Christina B
@cbradic.bsky.social
Global Health & Human Rights. MPH, JDc, Harvard Program on Refugee Trauma. Executive Director of the Syrian Accountability Project, Seattle Independent Bookstore Day champion.
@npr.org gives reason 386,072 to distrust gov't.
"Yelling Kill 'em....berating officers and calling them "Nazi" and "Gestapo." "
"A Department of Justice spokesperson said in a statement, "Jared Wise is a valued member of the Justice Department and we appreciate his contributions to our team." "
"Yelling Kill 'em....berating officers and calling them "Nazi" and "Gestapo." "
"A Department of Justice spokesperson said in a statement, "Jared Wise is a valued member of the Justice Department and we appreciate his contributions to our team." "
Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops
The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
www.npr.org
August 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
@npr.org gives reason 386,072 to distrust gov't.
"Yelling Kill 'em....berating officers and calling them "Nazi" and "Gestapo." "
"A Department of Justice spokesperson said in a statement, "Jared Wise is a valued member of the Justice Department and we appreciate his contributions to our team." "
"Yelling Kill 'em....berating officers and calling them "Nazi" and "Gestapo." "
"A Department of Justice spokesperson said in a statement, "Jared Wise is a valued member of the Justice Department and we appreciate his contributions to our team." "
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Two former Wells Fargo executives were fined $8.5M by the Biden administration for covering up the bank's infamous fake account scandal.
Trump just slashed those fines to a paltry $150,000 after Wells Fargo gave $1M to his inauguration.
See how this works?
Trump just slashed those fines to a paltry $150,000 after Wells Fargo gave $1M to his inauguration.
See how this works?
April 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Two former Wells Fargo executives were fined $8.5M by the Biden administration for covering up the bank's infamous fake account scandal.
Trump just slashed those fines to a paltry $150,000 after Wells Fargo gave $1M to his inauguration.
See how this works?
Trump just slashed those fines to a paltry $150,000 after Wells Fargo gave $1M to his inauguration.
See how this works?
Harris Fight Fund, there are at least 100 better ways you could have said this.Using ‘third world’ as shorthand for corruption or dysfunction isn’t just outdated — it’s disrespectful to millions. Poverty and instability are not moral failings.
#DNC #HarrisFightFund
#DNC #HarrisFightFund
April 29, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Harris Fight Fund, there are at least 100 better ways you could have said this.Using ‘third world’ as shorthand for corruption or dysfunction isn’t just outdated — it’s disrespectful to millions. Poverty and instability are not moral failings.
#DNC #HarrisFightFund
#DNC #HarrisFightFund
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“Mr. Prada’s disappearance has created concerns that more immigrants have been deported to El Salvador than previously known. It also raises the question of whether some deportees may have been sent to other countries with no record of it.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/u...
An Immigrant Held in U.S. Custody ‘Has Simply Disappeared’
www.nytimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
“Mr. Prada’s disappearance has created concerns that more immigrants have been deported to El Salvador than previously known. It also raises the question of whether some deportees may have been sent to other countries with no record of it.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/u...
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If President Trump views cartel activity as an attack on the U.S., he may use a broad interpretation of the “unwilling or unable” doctrine to justify military action on Mexican soil. J. Luis Rodriguez looks at how the invocation of this doctrine would endanger the U.S.'s long-term national security.
April 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
If President Trump views cartel activity as an attack on the U.S., he may use a broad interpretation of the “unwilling or unable” doctrine to justify military action on Mexican soil. J. Luis Rodriguez looks at how the invocation of this doctrine would endanger the U.S.'s long-term national security.
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Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
April 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
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I kind of want to go
April 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I kind of want to go
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"There was no access to a toilet, so guards told the women – whose accounts in some cases occurred on different days or different buses – to urinate or defecate on the floor... "
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Immigrant women describe 'hell on earth' in ICE detention
No shower for days, cameras trained on the toilet, women crammed into cells 'like sardines,' among the allegations.
www.usatoday.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:19 AM
"There was no access to a toilet, so guards told the women – whose accounts in some cases occurred on different days or different buses – to urinate or defecate on the floor... "
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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Hey just so we're clear on like where we're at the government is extrajudicially shipping undesirables to camps. Talk to your neighbors. Build support networks. Protect yourselves.
March 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Hey just so we're clear on like where we're at the government is extrajudicially shipping undesirables to camps. Talk to your neighbors. Build support networks. Protect yourselves.
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This is how our government has been corrupted:
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office.
2) Elected officials rewrite the rules in the donors' favor.
3) Donors make a huge profit.
4) Repeat.
For the sake of democracy, we must get Big Money out of politics.
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office.
2) Elected officials rewrite the rules in the donors' favor.
3) Donors make a huge profit.
4) Repeat.
For the sake of democracy, we must get Big Money out of politics.
March 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This is how our government has been corrupted:
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office.
2) Elected officials rewrite the rules in the donors' favor.
3) Donors make a huge profit.
4) Repeat.
For the sake of democracy, we must get Big Money out of politics.
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office.
2) Elected officials rewrite the rules in the donors' favor.
3) Donors make a huge profit.
4) Repeat.
For the sake of democracy, we must get Big Money out of politics.
Interesting that current Administration believes educating women is "wasted funds." We'll continue to see this impact for years, even if there is a rebuilding of USAID in the future, even small disruptions so far are significant.
