Pittsburgh Dave
@davetarrant.bsky.social
Writer. Former newspaper reporter. Currently narrative nonfiction. Pittsburgh guy in Texas, hiking Hill Country. Irish & US citizen. #Steelers, #HereWeGo, #Sober, ENFJ.
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ICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identified www.texastribune.org/2026/09/28/h...
ICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identified
The federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte...
www.texastribune.org
September 29, 2026 at 1:33 AM
ICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identified www.texastribune.org/2026/09/28/h...
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30 incarcerated men presented a $4,267 donation to a northwest Kansas school district to pay down the district's unsettled lunch debt
The donation was to be "utilized to help local children fuel their day and stay focused and energized this school year"
The donation was to be "utilized to help local children fuel their day and stay focused and energized this school year"
Prison inmates help to pay down school lunch debt
A school district's unsettled lunch debt was substantially paid down by a group of inmates.
www.actionnews5.com
September 9, 2026 at 10:31 PM
30 incarcerated men presented a $4,267 donation to a northwest Kansas school district to pay down the district's unsettled lunch debt
The donation was to be "utilized to help local children fuel their day and stay focused and energized this school year"
The donation was to be "utilized to help local children fuel their day and stay focused and energized this school year"
Ok, that's hilarious.
May 25, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Ok, that's hilarious.
"My sense is that, more and more, people aren’t showing up in some generic self-congratulatory way, but with the understanding that we need one another, that we are reliant on each other, and that policies of cruelty and exclusion will only lead the country into a cul de sac of fascism."
I wrote about what No Kings is accomplishing. Forming a nationwide network in a vast stand against Trump is critical at this point, because he represents a different kind of challenge. Meanwhile, millions of No Kings protesters are taking other actions close to home—and say they're ready to do more.
Does "No Kings" matter?
Protesters understand the assignment. They're showing up to save democracy.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
March 31, 2026 at 10:34 PM
"My sense is that, more and more, people aren’t showing up in some generic self-congratulatory way, but with the understanding that we need one another, that we are reliant on each other, and that policies of cruelty and exclusion will only lead the country into a cul de sac of fascism."
Interesting story that explores a surprising twist to the new school vouchers in Texas: Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/u...
How Texas School Vouchers Could Make Child Care More Affordable
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Interesting story that explores a surprising twist to the new school vouchers in Texas: Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/u...
This is a remarkable essay by a medical doctor, an immunologist, who grew up unvaccinated. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/o...
Opinion | I’m an Immunologist. I Grew Up Unvaccinated.
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2026 at 2:32 PM
This is a remarkable essay by a medical doctor, an immunologist, who grew up unvaccinated. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/o...
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ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
Building the camps
The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 AM
When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
Time to take a break from this place. Peace out.
February 10, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Time to take a break from this place. Peace out.
Now I really believe he’s trying to kill it off.
Before The Washington Post layoffs came down, a group of wealthy D.C. locals approached CEO Will Lewis with a proposal.
@passantino.bsky.social has the details in his Saturday @status.news column: www.status.news/p/washington...
@passantino.bsky.social has the details in his Saturday @status.news column: www.status.news/p/washington...
February 10, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Now I really believe he’s trying to kill it off.
I’ll admit I overreacted. But it genuinely bothers me when someone with a large platform exploits a horrific tragedy for… what, likes? Cheap Texas snark? Millions here are actively trying to change the state from within. Make fun of Texans all you want—but don’t use a tragedy to do it.
@helenkennedy.bsky.social It’s easy to take pot shots at Texas when you don’t live here here. But just a reminder that 5 million Texas voters chose Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. That’s 5,000,000 voters. More than the entire population of 26 states. We are trying to make Texas better. Join us.
February 10, 2026 at 12:55 AM
I’ll admit I overreacted. But it genuinely bothers me when someone with a large platform exploits a horrific tragedy for… what, likes? Cheap Texas snark? Millions here are actively trying to change the state from within. Make fun of Texans all you want—but don’t use a tragedy to do it.
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hahahahaahhaaaaa
The squares were so clueless in the '70s !
The squares were so clueless in the '70s !
February 7, 2026 at 6:43 PM
hahahahaahhaaaaa
The squares were so clueless in the '70s !
The squares were so clueless in the '70s !
The Nickel Boys, By Colson Whitehead
Name a book from a Black author
February 9, 2026 at 5:06 AM
The Nickel Boys, By Colson Whitehead
The Color of Water By James McBride
Name a book from a Black author
February 9, 2026 at 5:06 AM
The Color of Water By James McBride
Laissez Les bontemps roulez.
Breaking: Democrat Chasity Martinez just won a Louisiana district in a massive landslide victory.
Trump won this district by 13 points.
Trump won this district by 13 points.
February 8, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Laissez Les bontemps roulez.
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Breaking: Democrat Chasity Martinez just won a Louisiana district in a massive landslide victory.
Trump won this district by 13 points.
Trump won this district by 13 points.
February 8, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Breaking: Democrat Chasity Martinez just won a Louisiana district in a massive landslide victory.
Trump won this district by 13 points.
Trump won this district by 13 points.
I’m not a math guy, but doesn’t that come to only 1/3 of a pond per American?
Dr Oz: "We project that America will lose about 100 million pounds this year, which will make folks a lot healthier."
February 6, 2026 at 12:27 AM
I’m not a math guy, but doesn’t that come to only 1/3 of a pond per American?
Catch and Kill operation, as many have said.
I grew up with the Washington Post, wrote editorials for the Washington Post and published a column there for more than 15 years. To watch its owners destroy it, seemingly deliberately, in just a year and a half is devastating.
February 6, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Catch and Kill operation, as many have said.
Every American needs to watch this. Please pass it on.
February 5, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Every American needs to watch this. Please pass it on.
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You cannot do "commonsense reform" for a secret police force that's declared itself exempt from constitutional requirements. You cannot reform ultraviolent agencies that have been corrupt for decades and now have accountability only to the president's goons and lackeys.
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 4, 2026 at 1:49 AM
You cannot do "commonsense reform" for a secret police force that's declared itself exempt from constitutional requirements. You cannot reform ultraviolent agencies that have been corrupt for decades and now have accountability only to the president's goons and lackeys.
A reminder that chemical warfare, including teargas, is against the Geneva convention. I know, I know… but it shows you what a rogue administration this is.
A few hundred people arrived to the Portland ICE facility a few hours ago, marching in remembrance of all killed at the hands of ICE. The energy was high, for over an hour the feds would randomly shoot pepper balls. And then they came out and heavily gassed
February 2, 2026 at 4:42 AM
A reminder that chemical warfare, including teargas, is against the Geneva convention. I know, I know… but it shows you what a rogue administration this is.
Another astonishing story on ICE surge in Minneapolis.
"Four hours after his arrest, he was taken to a hospital emergency room in Edina with swelling and bruising around his right eye and bleeding. A CT scan revealed at least eight skull fractures and life-threatening hemorrhages in at least five areas of his brain..."
apnews.com/article/immi...
apnews.com/article/immi...
ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital
Nurses in Minneapolis doubted federal immigration officers' claims about a Mexican immigrant's severe injuries.
apnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Another astonishing story on ICE surge in Minneapolis.
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February 1, 2026 at 9:14 PM