Allison
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RIP Pope Francis, the first and to date only Pope to be a fan of Whoopi Goldberg and her work in the Sister Act films.
April 21, 2025 at 8:59 AM
RIP Pope Francis, the first and to date only Pope to be a fan of Whoopi Goldberg and her work in the Sister Act films.
There is literally a whole Netflix show about people with autism dating??!
Autistic people and their loved ones have swiftly and publicly rejected statements by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official, that people with autism will never play baseball, date, pay taxes or have a job.
RFK Jr. said autistic people don’t work or play sports. They say he’s wrong.
The health and human services secretary on Wednesday suggested that autistic children would never play baseball or pay taxes, enraging those in the community.
wapo.st
April 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
There is literally a whole Netflix show about people with autism dating??!
Ugh we’re doing this Rodgers thing, aren’t we?
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Russell Wilson is finalizing a deal with the Giants, as the Pro Bowler is the latest big QB domino, per The Insiders.
Rather than wait for Aaron Rodgers, NYG adds another veteran QB to go along with Jameis Winston.
Russell Wilson is finalizing a deal with the Giants, as the Pro Bowler is the latest big QB domino, per The Insiders.
Rather than wait for Aaron Rodgers, NYG adds another veteran QB to go along with Jameis Winston.
March 26, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Ugh we’re doing this Rodgers thing, aren’t we?
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Nothing feels worse than finding out everyone else in the group chat made a new group chat without you because they’re planning a war you aren’t invited to
March 25, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Nothing feels worse than finding out everyone else in the group chat made a new group chat without you because they’re planning a war you aren’t invited to
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There are a lot of refugee sending countries on this list. Countries from which people used to have high asylum grant rates in the U.S.. Or from where U.S. resettled refugees.
This shows how far the US has departed from the Refugee Act of 1980, signed 45 years ago on Monday.
This shows how far the US has departed from the Refugee Act of 1980, signed 45 years ago on Monday.
Trump’s new travel ban is coming imminently, and it seems like they may ban all entry by Cuban and Venezuelan nationals.
Not even at the height of the Cold War did we have such sweeping visa bans on Cubans.
Not even at the height of the Cold War did we have such sweeping visa bans on Cubans.
Draft List for New Travel Ban Proposes Trump Target 43 Countries
A draft circulating inside the administration lists three tiers of countries whose citizens may face restrictions on entering the United States.
w/ Ken Bensinger
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/u...
A draft circulating inside the administration lists three tiers of countries whose citizens may face restrictions on entering the United States.
w/ Ken Bensinger
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/u...
March 15, 2025 at 2:01 AM
There are a lot of refugee sending countries on this list. Countries from which people used to have high asylum grant rates in the U.S.. Or from where U.S. resettled refugees.
This shows how far the US has departed from the Refugee Act of 1980, signed 45 years ago on Monday.
This shows how far the US has departed from the Refugee Act of 1980, signed 45 years ago on Monday.
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[if Chuck Schumer replaced Liam Neeson in Taken]
CHUCK SCHUMER: [on phone] I don’t know who you are or what you want, but I will find you and I will help you kill my daughter
CHUCK SCHUMER: [on phone] I don’t know who you are or what you want, but I will find you and I will help you kill my daughter
March 14, 2025 at 2:36 AM
[if Chuck Schumer replaced Liam Neeson in Taken]
CHUCK SCHUMER: [on phone] I don’t know who you are or what you want, but I will find you and I will help you kill my daughter
CHUCK SCHUMER: [on phone] I don’t know who you are or what you want, but I will find you and I will help you kill my daughter
Received my layoff yesterday. Don’t have many words, other than it’s so defeating to see the entire refugee resettlement system that’s been in place for decades in this country go down with me.
I have been with this organization 7 years. I started when there were less than 100 staff at HQ. To watch us grow so much over the past few years just for everything to be torn down in a matter of weeks is heartbreaking to say the least.
Global Refuge says goodbye to roughly half its employees in response to Trump’s directives
Global Refuge, the nonprofit organization formerly known as Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), laid off hundreds of employees nationwide this week.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Received my layoff yesterday. Don’t have many words, other than it’s so defeating to see the entire refugee resettlement system that’s been in place for decades in this country go down with me.
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Let’s go www.yahoo.com/news/no-amaz...
'No Amazon, no Walmart, no fast food': What's behind the 'Feb. 28 economic blackout'
The People's Union USA, a self-described “grassroots movement” founded by John Schwarz, is encouraging Americans to refrain from making non-essential purchases on Friday.
www.yahoo.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Let’s go www.yahoo.com/news/no-amaz...
I have been with this organization 7 years. I started when there were less than 100 staff at HQ. To watch us grow so much over the past few years just for everything to be torn down in a matter of weeks is heartbreaking to say the least.
Global Refuge says goodbye to roughly half its employees in response to Trump’s directives
Global Refuge, the nonprofit organization formerly known as Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), laid off hundreds of employees nationwide this week.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I have been with this organization 7 years. I started when there were less than 100 staff at HQ. To watch us grow so much over the past few years just for everything to be torn down in a matter of weeks is heartbreaking to say the least.
A small victory but not if the administration doesn’t actually care about complying with the courts. Unfreeze the funds, now.
NEW: Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump's effort to nix refugee program
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump's effort to nix refugee program
On his first day in office, Trump signed an order to halt the nation's refugee admissions program.
www.axios.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
A small victory but not if the administration doesn’t actually care about complying with the courts. Unfreeze the funds, now.
