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Pointless Forever War, Useless NY Democrats Plus, more news for your Monday.

Yep, @hellgatenyc.com sums it up right: hellgatenyc.com/new-york-pol...

Hello! I am a trans journalist looking to speak with trans kids and parents of trans kids across the US who have been impacted by the clinic closures---please get in touch or share!

Join us in Court on Friday: Motions To Dismiss In Stop Cop City Cases Tune in via Zoom (9:00am ET) - 9 seek dismissal of unindicted charges.

Crossing my fingers and praying to the ancestors for a birthday surprise!

This Friday, March 6, 2026, 13 people, including myself, who are facing charges in DeKalb County, are scheduled to appear for motions hearings.

Nine of us are arguing for the dismissal of unindicted charges.

#stopcopcity

You can also submit testimony via email.

Being older can really be a curse when you remember the past. You KNOW what happened before when a lot of people simply do not have those memories or experiences.

Art: "War is not healthy for children and other living things."

Lorraine Schneider, 1967.

Some beautiful photos from @kairoscenter.org’s Steve Pavey of today’s march to end family detention—which Rev Dianne Garcia started at Dilley Detention Center on Monday and marched 90 miles. The march began today at the San Antonio Migrant Memorial.

There’s my amazing sister Rev. @liztheoharis.kairoscenter.org with her (customary) megaphone marching from the Migrant memorial in San Antonio this morning as part of Rev Dianne Garcia’s march from Dilley Detention Center this week to end immigrant detention.

This nonprofit provides books to prisoners. Its Bellingham branch is searching for a new home | Cascadia Daily News Seattle-based organization creates Nancy Duncan Huss Fund nine years after Whatcom County chapter went dormant

www.cascadiadaily.com/2026/feb/24/...

This Blizzard Was Especially Brutal for Restaurants “Every closure sets off a chain reaction …”

I wonder how much freezing the rent (no pun intended) for blizzard days would help.

www.grubstreet.com/article/nyc-...

Another letter on the significance of books behind bars: "It's probably make my reentry a lot harder if I didn't have sci-fi."

More in the (not) fun-with-prison-mail: Bought $2 worth of electronic "stamps." The transaction fees were $2 plus taxes of 52 cents.

Park covered in snow

Ten foot tall snow person in a park

While we in nyc got something like 20-22 inches of snow, woman in a southwest prison told me: “It was hot today but its cold in my room cause of the ac!”

Truthout is grateful to open submissions for the sixth annual Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize. The prize is awarded for essays authored by currently incarcerated and formerly incarcerated writers. bit.ly/KeeleyPrize

Virginia!

Thanks for sharing!

Looking up prison mail regs. One state says that it will only give photocopies of 3 double-sided pages. The ENVELOPE is considered one of those pages.

Incarcerated Women Featured in True Crime Media Face Flood of Sexual Harassment Incarcerated women are being made involuntary performers in a spectacle that attracts men who dehumanize them.

truthout.org/articles/inc...

Books do not bring drugs into prison. Prison guards bring drugs into prison.

I don't know if we will win. But it's worth trying cuz we deserve better.

And I agree with Angela Y. Davis, who said, "We can never predict the outcome of our work. As Stuart Hall said, 'There are never any guarantees.' At the same time, you have to act as if it were possible to change the world."

Who knew that car horns could break from constant use?

Most recent snowfall totals (from National Weather Service):
❄️ Central Park (MH) 15.1"
❄️ Washington Heights (MH) 17.1”
❄️ Mott Haven (BX) 17.9”
❄️ Crown Heights (BK):18”
❄️ Sheepshead Bay (BK) 17”
❄️ Williamsburg (BK) 17.4”
❄️ La Guardia Airport (QNS) 15.1"
❄️ Astoria (QNS) 15”
❄️ Dongan Hills (SI) 14.5”

Very happy to get word that the an advance copy of The Overseer Class has made its way to a reader in prison, no small feat. I will not say anything about them, but they're an amazing reader who sent generative thoughts about The Viral Underclass.

ICE-Cold Cash: Private Prison Companies and Executives Have Donated Millions to Members of Congress Find out if your representatives have taken cash from the companies fueling ICE’s mass deportation efforts.

@ethanscorey.bsky.social and I have published a database of congressmembers who take money from GEO Group + CoreCivic. Find out if your reps have taken cash from the companies fueling ICE’s mass deportation efforts. Published in @theappeal.org + @inthesetimes.com. theappeal.org/ice-cold-cas...

This Tennessee Prison Is Leaving LGBTQ People Unhoused Behind Bars The South Central Correctional Center leaves LGBTQ people defenseless, so they’re organizing to fight for their safety.

truthout.org/articles/thi...

ICE abandons plan to build detention facility in Chester, assemblyman says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will allegedly scrap a controversial plan to bring an immigration detention facility to the village of Chester.

www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley... [gift link]

The call has been made! NYC Public Schools will have a full snow day tomorrow.

Artists in Resistance (A.I.R.) NYC 2026 Operating Costs Fundraiser By Artists in Resistance NYC

Artists In Resistance (A.I.R.) NYC is a collective of disabled and chronically ill artists and organizers. AIR operate a free air purifier lending library for our community (including events!), and needs help to continue operating in 2026!
givebutter.com/2026airnyc?u...

ICE Wants to Reopen Notorious California Prison. Locals Are Fighting Back. FCI Dublin was shut down in 2024 after revelations of abuse against prisoners. Residents want it to stay closed.

Congrats to all the folks who organized to keep this from happening: truthout.org/articles/ice...

No plans to turn FCI Dublin women's prison into ICE facility: DHS The Department of Homeland Security said that there are no plans to use the vacant FCI Dublin women's prison – closed in 2024 following a national sex scandal – for any type of ICE immigration detenti...

www.ktvu.com/news/no-plan...