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Runaway Republican to Democrats. Democrat for 20 yrs. Worked for US Congressman...learned a great deal about workings of government.
Still believing in Democracy and this Country! Home base Palm Springs, CA.
Still believing in Democracy and this Country! Home base Palm Springs, CA.
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A DHS spokesperson defended the detainment, accusing Sen. Padilla of failing to properly identify himself during Sec. Kristi Noem's press conference.
But multiple videos show Padilla clearly identifying himself as a senator.
But multiple videos show Padilla clearly identifying himself as a senator.
Sen. Padilla pushed to ground, handcuffed for demanding DHS not lie
Forcibly removing a sitting US senator, as they opposed the president's immigration policy, is a part of a broader slide.
www.motherjones.com
June 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
A DHS spokesperson defended the detainment, accusing Sen. Padilla of failing to properly identify himself during Sec. Kristi Noem's press conference.
But multiple videos show Padilla clearly identifying himself as a senator.
But multiple videos show Padilla clearly identifying himself as a senator.
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my full exclusive interview with Senator Alex Padilla after he was handcuffed at Sec. Noem's press conference today -- first on MSNBC. www.msnbc.com/the-beat-wit...
'It's all BS coming from Trump': Sen. Padilla gets emotional after forcible ejection from DHS presser
Watch the full interview Sen. Alex Padilla gave FIRST ON MSNBC where he talks about getting forcibly removed and hand-cuffed from a Department of Homeland Security press conference. Padilla breaks dow...
www.msnbc.com
June 13, 2025 at 12:06 AM
my full exclusive interview with Senator Alex Padilla after he was handcuffed at Sec. Noem's press conference today -- first on MSNBC. www.msnbc.com/the-beat-wit...
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Today is National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People, also known as Red Dress Day.
We honour and remember the women, girls and two-spirit people who have been impacted by violence. We acknowledge their families and communities.
#reddressday
We honour and remember the women, girls and two-spirit people who have been impacted by violence. We acknowledge their families and communities.
#reddressday
May 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Today is National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People, also known as Red Dress Day.
We honour and remember the women, girls and two-spirit people who have been impacted by violence. We acknowledge their families and communities.
#reddressday
We honour and remember the women, girls and two-spirit people who have been impacted by violence. We acknowledge their families and communities.
#reddressday
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Thousands of Nepali-speaking Bhutanese citizens were forced to flee their country in the early 1990s. Today, they remain in limbo without the proper documentation to return or integrate into Nepalese society.
Bhutanese refugees stuck in Nepal remain in limbo - The World from PRX
Thousands of Nepali-speaking Bhutanese citizens were forced to flee their country in the early 1990s. Today, they remain in limbo without the proper documentation to go back or to integrate into Nepal...
theworld.org
May 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Thousands of Nepali-speaking Bhutanese citizens were forced to flee their country in the early 1990s. Today, they remain in limbo without the proper documentation to return or integrate into Nepalese society.
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This non-answer is completely incoherent
April 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
This non-answer is completely incoherent
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China sends back new Boeing jet made too expensive by tariffs
China sends back new Boeing jet made too expensive by tariffs
With estimated $55m price set to balloon by 125%, 737 Max returns to Seattle production hub still wearing the colours of Xiamen Airlines
A Boeing jet intended for a Chinese airline landed back at the planemaker’s US production hub on Sunday, a victim of the tit-for-tat bilateral tariffs launched by Donald Trump.
The 737 MAX, which was meant for China’s Xiamen Airlines, landed at Seattle’s Boeing Field at 6.11pm, according to a Reuters witness. It was painted with Xiamen livery. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 21, 2025 at 2:02 AM
China sends back new Boeing jet made too expensive by tariffs
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American Revolution Recalled and Renewed on 250th Anniversary in SF Protest
American Revolution Recalled and Renewed on 250th Anniversary in SF Protest
At a time when accomplishments of American revolution under threat, people see the need to rise up once more
www.indybay.org
April 21, 2025 at 2:16 AM
American Revolution Recalled and Renewed on 250th Anniversary in SF Protest
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EXCLUSIVE: DOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, and IRS that could create a surveillance tool of unprecedented scope.
