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The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth
In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.
www.motherjones.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
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We've reached the point in our descent into fascism where the Jewish governor's house getting firebombed on Passover by a guy trying to bash his head in with a sledgehammer is overshadowed by the story of the President saying he wants to build foreign gulags for US citizens.
April 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
We've reached the point in our descent into fascism where the Jewish governor's house getting firebombed on Passover by a guy trying to bash his head in with a sledgehammer is overshadowed by the story of the President saying he wants to build foreign gulags for US citizens.
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Even if you (wrongly) believe that some immigrants lack due process rights, what’s to stop the government from claiming that *you* are an undocumented immigrant; removing you to El Salvador; citing an “administrative error”; and refusing to do anything to bring you back?
The answer is due process.
The answer is due process.
April 15, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Even if you (wrongly) believe that some immigrants lack due process rights, what’s to stop the government from claiming that *you* are an undocumented immigrant; removing you to El Salvador; citing an “administrative error”; and refusing to do anything to bring you back?
The answer is due process.
The answer is due process.
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Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."
April 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."
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Question: Where would the labor force come from to run a bunch of new American factories and textile mills? Already there are roughly 7.6 million unfilled positions in the US and only 5.6 million unemployed workers who want jobs. The US is aging. We are deporting young workers🤔
April 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Question: Where would the labor force come from to run a bunch of new American factories and textile mills? Already there are roughly 7.6 million unfilled positions in the US and only 5.6 million unemployed workers who want jobs. The US is aging. We are deporting young workers🤔
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It’s weird* that the president can just decide to put a huge tax on American businesses without congress even being a little bit involved.
* very unconstitutional
* very unconstitutional
April 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
It’s weird* that the president can just decide to put a huge tax on American businesses without congress even being a little bit involved.
* very unconstitutional
* very unconstitutional
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I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
April 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
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Smiling and nodding when Elon says “if we cancel something good we’ll just put it back in like we did with ebola prevention” requires you to believe that Elon Musk both is and should be the emperor.
March 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Smiling and nodding when Elon says “if we cancel something good we’ll just put it back in like we did with ebola prevention” requires you to believe that Elon Musk both is and should be the emperor.
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In this Ohio diner, it was a tradition: eggs and waffles, big cup of Folgers, then open the old text message app to read about the administration's secret plans to bomb Yemen. But now the woke mob wants to take all of that away.
March 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
In this Ohio diner, it was a tradition: eggs and waffles, big cup of Folgers, then open the old text message app to read about the administration's secret plans to bomb Yemen. But now the woke mob wants to take all of that away.
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Circling back on this…
March 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Circling back on this…
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"Now we’re seeing more and more people who are in detention who are green card holders"
Lewelyn Dixon immigrated from the Philippines to Hawaii 50 years ago. She worked as a lab technician at the University of Washington. But on a trip returning from the Phillipines, ICE detained her. Her family hasn't been told where she is being held. www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/03/22/i...
Immigration crackdown now hitting green card holders
A former Hawaii resident, and longtime green card holder, is among those being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
www.hawaiinewsnow.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:28 AM
"Now we’re seeing more and more people who are in detention who are green card holders"
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People need to be crystal clear about something: The requirement that the government ANSWER to a court on the legal basis for detaining someone is literally the core liberty right (habeas corpus). If the government says they don’t have to do that bc “national security,” YOU can be disappeared.
March 18, 2025 at 4:51 AM
People need to be crystal clear about something: The requirement that the government ANSWER to a court on the legal basis for detaining someone is literally the core liberty right (habeas corpus). If the government says they don’t have to do that bc “national security,” YOU can be disappeared.
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Let this sink in—the head of the EPA has now labeled climate science as “religion”, and reframed the purpose of the EPA to “lower the cost of buying a car… and running a business”—the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY!
That’s where we are now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/c...
That’s where we are now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/c...
March 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Let this sink in—the head of the EPA has now labeled climate science as “religion”, and reframed the purpose of the EPA to “lower the cost of buying a car… and running a business”—the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY!
That’s where we are now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/c...
That’s where we are now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/c...
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It’s amazing to find out at this late date how much the rule of law depended on people simply deciding, on a voluntary, daily basis, not to break the law.
