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I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
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February 6, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
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I have very serious concerns about the Department of Homeland Security’s plans to build an ICE detention center in Washington County.
February 6, 2026 at 8:02 PM
I have very serious concerns about the Department of Homeland Security’s plans to build an ICE detention center in Washington County.
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“This kind of entanglement shows exactly why a person with Wiles’ lengthy record of controversial corporate and foreign lobbying clients is too conflicted to be running the White House."
Trump Chief of Staff Wiles Subpoenaed in Foreign Lobbying Criminal Case
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is under fire for extensive lobbying ties to controversial clients. Public Citizen warns of conflicts of interest.
www.commondreams.org
February 6, 2026 at 9:44 PM
“This kind of entanglement shows exactly why a person with Wiles’ lengthy record of controversial corporate and foreign lobbying clients is too conflicted to be running the White House."
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The Trump administration keeps threatening to sic ICE on the Super Bowl. Local officials say it could throw a wrench in months of security planning.
Santa Clara Mayor Says ICE Threats Are Creating 'Fear' Around Super Bowl
Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor says threats that the Trump administration will send ICE to the Super Bowl are causing fear in the community.
www.rollingstone.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:32 PM
The Trump administration keeps threatening to sic ICE on the Super Bowl. Local officials say it could throw a wrench in months of security planning.
How do you build a government strong enough to govern, yet fragile enough to be stopped?
February 6, 2026 at 10:14 PM
How do you build a government strong enough to govern, yet fragile enough to be stopped?
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Black History Month is a time to recognize the lived, shared experience of all Black folks who have fundamentally shaped, challenged, and ultimately strengthened America. It’s about taking an unvarnished look at the past so that we can create a better future.
February 1, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Black History Month is a time to recognize the lived, shared experience of all Black folks who have fundamentally shaped, challenged, and ultimately strengthened America. It’s about taking an unvarnished look at the past so that we can create a better future.
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If Congress doesn’t act, the last nuclear arms control treaty between the U.S. and Russia will expire. It would pointlessly wipe out decades of diplomacy, and could spark another arms race that makes the world less safe. This piece is worth the read.
Opinion | Let the Arms Race Begin
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:01 PM
If Congress doesn’t act, the last nuclear arms control treaty between the U.S. and Russia will expire. It would pointlessly wipe out decades of diplomacy, and could spark another arms race that makes the world less safe. This piece is worth the read.
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Here’s a useful reminder of what our federal courts SHOULD be doing to uphold our constitutional traditions:
Annotating the Judge’s Decision in the Case of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE (Gift Article)
Our critic annotates the barbed wordplay of a decision challenging the Trump administration’s theory of executive power.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Here’s a useful reminder of what our federal courts SHOULD be doing to uphold our constitutional traditions:
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I Was Arrested for Doing My Job as a Reporter. Who’s Next? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/opinion/minnesota-protest-arrested-press-journalism.html
Opinion | I Was Arrested for Doing My Job as a Reporter. Who’s Next?
I covered a Minnesota church protest. Press credentials didn’t protect me.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:51 PM
I Was Arrested for Doing My Job as a Reporter. Who’s Next? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/opinion/minnesota-protest-arrested-press-journalism.html
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AOC: I have to tell you, in my traveling across the country, I am hearing and have been seeing consistent things from everyday people. And it is that they are terrified, they are frustrated, they are angry, and they are shocked by a president violating the values that we hold dear
November 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
AOC: I have to tell you, in my traveling across the country, I am hearing and have been seeing consistent things from everyday people. And it is that they are terrified, they are frustrated, they are angry, and they are shocked by a president violating the values that we hold dear
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AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
December 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
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Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
November 12, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
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Sen. Ossoff on DHS
January 25, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Sen. Ossoff on DHS
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Sen. Ossoff: "Much of the American public are quite reasonably alarmed and asking questions after the Director of National Intelligence was spotted bizarrely and personally lurking in an FBI evidence truck in Fulton County, Georgia yesterday."
January 29, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Sen. Ossoff: "Much of the American public are quite reasonably alarmed and asking questions after the Director of National Intelligence was spotted bizarrely and personally lurking in an FBI evidence truck in Fulton County, Georgia yesterday."
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While our communities are facing higher grocery, healthcare, and housing costs because this administration’s policies, Trump is now asking for a $1.5 trillion defense budget.
It’s completely out of touch and shows just how little regard this administration has for working families.
It’s completely out of touch and shows just how little regard this administration has for working families.
February 4, 2026 at 8:15 PM
While our communities are facing higher grocery, healthcare, and housing costs because this administration’s policies, Trump is now asking for a $1.5 trillion defense budget.
It’s completely out of touch and shows just how little regard this administration has for working families.
It’s completely out of touch and shows just how little regard this administration has for working families.
