@jshoo.bsky.social
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
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Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
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America's unions cannot overstate the Senate budget reconciliation bill's overwhelming harm for working families. We condemn the Senate Republicans for doubling down on a bill that raises costs, wipes out jobs, and rips health care away from 17 million people. aflcio.org/press/releas...
July 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
America's unions cannot overstate the Senate budget reconciliation bill's overwhelming harm for working families. We condemn the Senate Republicans for doubling down on a bill that raises costs, wipes out jobs, and rips health care away from 17 million people. aflcio.org/press/releas...
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Republicans are about to decimate Medicaid across the country and their top two Senate leaders are trying to get their states exempted from the cuts at the 11th hour.
July 1, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Republicans are about to decimate Medicaid across the country and their top two Senate leaders are trying to get their states exempted from the cuts at the 11th hour.
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Who would have guessed that would happen? Well @pivotpod.bsky.social for months now.
Many of the major changes Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service pushed at Social Security have been abandoned or are being reversed after proving ineffective, while others are yielding unintended consequences and badly damaging customer service and satisfaction.
How DOGE’s grand plan to remake Social Security is backfiring
The agency is abandoning an initiative aimed at preventing fraud, the latest example of a failed effort by Elon Musk’s disruptive cost-cutting team.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 17, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Who would have guessed that would happen? Well @pivotpod.bsky.social for months now.
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“Unleashing” has a really bad sound to it in this context; as in, unleashing from the Constitution. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Strengthening and Unleashing America's Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:Section 1. Purpose and
www.whitehouse.gov
April 28, 2025 at 11:11 PM
“Unleashing” has a really bad sound to it in this context; as in, unleashing from the Constitution. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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This guy is 53 years old, the richest man in the world, and a senior government official at the White House
April 29, 2025 at 3:13 AM
This guy is 53 years old, the richest man in the world, and a senior government official at the White House
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Can't have cancer if no one's looking for it.
April 29, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Can't have cancer if no one's looking for it.
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Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.
April 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.
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I suggest everyone become very, very familiar with this piece by law Professor @david.noll.org. I suspect you will be referring to it often. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/if-t...
If the Marshals Go Rogue, Courts Have Other Ways to Enforce their Orders
Opinion | Even a rogue marshal’s service is not an insurmountable obstacle to courts enforcing the rule of law.
www.democracydocket.com
April 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I suggest everyone become very, very familiar with this piece by law Professor @david.noll.org. I suspect you will be referring to it often. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/if-t...
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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?
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We traded Europe for a guy that builds concentration camps for profit.
April 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
We traded Europe for a guy that builds concentration camps for profit.
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April 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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The House just passed its budget resolution, so reconciliation is now officially underway. This is their bill to destroy Medicaid and SNAP while cutting taxes disproportionately for the rich.
THIS IS VERY REAL and can be enacted even if all Ds vote no.
Thread on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT.
THIS IS VERY REAL and can be enacted even if all Ds vote no.
Thread on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT.
April 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The House just passed its budget resolution, so reconciliation is now officially underway. This is their bill to destroy Medicaid and SNAP while cutting taxes disproportionately for the rich.
THIS IS VERY REAL and can be enacted even if all Ds vote no.
Thread on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT.
THIS IS VERY REAL and can be enacted even if all Ds vote no.
Thread on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT.
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“This does not just affect North Carolina,” Riggs said. “This is like dropping a match in a really dry forest. And if we let this kind of anti-democratic effort take hold, we will not be able to contain it. So this is a fight for the very soul of democracy. Today’s decision was deeply misinformed.”
Allison Riggs: 'This is a fight for the very soul of democracy'
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
“This does not just affect North Carolina,” Riggs said. “This is like dropping a match in a really dry forest. And if we let this kind of anti-democratic effort take hold, we will not be able to contain it. So this is a fight for the very soul of democracy. Today’s decision was deeply misinformed.”
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This is just like 2008 -- except that in 2008, the government was trying to stop the crash, whereas now, the government is literally causing the crash.
April 7, 2025 at 3:55 AM
This is just like 2008 -- except that in 2008, the government was trying to stop the crash, whereas now, the government is literally causing the crash.
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We should all log into the link for Project 2025 Tracker… in less than 90 days they are almost half way to completion of their goals.
March 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
We should all log into the link for Project 2025 Tracker… in less than 90 days they are almost half way to completion of their goals.
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Breaking News: The S&P 500 recorded its worst month since 2022, driven by uncertainty about the scope of President Trump’s tariffs, which investors fear could accelerate inflation, slow consumer spending and stall the U.S. economy.
Stocks Mark Worst Month in Years as Trump’s Tariffs Loom
Markets around the world have wavered as fear and uncertainty over tariffs and trade wars rattle investors. The S&P 500 just recorded its worst month since 2022, shedding 5.8 percent in March.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Breaking News: The S&P 500 recorded its worst month since 2022, driven by uncertainty about the scope of President Trump’s tariffs, which investors fear could accelerate inflation, slow consumer spending and stall the U.S. economy.
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"The problem with a delayed response is that the more power leaders with authoritarian tendencies accumulate, the harder it is to mount an effective resistance. The opposition is thus more likely to succeed if it acts early..."
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
How to Save a Democracy
Americans can learn from opponents of authoritarianism elsewhere.
www.foreignaffairs.com
March 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"The problem with a delayed response is that the more power leaders with authoritarian tendencies accumulate, the harder it is to mount an effective resistance. The opposition is thus more likely to succeed if it acts early..."
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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“Beautiful thing to watch.”
March 31, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“Beautiful thing to watch.”
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They are just disappearing people off the street. Having a hard time thinking about literally anything else.
Not sure if this has been shared here yet, but this is video of Rumeysa Ozturk's arrest posted by WCVB. It's terrifying.
March 27, 2025 at 5:15 AM
They are just disappearing people off the street. Having a hard time thinking about literally anything else.
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Wisconsin needs to vote for the decent person who isn’t buying votes.
If you don't want to see this horrible garbage happen in every future high-stakes election, make sure it demonstrably fails in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race by helping elect Susan Crawford
March 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Wisconsin needs to vote for the decent person who isn’t buying votes.
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To work for Donald Trump means you have to lie as you breathe.
On the left: Hegseth's message.
On the right: the applicable CENTCOM classification guide provisions.
This is all very plainly classified at the SECRET level.
They all lied. They should all lose their jobs.
On the right: the applicable CENTCOM classification guide provisions.
This is all very plainly classified at the SECRET level.
They all lied. They should all lose their jobs.
March 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
To work for Donald Trump means you have to lie as you breathe.
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Them: “no ‘war plans’ were discussed”
The chat:
The chat:
March 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Them: “no ‘war plans’ were discussed”
The chat:
The chat:
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This is a critical point everybody in the media should be amplifying:
🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:
March 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This is a critical point everybody in the media should be amplifying: