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My colleague, Dr. Vahid Abedini, was illegally detained by ICE on Saturday. He is currently being held without a court date in sight, despite being in the country legally. Please spread the word! We must ensure his due process rights are upheld. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-prof...
OU College of International Studies professor reportedly arrested by ICE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly arrested an OU professor at Will Rogers International Airport Saturday.
www.oudaily.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
My colleague, Dr. Vahid Abedini, was illegally detained by ICE on Saturday. He is currently being held without a court date in sight, despite being in the country legally. Please spread the word! We must ensure his due process rights are upheld. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-prof...
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Hey Minneapolis. Is this someone’s friend? Lost on the sidewalk
November 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Hey Minneapolis. Is this someone’s friend? Lost on the sidewalk
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I sat down with Ed Elson to talk about Trump's new idea of a "tariff dividend," and we got to talking about the deeper issues this raises, like how seriously to take economic proposals from a White House that doesn't take its own proposals seriously.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdqd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdqd...
Trump’s $2,000 Tariff Dividend Doesn’t Add Up — Here’s Why | Prof G Markets
Ed Elson sits down with Justin Wolfers, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the University of Michigan, to unpack President Trump’s proposed $2,000 tariff dividend. Then, Alex Heath, author…
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I sat down with Ed Elson to talk about Trump's new idea of a "tariff dividend," and we got to talking about the deeper issues this raises, like how seriously to take economic proposals from a White House that doesn't take its own proposals seriously.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdqd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdqd...
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The US President has chosen to pervert our fine troops’ mission by deploying them against Americans, in peacetime.
It is illegal. It is extremely dangerous. Conservative and Liberal Americans reject the filth of military rule.
It is illegal. It is extremely dangerous. Conservative and Liberal Americans reject the filth of military rule.
BREAKING: Following trial, Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, finds that Trump did not properly invoke federal law to call up the National Guard and "permanently enjoins Defendants’ orders to deploy federalized members of the National Guard to Oregon."
November 8, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The US President has chosen to pervert our fine troops’ mission by deploying them against Americans, in peacetime.
It is illegal. It is extremely dangerous. Conservative and Liberal Americans reject the filth of military rule.
It is illegal. It is extremely dangerous. Conservative and Liberal Americans reject the filth of military rule.
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A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
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“They didn’t just walk in chasing one person, they went into multiple rooms asking and looking for teachers while children were present,” Ramirez said. “This is an agency that has gone rogue and it an agency that believes that as long as they can cover their face, they can get away with anything.”
Families "horrified" after daycare teacher pulled out of school by federal agents.
The incident happened in front of parents and children at Rayito de Sol in North Center, a parent said. They believe the employee, who cares for infants, is legally allowed to work in the United State...
www.chalkbeat.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:14 AM
“They didn’t just walk in chasing one person, they went into multiple rooms asking and looking for teachers while children were present,” Ramirez said. “This is an agency that has gone rogue and it an agency that believes that as long as they can cover their face, they can get away with anything.”
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I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
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How to answer a loaded question.
(This is Joe Neguse, Congressman for Colorado's 2nd District.)
(This is Joe Neguse, Congressman for Colorado's 2nd District.)
November 1, 2025 at 11:36 PM
How to answer a loaded question.
(This is Joe Neguse, Congressman for Colorado's 2nd District.)
(This is Joe Neguse, Congressman for Colorado's 2nd District.)
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Full speech:
Senator Slotkin Delivers Speech on Trump's Authoritarian Playbook
YouTube video by Sen. Elissa Slotkin
www.youtube.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Full speech:
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Johnson basically says it here
October 31, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Johnson basically says it here
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Abortion access is pretty directly on the ballot right now in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia—and the California ballot measure, Prop 50, could have nationwide implications for reproductive freedom. Me in @democracydocket.com
Abortion Is on the Ballot Once Again
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Abortion access is pretty directly on the ballot right now in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia—and the California ballot measure, Prop 50, could have nationwide implications for reproductive freedom. Me in @democracydocket.com
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Hilarious and horrible. "Medicare AAdvantage" should be called "Advantage for CEOs, not for patients." And why our system is so broken.
Medicare Advantage: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
www.youtube.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Hilarious and horrible. "Medicare AAdvantage" should be called "Advantage for CEOs, not for patients." And why our system is so broken.
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The Trump administration has a rainy day fund that will keep SNAP from expiring in November. Trump is refusing to use it.
Funding SNAP isn't a choice he can make. It's a legal obligation. USDA must release the funds and stop punishing the American people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
Funding SNAP isn't a choice he can make. It's a legal obligation. USDA must release the funds and stop punishing the American people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
Dozens of States Sue Trump Administration Over Planned Food Stamp Cuts
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The Trump administration has a rainy day fund that will keep SNAP from expiring in November. Trump is refusing to use it.