March 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
It’s amazing to find out at this late date how much the rule of law depended on people simply deciding, on a voluntary, daily basis, not to break the law.
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They’re schrodinger's tariffs both on and off forever and ever.
March 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
They’re schrodinger's tariffs both on and off forever and ever.
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In just over a month, DOGE has trimmed over $8 billion from the federal budget. This means it will take only 529 more months of mass layoffs and eliminated services to cover the $4.5 trillion in forthcoming tax cuts. Where does Elon Musk go for his apology?
by Marc Thiessen
by Marc Thiessen
March 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
In just over a month, DOGE has trimmed over $8 billion from the federal budget. This means it will take only 529 more months of mass layoffs and eliminated services to cover the $4.5 trillion in forthcoming tax cuts. Where does Elon Musk go for his apology?
by Marc Thiessen
by Marc Thiessen
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The southern Oregon town of Talent, which lost two-thirds of its trees in wildfires, is one of the communities losing funding.
$75 million in grants to help plant trees canceled in Trump’s anti-DEI push
The southern Oregon town of Talent, which lost two-thirds of its trees in wildfires, is one of the communities losing funding.
www.oregonlive.com
March 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The southern Oregon town of Talent, which lost two-thirds of its trees in wildfires, is one of the communities losing funding.
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In advance of the Oscars tonight: a lot of comedy heroes let you down. They become unfunny/bitter/closed minded. Conan is the exception. He has grown & evolved & is funnier than he’s ever been. He’s also an extremely kind and lovely human. Just a sincere post to say: Conan rules.
March 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
In advance of the Oscars tonight: a lot of comedy heroes let you down. They become unfunny/bitter/closed minded. Conan is the exception. He has grown & evolved & is funnier than he’s ever been. He’s also an extremely kind and lovely human. Just a sincere post to say: Conan rules.
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Like it or not, we now live in an authoritarian country ruled by an emotionally volatile man baby. If you’re not smart enough to suck up to this man baby, you get what you deserve.
March 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Like it or not, we now live in an authoritarian country ruled by an emotionally volatile man baby. If you’re not smart enough to suck up to this man baby, you get what you deserve.
Disgusted with my government today. If you feel at all similar, please donate directly to humanitarian or defense efforts in Ukraine.
u24.gov.ua
u24.gov.ua
UNITED24 - The initiative of the President of Ukraine
UNITED24 was launched by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the main venue for collecting charitable donations in support of Ukraine. Funds will be transferred to the official accounts of...
u24.gov.ua
March 1, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Disgusted with my government today. If you feel at all similar, please donate directly to humanitarian or defense efforts in Ukraine.
u24.gov.ua
u24.gov.ua
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It took seeing adult bullies to understand that my childhood bullies didn’t even really want to hurt me, they just wanted to feel powerful and how I felt about it wasn’t even in the equation.
I can’t imagine someone not outgrowing that, but apparently it happens quite a lot!
I can’t imagine someone not outgrowing that, but apparently it happens quite a lot!
February 28, 2025 at 11:29 PM
It took seeing adult bullies to understand that my childhood bullies didn’t even really want to hurt me, they just wanted to feel powerful and how I felt about it wasn’t even in the equation.
I can’t imagine someone not outgrowing that, but apparently it happens quite a lot!
I can’t imagine someone not outgrowing that, but apparently it happens quite a lot!
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Tariffs may be another blow to already struggling craft brewers.
Craft brewers say Trump’s aluminum tariffs will raise the price of a six-pack
Tariffs may be another blow to already struggling craft brewers.
www.oregonlive.com
February 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Tariffs may be another blow to already struggling craft brewers.
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This is a gut-wrenching, beautifully written essay. A doctor must watch helplessly as children die because USAID's freeze on aid has limited access to nutritional supplements. time.com/7258248/us-f...
What Gutting USAID Means for My Young Patients in Burundi
“To my patients and their mothers, I offered apologies from the American people,” writes Dr. Jennifer Furin.
time.com
February 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
This is a gut-wrenching, beautifully written essay. A doctor must watch helplessly as children die because USAID's freeze on aid has limited access to nutritional supplements. time.com/7258248/us-f...