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Is Samuel Alito Preparing to Disrobe? In this installment of Elie v. US, our justice correspondent explores the week’s big legal news, including a possible Alito retirement. Also, the anti-trans mob’s latest target: tight clothing.

So @elienyc.bsky.social and @strictscrutiny.bsky.social have speculated that Alito may retire soon. I agree. Elie lays out the case here—it'd be odd to release a memoir in October if he's (a) still serving and (b) unable to promote it because he's hearing arguments. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

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🔵 SB 508 prohibits immigration enforcement at “sensitive locations” without judicial warrant
🔵 SB 509 prevents government entities from sharing personal information for purpose of immigration enforcement
🔵 SB 510 prohibits law enforcement officers from wearing masks, requires uniform

From Wired a few weeks ago. A lot of the people who I was told for years were the adults in the room are being asked how they want to be remembered, and that answer is very clearly "cowards."

www.wired.com/story/uncann...

Thanks! We ended up buying a Drinkmate. As a Michigan resident, it's nice to support a Michigan company. Even better, the Drinkmate is a better and more versatile product than Sodastream. #MichiganMade

California, Oregon and Washington announced yesterday they’ve created their own health alliance, saying the CDC has become “a political tool that increasingly peddles ideology instead of science.”

New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island have now done the same.

Stateside: Tuesday, July 29, 2025 First, a debrief on U.S.-Canada tariffs and what they might mean for Michigan. Also, a reflection on the 50th anniversary of Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance and the theories it engendered. Then, a Michiga...

If you’re following the saga of the Handala Flotilla (it was bringing aid to Gaza), NPR interviewed Michigan attorney Huwaida after the Israelis released her from custody. It starts at 31.22. #GazaFlotilla #Handala #Michigan #GazaGenocide

www.michiganpublic.org/podcast/stat...

It's nuts. With a 29% favorability and a 62% unfavourability rating, Democrats want to destroy someone who has the hearts and minds of voters instead of fighting with him.

9 Ways You Can Save the Internet Right Now Because the danger to cultural preservation has never been greater.

As the US government continues to remove data, you can do something to help preserve data and culture: www.thenation.com/article/cult...

#DataPreservation #USPol #USPolitics #Censorship #InternetPreservation

White House Confirms Trump Is Exploring Ways To ‘Deport’ U.S. Citizens The administration could try removing American citizens if it identifies a pathway it can claim to be legal.

And so Trump says he wants to explore ways to deport US citizens to El Salvador’s prison camps.

www.huffpost.com/entry/white-...

This will became the worst slaughter of civilians ever, this will be the worst mass murder of children in the entire human history.
Exhausted starved people, unarmed, none but rubble,
no where to hide, no help for the wounded, most journalist murdered 🥶
They'll commit a blood bath 👹
#Gaza #Genocide

Michigan braces for Trump tariffs on Canada, a $77B trade partner | Bridge Michigan President Trump said Thursday he is moving forward with plans for a 25% tariff on Canadian imports. Michigan will be ‘disproportionately affected’ as a border state with heavy auto trade, according to...

Because Trump is going forward with his tariffs, Canada is threatening to cut electricity exports to the US. Of the three states Canada is targeting, the tariffs and retaliation will affect Michigan the most. www.bridgemi.com/michigan-gov...

Trump Has Promised to Target ‘the Radical Left.’ What Could That Look Like? Activists are preparing for the worst with Trump’s second term.

If you followed the campus protests during the last year and a half and the George Floyd protest, you know what is in store protestors now. Be safe. #USPolitics #USPol

www.teenvogue.com/story/trump-...

(2/2) 5. Demand a follow-up from them.
6. If they don't follow-up within a week, call again. Tell them you are disappointed they did not follow-up. Give the date + time you called, and the staffer's name.
#USPolitics #USPol

(1/2) Indivisible's tips for contacting US elected officials:

1. It is better to call (or show up in person) than email.
2. Give your name and address.
3. Ask for the staffer's name.
4. State the action you want the official to take.
#USPolitics #USPol

How to help Southern California wildfire victims Donations are being accepted by organizations throughout the region.

Octavia's Bookshelf has opened its doors to help their neighbors. It is named after Octavia Butler, a Black female Science Fiction writer.

www.pasadenastarnews.com/2025/01/10/t...

Links to other groups helping and needing help.

www.dailynews.com/2025/01/08/h...

#Pasadena #CaliforniaFires

Doctors Against Genocide A Global Health Coalition committed to stopping genocide

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Global healthcare vigils demand release of Dr Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan hospital in Gaza At the Wayne State School of Medicine campus in Detroit, school officials cut short a planned press conference by Doctors Against Genocide Monday afternoon in support of the vigil.

Global healthcare vigils demand release of Dr Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan hospital in Gaza: At the Wayne State School of Medicine campus in Detroit, school officials cut short a planned press conference by Doctors Against Genocide Monday afternoon in support… #ThatCovidLife #CovidIsNotOver

Doctors Against Genocide WeeklyCampaign Update

Weekly important updates on Not Another Child Not Another Hospital and to declare that We Are Sick From Genocide.

www.youtube.com/live/yhYWRtc...

95 organizations are urging Sens. Schumer & Gillibrand to support resolutions to block arms sales to Israel.

Signers include: Doctors Against Genocide; NY Council of Churches; Jewish Voice for Peace (Albany, Westchester, Buffalo); more.

Sanders, Welch, Schatz, Merkley are leading the resolutions.

Humanity Must Not Look Away: a call to protect Gaza’s healthcare system We stand with Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, Director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, in pleading with the international community: Do not remain silent as Gaza’s healthcare system is systematically destroyed.

We stand with Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, Director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, in pleading with the international community: Do not remain silent as Gaza’s healthcare system is systematically destroyed.

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/12/humanity-must-not-look-away-a-call-to-protect-gazas-healthcare-system/

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Israel Orders 'Impossible' Evacuation While Attacking One of North Gaza's Last Hospitals | Common Dreams "If Kamal Adwan Hospital is decommissioned, there will be no way of preserving conditions of life to the remaining 75,000+ civilians in north Gaza," the hospital's director said.

"Every bomb that slams into Kamal Adwan Hospital, every nurse forced to watch a child slip away, every life lost from denied treatment indicts us all," said the Palestine Mental Health Networks and Doctors Against Genocide.
www.commondreams.org/news/kamal-a...

Letter from Doctors Against Genocide.

Here is the full recording from today’s meeting via Doctors Against Genocide.

www.youtube.com/live/7IMyj-g...

Doctors Against Genocide Hold Worldwide Sick-Out Vigil to Highlight Atrocities in Gaza “We are sick from genocide, sick from complicity, and sick from silence,” says a statement by Doctors Against Genocide.

Doctors and health care providers across the globe are engaging in a day of action, calling in sick and taking part in other demonstrations against Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.

Today, I'm leading 20 Members of Congress to demand that the Biden Admin withhold offensive weapons from the Israeli military.

U.S. law is clear: if the Netanyahu government does not allow sufficient food & medicine to enter Gaza, then the U.S. cannot send weapons.

Michigan hazardous waste bills move forward in lame duck session Hazardous waste bills aim to raise tipping fees, seeking to prevent Michigan from becoming a dumping ground for waste.

The Michigan Senate passed SB 1052 (sponsored by Sen. Camilleri) today. This is a hazardous waste bill sparked by the Manhattan Project nuclear waste transfer to Van Buren.

(1) planetdetroit.org/2024/12/mich...
(2) senatedems.com/camilleri/20...
(3) legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?O...