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The Trump regime has pulled the US out of the UN Human Rights Universal Process Review. This is chilling.
This review happens every 4-5 years for each country in the UN. No country has ever pulled out of the review. Until now.
I remember the last time the US had its UPR...
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This review happens every 4-5 years for each country in the UN. No country has ever pulled out of the review. Until now.
I remember the last time the US had its UPR...
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US withdraws from key UN human rights report, draws criticism from rights advocates
The United States will not participate in a U.N. review of its human rights record, officials said, a move that rights advocates called a worrying retreat from Washington's global engagement on rights and justice issues.
www.reuters.com
August 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The Trump regime has pulled the US out of the UN Human Rights Universal Process Review. This is chilling.
This review happens every 4-5 years for each country in the UN. No country has ever pulled out of the review. Until now.
I remember the last time the US had its UPR...
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This review happens every 4-5 years for each country in the UN. No country has ever pulled out of the review. Until now.
I remember the last time the US had its UPR...
🧵
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That this SCOTUS stay comes on the day this story dropped….Is it comforting to know that you’ll get due process in South Sudan?
ktla.com/news/local-n...
ktla.com/news/local-n...
June 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
That this SCOTUS stay comes on the day this story dropped….Is it comforting to know that you’ll get due process in South Sudan?
ktla.com/news/local-n...
ktla.com/news/local-n...
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seems like the administration is objectively pro plane crash www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...
FAA suspends work of independent panel reviewing air traffic control
The FAA ordered an independent panel hired to recommend ways to strengthen oversight of its air traffic control operations to stop work.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
seems like the administration is objectively pro plane crash www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...
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NEW: A federal judge raised alarm Friday that the Trump administration appeared to have deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen to Honduras with "no meaningful process" — even as her father was fighting to keep her in the country.
Details w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Details w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
April 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
NEW: A federal judge raised alarm Friday that the Trump administration appeared to have deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen to Honduras with "no meaningful process" — even as her father was fighting to keep her in the country.
Details w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Details w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
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BREAKING
Cook Political Report’s Dave Wasserman and Decision Desk HQ have projected that Susan Crawford will win the Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
A major victory for Democrats.
Cook Political Report’s Dave Wasserman and Decision Desk HQ have projected that Susan Crawford will win the Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
A major victory for Democrats.
April 2, 2025 at 1:44 AM
BREAKING
Cook Political Report’s Dave Wasserman and Decision Desk HQ have projected that Susan Crawford will win the Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
A major victory for Democrats.
Cook Political Report’s Dave Wasserman and Decision Desk HQ have projected that Susan Crawford will win the Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
A major victory for Democrats.
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@SenBooker broke the record for longest speech on the Senate floor by speaking for over 24 hours and 19 mins.
April 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
@SenBooker broke the record for longest speech on the Senate floor by speaking for over 24 hours and 19 mins.
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Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
March 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
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“My name is Mahmoud Khalil and I am a political prisoner.” www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
Letter from a Palestinian Political Prisoner in Louisiana March 18, 2025
www.documentcloud.org
March 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
“My name is Mahmoud Khalil and I am a political prisoner.” www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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In Massachusetts, at Logan airport, immigration thugs stripped an innocent man naked, tortured him, and pressured him to give up his green card.
The headline really sanitizes what they did to this guy. Getting stripped naked, inadequate food, sleep deprivation sounds more like war on terror ear rendition than "interrogation."
March 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
In Massachusetts, at Logan airport, immigration thugs stripped an innocent man naked, tortured him, and pressured him to give up his green card.
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Just so you know Democrats are voting to defund the public schools attended by the kids of their own overworked and underpaid staff
SCHUMER just now: "While the CR bill is very bad, the potential for a shutdown has consequences for America that are much, much worse."
March 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Just so you know Democrats are voting to defund the public schools attended by the kids of their own overworked and underpaid staff
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HEADS. UP. D.C Bar members.
