Let’s talk about ICE. This post is long, but it’s worth reading to understand how to protect your right to privacy.

It might sound extreme, but everyday Americans may soon want to consider face coverings for reasons far beyond health or fashion.

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

23andMe’s Data-Theft Victims Offered ‘Genetic Monitoring’ to Ward Off Hackers A trove of the bankrupt company’s DNA profiles on millions of users is up for sale on the darknet.

If you thought having your Social Security number stolen was a pain...

"Ancestry-tracing company 23andMe is offering five years of genetic-monitoring services to millions of customers whose DNA data was stolen in a 2023 cyberattack"

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

When they tell you they plan on throwing out the constitution, believe them.

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

We took the freedom of speech away

The anti-voter SAVE Act failed in Congress thanks to widespread opposition. Now, its proponents are pressuring the Election Assistance Commission to enact a similar “show-your-papers” requirement for voting. Will you speak out against this attack on the freedom to vote?

This is disastrous.

This can't be shared enough

@parkroseperma.bsky.social fyi

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

Unhappy at being stuck in traffic, masked ICE agents deploy tear gas. An infant was hospitalized because of this.

Tell me again that Trump did not openly declare war on Chicago in his Quantico speech.

My husband was detained by ICE today

Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away

I have had zero contact or updates since

#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

abducted

www.instagram.com/reel/DPSCrXF...

Indie director Barbara Marques has been kidnapped by ICE. She is legally married to a U.S. citizen & was at a green card mtg when she was abducted and prevented from seeing her lawyer. Her husband Tucker May does not know where she is. Please spread the word so he can find her /1

Thank you

Outrageous.

Trump administration cuts Oregon DeafBlind program over Portland schools' DEI support Over 100 deaf and blind Oregon students could lose services after federal funding was axed over diversity program concerns.

"Trump administration to cut funding for Oregon program serving deaf-blind students"

www.kgw.com/article/news...

‘I escaped a Russian prison — only to end up in an American jail’ Dozens of Russian dissidents have been expelled from the US and forcibly returned to Russia with the co-operation of immigration authorities

BREAKING: ICE is sending Russian dissidents back to Russia. When the dissidents arrived in Russia, the Russian authorities were given documents relating to their asylum applications in the US which under US law are confidential. This seems to be part of a secret agreement between Trump and Putin.

What we’re witnessing in this country is textbook authoritarianism.

Trump thrives on targeting those who are least able to defend themselves, exerting control and cruelty to tighten his grip on power.

To think it ends here is naive. We cannot let this go on any further.

EXCLUSIVE: Trump Admin Kills Massive Offshore Wind Project The DCNF has learned that the Department of the Interior (DOI) is halting all activity on a massive offshore wind project on Friday effective immediately.

This is fucking crazy!

The offshore wind farm is almost finished!

US immigration authorities detain daughter of Korean Episcopal priest - The Korea Times The daughter of a Korean Episcopal priest has been detained by U.S. immigration authorities in New York, despite holding what legal advocates say is valid immigration status — drawing strong condemnat...

"She accompanied her mother, Rev. Kim, who is widely recognized as the first woman to be ordained as an Anglican priest in the Seoul Diocese of the Anglican Church of Korea..."

www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffai...

For anyone in the market for a doorbell (or any other kind of webcam for that matter) that cannot be co-opted for state surveillance purposes, I highly recommend @ubiquiti.bsky.social products. You'll need to replace your existing router with one of theirs but it's worth it if you value your privacy

We have been in touch with Andry Hernández Romero’s legal team and are grateful he is alive and are engaged with both the State Department and his team.

Marines and DHS arrest anti-ICE protester after children were spotted in chains at the federal detention center in LA

ICE just posted up in a hospital lobby in Glendale, California.

Federal immigration agents can now deport people to countries that aren’t even their own, with as little as six hours’ notice.

IRS: Churches should be allowed to make political endorsements Since 1954, the IRS has banned nonprofits — including congregations — from participating in political campaigns. The agency now says political endorsements by churches should be allowed.

The IRS said clergy and houses of worship should be allowed to make political endorsements, a potential move away from a 71-year-old policy that banned the mixing of religion and politics.

Libby is an app from overdrive, which is a content company that also owns Kanopy. Libraries pay for patrons to have access to their holdings. Some states probably used IMLS funds to pay for this access. There is no overarching, nationwide “Libby.” www.overdrive.com