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Venancio @venancioayres.bsky.social · 11h

Menino brasileiro sequestrado.

Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 14h

ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility
By Marcela Rodrigues Globe Staff,Updated October 12, 2025, 44 minutes ago

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A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Everett after an interaction with members of the Everett Police Department and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia, according to his mother and immigration lawyer Andrew Lattarulo.

The boy’s mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested. After waiting for about an hour and a half, she was told her son was taken by ICE, Berto told the Globe in a phone interview.

“My world collapsed,” Berto said in Portuguese.

From the police department, the boy was taken to ICE’s holding facility in Burlington on Thursday evening, where he spent a night before being transferred by car to the Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Winchester, Va., on Friday morning, his mother said. The juvenile facility is more than 500 miles away from Everett.

The boy is a 7th-grader at Albert N. Parlin School in Everett, his mother said. The teen and his family, who are Brazilian nationals, have a pending asylum case and are authorized to work legally in the United States, Lattarulo said.

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Jontoronto @jonw412.bsky.social · 3d

An drama series of cat!
A cat version of " Romeo and Juliet "!

youtu.be/ipzmHpBoZzs

A Tale of the Cat Kingdom — Episode 1: The Moonlit Duel

YouTube video by Fina’s Wonder Studio

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Dr Anke Ghost of the Marsh 👻👻🎃🎃 @ankemarsh.bsky.social · 11h

Sweet sweet little Yoyo 😍

Happy #Bunday #RescueBunnies #Adoptdontshop

A mottled grey bunny sits on a mat, sideways looking left. Her ears are flopped down and she has very large dark eyes.

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Axiom Veritas @axiomveritas.bsky.social · 12h

The Bronze Age ended not from conquest but from broken trust. Trade collapsed, cities shrank, and memory dimmed for centuries. Our global economy hums on the same interdependence. If cooperation fails again, the next dark age will be digital.

Why Wall Street's old 'wall of worry' and new 'debasement trade' are boosting gold, bitcoin in typically volatile October

Gold and bitcoin hit record highs as investors hedge against inflation, surging U.S. debt, and a weakening dollar in the new "debasement trade."

www.cnbc.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 11h

This morning I ran the NYC Gaza 5K in Prospect Park for the third time, alongside the Harlem Run Club, to raise money for @unrwausa.bsky.social, which delivers critical humanitarian aid and services to Palestinians in Gaza.

I hope you'll join me in donating: unrwausa.org

Zohran jogging alongside a member of the Harlem Run Club in Prospect Park.

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Gaye Murray @tortymurray.bsky.social · 11h

Back home there's a family of martens in the eaves of the shed.
( 🤫)
Crossed the Skye bridge a few years back - not prev resident.
Unfortunately, like other in comers , not behaving too well.
Not the best neighbours for poultry keepers..

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Gaye Murray @tortymurray.bsky.social · 11h

@tiagodf.bsky.social
Thank you for your election posts.
(Notably in England "Reform" - from the same family as Chega - won big in local elections. It's fair to say, in office they've failed miserably.)

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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 1d

‘Are the flags that now bedeck our suburbs and estates patriotic or racist?’

In his second weekly column, Stewart Lee looks at the changing significance of England flags over the years

Stewart Lee: The thugs have taken my flag. So I’ve taken theirs

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 14h

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.

Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

Someone on Twitter replies to me: "meh. buy american or stfu."

Two hours later, in a separate thread, the write: "$30 for a single button-up is ridiculous unless it is decent quality silk."

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Andrea Kaston Tange @aktange.bsky.social · 12h

My latest: "Numerous studies show that majors in the humanities—typically, in departments of English, history, philosophy, religious studies, classics and languages—lead students to employment and life satisfaction outcomes as positive as those for majors traditionally championed as 'practical.'”

Counterpoint | Minnesota humanities graduates thrive in meaningful careers

"The stereotype of the underemployed history major is simply not true," professor Andrea Kaston Tange writes.

www.startribune.com

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12h

The Supreme Court’s 2025 term will decide critical election and voting rights cases that could reshape American democracy. I explain what is on their docket and what cases deserve your attention.

Please watch and share.
youtu.be/0iKo6YdLxhA

Supreme Court's SHOCKING New Agenda Revealed!

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

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Amy K @amyklassen.bsky.social · 12h

No one fights just one fight.

Racism bleeds into classism, sexism fuels economic violence, and every injustice reinforces another.

Solidarity isn’t about agreeing on everything, it’s about knowing our struggles are bound together. 💜

A beige and navy-toned graphic features writer and activist Audre Lorde. On the left, black text reads, “There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.” — Audre Lorde. On the right, a photo of Lorde shows her in a patterned headwrap and light blouse, gazing forward with calm intensity.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h

Chicago not letting Portland have all the fun 🐧

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12h

one thing perhaps worth emphasizing is that under federal law an escaped enslaved person was a criminal. an "illegal," you might say.

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Lee Drutman @leedrutman.bsky.social · 16h

Thermostatic public opinion, reacting against the governing regime, like old faithful.
globalaffairs.org/research/pub...

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Reuters @reuters.com · 12h

UK CFOs worry about competitiveness and rising costs, Deloitte says reut.rs/3KF6STE

UK CFOs worry about competitiveness and rising costs, Deloitte says

Chief financial officers at major British companies are the most worried about competitiveness and productivity in at least 11 years, according to a survey that echoed other measures of corporate concern ahead of finance minister Rachel Reeves' budget.

reut.rs

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 13h

"Conversion therapy" is a polite name for something that isn’t conversion and isn’t therapy. It’s abuse.

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moonchildjs.bsky.social @moonchildjs.bsky.social · 1d

A Chicago pastor recalls being shot seven times with pepper balls by federal agents outside the ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois.

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Gaye Murray @tortymurray.bsky.social · 12h

Tis the season of nuts...
A walnut escapes it's now shriveled overcoat

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 21h

Protestors believe that action has meaning. Protestors are exercising the rights enshrined in the Constitution. For me, protest is about love of country. I will be there on October 18th, and I hope you will be too.
#NoKings
snyder.substack.com/p/no-kings-f...

No Kings — Freedom (video)

Why protest is patriotic

snyder.substack.com

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Shelly Kraicer @shellyk.bsky.social · 13h

Top funny thing from @adapalmer.bsky.social ‘s INVENTING THE RENAISSANCE: “Filippino Lippi’s Saint Thomas Aquinas Interrupts the Annunciation to Introduce the Virgin Mary to Cardinal Carafa who paid for the painting, while patient Archangel Gabriel just has to wait.”

www.wga.hu/support/view...

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 12h

Nothing like this should happen anywhere

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 1d

At least 6 vehicles racing through a quiet suburban neighborhood; multiple agents, all of them armed and masked.

the excessive response plus the violence against this 15 year old girl is outrageous.

Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 1d

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams “I’m 15!” as Man Kneels on Her Neck

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Shyznogud @shyznogd.bsky.social · 12h

Noutras latitudes

Médias 🇫🇷 @mediasfr.skyfleet.blue · 12h

EN DIRECT, gouvernement Lecornu : Marine Le Pen annonce que le RN va déposer une motion de censure dès lundi

www.lemonde.fr

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🌴Jeff🌴 @counseloroh.bsky.social · Mar 6

The bumblebee bat is the world’s tiniest mammal.

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Richard Haviland @rfhaviland.bsky.social · 12h

This ten-minute clip makes for deeply moving viewing, whether or not you have faith of your own. It’s about the power of love for our neighbours in the face of unspeakable evil. It should be required viewing for anyone in denial over what MAGA represent, including their apologists here in the UK.

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