Mastodon MigrationMay 26

Did you know that ICE pepper sprayed a sitting US Senator yesterday?

Not if you get your news from the New York Times, you don't.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/andy-kim-ice-immigration-pepper-spray-delaney-hall-b2983455.html

US Senator pepper-sprayed by ICE outside immigration detention center: ‘It’s just burning’

Families of detainees at the facility have complained that their loved ones have been served spoiled or rotten food at the facility, according to a report

The Independent
Show threadPolly Marquette
@mastodonmigration I do get some news from the New York Times, and I would draw your attention to the fourth paragraph of this story: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/nyregion/sherrill-ice-delaney-hunger-strike.html
Gov. Sherrill Demands Access to ICE Facility as Hunger Strike Widens

After Gov. Mikie Sherrill joined protesters at an immigration jail in New Jersey, the standoff grew tense, with ICE agents deploying pepper balls and spray.

The New York Times
May 26 at 8:22pmWeb
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@rose

Talk about burying the lede!

Show threadPolly MarquetteMay 26
@mastodonmigration Did they, though? Isn't the bigger story the one in the headline and the subhead: the protest itself and the classic overreaction by authorities? He was in the crowd, evidently not singled out by the goons the way Alex "Jose" Padilla famously was.
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@rose

Attacking a sitting US Senator is a big story.

There may be other big stories too.

Show threadPolly MarquetteMay 26
@mastodonmigration Thank you for engaging. I value your content and perspective.