Daisy Patton

As Trump Threatens Iran, We’re On the Brink of a Generational Catastrophe A US war with Iran would be illegal, immoral, and dangerous. We can still stop it.

The pit that's been in my stomach since June 2025 just keeps growing and growing and growing...

How Israel is spraying herbicides on Syrian crops Israeli planes sprayed chemicals on farmland in Quneitra, Syria in late January and early February, 2026. Farmers say that their crops yellowed and died in just a few days and that they lost dozens of...

An in-depth investigation from France24 on how Israel is cutting down vast amounts of forestry along its de facto border with Syria while also spraying herbicides on Syrian farmland.

PS - All this is said not to paralyze you, but to encourage you to organize against camp expansions happening now. The threat of camps over time is like a malicious form of compound interest. Getting rid of them quickly minimizes harm and helps detainees while also shoring up the country's future.

Poetry, Protest, and Possibility: 5 Resources This is a landing page sharing a few resources for creative writers who want to engage with political or social issues. I facilitate workshops on this topic all the time, and want to make as much of t...

For poets and other creative writers committed to speaking out and showing up:

This new resource compiles a few recent offerings: artist talk-style videos, a bunch of writing prompts, lists of powerful examples, the full slides from my last "poetry against ICE" workshop, and more:

Disabled people & those who cannot afford to get Covid deserve to be able to see art in public and make art in public.

Infographic with text: Since 2017, funding for immigration policing & detention has increased by 171% while funding for libraries has increased only by 22%. Not adjusted for inflation.

Immigration policing & detention now make up 13% of all government spending on the criminal legal system.

The U.S.’s commitment to the deportation agenda comes at a steep financial and moral cost.

The Sunday Guardian headline: Big Tech Loses $1.3 Trillion in 2026 as AI Spending Fears Trigger Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia Stock Plunge—What’s Happening? Follow-up says: Big Tech loses $1.3 trillion in 2026 as AI spending fears hit Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, Apple and Alphabet. Investors demand profit visibility. TSMC, Samsung, Walmart gain. The article is written by Prakriti Parul and was last updated yesterday morning.

genAI is dying repost to make it die faster

The South African Pavilion Is Betraying Its Own History The same government that has held Israel accountable for its genocide in Gaza must revoke its culture minister’s decision to axe the Venice Biennale performance.

By Rinaldo Walcott and Christina Sharpe.

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Libraries are among the few public institutions that represent the kind of world we want to live in. They must be fought for.

i don't think this is quite true; the last sentence implies that the lawmakers, journalists, and academics are somewhat unhappy about it

no, those fuckers are excited about carrying out those orders, much like how employees of ice are excited about shooting unarmed civilians and abusing children

After my ICE arrest, I learned one crucial way to respond to trauma. We can all take part | Rümeysa Öztürk I was detained for co-writing a op-ed about Gaza as a student at Tufts. My experience has only made me feel more connected to others facing oppression

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On January 10, 2026, while driving back to work after getting lunch with his father and cousin, a car quickly passed O., sped up, then stopped in front of him. (Id. ¶ 3.) A few men in civilian clothes stepped out of the car and asked for his identification. (Id.) The men threatened O.—if he did not get out of the car, they would force him out. (Id.) O. exited the car and was told he was under arrest. (Id.) The men handcuffed him and did not allow him to bring his phone. (Id.) O. felt like he was being kidnapped. (Id.) The men detained O., his father, and his cousin, taking them all to Whipple. (Id. ¶ 4.) At Whipple, there was “food scattered on the floor, the floor was sticky with mud, and everything stuck to your shoes.” (Id. ¶ 5.) The space was so cramped that sometimes there was no space to sit on the floor. (Id.)

The horror stories rolling in from Minnesota are just the tip of the iceberg. This 20-year-old, who's lawfully present in the country, was arrested for being Latino, then jailed in a filthy cell where he couldn't even sit down. 18 days of illegal detention. democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...

Michigan ICE detention center owner reports $254 million profit, record new business in 2025 The company that owns Michigan’s North Lake Processing Center, the largest immigration detention facility in the Midwest, reported $254 million in profit last year, up nearly 700 percent from $32 mill...

