Prof Katy Arnold
@profkatyarnold.bsky.social
Political theory
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The Trump administration has said it is immediately pausing all leases for offshore wind farms already under construction, in the heaviest blow yet to an industry that the administration has relentlessly targeted throughout the year.
Trump’s latest climate attack: Offshore wind farms
The administration halts offshore wind projects, citing dubious “national security risks.”
www.motherjones.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The Trump administration has said it is immediately pausing all leases for offshore wind farms already under construction, in the heaviest blow yet to an industry that the administration has relentlessly targeted throughout the year.
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ICE’s Illinois arrests during Trump’s crackdown were among the nation’s highest — and most people arrested didn’t have criminal records.
Here are 4 other findings our investigative team discovered from ICE's own data: blockclubchi.co/3YM9x1i
Here are 4 other findings our investigative team discovered from ICE's own data: blockclubchi.co/3YM9x1i
December 24, 2025 at 3:00 AM
ICE’s Illinois arrests during Trump’s crackdown were among the nation’s highest — and most people arrested didn’t have criminal records.
Here are 4 other findings our investigative team discovered from ICE's own data: blockclubchi.co/3YM9x1i
Here are 4 other findings our investigative team discovered from ICE's own data: blockclubchi.co/3YM9x1i
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Via @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: 'There is no Christmas for separated families': Pastors tend to immigrant families in crisis —> religionnews.com/2025/12/23/t...
'There is no Christmas for separated families': Pastors tend to immigrant families in crisis
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — As Los Angeles pastors lead congregations and preach about the meaning of Christmas, they’re facing the emotional devastation of families struggling to cling to hope.
religionnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Via @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: 'There is no Christmas for separated families': Pastors tend to immigrant families in crisis —> religionnews.com/2025/12/23/t...
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Instead of taxing the wealthy the corporate Chicago Alders have decided to:
-tax alcohol
-tax security alarms
-tax ride shares
-tax grocery bags
-making our city less beautiful with ads everywhere
-outsourcing debt collection
In short tax workers instead of taxing the rich
-tax alcohol
-tax security alarms
-tax ride shares
-tax grocery bags
-making our city less beautiful with ads everywhere
-outsourcing debt collection
In short tax workers instead of taxing the rich
December 17, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Instead of taxing the wealthy the corporate Chicago Alders have decided to:
-tax alcohol
-tax security alarms
-tax ride shares
-tax grocery bags
-making our city less beautiful with ads everywhere
-outsourcing debt collection
In short tax workers instead of taxing the rich
-tax alcohol
-tax security alarms
-tax ride shares
-tax grocery bags
-making our city less beautiful with ads everywhere
-outsourcing debt collection
In short tax workers instead of taxing the rich
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Soudan : six Casques bleus tués dans une attaque de drones à Kadougli
Soudan : six Casques bleus tués dans une attaque de drones à Kadougli
Alors que la région du Kordofan sombre dans la violence, l’attaque meurtrière contre les Casques bleus bangladais met en lumière l’escalade des hostilités et la vulnérabilité des missions de paix.
www.lemonde.fr
December 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Soudan : six Casques bleus tués dans une attaque de drones à Kadougli
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Just saw a Parkland survivor post about being on lock down at Brown University.
We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish
We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Just saw a Parkland survivor post about being on lock down at Brown University.
We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish
We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish
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Higher ed workers at The New School are rejecting the admin's strategies of divide and conquer to mount a unified challenge to austerity.
In this AAUP TV episode, Laura Liu of AAUP-TNS talks about how faculty, students & staff come together despite weaponized employment contracts that divide them.
In this AAUP TV episode, Laura Liu of AAUP-TNS talks about how faculty, students & staff come together despite weaponized employment contracts that divide them.
December 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Higher ed workers at The New School are rejecting the admin's strategies of divide and conquer to mount a unified challenge to austerity.
In this AAUP TV episode, Laura Liu of AAUP-TNS talks about how faculty, students & staff come together despite weaponized employment contracts that divide them.
In this AAUP TV episode, Laura Liu of AAUP-TNS talks about how faculty, students & staff come together despite weaponized employment contracts that divide them.
