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Matias [ma'ti:äs]
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Indoorsy guy pretending to be outdoorsy
Designer | Photographer | Coach | Funcle
Available for work and questionable advice.
This country is #PoweredByThePeople ✊🏿✊🏽✊🏻

A thread on how we’re taking back what we made ⬇️
May 16, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Federal Judge James Boasberg granted the administration additional time as he determines whether it ignored his order regarding deportation flights over the weekend.

President Trump called Boasberg a "radical left" judge and has escalated his criticism of the federal judiciary.
Trump continues attack on federal judge despite rebuke from chief justice
Federal Judge James Boasberg granted the administration additional time as he determines whether it ignored his order regarding deportation flights over the weekend. President Trump called Boasberg a ...
www.pbs.org
March 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I just called my reps with @5calls.org, you should too: 5calls.org
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
March 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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The stock prices of America's largest private prison and detention center operators have skyrocketed since Trump's victory.

Why?

Because the border-industrial complex stands to profit handsomely from Trump's anti-immigrant agenda.
The Truth About the U.S. Border | Robert Reich
The full story about immigration you aren't getting from politicians and the media. Watch More: The Military-Industrial Drain ►► https://youtu.be/OnR84h7t5kI A desperate combination of factors are driving migrants and asylum seekers to our southern border, from Central America in particular: deep economic inequality, corruption, and high rates of poverty, as well as violence and instability tied to historic U.S. support for brutal authoritarian regimes, right-wing paramilitary groups, and corporate interests in Latin America. In other words, the United States is very much part of the root of this problem. Some politicians want you to believe the way to address this humanitarian tragedy is to double down on border security and build walls to deter people from coming. They’re wrong. Several administrations have tried this approach. It's failed every time. Our bloated spending on the border-industrial complex has done nothing but increase human suffering without dealing with the root causes of...
www.youtube.com
March 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Under pressure from Elon Musk, Delaware lawmakers are about to pass a law that would erode small investor protections and hand Musk the largest CEO payout in history.

The richest man on the planet keeps bending government to his whim to make himself even richer.
March 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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The Trump administration’s efforts to strip diversity, equity and inclusion prompted the Defense Department to remove thousands of pages and images honoring the contributions of women and people of color.
Pentagon history purge highlights which stories are told and why others are ignored
The Trump administration’s efforts to strip diversity, equity and inclusion prompted the Defense Department to remove thousands of pages and images honoring the contributions of women and people of co...
www.pbs.org
March 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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President Trump’s dismissals of Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter leave Republicans alone at the top of an agency meant to be independent of the White House.
Two Democratic commissioners fired from FTC
Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya, the two Democrats of the Federal Trade Commission, were fired from their positions on the agency, which is supposed to be independent.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Reminder: 2025 is a major election year.

There are ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND open seats up for election this year across 45 states.

Don’t agonize. Get organized.
2025 Is a Major Election Year
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
March 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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The FTC has pending lawsuits against Amazon, Meta, & Google.

Trump is trying to gut the FTC by firing two Democratic commissioners.

The NLRB is fighting against Amazon & SpaceX in court for violating workers' rights.

Trump tried to gut the NLRB.

See the problem here?
March 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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INSIDE THE SALVADORAN PRISON WHERE TRUMP IS SENDING VENEZUELANS Human rights advocates say the government's own videos show violations Maham Javaid reports
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Videos offer a glimpse into Bukele’s prisons and the fate of U.S. deportees
Human rights organizations say the message presented by videos posted by Bukele is clear: This is what awaits those deported from the United States to El Salvador.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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The Democratic Party must become an anti-establishment party ready to fight the moneyed interests and shake up the system on behalf of the vast majority of Americans.

This is the Lesson of the 2024 election.
Why Trump Won | Robert Reich
Should Democrats move to the right? Absolutely not. That's morally wrong and bad politics. The real lesson of 2024 is that Democrats must become an anti-establishment party ready to shake up the system on behalf of working people.
www.youtube.com
March 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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I have no doubt that a result of Trump’s illegal firings today will be higher prices for American consumers because the FTC cop is now off the beat.

