Michael Seckman

@mseckman.bsky.social

Educator and learner, lover of literature & writing, dogs, and travel. ¡Bienvenidos inmigrantes!

violence & terror. Remember, Emmett Till was a 14 yo Black child brutally beaten for supposedly whistling at a white woman. The Jim Crow era used police & deputized whites to inflict terror & tyranny on Black people. It's not too dissimilar to what ICE is doing to Latino people & others right now.

E. Jean Carroll just got paid. From the court: “CASHIERS OFFICE CRIS DISBURSEMENT as per 241 Order on Motion for Disbursement of Funds, dated 07/08/2026, from Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, on 07/09/2026 disbursed to pay KAPLAN MARTIN LLP $5,625,005.48 EFT No. 2105280 dated 07/13/2026.”

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Immigrants, regardless of status, enrich our communities. They deserve protection from a rogue government that does not understand our communities. There is a glaring difference in local desires and federal enforcement. How can we protect our neighbors? It’s time to get creative.

For most of us, seeing the Klan 2.0, a.k.a. Patriot Front, march through Washington, D.C., unchallenged by authorities overshadowed any celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. My ancestors lived through this. And no one today can say with a straight face that racism is behind us.

Can’t stop thinking about the prisoners being held inside Delaney Hall during these extreme temperatures. No A/C and barely any ventilation—on top of rotting food with literally maggots inside. Land of the Free, Home of the Brave, poor tired huddled masses, etc. What a travesty. #ICE #USA

I firmly believe that when you have no context to the systems for which you live under, it’s all the more easy for you to succumb to the effects of them. You NEED to read books. You need to understand how your government works. How your society works sociologically. We live under systems.

No single person should ever have as much power as the US president has. The potential for abuse, tyranny, and self-serving is simply far to great--as can be witnessed today especially in Trump. A govt. "of the people"should not be built that allows, let alone causes, the people to suffer & fear it.

So, y'all's president is now refusing to sign a bipartisan bill aimed at lowering housing costs unless Congress passes the voter ID/proof of citizenship SAVE Act. All of America is suffering because the Trump administration wants to disenfranchise Black and other non-white voters. Simple as that.