Jackie Morell
@jackieamorell.bsky.social
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The White House's war on disabled Americans continues, going above and beyond Project 2025—now with attacks on a popular hiring program no one even lobbied against.
Labor Department moves to end disability hiring goal for federal contractors
Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer plans to axe a longstanding, successful incentive program for disabled workers.
www.motherjones.com
July 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The White House's war on disabled Americans continues, going above and beyond Project 2025—now with attacks on a popular hiring program no one even lobbied against.
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once again, it’s hard to believe that a stable genius who filed for bankruptcy at least six times would somehow plunge America into total and absolute chaos but hey, who could have possibly seen that coming
July 8, 2025 at 6:39 AM
once again, it’s hard to believe that a stable genius who filed for bankruptcy at least six times would somehow plunge America into total and absolute chaos but hey, who could have possibly seen that coming
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Albuquerque, NM - a man was filmed being tazed in a Walmart by
unidentified people wearing ICE and
HSI vests.
unidentified people wearing ICE and
HSI vests.
July 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Albuquerque, NM - a man was filmed being tazed in a Walmart by
unidentified people wearing ICE and
HSI vests.
unidentified people wearing ICE and
HSI vests.
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Ten years after the Paris Agreement, nations are still falling short of their commitments to reduce emissions and mitigate climate change.
More than that, they haven’t shown enough follow-through on the goals they set. Instead, it’s been cities and local governments that have taken the lead.
More than that, they haven’t shown enough follow-through on the goals they set. Instead, it’s been cities and local governments that have taken the lead.
As the nations lag on climate action, cities across the world step up
A new report documents how local communities are becoming more livable and sustainable.
www.motherjones.com
July 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Ten years after the Paris Agreement, nations are still falling short of their commitments to reduce emissions and mitigate climate change.
More than that, they haven’t shown enough follow-through on the goals they set. Instead, it’s been cities and local governments that have taken the lead.
More than that, they haven’t shown enough follow-through on the goals they set. Instead, it’s been cities and local governments that have taken the lead.
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UK pauses trade negotiations with Israel over its military operation in Gaza and settler violence in the West Bank.
UK pauses trade negotiations with Israel and summons Israeli ambassador | CNN
The United Kingdom has paused trade negotiations with Israel, sanctioned West Bank settlers and summoned the Israeli ambassador due to Israel’s military operation in Gaza and settler violence in the W...
www.cnn.com
May 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
UK pauses trade negotiations with Israel over its military operation in Gaza and settler violence in the West Bank.
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HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
May 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
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DOJ charged Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) with assault after a clash with federal officers outside an immigration detention center. @lawofruby.bsky.social explains what happens next in this rare criminal case against a sitting member of Congress.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
May 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
DOJ charged Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) with assault after a clash with federal officers outside an immigration detention center. @lawofruby.bsky.social explains what happens next in this rare criminal case against a sitting member of Congress.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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Whether you get your forecast from an app on your phone, a website or a meteorologist on TV, most of the underlying information comes from the federal government.
By @rhersher.bsky.social
By @rhersher.bsky.social
Where does your weather forecast come from?
Whether you get your forecast from an app on your phone, a website or a meteorologist on TV, most of the underlying information comes from the federal government.
www.npr.org
May 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Whether you get your forecast from an app on your phone, a website or a meteorologist on TV, most of the underlying information comes from the federal government.
By @rhersher.bsky.social
By @rhersher.bsky.social
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At some point soon all Democratic Senators need to learn that “nuanced” decisions are not going to work anymore. They are destroying the government and your “compromise” is just a surrender. Some seem to get it but too many are clinging to a fantasy.
May 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
At some point soon all Democratic Senators need to learn that “nuanced” decisions are not going to work anymore. They are destroying the government and your “compromise” is just a surrender. Some seem to get it but too many are clinging to a fantasy.
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Redlining shaped the power grid. Communities of color are still paying the price.
Redlining shaped the power grid. Communities of color are still paying the price.
America's legacy of segregation is affecting who benefits—and doesn't—from the clean energy revolution.
www.motherjones.com
May 20, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Redlining shaped the power grid. Communities of color are still paying the price.
