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The way he rubs his inhumanity in Americans” face never ceases to stun me.

He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…

…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.

A New Era of Immigration Enforcement Unfolds in the U.S. Interior and at the Border under Trump 2.0 The transformation in U.S. immigration enforcement taking place at the U.S.-Mexico border and in communities across the United States during the second Trump term is tangibly captured in government da...

With FY25 over, @ruizags.bsky.social summed up the year in border arrivals & deportations. In short "[ICE] recorded more deportations from within U.S. communities during FY 2025 than the Border Patrol apprehended people crossing the Southwest border illegally—the first time since at least FY 2014."

Most Americans think Trump is trying to exercise more power than previous presidents 49% of U.S. adults say Trump is trying to exercise more presidential power than previous presidents and that this is bad for the country.

Most Americans say Trump has improperly used his office to:
💠Punish those who say things he does not like (66%)
💠Encourage federal investigations of his political opponents (62%)
💠Enrich himself or his friends and family (61%)

Portland dance group offers free Latin dance lessons at ICE facility 💃🏽

Powell: "Higher tariffs are pushing up prices in some categories of goods, resulting in higher overall inflation."

Neguse: "Does anyone here not believe that with one phone call from Speaker Johnson -- one phone call to the president or the secretary of ag -- that those funds would be released tomorrow? And that families wouldn't go starving by the weekend?"

Non-voting is acceptance of either outcome. It’s like small children who shut their eyes and think they’re invisible.

Non-voting is acceptance of either outcome. It’s like small children who shut their eyes and think they’re invisible.

Please listen to the Senator

Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.

That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.

Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.

HAPPENING NOW: Portland Police Commander Franz Schoening testifies that federal officers on Oct. 18 barraged protesters with crowd control munitions — not because of any violence but because another federal officer accidentally shot tear gas onto the roof of the ICE facility.

When law enforcement snatches random people (based on skin color)on the street, demanding to see their papers, but without revealing their own faces or badge numbers, we are truly in the bad place.

The key question is: what is he planning to build under the so-called Ballroom? Very suspicious.

It's not lost on me that the part of the White House we are destroying is the part that has to do with women's history in the White House.

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived. ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

An estimated 54 percent of households that rely on food banks have at least on person who is working and 71 percent of households with children who rely on food banks have at least one person who is working. projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...

US hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic The U.S. government's gross national debt has surpassed $38 trillion during the federal shutdown, marking a record high.

In the midst of a federal government shutdown, the U.S. government’s gross national debt surpassed $38 trillion Wednesday, a record number that highlights the accelerating accumulation of debt on America’s balance sheet.

Exactly this part of the White House is gone.

The same people who lost their minds over renovations to Cracker Barrel are totally fine with the White House getting bulldozed

This is so revealing about the hypocrisy on political violence.

DC already has many grand ballrooms. Perhaps this is just storage space for Trump’s huge but infantile ego.

Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!

A brief video captures what is to American democracy and civil society. What would you title it?

Title this video clip “Demolishing American Democracy and Civil Society”

Fully qualified people might not be willing to do the assignments that are now expected. The average person is not cruel nor willing to flaunt the law.

Is anyone surprised?

Unauthorized Immigrant Population Profiles Use this unique data tool to learn about unauthorized immigrant populations in the U.S. and by state and for top counties. Get detailed data profiles for the United States, 43 states (plus the Distric...

Happy to share that MPI has updated its online data tool that profiles the country's unauthorized immigrant population at the national, state, and local level to use 2023 American Community Survey data. Check it out here:

Exclusive | Treasury Tells Employees Not to Share Photos of White House Ballroom Construction Images of the demolition of parts of the East Wing went viral on Monday, and Treasury’s headquarters next door to the White House has a front-row seat.

The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing

Art Markman is a fine scholar and gifted communicator. He brings complex research into everyday life. He was wonderful to work with and his dismissal bodes ill for the UT community.

Tax Day Is Met With Tea Parties (Published 2009)

Here's a gift link to the New York Times' coverage of the initial Tea Party rallies in April 2009 which inspired the media to treat it like a massive movement.

Check out how tiny the crowds were:

Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000

I'm grateful to @60minutes.bsky.social featuring our study published @justsecurity.org.

Link to the study (on the 'presumption of regularity'): www.justsecurity.org/120547/presu...