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Turkish student at Tufts University detained, video shows masked people handcuffing her A lawyer for a Turkish national and doctoral student at Tufts University says she has been detained by Department of Homeland Security agents without explanation

I am Rumeysa Ozturk.
You are Rumeysa Ozturk, too.
Injustice to one of us is injustice to all of us.

🐕 Couldn’t make it up if we tried — the same day Trump celebrates K9 Veterans Day… DOGE cuts hit the TSA and they stop feeding and taking care of their bomb-sniffing dogs 😕

a tiny white dog stands on a tile floor and looks up at you. they’re wearing a big plush yellow star around their teensy noggin, like the world’s most congratulatory lion mane. we really needed to see her today.

We've been saving this little pup for when we thought you all might really need a gold star. And, given the current circumstances, here she is. 13/10

Inside the GOP’s careful pushback to Musk’s DOGE effort | CNN Politics Congressional Republicans are publicly projecting that they’re in lockstep with the way President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are attempting to slash the federal workforce. But under the surface, some ...

I did it again today with this article amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/02/...

Works beautifully!

What do you think? Let me know if you try it. Thanks to @shannonrwatts.bsky.social for some inspiration.

3) Use the story to generate a 2-sentence script like this: “My name is [YOUR NAME] living in [YOUR CITY, STATE] and I am a taxpayer being harmed by the *rump agenda. I applaud [NAME OF LAWMAKER] for pushing back / questioning / voicing concern about [ISSUE]” Quote the rep’s words back to them.

2) With the news story in hand, call the Congressional switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to speak to each of the reps named in the story.

These GOP Lawmakers Are Criticizing Elon Musk-Led DOGE Some Republicans took issue with a controversial email DOGE sent federal workers over the weekend asking them to detail their accomplishments or be fired.

Here's my step-by-step: 1) Search on "which congressional representatives have criticized ___” Fill in the blank with your concern.

If you need ideas, use Five Calls. This story worked beautifully www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...

I'm with team blue and feeling frustrated about calling my own reps. It feels pointless, but ... I just tried a better approach and it felt great ... a 🧵

Screenshot of a Facebook post saying: To any and all friends in the DC area, please share if you know folks: ACTION REQUEST Hi everyone - today USAID staff in Washington received word that they can go into USAID headquarters at the Ronald Reagan Building to retrieve their personal belongings. The entire Washington-based staff will have two days, this Thursday and Friday, in one-hour windows by bureau and in 15-minute increments per person. No boxes or packing materials will be provided. There are staff who have worked at the RRB for 20-30 years, and it is the "mother ship" for most of us. This will be an extremely emotional two days. So, we would like to encourage anyone who is in the DMV area and able to, please join us at the RRB to "clap out" staff, with signs of support. If you're able to bring extra packing materials and / or drinks and snacks please do. We want to show these people how you treat public servants who have given their lives to the important work we do. THURSDAY 7:30am - 6:00 pm FRIDAY 7:30 am - 3:30 pm USAID Ronald Reagan Building 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW There is public parking in the RRB garage, and the closest metros are Metro Center (red line) and Federal Triangle (orange/blue). If you are planning to park in the garage please make sure to have a government-issued ID (driver's license). Shared with permission.

I know we’ve got some DC area ⚓️ folks- a public policy acquaintance shared this, and this seems like a very TEC thing to do, if folks have the time!

Why it matters: beyond #USAID there is an effort to defund and demolish federal government and it started with our wonderful agency. Here's what the American taxpayer and our friends and allies around the world are losing: first hundreds of thousands of jobs #USAIDByTheNumbers 5/

We have a plan.. A general strike.

They have historically stopped authoritarian regimes in multiple countries. The US needs 3.5% (11M people) to succeed. Ready to join? Visit GeneralStrikeUS.com to create a strike card. You'll be contacted when numbers approach the goal. Share this! #GeneralStrike"

Project 2025 is gutting medical funding that helped Russell Vought's own kid Its architect's daughter has cystic fibrosis—and benefits from a "miracle drug" backed by an agency he's attacking.

Incredible: Russ Vought’s daughter has cystic fibrosis and benefits from a “miracle drug” made possible by the National Institutes of Health—an agency Vought now aims to gut as part of the Project 2025 attack www.motherjones.com/politics/202... Scoop from @motherjones.com’s @metrauxjulia.bsky.social

'Restoring Ukraine's pre-2014 borders is unrealistic objective,' Pentagon chief says U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Feb. 12 at the Ramstein summit that it is unrealistic to expect that Ukraine can restore its 2014 borders in any negotiations with Moscow on ending its war.

⚡️'Returning to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders is unrealistic objective,' Pentagon chief says.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Feb. 12 at the Ramstein summit that it is unrealistic to expect that Ukraine can restore its 2014 borders in any negotiations with Moscow on ending its war.

I left my Gulf of Mexico review on Google maps.

YouTube video by friendsofUSAID Save Foreign Aid

Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Here’s some examples of how responsible adults would’ve spent that $$:
🏈Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year.
Tell Congress to youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8 #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID