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BrownIsBeautiful<p>“The victory was in the works for years[…] — laying the groundwork for what they promised investors would be an incarceration bonanza.”<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrisonForProfit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrisonForProfit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ImmigrationDetention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImmigrationDetention</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MassIncarceration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassIncarceration</span></a></p><p><a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/07/10/corecivic-trump-big-beautiful-bill/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theintercept.com/2025/07/10/co</span><span class="invisible">recivic-trump-big-beautiful-bill/</span></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/07/oregon-prison-guards-exchanged-racist-antisemetic-texts-memes-on-group-text-records-show.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">oregonlive.com/politics/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">7/oregon-prison-guards-exchanged-racist-antisemetic-texts-memes-on-group-text-records-show.html</span></a> </p><blockquote><p>The Oregon Department of Corrections has moved to fire three corrections officers at the state’s largest prison who sent racist, antisemitic, homophobic and sexist texts, videos and images on a group thread with other members of the prison’s tactical team, records show.</p><p>The Snake River Correctional Institution employees, Thomas White and brothers Steven and Samuel Main, were placed on paid leave in December 2023 <strong>and continue to collect their salaries</strong>.</p></blockquote><p><a href="https://convo.casa/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/orpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>orpol</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oregon</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/ODOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ODOC</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/massincarceration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>massincarceration</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/antisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antisemitism</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/corrections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corrections</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/nazi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nazi</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a></p>
<p>one of my fav attorneys sent <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/kalief-browder-a-decade-later" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">this link</a> to the group chat.</p><p>I remember hearing a lot about this for a while, prob via democracy now etc, but hadn’t thought of it in a minute. </p><p>everyone should listen to it &amp; think about what our society is, how easily (in a combined &amp; uneven way, ofc) it could happen to you or someone you love. </p><p><a href="https://convo.casa/tags/KaliefBrowder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KaliefBrowder</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/rikers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rikers</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/USPOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPOL</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Massincarceration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Massincarceration</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/stopandfrisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stopandfrisk</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/publicdefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publicdefense</span></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.opb.org/article/2025/07/02/oregon-exonerees-broken-system-compensation/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">opb.org/article/2025/07/02/ore</span><span class="invisible">gon-exonerees-broken-system-compensation/</span></a> by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/ryanjhaas.bsky.social" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ryanjhaas.bsky.social</span></a></span> </p><blockquote><p>Oregon Senate Bill 1007 would have made it easier for wrongfully convicted people in the state to seek compensation for their years incarcerated, but was among the bills that floundered in the legislative session even though it had nearly universal bipartisan support.</p><p>Much of that floundering was due to an uncertain budget picture that left even top priorities for supermajority Democrats, such as a massive transportation package, without a path forward.</p></blockquote><p><a href="https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mayau4kzyi777dfamsgwy6nk/post/3lszegjpknk24" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app</span><span class="invisible">/profile/did:plc:mayau4kzyi777dfamsgwy6nk/post/3lszegjpknk24</span></a></p><p><a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Massincarceration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Massincarceration</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/criminalJusticeReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminalJusticeReform</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/orPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>orPol</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/hb1007" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hb1007</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oregon</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Portland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Portland</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/PDX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PDX</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/salemOR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>salemOR</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/eugeneOR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eugeneOR</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/formerlyIncarcerated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>formerlyIncarcerated</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/exonerated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exonerated</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/PCR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCR</span></a></p>
The USA Potato<p><strong>Nothing Can Truly Prepare You for Your First Time Behind Bars</strong></p> <p>A new book offers an inside look at incarceration at Rikers Island, from intake to release.</p> <p><a href="https://voices.murica.website/david-campbell/nothing-can-truly-prepare-you-for-your-first-time-behind-bars/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">voices.murica.website/david-ca</span><span class="invisible">mpbell/nothing-can-truly-prepare-you-for-your-first-time-behind-bars/</span></a></p>
The USA Potato<p><strong>Liberal Faith in Checks and Balances Betrays Deeper Investment in Law and Order</strong></p> <p>As other branches of government fail to check the Trump administration, the balance of power shifts toward oligarchs.</p> <p><a href="https://voices.murica.website/kelly-hayes/liberal-faith-in-checks-and-balances-betrays-deeper-investment-in-law-and-order/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">voices.murica.website/kelly-ha</span><span class="invisible">yes/liberal-faith-in-checks-and-balances-betrays-deeper-investment-in-law-and-order/</span></a></p>
Richard Hull<p>Hugely informative report on the US <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23MassIncarceration" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MassIncarceration</a> of nearly 2 million people. <a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2025.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2...</a><br><br><a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2025.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Mass Incarceration: The Whole ...</a></p>
Columbus - Feeds<a href="https://reason.com/2025/05/23/pregnant-women-in-prison-arent-getting-care-and-no-one-is-keeping-track/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Pregnant Women in Prison Aren't Getting Care, and No One Is Keeping Track - Autumn Billings</a>
