EastValleySunDevil
@eastvalleysundevil.bsky.social
Sun Devil fan.
Interested in politics and sports.
Interested in politics and sports.
Reposted by EastValleySunDevil
Veterans from across the country met with over 40 members of Congress today to demand they stop President Trump's unprecedented deployment of military troops to our cities.
The time to act is now.
The time to act is now.
Veterans Urge Congress to Stop Trump’s Militarization of American Cities
Former U.S. Army Captain and ACLU Senior Project Manager Jessica Apgar praises the more than 40 veterans demanding Congress take action against the Trump administration’ abuse of military powers.
www.aclu.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Veterans from across the country met with over 40 members of Congress today to demand they stop President Trump's unprecedented deployment of military troops to our cities.
The time to act is now.
The time to act is now.
Reposted by EastValleySunDevil
The safest communities are the ones with the most resources, not the most police.
Local leaders in DC need to invest in real safety solutions that reach people with the resources they need when they need them most.
Local leaders in DC need to invest in real safety solutions that reach people with the resources they need when they need them most.
To prevent DC crime, ACLU report recommends more funding for youth programs - WTOP News
D.C. leaders should invest more funding in youth and reentry programs to prevent crime, according to a report from the American Civil Liberties Union.
wtop.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The safest communities are the ones with the most resources, not the most police.
Local leaders in DC need to invest in real safety solutions that reach people with the resources they need when they need them most.
Local leaders in DC need to invest in real safety solutions that reach people with the resources they need when they need them most.
Reposted by EastValleySunDevil
President Trump called for NBC to fire Seth Meyers in a Truth Social post, which FCC Chair Brendan Carr reposted. More:
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
FCC Chairman Shares Trump Post Calling for NBC to Fire Seth Meyers 'Immediately'
President Trump called for NBC to fire Seth Meyers in a Truth Social post, which FCC Chair Brendan Carr reposted.
www.rollingstone.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:13 AM
President Trump called for NBC to fire Seth Meyers in a Truth Social post, which FCC Chair Brendan Carr reposted. More:
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Reposted by EastValleySunDevil
"This Week in Democracy – Week 43: The President, the Pedophile, and the Cover-Up"
Another week of Zeteo's project to document the ongoing growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.
Another week of Zeteo's project to document the ongoing growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.
This Week in Democracy – Week 43: The President, the Pedophile, and the Cover-Up
Another week of Zeteo's project to document the ongoing growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.
zeteo.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:20 AM
"This Week in Democracy – Week 43: The President, the Pedophile, and the Cover-Up"
Another week of Zeteo's project to document the ongoing growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.
Another week of Zeteo's project to document the ongoing growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.
Reposted by EastValleySunDevil
thread
In CNN’s latest poll, just 20% of Latinos approved of his job performance, down from 41% in February. This 21-point drop far outpaces the 4- and 9-point drops among Black and White Americans and the 10-point drop in his approval rating overall.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/15/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/15/p...
Republicans have lost ground with Latino voters after Trump’s 2024 gains | CNN Politics
A year after President Donald Trump’s re-election, Republicans are already seeing their gains among Latino voters erode, recent election results and polling suggest. Here’s what’s changed and what it ...
www.cnn.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:48 AM
thread
Reposted by EastValleySunDevil
Reposted by EastValleySunDevil
Reposted by EastValleySunDevil
The Trump administration demanded UCLA pay $1.2 billion to restore frozen research funding and ensure eligibility for future funding after accusing the school of allowing antisemitism on campus. n.pr/4hYa0pY
Judge indefinitely bars Trump from fining UC over alleged discrimination
The Trump administration demanded UCLA pay $1.2 billion to restore frozen research funding and ensure eligibility for future funding after accusing the school of allowing antisemitism on campus.
n.pr
November 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The Trump administration demanded UCLA pay $1.2 billion to restore frozen research funding and ensure eligibility for future funding after accusing the school of allowing antisemitism on campus. n.pr/4hYa0pY
Reposted by EastValleySunDevil
Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
Reposted by EastValleySunDevil
“Trump’s continued abuse of our military to intimidate Americans in their own neighborhoods — the very same Americans he expects to foot the bill for these deployments — must end immediately,” @duckworth.senate.gov told @theintercept.com. theintercept.com/2025/11/11/c...
