@kjl97.bsky.social
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The plan is completely illegal; it’s openly in violation of black letter law. Nevertheless, the Trump admin is trying to claim that the budget bill effectively amended the law; even though it was a budget bill, and cannot by definition amend the law.
BREAKING: A federal judge has *blocked* the Trump administration from abruptly deporting 600 unaccompanied Guatemalan children — perhaps within a matter of hours — granting an emergency restraining order after advocates called the plan illegal + dangerous. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
August 31, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The plan is completely illegal; it’s openly in violation of black letter law. Nevertheless, the Trump admin is trying to claim that the budget bill effectively amended the law; even though it was a budget bill, and cannot by definition amend the law.
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The latest update from Texas (as of 5:30 pm ET):
At least 95 people have died, including 27 campers and counselors from Camp Mystic.
Dozens of others remain missing, including 10 campers and 1 counselor.
At least 95 people have died, including 27 campers and counselors from Camp Mystic.
Dozens of others remain missing, including 10 campers and 1 counselor.
July 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The latest update from Texas (as of 5:30 pm ET):
At least 95 people have died, including 27 campers and counselors from Camp Mystic.
Dozens of others remain missing, including 10 campers and 1 counselor.
At least 95 people have died, including 27 campers and counselors from Camp Mystic.
Dozens of others remain missing, including 10 campers and 1 counselor.
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I’m Rebecca Cooke, the Democrat running to defeat Derrick Van Orden. He berated Senate pages in the same Capitol he and his allies tried to overturn on January 6, 2021. WI-03 is up for grabs — follow, repost, and let's flip this seat blue.
June 18, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I’m Rebecca Cooke, the Democrat running to defeat Derrick Van Orden. He berated Senate pages in the same Capitol he and his allies tried to overturn on January 6, 2021. WI-03 is up for grabs — follow, repost, and let's flip this seat blue.
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🚨NEWS: Elon Musk & Big Oil are bankrolling the lobby group behind new legislation to erode the First Amendment & empower corporations & billionaires to use retaliatory lawsuits to silence critics - and bankrupt them if they speak out.
Huge story here👇
Huge story here👇
The Texas-Sized Plan To Shut You Up
A corporate-led attack on free speech in Texas is making odd bedfellows and tearing the state’s GOP apart.
www.levernews.com
May 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🚨NEWS: Elon Musk & Big Oil are bankrolling the lobby group behind new legislation to erode the First Amendment & empower corporations & billionaires to use retaliatory lawsuits to silence critics - and bankrupt them if they speak out.
Huge story here👇
Huge story here👇
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Via @jennifershutt.bsky.social: During his testimony Wednesday before the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee, Cam Hamilton said he personally did “not believe it is in the best interest of the American people to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency.”
FEMA leader ousted, one day after publicly opposing agency’s elimination | Alabama Reflector
Cam Hamilton said Tuesday he personally did “not believe it is in the best interest of the American people to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency.”
alabamareflector.com
May 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Via @jennifershutt.bsky.social: During his testimony Wednesday before the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee, Cam Hamilton said he personally did “not believe it is in the best interest of the American people to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency.”
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Gates's recent ire stems from Musk's role in DOGE and the department's abrupt shuttering of the US Agency for International Development, the main conduit for US aid.
Elon Musk is responsible for “killing the world’s poorest children,” says Bill Gates
“The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one.”…
arstechnica.com
May 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Gates's recent ire stems from Musk's role in DOGE and the department's abrupt shuttering of the US Agency for International Development, the main conduit for US aid.
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BREAKING: In a victory for voters, a three-judge panel with two Trump appointees rules that Alabama’s 2023 congressional map is unconstitutional and violates the VRA, calling it “an intentional effort to dilute Black Alabamians’ voting strength.”
From: @jenrice.bsky.social
From: @jenrice.bsky.social
Trump Judges Strike Down Alabama Congressional Map as Racially Discriminatory
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
May 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
BREAKING: In a victory for voters, a three-judge panel with two Trump appointees rules that Alabama’s 2023 congressional map is unconstitutional and violates the VRA, calling it “an intentional effort to dilute Black Alabamians’ voting strength.”
From: @jenrice.bsky.social
From: @jenrice.bsky.social
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Acting FEMA chief abruptly ousted ahead of U.S. hurricane season reut.rs/4dcrJru
Acting FEMA chief abruptly ousted ahead of U.S. hurricane season
Cameron Hamilton, the acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has been ousted from his position by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, a day after he told lawmakers in a hearing that he didn’t support eliminating his agency.
reut.rs
May 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Acting FEMA chief abruptly ousted ahead of U.S. hurricane season reut.rs/4dcrJru
Great
Also means they aren’t going to help
FEMA -gone
Also means they aren’t going to help
FEMA -gone
Breaking News: The U.S. will no longer track the cost of the most expensive natural disasters, in the Trump administration’s latest move to restrict climate research.
