Elena Johnson
@e-leh-na.bsky.social
Mayu’s mamá. Transracial adoption. Indigenous resistance. Prison abolitionist. No human is illegal. Migration is an ancestral right.
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President Trump's suggestion that he would seek to stay in office beyond the constitutional limit comes as he has pushed to expand executive authority.
Trump Muses About a Third Term, Over and Over Again
The president’s suggestion that he would seek to stay in office beyond the constitutional limit comes as he has pushed to expand executive authority.
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 11:43 AM
President Trump's suggestion that he would seek to stay in office beyond the constitutional limit comes as he has pushed to expand executive authority.
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"I want to perform their favorite song, but you know they love to sue" - Kendrick Lamar
February 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
"I want to perform their favorite song, but you know they love to sue" - Kendrick Lamar
Let the revolution begin.
February 10, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Let the revolution begin.
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NOW: hundreds of protestors are at the capital to protest Donald z Trump at #valeg.
“We’re not going back! Protect trans kids!” they shout.
@lopez4va.bsky.social spoke at the rally: “people need to get up, organize and vote”
“We’re not going back! Protect trans kids!” they shout.
@lopez4va.bsky.social spoke at the rally: “people need to get up, organize and vote”
February 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
NOW: hundreds of protestors are at the capital to protest Donald z Trump at #valeg.
“We’re not going back! Protect trans kids!” they shout.
@lopez4va.bsky.social spoke at the rally: “people need to get up, organize and vote”
“We’re not going back! Protect trans kids!” they shout.
@lopez4va.bsky.social spoke at the rally: “people need to get up, organize and vote”
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Joseph fled from his home in Cameroon to escape the threat of government persecution. After an arduous journey, he describes arriving at the U.S. border as finally “getting into light.”
Learn more about Joseph’s story in our Letters to America project at www.aclu.org/letters-to-america.
Learn more about Joseph’s story in our Letters to America project at www.aclu.org/letters-to-america.
February 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Joseph fled from his home in Cameroon to escape the threat of government persecution. After an arduous journey, he describes arriving at the U.S. border as finally “getting into light.”
Learn more about Joseph’s story in our Letters to America project at www.aclu.org/letters-to-america.
Learn more about Joseph’s story in our Letters to America project at www.aclu.org/letters-to-america.
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Bonus points for invoking Ikea.
February 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Bonus points for invoking Ikea.
Small acts of resistance go a long way!
February 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Small acts of resistance go a long way!
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“To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try.” - Rosa Parks
Happy heavenly birthday 🕊️
Happy heavenly birthday 🕊️
February 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
“To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try.” - Rosa Parks
Happy heavenly birthday 🕊️
Happy heavenly birthday 🕊️
Why are these mediocre white men so threatened?
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Why are these mediocre white men so threatened?
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About 200 Marines and soldiers landed at Guantánamo Bay over the weekend to provide security and begin setting up at a new tent city for migrants, as officials comply with President Trump’s order to prepare the Navy base for as many as 30,000 deportees.
Guantánamo Bay Prepares for President Trump’s Migrant Surge
About 200 Marines and soldiers arrived over the weekend as the base faces its most drastic changes since the Pentagon opened a prison there after the Sept. 11 attacks.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
About 200 Marines and soldiers landed at Guantánamo Bay over the weekend to provide security and begin setting up at a new tent city for migrants, as officials comply with President Trump’s order to prepare the Navy base for as many as 30,000 deportees.
“Some of them are so bad we don't even trust the countries to hold them, because we don't want them coming back," he said of migrants. "So we're going to send them to Guantanamo... it's a tough place to get out
Trump says US will send some migrants to Guantanamo Bay - BBC News
The president orders the construction of a detention facility at the US Navy base to hold 30,000 people.
www.bbc.com
January 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM
“Some of them are so bad we don't even trust the countries to hold them, because we don't want them coming back," he said of migrants. "So we're going to send them to Guantanamo... it's a tough place to get out
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What the president has tried to do in the last 24 hours is illegal.
His actions threatened millions of Illinoisans' access to health care, food, and even fuel to heat their homes. I will stay vigilant in defense of IL because if you come for my people, you come through me.