Trump’s descent into dictatorship continues unabated. robertreich.substack.com/p/more-of-tr...
More of Trump’s descent into dictatorship
Two illegal firings that will increase prices for consumers and concentrate more power in Trump’s hands — unless the courts stop him.
robertreich.substack.com
March 19, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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As President Donald Trump continues to enact harsh immigration policies, experts warn that the administration’s deportation messaging further dehumanizes migrants.
Trump and his aides cheerily celebrate deportations
Some immigration experts decried making light of the removals as dehumanizing.
wapo.st
March 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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The Trump administration is testing the limits of the federal court system to constrain the president, brushing aside court orders, harshly attacking judges and, in some cases, finding ways to circumvent adverse rulings.
Trump officials test limits of courts’ power to constrain their actions
Several legal experts said the deportation episode marks a dramatic — and troubling — escalation in the Trump administration’s pushback against the courts.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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I know this first hand. When I was a child, my entire community was branded as spies and sabateurs, justifying our internment inside barbed wire camps for years without due process, trial or charge.
March 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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The Trump regime is reportedly planning to gut a unit within the DOJ that prosecutes corruption by elected officials.

This comes after Trump's DOJ dropped bribery charges against Eric Adams and suspended enforcement of a foreign anti-bribery law.

"Drain the swamp."
March 16, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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For Democrats, it’s time to fight back.

Nearly EVERY House Democrat and most Senate Democrats said NO to Trump and Elon's billionaire takeover and fought for their constituents' Medicaid and Social Security.
March 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Senate Democratic leadership essentially played dead today and greenlit the Trump-Musk-Vance coup. What is the point of the Democratic Party if it doesn't actually act like an opposition party? Hello?
March 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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The terrible CR Budget bill — written by right-wing House Republicans with no input from anybody but themselves — was passed tonight with the support of 10 Democrats.
 
An absolute failure of Democratic leadership. NOBODY in the Senate should have voted for this dangerous bill.
March 15, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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As he faces Senate confirmation, remember that Dr. Oz:

-Pushed Medicare privatization plans on his show
-Owns ~$600k in stock in private insurers
-Has ties to pyramid scheme companies that promote fake medical cures

His main qualification to oversee CMS is loyalty to Trump.
March 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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There is no point in Senate Democrats voting to fund the government only to let Trump and Musk do whatever they see fit with those funds.

Dems should only vote for a continuing resolution if it stops DOGE pillaging and fully funds services.

Call your Dem Senator 202-224-3121
March 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Fucking cowards.
In a dramatic shift, Schumer caved & said he'll support the GOP funding bill today that would hand over power to the executive branch, allowing for a dramatic power grab by the Trump administration t.co/mOJpyIflHe
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/13/congress/house-democrats-chuck-schumer-surrender-00230482?nname=inside-congress&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b4be0000&nrid=0000016c-25b4-d6ee-ad6d-b...
t.co
March 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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In a dramatic shift, Schumer caved & said he'll support the GOP funding bill today that would hand over power to the executive branch, allowing for a dramatic power grab by the Trump administration t.co/mOJpyIflHe
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/13/congress/house-democrats-chuck-schumer-surrender-00230482?nname=inside-congress&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b4be0000&nrid=0000016c-25b4-d6ee-ad6d-b...
t.co
March 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Knowing our rights helps to protect access to education for all students.
ICE can raid schools. Politics and legal nuances make it hard, immigration experts say.
It can be difficult for federal law enforcement officers to get the correct warrant to enter a school. And images of ICE inside schools upsetting children could be politically damaging, experts said.
www.chalkbeat.org
March 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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I offer you these reasons for very modest hope not because I want you to deny the awfulness of what’s occurring, but because I want you to see we are not necessarily doomed.

Here’s this week’s summary of 10 reasons for very modest optimism. robertreich.substack.com/p/even-more-...
Even more reasons for very modest optimism
Ten more.
robertreich.substack.com
March 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM