Chi Chi Wu

The American president is more insulated from accountability than a British royal.

Our political system provides the elite with immunity. It has to change.

No, let her wear white. May she knows something we don't.

White House Launches New Attack on CFPB and Nation’s Consumers White House Launches New Attack on CFPB and Nation’s Consumers  In affordability crisis, more people than ever turn to the CFPB for help   WASHINGTON  – In its latest attack on the wildly popular Cons...

In its latest attack on the CFPB, the White House is claiming that consumer protections cost people too much money. “In the midst of an affordability crisis...it’s baffling that the administration is working against working families," said Diane Thompson
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ICE operations increasingly resemble Israeli occupation. That’s no coincidence U.S. immigration enforcement has long cultivated ties with Israel. Now it adapts algorithmic surveillance tactics from Gaza for use on American streets.

I remember @sarahkendzior.bsky.social saying, and i very much poorly paraphrase from memory, that covid and then genocide were about getting people used to death at scale so people just shrug when it comes to American streets.
This bringing foreign wars home, fits
www.972mag.com/ice-immigrat...

In the richest country in the world, we spend billions on detention camps while people freeze to death on our streets

I hope every woman in this misogynist's life rips him a new one (verbally of course)

This afternoon, a coalition of 52 economic justice, civil rights, labor, faith and other groups sent a letter urging creditors and credit bureaus to provide relief to Minnesotans who have been financially devastated by the ICE surge. Proud to have spearheaded this effort

Yeah thus does not surprise me about the whole Abundance narrative
More neoliberal con shizz

Israeli writer Amos Oz in his novel FIMA, talking about Arab children: "Can a worthless man like me have sunk so low as to make a distinction between the intolerable killing of children and the not-so-intolerable killing of children?"

Great thread Brad! Not only do I agree 💯 re financial education and have ranted about that so many times, but the connection with the Epstein files is a new twist

The Companies That Control Your Credit Want To Hide Consumers’ Complaints Credit reporting giants that decide who can access loans, homes, and jobs want less transparency — and Trump regulators are listening.

“Last year, consumers filed nearly five million complaints with the CFPB regarding credit reporting, mostly against the Big Three credit bureaus, one of the worst oligopolies in this country,” wrote @chichiwu.bsky.social. 1/2 www.levernews.com/the-companie...

It could soon be harder to file a complaint about credit bureaus The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says it's changing how it accepts consumer complaints.

“The #CFPB has been able to get relief for consumers, and under previous administrations, has really leaned hard on the credit bureaus to provide relief. Now we are looking potentially at all that being gone,” @chichiwu.bsky.social said. #ProtectConsumers www.wsbtv.com/news/local/a...

The evil twin CFPB under Russell Vought is at it again, starting the ball rolling in potentially rolling over to the credit bureaus and making it harder to complain to the CFPB

From your lips to God's ears! 😆
Seriously though, for any litigators out there who are tempted - please be careful about bringing an FCRA claim, these "is it a CRA" cases are NOT easy

This shizz is freakin’ scary
Also, a sign of my terrible geekiness - my immediate thoughts are, is this a Privacy Act violation, and since the info was used to deny a government benefit, can we argue it’s covered by the Fair Credit Reporting act?

A reminder that regular police can be awful too, but usually to Black and brown folks. Hopefully the difference with ICE is there will be some accountability

This number DOES NOT include those starved, crushed, missing or killed by disease resulting from the attack.

Omg what the heck? Talk about negotiating against yourself 🙄

ICE committing more child abuse, against a 1 month old newborn

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

Awful

Photo of a happy husky, running in front of a tall snowbank

Here you go

Photo of a happy husky, running in front of a tall snowbank

Here you go

Photo of a happy husky, running in front of a tall snowbank

Done

This is why having Wine Moms leading the Resistance is so key

This is why having Wine Moms leading the Resistance is so key

Wow
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Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."

#WineMomsAin’tPlayinNoMore