His actions threatened millions of Illinoisans' access to health care, food, and even fuel to heat their homes. I will stay vigilant in defense of IL because if you come for my people, you come through me.
January 28, 2025 at 10:49 PM
What the president has tried to do in the last 24 hours is illegal.
His actions threatened millions of Illinoisans' access to health care, food, and even fuel to heat their homes. I will stay vigilant in defense of IL because if you come for my people, you come through me.
His actions threatened millions of Illinoisans' access to health care, food, and even fuel to heat their homes. I will stay vigilant in defense of IL because if you come for my people, you come through me.
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Oklahoma education leaders approved a plan on Tuesday to request proof of citizenship or immigration status from families when they enroll their children in public schools. The rule would supply the Trump administration with information to aid immigration enforcement.
Oklahoma Moves to Require Schools to Ask Students’ Immigration Status
The rule would not block undocumented students from enrolling, but it would supply the Trump administration with information to aid immigration enforcement.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Oklahoma education leaders approved a plan on Tuesday to request proof of citizenship or immigration status from families when they enroll their children in public schools. The rule would supply the Trump administration with information to aid immigration enforcement.
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On social media, several Navajo Nation tribal members say they have had their nationality questioned. The accounts are not verified but Navajos who live off the reservation say they are concerned about being swept up in raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Navajo Nation President responds after concern tribal members could be detained by ICE
Some Indigenous people fear racial profiling and a lack of adequate IDs could lead to confusion during possible raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
www.knau.org
January 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
On social media, several Navajo Nation tribal members say they have had their nationality questioned. The accounts are not verified but Navajos who live off the reservation say they are concerned about being swept up in raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Am I reading this correctly?!
January 28, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Am I reading this correctly?!
Freely giving up power.
Google said it would follow the Trump administration in renaming the Gulf of Mexico once the new name is updated in government sources.
How Google Maps Plans to Handle the ‘Gulf of America’
Google said it would follow the Trump administration in renaming the Gulf of Mexico once the new name is updated in government sources.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Freely giving up power.
Is this what it is like living in a dictatorship?
Breaking News: The acting attorney general fired more than a dozen prosecutors who worked on criminal investigations into Donald Trump for the special counsel.
Justice Dept. Prosecutors Who Worked on Trump Investigations Fired
The termination of more than a dozen lawyers who worked with the special counsel, Jack Smith, came hours after the department’s most senior career official was reassigned.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Is this what it is like living in a dictatorship?
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Breaking News: A Rwanda-backed militia said it had captured a key city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a major victory for the group.
Rebels Backed by Rwanda Announce Capture of Key City in Eastern Congo
The M23 militia, funded and directed by Rwanda, said it took the city of Goma, terrifying its people, many of whom sought shelter there after fleeing the rebel advance.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Breaking News: A Rwanda-backed militia said it had captured a key city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a major victory for the group.
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Local government officials around the U.S. signal they won't assist — and in some cases they'll actively oppose — the Trump administration's efforts to conduct a massive deportation of migrants.
Local governments across U.S. signal they won't aid Trump migrant crackdown
Local government officials around the U.S. signal they won't assist — and in some cases they'll actively oppose — the Trump administration's efforts to conduct a massive deportation of migrants.
www.npr.org
January 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Local government officials around the U.S. signal they won't assist — and in some cases they'll actively oppose — the Trump administration's efforts to conduct a massive deportation of migrants.
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Mexico’s plan to receive thousands of its deported citizens from the U.S. — called "Mexico Embraces You" — seeks to reassure undocumented migrants facing expulsion. But some experts question if the government is really ready to reabsorb them.
Mexico’s Ambitious Plan to Prepare to Receive Its Citizens Deported From the US
The plan, called “Mexico Embraces You,” seeks to reassure undocumented migrants facing expulsion. Some experts question if the government is really ready to reabsorb them.
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Mexico’s plan to receive thousands of its deported citizens from the U.S. — called "Mexico Embraces You" — seeks to reassure undocumented migrants facing expulsion. But some experts question if the government is really ready to reabsorb them.