Lou Montgomery
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Just awful: A 75-year-old man just died in ICE custody, ICE has revealed in a notice to Congress.
But here's the rub: This man, a Cuban national, was first paroled into the US in 1966—nearly 60 years ago! They were set to deport him anyway.
Details in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1974...
But here's the rub: This man, a Cuban national, was first paroled into the US in 1966—nearly 60 years ago! They were set to deport him anyway.
Details in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1974...
Why Did a 75-Year-Old Man in Poor Health Just Die in ICE Custody?
Isidro Perez came to the United States from Cuba nearly 60 years ago. This is who Stephen Miller is going after now?
newrepublic.com
June 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Just awful: A 75-year-old man just died in ICE custody, ICE has revealed in a notice to Congress.
But here's the rub: This man, a Cuban national, was first paroled into the US in 1966—nearly 60 years ago! They were set to deport him anyway.
Details in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1974...
But here's the rub: This man, a Cuban national, was first paroled into the US in 1966—nearly 60 years ago! They were set to deport him anyway.
Details in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1974...
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NEW: Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations
A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics…
www.propublica.org
June 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
NEW: Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
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The cruelty is real.
June 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The cruelty is real.
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BREAKING: A source tells me that the Trump administration has shut down public access to every single National Climate Assessment, the Congressionally-mandated quadrennial report assessing how climate change is affecting the U.S.
This is what you get when you try to access them online
This is what you get when you try to access them online
June 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
BREAKING: A source tells me that the Trump administration has shut down public access to every single National Climate Assessment, the Congressionally-mandated quadrennial report assessing how climate change is affecting the U.S.
This is what you get when you try to access them online
This is what you get when you try to access them online
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ICE in LA today. Photo from NBC.
June 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
ICE in LA today. Photo from NBC.
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First they came for “illegal” immigrants.
Then they came for “immigrants doing it the right way”
Then they came for birthright citizens.
“Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.”
Then they came for “immigrants doing it the right way”
Then they came for birthright citizens.
“Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.”
DOJ announces plans to prioritize cases to revoke citizenship
Denaturalization is a tactic heavily used during the McCarthy era and one that was expanded during the Obama administration and grew further during President Trump's first term. It's a tool usually us...
www.npr.org
June 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
First they came for “illegal” immigrants.
Then they came for “immigrants doing it the right way”
Then they came for birthright citizens.
“Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.”
Then they came for “immigrants doing it the right way”
Then they came for birthright citizens.
“Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.”
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Q: "A 75 year old Cuban national died in ICE custody. He had lived in the U.S. for 60 years...Is there anything you can tell us about that?"
Border Czar Tom Homan: "People die in ICE custody. People die in county jails. People die in state prisons."
Border Czar Tom Homan: "People die in ICE custody. People die in county jails. People die in state prisons."
June 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Q: "A 75 year old Cuban national died in ICE custody. He had lived in the U.S. for 60 years...Is there anything you can tell us about that?"
Border Czar Tom Homan: "People die in ICE custody. People die in county jails. People die in state prisons."
Border Czar Tom Homan: "People die in ICE custody. People die in county jails. People die in state prisons."
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The White House has ordered the US Dept. of Justice to prioritize denaturalization: voiding the citizenship of US citizens.
Who will it denaturalize? "Any" case that it "determines to be sufficiently important".
Point 10 leaves the criteria opaque and arbitrary.
substack.com/redirect/169...
Who will it denaturalize? "Any" case that it "determines to be sufficiently important".
Point 10 leaves the criteria opaque and arbitrary.
substack.com/redirect/169...
June 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The White House has ordered the US Dept. of Justice to prioritize denaturalization: voiding the citizenship of US citizens.
Who will it denaturalize? "Any" case that it "determines to be sufficiently important".
Point 10 leaves the criteria opaque and arbitrary.
substack.com/redirect/169...
Who will it denaturalize? "Any" case that it "determines to be sufficiently important".
Point 10 leaves the criteria opaque and arbitrary.
substack.com/redirect/169...
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Budzinski: Families making over $700,000 a year will see a boost of $12,000 almost entirely from tax cuts. Shockingly, households making $23,000 a year or less are set to lose about $1600 a year, mostly due to deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance
June 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Budzinski: Families making over $700,000 a year will see a boost of $12,000 almost entirely from tax cuts. Shockingly, households making $23,000 a year or less are set to lose about $1600 a year, mostly due to deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance
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Scanlon: They're flat out lying when they say they're just kicking undocumented immigrants off Medicaid because those folks were never eligible for Medicaid in the first place. The truth is Republicans know that kicking millions of Americans off of health insurance is unpopular.
June 26, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Scanlon: They're flat out lying when they say they're just kicking undocumented immigrants off Medicaid because those folks were never eligible for Medicaid in the first place. The truth is Republicans know that kicking millions of Americans off of health insurance is unpopular.
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Schrier to RFK Jr: You gave Cassidy the answer he needed to hear in order to get his confirmation vote, then as soon as you were secretary you turned around & fired all 17 members. You lied. I also want to be clear that I will lay all responsibility for every vaccine-preventable death at your feet.
