Elisabeth Vallet
@elisabethvallet.bsky.social
Border scholar
Prof. International studies/ Études internationales @CMR-SJ 🇨🇦
Dir. of #TeamGeopo 💡@ChaireRaoulDandurand
@UQAM.ca @BIGlobalization @big-lab.bsky.social
Chroni. @LeDevoir.com
#borders & #borderwalls
In english & en français
(views are my own)
Prof. International studies/ Études internationales @CMR-SJ 🇨🇦
Dir. of #TeamGeopo 💡@ChaireRaoulDandurand
@UQAM.ca @BIGlobalization @big-lab.bsky.social
Chroni. @LeDevoir.com
#borders & #borderwalls
In english & en français
(views are my own)
Pinned
No, borders are NOT wide open. Period. #stopthelie
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To be taught in journalism studies under "what you should avoid at all costs" tab
very odd that the Post would write up someone’s speciation as if it’s news. What are we doing here
November 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
To be taught in journalism studies under "what you should avoid at all costs" tab
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Featured story: Weeks after a transphobic attack, dozens of trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming folks gathered on the “free side” of Austin’s Barton Springs to swim, celebrate, and fearlessly take up space.
@kitoconnell.com was there to witness this moment of queer joy and resilience...
@kitoconnell.com was there to witness this moment of queer joy and resilience...
At Barton Springs, Trans Existence Becomes Resistance
Following a transphobic incident earlier this year, community members gathered to "protect trans joy."
www.texasobserver.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Featured story: Weeks after a transphobic attack, dozens of trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming folks gathered on the “free side” of Austin’s Barton Springs to swim, celebrate, and fearlessly take up space.
@kitoconnell.com was there to witness this moment of queer joy and resilience...
@kitoconnell.com was there to witness this moment of queer joy and resilience...
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Cool cool cool
The CDC has turned off its vaccine search tool.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
November 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Cool cool cool
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Des lentilles québécoises échappent au rappel en France visant des produits canadiens contaminés au controversé glyphosate, puisque ce pesticide n’est pas utilisé avant la récolte.
Scandale des lentilles canadiennes contaminées au glyphosate en France: est-ce que ça touche les lentilles québécoises?
Des lentilles produites au Québec ne sont pas concernées par le rappel des lentilles canadiennes contaminées au controversé glyphosate en France.
www.journaldemontreal.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Des lentilles québécoises échappent au rappel en France visant des produits canadiens contaminés au controversé glyphosate, puisque ce pesticide n’est pas utilisé avant la récolte.
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So the mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew was just picked up by ICE.
"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
![REVERE, Mass. —
A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts.
The woman, Bruna Ferreira, has an 11-year-old son with Michael Leavitt, Karoline Leavitt's brother.
Ferreira migrated with her family to the United States from Brazil as a child and is currently in custody at an ICE facility in southern Louisiana.
Michael Leavitt released a statement, saying that his "only concern has always been the safety, well-being, and privacy of [his] son."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4qyokjtdzgl7gmqhsw4ajqj/bafkreiacyzixchgacpjse7wyra342opgjsvdxzqdrkxq55zzqah65zyeae@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 AM
So the mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew was just picked up by ICE.
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Ending deportation protections for Myanmar immigrants means sending people back to a country still facing conflict and persecution. This choice puts real lives at real risk.
By: @thediplomat.com
Read: thediplomat.com/2025/11/trum...
By: @thediplomat.com
Read: thediplomat.com/2025/11/trum...
Trump Administration Ends Deportation Protections for Myanmar Immigrants
The Department of Homeland Security justified the decision on the grounds that the country has “made notable progress in governance and stability.”
thediplomat.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Ending deportation protections for Myanmar immigrants means sending people back to a country still facing conflict and persecution. This choice puts real lives at real risk.
By: @thediplomat.com
Read: thediplomat.com/2025/11/trum...
By: @thediplomat.com
Read: thediplomat.com/2025/11/trum...
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This is called “chain refoulment” and it’s illegal under both U.S. and international law. And the State Department and ICE know very well what Ghana is doing and simply don’t care.
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This is called “chain refoulment” and it’s illegal under both U.S. and international law. And the State Department and ICE know very well what Ghana is doing and simply don’t care.
Ceci!
ICE detained teenaged US citizen during school lunch break, family says
Christian Jimenez, Oregon high school senior, faces possible obstruction charges after being detailed during a traffic stop by immigration agents
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Christian Jimenez, Oregon high school senior, faces possible obstruction charges after being detailed during a traffic stop by immigration agents
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
ICE detained teenaged US citizen during school lunch break, family says
Christian Jimenez, Oregon high school senior, faces possible obstruction charges after traffic stop by immigration agents
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Ceci!
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Iraq completes sections of concrete border wall. #borderwalls
Iraq completes major sections of concrete border wall with Syria - Türkiye Today
The construction of fortifications along the Iraqi-Syrian border began in 2022, spanning more than 618 kilometers
www.turkiyetoday.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Iraq completes sections of concrete border wall. #borderwalls
@FRQ #ForumFRQ @uqam.ca @scichefqc.bsky.social
La science en contexte de polycrise, 4 décembre - Montréal et en ligne - inscription ici 👇
La science en contexte de polycrise, 4 décembre - Montréal et en ligne - inscription ici 👇
11e forum du FRQ | La science en temps de crise
Programme complet et biographies(les liens d'inscription au forum sont disponibles au bas de cette page).Comment le navire scientifique peut-il naviguer
frq.gouv.qc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 1:22 AM
@FRQ #ForumFRQ @uqam.ca @scichefqc.bsky.social
La science en contexte de polycrise, 4 décembre - Montréal et en ligne - inscription ici 👇
La science en contexte de polycrise, 4 décembre - Montréal et en ligne - inscription ici 👇
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pendant que les chroniqueurs accusent la gauche d'avoir top de pouvoir, pas assez pragmatique et d'être trop présent dans la société, voici ce qui se passe
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/220...
