@mademariane.bsky.social
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“There is no clear precedent for what DeSantis and the president are doing."
Experts question the legality of deploying National Guard officials as immigration judges.
Experts question the legality of deploying National Guard officials as immigration judges.
Experts question the legality of deploying National Guard officials as immigration judges
"The use of military courts to hear civilian cases is the essential component of martial law."
www.motherjones.com
July 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
“There is no clear precedent for what DeSantis and the president are doing."
Experts question the legality of deploying National Guard officials as immigration judges.
Experts question the legality of deploying National Guard officials as immigration judges.
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"When we ask them who they are, they usually don't reply. 'Who do you think we are?' barked one agent while they were making an arrest, as the elevator doors closed." Great reporting from @hellgatenyc.com on the rampant masking of ICE agents hellgatenyc.com/ice-gone-rog...
'It Felt Like ICE Gone Rogue': The Masked Men of Lower Manhattan
Longtime immigration court observers say that federal agents working for ICE have created an unprecedented atmosphere of terror in their quest to deport as many New Yorkers as they can.
hellgatenyc.com
June 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
"When we ask them who they are, they usually don't reply. 'Who do you think we are?' barked one agent while they were making an arrest, as the elevator doors closed." Great reporting from @hellgatenyc.com on the rampant masking of ICE agents hellgatenyc.com/ice-gone-rog...
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Re: last RT: I still wish abundance critics better acknowledged the plural genealogies of this concept
It's interesting to contrast these disparate discourses of "abundance":
(1) neoliberal (YIMBYism, principled growth, "supply-side progressivism") +
(2) indigenous (rejecting the capitalist model of engineered scarcity; living reciprocally, in good relation, collectively stewarding plenty)
(1) neoliberal (YIMBYism, principled growth, "supply-side progressivism") +
(2) indigenous (rejecting the capitalist model of engineered scarcity; living reciprocally, in good relation, collectively stewarding plenty)
Where Abundance Goes Next Under Trump 2.0
The 2024 Democratic National Convention was a moment of triumph for the fledgling abundance movement. While accepting the party’s nomination for president, Kamala Harris indicated her support for YIMB...
www.firesidestacks.com
June 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Re: last RT: I still wish abundance critics better acknowledged the plural genealogies of this concept
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Per WSJ, U.S. negotiations with Iran were actually a cover to buy time for Israel's attack. Would you ever enter into negotiations with the U.S. knowing this?
In Twist, U.S. Diplomacy Served as Cover for Israeli Surprise Attack
U.S. talks with Iran, widely seen as important for regional peace, gave Israel an opportunity to strike.
www.wsj.com
June 13, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Per WSJ, U.S. negotiations with Iran were actually a cover to buy time for Israel's attack. Would you ever enter into negotiations with the U.S. knowing this?
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Tornados, floods, and blizzards don't care who you voted for! Join the Summer Fight for Science NOW to help us save NWS funding.
Lives depend on it.
#StandUpforScience
#SummerFightforScience
www.standupforscience.net/summer-fight...
Lives depend on it.
#StandUpforScience
#SummerFightforScience
www.standupforscience.net/summer-fight...
May 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Tornados, floods, and blizzards don't care who you voted for! Join the Summer Fight for Science NOW to help us save NWS funding.
Lives depend on it.
#StandUpforScience
#SummerFightforScience
www.standupforscience.net/summer-fight...
Lives depend on it.
#StandUpforScience
#SummerFightforScience
www.standupforscience.net/summer-fight...
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Welp. 2 California NWS offices--covering entire Sacramento/ San Joaquin Valley region & adjacent foothills/mountains--are no longer operating 24/7 due to extreme understaffing & expanding cuts to NOAA/NWS. This is a very big problem! #CAwx #CAfire #CAwater www.washingtonpost.c...
May 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Welp. 2 California NWS offices--covering entire Sacramento/ San Joaquin Valley region & adjacent foothills/mountains--are no longer operating 24/7 due to extreme understaffing & expanding cuts to NOAA/NWS. This is a very big problem! #CAwx #CAfire #CAwater www.washingtonpost.c...
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NEW: You can now send us your tips via SecureDrop, the most secure and anonymous way to share information or files with us electronically. Used properly, it shields your identity even from us.
Here’s how to use it: www.propublica.org/tips
Here’s how to use it: www.propublica.org/tips
How to Contact ProPublica or Send a Tip Securely — ProPublica
Our job is to hold people and institutions accountable. To do that, we need evidence.
www.propublica.org
March 31, 2025 at 4:11 PM
NEW: You can now send us your tips via SecureDrop, the most secure and anonymous way to share information or files with us electronically. Used properly, it shields your identity even from us.
Here’s how to use it: www.propublica.org/tips
Here’s how to use it: www.propublica.org/tips
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Each time I have sat down to write something since the election, I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I simply cannot get out of my head.
