@loamandgrace.bsky.social
Dirt, moss & lichen lover. Midwest transplant, but still a New Yorker at heart. Artist, naturalist, neurodivergent. mom to a couple cool humans. I will like all your pet pictures.
Read letters written by children held in the Dilley detention center:
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
“I 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
February 11, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Read letters written by children held in the Dilley detention center:
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Loving our neighbors is real, true and strong. We have not forgotten how to do it:
This quote from Adam Serwer's incredible reporting in The Atlantic is one for the ages:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
February 8, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Loving our neighbors is real, true and strong. We have not forgotten how to do it:
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In 2023, CBP killed a young Black girl that they imprisoned by incarcerating her and failing to provide the needed medical care for her sickle cell anemia
You cannot reform this apparatus which kills people no matter which party is in charge
Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who was 8 years old
You cannot reform this apparatus which kills people no matter which party is in charge
Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who was 8 years old
Official concedes 8-year-old who died in U.S. custody could have been saved as devastated family recalls final days
The parents of 8-year-old Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez told CBS News that their daughter died in Border Patrol custody because of negligence and discrimination.
www.cbsnews.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:15 PM
In 2023, CBP killed a young Black girl that they imprisoned by incarcerating her and failing to provide the needed medical care for her sickle cell anemia
You cannot reform this apparatus which kills people no matter which party is in charge
Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who was 8 years old
You cannot reform this apparatus which kills people no matter which party is in charge
Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who was 8 years old
800 showed up!
February 1, 2026 at 6:31 AM
800 showed up!
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January 31, 2026 at 9:08 AM
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
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Keith Porter Jr
Geraldo Lunas Campos
Renee Good
Alex Pretti
All killed by ICE/CBP. 32 others died in ICE custody in 2025 alone. That we know of. Meanwhile ICE has stopped paying for most detainee healthcare.
This is a public health emergency. Public health and medical workers. We must speak out.
Geraldo Lunas Campos
Renee Good
Alex Pretti
All killed by ICE/CBP. 32 others died in ICE custody in 2025 alone. That we know of. Meanwhile ICE has stopped paying for most detainee healthcare.
This is a public health emergency. Public health and medical workers. We must speak out.
January 26, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Keith Porter Jr
Geraldo Lunas Campos
Renee Good
Alex Pretti
All killed by ICE/CBP. 32 others died in ICE custody in 2025 alone. That we know of. Meanwhile ICE has stopped paying for most detainee healthcare.
This is a public health emergency. Public health and medical workers. We must speak out.
Geraldo Lunas Campos
Renee Good
Alex Pretti
All killed by ICE/CBP. 32 others died in ICE custody in 2025 alone. That we know of. Meanwhile ICE has stopped paying for most detainee healthcare.
This is a public health emergency. Public health and medical workers. We must speak out.
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Do we need to say it louder? Here. Louder.
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
Alabama uses Japanese American Internment era law to charge immigrants who don’t self-register
Alabama is finding new ways to criminally charge undocumented immigrants
www.al.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Do we need to say it louder? Here. Louder.
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
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UK suffragettes (WSPU) who taught themselves jiu-jitsu to tackle violence from the police and male vigilantes (image via Mary Evans Picture Library) #womensmartialarts
January 18, 2026 at 11:29 AM
UK suffragettes (WSPU) who taught themselves jiu-jitsu to tackle violence from the police and male vigilantes (image via Mary Evans Picture Library) #womensmartialarts
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Songs don’t save the world.
They save people.
…And people do the rest.
They save people.
…And people do the rest.
December 24, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Songs don’t save the world.
They save people.
…And people do the rest.
They save people.
…And people do the rest.
If this projection is correct or even possibly correct, then immediate global government action is needed. Also, consider the push for new data centers & AI in this context. Context, consent and consequences matter. How did we become so obsessed with money? We’re on a rock in space!
#landback
#landback
This week, Professor James Hansen and colleagues published projections that the global temperature record could reach +1.7°C by 2027.
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
Two Years to 1.7°C: the “Prediction Game” We Can’t Afford to Lose
Australia’s sweltering through another early-summer heatwave, and I’m trying to decide whether to write about the weather outside my window - or the bigger climate system we’re reengineering on this p...
www.lyrebirddreaming.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
If this projection is correct or even possibly correct, then immediate global government action is needed. Also, consider the push for new data centers & AI in this context. Context, consent and consequences matter. How did we become so obsessed with money? We’re on a rock in space!
#landback
#landback
Not sure about abolition work?
Might data help?
The U.S. leads the world in women’s incarceration rates. Here’s a state by state breakdown put in global context.
South Dakota leads the board above El Salvador. Michigan looks good by comparison, but is still outpacing the global majority.
Might data help?
The U.S. leads the world in women’s incarceration rates. Here’s a state by state breakdown put in global context.
South Dakota leads the board above El Salvador. Michigan looks good by comparison, but is still outpacing the global majority.
Today's fun fact: if "blue" "progressive" Maryland was a country, we would incarcerate more women per capita than 153 countries, including Canada, China, Argentina, and Venezuela, and would be tied with the Russian Federation. #TheMoreYouKnow www.prisonpolicy.org/global/women...