Trump’s Military Occupations of U.S. Cities Cost $473 Million and Rising
Trump’s campaign to quell dissent by deploying the American military to U.S. cities comes at an immense price.
theintercept.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
“Trump’s continued abuse of our military to intimidate Americans in their own neighborhoods — the very same Americans he expects to foot the bill for these deployments — must end immediately,” @duckworth.senate.gov told @theintercept.com. theintercept.com/2025/11/11/c...
Reposted by EastValleySunDevil
Reposted by EastValleySunDevil
Trump can’t pardon cronies facing state charges. He’s trying anyway.
Trump issues fake pardons for fake electors
The president can't pardon cronies facing state charges. He's trying anyway.
www.motherjones.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Trump can’t pardon cronies facing state charges. He’s trying anyway.
Reposted by EastValleySunDevil
"Hope is not blind optimism or uncritical belief in a political savior. Hope, to me, means the ability to imagine a better world is possible and then work to build it brick by brick. It is, as @prisonculture.bsky.social says, not an emotion but a discipline—one we must practice every single day."
Mayor Mamdani redefines what it means to hope
His victory has created a harsh contrast between the world we want and the world we have.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 6, 2025 at 1:08 AM
"Hope is not blind optimism or uncritical belief in a political savior. Hope, to me, means the ability to imagine a better world is possible and then work to build it brick by brick. It is, as @prisonculture.bsky.social says, not an emotion but a discipline—one we must practice every single day."
Reposted by EastValleySunDevil
ICE is denying people their due process rights and endangering their lives in the process.
“People were not supposed to spend more than 12 hours in there,” said a former ICE official who worked on oversight and detention issues. “I actually think it’s wildly, wildly fucked up.”
“People were not supposed to spend more than 12 hours in there,” said a former ICE official who worked on oversight and detention issues. “I actually think it’s wildly, wildly fucked up.”
Revealed: ICE violates its own policy by holding people in secretive rooms for days or weeks
Guardian analysis finds ICE increasingly keeps people in holding rooms with little oversight, as some facilities see a 600% rise in detention length
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
ICE is denying people their due process rights and endangering their lives in the process.
“People were not supposed to spend more than 12 hours in there,” said a former ICE official who worked on oversight and detention issues. “I actually think it’s wildly, wildly fucked up.”
“People were not supposed to spend more than 12 hours in there,” said a former ICE official who worked on oversight and detention issues. “I actually think it’s wildly, wildly fucked up.”
Reposted by EastValleySunDevil
November 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Reposted by EastValleySunDevil
Democratic socialism doesn't have a one-size-fits-all definition. But its proponents emphasize a stronger role for the government over the economy to benefit the public. n.pr/47F4jZp
NYC's next mayor is a democratic socialist. What does that mean?
Democratic socialism doesn't have a one-size-fits-all definition. But its proponents emphasize a stronger role for the government over the economy to benefit the public.
n.pr
November 6, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Democratic socialism doesn't have a one-size-fits-all definition. But its proponents emphasize a stronger role for the government over the economy to benefit the public. n.pr/47F4jZp
Reposted by EastValleySunDevil
Trump promised to lower costs on “day one.”
Instead, families are paying more for groceries, rent, and health care.
Now Trump’s hiding the jobs numbers.
Release the data, re-open the government, and stop making life harder for American families.
Instead, families are paying more for groceries, rent, and health care.
Now Trump’s hiding the jobs numbers.
Release the data, re-open the government, and stop making life harder for American families.
October 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Trump promised to lower costs on “day one.”
Instead, families are paying more for groceries, rent, and health care.
Now Trump’s hiding the jobs numbers.
Release the data, re-open the government, and stop making life harder for American families.
Instead, families are paying more for groceries, rent, and health care.
Now Trump’s hiding the jobs numbers.
