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“The government is asserting a right to stash away residents of this country in foreign prisons without the semblance of due process that is the foundation of our constitutional order,” Judge Wilkinson wrote. “This should be shocking to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans hold dear.”
Court, in Strong Words, Presses White House to Play Active Role in Freeing Maryland Man
Regardless of whether the man, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, is a member of MS-13, the appeals court wrote, he is entitled to due process.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
“The government is asserting a right to stash away residents of this country in foreign prisons without the semblance of due process that is the foundation of our constitutional order,” Judge Wilkinson wrote. “This should be shocking to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans hold dear.”
“We have an unjust situation here, the Trump administration is lying about Abrego Garcia,” Mr. Van Hollen said.
He called out President Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Vice President JD Vance by name, saying that their that Mr. Abrego Garcia had been charged with a crime were inaccurate.
He called out President Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Vice President JD Vance by name, saying that their that Mr. Abrego Garcia had been charged with a crime were inaccurate.
April 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
“We have an unjust situation here, the Trump administration is lying about Abrego Garcia,” Mr. Van Hollen said.
He called out President Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Vice President JD Vance by name, saying that their that Mr. Abrego Garcia had been charged with a crime were inaccurate.
He called out President Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Vice President JD Vance by name, saying that their that Mr. Abrego Garcia had been charged with a crime were inaccurate.
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A few words abiut Harvard www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...
Opinion | Harvard’s Strength and How Far We’ve Fallen So Quickly
The thrill over its response to the Trump administration is a measure of how low, and how fast, our expectations have fallen.
www.nytimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A few words abiut Harvard www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...
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#books #authors #booksky #writing #marketing #writingcommunity #bookchallenge #bookreview #bookpodcast #writer #resist #poetrymonth
April 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Letter from Dem Senator Chris Van Hollen (MD) requesting a meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele
To discuss MD father Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return
"If Kilmar is not home by midweek – I plan to travel to El Salvador this week to check on his condition and discuss his release."
To discuss MD father Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return
"If Kilmar is not home by midweek – I plan to travel to El Salvador this week to check on his condition and discuss his release."
April 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Letter from Dem Senator Chris Van Hollen (MD) requesting a meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele
To discuss MD father Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return
"If Kilmar is not home by midweek – I plan to travel to El Salvador this week to check on his condition and discuss his release."
To discuss MD father Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return
"If Kilmar is not home by midweek – I plan to travel to El Salvador this week to check on his condition and discuss his release."
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court says the government must facilitate the RETURN of Abrego Garcia from El Salvador to the United States. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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April 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court says the government must facilitate the RETURN of Abrego Garcia from El Salvador to the United States. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
Seriously? The level of petty dismissal is an act of cruelty
Trump White House Won’t Respond to Some Journalists Who Display Their Pronouns
Some Trump administration officials have declined to answer questions from several journalists on the basis of their email signatures.
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Seriously? The level of petty dismissal is an act of cruelty
Keep the protests going. To quote Patti Smith, “The people have the power to wrestle the world from fools.” #handsoff
The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world
Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.
www.bbc.com
April 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Keep the protests going. To quote Patti Smith, “The people have the power to wrestle the world from fools.” #handsoff
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We’re building a #PeoplesMovement.
Today, over 3 million people across the country stood up to say HANDS OFF our democracy.
And history shows that when just 3.5% of the population engages in sustained, peaceful resistance—transformative change is inevitable.
#50501movement #HandsOff #April5
Today, over 3 million people across the country stood up to say HANDS OFF our democracy.
And history shows that when just 3.5% of the population engages in sustained, peaceful resistance—transformative change is inevitable.
#50501movement #HandsOff #April5
April 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
We’re building a #PeoplesMovement.
Today, over 3 million people across the country stood up to say HANDS OFF our democracy.
And history shows that when just 3.5% of the population engages in sustained, peaceful resistance—transformative change is inevitable.
#50501movement #HandsOff #April5
Today, over 3 million people across the country stood up to say HANDS OFF our democracy.
And history shows that when just 3.5% of the population engages in sustained, peaceful resistance—transformative change is inevitable.
#50501movement #HandsOff #April5
Awesome sign. So much of Jewish and Christian scripture commands that we love and care for the foreigners among us #compassion, not deportation. End the cruelty.
April 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Awesome sign. So much of Jewish and Christian scripture commands that we love and care for the foreigners among us #compassion, not deportation. End the cruelty.
Vanessa Cárdenas, of the immigrant advocacy group America’s Voice, said the images of masked immigration agents resembled the authoritarian governments that so many immigrants fled to come to the United States.
“I just can’t believe this is something our country is doing now,” she said.
“I just can’t believe this is something our country is doing now,” she said.
A Video From Tufts Captures the Fear and Aggression in Trump’s Crackdown
The tactics on display in the arrest of Rumeysa Ozturk were not new — plainclothes officers, faces obscured — but as ICE actions ramp up, scrutiny may increase.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Vanessa Cárdenas, of the immigrant advocacy group America’s Voice, said the images of masked immigration agents resembled the authoritarian governments that so many immigrants fled to come to the United States.
“I just can’t believe this is something our country is doing now,” she said.
“I just can’t believe this is something our country is doing now,” she said.
