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Just Say No! To the National Guard in Ohio Communities — Ohio Immigrant Alliance

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Lynn Tramonte @lynntramonte.bsky.social · 4h

Day 2, call/email DeWine to say we don't want military in Ohio cities. We want our leaders to build communities + bring ppl together.

614-466-3555 + governor.ohio.gov/contact

#OhioIsHome #NoICEGuard

Did you miss Day 1? Make 2 calls + send 2 emails (see www.ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2025/10...)

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 18h

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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Lynn Tramonte @lynntramonte.bsky.social · 1d

In Ohio we're launching 3 days of 📞 ✉︎ bc we DON'T WANT National Guard in our streets! We remember Kent State. We have Guard members in our families. We need anti-poverty measures, not militarization.

Take 2 simple actions for 3 days: www.ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2025/10... 🙏 ❤️💪 #OhioIsHome

Rep. Max Miller has called for the deployment of the National Guard to Cleveland. Vice President J.D. Vance has criticized Cincinnati, and spread lies about Springfield. Ohioans are tired of politicia...

Just Say No! To the National Guard in Ohio Communities — Ohio Immigrant Alliance

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Lynn Tramonte @lynntramonte.bsky.social · 1d

In Ohio we're launching 3 days of 📞 ✉︎ bc we DON'T WANT National Guard in our streets! We remember Kent State. We have Guard members in our families. We need anti-poverty measures, not militarization.

Take 2 simple actions for 3 days: www.ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2025/10... 🙏 ❤️💪 #OhioIsHome

Rep. Max Miller has called for the deployment of the National Guard to Cleveland. Vice President J.D. Vance has criticized Cincinnati, and spread lies about Springfield. Ohioans are tired of politicia...

Exclusive | CBS News taps Adam Rubenstein — once ostracized at NY Times for liking Chick-fil-A — as new deputy editor

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Lynn Tramonte @lynntramonte.bsky.social · 1d

CBS News is now “the thinking person’s Fox.” 🤮

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

crazy that one of the most storied institutions in american journalism is going to be run by two people with basically no experience to do it

Sources expect Rubenstein will effectively run the Free Press now that Weiss will be busy steering the editorial direction of shows like “60 Minutes,” “Face The Nation” and …

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Lynn Tramonte @lynntramonte.bsky.social · 2d

Important educational video on the difference between ICE and the National Guard. Key point -- National Guard doesn't have to hide their faces. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tjo_...

The National Guard and ICE: Know the Difference

YouTube video by Unite 4 Veterans

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Lynn Tramonte @lynntramonte.bsky.social · 3d

The whole lot of them.

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 3d

I said what I said: Kristi Noem should be tried at The Hague for crimes against humanity.

We Already Know How to Cover Trump's Lies. So Why Aren't Newsrooms Doing It?

Lynn Tramonte @lynntramonte.bsky.social · 3d

MUST-READ.

Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 5d

Michael Hauser Tov's new Reuters Institute report offers practical techniques that could transform Trump coverage. But media organizations seem more interested in maintaining broken norms than fixing them. www.readtpa.com/p/we-already...

A new playbook from the Reuters Institute lays out concrete techniques for covering authoritarian politicians. The problem isn't figuring out what to do — it's getting anyone to actually do it.

www.readtpa.com

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Lynn Tramonte @lynntramonte.bsky.social · 3d

This is sooooo goooood.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 4d

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

Pulaagam: A Celebration of Fulani Heritage — Ohio Immigrant Alliance

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 4d

BREAKING: A federal judge finds that there is evidence Kilmar Abrego was VINDICTIVELY PROSECUTED. The judge GRANTS Abrego's motion for discovery and a hearing, and the government must now PROVE it did not vindictively prosecute Mr. Abrego. 1/

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Lynn Tramonte @lynntramonte.bsky.social · 4d

HIGHLIGHTS: Pulaagam: A Celebration of Fulani Heritage

Fulani people have been making Ohio their home for decades, but never forget where they came from. Learn about the culture + celebrate it.