babakofi<p><a href="https://union.place/tags/MMN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MMN</span></a>: <a href="https://union.place/tags/RichDick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RichDick</span></a> Kristi <a href="https://union.place/tags/Noem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Noem</span></a> wants to be a <a href="https://union.place/tags/RealityTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RealityTV</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/star" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>star</span></a><br><a href="https://union.place/tags/abolition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abolition</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/prison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prison</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/massincarceration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>massincarceration</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/KristiNoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KristiNoem</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/hungergames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hungergames</span></a><br><a href="https://means.tv/programs/mmn" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">means.tv/programs/mmn</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BlackLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLivesMatter</span></a> activists are joining the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a> against <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> (<a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/gestapo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gestapo</span></a> wannabe) raids in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Nashville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nashville</span></a> because they echo the unconstitutionality of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/JimCrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JimCrow</span></a> laws and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/MassIncarceration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassIncarceration</span></a> since they were overturned. <a href="https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/contributors/2025/05/21/ice-arrests-deportations-black-history/83756026007/?tbref=hp" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tennessean.com/story/opinion/c</span><span class="invisible">ontributors/2025/05/21/ice-arrests-deportations-black-history/83756026007/?tbref=hp</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a>. <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DoNotComply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DoNotComply</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DoNotCollaborateWithFascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DoNotCollaborateWithFascists</span></a> in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a>.</p>
babakofi<p><a href="https://union.place/tags/MMN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MMN</span></a>: <a href="https://union.place/tags/PrivatePrison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivatePrison</span></a> CEOs were last week's Rich Dicks<br><a href="https://union.place/tags/RichDick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RichDick</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/abolition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abolition</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/prison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prison</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/massincarceration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>massincarceration</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/CEO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CEO</span></a><br><a href="https://means.tv/programs/mmn" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">means.tv/programs/mmn</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Scientific World<p>Mass incarceration refers to the disproportionately large and rapid increase in the imprisonment and incarceration rate. Let's explore the sociology of mass incarceration, its causes and consequences.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MassIncarceration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassIncarceration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CriminalJusticeReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalJusticeReform</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrisonIndustrialComplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrisonIndustrialComplex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialJustice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EndThePipeline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndThePipeline</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RacialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RacialJustice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JusticeForAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JusticeForAll</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Decarceration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Decarceration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RehabilitationNotPunishment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RehabilitationNotPunishment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SystemicInequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SystemicInequality</span></a><br><a href="https://www.scitechsociety.com/the-sociology-of-mass-incarceration-causes-and-consequences/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scitechsociety.com/the-sociolo</span><span class="invisible">gy-of-mass-incarceration-causes-and-consequences/</span></a></p>
CRMunoz<p>Reopening Alcatraz isn’t justice—it’s Trump’s idea of a strongman shrine. A grotesque, wasteful throwback designed to stoke fear and glorify cruelty.</p><p>This isn’t about safety. It’s about control.<br><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-wants-reopen-expand-alcatraz-prison-2067918" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newsweek.com/donald-trump-want</span><span class="invisible">s-reopen-expand-alcatraz-prison-2067918</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NoToAlcatraz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoToAlcatraz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MassIncarceration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassIncarceration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AuthoritarianWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthoritarianWatch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CriminalJusticeReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalJusticeReform</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EndTheCarceralState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndTheCarceralState</span></a></p>
Sojourner00<p>Many U.S. citizens are oblivious to the humanitarian atrocities that occur in other countries. Now it’s coming home. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanrightscrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanrightscrimes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/abduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abduction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/massincarceration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>massincarceration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/@bobthetraveler/114451997048314782" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.world/@bobthetraveler</span><span class="invisible">/114451997048314782</span></a></p>
Kenneth<p>If you are interested in the <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Michigan</span></a> fight against <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/massincarceration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>massincarceration</span></a> , or criminal justice reform, check out this new (automated) account that gives current information and resources from a number of Michigan organizations working on these issues!</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cjrlc-michigan.org/@reform" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>reform</span></a></span> </p><p>Same content is available in web form:</p><p><a href="https://cjrlc-michigan.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">cjrlc-michigan.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/criminaljustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminaljustice</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/reform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reform</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a></p>
