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Janice @OCG
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OUR COMMON GROUND - Live Black Truth Broadcaster 38 yrs
" . . nothing to fall back on: not maleness, not whiteness, not ladyhood, not anything. And out of the profound desolation of her reality, she may very well have invented herself." - Toni Morrison
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emptywheel.bsky.social
‘Suicide is only one option': Social Security staff newly assigned to phone duties raise concerns over training

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‘Suicide is only one option': Social Security staff newly assigned to phone duties raise concerns over training
Experts and SSA employees question wisdom of telling callers in crisis that suicide is an option.
www.govexec.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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bobthefrog.bsky.social
Please call 202-224-3121 and follow the prompts to talk to your representatives and Senators. Tell them to impeach the entire administration. They are the enemy from within. You can also Google their official email.
February 11, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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motherjones.com
A celebration is acceptable only when it becomes a sanitized MAGA vision of America.
Trump whitewashes Black History Month
A celebration is acceptable only when it becomes a sanitized MAGA vision of America.
www.motherjones.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
Bannon knows too much about Trump and Epstein, so Blanche is taking very good care of him to keep him quiet just like with Maxwell. Blanche is the lynchpin- he has assumed full authority given to him by Trump to protect the worst of the worst.
February 10, 2026 at 12:49 AM
ourcommonground.com
We are required to fight every sound bite with these people.
February 9, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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monaburns.bsky.social
The Guardian:
“Under any other president, a UAE royal secretly paying $500M to the Trump family’s crypto business would cause a political earthquake in Washington. There would be an investigation by Congress, televised hearings, and months of damage control”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s family is embroiled in a $500m UAE scandal. We’ve hardly noticed | Mohamad Bazzi
A crypto startup founded by Trump’s family signed a huge deal with the UAE president’s brother. Where’s the political fallout?
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
It’s insane that the Trump admin wants to double the already massive US military budget in just 2 years when we are not at war. Trump’s DOD budgets are a cesspool of corruption and grift for the military industrial complex, scammers and grifters, including Donald Trump, Jr.
February 8, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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allenk81.bsky.social
FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.
February 8, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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pantrywoman.bsky.social
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February 8, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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dashannestokes.com
Breaking someone's skull in eight places is not law enforcement. It's attempted murder.

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Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked
A Mexican immigrant whose skull was broken during his arrest by immigration officers last month in Minnesota says the beating was unprovoked.
apnews.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:54 AM
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film-music.bsky.social
REPUBLICANS: Stop defending Trump’s lawbreaking, cheering his attacks on judges, prosecutors, immigrants, journalists & the Constitution itself. Stop defending his treason, his lies, his bribe-taking, the jet from Qatar, the violence of ICE, and his crypto grifts.
hartmannreport.com/p/dear-trump...
Dear Trump Administration Official: History Is Full of Loyal Men Who Thought They’d Be Protected
A historical warning about how presidents escape, aides go to prison, and “just following orders” has never saved anyone...
hartmannreport.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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mollyjongfast.bsky.social
Democracy dies in tax cuts
February 6, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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kackbro.bsky.social
NO LIES 👇 DETECTED, CHUMP.....
February 6, 2026 at 10:05 AM
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nateduty.bsky.social
Our Supreme Court gave Trump immunity from prosecution.

John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett.

They ARE responsible for the entire Trump nightmare they turned loose on America.

Including killing our elections.

LET THAT SINK IN!
February 4, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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nicolefoy.bsky.social
our government used a Blackhawk helicopter in a major American city, detained children and zip-tied U.S. citizens all to target... squatters

and the alleged Tren de Aragua presence? "It was a brutal lie against the American public."
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building
The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about “ille...
www.propublica.org
February 4, 2026 at 11:46 PM
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johnpavlovitz.bsky.social
Conservative Christians need to stop pretending Charlie Kirk was doing God’s work here, because his actual words and the actual words of Jesus are compelling testimony that he wasn’t.

