I was talking with a teenager recently who is not a transphobe but said he didnβt think it was fair for trans women to play womenβs sports . I said that I didnβt think it was fair that people who are taller than me get to play basketball and he paused for a moment and then said, ok youβre right.
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Say his name, Anas Al-Sharif. I have been offline for awhile and am heartsick to see they killed a power house of a journalist packed into a small body and a short life. This world didnβt deserve him. I will never forgive US-Israel for hunting down every journalist in Gaza.
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"My name is George Retes. Iβm a 25-year-old U.S. Army veteran, a U.S. citizen, and I work as a security guard at Glass House Farms in Camarillo, California.
On July 10th, I was wrongfully detained by ICE agents while simply trying to report to work. I was pepper-sprayed, tear-gassed, had my car window smashed, and was dragged out of my vehicle at gunpoint β all while I was nonviolent, and doing nothing wrong.
I clearly identified myself as a U.S. citizen and an employee of the farm, yet federal agents ignored me, yelled conflicting orders, and then violently detained me. I was held in custody for three days without any charges, without a phone call, and without access to legal help. I was never told why I was arrested. I never received care to clean myself despite being covered in tear gas and OC spray for days.
This is not how any person should be treated β especially not a veteran who served this country with honor. I didnβt break any law. I was just trying to go to work.
What happened to me wasnβt just a mistake β it was a violation of my civil rights. It was excessive force. And it was a failure of justice. Iβm speaking out not just for myself, but for every citizen who couldβve ended up in my place that day.
Iβm calling for a full investigation into the actions of ICE and other agencies involved in this operation. I want the agents who ignored protocol and used force against me to be held accountable. And I want the public to know the truth: this raid didnβt just target immigrants. It hurt Americans too.
I will not stay silent. I served this country, and now Iβm demanding it do right by me."
Mr George Retes during deployment in the US army
Interested media should
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Ahead of his press
availability, George Retes issues the following statement:
15.07.2025 23:04 β π 786 π 386 π¬ 11 π 29
βMy name is George Retes. Iβm a 25-year-old U.S. Army veteran, a U.S. citizen, and I work as a security guard at Glass House Farms in Camarillo, California.
On July 10th, I was wrongfully detained by ICE agents while simply trying to report to work.
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No known bail amount yet or charges. No family or friends or lawyers have been able to see or speak to him yet.
12.07.2025 17:30 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Green and white graphic with the following text: Call and demand to release Jonathan Caravello and all workers kidnapped by ICE
The Honorable Alex Padilla: 310.231.4494 (LA District Office)
The Honorable Adam Schiff: 310.914.7300 (Burbank District Office)
The Honorable Salud Carbajal: 805.730.1710 (Ventura District Office)
The Honorable Julia Brownley: 805.379.1779 (Oxnard District Office)
One of my CSU colleagues was arrested yesterday in Camarillo. The LA Times reported that he was tackled and detained after trying to assist a disabled man as agents swarmed. After 24 hrs, we still have **no information on where he's being held** & no information about possible injuries.
12.07.2025 01:18 β π 7 π 8 π¬ 0 π 1
The denial of due process by ICE is resulting in US citizens being denied constitutional rights. Dr. Jonathan Caravello was detained during the #Camarillo raids. His lawyer and fellow faculty members have been unable to find him. He is one of many U.S. citizens detained. THIS HAS TO STOP!
12.07.2025 14:55 β π 8 π 6 π¬ 0 π 0
CSU Lecturer, Dozens of Protestors and Farmworkers Detained in Violent ICE Raid at Camarillo Cannabis Farm β REAL NEWS BY REAL STUDENTS
βThis was not just an arrestβit was a disappearance,β said a CFA spokesperson. βDr. Caravello is a U.S. citizen, a public servant, and an advocate for justice. His abduction is part of a deeply alarming trend of silencing dissent and criminalizing compassion.β
12.07.2025 05:28 β π 28 π 19 π¬ 1 π 1
@resistrebelrevolt.net
CSU Channel Island professor Jonathan A. Caravello was arrested and disappeared by ICE in Camarillo CA
Statement from California Faculty Association
www.calfac.org/statement-co...
