BarbaraN
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Freedom 250, the Trump-run group the NYT reports is offering big donors special access, has totally supplanted America250, the congressional org that had been organizing 250th events, as we reported last week .So Trump is turning 250th into a party for himself, with taxpayer $, but no oversight.
February 8, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Freedom 250, the Trump-run group the NYT reports is offering big donors special access, has totally supplanted America250, the congressional org that had been organizing 250th events, as we reported last week .So Trump is turning 250th into a party for himself, with taxpayer $, but no oversight.
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Here is an Interior Department guidance document disbributed last month that puts this takeover in writing. "Freedom 250 is the Administration’s primary branding for all federal agencies participating in 250th activities." www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Frequently Asked Questions (DOI Guidance)
www.documentcloud.org
February 8, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Here is an Interior Department guidance document disbributed last month that puts this takeover in writing. "Freedom 250 is the Administration’s primary branding for all federal agencies participating in 250th activities." www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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Park Service employees are being bombarded with guidance telling them to promote Freedom 250, the Trump-run org, in place of America250, the statutorily-bipartisan congressional commission. They were even urged to add the Freedom 250 logo to email signatures. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
February 8, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Park Service employees are being bombarded with guidance telling them to promote Freedom 250, the Trump-run org, in place of America250, the statutorily-bipartisan congressional commission. They were even urged to add the Freedom 250 logo to email signatures. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Georgians, every call to your state representative can help!
Good morning! We're back for part 2 of the House Judiciary Committee's hearing for SB 74 today. They'll be getting started shortly at the same link: vimeo.com/showcase/110...
🧵 Follow along with our live posts here!
🧵 Follow along with our live posts here!
🚨 BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee is about to hear SB 74, an expansive censorship bill to criminalize librarians for sharing books which contain any remotely sexual content.
🧵 We'll be live posting the hearing here.
You can watch along starting at 4:30pm at: vimeo.com/showcase/110...
🧵 We'll be live posting the hearing here.
You can watch along starting at 4:30pm at: vimeo.com/showcase/110...
February 6, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Georgians, every call to your state representative can help!
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Rent, groceries, energy bills—we're all struggling with costs that just keep going up.
February 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Rent, groceries, energy bills—we're all struggling with costs that just keep going up.
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Today we honor Vivien Thomas, an African American who worked as a lab assistant because he couldn't afford medical school. He helped develop a life-saving surgical procedure for babies with a congenital heart defects. In 1976 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
February 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Today we honor Vivien Thomas, an African American who worked as a lab assistant because he couldn't afford medical school. He helped develop a life-saving surgical procedure for babies with a congenital heart defects. In 1976 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Louisiana v. Callais: What’s At Stake for Voting Rights and Democracy | Indivisible
indivisible.org
February 6, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “Eyes on ICE: Document and Record” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Eyes on ICE: Document and Record · Indivisible
On 1/24/26, federal agents horrifically shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who cared for veterans, in the Eat Street neighborhood of south Minneapolis after brutally beating him in ...
www.mobilize.us
February 5, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “Eyes on ICE: Document and Record” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Three years ago, a brand-name company detonated a chemical bomb in a town.
It became the world’s biggest political story.
Politicians got famous promising help.
Media monetized clicks.
Lawyers got rich.
Meanwhile, many victims got sick & got no money.
Welcome to America.
It became the world’s biggest political story.
Politicians got famous promising help.
Media monetized clicks.
Lawyers got rich.
Meanwhile, many victims got sick & got no money.
Welcome to America.
The Derailment That Never Ended
Three years after the East Palestine disaster, everybody’s gotten paid — except the victims.
www.levernews.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Three years ago, a brand-name company detonated a chemical bomb in a town.
It became the world’s biggest political story.
Politicians got famous promising help.
Media monetized clicks.
Lawyers got rich.
Meanwhile, many victims got sick & got no money.
Welcome to America.
It became the world’s biggest political story.
Politicians got famous promising help.
Media monetized clicks.
Lawyers got rich.
Meanwhile, many victims got sick & got no money.
Welcome to America.
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UPDATE: A federal court granted our motion to join a lawsuit aiming to stop Knox County, Tennessee from establishing a religious public charter school funded by taxpayers.
The separation of church and state isn't optional.
The separation of church and state isn't optional.
February 2, 2026 at 11:11 PM
UPDATE: A federal court granted our motion to join a lawsuit aiming to stop Knox County, Tennessee from establishing a religious public charter school funded by taxpayers.
The separation of church and state isn't optional.
The separation of church and state isn't optional.
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Training material, which HuffPost obtained, shows the multiple ways agents didn’t follow agency rules.
The Officers Who Killed Renee Good Appear To Have Violated ICE’s Own Use-Of-Force Policies
Training material, which HuffPost obtained, shows the multiple ways agents didn’t follow agency rules.
www.huffpost.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Training material, which HuffPost obtained, shows the multiple ways agents didn’t follow agency rules.
This action alert is for Georgia. Anyone can look up their own state's actions at Indivisible.org
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IGC Legislative Sign-up
The 2026 Georgia State Legislative session starts on January 12th. We are building a statewide coalition for coordinated messaging and rapid mobilization. Select the issues that matter to you! We will...
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February 2, 2026 at 11:26 PM
This action alert is for Georgia. Anyone can look up their own state's actions at Indivisible.org
actionnetwork.org/forms/igc-le...
actionnetwork.org/forms/igc-le...
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The Department of Education gutted its civil rights staff—only to spend tens of millions recalling them.
