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Protests erupt after Massachusetts high school student detained by ICE Marcelo Gomes da Silva, a Brazilian national who is a junior at Milford Public High School, was arrested on Saturday, according to a court filing from his attorney.

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This is a full-scale dismantling of judicial oversight.
This bill is NOT about the budget. It’s not about prosperity.
It is an attack on every system that protects you from unchecked power.

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5 Calls Newsletter The 5 Calls Newsletter breaks down what your representatives are voting on and what you can do to influence them. From your friends at 5 Calls

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180 Republicans Voted Against Funding the FAA, the Agency That Keeps Planes from Crashing Trump selected eight of them to serve in his administration. Read this exclusive research and reporting on Meidas+.

NEWS: 180 Republicans voted AGAINST funding the FAA, the agency that keeps planes from crashing. Trump selected eight of them to serve in his administration.

Read our new research—and yes, we name names. www.meidasplus.com/p/180-republ...

Some federal web pages still down as agencies implement order 'defending women' After the president signed an executive order "defending women against gender ideology extremism," several federal government websites on gender and sexual health disappeared.

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Pentagon removes major media outlets, including NBC News, from dedicated workstations as part of a new 'rotation program' NBC News, The New York Times, NPR and Politico must vacate their office spaces in two weeks for other news organizations — including at least one that did not request to be added.

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NC doctors say putting RFK Jr. in charge of US health policy would be dangerous • NC Newsline NC doctors oppose Robert F. Kennedy Jr as national health secretary, and want U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis to vote against his confirmation.

BESIDES the fact he is completely unqualified. . .
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I have never seen anyone flip as quickly as Robert F. Kennedy did on the question of whether a woman has the right to control her own body.

BREAKING: The president of Colombia has just reposted AOC‘s tweet explaining to Americans how stupid Trump‘s tariff threats are.

Justice Department moves to fire at least 12 officials who investigated Trump In termination letters sent to more than a dozen officials, acting Attorney General James McHenry wrote that he did not believe they "could be trusted to faithfully implement the President's agenda."

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Companies are running away from DEI. One of America’s biggest beauty brands is standing firm | CNN Business Some of the biggest brands in America, including Amazon, Meta, Walmart and McDonald’s, have recently changed or ended their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. But e.l.f. Beauty, a popular...

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Fox News weekend host Pete Hegseth- Confirmed as defense secretary.
Trump promptly fired at least 15 independent inspectors general of U.S. (Project 2025 calls for this.)
When he gets away with it, we will have more evidence that Trump is, with the support of Republicans, above the law. #dictator

Undermining DOJ By Mimi Rocah

In his first 24 hours as president, Trump has taken drastic actions that compromise the integrity of the DOJ. Former Westchester County DA Mimi Rocah explains how these moves undermine the rule of law. contrarian.substack.com/p/underminin...

Undermining DOJ By Mimi Rocah

"...these pardons send a clear and dangerous message: people who are loyal to Donald Trump cannot be reached by career federal prosecutors and agents; the ultimate politicization of the justice system."

Read more from @mimirocah1.bsky.social contrarian.substack.com/p/underminin...

I will never stop being mad about how the media has treated the anti-trans movement as a group of ordinary people with legitimate concerns rather than the obvious frothing bigots they are.

1/20/25

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‘Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.’ — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

On #MLKDay, we honor his legacy by choosing love over hate, justice over injustice, and hope over fear.

Happy MLK Jr. Day 💙
“As Dr. King once said, ‘Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.’”
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Of, For, and By the Billionaires Musk and Silicon Valley moguls gain unprecedented power

“The unethical marriage of economic and political power in a tight clique of billionaires makes this as much their inauguration as it is Trump’s.”

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The TikTok Shutdown Feels Like A Stunt What do you think?

The TikTok ban feels nothing more than like a stunt. Playing with the livelihoods of 170 million Americans was never the answer. My thoughts in this special, mid-day newsletter. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

My educator brain every time Mike DeWine passes some anti-trans, bullshit bill.