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The forgotten history of disabled children under Nazism Hitler's first order of mass murder wasn't about Jews.

“Mercy deaths.” “Special wards.”

Nazi medicine cloaked mass murder in euphemisms. The first gas chambers weren’t built at Auschwitz — they were built in hospitals.

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Northwest side rapid response Community alert Location: 5700 north Harlem Avenue Date: September 18-19, 2025 Time: N/A, morning Two separate incidents ocurres where two people were detained after receiving suspicious phone calls from unidentified callers and reporting to a location. An Albany park resident received the call on Thursday, September 18th. The caller indicated that they had won something and had to report to 5700 n Harlem to pick up their prize money the next day. When the resident arrived, ICE agents were present and detained the individual. Another resident was told to report to the same address to pick up scrap metal, and was detained. If you receive suspicious phone calls, please take precaution and do not report to a location without verifying if the call is legitimate. If this happens to you, please report to ICIRR hotline 855-435-7693

The Northwest Side Rapid Response Team posted this community alert a short while ago. It describes how a resident in Albany Park was lured by a phone call that indicated they had won a prize. Another was lured to an address to pick up scrap metal. Both were detained by ICE upon arrival.

Trump—And Mayor Eric Adams—Want NYC To Institute A Trans Student Bathroom Ban “The mayor has no authority to ban trans students from using bathrooms that match their gender identity.”

1. The Trump admin has demanded New York City to ban trans kids from bathrooms.

Mayor Adams has come out in support of Trump's proposal.

NY Law protects trans youth, and Adams has no power to implement it.

Meanwhile, Mamdani has slammed Adam's comments.

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Protest in White Bear Lake, MN, today. Loads of supportive honks!

EXCLUSIVE: US Bill to Block Arms Sales to Israel Endorsed by Progressive Caucus The endorsement of the Block the Bombs Act by one of the largest caucuses in Congress gives a significant boost to efforts to hold Israel accountable for its genocidal war in Gaza.

NEWS: The Congressional Progressive Caucus — which represents nearly 100 members in Congress — has just voted to endorse the Block the Bombs Act, to block weapon sales to Israel.

First time any major congressional caucus has backed legislation to end US aid for Israel’s destruction of Gaza.

Green Party of the United States Endorses the Global Sumud Flotilla The Green Party of the United States has endorsed the Global Sumud Flotilla, an international grassroots effort working to break the illegal siege on Gaza and deliver aid to the Palestinian people, in...

The Green Party of the United States has endorsed the Global Sumud Flotilla, an international grassroots effort working to break the illegal siege on Gaza and deliver aid to the Palestinian people, in solidarity with their struggle for liberation. www.gp.org/gpus_endorse...

As the federal government escalates its attacks against immigrants, university campuses have become a focus of political repression. ICE is targeting non-U.S. citizens on campuses due to their political speech and beliefs. Read on to know your risks and ways to fight back!

Report: ICE Placed More Than 10,000 People in Solitary Confinement A new report from the Physicians for Human Rights, the Peeler Immigration Lab, and Harvard Law School experts has found ICE placed more than 10,000 people in solitary confinement between April 2024 and May 2025, with the practice…

Report: ICE Placed More Than 10,000 People in Solitary Confinement

Republicans just pushed a resolution to "honor the life and legacy" of anti-LGBTQ+ rights leader and extremist Charlie Kirk.

Half of the Democrats voted in favor, including transgender representative Sarah McBride.

The bill declares that Kirk "engaged in respectful discourse," "always sought to elevate truth," "was a model for young Americans," "worked tirelessly to promote unity," "was a defender of life and liberty."

They're Organized; We Need to Be Organized, Too Trump and his far-right acolytes wield their power to disinvest from public services, terrorize our neighborhoods with ICE agents, and ensure that opposition to genocide becomes a fireable, and d...

A reading list for building durable organizations for both short term survival and long term social transformation.