DOGE Is Building a Master Database to Surveil and Track Immigrants
DOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, and IRS that could create a surveillance tool of unprecedented scope.
www.wired.com
April 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
EXCLUSIVE: DOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, and IRS that could create a surveillance tool of unprecedented scope.
What happens when publications lose free spreech? www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
DOJ questions science journal about bias, triggering free speech concerns
The DOJ sent a letter to journal Chest questioning its editorial policies. The letter has sparked free speech concerns among scientists and First Amendment experts.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
What happens when publications lose free spreech? www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Haiti’s history has been a sad one for its people…
#OTD 200 years ago, France forced Haiti to pay for its own freedom—150 million francs, extorted under threat of war.
That ransom bled the world’s first Black republic dry and still reverberates through Haiti today.
Now Haitians are asking: When will France pay reparations? buff.ly/UCpHhS1
That ransom bled the world’s first Black republic dry and still reverberates through Haiti today.
Now Haitians are asking: When will France pay reparations? buff.ly/UCpHhS1
200 years ago, France extorted Haiti in one of history’s greatest heists – and Haitians want reparations
After being exploited for decades by France, Haiti ended up forking over huge sums of money to its former colonizer. Now, the Caribbean nation’s calls for restitution are becoming harder to ignore.
theconversation.com
April 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Haiti’s history has been a sad one for its people…
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The Associated Press and the Trump administration faced tough questioning in court Thursday as the White House fights to block a lower court order mandating officials stop denying the wire outlet entry to spaces where other journalists are permitted. buff.ly/i1eX3Pg
Appeals court hears arguments on Trump restricting AP from White House spaces • Ohio Capital Journal
The Associated Press and the Trump administration faced tough questioning in court Thursday as the White House fights to block a lower court order mandating officials stop denying the wire outlet…
buff.ly
April 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The Associated Press and the Trump administration faced tough questioning in court Thursday as the White House fights to block a lower court order mandating officials stop denying the wire outlet entry to spaces where other journalists are permitted. buff.ly/i1eX3Pg
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"Without steady support for scientific research and the academic institutions that generate it, without the rule of law that sustains constant innovation and capital risk-taking, our country’s ability to advance new industries will be greatly diminished." www.liberalcurrents.com/elon-musk-is...
Elon Musk Is Working His Hardest to Make a Chinese Century
The Ketamine Koup will make America a mediocre backwater.
www.liberalcurrents.com
April 18, 2025 at 3:08 AM
"Without steady support for scientific research and the academic institutions that generate it, without the rule of law that sustains constant innovation and capital risk-taking, our country’s ability to advance new industries will be greatly diminished." www.liberalcurrents.com/elon-musk-is...
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President Donald Trump is fighting to end automatic citizenship for children born to parents who are in the country unlawfully or on temporary visas, part of his broader crackdown on immigration and one that would overturn more than a century of court precedent.
Can Trump Really End Birthright Citizenship?
President Donald Trump is fighting to end automatic citizenship for children born to parents who are in the country unlawfully or on temporary visas, part of his broader crackdown on immigration and one that would overturn more than a century of court precedent.
bloom.bg
April 18, 2025 at 3:14 AM
President Donald Trump is fighting to end automatic citizenship for children born to parents who are in the country unlawfully or on temporary visas, part of his broader crackdown on immigration and one that would overturn more than a century of court precedent.
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The U.S. may impose levies on Chinese vessels docking at U.S. ports, which could further escalate the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.
Trump moves to levy Chinese vessels in trade war shakeup
The proposal follows a monthslong investigation ordered by the Biden administration into whether Chinese shipbuilding threatens U.S. national security.
www.japantimes.co.jp
April 18, 2025 at 3:19 AM
The U.S. may impose levies on Chinese vessels docking at U.S. ports, which could further escalate the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.
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The Trump administration is eyeing about $40 billion in cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services’s budget next year, according to a memo obtained by The New York Times.
