@jennybear620.bsky.social
I might not be able to license to news outlets, but Ron DeSantis and DHS sure care about promoting ICE and Border Patrol’s actions in southwest Florida.
amanda moore 🐢@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 3d agoKind of surprised not a single outlet wanted this. Maybe the interest is gone and this is just what America is now. Lots of photographers asking me about southwest Florida though!
don't forget that the upcoming elections are also about stopping anti-vaccine policies at the state/local level, where they have the greatest impacts
Dorit Reiss@doritreiss.bsky.social · 18h agoFlorida’s Department of Health removes 4 vaccines from required list for public schools (and wrangles with Cathloic schools, trying to force them to accept unvaccinated kids) www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-healt... @cidrap.bsky.social
Hasan Piker isn't part of the Abdul El-Sayed campaign. Lorenzo Sewell is a member of the Mike Rogers campaign. And he's a proper extremist and bigot who the media isn't covering. I brought receipts in the Guardian today: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Two ex-DHS officials described the practice of repeatedly rebooking immigrants into two Florida jails as an attempt to evade detention standards. “What it shows is that they were very aware that they were breaking a rule,” a former DHS staffer said.
These Local Jails Were Supposed to Detain Immigrants for Only 72 Hours. One Woman Was Held for a Total of 26 Days.
Rebookings of immigrants into local jails are an effort to circumvent federal rules and regulations, legal experts say. Our nationwide analysis shows that in the past year, two Florida jails had unusu...
propublica.org
A drunk young guy went to the wrong house looking for his buddies. Someone called police thinking he was a burglar. At 12:32 am, he was sitting on a back porch face-timing with his pals asking them to pick him up. At 12:34 a.m. cops arrived. One minute later, 12:35 am, a cop shot and killed him.
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 18h agoA Pennsylvania police officer who fatally shot a 22-year-old college student has been charged with voluntary manslaughter.
Pastor Carl Ruby, of Springfield's Central Christian Church, can state the issue more clearly than 98% of people working in politics today.
Jim Swift@jimswift.bsky.social · 20h agoThe cruelty is the point. Shame on this administration and shame on the people who voted for this. www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/spring...
I think it's appropriate to emphasize that US Forest Service chief Tom Schultz, who refused to speak with Nate Halverson (@paperwords.bsky.social) for this story, is a former timber company executive and logging industry lobbyist.
We are bombarding America’s forests with Roundup
Scientists are wary of glyphosate. MAHA loathes it. And our investigation shows California is spraying it everywhere.
motherjones.com
Exclusive: Republicans are planning to raise millions of dollars during the coming GOP midterm convention in Dallas, including asking donors to pay more than $88,000 for a photo with President Trump. 🔗: on.wsj.com/4zR73QK
"Nepal’s glacial collapse foreshadowed a future of climate disaster" | My latest op-ed for @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Nepal’s glacial collapse foreshadowed a future of climate disaster | Michael Mann
The deluge capped a summer of extreme climate events, from deadly heatwaves to wildfires. We must take action now
theguardian.com
Here’s my first ad. I’m running for Congress to fight for my daughters – and yours. So in my first ad, I decided to turn the mic over to them.
"Republican House candidate Te Mayonna Brown is fighting an uphill battle." Because she's running in a very blue district, but also...because she's under indictment for felony wire fraud and pretends that's a different person. Morning Shots from @eggerdc.bsky.social and @cathyyoung63.bsky.social:
We Found Her: The Most Absurd General-Election Candidate in America
She’s under indictment. She lost her primary. And she’s on the ballot in November.
lnk.thebulwark.com
New York’s congestion pricing program has resulted in a statistically significant reduction in travel times for EMS vehicles
Urban Congestion Pricing and the Response Times of Emergency Medical Services
nber.org
I am looking to hire a PT hourly editorial assistant ... Please write me and describe your experience and do include your hourly rate. Please share this with anyone who may be interested. Thanks!!! www.sandyernestallen.com/contact
Contact — Sandy Ernest Allen
Contact author and journalist Sandy Ernest Allen for consulting, speaking, etc.
sandyernestallen.com
New from me: LAPD released video from an in-custody death that occurred in July. Jose Carlos Hoyos-Munoz appeared to be in crisis as 6 to 9 officers beat him three separate times. One officer is seen putting his knee into the back and neck of Munoz. He died 20 min later. lataco.com/lapd-beat-ha...
Police Video Shows LAPD Beat Handcuffed Man in Van Nuys Jail Before His Death ~ L.A. TACO
LAPD officers forcefully restrained a man, kneed him, and struck him with their elbows. He was later found dead in his cell.
lataco.com
A Haitian immigrant who had grown increasingly distraught after losing his protection from deportation and being outfitted with an ankle monitor was run over and killed Monday in what his family believes was a suicide.