So,I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
So,I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
We Are on Our Own
From Marc | Our institutions are not going to save us. Only we can do that.
www.democracydocket.com
March 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Each time I have sat down to write something since the election, I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I simply cannot get out of my head.
So,I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
So,I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
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LIKE A GOOD NEIGHBOR, BULLHORNS ARE THERE. Areas targeted by ICE are being informed by neighbors of their rights.
People are literally walking around with bullhorns telling people not to open their doors and what their rights are. We love to see it.
apnews.com/article/immi...
People are literally walking around with bullhorns telling people not to open their doors and what their rights are. We love to see it.
apnews.com/article/immi...
Volunteers use bullhorns and sirens to warn immigrants when ICE is in their area
Before dawn this week, dozens of volunteers spread across Los Angeles to look for immigration officers. When they see U.S.
apnews.com
March 9, 2025 at 1:08 AM
LIKE A GOOD NEIGHBOR, BULLHORNS ARE THERE. Areas targeted by ICE are being informed by neighbors of their rights.
People are literally walking around with bullhorns telling people not to open their doors and what their rights are. We love to see it.
apnews.com/article/immi...
People are literally walking around with bullhorns telling people not to open their doors and what their rights are. We love to see it.
apnews.com/article/immi...
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This is really cool. Reddit users coming through again. “A team of volunteer archivists has recreated the Centers for Disease Control website exactly as it was the day Donald Trump was inaugurated. The site, called RestoredCDC.org”
Archivists Recreate Pre-Trump CDC Website, Are Hosting It in Europe
The team used a Reddit-made archive of the CDC website to create a new live mirror of the site before it was purged.
www.404media.co
March 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This is really cool. Reddit users coming through again. “A team of volunteer archivists has recreated the Centers for Disease Control website exactly as it was the day Donald Trump was inaugurated. The site, called RestoredCDC.org”
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We know this guy doesn’t care about the law unless he equates his wishes and whims with it. So folks running these institutions need to call his bluff
This is no time to try to run and hide. There’s no amount of cynicism and fretting that’ll defeat this. Only solidarity can.
This is no time to try to run and hide. There’s no amount of cynicism and fretting that’ll defeat this. Only solidarity can.
March 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
We know this guy doesn’t care about the law unless he equates his wishes and whims with it. So folks running these institutions need to call his bluff
This is no time to try to run and hide. There’s no amount of cynicism and fretting that’ll defeat this. Only solidarity can.
This is no time to try to run and hide. There’s no amount of cynicism and fretting that’ll defeat this. Only solidarity can.
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CORRUPT AF
SCOOP: Business leaders are paying as much as $5,000,000 to meet one-on-one with President Donald Trump at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1,000,000 apiece to dine with him in a group setting.
People Are Paying Millions to Dine With Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Business leaders are paying as much as $5,000,000 to meet one-on-one with the president at his Florida compound, sources tell WIRED, while others are paying $1,000,000 apiece to dine with him in a…
buff.ly
March 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
CORRUPT AF
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New online: Pablo Stefanoni on Javier Milei.
"Following the teachings of Murray Rothbard, Javier Milei wants to dismantle the state while also using it to consolidate his power."
www.dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...
"Following the teachings of Murray Rothbard, Javier Milei wants to dismantle the state while also using it to consolidate his power."
www.dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...
The Ideology Behind Trump's Favorite President - Dissent Magazine
Following the teachings of Murray Rothbard, Javier Milei wants to dismantle the state while also using it to consolidate his power.
www.dissentmagazine.org
March 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
New online: Pablo Stefanoni on Javier Milei.
"Following the teachings of Murray Rothbard, Javier Milei wants to dismantle the state while also using it to consolidate his power."
www.dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...
"Following the teachings of Murray Rothbard, Javier Milei wants to dismantle the state while also using it to consolidate his power."
www.dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...
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If you don’t want to watch the SOTU
CSpan will have a video
with transcript
I save a lot of Trumpkov’s speeches like that because I want the whole truth of what he says in printed word
CSpan will have a video
with transcript
I save a lot of Trumpkov’s speeches like that because I want the whole truth of what he says in printed word
March 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
If you don’t want to watch the SOTU
CSpan will have a video
with transcript
I save a lot of Trumpkov’s speeches like that because I want the whole truth of what he says in printed word
CSpan will have a video
with transcript
I save a lot of Trumpkov’s speeches like that because I want the whole truth of what he says in printed word
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Reports of ICE raids, with at least one person detained, in Northern Virginia. Knowing your rights, and those of your neighbors, is crucial. Among them: check for a warrant signed by a judge and don't talk without a lawyer. Read more from experts on immigration law here:
Knowing your rights is crucial to protecting yourself and your community from ICE enforcement. Check out our guide and share it with a friend or neighbor who might need it.
