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Full post from Jacqui Heinrich at Fox News of the next stage of military deployments for domestic law enforcement assistance. I will leave her reporting of the application of the Posse Comitatus Act to others who have analyzed the relevant statute. I need to go read up on it again.

UVM Health Network announces layoffs, over $180M in cuts The hospital system will cut nearly 80 positions across finance, information technology and human resources as part of a plan to save over $180 million by the end of next year.

The hospital system will cut nearly 80 positions across finance, information technology and human resources as part of a plan to save over $180 million by the end of next year.
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Know before you grow: Gooseberries and currants are restricted in some states and counties Currants and gooseberries are the alternate host for a disease that affects pine trees. If you plan to grow these landscape plants in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, check for restrictions first.

Currants and gooseberries are the alternate host for a disease that affects pine trees. If you plan to grow these landscape plants in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, check for restrictions first.
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Gerrymandering: when data science meets moral bankruptcy.

Gerrymandering: the art of mathematically disproving majority rule.

Trump is gerrymandering Texas

This is a war he will lose

Time for blue states to gerrymander Republicans out of their seats without mercy

the idea the dems have to hold onto the "moral highground" by not counter gerrymandering is so dumb. nobody gives a fuck about the moral high ground. the president is literally rapist

I don’t think people are prepared for where this growing movement toward maximum partisan gerrymandering is headed

Democrats should respond by gerrymandering their states. If Supreme Court is fine with Republicans doing it in Texas, then do the same and pick up more seats. Take on fascists.

From @thebwstimes.bsky.social — “Texas Republicans have redrawn the lines so that @jasmineforus.bsky.social Crockett, one of the most outspoken Black women in Congress, is no longer living in her own district… this is not just political, it’s personal.”

Green parrot licking rainbow popsicle

To be a bird licking a rainbow popsicle on a hot July day

Systems Save Taxes And Protect The Public Good Newspaper for Hollis NH Brookline NH

“When people realize their local hospital, nursing home, or school is closing, it’s already too late. Attacking the systems we rely on is a cut-off-your-nose-to-spite-your-face public policy. It’s short-sighted, ideologically driven, and costly.” #NHPolitics hollisbrooklinenews.org/systems-save...

A group of global civil society organizations have placed the US on a watchlist for urgent concern over the health of its civic society, alongside Turkey, Serbia, El Salvador, Indonesia and Kenya.

Stop listening to Joe Rogan maybe?

Korean Scientist With Green Card Detained for a Week and Denied Access to His Lawyer | Common Dreams U.S. legal resident detained without explanation for a week, denied legal representation.

"If the Constitution doesn't apply to somebody who's lived in this country for 35 years and is a green-card holder... the Constitution doesn't apply to anybody who's been in this country for less time than him," said an attorney representing the scientist.

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ICE says detained Maine police officer overstayed visa. The chief says he cleared a federal check The chief of police in a resort town in Maine has called for an investigation into the arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of one of its officers.

“The chief of police in a Maine resort town has called for an investigation into the arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of one of its officers, who the chief said was federally approved to work in the country in May.”

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Important new lawsuit! Today 12 members of Congress filed a lawsuit seeking to force ICE to follow the law and allow them to enter detention centers for the purposes of conducting oversight.

‘1984’ is upon us

ICE arrested these immigrants in San Francisco and sent them 2,400 miles away—to Hawaii One may be mentally impaired, said a judge who granted him a continuance prior to his arrest.

ICE doesn't even have a detention center in Hawaii. The men have been put in a federal prison there. Very far from home, and presumably their lawyers. Via @missionlocal.org

Insanity

So student loan forgiveness is only not CoMMuNisM if you kidnap immigrants to get it?

What are we doing? 🇺🇸

Today marks the 60th anniversary of Medicaid and Medicare being signed into law.

And just weeks ago, Donald Trump made the largest cuts in history to these programs.

We can't stand by as they destroy its legacy — we fight like hell to protect the care millions rely on.

It has taken medical science 200 years to advance humans to the point where people are so healthy and living so long that they can deny that science and medicine is what got us here.

Peru's Congress just passed an amnesty law shielding military and police from accountability for killings in the 1980-2000 conflict, like the Accomarca massacre that left villages in ruins. Victims deserve real justice, not this cover-up. #HumanRights

Oh look— @MarshaBlackburn, who survives on lobbyist money like a vampire, finally found a group she wants to block from lobbying: TEACHERS

Roy Cooper breaks fundraising records as he kicks off expensive North Carolina campaign Strategists in both parties expect the Senate race in North Carolina to break spending records in 2026.

Roy Cooper broke fundraising records in his first 24 hours as a Senate candidate.

He's going to need the massive cash boost for what’s expected to become one of the most expensive statewide campaigns in US history.

Roy Cooper raises $3.4 million in first 24 hours of his Senate candidacy The former North Carolina governor set a fundraising record with his day-one haul for his Senate campaign.

“Roy Cooper raised $3.4 million in the first 24 hours of his Senate campaign — a record-breaking sum for the former North Carolina governor in one of the most competitive upcoming Senate races.”

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YouTube video by Rap Samurai Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (Lyrics)

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The biggest and most silent war crimes are committed against women and girls. This has been happening throughout history and even today. We never want to talk about rape. Women aren’t even united. Men divide and conquer us. We have some male allies, and some women who side with men. It’s fucked up.