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"Anyone now in downtown L.A. subject to arrest" The overreaction continues to escalate.

Findings revealed that applying the bacterial probiotic treatment to a coral colony helped prevent tissue loss and slow the spread of SCTLD in already infected wild corals in Florida. www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ingredient-i...

this is something I think a lot of non-radio people don't get - locating the source of a transmission is actually really, really hard. "Triangulation" will only get you a big circle of "the transmitter is in here somewhere. read the FCC reports on shutting down pirate radio stations sometime

Major General Randy E. Manner, former Acting Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau statement to Fox News: "This is an inappropriate use of the National Guard and is not warranted.”

Happening now: in Chicago, activists are holding a rally in Pilsen this afternoon in opposition to CPD's collaboration with ICE earlier this week at an immigration check-in site.

The city of Glendale, in Los Angeles County, announced today that they're quitting an agreement with ICE thad allowed ICE to house its detainees at the Glendale police department. mynewsla.com/crime/2025/0...

Here is a community refresher on the Natl Guard that I co authored in 2020. Even more relevant today. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Detainees inside the LA Federal detention center are flashing their lights for protesters.

full blown police riot in progress. never let them reframe this.

New York’s farm labor law was meant to transform life for agricultural workers. One apple farm shows how hard that may be.

"Tanner, a chemist at the Univ. of Mississippi working to develop a novel approach for treating glioblastoma, was notified in April that the grant was terminated. “I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

NEW: I analyzed nearly 300 federal cases involving the Trump administration. Federal judges—across the political spectrum—are using language I’ve never seen before. One called government actions “unconscionable.” Another quoted Kafka. They’re begging us to pay attention.

THIS. In Sale v Haitian Centers Council, SCOTUS ruled 8-1 that the government can refuse to provide asylum processing to people they detain offshore and held in Guantanamo. Other Global North countries have cited to this logic-defying decision to to justify their own anti-refugee policies. Thread

important note: the LAPD has figured out it can get footage from Waymos: www.404media.co/lapd-publish...

A Democratic politician who actively tries to shape the narrative rather than simply react to it

looks like an objective assessment to me

Friend who lived through the Egyptian revs wrote this piece with Practical Protest Advice back in 2020, posting it now for no reason in particular cosmonautmag.com/2020/05/some...

In German, “secret state police” translates as “Geheime Staatspolizei” which is kind of a mouthful so it can be shortened to Gestapo

🚨 Support Los Angeles immigrant communities 🚨 Please consider donating to one or all of the following orgs: Immigrant Defenders Law Center: give.immdef.org/donate LA Jail Support / Bail Fund: account.venmo.com/u/jailsuppor... Unión del Barrio: uniondelbarrio.org/main/support...

A truly sad sight. Trump’s America. 🇺🇸

People in ICE detention are being denied health care and adequate nutrition, often given spoiled food or nothing at all. Our government’s cruelty to immigrants is a moral failing — not a policy solution.

Two hours left to comment on Schedule F, the OMB rule to put large swaths of the civil service in political hands. Among other things, this takes science away from merit-based and toward political decisionmaking. Read, then comment: samwang.substack.com/p/saturday-n...

She has short bowel syndrome, and only the U.S. offers the treatment that keeps her alive. But her family’s humanitarian parole was suddenly revoked. Now, two months later, DHS has reversed course.

Literally two weeks ago Stephen Miller screamed at ICE leadership for not raiding Home Depots.

Reports that ICE ran a barricade and hit protesters in LA

Still LA, ICE is gathered again to start another operation after tear gassing civilians for hours at Paramount. A massive ICE presence stands across the street from civilians. This is live right now.

The Financial Times editorial board calls on all members of the European Union to -Ban trade with Israeli settlements -Sanction settlers and settler organizations -Suspend offensive weapon exports to Israel -Sanction Smotrich and Ben-Gvir -Recognize the State of Palestine

ICE waited until a woman’s lawyer went to the restroom then dragged her away. She fainted from stress and they dragged her unconscious body into the elevator, refusing medical attention.

i think it's really cool that like 50% of all municipal budgets go to fund guys who milk overtime to do this between 2 part time gigs body guarding where they also clock overtime when they're not playing candy crush on duty

The hits just keep on coming. Read more: www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...

@nowthisimpact.bsky.social helps spread awareness by sharing ICE Watch. Communities can help protect each other and make sure to document ICE’s actions in the hopes of helping those taken and their families. Watching ICE is not illegal, it is necessary. We are their only oversight now. Take part.

"It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy” www.wnep.com/article/news...