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President Trump and several others now high up in his second administration have been talking about using the National Guard to help with mass deportations — and possibly invoking the Insurrection Act — for years. Now, those plans might be playing out.
Trump's National Guard deployments aren't random. They were planned years ago
President Trump and several others now high up in his second administration have been talking about using the National Guard to help with mass deportations — and possibly invoking the Insurrection Act — for years. Now, those plans might be playing out.
n.pr
November 4, 2025 at 2:35 AM
President Trump and several others now high up in his second administration have been talking about using the National Guard to help with mass deportations — and possibly invoking the Insurrection Act — for years. Now, those plans might be playing out.
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One of America’s most affordable paths to homeownership is slipping away.
Rents are rapidly rising at trailer parks, or mobile home parks, due to large-scale buyouts by private equity firms. A poverty law attorney explains: buff.ly/QHpnb1G
Rents are rapidly rising at trailer parks, or mobile home parks, due to large-scale buyouts by private equity firms. A poverty law attorney explains: buff.ly/QHpnb1G
Private equity firms are snapping up mobile home parks − and driving out the residents who can least afford to lose them
For residents who can’t afford to move, rising lot rents can mean losing everything.
theconversation.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:30 AM
One of America’s most affordable paths to homeownership is slipping away.
Rents are rapidly rising at trailer parks, or mobile home parks, due to large-scale buyouts by private equity firms. A poverty law attorney explains: buff.ly/QHpnb1G
Rents are rapidly rising at trailer parks, or mobile home parks, due to large-scale buyouts by private equity firms. A poverty law attorney explains: buff.ly/QHpnb1G
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FINALLY the Grocery Access Pilot (GAP) program the Committee on Health created and funded is live! Grateful to DC Health, Instacart, & Martha’s Table for their partnership.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:47 PM
FINALLY the Grocery Access Pilot (GAP) program the Committee on Health created and funded is live! Grateful to DC Health, Instacart, & Martha’s Table for their partnership.
www.instacart.com/company/poli...
www.instacart.com/company/poli...
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Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
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Several federal district courts plan to tell some employees not to come to work on Friday and one plans to close entirely for the day, as the judiciary continues reducing operations after running out of funds it had used to sustain paid operations during the U.S. government shutdown reut.rs/47nFl0u
October 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Several federal district courts plan to tell some employees not to come to work on Friday and one plans to close entirely for the day, as the judiciary continues reducing operations after running out of funds it had used to sustain paid operations during the U.S. government shutdown reut.rs/47nFl0u
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NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
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New federal loan limits could make grad school out of reach for many students, especially future doctors, lawyers and professors from less wealthy backgrounds (and Black families are more likely to need student loans).
New student loan limits could change who gets to become a professor, doctor or lawyer
Tighter federal borrowing limits may deepen inequities, especially for students from underrepresented backgrounds.
buff.ly
October 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
New federal loan limits could make grad school out of reach for many students, especially future doctors, lawyers and professors from less wealthy backgrounds (and Black families are more likely to need student loans).
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#OnThisDay in 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act is signed into law as part of the Compromise of 1850. You can view a printing block that was used to advertise runaway slaves in newspapers in our exhibit #CivilWarAndReconstruction.
Credit: Courtesy of Angelo Scarlato
Credit: Courtesy of Angelo Scarlato
September 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
#OnThisDay in 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act is signed into law as part of the Compromise of 1850. You can view a printing block that was used to advertise runaway slaves in newspapers in our exhibit #CivilWarAndReconstruction.
Credit: Courtesy of Angelo Scarlato
Credit: Courtesy of Angelo Scarlato
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Eight months into the second Trump administration, there are profound concerns for the rule of law in the U.S. Our new resource outlines the legal and ethical responsibilities of government lawyers that serve as vital checks on abuse of power. bit.ly/4g3hO9f
Legal Ethics and the Rule of Law
All practicing lawyers within and outside the government are bound by ethical rules, standards, and commitments that protect against abuses of power.
www.brennancenter.org
September 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Eight months into the second Trump administration, there are profound concerns for the rule of law in the U.S. Our new resource outlines the legal and ethical responsibilities of government lawyers that serve as vital checks on abuse of power. bit.ly/4g3hO9f
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The federal surge is not the only intervention by the federal government facing D.C. residents. There are also the 13 bills that will be marked up Wednesday when the House Oversight Committee meets.
Congress eyes more than a dozen bills taking direct aim at D.C. and home rule
While the crime emergency in D.C. is set to expire this week, there is no end in sight to the surge in federal law enforcement officers in D.C. and deployment of the National Guard on D.C. streets But...
www.nbcwashington.com
September 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The federal surge is not the only intervention by the federal government facing D.C. residents. There are also the 13 bills that will be marked up Wednesday when the House Oversight Committee meets.
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Father of two living in D.C. for at least eight years grabbed by federal agents after dropping off his kid at elementary school. Now in a detention center in Texas www.popville.com/2025/09/afte...
“after dropping his child off at John Lewis Elementary School, our neighbor and friend was suddenly detained by federal agents on his way to work.” - PoPville
Thanks to Megan for sharing the GoFundMe: "The PTO of Ida B. Wells Middle School and the PSCO of John Lewis Elementary School are reaching out as neighbors and fellow Ward 4 community members who care...
www.popville.com
September 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Father of two living in D.C. for at least eight years grabbed by federal agents after dropping off his kid at elementary school. Now in a detention center in Texas www.popville.com/2025/09/afte...
