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Kavanaugh “stop” = fascist “show me your papers”

the gutting of the national center for health statistics should be considered its own five alarm fire

If we must do a comparison of which American president did a better job securing the release of Israeli hostages, the answer is Joe Biden.

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“No Kings” is great , but we really don't get a functioning democracy back until we internalize, bone deep, the instinctive response to this and every other statement like it: “I don’t care what that rich guy thinks.”

Make it your morning affirmation. Say it ten times at the top of every hour.

apparently “bari weiss doesn’t actually know what journalism is” extends to getting basic facts like the name of a subject right

Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.

Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education. n.pr/48stHUo

YouTube video by NBC4 Washington Long customs lines at Dulles Airport | NBC4 Washington

Check out the customs line at Dulles Airport. Imagine being an unpaid government worker during the shutdown and having to face this crowd knowing that Mike Johnson sent the House home for a relaxing break while stalling a vote on the Epstein files.

“Republicans seemed to hate having to talk about healthcare at all. It just isn’t something that interests them, or that they care much about…They certainly don’t like government health insurance programs…but having to wade into the intricate healthcare policy weeds? Dullsville.”

This just isn’t how this works, at all. The court does not stop on a dime and reverse course on something to which it has been wholeheartedly committed for at least a decade because a Thomas clerk wrote a paper

Signs popping up around D.C. note: ‘ICE kidnapping happened here’ The signs range in style and mark numerous locations where people have been taken by federal agents.

Never underestimate the power and creativity of peaceful protest.

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with that said, in a world where these people acted with either integrity or intellectual honesty, the strong evidence that the original intent of the constitution was for congress to exercise real authority to limit presidential removal would lead them to show a little judicial humility, i.e.

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Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility - The Boston Globe The boy’s mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested.

They say he had “an interaction “ with the police, which could cover almost anything, including an officer asking him for the time. He has been transferred to Virginia, where he is sleeping on a concrete floor “with an aluminum sheet as a blanket.” His mother has not seen him.

He is THIRTEEN.

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "I'm willing to pay more for quality products if they are made in America, by Americans, who are paid a decent income." The tweet shows Norman Rockwell's "Freedom of Speech" painting, which is often used to show the tweeter is expressing a brave opinion.

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "MINIMUM WAGE JOBS WERE NOT MEANT TO BE A CAREER. Why does no one understand this? Entry level jobs are STEPPING STONES to better jobs. No one wants to work towards that though."

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "Buy $5 gloves instead of $50 ones. Trust me." The tweet shows a box of "Gorilla Grip" gloves.

The label on Gorilla Grip gloves show they're made in China.

It's hard to help Americans left behind because so much of US identity is rooted in individualism. The average American conservative holds all three positions at once:

— Virtue signals about supporting US manufacturing
— Against raising the minimum wage
— Buys foreign imports because they're cheap

if we are going to have a supreme court that is as powerful as it is, i basically think justices should be forbidden from public comment on their work as well as any supplemental source of income while they are on the bench. (they should also ride circuit again but that's a bit separate.)

Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.

Propublica is one of the best institutions of journalism around and our society would be way better if we could increase it at scale

Also Vance remains a shameless liar

We feed you.
They hunt us.

LUCE Immigrant Justice Network of MA

If you are in Massachusetts, LUCE (a coalition of immigrant-led, grassroots organizations) needs volunteers and donors to support their work.

And if you see ICE, call LUCE: 617-370-5023

www.lucemass.org

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

The search on Mar-a-Lago happened in August 2022. Jack Smith was appointed Special Counsel in November 2022.

Time, how does it work

Aaargh! Every single one of these cases is intolerable. Collectively, they are insane. I just called the Everett Police Dept & will be calling MA senators Warren & Markey in the morning - hopefully they’re already doing something about this?!?! IT HAS TO STOP.

We've been here before.

I’ve been noticing increasing numbers of young women being hauled out of their cars by ICE here in Chicago. Given that there is no ID and no warrant and unmarked vehicles, why are we not assuming that there is human trafficking going on here under the guise of “immigration enforcement”?

one thing perhaps worth emphasizing is that under federal law an escaped enslaved person was a criminal. an "illegal," you might say.

federal agents stealing children and sending them south. where have i heard about that before?

This shouldn't happen to any child regardless of status.

ICE/Border Patrol held a weapon on a guy who was demanding they show him their face in Rogers Park today