The Firewall
Jonathan D. RyanRevealing how tactics tested on immigrants now shape U.S. policy. Drawing on lived experience and voices of those who’ve faced authoritarianism, it offers insight, connection, and action to protect justice and democracy.
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The Cloud Beneath the Camps
“The cloud services companies of all sizes; the cloud is for everyone. The cloud is a democracy.”
— Marc Benioff
“Every tool is a weapon if you hold it right.”
— Ani DiFranco
In 2018, Marc Benioff personally requested a call...
Freaky Friday: ICE’s Ghoulish Bargain With Children
“The children are the seeds of our future, and when those seeds are destroyed or corrupted, the world is left barren.”
—Rigoberta Menchú
“Trauma is a normal reaction to an abnormal or extreme situation.”
—Viktor Frankl
It is O...
I Witnessed the US Disappear Children
“Children are the hope of the world." —José Martí
"There is no great; there is no small; in the mind that calls it all." —Zitkála-Šá
Last Friday evening, as I was shutting down for the long holiday weekend, my phone rang with news t...
When Homeland Security Came for Kindergarten
“The power to narrate, or to block other narratives from forming, is very important to culture and imperialism.” — Edward Said, Culture and Imperialism
“Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill i...
Break the Family, Break the People
“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” — Frederick Douglass
“Perhaps we cannot prevent this world from being a world in which children are tortured, but we can reduce the number of tortured children.” — Albert C...
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Immigration attorney, human rights advocate, and defender of democracy. Exposing executive overreach, breaking down policy, and organizing resistance. Immigration is the battleground—democracy is the war. Join the fight.
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