@maryestherk.bsky.social
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Bari Weiss lied in her memo. She said segment didn't report administration's legal justification (it does in the very first sentence) and didn't say how many detainees had been charged with crimes as opposed to just those who were convicted (it does). www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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More on the new internment camps here:
Under Trump, the draconian future of homelessness policy is coming into focus: mass internment. Utah is building a 16-acre site to detain up to 1,300 homeless people inside locked "accountability centers." This is profoundly alarming.
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 AM
More on the new internment camps here:
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This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump Administration to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
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I got back to my office after the vote last night and recorded this. There's no way to sugarcoat what happened. And my fear is that Trump gets stronger, not weaker, because of this acquiescence. I'm angry - like you. But I choose to keep fighting.
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I got back to my office after the vote last night and recorded this. There's no way to sugarcoat what happened. And my fear is that Trump gets stronger, not weaker, because of this acquiescence. I'm angry - like you. But I choose to keep fighting.
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Great thread on how/what to give to support members of your community during this shutdown, with SNAP ending!
Yesterday we talked a little bit about SNAP ending and how everyone who can, should give back to their communities. I'm going to spend a little time today talking about what to give.
October 28, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Great thread on how/what to give to support members of your community during this shutdown, with SNAP ending!
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Gov Greg Abbott says that ideological fidelity to the party line established by the Texas GOP is expected of all who hold jobs in the University of Texas system.
October 20, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Gov Greg Abbott says that ideological fidelity to the party line established by the Texas GOP is expected of all who hold jobs in the University of Texas system.
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Swearing in isn’t some ceremony. You aren’t a member of Congress until it happens. He knows that.
No phones, no staff, nothing.
I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!
No phones, no staff, nothing.
I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!
Johnson: "Grijalva should be working for her constituents right now. I don't know what she's doing. I keep seeing their political stunt videos. She should be in her office. She should be working or in the district for her constituents" (Grijalva is not in fact a Rep. b/c Johnson refuses to seat her)
October 17, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Swearing in isn’t some ceremony. You aren’t a member of Congress until it happens. He knows that.
No phones, no staff, nothing.
I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!
No phones, no staff, nothing.
I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!
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September 29, 2025
September 29, 2025
Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) left a meeting with President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:10 AM
September 29, 2025
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That is just plainly not true. Your budget slashed help for people who buy Affordable Care Act plans. That's 22 million Americans whose premiums are going up - RIGHT NOW - by double digits directly because of a policy you passed.
September 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
That is just plainly not true. Your budget slashed help for people who buy Affordable Care Act plans. That's 22 million Americans whose premiums are going up - RIGHT NOW - by double digits directly because of a policy you passed.
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Yep!
No sugarcoating. We have work to do to keep the republic. joycevance.substack.com/p/only-monday
August 27, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Yep!
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NEW: DHS has created a ICE/CBP "volunteer force" open to DOD civilian employees. In other words, it's asking DOD employees to come work for ICE for six months. I'm told the Pentagon is supporting the recruitment program. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/ice-c...
ICE Cannabilizing DOD?
I’d heard reports that the Pentagon was sending out official emails to...
talkingpointsmemo.com
August 20, 2025 at 10:17 PM
NEW: DHS has created a ICE/CBP "volunteer force" open to DOD civilian employees. In other words, it's asking DOD employees to come work for ICE for six months. I'm told the Pentagon is supporting the recruitment program. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/ice-c...
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Where are the hard-working Americans who screamed, “They’re stealing our jobs”?
You’re getting your wish. Immigrant workers aren’t showing up, and farm owners are hiring.
You’re getting your wish. Immigrant workers aren’t showing up, and farm owners are hiring.
August 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Where are the hard-working Americans who screamed, “They’re stealing our jobs”?
You’re getting your wish. Immigrant workers aren’t showing up, and farm owners are hiring.
You’re getting your wish. Immigrant workers aren’t showing up, and farm owners are hiring.
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1. This week, the FBI released its comprehensive crime report for 2024, which revealed that both VIOLENT CRIME and PROPERTY CRIME reached their LOWEST LEVELS SINCE THE 1960s
This a massive story. But you might not have heard about it, even if you follow the news closely.
Here's why.
This a massive story. But you might not have heard about it, even if you follow the news closely.
Here's why.
Why you might not know that 2024 was America's safest year since the 1960s
An overwhelming majority of Americans, 64 percent, believe that crime increased across the country in 2024, according to a Gallup survey conducted late last year.
popular.info
August 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
1. This week, the FBI released its comprehensive crime report for 2024, which revealed that both VIOLENT CRIME and PROPERTY CRIME reached their LOWEST LEVELS SINCE THE 1960s
This a massive story. But you might not have heard about it, even if you follow the news closely.
Here's why.
This a massive story. But you might not have heard about it, even if you follow the news closely.
Here's why.
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Best Twitter riposte of the day.
Trump only got 56% of the vote in Texas this last election.
Romney got 57%
GWBush got 59% and 61%
Reagan got 63% in 1984
Nixon got 66% in 1972
LBJ got 63% in 1964
FDR got 88%, 87%, 80%, 71%
In the Solid South era, Dems routinely did >70%.