U.S. Government to Stop Tracking the Costs of Extreme Weather
www.nytimes.com
May 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Great
Also means they aren’t going to help
FEMA -gone
Also means they aren’t going to help
FEMA -gone
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President Donald Trump has repeatedly promised to support women, grow jobs, and revive American manufacturing in his second term. But a recent round of cuts by Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) appears to undermine all three of those supposed priorities.
DOGE killed dozens of grants that supported women workers
Advocates say the cancellations will lock women out of construction and manufacturing jobs—and may violate the law.
www.motherjones.com
May 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
President Donald Trump has repeatedly promised to support women, grow jobs, and revive American manufacturing in his second term. But a recent round of cuts by Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) appears to undermine all three of those supposed priorities.
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Reminder: Last August, ProPublica and @documented.bsky.social obtained more than 14 hours of videos from Project 2025’s Presidential Administration Academy.
You can watch them all below 👇
You can watch them all below 👇
Watch: 14 Hours of Never-Before-Published Videos From Project 2025’s Presidential Administration Academy
The videos are part of an ongoing effort to recruit and train thousands of future conservative appointees. Despite Donald Trump’s efforts to disavow Project 2025, most of the speakers in the videos…
www.propublica.org
May 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Reminder: Last August, ProPublica and @documented.bsky.social obtained more than 14 hours of videos from Project 2025’s Presidential Administration Academy.
You can watch them all below 👇
You can watch them all below 👇
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The Trump administration has killed a landmark civil rights settlement over raw sewage pollution in a majority-Black, residential area of Alabama, dismissing it as an “illegal” DEI agreement.
Trump administration kills landmark pollution settlement in majority-Black county
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The Trump administration has killed a landmark civil rights settlement over raw sewage pollution in a majority-Black, residential area of Alabama, dismissing it as an “illegal” DEI agreement.
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Child traveling through KY in March had measles but no one else was exposed, state reports.
Dr. Stack says decline in MMR vax rates among KY kids is concerning, urges parents to get their children vaccinated.
@sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/briefs/child...
Dr. Stack says decline in MMR vax rates among KY kids is concerning, urges parents to get their children vaccinated.
@sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/briefs/child...
Child traveling through KY in March had measles but no one else was exposed, says state • Kentucky Lantern
A child traveling through Kentucky was treated for measles in March but no exposures resulted, says Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
kentuckylantern.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Child traveling through KY in March had measles but no one else was exposed, state reports.
Dr. Stack says decline in MMR vax rates among KY kids is concerning, urges parents to get their children vaccinated.
@sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/briefs/child...
Dr. Stack says decline in MMR vax rates among KY kids is concerning, urges parents to get their children vaccinated.
@sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/briefs/child...
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The Trump administration sidelined its own lawyers Thursday over suspicions of "sabotage," according to a new report.
'Extraordinary': Trump admin sidelines its own lawyers over possible 'sabotage'
The Trump administration sidelined its own lawyers Thursday over suspicions of "sabotage," according to a new report.Justice Department lawyers admitted they accidentally uploaded a private memo detailing their legal strategy in a case against New York City's transportation agencies. On Thursday, th...
bit.ly
April 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The Trump administration sidelined its own lawyers Thursday over suspicions of "sabotage," according to a new report.
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Exclusive: A rattled Pete Hegseth has chastised top military officers and threatened them with polygraph tests as he seeks to quiet a storm at the Pentagon
Exclusive | Polygraph Threats, Leaks and Infighting: Pentagon Chaos Rattles Hegseth
The defense secretary has chastised top military officers and staffers as he seeks to quiet a storm he helped create
buff.ly
April 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Exclusive: A rattled Pete Hegseth has chastised top military officers and threatened them with polygraph tests as he seeks to quiet a storm at the Pentagon
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Friends and family of those impacted by cyberbullying protested outside Meta's office in New York.
Anyone feeling emotionally distressed or suicidal can call Samaritans for help on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org in the UK. In the US, call the Samaritans branch in your area or 1 (800) 273-TALK
Anyone feeling emotionally distressed or suicidal can call Samaritans for help on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org in the UK. In the US, call the Samaritans branch in your area or 1 (800) 273-TALK
April 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Friends and family of those impacted by cyberbullying protested outside Meta's office in New York.
