In @ahylton26.bsky.social’s latest @ms.now "Cities Under Siege” report, the town of Social Circle, Georgia is grappling with a proposed 10,000-bed ICE detention facility. Many residents are beginning to question the people they have long supported.
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“Every American should be worried about the state of play right now for journalists worldwide if democracy matters to them. Ahmed is an American citizen, but importantly, he is a journalist who should not be detained for the act of being a journalist.” www.ms.now/opinion/kuwa...
Ahmed’s gift is his ability to connect. I learned that right when we started working together in 2013. in 2024 I saw him stenciled on the ground in L.A. by a fan. I texted to tell him. sign @pressfreedom.bsky.social’s petition to demand Kuwaiti authorities #freeahmed.
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this is horrific. Ahmed is a kind, caring and wonderful human being. free Ahmed. cpj.org/2026/04/cpj-...
thank you so much for reading it.
"It is highly unusual for the wife of a soldier to be detained because of her immigration status, and the case highlights how the administration’s mass deportation campaign has extended beyond targeting those with criminal histories." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/u...
meet some of the wonderful humans who were a part of this special: youtu.be/GG6yQmfmXV8?...
just found out we got nominated for an Emmy! our special “100 Days of Trump: Forced Out Federal Workers” was a labor of love by my partner @stephruhle.bsky.social and so many of our @ms.now colleagues. 🙏🏻
I like this idea, too.
your favorite local bookseller!
they can call mass deportation whatever they want, it’s still mass deportation. and mass deportation is still family separation. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
was shocked to hear hundreds (!) of you sent me questions through @ms.now’s We The People newsletter ahead of my show launching in June. I answered as many as I could in 15 minutes from my desk in our L.A. bureau. I appreciate you! www.ms.now/ms-now/watch...
"A man in custody at Adelanto died in his bunk after experiencing difficulty breathing and overheating according to detainees. Officials told his family he died at a nearby hospital." lataco.com/14th-ice-cus...
2026 is on track to be one of the deadliest years in ICE custody in decades as I discussed with my dear friend @velshi.com. 14 deaths so far this year alone. @austinkocher.com and @lataco.bsky.social have done extraordinarily work documenting this. follow them.
I wrote a little something about my TV idol, the late, great Huell Howser. open.substack.com/pub/jacobsob...
“This guy in the White House does not intend to allow free and fair elections just to take away his power... we’ve got to be organizing right now.” thanks @ezralevin.bsky.social of @indivisible.org for joining our special @ms.now No Kings Day coverage.
thank you to everyone who came by our special @ms.now broadcast from DTLA on No Kings Day. was awesome for me to spend it with all of you. extra gratitude to the great Gary Leonard for documenting the day.
“we’re going to have to keep fighting.” thank you @l-toczylowski.bsky.social and @eltragon.bsky.social for joining me in DTLA.
and check out the (cringey) video I dug up of my reporting (and haircut).
19 years ago I covered my first protest against anti-immigrant policies in Los Angeles, as a freelancer making YouTube videos. the great Gary Leonard found this photo he took from that day — May 1, 2007.
No Kings Day organizers say *8 million* people came out to protest Trump on Saturday, a movement that continues to grow as I discussed recently on @talkeasypod.bsky.social.
thank you @ezralevin.bsky.social. youtu.be/CFQ25Fndr50?...
the signs of life at a protest. maybe the best part of today.
I love reporting from the streets on days like today.
amazing turnout in DTLA and it’s just getting started.
thank you for tuning into our special No Kings Day broadcast from Los Angeles. about to hit the streets. stay tuned to MS NOW all night. youtube.com/watch?v=Hv5O...
