Many of the asylum-seekers are Christians who fled Iran and its intolerant views toward non-Muslim religions.
Iranian woman suffers severe panic attack as ICE agents arrest her husband
He was among several Iranian Christian asylum-seekers detained this week by federal agents in Los Angeles, an immigration lawyer said.
www.nbcnews.com
June 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Many of the asylum-seekers are Christians who fled Iran and its intolerant views toward non-Muslim religions.
The Trump administration,,, appears to have created a deadly trap for immigrants who fear torture in their home nations.
The Supreme Court just stripped thousands of immigrants of their right to due process
The decision nullifies a treaty designed to protect immigrants from torture.
www.vox.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:54 AM
The Trump administration,,, appears to have created a deadly trap for immigrants who fear torture in their home nations.
"The fight and its expected outcome are viewed through the prism of familiar antecedents: Hitler’s Germany overwhelmed, defeated, willing to acquiesce to the victor’s demands; Japan following suit. "
The Perils of Middle East Triumphalism
Iran, Israel, and the ghosts of history.
www.foreignaffairs.com
June 23, 2025 at 11:38 PM
"The fight and its expected outcome are viewed through the prism of familiar antecedents: Hitler’s Germany overwhelmed, defeated, willing to acquiesce to the victor’s demands; Japan following suit. "
Secret Pentagon memo on China, Homeland has Heritage (Foundation) fingerprints.
Secret Pentagon memo on China, homeland has Heritage fingerprints
An secret memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth focuses on deterring China’s seizure of Taiwan and shoring up homeland defense. The guidance mimics language of a report from the conservative think ...
www.washingtonpost.com
March 29, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Secret Pentagon memo on China, Homeland has Heritage (Foundation) fingerprints.
The real estate developer Steve Witkoff, whom President Trump made his plenipotentiary in foreign conflicts, is either foolish, mendacious or naive — or perhaps all of the above.
thehill.com
March 29, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The real estate developer Steve Witkoff, whom President Trump made his plenipotentiary in foreign conflicts, is either foolish, mendacious or naive — or perhaps all of the above.
Add your name to the petition to say NO to Tony Hinchcliffe's offensive comedy special with Netflix!
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Say NO to Tony Hinchcliffe's offensive comedy special with Netflix!
Tony Hinchcliffe, the comedian who got on stage at a Trump rally and mocked Puerto Rican, Latinx, Black, Jewish, and Palestinian communities, just secured a lucrative Netflix deal for multiple new com...
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March 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Add your name to the petition to say NO to Tony Hinchcliffe's offensive comedy special with Netflix!
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This is what a country that cares about its citizens looks like.
In 2019, Iceland Approved the 4-Day Workweek: Nearly 6 Years Later, All Predictions by Generation Z Have Come True
In 2019, Iceland made headlines by becoming one of the first countries to officially approve a four-day workweek. But rather than passing a blanket law,
www.wecb.fm
March 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM
This is what a country that cares about its citizens looks like.
Reposted by Bill Baxter
Drop everything you’re doing and read this piece. It’s that good and that important.
“We’re in the midst of an authoritarian takeover of the US gov’t… [but it’s] not yet an
accomplished fact.”
-@joshtpm.bsky.social
1/5
“We’re in the midst of an authoritarian takeover of the US gov’t… [but it’s] not yet an
accomplished fact.”
-@joshtpm.bsky.social
1/5
Observe, Orient, Decide, and Act: Notes on Preserving the American Republic
A short time ago former US Attorney Barb McQuade posted this passage...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 16, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Drop everything you’re doing and read this piece. It’s that good and that important.
“We’re in the midst of an authoritarian takeover of the US gov’t… [but it’s] not yet an
accomplished fact.”
-@joshtpm.bsky.social
1/5
“We’re in the midst of an authoritarian takeover of the US gov’t… [but it’s] not yet an
accomplished fact.”
-@joshtpm.bsky.social
1/5
Reposted by Bill Baxter
From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
March 16, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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Randy Rainbow, fabulous as always. 😂
Parody of “Defying Gravity” from WICKED (Music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz)
Parody Lyrics by Randy Rainbow
Song Produced, Orchestrated, Mixed, Mastered by Michael J Moritz Jr @michaeljmoritz
Vocal Arrangement - Brett Boles @thebrettboles
youtu.be/KpPIxcntxkE?...
Parody Lyrics by Randy Rainbow
Song Produced, Orchestrated, Mixed, Mastered by Michael J Moritz Jr @michaeljmoritz
Vocal Arrangement - Brett Boles @thebrettboles
youtu.be/KpPIxcntxkE?...
Defy Democracy - A Randy Rainbow Song Parody
YouTube video by Randy Rainbow
youtu.be
March 6, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Randy Rainbow, fabulous as always. 😂
Reposted by Bill Baxter
The Amish are cranking out tiny homes for people living in tents in and around Boone, North Carolina. 50 men built 12 homes in two days.
December 31, 2024 at 1:48 AM
The Amish are cranking out tiny homes for people living in tents in and around Boone, North Carolina. 50 men built 12 homes in two days.
Reposted by Bill Baxter
Reposted by Bill Baxter
BREAKING NEWS:
Donald Trump orders all federal employees identified as DEI hires to placed on leave by 5pm.
The order is said to target trans federal employees and some people of Color.
This is arbitrary and evil. No other way to describe it.
Donald Trump orders all federal employees identified as DEI hires to placed on leave by 5pm.
The order is said to target trans federal employees and some people of Color.
This is arbitrary and evil. No other way to describe it.
January 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
BREAKING NEWS:
Donald Trump orders all federal employees identified as DEI hires to placed on leave by 5pm.
The order is said to target trans federal employees and some people of Color.
This is arbitrary and evil. No other way to describe it.
Donald Trump orders all federal employees identified as DEI hires to placed on leave by 5pm.
The order is said to target trans federal employees and some people of Color.
This is arbitrary and evil. No other way to describe it.
Reposted by Bill Baxter
if the world's richest man can afford to make a nazi salute but a 31 year old meterologist can't afford to criticize him for doing so, it suggests that the price of speech may in fact be slightly higher than "free"
January 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
if the world's richest man can afford to make a nazi salute but a 31 year old meterologist can't afford to criticize him for doing so, it suggests that the price of speech may in fact be slightly higher than "free"
Great article!
A Brutal Beginning: Orienting Ourselves Amid the Shock and Awe
We must be prepared to live and act defiantly, deriving no legitimacy from the illegitimate brutes who would govern us.
organizingmythoughts.org
January 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Great article!
When Thomas Jefferson was broke because he had an addiction to imported wine, books, furniture and paintings, it was either sell his enslaved people or his books.
He sold his books.
He sold his books.
January 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
When Thomas Jefferson was broke because he had an addiction to imported wine, books, furniture and paintings, it was either sell his enslaved people or his books.
He sold his books.
He sold his books.
I just cannot deal with the inconveniency of living without them (enslaved people).
Patrick Henry, in. correspondence with Robert Pleasants.
Patrick Henry, in. correspondence with Robert Pleasants.
January 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I just cannot deal with the inconveniency of living without them (enslaved people).
Patrick Henry, in. correspondence with Robert Pleasants.
Patrick Henry, in. correspondence with Robert Pleasants.
