BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Five months ago, we learned that ICE seized drawings and letters from children in the Dilley ICE concentration camp. I sued under the Freedom of Information Act. Today, I got responsive documents. www.muellershewrote.com/p/breaking-e...

BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: ICE Seized Drawings from Children in Detention. I Sued, and Today I Got Them.

Five months ago, I filed a Freedom of Information Act Request for papers seized from children at the Dilley ICE Detention Center. Today, I got a heartbreaking response.

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🚨ICE has awarded CoreCivic $536.2 million to operate the Prairie Correction Facility in Appleton, Minnesota as an immigration jail. The period of performance begins August 11.

'Safety Verification' tasks: 1. Determine who has custody of the child and assess welfare and safety ($15,000) 2. Confirm school enrollment ($2,000) 3. Confirm address ($2,000) 4. Document and submit ($1,000)

What we do know comes largely from local public records requests from journalists, like @rachelspacek.bsky.social at @investigatewest.bsky.social, who secured the service agreement for the Owyhee County sheriff's office in Idaho.

Rural Idaho sheriff got at least $116,000 for helping ICE

Owyhee County is among hundreds of local law enforcement agencies getting paid to join ICE’s immigration crackdown

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Should be a bigger story— “Alexandra Bravo, prosecutor investigating 🇺🇸 strikes on 3 Ecuadorian boats and survivor accounts of torture/kidnapping, shot dead… hitman on a black motorcycle opened fire… Bravo’s sister jumped to protect her, also killed…” www.dropsitenews.com/p/prosecutor...

Ecuador / USA: The role of the United States in the attack on an Ecuadorian vessel must be investigated www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne....

Ecuador / USA: The role of the United States in the attack on an Ecuadorian vessel must be investigated

Eight fishermen from the *Fiorella* remain missing. Amnesty International demands an investigation into the possible role of the United States.

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Families deserve strong protections against AI chatbots—that's why my Youth AI Privacy Act delivers by banning AI companies from using manipulative designs that exploit young people’s emotions and create chatbot dependency. My message for Big Tech: stop exploiting kids.

The lawsuit claims sexual assault or sexual misconduct was reported to the company every eight minutes, on average, from 2017 to 2022.

New Lawsuit Claims Uber Covered Up Sexual Assault Stats, Board 'Ignored Red Flags'

The lawsuit claims sexual assault or sexual misconduct was reported to the company every eight minutes, on average, from 2017 to 2022.

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NEW: A second ex-wife of David Brouillette, the ICE agent who killed Joan Durán Guerrero in Maine, Lucinda Brouillette, issued a statement this morning. "If you were to ask me whether I believe David Brouillette is capable of this level of extreme violence, my answer is unequivocally yes." /

As millions of Americans prepare for another brutal heatwave, it’s now harder to find information about ways to stay cool while saving energy and keeping utility costs down. At least 1,662 Department of Energy webpages with guidance on protecting the electrical grid during heatwaves have gone dark.

With a huge surge of public money, new private schools are opening fast - without meaningful oversight. Even this Arkansas school - where the founder hit a kid, urged other kids to do the same, and stayed involved in the school's administration from JAIL - is still supported by taxpayer dollars.

This Private School Had Students Scrub Floors and Attack a Fellow Classmate. The State Still Funds It.

One of the few requirements for Arkansas private schools is that they have an American flag and a flagpole. But millions in state funds go to the largely unmonitored schools while complaints about saf...

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“To accommodate the expected funding withdrawal, programme officers…are being required to pull back proposals that have already passed peer review and have been recommended for funding….[M]any of the researchers who submitted those proposals had already been informed” www.nature.com/articles/d41...

NSF plans cuts to core science programmes to fund White House initiative

A proposed clawback of already distributed research funds comes as the US agency struggles with a squeezed budget and a backlog of grant applications.

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most murders are committed by someone the victim knows - a partner, neighbor etc. but in cases where there is no relationship between murderer & victim? the killer is a cop about a third of the time. if you are killed by a stranger, there is a 1 in 3 chance that stranger is a cop.

Violence in Blue

‘One-third of all Americans killed by strangers are killed by police.’

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Witness says Biddeford shooting victim told police ‘I tried to stop’

Witness says Biddeford shooting victim told police ‘I tried to stop’

One resident says he heard the shots and saw as agents pulled the man out of the vehicle.

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Last month, footage captured by a Skydio drone of a police manhunt in San Francisco, including the highly sensitive video of a suspect’s physical takedown, was accidentally livestreamed onto the open internet.

A Leak of San Francisco Police Drone Footage Exposes the New Reality of Urban Surveillance

The SFPD’s exposure of hours of videos from drone platform Skydio reveals how broadly it’s watching the city from above—and how the results can spill online.

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ICE claims that Araujo drove into one of their SUVs with his van and then tried to run over an agent. There were no marks on the van and KHOU11's Jeremy Rogalski found surveillance footage showing ICE chasing Araujo and cutting him off. Renee Good all over again.

NEW: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.” with @texastribune.org

Ken Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law.

The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent yo...

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An Afghan national who fought alongside U.S. forces has died from an allergic reaction while in ICE custody, one day after he was detained for deportation proceedings, his death certificate shows. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Afghan national who fought with U.S. forces died of allergic reaction in ICE custody

Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, 41, suffered “an adverse drug reaction” to an unidentified substance, which triggered anaphylaxis and exacerbated his asthma, the death report shows.

