Maggie Mitchell Salem
@magsmitchell.bsky.social
“America runs on Dunkin’ & immigrants.” CT Atty General William Tong 🇺🇸 Secure our borders AND enact humane immigration policies.
ExecDir of IRISCT.org 💜4 grown kids 6 🐶 2🙀
ExecDir of IRISCT.org 💜4 grown kids 6 🐶 2🙀
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Nice shout-out for @irisct.org from @chrismurphyct.bsky.social who’s doing extraordinary work on behalf of all Americans! @magsmitchell.bsky.social
6/ Or you could focus on organizing or volunteering around a specific issue. For instance, in CT if you want to stand up for immigrants in your community, check out:
ctlegal.org
ctunitedway.org
nilc.org
irisct.org
cirict.org
ctlegal.org
ctunitedway.org
nilc.org
irisct.org
cirict.org
CT's Largest Legal Aid Agency | Transforming Lives - Connecticut Legal Services
Connecticut Legal Services provides access to justice and protects critical civil legal rights of low-income individuals and families through representation, systemic advocacy, advice, collaboration, ...
ctlegal.org
February 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Nice shout-out for @irisct.org from @chrismurphyct.bsky.social who’s doing extraordinary work on behalf of all Americans! @magsmitchell.bsky.social
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BREAKING: The United States is officially in multiple trade wars. I break down all the developments, discuss what products will be impacted, and preview what's to come. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
The United States Is In Multiple Trade Wars | Everything You Need To Know
The United States is now in multiple trade wars and here is everything you need to know.
open.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 2:24 AM
BREAKING: The United States is officially in multiple trade wars. I break down all the developments, discuss what products will be impacted, and preview what's to come. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
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Stating the obvious: tariffs are a regressive tax on the poorest Americans.
A company pays the tariff, and raises their prices to get that money. That price is paid by the consumer.
Duh
A company pays the tariff, and raises their prices to get that money. That price is paid by the consumer.
Duh
February 2, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Stating the obvious: tariffs are a regressive tax on the poorest Americans.
A company pays the tariff, and raises their prices to get that money. That price is paid by the consumer.
Duh
A company pays the tariff, and raises their prices to get that money. That price is paid by the consumer.
Duh
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"I want to speak directly to Americans," says Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. "This is a choice that will harm Canadians...but will have real consequences for you."
February 2, 2025 at 2:13 AM
"I want to speak directly to Americans," says Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. "This is a choice that will harm Canadians...but will have real consequences for you."
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The premier of British Columbia, whose province is home to nearly 6 million people, huge ports of Vancouver and Victoria, and the highway connecting Washington State to Alaska.
In response to the American tariffs, I have directed government and crown agencies to exclude US suppliers from any new purchasing or procurement agreements.
It’s just one of the actions we are taking to prioritize Canada first.
It’s just one of the actions we are taking to prioritize Canada first.
February 2, 2025 at 4:10 AM
The premier of British Columbia, whose province is home to nearly 6 million people, huge ports of Vancouver and Victoria, and the highway connecting Washington State to Alaska.
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WATCH 📺: "What Are The Costs of Trump's Immigration Crackdown?" @jeremyrobbins.bsky.social discusses the aftermath in-studio today with CBS News and Major Garrett: immcouncil.co/42w1okR
January 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
WATCH 📺: "What Are The Costs of Trump's Immigration Crackdown?" @jeremyrobbins.bsky.social discusses the aftermath in-studio today with CBS News and Major Garrett: immcouncil.co/42w1okR
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#QuoteOfTheDay / #QOTD, 1/27/2025
#Quote by: @magsmitchell.bsky.social, executive director of IRIS,
speaking to Emma Wulfhorst for Fox 61's "The Real Story"
#ImmigrantsWelcome
#Quote by: @magsmitchell.bsky.social, executive director of IRIS,
speaking to Emma Wulfhorst for Fox 61's "The Real Story"
#ImmigrantsWelcome
January 28, 2025 at 1:57 AM
#QuoteOfTheDay / #QOTD, 1/27/2025
#Quote by: @magsmitchell.bsky.social, executive director of IRIS,
speaking to Emma Wulfhorst for Fox 61's "The Real Story"
#ImmigrantsWelcome
#Quote by: @magsmitchell.bsky.social, executive director of IRIS,
speaking to Emma Wulfhorst for Fox 61's "The Real Story"
#ImmigrantsWelcome
Many great orgs cited including mine, irisct.org
Also, IRC & Inspiritus www.csmonitor.com/USA/2025/011... #refugees #immigrants
Also, IRC & Inspiritus www.csmonitor.com/USA/2025/011... #refugees #immigrants
Trump cut the refugee program before. Refugee groups prepare for Round 2.
