Reposted by cynja
UPDATE: I've heard from Jose's family. He's apparently been transferred to an ICE detention center in TX, but it's been days since they've been able to speak with him.
He needs medical care and to be able to speak with his family and lawyer. This obscene cruelty helps no one.
He needs medical care and to be able to speak with his family and lawyer. This obscene cruelty helps no one.
You can hear Jose scream in excruciating pain as an ICE vehicle runs over his foot while he's being detained.
His family says Jose is a good man, with no criminal record, who works in roofing.
He needs to be released from detention to receive appropriate medical care.
His family says Jose is a good man, with no criminal record, who works in roofing.
He needs to be released from detention to receive appropriate medical care.
December 13, 2025 at 1:45 AM
UPDATE: I've heard from Jose's family. He's apparently been transferred to an ICE detention center in TX, but it's been days since they've been able to speak with him.
He needs medical care and to be able to speak with his family and lawyer. This obscene cruelty helps no one.
He needs medical care and to be able to speak with his family and lawyer. This obscene cruelty helps no one.
Reposted by cynja
Reposted by cynja
I dumped Facebook back in 2015. It was discovered that "META" provided Russia election rich data via Cambridge Analytics. Russians used that data to target voters and get Trump elected. Fancy Bear a Russian hacker group hacked the DNC emails in 2015. FCK FACEBOOK
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I dumped Facebook back in 2015. It was discovered that "META" provided Russia election rich data via Cambridge Analytics. Russians used that data to target voters and get Trump elected. Fancy Bear a Russian hacker group hacked the DNC emails in 2015. FCK FACEBOOK
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Reposted by cynja
*taps sign* www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?t...
December 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
*taps sign* www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?t...
Reposted by cynja
You're in a car accident. So you call all the ERs from the ambulance and see who's offering a special. Hell, maybe you can ask hospital B to beat hospital A's price. It'll be like car dealerships. "How much can you spend a month, Randi?" "What will it take to get you into this ER today?"
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 3:27 AM
You're in a car accident. So you call all the ERs from the ambulance and see who's offering a special. Hell, maybe you can ask hospital B to beat hospital A's price. It'll be like car dealerships. "How much can you spend a month, Randi?" "What will it take to get you into this ER today?"
Reposted by cynja
We have to listen to bigoted handwringing about how we have to abandon trans people and marginalized communities and immigrants while the clearest election winning message is right there.
"Do the rich have too much political power?"
Yes: 80%
No: 8%
YouGov / Dec 8, 2025
Yes: 80%
No: 8%
YouGov / Dec 8, 2025
December 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
We have to listen to bigoted handwringing about how we have to abandon trans people and marginalized communities and immigrants while the clearest election winning message is right there.
Reposted by cynja
It's not an unverified belief. Fear of greater social equality is the underlying psychological impulse behind all various "isms." www.nytimes.com/2018/04/24/u...
Trump Voters Driven by Fear of Losing Status, Not Economic Anxiety, Study Finds (Published 2018)
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
It's not an unverified belief. Fear of greater social equality is the underlying psychological impulse behind all various "isms." www.nytimes.com/2018/04/24/u...
Reposted by cynja
“This administration is obsessed with targeting trans folks,” former HHS deputy assistant secretary for health policy Adrian Shanker told The Advocate.
RFK Jr.’s health department is using religious freedom to strip transgender people of health care
www.out.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:43 AM
“This administration is obsessed with targeting trans folks,” former HHS deputy assistant secretary for health policy Adrian Shanker told The Advocate.
Reposted by cynja
I always thought people did not pay nearly enough attention to this text.
It was about as much of a smoking gun as you could ask for.
It was about as much of a smoking gun as you could ask for.
Good reporting never dies. It ripens. By @hunterw.bsky.social, 2021
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Leaked Texts: Jan. 6 Organizers Say They Were 'Following POTUS' Lead'
Rally planners coordinated with the White House before Jan. 6, and prepped a party on the day of the Capitol attack, leaked texts reveal
www.rollingstone.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I always thought people did not pay nearly enough attention to this text.
It was about as much of a smoking gun as you could ask for.
It was about as much of a smoking gun as you could ask for.