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Breaking:
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge in Seattle has blocked President Trump's effort to halt the nation's refugee admissions system.
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge in Seattle has blocked President Trump's effort to halt the nation's refugee admissions system.
February 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Breaking:
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge in Seattle has blocked President Trump's effort to halt the nation's refugee admissions system.
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge in Seattle has blocked President Trump's effort to halt the nation's refugee admissions system.
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Elon musk is the richest man in the world, he could be funding hospitals, medical research and universities. He could be solving the climate crisis. He could be feeding, hungry children. Instead, he’s trying to make sure that your grandmother doesn’t get an extra dollar of Social Security.
February 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Elon musk is the richest man in the world, he could be funding hospitals, medical research and universities. He could be solving the climate crisis. He could be feeding, hungry children. Instead, he’s trying to make sure that your grandmother doesn’t get an extra dollar of Social Security.
Hope everyone filed their taxes early this year.
The IRS is preparing to give a team member working with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency access to sensitive taxpayer data. IRS data is tied to millions of Americans, including their tax returns, Social Security numbers, addresses, banking details, and employment information.
Musk Team Seeks Access to I.R.S. System With Taxpayers’ Records
A White House spokesman said that the initiative called the Department of Government Efficiency needed to review data to fix waste within the agency.
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Hope everyone filed their taxes early this year.
Happy to see people putting their money where their mouth is but also a little horrified that Costco at 10am on a weekday had checkout lines to nearly the back of the store.
We got a Costco membership for the first time in our lives today. They asked why & I said because treat your workers well, you value diversity, & you didn’t cave in to authoritarian demands. He said: “We’ve been getting lots of folks saying that, thanks for joining.”
Who needs a gallon of ketchup?
Who needs a gallon of ketchup?
February 17, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Happy to see people putting their money where their mouth is but also a little horrified that Costco at 10am on a weekday had checkout lines to nearly the back of the store.
Baked a cake today.
February 15, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Baked a cake today.
More men in flare jeans in 2025.
February 10, 2025 at 4:13 AM
More men in flare jeans in 2025.
Boo Kenny Pickett. 👎🏻
February 10, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Boo Kenny Pickett. 👎🏻
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"There are many good reasons to accommodate budding dictators, and only one reason not to: Anticipatory obedience is a key building block of their power," our columnist @mashagessen.bsky.social writes.
Opinion | To Obey Trump or Not to Obey
The voluntarily surrender of the public’s power is how autocracies are built.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"There are many good reasons to accommodate budding dictators, and only one reason not to: Anticipatory obedience is a key building block of their power," our columnist @mashagessen.bsky.social writes.
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The Truth About Refugee Resettlement Agencies - Elon Musk is falsely accusing Lutheran social services of money laundering, when in reality they are government contractors that handle the resettlement of refugees. ⚓️ #jesus #immigration #episcopalchurch #lutheran
February 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The Truth About Refugee Resettlement Agencies - Elon Musk is falsely accusing Lutheran social services of money laundering, when in reality they are government contractors that handle the resettlement of refugees. ⚓️ #jesus #immigration #episcopalchurch #lutheran
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One of my party facts is that according to polls, Americans believe foreign aid is about 25% of the federal budget and on average that it *should* be about 10%.
The actual number is less than 1%.
Foreign aid has long been a boogey man of the right, so it's not surprising they're vilifying it now.
The actual number is less than 1%.
Foreign aid has long been a boogey man of the right, so it's not surprising they're vilifying it now.
February 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
One of my party facts is that according to polls, Americans believe foreign aid is about 25% of the federal budget and on average that it *should* be about 10%.
The actual number is less than 1%.
Foreign aid has long been a boogey man of the right, so it's not surprising they're vilifying it now.
The actual number is less than 1%.
Foreign aid has long been a boogey man of the right, so it's not surprising they're vilifying it now.
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There’s room, but no refugees: How Trump has upended Maryland’s resettlement system
How Trump has upended Maryland’s refugee resettlement system
President Trump’s freeze on new refugees entering the country has left one Afghan family in Baltimore divided between two lands.
buff.ly
February 2, 2025 at 12:29 PM
There’s room, but no refugees: How Trump has upended Maryland’s resettlement system
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it actually rocks to have a workplace with lots of different kinds of people! it expands your understanding of the world and makes you more empathe— oh. I see. yeah it makes sense why the worst people are against it.
January 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
it actually rocks to have a workplace with lots of different kinds of people! it expands your understanding of the world and makes you more empathe— oh. I see. yeah it makes sense why the worst people are against it.
Updating my wedding website today.
January 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Updating my wedding website today.
There is no point to this other than to be unnecessarily cruel. Refugees are legal permanent residents in the U.S.; it’s not like you’re make things so bad you hope they go back to their own countries because they literally cannot…
“You got here a week ago, under the wire, you know your case manager for three days. And now you’re not allowed to call them to get support from them. All of that is on hold.
If you’re a recent arrival, you’re what, just on your own now?”
www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/p...
If you’re a recent arrival, you’re what, just on your own now?”
www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/p...
Advocate groups ordered to stop aiding refugees who have already arrived in US | CNN Politics
The Trump administration on Friday abruptly halted services for refugees in the United States, including Afghans, according to a memo obtained by CNN, stunning agencies that provide critical support t...
www.cnn.com
January 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
There is no point to this other than to be unnecessarily cruel. Refugees are legal permanent residents in the U.S.; it’s not like you’re make things so bad you hope they go back to their own countries because they literally cannot…