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Nancy Johnson James

@nancyjauthor.bsky.social

#kidlit Poet, Teacher and Author of four picture books. Represented by SheedyLIt. #Booksky #Blackbooksky

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More people have died in ICE custody in last 9 months than in the entire prior 4 years.

We hear of a few, but most barely make the news.

Cases like Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel.

He was in perfect health when ICE detained him.

He disappeared in June & by August was in a vegetative state.

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I struggle with distrust towards people who have only recently acknowledged this society's capacity for all forms of violence. It has always been this way. That's the point where my heart struggles to stay open because what happens when their comfort level returns? Will they turn away again?

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Now Is The Time To Open Your Heart, Alice Walker

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My family tradition was that we all had to put our candy together and our mother divided it equally among the 4 of us. I have always been a "saver" so, I would eat 1 - 2 pieces a day until Christmas. My siblings' candy would be gone in a couple of weeks. I'm still smug about that.

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I want to know who was on the guest list.

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🚨USPS mail carrier terrorized by ICE. A federal worker carrying mail over his shoulder suspected of being an β€œillegal immigrant? The worst of the worst?” No. He was existing while black. 1/2

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Exclusive | Treasury Tells Employees Not to Share Photos of White House Ballroom Construction Images of the demolition of parts of the East Wing went viral on Monday, and Treasury’s headquarters next door to the White House has a front-row seat.

The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing

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Mass Call: What's Next After No Kings? Β· No Kings No Kings will be massive, powerful, and meaningful - but it won’t be the end of our work. Join movement leaders and fellow local activists after the big day to come together, celebrate what we accompl...

I'm attending No Kings's event, β€œMass Call: What's Next After No Kings?” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.

Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.

The system is broken.

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ID: Flyer with pink writing and pictures of hygiene products. In the middle of the flyer is an image with two female-presenting people walking up to a hot pink van with the logo for β€œHIPS” non-profit on it.

Alt text: Support HIPS Outreach!

Share our Hygiene wish list

Donate items so we can help our neighbors live with dignity.

https://bit.ly/hygiene4hips

ID: Flyer with pink writing and pictures of hygiene products. In the middle of the flyer is an image with two female-presenting people walking up to a hot pink van with the logo for β€œHIPS” non-profit on it. Alt text: Support HIPS Outreach! Share our Hygiene wish list Donate items so we can help our neighbors live with dignity. https://bit.ly/hygiene4hips

Our friends at HIPS do incredible work providing harm reduction supplies, outreach, & housing support to our neighbors in DC.

They could use some help stocking hygiene supplies for their outreach team!

Order here: bit.ly/hygiene4hips

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This is what's up.

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Letitia James

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Letitia James

www.jamesforny.com

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Letitia James

www.jamesforny.com

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Letitia James

www.jamesforny.com

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β€œWe are home now. We marched from the park to ICE, very peaceful crowd. We were standing around ICE pushed us down, sprayed us with chemical and I was hit in the head with a projectile. This was so unprovoked. People have to know that the Feds are attacking people with NO provocation whatsoever.”

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Federal agents fire guns at Chicago activist they accuse of β€˜boxing in’ vehicle in Brighton Park Federal authorities shot a Chicago activist in Brighton Park on Saturday, but accounts differ on what happened before agents fired their guns.

Federal agents fire guns at Chicago activist they accuse of 'boxing in' vehicle in Brighton Park
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/04/i...

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History repeats.

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I will continue to support your work as much as I can.

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Your work is vital to the community.

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Today’s chalking.
What the actual fuck, America.
He/ them/ this is fucking exhausting and traumatizing.

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Federal agents hurled tear gas at people on a busy Logan Square street, outside a grocery store and near an elementary school.

Reckless, undertrained ICE hires are a danger to everyone. This is terrorism against US citizens.

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