Faith Smith
@faithsm.bsky.social
Events and other fun things @19thnews.org. I'm always happy to tell you how to make your event less sexist/racist/ableist. Married, mom, too many pets. Okie by birth, Argentine by marriage. fsmith(at)19thnews(dot)org
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UPDATE: Congressman @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social has confirmed that Juan Nicolás and his mother were deported despite the 2-month-old’s recent hospitalization for bronchitis.
“They were abandoned across the border in Mexico.”
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“They were abandoned across the border in Mexico.”
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2-Month-Old Baby Juan Nicolás & His Mother Were ‘Abandoned Across the Border’ Hours After He Was Hospitalized With Bronchitis, Castro Says
“His life is in danger,” Congressman Castro said Tuesday about the baby.
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February 18, 2026 at 12:27 AM
UPDATE: Congressman @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social has confirmed that Juan Nicolás and his mother were deported despite the 2-month-old’s recent hospitalization for bronchitis.
“They were abandoned across the border in Mexico.”
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“They were abandoned across the border in Mexico.”
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Seventh Immigrant Dies in ICE Custody This Year
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Seventh Immigrant Dies in ICE Custody This Year
Lorth Sim, a Cambodian national, died in ICE custody on Monday according to an announcement sent to Congress today, marking the seventh detained death of 2026 and nearly the 40th since Trump took offi...
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February 18, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Seventh Immigrant Dies in ICE Custody This Year
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By inviting Black women into national politics, Jackson helped ensure they would help shape its future. His approach holds lessons for the Black women organizers and political strategists who carry his work forward. @errinhaines.bsky.social remembers Jesse Jackson for @19thnews.org
‘He gave me my wings’: Jesse Jackson opened doors for Black women in politics
Jackson, who died Tuesday, worked to diversify the electorate and brought Black women into Democratic politics who ascended to positions of power.
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February 17, 2026 at 9:59 PM
By inviting Black women into national politics, Jackson helped ensure they would help shape its future. His approach holds lessons for the Black women organizers and political strategists who carry his work forward. @errinhaines.bsky.social remembers Jesse Jackson for @19thnews.org
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Jesse Jackson, a champion of civil rights who twice ran for president, died on Tuesday at 84. His mission, he said, was “to transform the mind of America.”
Read more about Jackson's life and legacy: nyti.ms/4rYGB32
Read more about Jackson's life and legacy: nyti.ms/4rYGB32
February 17, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Jesse Jackson, a champion of civil rights who twice ran for president, died on Tuesday at 84. His mission, he said, was “to transform the mind of America.”
Read more about Jackson's life and legacy: nyti.ms/4rYGB32
Read more about Jackson's life and legacy: nyti.ms/4rYGB32
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ProPublica received eight handwritten letters from children who have been held at the detention center that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was recently released from.
We'll let their words speak for themselves.
We'll let their words speak for themselves.
“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
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February 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
ProPublica received eight handwritten letters from children who have been held at the detention center that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was recently released from.
We'll let their words speak for themselves.
We'll let their words speak for themselves.
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“In a secret deportation arrangement, the Trump administration flew nine people, nearly all of whom had been granted U.S. court protections from being sent back to their home countries, to the African nation of Cameroon in January…
The United States has not made any public deal with Cameroon.”
The United States has not made any public deal with Cameroon.”
U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections
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February 15, 2026 at 5:07 AM
“In a secret deportation arrangement, the Trump administration flew nine people, nearly all of whom had been granted U.S. court protections from being sent back to their home countries, to the African nation of Cameroon in January…
The United States has not made any public deal with Cameroon.”
The United States has not made any public deal with Cameroon.”
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"Among nearly 100 sworn statements filed in federal court on Friday are more than a dozen accounts in which federal agents deployed to Minnesota singled out protesters, finding the addresses of their homes and showing up there."
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ICE Agents Menaced Minnesota Protesters at Their Homes, Filings Say
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:04 PM
"Among nearly 100 sworn statements filed in federal court on Friday are more than a dozen accounts in which federal agents deployed to Minnesota singled out protesters, finding the addresses of their homes and showing up there."
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www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
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CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody
The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.
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February 13, 2026 at 1:33 AM
CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
Meet the Hell Cats. A group of veteran women running for office. They are frustrated by rising costs of living, unaffordable health care, increasing polarization stoked by a divisive administration and lack of collaboration in politics. via @19thnews.org
Meet the Hell Cats — a key to Democrats’ hopes of taking the House
A Signal group chat has become a support system and a strategy hub for these Democratic women veterans running in high-stakes races.
