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in what meaningful way can we say that the constitution is in effect when an unelected and unaccountable billionaire is wielding state power to unilaterally cancel congressional appropriations?
Hearing that DOGE went into the Dept of Education today and shut down almost the entirety of the department's in-house research arm, Institute of Educational Sciences, cancelling contracts totally about $900m.
February 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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Section 504 prohibits discrimination against disabled people & guarantees equal access to anything (services, programs, buildings, etc.) that receives federal funding. It paved the way for the ADA. The sit-in that got it passed is an extraordinary moment in US history.

I am incandescent with rage.
February 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Saturday morning at the Art shanties
Minneapolis, MN
2/8/2025
February 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Bless

One by one, Pennsylvania's cities vow to protect their residents from federal overreach.

penncapital-star.com/government-p...
Allentown adopts policy of non-collaboration with ICE as part of welcoming city movement • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Half of the city’s roughly 125,000 residents Latino or Hispanic and one-fifth are foreign-born, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
penncapital-star.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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called my congresspeople again! sounds like klobuchar's staff is pushing for her to speak up on trans rights more, and the calls are helping on that. keep calling!
February 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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"The first coup was violent insurrection. The second coup is administrative. We failed to ensure Donald Trump could never return to power again after the first coup; our job right now in this moment is to acknowledge reality and halt the second."

via @marisakabas.bsky.social
Did you hear about the Friday coup?
Elon Musk is in control.
www.thehandbasket.co
February 1, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Downtown from Dinkytown and other views tonight.
February 2, 2025 at 1:54 AM