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New Zealand woman and six-year-old son detained for three weeks by Ice in US enduring ‘terrifying’ ordeal Sarah Shaw, who has a US visa and lives in Washington state, was detained after attempting to re-enter US from Canada

This is appalling. Civilized countries look at us and are rightly horrified that this idiocy and cruelty is sanctioned by--encouraged by--our government.

(I originally wrote "Other civilized countries look at us..." But do we any longer count in their ranks?)

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So many people ask me where my own dog Hank came from.

This huge boy was a rescue on the streets who was all out of options. His role now is to help the sick female patients as a therapy dog

Neither will moving to the left. You need both. It's a big country. A party driven by identity messaging is it's own enemy. .

If Dems can't articulate a message(s) that appeals to both, then maybe the party needs 2 split.

Democracy was conceived as a reason driven experiment, from the center.

It often seems that those in the left often sound more jealous than abhorred at the unitary power Trump is asserting.

Labor unions mobilize to challenge advance of algorithms in workplaces Labor groups are trying to slow the advance of disruptive AI technology into workplaces, with the AFL-CIO and others trying to help state legislators pass AI laws.

“The AFL-CIO task force plans to help unions take on problematic use of AI in collective bargaining and contracts and in coming months to develop a slate of model legislation available to state leaders, modeled on recently passed and newly proposed legislation in places” like CA and MA.

I haven’t seen the National Museum of African-American History and Culture, but my wife and daughter said it’s amazing, and I am not looking forward to what’s going to happen to it.

Blue counties produce 70% of the US GDP. The other 30% is mostly Fuck Your Feelings yard signs and pickup trucks with Trump flags.

Finally. I've been wanting MSM would have graphics like this at the ready every time they covered trump, especially leading up to the election and during debates. You KNOW what he's gonna lie about. Have that shit ready to go!

Grossly irresponsible of the Times to have this ludicrous credulous spin as the top story the morning after a president who rules by fiat proclaims a totally specious emergency to militarize the capital - an editorial insult to our intelligence and our democracy.

Trump administration to review 19 Smithsonian museums to ensure exhibits are ‘patriotic’ White House letter orders review as part of a broader push to assert oversight over cultural institutions

We're the new Russia.

If you never studied Stalin, don't worry.

You're getting a full-on Stalinist lesson now.

Bahahaha... In all caps, too. Whoever runs Governor Newsom's social media accounts needs a beer and a shot! 😅🤣😂

We actually had the ability to build a prototype wave energy plant way back in the 80s. My dad's company was going to finance it, but a coalition of Native Hawaiians & local pot growers killed the plan😊

But you're right, I haven't heard shit about wave energy in the US ever since.

Talarico on Fox: "If Republican policies are so popular, why do they have to redraw the maps before the election? ... this is like two football teams coming out of the locker room at halftime and the team that's ahead says they want to change the rules for the second half so they can win the game."

We already know that, given the opportunity, Thomas and Alito would overturn Griswold.

Losing a right to privacy in an age of increasing surveillance can't be a good thing.

I'd like to think that all white house correspondents are capable of asking direct questions & follow up.

In the before time, the WHPC were dogged and relentless w questions, especially when lying & deceitfulness were at issue.

They're beholden to stockholders, not the democracy.

Lying is not a point of view.

Exposing lies is constitutionally protected speech.

So the people signing the paychecks for these folks have made a choice that defending truth, exposing lies, & holding Trump accountable for his behavior is no longer part of their business model.

"Not my job"

Our newest arrival today. I've never seen a bigger turnaround in a few hours.

Locals had not been able to touch him in "Years"

The networks simply had to show actual facts about DC, maybe even ask Trump why he's acting contrary to facts, or ask him why he didn't think J6 demanded a national guard presence.

Confronting lies w facts should be easy.

So many questions. I can't help but imagine why they choose not to ask.

No, it's a distraction from Epstein. Apparently it's working; He's toying w Democrats; he knows you guys will eventually start chasing your tail.

The media is already inured to the day to day lying and corruption, so they just treat it as content.

The thing that drives me fucking nuts about the mainstream media is that Trump's claims are belied by the *facts*, as in wrong, as in lying, as in again.

It's not taking sides to point out that the president is lying. Hey, it might even compel someone in the press to ask why.

Um, mayb they realize they don't have the requisite skills 2 flourish in our crappy culture, so they want 2shift the blame. Overstimulated, indifferent 2 learning, impulsive, self centered.

They encapsulate everything wrong w a culture that embraces discord as its organizing principle.

Have fun.

There you have it.

I can’t help but notice the Wall Street Journal stopped getting Epstein leaks after Todd Blanche met with Ghislaine Maxwell and she was moved to a minimum security resort.

RFK Jr. doesn’t like that a study of every child born in Denmark from 1997-2018 showed no link between aluminum in vaccines and 50 adverse health outcomes. This study included more than a million kids.

RFK Jr. wants the study retracted.

The journal, which is a very prestigious one, refused.

They're children.

I don't envy those tasked w administering juvenile justice. Holding children accountable 4 their behavior is best done in the home, not the courts.

Society is supposed to protect children, not throw them away.

As a nation, we're not doing a very good job raising our kids.

Corruption in the United States The threat that corruption poses to democracy has never been greater, requiring bold reforms to return power to the American people.

During the Gilded Age, demonstrations and political organizing led to reforms that reduced corporate influence over elections. Today, intense pressure from the public is needed to fight corruption and restore accountability. bit.ly/4mcMsPL

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EXCLUSIVE: I Have Ghislaine Maxwell's Security Score, Custody Level, Transfer Code, and Sex Offender Waiver I have reviewed an electronic file that includes some of the information Senator Whitehouse is demanding from the Bureau of Prisons.

BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Senator Whitehouse asked the BOP for Ghislaine Maxwells sex offender waiver, custody level, transfer code, and security point score. I have them. She's also been granted the ability to leave the facility for work assignments. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...