Russell D. Vines

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The book is Where it Hurts

Beyond honored to have an essay included in this stunning collection alongside so many writers I admire. Intro by the legendary Rita Charon ♥️ #MedSky

Ah yes, the ugly American

New Mexico governor signs Immigrant Safety Act among other bills into law New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed four bipartisan bills into law, focusing on improving health care access, investing in statewide infrastructur

"The new law forbids counties and local law enforcement from contracting with ICE. It mandates that public bodies terminate any existing immigration detention agreements and prohibits the use of public property for federal civil immigration detention..."

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AI-powered robots are coming for trade jobs

Working people are worried about how AI will impact their job and their future. That’s why 80% of Americans want common-sense guardrails for AI.

Decisions that lawmakers make now will impact workers for years to come, and they must protect working people.

NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff

The Guardian has a rough outline of what the Tulsi whistleblower complaint is about: NSA found someone close to Trump in contact with foreign intelligence, and rather than doing something about that, Tulsi brought the report to Susie Wiles.

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COONS: Joe, it's same rules NYPD follows. Do you see roving bands of NYPD w/ masks using bear spray on people?

KERNEN: You lost the election! That doesn't give you right to shut down govt

C: I have to fight for the core value of our democracy, including law enforcement that doesn't murder citizens

Hillary was right about everything….

I read the “SAVE Act” (the GOP’s new voter suppression bill) so you don’t have to. This is my one page summary. Jesus it’s bad. 1/

not to mention doing it while out of town at pre-Super Bowl festivities

I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.

What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?

I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.

nursesonja • 7h & Threads Let us not forget, it was the same administration that reduced us to wearing trash bags as protective gear while we watched the hospital go up in flames around us during the pandemic that just murdered one of our own on the streets in broad daylight. As a nurse & as a person, I will never forgive. I will never forget. I will never back down. This was never about border control. This is about total control. O240 Q5 G34 → 21

The nurses are pissed

Former MI6 spy insists Jeffrey Epstein was 'recruited by Russian organised criminals' and 'likely' had kompromat on Trump | LBC Mr Steele told Tom Swarbrick that he believes Epstein - and subsequently the Russians who were handling him - had kompromat on Mr Trump

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Former MI6 spy insists Jeffrey Epstein was 'recruited by Russian organised criminals' and 'likely' had kompromat on Trump

Russia’s Hybrid War on the West started as soon as the Cold War ended, it seems

And Putin happily continues it

#Brexit included…

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9 Toronto police officers facing charges related to tow-truck violence: source | CBC News Nine Toronto police officers are facing charges related to violent incidents involving tow trucks and operators across the Greater Toronto Area, multiple sources tell CBC News.

This story is wild 🤯 #Ontario

9 Toronto police officers facing charges related to tow-truck violence: sources

The officers are accused of trafficking, leaking addresses to hitmen, and leaking police officer addresses, the sources said.

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Wonderful album!

I'm so glad Rep Casten is in Congress.

Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund

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We've had evidence since tRump's first term that he's a Putin asset. How much more evidence do we need?

Heads are going to explode 💥

Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.

All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
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CORDER LIST: 607 U.S.) WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2026 25A839 ORDER IN PENDING CASE TANGIPA, DAVID, ET AL. V. NEWSOM, GOV. OF CA, ET AL. The application for writ of injunction pending appeal presented to Justice Kagan and by her referred to the Court is denied.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court will not stop the use of California's new congressional maps in this year's midterm elections.

The court rejected California Republicans' effort to stop the use of the new maps. There were no noted dissents and no opinion.

Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests

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Rep. Kelly Morrison describes 'horrifying' conditions inside Whipple building Rep. Kelly Morrison describes cold temperatures, shackling and lack of medical care inside a Minneapolis ICE holding site after a judge restored congressional access.

Rep. Kelly Morrison describes 'horrifying' conditions inside Whipple building www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...