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The assembly committee hearing on AB104 is starting now, and our testimony prep room 400SE is now open! Join us at the Capitol in hearing room 417 N GAR (or overflow room 400NE) any time until the end of the hearing, and follow along here for live updates.

Ken Klippenstein on Substack Democrats like Jeffries spent the entire election calling Trump a fascist threat to democracy and now they can’t figure out why people expect aggressive opposition

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Trump Sells $10 Billion in Weapons to Israel Arms bonanza hints at more Israeli military action

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right now we are at "first they came for transgender people"

TRUMP'S DANGEROUS FREEZE OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL HIRING Washington, D.C. — Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Aviation Steve Cohen (D-TN) released the following statements after President Trump froze the hiring of Air Traffic Controllers, among other safety-critical positions. "The bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 directs the Administration to hire the maximum number of air traffic controllers. That's what the law says, so the Administration must rescind this ridiculous executive order," Ranking Member Larsen said. "Hiring air traffic controllers is the number one safety issue according to the entire aviation industry. Instead of working to improve aviation safety and lower costs for hardworking American families, the Administration is choosing to spread bogus DEl claims to justify this decision. I'm not surprised by the President's dangerous and divisive actions, but the Administration must reverse course. Let's get back to aviation safety and allow the FAA to do its job protecting the flying public." "Our top priority must be the safety of the flying public so an order freezing the hiring of air traffic controllers is a misguided decision and goes against the directives of our FAA Reauthorization bill," Ranking Member Cohen said. "The aviation community will speak with one voice in condemning this short-sighted policy and reaffirm our

the first fatal commercial plane crash in 16 years happened just days after Trump froze hiring of air traffic controllers that were already stretched thin

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Big Brother Becomes Little Brother Corporations are the new nation state, U.S. intelligence admits

Corporations are becoming more powerful than nation states, U.S. intelligence admits

One fun way of getting your Republican family member to acknowledge that Musk made a Nazi salute is to ask them if you can film them making the gesture

Federal agents in immigration raids told to be camera-ready as hundreds arrested | CNN Politics Multiple federal agents assisting US immigration officials with raids directed by the Trump administration have been told to ensure their clothing clearly depicts their respective agency in case they ...

“ Former TV talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw announced he was “embedded” with an ICE team in Chicago as raids began. McGraw released video showing him interviewing the Trump administration’s new “border czar,” Tom Homan, at what was described as an ICE Command Center”
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Internal Memos Instruct New York City Government Employees to Block ICE Raids Even as Mayor Eric Adams has ducked questions about Trump’s proposed mass deportations, agency employees have been told to block non-local law enforcement from city facilities.

“Even as Mayor Eric Adams has ducked questions about Trump’s proposed mass deportations, agency employees have been told to block non-local law enforcement from city facilities.”

Internal Memos Instruct New York City Government Employees to Block ICE Raids www.thecity.nyc/2025/01/21/i...

Outside of thousands of pundits and millions of people who follow current events, no one could have predicted this outcome.

Ken Klippenstein on Substack Secretary Blinken says "we assess that Hamas has recruited almost as many new militants as it has lost."

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Will Biden Pardon Lawyer Targated for Suing Chevron over Oil Spill in Amazon? Massachusetts Congressmember Jim McGovern calls on President Biden to pardon environmental activist Steven Donziger, who has been targeted for years by oil and gas giant Chevron. Donziger sued Chevron...

Will Biden Pardon Steven Donziger, Who Faced Retaliation for Suing Chevron over Oil Spill in Amazon?

Israel blocks UN Hamas sexual crimes probe to avoid inquiry into abuse of Palestinians ***

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Israel is blocking the United Nations from investigating sexual crimes committed by Hamas during its October 7 attack, fearing it would require granting access to probe allegations of sexual violence against Palestinians in Israeli detention