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-shamef...
The Shameful Christian Idolatry and Fraudulent Martyrdom of Charlie Kirk
As news of his shooting broke, the Jesus-washing of Charlie Kirk’s life by Conservative Christians began almost immediately.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:56 PM
ourcommonground.com
Don't fall for the Nazi behind door #1. He took a $50k bribe; thinks he can gaslight the nation and his operational policies are seeped and discussed in white supremacy. He's a nasty waterhog in snake skin.
cwebbonline.com Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11d
The Trump administration doesn’t want you to remember that Tom Homan was the architect of family separation during Trump’s first term.

📌 Homan publicly advocated for separating families as a deterrent and repeatedly defended the policy on TV and before Congress.
February 4, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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velshi.com
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Listen: Ali Velshi On Boycotting The Corporations Enabling ICE
Ali Velshi on the corporations enabling ICE and what Americans can do to hold them accountable with the power of boycotts
thephiladelphiacitizen.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:14 PM
ourcommonground.com
They are all just certifiably crazy believing that others ought to pay for their dreams.
misterjayem.bsky.social MisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 11d
"If Americans had just worked longer and harder, Trump's ballroom would already be paid for!!"
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12d
Dr Oz: "If we could get the average American to start working a year earlier, right out of high school, or a year later -- not retire -- or work better during their lifetime because they're healthy, it would generate about $3 trillion to the US economy. That would more than remove the debt."
February 3, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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stevevladeck.bsky.social
Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction.

It's a tour de force:

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"On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: “America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions.”1 More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President Washington’s vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually. See Part VI. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take. [screenshot of tweet]. So says the official responsible for overseeing the TPS program. And one of those (her word) “damn” countries is Haiti. Relevant here, three days before making the above post, Secretary Noem announced she would terminate Haiti’s TPS designation as of February 3, 2026. See 90 Fed. Reg. 54733 (Nov. 28, 2025) (Termination). Plaintiffs are five Haitian TPS holders. They are not, it emerges, “killers, leeches, or entitlement junkies.” They are instead: Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, a neuroscientist researching Alzheimer’s disease, Dkt. 90 (Second Am. Compl. (SAC)) ¶ 1; Rudolph Civil, a software engineer at a national bank, id. ¶ 2; Marlene Gail Noble, a laboratory assistant in a toxicology department, id. ¶ 3; Marica Merline Laguerre, a college economics major, id. ¶ 4; and Vilbrun Dorsainvil, a full-time registered nurse, id. ¶ 5. They claim that Secretary Noem’s decision violates the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. § 706(2), and the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Government counters that the Court does not have jurisdiction, and, in any case, the Secretary did not violate the law. Plaintiffs seek to stay the Secretary’s decision under 5 U.S.C. § 705 pending the outcome of this litigation. See Dkt. 81 (§ 705 Mot.). To decide their motion, the Court considers first whether it has jurisdiction. It does. See Part II. It then considers: whether Plaintiffs have a substantial likelihood of success on the merits; whether they will be irreparably harmed absent a stay; and whether a merged balance of the equities and public interest analysis favors a stay. See Part III. Each element favors Plaintiffs. See Parts IV, V, and VI. Plaintiffs charge that Secretary Noem preordained her termination decision and did so because of hostility to nonwhite immigrants. This seems substantially likely. Secretary Noem has terminated every TPS country designation to have reached her desk—twelve countries up, twelve countries down. See Section IV.A.2. Her conclusion that Haiti (a majority nonwhite country) faces merely “concerning” conditions cannot be squared with the “perfect storm of suffering” and “staggering” “humanitarian toll” described in page-after-page of the Certified Administrative Record (CAR). See Section IV.A.3.a. She ignored Congress’s requirement that she “review the conditions” in Haiti only “after” consulting “with appropriate agencies.” 8 U.S.C. § 1254a(b)(3)(A); see Section IV.A.1. Indeed, she did not consult other agencies at all. See id. Her “national interest” analysis focuses on Haitians outside the United States or here illegally, ignoring that Haitian TPS holders already live here, and legally so. See Section IV.A.3.b. And though she states that the analysis must include “economic considerations,” she ignores altogether the billions Haitian TPS holders contribute to the economy. See id. The Government’s primary response is that the TPS statute gives the Secretary unbounded discretion to make whatever determination she wants, any way she wants. And, yes, the statute does grant her some discretion. But not unbounded discretion. To the contrary, Congress passed the TPS statute to standardize the then ad hoc temporary protection system—to replace executive whim with statutory predictability. See Section I.A. As to irreparable harm, the Government contends that, at most, the harms to Haitian TPS holders are speculative. But the Department of State (State) warns [screenshot] Dkt. 100 (§ 705 Reply) at 20–21.4 “Do not travel to Haiti for any reason” does not exactly scream, as Secretary Noem concluded, suitable for return. And so, the Government studiously does not argue that Plaintiffs will suffer no harm if removed to Haiti. Instead, it argues Plaintiffs will not certainly suffer irreparable harm because DHS might not remove them. But this fails to take Secretary Noem at her word: “WE DON’T WANT THEM. NOT ONE.” See Section IV.B.2.b. Finally, the balance of equities and public interest favor a stay. The Government does not cite any reason termination must occur post haste. Secretary Noem complains of strains unlawful immigrants place on our immigration-enforcement system. Her answer? Turn 352,959 lawful immigrants into unlawful immigrants overnight. She complains of strains to our economy. Her answer? Turn employed lawful immigrants who contribute billions in taxes into the legally unemployable. She complains of strains to our healthcare system. Her answer? Turn the insured into the uninsured. This approach is many things—in the public interest is not one of them. For the reasons below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ Renewed Motion for a Stay Under 5 U.S.C. § 705, Dkt. 81.
February 3, 2026 at 1:06 AM
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gaslitnation.bsky.social
Our tax dollars fund a concentration camp for children in Texas. Abolish ICE, the Department of Homeland Security, and hold Nuremberg Trials for every criminal, starting with the Trump Family and Stephen Miller.

