Joe, the Diabetic
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Husband, Dad, Insulin-dependent Diabetic. Doing my best to be a follower of Jesus.
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In the hours before IRS leadership fired some 7,000 employees for allegedly poor performance, a top IRS lawyer flagged officials that “no one” at the agency had done such an assessment.
The termination notice went out unchanged anyway.
By @andykroll.bsky.social
The termination notice went out unchanged anyway.
By @andykroll.bsky.social
Emails Reveal Top IRS Lawyer Warned Trump Firings Were a “Fraud” on the Courts
The Trump administration cited “performance” failures to justify its mass firing of IRS workers. But this claim was “false,” a senior agency attorney warned officials, because the administration had…
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March 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
In the hours before IRS leadership fired some 7,000 employees for allegedly poor performance, a top IRS lawyer flagged officials that “no one” at the agency had done such an assessment.
The termination notice went out unchanged anyway.
By @andykroll.bsky.social
The termination notice went out unchanged anyway.
By @andykroll.bsky.social
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UFW presente at Visalia CA Cesar Chavez March
March 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
UFW presente at Visalia CA Cesar Chavez March
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Because Gov Mills told him something he didn’t want to hear
The Trump admin canceled contracts with Maine's CDC supporting "enumeration at birth" -- the way 99% of American babies get their Social Security Numbers.
Now Maine parents have to visit field offices in-person to get their newborn SSNs
Why?
No reason given.
www.huffpost.com/entry/maine-...
Now Maine parents have to visit field offices in-person to get their newborn SSNs
Why?
No reason given.
www.huffpost.com/entry/maine-...
Trump Administration Forces Maine Parents To Visit Social Security Offices To Register Newborns
The Social Security Administration canceled contracts that allowed Maine parents to sign up newborns for Social Security numbers at the hospital.
www.huffpost.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Because Gov Mills told him something he didn’t want to hear
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The laws, systems, and structures that support racial equity in America will stand strong in the face of inordinate pressure, but only if we band together to protect this vital civil rights infrastructure.
www.aclu.org/news/racial-...
www.aclu.org/news/racial-...
The Infrastructure of Racial Justice Is Under Attack. We Must Fight for It | ACLU
The laws, systems, and structures that support racial equity in America will stand strong in the face of inordinate pressure, but only if we band together to protect this vital civil rights infrastruc...
www.aclu.org
February 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The laws, systems, and structures that support racial equity in America will stand strong in the face of inordinate pressure, but only if we band together to protect this vital civil rights infrastructure.
www.aclu.org/news/racial-...
www.aclu.org/news/racial-...
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It was a cold rainy day when guadalupe shared this photo from where she is pruning and tying the grape vines on California's central coast. She says that's how winter work is, but it pays her bills and feeds her family. #WeFeeYou
February 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
It was a cold rainy day when guadalupe shared this photo from where she is pruning and tying the grape vines on California's central coast. She says that's how winter work is, but it pays her bills and feeds her family. #WeFeeYou
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Dismantling the Department of Education won’t give states more control—it will defund and destabilize public schools. States already oversee most of public education, but federal support ensures students have the resources they need.
February 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Dismantling the Department of Education won’t give states more control—it will defund and destabilize public schools. States already oversee most of public education, but federal support ensures students have the resources they need.
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If Republicans in Congress truly cared about our children, they wouldn’t be cutting Medicaid. Medicaid is a lifeline, covering nearly 4 in 10 children and over 80% of kids living in poverty across the country.
February 28, 2025 at 11:57 PM
If Republicans in Congress truly cared about our children, they wouldn’t be cutting Medicaid. Medicaid is a lifeline, covering nearly 4 in 10 children and over 80% of kids living in poverty across the country.
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Medicaid isn’t a handout—it’s a lifeline for millions.
It covers 4 in 10 children, 1 in 4 adults with disabilities and 5 in 8 nursing home residents.
Cutting it means putting lives at risk. We fight to protect it because healthcare is a right. seiu.co/4hQey0V
It covers 4 in 10 children, 1 in 4 adults with disabilities and 5 in 8 nursing home residents.
Cutting it means putting lives at risk. We fight to protect it because healthcare is a right. seiu.co/4hQey0V
10 Things to Know About Medicaid | KFF
At the start of 2025, many issues are at play that will affect Medicaid coverage, financing, and access to care. While Medicaid was not discussed much on the campaign trail, Congress may consider big ...
seiu.co
February 28, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Medicaid isn’t a handout—it’s a lifeline for millions.
It covers 4 in 10 children, 1 in 4 adults with disabilities and 5 in 8 nursing home residents.
Cutting it means putting lives at risk. We fight to protect it because healthcare is a right. seiu.co/4hQey0V
It covers 4 in 10 children, 1 in 4 adults with disabilities and 5 in 8 nursing home residents.
Cutting it means putting lives at risk. We fight to protect it because healthcare is a right. seiu.co/4hQey0V
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We’ll be out canvassing on Sunday
February 27, 2025 at 9:58 PM
We’ll be out canvassing on Sunday
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Guadalupe is a mother to 4 and works in the grape vineyards of Fresno CA. She earns 14 cents for each vine she ties. In her 7 hours she usually works on 800 vines to earn just above $110. #WeFeedYou
February 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Guadalupe is a mother to 4 and works in the grape vineyards of Fresno CA. She earns 14 cents for each vine she ties. In her 7 hours she usually works on 800 vines to earn just above $110. #WeFeedYou
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This is a huge victory for federal workers. Unions get it done! www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Judge blocks Trump administration’s mass firings of federal workers
A federal judge ruled that the terminations at agencies including the Department of Defense were probably illegal.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 28, 2025 at 1:28 AM
This is a huge victory for federal workers. Unions get it done! www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Check out our new book from Arcadia Publishing's Images of America series featuring photographs of the Japanese American community that was incarcerated at Heart Mountain before, during and after World War II. It's on sale now!
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Images Of America-PRESALE
PRESALE ONLY! ITEM WILL SHIP AFTER 2/22/25! Orders including Images of America will ship together after 2/22/25 More than 14,000 people of Japanese descent—two-thirds of them US citizens—were exiled...
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February 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Check out our new book from Arcadia Publishing's Images of America series featuring photographs of the Japanese American community that was incarcerated at Heart Mountain before, during and after World War II. It's on sale now!
shopheartmountain.org/collections/...
shopheartmountain.org/collections/...
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NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
NEWS: Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
www.finance.senate.gov
February 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
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During any interaction with ICE or Border Patrol you have the right to remain silent.
You don’t have to answer questions about where you were born, whether you’re a U.S. citizen, or how you entered the country.
Ask to speak to an attorney.
www.ktvu.com/news/can-san...
You don’t have to answer questions about where you were born, whether you’re a U.S. citizen, or how you entered the country.
Ask to speak to an attorney.
www.ktvu.com/news/can-san...
Can sanctuary cities protect you from deportation? Here are the criteria for ICE detentions
As promised during his campaign, second-term President Donald Trump is sending ICE agents to detain and deport those without proper documentation and those with criminal pasts out of the United States...
www.ktvu.com
February 2, 2025 at 1:04 AM
During any interaction with ICE or Border Patrol you have the right to remain silent.
You don’t have to answer questions about where you were born, whether you’re a U.S. citizen, or how you entered the country.
Ask to speak to an attorney.
www.ktvu.com/news/can-san...
You don’t have to answer questions about where you were born, whether you’re a U.S. citizen, or how you entered the country.
Ask to speak to an attorney.
www.ktvu.com/news/can-san...