James Stout
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James Stout
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This makes me very worried for many of my Burmese- American friends (or green card holders from the various nations within Burma that hold a Burmese passport) www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
Trump administration will reexamine green cards issued to people from 19 countries "of concern"
President Donald Trump has asked for 500 more National Guard troops to be deployed to Washington, DC, following the shooting of two guardsmen. The suspect is in custody and the investigation continues...
www.cnn.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM
This makes me very worried for many of my Burmese- American friends (or green card holders from the various nations within Burma that hold a Burmese passport) www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
As we are entering the season where people play holiday music, it’s my moral obligation to remind you that A Rainy Night in Soho is the best Pogues song for this time of year, and has zero slurs in it.
November 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
As we are entering the season where people play holiday music, it’s my moral obligation to remind you that A Rainy Night in Soho is the best Pogues song for this time of year, and has zero slurs in it.
sharing this from The CRCS / RoGPRN. Digital Threat Observatory confirms a sharp rise in coordinated online attacks. In October 2025, we verified 84 cases of targeted Disinformation, Hate Speech, and Malinformation across major platforms.
November 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
sharing this from The CRCS / RoGPRN. Digital Threat Observatory confirms a sharp rise in coordinated online attacks. In October 2025, we verified 84 cases of targeted Disinformation, Hate Speech, and Malinformation across major platforms.
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I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
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this fuckin guy ...dropping allegations of journalistic malpractice and source betrayal in separate piece meal events like it’s delicious media gossip and then writing, “we haven’t reached the halfway point, and I haven’t yet described the most bizarre, consequential, and newsworthy events”
November 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
this fuckin guy ...dropping allegations of journalistic malpractice and source betrayal in separate piece meal events like it’s delicious media gossip and then writing, “we haven’t reached the halfway point, and I haven’t yet described the most bizarre, consequential, and newsworthy events”
Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz uses “United States Americans” in her book(s) which are absolutely foundational and required reading.
I understand the reasons some non-Americans have for using this, but this post is correct — you’ll be immediately ignored here if you use it.
If I wrote a post referring to “UKians” all the people living there would ignore me too, and rightly so.
If I wrote a post referring to “UKians” all the people living there would ignore me too, and rightly so.
If your argument involves referring to Americans as “USians” it doesn’t matter how cogent the rest of your point may be tbh
November 27, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz uses “United States Americans” in her book(s) which are absolutely foundational and required reading.
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Here is the syllabus for the Information & Human Rights course that I taught at @pratt.edu this fall: rebeccawilliams.info/info-619-inf...
Many thanks to @edwardongwesojr.com, @samanthahinds.bsky.social, & the lawyers not on Bluesky for being guest speakers & for everyone we read!
Many thanks to @edwardongwesojr.com, @samanthahinds.bsky.social, & the lawyers not on Bluesky for being guest speakers & for everyone we read!
INFO 619: Information & Human Rights
Taught at the Pratt School of Information, this seminar introduced students to the foundations of information rights, the harms produced by information systems, and the creative and political strategi...
rebeccawilliams.info
November 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Here is the syllabus for the Information & Human Rights course that I taught at @pratt.edu this fall: rebeccawilliams.info/info-619-inf...
Many thanks to @edwardongwesojr.com, @samanthahinds.bsky.social, & the lawyers not on Bluesky for being guest speakers & for everyone we read!
Many thanks to @edwardongwesojr.com, @samanthahinds.bsky.social, & the lawyers not on Bluesky for being guest speakers & for everyone we read!
It’s worth noting, before we know anything else about this, that title 42 ended in 2023. There is very little chance this person crossed the southern border. Sept 2021, when this man is said to have entered, is right after the disastrous Biden pull out.
BREAKING: The suspect in the shooting of National Guard members near the White House is an Afghan national who entered the U.S. in 2021, AP sources say.
Trump administration orders 500 more National Guard troops to DC after shooting of soldiers
The Trump administration has ordered 500 more National Guard members to Washington following the shooting of Guard troops.
bit.ly
November 27, 2025 at 2:32 AM
It’s worth noting, before we know anything else about this, that title 42 ended in 2023. There is very little chance this person crossed the southern border. Sept 2021, when this man is said to have entered, is right after the disastrous Biden pull out.
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The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
ending the TPS for Myanmar is an unmitigated humanitarian disaster which will end up sending people to torture and probable death.
