Natalia Espinel Quintero

A screenshot of a post on X (formerly Twitter) from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reading "ICE enforces 400+ federal laws to ensure public safety and national security. Learn more about our mission at ICE.gov" with a graphic reading "if it crosses the U.S. border illegally, it's our job to stop it: people, money, products, ideas"

Ideas aren't illegal.
People aren’t illegal.

And if ICE tries to intimidate people from freely expressing themselves, it's our job to stop it.

Top Abortion Researcher Gets Funding Cut by Trump Admin Over Nonsensical 'Gender Identity' Claim Diana Greene Foster—who received a MacArthur Genius Grant following her landmark Turnaway Study—has been researching post-Roe abortion access.

Diana Greene Foster—who received a MacArthur Genius Grant following her landmark Turnaway Study—has been researching post-Roe abortion access.
www.jezebel.com/top-abortion...

A penguin pointing w a stick at a pic sitting on an easel of a Tesla w a pigeon flying over head pooping on it as 3 pigeons look on

🤣

Again, really want folk to see this throughline. Shipping abducted people defined as criminal to El Salvador to do hard labor is not singular but an extension of what U.S. criminal legal systems have always done and continue to do. 2020 protests upset them b/c more people than ever started realizing

‘Climate of fear’: Montreal doctor says NYU cancelled her presentation A Montreal doctor says her presentation at NYU was abruptly cancelled and believes the university did so out of fear of being pressured by the Donald Trump administration.

NYU canceled a planned speech by the former president of Doctors Without Borders because she planned to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and cuts to US AID.

This is what actual campus censorship looks like.

A few observations on the assault on higher education State Anti-Intellectualism meets Libertarian Authoritarianism

I wrote about the universities adriandaub.substack.com/p/a-few-obse...

Amen

Everything You Say to Your Echo Will Soon Be Sent to Amazon, and You Can’t Opt Out Amazon is killing its “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” privacy feature on March 28 as the company aims to bolster Alexa+, its new subscription assistant.

"Hey Alexa, are you recording this?"

Yes, the answer is yes. Amazon is killing its “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” privacy feature on March 28 as the company aims to bolster Alexa+, its new subscription assistant.

I read this earlier and it was soooo 🤮🤮🤢🤢

these bros love things like ai and polygraphs that seem scientific but don’t work —to be used to apply carceral logics

NEW! Sworn declarations filed last night confirm the Trump admin sent INNOCENT people to rot in prison El Salvador, including a professional soccer player jailed and tortured by the Maduro regime, who entered this country LEGALLY to seek asylum, and who has NO CRIMINAL RECORD in either country.

Greenpeace ordered to pay Dakota Access Pipeline operator hundreds of millions in defamation suit A North Dakota jury awarded damages to Energy Transfer, the company that runs the Dakota Access Pipeline, after finding Greenpeace liable in a high-stakes defamation case.

The decision regarding Energy Transfer v Greenpeace about the activism against the Dakota Access Pipeline is out. Not only will the decision likely bankrupt Greenpeace US, but it will set a precedent that could limit free speech by climate groups & other NGOs.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions over Dakota pipeline protests, says jury Non-profit said in statement lawsuits like this aimed at ‘destroying the right to peaceful protest’

Fossil fuel companies should be forced to pay the public trillions in damages for the costs of their planetary arson. Instead they are trying to shut down one of the most important and storied environmental groups in the world. It's shameless - and it's not over. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

GOP bill could ban hairdressers from giving gender-nonconforming haircuts to minors - LGBTQ Nation The bill would allow anyone to sue someone who affirms a young person's transition, and it specifically mentions hairstyles.

We reported on this a few days ago, but I want to point out this headline because this is where we are at.

A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.

HAIRCUTS.

This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.

Broken pay phone

What 2025 has been feeling like

How Generative A.I. Complements the MAGA Style Online Trump supporters have embraced a unique form of irony that is hard to parse — and easy to deploy with new technologies.

The “Trump Gaza” AI video “is the MAGA aesthetic distilled,” Dan Brooks writes, “political expression not as a way to persuade people or even convey ideas but as social and cultural posturing.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/m...

‘A new phase’: why climate activists are turning to sabotage instead of protest Tougher laws said to be inspiring clandestine attacks on the ‘property and machinery’ of the fossil fuel economy

New phase in climate action, with more activists turning to sabotage across Europe rather than protest as jail time mounts for protesters who are arrested.

Interesting article.

#climateaction

The vibes of the r/gradadmissions subreddit these days :')

This is not about cleaning up after last year’s protests; this is about getting out ahead of what is coming.

I also think the Trump regime’s embrace of pro-rape figures like Tate should be considered a continuation of their anti-abortion politics—different in style, but not in substance. Both seek to commandeer women’s bodies by force in order to compel them into a gendered role, be it mommy or sex object.

Donald Trump shares bizarre AI-generated video of 'Trump Gaza' – video Clip echoes the US president's recent comment on Gaza, calling it 'the Riviera of the Middle East'

AI generated slop is the aesthetics of neo-fascism. Its underlying message is an absolute disregard for everyone, for artists and audience alike, and an absolute claim for privilege: I can post what I want, fuck you.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/vide...

“I look forward to the day when there will be an investigation into the role of Western corporate media in this genocide.”

“Because this is not just a genocide that has been overlooked.”

“This is a genocide that has been justified and enabled by the media.”

—Francesca Albanese

US threatens permanent visa bans on trans athletes based on sex markers Exclusive: State department memo directs officers to bar those deemed to misrepresent birth sex on applications

THEY'RE GOING TO ISSUE PERMANENT VISA BANS TO TRANS VISITORS TO THE US.

This isn't just for athletes. The directive as stated applies to all visa applications made by trans folks and declare it material fraud to use a different gender marker on applications.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The image is a screenshot of a Twitter (X) conversation featuring tweets from multiple users, including Mike Lee, Alexander, and Elon Musk. Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) asks: "What name is better — DOGE or FAFO?" Alexander (@RightAndProudRU) replies to Elon Musk, suggesting that "D.O.G.E should be renamed to Federal Agency for Financial Oversight… or simply, F.A.F.O," accompanied by an image of a golden emblem with an eagle and the words "Federal Agency for Financial Oversight" encircling the acronym "FAFO." Elon Musk (@elonmusk) responds: "Maybe FAFO can be the enforcement arm of @DOGE."

A photograph captures a group of people gathered outdoors in an urban setting with modern buildings, palm trees, and a protest in the background. The central figures are three men wearing yellow and black shirts with "FAFO" and "Proud Boys" insignia. The man on the right wears a black and yellow "FAFO" shirt, beige cargo pants, sunglasses with a reflective visor, and has tattoos on his arms and neck. The two men in yellow shirts wear matching caps and stand nearby. In the background, protesters hold signs, including one that reads "BANS OFF OUR BODIES," indicating a demonstration related to reproductive rights. The setting appears to be sunny, with clear skies and strong shadows cast on the ground.

This is a direct reference to the Proud Boys who use the gold wreath FAFO logo. I fully believe Elon is going to utilize vigilante violence to enforce things.

You should take this seriously.

The Indigenous People of North America have decided to go back to calling the Gulf of Mexico, “Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl”. It is what the Nahuatl People originally called it as it is the domain of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, who is assoc w/water bodies, including the Gulf of Mexico.