Politics Joe reports this billboard outside Old Trafford (which the racist old rich bastard Ratcliffe owns)
#UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #Immigrants #JimRatcliffe #OldTrafford #Racism #Whiteness #AntiRacism
immigrants
The Prime Minister of #Spain 's clear explanation of why thriving societies should accommodate #immigrants.
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'Challenges are not driven by migrants’ ethnicity, race, or language. but by the same forces that affect our own citizens: poverty, inequality, unregulated markets, barriers to education and health care.
We should focus our efforts on addressing those issues, because they are the real threats to our way of life'
#Immigration
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/opinion/spain-migrants-europe.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KlA.CxMN.hRCPsb53Mn6R&smid=nytcore-android-share
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
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ProPublica went inside the detention center for immigrant 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 what comes next.
https://www.propublica.org/article/life-inside-ice-dilley-children?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #ICE #Texas #Immigration #Immigrants #Children #Trump #USPolitics #Law
"At the heart of fascism and authoritarianism and capitalism itself is an obsession with hurting children.
We tell ourselves an incredibly comforting story in the United States of America. Children are our future. Our greatest resource. You’ll hear politicians from both sides of the aisle say as much."
~ Jared Yates Sexton
#children #cruelty #authoritarianism #fascism #capitalism #ICE #immigrants
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https://jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/hurting-children-is-the-point-the
"The public is not on the side of the thugs. ...
But hatred of and brutality toward people of color are fundamental to Trump’s identity. He & his minions have responded to revulsion against their ethnic cleansing efforts by denying the reality of that revulsion, claiming that all the protesters & resisters are paid activists, & by doubling down on the brutality."
~ Paul Krugman
#Trump #ICE #immigrants #MaskedThugs #violence #EthnicCleansing #racism #WhiteSupremacy
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https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/american-decency-still-lives
did anyone want to hear a #Shakespeare speech castigating nativist cruelty against #immigration?
of course such a speech exists: bigoted malice against #immigrants is not new. the wicked have long yoked the ignorant and indecent for power
it refers to a real event: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_May_Day
it is called "The Strangers' Case" speech
from the play "Sir Thomas More"
here delivered by #IanMcKellen from memory
on "The Late Show With #StephenColbert"
Edited 8d ago
NOW PLAYING == Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: What the US owes its #immigrants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q8e8YvbrZE
#news #culture #history #BlackMastodon #MLK #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackLivesMatter #radio #vsn #progressive #left #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia #Resist
"For months, the Trump administration has justified its dramatic midnight raid on a Chicago apartment complex by saying that it had intelligence that the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But officials have provided no evidence to back up the claim."
~ Melissa Sanchez and Jodi S. Cohen
#Trump #StephenMiller #ICE #MaskedThugs #immigrants #Chicago #lies #disinformation
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https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-venezuela-immigration-ice-raid-landlord-tren-de-aragua
Documents Reveal Real Reason for Raid on Chicago Apartment Building
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The DHS arrest records make no mention of the Tren de Aragua gang even though officials repeatedly cited its presence in the building as motivation for the raid, in which agents descended from a Blackhawk helicopter and zip-tied U.S. citizens.
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-venezuela-immigration-ice-raid-landlord-tren-de-aragua?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #ICE #Chicago #Immigration #Venezuela #Immigrants #DHS #USPolitics
"If they gun me down
in my own street someday
may my crime be compassion."
These are the opening lines of a powerful poem by Michael Dubois entitled "If They Call Me a Domestic Terrorist" and featured by Joyce Vance today. See below for the entire poem.
#AlexPretti #Trump #CBP #ICE #violence #murder #execution #immigrants #Minneapolis
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"In what is arguably the most widespread effort in the country to combat Donald Trump’s severe mass deportation tactics, tens of thousands of Minnesotans have played a role in defending their neighbors from ICE."
~ Rachel Leingang
#Minnesota #ICE #CBP #MaskedThugs #immigrants #violence #resistance #solidarity #Trump
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/01/minnesota-twin-cities-ice-protests
The Tech #Arsenal That #ICE Has Deployed in #Minneapolis
Agents use facial recognition, social media #monitoring and other tech tools not only to #identify undocumented #immigrants but also to #track #protesters , current and former officials said.
#facialrecognition #socialmedia #biometrics
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/technology/tech-ice-facial-recognition-palantir.html
“''My relationship with the Lord is my foundation in all things. As a result, the values I hold according to biblical principles impact my decisions: we are called to love, but we’re also instructed to stand for truth. I’m hopeful my leadership reflects that.'
That’s what Kristi Noem told South Dakota Public Radio in 2018 as she ran for governor."
~ Brian Kaylor
#KristiNoem #Trump #MAGA #DHS #ICE #CBP #immigrants #violence #Christianity #churches
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https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/the-silence-of-kristi-noems-church
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#Maine groups launch #EmergencyFund to support #immigrants and #TransPeople
Maine Public | By Ari Snider
Published July 16, 2025
"Several Maine organizations are launching a rapid response fund to support immigrants and trans people in the state who they say are facing increased threats under the #Trump Administration.
"The #MaineSolidarityFund will help cover the cost of legal representation and bond payments for immigrants in #ICEDetention, and provide support to their families.
"#MarpheenChann, executive director of the Cambodian community group #KhmerMaine, believes this approach will be more effective than individual fundraisers for each case.
" 'Our communities can come together to raise money and pool resources, and collectively make sure that our community members are taken care of as they're navigating these very difficult times,' Chann said.
"#KrisPitts, co-executive director of #MaineTransNet, said the fund will help cover #LegalFees in harassment cases, and #GenderAffirmingCare not covered by insurance. Pitts said there's a growing need for support as the Trump administration pursues a number of policies targeting transgender Americans.
" 'For our trans and #nonbinary community members, particularly, the sense of urgency, I think, is there in a way that it wasn't before,' Pitts said.
"Other groups involved in the effort include #PresenteMaine, #GatewayCommunityServicesMaine, and the #CommunityOrganizingAlliance.
"The goal is to raise $1 million over the next year and a half."
#Maine #MaineResists #TransLivesMatter #NoHumanIsIllegal #ProtectImmigrants
"The Columbia Heights [Minnesota] Public School district says federal agents have detained four of its students in four separate incidents over the last two weeks. One child is a 5-year-old boy who attends a district elementary school and was used as 'bait' to draw family members out of their home."
~ Elizabeth Shockman
#Trump #StephenMiller #ICE #Minnesota #immigrants #cruelty #violence #children
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