#oligarchy #dictatorship #dictatortrump
February 2, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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andrewjweinstein.com
The Kennedy Center isn’t closing for “renovations.” It’s closing because audiences fled, artists withdrew, and its reputation collapsed under the pressures forced upon it. Cultural trust doesn’t evaporate by accident. It happens when power treats the arts as a tool, not a public good.
February 2, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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tsilverstein.bsky.social
HUD is invoking the Fair Housing Act when attacking disfavored cities for, checks notes, complying with the Fair Housing Act. Read my latest to learn more about what is going on and why it is very bad!
HUD Scolds Boston and Minneapolis for Doing What It Says It Wants Done
Investigations into the fair housing practices of Boston and Minneapolis contradict race-neutral guidance from the Supreme Court.
shelterforce.org
January 30, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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andreachalupa.bsky.social
Republicans need to do some soul searching to understand that Trump is a Frankenstein monster of their own making. He's just a more blunt version of George W. Bush who got away with war crimes and mass-murdering hundreds of thousands of civilians in his war for oil in Iraq
gigialexander123.bsky.social 🇺🇲📎Gigi Alexander 🇺🇦 Democracy Defender! 🌊 ❤️America.🌈 @gigialexander123.bsky.social · 12d
Democratic Landslide on Friday in Texas. They haven't had a Senator since the 70's. Democratic Candidate Taylor Rehmet wins seat by more than 14 points.
February 2, 2026 at 2:14 PM
ourcommonground.com
@morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social goes into one of these rants, & he is nearly unintelligible about the specific issues. He goes to the mike w/ a sophomoric understanding that is laced by his #GOP mentality to return the country to its "good ole boy glory". @ms.now Still Remus in the Morning
February 2, 2026 at 2:35 PM