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Brown University says it's working with law enforcement to search for a suspect after its report of an "active shooting situation" on its Rhode Island campus. n.pr/48QNmMl
Police respond to active shooting at Brown University, campus officials say
Brown University says it's working with law enforcement to search for a suspect after its report of an "active shooting situation" on its Rhode Island campus.
n.pr
December 13, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Brown University says it's working with law enforcement to search for a suspect after its report of an "active shooting situation" on its Rhode Island campus. n.pr/48QNmMl
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A federally funded community health center in Kansas has filed at least 1,000 lawsuits since 2020 against patients over unpaid bills.
Many of the patients sued were uninsured and qualified for discounted care, a former employee told ProPublica.
By @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social
Many of the patients sued were uninsured and qualified for discounted care, a former employee told ProPublica.
By @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social
These Health Centers Are Supposed to Make Care Affordable. One Has Sued Patients for as Little as $59 in Unpaid Bills.
Federally funded community health centers receive grants in exchange for serving patients regardless of their ability to pay. But ProPublica found at least five across the country garnishing patients’...
www.propublica.org
December 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
A federally funded community health center in Kansas has filed at least 1,000 lawsuits since 2020 against patients over unpaid bills.
Many of the patients sued were uninsured and qualified for discounted care, a former employee told ProPublica.
By @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social
Many of the patients sued were uninsured and qualified for discounted care, a former employee told ProPublica.
By @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social
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Sister JoAnn and Sister Pat were two of the most amazing individuals I have met. They taught me a lot about compassion, dedication to purpose, and advocating for others.
Rest in Peace.
Sister JoAnn Persch, Trailblazing Immigrant Rights Activist, Dies At 91 blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/18/s...
Rest in Peace.
Sister JoAnn Persch, Trailblazing Immigrant Rights Activist, Dies At 91 blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/18/s...
Sister JoAnn Persch, Trailblazing Immigrant Rights Activist, Dies At 91
Sister JoAnn Persch spent decades with the Sisters of Mercy, fighting for immigrant and refugee rights in Chicago and across the country. She prayed the rosary outside the Broadview ICE facility every...
blockclubchicago.org
December 13, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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Relatedly, before “Midway Blitz,” Srs JoAnn Persch and (now deceased) Pat Murphy used to minister ALSO to ICE / DHS employees in Broadview. Taking away direct contact with ministers who reminded ICE of their own humanity also serves the end of dehumanizing the immigrants detained at Broadview.
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Relatedly, before “Midway Blitz,” Srs JoAnn Persch and (now deceased) Pat Murphy used to minister ALSO to ICE / DHS employees in Broadview. Taking away direct contact with ministers who reminded ICE of their own humanity also serves the end of dehumanizing the immigrants detained at Broadview.
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For some inspiration, listen to this moving audio documentary on Sisters JoAnn and Pat, supported by CRCC's spiritual exemplars project, and hear how they persisted in their work to care and stand up for migrants.
crcc.usc.edu/pat-murphy-a...
crcc.usc.edu/pat-murphy-a...
Pat Murphy and Joann Persch: Two Nuns Determined to Help Detained Immigrants
This radio documentary was produced by KALW’s The Spiritual Edge, with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality. To hear this and other profiles, subscribe to The Spiritual Edge po...
crcc.usc.edu
December 13, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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Infinitely proud to see the nuns from Catherine's Caring Cause kicking ass in the face of ICE, and recently on the cover of the Chicago Tribune. Thrilled to help Sister Pat and Sister JoAnn with their website to support their crucial work helping immigrants. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/19/i...
In their 90s, Sisters of Mercy have spent their lives fighting for immigrant justice. And they’re not stopping now.
Sister JoAnn Persch and Sister Pat Murphy have devoted their lives advocating for local and federal immigration legislation to fix a broken system.
www.chicagotribune.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Infinitely proud to see the nuns from Catherine's Caring Cause kicking ass in the face of ICE, and recently on the cover of the Chicago Tribune. Thrilled to help Sister Pat and Sister JoAnn with their website to support their crucial work helping immigrants. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/19/i...
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"Protests at the #Broadview facility are not a recent development. The tradition of a weekly protest and prayer vigil...was initiated in 2007 by two #Catholic sisters, Pat Murphy and JoAnn Persch", @christiancentury.bsky.social reminds us.
@revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social @moryan.bsky.social
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This column was written by one of the regulars holding vigil outside Chicago's Broadview ICE detention center. DHS is lying to everyone.
www.christiancentury.org/features/dhs...
www.christiancentury.org/features/dhs...
Protest propaganda
The protesters at the ICE facility outside Chicago are not an angry mob. We’re just people who believe in due process and free...
www.christiancentury.org
November 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
"Protests at the #Broadview facility are not a recent development. The tradition of a weekly protest and prayer vigil...was initiated in 2007 by two #Catholic sisters, Pat Murphy and JoAnn Persch", @christiancentury.bsky.social reminds us.
@revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social @moryan.bsky.social
@revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social @moryan.bsky.social
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Remember the Chicago residents who had a Blackhawk helicopter land on their building and who were terrorized by ICE? Now they are being evicted. Help support their relocation. secure.everyaction.com/gLkKHzevhku4...
December 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Remember the Chicago residents who had a Blackhawk helicopter land on their building and who were terrorized by ICE? Now they are being evicted. Help support their relocation. secure.everyaction.com/gLkKHzevhku4...
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⚖️ This new law ensures that immigrants seeking justice in the state courts can safely attend proceedings without fear of harassment, detention, or deportation. MALDEF, along with a coalition of more than 80 organizations, advocated for its enactment. www.maldef.org/7k5p
December 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
⚖️ This new law ensures that immigrants seeking justice in the state courts can safely attend proceedings without fear of harassment, detention, or deportation. MALDEF, along with a coalition of more than 80 organizations, advocated for its enactment. www.maldef.org/7k5p
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And that’s a resounding NO on putting sexual predators back into positions of power!
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
And that’s a resounding NO on putting sexual predators back into positions of power!
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Zohran Mamdani will become New York City's next mayor. This map shows the most precise data available on how New Yorkers voted.
The Most Detailed Map of the New York City Mayoral Election
See how New Yorkers are voting, precinct by precinct
nyti.ms
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Zohran Mamdani will become New York City's next mayor. This map shows the most precise data available on how New Yorkers voted.
Woohoo
Cuomo, the man who resigned in disgrace after a state attorney general’s report found that he had sexually harassed nearly a dozen women, was asked if he had any regrets.
He said he regretted not being better at social media.
He said he regretted not being better at social media.
Zohran Mamdani drags the Democratic Party into the future
This was a local race with national implications, whether the party's leaders liked it or not.
www.motherjones.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Woohoo
A certain political theory conference is taking place this week in an epicenter of occupation—can theory involve praxis?
November 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
A certain political theory conference is taking place this week in an epicenter of occupation—can theory involve praxis?
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Nigerians described a mixture of confusion and fear as people across the country tried to decipher President Trump’s threat to stop all aid and go into the country “guns-a-blazing.”
Trump threat of military action in Nigeria prompts confusion and alarm
Trump also warned of aid cuts over attacks on Christians, though an adviser to Nigeria’s president dismissed the remarks as a negotiating tactic.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Nigerians described a mixture of confusion and fear as people across the country tried to decipher President Trump’s threat to stop all aid and go into the country “guns-a-blazing.”
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Chicago Auxiliary Bishop José María Garcia-Maldonado at ICE detention facility: “Being here is an act of holiness…soon we will seek access to the facility to bring the Eucharist to our brothers and sisters; if they say no again, we will keep praying.”
November 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Chicago Auxiliary Bishop José María Garcia-Maldonado at ICE detention facility: “Being here is an act of holiness…soon we will seek access to the facility to bring the Eucharist to our brothers and sisters; if they say no again, we will keep praying.”
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Kristi Noem claims that ICE has not detained or arrested any US citizens. We're calling BS.
More than 170 US citizens have been held by immigration agents
ProPublica uncovered that Americans have been kicked, dragged, and detained for days.
www.motherjones.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Kristi Noem claims that ICE has not detained or arrested any US citizens. We're calling BS.
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Trump threatens to go into Nigeria 'guns-a-blazing' if slaughter of Christians doesn't stop (Shane Galvin/New York Post)
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November 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Trump threatens to go into Nigeria 'guns-a-blazing' if slaughter of Christians doesn't stop (Shane Galvin/New York Post)
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