Refugee groups are preparing for funding cuts and a lowered refugee admissions cap during President-elect Donald Trump’s second term.
www.csmonitor.com
January 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Many great orgs cited including mine, irisct.org
Also, IRC & Inspiritus www.csmonitor.com/USA/2025/011... #refugees #immigrants
Also, IRC & Inspiritus www.csmonitor.com/USA/2025/011... #refugees #immigrants
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The argument over H-1B visas exposes a fissure in the MAGA alliance that helped elect Trump. @hannarosin.bsky.social speaks with @alibreland.bsky.social and Rogé Karma about the growing rift between the nativist right and Silicon Valley:
Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Coalition Starts to Fracture
The nativist right and Silicon Valley are already at war.
www.theatlantic.com
January 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The argument over H-1B visas exposes a fissure in the MAGA alliance that helped elect Trump. @hannarosin.bsky.social speaks with @alibreland.bsky.social and Rogé Karma about the growing rift between the nativist right and Silicon Valley:
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Former President Jimmy Carter was remembered on Thursday as a humanitarian who put service to others above his own ambitions during a state funeral in Washington. His coffin is being flown to Georgia, where he will be buried next to his wife, Rosalynn. nyti.ms/3DL1R8m
January 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Former President Jimmy Carter was remembered on Thursday as a humanitarian who put service to others above his own ambitions during a state funeral in Washington. His coffin is being flown to Georgia, where he will be buried next to his wife, Rosalynn. nyti.ms/3DL1R8m
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Mike Luckovich gets it right as he always does
January 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Mike Luckovich gets it right as he always does
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On the tens of millions of American Christians who are embracing a charismatic movement which seeks to destroy the secular state
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows
Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.
www.theatlantic.com
January 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
On the tens of millions of American Christians who are embracing a charismatic movement which seeks to destroy the secular state
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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After months of delay, President-elect Donald Trump is set to become the first U.S. president to be criminally sentenced.
Follow live updates.
Follow live updates.
Trump to Face Sentencing in N.Y. Hush Money Case: Live Updates
The proceedings are set to begin at 9:30 a.m. in Manhattan. Though the president-elect is expected to avoid jail time, his sentencing on 34 counts will formalize his status as a felon and make him the...
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
After months of delay, President-elect Donald Trump is set to become the first U.S. president to be criminally sentenced.
Follow live updates.
Follow live updates.
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Shiu Ka-chun, a former social worker and pro-democracy lawmaker in Hong Kong who devoted his last years to helping protesters imprisoned after a crackdown on dissent, died Friday in Hong Kong. He was 55.
Shui Ka-chun, Hong Kong Activist, Dies
A social worker and teacher imprisoned for his activism, he later wrote about the toll of incarceration and worked to help others behind bars.
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Shiu Ka-chun, a former social worker and pro-democracy lawmaker in Hong Kong who devoted his last years to helping protesters imprisoned after a crackdown on dissent, died Friday in Hong Kong. He was 55.
What an #immigration conversation!! Drama-, hysteria-free. #factsmatter podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Beyond the Hype: Navigating the Complexities of Immigration
Podcast Episode · The Space In Between Podcast · 01/08/2025 · 51m
podcasts.apple.com
January 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
What an #immigration conversation!! Drama-, hysteria-free. #factsmatter podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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The grandson of former President Jimmy Carter, Jason Carter, tells a story about his grandfather when he first got a cell phone.
So funny and so relatable!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
So funny and so relatable!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
January 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The grandson of former President Jimmy Carter, Jason Carter, tells a story about his grandfather when he first got a cell phone.
So funny and so relatable!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
So funny and so relatable!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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What happens to the Alawite community now, Hussein Ibish writes, will say a great deal about whether post-Assad Syria will cohere into a stable, pluralistic nation—or descend into further sectarian chaos.
How Russia Could Maintain a Foothold in Syria
Moscow can seek to preserve its most important assets in Syria through cooperation with an Alawite autonomous zone—if that community moves quickly to establish one.
www.theatlantic.com
December 8, 2024 at 9:23 PM
What happens to the Alawite community now, Hussein Ibish writes, will say a great deal about whether post-Assad Syria will cohere into a stable, pluralistic nation—or descend into further sectarian chaos.
