Alex Zucker
@alexzucker.bsky.social
Translating Czech -> English: linktr.ee/AlexZucker
Organizing: NY Dignity Not Detention | Immigration Justice Working Group, SURJ NYC | Literary Translators Division, NWU | #StopArmingIsrael #FreePalestine
Organizing: NY Dignity Not Detention | Immigration Justice Working Group, SURJ NYC | Literary Translators Division, NWU | #StopArmingIsrael #FreePalestine
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As immigration courthouse ICE arrests have dipped over the past several weeks, seemingly random ICE arrests appear to be on the rise. Attorneys are calling it “a coordinated campaign of race-based stops in largely Hispanic and immigrant neighborhoods in New York City."
November 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
As immigration courthouse ICE arrests have dipped over the past several weeks, seemingly random ICE arrests appear to be on the rise. Attorneys are calling it “a coordinated campaign of race-based stops in largely Hispanic and immigrant neighborhoods in New York City."
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“When they go to a house or they go to an intersection, they go back to the house and that intersection, so recurring visits,” she said. “That’s been the pattern.”
seen in Bensonhurst, Sunset Park and Bushwick in Brooklyn, Corona, and Manhattan’s Washington Heights over the past month
seen in Bensonhurst, Sunset Park and Bushwick in Brooklyn, Corona, and Manhattan’s Washington Heights over the past month
!["They often are showing a photo and that's how they're getting people to stop and engage with them," Austin said of the federal agents who pounce. Austin said it wasn't clear if agents are actually looking for the pictured person, or if they're using a photo as a ruse.
"They're just claiming to be looking for a person to get, people to stop and engage with them, and we absolutely think that it's race-based."
Austin's account parallels one described in a federal court filing by attorney Heather Axford of the group Central American Legal Assistance, regarding the arrest of her client, a Guatemalan man who was detained by agents near his home in Jamaica, Queens, on Nov. 16.
"They showed him a picture of a man he did not know. Then they asked [him] questions about himself and his status, which he honestly answered," Axford wrote.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4f3tle3fhds43wx2sr43kqer/bafkreietraf7khwuni4vtol5pxv7akvdrrf4ybhqa2y6bdku6sxrcdmb2q@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
“When they go to a house or they go to an intersection, they go back to the house and that intersection, so recurring visits,” she said. “That’s been the pattern.”
seen in Bensonhurst, Sunset Park and Bushwick in Brooklyn, Corona, and Manhattan’s Washington Heights over the past month
seen in Bensonhurst, Sunset Park and Bushwick in Brooklyn, Corona, and Manhattan’s Washington Heights over the past month
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“They often are showing a photo and that’s how they’re getting people to stop and engage with them,” Austin said of the federal agents who pounce. …
“They’re just claiming to be looking for a person to get, people to stop and engage with them, and we absolutely think that it’s race-based.”
“They’re just claiming to be looking for a person to get, people to stop and engage with them, and we absolutely think that it’s race-based.”
“I considered myself a strong person, a resilient person, but I’ve never gone through something like this... Leave your family out of nowhere, the uncertainty of what’s going to happen to you."
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/26/i...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/26/i...
Sidewalk Arrests Seize New Yorkers in ICE’s Latest Surge
Activists and legal advocates are tracking seemingly random detentions of immigrants on the streets in what they say is a campaign of ethnic profiling.
www.thecity.nyc
November 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
“They often are showing a photo and that’s how they’re getting people to stop and engage with them,” Austin said of the federal agents who pounce. …
“They’re just claiming to be looking for a person to get, people to stop and engage with them, and we absolutely think that it’s race-based.”
“They’re just claiming to be looking for a person to get, people to stop and engage with them, and we absolutely think that it’s race-based.”
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Happening now near Canal Street, federal agents had been staging inside a fed owned parking garage, now being confronted by a group of protesters. masked agents are looking on from above.
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Happening now near Canal Street, federal agents had been staging inside a fed owned parking garage, now being confronted by a group of protesters. masked agents are looking on from above.
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Every day is a chance to CONTINUE support for six families + a displacement camp. This week, NGOs said that 90% of Gaza is still severely malnourished. You can help these families, mostly kids, access food as well as shelter or winter supplies as the rains worsen.
chuffed.org/project/hope...
chuffed.org/project/hope...
Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle
We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…
chuffed.org
November 29, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Every day is a chance to CONTINUE support for six families + a displacement camp. This week, NGOs said that 90% of Gaza is still severely malnourished. You can help these families, mostly kids, access food as well as shelter or winter supplies as the rains worsen.
chuffed.org/project/hope...
chuffed.org/project/hope...
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In Hillsboro, Oregon, ICE GOONS were observed kidnapping individuals from their vehicles, disguising themselves as Uber drivers.
November 28, 2025.
November 28, 2025.
November 29, 2025 at 1:25 AM
In Hillsboro, Oregon, ICE GOONS were observed kidnapping individuals from their vehicles, disguising themselves as Uber drivers.