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I’m proud to cosponsor @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social and @ramirez.house.gov Melt ICE Act to defund and dismantle ICE. (1/2)
February 5, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I’m proud to cosponsor @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social and @ramirez.house.gov Melt ICE Act to defund and dismantle ICE. (1/2)
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ICE is beyond reform. The people are demanding an end to the killings and abductions.
My Melt ICE Act will prohibit detention and monitoring, disrupt DHS immigration enforcement, and redirect funding to our communities. We must MELT ICE NOW!
My Melt ICE Act will prohibit detention and monitoring, disrupt DHS immigration enforcement, and redirect funding to our communities. We must MELT ICE NOW!
February 4, 2026 at 11:14 PM
ICE is beyond reform. The people are demanding an end to the killings and abductions.
My Melt ICE Act will prohibit detention and monitoring, disrupt DHS immigration enforcement, and redirect funding to our communities. We must MELT ICE NOW!
My Melt ICE Act will prohibit detention and monitoring, disrupt DHS immigration enforcement, and redirect funding to our communities. We must MELT ICE NOW!
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They want to inflict terror to intimidate voters and suppress the vote.
Let’s be very clear: the authoritarians in power want to end free and fair elections to hold on to power.
Let’s be very clear: the authoritarians in power want to end free and fair elections to hold on to power.
February 5, 2026 at 7:40 PM
They want to inflict terror to intimidate voters and suppress the vote.
Let’s be very clear: the authoritarians in power want to end free and fair elections to hold on to power.
Let’s be very clear: the authoritarians in power want to end free and fair elections to hold on to power.
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Joined by advocates and my colleagues who are clear that our tax dollars must not be used to terrorize our communities and violate our rights, we said ENOUGH.
An agency designed to violate our rights under the pretense of securing our safety cannot be reformed.
It is time to pass the Melt ICE Act.
An agency designed to violate our rights under the pretense of securing our safety cannot be reformed.
It is time to pass the Melt ICE Act.
February 5, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Joined by advocates and my colleagues who are clear that our tax dollars must not be used to terrorize our communities and violate our rights, we said ENOUGH.
An agency designed to violate our rights under the pretense of securing our safety cannot be reformed.
It is time to pass the Melt ICE Act.
An agency designed to violate our rights under the pretense of securing our safety cannot be reformed.
It is time to pass the Melt ICE Act.
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The bigotry is not new. The tactic is not new. And anyone who can't see history repeating itself is either in denial or isn't paying attention.
February 5, 2026 at 11:06 PM
The bigotry is not new. The tactic is not new. And anyone who can't see history repeating itself is either in denial or isn't paying attention.
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New in PN: Why Delia Ramirez thinks DHS needs to be dismantled
"We have to ask ourselves, fundamentally, why would we ever want to give them more money to keep doing what they’re doing?"
"We have to ask ourselves, fundamentally, why would we ever want to give them more money to keep doing what they’re doing?"
Why Delia Ramirez thinks DHS needs to be dismantled
"Why would we ever want to give them more money to keep doing what they’re doing?"
www.publicnotice.co
February 6, 2026 at 12:56 PM
New in PN: Why Delia Ramirez thinks DHS needs to be dismantled
"We have to ask ourselves, fundamentally, why would we ever want to give them more money to keep doing what they’re doing?"
"We have to ask ourselves, fundamentally, why would we ever want to give them more money to keep doing what they’re doing?"
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We will have accountability! We will MELT ICE! We will dismantle DHS! We will bring every fascist in the Administration to justice!
February 6, 2026 at 3:27 PM
We will have accountability! We will MELT ICE! We will dismantle DHS! We will bring every fascist in the Administration to justice!
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I got to interview IL Congresswoman Delia Ramirez about her proposals to dismantle DHS, abolish ICE, and redirect ICE funding to housing and healthcare for the communities it targeted. www.publicnotice.co/p/delia-rami...
Why Delia Ramirez thinks DHS needs to be dismantled
"Why would we ever want to give them more money to keep doing what they’re doing?"
www.publicnotice.co
February 6, 2026 at 4:57 PM
I got to interview IL Congresswoman Delia Ramirez about her proposals to dismantle DHS, abolish ICE, and redirect ICE funding to housing and healthcare for the communities it targeted. www.publicnotice.co/p/delia-rami...
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From AI videos to mass detention of immigrant families to the threats of disfranchising Black and Brown voters, the Trump Administration has made white supremacy their policy. It is morally bankrupt. It is harmful. It is unacceptable. They will be held accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:34 PM
From AI videos to mass detention of immigrant families to the threats of disfranchising Black and Brown voters, the Trump Administration has made white supremacy their policy. It is morally bankrupt. It is harmful. It is unacceptable. They will be held accountable.
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The courts have spoken. DHS must release the full footage and be held accountable for Marimar, Silverio, Renee, Keith, Alex, and every person who has died at their hands.
February 6, 2026 at 8:37 PM
The courts have spoken. DHS must release the full footage and be held accountable for Marimar, Silverio, Renee, Keith, Alex, and every person who has died at their hands.