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Every American should be outraged by what Trump has done to our nation's 250th birthday celebration. What should have been a once-in-a-generation moment to unite the country has been turned into another vehicle for division, propaganda, and political gain.

“The government had been investigating a baby formula producer for life-threatening facility contamination. After a half-million-dollar donation, Trump’s enforcers just dropped the case.” substack.perfectunion.us/p/abbott-lab...

Abbott Laboratories was investigated for poisoning babies. After a $500,000 donation, Trump let them off the hook.

The government had been investigating a baby formula producer for life-threatening facility contamination. After a half-million-dollar donation, Trump’s enforcers just dropped the case.

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Last year ICE said a man tried to murder a female ICE officer while she was trying to arrest him. They swore under oath he grabbed her by the neck and tried to choke her to death. He was even indicted for attempted murder. Problem is, it never happened! Bystander video unraveled the lie.

A Venezuelan man was accused of attempting to choke an ICE officer to death in Bellevue. Bystander video tells a different story

Gabriel Hurtado-Cariaco was referred to by DHS as a “criminal illegal alien” and a “known Tren de Aragua terrorist.” The agency said he “violently attacked an ICE agent” by slamming her head into the ...

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NEW: A bipolar man's mental health was deteriorating. ChatGPT affirmed his religious delusions, telling him that he was Jesus Christ and that it was God, according to a new lawsuit. When the man became suicidal, ChatGPT told him: “You've made your choice." futurism.com/artificial-i...

Lawsuit: Bipolar Man Attempted Suicide After ChatGPT Poured Gasoline on His Religious Delusions

ChatGPT affirmed a bipolar man's religious delusions, exacerbating his condition and resulting in a suicide attempt, his lawsuit alleges.

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Trump Claimed to Run Venezuela. After Earthquakes, He’s Walking That Back. In January, Trump said “we’re in charge” of Venezuela. Amid a humanitarian crisis, they’re merely “our new and great friends.” theintercept.com/2026/06/25/t...

Trump Claimed to Run Venezuela. After Earthquakes, He’s Walking That Back.

In January, Trump said “we’re in charge” of Venezuela. Amid a humanitarian crisis, they’re merely “our new and great friends.”

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Wow. Prairieland defendants being handed sentences between 40 and 100 years. For background on this case: www.ms.now/news/antifa-...

Trump wants to prosecute anti-fascists as terrorists. This Texas trial will test his power.

A July 4 shooting at an ICE detention center could change the way the federal government prosecutes activists.

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DFW Support Committee@dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social · last mo.

Federal sentencing has started. Zachary Evetts was just sentenced to 50 years by Chief District Judge Reed O'Connor. Maricela Rueda was just sentenced to 840 months / 70 years by Judge Mark Pittman.

Amazing news: Thanh Tuan Phan, one of the people ICE sent to South Sudan last year, has been released. Source familiar tells me he has arrived in Vietnam, a place he left as a child in 1991. www.eyeradio.org/joyful-to-re...

“Joyful to return home” – Vietnamese US deportee returns home after a year in South Sudan - Eye Radio

A 44-year-old Vietnamese national deported to South Sudan by the United States last year has been successfully repatriated after spending nearly a year in South Sudanese custody. Mr. Thanh Tuan Phan d...

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The morning that Cmdr. Elizabeth Nakagawa was scheduled to have a D&C to remove fetal tissue after losing a very wanted pregnancy, she learned the surgery had been canceled because the military’s health insurance plan refused to pay for it. (Published Dec. 2024)

A Coast Guard Commander Miscarried. She Nearly Died After Being Denied Care.

U.S. service members have long faced strict limits on abortions, even when used to resolve miscarriages. Under federal law, the military will only pay for abortions in cases of rape, incest or to save...

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Exciting news: I just learned that @boltsmag.org has won a Nonprofit News Award tonight. The award is for the powerful (& distressing) story reported by @burness.bsky.social on the zealous prosecution of a community of American Samoans by the state — you may remember the article:

Americans by Name, Punished for Believing It - Bolts

In a small Alaska town, American Samoans face prosecution for voting in the only country they’ve ever known. They live in a limbo, created by colonial expansion, that now confuses even public official...

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President Donald Trump opened three marine protected areas in the Pacific Ocean to commercial fishing with a proclamation on Thursday that he said will boost the U.S. seafood industry. https://to.pbs.org/43zqRJx

WATCH: Trump signs proclamation opening more protected ocean areas to commercial fishing

President Donald Trump opened three marine protected areas in the Pacific Ocean to commercial fishing with a proclamation on Thursday that he said will boost the U.S. seafood industry.

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I hope Afa Ah Loo's family gets the justice they deserve. utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/03/09/a... 'Gov. Cox said.. that the Dept of Public Safety had warned Utah 50501 organizers ahead of their protest that arming people was a “bad idea.” The group said in response the gov was “grossly misinformed.” '

Afa Ah Loo’s family sues his alleged killer, organizers of June No Kings protest  • Utah News Dispatch

The family of a bystander killed at a Utah No Kings protest is suing the armed volunteer charged in his death, along with event organizers.

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