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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 16h

A 9-year-old pepper sprayed in handcuffs, crying for her dad. A teenager wrestled to the ground, and another pepper sprayed while waiting for the bus.

All were Black girls hurt by police.

Police Hurt Thousands of Teens Every Year. A Striking Number Are Black Girls.

www.themarshallproject.org

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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 15h

Even in a government shutdown, the 13th largest army in the world wages war in Chicago. ICE’s militarized raids & abductions are terrorizing communities—while billions are poured into their hands.

@sarahlazare.bsky.social & @lindsaykosh.bsky.social report:
inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...

A group of uniformed SWAT officers, wearing tactical gear and masks, stand alert on a street. Parked police vehicles and trees are visible behind them.

A large crowd of protesters gather around a white van on a sunny day. People raise their fists and signs, including one reading “No Kings,” expressing defiance.

A group of Illinois State Police officers, in uniform with protective gear and helmets, stand in formation holding batons, facing a crowd. The officers appear focused and tense, with sunlight casting strong shadows.

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Kite Line Radio @kitelineradio.bsky.social · 3d

Martin Sostre was a pioneer of prisoner organizing and Black anarchism. This week, Garrett Felber, author of the new biography A Continuous Struggle: The Revolutionary Life of Martin Sostre (@akpress.org), discusses Sostre’s work and connections to today’s struggles.

🪁 wfhb.org/october-3-20...

October 3, 2025: The Prison Struggle of Martin Sostre - WFHB

After decades of neglect, Martin Sostre is finally receiving his due as a pioneer of prisoner organi

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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 11d

13,300 confined children in the U.S. are detained pretrial – aka, they’re legally innocent

Locking kids up in deplorable conditions is traumatizing and counterproductive to public safety in the short & long term

Pie chart showing that nearly 13,300 confined youth are detained pretrial, not serving a sentence.

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Kite Line Radio @kitelineradio.bsky.social · 11d

“Multibillionaire investor George Soros is not funding a network of militant left-wing activists. That fact has not stopped President Donald Trump from spending the days since Charlie Kirk’s killing calling to press RICO charges.”
theintercept.com/2025/09/19/t...

Trump’s Idea of the Criminal Left Is a Fiction. A Coordinated Defense Against His Fascism Shouldn’t Be.

Trump's vision of a George Soros-backed criminal network is a fantasy. A coordinated defense against fascism shouldn’t be.

theintercept.com

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Oakland Abolition & Solidarity @oaklandabosol.bsky.social · 12d

"He and two other officers were pulling into a Walgreen’s parking lot as looters fled the building, and Tonn shot Monterrosa with a high-powered rifle through the windshield. Monterrosa was shot in the back of the head"

This is Sean Monterrosa below.
22 yrs old when killed by this cop in 2020.

Front portrait photo, inside and top lit, of a beautiful, young man with short hair and glasses. A tattoo showing on his neck from under a white t-shirt.

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Oakland Abolition & Solidarity @oaklandabosol.bsky.social · 11d

It popped off at Maguire, the main San Mateo County jail.
6 prisoners hospitalized, 4 deputies reporting minor injuries from a "a fight involving about 30 prisoners Friday morning"

www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea...

San Mateo Co.: Jail Fight Leaves 6 Inmates And 4 Sheriff's Personnel Hurt

Six San Mateo County jail inmates were hospitalized and four Sheriff's Office personnel suffered minor injuries in a fight involving about 30 prisoners Friday morning, the Sheriff's Office...

www.sfgate.com

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Kite Line Radio @kitelineradio.bsky.social · 17d

“Utah as shifting away from the death penalty. Then camp Trump and Tyler Robinson.The immediate calls for the execution of Charlie Kirk’s killer mark a resurgence of pro-death penalty politics in Utah and beyond.” ⁦‪ theintercept.com/2025/09/18/c...

Utah Was Shifting Away From the Death Penalty. Then Came Trump and Tyler Robinson.

The immediate calls for the execution of Charlie Kirk’s killer mark a resurgence of pro-death penalty politics in Utah and beyond.

theintercept.com

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Kite Line Radio @kitelineradio.bsky.social · 18d

Private prison guards contracted by ICE retaliate agst 100 immigrants protesting abuse & neglect inside new California City Immigrant Detention Center. Immigrants report guards entered cell blocks wearing riot gear & arrested protesters.

