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Screenshot of article excerpt, with the last paragraph highlighted in blue. Text reads: The idea of Soliman as a secret militant has outraged residents who know him locally as “the interfaith imam” and the first Muslim on the pastoral care team at Cincinnati Children’s, a top-ranked pediatric hospital. Colleagues described a popular chaplain with nicknames for the tiny patients and soothing words for their bleary-eyed parents. Judy Ragsdale, the former pastoral care director who hired Soliman in 2021 shortly before retiring, said she wrote a letter to hospital leaders imploring them to speak out against the allegations that could return him to certain persecution in Egypt. He lost authorization to work in June, when his asylum was terminated. “This is a ‘Schindler’s List’ moment,” Ragsdale said she told hospital leaders. “And if you don’t stand up for Ayman, you’re complicit in what’s happening to him.”

The U.S. government is trying to deport Ohio children’s hospital chaplain Ayman Soliman, alleging tenuous connections to terrorism. If DHS succeeds, experts say it could hand the Trump admin. a “sledgehammer” to use on mass deportations.

➡️ Read the full story: www.propublica.org/article/ayma...

A social media user—wrongly accused of posting negatively about Charlie Kirk—was suspended from his job alongside a tidal wave of threatening messages and phone calls, sending his mother and sister fleeing from their home.

trib.al/pOclcrP

First woman president to lead Mexico’s historic 'El Grito' celebration Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum will become the first female to lead the celebration of the 215th anniversary of Mexican Independence.

“Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum will become the first woman to lead the celebration of the 215th anniversary of Mexican Independence.” www.nbclosangeles.com/news/nationa...

There is an entire dissertation's worth of contortionist rationale contained in this email. The decline of wapo is so sad. www.instagram.com/p/DOoA1x6DlO...

Bad Bunny Says He Didn’t Include U.S. in Tour Dates Due to Fear of ICE Raids Bad Bunny explained that he left the United States off his tour itinerary for fear that ICE 'could be outside [my concert].'

Bad Bunny, one of the biggest musical artists in the world, said he avoided the US in his tour because he thought ICE would set up ouside his shows.

The Government, and now the concurrence, has all but declared that all Latinos, U. S. citizens or not, who work low wage jobs are fair game to be seized at any time, taken away from work, and held until they provide proof of their legal status to the agents’ satisfaction.

Sotomayor on the impact: "The Government, and now the concurrence, has all but declared that all Latinos, U. S. citizens or not, who work low wage jobs are fair game to be seized at any time, taken away from work, and held until they provide proof of their legal status to the agents’ satisfaction."

‘It happened so fast’: the shocking reality of indoor heat deaths in Arizona Heat deaths could surge in the state as energy poverty linked to Trump’s energy and trade policies burns

“My mom lives paycheck to paycheck and if the AC breaks down in the summer and you can’t afford to fix it, you will die here. My dad proves that.” how energy poverty is leading to more climate-related deaths: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

BREAKING: Gov. JB Pritzker says the Trump administration has sent the Texas National Guard to Great Lakes Naval Base outside Chicago, awaiting orders to deploy to Chicago.
Trump administration officials will target Mexican Independence Day (Sept. 16) celebrations. @wttw.bsky.social

me either!

Funny, there wasn't any place to explain that other meant, "you've completely lost your moral compass and role in upholding a functional democracy"

Texas Democratic legislator to stay in state capitol after refusing law enforcement escort to leave State Rep. Nicole Collier of Fort Worth on Monday said she will remain locked in the Austin statehouse chamber until the House reconvenes on Wednesday morning.

“‘I refuse to sign away my dignity as a duly elected representative just so Republicans can control my movements and monitor me with police escorts,’ Collier said in a statement that called her a ‘political prisoner’ for refusing Republican ‘surveillance protocol.’” www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

“We can’t be political with our content, but they have politicized everything. We need to prove we’re not partisan by following this very partisan directive. What are we supposed to do? It’s like up is down.”
— Longtime Smithsonian worker

I don't care.

Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio are some of the most dangerous cities in the country for road rage shootings, a 2024 Trace analysis found. Texas led the country on highway gun violence.

Now, a new state law will increase penalties for shooting at an occupied vehicle.
Read more: thetr.ac/0mPXs

The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste.

"Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people who need it"
@hana-kiros.bsky.social, on spending $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Reminder that this is illegal. The IRS has statutory rules that forbid them-except under very specific conditions-from sharing data. The reason is very practical-if people don't trust the IRS they will avoid 'voluntarily' paying taxes. The tax system falls apart otherwise.

Ominous and depressing.

Texas Republicans have a brazen new plan to block Democrats from retaking the House in 2026 “The partisan effects of the maps are achieved by discriminating against communities of color."

Texas congressional districts:

Whites 40% population but majority in 60% districts

Hispanics 39% of pop but majority in 18% districts

Blacks 12% of pop but majority in 0% districts

Now Texas re-gerrymandering for 2026 bc Trump says they’re not skewed enough 🤔 www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Hola #nahj25! Don't miss this powerful conversation on authentic leadership. Join us TODAY in Williford C at 4:30p as we work to break through leadership ranks while honoring our Latine identity and values bit.ly/nahj25authen...

George strait. Garth brooks.

They’re planning on building a detention center for migrants in the middle of the fetid swamps of Florida.

If you think this is something new, the first internment camp they sent me and my family to in 1942 was a barbed wire prison called Rohwer. It was located in the swamps of Arkansas.

Far Right Groups Targeting Pride Month - Google My Maps Tracking the far right anti-LGBTIQ activists, Christian Nationalists, White Supremacists, and violent extremist groups targeting LGBTIQ events during Pride Month. Incident Report: https://tinyurl.com...

I'm tracking the far right anti-LGBTIQ activists, Christian Nationalists, White Supremacists, and extremist groups targeting LGBTIQ events during Pride Month.

There are now 90 anti-LGBTIQ incidents mapped — including 29 incidents of vandalism and 6 incidents of anti-LGBTIQ violence or threats.

Huntington Park mayor directs police to enforce ICE agents’ self-identification Huntington Park Mayor Arturo Flores released a statement Saturday, condemning what he called “masked abductions” amid immigration raids across Los Angeles County, and directing police to intervene …

The mayor of Huntington Park had formally directed the police department to enforce laws against ICE concerning unmarked vehicles, visible license plates and required agency identification.

.@CBS8 in San Diego reports that due to Bishop Michael Pham’s presence in the courtroom, in effect, cases of migrants today were postponed.

And it made a difference. bsky.app/profile/rich...

It’s an important distinction both because their actions ≠ explicit papal directive. But also because it’s (imho) hugely significant that they aren’t waiting for an explicit directive to exercise justice. We need more of this by us bishops!!

Here’s the backstory: www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

Seeing lots of posts about Pope Leo mobilizing priests to stand with US immigrants making courthouse appointments. He is not. Three US bishops - including one appointed by Leo - ARE organizing solidarity action at courthouses today, international refugee day.

USC Agents of Change establishes hotline to help move immigration hearings online Since Monday, a group of 15 USC student, alumni and faculty volunteers have already received thousands of calls for help on open immigration cases.

A USC professor started a hotline to help folks with immigration-related hearings complete and submit motions to have online/remote hearings instead of in-person hearings.

The number is 888-462-5211.

@annenbergmedia.bsky.social has the full story here ⤵️
www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2025/06/18/u...

ugh this sounds like us 2 weeks ago. stay safe and hope not too much damage!