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www.havenwatch.org was started by a woman who noticed ICE releases detainees in the night without phone, money, warm clothes. So she decided to organize volunteers to help these very vulnerable people get to safety. Please consider supporting the cause. ICE is still terrorizing #MN
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January saw more than 100,000 announced layoffs—the highest single-month total since 2009.

This economy is working exactly as President Trump and his allies designed it to: billionaire bosses are pocketing trillions while working people fight to survive.
Layoffs in January were the highest to start a year since 2009, Challenger says
With the recent narrative centering on a no-hire, no-fire labor market, the data suggests that the layoff part of the equation could be stepping up.
www.cnbc.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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Chloe Kim’s Olympic run was powered by an American-made snowboard 🇺🇸🏂

The Team USA star competed on a Roxy board built by Mervin Manufacturing in Sequim, Washington—one of the last major snowboard makers in the U.S.

Read more 👇
www.americanmanufacturing.org/blog/chloe-k...

#MadeInUSA #TeamUSA
Chloe Kim's Olympic Run Was Done on an American-made Snowboard - Alliance for American Manufacturing
The board that the Team USA standout rode in pursuit of her third straight gold in the women's halfpipe competition was expertly made in Washington.
www.americanmanufacturing.org
February 13, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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The fight for civil rights and workers’ rights are deeply connected. That’s why our labor movement is organizing every day in the courts, the streets and the halls of power for dignity, respect and justice for working people. #BlackHistoryMonth
February 14, 2026 at 12:13 AM
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HUGE THANKS to Attorney General William Tong for standing up to the business lobby and defending working people from being forced into captive audience meetings.

Protecting working people and their rights is what leadership looks like. 💪
Today, A federal judge dismissed the Connecticut Business and Industry
Association's challenge to our captive audience law, protecting employees from being forced to sit through political or anti union meetings at work.
A major win for Connecticut workers.
February 14, 2026 at 12:55 AM
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Every strawberry tells a love story. Not the kind sold in candy, but a story rooted in sacrifice. Farmworkers harvest with care, yet they face low wages and fear. Love means respect. Love means justice. Love means standing with farmworkers.
#ValentinesDay #WeFeedYou
February 14, 2026 at 2:14 AM
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BREAKING: We’re urging the courts to allow an urgent investigation in our case against the IRS to expose the full extent of the government's unlawful sharing of confidential taxpayer information with ICE.

Paying your taxes does not forfeit your rights. We will force accountability in court.
IRS improperly disclosed confidential immigrant tax data to DHS
The tax agency only recently discovered it improperly disclosed tax information on thousands of the wrong people to immigration enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:39 AM
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On Feburary 17th, we are taking the town hall to them.

Host near you: tinyurl.com/lobby217

Join near you: tinyurl.com/lobby217events

More info: citizensimpeachment.com/february-17t...
February 14, 2026 at 12:49 AM
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It ain't over til it's over.
February 14, 2026 at 3:38 AM
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Judge gives US 2 weeks to retrieve student deported to Honduras while traveling for Thanksgiving trib.al/ZC8ItVD
Judge gives US 2 weeks to retrieve student deported to Honduras while traveling for Thanksgiving
Lopez Belloza, who has no criminal history, was detained at Boston's airport Nov. 20 as she prepared to fly home to Texas for the holiday.
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February 14, 2026 at 2:29 AM
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“In Russia, police tell us, ‘We are the law, as we say goes,’” Nikita said. “We came here, and they tell us exactly the same thing.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
'Even in Russia, they don't treat children like this': A family's nightmare in ICE detention
A Russian couple and their children sought asylum in the U.S. In a Texas detention center, they say they endured worms in the food and hourslong waits for medicine.
www.nbcnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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TSA agents are working without pay at US airports due to another shutdown | Click on the image to read the full story
TSA agents are working without pay at US airports due to another shutdown
TSA officers also worked through the record shutdown that ended Nov. 12, but aviation experts say this one may play out differently.
www.wcvb.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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BREAKING: Lawyer for independent journalist and former CNN anchor @donlemonofficial.bsky.social said today that Lemon’s phone was seized when he was arrested by federal agents in Beverly Hills, California, in January; it still has not been returned.
Don Lemon arrested, charged over covering Minnesota church protest
Independent journalist Don Lemon was arrested by federal agents at a hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on Jan. 29, 2026, …
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February 14, 2026 at 2:06 AM
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DHS ramps up its use of a secretive legal weapon, administrative subpoenas, which allow federal agencies to obtain your data without a judge’s order. Tech reporter @joemenn.bsky.social warns, “We are so awash in data now that an immense amount can be compiled without you ever knowing.” #Velshi
DHS is using administrative subpoenas to retaliate against dissenters
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known legal weapon, targeting dissenters with administrative subpoenas. MSNOW Legal Analyst Melissa Murray says the Trump administration isn’t using them “to fight crime or enhance public safety, but to minimize public dissent.” Tech reporter Joseph Menn warns, “This isn’t an isolated case.”
www.ms.now
February 8, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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WATCH — @gomez.house.gov interviews Rep. @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social : “I think 🇺🇸 has been lied to about who these people are in ICE detention. That stereotype has so consumed what we think of immigrants that we’ll put a 5-year-old kid who’s done nothing wrong in prison.”
February 14, 2026 at 5:27 AM
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The sprawling agency saw its baseline funding expire after lawmakers left town for a week-long recess, but without a deal to rein in the conduct of federal immigration officers. n.pr/4cublUT
5 things to know about the shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security
The sprawling agency saw its baseline funding expire after lawmakers left town for a week-long recess, but without a deal to rein in the conduct of federal immigration officers.
n.pr
February 14, 2026 at 5:52 AM
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Nonprofit Work for America is helping former federal workers get state and local government roles, after the largest cuts in the federal workforce in history.
One year after DOGE cuts, former federal workers find new roles
Nonprofit Work for America is helping former federal workers get state and local government roles, after the largest cuts in the federal workforce in history.
cnb.cx
February 14, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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February 14, 2026 at 8:22 AM
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"We get to decide how technology is used; or if it is used at all. This seems like something the next Democrat who wants to be president should think about."
We Can Choose Not to Let AI Destroy Us
Systemic risk and AI’s speed problem.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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🖋️ “Defend the Clean Air Act—Stop the EPA Rollback” hit 10,000 signers!