How to defend your neighbors (or yourself) from ICE enforcement in D.C.
Trump has threatened mass deportations, but D.C. residents still have rights. We've rounded up strategies to protect yourself and your community.
51st.news
March 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Reports of ICE raids, with at least one person detained, in Northern Virginia. Knowing your rights, and those of your neighbors, is crucial. Among them: check for a warrant signed by a judge and don't talk without a lawyer. Read more from experts on immigration law here:
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Former Social Security Chief Warns Musk’s Meddling Could Lead To ‘System Collapse’
Former Social Security Chief Warns Musk's Meddling Could Lead To 'System Collapse'
Martin O’Malley, former Social Security Administration commissioner, says Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s cuts could mean “an interruption of benefits.”
www.rollingstone.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Former Social Security Chief Warns Musk’s Meddling Could Lead To ‘System Collapse’
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February 28, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts led 14 other senators on Wednesday in urging Acting Education Secretary Denise Carter to offer up more information by March 5 on access to the data by DOGE employees and affiliates.
DOGE access to student loan borrowers’ personal data probed by lawmakers • Arkansas Advocate
U.S. Senate Democrats are fed up with the Education Department’s response to their inquiry over reports that Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service “gained access to millions of student loan borrowers’…
buff.ly
February 28, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts led 14 other senators on Wednesday in urging Acting Education Secretary Denise Carter to offer up more information by March 5 on access to the data by DOGE employees and affiliates.
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In hiring three reporters and two editors for a new politics team, @katie-drummond.bsky.social said “the bet that we made was that this sort of Venn diagram between business and politics would become increasingly vital for a publication like Wired to cover.”
apnews.com/article/elon...
apnews.com/article/elon...
Not known for political coverage, Wired takes a leading role in tracking Elon Musk's team
The tech outlet Wired set up a new politics team in time for the presidential election — but its most impactful work is coming after the election is over.
apnews.com
February 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
In hiring three reporters and two editors for a new politics team, @katie-drummond.bsky.social said “the bet that we made was that this sort of Venn diagram between business and politics would become increasingly vital for a publication like Wired to cover.”
apnews.com/article/elon...
apnews.com/article/elon...
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"t’s harder to bullshit the public or abuse your power in a society where ridicule, of the most cruel and venomous kind, is possible," writes @scottgordonwi.bsky.social in this week's Microtones
Madison needs an evil gossip rag
A gross proposal for desperate times.
tonemadison.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"t’s harder to bullshit the public or abuse your power in a society where ridicule, of the most cruel and venomous kind, is possible," writes @scottgordonwi.bsky.social in this week's Microtones
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This video was just what i needed right now.
Listened while driving to town in the snow. Returned with renewed clarity and motivation.
@astra.bsky.social @keeanga.bsky.social @chenjerai.bsky.social and @naomiaklein.bsky.social thank you for this.
www.youtube.com/live/iyLiNN_...
#uspoli #cdnpoli
Listened while driving to town in the snow. Returned with renewed clarity and motivation.
@astra.bsky.social @keeanga.bsky.social @chenjerai.bsky.social and @naomiaklein.bsky.social thank you for this.
www.youtube.com/live/iyLiNN_...
#uspoli #cdnpoli
The Corporate Coup in Global Context: An Emergency Town Hall
YouTube video by Haymarket Books
www.youtube.com
February 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This video was just what i needed right now.
Listened while driving to town in the snow. Returned with renewed clarity and motivation.
@astra.bsky.social @keeanga.bsky.social @chenjerai.bsky.social and @naomiaklein.bsky.social thank you for this.
www.youtube.com/live/iyLiNN_...
#uspoli #cdnpoli
Listened while driving to town in the snow. Returned with renewed clarity and motivation.
@astra.bsky.social @keeanga.bsky.social @chenjerai.bsky.social and @naomiaklein.bsky.social thank you for this.
www.youtube.com/live/iyLiNN_...
#uspoli #cdnpoli
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What we see: chaos, polarization, culture wars. What’s really happening: a strategic realignment of power, new institutions forming, and the rise of a counter-elite shaping the next era. The future isn’t a repeat of the past—it’s being built in real time. #NewRight #PowerShift
The New Right in 2025: From Fringe to Power
How a once-controversial movement has become a defining force in American conservatism
open.substack.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
What we see: chaos, polarization, culture wars. What’s really happening: a strategic realignment of power, new institutions forming, and the rise of a counter-elite shaping the next era. The future isn’t a repeat of the past—it’s being built in real time. #NewRight #PowerShift
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New:
DOGE's spending has been secret.
No longer.
My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
DOGE's spending has been secret.
No longer.
My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
February 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
New:
DOGE's spending has been secret.
No longer.
My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
DOGE's spending has been secret.
No longer.
My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...