KTWiggins
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"The only dangerous minority is the ultra-wealthy"
July 31, 2025 at 7:39 PM
"The only dangerous minority is the ultra-wealthy"
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EXCLUSIVE: Over the past three years, the remains of hundreds of female migrants — including those of Ada Guadalupe López Montoya, who left El Salvador with her family in 2023 — have been discovered in New Mexico's Sunland Park Triangle.
Ada and Her Family Fled El Salvador. She Died Alone in the New Mexico Desert
Hundreds of migrants’ bodies have been found in the past three years in the Sunland Park Triangle, where New Mexico borders Texas and Mexico.
www.rollingstone.com
July 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Over the past three years, the remains of hundreds of female migrants — including those of Ada Guadalupe López Montoya, who left El Salvador with her family in 2023 — have been discovered in New Mexico's Sunland Park Triangle.
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A newly completed investigation by Wyoming’s largest county found no evidence of noncitizen voting in the 2024 elections, undercutting claims used to justify the state’s controversial proof of citizenship law. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Wyoming’s Largest County Finds No Evidence of Noncitizen Voting, Undermining State’s Anti-Voting Law
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
July 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
A newly completed investigation by Wyoming’s largest county found no evidence of noncitizen voting in the 2024 elections, undercutting claims used to justify the state’s controversial proof of citizenship law. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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With this budget, ICE alone would have nearly as large a detention operation as all 50 states' prison systems combined. Bigger budget than the Marine Corps. Police-state levels of spending
If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
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June 29, 2025 at 11:33 AM
With this budget, ICE alone would have nearly as large a detention operation as all 50 states' prison systems combined. Bigger budget than the Marine Corps. Police-state levels of spending
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Budzinski: Families making over $700,000 a year will see a boost of $12,000 almost entirely from tax cuts. Shockingly, households making $23,000 a year or less are set to lose about $1600 a year, mostly due to deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance
June 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Budzinski: Families making over $700,000 a year will see a boost of $12,000 almost entirely from tax cuts. Shockingly, households making $23,000 a year or less are set to lose about $1600 a year, mostly due to deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance
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"We love you, God. Christ reigns over all, but he’s a bit of a commie, let’s be honest. We pray to you, oh God, that your Son, our Savior, turns away from Marxism. No, we don’t know Marxism, but to be fair, we also don’t know Christianity."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/we-dont-re...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/we-dont-re...
We Don't Really Know But Trust Us
Nothing to see here.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
June 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
"We love you, God. Christ reigns over all, but he’s a bit of a commie, let’s be honest. We pray to you, oh God, that your Son, our Savior, turns away from Marxism. No, we don’t know Marxism, but to be fair, we also don’t know Christianity."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/we-dont-re...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/we-dont-re...
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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I pray you’ll read my latest. We are being challenged as a nation and this is a test we must pass.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Americans Must Prepare to Fight for the Citizenship Rights of U.S. Prisoners
Trump's Plan to Render U.S. Citizens to Foreign Jails Seeks to Exploit Americans' Disinterest in the Rights of Prisoners
open.substack.com
April 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I pray you’ll read my latest. We are being challenged as a nation and this is a test we must pass.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
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60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75% of the Venezuelans the U.S. sent to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4clubLP
Trump administration deports gay makeup artist to prison in El Salvador
A gay man with no known criminal record sought asylum in the U.S. He's since become one of 238 Venezuelan migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration.
cbsn.ws
April 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75% of the Venezuelans the U.S. sent to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4clubLP
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"Let's not take the soul-sucking path of sacrificing the most persecuted for that which we deem to be most popular. I know that there are transgender children right now looking out at this world and wondering if anyone is going to stand up for them and for their simple right to exist. Well, I am."
March 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
"Let's not take the soul-sucking path of sacrificing the most persecuted for that which we deem to be most popular. I know that there are transgender children right now looking out at this world and wondering if anyone is going to stand up for them and for their simple right to exist. Well, I am."
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Okay, I cannot recommend 5calls.org enough. Enter your address and it will find all your reps (federal and state). AND give you a list of issues to call about AND which reps to call about each of them AND a little script for each, in case it's helpful. They have an app, too.
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
January 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Okay, I cannot recommend 5calls.org enough. Enter your address and it will find all your reps (federal and state). AND give you a list of issues to call about AND which reps to call about each of them AND a little script for each, in case it's helpful. They have an app, too.
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New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report
National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.
www.forbes.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
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There are times when you must speak, not because you are going to change the opposing side, but because if you do not speak, they have changed you.
March 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM
There are times when you must speak, not because you are going to change the opposing side, but because if you do not speak, they have changed you.