This is really concerning. The Junta in Myanmar will arrest, conscript or kill many of those the US may return.
We honestly cannot understand how the US admin can say the situation in Myanmar is improving when ALL EVIDENCE IS TO THE CONTRARY.
We honestly cannot understand how the US admin can say the situation in Myanmar is improving when ALL EVIDENCE IS TO THE CONTRARY.
🚨"The Trump administration announced it will cancel temporary asylum for around 10,000 #Myanmar nationals living in the US, despite the country being ruled by a military dictatorship that has a record of executing dissidents."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
ending the TPS for Myanmar is an unmitigated humanitarian disaster which will end up sending people to torture and probable death.
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This is really concerning. The Junta in Myanmar will arrest, conscript or kill many of those the US may return.
We honestly cannot understand how the US admin can say the situation in Myanmar is improving when ALL EVIDENCE IS TO THE CONTRARY.
We honestly cannot understand how the US admin can say the situation in Myanmar is improving when ALL EVIDENCE IS TO THE CONTRARY.
🚨"The Trump administration announced it will cancel temporary asylum for around 10,000 #Myanmar nationals living in the US, despite the country being ruled by a military dictatorship that has a record of executing dissidents."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump administration cancels temporary asylum for Myanmar nationals living in US
Homeland security claims country being ruled by military dictatorship ‘no longer continues to meet conditions’ for Temporary Protected Status
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
This is really concerning. The Junta in Myanmar will arrest, conscript or kill many of those the US may return.
We honestly cannot understand how the US admin can say the situation in Myanmar is improving when ALL EVIDENCE IS TO THE CONTRARY.
We honestly cannot understand how the US admin can say the situation in Myanmar is improving when ALL EVIDENCE IS TO THE CONTRARY.
"We will never know whether they cleaned it up for us, we had to give them all sorts of notice." Bro you are the Rep, it is your job to find that out. File a FOIL request! www.cbs8.com/article/news...
Lawmakers Finally Allowed Access to San Diego ICE Facility After Weeks of Denial
After weeks of wait, local Congress members accessed an ICE facility raising concerns over detainee conditions.
www.cbs8.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:26 AM
"We will never know whether they cleaned it up for us, we had to give them all sorts of notice." Bro you are the Rep, it is your job to find that out. File a FOIL request! www.cbs8.com/article/news...
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Emmanuel walked away from his mom’s fruit stand to find a bathroom. She looked for him all over Houston, and after several hours, she filed a missing person’s report with Houston PD. Houston firefighters found him within 24 hours. But police turned him over to ICE, who held him captive for 48 days.
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
A Disabled Child’s Mom Reported Him Missing. He Was Locked Away by Federal Immigration Authorities for 48 Days.
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old who has an intellectual disability, walked away from his mom’s fruit stand in October. Houston Police called ICE.
thebarbedwire.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Emmanuel walked away from his mom’s fruit stand to find a bathroom. She looked for him all over Houston, and after several hours, she filed a missing person’s report with Houston PD. Houston firefighters found him within 24 hours. But police turned him over to ICE, who held him captive for 48 days.
I’m consistently amazed my how many brands make great 28mm hollow fiber filters and then ship them with water bags that absolutely could not be any worse and make using the product a nightmare.
November 24, 2025 at 3:44 AM
I’m consistently amazed my how many brands make great 28mm hollow fiber filters and then ship them with water bags that absolutely could not be any worse and make using the product a nightmare.
This is inevitable with Axios’ insider journalism always first to press model that is made for social media clicks and leads to deeply irresponsible reporting
Chaos and lies in US diplomacy & media: Marco Rubio now denies the US had any input into the savage 28-point ultimatum to Ukraine - says it's from Russia. But Axios reporters Barak Ravid and David Lawler, who got the leak, claimed it was written by the US, by Steve Witkoff and... Marco Rubio! 1/
November 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This is inevitable with Axios’ insider journalism always first to press model that is made for social media clicks and leads to deeply irresponsible reporting
When did fjallraven start making skinny fit trousers? I just wanna go outside man, can people please stop gorpcoring stuff I like to use.
November 23, 2025 at 5:49 AM
When did fjallraven start making skinny fit trousers? I just wanna go outside man, can people please stop gorpcoring stuff I like to use.
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On any given day, thousands of adults are detained in remote facilities in Arizona solely because of their immigration status. The vast majority don’t have an attorney and are forced to represent themselves in immigration court, severely impacting their chances to win their case.