Attn: DC #lawsky:
FYI, Trump/Bondi loyalists are currently making a bid to take over the DC Bar: Her brother is running for President and Alicia Long (who I believe is US Attorney Ed Martin's chief deputy right now) is running for Treasurer.
FYI, Trump/Bondi loyalists are currently making a bid to take over the DC Bar: Her brother is running for President and Alicia Long (who I believe is US Attorney Ed Martin's chief deputy right now) is running for Treasurer.
March 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
HEADS. UP. D.C Bar members.
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Attn: DC #lawsky:
FYI, Trump/Bondi loyalists are currently making a bid to take over the DC Bar: Her brother is running for President and Alicia Long (who I believe is US Attorney Ed Martin's chief deputy right now) is running for Treasurer.
FYI, Trump/Bondi loyalists are currently making a bid to take over the DC Bar: Her brother is running for President and Alicia Long (who I believe is US Attorney Ed Martin's chief deputy right now) is running for Treasurer.
March 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Attn: DC #lawsky:
FYI, Trump/Bondi loyalists are currently making a bid to take over the DC Bar: Her brother is running for President and Alicia Long (who I believe is US Attorney Ed Martin's chief deputy right now) is running for Treasurer.
FYI, Trump/Bondi loyalists are currently making a bid to take over the DC Bar: Her brother is running for President and Alicia Long (who I believe is US Attorney Ed Martin's chief deputy right now) is running for Treasurer.
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U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs confirms it has dismissed more than 1,000 employees
A once unthinkable concept for an agency that operates 100+ major hospitals and many hundreds more clinics
And processes veterans benefits
news.va.gov/press-room/v...
A once unthinkable concept for an agency that operates 100+ major hospitals and many hundreds more clinics
And processes veterans benefits
news.va.gov/press-room/v...
VA dismisses more than 1,000 employees - VA News
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced the dismissal of more than 1,000 employees.
news.va.gov
February 14, 2025 at 3:23 AM
U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs confirms it has dismissed more than 1,000 employees
A once unthinkable concept for an agency that operates 100+ major hospitals and many hundreds more clinics
And processes veterans benefits
news.va.gov/press-room/v...
A once unthinkable concept for an agency that operates 100+ major hospitals and many hundreds more clinics
And processes veterans benefits
news.va.gov/press-room/v...
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What do we call it when someone who has not been elected takes control of the government inconsistent with any constitutional provision and who claims he’s voiding lawful mandates of the legislature?
February 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
What do we call it when someone who has not been elected takes control of the government inconsistent with any constitutional provision and who claims he’s voiding lawful mandates of the legislature?
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Several conversations today w people in the key executive departments. And while the particulars are hard to pin down my impression is that the Musk take over stuff is considerably worse than is being presented in the press. By this I don’t necessarily things they *done* yet but the level of …
February 2, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Several conversations today w people in the key executive departments. And while the particulars are hard to pin down my impression is that the Musk take over stuff is considerably worse than is being presented in the press. By this I don’t necessarily things they *done* yet but the level of …
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This amounts to the most significant data leak in cyber history. Private individuals in the data business now have access to your Social Security information.
This violates privacy laws in every state. Hopefully, state AGs will file suit & pursue criminal charges.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
This violates privacy laws in every state. Hopefully, state AGs will file suit & pursue criminal charges.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Full Access to Treasury’s Payments System
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
This amounts to the most significant data leak in cyber history. Private individuals in the data business now have access to your Social Security information.