Reposted by cynja
MAGA is bringing back traditional masculinity by obsessing over fonts, gold trim and ballrooms.
Mr. Rubio said switching back to Times New Roman would “restore decorum and professionalism to the department’s written work.” Calibri is “informal” when compared to serif typefaces like Times New Roman and “clashes” with the department’s official letterhead. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Rubio Deletes Calibri as the State Department’s Official Typeface
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:59 AM
MAGA is bringing back traditional masculinity by obsessing over fonts, gold trim and ballrooms.
Reposted by cynja
#ICYMI: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detailed the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.
(Published Oct. 2025)
(Published Oct. 2025)
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
#ICYMI: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detailed the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.
(Published Oct. 2025)
(Published Oct. 2025)
Reposted by cynja
hey a fun thing is that if congress is delegating authority to an independent agency then by definition that agency is not "unaccountable." it is still accountable to congress. and it is interesting (read: extremely frustrating) to me that these people just write congress out of existence here.
Kavanaugh: Broad delegations to unaccountable agencies are dangerous for individual liberty! We have used the major questions doctrine to prevent agencies from overreaching.
Sauer: MQD not a substitute for the removal power for the president
Sauer: MQD not a substitute for the removal power for the president
December 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
hey a fun thing is that if congress is delegating authority to an independent agency then by definition that agency is not "unaccountable." it is still accountable to congress. and it is interesting (read: extremely frustrating) to me that these people just write congress out of existence here.
Reposted by cynja
This has to be a non-starter for senate dems. has to be.
the senate republican proposal to address aca subsidies includes a ban on essential health benefit coverage for sex transition-related medical care
December 8, 2025 at 11:38 PM
This has to be a non-starter for senate dems. has to be.
Reposted by cynja
cool that the official position of the administration appears to be that black people don’t really count as americans
"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday."
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
cool that the official position of the administration appears to be that black people don’t really count as americans
Reposted by cynja
Remembering how BuzzFeed News was leading the coverage at the time …
After Winning Marriage, The LGBT Movement Faces An Unexpectedly Tough Battle In Houston www.buzzfeednews.com/article/domi...
Houston Voters Repeal Hotly Contested LGBT Nondiscrimination Law www.buzzfeednews.com/article/domi...
After Winning Marriage, The LGBT Movement Faces An Unexpectedly Tough Battle In Houston www.buzzfeednews.com/article/domi...
Houston Voters Repeal Hotly Contested LGBT Nondiscrimination Law www.buzzfeednews.com/article/domi...
Houston Voters Repeal Hotly Contested LGBT Nondiscrimination Law
In an election watched around the U.S., opponents won by a landslide after alleging the ordinance would let male predators prey on young girls in bathrooms.
www.buzzfeednews.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Remembering how BuzzFeed News was leading the coverage at the time …
After Winning Marriage, The LGBT Movement Faces An Unexpectedly Tough Battle In Houston www.buzzfeednews.com/article/domi...
Houston Voters Repeal Hotly Contested LGBT Nondiscrimination Law www.buzzfeednews.com/article/domi...
After Winning Marriage, The LGBT Movement Faces An Unexpectedly Tough Battle In Houston www.buzzfeednews.com/article/domi...
Houston Voters Repeal Hotly Contested LGBT Nondiscrimination Law www.buzzfeednews.com/article/domi...
Reposted by cynja
What? A Trump supporter? Moved to violence by the president's conspiracy theories? Well, I never.
BREAKING on MS NOW:
Brian Cole Jr., the suspect accused of being the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, confessed to agents that he planted the bombs and has indicated he supported President Trump, according to two people familiar with his interview.
Brian Cole Jr., the suspect accused of being the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, confessed to agents that he planted the bombs and has indicated he supported President Trump, according to two people familiar with his interview.
December 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
What? A Trump supporter? Moved to violence by the president's conspiracy theories? Well, I never.
Reposted by cynja
NEW: ProPublica reporter Jessica Lussenhop received a roughly 40-minute recorded conversation between sheriff’s detectives and two preachers at a Minnesota church.
The recording reveals how repeated sexual abuse can continue as an open secret.
The recording reveals how repeated sexual abuse can continue as an open secret.