💬 Text SIGN PAMYXO to 50409
Defend the Clean Air Act—Stop the EPA Rollback
Text SIGN PAMYXO to 50409 — I am writing to urge you to exercise your oversight authority and halt the Environmental Protection Agency’s repeal of the 2009 Endangerment Finding—the scientific determination that greenhouse gases “endanger public health and welfare” under the Clean Air Act. This finding has been the legal foundation for regulating emissions from vehicles and power plants for more than fifteen years. Its repeal represents a profound shift away from science-based policymaking and from Congress’s clear statutory mandate to protect public health. President Donald Trump described the rollback as “the single largest deregulatory action in American history.” But experts warn it dismantles “the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.” The administration claims the move will save $1.3 trillion, largely through lower vehicle costs—yet those projections do not account for the mounting economic costs of extreme weather, wildfire destruction, crop loss, infrastructure damage, and pollution-related health care expenses. Scientific consensus has only strengthened since 2009. Researchers continue to document rising heat-related deaths, worsening air quality, and the spread of climate-driven health risks. As one science advocate put it, “Sacrificing people’s health, safety and futures for polluters’ profits is unconscionable.” Legal analysts have noted that repealing the finding contradicts decades of scientific evidence and legal precedent under the Clean Air Act. If left unchallenged, this action could effectively end federal authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles and weaken future standards for power plants and industrial sources. At the same time, the administration has directed the Defense Department to enter into long-term coal power purchase agreements and is allocating federal funds to extend the life of aging coal plants. These decisions move public policy away from cleaner, increasingly cost-competitive technologies and toward the most carbon-intensive fuels—distorting markets while increasing long-term health and environmental costs. Congress has a constitutional duty to ensure that executive agencies follow the law and uphold the statutes you enacted. The Clean Air Act requires the EPA to regulate pollutants that endanger public health and welfare. Revoking the Endangerment Finding without credible scientific justification undermines that obligation. I urge you to: • Conduct immediate oversight hearings into the repeal of the Endangerment Finding. • Use all available legislative tools, including the Congressional Review Act where applicable, to overturn unlawful rollbacks. • Reaffirm the scientific and legal basis for regulating greenhouse gas emissions. • Ensure that federal procurement and energy policy do not subsidize the most polluting fuels at the expense of public health and fiscal responsibility. Clean air, a stable climate, and science-based governance are not partisan issues. They are foundational to economic security, national security, and the well-being of the American people. Congress must step in now.
resist.bot
February 14, 2026 at 1:21 AM
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The Utah Supreme Court quickly rejects Republicans' attempts to give them more time to collect signatures for their effort to repeal the new congressional map. The deadline remains Sunday whether the GOP likes it or not.
🚨UPDATE:

On Friday afternoon, the Utah Supreme Court denied Utahns for Representative Government's last-minute bid for an extension to submit signatures.

utahpolitics.news/prop-4-repea...
February 14, 2026 at 1:41 AM
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🖋️ “Don't let Schumer give away our basic rights to ice” hit 500 signers!

💬 Text SIGN PRRJLJ to 50409
Don't let Schumer give away our basic rights to ice
Text SIGN PRRJLJ to 50409 — Don't give away our basic rights to ICE, hold the line! Don't let Schumer back down once again.
resist.bot
February 14, 2026 at 2:10 AM
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INBOX: Rep. Thomas Massie, who has enraged Trump for his insistence on blocking tariffs and releasing the Epstein files according to the law, just issued what is widely known among Chinese dissidents as "a declaration of no suicidal intent" (不自殺聲明), a sign of extreme distress.
February 13, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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While Trump’s second term has been defined by attacks on democracy, it’s also seen an obliteration of reproductive rights led heedlessly by the GOP.

And Republicans will not stop, because they're dead set on controlling all freedoms, Planned Parenthood’s Lauren Blauvelt writes.
Abortion bans have always been part of the attack on democracy
The Trump administration has been laying the groundwork for obliterating reproductive rights from the start.
www.democracydocket.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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President Donald Trump's administration cannot rescind $600 million in public health grants allocated to four Democratic-led states, for now, a federal judge in Illinois ruled Thursday. https://to.pbs.org/4qFQq4O
Judge temporarily blocks HHS from rescinding public health grants in 4 Democratic-led states
President Donald Trump's administration cannot rescind $600 million in public health grants allocated to four Democratic-led states, for now, a federal judge in Illinois ruled Thursday.
www.pbs.org
February 14, 2026 at 1:33 AM