Crooks&Liars<p><a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a>, <a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/deportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deportation</span></a>, <a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/IllegalDeportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IllegalDeportation</span></a>, <a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/HabeasCorpus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HabeasCorpus</span></a>, <a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/ElSalvador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElSalvador</span></a>, <a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/CECOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CECOT</span></a>, <a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/KilmarAbregoGarcia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KilmarAbregoGarcia</span></a>, <a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/AbregoGarcia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbregoGarcia</span></a>, <a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/MassIncarceration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassIncarceration</span></a>, <a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/PoliticalCartoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalCartoon</span></a>, <a href="https://crooklyn.social/tags/EditorialCartoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EditorialCartoon</span></a>, @Rattoons1776</p><p><a href="https://crooksandliars.com/2025/04/no-mas?utm_source=social&amp;amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;amp;utm_content=101714" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crooksandliars.com/2025/04/no-</span><span class="invisible">mas?utm_source=social&amp;amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;amp;utm_content=101714</span></a></p>
Silkester<p>"Every time I find one of these lunatics [opposing Trump/MAGA ideologies], I take away their visas," he told reporters on a visit to Guyana.</p><p>Land of the free...not!</p><p><a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250328-rubio-vows-to-keep-stripping-visas-after-furor-over-snatched-student" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">france24.com/en/live-news/2025</span><span class="invisible">0328-rubio-vows-to-keep-stripping-visas-after-furor-over-snatched-student</span></a></p><p>Having a valid visa means nothing when it can be revoked without notice and ICE/secret police can snatch you off the street and throw you into a detention/concentration camp.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/massIncarceration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>massIncarceration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Visa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Visa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Migration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConcentrationCamps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConcentrationCamps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Deportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Deportation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeSpeechViolations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeechViolations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Germany1930s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany1930s</span></a></p>
Firestorm Books<p>Next Saturday, March 22nd, Firestorm will be hosting Rattling the Cages co-creator Eric King in conversation with two veterans of the George Jackson Brigade—Janine Bertram and Mark Cook. Together they'll reflect on their experiences as political prisoners and the legacy of one of the most prolific US revolutionary groups in the 1970s, which synthesized movements for women's liberation, queer liberation, and Black power.</p><p>Register for this free event and find copies of "Ratting the Cages: Oral Histories of North American Political Prisoners" at <a href="https://firestorm.coop/events/3337-rattling-the-cages-looking-back-at-the-george-jackson-brigade.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">firestorm.coop/events/3337-rat</span><span class="invisible">tling-the-cages-looking-back-at-the-george-jackson-brigade.html</span></a>. Not sure you can make it? Register anyway and we'll send you a recording of the conversation to stream at your convenience.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Abolition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Abolition</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrisonAbolition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrisonAbolition</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MassIncarceration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassIncarceration</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrisonIndustrialComplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrisonIndustrialComplex</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/QueerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QueerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FeministBookstore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FeministBookstore</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliticalPrisoners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalPrisoners</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeorgeJacksonBrigade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgeJacksonBrigade</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirestormCoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirestormCoop</span></a> (- L)</p>
<p>I’ve got a feeling the idiotic bad effects that “Law &amp; Order” has had on Public Defense in the USA will pale in comparison to those of the recent police bodycam YouTube “True Crime” content grifter fads. That shit is incredibly grim &amp; deleterious.</p><p><a href="https://convo.casa/tags/usPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usPol</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/trueCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trueCrime</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/BodyWornCamera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BodyWornCamera</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/bodycam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bodycam</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/copaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>copaganda</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/youTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>youTube</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/spectacle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spectacle</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/content" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>content</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/contentCreators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contentCreators</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/publicdefender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publicdefender</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/publicDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publicDefense</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/exploreWithUs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exploreWithUs</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Television" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Television</span></a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/massIncarceration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>massIncarceration</span></a></p>
Firestorm Books<p>We're just two days away from the next event in the Rattling the Cages series! Join former political prisoner Eric King who will be speaking with family members of political prisoners about how the repression and violence of incarceration impacts more than just those imprisoned. Sharon Shoatz (daughter of former political prisoner Russell “Maroon” Shoatz), susie day (partner of former political prisoner Laura Whitehorn), and Rochelle Bricker (Eric's partner) speak to the familial harm of prison repression and the unswerving love and solidarity that keeps hope alive.</p><p>Register for this free event and find copies of "Ratting the Cages: Oral Histories of North American Political Prisoners" at <a href="https://firestorm.coop/events/3312-rattling-the-cages-abolition-is-a-family-affair.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">firestorm.coop/events/3312-rat</span><span class="invisible">tling-the-cages-abolition-is-a-family-affair.html</span></a>. Not sure you can make it? Register anyway and we'll send you a recording of the conversation to stream at your convenience.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Abolition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Abolition</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrisonAbolition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrisonAbolition</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MassIncarceration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassIncarceration</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrisonIndustrialComplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrisonIndustrialComplex</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FeministBookstore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FeministBookstore</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliticalPrisoners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalPrisoners</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirestormCoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirestormCoop</span></a> (- L)</p>