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He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

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This is so lovely! Having a positive experience during a peaceful protest boosts revenue and the profile of independent businesses and the local farmers market in downtown Portland.

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

Illinois also has them at CVS, including the pediatric vaccine, and they are available without prescription or insurance. Walk-ups available. It is *wild* that it we are back to the scramble and call-around to try and get vaccinated against a virus that so recently caused so much death.

Awesome! Glad it's sparking good conversation! I'm now a therapist and get to help people working with similar dynamics in many different kinds of workplaces. Its great to think that young people heading into their careers are thinking about these topics ahead of time!

Transcript: Gregory Bovino says arrestees in Downtown Chicago chosen based partly on ‘how they look’ WBEZ spoke with the U.S. Border Patrol commander about a deportation blitz in the Loop and River North neighborhoods. He claimed our report took his comments out of context. Here is the transcript and...

"intelligence that indicates there’s illegal alienage in a particular place or location" turns out to be..."Hey, Chip, you or other folks. How do they appear in relation to what you or other people look like?"

Just some good 16th century advice:
"Company, musicke, honest gaming, or any other virtuous exercise doeth helpe agaynst heavinesse of mind."

William Bullein, 1558
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Astonishing drone footage released by @amnesty.de of today's All Eyes on Gaza protest in Berlin.

Another person dies trying to cross English Channel Almost 900 migrants are thought to have crossed the Channel on Saturday Simon Jones and Adam Hale 28 September 2025, 12:59 BST Updated 2 hours ago Another person has become the latest migrant to die while trying to cross the English Channel, amid a surge in illegal crossing attempts this weekend. The body was found on Sunday morning on a beach near Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France, according to the AFP news agency, with their age and nationality not yet known.

They were a child, that's been confirmed for hours and as of 16:52 BBC still hasn't updated.
Nobody, absolutely nobody, risks a child's life crossing one of the world's busiest shipping routes if they see a genuine alternative. Labour needs to provide safety alternatives
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4 out of 5 young people in the EU can have a conversation in a language other than their mother tongue.

In celebration of the 24 official EU languages, member states shared the joy of their languages with UK pupils at the @euinuk.bsky.social‘s #EuropeanDayofLanguages event.

Washington backing plan for Tony Blair to head transitional Gaza authority Reported proposal for international body to oversee Gaza for up to five years counters UN-backed plan for faster transition to Palestinian rule

I say this as a British person: can we at least all agree that the last thing Palestine needs is the British taking over again? Seeing as - let's be honest - we were the ones who created this whole problem in the first place?

🧵 Thomas Gainsborough (1727-88) was one of England’s greatest painters as well as a populariser of the art of landscape. He was a character in every sense & repays study big time! Here is a picture of his beloved daughters.

Enjoy this thread of his works by scrolling down! [1]

JUST IN: A new class action lawsuit challenges ICE's warrantless immigration arrests in Washington, D.C., which they say are occuring without probable cause and based largely on perceived ethnicity.

www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

omg and I just realized I didn't edit this post properly before hitting reply! well there goes my credibility 😂

I can't help myself - I'm from mentally copyediting and grading this in real time and I haven't taught a class in years.

YouTube video by Mitchiri MitchiriNeko (みっちりねこ) みっちりねこマーチ - MitchiriNeko March - Cute cat characters in a marching band!

Happy birthday!!
Three minutes of internet joy coming up... :-)

The Rhetorical Power of "No Dictators" over "No Kings." Today's Kings and Queens are toothless figureheads; cute celebrities with Netflix deals and messy divorces. Comparing Trump to fellow Dictators is both more accurate and more frightening.

Exploring tropes of fairy-tale princes, Hollywood Mad King Georges, and the soap-opera saga of the British Royal Family. And how avoiding using the word 'dictator' is a last-gasp of American exceptionalism: we can't possibly end up like *those* failed states.

The 61st Chicago International Film Festival The Chicago International Film Festival is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America.

So excited for the Chicago International Film Festival this October!
www.chicagofilmfestival.com/festival/

What I Witnessed as I Photographed the Disappearances and the Homecomings of My Countrymen Over the past four months, a photojournalist documented the lives of five families whose sons had been imprisoned in El Salvador, including their long-awaited reunions. CECOT left a mark on the men, t...

Many of the men deported to CECOT said they are permanently changed: struggling to sleep, drink water or leave their homes.

One man broke into tears describing how he had a panic attack the first time he walked down a busy Venezuelan street.

The Embankment cycleway (CS3) in London was purposefully built to be wider than was usual in order to future proof it.

Some said it would hardly be used.

Now there’s a decent case for widening it further.

Induced demand is real.

I switched to Samsung over the iphone a few years back because iphones got rid of the headphone jack.

Whole thread. We’re in an up-in-the-air moment now: one hand, Trump threatening civil war; other, ICE being turned back by civil disobedience. Moral: fascists don’t know yet how far they’re willing to go. My belief: more moments like this now will prevent the war that’s been threatened.

Saw this post this morning and went searching for more context. Then realized it was from *July,* and yet hadn't made national news.
I couldn't stop thinking about that. So I decided to find out more.

People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC

It is agism: it's refusing to believe anyone younger than you has something of value to offer to the conversation.

US Travel Ban Upends Turkmen Students’ Futures “I had responsibilities in a student organization, a part-time job on campus, and even an internship with a scholarship award waiting for me… All of that disappeared overnight.”

Regular reviews of the travel ban policy are required under the presidential proclamation, with the next deadline on September 2, and many remain cautiously optimistic that those updates could bring relief -- at least for Turkmen students with plans to study in the United States.

Ok I'm British, living in the US. Watched politics both sides for the last 20 years. I cannot for the life of me understand why Labour looked at the Democrats strategy for defeating Trump in 2004 and thought "Yup, worked out well. Let's do that."

Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.

As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.