14 measles cases reported at El Paso ICE tent camp The latest outbreak comes after a spate of COVID-19 and tuberculosis cases were reported at Camp East Montana, which holds more than 3,000 immigrants.

New: At least 14 active measles cases have been reported at a troubled El Paso tent camp holding more than 3,000 immigrants, Democratic U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar said Tuesday.

Another 112 people in the facility are being isolated.

2) @texastribune.org is continuing to report on the record deaths in the state’s immigrant detention facilities and the conditions inside after the deadliest year in two decades. We take your confidentiality seriously, so please reach out!

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The ‘Antifa Scare’ Goes on Trial in North Texas As nine of the "Prairieland 19" face their days in court, the broader constitutional rights of left-wing activists may hang in the balance.

Our top story: Protesting, wearing black clothing, owning zines, guns, or first aid kits. Using the encrypted messaging app Signal. The federal government is using all these activities to build a so-called "antifa" conspiracy case.

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Detained immigrant families protest inside Texas facility Liam Conejo Ramos and his father were detained in Minnesota in an incident that’s further inflamed tensions over the Trump administration’s hardline immigration enforcement.

Just In: Immigrant families protest at Texas facility housing 5-year-old boy, father detained in Minnesota.

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The smartphone monitoring software "Tangles" joins a growing law enforcement surveillance arsenal in Texas, including a fleet of drones, and its use has little oversight.

Our latest from @francescadnunz.bsky.social is presented with support from @pulitzercenter.org.

How to build a radically truthful news outlet The old ways don’t work. Time to declare war on the liars.

My Stop the Presses newsletter calls for more aggressive action by the media to be "radically truthful" and defeat the liars:
/ Correct *every* lie uttered on your platform.
/ Put Trump's remarks on tape delay for proper fact checks.
/ Cut off liars in mid-interview and ban them from your airwaves.

In Cold Blood: State-Sponsored Violence First, they came for the daycares. Then they murdered a mom.

"[Trump's] told us outright that he believes there’s no limit to what he can do in power. And the events in Minnesota (and Portland) are just one slice of the havoc he and his Regime are currently enacting," writes @melissaryan.bsky.social in Ctrl Alt Right Delete.

Ex-Con Congressman Attempts a Texas Comeback Steve Stockman, the felonious GOP politician, wants to return to Washington with a bid for a newly gerrymandered Houston-area district.

Out today: Long before being convicted of crimes, he was known for making outrageous statements—and for disregarding federal rules. During his two nonconsecutive congressional terms he failed to disclose assets as federal law requires and his campaign accepted donations under false names.

Abbott says Turning Point USA will expand in Texas schools Republican officials in Oklahoma and Florida have also launched plans to expand the presence of the conservative youth organization founded by Charlie Kirk.

New: Gov. Greg Abbott and Turning Point USA are launching a partnership to create chapters of the right-wing organization on every Texas high school campus.

Well, this is just fucked up.

FULL BEAVER MOON The Old Farmer's Almanac a header graphic from almanac.com clip art of a beaver in front of a full moon

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ICE Still Won't Answer Questions About Prosecutor with White Supremacist X Account Congressman Marc Veasey arrived at an ICE facility Monday in his latest attempt to follow up on the Observer's reporting.

"On February 19, the Observer reported that James 'Jim' Joseph Rodden—an ICE assistant chief counsel [..] in Dallas—operates a white supremacist X account named GlomarResponder."

ICE will not "confirm Rodden's status with the agency."
#Texas #USA #Deportation #EthnicCleansing

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Pachu M. Torres

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I really want to crash out for a few days but I can't. 😓

Live your life like the world isn’t praying for your demise and are ready to dance in the street when you die.

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To do list: you.

Cornyn says FBI will help locate absent Texas Democrats, but scope of feds’ role unclear The Republican senator, who is facing a tough primary challenge, previously asked FBI Director Kash Patel for the agency’s help in tracking down the House lawmakers.

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn announced that the FBI has granted his request to investigate and locate the Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state in an attempt to stop the passage of the GOP-proposed congressional maps.

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