Khadijah M Silver (they/them), JD/MPH

Oh noooooo

Can someone gift me a link to this Coates-Klein convo?

Also I thought it was Naomi Klein reading folks’ posts and was GUTTED.

Nope, it’s Ezra. Of course it’s Ezra.

I fully understand how difficult it is to remain focused on any one particular atrocity but this really ought to be a serious scandal and people need to pay heavy prices for this

The abortion pill is safe. But why should Trump let facts get in the way of his agenda? | Moira Donegan RFK Jr is conducting a review of mifepristone, citing a deeply flawed study. The move could be devastating for women

Moira Donegan: "The review of mifepristone marks the second time in less than a week that the Trump administration has marshalled false medical claims and junk science in an effort to constrain the freedoms of pregnant women and curtail their access to relief."

Don’t worry, once we’ve helped them come for immigrants and trans people, they’re sure to be appeased and dedicated to solidarity in our great big tent and not come after anyone else, as history teaches

We need a bigger tent, that’s why we must betray and expel the following types of people:

Venture Capital Will Run Out At The Current Rate of Investment In Six Quarters, And OpenAI Needs More Investment Than Ever: The Information recently published some worrying data from venture capitalist Jon Sakoda — that “at today’s clip, the industry would run out of money in six quarters,” adding that the money wouldn’t run out until the end of 2028 if it wasn’t for Anthropic and OpenAI. In a very real sense, OpenAI threatens the future of available capital for the tech industry.

You should read the whole piece from @edzitron.com but if you only read one paragraph, make it this one: OpenAI has burned so much money that there is no more money.

Read that again: it's not just OpenAI that's broke. All of VC is broke.

www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-aga...

In a rare move, members of the press have organized a rally in protest against rising repression following the arrest of *yet another* NY-based photojournalist for documenting the aftermath of a protest event.

3pm - Foley Square - 10/1

#JournalismIsNotACrime

Yup

I learned you had been here only after I learned you died and that is bullshit. Rest easy. I am so sorry you’re gone.

As of now, all are released and in the process of picking up the pieces of their lives.

2 others who were arrested were also raided, one of whom had to spend the night in central bookings until this morning to be arraigned and released. My understanding is neither of them are members of the press, and their charges are lesser.

#JournalismIsNotaCrime

This is the second credentialed press person to be raided & arrested & charged with hate crimes for documenting protest activity in NYC. The first was a little over a year ago. That case is still ongoing.

#JournalismIsNotaCrime

The photojournalist spent nearly 24 hours detained, their home turned upside down, their family and friends terrified, for documenting the aftermath of explicit protest activity on a public sidewalk.

#JournalismIsNotaCrime

NYPD also seized the camera equipment of another photographer who was with the photojournalist at the time of the predawn raid, despite being totally irrelevant to their “investigation.” NYPD shoved & briefly detained that photographer, as well.

#JournalismIsNotaCrime

Manhattan DA changed NYPD charges to aggravated harassment w/hate crime enhancement—for documenting an incident on a public street.

NYPD also arrested 2 other individuals whose charges were only criminal mischief 2nd. No hate crime enhancement.

#JournalismIsNotaCrime

NYPD raided the home of a professional photojournalist, arrested them & seized their equipment because they reported on the aftermath of a paint protest against @nytimes.com.

NYPD arrested with aggravated harassment and criminal mischief.

@pressfreedom.bsky.social

#JournalismIsNotaCrime

Settlement of AI lawsuit gets tentative approval; some writers will get paid, but mostly only if they make claims | NWU On September 25, 2025, Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California gave preliminary (tentative) approval to a proposed $1.5 billion settlement of some of the...

This is the most complete information I've seen about the Anthropic copyright settlement — dates of when things are likely to happen, what to do now, and what it all means for different types of writers. nwu.org/anthropic/

Justice Kavanaugh: “If the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully
in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”

JUST IN: A judge concludes the Trump administration sent a man to Mexico to sidestep protections against torture.

He has no criminal history and had legal protection from being sent to his native El Salvador — where it appears Mexico is sending him. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

We're all dunking on this post, but we really need to ask ourselves if we would do any better in his position.

Would any of us do better? Would we? Yes. Yes, we would. We would *all* do better than this.

My GOD

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Help Rodney Taylor, a Disabled Double Amputee Being Held by ICE Rodney has been in the country more than 40 years. He's in solitary confinement in Georgia, being denied disability accommodations and having his medical needs ignored. He must be released.

Disabled people are particularly vulnerable to abuse under fascism.

ICE has been neglecting the medical needs of detainees.

One disabled immigrant, Rodney Taylor, needs our help.

He's a double amputee who's been in the country since he was two years old. He's being held in solitary:

‘I did not sign anything’ After Ramirez Perez was taken from the factory in Cato, he was taken to the Border Patrol Station in Oswego. “We were there all day without even eating anything, not even water,” he said. That evening they were moved from Oswego to the Batavia detention center and got there around 10 p.m., Ramirez Perez said. “We were there only for the night because the next morning, they took us to the airport and then flew us to Texas,” he said. At the McAllen facility, Ramirez Perez said he was given some food for the first time in two days, but they had to sleep on the floor using sleeping bags. He kept asking the agents for the opportunity to talk to his lawyer. They denied him, however, saying that it was the weekend. He would need to wait until Monday, they said. He was deported before Monday came. “In the meantime, they woke me up at 1 a.m. on Sunday and they said that I needed to leave, that they were going to take me to Guatemala,” Ramirez Perez said.

Mr. Ramirez, who was working LEGALLY at the factory, has U.S. citizen children and a wife here. He repeatedly asked to call his lawyer. DHS refused him at every turn, and threw him on a plane to Guatemala within 72 hours.

DHS claims he waived a right to a hearing. He says that they're lying.

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Ramirez Perez said he hadn’t had a chance to eat that day because immigration officials showed up before he could have his break. Despite his valid work permit, and pending immigration case, ICE detained him. [below is a picture of his work permit] Hediberto Ramirez Perez's work permit. (Courtesy: Jose Perez) “I told them immediately that I had a case with immigration and that I also have working papers and I was legally working here, and they said, ‘We don’t care about that for the moment. You still have to go with us,'’’ Ramirez Perez said. His opportunity to consult his lawyer and explain never came. Ramirez Perez stayed in three detention centers, including a center in McAllen, Texas, before going to Guatemala.

That agent's callous commentary isn't even the worst thing that happened that day. One man was detained despite having a WORK PERMIT and being here LEGALLY. His lawyer says he had a pending appeal — and yet despite that, he was deported just days later and never able to call his lawyer!

2/3

WOW. This entire story is HORRIFIC. This is FOIA of a body cam from the raid in upstate New York the same day as the Hyundai plant. It catches a Border Patrol agent on camera only bragging about denying medical care to migrants detained at the border under Biden — who he says are all "animals."

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The fight against the conditions in Broadview isn't over. Far from it. I'll be there for the Friday morning protest (7-9 AM).

But if you're considering going out tonight, take a moment to also consider other lives at risk.

We are here to advocate for our neighbors, not jeopardize them. 6/6

Other folks who have also peacefully protested Broadview and encouraged people to come out on Friday mornings are also worried that tonight will be far, FAR higher risk than anyone expected.

If you choose to go, keep that in mind. 5/6

As someone who has been peacefully protesting at Broadview every Friday for weeks, I cannot in good conscience fail to name these additional risks publicly or advise others to go.

ICE is escalating and confrontational protest right now will likely make conditions worse for everyone except ICE. 4/6