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Eliza Williamson, PhD

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Anthropologist writing about infectious disease afterlives, care, and disability worlds in Brazil. Currently postdocking @dukeghi.bsky.social. Toddler mom.

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Reinstate the Fired Six at VSU On December 16, 2025, Dr. Harbans L. Bhardwaj, Dr. Adnan Beker Yousuf, Dr. Vitalis W. Temu, Dr. Maru K. Kering, Dr. Toktam Taghavi, and Dr. Molla Fentie Mengist were abruptly removed from Virginia Sta...

Sign on to fight back for the fired six faculty at VSU: actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa...

24.02.2026 00:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

While this action is specific to the UNC system, the restriction of academic freedom affects all of us.

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Protect Academic Freedom, Vote No to Revising The Code The UNC System Board of Governors will vote to amend the UNC System Code with new restrictions on academic freedom at its February 26 meeting. The Board of Governors plans to rewrite the very definiti...

Please consider signing the North Carolina AAUP's letter to the UNC Board of Governors, asking them to vote NO on a measure that would rewrite the very meaning of academic freedom and restrict what faculty can say and do in both their classrooms and the public.

actionnetwork.org/petitions/pr...

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Minneapolis doctors warn of lasting medical effects, even after ICE agents leave The immigration crackdown in Minneapolis has pushed many people in the city to stay at home for the last few months. Doctors say the trend is alarming, and may have lasting effects.

Minneapolis doctors warn of lasting medical effects, even after ICE agents leave

www.npr.org/2026/02/11/n...

12.02.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.

β€œFour of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. β€œI looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”

There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.

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US forced deportation, language exclusion, and disability justice Deportation practices in the USA continue to undermine the communication and disability rights of asylum seekers with disabilities, especially deaf individuals, causing serious health consequences and...

Important read www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

11.02.2026 01:25 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
WATCH: Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman describes being detained by ICE
WATCH: Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman describes being detained by ICE YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

"I was carried face down […] by my cuffed arms and legs while yelling that I had a brain injury and was disabled. I now cannot lift my arms normally. I was never asked for ID. Never told I was under arrest. Never read my rights and never charged with a crime." -Aliya Rahman

youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...

06.02.2026 00:54 πŸ‘ 90 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

And at the very least, call your Senators NOW to prevent Congress from giving them even more money: www.congress.gov/members/find... (vote today)

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Cut Off the Spigot | Substack Going category by category to find where else to shop beyond badly behaving companies, massive corporations like Amazon, Target & Walmart, and private equity firms. Free and thrifting resources includ...

Want to stop giving your dollars to companies that contract with ICE? Look here: cutoffthespigot.substack.com

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The powerful tools in ICE’s arsenal to track suspects β€” and protesters Biometric trackers, cellphone location databases and drones are among the surveillance technologies agents are using in their immigration enforcement campaign.

How ICE is tracking our every move:

www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...

Abolish ICE.

29.01.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking.

Warning: video is hard to watch

27.01.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 13488 πŸ” 7685 πŸ’¬ 1160 πŸ“Œ 1101
MN50501 Mutual Aid | Linktree Mutual and Community Aid efforts for those affected by ICE. Find ways to help and ways to receive help.

Mutual aid for MN in one place!

Signing off again until Tuesday ✌🏾

linktr.ee/MutualAidMN5...

26.01.2026 00:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œPeace isn’t what you ask for when the boot is already on someone’s neck. Peace is what the powerful ask for when they don’t want to be interrupted.”

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AOC: "An ICE officer had violently pushed a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up and that is what precipitated this incident that very quickly led to an execution in the streets. What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States."

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ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.

they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.

ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.

the family is here legally.

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Thousands of protesters shut down parts of Minneapolis and St. Paul on Friday as hundreds of businesses closed their doors. David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

Thousands of protesters shut down parts of Minneapolis and St. Paul on Friday as hundreds of businesses closed their doors. David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

genuinely stunning image

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ICE detained a 2-year-old girl in Minneapolis and put the child on a flight to a detention center in Texas, despite a court ordering her release: www.startribune.com/agents-detai...

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If you needed more evidence that this was how they were operating…

23.01.2026 17:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm a Twin Cities freelancer, and I will not be working tomorrow in solidarity. If you've ever hired me as an editor and are moved to help because of that, here's where you can do so: www.standwithminnesota.com

23.01.2026 01:37 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

A 5-year-old child was detained and taken from his home. They are detaining 5yo kids and using them as bait to detain their family members, then shipping them across the country to detention centers. He’s wearing a spiderman backpack, ffs. This is depravity.

23.01.2026 02:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Durham Expands Shelter Options for Frigid Winter Nights Beds for β€œwhite flag nights” in Durham will quadruple as local organizations raise money to help people find shelter when temps are freezing.

For folks in Durham and Triangle area, more beds now available for unhoused folks on the upcoming freezing nights - please share widely: indyweek.com/news/durham-...

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Blessed are the whistle blowers Resistance to the ongoing brutality is everywhere. One need only step outside to find it.

The reports coming out of Minnesota of the brutality of ICE terror are harrowing. What's clear to me, however, is that the people are rising up to resist this violence head on. Resistance is everywhere. We may be on our own, but we are not alone.

"Every time a whistle blows, they don’t win."

13.01.2026 21:54 πŸ‘ 2359 πŸ” 611 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 19
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A Record of Historic Harm in the First Year of Trump’s Second Term The breadth of actions harming low- and moderate-income people over the last year is staggering, with huge cuts to health coverage, food assistance, and other basic needs programs, paired with hikes i...

Trump's first year left 10s of Ms less able to meet basic needs β€” whether affording groceries, seeing a doctor, keeping the power on, or paying the rent β€” even as the wealthiest get yet more tax breaks. It also undermined & corrupted many basic functions of government.

www.cbpp.org/research/fed...

14.01.2026 19:52 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week, according to family of the victim.

Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says

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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.

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ICE just reported its fourth in-custody death of 2026. It’s only January 10.

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Second Harvest Heartland | Local Minnesota, Wisconsin food bank | 2harvest.org There is more than enough food for everyone. As one of the nation’s largest hunger relief agencies, it’s our job to make sure healthy, nutritious food gets to the households who need it. Every day, we...

Hi folks, I'm seeing a lot of "Eyes on Minneapolis" & "We support Minnesota" sentiment. Here's a tangible way you can help:

Trump just suspended federal funding for SNAP benefits to Minnesota. Second Harvest Heartland is an MN-based hunger-relief org.

Please donate what you can.

www.2harvest.org

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2025 was ICE’s deadliest year in two decades. Here are the 32 people who died in custody The deaths came as the Trump administration ramped up immigration enforcement, detaining a record number of people

Genry Ruiz GuillΓ©n died in ICE custody last year this time.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

09.01.2026 22:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Camp Death #2 Buried in the Friday News Dump Previously Undeportable Cuban died in solitary confinement at Camp East Montana

It’s the 9th day of 2026 and ICE has already had its second detention death.

open.substack.com/pub/detentio...

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We are told that police need to be allowed to kill when they get scared but that everyone else must comport themselves perfectly or else they deserve to get whacked.

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