#bisbee — Public Fediverse posts

"I came looking for history. Instead, it began asking something of me. Not remembrance—that was easy—but response."

Masha Hamilton traces her great-grandfather's escape from the 1917 Bisbee Deportation: https://longreads.com/2026/02/19/bisbee-deportation-vigilantes-miners/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#Longreads #Essay #History #Deportation #Bisbee #Arizona #Strike #Miners

Vice President Kamala Harris highlighted #endorsements from mayors of #border #towns in swing-state Arizona Monday
Harris’ campaign said she was backed by the mayors of #Bisbee, #Nogales, #Somerton, and #San #Luis, as well as by #Yuma #County Supervisors Martin Porchas and Tony Reyes.
Republicans are trying to make the border a political liability for Harris just as it was for President Joe Biden before he ended his reelection campaign.
Republicans say Harris did not do enough to clamp down on illegal immigration in a role they falsely characterize as Biden’s “border czar.”
House Republicans and a handful of vulnerable Democrats voted last week to rebuke Harris over the administration’s border policies.
https://apnews.com/article/kamala-harris-border-endorsements-arizona-efee13f3415d42d952363ad364258af7