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/220...
Un groupe anti-choix infiltre des cliniques d’avortement
Un groupe anti-choix qui s’est infiltré dans trois cliniques, au Québec, en Colombie-Britannique et en Ontario, réclame l'interdiction des avortements tardifs.
ici.radio-canada.ca
November 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
pendant que les chroniqueurs accusent la gauche d'avoir top de pouvoir, pas assez pragmatique et d'être trop présent dans la société, voici ce qui se passe
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/220...
ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/220...
"Toute disposition potentiellement liberticide risque toujours d’être mobilisée, détournée. [de]r devenir le fusil qui se retourne contre l’État de droit, contre la démocratie…"
Et l'expérience au sud de notre frontière est là pour le démontrer.
www.ledevoir.com/opinion/chro...?
Et l'expérience au sud de notre frontière est là pour le démontrer.
www.ledevoir.com/opinion/chro...?
Le fusil de Tchekhov
Toute disposition potentiellement liberticide risque toujours d’être mobilisée, détournée.
www.ledevoir.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
"Toute disposition potentiellement liberticide risque toujours d’être mobilisée, détournée. [de]r devenir le fusil qui se retourne contre l’État de droit, contre la démocratie…"
Et l'expérience au sud de notre frontière est là pour le démontrer.
www.ledevoir.com/opinion/chro...?
Et l'expérience au sud de notre frontière est là pour le démontrer.
www.ledevoir.com/opinion/chro...?
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Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
November 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Just one more data centre bro...
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Just one more data centre bro...
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WHOA. The FBI was/is spying on a Signal chat for a New York immigration court watch group, claiming they were “anarchist violent extremist actors.”
Your reminder that the government is watching and don’t say anything in a big group chat you wouldn’t say on TV.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Your reminder that the government is watching and don’t say anything in a big group chat you wouldn’t say on TV.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
WHOA. The FBI was/is spying on a Signal chat for a New York immigration court watch group, claiming they were “anarchist violent extremist actors.”
Your reminder that the government is watching and don’t say anything in a big group chat you wouldn’t say on TV.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Your reminder that the government is watching and don’t say anything in a big group chat you wouldn’t say on TV.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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NEW: The exodus of corrections officers from federal prisons to ICE comes amid shortages of critical supplies, from food to personal hygiene items, for both staff and inmates.
It threatens to make the already grim conditions in these prisons even worse.
It threatens to make the already grim conditions in these prisons even worse.
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: The exodus of corrections officers from federal prisons to ICE comes amid shortages of critical supplies, from food to personal hygiene items, for both staff and inmates.
It threatens to make the already grim conditions in these prisons even worse.
It threatens to make the already grim conditions in these prisons even worse.
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I did not expect the Broadview facility in suburban Chicago to appear on this list. And it didn't. ICE considers these kinds of places as "office locations" or "processing centers", which means Broadview is not an "authorized facility" by the agency's definition.
www.dhs.gov/news/2025/11...
www.dhs.gov/news/2025/11...
November 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I did not expect the Broadview facility in suburban Chicago to appear on this list. And it didn't. ICE considers these kinds of places as "office locations" or "processing centers", which means Broadview is not an "authorized facility" by the agency's definition.
www.dhs.gov/news/2025/11...
www.dhs.gov/news/2025/11...
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🚨A newly uncovered document flagged last week in a federal court filing threatens undocumented immigrant children in government custody with “prolonged” detention if they choose to exercise their legal rights rather than voluntarily depart the United States.
www.huffpost.com/entry/docume...
www.huffpost.com/entry/docume...
Newly Uncovered Document Reveals An 'Alarming And Disturbing' Trump Threat
The Trump administration is turning the screws on kids who’ve arrived in the United States without adults accompanying them.
www.huffpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🚨A newly uncovered document flagged last week in a federal court filing threatens undocumented immigrant children in government custody with “prolonged” detention if they choose to exercise their legal rights rather than voluntarily depart the United States.
www.huffpost.com/entry/docume...
www.huffpost.com/entry/docume...
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The district courtroom really is one of the last spaces left in American public life where there’s a serious possibility that a strategy built on the denial of reality just won‘t fly.
THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The district courtroom really is one of the last spaces left in American public life where there’s a serious possibility that a strategy built on the denial of reality just won‘t fly.
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Earlier this morning, President Trump threatened me and a group of service and veteran Members of Congress with arrest, trial, and death by hanging.
Here’s my response:
Here’s my response:
November 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Earlier this morning, President Trump threatened me and a group of service and veteran Members of Congress with arrest, trial, and death by hanging.
Here’s my response:
Here’s my response:
À ce stade là, il n'y a plus de terme, de sacre, de juron dont la portée sémantique suffit pour qualifier l'inqualifiable.
These are hate symbols. They have been used to represent the genocide of Jews and the lynching of Black people. Displaying them signals to white supremacists that violence is acceptable and that they will be protected if they commit it!
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
À ce stade là, il n'y a plus de terme, de sacre, de juron dont la portée sémantique suffit pour qualifier l'inqualifiable.
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Hours after Border Patrol swept through Charlotte, protesters filled uptown with courage, not fear. They marched peacefully, stood united, and refused to be intimidated.
Charlotte showed up.
And it showed strength.💪
Charlotte showed up.
And it showed strength.💪
November 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Hours after Border Patrol swept through Charlotte, protesters filled uptown with courage, not fear. They marched peacefully, stood united, and refused to be intimidated.
Charlotte showed up.
And it showed strength.💪
Charlotte showed up.
And it showed strength.💪