So'Westerner gone AWOL
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Well-published author, healthcare wonk, policy wonk. Southwesterner gone AWOL to Blue Yonder. Liberal Forever. Admires Voltaire & Sam Adams. Alas, too near-sighted to become an astronaut. Possessed by felines & hummingbirds.
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Oh please. They were looking to send all Afghans here in temporary status back already, claiming Afghanistan, like Haiti and Myanmar (not to mention Venezuela), are completely safe countries.
It’s not like they’re white farmers in South Africa, for goodness sake!
It’s not like they’re white farmers in South Africa, for goodness sake!
US says stopped processing all immigration requests relating to Afghan nationals
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services late on Wednesday said that it has stopped processing all immigration requests relating to Afghan nationals indefinitely.
www.reuters.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Oh please. They were looking to send all Afghans here in temporary status back already, claiming Afghanistan, like Haiti and Myanmar (not to mention Venezuela), are completely safe countries.
It’s not like they’re white farmers in South Africa, for goodness sake!
It’s not like they’re white farmers in South Africa, for goodness sake!
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It didn’t even take 6 hours.
November 27, 2025 at 3:13 AM
It didn’t even take 6 hours.
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Not good news here, #NC 😡.
Rs hold 10 of the state’s 14 congressional districts. The approved map aims to flip NC-1, currently represented by a D, Don Davis, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus. Trump narrowly won the district in 2024.
🧾 www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.nbcn...
Rs hold 10 of the state’s 14 congressional districts. The approved map aims to flip NC-1, currently represented by a D, Don Davis, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus. Trump narrowly won the district in 2024.
🧾 www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.nbcn...
North Carolina can use GOP-drawn congressional map designed to add another Republican House seat, court rules
A panel of federal judges unanimously denied requests to temporarily block the new map in a pair of lawsuits.
www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Not good news here, #NC 😡.
Rs hold 10 of the state’s 14 congressional districts. The approved map aims to flip NC-1, currently represented by a D, Don Davis, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus. Trump narrowly won the district in 2024.
🧾 www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.nbcn...
Rs hold 10 of the state’s 14 congressional districts. The approved map aims to flip NC-1, currently represented by a D, Don Davis, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus. Trump narrowly won the district in 2024.
🧾 www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.nbcn...
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The Target boycott that AFT joined on Labor Day is seeing success. This holiday season, we're doubling down to demonstrate organized labor's economic power, as well as the consequences of ignoring the will of workers and the good of working families.
www.aft.org/news/we-aint...
www.aft.org/news/we-aint...
We ain’t buying it: Why we boycott Target
For a long time, Target—that popular mega store that seemed to hit just the right combination of low prices and of-the-moment swagger—was everyone’s darling, the go-to spot for everything from groceri...
www.aft.org
November 27, 2025 at 3:23 AM
The Target boycott that AFT joined on Labor Day is seeing success. This holiday season, we're doubling down to demonstrate organized labor's economic power, as well as the consequences of ignoring the will of workers and the good of working families.
www.aft.org/news/we-aint...
www.aft.org/news/we-aint...
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The Trump regime is disappearing people to indefinite detention in third countries they’ve never been to, often giving them no chance to contest their deportation and breaking U.S. and international law.
Cruelty and inhumanity beyond belief.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Cruelty and inhumanity beyond belief.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Disappeared to a Foreign Prison
The Trump Administration is deporting people to countries they have no ties to, where many are being detained indefinitely or forcibly returned to the places they fled. Sarah Stillman reports.
www.newyorker.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The Trump regime is disappearing people to indefinite detention in third countries they’ve never been to, often giving them no chance to contest their deportation and breaking U.S. and international law.
Cruelty and inhumanity beyond belief.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Cruelty and inhumanity beyond belief.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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‼️‼️ Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost $1 million in overtime analyzing the Epstein files as part of an effort dubbed the “Special Redaction Project."
FBI’s Frantic Scramble to Redact Epstein Files Revealed
A trove of emails shows all-nighters and almost $1 million in overtime as Trumpworld debated releasing the Epstein files.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:51 AM
‼️‼️ Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost $1 million in overtime analyzing the Epstein files as part of an effort dubbed the “Special Redaction Project."
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2/ nor can we forget Thomas Fugate, the 22 year old Trump campaign worked appointed as the lead counter terrorism coordinator at DHS.
November 27, 2025 at 4:09 AM
2/ nor can we forget Thomas Fugate, the 22 year old Trump campaign worked appointed as the lead counter terrorism coordinator at DHS.
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With DC shooter now identified as an Afghan national not the antifa secret agent White House hoped for a good time to remember the Trump admin has gutted domestic anti-terrorism capacity and reassigned many to finding grandmothers to arrest at immigration hearings.
