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Reposted by Erin O’Donnell, Diane Ravitch

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It’s the Feds making Portland look like a war zone— not the protesters.

And honestly, these protesters are brilliant. They’re flipping the whole authoritarian cosplay on its ass!
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Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 16h
It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.
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ICE abducted a 15-year-old autistic boy during a bathroom break and kept him hidden for nearly a week.
His mother thought he was missing. Even local police couldn’t find him because ICE never told anyone they had him.

He was selling fruit with his mom when he asked to use the restroom.
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by Erin O’Donnell

ezzyod.bsky.social
It's already a reality in Aotearoa New Zealand, Colombia, Ecuador, and Bangladesh!
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Reposted by Erin O’Donnell, Nancy Kanwisher, Michael Wagner , and 10 more

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I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.
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Reposted by Erin O’Donnell, Jonathan A. Eisen, Ben Bond‐Lamberty , and 2 more

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Journalist here

I’m interested in talking to a federal agency scientist who was fired, then rehired. I can keep you anonymous. I’m on Signal ginnyg.04

Reposts are appreciated!
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Reposted by Erin O’Donnell, Lisa W. Fazio, Richard S.J. Tol , and 11 more

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aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage
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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d
During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door. 

It wasn’t the feds —  it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’
During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...
chicago.suntimes.com
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by Erin O’Donnell

ezzyod.bsky.social
Sending you so many hugs. Thank you for sharing Fergus with us.

Reposted by Erin O’Donnell, Dustin Mulvaney, Anthony Burke

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Hanging onto every bit of good news

The river has come alive in the Klamath with wild Chinook salmon. The wider ecosystem is healing.

This most powerful story of Indigenous-led #rewilding after the largest dam removal in US history keeps getting better.

lostcoastoutpost.com/2025/oct/9/o...
One Year After Klamath Dam Removal, 'There's Just Fish Jumping All Over the Place': Scientists Describe Improvements to Water Quality and Wildlife
lostcoastoutpost.com
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by Erin O’Donnell

ezzyod.bsky.social
"All of the four tribes are connected to water, connected to the river," said CRIT Chairwoman Amelia Flores. "It means life for all tribal members. It's a living body of water."

Great piece from @debkrol.bsky.social

www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Colorado River Indian Tribes may grant personhood rights to 'living' river
The Colorado River Indian Tribes may soon give their eponymous river personhood status, following moves by other tribes and Indigenous peoples.
www.azcentral.com
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Reposted by Erin O’Donnell

savethewye.bsky.social
“This is the largest legal action concerning environmental pollution ever brought in the UK. In a context where government and regulators have failed to prevent degradation of our rivers the court has become last avenue for justice”
@ollyholland.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
River Wye pollution prompts UK's largest environmental lawsuit
Livestock and water companies are accused of “extensive” pollution in the Wye, Lugg and Usk rivers.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Reposted by Erin O’Donnell

tpwrtrmnky.bsky.social
Oslo University Hospital caught using trans patients' journals for research purposes:
- Without the patients' consent to participate in research
- Affecting minors
- 1700 of them
- Taking highly sensitive information from said journals

This is a HUGE breach.
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Anine Hartmann @aninehartmann.bsky.social · 4d
Tidligere i år meldte vi et forskningsprosjekt til redelighetsutvalget ved OUS og UiO.

Nå er forskerne felt for alvorlige brudd på forskningsetiske normer.
Oslo universitets­sykehus felt for ulovlig forskning på transpersoner
Forskere ved Oslo universitetssykehus har forsket på transpersoner uten godkjenning. Nå er de felt for alvorlige brudd på forskningsetiske normer.
www.forskning.no
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thatingrid.bsky.social
This should be front page news

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
New Zealand oceans warming 34% faster than global average, putting homes and industry at risk, report finds
NZ$180bn worth of housing and $26bn of infrastructure at risk of flooding and storm damage, new government report finds
www.theguardian.com
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Reposted by Erin O’Donnell, David Passmore, Kevin Carey , and 4 more

briantylercohen.bsky.social
This is Adelita Grijalva.

She was elected to Congress two weeks ago, officially making her the final vote needed to force the release of the Epstein files.

She has still not been sworn in because Mike Johnson refuses to do so.
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Reposted by Erin O’Donnell, Kimberly A. Prather, Juliet B. Schor , and 2 more

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Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."

( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )
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by Erin O’Donnell

ezzyod.bsky.social
So glad the truth is coming out at last.

WTAF, Mississippi police??
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 7d
Trey Reed, a student at Delta State University in Mississippi, was found hanging from a noose. Mississippi police ruled the death a suicide. Now an autopsy reportedly concludes that he suffered extensive blunt force trauma across his body before he died, meaning he was beaten before he was lynched.
Kaepernick-Funded Autopsy Reportedly Finds Trey Reed Didn’t Die by Suicide — Family Attorney Ben Crump Hasn’t Confirmed
According to a source who isn't authorized to comment publicly, the autopsy of Trey Reed reveals that his death was not caused by a suicide.
www.blackenterprise.com
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Reposted by Erin O’Donnell, Michael D. McDonald, Clayton Littlejohn

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Trey Reed, a student at Delta State University in Mississippi, was found hanging from a noose. Mississippi police ruled the death a suicide. Now an autopsy reportedly concludes that he suffered extensive blunt force trauma across his body before he died, meaning he was beaten before he was lynched.
Kaepernick-Funded Autopsy Reportedly Finds Trey Reed Didn’t Die by Suicide — Family Attorney Ben Crump Hasn’t Confirmed
According to a source who isn't authorized to comment publicly, the autopsy of Trey Reed reveals that his death was not caused by a suicide.
www.blackenterprise.com
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by Erin O’Donnell

ezzyod.bsky.social
Colorado River "impasse has raised the possibility that the states could sue each other, a path riddled with uncertainty that water managers in both camps have said they hope to avoid."

