"Families we know by name are now afraid to come to the sacraments. Like the Good Samaritan who drew near to the wounded, we cannot walk past them." #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/news/citing-...

Citing economic and moral tolls, bishops in Texas and Michigan demand immigration reform

The bishops' remarks are the latest in a series of statements that Catholic prelates across the country have released over the past year expressing solidarity with beleaguered immigrant communities.

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El-Sayed: "If all Mike Rogers got is that 'his name is Abdul, and my name is Mike,' you're gonna be surprised how many people are like, 'Yeah, but that's the Abdul who wants to bring down the price of my groceries and make sure I got healthcare. So yeah, I like Abdul over your Mike from Florida.'"

I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win

The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · yesterday

New York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders. That access is getting shredded by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

With the people’s power to effect change on the line, Missouri voters showed up to defend their rights. And in November, when abortion rights are on the ballot, they’ll do it again.

Happy birthday to an actual President, Barack Obama. 💙

𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚🚨 "While he was detained, he lost 30 lbs. He had high blood pressure-he had diabetes. They refused him his medication...& I'm going to grow up without a father.. #ICE tried to cover up the fact that they killed him...They're just Heartless monsters." —preteen daughter of Edwin Lopez-Cornejo

ICE detains John Hopkins researcher at airport in 'extremely distressing' case

ICE detains John Hopkins researcher at airport in 'extremely distressing' case

A Johns Hopkins University researcher was released from ICE detention after she was detained at Baltimore-Washington International Airport on Tuesday

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This is what happens when you have literal prison camps for people who may not even have committed crimes.

Gwynne Hogan@gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 2d ago

A 39-year-old El Salvadoran man, who was being held at Delaney Hall, has died, the man's family says. He's the father of a 12-year-old US citizen daughter and has lived in the country for nearly 20 years. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/03/s...

ICE killed another human being. Shut it down. Abolish ICE

Andrea Devon@andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 2d ago

#SheShed newjerseymonitor.com/2026/08/03/i...

Abolish ICE. Close the detention centers. If they don't have to report deaths in custody, these centers can become death-camps. 🚨🚨🚨

SayItToMyFace💙🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿@sayittomyface.bsky.social · 6d ago

ICE is no longer reporting deaths of immigrants released when the deaths occur within 30 days of being held by ICE. Why is that important? Because they will likely release people who are dying just to get them “Off their books” but who likely died from their ICE detainment. This is BS.

Abolish ICE. Close the detention centers. If they don't have to report deaths in custody, these centers can become death-camps. 🚨🚨🚨

SayItToMyFace💙🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿@sayittomyface.bsky.social · 6d ago

ICE is no longer reporting deaths of immigrants released when the deaths occur within 30 days of being held by ICE. Why is that important? Because they will likely release people who are dying just to get them “Off their books” but who likely died from their ICE detainment. This is BS.

ICE is no longer reporting deaths of immigrants released when the deaths occur within 30 days of being held by ICE. Why is that important? Because they will likely release people who are dying just to get them “Off their books” but who likely died from their ICE detainment. This is BS.

ICE will stop reporting deaths of newly released detainees

The policy, issued during the Biden administration, directed the agency to review and report all detainee fatalities, including those that occurred post-release.

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#Blues @avalanchepass.bsky.social @seizeday.bsky.social @thebluenami.bsky.social @ltwlauren.bsky.social @jeanieandcats.bsky.social @becket58.bsky.social @itsbek.bsky.social @pinkmouse.bsky.social @democracyhere.bsky.social @clarkpowers.bsky.social @warlessgoddess.bsky.social @suzzisulli.bsky.social

I agree with @drsandman11.medsky.social: If you didn't look like this & doing everything you can to prevent people from dying during the pandemic, maybe think twice before judging Dr. Fauci.

Why does Spain have exclaves in North Africa? Colonialism. Spain has thousands of ghost towns and could accomodate a relatively small number in the grand scheme of things- 10,000. Climate change will make migrations like this more common. We should create passionate and humane global systems

@DUH4Healthcare@duh4healthcare.bsky.social · 6d ago

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Why does Spain have exclaves in North Africa? Colonialism. Spain has thousands of ghost towns and could accomodate a relatively small number in the grand scheme of things- 10,000. Climate change will make migrations like this more common. We should create passionate and humane global systems

@DUH4Healthcare@duh4healthcare.bsky.social · 6d ago

www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07...

