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These Women Exposed Prison Sexual Abuse. Now ICE Wants to Deport Them. Federal protections against detention and deportation for sexual abuse survivors have deteriorated under Trump.

Excellent reporting in @truthout.org by @victorialaw.bsky.social about women from the notorious federal prison in Dublin that was rampant with abuse (my forthcoming novel in May "Sounds Like Trouble to Me" is based on this).

HAPPY BIRTHDAY @amightyblaze.bsky.social I am excited to be a return guest in May for my new book

These Women Exposed Prison Sexual Abuse. Now ICE Wants to Deport Them. Federal protections against detention and deportation for sexual abuse survivors have deteriorated under Trump.

Excellent reporting in @truthout.org by @victorialaw.bsky.social about women from the notorious federal prison in Dublin that was rampant with abuse (my forthcoming novel in May "Sounds Like Trouble to Me" is based on this).

“One Battle After Another” Is a Powerhouse of Tenderness and Fury In Paul Thomas Anderson’s film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and loosely inspired by Thomas Pynchon’s “Vineland,” the fight against American fascism is a family affair.

If you haven't seen ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, rush to see it on Max--brilliant. "As a beleaguered antifascist remnant stares down a white-supremacist police state, a biracial child will lead them." From @newyorker.com review

Happy #internationalWomen'sDay

Coalition Files Lawsuit to Challenge Censorship, Erasure of American History and Science at National Parks Groups Unite to Protect “America’s Largest Classroom” From Unlawful Removal of History and Science from Park Displays

Thank you @democracyforward.org for suing Trump over trying to erase American history --I love LOWELL National PARKS and the Millgirls story is fundamental but Lowell History is being erased Videos about exploited 19th-century mill workers have been removed following Trump’s executive order.

Coalition Files Lawsuit to Challenge Censorship, Erasure of American History and Science at National Parks Groups Unite to Protect “America’s Largest Classroom” From Unlawful Removal of History and Science from Park Displays

Thank you @democracyforward.org for suing Trump over trying to erase American history --I love LOWELL National PARKS and the Millgirls story is fundamental but Lowell History is being erased Videos about exploited 19th-century mill workers have been removed following Trump’s executive order.

Good riddance to Kristi Noem. Her replacement won’t be an improvement | Moira Donegan The former homeland security chief was an incompetent figurehead of cruelty. Her departure reflects Trump’s political weakness

Good riddance to Kristi Noem. Her replacement won’t be an improvement | Moira Donegan

Workshop on Investigating Prison Book Bans In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn how to request records, clean up data and shed light on carceral book bans.

This is pretty interesting, a workshop on how to request banned books by @themarshallproject.org and @muckrock.com's Data Liberation Project

House Oversight Committee votes to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify in Epstein probe Several Republicans on the Oversight panel joined with Democrats in supporting the motion to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi.

I hope the GOP develop some balls to nail her and the DEM better be ruthless. #Epstein

U.S. State Department notice for Americans to leave 13 Middle Eastern countries

Image of current flights in the air over the Middle East

The U.S. State Department issued a notice yesterday for Americans to evacuate more than a dozen Middle Eastern countries "via commercial means due to serious safety risks."

The catch?

Air space is closed. There are no flights leaving 10 of the 13 countries.

I don't care if Congress authorizes War on Iran. NO WAR ON IRAN. I want people to fucking reclaim their morality.

Just remember what this is all for…. Distracting from the Epstein files

OCASIO-CORTEZ STATEMENT ON TRUMP'S COMBAT OPERATIONS IN IRAN "The American people are once again dragged into a war they did not want by a president who does not care about the long-term consequences of his actions. This war is unlawful. It is unnecessary. And it will be catastrophic. "Just this week, Iran and the United States were negotiating key measures that could have staved off war. The President walked away from these discussions and chose war instead.President Trump flippantly acknowledged the possibility of American casualties, stating "that often happens in war.' "Mr. President: this was not an inevitability. This is a deliberate choice of aggression when diplomacy and security were within reach. Stop lying to the American people. "Violence begets violence. We learned this lesson in Iraq. We learned this lesson in Afghanistan. And we are about to learn it again in Iran. Bombs have yet to create enduring democracies in the region and this will be no different. "In moments of war, our Constitution is unambiguous: Congress authorizes war. The President does not. I will do my part to uphold our Constitution by voting YES on Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie's War Powers Resolution. Every member of Congress must join us in rejecting this aimless war.

