Llewella Forgie
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Stories of tenacious women battling injustice and creating their own happily-ever-after.
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In the midst of all the terribleness, one of the guys who works in my building asked if I can help him find the relatives of a Jewish family his great uncle hid in Kosovo for a few weeks in his homeduring the Holocaust, then smuggled into Albania for safety. (1/2)
June 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
In the midst of all the terribleness, one of the guys who works in my building asked if I can help him find the relatives of a Jewish family his great uncle hid in Kosovo for a few weeks in his homeduring the Holocaust, then smuggled into Albania for safety. (1/2)
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Another sign that the dollar’s dominance is in trouble: US importers are increasingly being asked by their foreign counterparties to settle transactions in currencies other than the US dollar, such as euros, RMB, Mexican pesos, and Canadian dollars.
Many Exporters No Longer Want Dollars, US Bank Executive Says
When Paula Comings, the head of currency sales for US Bancorp, talks to US importers, she increasingly hears the same message: Their foreign counterparties no longer want to be paid in dollars.
www.bloomberg.com
June 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Another sign that the dollar’s dominance is in trouble: US importers are increasingly being asked by their foreign counterparties to settle transactions in currencies other than the US dollar, such as euros, RMB, Mexican pesos, and Canadian dollars.
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Fired members say Kennedy's vaccine panel shake-up weakens US immunization program reut.rs/40aabqy
Fired members say Kennedy's vaccine panel shake-up weakens US immunization program
The ousted members of a key panel of vaccine experts said on Monday that U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s purge of the panel weakens the government's vaccine program, may impact access to lifesaving vaccines, and puts families at risk.
reut.rs
June 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Fired members say Kennedy's vaccine panel shake-up weakens US immunization program reut.rs/40aabqy
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Your senators should get an extra phone call about this issue alone. This is the exact opposite of government efficiency.
Tax prep companies spent big on lobbying and campaign contributions to try to keep you buried in paperwork, and prevent the IRS from offering you a free and easy way to file your taxes.
They just scored a massive victory for themselves in the new Senate tax bill released today.
They just scored a massive victory for themselves in the new Senate tax bill released today.
June 17, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Your senators should get an extra phone call about this issue alone. This is the exact opposite of government efficiency.
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'But AI is great for story generation.' No it's not. Experience and critical thinking are good for story generation. Thinking about what makes a story and messing around and researching generates stories real humans want to read. People do not seem to understand that developing the work is the work.
June 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
'But AI is great for story generation.' No it's not. Experience and critical thinking are good for story generation. Thinking about what makes a story and messing around and researching generates stories real humans want to read. People do not seem to understand that developing the work is the work.
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one big reason beltway journalists shouldn’t buy white house spin about los angeles is that the actual public opinion info we have doesn’t suggest the president has a winning hand here
!!! Quinnipiac poll of 1,265 RVs, conducted from June 5-9, finds Trump at -11% approval on “immigration issues” and -16% on “deportations.”
Full poll here: poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
Full poll here: poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
June 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
one big reason beltway journalists shouldn’t buy white house spin about los angeles is that the actual public opinion info we have doesn’t suggest the president has a winning hand here
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fyi fellow courtwatchers
the Supreme Court could release its opinion in US v Skrmetti (the case about denying healthcare to trans kids) as early as tomorrow, so this is a good time to review @transjournalists.org guidance on how to cover the case responsibly
www.transjournalists.org/2025-skrmett...
the Supreme Court could release its opinion in US v Skrmetti (the case about denying healthcare to trans kids) as early as tomorrow, so this is a good time to review @transjournalists.org guidance on how to cover the case responsibly
www.transjournalists.org/2025-skrmett...
What journalists should know in advance of the U.S. v. Skrmetti U.S. Supreme Court decision
In advance of what will likely be a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in the U.S. v. Skrmetti case, the Trans Journalists Association offers the following guidance to reporters, newsrooms, and othe...
www.transjournalists.org
June 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
fyi fellow courtwatchers
the Supreme Court could release its opinion in US v Skrmetti (the case about denying healthcare to trans kids) as early as tomorrow, so this is a good time to review @transjournalists.org guidance on how to cover the case responsibly
www.transjournalists.org/2025-skrmett...
the Supreme Court could release its opinion in US v Skrmetti (the case about denying healthcare to trans kids) as early as tomorrow, so this is a good time to review @transjournalists.org guidance on how to cover the case responsibly
www.transjournalists.org/2025-skrmett...
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We are in the midst of turning the world’s powerful military away from its focus on Russia and China towards a new enemy - the American people themselves.
Trump keeps working as hard as he can to make Russia and China again.
Trump keeps working as hard as he can to make Russia and China again.
Good job, US Senate
DNI Tulsi Gabbard repeats Putin’s talking points today, releasing an unhinged video where she claims that “political elites” want a nuclear war with Russia because they have sophisticated bomb shelters that will help them survive it.
June 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
We are in the midst of turning the world’s powerful military away from its focus on Russia and China towards a new enemy - the American people themselves.
Trump keeps working as hard as he can to make Russia and China again.
Trump keeps working as hard as he can to make Russia and China again.
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If any Democratic president used a military audience as partisan prop, Republicans would melt down. The press would melt down. It was considered unthinkable until Trump showed R's and the media that oligarchic rule was within their reach.
Trump goads the troops into booing California Gov. Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass and attacks them as "incompetent"
June 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
If any Democratic president used a military audience as partisan prop, Republicans would melt down. The press would melt down. It was considered unthinkable until Trump showed R's and the media that oligarchic rule was within their reach.
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Democrats should introduce articles of impeachment for RFK jr
Even if it doesn’t work, which it probably won’t, democrats need to make clear that he’s not gonna get away with it
Even if it doesn’t work, which it probably won’t, democrats need to make clear that he’s not gonna get away with it
RFK Jr.‘s extreme anti-vax views — and his related conflicts of interest — were a huge problem during his confirmation process.
So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel.
Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.
So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel.
Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.
RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines.
apnews.com
June 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Democrats should introduce articles of impeachment for RFK jr
Even if it doesn’t work, which it probably won’t, democrats need to make clear that he’s not gonna get away with it
Even if it doesn’t work, which it probably won’t, democrats need to make clear that he’s not gonna get away with it
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1000% this. 👇👇👇
anyway I’m going out to protest this weekend because we haven’t been beaten yet, and I suggest you do the same
it’ll make you feel better than reading an endless stream of posts about how we’re all doomed and we might as well offer ourselves up to be processed into slurry for the MAGA AI mines now
it’ll make you feel better than reading an endless stream of posts about how we’re all doomed and we might as well offer ourselves up to be processed into slurry for the MAGA AI mines now
June 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
1000% this. 👇👇👇
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I mean, scholars of fascism were like, “He’s going to attack universities, the media, and unions, and he’s going to arrest his political opponents,” and most of America was like, “Stop exaggerating.”
SEIU California President David Huerta has apparently been charged with a federal crime--conspiracy to impede an officer. This is a felony that carries a sentence of six years in federal prison.
June 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I mean, scholars of fascism were like, “He’s going to attack universities, the media, and unions, and he’s going to arrest his political opponents,” and most of America was like, “Stop exaggerating.”
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Thousands of New Yorkers march in lower Manhattan calling for ICE out of New York.
Starting at Foley Square and organized by PSL, the masses have flooded the streets and are moving west. This demo is permitted but even if it wasn’t, it would be far too large for NYPD to contain.
Starting at Foley Square and organized by PSL, the masses have flooded the streets and are moving west. This demo is permitted but even if it wasn’t, it would be far too large for NYPD to contain.
June 10, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Thousands of New Yorkers march in lower Manhattan calling for ICE out of New York.
Starting at Foley Square and organized by PSL, the masses have flooded the streets and are moving west. This demo is permitted but even if it wasn’t, it would be far too large for NYPD to contain.
Starting at Foley Square and organized by PSL, the masses have flooded the streets and are moving west. This demo is permitted but even if it wasn’t, it would be far too large for NYPD to contain.
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The whole gop is irredeemable at this point. Just poison all the way to the root
June 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The whole gop is irredeemable at this point. Just poison all the way to the root
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Stopped by the anti-ICE protest at Federal Plaza after work. The vibe from the police was waaaay different than at a protest there a month ago. Much more massive police presence, lined up elbow to elbow surrounding the plaza. Totally unnecessary escalation.
June 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Stopped by the anti-ICE protest at Federal Plaza after work. The vibe from the police was waaaay different than at a protest there a month ago. Much more massive police presence, lined up elbow to elbow surrounding the plaza. Totally unnecessary escalation.
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The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.
June 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.
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BREAKING: We're asking a court to stop the Trump administration's fast-track deportation policy.
ICE should not be able to arrest people at their immigration appointments and deport them without any due process.
ICE should not be able to arrest people at their immigration appointments and deport them without any due process.
June 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
BREAKING: We're asking a court to stop the Trump administration's fast-track deportation policy.
