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The U.S. Senate is currently considering a budget reconciliation bill that quietly includes language that could devastate our public lands. It would:
- Make over 250 million acres of public land eligible for sale
- Mandate the sale of at least 2 million acres of Forest Service and BLM land

Well, interesting thing started today. All of the videos from left leaning creators on TikTok are unplayable. They either don't play at all, or stop a few seconds in. All of the other content plays fine.

Screenshot of the headline of The Comics Beat article by Heidi MacDonald on the ICE detention of R.E. "Becky" Burke. Headline: "Cartoonist R.E. Burke detained by ICE on backpacking trip: Visa issues led to detention"

Facebook post by UK cartoonist R.E. Burke's father Paul Burke, asking for help and explaining what happened. Text: "Urgent Appeal: Help Bring Becky Home Our daughter Becky, a 28-year-old British tourist, has been caught up in the recent immigration crackdown in the US. What was meant to be a life-changing four-month backpacking trip across North America has turned into a nightmare. Becky has now been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for over ten days, with no clear timeline for her release. On February 26th, Becky attempted to cross the Canadian border for the next leg of her journey. Unfortunately, due to an incorrect visa, she was denied entry into Canada. When she tried to return to the US, she was refused re-entry and classified as an "illegal alien." Despite being a tourist with no criminal record, she was handcuffed and taken to a detention facility in Tacoma, Washington. Becky’s current conditions are deeply concerning. She is sharing a cell, surviving on a diet of cold rice, potatoes, and beans (she is vegan), and has limited access to phone calls. Visitors are restricted to speaking through a glass screen via telephone. All her possessions have been confiscated, and she feels isolated and desperate to come home. We are doing everything we can. Our local MP has contacted David Lammy’s office, and we are in touch with the British Consulate in London and San Francisco. An American friend is helping by sending funds to her inmate account so she can buy basic necessities like tea and milk. However, progress has been slow, and we urgently need more support. We are asking for your help. Please share Becky’s story widely through your networks. We hope to connect with experts, legal professionals, or anyone who can offer advice or assistance. Becky is a kind, adventurous young woman who simply wants to return home to her family. Thank you for your support."

Screenshot of the beginning of The Comics Beat article by Heidi MacDonald on the ICE detention of UK cartoonist R.E. "Becky" Burke. Text: "British cartoonist R.E. (Becky) Burke was on a four month backpacking trip around North America but has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Her father, Paul Burke posted an appeal for help on Facebook. Burke attempted to cross over into Canada from the US on February 26th, but was denied because of a visa issue, and after returning to the US was arrested as an “illegal alien” and is now in detention in Tacoma. Burke is known in the comics community, setting up at Thought Bubble, writing for Broken Frontier and making some pretty good comics. Her Instagram is as typical and normal as a cartoonists IG can be, including some now devastating photos of the earlier carefree good times on her trip. Her last post was about the joys of travel."

British cartoonist R.E. "Becky" Burke has been detained by ICE since February 26, in a Tacoma, WA detention facility. ICE appears to be going after artists because they might try to make art in the US, or sell their art? Comics folks, we need to protect our own. www.comicsbeat.com/cartoonist-r...

I'm not sure that's enough.

Activists put new anti-Elon Musk ad on London bus stop A new anti-Elon Musk advert has been put up at a bus stop in London, stating the Tesla CEO is a "bellend, signed the UK."

ELON MUSK IS A BELLEND
Signed, the UK
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/activis...

YouTube video by CBC News FULL SPEECH | Trudeau outlines response to U.S. tariffs

The entire speech

youtu.be/83f47jIS_D8?...

Upside-down U.S flag hung at Yosemite National Park to protest employee cuts The flag — traditionally a symbol of distress when upside down — was hung on El Capitan summit at Yosemite Saturday night by frustrated park workers.

Upside-down U.S flag hung at Yosemite National Park to protest employee cuts
The flag — traditionally a symbol of distress when upside down — was hung on El Capitan summit at Yosemite Saturday night by frustrated park workers.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Welcome!

They aren't even trying to hide it.

We can't just let them take us down this path.

This guy is the father of the 19 year old kid on Musk's terror team.

The people who turned in Anne Frank were following the law. The people who hid her were not.
The law is not a moral compass.

Keywords "SEEM to be making"
Read what I write without adding your assumptions.
Please stop replying to me. You seem to be intentionally obtuse. I don't have time that.

You are totally misding the point we are making. Is that intentional?

What's he really paying for?

But hecis overstepping and creating EOs that are illegal.

They can band together to block illegal EOs.

The Whitehouse is not stupid or incompetent. They’re malicious. This entire freeze has been nothing but a trial to see how far they can go and how far the backlash will be. The chaos and confusion is the point. It’s nothing but blinders to distract you.

Move accordingly.

I suspect that this "pause" on grants and loans is how he is going to take the power of the purse away from the legislative branch. If he gets away with this, our democracy is officially over.