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Opinion | They Saw Their Neighbors Taken Away by ICE. Then They Made a Plan.

They Saw Their Neighbors Taken Away by ICE. Then They Made a Plan.
The movement against ICE in Los Angeles — one that is starting to take root across the country — demonstrates a shift from symbolic protest to direct action.

By Michelle Goldberg and Daniel Terna

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/o...

people who go “you hate them just because you disagree on ONE thing,” and the “one thing” is fundamental human rights

do people actually believe them? how can they still?

"you can embrace the chaotic, messy, sometimes frustrating democratic system that has produced more innovation than any other system in human history. Or ... a dictator who eagerly promises to make everything simple and efficient mainly by ignoring the nuances and complexities of reality"

Also if your company is collecting employee data, make sure you have strong privacy and security protections

Reposted with alt-text.

kid rock complaining to XÆ A-12

More to come

Co-author @mckensie.bsky.social and I interviewed Angela Vallot, Brickson Diamond, Daisy Auger-Domínguez, Felicia Medina, Frank Dobbin, Hanna Naima McCloskey, Joelle Emerson Justin Reyes, Katie Rinkus, Lisa Gelobter, @michellekimkim.bsky.social and @realgirl88.bsky.social who shared insights

Values, planning and DEI are even more critical today for long-term success, worker & customer loyalty, legal compliance, and reputation. Our guide equips CEOs to make informed, thoughtful decisions based on historical context, actual legal risk and real outcomes. projectinclude.org/assets/pdf/P...

Former critics who once demanded Cuomo resign are now endorsing him A POLITICO review of Cuomo’s touted endorsers found that few of them stood by him in 2021.

This whole, "sexual assault and harassment is bad when Trump does it, but ok when our side does it," is sending a really clear message that the old guard of Democratic leadership only cares about women when it's politically advantageous.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

It is hard to track all the different companies when you are running so many. Not to mention all the kids

was this for the Space company or the blowtorch company?

I fed my dog like that but she grabbed and swallowed the whole corn cob and we spent the afternoon and evening in the ASPCA ER. It was her first and only taste of corn. I wonder if it was worth it every time I see her watching us eat corn now

A screenshot of a Wired article by Dell Cameron and Dhruv Mehrotra, published May 14, 2025, with the headline: "CFPB Quietly Kills Rule to Shield Americans From Data Brokers."

A screenshot of a Wired article by Lily Hay Newman, published June 16, 2025, with the headline: "Minnesota Shooting Suspect Allegedly Used Data Broker Sites to Find Targets' Addresses."

One month apart.

NAACP Shuts Out Trump: First Time in 116 Years, Civil Rights Group Refuses to Invite Sitting President NAACP refuses to invite President Trump to its national convention due to his divisive policies and attacks on civil rights and diversity.

"“This has nothing to do with political party,” NAACP President Derrick Johnson announced during a Monday press conference. “Our mission is to advance civil rights, and the current president has made clear that his mission is to eliminate civil rights.”"

www.washingtoninformer.com/naacp-nomina...

Trans Refugees: What Trans People Need to Know About Finding Safety Abroad - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly The growing wave of anti-trans legislation in the United States has forced many transgender people to consider whether they can safely remain in the country. While some are preparing escape plans and ...

My advice to trans people, get out while you can. It won't get better within at least two decades and most likely will only get worse. Your job is solely to survive.

nonprofitquarterly.org/trans-refuge...

We need to do more to protect transgender people since the courts are failing. In 2023, Project Include shared 12 recommendations on how to support trans employees at work based on surveys of 3,000 workers and interviews of 20 experts. projectinclude.org/assets/pdf/P...

we've been shouting about this since gamergate btw

This gives me hope and I recommend you watch so it gives you hope, too.

Welcome to the AI trough of disillusionment Tech giants are spending big, but many other companies are growing frustrated

"For many companies, excitement over the promise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has given way to vexation over the difficulty of making productive use of the technology. The share of companies abandoning...has risen to 42%, up from 17% last year."
www.economist.com/business/202...

Impact Dashboard - Impact Counter | Impact Counter Visualize the human impact of funding changes for aid and support organizations.

Also just look at what he's done in the last 6 months by cutting funding to aid and support organizations

A cartoon showing various activity at an airport, including an extorted luxury jet, an exploding X rocket, a ketamine enthusiast wheeling a barrow of money to his plane, many ICE officers -- some taking people to an El Salvador plane, another with a zip-tied child being blocked by a federal judge -- scientists boarding a plane to Europe, a medical self-educator covered with pox, and more. All the people are represented by various animals. The story is made in the style of a Richard Starry children's book. Alt text borrowed from Mastodon..

“A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport”

By Ruben Bolling

Genius. Click in.

Dems eye a villain-to-ally arc for Musk

So the Dems want to suck up to the most hated person in the US? Who hates unions, women, transgender people and Black people? Whose Tesla plant had areas called the "predator zone" and "plantation"? How much do you think he can donate? They really want to accelerate their path to self-destruction

“I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so…

We asked people who lived in homeless encampments that were cleared out in city “sweeps” to write about what object was the hardest for them to lose.

“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a 29-year-old in California wrote.

It's Pride month, everyone. Instead of talking about it, why not implement our recommendations from "Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Inclusion in the Workplace: What companies need to know and do"?

If you burn down a forest, you don't miss out on lumber for just that season. You have to replant all the trees, nurture them, and wait for them to grow.

The science and research budget cuts happening now are wanton, senseless arson. Recovery, if it ever happens, will take generations.