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indivisiblememphis.bsky.social
Tennessee House is in recess until tomorrow.
Ordinary citizens are turning out to fight to defend our Voting Rights. Tomorrow, we’ll still be here.

#DefendDistrict9
#Memphis
#TennesseePolitics
#Gerrymandering
#sheshed
#voterizer
May 5, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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davidrussellmoore.bsky.social
The Progressive Caucus (@nycprogressives.bsky.social) of NYC Council (@council.nyc.gov) said in a Sunday night statement that the NYPD violated city sanctuary laws by coordinating with ICE on the timing of an arrest at Wyckoff hospital in Bushwick. They called for an investigation.
NYPD Clears the Way for ICE in Bushwick
And more news for your Monday morning.
hellgatenyc.com
May 5, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
Incredible. ICE wrongfully arrests a US citizen plaintiff for the THIRD time.

And I bet that the government is making Lyons standing arguments, too.
jaredmcclain.bsky.social Jared @jaredmcclain.bsky.social · May 5
On Saturday, Leo Garcia Venegas was wrongfully detained by ICE for a 3rd time in a year.

Officers followed him home; he said he’s a citizen and had his REAL ID in hand. But they didn’t care. They tackled and shackled him, no questions asked.

We’ve got a hearing tomorrow on our prelim injunction.
Photo of Leo being led by five ICE agents into the back of an unmarked ICE vehicle. His hands are cuffed behind his back and he’s in leg shackles. 5. I left the store around 7:20 a.m. and began driving home. I was approaching my house when I noticed an unmarked vehicle following me closely that appeared to be law enforcement. 6. I parked my car in front of my house and turned off the engine. 7. The officers pulled in front of my vehicle to block it in. They exited their vehicle and quickly approached my truck. 8. Without a word, the officers tried to open my driver's side door, but it was locked. Because I already experienced two immigration raids, I knew it was important to tell them I was a citizen and use my REAL. ID to prove my lawful status. So, I took out my Alabama Star ID, unlocked the door, and immediately told the officers that I am a United States citizen. 9. Still without asking me a single question or issuing any lawful commands, the officers pulled me out of my car, tackled me to the ground, and shackled me around both my arms and legs. 10. The officers did not listen when I said I was a citizen. And they showed no interest in looking at my Alabama STAR ID, even though it is a REAL. ID issued only to people who can prove their lawful status. 11. Within two minutes of when I stopped in front of my house, a few other cars arrived, including a K-9 unit with the local police. 12. There were about seven or eight officers in total surrounding me. All but two of those officers were dressed in plain clothes with tactical vests and appeared to be ICE agents. The other two wore uniforms of the local police. At least one of the local police officers arrived with a K-9. 13. The initial stop was initiated by the ICE agents, and it was those ICE agents who took responsibility for my arrest. 14. The ICE agents led me, shackled, to one of their cars and placed me in the back seat. At this point, the officers still had not asked me a single question or bothered to look at my Alabama Star ID that would have shown they had no basis for my detention.
May 5, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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modernlanguage.bsky.social
Any of our academic librarian followers headed to the #EBSCOUserGroup this week? Please attend our session on 6 May at 3:15 in room 215 to learn more about the MLA International Bibliography and then head to room 212 for free headshots! ebscousergroup.org
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May 6, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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intifada.bsky.social
Our roads are destroyed and our vehicles are in short supply. In Gaza, walking is the most reliable form of transport. #eiGazaDispatches
Gaza's painful journeys
In Gaza, vehicles, fuel and small change are in short supply; we are left with walking.
electronicintifada.net
May 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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jesswash.bsky.social
We discuss the ruling in the podcast this week, and what it actually means to live in a country where the states are allowed to disenfranchise voters of color en masse.
May 6, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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nickturse.bsky.social
Two planes down in one day and CENTCOM is just riding out this stale tweet.

For more on the losses of the F-15 and A-10, read our updated coverage @theintercept

theintercept.com/2026/04/03/i...
April 3, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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nickturse.bsky.social
2 planes, 1 day

U.S. loses F-15 and A-10 Warthog after Trump crows that Iran has "no anti-aircraft equipment. Their radar is 100 percent annihilated"

theintercept.com/2026/04/03/i...
Iran Shoots Down F-15 Fighter Jet After Trump Bragged They Had No Capability
Around the same time as Iran shot down the F-15, another U.S. military plane crashed near the Strait of Hormuz.
theintercept.com
April 3, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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premthakker.bsky.social
SCOOP—Emails obtained by @zeteo.com show Mahmoud Khalil reached out for help from the Columbia administration *one day before* ICE detained him.

He said he couldn't sleep from threats he was receiving.
He even wrote that he feared ICE "might come to my home."
SCOOP: Emails Show Mahmoud Khalil Asked Columbia for Protection a Day Before He Was Detained
"I haven’t been able to sleep, fearing that ICE or a dangerous individual might come to my home. I urge you to intervene and provide the necessary protections to prevent further harm."
zeteo.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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joelhs.bsky.social
One of the groups that has been most involved in compiling lists of students to deport is far-right Betar, which the ADL lists as a hate group.

But the ADL also praised the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil.

So what is the actual difference between Betar and the ADL here? Aesthetics?
arnorosenfeld.bsky.social Arno Rosenfeld @arnorosenfeld.bsky.social · Mar 10
How did Mahmoud Khalil become the first student targeted for deportation by the Trump administration?

He showed up at a protest last week without a mask.

"The guy was making it too easy for us," a pro-Israel activist who has been compiling a protester database told me.

forward.com/news/703018/...
Jewish groups targeted Columbia grad Mahmoud Khalil — then ICE arrested him
Pro-Israel Jewish groups targeted Mahmoud Khalil, a recent graduate of Columbia University, days before ICE agents arrested him.
forward.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM