Karen Hercules (she/they)
@k-hercules.bsky.social
USMC Vet - NB - Parent - Learner & Educator - Reconnecting Native
Reposted by Karen Hercules (she/they)
ICYMI — Trump says he plans to exempt farm & construction labor from his (due process-less) deportation raids
Can’t let the fearmongering take cheap labor away from his rich buddies (and himself).
More: www.thebulwark.com/p/farmers-tr...
Can’t let the fearmongering take cheap labor away from his rich buddies (and himself).
More: www.thebulwark.com/p/farmers-tr...
April 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
ICYMI — Trump says he plans to exempt farm & construction labor from his (due process-less) deportation raids
Can’t let the fearmongering take cheap labor away from his rich buddies (and himself).
More: www.thebulwark.com/p/farmers-tr...
Can’t let the fearmongering take cheap labor away from his rich buddies (and himself).
More: www.thebulwark.com/p/farmers-tr...
Reposted by Karen Hercules (she/they)
A federal judge in Maryland wants the government to "facilitate" Abrego Garcia's return to the U.S. after the Supreme Court largely upheld her original order.
Maryland judge again asks government to return man wrongly deported to El Salvador
A federal judge in Maryland wants the government to "facilitate" Abrego Garcia's return to the U.S. after the Supreme Court largely upheld her original order.
www.npr.org
April 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
A federal judge in Maryland wants the government to "facilitate" Abrego Garcia's return to the U.S. after the Supreme Court largely upheld her original order.
Reposted by Karen Hercules (she/they)
Reposted by Karen Hercules (she/they)
People are taking things into their own hands
March 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
People are taking things into their own hands
Reposted by Karen Hercules (she/they)
Join us in supporting NDN Collective employees and relatives Andrew and Gene during their evidentiary hearing on Monday, March 31st, at 9 am at the Pennington County Courthouse (Address: 315 St. Joseph Street, RC, SD 57701).
March 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Join us in supporting NDN Collective employees and relatives Andrew and Gene during their evidentiary hearing on Monday, March 31st, at 9 am at the Pennington County Courthouse (Address: 315 St. Joseph Street, RC, SD 57701).
Reposted by Karen Hercules (she/they)
As Florida and other red states are trying to do away with child labor laws this article is particularly timely. newrepublic.com/article/1819...
Why Republicans Want and Need a Permanent Economic Underclass
Ever heard of the “mudsill theory”? Well, it goes back to the slaveholding South. And it explains a lot.
newrepublic.com
March 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
As Florida and other red states are trying to do away with child labor laws this article is particularly timely. newrepublic.com/article/1819...
Reposted by Karen Hercules (she/they)
We will not be distracted.
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.
And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.
The time to organize is now.
OcasioCortez.com
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.
And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.
The time to organize is now.
OcasioCortez.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
We will not be distracted.
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.
And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.
The time to organize is now.
OcasioCortez.com
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.
And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.
The time to organize is now.
OcasioCortez.com
Reposted by Karen Hercules (she/they)
Reposted by Karen Hercules (she/they)
The people must unite. This is a slap in the face to everyone that has ever worn a uniform. Just for kicks, he’s restoring the records and memorials of Confederate Generals. If you sit back in horror and do nothing, you are complacent and part of the problem.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump and Hegseth Are Dishonoring Black and Latino Veterans' Service
The Pentagon’s Arlington National Cemetery website deleted Black, Latino, and women webpage memorials as part of Trump and Hegseth’s DEI purge.
www.rollingstone.com
March 20, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The people must unite. This is a slap in the face to everyone that has ever worn a uniform. Just for kicks, he’s restoring the records and memorials of Confederate Generals. If you sit back in horror and do nothing, you are complacent and part of the problem.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Reposted by Karen Hercules (she/they)
Reposted by Karen Hercules (she/they)
As we’ve reported on sexual misconduct by OB-GYNs, we’ve learned that many women felt they didn’t know what was normal during a visit, or didn’t know what they could do to speak up.
We created this guide to help fill this gap.
We created this guide to help fill this gap.
Concerned About Your OB-GYN Visit? A Guide to What Should Happen — and What Shouldn’t.
As we’ve reported on sexual misconduct by OB-GYNs, many women told us they didn’t know what was normal. With the help of providers, patients and experts, we created this guide.
propub.li
March 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
As we’ve reported on sexual misconduct by OB-GYNs, we’ve learned that many women felt they didn’t know what was normal during a visit, or didn’t know what they could do to speak up.
We created this guide to help fill this gap.
We created this guide to help fill this gap.
Reposted by Karen Hercules (she/they)
For weeks, Panama held hundreds of migrants removed from the U.S. against their will under pressure by the Trump administration, in what critics say was a breach of international law.
By Perla Trevizo, @lomikriel.bsky.social & @micarosenberg.bsky.social
By Perla Trevizo, @lomikriel.bsky.social & @micarosenberg.bsky.social
Trump’s Pressure on Countries and International Organizations Erodes Protections for Asylum-Seekers
The administration’s moves to expel asylum-seekers to third countries put the International Organization for Migration at the center of a policy critics have called illegal.
propub.li
March 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
For weeks, Panama held hundreds of migrants removed from the U.S. against their will under pressure by the Trump administration, in what critics say was a breach of international law.
By Perla Trevizo, @lomikriel.bsky.social & @micarosenberg.bsky.social
By Perla Trevizo, @lomikriel.bsky.social & @micarosenberg.bsky.social
Reposted by Karen Hercules (she/they)
They started with the undocumented, then they went after visa holders and permanent residents, now it's naturalized citizens.