See full vid. plus highlights, photo gallery + more at bit.ly/FulaOhio #cbusartsfest

The Fulani people have quietly been making Ohio their home for decades, building strong families and settling in. At the Columbus Arts Festival in June 2025, the Ohio Immigrant Alliance, Houleye Thiam...

Alliance, Instead of Intimidation

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Columbus Free Press @columbusfreepress.bsky.social · 5d

The Ohio Immigrant Alliance is an org of immigrants and allies working to build a stronger state, because Ohio is home. Debate is the cornerstone of a healthy democracy, and real solutions come from the people, not politicians. @lynntramonte.bsky.social #ohio
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Rep. Max Miller calls for National Guard deployment in Cleveland. Does he want a Chicago-style raid? — Ohio Immigrant Alliance

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A Republic If You Can Keep It @arepublicif.bsky.social · 5d

The American Gestapo is dragging Americans out of bed and handcuffing them with no warrant to try to convince you that brown people are hurting you rather than the truth which is that white male child rapists are selling America for parts to oligarchs and don’t care who gets stomped.

#GOPFascism

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 6d

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

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Lynn Tramonte @lynntramonte.bsky.social · 6d

Citizens and children arrested, zip-tied, some naked. Apartments ransacked on the south side of Chicago. The US gov't in action. Is this was Rep. Max Miller wants to bring to #CLE by deploying the National Guard? www.ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2025/10...

Federal agents ransacked an entire apartment building on the south side of Chicago, indiscriminately arresting people, zip-tying them, and holding them for hours. Even U.S. citizens and children were ...

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Lynn Tramonte @lynntramonte.bsky.social · 6d

Yo Mike!!!

Lynn Tramonte @lynntramonte.bsky.social · 7d

We reduce crime by investing in our communities, not pitting people against each other.

Also -- rural + suburban areas have their own crime problems. Violence against women, children, + elderly. Suicide + gun violence. Miller should work on problems closer to home. thelandcle.org/stories/rep-...

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Lynn Tramonte @lynntramonte.bsky.social · 7d

I'm published in @thelandcle.bsky.social today talking about about Rep. Max Miller's dangerous, political, anti-Ohio call to deploy the National Guard in #CLE. If he wants to combat crime in Ohio, he should start much closer to home. thelandcle.org/stories/rep-...

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Lynn Tramonte @lynntramonte.bsky.social · 8d

Can we get Judy from N. Charleston CVS held accountable tomorrow?

She followed a Black teen expecting him to steal something, then called police when he said he’d show her his “band.” He waited for police to arrive; they roughly arrested + charged him.

Terrible.
www.facebook.com/share/p/1EBu...

Immigration Judges Are Not Supposed to Be Rubber Stamps For Mass Deportation — Ohio Immigrant Alliance

Lynn Tramonte @lynntramonte.bsky.social · 9d

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Lynn Tramonte @lynntramonte.bsky.social · 9d

In response to @thisamericanlife.org episode about US immigration court + how Trump is turning judges into rubber stamps for mass deport: Ohio Immigrant Alliance statement, round-up of original research + greatest hits from some of the best thinkers out there:

www.ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2025/9/...

"This American Life" goes deep with interviews with over a dozen immigration judges who were part of the Trump administration. The Ohio Immigrant Alliance published a six-part research series about th...

Stephen Miller takes leading role in strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug boats

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 9d

Reminder that Miller once asked an admiral “When a boat full of migrants is in int’l waters, they aren’t protected by the U.S. Constitution, right?” When admiral said that’s technically true, but int’l law still applied, Miller replied: “why can’t we use a Predator drone to obliterate that boat?”

Exclusive: Miller’s homeland security council has played a key part in coordinating operations, sources say

www.theguardian.com

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Lynn Tramonte @lynntramonte.bsky.social · 9d

This is a real video

Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 9d

In honor of Eric Adams dropping out, I'm now resharing my all-time favorite bit of Eric Adams content

for years, this thing was like my video from The Ring, where I had to get other people to watch it in order for me to stay alive

enjoy

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk2W...

Sen. Eric Adams: Combating Gun Violence

YouTube video by New York Daily News

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