(1/2) Mum drove five or six carpools a day packed with kids, quizzing us on the latest headlines and what we would do if we were president. She drove us to and from games, plays, recitals, and more, and rarely missed the chance to take us, our cousins, and our friends anywhere when she was at home.

(1/3) Government contracts aren’t a blank check for abuse. Last year, airline companies CSI Aviation and GlobalX worked alongside the Trump administration to illegally fly hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador - even as a federal judge ordered them to turn the planes around.

Venezuelan men sue aviation firms who flew them to notorious Salvadorian jail

Exclusive: CSI Aviation and GlobalX accused of violating civil rights as part of Trump immigration crackdown

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(1/2) You’ve heard from Joselo Lucero in parts 1 and 2 of this series. Now hear from his legal counsel, Rafaela Uribe, as explain why this case is a landmark effort to seek justice for Joselo's brother (Marcelo Lucero) and challenge the climate of discrimination and violence that enabled his murder.

(2/2) On August 6, Kennedy Human Rights and @latinojustice.bsky.social are bringing Marcelo's case before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Help us pack the room ⬇️.

From Talk to Terror: Anti-Latino Violence and the Case of Oswaldo Lucero - Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center

After years of escalating anti-Latino rhetoric in his community, Marcelo Lucero was killed in a racially motivated attack.

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(1/2) Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey revisits one of humanity's oldest stories, but the questions it asks couldn't be more timely. What kind of world do we want to build? I was especially moved to see Daddy quoted at the close of Peter Wehner's piece.

An Odyssey for Our Own Time

Christopher Nolan presents a very human hero to a culture that desperately needs one.

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(1/2) Mum admired you, Dr. Fauci, and considered you a hero, as do I. There's a right to privacy in our country, and the left, right, and middle can all agree that publishing someone's personal diaries is a clear violation.

I wrote this when I was five or six. After the first two, who needs a third?

(1/2) Huge congratulations to Citizens Bank for pulling its investments from CoreCivic and GEO Group, the two largest private prison operators in the US, which also run some of the largest immigration detention centers. This is the kind of change we can accomplish together! Public pressure works.

Citizens Bank to cut ties with CoreCivic and GEO after a fierce public pressure campaign

Citizens Bank plans to end its financial relationship with two private prison companies, CoreCivic and The GEO Group.

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@DJT, might I suggest a quick refresh of the U.S. Constitution? The 22nd Amendment is a good place to start: “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.” Hope that clears things up.

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 2w ago

Trump announces he will run for a "fourth" term and dons a "Trump 2028" hat

(1/2) Anti-immigrant and anti-Latino rhetoric from government officials has fueled undeniable racial hatred and violence in the U.S., including the 2019 mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, where a gunman killed 22 people after targeting “Mexicans” and citing President Trump’s rhetoric as inspiration.

(2/2) That's why we're bringing Oswaldo's case before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. We'll be sharing a list of action items in the coming days. In the meantime, learn more about the case ⬇️.

Lucero v. United States: Accountability for anti-Latino racism and violence - Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center

This case seeks international accountability for the creation by the United States government of a climate that fosters discrimination and violence against Latinos residing in the country. This climat...

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Oswaldo Marcelo Lucero, an Ecuadorian immigrant, was killed in 2008 by a group of teens who called themselves the Caucasian Crew. Now his brother is fighting for justice on the international stage. 🔗 More: rekhrc.org/4gDp2TG

Today marks six years since we lost my dear friend and our national hero, Congressman John Lewis. We need his courage and moral clarity now more than ever. @johnlewisorg.bsky.social

(1/2) ICE shot and killed an 11th person this year, and we're only seven months into 2026. Every one of these deaths is a reminder that when immigrants are dehumanized, violence becomes easier to justify and harder to stop. This is exactly why our upcoming hearing before the IACHR is so important.

Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center@kennedyhrc.bsky.social · 3w ago

(1/3) There has been a 239% surge in anti-Latino hate crimes in the U.S. from 2015 to 2025. In 2008, Oswaldo Marcelo Lucero was murdered in a targeted assault against Latinos in Suffolk County, New York. 🧵

(1/3) The full extent of the Srebrenica genocide is still being uncovered. More mass graves have been unearthed, and the number of identified victims has increased. The trauma to children orphaned, wives and husbands widowed, parents whose children disappeared without a trace, is unabated.

Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center@kennedyhrc.bsky.social · 4w ago

(1/2) 32 years ago, the world watched silently as members of the Bosnian Serb Army executed more than 8,000 Bosniak Muslim men and boys and raped hundreds of women and girls in the town of Srebrenica. More than 25,000 people were forcibly displaced from their homes, and over 10,000 lost their lives.

Order your copy of ETHEL today: www.harpercollins.com/pages/ethelk...

From our family to yours ❤️

Last night’s @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social! Would you have gotten this question right?

(1/2) This Independence Day, we haven't forgotten about the freedoms behind the fireworks. Let’s pause to remember the core values our nation was founded on 250 years ago: due process, the rule of law, and the freedom of speech. Today, these very principles are under fire.

(1/2) I'm thrilled to share that Spike Lee, Glenn Hutchins, Dan Olofsson, Jessica Sarowitz, and Dr. Rajiv J. Shah will be honored with the 2026 Ripple of Hope Award at our annual gala on Dec. 9. We are honored to celebrate them and thrilled to have them join our @kennedyhrc.bsky.social community!

(1/2) Sports represent so much more than competition. They are an opportunity to be part of something bigger than yourself, to make friendships, create memories, have fun, and be included. All of that matters far more than any final score.

Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports

In the latest of a string of losses for LGBTQ rights, the court ruled against two transgender students who had challenged restrictive laws in West Virginia and Idaho.

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Now let's acknowledge how absurd it is that we had to ask whether a president can nullify the Constitution by executive order.

Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship on constitutional grounds

The decision firmly rejected the executive order that Trump issued on the first day of his second term.

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Ted Widmer's latest book is the perfect way to celebrate our country’s 250th birthday. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804916...

The Living Declaration: A Biography of America's Founding Text by Ted Widmer: 9781598538441 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

INDEPENDENCE WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING: A historian and former presidential speechwriter traces the origins and legacy of the words and ideas that made America. Illustrations and close readings of 68 o...

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(1/3) Last year, protesters gathered outside an ICE jail in Texas. This week, nine were sentenced to decades-long prison terms. Elizabeth Soto received a 50-year sentence for owning a "printing press” used to print leaflets for the protest and "being part of a leftist book club." This is outrageous.

‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prison

Advocates sound alarm after zines were used as evidence to convict protesters of terrorism charges tied to 2025 protest at Texas ICE facility

theguardian.com

(1/2) Both Haiti and Syria are categorized as Level 4 on the U.S. State Department's travel advisory. "Due not travel for any reason due to kidnapping, crime, terrorist activity, civil unrest, limited health care, hostage taking, and armed conflict."

Supreme Court Expands Trump’s Power Over Immigration

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(1/2) My heartfelt solidarity goes to the people of Venezuela during this devastating earthquake. Authorities must urgently provide transparent information on the situation of political prisoners and detention centers, and all political prisoners should be released immediately.

Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center@kennedyhrc.bsky.social · last mo.

(1/2) We stand in solidarity with the people of Venezuela during this devastating earthquake. Years of corruption and institutional deterioration have left the country ill-equipped to respond to a disaster of this magnitude. Immediate international assistance is essential to save lives.

My father spent years investigating organized crime at the highest levels of the Teamsters, documenting how unchecked power & corruption betrayed workers the union was meant to serve. Removing indep. oversight doesn't prove an institution has earned trust. It simply removes the ability to verify it.

Trump Gives Teamsters a Chance to Shed Oversight Meant to Curb Mob Ties

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Pride was born in resistance. Rooted in the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, where queer folks, led heavily by Black and Brown trans women like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, fought back against state-sanctioned violence, this movement has always been, and will always be, a protest.