How many times must history rhyme and repeat before we realize what's going on?
How many times must history rhyme and repeat before we realize what's going on?
March 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
They started with the undocumented, then they went after visa holders and permanent residents, now it's naturalized citizens.
How many times must history rhyme and repeat before we realize what's going on?
How many times must history rhyme and repeat before we realize what's going on?
Reposted by Karen Hercules (she/they)
Hummingbirds Hiding From the Rain 🕊️🌧️
March 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Hummingbirds Hiding From the Rain 🕊️🌧️
Reposted by Karen Hercules (she/they)
“For work already done” seems like key context, eh Fox?
March 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
“For work already done” seems like key context, eh Fox?
Reposted by Karen Hercules (she/they)
In Season 8, two of the women who dumped their respective fiancés at the altar cited the men's inability to engage meaningfully with political issues that were important to their partners.
By @aishaharris.bsky.social
By @aishaharris.bsky.social
'Love Is Blind' contestants are breaking up over politics
In Season 8, two of the women who dumped their respective fiancés at the altar cited the men's inability to engage meaningfully with political issues that were important to their partners.
www.npr.org
March 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
In Season 8, two of the women who dumped their respective fiancés at the altar cited the men's inability to engage meaningfully with political issues that were important to their partners.
By @aishaharris.bsky.social
By @aishaharris.bsky.social
Reposted by Karen Hercules (she/they)
Lincare, America’s largest oxygen supplier, has a long history of fraud settlements and complaints about dismal service.
It’s now facing a lawsuit alleging that its failures caused the death of a 27-year-old man with Down syndrome.
By @peterelkind.bsky.social
It’s now facing a lawsuit alleging that its failures caused the death of a 27-year-old man with Down syndrome.
By @peterelkind.bsky.social
What a Wrongful Death Lawsuit Reveals About America’s Largest Oxygen Provider
When an at-risk sleep apnea patient needed his breathing machine replaced, Lincare, a $2.4 billion behemoth with a decadeslong history of regulatory and legal problems, acted slowly. The result was…
propub.li
March 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Lincare, America’s largest oxygen supplier, has a long history of fraud settlements and complaints about dismal service.
It’s now facing a lawsuit alleging that its failures caused the death of a 27-year-old man with Down syndrome.
By @peterelkind.bsky.social
It’s now facing a lawsuit alleging that its failures caused the death of a 27-year-old man with Down syndrome.
By @peterelkind.bsky.social
Reposted by Karen Hercules (she/they)
The Education Dept.’s civil rights office is one of the U.S. government’s largest enforcers of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, investigating thousands of allegations of discrimination based on disability, race, gender and more each year.
Massive Layoffs at the Department of Education Erode Its Civil Rights Division
Only five of the agency’s civil rights offices remain nationwide. Those who are still with the department say it will now be “virtually impossible” to resolve discrimination complaints.
www.propublica.org
March 15, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The Education Dept.’s civil rights office is one of the U.S. government’s largest enforcers of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, investigating thousands of allegations of discrimination based on disability, race, gender and more each year.
Reposted by Karen Hercules (she/they)
“The president is trying to crush the opposition. He’s trying to crush Maine,” civil rights attorney David Webbert said.
To him, it’s as if Trump is saying: “‘Maine believes in transgender rights? Well, you’re going to see what happens to you.’”
With @bangordailynews.bsky.social
To him, it’s as if Trump is saying: “‘Maine believes in transgender rights? Well, you’re going to see what happens to you.’”
With @bangordailynews.bsky.social
Two Transgender Girls, Six Federal Agencies. How Trump Is Trying to Pressure Maine Into Obedience.
Maine said it wouldn’t break state law to follow President Donald Trump’s order barring transgender girls from playing girls’ sports. Then came a barrage of investigations and threats targeting the…
propub.li
March 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
“The president is trying to crush the opposition. He’s trying to crush Maine,” civil rights attorney David Webbert said.
To him, it’s as if Trump is saying: “‘Maine believes in transgender rights? Well, you’re going to see what happens to you.’”
With @bangordailynews.bsky.social
To him, it’s as if Trump is saying: “‘Maine believes in transgender rights? Well, you’re going to see what happens to you.’”
With @bangordailynews.bsky.social
Reposted by Karen Hercules (she/they)
The National Institutes of Health is terminating dozens of studies examining why people are hesitant about vaccines and how to increase uptake. mRNA vaccine research may be on the chopping block, too.
NIH cuts funding for vaccine hesitancy research and and may target mRNA research too
The National Institutes of Health is terminating dozens of studies examining why people are hesitant about vaccines and how to increase uptake. mRNA vaccine research may be on the chopping block, too.
www.npr.org
March 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The National Institutes of Health is terminating dozens of studies examining why people are hesitant about vaccines and how to increase uptake. mRNA vaccine research may be on the chopping block, too.
Reposted by Karen Hercules (she/they)
If speech is only free if you say things those in power agree with, speech is not free
March 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
If speech is only free if you say things those in power agree with, speech is not free
Reposted by Karen Hercules (she/they)
Ayman on an appalling White House post and “The cowardice and silence of elected officials and so-called free speech warriors” #MahmoudKhalil
March 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Ayman on an appalling White House post and “The cowardice and silence of elected officials and so-called free speech warriors” #MahmoudKhalil
Reposted by Karen Hercules (she/they)
Reposted by Karen Hercules (she/they)