Afghan women students in Oman face expulsion after Trump's USAID freeze
US aid funding enabled the women to study in Oman - but their scholarships have been abruptly terminated.
www.bbc.com
March 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Interesting that current Administration believes educating women is "wasted funds." We'll continue to see this impact for years, even if there is a rebuilding of USAID in the future, even small disruptions so far are significant.
New York Times, let me fix this for you. After failure of the President of the U.S. to conduct diplomatic talks with Ukraine, Britain and France step in to complete a deal. #NYT
March 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
New York Times, let me fix this for you. After failure of the President of the U.S. to conduct diplomatic talks with Ukraine, Britain and France step in to complete a deal. #NYT
The ABA is hosting a Civil Rights Bootcamp, intended not just for layers, but everyone interested in broader advocacy!
Civil Rights Boot Camp. Online registration by Cvent
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February 28, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The ABA is hosting a Civil Rights Bootcamp, intended not just for layers, but everyone interested in broader advocacy!
A move out of the Fascism playbook, which will hopefully motivate major news outlets to start reporting the news boldly and accurately, not hedging their stories and headlines, and to stop labeling any reporting critical of the administration as 'Opinion.'
White House Moves to Pick the Pool Reporters Who Cover Trump
In announcing plans to handpick the reporters who can ask the president questions, the White House is breaking decades of precedent.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A move out of the Fascism playbook, which will hopefully motivate major news outlets to start reporting the news boldly and accurately, not hedging their stories and headlines, and to stop labeling any reporting critical of the administration as 'Opinion.'
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“It’s history, happening again,” said a 19-year-old student, recalling the “dark days” more than three years ago when the new Afghan government began shuttering schools. “Now, President Donald Trump did the same thing,” she said.
Trump’s foreign aid pause imperils education programs for Afghan women
U.S.-backed initiatives that allowed thousands of Afghan women to study online or abroad are in jeopardy after Trump’s suspension of foreign aid.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
“It’s history, happening again,” said a 19-year-old student, recalling the “dark days” more than three years ago when the new Afghan government began shuttering schools. “Now, President Donald Trump did the same thing,” she said.
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When Trump was sworn in, Elon Musk's corporations were under more than 32 investigations conducted by at least 11 federal agencies.
Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE.
Funny how that works, huh?
Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE.
Funny how that works, huh?
February 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
When Trump was sworn in, Elon Musk's corporations were under more than 32 investigations conducted by at least 11 federal agencies.
Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE.
Funny how that works, huh?
Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE.
Funny how that works, huh?
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Elon Musk has ZERO receipts for his claims of “fraud” in government agencies.
But there seem to be a LOT of receipts showing that those same government agencies were investigating or regulating Musk and his companies.
But there seem to be a LOT of receipts showing that those same government agencies were investigating or regulating Musk and his companies.
February 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Elon Musk has ZERO receipts for his claims of “fraud” in government agencies.
But there seem to be a LOT of receipts showing that those same government agencies were investigating or regulating Musk and his companies.
But there seem to be a LOT of receipts showing that those same government agencies were investigating or regulating Musk and his companies.
When you are reading a 2022 Human Rights report about Afghanistan, written by the State Department, and it hits disturbingly close to home.
February 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
When you are reading a 2022 Human Rights report about Afghanistan, written by the State Department, and it hits disturbingly close to home.
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BIG NEWS - I'm going on Substack Live TONIGHT at 6pm ET
First time trying out a video livestream on there -- doing a big AMA with all of you
Repost this so everyone knows -- thanks!
First time trying out a video livestream on there -- doing a big AMA with all of you
Repost this so everyone knows -- thanks!
February 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
BIG NEWS - I'm going on Substack Live TONIGHT at 6pm ET
First time trying out a video livestream on there -- doing a big AMA with all of you
Repost this so everyone knows -- thanks!
First time trying out a video livestream on there -- doing a big AMA with all of you
Repost this so everyone knows -- thanks!
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The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
Opinion | The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children
I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
Just a reminder, in FY 2024 #USAID funding made up 0.6% of the total U.S. Federal budget, not a large price to pay for #globalhealthsecurity, fighting #extremepoverty, and increasing #nationalsecurity.
Also, not an amount that is going to reform U.S. spending in any tangible way.
Also, not an amount that is going to reform U.S. spending in any tangible way.
February 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Just a reminder, in FY 2024 #USAID funding made up 0.6% of the total U.S. Federal budget, not a large price to pay for #globalhealthsecurity, fighting #extremepoverty, and increasing #nationalsecurity.
Also, not an amount that is going to reform U.S. spending in any tangible way.
Also, not an amount that is going to reform U.S. spending in any tangible way.
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Let it be clear: DOGE violently shut down a congress-mandated government agency. No checks and balances, no legal process, no accountability.
February 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Let it be clear: DOGE violently shut down a congress-mandated government agency. No checks and balances, no legal process, no accountability.
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This was posted yesterday morning before the DCA crash. Prescient.
January 30, 2025 at 5:12 AM
This was posted yesterday morning before the DCA crash. Prescient.
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Former Secretary of Transportation--who was not on The Real World or Road Rules--weighs in on the President's efforts to blame the fatal air traffic accident on DEI.
January 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Former Secretary of Transportation--who was not on The Real World or Road Rules--weighs in on the President's efforts to blame the fatal air traffic accident on DEI.
@nytimes.com @npr.org, @washingtonpost.com as this story dominates your headlines, here are some facts to include.
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
January 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
@nytimes.com @npr.org, @washingtonpost.com as this story dominates your headlines, here are some facts to include.