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She/her from the old invite code days. Would prefer to keep democracy. Deeds matter more than words. Let’s not destroy the planet, ok? Profile ID: Photo of large black dog staring directly at the camera. Banner: Photo of the ocean on fire

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Persisting @persistingiam.bsky.social · Aug 20

Starting the twelfth thread documenting these cases.

“It was my driver by himself and, like, nine different officers all wearing different uniforms. ... Most of them had face coverings on.”

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Persisting @persistingiam.bsky.social · 13h

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 13h

Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area ICE facility and began to pray.

The masked ICE agents on the roof responded by firing pepper balls, with one striking him in the head

religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Persisting @persistingiam.bsky.social · 13h

That's what I thought, lol.

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AHHH! real meghan!! 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 14h

release kim ah-hyun cowards

S. Korea urges swift release of activist detained in Israeli seizure of Gaza aid flotilla - The Korea Times

The foreign ministry said Wednesday it has requested Israel to promptly release a ship carrying a South Korean activist that was seized by the Isra...

www.koreatimes.co.kr

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Persisting @persistingiam.bsky.social · 14h

Yup we're all dealing with it.

Persisting @persistingiam.bsky.social · 14h

I looked and didn't see it! Thank you!

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Persisting @persistingiam.bsky.social · 14h

There's no protest in Boston?

Persisting @persistingiam.bsky.social · 14h

Same.

Persisting @persistingiam.bsky.social · 14h

Ewwww

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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 15h

“We didn’t take any federal funding at our sites. You can get philanthropic support. You don’t have to take federal money. And if the federal government is involved and tries to take away the essence of these cultural institutions, I would advise them to tell the government, ‘Keep your money.’”

Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 15h

Here is is, from Bryan Stevenson @eji.org.
What's wrong with "heroic history?"
"It’s like saying, 'I’m going to the doctor, but I’ve already instructed my doctor, Don’t give me any bad news' ... if you don’t want to be sick... you have to be willing to hear the truth of your condition."
[gift link]:

Civil Rights Lawyer Bryan Stevenson on How America’s Story Should Be Told

www.nytimes.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 1d

When US citizen Leo Garcia Venegas tried to prove his identity by showing federal agents his REAL ID, they dismissed it as a fake and kept him detained, releasing him only after they bothered to run his Social Security number.

Just a few weeks later, they detained him again:

Mass Deportation Is A Threat To Us All

Aided by the Supreme Court and the insidious "Kavanaugh stop," the administration's chaotic mass deportation operations are sweeping up Americans – including children and U.S. military veterans.

americasvoicecnn.substack.com

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David Hudson @dwhdaily.bsky.social · 17h

“Far from comprehensive, the list does not include the thousands still buried under the rubble.”

@theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

www.theguardian.com

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 1d

Teslas
🤝
Data centers

Wanting to be on fire all on their own

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 1d

I think more people should be aware of how much cool stuff Link does in real life. He’s not just a poster.

Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 2d

“As a neurodiversity advocate and as an autistic person, I’m really grateful for so much of the work that’s been done that allows me to be myself and to be successful being myself.” Link, who has been *banned*!?!? from this platform?

thinkingautismguide.com/2025/06/spac... #AutisticWhileBlack

Space Law, Race, and Neurodiversity: Autistic Advocate AJ Link

We live in a country & society that is built on racism. The neurodivergent community isn't free of that racism—per Autistic advocate AJ Link.

thinkingautismguide.com

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 1d

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to use a hub in Vermont to bolster its digital surveillance capabilities as the agency ramps up operations across the country at the direction of leaders in President Donald Trump's administration.
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ICE Plans to Boost Social Media Surveillance Using Contractors

ICE plans to use a hub in Vermont to bolster its digital surveillance capabilities as the agency ramps up operations across the country.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 1d

A Brief History of Men are Becoming Less Manly

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Persisting @persistingiam.bsky.social · 1d

"In a civil lawsuit filed last week, Lattarulo alleged federal agents surrounded him at Boston Logan International Airport and unlawfully seized his cellphone on Sept. 28 after he returned from Aruba."

Judge warns Trump administration over seized lawyer’s phone data - The Boston Globe

In a civil lawsuit filed last week, Andrew G. Lattarulo alleged federal agents surrounded him at Boston Logan and unlawfully seized his cellphone on Sept. 28 after he returned from Aruba.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Truthout @truthout.org · 1d

An account given in court by the attorney of a woman who was shot by a Border Patrol agent “really makes it sounds like” the agent “tried to murder an anti-ICE protester in Chicago and DHS lied to cover for him,” said one researcher.

Attorney Says Video Betrays DHS Account of Border Patrol Shooting in Chicago

An agent shot a woman after federal officers accused her of driving toward them in the Brighton Park neighborhood.

truthout.org

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 1d

“I told them that I probably wouldn’t be able to make my appointments anymore, well, because I’m really afraid given what happened to my husband.”

Harrowing reporting from @shefali.bsky.social and Mel Leonor Barclay at @19thnews.org.

ICE fears put pregnant immigrants and their babies at risk

Fear of deportation is deterring people without permanent legal status from critical care. Doctors are worried for their health — and the health of their pregnancies.

19thnews.org

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 1d

Are rising prices and inflation eating into your or a loved one’s Social Security payments? Want to talk about it with a reporter for a news article? DM or email sluterman at 19thnews dot org.

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Jocelyn @historygirl.bsky.social · 1d

@universalhub.com Salem Maritime visitor center opened until November 2. Please be nice to the people inside who are probably working without pay and might not get back pay once this is all said and done.

NPS Visitor Center Reopens Thanks to Local Collaboration - Destination Salem

Even in a federal shutdown, Salem shows up. The NPS Salem Armory Regional Visitor Center is now open, with information and restrooms available for visitors. This reopening was made possible...

www.salem.org

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Persisting @persistingiam.bsky.social · 1d

Do you know if Adnaan and Tor Stumo, the brothers from Massachusetts are with them?

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Audrey Truschke @audreytruschke.bsky.social · 1d

A Rutgers professor has been forced to flee the country for his safety, after targeting by a far-right student group that was *checks notes* claiming they felt unsafe.

I'm horrified.
I'm angry.

A short 🧵 #AcademicFreedom #Rutgers #violence #antifa

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

www.theguardian.com

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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 1d

What could 10,000 ICE jackboots each cost to recruit, Michael? $3,000,000? Wait, that cannot possibly be right *checks math*

"The [ad] campaign... is part of ICE’s $30 billion initiative to hire 10,000 more deportation officers by the end of the year."

Oh wow oh fuck jesus christ what the shit

ICE airs ads stirring up local frustration to recruit police for mass deportation efforts

An Associated Press tally shows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is spending millions of dollars on TV recruitment ads targeting officers frustrated by local restrictions on immigration enforc...

apnews.com

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