Report: Education Department's "efficiency" layoffs cost at least $28 million
Roughly half its civil rights employees were fired. Almost all complaints were thrown out.
www.motherjones.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:21 PM
The Department of Education gutted its civil rights staff—only to spend tens of millions recalling them.
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During WWII, the U.S. government forcibly took over 100,000 people of Japanese ancestry from their homes and held them in internment camps.
Fred Korematsu was arrested and convicted for defying the government’s order and refusing to go to the camps.
Fred Korematsu was arrested and convicted for defying the government’s order and refusing to go to the camps.
January 30, 2026 at 8:14 PM
During WWII, the U.S. government forcibly took over 100,000 people of Japanese ancestry from their homes and held them in internment camps.
Fred Korematsu was arrested and convicted for defying the government’s order and refusing to go to the camps.
Fred Korematsu was arrested and convicted for defying the government’s order and refusing to go to the camps.
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Grateful this exists, and heartbroken that it has to. If you or someone you love needs it, this is a clear, practical, and important resource for family preparedness.
We deserve better than needing plans like this.💚
We deserve better than needing plans like this.💚
Step-by-Step Family Preparedness Plan / Plan de Preparación Familiar: (Guía Completa) | Immigrant Legal Resource Center | ILRC
www.ilrc.org
January 30, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Grateful this exists, and heartbroken that it has to. If you or someone you love needs it, this is a clear, practical, and important resource for family preparedness.
We deserve better than needing plans like this.💚
We deserve better than needing plans like this.💚
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I think we need to be saying, out loud, this:
If we sense that the elections in November have been stolen, it will be assumed by loyal Americans to be suspension of the U.S. Constitution and a declaration of civil war.
If we sense that the elections in November have been stolen, it will be assumed by loyal Americans to be suspension of the U.S. Constitution and a declaration of civil war.
January 30, 2026 at 7:56 PM
I think we need to be saying, out loud, this:
If we sense that the elections in November have been stolen, it will be assumed by loyal Americans to be suspension of the U.S. Constitution and a declaration of civil war.
If we sense that the elections in November have been stolen, it will be assumed by loyal Americans to be suspension of the U.S. Constitution and a declaration of civil war.
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"The largest immigrant deportation and prison contractors in the US are expecting an epic payout this year: for every $1 that they donated to GOP campaigns in 2024, these private companies stand to reap more than $11,000 in increased annual revenue."
ICE Detention Contractors Are Reaping Massive Profits
The largest immigrant deportation and prison contractors in the US are expecting an epic payout this year: for every $1
jacobin.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:45 PM
"The largest immigrant deportation and prison contractors in the US are expecting an epic payout this year: for every $1 that they donated to GOP campaigns in 2024, these private companies stand to reap more than $11,000 in increased annual revenue."
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🚫💧Griffin, GA: A "Do Not Consume" water advisory has been issued after a fuel spill reached the Flint River.
DO NOT drink, cook with, or use tap water for brushing teeth. Boiling it won't make it safe!
⚠️Use bottled water until further notice⚠️
DO NOT drink, cook with, or use tap water for brushing teeth. Boiling it won't make it safe!
⚠️Use bottled water until further notice⚠️
January 30, 2026 at 11:50 PM
🚫💧Griffin, GA: A "Do Not Consume" water advisory has been issued after a fuel spill reached the Flint River.
DO NOT drink, cook with, or use tap water for brushing teeth. Boiling it won't make it safe!
⚠️Use bottled water until further notice⚠️
DO NOT drink, cook with, or use tap water for brushing teeth. Boiling it won't make it safe!
⚠️Use bottled water until further notice⚠️
How to stop it.
This is the beginning not the end of how surveillance will change America. We could stop it. We should. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
The powerful tools in ICE’s arsenal to track suspects — and protesters
Biometric trackers, cellphone location databases and drones are among the surveillance technologies agents are using in their immigration enforcement campaign.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:27 AM
How to stop it.
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Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
January 30, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
I know too many who lost this battle. I hope this means better outcomes in the future.
The world feels like its on fire, but things like this is why im thankful to be born in this day and age with science advancing like it has been. These are heroes
www.unilad.com/news/health/...
www.unilad.com/news/health/...
Scientists successfully achieve 'permanent disappearance of pancreatic cancer' in new study for cure
The team searching for a pancreatic cancer cure included the ‘renowned Dr Mariano Barbacid,' a legend in the cancer research field
www.unilad.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:24 AM
I know too many who lost this battle. I hope this means better outcomes in the future.
A phone call from you today can help prevent 350,000 deportations. Please call (202) 224-3121 to speak with your House representative. Urge them to contact Rep. Ayanna Pressley's office to cosponsor House Resolution 965. Or DHS will cancel Temporary Protected Status for Haitians effective Feb 3.
January 30, 2026 at 7:46 PM
A phone call from you today can help prevent 350,000 deportations. Please call (202) 224-3121 to speak with your House representative. Urge them to contact Rep. Ayanna Pressley's office to cosponsor House Resolution 965. Or DHS will cancel Temporary Protected Status for Haitians effective Feb 3.
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State and local lawmakers have nothing to lose.
It’s time to protect our communities from ICE’s lawless behavior.
It’s time to protect our communities from ICE’s lawless behavior.
As Minneapolis Rages, Legislators Move to Restrict ICE in Their States
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:29 PM
State and local lawmakers have nothing to lose.
It’s time to protect our communities from ICE’s lawless behavior.
It’s time to protect our communities from ICE’s lawless behavior.