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‘Horrific’: report reveals abuse of pregnant women and children at US Ice facilities Report from senator Jon Ossoff’s office found 510 credible reports of human rights abuses since Trump’s inauguration

New report reveals human rights abuses in US detention camps, including:

-a 10-year-old US citizen child recovering from brain surgery denied follow-up medical care

-a 4-year-old child suffering from metastatic cancer deported w/o ability to consult a doctor

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There Is an Information Blackout at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Migrant Detention Camp Public records related to Florida’s so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention camp have...

Over 90 pages of "Alligator Alcatraz" files disappeared as I was looking at them and reporting on the situation. Our public records requests are getting stonewalled. A slew of experts told me this all seems to be illegal. talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/th...

348,000 Washingtonians impacted by cyber attack on Mt. Baker Imaging | Cascadia Daily News Data breach occurred between Jan. 20-25; Attorney General notified in July

The number of people impacted by the successful cyber attack on Mt. Baker Imaging and Northwest Radiologists remained a huge question mark for nearly seven months. Now, a filing with the Attorney General's Office confirms that sensitive data for 348,118 people was impacted.

Incumbent Byrd trails challengers in hotly contested 'foothills' county council race | Cascadia Daily News Reinstra, Boyle poised to advance; others too close to call in County Council District 3 and 2 races

Whatcom County Council District 3 incumbent Tyler Byrd is trailing behind his two challengers, based on preliminary results. Meanwhile, in District 2, Elizabeth Boyle is a clear favorite and will advance to the general election.

Early results indicate shake up at county council; promising newcomers head to the general | Cascadia Daily News Ports, cities and school board elections had contested primaries

Early results Tuesday evening show two races for Whatcom County Council are too close to call, while Port of Bellingham commissioner Ken Bell took a commanding lead in his reelection efforts.

Skagit elected officials, farmers fear Seattle land grab | Cascadia Daily News City Light says it doesn’t intend to use eminent domain amid federal relicensing of Skagit River dams

Writing about the relicensing of hydro electrical dams on the Skagit River isn't straightforward. Rivers are complex. Bureaucracy is complex. The cultural landscape of the Skagit Valley is complex.

Appreciate @audralanderson.bsky.social's editorial support.

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A decades-long quest to restore Washington’s only native oyster sees success | Cascadia Daily News Tribes, farmers, researchers and volunteers have been seeding the long-lost oyster in north Puget Sound

Tribes, farmers, researchers and volunteers have been seeding the long-lost oyster in north Puget Sound, and it's a success story! Great reporting from @cascadiadaily.com's Risa Schnebly.

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Lummi Nation sets up donation fund for officer shot in Monday traffic stop | Cascadia Daily News Money raised will go toward the officer and their family to cover medical expenses

The Lummi Nation has set up a donation fund for the officer and their family:

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“In that moment, this defendant didn’t just try to kill a police officer. He tried to take away a husband, a father, a son, a friend, a colleague. He tried to take away my best friend.”

The officer’s wife, through a victim advocate, addressed the court in a statement.

“He approached what he thought was a victim in need and instead, this coward pulled a gun and tried to take my husband’s life,” she said.

No bail set for Colorado man suspected of shooting Lummi Nation officer | Cascadia Daily News The officer is listed in stable condition and has undergone two surgeries

Lummi police officer shot seven times Monday is in stable condition but in a medically induced comma, according to @annietodd.bsky.social via @cascadiadaily.com

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Neighbor's concerns are hard to address because the county has no coordinated system to handle complaints that span multiple departments’ authority.

The health department is tackling this as a solid waste handling issue.

There is no single entity in WA that regulates shooting ranges.

The county complied with the request. Further testing is underway...

Sportsmen’s Club is the region's premier shooting center with 2,000 memberships and contracts with 24 local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.

Law enforcement officers conduct essential training at the facility.

The results are in: "A Whatcom County investigative report found compelling evidence that ricochet bullets and fragments were escaping a Custer shooting range and landing on a neighbor’s property, potentially posing safety and environmental risks."

Custer Sportsmen's Club asked for further testing.

County tests indicate ricochet bullets, fragments escaping Custer shooting range | Cascadia Daily News Club officials dispute findings, have requested more tests

🧵 After @cascadiadaily.com reported neighbors concerns of finding hundreds of bullets and lead fragments on their property, Whatcom County did a test to see if the ammunition was still ricochetting out of the shooting range next door. @thetrace.org

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Journalist Discovers Google Vulnerability That Allowed People to Disappear Specific Pages From Search Negative articles about a tech CEO vanished from Google after someone made fraudulent requests using the Refresh Outdated Content Tool.

