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And yet, the article still misleadingly refers to the people whose faces are redacted as “women“.

PBS referred to these as pictures of “women“. It really pissed me off. These could very well be teenage girls. In fact, given Epstein‘s history, they probably are.

ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record. Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...

Immigration advocates fear the Trump administration is conducting family separations far from the border for the same reasons as before: to deter new immigrants from coming and to terrify those who are here into leaving.

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Trump administration says sign language services 'intrude' on Trump's ability to control his image The Trump administration argues that providing real-time American Sign Language interpretation for events like White House press briefings would intrude on the president’s control over his public imag...

Trump administration says sign language services 'intrude' on Trump's ability to control his image

WTF is wrong with these people, part billion and seventeen

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Trump's FTC leaders bad-mouthed Lina Khan when they dropped this lawsuit, claiming that they were cleaning up her mess. Now that it's been unsealed, we can see that was a total lie. This was a coverup to protect Pepsi and Walmart.

Even Fox called out Trump’s tariffs for 26 percent price increases on key holiday items. They aren’t buying the affordability “hoax” line.

Outstanding article and investigation, thank you. The revelation that they tried to go for four UCs, and then only went for UCLA, which was still a very weak case, is mind blowing. As the article shows, there was no true investigation, only a presumption of guilt from the outset.

Outstanding article and investigation, thank you. The revelation that they tried to go for four UCs, and then only went for UCLA, which was still a very weak case, is mind blowing. As the article shows, there was no true investigation, only a presumption of guilt from the outset.

They would never let me into this country if I weren't already here

This is a must-read for anyone in academia or who cares about higher education — and especially for anyone at the @uofcalifornia.bsky.social

Damn, you took the words right out of my mouth.

"This inquiry is not some academic exercise. Approximately 137 men were spirited out of this country without a hearing and placed in a high-security prison in El Salvador, where many suffered abuse and possible torture, despite this Court’s order." —Judge Boasberg

Trump’s DOJ Pressured Lawyers to “Find” Evidence that UCLA Had Illegally Tolerated Antisemitism An investigation by ProPublica and The Chronicle of Higher Education reveals how the U.S. government ignored due process to gin up its attack on the University of California.

"Even Jewish faculty members who endured antisemitism said they are aghast at the way the government has weaponized their complaints to justify cutting critical scientific research."

www.propublica.org/article/ucla...

The Vulnerability of Black Immigrants - The American Prospect Black immigrants are more likely to be deported, in part because of their contact with the criminal justice system.

Black immigrants make up 5.4% of the undocumented population in the U.S., but around 20% of immigrants facing removal. Race is a factor in immigration enforcement just as it's a factor in criminal justice—in fact, the two are related. Great piece by Naomi Bethune:
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war on Catholicism

What is amazing to me about this is that during Obama's presidency, the GOP lost their minds that Obama was "anti-Catholic" when it tried to require government grantees/contractors to refer immigrants for reproductive health care. I interviewed Sister Pimentel when working on a story and she 1/2

Undaunted Investigators of ‘Extrajudicial Killings’ Representatives Jim Himes and Adam Smith shine

These two congressmen have been the loudest in demanding answers about the deadly boat strike in Venezuela.

DOJ to Sue Georgia as Even Red States Resist Demand for Voter Rolls Read more here.

The DOJ’s demands for private voter data are not just a problem for blue states, they’re beginning to irk red states too. The department sued Georgia after the GOP-led swing state told it to “pound sand” over its demands, warning of more lawsuits to come.

Or the age of the female persons in the pictures? It's not clear to me that those are adult women rather than teenaged girls.

Trump DOJ Sues Massachusetts and Nevada In Expanding Bid to Seize States’ Private Voter Data Read more here.

NEW: The DOJ sues Massachusetts and Nevada for refusing to provide unredacted voter rolls, arguing states must "preserve and protect their constituents from vote dilution." The new lawsuits mark an escalation in the department’s national campaign for private voter data.

“i want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is trump. [Victim] spent hours at my house with him... he has never once been mentioned,” Epstein emailed.

Maxwell responded, “I have been thinking about that…”

In another email, Epstein says Trump “knew about the girls”.

Women? How do you know that they are women? Their faces are redacted. They could be teenage girls.

Republicans currently hold a very slender majority in the House. Control of the House determines whether subpoenas will be issued to hear from witnesses & obtain additional evidence to provide context for the Epstein pictures that were released this morning.

Inside the Secret Network Offering Sanctuary to Immigrants Amid Trump’s ICE Onslaught They call them the “forgotten migrants.” Of the approximately 11 million undocumented...

New York City churches, some of which were used by 19th century abolitionist activists, are opening their doors to migrants.

A secret network of volunteers and faith leaders offer legal assistance, food, clothing, haircuts and physical safety from ICE.

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George Escobar, new CASA leader, vows to hold government accountable George Escobar takes the helm of CASA as the federal government detains and deports undocumented immigrants nationwide.

"to be faced with paramilitary troops that pop out of trucks armed to the teeth with the most sophisticated weapons in the world, pointed straight at your face, asking about your country of origin and where you are from — it is devastating."

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Such a powerful song. It’s great to hear more of the backstory.

They fear a blue tsunami. Let’s give them one.

Be sure to listen until the end. Brilliant.