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39-year-old man taken into ICE custody during green card interview in LA A wife is speaking out after her 39-year-old husband was detained by ICE during his green card interview in downtown Los Angeles.

39-year-old man, that has been in America since he was three months out, taken into ICE custody during a green card interview in LA. He has no criminal record.

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DHS is pumping out a lot of propaganda to try to hide their crimes against Americans.

There have 170 American citizens, that we currently know of, who have been assaulted & kidnapped by ICE specifically because those Americans were racially profiled by racist filth.

#Pinks

ICE traps roofers on top of suburban home pointing multiple guns—in front of children playing.

Agents shut down job site leaving hole in roof—despite contractor confirming his employees had work visas.

"Two agents chased one guy down our street with guns drawn... I have kids."

Kenner, Louisiana

ICE detains young woman who came to courthouse to report being sexually assaulted—hasn't been heard from since.

"She's victim of sexual assault," witness tells agent. "And you're arresting her and kidnapping her?"

"Bro, why you grabbing her so tight? You're a big man!"

Riverside, California

ICE detain U.S. citizen woman driving to work—dressrd in full medical scrubs.

"I’m a U.S. citizen, please help me!" she cries. "Why are you doing this to me?"

Woman was dragged out of car, tackled to ground & handcuffed.

Agents finally checked ID to prove her citizenship.

Key Largo, Florida

Immigration arrest inside Home Depot sparks protest in rural Oregon town The forceful detention was captured on video by a local teacher who witnessed the incident with his young daughter.

The O:
“About 200 people gathered outside the Home Depot in The Dalles on Sunday to condemn what immigrant rights groups have described as an unprecedented immigration arrest inside the hardware store.

“The day before, 3 masked immigration agents entered…”

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It’s getting real for Home Depot. The flash mob is only the warm up, the nationwide boycott hits on November 27th.

Chant: “Tax the rich tax, the motherf*cking rich.”

Inside: Industry lawyers toasting Censorship Czar Brendan Carr

Outside: @freepress.bsky.social @publicknowledge.bsky.social @bellvisuals.bsky.social

Chuck for Queens
"Jackson Heights neighbors stood up to ICE this morning, who reportedly posted up early to try and grab parents walking their kids to school.

There's an old saying we all learn growing up in New York City.

We're teaching it to ICE, too: GTFOH"

Today, baristas are bringing their ULP strike to Starbucks' NYC corporate office, housed inside the Empire State Building.

Workers and allies are demanding the company resolve 100s of unfair labor practices, end the union-busting, & finalize fair union contracts. Let's go! #NoContractNoCoffee

At Art Basel, Elon Musk, Andy Warhol and Jeff Bezos are reimagined as robotic, picture-pooping dogs | CNN The half-humanoid-half-canine creatures look like something out of a cyberpunk game — or a fever dream. But they aren’t roving your nightmares (yet). Instead they are on the floor of one of the wealth...

"We are not ready for the future," the latest project from the artist Beeple, titled "Regular Animals," warns.
https://cnn.it/48iMNMd

Evanston church’s Nativity depicts baby Jesus zip-tied by ICE agents Lake Street Church of Evanston depicted baby Jesus’ hands zip-tied, Mary with a gas mask and ICE as centurions in its Nativity scene.

The church and its leaders have been vocal critics of the Trump administration’s Operation Midway Blitz and expressed a message with their holiday decorations.

Well done! A Massachusetts church displayed an “ICE was here” sign in its Nativity scene.

As DACA endures unprecedented attacks, Congress has now reintroduced the DREAM Act, a bipartisan solution that provides long-overdue stability and permanent protections for immigrant youth.

The Trump administration is threatening to withhold SNAP payments to blue states over what’s basically a policy disagreement.

The cruelty is just next level. Please spread the word. And call your reps.

Thanks to @apnews.com for the great reporting.

a Washington Post headline: Why you may not want lower prices as much as you think you do."

We fucked up the economy and killed your jobs, but it wasn't our fault. It was yours for being poor.

Illinois officials warn rental car companies that it is illegal for immigration agents to swap license plates The secretary of state sent a cease and desist letter to ICE head Todd Lyons, citing “multiple reports of federal ICE agents illegally swapping out the license plates displayed on vehicles.”

illinois secretary of state alexi giannoulias sent letters to 19 rental car companies warning them against letting feds swap out license plates on their vehicles.

nbc news reports giannoulias’s review of more than 600 complaints has so far led to … one license plate revoked.

no contract? NO COFFEE 🗣️ don’t cross a picket line while we’re on ULP strike, and DON’T BUY STARBUCKS at all while our union is still out here! #NoContractNoCoffee

This past weekend in DC. Veterans understand the mission.

“This is what democracy looks like!”

Hundreds of protestors have gathered in Indiana's state Capitol to protest against Republican efforts to re-gerrymander their Congressional maps.

#PeacefulProtest #GoodTrouble #Indiana

Cold Rain Can't Stop the Anti-ICE Protesters

Demanding 'No
ICE' in Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving Any Lucia López Belloza, 19, was detained by immigration agents at the Boston airport before a flight to surprise her family in Texas for Thanksgiving. She is now in Honduras.

A 19-year-old college student was about to board a flight to surprise her family for Thanksgiving when she was detained at Boston Logan International Airport and deported to Honduras two days later, her father and lawyer said on Sunday.

A Vermont elementary school located a missing second grader and his mother in a Texas ICE detention center because DHS didn't inform the father.

The Winooski School District is providing the family with emergency funds, saying, “We’re in a bit of a rush mode to make sure they don’t get separated.”

ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.

A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social

Sabrina Carpenter responds to the WH stealing her song to use as background music in a montage of ICE arrests.

Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs The wholesaler is the latest company to sue a federal agency over the president's signature economic policy.

Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs

Here's what the media narrative around "record sales" this Black Friday is hiding:
1) People actually bought less stuff. They just spent more money because shit is more expensive.
2) People are shifting their money to small businesses.
3) Target + Home Depot stocks have felt the impact of boycotts.

Boycotts work. Keep going.

Home Depot stock decreases from roughly $425 to $336 over 3 months.

Spotify stock decreases from roughly $742 to $584 over 3 months.

Over the last 3 months, Home Depot’s and Spotify’s stocks have plummeted by 20%. This is what we, the people, will do to any company that sides with Trump’s fascist regime.

Target ❌
Disney ❌
Spotify ❌
Home Depot ❌

Amazon, you’re next. Learn how to take these companies down at weaintbuyingit.com.

Why I write about Iowa politics and why your support matters

I'm grateful every day for my editorial independence. No corporate executive or shareholder will ever be able to pull the plug on my reporting.
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