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Take one minute: go to bit.ly/IsraelOnNotice and send a letter to the Israeli government, UN officials, and diplomatic missions demanding that Israel abide by international law and refrain from attacking, sabotaging or otherwise interfering with the #Madleen and her mission.

Colleague of Harvard scientist held by ICE warns that foreign scientists are scared Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.

Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.

Contractors and bounty hunters, smoking gun for masked "ICE" agents? I need y'alls help to dig into this further. I think G4S is a great place to start digging. ICE has already been sued for using these contractors in ways illegal under federal law and time and again G4S shows they ignore hiring

when they go low, we go Jasmine Crockett @repjasmine.bsky.social 🔥

Just wait until they make protesting illegal and it has the complete opposite effect and 100 million people take to the streets simply because they were told they weren’t allowed to..

This. This is why we must speak up.

Can we stop calling these atrocities "deportations." These people sold to El Salvadorian prisons were not deported. Deportation is a process that did not take place. They were rounded up and removed with no process. They were kidnapped, not deported.

🐄 #DYK that not all animal products have the same carbon footprint - even in similar systems?

Emissions depend on:
✔️ Farming methods
✔️ Supply chains
✔️ Animal size
✔️ Local conditions

Better practices = lower emissions!

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We fight to give hope — a reminder that there are still those within the government standing up for what’s right. Since Saturday, we’ve faced relentless attacks. We know there will be consequences for our actions, but we will not back down.

Sanders: 67,000 Will Die Waiting for Social Security Benefits Under Musk Plan This is an average of nearly 190 people dying per day while waiting for an initial determination on benefits.

The plans of Elon Musk — the richest man on Earth — to slash Social Security and force mass layoffs will cause tens of thousands more Americans to die while waiting for their disability benefits to be approved.

WATCH: Sen. Cory Booker has broken the record for the longest U.S. Senate speech.

Booker's marathon speech breaks the previous record — Sen. Strom Thurmond's filibuster against the Civil Rights Act of 1957 that stretched for 24 hours and 18 minutes.

Trump’s U.S.A.I.D. Cuts Hobble Earthquake Response in Myanmar While China, Russia and other nations have rushed emergency response teams to the devastated country, the U.S., once a leader in foreign aid, has been slow to act.

China, Russia and India have dispatched emergency teams and supplies to earthquake-ravaged Myanmar. So have Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam. The U.S., the richest country in the world and once its most generous provider of foreign aid, has sent nothing.

thinking of one of abraham lincoln's great quotes this morning:

"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."

How can foresight drive agroecological transformation? 🔎

🌿 @fao.org @cirad.bsky.social & @giz.de launch a new guidance document to help decision-makers & practitioners integrate foresight into sustainable food system transitions.

📖 Read more: openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.50...

#Agroecology

YouTube video by Mike Birbiglia Josh Johnson | Reinventing The Modern Comedy Special | Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out Podcast

New episode is out now friends

I am truly terrified for Hamdan. If you don’t know who Hamdan Ballal is, he is the director of No Other Land and he and Yuval both won the Oscar for Best Documentary this year

Acting Social Security head consults with Justice Dept. on whether to close agency Leland Dudek argues that a ruling blocking Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team from access to sensitive taxpayer data could apply to all employees.

BREAKING: Acting Social Security commissioner Leland Dudek says he is consulting with the Justice Department about shutting down the agency.

Dudek told the Washington Post: “Unless I get clarification, I’ll just start to shut it down. I don’t have much of a choice here.”

How a false story about an anti-Trump band went viral News outlets reported the Dropkick Murphys were banned from X by Elon Musk. As Jacqueline Sweet easily found, it wasn’t true.

Case study in how disinformation goes viral
-from rumor
-to blog
-to small news outlet
-to everywhere

… and once it’s reached a critical point, fact-checking no longer does any good

www.thehandbasket.co/p/dropkick-m...

Nelson Mandela was asked how he became such a great leader. He shared two key reasons:

1. When I traveled with my father to meet tribal people, he always sat with them in a circle.

2. He listened more than he spoke.

Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia joins growing DOGE team under Elon Musk Joe Gebbia is the latest tech guru to join Elon Musk's growing team of staffers within DOGE.

Also Airbnb is DOGE now:
www.newsweek.com/airbnb-joe-g...

#ACLU #Wethepeople #Knowyourrights

When Kittens Came to My Prison, I Had Not Petted One in 15 Years I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass.

"All those hard cases doing hard time melt like butter on a summer sidewalk when they visit the felines, feed them, watch them chase the birds and bees, and when they make toys to entice the cats to play with them."

The best time for Senator Schumer and Representative Jeffries to step down from their roles in leadership was immediately after Democrats lost the House, Senate, White House and the popular vote in November, which hadn’t happened in 20 years. The second best time for them to step down would be right now, after allowing Republicans to run over them in budget negotiations. As Republicans hold a trifecta, it was their Party’s responsibility to pass a budget and get the votes to keep the government running, not the Democratic Party. Yet, under the leadership of both Representative Jeffries and Senator Schumer, Democrats are yet again being pushed around by Republicans, which will result in working class Americans being harmed by the Republican Party’s budget. As I travel this country, I hear from people and overwhelmingly, working class Americans are growing frustrated with the feeble leadership of the Democratic Party. People want an end to the billionaire influence over our politics, universal healthcare, tuition-free college, living wages, housing for all, making corporations and the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share of taxes, and a political party that fights for these things. It’s time for, not just a change in leadership, but a new direction.

My statement on the leadership of Senator Schumer and Congressman Jeffries ⬇️

These are bold and wild allegations from the FBI, which is moving to criminalize organizations like Habitat for Humanity for receiving grants from the EPA.

In a court filing, Citibank disclosed that it had been directed by the FBI to freeze the bank accounts of these groups.

As my senator- absolutely do not allow for this “blank check”. As a recipient of SSDI and many needed housing and medical supports, the prospect of gov shutdown is horrible to me— but letting this pass is much much worse for everyone. Vote no! Please.

Documental trailer:
•Kingdom of the White Wolf
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Sending love and solidarity and immense gratitude— your efforts matter far beyond what we can now see 🙏🏽🕊️

Can the Trump Administration Arbitrarily Take Money from Anyone’s Bank Account? Federal Government’s Mugging of New York City for FEMA Funds Suggests Yes Notes on the Crises pivoted on February 1st into around the clock coverage of the Trump-Musk Treasury Payments Crisis of 2025. Today is Day Forty Two. A version of this article is simultaneously appe...

NEW PIECE- with a version in @rollingstone.com . Can the Trump Administration arbitrarily Take money from Anyone's bank account? The Federal Government debiting 80.5 million dollars from New York City government's central bank account suggests yes.

www.crisesnotes.com/can-the-trum...

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As Mass Incarceration of Immigrants Rises, Detention Centers Eye New Contracts One attorney warns of a “humanitarian crisis” in detention centers as a jail notorious for abuse reopens to ICE.

I'm reporting on Trump's rapidly expansion of detention space for the mass incarceration immigrants, including legal residents and families. At least 3 have died.

Private prison firms are reopening jails to profit from human suffering, but resistance is growing too:

truthout.org/articles/as-...