This is extremely bad: Journalist Jack Poulson discovered a vulnerability in Google that was being exploited to get his reporting about a CEO deleted off of the search rankings.

This is a wet dream for reputation management companies, censorious regimes, etc

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States, cities face loss of vaccination programs and staff after ‘baffling’ cuts to federal funding | CNN Millions of dollars have been pulled from state and local vaccination programs with no explanation after a review of the funding agreements by the US Department of Health and Human Services.

Millions of dollars have been pulled from state and local vaccination programs with no explanation, after a review of the funding agreements by the US Department of Health and Human Services.

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Active Club Chapters Growing Globally A new report from GPAHE reveals a staggering 25% increase in chapters of the neo-Nazi Active Club network worldwide. Since October 2023, at least 231 chapters have been documented in 28 countries, inc...

Neo-Nazi fight clubs aren’t just growing—they’re targeting teens. Over 40 Youth Clubs now recruit boys aged 15–18, training them in violence and white supremacist hate as part of a global, rapidly expanding network.

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Insurers and Customers Brace for Double Whammy to Obamacare Premiums - KFF Health News Consumers face both rising premiums and falling subsidies next year in Obamacare plans, with insurers seeking increases to cover not only rising costs but also some policy changes advanced by President Donald Trump and the GOP.

Americans face higher costs next year for Affordable Care Act health insurance, due to policy changes from President Donald Trump and the GOP.

The unidentified 37-year-old officer was shot multiple times during a routine traffic stop.

“This tragic event is a reminder of the risks that our officers take each and every single day to keep our community safe,” said Lummi Nation Chairman Anthony Hillaire.

“There’s not a single day in my 32 years of law enforcement that one would imagine that a car is in a ditch, and you’re walking up to that car or truck or vehicle, and you’re trying to help someone, and you’re shot multiple times,” Whatcom County Sheriff Donnell “Tank” Tanksley said.

Update: Suspect in Lummi police officer shooting apprehended | Cascadia Daily News Man was arrested in Ferndale Monday afternoon; officer in stable condition

🧵 Law enforcement arrested a 26-year-old man for the attempted murder of a Lummi Nation Police officer, according to Whatcom County Sheriff's Office.

The arrest happened around 2 p.m. Charges have not yet been filed.

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Lummi police officer shot during traffic stop | Cascadia Daily News Suspect not yet located; some roads on reservation closed

Tribal police officer shot multiple times during routine traffic stop, according to Lummi Nation Police Department and Whatcom County Sheriff's Office.

This is a developing story for @cascadiadaily.com

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“Under the Microscope”: Activists Opposing a Nevada Lithium Mine Were Surveilled for Years, Records Show Law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, have collaborated with private security to surveil largely peaceful protesters opposed to the Thacker Pass mine, according to a ProPublica review of thousa...

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Whatcom, Skagit County Washington elections | Cascadia Daily News 2025 Elections Cascadia Daily News provides in-depth election coverage of Whatcom and Skagit counties, live local election results and important voter infor ...

CDN provides in-depth election coverage of Whatcom and Skagit counties for readers free, outside our paywall, as a public service by your locally owned newspaper. This month, our reporters are working diligently to bring you coverage of the 2025 primary. Read stories at link below or in this thread.

Democrats in Southeast Virginia Endorse “Pro-Trump, Pro-ICE” Sheriff Immigrant rights advocates were already dismayed that no Democrat ran against their local GOP sheriff in Chesapeake. Then the local Democratic Party rallied around him.

The Democratic Party’s endorsement of Sheriff Dave Rosado stings for local immigrant rights organizers in Virginia who were angered at his actions to collaborate more closely with ICE.

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Masked, Armed and Forceful: Finding Patterns in Los Angeles Immigration Raids - bellingcat Bellingcat collected videos and images from recent immigration raids in Los Angeles, analysing trends and apparent tactics used by law enforcement.

Great reporting by @bellingcat.com and @calmatters.org on Los Angeles raids + linking them to Bovino.
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Mass layoffs can move forward, with devastating impacts for conservation and science - High Country News ‘Shortsighted’ cuts could eliminate bird banding program, federal bee research and much more.

Shortsighted’ cuts could eliminate bird banding program, federal bee research and much more.

When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.

A Startup is Selling Data Hacked from Peoples’ Computers to Debt Collectors Infostealer data can include passwords, email and billing addresses, and the embarrassing websites you use. Farnsworth Intelligence is selling to divorce lawyers and other industries.

A startup's new business model is to take data hacked from people's computers and to sell it to debt collectors. do not think i could make this up

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