June 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Schrier to RFK Jr: You gave Cassidy the answer he needed to hear in order to get his confirmation vote, then as soon as you were secretary you turned around & fired all 17 members. You lied. I also want to be clear that I will lay all responsibility for every vaccine-preventable death at your feet.
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If you need a mask to enforce the law, you don’t deserve a badge.
Federal agents are snatching people off the streets—faces covered, names hidden.
This isn’t safety. It’s secrecy.
It’s not America.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/why-are-fe...
Federal agents are snatching people off the streets—faces covered, names hidden.
This isn’t safety. It’s secrecy.
It’s not America.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/why-are-fe...
Why Are Federal Agents Wearing Masks? It’s a Threat to American Democracy
Masked Federal Agents Are Undermining Trust—and Democracy
adamkinzinger.substack.com
June 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you need a mask to enforce the law, you don’t deserve a badge.
Federal agents are snatching people off the streets—faces covered, names hidden.
This isn’t safety. It’s secrecy.
It’s not America.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/why-are-fe...
Federal agents are snatching people off the streets—faces covered, names hidden.
This isn’t safety. It’s secrecy.
It’s not America.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/why-are-fe...
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Shameful. I expect they will be sued.👇
"Nearly 100,000 North Carolina voters will be required to take an additional step to verify their identity or risk being disenfranchised under a plan approved by the GOP-controlled state board of elections Tuesday." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
"Nearly 100,000 North Carolina voters will be required to take an additional step to verify their identity or risk being disenfranchised under a plan approved by the GOP-controlled state board of elections Tuesday." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Around 98,000 Voters Risk Disenfranchisement Under New North Carolina Plan
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
June 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Shameful. I expect they will be sued.👇
"Nearly 100,000 North Carolina voters will be required to take an additional step to verify their identity or risk being disenfranchised under a plan approved by the GOP-controlled state board of elections Tuesday." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
"Nearly 100,000 North Carolina voters will be required to take an additional step to verify their identity or risk being disenfranchised under a plan approved by the GOP-controlled state board of elections Tuesday." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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BREAKING: A few minutes ago, a vehicle of three people was rammed by a truck belonging to federal immigration authorities in Boyle Heights, CA. According to security footage shown to me, they deployed chemical munitions & detained the driver at gunpoint. All are US citizens according to the wife.
June 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
BREAKING: A few minutes ago, a vehicle of three people was rammed by a truck belonging to federal immigration authorities in Boyle Heights, CA. According to security footage shown to me, they deployed chemical munitions & detained the driver at gunpoint. All are US citizens according to the wife.
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When they think no one is looking.
*Cops damaging their own cars?
*Cops damaging their own cars?
June 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
When they think no one is looking.
*Cops damaging their own cars?
*Cops damaging their own cars?
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This is on all the Senators who turned a blind eye and voted to confirm. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...
Kennedy Removes All C.D.C. Vaccine Panel Experts
www.nytimes.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
This is on all the Senators who turned a blind eye and voted to confirm. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...
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It's been really demoralizng how much the press mindlessly repeats the lie that the National Guard was sent to quell violence.
It was sent to start violence. People know this, so just say it.
It was sent to start violence. People know this, so just say it.
June 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
It's been really demoralizng how much the press mindlessly repeats the lie that the National Guard was sent to quell violence.
It was sent to start violence. People know this, so just say it.
It was sent to start violence. People know this, so just say it.
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CNN’s Jason Carroll was zip-tied and escorted away—for reporting the news. But they claimed he wasn’t under arrest?
Why are they shooting rubber bullets at and silencing journalists? We still have a First Amendment.
Why are they shooting rubber bullets at and silencing journalists? We still have a First Amendment.
June 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
CNN’s Jason Carroll was zip-tied and escorted away—for reporting the news. But they claimed he wasn’t under arrest?
Why are they shooting rubber bullets at and silencing journalists? We still have a First Amendment.
Why are they shooting rubber bullets at and silencing journalists? We still have a First Amendment.
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Land of the free.
June 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Land of the free.
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PUNCHBOWL: “.. The shopping site will display how much of an item’s cost is derived from tariffs – right next to the product’s total listed price.”
$AMZN
punchbowl.news/archive/4292...
$AMZN
punchbowl.news/archive/4292...
April 29, 2025 at 9:45 AM
PUNCHBOWL: “.. The shopping site will display how much of an item’s cost is derived from tariffs – right next to the product’s total listed price.”
$AMZN
punchbowl.news/archive/4292...
$AMZN
punchbowl.news/archive/4292...
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TELSEY begins tracking price increases over the past week. Some highlights:
* Abercrombie jeans: up 33%
* Amazon Echo: up 38.5%
* Target / Barbie doll: up 42.9%
* Abercrombie jeans: up 33%
* Amazon Echo: up 38.5%
* Target / Barbie doll: up 42.9%
April 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
TELSEY begins tracking price increases over the past week. Some highlights:
* Abercrombie jeans: up 33%
* Amazon Echo: up 38.5%
* Target / Barbie doll: up 42.9%
* Abercrombie jeans: up 33%
* Amazon Echo: up 38.5%
* Target / Barbie doll: up 42.9%