ICE should not be able to arrest people at their immigration appointments and deport them without any due process.
ICE should not be able to arrest people at their immigration appointments and deport them without any due process.
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Real talk re: technology - I get far more daily utility and quality of life value out of my "smart" toilet, with its heated seat, lighted bowl, automatic flushing and massaging bidet functionality, than any bit of "AI" currently being foisted onto the market, with far less environmental degradation.
June 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Real talk re: technology - I get far more daily utility and quality of life value out of my "smart" toilet, with its heated seat, lighted bowl, automatic flushing and massaging bidet functionality, than any bit of "AI" currently being foisted onto the market, with far less environmental degradation.
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Threats to use surveillance to punish people exercising their First Amendment rights are fundamentally antidemocratic and raise serious constitutional concerns.
We will not let law enforcement intimidate us into silence.
We will not let law enforcement intimidate us into silence.
An LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house"
The practice, an expert warns, could lead to "reprisals and retribution by the police for your politics.”
www.motherjones.com
June 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Threats to use surveillance to punish people exercising their First Amendment rights are fundamentally antidemocratic and raise serious constitutional concerns.
We will not let law enforcement intimidate us into silence.
We will not let law enforcement intimidate us into silence.
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It was done to the Irish too, in Britain for centuries and in the early days of immigration to America.
Just a reminder that this is the same framing they've done to justify genocide of Native Americans, violence on civil rights, black lives protests, jews, Asians in ww2, Ukrainians and now, this.
The only time they go out of their way to not use this rhetoric, is when they have to discuss Jan. 6
The only time they go out of their way to not use this rhetoric, is when they have to discuss Jan. 6
“Feral.” “Berserk.” These aren’t just insults, they’re coded. They frame people as savage, irrational, less than human. This is racialized language, meant to strip empathy and justify harm.
June 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
It was done to the Irish too, in Britain for centuries and in the early days of immigration to America.
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If we respond to their violence with violence, they will declare martial law.
If we protest peacefully, they will declare martial law.
If we stay home and hide, they will declare martial law.
It is impossible to avoid a confrontation with someone who is intent on starting a fight.
If we protest peacefully, they will declare martial law.
If we stay home and hide, they will declare martial law.
It is impossible to avoid a confrontation with someone who is intent on starting a fight.
June 8, 2025 at 11:12 PM
If we respond to their violence with violence, they will declare martial law.
If we protest peacefully, they will declare martial law.
If we stay home and hide, they will declare martial law.
It is impossible to avoid a confrontation with someone who is intent on starting a fight.
If we protest peacefully, they will declare martial law.
If we stay home and hide, they will declare martial law.
It is impossible to avoid a confrontation with someone who is intent on starting a fight.
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You know when things were pretty quiet and peaceful in L.A.? Before ICE started arresting residents who were bothering no one and going to their jobs. And before DHS and National Guard troops showed up and made the situation worse.
Of course Trump and Stephen Miller want the situation to get worse.
Of course Trump and Stephen Miller want the situation to get worse.
June 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
You know when things were pretty quiet and peaceful in L.A.? Before ICE started arresting residents who were bothering no one and going to their jobs. And before DHS and National Guard troops showed up and made the situation worse.
Of course Trump and Stephen Miller want the situation to get worse.
Of course Trump and Stephen Miller want the situation to get worse.
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Look, Seattle. Look, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Houston, Albuquerque. Des Moines. Look, America. Take your notes and make your plans. Pack your kits. Draw your lines. Look, America. Look.
Massive #ICEoutofLA action today in downtown Los Angeles as ICE raids continue, one day after Trump announces deployment of National Guard and threatens to deploy the military.
📸 for @theintercept.com
📸 for @theintercept.com
June 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Look, Seattle. Look, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Houston, Albuquerque. Des Moines. Look, America. Take your notes and make your plans. Pack your kits. Draw your lines. Look, America. Look.
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Not in LA? Can't safely protest?
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🚨 Support Los Angeles immigrant communities 🚨
Please consider donating to one or all of the following orgs:
Immigrant Defenders Law Center: give.immdef.org/donate
LA Jail Support / Bail Fund:
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Unión del Barrio:
uniondelbarrio.org/main/support...
Please consider donating to one or all of the following orgs:
Immigrant Defenders Law Center: give.immdef.org/donate
LA Jail Support / Bail Fund:
account.venmo.com/u/jailsuppor...
Unión del Barrio:
uniondelbarrio.org/main/support...
June 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Not in LA? Can't safely protest?
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