Haitian immigrant in Ohio takes his own life after losing temporary protected status, family says
Pierre Damas Bel’s family said he felt humiliated by an ankle monitor ICE officers placed on him after the Trump administration canceled protections for thousands of Haitian immigrants.
washingtonpost.com
any chance of a repost for our Holmes calendar on kickstarter @chadbourn.bsky.social ? thanks www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...
Sherlock Holmes And The Empire Builders Calendar 2027
A handsome looking calendar featuring the art created for Tripwire's unique Sherlock Holmes series plus unique Frazer Irving calendar
kickstarter.com
bsky.app/profile/pbum... www.texastribune.org/2026/08/31/t...
Texas hospitals to lose $27 million in Medicaid funding daily
Starting Sept. 1, the Trump administration will withhold about $9.8 billion in extra annual funding that helps hospitals cover the difference between Medicaid payments and the actual cost of services.
texastribune.org
Philip Bump@pbump.com · last yr.Spoke with someone who works with a public hospital system. His assessment of the effects of the GOP spending bill: “I think this is going to be a very apparent catastrophe, very quickly.”
Here’s how we verified Senatobia Police Chief Vanderford’s racist text messages Our team at Mississippi Today, Verite News and The New York Times published an exposé revealing that Chief Harold… https://mississippitoday.org/2026/08/31/how-we-verified-senatobia-police-chief-racist-text-messages/
Here’s how we verified Senatobia Police Chief Vanderford’s racist text messages
Our team at Mississippi Today, Verite News and The New York Times published an exposé revealing that Chief Harold Vanderford routinely used the N-word in text messages. We didn't just take our source's word for it — we took steps to verify.
mississippitoday.org
This is very possibly one of the most important moments in climate politics in our lifetimes. What happens now could range from “difficult UNFCCC conversation starter” to “one thousand op-eds about how loss and damage was always going to fail in this moment, and total loss of trust in UNFCCC”
David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 2d agoNepal is seeking $5 billion in aid from the UN’s climate-disaster recovery fund after devastating floods. The fund, established in 2023, has received $820 million in pledges but faces a significant financing gap because wealthy nations, including the US, haven't been willing to contribute.
"Barry is now in hiding in another West African country, with no ID and a waning supply of his heart medication."
‘What America Did to Me Is Wrong’: Inside One of the Largest Third-Country Removal Flights So Far - The American Prospect
On July 31, an estimated 71 detainees were expelled to various countries on a hellish flight to Africa. Many were then illegally returned to their home countries.
prospect.org
Here’s a list of every food item that faced a recall in August. trib.al/1rUVyuk
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.
trib.al
Investigators found that leaders of a prison gang in Puerto Rico were selling inmates drugs in exchange for voting for Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón, a longtime Republican. After Trump’s election, prosecutors were told not to pursue charges. (Published May)
Prosecutors Had a Drugs-for-Votes Scheme “Locked Up.” Under Trump, They Were Told Not to Pursue Charges.
Before the 2024 election, federal prosecutors were "full steam ahead" looking into how a prison gang in Puerto Rico gave drugs to inmates if they voted for a GOP gubernatorial candidate. After Trump’s...
propublica.org
I'm an immigration historian. We lack the lexicon to describe this evil. "Deportation" generally means being repatriated to the country you came from. Although there have been 3rd country removals in US history, they are rare, but now ramping up. Also "deportation" means when you're sent back, 1/
Deportees Sent to Liberia Recount Harrowing Details of U.S. Expulsion and Treatment by ICE (Gift Article)
Ten deportees said they experienced or witnessed what they called abusive or violent treatment by ICE. They spent months in detention, they said, before being sent to nations where they had no ties.
nytimes.com
New York, here’s how you can save a life: 1. Go to nyc.gov/naloxone to get free overdose-reversal medication, also known as Narcan®. 2. If you or someone you love is struggling with substance use, call 988 for confidential recovery resources.
Naloxone - NYC Health
nyc.gov
A 76-year-old green card holder with stage 4 cancer was arrested at his citizenship application interview and has been held by ICE for two months. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
The Trump administration is closing research projects that help fight cyclospora, the foodborne parasite giving thousands of Americans diarrhea and pain this summer. Three out of the three government projects that help combat the parasite are effectively shutting down.
USDA cyclospora research projects shelved amid funding cuts and relocations
The shuttering of three projects is expected to hinder vital research at a time when consumers are increasingly worried about the safety of the food supply.
politico.com
Donald Trump's family has invested in data centers
Donald Trump Jr. And Eric Trump Invest in AI Data Centers After President Trump Announces Billions In Industry Investments
Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump’s venture aligns with their father’s AI policy push, positioning them to potentially profit from government-backed industry growth.
forbes.com
Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 2d agoTrump defends data centers: “The only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want Data Centers is if they want to end up being backwards and poor. If they want to be successful and rich, with far lower taxes and jobs all over the place, let Data Reign.”