Trump Administration Proposes Sharp Budget Cuts for H.H.S.
An internal memo proposes carving out $40 billion from federal health agencies while eliminating dozens of programs. Congress has ultimate appropriation authority.
www.nytimes.com
April 18, 2025 at 3:25 AM
The Trump administration is eyeing about $40 billion in cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services’s budget next year, according to a memo obtained by The New York Times.
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Did you know beetles pollinate more flowering plants than any other insect group? They've been at it for over 200 million years, predating bees and butterflies.
Not just bees and butterflies: beetles and other brilliant bugs are nature’s unsung pollinators
Next time you’re outside, say a silent thanks for the many unsung insect pollinators helping to keep our ecosystems healthy.
buff.ly
April 18, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Did you know beetles pollinate more flowering plants than any other insect group? They've been at it for over 200 million years, predating bees and butterflies.
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We are in the most perilous times, but it is imperative that we not remain silent. We are all at risk. Simply by dissenting we can be targeted. We cannot and will not go silently into the night. Push back with all your might.
#StrongerTogether
#MomSky
www.ft.com/content/4c4b...
#StrongerTogether
#MomSky
www.ft.com/content/4c4b...
Trump is halfway to making America a police state
The president’s refusal to accept a Supreme Court ruling on illegal deportation is a turning point
www.ft.com
April 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
We are in the most perilous times, but it is imperative that we not remain silent. We are all at risk. Simply by dissenting we can be targeted. We cannot and will not go silently into the night. Push back with all your might.
#StrongerTogether
#MomSky
www.ft.com/content/4c4b...
#StrongerTogether
#MomSky
www.ft.com/content/4c4b...
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Van Hollen: "I think that the situation for both Trump and the president of El Salvador is unsustainable. SCOTUS ruled 9-0 that the administration has to facilitate his return, and you have the president of El Salvador saying, 'Well, I don't have the power to release him.' Both things are untrue."
April 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Van Hollen: "I think that the situation for both Trump and the president of El Salvador is unsustainable. SCOTUS ruled 9-0 that the administration has to facilitate his return, and you have the president of El Salvador saying, 'Well, I don't have the power to release him.' Both things are untrue."
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Van Hollen: "If the president gets to shred the Constitution and ignore the Supreme Court in this case, it is a very short path to the president ignoring court orders in other cases. So every American should care about this."
April 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Van Hollen: "If the president gets to shred the Constitution and ignore the Supreme Court in this case, it is a very short path to the president ignoring court orders in other cases. So every American should care about this."
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Hackers turn Silicon Valley crosswalks into mockery of Musk, Zuckerberg
Hackers turn Silicon Valley crosswalks into mockery of Musk, Zuckerberg
Hackers took control of several crosswalks in Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Redwood City, changing their audio signals to forged monologues purporting to come from Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg.
www.latimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Hackers turn Silicon Valley crosswalks into mockery of Musk, Zuckerberg
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News Analysis: President Trump is staking everything on winning by imposing tariffs on China. But the fight threatens to choke off negotiations about other issues like Taiwan, fentanyl, TikTok and more.
Trump’s Dilemma: A Trade War That Threatens Every Other Negotiation With China
President Trump is staking everything on winning by imposing tariffs on China. But the fight threatens to choke off negotiations about other issues like Taiwan, fentanyl, TikTok and more.
www.nytimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 7:44 AM
News Analysis: President Trump is staking everything on winning by imposing tariffs on China. But the fight threatens to choke off negotiations about other issues like Taiwan, fentanyl, TikTok and more.
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This could be Time Magazine’s picture of the week
April 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
This could be Time Magazine’s picture of the week
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After reaching a preliminary agreement last week, countries hope more than three years of negotiations on battling future pandemics will finally end.
Pandemic treaty talks inch toward accord
Experts say an accord has become even more crucial with new health threats, ranging from H5N1 bird flu to measles, mpox and Ebola.
www.japantimes.co.jp
April 15, 2025 at 5:40 AM
After reaching a preliminary agreement last week, countries hope more than three years of negotiations on battling future pandemics will finally end.