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 AM
With DC shooter now identified as an Afghan national not the antifa secret agent White House hoped for a good time to remember the Trump admin has gutted domestic anti-terrorism capacity and reassigned many to finding grandmothers to arrest at immigration hearings.
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“He isn’t worried about Trump’s political wrath; he doesn’t plan to run for reelection.
His fear of speaking out is much more personal: ‘I’d rather my house not get firebombed’”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
His fear of speaking out is much more personal: ‘I’d rather my house not get firebombed’”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Fear Taking Hold Among Indiana Republicans
“I’d rather my house not get firebombed.”
www.theatlantic.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
“He isn’t worried about Trump’s political wrath; he doesn’t plan to run for reelection.
His fear of speaking out is much more personal: ‘I’d rather my house not get firebombed’”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
His fear of speaking out is much more personal: ‘I’d rather my house not get firebombed’”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Prediction: Some will seize on the shooting to try to pull Dems back to a position of cowardice on Trump's deportations, and Stephen Miller will scam dimwit commentators into making this case as well, but what happened ultimately won't dent public disapproval of the raids/arrests in the slightest.
November 27, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Prediction: Some will seize on the shooting to try to pull Dems back to a position of cowardice on Trump's deportations, and Stephen Miller will scam dimwit commentators into making this case as well, but what happened ultimately won't dent public disapproval of the raids/arrests in the slightest.
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Imagine how bad Trump’s design intentions have to be in order for an architect he “hand picked” to hate it.
Trump’s design instincts have always been awful.
Never forget, before he was the worst president of all time, he was probably the most shady, awful land developer of all time.
Trump’s design instincts have always been awful.
Never forget, before he was the worst president of all time, he was probably the most shady, awful land developer of all time.
Exclusive: President Trump has argued with the architect he handpicked to design a White House ballroom over the size of the project, reflecting a conflict between architectural norms and Trump’s grandiose aesthetic.
Trump wants a bigger White House ballroom. His architect disagrees.
The president and James McCrery had argued in recent weeks over the project’s size, with Trump pushing him to expand the ballroom.
wapo.st
November 27, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Imagine how bad Trump’s design intentions have to be in order for an architect he “hand picked” to hate it.
Trump’s design instincts have always been awful.
Never forget, before he was the worst president of all time, he was probably the most shady, awful land developer of all time.
Trump’s design instincts have always been awful.
Never forget, before he was the worst president of all time, he was probably the most shady, awful land developer of all time.
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I’m suggesting that this admin will take a lone wolf attack like this as an opportunity to oppress hundreds of thousands of people who have absolutely nothing to do with it.
Are you suggesting it’s Biden’s fault that trump sent the National Guard to DC?
November 27, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I’m suggesting that this admin will take a lone wolf attack like this as an opportunity to oppress hundreds of thousands of people who have absolutely nothing to do with it.
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Trump's speech about the shooting in DC veered into him attacking the Somali community in Minnesota, which of course had nothing to do with the shooting. Gives away his bigoted game.
November 27, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Trump's speech about the shooting in DC veered into him attacking the Somali community in Minnesota, which of course had nothing to do with the shooting. Gives away his bigoted game.
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I 100% believe this.
Obamacare getting healthcare to 20 million people saves about 30,000 people's lives a year. Or about a 9/11 worth of lives EVERY MONTH, in perpetuity.
This would be bigger than that.
Obamacare getting healthcare to 20 million people saves about 30,000 people's lives a year. Or about a 9/11 worth of lives EVERY MONTH, in perpetuity.
This would be bigger than that.
November 27, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I 100% believe this.
Obamacare getting healthcare to 20 million people saves about 30,000 people's lives a year. Or about a 9/11 worth of lives EVERY MONTH, in perpetuity.
This would be bigger than that.
Obamacare getting healthcare to 20 million people saves about 30,000 people's lives a year. Or about a 9/11 worth of lives EVERY MONTH, in perpetuity.
This would be bigger than that.
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Foreign interference or opportunistic grifting: why are so many pro-Trump X accounts based in Asia?
Foreign interference or opportunistic grifting: why are so many pro-Trump X accounts based in Asia?
A new feature on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter allows users to see the location of other accounts. It has resulted in a firestorm of recriminations
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Foreign interference or opportunistic grifting: why are so many pro-Trump X accounts based in Asia?
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🚨 COMMUNITY ALERT🚨
At LaGuardia Airport, there are several rumored and one confirmed ICE arrest of domestic travelers.
If you are at risk of detention or not sure, exercise caution while traveling. Make a safety plan in case of detention and consult an immigration attorney.
At LaGuardia Airport, there are several rumored and one confirmed ICE arrest of domestic travelers.
If you are at risk of detention or not sure, exercise caution while traveling. Make a safety plan in case of detention and consult an immigration attorney.
