ian spangler
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One of the largest collections of maps on earth is in Milwaukee. With about 2 million different items, the American Geographical Society Library at UW-Milwaukee is a world-renowned repository.
Guardians of Geography: The team at UW-Milwaukee behind one of the world's largest map collections
One of the largest collections of maps on earth is in Milwaukee. With about 2 million different items, the American Geographical Society Library at UW-Milwaukee is a world-renowned repository.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:02 AM
One of the largest collections of maps on earth is in Milwaukee. With about 2 million different items, the American Geographical Society Library at UW-Milwaukee is a world-renowned repository.
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NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
US firefighter detained on the job speaks out after deportation: ‘I feel betrayed’
Exclusive: Border patrol arrested José Bertin Cruz-Estrada while he was battling a wildfire in Washington. He is now in Mexico, separated from his family in Oregon
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
November 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
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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...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
October 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
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Rümeysa is one of the kindest, most compassionate people I have ever met. Many of you came to know her first and foremost as an ICE abductee, seized by a state that wanted to strip her of her humanity. I would like for you to know her in her own words, which are resoundingly human.
“Even God Cannot Hear Us Here”: What I Witnessed Inside an ICE Women’s Prison
Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk opens up about her 45 days in a South Louisiana processing facility—and the generous and compassionate women she met.
www.vanityfair.com
July 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Rümeysa is one of the kindest, most compassionate people I have ever met. Many of you came to know her first and foremost as an ICE abductee, seized by a state that wanted to strip her of her humanity. I would like for you to know her in her own words, which are resoundingly human.
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An update on the future of the Allmaps project:
Sadly, on April 17, 2025, we learned that the federal government terminated many NEH grants, including ours. The notification stated that our grant’s termination was “necessary to safeguard the interests of the federal government.”
Sadly, on April 17, 2025, we learned that the federal government terminated many NEH grants, including ours. The notification stated that our grant’s termination was “necessary to safeguard the interests of the federal government.”
June 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
An update on the future of the Allmaps project:
Sadly, on April 17, 2025, we learned that the federal government terminated many NEH grants, including ours. The notification stated that our grant’s termination was “necessary to safeguard the interests of the federal government.”
Sadly, on April 17, 2025, we learned that the federal government terminated many NEH grants, including ours. The notification stated that our grant’s termination was “necessary to safeguard the interests of the federal government.”
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I thought I would be safe if I positioned myself with all the cable news crews off to the side away from all of the protesters. But nope. I was wrong. The feds shot pepper balls at us, forcing us down Alameda Street with everyone else. @lataco.bsky.social
June 8, 2025 at 7:26 AM
I thought I would be safe if I positioned myself with all the cable news crews off to the side away from all of the protesters. But nope. I was wrong. The feds shot pepper balls at us, forcing us down Alameda Street with everyone else. @lataco.bsky.social
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i let my son punch me in the head and i tell him the day you can kill me in one blow is the day you officially become a Teen
May 31, 2025 at 2:29 AM
i let my son punch me in the head and i tell him the day you can kill me in one blow is the day you officially become a Teen
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newsrooms of the world did u know that when Rümeysa Öztürk gets out you can pay her to write an editorial, and then publish it? did u know that if all of you did this it would be a whole thing and a good one
May 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
newsrooms of the world did u know that when Rümeysa Öztürk gets out you can pay her to write an editorial, and then publish it? did u know that if all of you did this it would be a whole thing and a good one
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BREAKING: Rümeysa, our union sister who was snatched by ICE, is free today. We stood up for our union family and demanded justice! When you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us. #4the1st ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
May 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
BREAKING: Rümeysa, our union sister who was snatched by ICE, is free today. We stood up for our union family and demanded justice! When you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us. #4the1st ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
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A fantastic, collegial department (w/ the highest QS ranking in the Uni) just had the majority of Professors be threatened with redundancy.
Newcastle geographers will obvi fight for our colleagues & the future of higher ed (& geography!) with all we've got, but SUPPORT & SOLIDARITY VERY WELCOME!
Newcastle geographers will obvi fight for our colleagues & the future of higher ed (& geography!) with all we've got, but SUPPORT & SOLIDARITY VERY WELCOME!