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Abortion providers confront a new wave of extremism
Report: Abortion providers confront a new wave of extremism
"It shouldn't take someone being murdered for a law to be enforced."
www.motherjones.com
May 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Abortion providers confront a new wave of extremism
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73% of mothers with kids under 18 are in the workforce. More than flowers or brunch, working moms need:
-Paid family leave
-Equal pay
-Universal childcare
(But get your mom flowers, too)
-Paid family leave
-Equal pay
-Universal childcare
(But get your mom flowers, too)
May 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
73% of mothers with kids under 18 are in the workforce. More than flowers or brunch, working moms need:
-Paid family leave
-Equal pay
-Universal childcare
(But get your mom flowers, too)
-Paid family leave
-Equal pay
-Universal childcare
(But get your mom flowers, too)
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"Another officer, frustrated, says, 'They don’t need a warrant.' Finally, one of them tells the truth. Due process is not a matter they’re concerned with. The deportation must proceed. Trying to stop it is the unlawful thing"—@billshaner.bsky.social in Worcester www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“They’re trying to kidnap someone”
On the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts.
www.motherjones.com
May 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"Another officer, frustrated, says, 'They don’t need a warrant.' Finally, one of them tells the truth. Due process is not a matter they’re concerned with. The deportation must proceed. Trying to stop it is the unlawful thing"—@billshaner.bsky.social in Worcester www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Your School House Rock moment......
May 11, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Your School House Rock moment......
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AOC: "We need to be talking about ICE agents and the cowardly policy of covering their faces
May 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
AOC: "We need to be talking about ICE agents and the cowardly policy of covering their faces
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Three members of Congress from New Jersey, along with protesters, faced off with Department of Homeland Security officers on Friday after visiting a local ICE detention facility.
Homeland Security Dept. accuses lawmakers of ‘storming’ an ICE facility despite oversight laws saying they could be there | CNN Politics
The battle over immigration came to a dramatic head Friday afternoon when Democratic lawmakers faced off with Homeland Security Department officers as they tried to visit a Newark, New Jersey Immigrat...
www.cnn.com
May 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Three members of Congress from New Jersey, along with protesters, faced off with Department of Homeland Security officers on Friday after visiting a local ICE detention facility.
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JUST IN: A federal judge has halted parts of an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that sought to boost requirements that Americans show documents proving their citizenship when registering to vote. cnn.it/3Yea7Fo
April 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
JUST IN: A federal judge has halted parts of an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that sought to boost requirements that Americans show documents proving their citizenship when registering to vote. cnn.it/3Yea7Fo
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April 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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In America last year, nearly 40 million workers made less than $17 an hour. Unacceptable.
Nobody in America can make it on $7.25 an hour, $9 an hour or $12 an hour.
We need an economy in which all of our workers earn a living wage.
Nobody in America can make it on $7.25 an hour, $9 an hour or $12 an hour.
We need an economy in which all of our workers earn a living wage.
April 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
In America last year, nearly 40 million workers made less than $17 an hour. Unacceptable.
Nobody in America can make it on $7.25 an hour, $9 an hour or $12 an hour.
We need an economy in which all of our workers earn a living wage.
Nobody in America can make it on $7.25 an hour, $9 an hour or $12 an hour.
We need an economy in which all of our workers earn a living wage.
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JUST IN: After criticism, the National Park Service has restored an old Underground Railroad webpage that prominently features Harriet Tubman.
After a backlash, National Park Service restores old Underground Railroad webpage that prominently features Harriet Tubman | CNN
The National Park Service seems to have returned an image of and quote from Harriet Tubman to a webpage about the Underground Railroad, following backlash after her presence on the page was dramatical...
www.cnn.com
April 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
JUST IN: After criticism, the National Park Service has restored an old Underground Railroad webpage that prominently features Harriet Tubman.
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The Trump administration plans to fine migrants under deportation orders up to $998 a day if they fail to leave the United States and to seize their property if they do not pay, according to documents reviewed by Reuters reut.rs/3YkxKfm
Trump plans to fine migrants $998 a day for failing to leave after deportation order
The Trump administration plans to fine migrants under deportation orders up to $998 a day if they fail to leave the United States and to seize their property if they do not pay, according to documents reviewed by Reuters.
reut.rs
April 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The Trump administration plans to fine migrants under deportation orders up to $998 a day if they fail to leave the United States and to seize their property if they do not pay, according to documents reviewed by Reuters reut.rs/3YkxKfm