Ben Bragdon

Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.

More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...

The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...

Some children in Dilley were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, parents told ProPublica.

They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.

The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...

NEW: ProPublica went inside the detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas.

Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.

“They’re basically torturing people into signing off on their own deportation,” said one attorney.

Superb, deeply reported story, via @charpentier.bsky.social

Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

That’s sort of expected for someone who has been through the battles of the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference.

ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest Video shows federal immigration agents leaving behind an infant and broken glass after detaining a Guinean immigrant with no known criminal history.

Video shows ICE leaving behind an infant and broken glass after arresting a man with no criminal history.
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...

How a Depression-era ‘Hooverville’ turned into UMaine's hippie paradise Discover the history of Hungry Hollow, a counter-cultural hotspot at the University of Maine, and its legendary music festival, Bumstock.

Not sure anything has made me feel as old lately as discovering it's now been 20 years since the last Bumstock up at UMaine...

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St. Paul woman, a U.S. citizen, recounts her two days in detention Nasra Ahmed, 23, said she was taken to the hospital for an MRI with hands and legs shackled

Nasra Ahmed, 23, was walking through the parking lot of her aunt’s St. Paul apartment complex when she found herself surrounded by 12 agents. Ahmed, born in the USA, says she showed them her I.D. She was forcefully detained and jailed anyway for more than 2 days. www.twincities.com/2026/01/18/s...

Maine organizers plan ICE response as information remains scarce Volunteers with immigrant advocacy and civil rights groups are reporting an uptick in calls from residents who are concerned for their safety amid rampant rumors.

We have more today on preparations for possible upcoming ICE activity in Lewiston (Maine) www.sunjournal.com/2026/01/15/h...

Westbrook's Bongomin made his Fitzy case for the defense​ With over 170 tackles and a championship-game play to remember, the linebacker earned his spot as Fitzpatrick Trophy finalist.

Check out this fantastic story by @stevecraignh.bsky.social on Westbrook's Tony Bongomin, the most dominant defensive player in Maine high school football last fall and a finalist for the Fitzpatrick Trophy, awarded annually to the top senior in the state.

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​Newport co-ed cheerleading team is at center of Trump transgender athlete crackdown​Trump admin focuses on swimming, cheerleading in Maine transgender athlete probes The U.S. Department of Education announced a slew of Title IX-related investigations this week that include 2 school districts in Maine.

If anyone was still pretending this isn’t just about excluding trans kids from public life, the Trump administration just opened a Title IX investigation into a Maine school district because a trans student is on a *co-ed* cheerleading squad.

What's wrong with these people? How is it possible they got into journalism only to wind up here? They blew $200k on a Brown education just so they could copy down bullshit nonsense from a White House press release like a middle school newspaper reporter? Why?

Lewiston, Portland leaders brace for wave of immigration enforcement Rumors of an impending federal action has leaders of Maine's 2 largest cities reminding people to 'know their rights.'

Officials and organizations in Maine's two largest cities are preparing for ICE action that may be imminent www.sunjournal.com/2026/01/14/l...

Paddington in Godzilla Minus One (2023)

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1765

One of Trump & Bovino’s ICE goons points his gun at unarmed protestors

I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.

Minneapolis schools cancel classes after Border Patrol clash disrupts dismissal at Roosevelt Minneapolis schools closed for the week citing safety concerns after an encounter involving armed Border Patrol agents near Roosevelt High School.

“'The guy, I’m telling him like, "Please step off the school grounds," and this dude comes up and bumps into me and then tells me that I pushed him, and he knocked me down,' an official at Roosevelt High School said. 'They don’t care. They’re just animals. I’ve never seen people behave like this.'"

Minneapolis schools cancel classes after Border Patrol clash disrupts dismissal at Roosevelt Minneapolis schools closed for the week citing safety concerns after an encounter involving armed Border Patrol agents near Roosevelt High School.

Yesterday, after killing Renee Good, armed federal agents went to a high school and tackled people, handcuffed workers, and teargassed bystanders. Schools are now closed district-wide because ICE and border patrol have created such a dangerous environment

Scum seek jobs where they can act like scum with authority.

Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.

Excellent, damning analysis of the video of the killing of Ms Good, from the NYT, including a quick debunking of the “evidence” the President showed other Times reporters last night.

www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

Lobster heist was third case of seafood theft in New England in recent weeks - The Boston Globe Digital-age criminals are having more success posing as legitimate parts of the supply chain, experts said.

It’s the Not Shucking Around crew. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/29/m...

It’s whiskey, catfish and Texas vibes watching Cooper Flagg play in Dallas The Maine native has become a source of excitement and hope for the thousands of Mavericks fans who turn out each night to watch him compete.

ICYMI: Here's what it's like to watch Cooper Flagg play in his new home. www.pressherald.com/2025/11/25/w...

BU College Republicans president says he called ICE to ‘detain these criminals’ at Allston Car Wash The president of Boston University College Republicans wrote on X he called the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requesting it detain employees at Allston Car Wash, the site of a Nov. 4 raid w...

According to the car wash owner, agents arrested employees before they could obtain their documentation from their work lockers. So many were likely here legally.

Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.

The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.

ICE held 5-year-old autistic girl in Massachusetts to pressure father to surrender, family says The Department of Homeland Security denied the allegation, calling it a "disgusting smear."

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents held a 5-year-old autistic girl outside her Massachusetts home to pressure her father to surrender to authorities last week, according to the girl's family

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It really feels like the chaos is the only point. It's just become too hard to do ... anything in the public sphere. And then when everything breaks down, the same people who ground everything to a halt complain that nothing works and demand the power to "fix it." But then they ... don't.

Lisbon football returns to the field The hazing scandal that ended last season shouldn’t be forgotten, but can be put in the past.

Lisbon hosted a football game Friday night, its first since shutting down the program midway through the 2024 season due to hazing. Unsurprisingly, they don't want to talk about it. Lisbon should move on, but shouldn't forget how it got here, either. My column:

www.pressherald.com/2025/09/05/l...

Trump bought more than $100 million in bonds since January, filings show The purchases could let the president make money off companies and local entities that could be affected by his agenda.

Trump has purchased at least $103 million worth of corporate and municipal bonds since he took office again, according to new filings from the Office of Government Ethics.
 
Trump made about 690 purchases from Jan. 21 through Aug. 1.
 
The active trading by a president of the U.S. is unprecedented.