Illinois returns nearly 1,500 acres of stolen land to state's first federally recognized tribe - The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation #landback
Illinois returns nearly 1,500 acres of stolen land to state's first federally recognized tribe — WBEZ Chicago
The land in southern Dekalb County once belonged to Chief Shab-eh-nay of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation but was seized and sold by the U.S. when the chief was visiting relatives.
apple.news
March 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Illinois returns nearly 1,500 acres of stolen land to state's first federally recognized tribe - The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation #landback
It’s no secret that The Felon reserves special fury for the justice system because it oversaw his entirely legitimate prosecution for what the government charged were the crimes of attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election
Opinion | Trump Won’t Win a War Against the Courts
The judiciary will never surrender to the president its constitutional role to interpret the Constitution.
www.nytimes.com
March 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
It’s no secret that The Felon reserves special fury for the justice system because it oversaw his entirely legitimate prosecution for what the government charged were the crimes of attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election
The judge said “the Defense Department’s conclusions were “totally, grossly misleading,” because they “cherry-picked one part, and misrepresented even that.” The evidence presented was so thin, she said, that the Defense Department might have well cited the latest Beyoncé album.
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Judge Blocks Policy That Would Expel Transgender Troops
The order allows soldiers to keep serving in the military under rules established by the Biden administration.
www.nytimes.com
March 19, 2025 at 3:06 AM
The judge said “the Defense Department’s conclusions were “totally, grossly misleading,” because they “cherry-picked one part, and misrepresented even that.” The evidence presented was so thin, she said, that the Defense Department might have well cited the latest Beyoncé album.
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Four years ago, a horrific act of violence took the lives of eight people—including six Asian American women—in the Atlanta spa shootings.
No one should live in fear of being targeted because of who they are.
Hate has no place here.
No one should live in fear of being targeted because of who they are.
Hate has no place here.
March 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Four years ago, a horrific act of violence took the lives of eight people—including six Asian American women—in the Atlanta spa shootings.
No one should live in fear of being targeted because of who they are.
Hate has no place here.
No one should live in fear of being targeted because of who they are.
Hate has no place here.
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#ProudBlue #Demvoice1
We are now fully in a crisis mode as the felon is defying lawful court orders
What will the courts do?
Are you concerned?
Gift article - read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/u...
We are now fully in a crisis mode as the felon is defying lawful court orders
What will the courts do?
Are you concerned?
Gift article - read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/u...
Brown University Professor and Doctor Is Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order (Gift Article)
Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a kidney transplant specialist and Brown University professor who had a valid visa, was expelled in apparent defiance of a court order.
www.nytimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM
#ProudBlue #Demvoice1
We are now fully in a crisis mode as the felon is defying lawful court orders
What will the courts do?
Are you concerned?
Gift article - read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/u...
We are now fully in a crisis mode as the felon is defying lawful court orders
What will the courts do?
Are you concerned?
Gift article - read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/u...
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In which I try to put it all together.
The Hidden Motive Behind Trump’s Attack on Trans People www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o...
The Hidden Motive Behind Trump’s Attack on Trans People www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o...
Opinion | There’s a Name for What Trump Is Doing to Trans People: Denationalizing
The message is that we are a threat to the nation. The subtext is that we are not of this nation.
www.nytimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
In which I try to put it all together.
The Hidden Motive Behind Trump’s Attack on Trans People www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o...
The Hidden Motive Behind Trump’s Attack on Trans People www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o...
Of course. Another example of how misguided Musk is…
“Governmentwide, a disproportionate number of the roughly 75,000 federal workers who have taken the buyouts so far are those whose skills are in demand in the private sector and will be hard to replace.”
“Governmentwide, a disproportionate number of the roughly 75,000 federal workers who have taken the buyouts so far are those whose skills are in demand in the private sector and will be hard to replace.”
DOGE Cuts Reach Key Nuclear Scientists, Bomb Engineers and Safety Experts
Firings and buyouts hit the top-secret National Nuclear Security Administration amid a major effort to upgrade America’s nuclear arsenal. Critics say it shows the consequences of heedlessly cutting th...
www.nytimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Of course. Another example of how misguided Musk is…
“Governmentwide, a disproportionate number of the roughly 75,000 federal workers who have taken the buyouts so far are those whose skills are in demand in the private sector and will be hard to replace.”
“Governmentwide, a disproportionate number of the roughly 75,000 federal workers who have taken the buyouts so far are those whose skills are in demand in the private sector and will be hard to replace.”
“The reason you should care about this is not that it could happen to you but that it is already happening to others. It is happening to people who, we claim, have rights just because we are human. It is happening to me, personally.” M Gessen
Opinion | There’s a Name for What Trump Is Doing to Trans People: Denationalizing
The message is that we are a threat to the nation. The subtext is that we are not of this nation.
www.nytimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
“The reason you should care about this is not that it could happen to you but that it is already happening to others. It is happening to people who, we claim, have rights just because we are human. It is happening to me, personally.” M Gessen
…the events on Saturday and Sunday were the “start of true constitutional crisis.”
With Deportations to El Salvador, Trump May Have Defied a Judge’s Order
“Oopsie … Too late,” El Salvador’s president said, mocking a court order that deportation flights turn back to the United States. Top administration officials thanked him.
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
…the events on Saturday and Sunday were the “start of true constitutional crisis.”
Seriously home baked bread every weekend is a balm in this crazy time politically - shout out to my teacher Chad Robertson of Tartine Bread. Get his cookbook and start baking
March 16, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Seriously home baked bread every weekend is a balm in this crazy time politically - shout out to my teacher Chad Robertson of Tartine Bread. Get his cookbook and start baking