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It costs $130 + a $35 facility fee to obtain a passport and an extra $30 for a passport card. In California, fees for certified copies of vital records are between $18 and $31 each. How is the SAVE Act not a poll tax?

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

this is huge — and fantastic — news!

A very simple point, almost always true: NO technology produced by capitalism is meant to capture time back for workers for their leisure. It is ALWAYS meant to free up time so that workers can fill it accumulating more wealth for the capitalists. Dats it!

that’s real!

at this point, i only play with people who are going to make the experience enjoyable. regular life stuff is hard enough!

Tamer Nahed 𓂆🇵🇸 @Tamer_Alnoaizy BlueSky is one of the worst platforms I have ever dealt with. Within seconds of creating a second account, after my first one was shut down just two days after it was created, my account was closed again. This happened despite the fact that I hadn’t posted anything or followed anyone. I was only in the process of adding a profile photo, yet I received an email claiming that my account was “spam” and that it was “causing harm.” What kind of logic is this? The painful truth is that the account was shut down the moment it became clear it was created from inside Gaza. It seems we are no longer allowed to write or speak about what is happening to us here. They are not afraid of content itself, but of our voices and the reality we carry with us. Millions are spent to silence these voices and to erase the truth. I am exhausted by this platform and by how our photos and videos, which document real suffering, are treated as “violations of community standards,” as if pain itself has become a crime. What is happening is not simple moderation or policy enforcement. It is an attempt to erase our existence and bury the truth. And honestly, this is shameful and unbearably painful. [the original poster has included two screenshots showing the email from bluesky admin informing him that his account has been taken down for being 'spammy, inauthentic or disruptive to users'. it's the standard boilerplate you get when they take moderation action.] 2:45 PM · Feb 10, 2026 https://twitter.com/Tamer_Alnoaizy/status/2021234178461704409

palestinian journalist posting on twitter that his bluesky account was immediately taken down purely because he was in gaza. all palestinian accounts are assumed to be spam.

this record is soooooo good!

The Racism Behind the Cuban Hardliner Stance There’s a reason the loudest Cuban American voices are white while the majority of the island is nonwhite; the history behind it is ugly

None of what Cuban hardliners or the U.S. want with Cuba has anything to do with “freedom” or “democracy.” Once we learn the truth and the history, the real motivations expose themselves as a continuation of oppressive imperialist control.

abbott has been happy to push the fascism as far as it will go. at this point ut’s regents are given ability to review syllabi. it’s a mockery of what higher education could, and should, be.

Dallas residents demand identification of ICE agents, with backing by PD oversight board Dallas Community Police Oversight Board members want the police department to prioritize response times before assisting ICE.

Very proud to be a part of this citizen-led effort as a member of the Dallas police oversight board.

Last night's meeting was a success because so many furious residents showed up and spoke.

fucking hell.
what an embarrassment.

Important listen on how community resistance to massive ICE detention camps is spreading.

*if* ice is actually leaving minnesota its another victory for a band of rebels against an authoritarian occupying force

CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"

CBP Signs Clearview AI Deal to Use Face Recognition for ‘Tactical Targeting’ US Border Patrol intelligence units will gain access to a face recognition tool built on billions of images scraped from the internet.

NEW: CBP signs a new deal with Clearview AI to access its scraped image database for "tactical targeting," including efforts to “disrupt, degrade, and dismantle” networks of people labeled security threats.

got to see him perform this in san antonio in 2022 and euphoric is the only way to describe it

excellent reporting by the daily texan here

Oh my god

post a banger that’s not in english.

Family demands answers after South Florida mom fatally shot by Miami-Dade Sheriff's deputy: "This is insane" Relatives are questioning the use of deadly force after deputies responded to a mental health crisis call, as state officials launch an investigation.

Miami police shot and killed a woman experiencing a mental health crisis this weekend after her 12-year-old daughter called for help.

No mental health crisis should turn deadly by those called to help. Our hearts are with the family as they await answers.

who could have predicted that white supremacists taking over government and purging women and minorities from powerful institutions of cultural criticism would lead to such embarrassingly uneducated takes?

medical device sales teams + ai = collab from hell

who could have predicted that white supremacists taking over government and purging women and minorities from powerful institutions of cultural criticism would lead to such embarrassingly uneducated takes?

These are the high schoolers taking a stand against ICE: ‘You can’t let despair take over’ Thousands of students across the US have been walking out of their schools to protest ICE in their communities

for my latest @us.theguardian.com talked to teens leading and joining anti-ICE walkouts from TX to MD to WI.

one NYC teen: "I feel scared [of ICE] every day... But I’m not going to let that stop me, because bravery is just the positive way to say you’re scared, and I’d rather be brave than scared."

My colleague got into Trump's sprawling family detention camp, which is full of toddlers, kids, & teens.

- Kids have cut themselves or talked about suicide

-There's worms & mold in food

-300 kids have been held for 30+ days, far longer court settlement allows

www.propublica.org/article/life...

the bushes were people 😂

it’s really something to see (mostly white, from what i can tell) people run wild with speculation about that being liam when the admin was very much trying to expedite their deportation and has been open about that.

seeing this brown joy is so necessary when all we’ve been inundated with is despair for so, so long.