This is whole story is horrifying, and as a journalist covering ICE flights, I was struck by this sentence: “We were shipped to Texas overnight from Los Angeles in horrible conditions that I won’t elaborate on in this letter.”

Jack Mirkinson@jackmirkinson.bsky.social · yesterday

Today in @thenation.com: a harrowing piece written from inside the Dilley ICE detention center by Maryam Tahmasebi, a green card holder who's been locked up along with her husband and son for months despite none of them committing any crime. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

She turned drumming into total emotional release. Years of arm and leg coordination behind every beat.

The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.

Monday’s executive order marks a new phase in his battle against public health www.latimes.com/business/sto...

Commentary: Trump's new orders on child vaccines are even more dangerous than they seemed at first

Trump's anti-vaccine orders will encourage vaccine refusals, placing millions of children at risk.

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The Rebellion! exhibition in Newcastle closes at the end of this month so still time to see it. It’s generated a lot of emotionally-charged reactions and arguments in the comments book. Right wing groups have complained and called for it to be banned for including positive asylum stories.

wait times are stretching more than a week, as vessels seek alternative routes because of the Iran war. gcaptain.com/ship-pays-4-...

Ship Pays $4 Million to Cut the Line at Panama Canal

By Lucia Kassai and Ruth Liao (Bloomberg) — A container ship paid $4 million to cut the line at the Panama Canal, where wait times are stretching more than a week,...

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Thing is, this is who we've always been. It's not all we've been. But this has indeed been us from the beginning, from our birth as a genocidal settler society rooted in racial slavery. apnews.com/article/ice-...

AP Exclusive: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.

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He Was Deported to a Country He’d Never Heard of. He May Never Go Free. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/m...

He Was Deported to Eswatini in Southern Africa. He May Never Go Free.

As the Trump administration sends a growing number of immigrants to countries they have no connection to, some find themselves imprisoned with no way out.

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Jeffrey Epstein Dons Meta AI Glasses in Damning Guerrilla Ad hyperallergic.com/jeffrey-epst...

Jeffrey Epstein Dons Meta AI Glasses in Damning Guerrilla Ad

The notorious glasses are for “people who don’t do consent,” reads a mock ad mounted outside the Ray-Ban store by the activist group Everyone Hates Elon.

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The catering cart memes are doing me in ☠️😭 Please add any I missed in the replies. We need this laugh.

Incredible Photo Collection Featuring Works by Nan Goldin and Diane Arbus Goes on Tour petapixel.com/2026/08/08/i...

Incredible Photo Collection Featuring Works by Nan Goldin and Diane Arbus Goes on Tour

An extraordinary picture collection spanning 100 works by photographers including Diane Arbus, Dorothea Lange, Richard Avedon, Nan Goldin, and Edward

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Long read - Neil Young on his notorious Ditch Trilogy. Some interesting insights into the chaos of those years. www.uncut.co.uk/features/nei...

"... and set the controls for the heart of darkness" www.uncut.co.uk/features/nei...

Neil Young on his notorious Ditch Trilogy: "No-one tells me what to do. I'm not gonna listen, simple as that" - UNCUT

In 1972, Young turned his back on the success of Harvest and set the controls for the heart of darkness

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Cameras on Chinese-Made Drones Used by UK Royal Navy Secretly Sent Data to China petapixel.com/2026/08/10/c...

Cameras on Chinese-Made Drones Used by UK Royal Navy Secretly Sent Data to China

The cameras fitted to the K3 Scout drones contained components made in China.

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Leica Removes Russian Photographer From Oskar Barnack Awards petapixel.com/2026/08/11/l...

Leica Removes Russian Photographer From Oskar Barnack Awards

Critics argue that Valery Melnikov works for the Russian state.

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80 Years of Documentary Photography Reveal the Darker Side of Britain and Ireland petapixel.com/2026/08/09/8...

80 Years of Documentary Photography Reveal the Darker Side of Britain and Ireland

It features photos by Martin Parr, Don McCullin, and Lee Miller.

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often seems to be trying to show that, especially when it comes to the treatment of women and girls, there are no such standards. He Says Obscene Things About Mothers and Children. Mike Johnson Is Raising Money for Him. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/o...

Opinion | He Says Obscene Things About Mothers and Children. Mike Johnson Is Raising Money for Him.

Thanks to Trump, G.O.P. extremism has become so ordinary that it breaks through only when it reaches an absurdly high level.

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Author and Guardian columnist @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social argues that Donald Trump, JD Vance and Elon Musk are powerful men who claim to embody the good life, yet "all radiate misery, resentment, whininess."

Part of California suddenly sank — and it’s irreversible www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

Part of California suddenly sank — and it’s irreversible

An economically vital part of the state recently sank by as much as a foot and a half in a year, new research shows.

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How a Counterintelligence Inquiry Into Trump’s Russia Ties Was Derailed www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/u...

How a Counterintelligence Inquiry Into Trump’s Russia Ties Was Derailed

Documents released by the White House shed new light on the demise of an often-overlooked 2017 F.B.I. investigation.

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It seems a none story to elected Democrats as well

@charliecordero44.bsky.social · 2d ago

This would be a massive demand on resignation in every democratic country in the world. American media is a disgrace!

🔥 TEXAS: “Registered voters in Tarrant County has increased 30% — to be closing polling stations is blatant voter suppression… when I joined the Navy, I swore an oath to defend the Constitution from enemies foreign and domestic…Talking to you, Comrades."

From the novelist Carlo Banchieri The Livorno flood claimed the lives of eight people. I don’t know who is to blame, but the morning after that tragic night, many ordinary people went out to help clear the mud from the streets. Even the dockworkers. stansburyforum.com

If it looks like an Amazon delivery and drives like an Amazon delivery, then it's an Amazon delivery, right? Not according to Amazon. Big companies like Amazon have built a vast network of subcontractors who deliver their packages while shielding them from accountability.

Not your imagination: from backpacks to food, consumer goods are getting worse Is it possible to avoid the continuing decline in quality of consumer products brought on by corporate greed? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026....

Not your imagination: from backpacks to food, consumer goods are getting worse

Is it possible to avoid the continuing decline in quality of consumer products brought on by corporate greed?

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JUST IN: US appeals court allows thousands of lawsuits against social media companies over user addiction claims to proceed reut.rs/3RVQ6Uf

The LAPD declined to renew its Flock contract after an internal audit found 161 false stolen-vehicle alerts in just two months — a 32.3% false-positive rate. www.gadgetreview.com/one-in-three...

One in Three Alerts Wrong: High Error Rates and Data Concerns Force Cities to Drop Flock

Flock Safety license plate cameras are being dropped by 82+ municipalities across 28 states over false alerts, privacy risks, and immigration data fears.

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This absolutely sickens me. Bezos, a braying donkey who made his fortune by avoiding charging state sales taxes (undercutting everyone else's prices) and exploiting his workforce, is completely incompatible with Liverpool FC's values. Fuck him. This cannot be allowed to stand. #LFC #YNWA #RedSky

Jeff Bezos & Liverpool: Consortium including American advances talks

A group including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos advances its talks to buy about a 30% stake in Liverpool, BBC Sport has been told.

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How to admit election cheating and not one word about it is in the media.