Ask yourselves what water will be left for your children & grandchildren? The desert is the most ridiculous, most ignorant place for data centers. Save solar, stop data centers, save the Earth for your children. Call your reps & governors. #Pinks #SheShed #ProudBlue #OneV1

Shari in AZ🌵@mutsy67.bsky.social · last wk.

BLM land makes up 16% of Arizona. Now a data center is replacing a solar farm in Nevada—no environmental review, no public comment. Where are GOP reps while rural land gets auctioned off to the highest bidder behind closed doors? #SheShed westernpriorities.org/2026/07/trum...

Representation matters. HBD Franklin! 🎂 He broke racial barriers portraying a Black child as an equal among the other characters during a time of segregation and civil rights struggles. He showed millions of readers that inclusion, respect, and friendship cross racial lines. Read more ⬇️ #Pinks

You know what’s sweeter than chocolate? Affordable health care. Solidarity with our @unitehere.org Local 2 union siblings at Ghirardelli in San Francisco as they start their 3 day strike! America’s unions have your backs ✊

Ghirardelli closes flagship San Francisco shop as workers strike

Workers at Ghirardelli’s flagship San Francisco shop are asking customers to stay away during a three-day strike involving health insurance and a 6% surcharge.

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footage of Patti Smith meeting Pope Leo is a nice palate cleanser this Friday morning

Pope Leo XIV receives American singer Patti Smith at the Vatican

YouTube video by ROME REPORTS in English

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Anna King, a combat veteran, was assaulted at her DC home when National Guard troops pinned her down, kneeled on her back, and handcuffed her so tightly that she required surgery. @aclu-dc.bsky.social will keep fighting to hold them accountable.

Her arrest by the National Guard went viral. Now she’s taking legal action.

Attorneys for Army veteran Anna King say she was assaulted for exercising free speech. Authorities say she threw an unknown liquid at troops in D.C. days earlier.

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MEMPHIS — state house candidate Jesse Huseth: “If we ABOLISH VOUCHERS tomorrow, we can fully fund pre-k education in the state of Tennessee.” www.jessefor97.com

Remember this whenever the news parrots "non citizens registered to vote". 99.9% of these are false positives by shit state computer systems that are just as poorly run as the DMV in an environment where racists want to suppress the vote and purge people of color from the rolls

Texas Tribune@texastribune.org · 6d ago

The state has found some registered Texas voters were wrongly flagged as potential noncitizens. The secretary of state told counties to immediately reinstate any Texans who were removed from the voter roll despite showing DPS proof of citizenship. bit.ly/4yOsWzH

Trump’s mass-detention policy just suffered TWO crushing court defeats—and one was delivered by his own judicial appointee. Six appeals courts have now rejected the administration’s position as legal resistance reaches a stunning tipping point. #DonaldTrump #ICE #Immigration

Trump’s ICE Detention Machine Cracks in Court: Six Appeals Courts Revolt as “the Dam Has Broken”

For months, the Trump administration defended its sweeping immigration detention strategy as an essential weapon in its mass-deportation campaign. But on Thursday, the legal foundation beneath that…

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We, too, could have nice things if we collectively demanded them.

Reminder: everyone on American soil, whether they were born here or not, has the right to due process. Here’s everything you need to know.

A county official warned that the hospital in her city was understaffed and cutting corners. A year later, a woman froze to death on the roof. This is the untold story of the for-profit healthcare company behind this hospital, and many more:

A for-profit hospital slashed costs. Then a patient froze to death on its roof.

A little-known company grew on promises to save distressed hospitals. Instead, it sunk them into financial chaos.

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By opposing AI data center buildouts—and condemning the tech oligarchs behind it, progressive candidates see a path to victory.

Can opposing data centers help progressives win?

A Sunrise Movement cofounder says the issue unites people across the aisle. He’s not the only one.

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As I have been preaching for a while now, I think security at large will be impacted far more by LLMs being used in scams than by automated exploitation

Andy Greenberg@agreenberg.bsky.social · 7d ago

Scam researchers told a Claude agent and human "scammers" to text test subjects and build a relationship. After a week, subjects said they trusted the AI more than the human and almost half were willing to install an app at its request. Almost none detected it was AI. www.wired.com/story/ai-sca...

#tdih 1866 Massacre of African Americans in New Orleans at an interracial voting rights convention.💔 Attacked by white mobs and police (that included ex-Confederates). No charges. #TeachReconstruction and long history of voter suppression. Read ⬇️🧵 www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ju...

July 30, 1866: New Orleans Massacre

The New Orleans Massacre occurred when white residents attacked Black marchers near the reconvened Louisiana Constitutional Convention.

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