The ICE policy that set off chaos in LA
Workplace immigration raids are backβeven if they could cripple the US workforce.
The chaos that unfolded in LA over the weekend was sparked by ICE raids at workplaces, a controversial policy that appears designed to appease the Trump administrationβs desire to increase the number of deportations at all costs.
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As protests against ICE raids in L.A. grow and, in some cases, turn violent, Trump has deployed the National Guard.
"It felt like we were always going to get to this point, given what Donald Trump was pledging to do," says our Jack Blanchard on #PlaybookPod.
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Rifles, stun grenades, armored trucks in ICE raids spur tensions
The Trump administration is intensifying efforts to round up migrants. Itβs also doing so with increasingly aggressive tactics.
The Trump administration is intensifying efforts to round up migrants. Itβs also doing so with increasingly aggressive tactics β stoking tensions from San Diego to Massachusetts.
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MIT class president barred from graduation after speaking out on Gaza
Megha Vemuri, spoke at MITβs OneMIT commencement on Thursday. Wearing a keffiyeh over her graduation gown, she praised student protests against the war in Gaza and condemned MITβs ties to Israel.
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Yes please.
Origami Ballet - Agnes Obel - "The Curse"
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βEveryone has to make everything in the United States, or else!β he yellsβ¦ as his family signs deal after deal for golf courses in other countriesβ¦ and he accepts hundreds of millions in crypto bribes from unidentified foreign actorsβ¦
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A Planned Parenthood affiliate plans to close 4 clinics in Iowa and another 4 in Minnesota
After the closings, Planned Parenthood North Central States will operate 10 brick-and-mortar clinics in Minnesota, two in Iowa, two in Nebraska, and one in South Dakota.
Four of the six Planned Parenthood clinics in Iowa and four in Minnesota will shut down in a year, the Midwestern affiliate operating them says, blaming a freeze in federal funds, budget cuts proposed in Congress and state restrictions on abortion.
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Felon47's Budget Reconciliation Bill should not be named
"Big Beautiful Bill", It should be named:
MAGA Murder Bill. It will kill millions
#TrumpIsALiar #Murderer #Monster
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Iβm A Psychologist Who Specializes In Narcissists. Hereβs What We Need To Do To Stop Trump.
"The same patterns that destabilize families destabilize democracies."
If you read one thing this weekend: And above all, keep faith in the long game. While narcissistic dynamics rely on urgency and alarm, deep change comes from staying calm, clear and connected.
Hereβs What We Need To Do To Stop Trump.
www.huffpost.com/entry/psycho...
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Why are you letting this happen @mayorofchicago.bsky.social @govpritzker.illinois.gov? Please eject the federal government from our state.
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The president visibly struggles to stay on track, stumbling through half thoughts and tangents with no clear destination. These frequent, habitual moments fuel serious concerns about his mental decline.
youtu.be/UKAUuCJ7Ofk?...
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Every day we see a relentless march of absolute corruption and stupidity from this regime. The world over rightly sees us as a nation of absolute morons for getting this demented fuckwit back in power. We pretend to be civil while failing to call every stupid thing this regime does stupid....
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Belgian princess left in doubt about her Harvard future following Trump's foreign student ban
Belgiumβs Royal Palace says Princess Elisabeth is waiting to find out whether she can return to Harvard for her second year after U.S.
Belgiumβs Royal Palace says Princess Elisabeth is waiting to find out whether she can return to Harvard for her second year after the Trump administration revoked the university's ability to enroll international students.
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Do you enjoy health care?
Do you live in Florida*?
(*Really, this is an American issue)
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Jackbooted thugs in Foley, AL snatched a U.S. citizen from his *work site*βno uniform, no ID, no explanation. Just brute force and racial profiling. They detained him for *hours.* βICEβ is targeting Brown Americans like enemies. This is not safety. Itβs state-sanctioned terror.
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If I was a foreign student , I would STAY CLEAR of the USA.
IT IS UNSAFE.
YOU COULD BE KIDNAPPED and SENT TO A DEATH CAMP in some country you have never been to.
NO PHONE CALL, NO LAWYER, NO TRIAL.
They would just "disappear you"
The USA is a NAZI CAMP now.
Major violence is coming.
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I hope everyone now sees that tariffs were never a tool to even out trade, they are simply as revenge tool wielded by a mentally disturbed under-educated ignorant incompetent racist bigoted dictator-wannabe sniveling cowardly flatulent man-baby elected by the world's filthiest trash. #Greenland
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Itβs like this administration has a kink for starting fights theyβre 100% going to lose
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#8647Now #Resist #FuckTheFacists #FuckMaga #ImpeachTrump
#TrumpTrafficks #TrumpHatesAmerica #BringBackGuillotines
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#GVerse #StrongerTogether #HonoraryGuests
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House Democrats will introduce legislation to 'save NOAA'
The amendment to the Republican budget reconciliation bill would prevent further Trump administration cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
House Democrats plan to introduce legislation overnight that would prevent further Trump administration cuts to NOAA funding or staffing after severe storms across the country drew attention to staffing cuts in National Weather Service field offices.
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B.S.
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Let's say the truth will you instead of all ths] these coverup lies.
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The Human race has a serious Control Freak problem
@Cross_theline and YOU are going to solve that
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