November 21, 2025 at 11:24 PM
On any given day, thousands of adults are detained in remote facilities in Arizona solely because of their immigration status. The vast majority don’t have an attorney and are forced to represent themselves in immigration court, severely impacting their chances to win their case.
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These people were forced into remote desert ‘camps’—promised they’d be arrested and deported if they left—but given no food, shelter, water, or medical treatment except what the local community of a few hundred folks gave out of charity.
November 22, 2025 at 4:03 AM
These people were forced into remote desert ‘camps’—promised they’d be arrested and deported if they left—but given no food, shelter, water, or medical treatment except what the local community of a few hundred folks gave out of charity.
Two years ago tonight we were setting up dumpster dived pink tents for migrants in the freezing cold and wind in the desert, they were held there for days without food water or shelter other than what we could share with them. That was the Biden admin, in case anyone thinks it was all good before.
November 22, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Two years ago tonight we were setting up dumpster dived pink tents for migrants in the freezing cold and wind in the desert, they were held there for days without food water or shelter other than what we could share with them. That was the Biden admin, in case anyone thinks it was all good before.
My friends at HADICAD are running a big fundraiser right now. I know times are hard for a lot of us, but they’re wonderful folks and I hope people will support if they can. www.givemiamiday.org/organization...
November 20, 2025 at 4:18 AM
My friends at HADICAD are running a big fundraiser right now. I know times are hard for a lot of us, but they’re wonderful folks and I hope people will support if they can. www.givemiamiday.org/organization...
I’m not sure how one could pull this off alone, this seems very suspect.
It seems possible Mr Ge came through jacumba (I don’t recall being aware of people crossing closer to tecate). I remember lots of Chinese folks arriving the days before he was booked by BP.
It seems possible Mr Ge came through jacumba (I don’t recall being aware of people crossing closer to tecate). I remember lots of Chinese folks arriving the days before he was booked by BP.
This is beyond horrific.
ICE is responsible for the well-being of people in immigration detention and it is failing that responsibility miserably. Mr. Ge’s loved ones and the American people need answers immediately. www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
ICE is responsible for the well-being of people in immigration detention and it is failing that responsibility miserably. Mr. Ge’s loved ones and the American people need answers immediately. www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
November 20, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I’m not sure how one could pull this off alone, this seems very suspect.
It seems possible Mr Ge came through jacumba (I don’t recall being aware of people crossing closer to tecate). I remember lots of Chinese folks arriving the days before he was booked by BP.
It seems possible Mr Ge came through jacumba (I don’t recall being aware of people crossing closer to tecate). I remember lots of Chinese folks arriving the days before he was booked by BP.
Not enough discussion about Niki Minaj addressing the UN on the topic of a country she isn’t from and doesn’t seem to know much if anything about
November 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Not enough discussion about Niki Minaj addressing the UN on the topic of a country she isn’t from and doesn’t seem to know much if anything about
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"one day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this"
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
Kamala Harris criticized Joe Biden's Administration, saying they should have been more willing to publicly criticize Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu over Gaza
The post ‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
November 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"one day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this"
Fucking lmao, this is how I found about this. We gotta start using Nuzzi as a verb.
the dating pool for 30-something straight women is so bleak that some are willing to settle for geriatric ex-South Carolina governors who frequent the Appalachian trail
the dating pool for 30-something straight women is so bleak that some are willing to settle for geriatric Kennedys with worms-that-aren't-really-worms for brains
November 18, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Fucking lmao, this is how I found about this. We gotta start using Nuzzi as a verb.
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In a lot of cases, clinical trials might be the only way for a child to survive a fatal childhood disease, or keep someone from dying from a form of cancer that doesn’t have any other options, etc. We tend to think of “trials” as novel experiments, but they’re often much more than that.
More than 73,000 people were in Clinical Trials Affected by Research Grant Terminations at the National Institutes of Health jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Clinical Trials Affected by Research Grant Terminations at the National Institutes of Health
This cross-sectional study summarizes the number of trials with terminated grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and calculates the proportion of affected trials among those with previou...
jamanetwork.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
In a lot of cases, clinical trials might be the only way for a child to survive a fatal childhood disease, or keep someone from dying from a form of cancer that doesn’t have any other options, etc. We tend to think of “trials” as novel experiments, but they’re often much more than that.