Funding SNAP isn't a choice he can make. It's a legal obligation. USDA must release the funds and stop punishing the American people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
Funding SNAP isn't a choice he can make. It's a legal obligation. USDA must release the funds and stop punishing the American people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
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Want to see how far right the Republican Party has gone?
Watch George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan answer a question about illegal immigration during a 1980 debate.
They wouldn’t even be allowed in today’s Republican Party.
Watch George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan answer a question about illegal immigration during a 1980 debate.
They wouldn’t even be allowed in today’s Republican Party.
October 26, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Want to see how far right the Republican Party has gone?
Watch George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan answer a question about illegal immigration during a 1980 debate.
They wouldn’t even be allowed in today’s Republican Party.
Watch George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan answer a question about illegal immigration during a 1980 debate.
They wouldn’t even be allowed in today’s Republican Party.
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UPDATE: This ad just ran again during the World Series 🇨🇦
You know why? BECAUSE IT IS NOT FAKE.
Reagan said it. Trump is lying.
You know why? BECAUSE IT IS NOT FAKE.
Reagan said it. Trump is lying.
October 26, 2025 at 2:05 AM
UPDATE: This ad just ran again during the World Series 🇨🇦
You know why? BECAUSE IT IS NOT FAKE.
Reagan said it. Trump is lying.
You know why? BECAUSE IT IS NOT FAKE.
Reagan said it. Trump is lying.
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Rule of Law Alert: Trump’s authority for country-specific tariffs comes from the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which doesn’t mention tariffs—but does require a national emergency.
An ad showing that Reagan opposed tariffs surely is not a national emergency. (It may be a personal one)
An ad showing that Reagan opposed tariffs surely is not a national emergency. (It may be a personal one)
October 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Rule of Law Alert: Trump’s authority for country-specific tariffs comes from the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which doesn’t mention tariffs—but does require a national emergency.
An ad showing that Reagan opposed tariffs surely is not a national emergency. (It may be a personal one)
An ad showing that Reagan opposed tariffs surely is not a national emergency. (It may be a personal one)
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Portland OR friends: any ideas here?
Also @weratedogs.com @darthbluesky.bsky.social help needed here pls.
Also @weratedogs.com @darthbluesky.bsky.social help needed here pls.
A family member in Portland Oregon died unexpectedly and left behind a 2 year old husky who is currently on a 5 day hold in a shelter while I try to figure out a way to get her to me here in Portland Maine so that I can adopt her...without it costing All the Money.
Anyone have any ideas?
Anyone have any ideas?
October 23, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Portland OR friends: any ideas here?
Also @weratedogs.com @darthbluesky.bsky.social help needed here pls.
Also @weratedogs.com @darthbluesky.bsky.social help needed here pls.
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If you are faculty, alumni, staff, student, or a student's parent at any of these places, you have an unusual chance to influence the future right now by communicating with your administration clearly about what's at stake.
October 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
If you are faculty, alumni, staff, student, or a student's parent at any of these places, you have an unusual chance to influence the future right now by communicating with your administration clearly about what's at stake.
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Karoline Leavitt should resign.
They try to make us hate each other to distract from the fact that they're robbing us all blind.
It's sick.
They try to make us hate each other to distract from the fact that they're robbing us all blind.
It's sick.
Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."
October 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Karoline Leavitt should resign.
They try to make us hate each other to distract from the fact that they're robbing us all blind.
It's sick.
They try to make us hate each other to distract from the fact that they're robbing us all blind.
It's sick.
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Congress created the CFPB by law and only Congress can “close down” the CFPB.
Russell Vought simply does not have the legal authority to do this.
Russell Vought simply does not have the legal authority to do this.
White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT
White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers
White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.
reut.rs
October 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Congress created the CFPB by law and only Congress can “close down” the CFPB.
Russell Vought simply does not have the legal authority to do this.
Russell Vought simply does not have the legal authority to do this.
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The regime is obviously worried about the No Kings rallies. Give them reason to be: Show up!
Bessent: "This crazy No Kings rally this weekend, which is gonna be the farthest left, the hardest core, the most unhinged in the Democratic Party, which is a big title. No Kings equals no paychecks."
October 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The regime is obviously worried about the No Kings rallies. Give them reason to be: Show up!
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It is alarming that the Trump Admin & rogue ICE agents would abduct a 13-year-old child from Everett, transport him to a facility over 500 miles away & reportedly subject him to harrowing conditions.
They must stop violating our constitutional rights.
My full statement:
They must stop violating our constitutional rights.
My full statement:
October 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
It is alarming that the Trump Admin & rogue ICE agents would abduct a 13-year-old child from Everett, transport him to a facility over 500 miles away & reportedly subject him to harrowing conditions.
They must stop violating our constitutional rights.
My full statement:
They must stop violating our constitutional rights.
My full statement: