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I've received a series of violent texts on my private cell, threatening me for speaking up for Palestine.
They sent me a home address I used to live at, said they'll "wipe me off the street" and are backed by Canary Mission.
This is how fascists defend genocide.
I've reported to FBI. More soon.
They sent me a home address I used to live at, said they'll "wipe me off the street" and are backed by Canary Mission.
This is how fascists defend genocide.
I've reported to FBI. More soon.
September 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I've received a series of violent texts on my private cell, threatening me for speaking up for Palestine.
They sent me a home address I used to live at, said they'll "wipe me off the street" and are backed by Canary Mission.
This is how fascists defend genocide.
I've reported to FBI. More soon.
They sent me a home address I used to live at, said they'll "wipe me off the street" and are backed by Canary Mission.
This is how fascists defend genocide.
I've reported to FBI. More soon.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton hired a former staffer to work on a recent case. As a state employee, her labor would have cost taxpayers $641.
As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570.
With @texastribune.org
As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570.
With @texastribune.org
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Is Outsourcing More of His Office’s Work to Costly Private Lawyers
Despite having an office of hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton is frequently opting for private lawyers — many to whom he has personal or political ties — to argue on behalf of Texas. One attorney…
www.propublica.org
August 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Texas AG Ken Paxton hired a former staffer to work on a recent case. As a state employee, her labor would have cost taxpayers $641.
As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570.
With @texastribune.org
As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570.
With @texastribune.org
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James Baldwin in 1979 speaking at UC Berkeley on Palestine & Israel.
Profound. Powerful. Painful.
Profound. Powerful. Painful.
August 14, 2025 at 4:29 AM
James Baldwin in 1979 speaking at UC Berkeley on Palestine & Israel.
Profound. Powerful. Painful.
Profound. Powerful. Painful.
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Worth noting that under the strong anti-gerrymandering in the stalled Freedom to Vote Act, a fair Texas map would have around 17-18 Democratic districts, not the 13 today, and certainly not the new maps 8 such districts. #txlege
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
How Gerrymandering Tilts the 2024 Race for the House
Skewed maps give Republicans big advantages in 11 states, mostly in the South and Midwest.
www.brennancenter.org
July 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Worth noting that under the strong anti-gerrymandering in the stalled Freedom to Vote Act, a fair Texas map would have around 17-18 Democratic districts, not the 13 today, and certainly not the new maps 8 such districts. #txlege
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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“If we don’t understand what’s happening and why it’s happening, you can’t be adapting. … You’re just going to suffer,” said a member of NOAA’s scientific advisory board. “We’re going to see huge impacts on infrastructure and lives lost in the U.S.”
(Published April)
(Published April)
Trump's NOAA Budget Cuts Could Gut Critical Climate Modeling
Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security.
www.propublica.org
July 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
“If we don’t understand what’s happening and why it’s happening, you can’t be adapting. … You’re just going to suffer,” said a member of NOAA’s scientific advisory board. “We’re going to see huge impacts on infrastructure and lives lost in the U.S.”
(Published April)
(Published April)
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NEW: Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations
A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics…
www.propublica.org
June 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
NEW: Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
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And to be clear, Gillibrand should resign *by her own standards.* Defending Cuomo is disqualifying *by her own standards.* That she's doing so with racism just makes it a thousand times worse.
It's actually pathetic that a Senator who once (correctly) stood up to Al Franken and demanded a zero tolerance policy for sex pests is now running cover for an EVEN WORSE sex pest by just being a disgusting racist.
Gillibrand of 20 years ago would say Gillibrand of today is a cowardly bigot.
Gillibrand of 20 years ago would say Gillibrand of today is a cowardly bigot.
June 29, 2025 at 2:15 AM
And to be clear, Gillibrand should resign *by her own standards.* Defending Cuomo is disqualifying *by her own standards.* That she's doing so with racism just makes it a thousand times worse.
Why aren’t people talking more about the lack of efforts in either party to legislate pathway to citizenship for migrants? The U.S. needs labor, and the U.S. needs labor that has no negotiation power. Undocumented immigrants is a bipartisan efforts to meet the oligarchs’ desire for slaves
June 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Why aren’t people talking more about the lack of efforts in either party to legislate pathway to citizenship for migrants? The U.S. needs labor, and the U.S. needs labor that has no negotiation power. Undocumented immigrants is a bipartisan efforts to meet the oligarchs’ desire for slaves
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To bomb Iran the US deployed 7 B2 bombers, each of which cost $2.1B to build. They used 14 huge “bunker busters,” a model that cost $500 million to develop.
The US invested ~ $15 billion in this attack—almost 50% more than it invested in affordable housing construction this year.
The US invested ~ $15 billion in this attack—almost 50% more than it invested in affordable housing construction this year.
June 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
To bomb Iran the US deployed 7 B2 bombers, each of which cost $2.1B to build. They used 14 huge “bunker busters,” a model that cost $500 million to develop.
The US invested ~ $15 billion in this attack—almost 50% more than it invested in affordable housing construction this year.
The US invested ~ $15 billion in this attack—almost 50% more than it invested in affordable housing construction this year.
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Iran cannot simultaneously be a paper tiger incapable of posing a threat to us (and therefore meaning there's no possibility of war if we bomb them) and a threat so imminent it justifies us bombing them.
