Mónica C. Camacho
@mc2x.bsky.social
Open Source Investigator. Jack of all trades. Wife guy. She/her.
A Phoenix man from Egypt has spent the last three months confined in a decommissioned hotel in Equatorial Guinea, after ICE deported him there without warning. @tucson.com tucson.com/news/local/b...
Arizona man languishes in African hotel after third-country deportation
A 30-year-old man, Ahmed Soliman, is confined in a decommissioned hotel in Equatorial Guinea after being deported there by ICE without warning. He faces the threat of return to Egypt, where he may fac...
tucson.com
Last year the NYT reported on how SEAL Team Six stormed into North Korea, accidentally murdered a bunch of fishermen, punctured their lungs so their bodies would sink & then stormed out. Trump is now trying to force one reporter to reveal his sources: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/u...
Justice Dept. Subpoenas Times Freelancer in Effort to Identify Sources (Gift Article)
A previously undisclosed subpoena, involving reporting on a failed SEAL Team 6 mission in North Korea, reflects the government’s expanding campaign to investigate leaks of secrets.
nytimes.com
NEW FROM ME: A frenzy of cruel and unusual ICE flights over the last few days suggests the Trump admin is ratcheting up its ethnic cleansing campaign. And it may be increasingly desperate to find willing collaborators. My breakdown: gillianbrockell.com/frenzy-of-cr...
Frenzy of cruel and unusual ICE flights shows Trump’s ethnic cleansing campaign is escalating – again
Seven apparent ICE removal flights in the last few days – including third-country removals, prolonged shackling, and failed deportations – reveal an agency ratcheting up.
gillianbrockell.com
A very serious Rural Politico once told me "Dems have to go to farmer meetings! We gotta be where the people are!" I was in fact in a farmer meeting at that very moment! So I live-texted him the meeting. They were complaining that they want indentured workers that they don't have to pay or feed.
Lucas Tieman@lucastieman.bsky.social · 6d agoThere would be more pushback if folks left of center were more serious about outreach. But folks aren't despite the fact that our system does give disproportionate power to rural areas. But instead of taking that as the rules of the game as it exists, and actually organizing, we complain about it.
wow it's been a rough week. good thing the fat bear cam is up and running! that's always cheerful and relaxing ...oh no
Q for healthcare reporters: is there a reason insurance companies are suddenly blaming OBBB for "forcing" them to avoid honoring prior authorizations by applying a "dispense as written" penalty for the cost difference? Or is it just more proof that no health insurance exec will ever see heaven?
🚨 New GAO report— About two-thirds of Americans who rely on federal programs to make ends meet—such as Medicaid and SNAP—work full time.
U.S. GAO - Federal Social Safety Net Programs: Millions of Workers, Including Many Employed by Large Employers, Continue to Rely on Medicaid and SNAP
Millions of American adults earn so little that they rely on federal programs to make ends meet, such as Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition...
gao.gov
More than 20,000 unaccompanied children risk going to US immigration court alone after federal funding cuts
Thousands of immigrant children risk losing lawyers after Trump aid cuts
theguardian.com
The world may have moved on from Minneapolis but its immigrant community continues to struggle. We spoke to single mothers who hid from ICE for months, ran through their savings, and now can’t pay to renew their DACA applications. At least dozens are in this situation. 19thnews.org/2026/07/ice-...
Single mothers lost months of income hiding from ICE — and now can’t afford to renew immigration papers
They survived ICE's takeover in Minneapolis. But now their DACA protections are set to expire, leaving dozens scrambling to afford hundreds of dollars in fees to maintain their legal status.
19thnews.org
"Four months into an appeal, Ms. McDonald, a cancer survivor who weighs 69 pounds, bustles to food banks, stretches ground turkey with oatmeal, and skips meals to feed three teenage boys." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...
Faced With Piles of New Paperwork, People Are Losing Food Stamps
Arizona’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program rolls have plummeted, offering a possible preview of national trends as states try to avoid new federal penalties.
nytimes.com
1/ Trump signed 50% tariffs on Canada today under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930. Worth walking through the legal mechanics, the USMCA leverage play behind it, and what it costs.
