amelia merrill

Eight shackled men being transported to a South Sudan prison on a military jet.

NEW: I created this reference list of all known third-country removals since Trump's inauguration.

It's a lot more than you probably think, and there are likely more we don't know about.

Bookmark this, I will be updating it as more occur.
hardghistory.ghost.io/tracking-all...

Hella journalism!

this is also just a good description of culture journalism in general today

1/ DEVELOPING: A journalist was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Hospital following another incident with an ICE agent at 26 Federal Plaza, an immigration court in NYC. The last I heard, he was getting X-rays for his lower back.

New: Planned Parenthood Arizona says it has "made the incredibly difficult decision to suspend providing essential health care services to patients insured through Medicaid" due to federal efforts to "defund" Planned Parenthood.

Don't execute my mother's killer, I forgive him I do not want the state of Alabama to kill Geoffrey West who shot and killed my mother while robbing the gas station where she worked

"When I go to Holman, I want to speak with Mr. West heart to heart. I want to tell him I forgive him, that my mother forgives him, and that God loves him."

🗞️Read more of Will Berry's inspiring testimony of forgiveness 👉 thespectator.com/topic/dont-e...

I always feel very torn apart by the fact that Bruenig does some of the most in-depth, unapologetic, critical reporting on the death penalty in this country and is simultaneously a hot mess express

idk as a Jewish person on the internet if I see Pepe the frog on someone's page I'm like "well they're a nazi"

A gray and black medium-sized dog stands by the lush bed of a small creek. She looks over her shoulder at the camera with her tongue out.

It’s a beautiful day to not be online

(Photo of Chloe is not from today, but my point stands!)

I’m sorry. It can be really hard sometimes.

Thanks, I heard otherwise but I guess that was wrong

Isn't the current mRNA last year's vaccine though? So best case scenario you get it now + the new formulation in 6 months (if your insurance lets you)?

When I worked long grueling days in retail at Macy’s, putting makeup on rude people and trying to earn something above minimum, I looked forward most to lunch, when I would go to the break room, eat my mall food court food, and read the book and theater review sections of the NYT and the Star Trib

How Are You Supposed To Get The COVID Vaccine Now? An Explainer | Defector As the muggy malaise of summer winds down, you might find yourself interested in taking advantage of one of several safe and proven vaccines to help protect you from the inevitable brumal surge of res...

We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...

Anyway

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May Adam’s memory be a blessing and a revolution for change

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This is the worst thing I’ve ever read. This disgusting product needs to be shut down immediately. I don’t care who’s inconvenienced at the start of the semester — Fix it.

I grew up having to drive 20 mins to the grocery store. I love my hometown, but the convenience of New York is LIFE CHANGING.

In light of Vanity Fair's recent idiotic decision, WaPo's offering its veteran critic a buyout, the NYT's "reassigning" three arts writers critics, etc., a lot of us are talking about the public's (and thus publications') lack of interest in criticism. It's part of a larger pattern of a war...

Welp, I know what my next newsletter will be about

Meet the Losers Who Still Want to Read and Think With Their Own Brains

I love her

The crown is fallen from our head: woe to us, that we have sinned! For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.

Learning about this on the train is slightly terrifying

I need to put my life on rice. Like instead of my phone just my whole being and existence

They literally teach this suit in j-school to illustrate how bad it was and how the industry changed

Nobody does this out of a simple disagreement. They know full well that they could destroy grad unions across the country. They joined to destroy it on purpose.

are you a trans or nonbinary new yorker who has considered, successfully applied for or been denied from changing your gender marker on your passport?

we’re reporting on this and would love to hear from / talk to you about the process. reply here and / or DM, and thank you!

*glares in moishe oofnik*

Oh yes. Yes I know.