Ilene Richman
@irinbk.bsky.social
Social justice, cats, and a highly ambivalent relationship with social media.
Guess who dissented? Alito & Thomas, of course.
My ACLU colleagues who have been working 24 hours a day were definitely not sleeping and I am just so grateful for them!
While we were all sleeping:
The Supreme Court, in an order issued in the middle of the night, ordered the Trump administration to not remove anyone under the Alien Enemies Act until other legal steps play out in the lower courts.
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
The Supreme Court, in an order issued in the middle of the night, ordered the Trump administration to not remove anyone under the Alien Enemies Act until other legal steps play out in the lower courts.
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
April 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Guess who dissented? Alito & Thomas, of course.
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Good Morning, friends!
We’re fired up for today’s nationwide protests 🔥✊ Let’s show these power-hungry clowns who this country really belongs to.
🔗 Find an action near you: www.fiftyfifty.one
💬 In the streets, online, or from home — it all matters. Tell us what you’re showing up for 💪💚
We’re fired up for today’s nationwide protests 🔥✊ Let’s show these power-hungry clowns who this country really belongs to.
🔗 Find an action near you: www.fiftyfifty.one
💬 In the streets, online, or from home — it all matters. Tell us what you’re showing up for 💪💚
50501 — 50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement
Join the movement to uphold the Constitution and end executive overreach. 50 protests, 50 states, 1 day: #50501.
www.fiftyfifty.one
April 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Good Morning, friends!
We’re fired up for today’s nationwide protests 🔥✊ Let’s show these power-hungry clowns who this country really belongs to.
🔗 Find an action near you: www.fiftyfifty.one
💬 In the streets, online, or from home — it all matters. Tell us what you’re showing up for 💪💚
We’re fired up for today’s nationwide protests 🔥✊ Let’s show these power-hungry clowns who this country really belongs to.
🔗 Find an action near you: www.fiftyfifty.one
💬 In the streets, online, or from home — it all matters. Tell us what you’re showing up for 💪💚
This is where we live now.
April 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
This is where we live now.
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Trump's DHS erroneously sent an email to Ukrainians legally living in the U.S. under a humanitarian program telling them their status had been revoked and they had seven days to leave the country or the "federal government will find you."
April 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Trump's DHS erroneously sent an email to Ukrainians legally living in the U.S. under a humanitarian program telling them their status had been revoked and they had seven days to leave the country or the "federal government will find you."
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SCOOP: DOGE is hosting a “hackathon” in DC next week with the goal of building one “mega API” for accessing all IRS data.
Palantir has been brought up as a potential partner.
www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
Palantir has been brought up as a potential partner.
www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data
DOGE operatives have repeatedly referred to the software company Palantir as a possible partner in creating a “mega API” at the IRS, sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
April 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
SCOOP: DOGE is hosting a “hackathon” in DC next week with the goal of building one “mega API” for accessing all IRS data.
Palantir has been brought up as a potential partner.
www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
Palantir has been brought up as a potential partner.
www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
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TODAY! Join lawyer + Buddhist Valerie Brown on what makes democracy work. upaya.org/program/awareness-in-action-actualizing-unfaltering-engaged-practice-in-our-time-with-valerie-brown-online-april-6-2025/
April 6 free online: AWARENESS IN ACTION
April 6 free online: AWARENESS IN ACTION
April 6, 2025 at 10:49 AM
TODAY! Join lawyer + Buddhist Valerie Brown on what makes democracy work. upaya.org/program/awareness-in-action-actualizing-unfaltering-engaged-practice-in-our-time-with-valerie-brown-online-april-6-2025/
April 6 free online: AWARENESS IN ACTION
April 6 free online: AWARENESS IN ACTION
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Can we get more of this? “The Japanese American National Museum will ‘scrub nothing,’ Fujioka said, and instead will highlight the importance of DEI.
“Our community is based on diversity, equity is guaranteed to us in the Constitution, and inclusion is what we believe in,” Fujioka said.
“Our community is based on diversity, equity is guaranteed to us in the Constitution, and inclusion is what we believe in,” Fujioka said.
Japanese American National Museum takes a stand against DOGE cuts to NEH
The National Endowment for the Humanities warned museums across the country that it was slashing funding, including money previously pledged to places such as LACMA and the Japanese American National ...
www.latimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Can we get more of this? “The Japanese American National Museum will ‘scrub nothing,’ Fujioka said, and instead will highlight the importance of DEI.
“Our community is based on diversity, equity is guaranteed to us in the Constitution, and inclusion is what we believe in,” Fujioka said.
“Our community is based on diversity, equity is guaranteed to us in the Constitution, and inclusion is what we believe in,” Fujioka said.
Going to #HandsOff today? Find your local here! www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
Hands Off! Join the National Mobilization to Fight Back · Hands Off on Mobilize
Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, fundraisers and more with Hands Off.
www.mobilize.us
April 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Going to #HandsOff today? Find your local here! www.mobilize.us/handsoff/
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"Meta pirated at least 101 of my books and articles, and tens of millions of others." Search to see if yours was stolen, too.
open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...
open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...
Meta pirated at least 101 of my books and articles, and tens of millions of others
And they knew perfectly well what they were doing
open.substack.com
March 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
"Meta pirated at least 101 of my books and articles, and tens of millions of others." Search to see if yours was stolen, too.
open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...
open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...
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🚨Inbox: Palestinian Columbia grad student Mahmoud Khalil, a negotiator for the student encampment last spring, has been detained by DHS agents “without the physical demonstration of a warrant or officially filed charges.”