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NEW Nearly half of the 1.4 million people in the U.S. immigration system with final deportation orders cannot be sent back to their home countries, according to internal ICE data. It’s one of several obstacles Trump’s mass removal plan will face www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Many targeted for removal by Trump can’t be deported, ICE data shows
Some would-be deportees’s home countries won’t take them or limit cooperation with ICE. Others have received reprieves or deferrals from immigration judges.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 6, 2024 at 11:36 PM
NEW Nearly half of the 1.4 million people in the U.S. immigration system with final deportation orders cannot be sent back to their home countries, according to internal ICE data. It’s one of several obstacles Trump’s mass removal plan will face www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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The House “cannot collude with the president to deprive the Senate of its constitutional power to advise and consent on appointments. That would make a mockery of the Constitution’s text,” Akhil Reed Amar, Josh Chafetz, and Thomas P. Schmidt write: theatln.tc/qmOHkWFK
No, Trump Can’t Just ‘Dismiss’ the Senate
The threat from House Republicans should be seen and called out for what it is: an autocratic move that is not just unlawful but contemptuous of constitutionalism.
theatln.tc
December 7, 2024 at 2:39 PM
The House “cannot collude with the president to deprive the Senate of its constitutional power to advise and consent on appointments. That would make a mockery of the Constitution’s text,” Akhil Reed Amar, Josh Chafetz, and Thomas P. Schmidt write: theatln.tc/qmOHkWFK
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A company controlled by Goldman Sachs has made millions of dollars from sewage sludge sold to use as fertilizer, which has been linked to “forever chemicals.” Now the company is part of a major lobbying effort to limit the ability of farmers to sue to clean up fields polluted by the fertilizer.
Their Fertilizer Poisons Farmland. Now, They Want Protection From Lawsuits.
A company controlled by Goldman Sachs is helping to lead a lobbying effort by makers of fertilizer linked to “forever chemicals.”
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2024 at 8:22 PM
A company controlled by Goldman Sachs has made millions of dollars from sewage sludge sold to use as fertilizer, which has been linked to “forever chemicals.” Now the company is part of a major lobbying effort to limit the ability of farmers to sue to clean up fields polluted by the fertilizer.
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Wow that was fast
Syria rebels declare Damascus ‘free,’ claim Assad has fled the capital | CNN
Syria’s rebel alliance is edging closer to the capital Damascus, after anti-regime forces swept across the country in a lightning offensive. Follow the latest live news updates here.
www.cnn.com
December 8, 2024 at 4:12 AM
Wow that was fast
Freedom from Assad at last. Real peace & security to follow? One Syria, or many parts? Many questions. And yes, joy as Assad’s political prisoners are freed & families are reunited.
14 years of horror. Half a country of 24M people dead, disappeared, or displaced.
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
14 years of horror. Half a country of 24M people dead, disappeared, or displaced.
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
Here are the latest developments.
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2024 at 2:33 AM
Freedom from Assad at last. Real peace & security to follow? One Syria, or many parts? Many questions. And yes, joy as Assad’s political prisoners are freed & families are reunited.
14 years of horror. Half a country of 24M people dead, disappeared, or displaced.
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
14 years of horror. Half a country of 24M people dead, disappeared, or displaced.
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
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HTS leader Ahmad Al-Sharaa (Jolani) gives a glimpse of what the opposition is planning for Syria in the aftermath of Assad's collapse. Has also ordered troops to protect all Syrians no matter their ethnicity, sect, or religion. Says regime troops that stay, surrender, or defect will be safe.
December 7, 2024 at 6:10 PM
HTS leader Ahmad Al-Sharaa (Jolani) gives a glimpse of what the opposition is planning for Syria in the aftermath of Assad's collapse. Has also ordered troops to protect all Syrians no matter their ethnicity, sect, or religion. Says regime troops that stay, surrender, or defect will be safe.
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Our institutions don’t defend themselves, we do. Don't be distracted by Trump's chaotic appointee picks, focus because there's a long fight ahead.
December 7, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Our institutions don’t defend themselves, we do. Don't be distracted by Trump's chaotic appointee picks, focus because there's a long fight ahead.
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Bashar al-Assad’s biggest mistake? Not going on Joe Rogan.
December 7, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Bashar al-Assad’s biggest mistake? Not going on Joe Rogan.