A Police Recording Reveals How a Minnesota Old Apostolic Lutheran Church Enabled an Abuser
A roughly 40-minute conversation shows how leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church kept an open secret quiet for so long.
www.propublica.org
December 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW: ProPublica reporter Jessica Lussenhop received a roughly 40-minute recorded conversation between sheriff’s detectives and two preachers at a Minnesota church.
The recording reveals how repeated sexual abuse can continue as an open secret.
The recording reveals how repeated sexual abuse can continue as an open secret.
Reposted by cynja
“All of the energy and all of the excitement we’ve had about bringing an end to the AIDS epidemic … that has just completely had the wind taken out of its sails.” This story was originally published by @19thnews.org.
America’s Most Basic HIV Protections are in Danger as a Decade of Progress Unravels
Health experts are alarmed as Republicans degrade the country’s pivotal HIV programs—and break promises made during Trump’s first term.
rewirenewsgroup.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
“All of the energy and all of the excitement we’ve had about bringing an end to the AIDS epidemic … that has just completely had the wind taken out of its sails.” This story was originally published by @19thnews.org.
Reposted by cynja
Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
December 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
Reposted by cynja
We simply have never seen anything like the Family Swamp Trump has drained all the money into
This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in Novemb...
popular.info
December 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
We simply have never seen anything like the Family Swamp Trump has drained all the money into
Reposted by cynja
Starting Jan. 1, traditional Medicare recipients in Washington state will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures covered — private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny.
Thousands of Washington state Medicare users could soon have claims denied by AI
Starting Jan. 1, traditional Medicare recipients in Washington state will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures covered — private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny.
www.kuow.org
December 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Starting Jan. 1, traditional Medicare recipients in Washington state will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures covered — private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny.
Reposted by cynja
NEW: The Department of Homeland Security comes to an agreement with four GOP-led states to redesign its federal immigration database to serve voter “verification” purposes — an unprecedented use of federal data that could supercharge wrongful purges.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DHS Agrees to Overhaul Federal Immigration System for Mass Voter Screenings
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
NEW: The Department of Homeland Security comes to an agreement with four GOP-led states to redesign its federal immigration database to serve voter “verification” purposes — an unprecedented use of federal data that could supercharge wrongful purges.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Reposted by cynja
It has been painfully obvious for *decades* that far-right wanted force US to listen to far-right speech while making other speech illegal, but our insanely stupid & short-sighted & hateful Elite joined them in pretending their anti-free-speech agenda was actually free-speech.
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
It has been painfully obvious for *decades* that far-right wanted force US to listen to far-right speech while making other speech illegal, but our insanely stupid & short-sighted & hateful Elite joined them in pretending their anti-free-speech agenda was actually free-speech.
Reposted by cynja
Just posted a big handful of new job openings in the Tabletop Game Jobs group. Wide variety of jobs posted in the last week, from game design with D&D and Warhammer, marketing & event jobs, plus a handful of project management.
Tabletop Game Jobs FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/Table...
🎲🧵
Tabletop Game Jobs FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/Table...
🎲🧵
November 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Just posted a big handful of new job openings in the Tabletop Game Jobs group. Wide variety of jobs posted in the last week, from game design with D&D and Warhammer, marketing & event jobs, plus a handful of project management.
Tabletop Game Jobs FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/Table...
🎲🧵
Tabletop Game Jobs FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/Table...
🎲🧵
Reposted by cynja
Haters say “do it the right way,” but we're being arrested at our green card appointments.
“What risk did the community face from my client who... is the caregiver to his 17-year-old son, works, pays taxes, has no criminal history and was applying for a green card."
“What risk did the community face from my client who... is the caregiver to his 17-year-old son, works, pays taxes, has no criminal history and was applying for a green card."
ICE agents arrest green card applicants in San Diego
In what lawyers are saying is a new escalation of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation program, Immigration Customs and Enforcement agents are arresting people during their green card…
www.kpbs.org
November 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Haters say “do it the right way,” but we're being arrested at our green card appointments.
“What risk did the community face from my client who... is the caregiver to his 17-year-old son, works, pays taxes, has no criminal history and was applying for a green card."
“What risk did the community face from my client who... is the caregiver to his 17-year-old son, works, pays taxes, has no criminal history and was applying for a green card."