Neil Ralston
@journostuff.bsky.social
Former journalist and college journalism teacher. Photographer and traveler. Grew up in Missouri. Lived in Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Louisiana and Texas. Living near St. Louis now.
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Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to p
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January 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
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Looks like ICE is now cracking down on … Native Americans.
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
January 10, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Looks like ICE is now cracking down on … Native Americans.
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
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Trump says he will force Venezuela to hand over millions of barrels of sanctioned oil, which the U.S. will sell off under his control.
Hello? This is naked extortion of a sovereign country. It’s far past time for Congress to grow a spine and rein in our tinpot dictator.
Hello? This is naked extortion of a sovereign country. It’s far past time for Congress to grow a spine and rein in our tinpot dictator.
January 7, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Trump says he will force Venezuela to hand over millions of barrels of sanctioned oil, which the U.S. will sell off under his control.
Hello? This is naked extortion of a sovereign country. It’s far past time for Congress to grow a spine and rein in our tinpot dictator.
Hello? This is naked extortion of a sovereign country. It’s far past time for Congress to grow a spine and rein in our tinpot dictator.
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The violent mob that attacked the Capitol on January 6 was not peaceful.
Stop lying to the American people.
Stop lying to the American people.
January 7, 2026 at 1:54 AM
The violent mob that attacked the Capitol on January 6 was not peaceful.
Stop lying to the American people.
Stop lying to the American people.
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Hey news media, I know it's a tradition for you to end the year with a look back on the biggest stories of the last 12 months, but can we just skip that this time?
December 26, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Hey news media, I know it's a tradition for you to end the year with a look back on the biggest stories of the last 12 months, but can we just skip that this time?
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
December 22, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
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Thou shalt not condemn “violent rhetoric” after your ally is murdered and then mock the murder of someone who criticized you.
December 15, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Thou shalt not condemn “violent rhetoric” after your ally is murdered and then mock the murder of someone who criticized you.
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I’m a gun owner. My entire inheritance from my dad was guns.
That said, we should regulate guns.
That said, we should regulate guns.
December 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I’m a gun owner. My entire inheritance from my dad was guns.
That said, we should regulate guns.
That said, we should regulate guns.
US senator’s revelations show Israel does not investigate war crimes against journalists; US and international community must step in cpj.org?p=546370
US senator’s revelations show Israel does not investigate war crimes against journalists; US and international community must step in - Committee to Protect Journalists
US government failed in its duty to pursue accountability for American journalist Dylan Collins, targeted in the October 13, 2023, Israeli attack that killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah Washing...
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December 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
US senator’s revelations show Israel does not investigate war crimes against journalists; US and international community must step in cpj.org?p=546370
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Agree with this thread. Worth reading in full.
25 years ago John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, and AC Barrett all worked on GWBush's 2000 Florida recount team. What they're doing now is, if anything, more nakedly partisan.
Fire-breathing dissent by Kagan, with Sotomayor and Jackson.
25 years ago John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, and AC Barrett all worked on GWBush's 2000 Florida recount team. What they're doing now is, if anything, more nakedly partisan.
Fire-breathing dissent by Kagan, with Sotomayor and Jackson.
They're not even trying to appear nonpartisan anymore.
December 4, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Agree with this thread. Worth reading in full.
25 years ago John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, and AC Barrett all worked on GWBush's 2000 Florida recount team. What they're doing now is, if anything, more nakedly partisan.
Fire-breathing dissent by Kagan, with Sotomayor and Jackson.
25 years ago John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, and AC Barrett all worked on GWBush's 2000 Florida recount team. What they're doing now is, if anything, more nakedly partisan.
Fire-breathing dissent by Kagan, with Sotomayor and Jackson.
I take the usual touristy shots on vacation, but my favorite photos are of people doing their people things. This is from a bay near Phuket, Thailand, last month.
December 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I take the usual touristy shots on vacation, but my favorite photos are of people doing their people things. This is from a bay near Phuket, Thailand, last month.
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Quoted here talking about Alabama's decision to remove funding from student publications they claim run afoul of Trump Administration "non-discrimination" mandates.
TL;DR: That's hogwash and just cover to restrict students' 1A rights.
www.chronicle.com/article/a-un...
TL;DR: That's hogwash and just cover to restrict students' 1A rights.
www.chronicle.com/article/a-un...
December 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Quoted here talking about Alabama's decision to remove funding from student publications they claim run afoul of Trump Administration "non-discrimination" mandates.
TL;DR: That's hogwash and just cover to restrict students' 1A rights.
www.chronicle.com/article/a-un...
TL;DR: That's hogwash and just cover to restrict students' 1A rights.
www.chronicle.com/article/a-un...
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Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
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As seen at No Kings Atlanta:
October 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
As seen at No Kings Atlanta:
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I'm wondering how many millions of dollars our government will have to pay out once some of these cases end up in civil court.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
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October 17, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I'm wondering how many millions of dollars our government will have to pay out once some of these cases end up in civil court.
apnews.com/article/immi... use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment
ICE's use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations.
apnews.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:33 AM
apnews.com/article/immi... use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment
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Thanks, New Yorker
October 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Thanks, New Yorker
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Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
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October 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
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