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February 11, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Meet the Hell Cats. A group of veteran women running for office. They are frustrated by rising costs of living, unaffordable health care, increasing polarization stoked by a divisive administration and lack of collaboration in politics. via @19thnews.org
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Across the country, teachers earn less than professionals w/ similar levels of education. In the Bay—home of revolutionary tech & their high salaries—the pay disparity hits teachers esp hard. @nadrakn.bsky.social reporting on my hometown & connecting it to a nat'l trend: 19thnews.org/2026/02/san-...
San Francisco teachers are on strike, highlighting a pay crisis in a city of tech bros
In a region made wealthy by innovation, the woman-dominated teacher workforce says its wages can’t keep pace, shutting down schools for 50,000 students.
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February 9, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Across the country, teachers earn less than professionals w/ similar levels of education. In the Bay—home of revolutionary tech & their high salaries—the pay disparity hits teachers esp hard. @nadrakn.bsky.social reporting on my hometown & connecting it to a nat'l trend: 19thnews.org/2026/02/san-...
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Applications for @19thnews.org's fifth Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellowship cohort are open – including a new development track!
Share with the early to mid career HBCU alums who might want to apply!
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Share with the early to mid career HBCU alums who might want to apply!
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The 19th launches applications for fifth Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellowship cohort – plus, a new track
The program offers early- and mid-career HBCU alums yearlong, salaried fellowships in reporting, audience engagement, news product and development.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Applications for @19thnews.org's fifth Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellowship cohort are open – including a new development track!
Share with the early to mid career HBCU alums who might want to apply!
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Share with the early to mid career HBCU alums who might want to apply!
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Do you or a family member live in Idaho and rely on an HCBS waiver? Want to talk to a reporter about it? Please email sluterman at 19thnews dot org or DM. #JournoRequest
February 9, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Do you or a family member live in Idaho and rely on an HCBS waiver? Want to talk to a reporter about it? Please email sluterman at 19thnews dot org or DM. #JournoRequest
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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With tax season in full swing, here's our reminder that TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free.
(Published 2019)
(Published 2019)
Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free
Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.
www.propublica.org
February 8, 2026 at 4:00 AM
With tax season in full swing, here's our reminder that TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free.
(Published 2019)
(Published 2019)
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Applications are now open for our Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellowship — with a new track! We'll have two reporting fellows and one fellow each in audience engagement, news product and development.
19thnews.org/2026/02/fran...
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The 19th launches applications for fifth Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellowship cohort – plus, a new track
The program offers early- and mid-career HBCU alums yearlong, salaried fellowships in reporting, audience engagement, news product and development.
19thnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Applications are now open for our Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellowship — with a new track! We'll have two reporting fellows and one fellow each in audience engagement, news product and development.
19thnews.org/2026/02/fran...
19thnews.org/2026/02/fran...
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Epstein and his allies derided the women who came forward while expressing concern about the movement’s impact. Epstein sent links to news articles and swapped messages about which powerful men “went down,” were “up to bat” and had been “whacked.” The latest by @gracepanetta.bsky.social.
Epstein tracked #MeToo fallout and advised accused men behind the scenes
New files released by the Justice Department show Jeffrey Epstein joking about being in a "pariahs club" and discussing the fate of powerful men who had been accused of wrongdoing.
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February 4, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Epstein and his allies derided the women who came forward while expressing concern about the movement’s impact. Epstein sent links to news articles and swapped messages about which powerful men “went down,” were “up to bat” and had been “whacked.” The latest by @gracepanetta.bsky.social.
“They’re doing this now because it is no secret that Secretary Hegseth has a strong desire to marginalize women in the military. He carries his religious views into his professional duties, and his religious views are that women do not lead and men do not submit to women.”
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Women combat veterans want Pete Hegseth to know that they already passed the test
The defense secretary ordered a review of women in combat roles, claiming standards were compromised — but the requirements for women and men in combat roles are identical.
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February 5, 2026 at 5:10 PM
“They’re doing this now because it is no secret that Secretary Hegseth has a strong desire to marginalize women in the military. He carries his religious views into his professional duties, and his religious views are that women do not lead and men do not submit to women.”
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Applications are now open for the Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellowship at @19thnews.org—a paid, yearlong opportunity for early + mid-career HBCU alums interested in reporting, audience, news product or development. Please share with folks in your networks who might benefit from this opportunity!