Great piece @ianjames.bsky.social

www.latimes.com/environment/...
Millions rely on dwindling Colorado River — but are kept ‘in the dark’ about fixes, critics say
Negotiations aimed at solving the Colorado River's water shortage are at an impasse. Environmentalists are criticizing a lack of public information about the closed-door talks.
www.latimes.com
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Reposted by Erin O’Donnell, A. E. Dessler, Linda J. Skitka , and 17 more

strandjunker.com
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
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Reposted by Erin O’Donnell, Robbert Sanderman, Håvard Kauserud , and 10 more

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““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+
Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags
Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water
www.theguardian.com
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Reposted by Erin O’Donnell, Anna O. Law, Pamela Samuelson , and 9 more

chanda.blacksky.app
🚨🚨 My dear friend and fellow academic, the Palestinian American sociologist @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social has been taken by the Cook County Sheriff near Chicago. They have not mirandized her. Please signal boost. All eyes on Broadview for Eman and the community she was defending 🚨🚨
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Reposted by Erin O’Donnell, Ruha Benjamin, Juan Cole , and 5 more

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@emanabdelhadi.bsky.social tells these cops about themselves.
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Activists are on their way to block Webb Dock in Port Melbourne in solidarity with Palestine, the Sumud Flotilla, and the six Australians abducted illegally by Israel. "Block everything".
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Reposted by Erin O’Donnell

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“Miller and the rest abhor the word ‘fascist’ because they know it fairly describes their politics and they worry that, as more Americans come to recognize that, the country might turn against the nationalist project.

As the saying goes: A hit dog will holler.”

thedispatch.com/newsletter/b...
The F-Word
A hit dog will holler.
thedispatch.com
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Reposted by Erin O’Donnell, Éva E. Plagányi, Devon Greyson , and 3 more

chanda.blacksky.app
YES! THIS on GenAI!

Please read this absolutely splendid piece of writing that had me cheering, a little bit weepy, and writing in the margins:

"An extraordinary amount of money is spent by the AI industry to ensure that acquiescence is the only plausible response. But marketing is not destiny."
Large Language Muddle | The Editors
The AI upheaval is unique in its ability to metabolize any number of dread-inducing transformations. The university is becoming more corporate, more politically oppressive, and all but hostile to the ...
www.nplusonemag.com
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Reposted by Erin O’Donnell, Kim L. Scheppele, Jan W. Mueller , and 19 more

blakeprof.bsky.social
UCLA’s funds reinstated after yesterday’s court order! Thanks to the brave researchers and their amazing counsel, including Dean Chemerinsky, who brought suit. This is just another turn in the ongoing fight, but a great result for now.
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Reposted by Erin O’Donnell, Tim Stephens

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In this post for auspublaw I share some thoughts on the recent Australian Federal Court decision of Pabai v Commonwealth. /1

www.auspublaw.org/home/2025/09...
‘Climate Overloading’ and Separation of Powers Arguments: Reflections on Pabai v Commonwealth of Australia — Australian Public Law
Liz Hicks
www.auspublaw.org
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Reposted by Erin O’Donnell, Rosemary A. Joyce, Gerald Friedman , and 3 more

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If you were concerned about Kimmel, here's another for you…

Journalist Mario Guevara has been detained for 100+ days, ironically arrested as he reported on a "No Kings" protest.

The Trump-Vance admin just issued an order of final removal, to send him to El Salvador—where he fled from 21 years ago.
Mario Guevara
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Reposted by Erin O’Donnell, American Library Association, Gerry Canavan , and 2 more

democracynow.org
Miami Herald: Two-Thirds of Immigrants Held at “Alligator Alcatraz” in July Have Disappeared
Miami Herald: Two-Thirds of Immigrants Held at “Alligator Alcatraz” in July Have Disappeared
In immigration news, hundreds of people who were once detained at the troubled immigration jail in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” have disappeared.
www.democracynow.org
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Reposted by Erin O’Donnell, Nathan Richardson

juliaserano.bsky.social
so the Economist article isn't attributed an author. but someone in the replies of this 🧵 tipped me off that it was Jəsse Singal. & it turns out that it was, which in retrospect isn't surprising (as he's one of the ppl who would never answer this question):
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Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 20d
many ppl highlighting flaws in this article. but having fought in the "80% desistance" wars of the mid-2010s, I remember asking anti-trans activists if they'd be ok if 80% of youth were helped by gender-affirming care (flipping their argument). & they *never* answered. b/c they want *zero* trans ppl
screenshot of a The Economist post that reads: "A recent study found that children who transitioned young retained stable gender identities over time. But the fact that nearly a fifth of those in the group did not ought to give advocates of irreversible medical interventions pause". the byline of the linked to article says "a study finds that one in five who switch gender change their mind"
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