Dr. Tracie Barrett

Pretty much when we decided terrorists didn't have human rights I think we set the future in motion where enemies of administrations would be labeled terrorists.

When we defended Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo.

Honestly I'm glad they picked Harvard to try out this novel "we're mad" legal theory of revoking tax-exempt status, given its infinite resources, deep network of powerful alumni, and law school attended by 142 sitting federal judges.

Good luck! 🫡

I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.

The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.

Party vice-chair David Hogg wants to unseat some fellow Democrats by funding primary challengers Hogg says he wants to fund primary challenges against Democratic lawmakers who he feels are "out of touch" and not fighting President Trump hard enough.

Hogg says he wants to fund primary challenges against Democratic lawmakers who he feels are "out of touch" and not fighting President Trump hard enough.

(via @wbur.org)

I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

SCOOP: DOGE notified the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) today that the entire staff is being put on administrative leave effective immediately, I’ve learned from an agency source.

They’ll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).

On the left side of the graphic two smiling people stand closely together in front of a light pink background. The person on the left, Jes Martinez-Hunt, has short dark hair, glasses, and wears a gray tshirt with a pink, white, and blue transgender flag with the UU chalice overlaid on it, along with the words “MY FAITH IS LOVE.” The person on the right has short curly green hair and holds a white sign that says “#TRANS JOY IS SACRED” in handwritten block letters. To the right of the photo is a large quotation mark icon followed by a quote in black text: “Trans joy breaks open the world’s too narrow stories and offers something greater: a blessing, a radiant reminder that the fullness of who we are is our gift to the world.” Below the quote is the attribution: “– Jes Martinez-Hunt, Conflict Engagement Coach, Hope for US.” Above the quote is a purple and pink banner with the hashtag “#TransJoyIsSacred.” At the bottom right is the Unitarian Universalist Association logo in rainbow colors and the website URL “http://uua.org ” inside a purple-outlined box. Along the left edge of the photo is the credit “Photo credit: Jes Martinez-Hunt” in small white text.

A graphic with a light pink background and bold dark purple text in three stacked lines reading: “TRANS JOY is SACRED.” The word “is” is in a light blue handwritten-style font. Below the main text is the hashtag “#TransJoyIsSacred” in smaller purple text and the website “http://uua.org ” outlined in a purple box. In the bottom left corner is the Unitarian Universalist Association flaming chalice logo in rainbow colors. Along the bottom edge is a wavy stripe that in the colors of the transgender pride flag: blue, pink, white, pink, and blue.

🌈 “Trans joy breaks open the world’s too narrow stories and offers something greater: a blessing...” – Jes Martinez-Hunt, Hope for Us ✨

Trans joy is sacred. It’s a spark of freedom, a radiant reminder of our full selves.

#TransJoyIsSacred #TDOV #TransDayofVisibility #UU #UnitarianUniversalist

Thank you for boosting! I know we're in similar boats right now.

The good news is there are some things in the works that will hopefully alleviate this constant stress. The bad news is that rent is due tomorrow and we're short.

- I am working PT at a job that gives me flexibility to also pick up freelance gigs, but I'm in between invoice times.
- I also freelance as a tutor, but that doesn't pay great.
- guest preaching helps, but it hasn't been enough (and sometimes has associated costs like gas)

Things that have caused this:
- I left congregational ministry for a self-funded sabbatical after 9 years of ministry.
- my husband is on long term disability from work that got canceled (being appealed as it was a paperwork mistake) taking away the income that paid our rent.
- cont....

Venmo screenshot of QR code for uu_tracie account.

We are slowly getting ourselves back to a baseline. But the truth is we're $400 short for rent, not to mention other bills. I am fighting back on the messages I got as a kid and asking for help. Last month we were further behind, so I know we're getting there. Any help in this time is appreciated.

This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.

This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

I've done this and it totally works!

This is a miracle story.

Donald would flip his wig if he saw it.

So tired of this idea that billionaires are our "betters" whose opinion is super important because they have a lot of money. It's bullshit. They're mostly greedy sociopaths who have no problem destroying people who get in their way. That doesn't make your opinion one to be valued, in my opinion.

Alarming New Transportation Dept. Memo Sounds Like It's Right Out Of 'The Handmaid's Tale' Well, that is incredibly disturbing.

This is so disturbing.

It wasn't just members of Congress today, a lot of people came out and that was really important and will remain important every step of the way

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BREAKING NEWS:

In a massive lawsuit, the AFL-CIO has SUED the Treasury Department:

“for their unlawful…disclosure of personal and financial information…to Elon Musk and other members of the so-called ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ (DOGE).”

INTEREST OF AMICI CURIAE For the past four years, disastrous immigration policies transformed every State into a border state by flooding them with illegal aliens, including criminals convicted of crimes in their home country, violent international gang members, and suspected ISIS terrorists. Illegal immigration imposes significant costs on the States and their people. And creating incentives for illegal immigration puts lives at risk. Allowing virtually anyone born on American soil to claim American citizenship creates incentives for illegal immigration and exacerbates States’ costs. Amici Curiae are the States of Iowa, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming which submit this brief in support of Defendants.

In a disgraceful act betraying millions of their own residents, Iowa, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming all write to oppose birthright citizenship.

“Why is Elon’s coup not on the front page of the New York Times???”

idk, probably because the NYT is a puzzle game app that happens to also release articles about how trans people aren’t real but are also somehow a menace. It’s like asking why there isn’t a sonnet printed on your toilet paper

A tweet by Talia Jane (@taliaotg) reads: "Residents have mobilized outside the Office of Personnel Management in DC in protest against Musk's government takeover. Per one person present, they've blocked four people believed to be non-government Musk cronies from unlawfully entering the building."

If the Muscovites want to set up cots at OPM, we should set up human walls.

WIRED is tracking numerous reports of Musk-related shenanigans across the federal govt.

We're looking for fed employees open to discussing the activity they're seeing or to help confirm other reports. Anonymity offered.

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Anti-ICE protesters in California have shut down the 101 freeway in Los Angeles marching towards City Hall.

Turmoil inside USAID: DOGE reps take over offices, senior officials placed on leave Amid ongoing turmoil inside the U.S. Agency for International Development, sources say that Department of Government Efficiency staffers have moved to take over offices.

DOGE staffers took over USAID offices as senior officials and other employees placed on leave, sources tell ABC News

Listen, for folks who don't know, I was a part of a small organizing team that led to a mass mobilization in 813 cities worldwide in 2019.

I am not talking out of my ass.

You should be VERY VERY VERY careful in this environment about sharing flyers for events that identify NO organizer.