Seeing yet more stories of unis moving to compulsory redundancy, with Geography colleagues (and of course others) at risk.
Today, it's Newcastle Uni, a department that produces incredible scholarship with a vibrant culture.
Sharing in solidarity x
www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...
Today, it's Newcastle Uni, a department that produces incredible scholarship with a vibrant culture.
Sharing in solidarity x
www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...
Newcastle University compulsory job cut fears grow amid £4.2m savings shortfall
As industrial action continues, union bosses continue their plea with Newcastle University chiefs to reject any potential compulsory job losses
www.chroniclelive.co.uk
May 9, 2025 at 8:51 AM
A fantastic, collegial department (w/ the highest QS ranking in the Uni) just had the majority of Professors be threatened with redundancy.
Newcastle geographers will obvi fight for our colleagues & the future of higher ed (& geography!) with all we've got, but SUPPORT & SOLIDARITY VERY WELCOME!
Newcastle geographers will obvi fight for our colleagues & the future of higher ed (& geography!) with all we've got, but SUPPORT & SOLIDARITY VERY WELCOME!
if you're in the Boston area, stop by HKS tomorrow at 10am so i can tell you more about the Realtors' golden goose -- the multiple listing service -- than you ever thought you'd want to know
i've been given assurances that, in addition to data, there will also be donuts
i've been given assurances that, in addition to data, there will also be donuts
Next Friday, May 2: How do spatial data standardization practices shape the design and use of real estate technologies?
Join us for a @harvardkennedy.bsky.social Data + Donuts event with @itspangler.bsky.social from the @bplmaps.bsky.social.
www.hks.harvard.edu/events/data-...
Join us for a @harvardkennedy.bsky.social Data + Donuts event with @itspangler.bsky.social from the @bplmaps.bsky.social.
www.hks.harvard.edu/events/data-...
May 2, 2025 at 12:38 AM
if you're in the Boston area, stop by HKS tomorrow at 10am so i can tell you more about the Realtors' golden goose -- the multiple listing service -- than you ever thought you'd want to know
i've been given assurances that, in addition to data, there will also be donuts
i've been given assurances that, in addition to data, there will also be donuts
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"Racial panic started by a landlord" is perhaps the ultimate expression of Americanism
This is a fascinating and detailed examination in @prospect.org of what happened to the buildings in Aurora that were taken over by "Tren de Aragua" - it is a complex story involving slumlords, actual criminal gangs, and right-wing lobbyists prospect.org/justice/2025...
Runaway Tren
How a Colorado slumlord’s psyop turned into a brand-new ‘forever war’ on Venezuela
prospect.org
April 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"Racial panic started by a landlord" is perhaps the ultimate expression of Americanism
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the arrest of a judge by ICE and FBI for such bullshit reasons is a Rubicon crossing moment. not the last, but a major one.
This brings the inevitable problem that the sitting judge he just arrested has to go in front of another judge now. What that judge does in response to such a blatant abuse of power will low-key decide the future of the country.
April 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
the arrest of a judge by ICE and FBI for such bullshit reasons is a Rubicon crossing moment. not the last, but a major one.
@emilyrbowe.bsky.social and i are honored to give the annual Maps & America lecture at AGSL tonight. tune in at 7pm ET to learn how we can use early GIS maps & tools to make sense of our contemporary geographic lives
Join LMEC staff Emily Bowe and Ian Spangler as they present the 2025 “Maps & America" Lecture tomorrow, April 24, 2025 at 7 p.m EST.
Registration is required for this hybrid event! Register for the event here:
Registration is required for this hybrid event! Register for the event here:
Maps & America 2025 Registration
Maps & America 2025 Registration
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April 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
@emilyrbowe.bsky.social and i are honored to give the annual Maps & America lecture at AGSL tonight. tune in at 7pm ET to learn how we can use early GIS maps & tools to make sense of our contemporary geographic lives
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"... the university attempted to cancel the reunion in response to anti-diversity, anti-equity and anti-inclusion scare tactics from wholly anti-American forces in the federal government and Ohio's governor's mansion and Statehouse."