March 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
🚨Inbox: Palestinian Columbia grad student Mahmoud Khalil, a negotiator for the student encampment last spring, has been detained by DHS agents “without the physical demonstration of a warrant or officially filed charges.”
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1. EXCLUSIVE
Today, the NSA is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion," a NSA source tells Popular Information.
The massive purge is creating chaos, taking down "mission-related" work
Today, the NSA is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion," a NSA source tells Popular Information.
The massive purge is creating chaos, taking down "mission-related" work
The NSA's "Big Delete"
Today, the National Security Agency (NSA) is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion." The "...
popular.info
February 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
1. EXCLUSIVE
Today, the NSA is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion," a NSA source tells Popular Information.
The massive purge is creating chaos, taking down "mission-related" work
Today, the NSA is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion," a NSA source tells Popular Information.
The massive purge is creating chaos, taking down "mission-related" work
No matter how awful things are, life is always better with an adopted pet. If you're near Bed Stuy & are thinking about adding some cat ❤️ to your life, come to Oso's Pet Supply Sat, Feb 8th bet 12 & 4 PM for NARN-CB's adoption event. Can't make it, but thinking of adopting or fostering in NYC? HMU!
February 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
No matter how awful things are, life is always better with an adopted pet. If you're near Bed Stuy & are thinking about adding some cat ❤️ to your life, come to Oso's Pet Supply Sat, Feb 8th bet 12 & 4 PM for NARN-CB's adoption event. Can't make it, but thinking of adopting or fostering in NYC? HMU!
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⬇️ Resources for federal scientists ⬇️
Resources for Federal Scientists
Are you a federal scientist, contractor, or federal worker? Here are resources to have on hand as we transition to a new administration.
www.ucsusa.org
January 31, 2025 at 10:19 PM
⬇️ Resources for federal scientists ⬇️
New York Doctor Indicted in Louisiana for Sending Abortion Pills There www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/h...
New York Doctor Indicted in Louisiana for Sending Abortion Pills There (Gift Article)
The case opens a new front in the battle between states that ban abortion and states that support providing abortion anywhere in the country.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
New York Doctor Indicted in Louisiana for Sending Abortion Pills There www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/h...
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If you can go, go. 5pm today. Last night's cutoff of federal funding by 47 doesn't just mess with the recipients, it violates the Constitution and seizes powers that belong to Congress. It's a dictatorial attempt at consolidation of power in the presidency.
www.mobilize.us/climateactio...
www.mobilize.us/climateactio...
WHITE HOUSE RALLY · VizEvents
The White House has just frozen federal funding, a move that could halt payments within days to states and households relying on essential programs like SNAP food aid, housing assistance, education, h...
www.mobilize.us
January 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
If you can go, go. 5pm today. Last night's cutoff of federal funding by 47 doesn't just mess with the recipients, it violates the Constitution and seizes powers that belong to Congress. It's a dictatorial attempt at consolidation of power in the presidency.
www.mobilize.us/climateactio...
www.mobilize.us/climateactio...
God I would love to talk to someone who thinks they were voting to lower the cost of living
Live Updates: Medicaid Payments Are Frozen, States Say, as White House Defends Order Pausing Federal Funds www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
Live Updates: Medicaid Payments Are Frozen, States Say, as White House Defends Order Pausing Federal Funds www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
Trump Administration Defends Federal Grants Freeze as Medicaid Portal Goes Down: Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
God I would love to talk to someone who thinks they were voting to lower the cost of living
Live Updates: Medicaid Payments Are Frozen, States Say, as White House Defends Order Pausing Federal Funds www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
Live Updates: Medicaid Payments Are Frozen, States Say, as White House Defends Order Pausing Federal Funds www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
The purging has begun.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
Justice Dept. prosecutors who worked on Trump investigations are fired.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The purging has begun.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
There is still joy and magic in the world.
youtu.be/vDxYQd51Xuk?...
youtu.be/vDxYQd51Xuk?...
Ladies & Gentlemen...50 Years of SNL Music | Official Preview | Peacock Original - SNL Fanatic
YouTube video by SNL Fanatic
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January 27, 2025 at 4:45 AM
There is still joy and magic in the world.
youtu.be/vDxYQd51Xuk?...
youtu.be/vDxYQd51Xuk?...
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ok sweet - boycat is an app to support divesting from corps that hate us, buycat helps us find alternatives. this is one of the most accessible, discreet, consistent and effective ways we can be in solidarity with each other!
✨ Find better alternatives: Scan and ditch brands that don’t align with your values.
📱 Explore Buycat: Discover amazing ethical partners for your next grocery haul or treat-yourself moment.
💡 Stay informed: Boycott smart, shop smarter.
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January 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
ok sweet - boycat is an app to support divesting from corps that hate us, buycat helps us find alternatives. this is one of the most accessible, discreet, consistent and effective ways we can be in solidarity with each other!
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We are THRILLED to launch "We Protect Us"––a *NEW* website that aims to provide up-to-date information and #KnowYourRights resources, including our Deportation Defense Manual, in English and Spanish.
We will #ProtectOurFutures!
Check it out at: weprotectusny.org
We will #ProtectOurFutures!
Check it out at: weprotectusny.org
December 18, 2024 at 3:17 PM
We are THRILLED to launch "We Protect Us"––a *NEW* website that aims to provide up-to-date information and #KnowYourRights resources, including our Deportation Defense Manual, in English and Spanish.
We will #ProtectOurFutures!
Check it out at: weprotectusny.org
We will #ProtectOurFutures!
Check it out at: weprotectusny.org