I can’t help thinking there’s so much money changing hands wrt ICE detention that there aren’t even enough investigative reporters to track

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It's easy to get clicks from telling everyone that stormtroopers are going to surround every polling station in America, but vital action now includes making sure:

1) Everyone is registered
2) they haven't been purged if they WERE registered
3) they know what ID they need
4) they can get that ID

Immigration authorities had surveilled Chicago woman shot 5 times during 'Midway Blitz': CBP Report Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot by federal agents last fall, was already on the government's radar and was identified as a threat after a social media post, according to a CBP report obtained...

"Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot by federal agents last fall, was already on the government's radar before an agent opened fire, identified as a threat after a social media post."

YES. I've been begging for this. They are running illegal detention facilities in office buildings. Municipalities shut down businesses all the time for health code or zoning violations far less severe than ICE's. Pressure your cities!

Stand With Minnesota Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.

Please keep in mind that ICE still hasn't left Minnesota and many of our neighbors are still living in fear. If you're able, please consider donating to one of the many aid funds listed at standwithminnesota.com.

Thank you again! 💖

This is so disgusting. This man is fortunate to have a job to get back to, but I can imagine how many immigrants are losing stable jobs because they were kidnapped for a few weeks. Just pure state-sponsored terrorism.

Haven Watch is the group that meets people who are being released from Whipple (usually because they were illegally detained), often without coats or phones or any way to get home.

ICE detains New Bedford worker, leaving U.S. citizen wife to care for disabled family members - The New Bedford Light Darwing Xitumul Morales was arrested at Covell Street and Belleville Avenue and is being held at the Wyatt Detention Facility in Rhode Island.

"The operation took minutes, but two days later, the couple’s black Mazda SUV remained yards down the road, partially obstructing traffic near the intersection of Covell Street and Belleville Avenue."

This is a gut wrenching story. I do think we're seeing the start of a surge here in Massachusetts.

with alt text, because everyone needs to be able to read this 😭

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Inside ICE’s Only Contract with a Blue State - Bolts As part of a 287(g) contract between state officials and ICE, Massachusetts continues to release prisoners into deportation—even as state lawmakers look to ban other forms of ICE collaboration.

🔥 work in @boltsmag.org this week, and I don’t want you to miss any of it

1️⃣ Massachusetts is BY FAR the bluest state where a state agency has joined ICE’s 287(g) program.

@burness.bsky.social spent a while reporting on what’s going on & fighting MA for denying him records—I hope you read.

Home Depot Hadley--SPECIAL VALENTINES ACTION! · Indivisible Northampton-Swing Left Western MA We love our rights. Home Depot (apparently) loves ICE. We are planning a special Valentine's Day In-Store Action at the Hadley Home Depot. Home Depot allows ICE to come into their (private property)...

Tomorrow, Sat, 2/14: Home Depot!
11am–1pm, 350 Russell St, Hadley 01035

Home Depot allows #ICE 2 come into their parking lots & kidnap immigrants, day laborers looking 4 work. They need 2 stop. Let's educate Home Depot shoppers until the company shapes up. #mapoli

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After 10 years of having MS, I got diagnosed with Crohn's too. Truly the worst of all, do not recommend 😭 but that one can run in families and certainly did for mine

I just want to sell my art so I can go buy my favorite artists' work 😭

Why are you wasting our taxpayer money on this, and not protecting our neighbors from ICE?? Do better!

Governor Healey could be using state funds to expand the childcare voucher program or mental healthcare programs or literally hundreds of other things that would actually help the people of Massachusetts. Instead, she does this nonsense.

It constantly makes me SO ANGRY that regular people have to work their asses off fundraising to cover immigrant families' rent, while Walz could put an eviction moratorium in place but just chooses not to.

The image features a gradient background transitioning from pink to blue. Text reads "Introducing the Trans Bill of Rights" with an icon of a paper and pen.

A colorful infographic titled "What is the Trans Bill of Rights?" outlines four points with icons: protections from employment and housing discrimination, equal access to medical treatment without discrimination, legal recognition of gender identity, and the right to use restrooms aligning with a person's gender identity.

ICYMI: I introduced my Trans Bill of Rights with @markey.senate.gov — legislation to defend trans people across this country as Republicans continue to push anti-trans rhetoric and bills.

To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.