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Community organizing apnews.com/article/disa...
Lacking community resilience centers, Houston neighbors opt for solar-powered 'hub homes'
Doris Brown’s home in Northeast Houston becomes a refuge for neighbors during power outages thanks to her solar panel and battery system.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Community organizing apnews.com/article/disa...
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With SNAP benefits ending, check with your kids schools to see if they have take home meal programs. Many schools that offer free lunches also have programs that offer kids meals on evenings and weekends
October 23, 2025 at 2:43 AM
With SNAP benefits ending, check with your kids schools to see if they have take home meal programs. Many schools that offer free lunches also have programs that offer kids meals on evenings and weekends
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Sorry, we promised not to post much today but we had to make a special callout. We forgot to give a proper shoutout to a few places yesterday. Denver and Dallas Fort Worth, you broke records. You were incredible.
April 21, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Sorry, we promised not to post much today but we had to make a special callout. We forgot to give a proper shoutout to a few places yesterday. Denver and Dallas Fort Worth, you broke records. You were incredible.
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Trump issued an executive order invoking a wartime law the Alien Enemies Act of 1798—a little-known law—would allow the government to deport without due process.
March 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Trump issued an executive order invoking a wartime law the Alien Enemies Act of 1798—a little-known law—would allow the government to deport without due process.
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This law has historically been used only during declared wars, such as the War of 1812, World War I, and World War II. Applying it now, without an official war, raises major legal and ethical concerns, particularly about its constitutionality and impact on civil rights.
March 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This law has historically been used only during declared wars, such as the War of 1812, World War I, and World War II. Applying it now, without an official war, raises major legal and ethical concerns, particularly about its constitutionality and impact on civil rights.
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Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
February 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
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“I thought that the administration was going after violent criminals, but these people are innocent, honest, hardworking people. These are human beings, you know.”
https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/ice-raid-account-north-philly-car-wash-20250202.html
https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/ice-raid-account-north-philly-car-wash-20250202.html
ICE raided his family’s North Philly car wash. Here is Jeffrey Lee’s account of what happened.
"They weren’t rude or anything, but they basically just told me 'We are here to take some illegals. If you don’t hear from us then don’t worry about it,'" said the car wash owner.
www.inquirer.com
February 3, 2025 at 2:46 AM
“I thought that the administration was going after violent criminals, but these people are innocent, honest, hardworking people. These are human beings, you know.”
https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/ice-raid-account-north-philly-car-wash-20250202.html
https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/ice-raid-account-north-philly-car-wash-20250202.html
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Incredible work! Artist Carl Cheng @ the ICA philadelphia— go see this show !!
Incredible work! Artist Carl Cheng @ the ICA philadelphia— go see this show !!
Carl Cheng: Nature Never Loses - ICA Philadelphia
This exhibition is the first in-depth survey of Carl Cheng’s prescient, genre-defying work from the 1960s to the present that will transform both floors of the ICA. Cheng began his career in the exper...
icaphila.org
January 18, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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Incredible work! Artist Carl Cheng @ the ICA philadelphia— go see this show !!
Incredible work! Artist Carl Cheng @ the ICA philadelphia— go see this show !!
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Three UnitedHealth-owned insurance companies must pay over $165 million for engaging in widespread deceptive conduct that misled thousands of consumers into unknowingly buying extra health insurance.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
UnitedHealth units ordered to collectively pay $165 million for misleading Massachusetts consumers
Three UnitedHealth-owned insurance companies collectively must pay over $165 million for engaging in widespread deceptive conduct that misled thousands of consumers in Massachusetts into unknowingly buying supplemental health insurance, a state court judge has ruled.
www.reuters.com
January 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Three UnitedHealth-owned insurance companies must pay over $165 million for engaging in widespread deceptive conduct that misled thousands of consumers into unknowingly buying extra health insurance.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
something’s wrong
January 3, 2025 at 4:36 AM
something’s wrong
the fog at culver and sawtelle tonight!
January 3, 2025 at 4:35 AM
the fog at culver and sawtelle tonight!
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Philly Grinches just voted to decimate yet another Asian community #SaveChinatown
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/philadelphia/news/sixers-arena-center-city-philadelphia-bills-final-vote-thursday/
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/philadelphia/news/sixers-arena-center-city-philadelphia-bills-final-vote-thursday/
Philadelphia 76ers arena bills pass final vote in City Council Thursday
Eleven bills on the proposed new Sixers arena in Center City passed a final vote in City Council on Thursday.
www.cbsnews.com
December 20, 2024 at 2:42 AM
Philly Grinches just voted to decimate yet another Asian community #SaveChinatown
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/philadelphia/news/sixers-arena-center-city-philadelphia-bills-final-vote-thursday/
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/philadelphia/news/sixers-arena-center-city-philadelphia-bills-final-vote-thursday/
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“I’m forced to remember everything I’ve lost—and all that I stand to lose—in the merciless grasp of time.”