12.07.2025 14:25 β π 7 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0
Remember the Philosophy professor who ICE abducted? When ICE threw tear gas, a canister landed under the wheelchair of a bystander. Prof. Caravello was jumped trying to help him. A mensch.
Two days later β Caravello is still disappeared. Is there enough known info to file a habeas corpus petition?
12.07.2025 17:12 β π 274 π 130 π¬ 3 π 4
My colleague, Dr. Jon Caravello, was arrested and disappeared at the Glass House Farm protest yesterday in Camarillo, CA. Nobody has heard from him, and nobody will reveal where he is. If anyone knows where he is being held, please reach out. #NoICE
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βDr. Caravello, a beloved faculty member at CSU Channel Islands, should be home with his loved ones. Instead, he was brutally attacked, dragged away, and his whereabouts are unknown. We join his colleagues and loved ones in grave concern for his health and well-being.β
12.07.2025 00:57 β π 81 π 46 π¬ 0 π 1
Dr. Caravello is a @cfaunited.bsky.social union brother! I'm grateful to him for serving as an observer & disgusted that he's been disappeared. #ReleaseHimNow ποΈ
12.07.2025 00:47 β π 36 π 18 π¬ 0 π 0
Someone needs to bear witness as masked agents of the government brutalize members of our community. It doesnβt surprise me that a Philosophy professor would do so.
Be at least as brave as a Philosophy professor.
(And demand that ICE release Prof. Caravello.)
12.07.2025 02:06 β π 137 π 43 π¬ 2 π 1
After feds fired a tear gas canister towards someone in a wheelchair: "While attempting to assist the disabled bystander who could not see or breathe, Dr. Caravello was abruptly taken down by immigration agents, dragged into an unmarked vehicle, and taken to an unknown location."
12.07.2025 00:52 β π 155 π 88 π¬ 3 π 3
Philosophy Professor Reportedly Assaulted & Abducted During ICE Raid on Farm - Daily Nous
Jonathan Caravello, a lecturer in philosophy at California State University Channel Islands, was reportedly "piled on by multiple agents all at once" as "he tried to help a man in a wheelchair" who wa...
"Jonathan Caravello...was reportedly βpiled on by multiple agents all at onceβ as βhe tried to help a man in a wheelchairβ who was having difficulty moving after...[ICE] agents threw canisters of tear gas"
our colleague is still missing as of the last info I got
dailynous.com/2025/07/12/p...
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Philosophy professor Jonathan A. Caravello of California State University, an observer, was also snatched by ICE in Camarillo, CA yesterday. He hasn't been released.
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π¨ICE has detained a professor from California State University Channel Islands who was protesting. Someone from our group knows him. They have taken one of our own! π¨
SLO Bail Fund helps people with legal fees where John Caravello is from.
#ICEraids #resist
venmo.com/code?user_id...
12.07.2025 00:09 β π 9 π 6 π¬ 4 π 0
2/2 The implication is that we are allowed to move our classes online. But I have not heard about any formal moving of classes to online instruction.
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1/2 Iβm a cal state la prof and this is not exactly true to my knowledge. We have gotten written encouragement from our admin to be flexible with students who might need to stay home and miss class due to the gravity of the situation.
12.07.2025 03:57 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
2/2 John has been disappeared by the feds; we have not been able to locate him in the last 24+ hours of trying. No one is safe in the US. Press release from our labor union here: www.calfac.org/statement-co...
11.07.2025 23:26 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Federal Agents Clash With Protesters During Immigration Raid at California Farm
1/2 My colleague who is a US citizen and a university professor was arrested while trying to protect a protestor in a wheelchair from federal agents deploying chemical weapons north of Los Angeles (www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/u...).
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