Release the data, re-open the government, and stop making life harder for American families.
Reposted by EastValleySunDevil
The Trump administration’s use of Guantánamo Bay to detain immigrants isn't just cruel — it's illegal.
The government can't weaponize offshore bases to violate people's rights.
The government can't weaponize offshore bases to violate people's rights.
Trump Official Says U.S. Can House Migrants at All of Its Overseas Bases
A Justice Department lawyer made the claim in response to a challenge to the administration’s use of the base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to hold detainees designated for deportation.
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The Trump administration’s use of Guantánamo Bay to detain immigrants isn't just cruel — it's illegal.
The government can't weaponize offshore bases to violate people's rights.
The government can't weaponize offshore bases to violate people's rights.
Reposted by EastValleySunDevil
Reposted by EastValleySunDevil
Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom
October 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom
Reposted by EastValleySunDevil
The sheriff's office has been using millions of taxpayer dollars for things unrelated to the case like car washes and office renovations, then using those expenses to claim it's "too expensive" to enact court-ordered reforms.
It's not the reforms that are expensive — it's the police's misconduct.
It's not the reforms that are expensive — it's the police's misconduct.
October 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The sheriff's office has been using millions of taxpayer dollars for things unrelated to the case like car washes and office renovations, then using those expenses to claim it's "too expensive" to enact court-ordered reforms.
It's not the reforms that are expensive — it's the police's misconduct.
It's not the reforms that are expensive — it's the police's misconduct.
Reposted by EastValleySunDevil
Our 2007 class action lawsuit found the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office engaged in widespread racially discriminatory policing practices and immigration enforcement in Arizona.
Now, a new report revealed the department has deceived the public by inflating their costs of complying with the ruling.
Now, a new report revealed the department has deceived the public by inflating their costs of complying with the ruling.
October 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Our 2007 class action lawsuit found the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office engaged in widespread racially discriminatory policing practices and immigration enforcement in Arizona.
Now, a new report revealed the department has deceived the public by inflating their costs of complying with the ruling.
Now, a new report revealed the department has deceived the public by inflating their costs of complying with the ruling.
Reposted by EastValleySunDevil
Adelita Grijalva won her election fair and square.
Now House Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to swear her in because she would be the final signature to release the Epstein files.
Mr. Speaker, respect democracy. Obey the law. Swear Representative Grijalva in immediately.
Now House Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to swear her in because she would be the final signature to release the Epstein files.
Mr. Speaker, respect democracy. Obey the law. Swear Representative Grijalva in immediately.
October 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Adelita Grijalva won her election fair and square.
Now House Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to swear her in because she would be the final signature to release the Epstein files.
Mr. Speaker, respect democracy. Obey the law. Swear Representative Grijalva in immediately.
Now House Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to swear her in because she would be the final signature to release the Epstein files.
Mr. Speaker, respect democracy. Obey the law. Swear Representative Grijalva in immediately.
Reposted by EastValleySunDevil
I’m asking Republicans to hold a public vote on banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, because that’s what the majority of Minnesotans want to see.
September 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I’m asking Republicans to hold a public vote on banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, because that’s what the majority of Minnesotans want to see.
Reposted by EastValleySunDevil
The government’s “sell or be banned” edict on TikTok was always a threat to our free speech, full stop.
Vague, unsupported claims of propaganda shouldn’t be a basis for cutting Americans off from global speakers and audiences.
Vague, unsupported claims of propaganda shouldn’t be a basis for cutting Americans off from global speakers and audiences.
White House says TikTok's algorithm and data will be controlled 'by America' in new deal
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Saturday revealed details of a deal reached with China over control of TikTok, sharing that six Americans will sit on the seven-seat board.
www.nbcnews.com
September 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The government’s “sell or be banned” edict on TikTok was always a threat to our free speech, full stop.
Vague, unsupported claims of propaganda shouldn’t be a basis for cutting Americans off from global speakers and audiences.
Vague, unsupported claims of propaganda shouldn’t be a basis for cutting Americans off from global speakers and audiences.