November 27, 2025 at 2:05 AM
🚨 COMMUNITY ALERT🚨
At LaGuardia Airport, there are several rumored and one confirmed ICE arrest of domestic travelers.
If you are at risk of detention or not sure, exercise caution while traveling. Make a safety plan in case of detention and consult an immigration attorney.
At LaGuardia Airport, there are several rumored and one confirmed ICE arrest of domestic travelers.
If you are at risk of detention or not sure, exercise caution while traveling. Make a safety plan in case of detention and consult an immigration attorney.
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As Dolly Parton said (about herself); "It cost a lot of money to look so cheap."
Dolly is great.
Kimberley is a MAGA nutjob.
Dolly is great.
Kimberley is a MAGA nutjob.
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
As Dolly Parton said (about herself); "It cost a lot of money to look so cheap."
Dolly is great.
Kimberley is a MAGA nutjob.
Dolly is great.
Kimberley is a MAGA nutjob.
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Texas is the best possible proof that people do not vote on issues. There is no "Islamic invasion" of the United States and there were fewer than 10 trans athletes out of more than 550,000 NCAA athletes.
A prominent Texas Republican is running for Railroad Commission in order to fight the "Islamic invasion." He's vying for a seat vacated by a former commissioner, who is now running for Texas Comptroller on a vow to protect girls' sports.
The latest on Texas' (increasingly Islamophobic) primaries:
The latest on Texas' (increasingly Islamophobic) primaries:
What Does the Railroad Commision Have to Do With “Radical Islam”? Everything, One Candidate Says
Tarrant County GOP chair Bo French, known for his incendiary online presence, recently tendered his resignation to seek a position on the regulatory body that oversees the oil-and-gas industry.
www.texasmonthly.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Texas is the best possible proof that people do not vote on issues. There is no "Islamic invasion" of the United States and there were fewer than 10 trans athletes out of more than 550,000 NCAA athletes.
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They should've been home with their families.
November 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
They should've been home with their families.
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24 people have been killed by the ICE Gestapo while in custody, as of November 25th.
November 26, 2025 at 10:52 PM
24 people have been killed by the ICE Gestapo while in custody, as of November 25th.
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The cruelty is the point.
Still cannot get over how incredibly cruel this all is ...
Karoline Leavitt Slammed by Nephew’s Family for Ignoring ICE Arrest
The mother, currently held by ICE in Louisiana, has been in the U.S. since she was a child—and a member of the Leavitt family for over a decade, her sister claims.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The cruelty is the point.
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Also, in his last term, Trump mused about shooting protestors in the legs. The man is a convicted felon who issued illegal orders regularly to his top company officers.
November 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Also, in his last term, Trump mused about shooting protestors in the legs. The man is a convicted felon who issued illegal orders regularly to his top company officers.
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I can’t believe there isn’t more pushback on mobilizing the National Guard- from the National Guard and their full time employers. Guard leaving their homes and jobs, traveling out of state to do landscaping and other busy work. Employers who are losing manpower. And Americans footing the bill.
November 26, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I can’t believe there isn’t more pushback on mobilizing the National Guard- from the National Guard and their full time employers. Guard leaving their homes and jobs, traveling out of state to do landscaping and other busy work. Employers who are losing manpower. And Americans footing the bill.
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Yes, the National Guard should never have been deployed.
The vast majority of US public officials are expressing sympathy for those impacted by this avoidable tragedy.
But the sociopathic fascist on the White House will use this as his pretext to invoke the Insurrection Act.
The vast majority of US public officials are expressing sympathy for those impacted by this avoidable tragedy.
But the sociopathic fascist on the White House will use this as his pretext to invoke the Insurrection Act.
I'm angry that two National Guard were shot today. They never should have been there in the first place.
Trump's willingness to endanger the lives of National Guardsman & US troops to make himself look tough, is what passes for GOP leadership.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace
Trump's willingness to endanger the lives of National Guardsman & US troops to make himself look tough, is what passes for GOP leadership.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace
November 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Yes, the National Guard should never have been deployed.
The vast majority of US public officials are expressing sympathy for those impacted by this avoidable tragedy.
But the sociopathic fascist on the White House will use this as his pretext to invoke the Insurrection Act.
The vast majority of US public officials are expressing sympathy for those impacted by this avoidable tragedy.
But the sociopathic fascist on the White House will use this as his pretext to invoke the Insurrection Act.
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National Guard troops don't sign up to be used as political pawns. They sign up to serve their country, not needlessly deploy to American cities to pick up garbage. These two soldiers should be alive right now and at home with their families for Thanksgiving. I'm furious.
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
National Guard troops don't sign up to be used as political pawns. They sign up to serve their country, not needlessly deploy to American cities to pick up garbage. These two soldiers should be alive right now and at home with their families for Thanksgiving. I'm furious.