--> This is a 40 yr long event
www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
--> This is a 40 yr long event
www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
Ohio University couldn't cancel Black Alumni Reunion. It had no business trying. | Opinion
The guardrails are being removed. The Black Ohio University alumni who reunited in Athens showed how to go off track.
www.dispatch.com
April 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
"... the university attempted to cancel the reunion in response to anti-diversity, anti-equity and anti-inclusion scare tactics from wholly anti-American forces in the federal government and Ohio's governor's mansion and Statehouse."
--> This is a 40 yr long event
www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
--> This is a 40 yr long event
www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
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I feel like we need to keep saying this because it’s so insane: This is a legal U.S. resident who has been detained for over a month now for his political opinions.
The Department of Homeland Security denied Mahmoud Khalil permission to attend the birth of his first child, who was delivered at a New York hospital on Monday, according to emails reviewed by The New York Times.
Mahmoud Khalil’s Son Arrives After ICE Refuses to Let Him Attend Birth
Mr. Khalil, a permanent resident detained in Louisiana, had requested a monitored furlough for the birth. His request was denied in less than an hour.
www.nytimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I feel like we need to keep saying this because it’s so insane: This is a legal U.S. resident who has been detained for over a month now for his political opinions.
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My PhD student's NSF grant was terminated today. Her dissertation investigates why air pollution monitoring, metrics, and regulations don't properly capture the harms experienced by marginalized communities--esp in the most polluted Detroit neighborhoods. She and I are happy to talk with press etc.
NSF Award Search: Award # 2240343 - Constructing Credible Knowledge and Expertise in Air Pollution Regulation and Monitoring: The Problem of Quantification Lock
www.nsf.gov
April 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
My PhD student's NSF grant was terminated today. Her dissertation investigates why air pollution monitoring, metrics, and regulations don't properly capture the harms experienced by marginalized communities--esp in the most polluted Detroit neighborhoods. She and I are happy to talk with press etc.
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Although the ‘capacity’ at the Miami Krome ICE prison is 581, immigration lawyers estimate they are currently holding *4,000* people in truly barbaric conditions.
english.elpais.com/usa/2025-04-...
english.elpais.com/usa/2025-04-...
April 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Although the ‘capacity’ at the Miami Krome ICE prison is 581, immigration lawyers estimate they are currently holding *4,000* people in truly barbaric conditions.
english.elpais.com/usa/2025-04-...
english.elpais.com/usa/2025-04-...
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“Deputies are stopping Hispanic drivers for minor, unprovable traffic violations like veering left of center, then handing them over to Border Patrol agents who are sometimes already at the scene.”
www.syracuse.com/news/2025/04...
www.syracuse.com/news/2025/04...
Inside Trump’s Upstate NY migrant hunt: Border Patrol’s meaner tactics snare workers and families
“It’s scary,” said a woman whose relatives have disappeared. “You can be followed just for being Hispanic.”
www.syracuse.com
April 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“Deputies are stopping Hispanic drivers for minor, unprovable traffic violations like veering left of center, then handing them over to Border Patrol agents who are sometimes already at the scene.”
www.syracuse.com/news/2025/04...
www.syracuse.com/news/2025/04...
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This is, weirdly, the most purely fascist shit anyone in the administration has said so far
- Your health is an asset of the fatherland
- Illness is a failure or a moral failing
- You have a duty to maintain your health
- Healthcare is not a right, it's a finite resource
- Die for the fatherland
- Your health is an asset of the fatherland
- Illness is a failure or a moral failing
- You have a duty to maintain your health
- Healthcare is not a right, it's a finite resource
- Die for the fatherland
Now it's your fault if you get sick?
Dr. Oz: 'It's your patriotic duty to take care of yourself. Healthy people don't consume healthcare resources.'
Dr. Oz: 'It's your patriotic duty to take care of yourself. Healthy people don't consume healthcare resources.'
April 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This is, weirdly, the most purely fascist shit anyone in the administration has said so far
- Your health is an asset of the fatherland
- Illness is a failure or a moral failing
- You have a duty to maintain your health
- Healthcare is not a right, it's a finite resource
- Die for the fatherland
- Your health is an asset of the fatherland
- Illness is a failure or a moral failing
- You have a duty to maintain your health
- Healthcare is not a right, it's a finite resource
- Die for the fatherland