Interrupting Criminalization
@interruptcrim.bsky.social
Offering research, connection, learning, and practice for organizers and movements working to end criminalization, policing, and punishment. Founded and led by Andrea J. Ritchie and Mariame Kaba.
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New resource⚡ How to Clean Up Copaganda
We're pleased to share our new resource for journalists, communicators, and organizers responding to law enforcement disinformation.
Check out this online guide written by IC Abolition Journalism Fellow @lewispants.bsky.social, here: bit.ly/CleanUpCopag...
We're pleased to share our new resource for journalists, communicators, and organizers responding to law enforcement disinformation.
Check out this online guide written by IC Abolition Journalism Fellow @lewispants.bsky.social, here: bit.ly/CleanUpCopag...
Two virtual events coming up featuring our co-founders:
🗓️Sunday, Nov. 30 at 4-6 PM ET: Another World is Possible Activist Drop-In Space, with @prisonculture.bsky.social
🗓️Monday, Dec. 1 at 4-5:30 PM ET: How to End Family Policing, featuring @dreanyc123.bsky.social
Info and links in this thread:
🗓️Sunday, Nov. 30 at 4-6 PM ET: Another World is Possible Activist Drop-In Space, with @prisonculture.bsky.social
🗓️Monday, Dec. 1 at 4-5:30 PM ET: How to End Family Policing, featuring @dreanyc123.bsky.social
Info and links in this thread:
November 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Two virtual events coming up featuring our co-founders:
🗓️Sunday, Nov. 30 at 4-6 PM ET: Another World is Possible Activist Drop-In Space, with @prisonculture.bsky.social
🗓️Monday, Dec. 1 at 4-5:30 PM ET: How to End Family Policing, featuring @dreanyc123.bsky.social
Info and links in this thread:
🗓️Sunday, Nov. 30 at 4-6 PM ET: Another World is Possible Activist Drop-In Space, with @prisonculture.bsky.social
🗓️Monday, Dec. 1 at 4-5:30 PM ET: How to End Family Policing, featuring @dreanyc123.bsky.social
Info and links in this thread:
This Saturday, Nov. 15 is our last day of Communiversity! If you're based in NYC, you can join our co-founder @prisonculture.bsky.social on Saturday for this session about radical Black women activists and theorists in the U.S. (1910-1960)👇
🗓️This Saturday, Nov. 15 at 1:30-4 PM ET in Brooklyn: Our co-founder @prisonculture.bsky.social is facilitating a discussion circle focused on the contributions of radical Black women activists and theorists in the U.S. from 1910-1960. If you're in NYC and interested in joining, register now to join!
Communiversity Catalog: Black Radical Women in the U.S. 1910–1960: A Study and Discussion Circle — Interrupting Criminalization
www.interruptingcriminalization.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This Saturday, Nov. 15 is our last day of Communiversity! If you're based in NYC, you can join our co-founder @prisonculture.bsky.social on Saturday for this session about radical Black women activists and theorists in the U.S. (1910-1960)👇
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"Solidarity is literally in LA's DNA."
"The goal: to weave a grassroots shield against ICE crackdowns and social services cuts and offer a model for how neighbors, not institutions, can bridge fear and isolation."
#California #USA #Policing #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"The goal: to weave a grassroots shield against ICE crackdowns and social services cuts and offer a model for how neighbors, not institutions, can bridge fear and isolation."
#California #USA #Policing #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
In South LA, Black and Latino neighbors unite against ICE as systems fail
As Trump-era immigration enforcement arrests hit 540 weekly and cuts to SNAP threaten families, neighbors are launching mutual aid hubs to keep each other safe.
lapublicpress.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"Solidarity is literally in LA's DNA."
"The goal: to weave a grassroots shield against ICE crackdowns and social services cuts and offer a model for how neighbors, not institutions, can bridge fear and isolation."
#California #USA #Policing #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"The goal: to weave a grassroots shield against ICE crackdowns and social services cuts and offer a model for how neighbors, not institutions, can bridge fear and isolation."
#California #USA #Policing #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
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New: Diana Santillana Galeano, whom federal immigration agents dragged out of a Rayito del Sol daycare on Chicago's north side last week, has been released from federal custody, the law firm HSPRD announced Thursday.
The release states she will meet with Rayito del Sol parents on Friday.
The release states she will meet with Rayito del Sol parents on Friday.
November 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
New: Diana Santillana Galeano, whom federal immigration agents dragged out of a Rayito del Sol daycare on Chicago's north side last week, has been released from federal custody, the law firm HSPRD announced Thursday.
The release states she will meet with Rayito del Sol parents on Friday.
The release states she will meet with Rayito del Sol parents on Friday.
