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Associate Prof Political Science at UCR. Immigration, REP, and Latino Politics; RPCV EC 72, chronic lethologica

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this really hurts...

21.10.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Thanks to Trump's Shutdown, Food Stamps Funding is About to Run Out. 

Republicans have just days to reopen the government before the crucial program is forced to halt.

Article in the New Republic by Edith Olmstead, with a cover photo of Trump with his mouth open, looking like he's either yelling or just swallowed a fly.

Thanks to Trump's Shutdown, Food Stamps Funding is About to Run Out. Republicans have just days to reopen the government before the crucial program is forced to halt. Article in the New Republic by Edith Olmstead, with a cover photo of Trump with his mouth open, looking like he's either yelling or just swallowed a fly.

With Trump and his cronies using the shutdown as cover to shut off the food stamp program, food banks will soon be flooded with demand from the 42 million Americans--including 16 million kids--who rely on the program. Which means the rest of us will need to step up and give whatever we can.

21.10.2025 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 320    πŸ” 175    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 30
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Every weekday on Broadway, undocumented immigrants line up to enter 26 Federal Plaza. They enter harshly lit hallways where ICE agents mill around β€” waiting to take people away. For our cover story, Stephanie Keith captures the anguished scenes of arrest in downtown Manhattan. buff.ly/N6JNPUP.

20.10.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 490    πŸ” 235    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 11

Reuveni was ordered to argue that Abrego Garcia was an MS-13 member and a terrorist to prevent his return.

"It is not legally correct. That is, that is a lie. And I cannot sign my name to that brief," Reuveni said.

Reuveni said what was important was whether or not he received due process.

20.10.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

shocked to learn that the president lied about this and also this is a horrible defacing of a building that belongs to the people of the United States, not donald trump

20.10.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 9890    πŸ” 2620    πŸ’¬ 304    πŸ“Œ 117

no one really knows what they’re doing until they start doing it.

20.10.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
20.10.2025 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1378    πŸ” 418    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 9

The only thing new about this is how much coverage it's getting....

16.10.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œKids”

16.10.2025 03:35 β€” πŸ‘ 16089    πŸ” 6854    πŸ’¬ 1559    πŸ“Œ 821
14.10.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Riverside, #1!!!

11.10.2025 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bumi the 1-year-old rockhopper penguin played during a bubble enrichment activity at the Saint Louis Zoo.

Southern rockhopper penguins, like Bumi, are listed as a vulnerable species by the World Wildlife Fund.

10.10.2025 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 384    πŸ” 93    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 25
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WOW...

06.10.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Remember that this is what the Trump-Republican big, ugly bill was all about. It's Robin Hood in reverse.

Why would any Democrat vote for a continuing resolution that greenlights this regime's cruelty?

02.10.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1543    πŸ” 614    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 16
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Wow, these people are bold af....

02.10.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Imports accounted for less than 20 percent of U.S. food and beverage spending in 2023 | Economic Research Service In 2023, U.S. consumers spent $2.92 trillion on food and beverages. The USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS) Food Dollar Series uses input–output accounting techniques to describe how much of consume...

Imports accounted for less than 20 percent of U.S. food and beverage spending in 2023 www.ers.usda.gov/data-product...

01.10.2025 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Colombia: The birthplace of cumbia One of the most listened-to genres in the Americas, photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document cumbia in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and the United States.

Cumbia is one of the most listened-to genres in the Americas. Photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document it across countries.

01.10.2025 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 186    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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Beyond trade wars: women garment workers bear the brunt of US tariff recalibration In the latest "This Week in Macroeconomics", Research Fellow Prachi Agarwal exposes a critical consequence of US trade policy: its disproportionate impact on women’s livelihoods across Least Developed...

Trade policy is not gender neutral
Beyond trade wars: women garment workers bear the brunt of US tariff recalibration
odi.org/en/insights/...

30.09.2025 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Judge Young: "This case ... squarely presents the issue whether non-citizens lawfully present here in United States actually have the same free speech rights as the rest of us. The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally 'yes, they do.' 'No law' means 'no law.'"

30.09.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2248    πŸ” 677    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 48
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Exclusive | USDA Puts Food Researchers on Leave The move comes days after the Trump administration abruptly canceled an annual Agriculture Department report that measures hunger in America.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

26.09.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Is Setting the National Parks Up to Fail Workers say the real crisis is happening behind the scenes.

β€œWe are really pulling out all the stops to make sure that the impacts are being hidden.” National Park Service workers say a crisis is building behind the scenes, Kylie Mohr reports.

26.09.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 104    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
Chart shows Detention Population, Among Those Arrested by ICE in the Interior, by Criminal Record. The chart shows three lines; Prior conviction, pending criminal charges, and no criminal record. From 2019 through September 2025, the largest group is people with criminal convictions, with much further down people with pending charges. But starting in January, those without criminal records spikes dramatically. In July it crossed pending charges and in the latest data it jumps above criminal convictions.

Chart shows Detention Population, Among Those Arrested by ICE in the Interior, by Criminal Record. The chart shows three lines; Prior conviction, pending criminal charges, and no criminal record. From 2019 through September 2025, the largest group is people with criminal convictions, with much further down people with pending charges. But starting in January, those without criminal records spikes dramatically. In July it crossed pending charges and in the latest data it jumps above criminal convictions.

🚨NEW: For the first time in history, the single largest group of people arrested in the interior and sent to ICE detention is people with NO criminal record.

As of yesterday's data release, 40%(!) of those arrested in the interior and detained by ICE had no prior conviction or pending charges.

26.09.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4279    πŸ” 2132    πŸ’¬ 95    πŸ“Œ 98

i love all these presidents going to jail for breaking the law....

25.09.2025 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Mario Guevara

Mario Guevara

If you were concerned about Kimmel, here's another for you…

Journalist Mario Guevara has been detained for 100+ days, ironically arrested as he reported on a "No Kings" protest.

The Trump-Vance admin just issued an order of final removal, to send him to El Salvadorβ€”where he fled from 21 years ago.

24.09.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 6381    πŸ” 3755    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 70
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Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

23.09.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 31554    πŸ” 19083    πŸ’¬ 1193    πŸ“Œ 1746
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Criminals make up a shrinking share of ICE arrests Our five charts show why America’s deportation drive is becoming increasingly unpopular

Our five charts show why America’s deportation drive is becoming increasingly unpopular

23.09.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
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Trump Administration to Stop Measuring Food Insecurity

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...

22.09.2025 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Loyola Marymount just declared its faculty union doesn’t exist anymore Non-tenure track professors say the Catholic university walked away from bargaining talks using a religious exemption to avoid federal labor lawsβ€”something labor advocates say has never happened befor...

Loyola Marymount just declared its faculty union doesn’t exist anymore.

Non-tenure track professors say the Catholic university walked away from bargaining talks using a religious exemption to avoid federal labor lawsβ€”something labor advocates say has never happened before.

18.09.2025 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 263    πŸ” 151    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 36
Sea Otters Don't Give a Shell | Sea Otter Awareness Week 2025
YouTube video by Monterey Bay Aquarium Sea Otters Don't Give a Shell | Sea Otter Awareness Week 2025

This fluffy punk is a keystone species... www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wEI...

18.09.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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