Melinda
@gauthica.bsky.social
Disabled Grandma. LBGTQIA+ ally. Proudly WOKE. Proficient in profanity and irreverent facial expressions.
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It is darkly hilarious that the US lacks a compulsory national identification card (closest we have is SSN, which is not supposed to be used for ID - says so right on the card) because people go bonkers over privacy and other items, yet this is going on behind the scenes right now:
Trump and DOGE Are 'Trying to Get Around' Privacy Laws to Gather Your Personal Info
Donald Trump and DOGE want access to the personal data and information of nearly everyone in the country, including legal and undocumented immigrants.
www.rollingstone.com
April 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
It is darkly hilarious that the US lacks a compulsory national identification card (closest we have is SSN, which is not supposed to be used for ID - says so right on the card) because people go bonkers over privacy and other items, yet this is going on behind the scenes right now:
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1/ Julio Zambrano Perez, an asylum seeker, is one of the Venezuelans the Trump administration sent to El Salvador.
His wife Luz says their older daughter asks about him every day. She wonders if her father doesn't love her anymore. For now, Luz tells her he’s at work but that he’ll come back.
His wife Luz says their older daughter asks about him every day. She wonders if her father doesn't love her anymore. For now, Luz tells her he’s at work but that he’ll come back.
Her husband is trapped in a Salvadoran prison. She has no idea how to get him back.
Ripped apart by Trump, one Venezuelan family endures another hell: silence.
www.motherjones.com
April 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
1/ Julio Zambrano Perez, an asylum seeker, is one of the Venezuelans the Trump administration sent to El Salvador.
His wife Luz says their older daughter asks about him every day. She wonders if her father doesn't love her anymore. For now, Luz tells her he’s at work but that he’ll come back.
His wife Luz says their older daughter asks about him every day. She wonders if her father doesn't love her anymore. For now, Luz tells her he’s at work but that he’ll come back.
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"Trump administration orders half of national forests open for logging...
"An emergency order removes protections covering more than half the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service..."
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
"An emergency order removes protections covering more than half the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service..."
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Trump administration orders half of national forests open for logging
An emergency order removes protections covering over half the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service as the president aims to boost timber production.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"Trump administration orders half of national forests open for logging...
"An emergency order removes protections covering more than half the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service..."
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
"An emergency order removes protections covering more than half the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service..."
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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It’s a fire sale…
April 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
It’s a fire sale…
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TODAY: Join your community to send a clear message to President Trump that he must take his hands off our rights! There are rallies throughout Maine. If you're in Portland, drop by our table to say hi, get some materials, and get engaged. See event info and Know Your Rights when protesting ⤵️
Hands Off Our Communities!
Join your community to send a clear message to Washington: Hands off our communities. Hands off our services. Hands off our rights.
www.aclumaine.org
April 5, 2025 at 11:27 AM
TODAY: Join your community to send a clear message to President Trump that he must take his hands off our rights! There are rallies throughout Maine. If you're in Portland, drop by our table to say hi, get some materials, and get engaged. See event info and Know Your Rights when protesting ⤵️
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We’re up for TWO Webby Awards in Science & Education — for social media and short-form video!
The Academy picks one, but the People’s Voice is up to you.
Your support got us here. Please consider voting for us!
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The Academy picks one, but the People’s Voice is up to you.
Your support got us here. Please consider voting for us!
vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...
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April 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
We’re up for TWO Webby Awards in Science & Education — for social media and short-form video!
The Academy picks one, but the People’s Voice is up to you.
Your support got us here. Please consider voting for us!
vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...
and vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...
The Academy picks one, but the People’s Voice is up to you.
Your support got us here. Please consider voting for us!
vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...
and vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...
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