Megan Smith
@megansmith.bsky.social
Educator. ⚽ fan. Rescue 🐶 person.
⚽: RB Leipzig, St. Louis CITY SC
📍: St. Louis
🎓: B.A. in Anthropology & German, M.A. in Education (Curriculum and Instruction), current EdD student
⚽: RB Leipzig, St. Louis CITY SC
📍: St. Louis
🎓: B.A. in Anthropology & German, M.A. in Education (Curriculum and Instruction), current EdD student
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Family seeks answers after ICE deports man to Costa Rica in vegetative state
Family seeks answers after ICE deports man to Costa Rica in vegetative state
Exclusive: Before Randall Gamboa Esquivel died, his health had deteriorated badly while he was in ICE custody
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Costa Rican family demands answers after ICE deportation and death: ‘Have you ever smelled a cadaver?’
The family of a Costa Rican man who was deported from the United States in a vegetative state and died shortly after arriving back in his home country is still urgently seeking answers from the authorities about what happened to him while he was in detention.
Randall Gamboa Esquivel had left Costa Rica in good health and crossed the United States-Mexico border in December 2024, according to his family. However, Gamboa was detained by the US authorities for re-entering American soil unlawfully, as he had previously lived there undocumented between 2002 and 2013. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Family seeks answers after ICE deports man to Costa Rica in vegetative state
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Social media monitoring systems, cellphone location tracking, facial recognition, remote hacking tools — now being turned on Americans by ICE to target protesters. bit.ly/3Kq348R
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
January 10, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Social media monitoring systems, cellphone location tracking, facial recognition, remote hacking tools — now being turned on Americans by ICE to target protesters. bit.ly/3Kq348R
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There’s a lot of footie today. Which means a lot of half times to call your elected officials and demand they defund and dismantle ICE.
5calls.org
5calls.org
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
January 10, 2026 at 2:35 PM
There’s a lot of footie today. Which means a lot of half times to call your elected officials and demand they defund and dismantle ICE.
5calls.org
5calls.org
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We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
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Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
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"Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them."
(Published Oct. 2025)
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them."
(Published Oct. 2025)
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...
www.propublica.org
January 8, 2026 at 2:00 AM
"Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them."
(Published Oct. 2025)
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them."
(Published Oct. 2025)
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To be clear: they murdered a woman and blocked EMS from attempting to save her.
"A doctor at the scene attempted to help the woman who was shot, but was kept away by federal agents. When an ambulance finally arrived, it was blocked from reaching her by law-enforcement vehicles, and paramedics had to reach her on foot. The woman has died." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
A Deadly Shooting in Minnesota
A federal immigration agent’s killing of a woman driving an SUV fits into a tragic pattern.
www.theatlantic.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:24 PM
To be clear: they murdered a woman and blocked EMS from attempting to save her.
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A must-read message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, Mark and Melissa's children:
January 5, 2026 at 12:24 AM
A must-read message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, Mark and Melissa's children:
@mostlyinane.quest I needed to ensure that you've seen this. (I enjoyed the whole series but felt like you would appreciate Mat Baynton.)
youtu.be/mj4gSkUlMk4?...
youtu.be/mj4gSkUlMk4?...
Episode 8: Mathew Baynton | Comedians Taking Penalties with Chloe Petts
YouTube video by Comedians Taking Penalties with Chloe Petts
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January 4, 2026 at 6:15 PM
@mostlyinane.quest I needed to ensure that you've seen this. (I enjoyed the whole series but felt like you would appreciate Mat Baynton.)
youtu.be/mj4gSkUlMk4?...
youtu.be/mj4gSkUlMk4?...
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If Xi Jinping invaded Taiwan right now, and toppled the president there, on what grounds would the United States object? Or have any credibility to say anything?
January 3, 2026 at 1:13 PM
If Xi Jinping invaded Taiwan right now, and toppled the president there, on what grounds would the United States object? Or have any credibility to say anything?
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Imagine being told you’re being actively deported back to Venezuela during all of this. Just wtf.
My fav is when the US bombs / starts a war with a country but also prevents all immigrants from that country from being able to come or fix their legal status while already here
January 3, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Imagine being told you’re being actively deported back to Venezuela during all of this. Just wtf.
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Can't help but feel like this is one of the reasons why the Constitution says If a dude in office does an insurrection, don't let that motherfucker hold office again
Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints
Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints
January 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Can't help but feel like this is one of the reasons why the Constitution says If a dude in office does an insurrection, don't let that motherfucker hold office again
Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints
Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints
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From our audio reporter at @southdakotasearchlight.com: a how engaging one-on-one with students and families and implementing Lakota language and cultural programming has increased attendance at rural school in South Dakota.