The 19th launches applications for fifth Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellowship cohort – plus, a new track
The program offers early- and mid-career HBCU alums yearlong, salaried fellowships in reporting, audience engagement, news product and development.
19thnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Applications are now open for the Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellowship at @19thnews.org—a paid, yearlong opportunity for early + mid-career HBCU alums interested in reporting, audience, news product or development. Please share with folks in your networks who might benefit from this opportunity!
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UPDATED: A federal judge found tonight that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem “preordained her [TPS] termination decision and did so because of hostility to nonwhite immigrants.” The administration is expected to appeal; Springfield is still preparing. 19thnews.org/2026/01/ice-... via @19thnews.org
Fear, faith and preparation as ICE closes in on an Ohio community
In Springfield, faith-based coalitions are creating emergency hubs to care for children — and churches are preparing for their sanctuaries to be breached.
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February 3, 2026 at 2:26 AM
UPDATED: A federal judge found tonight that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem “preordained her [TPS] termination decision and did so because of hostility to nonwhite immigrants.” The administration is expected to appeal; Springfield is still preparing. 19thnews.org/2026/01/ice-... via @19thnews.org
In Minneapolis, for every story detailing the fallout of the federal crackdown, there are as many stories of people like Bri. Neighbors are putting their trust in total strangers. Moms are helping children who are not their own, who they’ve never met.
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When one mother was taken by ICE, another stepped in to donate breastmilk
Moms in Minneapolis are donating diapers, food and time to help families who have been ripped apart by ICE.
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February 2, 2026 at 9:23 PM
In Minneapolis, for every story detailing the fallout of the federal crackdown, there are as many stories of people like Bri. Neighbors are putting their trust in total strangers. Moms are helping children who are not their own, who they’ve never met.
@19thnews.org
@19thnews.org
The principle of a free press animated the founding of the United States of America 250 years ago, and countless Americans have fought valiantly for it. We cannot allow colleagues to be subjected to spurious and unwarranted arrest for committing acts of journalism.
Media Outlets Condemn the Arrests of Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort
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February 2, 2026 at 6:27 PM
The principle of a free press animated the founding of the United States of America 250 years ago, and countless Americans have fought valiantly for it. We cannot allow colleagues to be subjected to spurious and unwarranted arrest for committing acts of journalism.
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it’s editorial notes like these that not only give helpful context but articulate journalistic intent in the clearest of ways
February 1, 2026 at 9:51 PM
it’s editorial notes like these that not only give helpful context but articulate journalistic intent in the clearest of ways
“As journalists, our first obligation is to bear witness and to inform. When those obligations are met with detention or prosecution instead of protection, we must ask: what message are we sending about who gets to report and who gets silenced?" @amandabecker.bsky.social @19thnews.org
Journalist Georgia Fort arrested over reporting on anti-ICE protest
Georgia Fort is the second independent Black journalist arrested by federal agents in connection to coverage of an anti-ICE protest at a church.
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January 30, 2026 at 10:00 PM
“As journalists, our first obligation is to bear witness and to inform. When those obligations are met with detention or prosecution instead of protection, we must ask: what message are we sending about who gets to report and who gets silenced?" @amandabecker.bsky.social @19thnews.org
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Springfield, OH, is bracing for a potential ICE surge. No one knows what to expect. Rumors include: 30-day period starting Feb. 4 w/ as many as 1,500 federal agents. Churches are prepping hubs to care for separated children & offering training in nonviolent resistance. 19thnews.org/2026/01/ice-...
Fear, faith and preparation as ICE closes in on an Ohio community
In Springfield, faith-based coalitions are creating emergency hubs to care for children — and churches are preparing for their sanctuaries to be breached.
19thnews.org
January 30, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Springfield, OH, is bracing for a potential ICE surge. No one knows what to expect. Rumors include: 30-day period starting Feb. 4 w/ as many as 1,500 federal agents. Churches are prepping hubs to care for separated children & offering training in nonviolent resistance. 19thnews.org/2026/01/ice-...
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This is Georgia Fort's website — the independent journalist also arrested today for covering the anti-ICE protest, along with Don Lemon. Donations to her page support her journalism — and I'm sure now her legal defense for doing that journalism.
January 30, 2026 at 7:04 PM
This is Georgia Fort's website — the independent journalist also arrested today for covering the anti-ICE protest, along with Don Lemon. Donations to her page support her journalism — and I'm sure now her legal defense for doing that journalism.