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A quick reminder about tomorrow! Thank you to everyone who’s shown up over the last two days to lobby Congress! Let’s keep it going!
November 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
A quick reminder about tomorrow! Thank you to everyone who’s shown up over the last two days to lobby Congress! Let’s keep it going!
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centered in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS), one of the largest school districts. On Monday, CMS reported over 30,000 absences across the district as ICE activity ramped up. Entire schools saw dramatic drops in attendance, with walkouts and coordinated actions happening at multiple campuses.
November 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
centered in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS), one of the largest school districts. On Monday, CMS reported over 30,000 absences across the district as ICE activity ramped up. Entire schools saw dramatic drops in attendance, with walkouts and coordinated actions happening at multiple campuses.
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There are so many reasons the Epstein file release seems fishy. Time will tell.
November 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
There are so many reasons the Epstein file release seems fishy. Time will tell.
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Americans deserve to know whether their personal voter information was swept into a federal immigration database, why the purpose of the data collection changed, and what protections will be put in place to prevent wrongful voter purges, investigations, or intimidation.
November 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Americans deserve to know whether their personal voter information was swept into a federal immigration database, why the purpose of the data collection changed, and what protections will be put in place to prevent wrongful voter purges, investigations, or intimidation.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) quietly shared state voter-registration data with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), despite earlier assurances to state election officials that the information would only be used for routine voter-list maintenance. Beginning in May 2025, DOJ
November 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The Department of Justice (DOJ) quietly shared state voter-registration data with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), despite earlier assurances to state election officials that the information would only be used for routine voter-list maintenance. Beginning in May 2025, DOJ
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No one is above the law. Off to jail, ICE. A 45-year-old Riverside County man, identified as an agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has been arrested for allegedly detaining a minor at gunpoint while off duty.
ktla.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
No one is above the law. Off to jail, ICE. A 45-year-old Riverside County man, identified as an agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has been arrested for allegedly detaining a minor at gunpoint while off duty.
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There are also simple, lawful ways communities can help: business owners can choose not to serve ICE agents food or allow them to use the restroom; hotel and restaurant staff can ask to see a judicial warrant before granting access to private areas; and bystanders can legally record ICE
November 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
There are also simple, lawful ways communities can help: business owners can choose not to serve ICE agents food or allow them to use the restroom; hotel and restaurant staff can ask to see a judicial warrant before granting access to private areas; and bystanders can legally record ICE
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Residents described officers sprinting through parking lots, jumping fences behind small bakeries and mercados. Some said they watched people shoved to the ground, grocery bags splitting apart, oranges rolling into traffic, voices shaking as shouts ricocheted between brick storefronts.
November 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Residents described officers sprinting through parking lots, jumping fences behind small bakeries and mercados. Some said they watched people shoved to the ground, grocery bags splitting apart, oranges rolling into traffic, voices shaking as shouts ricocheted between brick storefronts.
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We need to remember what’s important in life: Friends, waffles, work. Or waffles, friends, work. Doesn’t matter, but work is third.
November 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
We need to remember what’s important in life: Friends, waffles, work. Or waffles, friends, work. Doesn’t matter, but work is third.
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Yikes 😬 an official U.S. government account just referred to Americans as “imbecilic morons.” That’s… a choice.
November 15, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Yikes 😬 an official U.S. government account just referred to Americans as “imbecilic morons.” That’s… a choice.
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This is the new playbook:
Commit misconduct -> claim persecution -> sue the government -> cash out.
If this becomes normalized, every corrupt official will try to hit taxpayers with their legal bills. And yet somehow, almost no one is talking about it.
Commit misconduct -> claim persecution -> sue the government -> cash out.
If this becomes normalized, every corrupt official will try to hit taxpayers with their legal bills. And yet somehow, almost no one is talking about it.
November 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
This is the new playbook:
Commit misconduct -> claim persecution -> sue the government -> cash out.
If this becomes normalized, every corrupt official will try to hit taxpayers with their legal bills. And yet somehow, almost no one is talking about it.
Commit misconduct -> claim persecution -> sue the government -> cash out.
If this becomes normalized, every corrupt official will try to hit taxpayers with their legal bills. And yet somehow, almost no one is talking about it.
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Trump’s directive to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War could cost taxpayers up to $2 billion.
November 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Trump’s directive to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War could cost taxpayers up to $2 billion.
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Newly released emails show Jeffrey Epstein writing that Donald Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of Epstein’s victims, among other messages suggesting that the convicted sex offender believed Trump knew far more about his abuse than he has publicly acknowledged.
November 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Newly released emails show Jeffrey Epstein writing that Donald Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of Epstein’s victims, among other messages suggesting that the convicted sex offender believed Trump knew far more about his abuse than he has publicly acknowledged.
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The Supreme Court won’t hear the same-sex marriage case!!! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The Supreme Court won’t hear the same-sex marriage case!!! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
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And if that doesn’t work, try 202-224-3121
November 10, 2025 at 12:12 AM
And if that doesn’t work, try 202-224-3121
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Call your senators. Let them know how you feel.
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Call your senators. Let them know how you feel.
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A federal judge issued a stark warning about what he called an “existential threat to democracy” in a forceful first-person essay published Sunday. He revealed that he resigned from the bench to freely speak out against Trump,
November 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
A federal judge issued a stark warning about what he called an “existential threat to democracy” in a forceful first-person essay published Sunday. He revealed that he resigned from the bench to freely speak out against Trump,
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The redwoods don’t burn, they remember. Every leaf a secret the forest never told.
November 9, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The redwoods don’t burn, they remember. Every leaf a secret the forest never told.
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We wanted to share this to help people understand what’s going on. It was shared by Jay Kuo and written by Steve Vladeck a clear, straightforward breakdown of the SNAP situation.
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on what (and why) Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:02 AM
We wanted to share this to help people understand what’s going on. It was shared by Jay Kuo and written by Steve Vladeck a clear, straightforward breakdown of the SNAP situation.
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For context: the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) said the debt reached $38.019 trillion, and that it added $1 trillion in about two months.
Link: www.jec.senate.gov/public/index...
Link: www.jec.senate.gov/public/index...
U.S. Debt Hits New Record High, tops $38.019 Trillion; Added $1 Trillion in Only 71 Days, Almost $383 Billion During the Government Shutdown Alone
Joint Economic Committee Chairman David Schweikert released the following statement after the total public debt of the United States reached a new record high of $38.019 trillion.
www.jec.senate.gov
November 8, 2025 at 1:04 AM
For context: the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) said the debt reached $38.019 trillion, and that it added $1 trillion in about two months.
Link: www.jec.senate.gov/public/index...
Link: www.jec.senate.gov/public/index...
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A federal appeals court has rejected a last-minute attempt by the Trump administration to block SNAP funding during the government shutdown. Now, in true Trump fashion, Trump is crying to the Supreme Court.
www.reuters.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:47 AM
A federal appeals court has rejected a last-minute attempt by the Trump administration to block SNAP funding during the government shutdown. Now, in true Trump fashion, Trump is crying to the Supreme Court.
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Now they’re coming after minors. ICE is planning to open a new call center with a dedicated unit to track unaccompanied migrant children, according to internal contracting documents.
November 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Now they’re coming after minors. ICE is planning to open a new call center with a dedicated unit to track unaccompanied migrant children, according to internal contracting documents.
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House cancels votes next week, including vote on Epstein files.
November 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
House cancels votes next week, including vote on Epstein files.
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Another win! Voters in California approved Proposition 50!
November 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Another win! Voters in California approved Proposition 50!