WATCH: Dem candidate for Congress thrown to the ground by alleged ICE agent A protest in Illinois on Friday culminated in a candidate being tossed to the ground, allegedly by an ICE agent, according to video.

Democratic congressional candidate @katmabu.bsky.social was thrown to the ground by some DHS goon which protesting ICE ⚾

Literally "thrown".

Now let's get members of Congress to have the spine to do this as well.
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The “chaos and cruelty” of Trump’s worksite immigration raids A scholar looked at how the enforcement tactic upends communities, leaving many feeling “like a tornado” hit their town.

Worksite raids are often framed as a crackdown on unlawful employment practices.

But instead of punishing employers, the administration is doubling down on hurting workers as a tool for mass deportation.

Hundreds of Thousands of Protesters Take Part in Demonstrations in France In France, hundreds of thousands of protesters took part in demonstrations as labor unions went on strike against austerity measures…

Hundreds of Thousands of Protesters Take Part in Demonstrations in France

DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media. Then the Taliban Took His Family. Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U...

After DOGE outed Mohammad Halimi on social media, Taliban intelligence agents blindfolded and took three of his family members to a remote prison.

They were repeatedly beaten and questioned about Halimi and his recently publicized work for the United States.

BCCLA condemns the Liberal government’s unfounded, biased, and authoritarian decision to bar Irish-language rap group @kneecapceol.bsky.social from Canada, preventing them from performing their October shows.

Email your MP and tell them to Reverse Kneecap's Travel Ban! bit.ly/ReverseKneec...

At the Broadview ICE "processing facility" outside Chicago.

Earlier today, federal agents unleashed chemical weapons on protesters, elected officials, a local congressional candidate, and a local mayor.

Defiant anti deportation activists remain. Another protest is planned for 7pm.

TWIBS: Disgraced Veteran Spreads Hate About Trans People — Assigned Ronny Jackson, U.S. representative and former physician to the president, said some really heinous stuff about trans people… but does he have any room to criticize?

Failed Admiral tries to pretend that trans people are the real problem.

TWIBS by @alyssaur.bsky.social

US attorney whose office is investigating Letitia James is told he's being removed, AP source says The U.S. attorney whose office has been investigating mortgage fraud allegations against New York Attorney General Letitia James has been told to resign or be fired.

BREAKING: The U.S. attorney who is under pressure to charge Letitia James in a mortgage fraud investigation is resigning, AP sources say.

Gosh, it's like they're all the same piece of shit, wearing a different coloured tie.

Fuck everybody who supports this "remembrance" of a racist, misogynistic bigot who celebrated children dying so he could dry hump his guns

“… while Cox neither tolerates nor encourages violence, he has helped undermine democracy through one of the state’s most divisive political controversies: partisan gerrymandering.”

Cox also signed a restrictive voting law in March despite conceding the fears of voter fraud justifying it were bogus

Massive Attack remove music from Spotify to protest against CEO Daniel Ek’s investment in AI military The band cited a ‘moral and ethical burden’ placed on artists by revenue from their work ultimately funding lethal technologies

"The historic precedent of effective artist action during apartheid South Africa and the apartheid, war crimes and genocide now being committed by the state of Israel renders the No Music for Genocide campaign imperative." www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...

Harris didn't want those votes. Otherwise, she would have made an effort to earn them. As it is, plenty of the strangers you're blaming in place of a billion dollar DNC campaign have been telling you how to "fix it" for years. Start listening.

There is a lot happening today — from free speech censorship to racist violence to deportations.

To defeat fascism, we will need all hands on deck.

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What it's like to raise trans kids in the D.C. area right now As the Trump administration targets hospitals and schools, parents are scrambling to protect their kids.

““Every day you wake up and there's still uncertainty, if not more, and I think that's what a lot of people are feeling,” said Brian, the father of a 10-year-old trans girl in Arlington, Virginia. “It’s not easy to just up and move and get a new job. You kind of feel trapped more every day.””