Anyone feeling emotionally distressed or suicidal can call Samaritans for help on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org in the UK. In the US, call the Samaritans branch in your area or 1 (800) 273-TALK
Anyone feeling emotionally distressed or suicidal can call Samaritans for help on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org in the UK. In the US, call the Samaritans branch in your area or 1 (800) 273-TALK
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BREAKING: Trump directs the DOJ to investigate ActBlue, the largest Democratic fundraising platform that coordinates millions of donations for the party’s candidates, escalating his ongoing attacks against political rivals.
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
News Alerts
Stay informed with breaking news updates about voting rights, democracy reform, litigation and legislation.
www.democracydocket.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
BREAKING: Trump directs the DOJ to investigate ActBlue, the largest Democratic fundraising platform that coordinates millions of donations for the party’s candidates, escalating his ongoing attacks against political rivals.
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
From: @jaknutson.bsky.social
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The Trump administration plans to further cripple Social Security by stripping its workers of civil service protections.
Trump Comes Up With New Plan to Gut Social Security
Trump’s Cabinet is paving the way for mass layoffs at the Social Security Administration.
newrepublic.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The Trump administration plans to further cripple Social Security by stripping its workers of civil service protections.
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🔊 'A lot of economists are warning that there is a decent chance that the US economy tips into recession.' How far will Trump take his tariff fight with China? Listen now on the Reuters World News podcast reut.rs/3EDVZyx
Trump’s tariff war with China
What happens next in Trump's trade war with China
reut.rs
April 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
🔊 'A lot of economists are warning that there is a decent chance that the US economy tips into recession.' How far will Trump take his tariff fight with China? Listen now on the Reuters World News podcast reut.rs/3EDVZyx
Lordy
Sarah Stillman investigates deaths related to starvation, dehydration, and neglect in county jails across the U.S.—a crisis sometimes covered up by private health companies and government officials.
Starved in Jail
Why are incarcerated people dying from lack of food or water, even as private companies are paid millions for their care?
www.newyorker.com
April 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Lordy
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Breaking News: The head of the IRS is being ousted after a power struggle between the Treasury secretary and Elon Musk, people briefed on the change said.
Head of I.R.S. Being Ousted Amid Treasury’s Power Struggle With Elon Musk
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent complained to President Trump that the acting commissioner had been installed without his knowledge.
www.nytimes.com
April 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Breaking News: The head of the IRS is being ousted after a power struggle between the Treasury secretary and Elon Musk, people briefed on the change said.
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Judge temporarily blocks CFPB layoffs, probes potential violation of order
Judge temporarily blocks CFPB layoffs, probes potential violation of order
A federal judge temporarily barred the Trump administration from laying off roughly 90 percent of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as she mulls whether it violates her previous order…
myfox8.com
April 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Judge temporarily blocks CFPB layoffs, probes potential violation of order
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In January, Trump signed an executive order establishing a council to review past disasters managed by FEMA.
The agency is also currently without an official leader, and its acting chief administrator has no large scale disaster management experience.
The agency is also currently without an official leader, and its acting chief administrator has no large scale disaster management experience.
FEMA Isn’t Ready for Disaster Season, Workers Say
Instability, cuts, and a looming sense of dread have FEMA employees unsure the agency is ready for hurricanes, fires, and floods. “We are being set up for a really, really bad situation," says one.
www.wired.com
April 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
In January, Trump signed an executive order establishing a council to review past disasters managed by FEMA.
The agency is also currently without an official leader, and its acting chief administrator has no large scale disaster management experience.
The agency is also currently without an official leader, and its acting chief administrator has no large scale disaster management experience.
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Alaska organizations that provide weather and environmental information to mariners and subsistence hunters are bracing for funding cuts.
"It would completely shut us down," said Sheyna Wisdom, executive director of the Alaska Ocean Observing System.
"It would completely shut us down," said Sheyna Wisdom, executive director of the Alaska Ocean Observing System.
Potential NOAA cuts could jeopardize weather reporting that's crucial for boaters and hunters
A program that provides coastal and ocean data to improve mariners' safety would shut down if the federal agency loses over a quarter of its funds.
alaskapublic.org
April 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Alaska organizations that provide weather and environmental information to mariners and subsistence hunters are bracing for funding cuts.
"It would completely shut us down," said Sheyna Wisdom, executive director of the Alaska Ocean Observing System.
"It would completely shut us down," said Sheyna Wisdom, executive director of the Alaska Ocean Observing System.