here did. So I don't really consider them to be immigrants. They're Americans as much as anyone.
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Democrats are scoring so badly with Black voters that a former KKK leader has a higher approval than most
Only one Democratic presidential contender popular with Black voters, poll finds
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Democrats are scoring so badly with Black voters that a former KKK leader has a higher approval than most
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The Border Patrol's enforcement surge in Charlotte, N.C. lasted just about a week. Residents picking up the pieces in its aftermath say doing so is going to take a lot longer than that.
Border Patrol left Charlotte. The damage stayed behind
The Border Patrol's enforcement surge in Charlotte, N.C. lasted just about a week. Residents picking up the pieces in its aftermath say doing so is going to take a lot longer than that.
n.pr
December 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The Border Patrol's enforcement surge in Charlotte, N.C. lasted just about a week. Residents picking up the pieces in its aftermath say doing so is going to take a lot longer than that.
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The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates in another divided vote, but signaled it will likely pause further reductions in borrowing costs as officials look for clearer signals about the job market's direction and inflation that 'remains somewhat elevated' reut.rs/4oN7jcU
Divided Fed lowers rates, signals pause and one 2026 cut as growth rebounds
The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday in another divided vote, but signaled it will likely pause further reductions in borrowing costs as officials look for clearer signals about th...
reut.rs
December 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates in another divided vote, but signaled it will likely pause further reductions in borrowing costs as officials look for clearer signals about the job market's direction and inflation that 'remains somewhat elevated' reut.rs/4oN7jcU
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A for-profit education firm called Stride is opening a school inside a for-profit immigration prison run by CoreCivic. Stride has been accused of defrauding investors and providing substandard education to children.
@whitneycwimbish.bsky.social spotted the job listings:
prospect.org/2025/12/10/f...
@whitneycwimbish.bsky.social spotted the job listings:
prospect.org/2025/12/10/f...
For-Profit School Opening in For-Profit ICE Family Prison - The American Prospect
Stride, Inc., is hiring multiple teachers to run a new school at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley.
prospect.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
A for-profit education firm called Stride is opening a school inside a for-profit immigration prison run by CoreCivic. Stride has been accused of defrauding investors and providing substandard education to children.
@whitneycwimbish.bsky.social spotted the job listings:
prospect.org/2025/12/10/f...
@whitneycwimbish.bsky.social spotted the job listings:
prospect.org/2025/12/10/f...
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Our goals are simple & straightfoward: Remove the Fascist Regime, Abolish ICE, Medicare-for-All, End Endless Wars, Make Billionaires Pay, & Overturn Citizens United.
But, to provide that ReNEWed Deal for working families, we must work together - like Lander, Avilés & Niou just did.
But, to provide that ReNEWed Deal for working families, we must work together - like Lander, Avilés & Niou just did.
December 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Our goals are simple & straightfoward: Remove the Fascist Regime, Abolish ICE, Medicare-for-All, End Endless Wars, Make Billionaires Pay, & Overturn Citizens United.
But, to provide that ReNEWed Deal for working families, we must work together - like Lander, Avilés & Niou just did.
But, to provide that ReNEWed Deal for working families, we must work together - like Lander, Avilés & Niou just did.