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Mexico President: 🇲🇽 "US Customs and Border Protection data show that 80% of those arrested for fentanyl trafficking at US ports of entry were US citizens" #cdnpoli
March 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Mexico President: 🇲🇽 "US Customs and Border Protection data show that 80% of those arrested for fentanyl trafficking at US ports of entry were US citizens" #cdnpoli
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These aren’t totally hypothetical questions. Currently, the US is in the process of trashing its wildly successful science funding system. NIH, which funds tens of billions of dollars of research each year, has been estimated to generate around $2.50 of economic activity for every $1 funded:
Impacts of NIH Funding on the US Economy, Jobs and Better Health
The U.S. National Institutes of Health is the largest single public funder of biomedical and behavioral research in the world. NIH activities and funding are major drivers of the United States’ compet...
wewillcure.com
February 23, 2025 at 10:16 AM
These aren’t totally hypothetical questions. Currently, the US is in the process of trashing its wildly successful science funding system. NIH, which funds tens of billions of dollars of research each year, has been estimated to generate around $2.50 of economic activity for every $1 funded:
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The Stonewall Riots happened because trans people, particularly of color, rose up against state violence. You can’t even begin to tell the story without our trans ancestors and elders. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
U.S. Park Service Strikes Transgender References From Stonewall Website
The “T” was removed in references to L.G.B.T.Q.+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The Stonewall Riots happened because trans people, particularly of color, rose up against state violence. You can’t even begin to tell the story without our trans ancestors and elders. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
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on monday, i taught a “0 to portfolio website” workshop to undergrads. if you haven’t tried out #quarto to build a personal site, it is a DELIGHT to use and quick to get started.
my slides are minimal, but highlight all the steps to get started + deploy on github: isabelizimm.me/talks/2025-f...
my slides are minimal, but highlight all the steps to get started + deploy on github: isabelizimm.me/talks/2025-f...
February 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
on monday, i taught a “0 to portfolio website” workshop to undergrads. if you haven’t tried out #quarto to build a personal site, it is a DELIGHT to use and quick to get started.
my slides are minimal, but highlight all the steps to get started + deploy on github: isabelizimm.me/talks/2025-f...
my slides are minimal, but highlight all the steps to get started + deploy on github: isabelizimm.me/talks/2025-f...
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"Vice President Harris never called a little girl cute or commented on her outfit; instead, she'd say, 'You look like the smartest person in your class.' The vice president would say, 'Let me hear you say, 'I am a leader,'' and even the youngest girls would say it back." slate.com/news-and-pol...
I Was Kamala Harris’ Videographer. I Wish I Could Show You What I’ve Seen.
She completely changed me.
slate.com
January 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"Vice President Harris never called a little girl cute or commented on her outfit; instead, she'd say, 'You look like the smartest person in your class.' The vice president would say, 'Let me hear you say, 'I am a leader,'' and even the youngest girls would say it back." slate.com/news-and-pol...
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‘Ironic’: climate-driven sea level rise will overwhelm major oil ports, study shows
‘Ironic’: climate-driven sea level rise will overwhelm major oil ports, study shows
Ports including in Saudi Arabia and the US projected to be seriously damaged by a metre of sea level rise
Rising sea levels driven by the climate crisis will overwhelm many of the world’s biggest oil ports, analysis indicates.
Scientists said the threat…
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2025 at 6:18 AM
‘Ironic’: climate-driven sea level rise will overwhelm major oil ports, study shows
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UNFUN FACT: The is the first incoming Congress to have fewer woman than the one before it.
January 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
UNFUN FACT: The is the first incoming Congress to have fewer woman than the one before it.
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If you missed my talk but still want to learn how to make your R code more reproducible, my slides are here 🙂:
daxkellie.quarto.pub/will-your-co...
All the links to packages and resources I mentioned are there, so hopefully this can be a nice reference, too!
#ESAus2024 #rstats #quartopub 🧪🌏
daxkellie.quarto.pub/will-your-co...
All the links to packages and resources I mentioned are there, so hopefully this can be a nice reference, too!
#ESAus2024 #rstats #quartopub 🧪🌏
December 9, 2024 at 6:06 AM
If you missed my talk but still want to learn how to make your R code more reproducible, my slides are here 🙂:
daxkellie.quarto.pub/will-your-co...
All the links to packages and resources I mentioned are there, so hopefully this can be a nice reference, too!
#ESAus2024 #rstats #quartopub 🧪🌏
daxkellie.quarto.pub/will-your-co...
All the links to packages and resources I mentioned are there, so hopefully this can be a nice reference, too!
#ESAus2024 #rstats #quartopub 🧪🌏
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Here they are — the 10 Best Books of 2024.
The 10 Best Books of 2024
The staff of The New York Times Book Review choose the year’s top fiction and nonfiction.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2024 at 2:55 AM
Here they are — the 10 Best Books of 2024.
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On his deathbed, Oliver Sacks wrote beautifully about gratitude and the measure of living – the ultimate thanks-giving
Oliver Sacks on Gratitude, the Measure of Living, and the Dignity of Dying
“I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and adventure.”
www.themarginalian.org
November 27, 2024 at 6:01 PM
On his deathbed, Oliver Sacks wrote beautifully about gratitude and the measure of living – the ultimate thanks-giving
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AOC comes out swinging against a Nancy Mace for targeting Sarah McBride.
"They're doing this so that Nancy Mace can ... fundraise off an email. They're not doing this to protect people. They're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kinds. And everybody should reject it. It's gross."
"They're doing this so that Nancy Mace can ... fundraise off an email. They're not doing this to protect people. They're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kinds. And everybody should reject it. It's gross."
November 21, 2024 at 2:48 AM
AOC comes out swinging against a Nancy Mace for targeting Sarah McBride.
"They're doing this so that Nancy Mace can ... fundraise off an email. They're not doing this to protect people. They're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kinds. And everybody should reject it. It's gross."
"They're doing this so that Nancy Mace can ... fundraise off an email. They're not doing this to protect people. They're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kinds. And everybody should reject it. It's gross."