This violates privacy laws in every state. Hopefully, state AGs will file suit & pursue criminal charges.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
This violates privacy laws in every state. Hopefully, state AGs will file suit & pursue criminal charges.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
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NEW: Elon Musk's friends have infiltrated the GSA and they're looking for ways to use White House credentials to access agency tech, potentially allowing them to remote into laptops, read emails, and more, sources say.
w/ @zoeschiffer.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
w/ @zoeschiffer.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk's Friends Have Infiltrated Another Government Agency
Elon Musk’s former employees are trying to use White House credentials to access General Services Administration tech, giving them the potential to remote into laptops, read emails, and more, sources ...
www.wired.com
January 31, 2025 at 11:34 PM
NEW: Elon Musk's friends have infiltrated the GSA and they're looking for ways to use White House credentials to access agency tech, potentially allowing them to remote into laptops, read emails, and more, sources say.
w/ @zoeschiffer.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
w/ @zoeschiffer.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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Insane.
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Insane.
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The highest-ranking career official at Treasury is departing after a clash with Musk allies over access to sensitive payment systems.
David A. Lebryk had served in nonpolitical roles at Treasury for several decades and was acting secretary
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
David A. Lebryk had served in nonpolitical roles at Treasury for several decades and was acting secretary
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Senior U.S. official to exit after rift with Musk allies over payment system
A top Treasury career staffer is expected to depart. Surrogates of Musk’s DOGE effort had sought access to sensitive payment systems.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The highest-ranking career official at Treasury is departing after a clash with Musk allies over access to sensitive payment systems.
David A. Lebryk had served in nonpolitical roles at Treasury for several decades and was acting secretary
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
David A. Lebryk had served in nonpolitical roles at Treasury for several decades and was acting secretary
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Not the banner you want seeing over this article from … checks notes … 8 days ago
January 30, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Not the banner you want seeing over this article from … checks notes … 8 days ago
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As of this moment, the entire federal government is in violation of the Civil Rights Act and the 14th Amendment —not b/c the government has ended DEIA programs, but b/c the government is discriminating against employees and new hires based on the color of their skin.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
Trump’s Attacks On DEI Are a Green Light for the Government to Discriminate
Under the guise of eliminating racial discrimination against white men, the Trump administration is launching a frontal assault on the country’s civil rights infrastructure.
www.thenation.com
January 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
As of this moment, the entire federal government is in violation of the Civil Rights Act and the 14th Amendment —not b/c the government has ended DEIA programs, but b/c the government is discriminating against employees and new hires based on the color of their skin.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
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Friday night inbox: Department of Labor to cease and desist all enforcement actions under Equal Employment Opportunity Act
January 25, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Friday night inbox: Department of Labor to cease and desist all enforcement actions under Equal Employment Opportunity Act
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a bunch of posts about abortion pills vanished from Instagram. Meta put them back after we asked what was happening: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/t...
Instagram and Facebook Blocked and Hid Abortion Pill Providers’ Posts
Some posts related to obtaining abortion pills were recently hidden on Instagram and Facebook and some accounts were suspended, before being later restored.
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2025 at 2:41 AM
a bunch of posts about abortion pills vanished from Instagram. Meta put them back after we asked what was happening: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/t...
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Just days after Trump returned to the White House, Instagram is censoring abortion content. This is what Aid Access' account looks like right now - posts about how to get abortion medication has been blurred out.
January 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Just days after Trump returned to the White House, Instagram is censoring abortion content. This is what Aid Access' account looks like right now - posts about how to get abortion medication has been blurred out.
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🚨BREAKING: North Carolina Supreme Court DISMISSES Republican effort to throw out 60,000 votes in Supreme Court election. Sends case to Wake County trial court for further proceedings.
This is not over, but this is very good news!
www.democracydocket.com/cases/north-...
This is not over, but this is very good news!
www.democracydocket.com/cases/north-...
🚨 Griffin v. North Carolina Board of Elections
Learn more
www.democracydocket.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:23 AM
🚨BREAKING: North Carolina Supreme Court DISMISSES Republican effort to throw out 60,000 votes in Supreme Court election. Sends case to Wake County trial court for further proceedings.
This is not over, but this is very good news!
www.democracydocket.com/cases/north-...
This is not over, but this is very good news!
www.democracydocket.com/cases/north-...