My statement on President Trump’s combat operations in Iran⬇️

Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize The annual prize is awarded to two writers who are currently or formerly incarcerated.

Pass this on to any incarcerated writers you know. A wonderful opportunity at @truthout.org

American sympathy shifted away from Israel and in favor of the Palestinians, with the lines crossing for the first time ever.

Noteworthy that support for Israel declined in both 2023 (Oct. 7) and 2024 (Gaza) but the biggest drop came this year (Trump effect?) and it started in 2020-21, not 2023-24.

Dear @carolineleavitt.bsky.social posted this- People plz pre-order my book before pub date cuz small presses print copies depending on demand! If U preorder&send me your address jean@trounstine.com, after May 12, I'm sending signed copies 2first 100 peeps & U can give the other book to a friend!

Dear @carolineleavitt.bsky.social posted this- People plz pre-order my book before pub date cuz small presses print copies depending on demand! If U preorder&send me your address jean@trounstine.com, after May 12, I'm sending signed copies 2first 100 peeps & U can give the other book to a friend!

@jeantrounstine.com Jean Trounstine is a prison advocate, speaker & writer. Her new novel SOUNDS LIKE TROUBLE TO ME is based on the courageous women who fought abuse at California's infamous Dublin Prison & from the real-life story of an abused warden who killed her husband. Pre-ordr Bookshop.org

Plans for proposed ICE facility in Merrimack, N.H., won’t move forward, governor says - The Boston Globe The announcement comes after months of protest and pushback from Merrimack residents over the proposal.

GREAT NEWS

"Plans for proposed ICE facility in Merrimack, N.H., won’t move forward, governor says." SHE HAS BEEN HORRIBLE but the resistance turned her around!

Reporter’s notebook: Minnesotans’ whistles are a warning and a bellwether for Oregon and the nation • Oregon Capital Chronicle A Capital Chronicle reporter goes to Minnesota, where residents have spent months under a federal occupation of immigration agents.

I love these #Minneapolis strengeth stories. So inspiring.
"People across the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro exercising exemplary strength, organization and non-violent resistance, not just against the federal occupation, but primarily in service to the safety and survival of one another."

Good. But let's not depend on people to abandon the idiot. We must protest/organize/defend others like our lives depended on it. #Minneapolis

Check our new feature on the media's inaccurate coverage of #parole in #massachusetts at BINJ.news YouTube video by BINJ

Check out @binjreports.bsky.social with Chris Faraone-- more about parole and how poorly reported it is in the media!

The Making of the Deportation Machine The pillars aren’t new. They were built over decades, with bipartisan consensus.

Article worth reading by the wonderful Marie Gottschalk that begins-

"In the recent film One Battle After Another, the line between immigration enforcement and law enforcement has vanished in the United States."

Infographic with text: Caging Compassion: Recognizing & resisting carceral Humanist narratives in criminal justice reform This webinar will offer useful tips for advocates seeking to avoid superficial carceral humanist reforms in their quest to make genuine, lasting systemic change. Sarah Staudt Policy and Advocacy Director, Prison Policy Initiative Emmett Sanders Policy and Advocacy Associate, Prison Policy Initiative Mon Mohapatra Organizing Coordinator, Community Justice Exchange James Kilgore Building Power Fellow, Community Justice Exchange

🚨WEBINAR: As calls for criminal justice reform grow louder, advocates are increasingly up against "carceral humanism" – a harmful strategy that offers only the appearance of change.

Get tips & tools to resist these narratives at our upcoming webinar👇
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Check our new feature on the media's inaccurate coverage of #parole in #massachusetts at BINJ.news YouTube video by BINJ

Check out @binjreports.bsky.social with Chris Faraone-- more about parole and how poorly reported it is in the media!

Parole is so little understood and paid attention to that misinformation is rampant.

Correcting The Record: Mass Parole Rates For Lifers Are Not Really Rising State officials and news outlets recently reported that parole rates are on the rise, but data reveals that for Massachusetts lifers, the numbers are actually trending downward under new leadership—am...

Please read and share my newest on parole rates in MA--misinformation abounds! Shows the lack of real concern people have for parole.

Correcting The Record: Mass Parole Rates For Lifers Are Not Really Rising State officials and news outlets recently reported that parole rates are on the rise, but data reveals that for Massachusetts lifers, the numbers are actually trending downward under new leadership—am...

Please read and share my newest on parole rates in MA--misinformation abounds! Shows the lack of real concern people have for parole.