My wife, reading this skeet: well, I trust it’s funny
Mónica C. Camacho@mc2x.bsky.social · 2w agoI'm a big Clausewitzian warfare guy. I believe in dominance I’m a big Tillyan warfare guy. I believe in states I’m a big Thucycididesian warfare guy. I believe in dialogue I’m a big Waltzian warfare guy. I believe in defensiveness
Well, this article is incredibly depressing for cooking enthusiasts. The short version: private equity has, over the last couple of decades, quietly bought up most of the classic brands you’ve heard of and then traded on their names while drastically cutting quality and closing American factories
@laperry2.bsky.social · 2w ago
“With broken hearts, we are raising funds to help his family cover legal expenses, funeral costs, and the repatriation of his body to Colombia, where his parents are waiting to lay him to rest,” says the family of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, the Maine dad killed by ICE:
Donate to Justice and Support for Johan Sebastián’s Family, organized by Friends of de Guerrero Family
[English version below] Hoy, una vida fue arrebatada inju… Friends of de Guerrero Family needs your support for Justice and Support for Johan Sebastián’s Family
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We don't have a billionaire backing us. We only have you. Please help us keep fighting for trans human rights 🏳️⚧️
Good Law Project@goodlawproject.org · 2w agoWe need you 🏳️⚧️ The new Code of Practice comes into force on 5 August. It is harmful. It encourages discrimination. And it will make life so much harder for the trans people in our community. We’re fighting back. But we can’t do it without your support. Will you join us? 👇 goodlaw.social/qmhp
Ah, once again someone has confused Clausewitz with the Marquis de Sade.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoRep. Rich McCormick on Iran: "I'm a big Clausewitzian warfare guy. I believe in dominance. We are the dominant world superpower. These guys are not. I would've been unrelenting until the end."
🧊✈️ LIVE ICE AIR MAP 😎 NEW from Habeas Flight Watch, this interactive map updates every 15 minutes with current positions of ICE Air flights. Check it out 👉 lexingtonalarm.org/hfw-dashboar...
At 10:24am on Monday, July 20, 2026 a Global X Airlines plane ✈️ landed in Salt Lake City, UT. An ICE flight. In this video, ERO and ICE agents unload the shackles they’ll chain up 56 community members as they board them onto this flight. #ICEflights
🔔 Join our webinar to learn how Trump's "domestic terrorism" memo silences free speech and could be used to target outlets, journalists, and confidential sources. W/ @drboguslaw.bsky.social, @chipgibbons.bsky.social @faizapatel.bsky.social 🗓️ Wednesday, July 22, 2 pm ET RSVP: freedom.press/NSPM-7
I'm a big Clausewitzian warfare guy. I believe in dominance I’m a big Tillyan warfare guy. I believe in states I’m a big Thucycididesian warfare guy. I believe in dialogue I’m a big Waltzian warfare guy. I believe in defensiveness
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoRep. Rich McCormick on Iran: "I'm a big Clausewitzian warfare guy. I believe in dominance. We are the dominant world superpower. These guys are not. I would've been unrelenting until the end."
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What an absolutely incredible day. We are now over $11,000. On to $12,000! Thank you to our amazing readers and supporters! Trans journalism lives, y'all.
Trans News Network@transnews.network · 2w agoGood morning, y'all. We are just $384 away from hitting $8,000 on our first anniversary fundraiser. That will mean even more independent trans journalism from our worker-run newsroom. Every share and (tax deductible) donation help, and thank you for the amazing generosity and support so far.
While you were busy "at work" I made a blanket fort big enough to shelter us from the world
1. Texas AG Ken Paxton and Gov. Greg Abbott violated numerous laws to ban trans people from updating their gender markers. An investigation from Transitics has found that Texas has illegally enforced its ban on gender marker changes for the past two years. Paxton and Abbott likely knew all along.
Texas AG Ken Paxton and Gov. Greg Abbott Violated Numerous Laws to Ban Trans People From Updating Their Gender Markers, Records Show
Texas has been illegally enforcing its ban on gender marker changes for the past two years. AG Ken Paxton and Gov. Greg Abbott, who led its abrupt implementation, have likely known all along.
transiticsnews.com
In February, USA Rugby banned trans women from all levels of one of the world’s most inclusive sports. What happened next was telling. Across the country, teams refused to comply. The story of the Baltimore Ferals, who are pushing back: www.thebanner.com/sports/rugby...