November 28, 2025.
November 28, 2025.
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ACLU - Immigration Agents are Retaliating Against People Who Record Them
We’re filing a FOIA to find out how deep the problem goes www.aclu.org/news/free-sp...
We’re filing a FOIA to find out how deep the problem goes www.aclu.org/news/free-sp...
Immigration Agents are Retaliating Against People Who Record Them | ACLU
We’re filing a FOIA to find out how deep the problem goes
www.aclu.org
November 28, 2025 at 5:16 AM
ACLU - Immigration Agents are Retaliating Against People Who Record Them
We’re filing a FOIA to find out how deep the problem goes www.aclu.org/news/free-sp...
We’re filing a FOIA to find out how deep the problem goes www.aclu.org/news/free-sp...
Only 600 to go for Ruaa to make her goal!
Can anyone chip in with 700 so i can finsh the goal! 🤎
My dearest friend set up the weekly and monthly donation options so that we can stay alive after a tent was destroyed just 100 meters away from us last night. The sand covered our faces while we were still alive.
I’m deeply depressed and can’t keep begging one by one for help anymore.
I’m deeply depressed and can’t keep begging one by one for help anymore.
November 29, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Only 600 to go for Ruaa to make her goal!
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“More than 96% of all deportation orders since 1895 [have been] issued to ppl from nonwhite majority countries, a pattern so stable across … eras, agency reorganizations, + shifts in political rhetoric that it suggests something far more fundamental than policy preference or enforcement priorities.”
Mapping Deportations: What 58 Million Removals Reveal about the History of the U.S. Immigration System
New deportation data project shows that immigration control is not neutral but a racial boundary-making system built across years of policy decisions.
austinkocher.substack.com/p/mapping-de...
New deportation data project shows that immigration control is not neutral but a racial boundary-making system built across years of policy decisions.
austinkocher.substack.com/p/mapping-de...
Mapping Deportations: What 58 Million Removals Reveal about the History of the U.S. Immigration System
Over two centuries of deportation data and restrictive laws show that immigration enforcement is not a neutral process but a racial boundary-making system built across decades of policy decisions.
austinkocher.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:18 AM
“More than 96% of all deportation orders since 1895 [have been] issued to ppl from nonwhite majority countries, a pattern so stable across … eras, agency reorganizations, + shifts in political rhetoric that it suggests something far more fundamental than policy preference or enforcement priorities.”
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“The state of NJ can do much more to protect families,” says the coordinator of an immigrant advocacy group in New Jersey. “We know that the best way to help families in our communities is to keep them from ending up in detention.”
Immigration Protections Are Uncertain in New Jersey even as Democrats Keep Governorship
Advocates want to promptly codify the limits on immigration enforcement put in place by the outgoing governor. Mikie Sherill, Tuesday’s winner, has declined to say if she
boltsmag.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“The state of NJ can do much more to protect families,” says the coordinator of an immigrant advocacy group in New Jersey. “We know that the best way to help families in our communities is to keep them from ending up in detention.”
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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50% off sale at @beltpublishing.bsky.social! Start here and ignore the banner: for Belt books, you'll get 50% if you order 5 or more
November 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
50% off sale at @beltpublishing.bsky.social! Start here and ignore the banner: for Belt books, you'll get 50% if you order 5 or more
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I'm going to do a little thread on how the money from books works for traditionally published authors because people have questions, and this is always useful info to share IMO. First, a big disclaimer that every contract is different, and there are a million factors that can change things. 1/
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I'm going to do a little thread on how the money from books works for traditionally published authors because people have questions, and this is always useful info to share IMO. First, a big disclaimer that every contract is different, and there are a million factors that can change things. 1/
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My memoir-essay on growing up with Norman Rockwell Thanksgivings is up in Vogue this morning. Here’s a small extract: www.vogue.com/article/norm...
November 27, 2025 at 12:29 PM
My memoir-essay on growing up with Norman Rockwell Thanksgivings is up in Vogue this morning. Here’s a small extract: www.vogue.com/article/norm...
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Katie Wilson, Seattle’s newly elected mayor, has embraced a city-owned startup designed to emulate Vienna’s social housing model, which involves a public developer building housing designed to be permanently affordable.
Progressives Win in Seattle, Changing Directions on Public Safety
Voters ousted a mayor who oversaw a surge in encampment sweeps, and a Republican prosecutor who pursued punitive policies toward homeless people and drug users.
boltsmag.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Katie Wilson, Seattle’s newly elected mayor, has embraced a city-owned startup designed to emulate Vienna’s social housing model, which involves a public developer building housing designed to be permanently affordable.
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NEW: With the election of Katie Wilson as mayor and Erika Evans as city attorney, voters shifted Seattle's political landscape to the left. What will this mean for public safety and the city's criminal legal system policies? Find out in my latest for @boltsmag.org:
boltsmag.org/progressives...
boltsmag.org/progressives...
