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@tracymc

Fundraiser for advocacy organizations, pit bull enthusiast, Star Wars, fiber arts, gardening, animal rights, queer, tattoo aficionado, former lawyer, mom to an awesome teenager.

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Yes. Mine has never once used his.

10.03.2026 13:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve got to get over the excruciating second hand embarrassment I get listening to these people talk.

05.03.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 96 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

Read the story wot did it*

www.propublica.org/article/kris...

*I mean, it helped

05.03.2026 18:44 πŸ‘ 116 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 5
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Trump Officials Attended a Summit of Election Deniers Who Want the President to Take Over the Midterms The meeting’s participants included Kurt Olsen, a White House lawyer charged with reinvestigating the 2020 election, and Heather Honey, the Department of Homeland Security official in charge of electi...

β€œThe same people who tried to overturn the 2020 election have only grown better organized and are now embedded in the machinery of government,” one legal expert said about a meeting of election deniers held last week.

By @dougbockclark.bsky.social

03.03.2026 02:00 πŸ‘ 522 πŸ” 259 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 20
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Apply: 2026 Investigative Editor Training Program The yearlong ProPublica Investigative Editor Training Program aims to broaden the ranks of investigative editors.

NEW: For the fourth year, ProPublica will invite up to 10 news editors from media companies across the country to participate in a yearlong investigative editing training program, led by our newsroom’s award-winning staff.

Interested? Apply by March 30.

02.03.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 228 πŸ” 57 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 6
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The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...

We obtained the Dilley detention center’s 911 call logs.

Among them are pleas for help for toddlers having trouble breathing, a pregnant woman who passed out and an elementary-school-aged girl having seizures.

26.02.2026 04:00 πŸ‘ 1886 πŸ” 1101 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 68

Hello! I’m the reporter who has been tracking citizens detained by immigration agents. And last night, I noticed something: A lot of them were at the State of the Union, including a number of whom I’ve written about.

Their stories should be known:

25.02.2026 23:21 πŸ‘ 1066 πŸ” 481 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 17

It's the little ear flap that makes it.

20.02.2026 13:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.

Hundreds of kids are still detained.

We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧡

09.02.2026 12:25 πŸ‘ 11586 πŸ” 7432 πŸ’¬ 201 πŸ“Œ 828
Article excerpt: In my few days in Minnesota, I’ve been witness to countless scenes that remind me of moments I’ve seen during previous trips covering conflicts around the world. I watched heavily armored federal units roll through quiet neighborhoods. In a grocery store parking lot, angry residents screamed at agents, demanding they leave the city. Masked and armed government agents pointed weapons toward me and some protesters during an encounter in the middle of the afternoon. Curious guests in a hotel elevator wondered why I was carrying around a medical pack and gas mask. Local residents thanked me for being there to witness the situation. A drunk man at a hotel bar cursed at me, saying the media was at fault. The wars we’ve carried out as a nation abroad have come home.

Article excerpt: In my few days in Minnesota, I’ve been witness to countless scenes that remind me of moments I’ve seen during previous trips covering conflicts around the world. I watched heavily armored federal units roll through quiet neighborhoods. In a grocery store parking lot, angry residents screamed at agents, demanding they leave the city. Masked and armed government agents pointed weapons toward me and some protesters during an encounter in the middle of the afternoon. Curious guests in a hotel elevator wondered why I was carrying around a medical pack and gas mask. Local residents thanked me for being there to witness the situation. A drunk man at a hotel bar cursed at me, saying the media was at fault. The wars we’ve carried out as a nation abroad have come home.

"In my few days in Minnesota, I’ve been witness to countless scenes that remind me of moments I’ve seen during previous trips covering conflicts around the world," photojournalist @cengizyar.com writes. "The wars we’ve carried out as a nation abroad have come home."

More: https://propub.li/4acxEeY

03.02.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 1027 πŸ” 450 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 34
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Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund

If you are able, The Post's union has started a layoff fund for those fired by the world's fourth-richest man today. gofund.me/a310d0286

04.02.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 541 πŸ” 354 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 13
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The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about β€œille...

BREAKING: The Trump administration repeatedly said the aggressive apartment raid in Chicago last fall was prompted by intel on a gang takeover.

New docs show the real motivation was to get alleged squatters. And the landlord and manager helped them.

www.propublica.org/article/chic...

04.02.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 1226 πŸ” 617 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 70
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Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

01.02.2026 21:10 πŸ‘ 35196 πŸ” 17390 πŸ’¬ 2299 πŸ“Œ 2245

I met Ian outside the Whipple Building in Mpls last week, where he was protesting ICE. I was blown away by his vulnerability, by how deeply heβ€”a 6-time combat vetβ€”feels like his nation is under attack. I just learned that he was among those arrested by federal officials for protesting at the church.

30.01.2026 22:16 πŸ‘ 915 πŸ” 332 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 5

Ordering....

29.01.2026 03:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've tried to raise my kids to stand up for what's right, and it's hard now not to fear what might happen to them when they do.

24.01.2026 23:35 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

This. πŸ’”

24.01.2026 23:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mine arrived today too! So excellent to have @erininthemorning.com 's list so we can buy all that sugary goodness from some great kids.

21.01.2026 01:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Flyer sharing details about a rally in opposition to an ICE facility in Chester NY on 1/12 at the village council meeting

Flyer sharing details about a rally in opposition to an ICE facility in Chester NY on 1/12 at the village council meeting

Chester (Orange County) NY

12.01.2026 12:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent parenting

12.01.2026 00:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
People at protest. One with sign that says "no ice gestapo; they can't kill us all" and another saying "ice out" and a large photo of Renee Good.

People at protest. One with sign that says "no ice gestapo; they can't kill us all" and another saying "ice out" and a large photo of Renee Good.

Warwick, NY

10.01.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

β€œWe were raising our son to believe that no matter where you come from or what you look like, all of us deserve compassion and kindness,” said her widow, Becca Good.

"On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns.”

10.01.2026 16:27 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Protest sign that says "no ice gestapo they can't kill us all" ready to deploy in Warwick NY

Protest sign that says "no ice gestapo they can't kill us all" ready to deploy in Warwick NY

10.01.2026 14:09 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Embarrassing (says middle-aged mom who knows how to do a damn kb swing). And those are tiny kettlebells.

10.01.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We honor the dead by fighting like hell to remove the regime. Let us mourn with Renee's loved ones and vow to act in her honor, unrelenting in pursuit of justice. #BraveOfUS #MurderedByICE

07.01.2026 22:58 πŸ‘ 151 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

Super-interesting (mom of an aspiring astrophysicist who is making college decisions now)...

06.01.2026 04:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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02.12.2025 12:00 πŸ‘ 125 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3

You're both angels. ❀️

28.11.2025 13:20 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad

20.11.2025 04:19 πŸ‘ 26509 πŸ” 6628 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 217

My aspiring astrophysicist teenager and I have been reading this together. It's both awesome and honestly terrifying!

17.11.2025 14:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0