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According to the car wash owner, agents arrested employees before they could obtain their documentation from their work lockers. So many were likely here legally.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
BU College Republicans president says he called ICE to ‘detain these criminals’ at Allston Car Wash
The president of Boston University College Republicans wrote on X he called the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requesting it detain employees at Allston Car Wash, the site of a Nov. 4 raid w...
dailyfreepress.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
According to the car wash owner, agents arrested employees before they could obtain their documentation from their work lockers. So many were likely here legally.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
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Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Full story by @josephcox.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Full story by @josephcox.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/google-has-c...
November 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Full story by @josephcox.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Full story by @josephcox.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/google-has-c...
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You may have seen that 600+ detainees are eligible for release, which is amazing! BUT: you may not know that immigration detainees still have to pay for their freedom-- $1500 bond per person! The Midwest Immigration Bond Fund is raising money to help people get free, please donate: www.mibfc.org
Midwest Immigration Bond Fund
www.mibfc.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:09 AM
You may have seen that 600+ detainees are eligible for release, which is amazing! BUT: you may not know that immigration detainees still have to pay for their freedom-- $1500 bond per person! The Midwest Immigration Bond Fund is raising money to help people get free, please donate: www.mibfc.org
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Today, Oklahoma is set to execute Tremane Wood even though a state panel recommended his life is spared
Tremane Wood is currently on death row, despite his older brother admitting to killing victim Ronnie Wipf in 2002.
Next week, he will have the chance to make his case for mercy.
Oklahoma's attorney general is fighting to ensure his death anyway.
Next week, he will have the chance to make his case for mercy.
Oklahoma's attorney general is fighting to ensure his death anyway.
His Brother Admitted To A Murder. He Is Set To Be Executed For It.
Next week, Tremane Wood will have the chance to make his case for mercy. Oklahoma's attorney general is fighting to ensure his death.
www.huffpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Today, Oklahoma is set to execute Tremane Wood even though a state panel recommended his life is spared
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Join us at Communiversity on Saturday. It's our final set of sessions and I will be facilitating a conversation about radical Black women in the US. [early-mid 20th century]. There are 3 required readings but ok if you only get through 1 or 2. www.interruptingcriminalization.com/communiversi...
Communiversity Catalog: Black Radical Women in the U.S. 1910–1960: A Study and Discussion Circle — Interrupting Criminalization
www.interruptingcriminalization.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Join us at Communiversity on Saturday. It's our final set of sessions and I will be facilitating a conversation about radical Black women in the US. [early-mid 20th century]. There are 3 required readings but ok if you only get through 1 or 2. www.interruptingcriminalization.com/communiversi...
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So thrilled to FINALLY get copies of 'Let This Radicalize You' and 'Read This When Things Fall Apart'. One copy to pass around right away. One to read and then start passing! @mskellymhayes.bsky.social @prisonculture.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 1:59 AM
So thrilled to FINALLY get copies of 'Let This Radicalize You' and 'Read This When Things Fall Apart'. One copy to pass around right away. One to read and then start passing! @mskellymhayes.bsky.social @prisonculture.bsky.social
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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I’m going to think about watching this moment unfold in real time for a long time.
for all the horrors coming out of Chicago and its metro area, the principled courage of everyday people, in the face of such intimidation, never ceases to astonish. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/12/k...
for all the horrors coming out of Chicago and its metro area, the principled courage of everyday people, in the face of such intimidation, never ceases to astonish. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/12/k...
November 13, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I’m going to think about watching this moment unfold in real time for a long time.
for all the horrors coming out of Chicago and its metro area, the principled courage of everyday people, in the face of such intimidation, never ceases to astonish. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/12/k...
for all the horrors coming out of Chicago and its metro area, the principled courage of everyday people, in the face of such intimidation, never ceases to astonish. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/12/k...
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I just walked out of federal court where I pleaded NOT GUILTY to the charges against me.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.
November 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I just walked out of federal court where I pleaded NOT GUILTY to the charges against me.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.
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You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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NEW: DHS secretly obtained Chicago police data on 900 residents accused of gang ties. It was quietly deleted after intelligence officers violated rules against domestic spying.
The handoff came well after city inspectors formally announced CPD's gang data was deeply flawed and infected w/ bias.
The handoff came well after city inspectors formally announced CPD's gang data was deeply flawed and infected w/ bias.
DHS Kept Chicago Police Records for Months in Violation of Domestic Espionage Rules
The Department of Homeland Security collected data on Chicago residents accused of gang ties to test if police files could feed an FBI watchlist. Months passed before anyone noticed it wasn’t deleted.
www.wired.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
NEW: DHS secretly obtained Chicago police data on 900 residents accused of gang ties. It was quietly deleted after intelligence officers violated rules against domestic spying.
The handoff came well after city inspectors formally announced CPD's gang data was deeply flawed and infected w/ bias.
The handoff came well after city inspectors formally announced CPD's gang data was deeply flawed and infected w/ bias.
