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Texas is being used as a testing ground for extremist policies that don’t reflect our values. This Saturday, we’re coming together to show lawmakers: Texas is for the PEOPLE.

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Today, we remember the 23 lives taken from us on August 3, 2019. We continue to grieve with their families and loved ones, and we honor the impact they each made in this world.  It is impossible to think of August 3rd without recognizing that this horrific violence did not happen in a vacuum. In the days and years before the shooting, Donald Trump so repeatedly demonized Latinos that the man who drove over 10 hours to target our community believed he was fulfilling the president’s wishes. Trump’s hateful rhetoric created fertile ground for extremists to justify violence against innocent people. As we remember the victims, we must continue fighting the dehumanizing rhetoric that breeds hate and violence, especially when it’s comes from those in positions of power and influence. Words matter. There is so much the country can learn from El Paso — our resilience, our kindness, our generosity and warmth.  May the memories of those lost six years ago be a call to action to pursue the highest ideals of justice, empathy, and above all, love.

Honoring the 23 lives we lost in El Paso on August 3rd, 2019 André Pablo Anchondo Ivan Manzano Jordan Kae Anchondo Gloria Irma Marquez Arturo Benavides Elsa L. Mendoza Jorge Calvillo Garcia Margie Reckard Leonardo Campos Jr.m a a Javier Amir Rodriguez Es Maribel Hernandez-Loya Teresa Trinidad Sanchez Guerra Adolfo Cerros Hernández Juan De Dios Velazquez Sara Esther Regalado Monreal Gerhard Alexander Hoffmann Guillermo "Coach Memo" Garcia David Alvah Johnson Angelina Silva Englisbee Luis Alfonso Juarez Maria Muñoz Flores Maria Eugenia Legarreta Rothe Raul Estrada Flores

#ElPasoStrong always.

Welcome to the Mafia Presidency That’s a nice business you’ve got there.

“A systematic pattern has emerged: shakedowns of law firms, business corporations, and media companies for the enrichment of Trump, his family, and his political allies,” writes @davidfrum.bsky.social:

100 years after evolution went on trial, the Scopes case still reverberates One hundred years ago, the small town of Dayton, Tenn., became the unlikely stage for one of the most sensational trials in American history, over the teaching of Darwin's theory of evolution.

100 years ago this week, we defended John Scopes in the Scopes "Monkey Trial" after he was charged with teaching evolution, which was banned under Tennessee law.

Today, we're still fighting to keep religious doctrine out of public education.

How Ivermectin Became Right-Wing Aspirin Once a suspect COVID treatment, now a cure for everything

If ivermectin was good enough to be rejected by mainstream doctors as a cure for COVID, health-care skeptics seemed to reason, then surely it must have a host of other uses too. Benjamin Mazer investigates:

Know Your Rights Training: Get Ready for June 14 Take action with ACLU People Power!

Communities nationwide are taking to the streets on June 14 to tell the Trump administration: We won't stay quiet when our freedoms are under attack.

Get prepared by joining us today at 7pm ET for an important Know Your Rights training.

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El Paso, Texas. Tonight. Solidarity with Migrants, Community and Righteous Defiance.

Five Failures in the Oval Office (video) America hurt itself badly today.

Here I react to the shameful encounter between American leaders and media and the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share.
snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...

Last Call (Caul).

Two hands hold a small red card with white lettering against a wallet. The card reads: “I do not wish to speak with you, answer your questions, or sign or hand you any documents based on my 5th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution. I do not give you permission to enter my home based on my 4th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution unless you have a warrant to enter, signed by a judge or magistrate with my name on it that you slide under the door. I do not give you permission to search any of my belongings based on my 4th Amendment rights. I choose to exercise my constitutional rights.” Photo by Loren Elliott for The New York Times.

Known as the red card, a resource distributed by the nonprofit Immigrant Legal Resource Center lists tips and legal rights for immigrants who might find themselves targeted by federal agents. Demand for the cards has surged since President Trump returned to office. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...

30 days into the trump regime, our genius phantom president musk is working overtime, loyal department heads are installed across the government...why do we still have chemtrails?

(This conspiracy is but one of many asinine "beliefs" that defy even the most rudimentary science and common sense)

How this weekend’s 'Tesla Takeover' protests against Elon Musk came together on Bluesky | TechCrunch As Elon Musk and his acolytes rip through the federal government looking for agencies to throw into the “wood chipper,” a grassroots effort to hit the

How this weekend’s ‘Tesla Takeover’ protests against Elon Musk came together on Bluesky techcrunch.com/2025/02/14/h...

How Trump’s Directives Echo Project 2025 President Trump attempted during his campaign to distance himself from the right-wing blueprint to overhaul the federal government, but many of his administration’s actions so far have mirrored it.

More than 60 major moves that President Trump and his administration have made in his first 23 days, including executive orders and agency memos, have aligned with proposals in the Project 2025 blueprint, according to a New York Times analysis.

Know Your Rights: Interacting with Law Enforcement and Immigration Officials Regardless of your immigration status, you have rights under our Constitution. Let’s protect ourselves and those we love by knowing our rights.

No matter your immigration status, you have rights under our Constitution.

We’ve created Know Your Rights guides on the following topics for encounters with immigration agents:
🟠 home
🔴 work
🟢 school
🔵 place of worship
⚪ hospital
🟣 car

Visit our KYR hub ⬇️
www.aclutx.org/en/know-your...

17 States Sue To End Protections For Students With Special Needs Section 504 of that act codified the civil rights of persons with disabilities. Sixteen states have joined Texas in a lawsuit asking the court to declare Section 504 unconstitutional.

And then they came for the kids with disabilities...

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RFK Jr sworn in as US Health and Human Services chief Kennedy will oversee the US health industry including food safety, pharmaceuticals and vaccinations.

The Age of Unreason is upon us. There really is no bottom to the GOP's dereliction of duty. A confederacy of unqualified, unknowledgeable spineless incompetents will now do our puppet president's (and his billionaire saboteurs') bidding.

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The ABA supports the rule of law It has been three weeks since Inauguration Day. Most Americans recognize that newly elected leaders bring change. That is expected. But most Americans also expect that changes will take place in accor...

“No American can be proud of a govt that carries out change in this way. Neither can these actions be rationalized by discussion of past grievances or appeals to efficiency. Everything can be more efficient, but adherence to the rule of law is paramount” www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

Mood.

FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...

FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States

Vincent Valdez at the Contemprary Arts Museum of Houston.

The FDA pulls key DEI initiative for cancer studies from its website A Food and Drug Administration project to promote diversity in clinical studies of cancer treatments was removed from the agency's website, as the Trump administration halts DEI initiatives.

A Food and Drug Administration project to promote diversity in clinical studies of cancer treatments was removed from the agency's website, as the Trump administration halts DEI initiatives.

Donating to the ACLU: General Information The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas is a leading civil rights organization in the Lone Star State. From Amarillo to Brownsville and Beaumont to El Paso, we believe in a Texas that works for

www.aclutx.org/en/donating-...

Feeling overwhelmed by the swift destruction of our country and democracy? Donate now to @aclutx.bsky.social and @aclu.org. Resist however you can!

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