Derek R. Trumbo, Sr. dedicates his latest ”Never eat the candy“ column in memory of his mother. Just like prison, time confines us all.
prismreports.org/2024/12/17/t...
Derek R. Trumbo, Sr. dedicates his latest ”Never eat the candy“ column in memory of his mother. Just like prison, time confines us all.
prismreports.org/2024/12/17/t...
Never eat the candy on your pillow: Time confines us all
I’m losing my mother. What can be done? Nothing. All I can do is be here for her from behind bars and do my best to remember her every word
prismreports.org
December 19, 2024 at 8:00 PM
“I’m forced to remember everything I’ve lost—and all that I stand to lose—in the merciless grasp of time.”
Derek R. Trumbo, Sr. dedicates his latest ”Never eat the candy“ column in memory of his mother. Just like prison, time confines us all.
prismreports.org/2024/12/17/t...
Derek R. Trumbo, Sr. dedicates his latest ”Never eat the candy“ column in memory of his mother. Just like prison, time confines us all.
prismreports.org/2024/12/17/t...
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These women paid off their student debt for decades and somehow still owe more than they borrowed.
But a little-known provision gives Joe Biden the authority to cancel student debt for aging borrowers — and they’re calling on him to use it.
But a little-known provision gives Joe Biden the authority to cancel student debt for aging borrowers — and they’re calling on him to use it.
December 19, 2024 at 7:15 PM
These women paid off their student debt for decades and somehow still owe more than they borrowed.
But a little-known provision gives Joe Biden the authority to cancel student debt for aging borrowers — and they’re calling on him to use it.
But a little-known provision gives Joe Biden the authority to cancel student debt for aging borrowers — and they’re calling on him to use it.
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U.S. renters spent an extra $3.8 billion last year because of pricing algorithms used by landlords, according to a new analysis from the White House.
The biggest culprit is RealPage, a company that allegedly uses software to help big landlords illegally collude and set prices.
The biggest culprit is RealPage, a company that allegedly uses software to help big landlords illegally collude and set prices.
Why Is the Rent So Damn High? The Real Reason Will Shock You
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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December 17, 2024 at 3:26 PM
U.S. renters spent an extra $3.8 billion last year because of pricing algorithms used by landlords, according to a new analysis from the White House.
The biggest culprit is RealPage, a company that allegedly uses software to help big landlords illegally collude and set prices.
The biggest culprit is RealPage, a company that allegedly uses software to help big landlords illegally collude and set prices.
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We will soon be launching our Alt Junior Ranger program, which will cost $1 to join. While we initially wanted to make it free, our past experience with free seed packs and cleanup kits showed that groups opposed to our movement signed up simply to waste resources. 1/3
December 16, 2024 at 11:24 PM
We will soon be launching our Alt Junior Ranger program, which will cost $1 to join. While we initially wanted to make it free, our past experience with free seed packs and cleanup kits showed that groups opposed to our movement signed up simply to waste resources. 1/3
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“It’s really urgent that Biden take action as a cycle of violence, displacement, & family separation threatens to be very real for our community.”
Advocates ask Biden to pardon Southeast Asian refugees at risk of deportation, @mauriziogro.bsky.social writes.
prismreports.org/2024/12/12/a...
Advocates ask Biden to pardon Southeast Asian refugees at risk of deportation, @mauriziogro.bsky.social writes.
prismreports.org/2024/12/12/a...
Advocates ask Biden to pardon refugees from the Vietnam War
Clemency is a way to hold the U.S. accountable for military intervention in Southeast Asia as well as the criminalization of resettled refugees, advocates say
prismreports.org
December 15, 2024 at 3:01 PM
“It’s really urgent that Biden take action as a cycle of violence, displacement, & family separation threatens to be very real for our community.”
Advocates ask Biden to pardon Southeast Asian refugees at risk of deportation, @mauriziogro.bsky.social writes.
prismreports.org/2024/12/12/a...
Advocates ask Biden to pardon Southeast Asian refugees at risk of deportation, @mauriziogro.bsky.social writes.
prismreports.org/2024/12/12/a...
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This campaign needs you now
Reinstate Keziah Ridgeway to Northeast High
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December 12, 2024 at 5:00 PM
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“The stone would outlast everyone, would transcend the memory of those who were there, and those who came after.” Brandon Shimoda on saving a WWII monument of Japanese internment. https://buff.ly/3D7cthN
Archaeology or Exclusion? Brandon Shimoda on Saving a Japanese American WWII Monument
One evening, many years ago, but not so many years ago, a Japanese man, out for a walk in the American desert, saw a “rare and unusual flower” on the far side of a barbed wire fence, an…
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December 11, 2024 at 8:33 PM
“The stone would outlast everyone, would transcend the memory of those who were there, and those who came after.” Brandon Shimoda on saving a WWII monument of Japanese internment. https://buff.ly/3D7cthN