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Saima Akhtar

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she/her. not a process person. coffee. attorney @nclej.bsky.social . parent. opinions and shares are my own. everyone needs to eat every single day to be an alive person.

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thehill.com/opinion/heal...

05.03.2026 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

JD Vance is going to run the β€œwar on fraud." the call is coming from inside the building

25.02.2026 03:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1132    πŸ” 172    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 9
Post image 22.02.2026 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This.

#DefundICE
#DefundThePolice

19.02.2026 12:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Respondents have already wasted valuable time and resources.  Worst of all, not only does detention without due process deprive members of the Bond Eligible Class of their liberty, economic stability, and fundamental dignity, but it also harms their families, communities, and the fabric of this very nation.   IT IS SO ORDERED.

Respondents have already wasted valuable time and resources. Worst of all, not only does detention without due process deprive members of the Bond Eligible Class of their liberty, economic stability, and fundamental dignity, but it also harms their families, communities, and the fabric of this very nation. IT IS SO ORDERED.

Wow.

Fed. judge tells DHS, ICE, Sec. Noem, AG Bondi, EOIR and others that they are harming "the fabric of this very nation" by defying a court order that vacated their automatic-detention policy.

Order is linked here:

www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

19.02.2026 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4812    πŸ” 1564    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 83

It's not actually surprising the deputy attorney general Todd Blanche got the law wrong. Disobeying laws and not knowing how they work is pretty much spot on for this administration.

Congressional Rs need to grow a spine or steal one to deal with our president problem.

19.02.2026 12:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Abolish ICE.

There’s no reforming it.

There’s no compromise.

There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.

02.02.2026 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 40855    πŸ” 9143    πŸ’¬ 805    πŸ“Œ 319

ICE isn't law enforcement without training; ICE is white nationalism with guns.

24.01.2026 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 10014    πŸ” 3058    πŸ’¬ 404    πŸ“Œ 143

Defund ICE

Defund all of DHS. It has always been the Master's brute squad.

14.01.2026 10:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Good.

14.01.2026 10:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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. They’re looking into her background to try to find a way to retroactively justify the guy shooting her in the face through her car in a lynching

13.01.2026 13:10 β€” πŸ‘ 10746    πŸ” 2604    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Defund ICE

Defund all of DHS. It has always been the Master's brute squad.

14.01.2026 10:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Defund ICE

Defund all of DHS. It has always only been the Master's brute squad.

14.01.2026 10:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Defund ICE

Defund all of DHS. It has always been the Master's brute squad.

14.01.2026 10:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Defund ICE

Defund all of DHS. It has always been the Master's brute squad.

14.01.2026 10:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Neighbors standing guard over churches so that parents can have secret meetings about how to keep daycares safe. This is what's happening in the Twin Cities right now.

14.01.2026 04:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4534    πŸ” 1413    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 37

Political parties that *actually* prioritize the safely of children do not cut off fundimg that keeps children in stable, high quality care environments. It's almost like children are just pawns in the view of the current administration. gross.

08.01.2026 04:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Another point on how blatantly racist and xenophobic this is for conservatives...they never talked about Brett Favre and others stealing TANF funds with the same vitriol.

31.12.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly. Welfare reform (ending the welfare program & replacing it with TANF) did not change welfare stigma. πŸ—ƒοΈ

daily.jstor.org/why-welfare-...

04.01.2026 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Do people quit work with a basic income?
YouTube video by Tom Pogson Do people quit work with a basic income?

People with basic income work more, not less.

Evidence has been overwhelmingly consistent for years now..
youtube.com/shorts/Xc5ho...

16.12.2025 10:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Disgusting.

07.12.2025 10:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why do you appreciate unions?

I’ll start:

Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits

30.11.2025 01:08 β€” πŸ‘ 14793    πŸ” 3832    πŸ’¬ 590    πŸ“Œ 166
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GUARDIAN: β€œPer head, πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ output is six times China’s, and yet, inexplicably, there seem to be more abjectly poor Americans than Chinese. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ inequality is breathtaking… keeps getting worse…”

Wanting to address this isn’t radical.

NOT wanting to is.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

28.11.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 6895    πŸ” 2826    πŸ’¬ 217    πŸ“Œ 157
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omg

09.11.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 15671    πŸ” 4500    πŸ’¬ 314    πŸ“Œ 206

Exactly this

10.11.2025 01:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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190. SNAP WTF? A very quick explainer on what (and why) Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next

Read about WHY Ketanji Brown Jackson stayed the SNAP order. Her move is probably the best solution for getting SNAP benefits approved quickly. open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...

08.11.2025 04:04 β€” πŸ‘ 8315    πŸ” 3032    πŸ’¬ 308    πŸ“Œ 315
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190. SNAP WTF? A very quick explainer on what (and why) Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next

Here's the promised longer explainer:

www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf

08.11.2025 03:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1213    πŸ” 461    πŸ’¬ 73    πŸ“Œ 145

Look! Government can do beneficial things that actually take care of citizens and help people if that is the choice it makes. Maybe Congressional Republicans could watch and learn.

07.11.2025 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Delightful!!

05.11.2025 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0