‘We can do it’: A rural school near two Native American reservations nearly doubles its attendance
NORRIS — As the last round of students filters in from the school van to the main hallway, Principal Brian Brown greets each student by name, with a high five and an “I’ve been waiting for you all mor...
www.newsfromthestates.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
From our audio reporter at @southdakotasearchlight.com: a how engaging one-on-one with students and families and implementing Lakota language and cultural programming has increased attendance at rural school in South Dakota.
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December 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
December 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
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hey, join me in making things a little more bearable for trans kids: www.transanta.com
Transanta
Send gifts to trans youth in need, safely and anonymously!
www.transanta.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
hey, join me in making things a little more bearable for trans kids: www.transanta.com
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Revolutionary anthropologist Margaret Mead was born 124 years ago today. Her 1925 expedition to Samoa to study girls' adolescence there was the beginning of a long career in countering the biological determinst wing of anthropology.
tinyurl.com/2nhnbum6
#WomenInSTEM #AnthroSky #Anthropology 🧪
tinyurl.com/2nhnbum6
#WomenInSTEM #AnthroSky #Anthropology 🧪
Margaret Mead and the Anthropology of Cultural Relativism.
There is hardly a name in science more encrusted with bad faith generalizations and well-meaning but ahistorical hagiography than that of anthropologist Margaret Mead. In her time, she was to anthrop...
tinyurl.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Revolutionary anthropologist Margaret Mead was born 124 years ago today. Her 1925 expedition to Samoa to study girls' adolescence there was the beginning of a long career in countering the biological determinst wing of anthropology.
tinyurl.com/2nhnbum6
#WomenInSTEM #AnthroSky #Anthropology 🧪
tinyurl.com/2nhnbum6
#WomenInSTEM #AnthroSky #Anthropology 🧪
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These own every single time.
Our 2026 schedule according to these Junior Rowdies. 🤔
December 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
These own every single time.
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“Es ist eine frau!” read the headline on Sky Deutschland.
”It’s a woman!”
Former @nwslsoccer.com executive Tatjana Haenni will become the first female CEO of a German Bundesliga club after being appointed by RB Leipzig.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
”It’s a woman!”
Former @nwslsoccer.com executive Tatjana Haenni will become the first female CEO of a German Bundesliga club after being appointed by RB Leipzig.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
Former NWSL executive becomes first woman CEO of Bundesliga club with RB Leipzig appointment
The Bundesliga club have been without a permanent CEO since Oliver Mintzlaff stepped down in November 2022.
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
“Es ist eine frau!” read the headline on Sky Deutschland.
”It’s a woman!”
Former @nwslsoccer.com executive Tatjana Haenni will become the first female CEO of a German Bundesliga club after being appointed by RB Leipzig.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
”It’s a woman!”
Former @nwslsoccer.com executive Tatjana Haenni will become the first female CEO of a German Bundesliga club after being appointed by RB Leipzig.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
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Terrance Ruffin repeatedly harassed the mother of his child over the course of multiple months this year, according to charges filed Monday.
St. Louis cop harassed the mother of his child and misused police computer, charges say
Terrance Ruffin repeatedly harassed the mother of his child over the course of multiple months this year, according to charges filed Monday.
www.stltoday.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Terrance Ruffin repeatedly harassed the mother of his child over the course of multiple months this year, according to charges filed Monday.
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This is the Tufts PhD student who seized by masked agents on the street and jailed for two months because she wrote an op-ed calling for the school to divest from Israel.
December 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This is the Tufts PhD student who seized by masked agents on the street and jailed for two months because she wrote an op-ed calling for the school to divest from Israel.
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Map mix-up sends Missouri Republican spiraling into George Soros rant
https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/12/08/map-mix-up-sends-missouri-republican-spiraling-into-george-soros-rant/
https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/12/08/map-mix-up-sends-missouri-republican-spiraling-into-george-soros-rant/
December 8, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Map mix-up sends Missouri Republican spiraling into George Soros rant
https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/12/08/map-mix-up-sends-missouri-republican-spiraling-into-george-soros-rant/
https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/12/08/map-mix-up-sends-missouri-republican-spiraling-into-george-soros-rant/
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.
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Re-reading a lot more about Henry VIII lately. Murderous narcissist made vastly worse by sycophants and opportunist bureaucrats.
December 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Re-reading a lot more about Henry VIII lately. Murderous narcissist made vastly worse by sycophants and opportunist bureaucrats.
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Brett Kavanaugh sees no problem with this woman being forced to do this every day for the rest of her life
“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.”
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Exclusive: Woman detained by feds in Keys says she was following agents’ orders
“This is not the America that I grew up in, and this is not the America that we represent.”
www.miamiherald.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Brett Kavanaugh sees no problem with this woman being forced to do this every day for the rest of her life