None demanded the prize that Our Special Boy wants
Romney got 57%
GWBush got 59% and 61%
Reagan got 63% in 1984
Nixon got 66% in 1972
LBJ got 63% in 1964
FDR got 88%, 87%, 80%, 71%
In the Solid South era, Dems routinely did >70%.
None demanded the prize that Our Special Boy wants
Trump: "We have an opportunity in Texas to pick up five seats ... I got the highest vote in the history of Texas as you probably know. And we are entitled to five more seats."
August 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Best Twitter riposte of the day.
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Convicted terrorist Bezalel Smotrich, now a Netanyahu cabinet minister, insists that starving the population of Gaza to death is a "moral" thing to do.
July 27, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Convicted terrorist Bezalel Smotrich, now a Netanyahu cabinet minister, insists that starving the population of Gaza to death is a "moral" thing to do.
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By 2029 the GOP may have entrenched their coup by "legal" methods
Gerrymandering-permitted by MAGA judges
Changes in citizenship laws and deportations
Quashing dissent by jailing protesters
And radical "interpretation" of the Constitution
We still don't fully comprehend the danger America faces
Gerrymandering-permitted by MAGA judges
Changes in citizenship laws and deportations
Quashing dissent by jailing protesters
And radical "interpretation" of the Constitution
We still don't fully comprehend the danger America faces
"Unlike January 2021 — when the Big Lie scheme failed — by 2029 Trump and his cohorts will have new tools to carry out a coup, including a massive federal police force with a proven willingness to engage in systemic illegality at Trump's behest."
The emerging coup
Lawless authoritarian regimes don't give up power willingly.
www.publicnotice.co
July 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
By 2029 the GOP may have entrenched their coup by "legal" methods
Gerrymandering-permitted by MAGA judges
Changes in citizenship laws and deportations
Quashing dissent by jailing protesters
And radical "interpretation" of the Constitution
We still don't fully comprehend the danger America faces
Gerrymandering-permitted by MAGA judges
Changes in citizenship laws and deportations
Quashing dissent by jailing protesters
And radical "interpretation" of the Constitution
We still don't fully comprehend the danger America faces
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Got that? Less than 1% of deportees have criminal convictions. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...
Despite vow to remove the worst offenders, ICE data shows less than 1% of deportees had murder convictions
A majority of the people deported by ICE this year were convicted of traffic or immigration offenses, not violent crimes, according to data obtained by CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
July 17, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Got that? Less than 1% of deportees have criminal convictions. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...
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I just left the Everglades Immigrant Interment Camp. No, I’m not using their ridiculous name. It was a very tough to witness humans in those cages. Every Floridian should be ashamed that our taxpayer money is being used for this.
July 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I just left the Everglades Immigrant Interment Camp. No, I’m not using their ridiculous name. It was a very tough to witness humans in those cages. Every Floridian should be ashamed that our taxpayer money is being used for this.
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Nervously waiting on the fallout of the SCOTUS decision on reductions in force? You’re not alone. Here’s what it means and what to do next.
@firedbutfighting.bsky.social has good resources too. Get connected!
@firedbutfighting.bsky.social has good resources too. Get connected!
You Are Not Alone: A Resource Guide for Civil Servants Affected by the Supreme Court’s RIF Decision | Civil Service Strong
Resource guide for civil servants affected by the Supreme Court's RIF decision on Tuesday, July 8th, 2025.
www.civilservicestrong.org
July 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Nervously waiting on the fallout of the SCOTUS decision on reductions in force? You’re not alone. Here’s what it means and what to do next.
@firedbutfighting.bsky.social has good resources too. Get connected!
@firedbutfighting.bsky.social has good resources too. Get connected!
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To my fellow vets and active duty friends: please consider helping out Common Defense and ACLU with this. You have the option for ACLU to keep you anonymous.
🇺🇸 Veterans and military families agree: military troops should not police our communities. Add your name to our petition with @aclu.org demanding the DoD withdraw troops from LA now.
✊🔗 act.aclu.org/a/service-me...
✊🔗 act.aclu.org/a/service-me...
July 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
To my fellow vets and active duty friends: please consider helping out Common Defense and ACLU with this. You have the option for ACLU to keep you anonymous.
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Amid all of this hilarity, there’s rarely a mention of the detainees as human beings who have been plucked from their lives, sometimes without cause. | Opinion
The joke’s on us as DeSantis, Trump make light of deporting people | Opinion
Amid all of this hilarity, there’s rarely a mention of the detainees as human beings who have been plucked from their lives, sometimes without cause. | Opinion
bit.ly
July 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Amid all of this hilarity, there’s rarely a mention of the detainees as human beings who have been plucked from their lives, sometimes without cause. | Opinion
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"The question we have to learn to ask about this administration is not where it starts, but where it ends."
- Joyce White Vance
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
- Joyce White Vance
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Taking away your citizenship
Here it is, right on schedule.
open.substack.com
July 1, 2025 at 4:47 AM
"The question we have to learn to ask about this administration is not where it starts, but where it ends."
- Joyce White Vance
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
- Joyce White Vance
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...