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Two sisters in DCF custody since mother was detained by ICE in May in Worcester are missing, officials say - The Boston Globe The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has released a missing poster of both sisters to help in the search.

Do you remember the horrific abduction in Worcester, MA where protestors clashed with ICE as they ripped a woman away from her family? The horror continues.

The woman’s 13 and 17 year old daughters were placed in foster care. They are now both missing. 1/
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😂 Now we're cooking, more like this.

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Every single character I've read in manuscripts today is motivated by such a figure, except for one, who is motivated by a mean dad. But life is vast and strange! Give readers something else! Give yourself something else! Also, go easy on the boobs descriptions! Or at least describe them more crazy

Periodic PSA for fiction writers from a submissions reader: You will set your manuscript apart if your male main character is motivated by anything other than the death of a woman, betrayal by a female partner, or the unreasonable demands of a critical, unreasonable female authority figure.

'Alligator Alcatraz' detainees on hunger strike for 10th day, protesting conditions One of the detainees, Pedro Hernández, was hospitalized during the strike but continued to refuse food, he said on Thursday.

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What good is a union in Hell? “Brothers, sisters, siblings, we stand here now on the precipice of oblivion… This isn't just about fighting for better wages and working conditions… This is about who is willing to fight for life its...

I loved this keynote speech by @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social and I hope everyone reads it.

>> Politicians aren’t coming to save us, corporations aren’t coming to save us, it is up to us, the workers of the world, the great laboring masses, to save ourselves. ❤️‍🔥

Labor Leader Chris Smalls Out of Israeli Prison The Israeli military detained Smalls in inhumane conditions, advocates said. Crew member Bob Suberi, a U.S.-Israeli peace activist, warned that genocide and violence would spread.

Chris Smalls is out of detention in Israel after beatings and poor conditions. @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social talked to a peace activist who was on board the Handala flotilla with Smalls, and who says violence in the West Bank is growing.
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Thank you so much for reading!

#156 Immigrants, tax and bullying in the USA - Tax Justice Network podcasts Μonthly podcast show sizzling with the latest developments in the corrupt world of tax havens, financial secrecy and tax dodging.

Latest podcast: it isn't only masked, armed ICE agents persecuting undocumented immigrants in the US. Tax is also being weaponised in multiple ways. Yet undocumented immigrants are paying a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega-corps &several billionaires. @naomifowler.bsky.social looks at the data

Oh my god, that is so stressful and frustrating. I'm so sorry, that really sucks.

whoa it's kinda beautiful

cc: @ryherman.bsky.social watch out for this in the Highlands and Islands Ry, stay safe!

Awesome piece Dylan. And wishing you all the best for your ongoing recovery. Surgery like that is so hard.

Mochi!!!

Thank you for reading Zach!

Cc: @patrickcottrell.bsky.social, what bookstores do you reckon righteous labor reporter Kim Kelly should check out?

Here's Wall Street titan Apollo Capital Management's client presentation, where their chief economist lays out the timeline on page 4. It's worth a read.

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Absolutely. Agreed!

omg I love it. Could not add to my queue fast enough!