Progressives Win in Seattle, Changing Directions on Public Safety - Bolts
Voters ousted a mayor who oversaw a surge in encampment sweeps, and a Republican prosecutor who pursued punitive policies toward homeless people and drug users.
boltsmag.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:13 PM
NEW: With the election of Katie Wilson as mayor and Erika Evans as city attorney, voters shifted Seattle's political landscape to the left. What will this mean for public safety and the city's criminal legal system policies? Find out in my latest for @boltsmag.org:
boltsmag.org/progressives...
boltsmag.org/progressives...
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People are struggling. I want us to think about how we're going to help each other hang in there this winter. How are you going to support your friends, co-strugglers, and community as they push through this moment? How can you help people muddle through, materially and/or emotionally?
November 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
People are struggling. I want us to think about how we're going to help each other hang in there this winter. How are you going to support your friends, co-strugglers, and community as they push through this moment? How can you help people muddle through, materially and/or emotionally?
“Full of slow-moving trepidation interspersed with moments of acute panic, Playing Wolf is worthy of a spot on any horror fan’s bookshelf.”
Folklore and horror mingle in this deliciously grim debut. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/p... @catapultbooks.bsky.social @alexzucker.bsky.social #booksky
Playing Wolf: A Novel | Washington Independent Review of Books
The Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.
www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
“Full of slow-moving trepidation interspersed with moments of acute panic, Playing Wolf is worthy of a spot on any horror fan’s bookshelf.”
What's the difference between ICE Out of My Wallet and We Ain't Buying It?
Other than that the first boycott targets four more companies than the second?
Do there need to be two different campaigns boycotting Home Depot, Target and Amazon?
(I may regret asking, but I'm curious what others think.)
Other than that the first boycott targets four more companies than the second?
Do there need to be two different campaigns boycotting Home Depot, Target and Amazon?
(I may regret asking, but I'm curious what others think.)
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
What's the difference between ICE Out of My Wallet and We Ain't Buying It?
Other than that the first boycott targets four more companies than the second?
Do there need to be two different campaigns boycotting Home Depot, Target and Amazon?
(I may regret asking, but I'm curious what others think.)
Other than that the first boycott targets four more companies than the second?
Do there need to be two different campaigns boycotting Home Depot, Target and Amazon?
(I may regret asking, but I'm curious what others think.)
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Noche de escritura de cartas con La coalición NY Dignidad No Detención (NY DND), el jueves, Diciembre 4, de las 6:30PM-8:30PM EDT, en persona en Midtown y por Zoom!
Que las personas detenidas sepan que no están olvidadas 💌
cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/for...
Que las personas detenidas sepan que no están olvidadas 💌
cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/for...
November 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Noche de escritura de cartas con La coalición NY Dignidad No Detención (NY DND), el jueves, Diciembre 4, de las 6:30PM-8:30PM EDT, en persona en Midtown y por Zoom!
Que las personas detenidas sepan que no están olvidadas 💌
cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/for...
Que las personas detenidas sepan que no están olvidadas 💌
cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/for...
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✍️ Thu, Dec 4, 6:30-8:30pm ET, letter-writing night for #DignityNotDetention, both in person + online
Let folks in detention know they're not forgotten 💌
We have a high need for Spanish-speaking letter writers + will have live interpretation in Spanish. Spread the word!
cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/for...
Let folks in detention know they're not forgotten 💌
We have a high need for Spanish-speaking letter writers + will have live interpretation in Spanish. Spread the word!
cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/for...
November 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
✍️ Thu, Dec 4, 6:30-8:30pm ET, letter-writing night for #DignityNotDetention, both in person + online
Let folks in detention know they're not forgotten 💌
We have a high need for Spanish-speaking letter writers + will have live interpretation in Spanish. Spread the word!
cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/for...
Let folks in detention know they're not forgotten 💌
We have a high need for Spanish-speaking letter writers + will have live interpretation in Spanish. Spread the word!
cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/for...
Please join me in giving to support Ahmed
November 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Please join me in giving to support Ahmed
Sorry, SECOND TO LAST zap of the season. Zapping starts in six minutes! ⚡️⚡️⚡️
📢 TODAY, 1-2PM ET
Last zap of the season for #DignityNotDetention
📣 Tell NY officials to call a special session of legislature to pass DND (+ #NewYork4All) and get our state out of the business of ICE detention!
💻 Register here: bit.ly/DNDFallZaps
🗣️ Spread the word: graphic w/alt text attached
Last zap of the season for #DignityNotDetention
📣 Tell NY officials to call a special session of legislature to pass DND (+ #NewYork4All) and get our state out of the business of ICE detention!
💻 Register here: bit.ly/DNDFallZaps
🗣️ Spread the word: graphic w/alt text attached
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Sorry, SECOND TO LAST zap of the season. Zapping starts in six minutes! ⚡️⚡️⚡️