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When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
July 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
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Today, I stood with Let NY Vote and Common Cause NY to condemn the SAVE Act–the GOP’s latest voter suppression scheme.
Do not be fooled: voter fraud by non-citizens is not a thing, largely because it’s already illegal.
This is mass voter disenfranchisement–the Senate must reject it.
Do not be fooled: voter fraud by non-citizens is not a thing, largely because it’s already illegal.
This is mass voter disenfranchisement–the Senate must reject it.
April 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Today, I stood with Let NY Vote and Common Cause NY to condemn the SAVE Act–the GOP’s latest voter suppression scheme.
Do not be fooled: voter fraud by non-citizens is not a thing, largely because it’s already illegal.
This is mass voter disenfranchisement–the Senate must reject it.
Do not be fooled: voter fraud by non-citizens is not a thing, largely because it’s already illegal.
This is mass voter disenfranchisement–the Senate must reject it.
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Harvard says no to Trump! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands (Gift Article)
Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions, among other things. Harvard called the demands unlawful.
www.nytimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Harvard says no to Trump! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
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Just watched Bernie’s set at Coachella. Wild.
April 13, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Just watched Bernie’s set at Coachella. Wild.
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February 22, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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National call this Sunday to strategize with Indivisible, MoveOn, WFP, and a ton of other groups. We choose to fight. www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
We Choose To Fight: Action Call · Indivisible
This Sunday night, February 2 at 8pm ET/5pm PT, you’re invited to join Indivisible, MoveOn, Working Families Party, and a coalition of other organizations for an action call. During the call, you will...
www.mobilize.us
February 1, 2025 at 1:37 AM
National call this Sunday to strategize with Indivisible, MoveOn, WFP, and a ton of other groups. We choose to fight. www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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please help get the alarm out so we can stop this!
Elon Musk staff has been caught installing hard drives inside the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Treasury Department, and the General Services Administration (GSA).
February 1, 2025 at 3:51 AM
please help get the alarm out so we can stop this!
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Trump reverses a Biden administration criminal justice policy that eliminated Department of Justice contracts with private prisons.
Trump Reverses Biden Order that Eliminated DOJ Contracts with Private Prisons
The action’s impact is limited to contracts with the Bureau of Prisons and U.S. Marshals Service.
www.brennancenter.org
January 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Trump reverses a Biden administration criminal justice policy that eliminated Department of Justice contracts with private prisons.
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"A White House spokesperson did not immediately respond when asked how Trump thinks Ukraine *should* have replied when Russia launched its invasion..."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
Trump suggests Ukraine shouldn't have fought back against Russia
“Zelenskyy was fighting a much bigger entity, much bigger, much more powerful,” Trump said. “He shouldn’t have done that, because we could have made a deal.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
"A White House spokesperson did not immediately respond when asked how Trump thinks Ukraine *should* have replied when Russia launched its invasion..."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...