Elizabeth Clarke
@rights4children.bsky.social
Human Rights Advocate
Opinions expressed are solely my own.
Opinions expressed are solely my own.
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Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
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Damn proud of Minnesota.
January 26, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Damn proud of Minnesota.
We can’t name ‘em all, but here are some of Chicago’s greatest films www.wbez.org/curious-city...
We can’t name ‘em all, but here are some of Chicago’s greatest films
Chicago dazzles when she's featured on the silver screen. Curious City dives deeper into the films that resonate most with listeners.
www.wbez.org
January 23, 2026 at 11:00 PM
We can’t name ‘em all, but here are some of Chicago’s greatest films www.wbez.org/curious-city...
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Minneapolis, MN
The resistance!
1/23/26
The resistance!
1/23/26
January 23, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Minneapolis, MN
The resistance!
1/23/26
The resistance!
1/23/26
Walk for Peace - so hopeful and inspirational. The world needs this now, more than ever. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Buddhist monks pass halfway mark on 2,300-mile Walk for Peace through US
Despite injuries, walkers and pet dog continue trek to promote ‘peace, loving kindness and compassion’ in the US
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Walk for Peace - so hopeful and inspirational. The world needs this now, more than ever. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
January 13, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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Pinning your hopes on police orgs breaking with ICE is not sound thinking.
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Whether It Is ICE or Local Police, the U.S. Has Normalised Anti-Democratic Law Enforcement Practices
The Grotesque Excesses of ICE Sit Within the Broader Context of Police Brutality
sherrilyn.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Pinning your hopes on police orgs breaking with ICE is not sound thinking.
sherrilyn.substack.com/p/whether-it...
sherrilyn.substack.com/p/whether-it...
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The UK-based Guardian is doing the job of honestly covering U.S. politics that American legacy media have largely failed to do. The content is free, but they need your donations to keep up the vital work. I've given them my $$. @theguardian.com
Trump administration unleashes torrent of untruths after woman shot dead by ICE
Victim-blaming began almost as soon as Renee Nicole Good was killed – we examine the claims and the reality
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:19 PM
The UK-based Guardian is doing the job of honestly covering U.S. politics that American legacy media have largely failed to do. The content is free, but they need your donations to keep up the vital work. I've given them my $$. @theguardian.com
This is deeply troubling and dehumanizing.
State committee approves Department of Corrections mail scanning rule, to disappointment of prison reform advocates. @maggiedough.bsky.social reports. https://loom.ly/H1-KEQM
Oversight panel OKs rule on digitized prison mail in Illinois with new changes
Article Summary A state legislative committee allowed the Department of Corrections to make permanent an emergency rule to scan prison
capitolnewsillinois.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:20 PM
This is deeply troubling and dehumanizing.
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What Zohran Mamdani’s suit tells us about the man and the way society is changing
What Zohran Mamdani’s suit tells us about the man and the way society is changing
In politics, clothes matter – as the mid-market formal wear favoured by the new, young New York mayor testifies
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:21 PM
What Zohran Mamdani’s suit tells us about the man and the way society is changing
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Trump says he’s taking National Guard troops out of Chicago — for now — after a court defeat. blockclubchi.co/44Tc2CJ
January 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Trump says he’s taking National Guard troops out of Chicago — for now — after a court defeat. blockclubchi.co/44Tc2CJ
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From Mamdani's inaugural address this afternoon.
Mamdani: I have been told that this is the occasion to reset expectations, that I should use this opportunity to encourage the people of New York to ask for little and expect even less. I will do no such thing. The only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations.
January 1, 2026 at 11:18 PM
From Mamdani's inaugural address this afternoon.
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Operation Babylift was an earnest attempt to save children during the fall of Saigon in 1975. Fifty years later, a generation of adoptees wrestle with Vietnam’s legacy of transnational adoption.
Read more from @chameauleon.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
Read more from @chameauleon.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
December 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Operation Babylift was an earnest attempt to save children during the fall of Saigon in 1975. Fifty years later, a generation of adoptees wrestle with Vietnam’s legacy of transnational adoption.
Read more from @chameauleon.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
Read more from @chameauleon.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
‘It restored my hope’: how community action is confronting racism in Belfast
December 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
‘It restored my hope’: how community action is confronting racism in Belfast
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
December 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
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Can you see the wings? It looks like an angel made of light watching over Alaska. 🕊️✨
Incredible Aurora display.
Incredible Aurora display.
December 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Can you see the wings? It looks like an angel made of light watching over Alaska. 🕊️✨
Incredible Aurora display.
Incredible Aurora display.
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We’re sharing highlights from today’s livestream of the Illinois Accountability Commission first public meeting.
Follow along in this thread for key moments, insights, and quotes throughout the day.
Follow along in this thread for key moments, insights, and quotes throughout the day.
December 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
We’re sharing highlights from today’s livestream of the Illinois Accountability Commission first public meeting.
Follow along in this thread for key moments, insights, and quotes throughout the day.
Follow along in this thread for key moments, insights, and quotes throughout the day.
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Zoe Weissman survived the Parkland shooting. Now she’s at Brown, and it happened again.
“Honestly, I'm really angry that this is happening to me all over again, and I'm just in shock.”
We’re failing our kids. A gun-sick nation. 🇺🇸 www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
“Honestly, I'm really angry that this is happening to me all over again, and I'm just in shock.”
We’re failing our kids. A gun-sick nation. 🇺🇸 www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
December 14, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Zoe Weissman survived the Parkland shooting. Now she’s at Brown, and it happened again.
“Honestly, I'm really angry that this is happening to me all over again, and I'm just in shock.”
We’re failing our kids. A gun-sick nation. 🇺🇸 www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
“Honestly, I'm really angry that this is happening to me all over again, and I'm just in shock.”
We’re failing our kids. A gun-sick nation. 🇺🇸 www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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🎯 CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER @oliverma2026.bsky.social: “The detention centers are run by private prison companies (like @CoreCivic) — they make millions PER PERSON… that’s why they’re looking for anybody brown, so they can keep stealing from taxpayers.”
*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
December 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🎯 CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER @oliverma2026.bsky.social: “The detention centers are run by private prison companies (like @CoreCivic) — they make millions PER PERSON… that’s why they’re looking for anybody brown, so they can keep stealing from taxpayers.”
*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
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Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Friday legalizing end-of-life care for terminally ill adults in Illinois. @maggiedough.bsky.social has more 👉 https://loom.ly/gLjUjxM
Pritzker signs ‘medical aid in dying’ bill amid religious opposition
Article Summary JB Pritzker signed a law Friday that will allow terminally ill Illinoisians to end their lives with physician-prescribed
capitolnewsillinois.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Friday legalizing end-of-life care for terminally ill adults in Illinois. @maggiedough.bsky.social has more 👉 https://loom.ly/gLjUjxM
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Good job - this is what humane policing looks like
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 8:06 PM
Good job - this is what humane policing looks like