Matt Kleinmann (He/Him)

FEMA to send states $608 million to build migrant detention centers FEMA is starting a “detention support grant program” to cover the cost of states building temporary facilities, according to an agency announcement.

FEMA is preparing to send $608 million to states to construct immigrant detention centers as part of the Trump administration’s push to expand capacity to hold migrants.

Gaza is starving. Where are the American Jewish leaders? A fear of being labelled antisemitic still deters American Jews and Jewish institutions from taking a position that is morally correct.

The mass starvation & killing of Palestinians in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli gov’t is a chillul hashem, a desecration of God.

Jewish leaders who criticized Zohran Mamdani for three words he doesn’t use should raise their voices loudly here as well.
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The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been t...

NEW: On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador.

Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been taken away.

These are their stories.

The cover up deepens

It's interesting because "DEI cuts" imply some educational conspiracy. It's BS

But most of the work I've seen impacted by this is focused on underserved populations that are, statistically speaking, marginalized.

That work--so far as I can tell--continues in teams focused on populations generally.

Republicans in Congress stripped health care from millions, blowing a $3.4 trillion hole in our deficit to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy.

The American Dream is now further out of reach for working American families.

They've been doing it for a while, I think.

"Items 1 through 4 of the directive have already been addressed at KU. Item 5 now needs your involvement."

Item 5 is banning the use of gender pronouns in university correspondence and official records.

The alternative is devastating cuts.

And when the owner of Fox News settles for tens of millions of dollars with the sitting President of the United States, we'll ask, "Was that a bribe?"

Soft.

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

Masked Terror At this point, we have all seen the videos.

The Ku Klux Klan Acts (passed in 1870 & 1871 to protect 14th amend rights) were a response to masked violent men who terrorized Black communities, violating their civil rights.The deployment of violent masked ICE ofcrs are tapping into this unique form of terror.
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Corruption is the soft underbelly of authoritarianism.

And there it is:

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Part of me wants to celebrate.

Part of me remembers India Walton getting screwed and knows it’s not over until it’s over.

The Simple Truth About These Miserable Heat Waves Much of the country is facing brutal, potentially deadly heat. The reasons for such extreme events are not complicated.

“The world’s climate is behaving exactly as we said it would all along, for many years. It is warming due to human influence. It gets faster if we don’t act on it.”

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Interest-rate spike would push megabill cost to $2.8T, CBO says in 'dynamic' score The analysis considers economic effects of the GOP's House-passed tax and spending package.

The GOP's House-passed megabill would increase the U.S. deficit by $2.8 trillion over a decade when considering economic effects, according to the CBO.

Whatever your political views, there are some fundamental truths we can agree on, much of which is found in the Constitution.

If we don’t do the work to support our democracy now, we may lose it.

I wrote this not because I’m upset with our federal government, but because I have a renewed hope for democracy.

That hope is only sustained if more people take stock of what we’re seeing and do the work to get engaged.

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

California Sen. Alex Padilla was just forcibly removed from a DHS press conference and handcuffed.

"I am Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary."

Video from @Elex_Michaelson on X via Padilla's staff.

Trump has federalized at least 2,000 National Guard forces and reportedly plans to deploy troops to Los Angeles over Governor Newsom’s objections. If that happens, it will be the first time since 1965 that a president has sent troops into a state without a state request. 1/19

Ha. None taken.

I appreciate it!

I'm not running, but that doesn't mean I'm not working on it. Building up the networks and infrastructure to support whoever does run.

We have a few potential candidates circling. All are great people, and they're out meeting the community now. Should know more soon?

Powell: "If the large increases in tariffs that have been announced are sustained, they are likely to generate a rise in inflation, a slowdown in economic growth, and an increase in unemployment."

"We don't need their [Canadian] lumber..."

Canadian lumber accounts for approximately 24–27% of all the softwood lumber used to build American homes

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Be prepared for the costs of housing to rise.

The President just effectively signed a statement that he is committing a crime, violating a criminal statute enacted with overwhelming bipartisan majorities (it passed 96-2 in the Senate). Here is the law and his post. 1/3

Congressional Republicans are writing to constituents a lot more than Democrats about op-eds that they have either written or want to encourage their constituents to read.

Use of the word "dominance" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party 👀

Rev. Barber, surrounded by police, praying in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.

Rev. Barber, surrounded by police, praying in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.

BREAKING: Police just surrounded Rev. William Barber, prominent activist and pastor, as he and others prayed in the U.S. Capitol Rontunda.

Police then expelled everyone (including press!) from the Rotunda to (presumably) arrest them.

I've covered protests here a lot. Never seen anything like it.