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A Disabled Child’s Mom Reported Him Missing. He Was Locked Away by Federal Immigration Authorities for 48 Days. Emmanuel, a 15-year-old who has an intellectual disability, walked away from his mom’s fruit stand in October. Houston Police called ICE.

A Disabled Child’s Mom Reported Him Missing. He Was Locked Away by Federal Immigration Authorities for 48 Days.
#immigration
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SCOOP: Noem Waives Major Environmental Laws to Speed Border Wall Construction in Arizona On Wednesday, embattled DHS secretary Kristi Noem quietly suspended dozens of environmental, historic preservation, and water protections to fast-track wall building under Section 102 authority.

On Wednesday, embattled DHS secretary Kristi Noem quietly suspended dozens of environmental, historic preservation, and water protections to fast-track wall building under Section 102 authority.
#DHS #BorderWall #Immigration #Environment #Water #History

A Chicago street vendor couple has a defiant response to immigration arrests: Stick to the routine Ofelia Herrera and Rafael Hernandez have refused to alter their routines as street food vendors during an immigration enforcement blitz in Chicago that has caused many without legal status to stay hom...

A Chicago street vendor couple has a defiant response to immigration arrests: Stick to the routine

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WWI soldiers' messages in a bottle found on Australian beach more than 100 years later Messages in a bottle written by two World War I soldiers have been discovered on Australia's coast. The Brown family found the bottle on Oct. 9 at Wharton Beach in Western Australia.

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Thanks for posting - where are these tables from?

Japan unveils world’s first solar super-panel: More powerful than 20 nuclear reactors - Industry News Japan leads the energy transition with a pragmatic strategy, driving new policies, partnerships, and innovation. Explore Japan Energy Summit & Exhibition media highlights and reports for key insights ...

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From bombs to glass: Hanford site can now transform nuclear waste The Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state produced plutonium for most of America's nuclear arsenal through the end of the Cold War.

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Since 1990, far-right extremists have committed 227 ideologically motivated homicides that took more than 520 lives. In this same period, far-left extremists committed 42 ideologically motivated attacks that took 78 lives

#fascism

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Study showing 'far-right extremists' have committed more violence removed from DOJ website
#hypocrites

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A New Obelisk ‘Lifeform’ Is Hiding Inside Humans This strange microscopic structure may whisper ancient evolutionary secrets.

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It's a strike if his hands were spread for a bunt at that same position, so it's a strike when he swings.

Century-old dam under strain as floods increase in US and federal funds dry up Trump axes key infrastructure funding while more than 18,000 Ohio properties face flood risk as ageing dam buckles

Midwest weather: what used to be a one-in-100-year flood event has happened three times in the last 40 years.

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GOP Bill Hikes Farm Subsidies The Republican Party’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes large cuts to taxes and small cuts to welfare programs. Getting less media attention are the wasteful spending hikes in the bill (e.g., $57 b...

The reconciliation bill's hikes in farm subsidies "are brazen.... the GOP doesn’t just spare millionaire farmers from cuts, they aggressively expand inefficient farm giveaways by $57 billion." And they "lavished the biggest subsidy increases on GOP parts of the country." [Chris Edwards, @cato.org]

EVERYBODY WATCH.

ICE IS OUT OF CONTROL.

Video of SEIU California’s President David Huerta getting assaulted & arrested during an ICE raid in the warehouse district of Downtown Los Angeles today.

He’s an LA native, American citizen and labor leader.

Don’t turn away.

US communities spanning from red to blue blast Trump administration’s sanctuary list
#libertad #justicia

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Chaos as federal officers in tactical gear go into a Latino community in Minneapolis A federal law enforcement action in the heart of Minneapolis’ Latino community sparked fear and multiple confrontations between police and residents Tuesday.

Chaos as federal officers in tactical gear go into a Latino community in Minneapolis

#libertad #justicia

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Proposed rule change on endangered species triggers alarm for environmentalists The Trump administration plans to rewrite part of the Endangered Species Act that prohibits harming the habitats of endangered and threatened species.

Proposed rule change on endangered species triggers alarm for environmentalists
#conservation

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#HandsOff #Madison #Wisconsin #Democracy

drone view of the rally from WISC-TV

#HandsOff #Madison #Wisconsin #Democracy

#HandsOff #Madison #Wisconsin #Democracy

#HandsOff #Madison #Wisconsin #Democracy

#HandsOff #Madison #Wisconsin #Democracy

YouTube video by Friend Dog Studios GOP Jesus

GOP Jesus

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Block of cheese destroys a Tesla.

Thank you Wisconsin - praise cheeses.

YouTube video by topmac82 Republican Jesus

Republican Jesus

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Trump is dissolving the constitution before our eyes if we don't stop him

I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky

This story is horrific and terrifying. Then, near the end, this:

"The reality became clear: Ice detention isn’t just a bureaucratic nightmare. It’s a business. These facilities are privately owned and run for profit."

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They claim they can snatch people up, put them on planes, and deport them to a country run by an authoritarian, where those people will be forced to work slave labor at an inhumane prison. All without due process, and in defiance of federal courts.

The hypotheticals are over. This is the nightmare.

4-year-old calls police in Wisconsin after mom eats his ice cream A four-year-old boy with a sweet tooth in Wisconsin called 911 to report on his mom for eating his ice cream.

4-year-old calls police in Wisconsin after mom eats his ice cream

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Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”