@ccijustice.bsky.social

www.ccijustice.org/post/retalia...

Private Prison Guards Contracted by ICE Retaliate Against Immigrants for Protesting Abuse and Neglect Inside New California City Immigrant Detention Center

Detained immigrants report guards entered their cell blocks wearing riot gear and arresting several protesters

www.ccijustice.org

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SWOP Behind Bars @swopbehindbars.bsky.social · 20d

Tomorrow y'all! Please take advantage of the community resources!

SWOP Behind Bars @swopbehindbars.bsky.social · Sep 4

"From Surviving to Thriving" - our series of events to connect our community with local resources. It's free and will introduce you to resources in your area.

This month, the King County Public Health's Vaccine Unit, and Seattle's LGBTQIA+ Center will be joining us.

Join us on 9/19, from 2-4pm

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From Surviving to Thriving
Seattle Swop Behind Bars
Community Resource Fair
Meet Local Resource Providers
Sept. 19th 2PM-4PM
400 E. Pine St.

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From Surviving to Thriving" - our continuation in a series of events across Seattle to connect our community with local resources.

Free vaccines via the King County Public Health Department

Anyone in the sex worker community is invited to come and get help!

Join us on 9/19, from noon-2pm at Seattle’s LGTBQIA+ Center

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ACLU @aclu.org · 21d

One immigrant detained at Fort Bliss was given psychotropic medication with no record of consent. Another was placed on suicide watch, with no record of anyone actually watching them.

A new investigation reveals horrific violations at the Fort Bliss detention facility, even by ICE’s own standards.

60 violations in 50 days: Inside ICE’s giant tent facility at Ft. Bliss

As the Trump Administration rushes to open massive makeshift holding centers nationwide, one former official called the list of violations at Fort Bliss among the worst she’s ever seen.

www.washingtonpost.com

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ACLU @aclu.org · 20d

ICE is using a "staging facility" in Louisiana to hold people for days and deporting them before they can call a lawyer to defend their rights.

“Louisiana is where people go to be disappeared,” said Nora Ahmed of the ACLU of Louisiana.

Trump’s deportation hub: inside the ‘black hole’ where immigrants disappear

A Guardian investigation into the Alexandria facility reveals a pattern of alleged due process violations, previously unreported accounts of neglect and abuse, documented health emergencies and long stays

www.theguardian.com

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Felony Murder Elimination Project @endfelonymurder.bsky.social · 23d

California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation
@cacorrections.bsky.social
is testing cell cooling projects at three facilities with the goal to reduce cell temperatures to 78F. But don’t expect prisons to become air conditioned anytime soon.
#climatejustice
#cruelandunusual
bit.ly/3VSgVH2

CDCR Testing Cell Cooling Projects - Felony Murder Elimination Project

CDCR is testing cell cooling projects at three CDCR facilities with the goal to reduce cell temperatures to 78F.

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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 23d

“He's again been profiled, not only for being a Spanish-speaking person in another country, but for being someone who exposed racism and abuse of power in the United States,” said Willian Gimenez's attorney, Kevin Herrera.

ICE Abducts Man Suing Off-Duty Police for Abusing Day Laborers

“The Department of Homeland Security has become the department of state terror,” said Rep. Delia Ramirez.

inthesetimes.com

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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 23d

6 years ago tonight, St. Paul Police Officer Steven Mattson shot and killed Ronald Davis in the Midway neighborhood: unicornriot.ninja/2019/man-kil...

Man Killed by Saint Paul Police After Rear-Ending a Squad Car - UNICORN RIOT

A man was shot & killed by Saint Paul Police after they say he rear-ended a SPPD squad car in the Midway neighborhood of St Paul, Minnesota.

unicornriot.ninja

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Kite Line Radio @kitelineradio.bsky.social · 28d

Supreme Court allows immigration stops in LA based on racial/ethnic profiling. Sotomayor dissented, “We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. www.scotusblog.com/2025/09/supr...

Supreme Court allows federal officers to more freely make immigration stops in LA

The Supreme Court on Monday paused a ruling by a federal judge in Los Angeles that imposed restrictions on the ability of federal agents to make immigration stops that the […]

www.scotusblog.com

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 29d

"...[DC local police] MPD is cooperating with ICE, frequently turning routine traffic stops into detention and other immigration enforcement actions."

new investigation by @51st.news @evidentmedia.org and @bellingcat.com

51st.news/dc-police-wo...