States of Women's Incarceration: The Global Context 2025
Women's incarceration in every region of the United States is out of step with the rest of the world.
www.prisonpolicy.org
December 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Not sure about abolition work?
Might data help?
The U.S. leads the world in women’s incarceration rates. Here’s a state by state breakdown put in global context.
South Dakota leads the board above El Salvador. Michigan looks good by comparison, but is still outpacing the global majority.
Might data help?
The U.S. leads the world in women’s incarceration rates. Here’s a state by state breakdown put in global context.
South Dakota leads the board above El Salvador. Michigan looks good by comparison, but is still outpacing the global majority.
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Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare.
Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.
Getting big money out of politics.
Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages.
If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.
Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.
Getting big money out of politics.
Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages.
If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.
December 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare.
Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.
Getting big money out of politics.
Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages.
If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.
Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.
Getting big money out of politics.
Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages.
If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.
Gah! These textiles are so beautiful!
Molas, textiles using a reverse appliqué technique by women of the Indigenous Guna people, Panama #WomensArt
December 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Gah! These textiles are so beautiful!
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The boats the regime is claiming are going from Venezuela to the US would need to refuel over 20 times to get to Miami.
They are lying to us.
They are lying to us.
December 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The boats the regime is claiming are going from Venezuela to the US would need to refuel over 20 times to get to Miami.
They are lying to us.
They are lying to us.
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Don't be evil?
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 16, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Don't be evil?
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Cruelty is the word that keeps surfacing
The cruelty is the point.
November 13, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Cruelty is the word that keeps surfacing
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So fun that I can’t believe anything I see on the internet is real anymore. What a great future. Good job rich guys.
November 9, 2025 at 4:57 AM
So fun that I can’t believe anything I see on the internet is real anymore. What a great future. Good job rich guys.
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i’d also say that the GOP’s obsession with this gives candidates an opportunity to articulate and stand up for their values. “i refuse to make anyone feel like they don’t belong in my [state/city/community]. and i want everyone to live the best life they can achieve [insert policy slogan]”
I am taking particular pleasure in the complete collapse of trans-as-unbeatable-wedge-issue narrative this morning. It might be an 80-20 issue in voters minds, but it has to be on voters minds to matter. The results in VA demonstrate that it is very much not on voters minds.
November 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
i’d also say that the GOP’s obsession with this gives candidates an opportunity to articulate and stand up for their values. “i refuse to make anyone feel like they don’t belong in my [state/city/community]. and i want everyone to live the best life they can achieve [insert policy slogan]”
Yarn-bombing is thought to have originated in Texas USA, instigated by clothes-shop owner Magda Sayeg and a group known as Knitta Please, who began the "knit graffiti" movement to brighten up public spaces as a form of street art #Womensart
November 1, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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If you're dealing with food insecurity with food stamps being cut off in November, you can find local food pantries at foodfinder.us
FindHelp also has food bank and pantry listings, as well as other mutual aid orgs and resources
findhelp.org
FindHelp also has food bank and pantry listings, as well as other mutual aid orgs and resources
findhelp.org
October 26, 2025 at 3:39 AM
If you're dealing with food insecurity with food stamps being cut off in November, you can find local food pantries at foodfinder.us
FindHelp also has food bank and pantry listings, as well as other mutual aid orgs and resources
findhelp.org
FindHelp also has food bank and pantry listings, as well as other mutual aid orgs and resources
findhelp.org
I think this is actually a smart idea. Large scale or small scale.
@kentcountyindivisi.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social @jasonfugate.dev
@kentcountyindivisi.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social @jasonfugate.dev
If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
October 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I think this is actually a smart idea. Large scale or small scale.
@kentcountyindivisi.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social @jasonfugate.dev
@kentcountyindivisi.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social @jasonfugate.dev
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Congress established an emergency fund to ensure that millions of Americans on SNAP continue to receive nutrition assistance when funding expires in November.
Mr. President: Don’t let kids go hungry. Use these emergency funds to feed low-income families.
Mr. President: Don’t let kids go hungry. Use these emergency funds to feed low-income families.
October 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Congress established an emergency fund to ensure that millions of Americans on SNAP continue to receive nutrition assistance when funding expires in November.
Mr. President: Don’t let kids go hungry. Use these emergency funds to feed low-income families.
Mr. President: Don’t let kids go hungry. Use these emergency funds to feed low-income families.
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#ICYMI: Among the citizens detained by immigration agents are nearly 20 children, including two with cancer.
Four children were held for weeks with their undocumented mother and without access to the family’s attorney until a congresswoman intervened.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
Four children were held for weeks with their undocumented mother and without access to the family’s attorney until a congresswoman intervened.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
#ICYMI: Among the citizens detained by immigration agents are nearly 20 children, including two with cancer.
Four children were held for weeks with their undocumented mother and without access to the family’s attorney until a congresswoman intervened.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
Four children were held for weeks with their undocumented mother and without access to the family’s attorney until a congresswoman intervened.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social