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Candice Fortman

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Detroiter in my heart (but not currently under my feet). Always concerned about the human condition

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Special Envoy for the WHAT of the WHO?

05.03.2026 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Investigative Post obtained this video of Border Patrol abandoning Nurul Shah Alam, the nearly blind Burmese refugee who was found dead

www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/26/t...

27.02.2026 02:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5004    πŸ” 2541    πŸ’¬ 301    πŸ“Œ 300
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Questions swirl over possible ICE detention site near Romulus Local officials say they lack details on a reported 500-bed ICE detention proposal.

www.axios.com/local/detroi...

27.02.2026 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Map: Third Places Index in Detroit In the urban planning realm, third places or informal gathering places, are often discussed in relation to creating great places to live and reknitting the urban fabric of communities that have see…

Map: Third Places Index in Detroit detroitography.com/2026/02/18/m...

19.02.2026 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Rise of Migra Watch Whistles From Chicago to Minneapolis and beyond, residents are using whistles to warn neighbors of ICE activity

The Rise of Migra Watch Whistles
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18.02.2026 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜He gave me my wings’: Jesse Jackson opened doors for Black women in politics Jackson, who died Tuesday, worked to diversify the electorate and brought Black women into Democratic politics who ascended to positions of power.

β€˜He gave me my wings’: Jesse Jackson opened doors for Black women in politics 19thnews.org/2026/02/jess... via @19thnews.org

18.02.2026 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NPR’s Tonya Mosley on Growing Up in Detroit, Working with Terry Gross Tonya Mosley, the Detroit-born and-raised journalist, shares west side memories and what it’s like working with Terry Gross

www.hourdetroit.com/community/to...

17.02.2026 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I will say that because of the walkability of European cities, it does make building out infrastructure like this more feasible and in more places. There is also, of course, government financial support for journalism, which makes it possible on a larger scale.

12.02.2026 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I certainly wasn’t saying this as if it were a one-off experience; I hope we are doing some of this at Outlier because of the lessons of people who came before us; however, this was, for me, a uniquely beautiful experience. I was not taking away from what exists here in the States.

12.02.2026 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œI Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...

www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

09.02.2026 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œA fresh new hell, daily!”

06.02.2026 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why You Can’t Understand American Authoritarianism Without Understanding Race Or: How the War on Black Freedom Became the Infrastructure for War on All of Us

Why You Can’t Understand American Authoritarianism Without Understanding Race
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03.02.2026 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Journalist Georgia Fort has been released from custody (video @fox9mn.bsky.social)

30.01.2026 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 16595    πŸ” 4299    πŸ’¬ 200    πŸ“Œ 192
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Detroit council member proposes ban on masked law enforcement officers - Detroit Metro Times Detroit City Councilwoman Mary Waters on Wednesday announced she is pushing an ordinance that would prohibit local, state, and federal law enforcement officers from wearing masks or other facial cover...

Detroit council member proposes ban on masked law enforcement officers www.metrotimes.com/news/metro-d...

28.01.2026 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to the day when we win hard enough to not need articles like β€œwhat are the paramilitaries spraying at you?: a helpful guide”

26.01.2026 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2172    πŸ” 569    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 3
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Our Responsibility: ICE Violence & "The American Dream" Every Martin Luther King, Jr.

Our Responsibility: ICE Violence & "The American Dream"
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26.01.2026 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!

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An unfinished mandate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy An FBI agent poses for a photograph in front of the wreath marking the site of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in Memphis. Photography by Dylan

An unfinished mandate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy mlk50.com/2026/01/19/a...

20.01.2026 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

0 to 100 real quick -Curt Cignatti

20.01.2026 04:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My partner for the rest of the night every so often: β€œthey should’ve went for 2…”

19.01.2026 02:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh. No.

19.01.2026 02:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

At this point, it’s definitely the pope.

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Crazy it worked!

19.01.2026 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Unreal!

19.01.2026 02:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Three days in…

03.01.2026 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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When powerful people bully the press, they’re really trying to silence the public - Poynter What looks like a personal attack is often an intimidation tactic aimed at the entire press and the people it serves

This is the take. www.poynter.org/ethics-trust...

09.12.2025 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE arrests at Michigan courthouses would be banned under new rule A proposed rule would ban ICE agents from arresting people at Michigan courthouses.

Should ICE be allowed to make arrests at state courts? The Michigan Supreme Court wants your opinion.
outliermedia.org/ice-agents-a...

09.12.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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University of Alabama shuts down student magazines for Black students, women students University officials told editors of Alice and Nineteen Fifty-Six that they believed they were out of compliance with Trump administration guidance on anti-DEI policies.

University of Alabama shuts down student magazines for Black students, women students
www.whatimreading.net/p/university...

05.12.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Immigration agents arrest two Detroit teens, now held in ICE facility Immigration agents arrested two teenagers and their parents in Detroit and took them to a Texas ICE detention facility.

outliermedia.org/immigration-...

26.11.2025 12:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0