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Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border, Abolish the Police Reading List
Abolish the Border, Abolish the Police Reading List
In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and police repression, we offer an extensive reading list about border and police ab...
www.haymarketbooks.org
November 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border, Abolish the Police Reading List
Cambridge HEART is of the incredible community-based crisis response groups we chatted with on the 1ME podcast—they're hosting a virtual fundraiser 🗓️tomorrow at 6-8 PM ET. If you can, please grab a ticket and/or support their work with a donation! cambridgeheart.networkforgood.com/events/91779...
November 12, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Cambridge HEART is of the incredible community-based crisis response groups we chatted with on the 1ME podcast—they're hosting a virtual fundraiser 🗓️tomorrow at 6-8 PM ET. If you can, please grab a ticket and/or support their work with a donation! cambridgeheart.networkforgood.com/events/91779...
Calling the police is far too often a death sentence for people who are or are perceived to be experiencing a mental health crisis.
Do not call the cops.
Do not call the cops.
Don't call the cops on someone in a mental health crisis unless you want them dead.
Three former San Antonio police officers were acquitted on Monday of all charges related to the fatal shooting of a woman who appeared to be having a mental health crisis when they were dispatched to her apartment in 2023. nyti.ms/4qRnvvT
November 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Calling the police is far too often a death sentence for people who are or are perceived to be experiencing a mental health crisis.
Do not call the cops.
Do not call the cops.
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Don't call the cops on someone in a mental health crisis unless you want them dead.
Three former San Antonio police officers were acquitted on Monday of all charges related to the fatal shooting of a woman who appeared to be having a mental health crisis when they were dispatched to her apartment in 2023. nyti.ms/4qRnvvT
3 San Antonio Officers Acquitted in Fatal Shooting of Woman in 2023
Melissa Perez, 46, swung a hammer in their direction and appeared to be in distress in her home when the officers arrived, officials said.
nyti.ms
November 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Don't call the cops on someone in a mental health crisis unless you want them dead.
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I'm in Detroit. It's 25 degrees & dropping. I met a woman who has slept outside for 5 months. Yesterday, all of her belongings, incl her blankets, were thrown away. She has nowhere else to go.
It doesn't have to be like this. Housing + support solves homelessness. We need political will.
It doesn't have to be like this. Housing + support solves homelessness. We need political will.
November 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I'm in Detroit. It's 25 degrees & dropping. I met a woman who has slept outside for 5 months. Yesterday, all of her belongings, incl her blankets, were thrown away. She has nowhere else to go.
It doesn't have to be like this. Housing + support solves homelessness. We need political will.
It doesn't have to be like this. Housing + support solves homelessness. We need political will.
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Richest nation in human history
November 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Richest nation in human history
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yes, this is the actual purpose of policing.
Weird way to tell folks you are a fascist.
Barstow police to step up patrols at grocery stores with millions set to lose SNAP benefits | abc7.com abc7.com/amp/post/bar...
Barstow police to step up patrols at grocery stores with millions set to lose SNAP benefits | abc7.com abc7.com/amp/post/bar...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
yes, this is the actual purpose of policing.
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New data shows that the CCRB retroactively doctored public data for more than 10,000 misconduct allegations against NYPD officers.
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hellgatenyc.com/ccrb-whitewa...
The NYPD’s Watchdog Whitewashed More Than 10,000 Misconduct Allegations in Public Data, New Evidence Shows
Allegations of lying, sexual misconduct, bigoted statements, and racist policing were among those quietly reclassified by the Civilian Complaint Review Board.
hellgatenyc.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
New data shows that the CCRB retroactively doctored public data for more than 10,000 misconduct allegations against NYPD officers.
hellgatenyc.com/ccrb-whitewa...
hellgatenyc.com/ccrb-whitewa...
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Happening now: a small demonstration is getting underway in front of Chicago Police Department HQ, protesting cooperation between CPD and federal immigration agents.
One demonstrator is holding up a photo of Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino shaking hands with a CPD officer.
One demonstrator is holding up a photo of Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino shaking hands with a CPD officer.
November 12, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Happening now: a small demonstration is getting underway in front of Chicago Police Department HQ, protesting cooperation between CPD and federal immigration agents.
One demonstrator is holding up a photo of Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino shaking hands with a CPD officer.
One demonstrator is holding up a photo of Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino shaking hands with a CPD officer.
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Alderman Sigcho-Lopez was right to call out Pritzker today about the state police arresting protesters. Pritzker responded that the state police are protecting protesters, and that just isn't true. State cops have arrested and brutalized protesters to facilitate ICE operations. That's reality.
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Alderman Sigcho-Lopez was right to call out Pritzker today about the state police arresting protesters. Pritzker responded that the state police are protecting protesters, and that just isn't true. State cops have arrested and brutalized protesters to facilitate ICE operations. That's reality.