It's one or the other.
It's one or the other.
June 22, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Iran cannot simultaneously be a paper tiger incapable of posing a threat to us (and therefore meaning there's no possibility of war if we bomb them) and a threat so imminent it justifies us bombing them.
It's one or the other.
It's one or the other.
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The US produces over 40% of the world's weapons. They gotta fall somewhere so the factories can make more.
Large parts of #Laos are uninhabitable because of unexploded munitions "dumped" there during the Vietnam War. Laos is the most bombed place in the world to profit US weapons makers.
Large parts of #Laos are uninhabitable because of unexploded munitions "dumped" there during the Vietnam War. Laos is the most bombed place in the world to profit US weapons makers.
Israel isn't in control of the United States. This is just who the US is and has always been.
Saying we're controlled is just a way of saying we're victims. We're not. We're an imperial power that likes war because it's profitable and enriches our oligarchs.
That's it.
Saying we're controlled is just a way of saying we're victims. We're not. We're an imperial power that likes war because it's profitable and enriches our oligarchs.
That's it.
June 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The US produces over 40% of the world's weapons. They gotta fall somewhere so the factories can make more.
Large parts of #Laos are uninhabitable because of unexploded munitions "dumped" there during the Vietnam War. Laos is the most bombed place in the world to profit US weapons makers.
Large parts of #Laos are uninhabitable because of unexploded munitions "dumped" there during the Vietnam War. Laos is the most bombed place in the world to profit US weapons makers.
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Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublica
Since 2013, the IRS has released data culled from millions of nonprofit tax filings. Use this database to find organizations and see details like their executive compensation, revenue and expenses,…
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June 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Reminder: Our Nonprofit Explorer lets you browse millions of annual returns filed by tax-exempt organizations.
See details like executive compensation, revenue, expenses and more ⤵️
See details like executive compensation, revenue, expenses and more ⤵️
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New: The NYPD has launched a hate crimes investigation into allegations that a man threatened to blow up mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s car.
"Go ahead and start your car, see what happens,” the man said in a voicemail left with his office we obtained.
www.nydailynews.com/2025/06/19/n...
"Go ahead and start your car, see what happens,” the man said in a voicemail left with his office we obtained.
www.nydailynews.com/2025/06/19/n...
NYPD hate crime unit investigating car bomb threat against mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani
The NYPD has launched a hate crimes investigation into allegations that a man threatened to blow up mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s car, according to police officials and a recording obtai…
www.nydailynews.com
June 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
New: The NYPD has launched a hate crimes investigation into allegations that a man threatened to blow up mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s car.
"Go ahead and start your car, see what happens,” the man said in a voicemail left with his office we obtained.
www.nydailynews.com/2025/06/19/n...
"Go ahead and start your car, see what happens,” the man said in a voicemail left with his office we obtained.
www.nydailynews.com/2025/06/19/n...
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We obtained lists of alleged gang members used by Venezuelan law enforcement and Interpol.
Those lists include some 1,400 names. None of the names of the 238 Venezuelan deportees matched those on the lists.
W/ @texastribune.org @cazadoresdefakenews.info & Alianza Rebelde Investiga
Those lists include some 1,400 names. None of the names of the 238 Venezuelan deportees matched those on the lists.
W/ @texastribune.org @cazadoresdefakenews.info & Alianza Rebelde Investiga
Trump Administration Knew Vast Majority of Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Had Not Been Convicted of U.S. Crimes
Homeland Security records reveal that officials knew that more than half of the 238 deportees were labeled as having no criminal record in the U.S. and had only violated immigration laws.
www.propublica.org
June 2, 2025 at 3:30 AM
We obtained lists of alleged gang members used by Venezuelan law enforcement and Interpol.
Those lists include some 1,400 names. None of the names of the 238 Venezuelan deportees matched those on the lists.
W/ @texastribune.org @cazadoresdefakenews.info & Alianza Rebelde Investiga
Those lists include some 1,400 names. None of the names of the 238 Venezuelan deportees matched those on the lists.
W/ @texastribune.org @cazadoresdefakenews.info & Alianza Rebelde Investiga
Where’s the outrage? Where’s the official condemnations?
May 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Where’s the outrage? Where’s the official condemnations?
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The mayor has been protesting the opening of the facility throughout this week, saying its operators did not get proper permits
Newark Mayor Arrested While Protesting At ICE Detention Center
Ras Baraka has been protesting the opening of the facility throughout this week, saying its operators did not get proper permits.
www.huffpost.com
May 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The mayor has been protesting the opening of the facility throughout this week, saying its operators did not get proper permits
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"By convincing the public that federal spending is limited by taxes, the ruling class manufactures consent for austerity."
Debunking the Myth of "Taxpayer Money": Economic Justice Starts with Monetary Reality — Hampton Institute
By Clinton Alden Republished from the author’s substack . For decades, the ruling class has perpetuated one of the greatest economic deceptions of our time: the myth that federal gover...
www.hamptonthink.org
May 2, 2025 at 4:33 AM
"By convincing the public that federal spending is limited by taxes, the ruling class manufactures consent for austerity."
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Undocumented immigrants paid an effective federal income tax rate of 5.27% in 2022.
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
April 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Undocumented immigrants paid an effective federal income tax rate of 5.27% in 2022.
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?