Nathalie Baptiste 🇭🇹
@nhbaptiste.bsky.social
National reporter, formerly HuffPost. Email me: nhbaptiste@gmail.com
NEW: @talkingpointsmemo.com can reveal GOP nominee for Florida legislature: -marched at deadly Charlottesville Nazi rally w/ white supremacist group's flag -has *many* white supremacist donors -appears to advocate lynching He is expected to win Nov. election talkingpointsmemo.com/news/florida...
Exclusive: He Marched With Nazis in Charlottesville. Now He’s Expected to Join the Florida Legislature.
The Republican nominee for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives...
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Thousands of immigrants did the hard, dirty work of clearing rubble and toxic dust and debris from Ground Zero. Many were undocumented laborers sent to work every day with no special PPE, and got cancer as a result. Now some of those same people are living in fear of ICE. www.npr.org/2026/09/11/n...
They cleaned up ground zero. Now many are hiding from ICE
After 9/11, thousands of rescue and cleanup crews went to work at ground zero. They were exposed to toxic debris and experienced psychological trauma. Today, many say they live in fear of deportation.
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Yesterday, McClatchy laid off more than 90 unionized media workers across 17 publications. The departure of these talented reporters, visual journalists & writers will immediately leave gaping holes in local coverage for dozens of communities across the US.
standing there awkwardly while the president of the United States tells thousands of people that he thinks you’re ugly for like the 10th time
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d agoTrump: "And then I said. 'I don't really like the way Ken talks.' And then I said something that they really hated. 'Please, sir, don't say it, sir.' So I'm not going to say it, but I'll tell you what I was thinking about. I don't really like the way he looks."
The goal of the people who want Mayor Mamdani to stay away from 9/11 Memorials is not about this event. Their goal is the elimination of Muslims from politics, the media and from America. They view Muslims as a threat to their agenda. It's time the media talk about what is really happening!
must be nice!
Edward Wong@ewong.bsky.social · last wk.NEW: Nate Hochman was fired from the DeSantis campaign in 2023 after promoting a video with the Sonnenrad, a Nazi symbol embraced by white supremacists. He now works in Rubio's State Department, as deputy director of policy planning and chief speechwriter. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/u...
unfortunately, I am still thinking about brunette Trump
For MSNOW, I wrote about the Trump administration threatening to strip colleges of their tax-exempt status as part of its larger segregationist agenda.
Opinion | Trump’s next high education target: schools that help Black students
Victor Ray: American universities must stand up to Trump's plan to re-segregate higher ed
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"He was the very image of a young person engaged in American civic life. But he was systematically denied his dreams by a MAGA movement that didn’t see him as equal." @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social on Pierre Damas Bel in the latest edition of Huddled Masses:
Trump Took His Status. ICE Took His Dignity. He Took His Life.
This promising young Haitian immigrant was humiliated and tormented until he lost hope.
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They will not stop until it is illegal for Black and brown people to go to college. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/b...
Schools Giving Aid to Minority Students Could Lose Tax Exemptions Under Trump’s New Rules (Gift Article)
The Treasury Department released rules that would prevent schools with race-based programs from qualifying for tax-exempt status, a threat to both higher education and other private schools.
nytimes.com
My heart goes out to the millions of people struggling to remember how to write "Thanks! Sounds great!" in an email.
The Independent@the-independent.com · 2w agoChatGPT down: OpenAI chatbot not working in major outage
My latest in the Guardian - where the wealthiest country in the world allocates money has always been a question of political will over political way. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump admin spends billions to deport Black and brown people while doubling dollars for white ‘refugees’ | Heba Gowayed
‘Where the wealthiest country in the world allocates money has always been a question of political will over political way’
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Today, thousands of Haitians are in chains because Donald Trump decided their lives are a crime. There is no excuse for treating our neighbors with such contempt. The Senate must take the long overdue step of passing our legislation to restore TPS for Haiti. My full statement:
And still, he was able to get on a flight back home almost immediately and I guess go on TV? Thousands and thousands have been forced to languish in jail indefinitely in squalid conditions and then some are deported to countries they’ve never been to and don’t speak the language.
Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 2w agoNo fucking shit buddy. This is what we were trying to tell you.
“I wish President Trump could hear the mom’s wails. The family wants people to know that this was a suicide and they want people to know that President Trump, (Stephen) Miller, and Markwayne Mullin’s inhumane immigration policies made this happen." www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/spring...
Springfield Haitian student takes his own life after being fitted with ICE ankle monitor, advocates say
A 20-year-old Wright State student took his own life on Interstate 70 out of anguish over a required ICE ankle monitor, according to local community advocates.
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Exclusive numbers on August ICE arrests from @nbcnews.com: "ICE is in the midst of a nationwide arrest surge that is not as visible as aggressive enforcement efforts from earlier in 2026..." [no paywall] www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
ICE arrests 50 thousand people in August, continuing record pace
ICE is in the midst of a nationwide arrest surge that is not as visible as aggressive enforcement efforts from earlier in 2026.
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You’re Not Hallucinating: The Amount of Recalled Food Is Skyrocketing newrepublic.com/post/214946/...
You’re Not Hallucinating: The Amount of Recalled Food Is Skyrocketing
Here’s a list of every food item that faced a recall in August.
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The humiliation of the ankle bracelet was too much. I hope his family is able to find peace and that the people who support this administration never get a good night's sleep again. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
College student steps into highway traffic, is killed after losing TPS
Pierre Damas Bel’s family said he took his own life after the Trump administration canceled protections for thousands of Haitian immigrants and ICE officers placed him in an ankle monitor.
washingtonpost.com
i thought the guy in the grocery store was on speaker phone with his wife but he was actually having a full conversation with AI about a substitute for scallions
Breaking News: The new CDC director ordered agency officials to challenge two measles deaths reported by Pennsylvania, shunning the agency’s normal procedure of accepting data shared by states.
C.D.C. Director Challenges Pennsylvania’s Report of Two Measles Deaths
Questioning a state’s investigation is highly unusual for the public health agency, but reflects tensions between the Trump administration and many states over health issues.
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I don’t think I’d be bragging about 1.2 million food-related deaths if I was the guy in charge of preventing food-related deaths
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w agoRFK Jr defends measles: "In 10 years, there have been 3 measles deaths in America. There are now about 1.2 million deaths every year from food-induced illness. The media and certain demagogic politicians are constantly trying to scare us about infectious disease."
Last month, U.S. officials warned Haitian authorities to expect an increase in deportations following the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to allow President Donald Trump to end Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status designation even while litigation challenging the termination continues in the courts.
ICE sends second deportation flight to Haiti in a week. There are kids aboard
Last month, U.S. officials warned Haitian authorities to expect an increase in deportations following the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to allow President Donald Trump to end Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status designation even while litigation challenging the termination continues in the courts.
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*haitians being rounded up for the crime of being haitian* do you or do you not condemn squiggy slurpzz the gleepglorp poster, yes or no? it’s a simple question sir
I talked to a man who got stuck in an elevator, a wheelchair user who had to go on his balcony and shout to ask for food, a woman who had to sleep in her chair because she couldn't use her COPD machine. The crisis in Gary is the product of structural neglect and racism, but also climate change.
Gary, Indiana, Is America’s Latest Climate Victim - The American Prospect
This community has already faced structural racism and disinvestment. A two-week blackout unleashed a humanitarian disaster.
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the year is 2027. gas costs $83 and lettuce is at war with us. however every location on every map now says AMERICA