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"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."
"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the Middle East."
A great piece by @tylerfromtexas.bsky.social on cooperation by local cops and ICE/Border Patrol, with a few quotes from me inkstickmedia.com/how-trumps-d...
Kristi Noem is fired on the same day my new @inkstickmedia.com story comes out. Coincidence? Absolutely. But this dive into the human toll of DHS’s efforts is worth your time.
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One woman who called the State Department helpline looking for help said they told her to "stop ranting and raving" and hung up on her.
Another woman said they asked her how to spell Oman.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/t...
In a new @inkstickmedia.com story, I talked to a man that DHS has relentlessly depicted as a gang member. (A claim he vehemently denies.) Here’s what the agency said about the apparent evidence linking him to a gang. More soon.
As Trump's DHS fights to pull local police onto its side, an immigrant’s safety largely depends on how much their community stands up for them.
By: @tylerfromtexas.bsky.social
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"For Trump, all of this is a spectacle," says a former Iranian political prisoner and sociologist named Behrooz Ghamari, author of the new book 'The Long War on Iran.'
He adds, "The interventionist policy only creates disasters."
At Inkstick, @tylerfromtexas.bsky.social spoke to Behrooz Ghamari, a former political prisoner in Iran and author of the new book 'The Long War on Iran' (from @orbooks.bsky.social)
"The interventionist policy only creates disasters," he said.
“Tackett and his wife Mendi, the organisation’s (See It Name It Fight It) sole members, now live in Fort Worth, where they’re part of a scrappy community of progressives and anti-extremist organizers who are building momentum amid their town’s deeply embedded Christian nationalism.”
Heck yeah!
New from @jlbuch.bsky.social: “That facility is, like, terrible, horrible. There’s a lot of people in there. A lot. Each room has like 45 capacity. And they’re putting like 60 people in each room. The restroom is a mess. Dirty. People are sleeping on the floor, people are sleeping in the restroom.”
Our top story: Rehmet’s win was a 31-point swing from President Donald Trump’s victory there less than a year and a half ago—and a 37-point swing from the GOP incumbent’s margin in that district in 2022.
Our top story: “He’s a union leader, veteran, very disciplined on his messaging and very hyper-focused on the working class and making life better for people. Leigh is a zealot who spends all of her time denigrating public school teachers and trying to dismantle public school institutions.”
Read my first (of at least two) stories about this! It talks about the effort that went into electing him, plus several other important factors: www.texasobserver.org/taylor-rehme...
“For the first time in a very long time, Democrats were operating as a team, moving in the same direction with the same goal, and that’s to win an election.”
New from Tyler Hicks: What can we learn from the historic upset in Tarrant County?
As JD Vance doubles down on his limitless support for ICE, he is also clarifying his next target: you.
By: @tylerfromtexas.bsky.social
Whatever you think of the Washington Post at this moment, here's a chance to support the dedicated, hard-working journalists who were just laid off. If you have the means, your donation is most welcome. If you don't, a kind thought and maybe spreading the word to others is support enough 💙
"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed."
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
Was inspired by @jamellebouie.net while writing this one
This admin says dissent is terrorism, and JD Vance has been the chief messenger of that idea. New @inkstickmedia.com story:
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US Vice President JD Vance wants to use law enforcement to punish his critics — regardless of any proof of criminality.
By: @tylerfromtexas.bsky.social
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Again, this is FALSE. Administrative warrants are NOT signed by an immigration judge (or any judge at all). They are generated and signed by ICE officers themselves with no external oversight whatsoever.
Here is a blank sample warrant. Note who signs off on it; an "immigration officer."
Sharing this crucial excerpt from my new @us.theguardian.com story.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
@adamserwer.bsky.social said it best: The cruelty is the point. My latest for @us.theguardian.com.
Wael Tarabishi, who has a lifelong muscle disorder, died after Maher, his father and primary caretaker, was detained
Liam, 5, has been freed, but four other students from his school district remain detained in Texas. Two boys from his elementary school were taken Thurs
“This isn’t something we are prepared or trained for. We’ve dedicated our lives to protecting + educating children,” school superintendent told me
In his new book 'The Long War on Iran,' former political prisoner and sociologist Behrooz Ghamari takes a scalpel to decades of misguided US policy toward Tehran.
By: @tylerfromtexas.bsky.social
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This is one of the reasons I have argued that ending immigrant jail should be a core demand. The capacity to hold people in jails around the country makes it easier to arrest and deport. (It also kills people and holds them hostage, but I digress).
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
i have just gotten off a productive call with sauron where i laid out our requests
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
We don't really know how many children are in immigration jail. A few thousand. Many are being held long past the permitted time (20 days, which, ...). Some are babies.
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/12/17/c...
