demi lawrence

i once got a similar email for simply following AP Style and capitalizing Black

One arrest by federal agents at the ICE facility. No clear reason—protesters did not cross the blue line. One officer shot less lethals for ~30 seconds, even as the person he was aiming at crossed the street and went down to the intersection. He appeared to laugh/smile while doing so.

In Earnings Calls, Private Prison Executives Revel in Profiting Off ICE Arrests “Our business is perfectly aligned with the demands of this moment,” CoreCivic CEO Damon Hininger said on the call.

Private prison executives casually discussed the "3,000 arrests per day" quota in earnings calls—despite the Department of Justice previously denying any quota exists. This is fueling immigration raids nationwide while companies rake in record profits.

The White House has released a list of donors who contributed to President Trump’s new ballroom, amid a backlash over the demolition of the decades-old East Wing to make way for the project. https://wapo.st/4nhvJKD

White House staffer claims secret police force have the ability to operate entirely outside of legal accountability.

more like degenerative AI !

Exclusive | Eric Adams could block Zohran Mamdani’s signature NYC ‘rent freeze’ plan — possibly with help from reality TV star: sources Hizzoner is planning to appoint at least six new members to the Rent Guidelines Board, completely remaking the majority of the nine-person board ahead of Zohran Mamdani’s expected mayoralty, …

NEW: Eric Adams will pack the Rent Guidelines Board with at least 6 new members in an attempt to block Zohran Mamdani's plan to pause rent increases for regulated apartments, the New York Post reports.

US District Judge Karin J. Immergut Friday says she'll rule by Mon., if not earlier, on the feds' motion to dissolve or put a hold on her broader 2nd temporary restraining that restricts all fed deployment of any Nat Guard to Portland.

Story to come on argument this morning.

@oregonian.com

the lead photo being the councilors, and not the reporter himself is also very, very telling as to the angle desired here

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries Endorses Zohran Mamdani for NYC Mayor Jeffries is among the last New York Democratic lawmakers to endorse the Democratic nominee, despite months of pressure from his party.

If you're asking what took Hakeem Jeffries so long, don't discount the $500,000 the Brooklyn clergy group where he's VP is getting paid to get out the vote for Cuomo. From @notus.com + @smaldo.bsky.social

i don't want robot influencers selling me things. i do not want to be viewed as simply an advertising audience with which to capture ROI off of. i want good products that improve my life and well-being and more and more i feel like we will never, ever return to that place

stories like this are what turn me more and more into the old gremlin luddite hag lady who gifts you books every time you come to her home and lectures you on the evil that is technology

like, where else is there left to go when the space (aka the internet) they pitched us on for so long sours?

They're gassing one of the richest neighborhoods in Chicago today

Feds have repeatedly claimed 115+ federal police (25% of force) had to be deployed to Portland over the summer to quell violence. Oregon lawyers found on discovery this was not true and are asking 9th Circuit to reverse Monday decision because feds lied:
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

here’s a handy list

and there it is

In this Indiana diner, everyone has three questions: How's the breaded tenderloin? Is the quarry hiring? And why isn't Zohran Mamdani doing more to win the trust of Times columnist Bret Stephens?

and just as a reminder, no matter the uniform:

If they're racially profiling, kidnapping, assaulting or killing people, they're a piece of shit.

An unboycottable list—good luck avoiding Amazon, Apple, Comcast, Google, Meta, and Microsoft unless you go live in a cabin in the woods buying nothing and using no technology

Owner of Portland ICE building accuses city of ‘retaliatory’ land use ruling The owner of the South Portland building that houses the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office says city leaders are unconstitutionally penalizing him for his choice in tenants.

The owner of the Portland building that houses ICE says city leaders are unconstitutionally penalizing him for his choice of tenants.

“This code enforcement case is a textbook example of unlawful selective enforcement with a clear discriminatory motive and unlawful political retaliation."

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Bari’s Baier Market Barely a month into her CBS tenure, Bari Weiss is making moves that reveal how she intends to reshape the network—including an eyebrow-raising interest in Fox News anchor Bret Baier.

Scoop: Bari Weiss has discussed hiring Fox News anchor Bret Baier for CBS News.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/bret-baier...

Is Portland burning…? isportlandburning.com

Today, the Justice Department charged NBA player Terry Rozier, Portland Trailblazers coach Chauncey Billups, and dozens of alleged Cosa Nostra mobsters using a version of the exact card shuffler hacking technique @agreenberg.bsky.social demonstrated in this video to rig poker games.

Trump: "Portland is burning to the ground... The whole place is burning to the ground."

Portland:

Chappell Roan Just Launched a Fund for Trans Youth and It's Already Raised So Much Money The lesbian pop icon has been consistently vocal on political issues.

gotta say: I don't hate this trend of pop stars garnishing their own ticket sales to redistribute money to trans rights groups and community orgs

www.them.us/story/chappe...

In a statement Thursday, Azzopardi said the video was uploaded by mistake. “The video was a draft proposal that was neither finished nor approved, did not go through the normal legal process, and was inadvertently posted by a junior staffer — which is why it was taken down five minutes later,” he said.

The AI video attacking @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is very detailed - huge range of scenes, headline overlays, captioned voiceovers and background music - but Andrew Cuomo's team wants us to believe the problem was that a "junior staffer" posted it too soon

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Satellite view of the White House showing an image on the left where the East Wing is still standing and an image on the right where it's completely demolished

ABC News pulled the satellite imagery of the White House comparing Sept. 26 to today.

abcnews.go.com/Politics/new...

Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups AND Terry Rozier has been arrested by the FBI for alleged illegal gambling, sources tell ESPN. ESPN Bet on the sCREEN

The NBA announced that Chauncey Billups has been placed on "immediate leave" from the Trail Blazers following today's indictment.