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Go ahead, threaten us with better air quality.

Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’ Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given

“Normal. That’s the word,” Verbeek wrote in his newsletter, The Planet. “Here, taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday.”

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Judge Orders Trump Administration to Fully Fund Food Stamps This Month

Just so we’re clear, Trump doesn’t want to do this.
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Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’ Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Investigation underway in Lloyd District as large police presence closes off streets PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A large police presence was seen in the Lloyd District of Northeast Portland Wednesday night as an investigation has closed off nearby streets. KOIN 6 News reached out to th…

A large police presence was seen in the Lloyd District of Northeast Portland Wednesday night as an investigation has closed off nearby streets. https://www.koin.com/news/portland/investigation-underway-in-lloyd-district-as-large-police-presence-closes-off-streets/?cid=bluesky_ 

IRS Direct File won’t be available next year. Here’s what that means for taxpayers. IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the Trump administration has confirmed.

IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the Trump administration has confirmed.

Here's what that means for taxpayers:

Washington County declares emergency over increased ICE activity Hillsboro, Washington County set aside a combined $400,000 to help communities impacted by immigration arrests.

Washington Co. OR: Just declared an emergency
to protect neighbors from the ICE surge.
$200k is unlocked for community orgs, legal help, and relief.
Strange that we need to have local government
protect us from our own federal government.
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The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein

I like socialists more than I like pedophiles, JS.

Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.

Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative

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Portland-area governments mobilize to help families in need as federal SNAP benefits remain in limbo Two local governments pledged to spend contingency funds Tuesday to help fill the gap.

Tomorrow I am introducing a budget ask for our board to allocate $100k in emergency contingency funding to support food security resources across Multnomah County.

With the Trump administration providing mixed messaging and the restoration of benefits remaining in limbo – we need to act now.

Racist POS

ICE is a domestic terrorist organization.

#BREAKING U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman's temporary restraining order governing conditions in Broadview's ICE facility is in.

Follow @KadeHeather on Twitter for details from the courtroom and read the full order here: cst.brightspotcdn.com/4f/4a/384ff4...

Bucks County’s ICE-Loving, MAGA Sheriff Fred Harran Got What He Deserved: A Pink Slip From Voters on Election Night - Bucks County Beacon Sheriff-elect Danny Ceisler, a 33-year-old Democrat from Bristol Borough, was in many ways the crest of the “Blue Wave” that washed away local Republican office holders.

Bucks County’s ICE-Loving, MAGA Sheriff Fred Harran Got What He Deserved: A Pink Slip From Voters | Sheriff-elect Danny Ceisler, a 33-year-old Democrat from Bristol Borough, was in many ways the crest of the Blue Wave that washed away local GOP office holders, writes Editor @cmychalejko.bsky.social.

Maybe more significant, as Mamdani, Sherrill, and Spanberger all seemed to recognize, Trump has handed them not just an issue but a theme that the Party might carry through to the midterms. Having won the Presidency in part because of concerns about the escalating cost of living, Trump has governed in ways that have deepened the problem. His so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act amounted to a vast transfer of money from the poor to the rich. He has been personally fixated on an escalation of tariffs that has made ordinary goods much more expensive. During the ongoing government shutdown, he has at one point refused a court order requiring his Administration to disburse funds to pay food-stamp recipients, as lines at food pantries grow. Millions of people now stand to lose health insurance because of the President's hard-line position in budget negotiations. The most natural campaign for Democrats to run—one that the Party was built to run in the twentieth century-is ordinary people against the rich. Trump is handing it back to them. Cue the ads: the billionaire pardoned after investing in the Trump family's crypto projects; the twenty billion dollars sent away to bolster the Argentinean President, a political ally of the White House, at the expense of American farmers; the bulldozers razing the Fast Wing in a project underwritten by Trump's donors.

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Zohran Mamdani Refuses To Share Plan For Making Rich Richer

Zohran Mamdani Refuses To Share Plan For Making Rich Richer https://theonion.com/zohran-mamdani-refuses-to-share-plan-for-making-rich-richer/

LA: “They took a US citizen father out and left a toddler in the backseat. Two heavily armed border patrol agents got in that car and drove the child and the vehicle away.”

What are we doing?

This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week.

@wired.com #ICE
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“Nazis don’t care about their women…Women are the wave of the future” -Wonder Woman (I know it’s not Intl Wmn Day but it’s the only clip I could find of this amazing lil speech) www.instagram.com/reel/DG7RHsg...

Lina Khan - the legendary Lina Khan who strikes fear in the hearts of techbros, finance bros and giant corporations.

Well, if they HAD hearts, anyway. She strikes fear in whatever organ they have instead of a heart.

📌I just don't understand this Republican hate for cities. I like getting out in the country to see what my taxes are supporting.
Then I like returning to my city with its restaurants, theaters, libraries, parks, concerts, pro and college sports, culture, and differences of opinion.
We aren't haters.

Aquatic hitchhikers

Chicago residents say kids tear-gassed due to nearby immigration enforcement A Chicago mother tells NBC News she and her 2-year-old were hit with a chemical agent. Many residents say the city wasn’t a “war zone”— until immigration agents swept through.

Heartbreaking: Under Trump's ICE terror, a 2-year-old Chicago girl was tear-gassed while walking with her mom-burning eyes, screams of
'Ouch! Mommy!' This isn't enforcement; it's state-sponsored child abuse.

Maybe dumping poop on voters from an airplane is not a surefire electoral strategy

Man gropes Mexican president as she speaks to citizens on the streets Man tries to kiss and embrace Claudia Sheinbaum, highlighting security risk and harassment women face in Mexico

“Even if you’re the president, any guy believes he has the right to touch you,” said Catalina Ruiz-Navarro, a journalist for the feminist outlet Volcánicas. “When they ask what the patriarchy is – this is it.”

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Rematriated Voices This is "Rematriated Voices" by Andy Robinson on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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