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On this day in 1910, the Texas House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a resolution encouraging U.S. senators and congressmen to work toward repealing the Fourteenth Amendment, which granted citizenship to Black people born in the U.S.
Sep. 8, 1910 | Texas House of Representatives Votes To Support Disenfranchisement of Black Citizens
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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September 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
On this day in 1910, the Texas House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a resolution encouraging U.S. senators and congressmen to work toward repealing the Fourteenth Amendment, which granted citizenship to Black people born in the U.S.
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🕯️ 20 years ago, #HurricaneKatrina uprooted and changed lives forever.
The SPLC is honored to join allies at #XavierUniversity to discuss voting during natural disasters at the #Katrina20 Conference.
The SPLC is honored to join allies at #XavierUniversity to discuss voting during natural disasters at the #Katrina20 Conference.
August 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
🕯️ 20 years ago, #HurricaneKatrina uprooted and changed lives forever.
The SPLC is honored to join allies at #XavierUniversity to discuss voting during natural disasters at the #Katrina20 Conference.
The SPLC is honored to join allies at #XavierUniversity to discuss voting during natural disasters at the #Katrina20 Conference.
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Last month, we reported that the IRS was preparing a system that would share millions of taxpayers' data with ICE.
Now we can confirm data was officially transferred ⤵️
Now we can confirm data was officially transferred ⤵️
August 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Last month, we reported that the IRS was preparing a system that would share millions of taxpayers' data with ICE.
Now we can confirm data was officially transferred ⤵️
Now we can confirm data was officially transferred ⤵️
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Well, I’m gonna insist that you listen to this.
Definition of terms:
“these people” = Latino migrants
“Inner city people” = Black people
“We tried to get them [inner city people] to do it” = slavery & sharecropping
Definition of terms:
“these people” = Latino migrants
“Inner city people” = Black people
“We tried to get them [inner city people] to do it” = slavery & sharecropping
Trump on undocumented farm workers: "People that live in the inner city are not doing that work. They've tried, we've tried, everybody tried. They don't do it. These people do it naturally. Naturally ... they don't get a bad back, because if they get a bad back, they die."
August 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Well, I’m gonna insist that you listen to this.
Definition of terms:
“these people” = Latino migrants
“Inner city people” = Black people
“We tried to get them [inner city people] to do it” = slavery & sharecropping
Definition of terms:
“these people” = Latino migrants
“Inner city people” = Black people
“We tried to get them [inner city people] to do it” = slavery & sharecropping
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July 31, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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"Universal comfort for all is more likely to lead to higher use and diffused ownership of the space," Andrea Limauro writes. wapo.st/3U9u4dX
Opinion | What this 100-hour undertaking shows about public spaces
A new mural in NoMa highlights the issue of urban heat and its impact on local communities.
wapo.st
July 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
"Universal comfort for all is more likely to lead to higher use and diffused ownership of the space," Andrea Limauro writes. wapo.st/3U9u4dX
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Our full-page color ad running today in the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Arizona Republic, and the Dallas Morning News. These are the truth which unite us, and these are the truths which every American needs to know. weholdtruths.org #sharethetruths
July 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Our full-page color ad running today in the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Arizona Republic, and the Dallas Morning News. These are the truth which unite us, and these are the truths which every American needs to know. weholdtruths.org #sharethetruths
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"On Tyranny" free resources to use and to share, now or any time
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On Tyranny free resources
To use and to share, now or any time
snyder.substack.com
July 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"On Tyranny" free resources to use and to share, now or any time
snyder.substack.com/p/on-tyranny...
snyder.substack.com/p/on-tyranny...
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The president’s mass deportation effort means increased focus on immigration courts — our new explainer covers how the system works:
The Immigration Court System, Explained
Most immigrants facing deportation are entitled to a hearing before an immigration judge, but their legal rights differ from those in criminal cases.
www.brennancenter.org
July 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The president’s mass deportation effort means increased focus on immigration courts — our new explainer covers how the system works:
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"Immigration Arrests Are Up Sharply in Every State. Here Are the Numbers." (via @nytimes.com) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
June 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
"Immigration Arrests Are Up Sharply in Every State. Here Are the Numbers." (via @nytimes.com) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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NEW: A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.
Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs
A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.
www.propublica.org
June 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
NEW: A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.
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@wilderness.org doing good work with this map.
Really puts the Senate’s public lands fire sale in perspective.
Western conservationists must call their Senators.
#OurPublicLands
#ForestService
Really puts the Senate’s public lands fire sale in perspective.
Western conservationists must call their Senators.
#OurPublicLands
#ForestService
This would be the largest public lands sell-off in modern U.S. history and it's happening with no hearings, no debate, and no public input.
See what public lands would be available for sale:
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
See what public lands would be available for sale:
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
120 million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR budget reconciliation package
The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 120 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...
www.wilderness.org
June 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
@wilderness.org doing good work with this map.
Really puts the Senate’s public lands fire sale in perspective.
Western conservationists must call their Senators.
#OurPublicLands
#ForestService
Really puts the Senate’s public lands fire sale in perspective.
Western conservationists must call their Senators.
#OurPublicLands
#ForestService