WATCH: MPD collaborates with ICE

D.C. used to limit police collaboration with immigration enforcement. This video investigation shows how much that's changed.

51st.news

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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 29d

Day 2 of the #StopCopCity Georgia RICO case motions hearing (57 motions total!) getting underway momentarily - we'll be live tweeting updates on @unicornriotlive.bsky.social so follow us there - court video stream available thanks to @atlpresscollective.com:

www.youtube.com/@AtlPressCol...

Atlanta Community Press Collective

Atlanta Community Press Collective (ACPC) believes that those who are most impacted by what happens on the news should have access to news that is honest, accurate, responsive to their needs and refle...

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Atlanta Community Press Collective @atlpresscollective.com · Sep 8

We’ll be updating today’s proceedings in a live Bluesky thread. Unfortunately, we will not be able to do a live thread for the remainder of the week.

If you want to support our work and help us cover the RICO trials more fully, we need you to become a monthly donor today.

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Workshops4Gaza @workshops4gaza.bsky.social · Sep 8

On Hunger Strikes

www.instagram.com/p/DOUZQPLEfcX

On Hunger Strikes
hands across barbed wire fence, opening toward burning city, masked ppl

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Workshops4Gaza @workshops4gaza.bsky.social · Sep 6

more later, but Malik Muhammad, whose poetry and writings we shared here during our Black August practice , has joined T Hoxha and Casey Goonan in their hunger strike. read here and escalate the pressure. it really is the least those of us outside can do: substack.com/home/post/p-...

International Hunger Strike Grows, Joined By Palestinian Captive of the George Floyd Rebellion

""Gaza is a prison. It is a living hell. They are starved. And [we as prisoners in the US] are disappeared and invisibilized. But we will not and should not be silent as our siblings suffer."

substack.com

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Prisoners' Legal Services of Massachusetts @plsma.bsky.social · Aug 26

Multiple sheriffs spent tens of thousands in taxpayer dollars at casinos for conferences. At the same time, they regularly complain they lack funding for basic necessities for incarcerated people and routinely resist budget oversight and transparency measures.
www.bostonherald.com/2025/08/25/p...

Public agencies in Mass. spent thousands at casinos using taxpayer-funded credit cards

Massachusetts law enforcement agencies and state offices used taxpayer-funded credit cards to collectively spend tens of thousands of dollars last fiscal year at casinos across the country, accordi…

www.bostonherald.com

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Prisoners' Legal Services of Massachusetts @plsma.bsky.social · Aug 28

Incarcerated people & their allies have struggled for years against solitary confinement but correctional systems often undermine reform with impunity. PLS Attorney Bonnie Tenneriello gives a firsthand account of the fight for change in @bostonreview.bsky.social.
www.bostonreview.net/articles/pri...

Prison Reform’s Shell Game - Boston Review

Hard-won legislation meant to limit or end solitary confinement has run up against the power of correctional systems to neutralize change.

www.bostonreview.net

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Craig Gilmore @craiggilmore.bsky.social · Aug 28

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Dems like Newsom & Bass are building the police state.
&& it is both pathetic & dangerous & typical of his career that @gavinnewsom.bsky.social would try to make political hay out of both defying the imposition of Federal troops to LA & then deploy California state cops to do the same things::

Joey Scott @joeyneverjoe.bsky.social · Aug 28

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced he is sending CHP officers assigned to Crime Suppression Teams into San Diego, Inland Empire, Los Angeles, Central Valley, Sacramento, and the San Francisco Bay Area. He will, among other things, use predictive policing to suppress “criminal activity.”

The Crime Suppression Teams will:
1. Identify and suppress criminal activity in high-crime areas through data and intelligence-led policing.
2. Conduct proactive enforcement operations designed to deter and disrupt organized crime.
3. Provide increased CHP visibility and presence in communities most impacted by crime.
4. Support local law enforcement by sharing intelligence, coordinating enforcement, and assisting with investigations.
5. Maintain strict accountability through structured leadership, clear reporting, and operational oversight.

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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · Aug 21

An ICE officer told an angry crowd he had a warrant before a Baltimore County arrest. He lied

ICE agent lied to angry crowd about having a warrant before Baltimore County arrest

ICE officers arrested a Honduran man, Adolfo Nimrod Hernandez-Ramos, because they suspected he was undocumented and he lived near their intended target.

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