As someone who works with ACTUAL refugees, let me say: the idea that white Afrikaners are "refugees" is repulsive.

The Social Security Administration’s reinstatement of overpayment “claw back” fee of 100% of monthly entitlements probably won't be enforced now because it makes taxpayers lives worse and leaves many older people and people with disabilities without food or rent. justiceinaging.org/newsroom/und...

International students who were arbitrarily arrested and ordered deported in retaliation for their viewpoint on Palestine can now relax. The campaign, which chilled political speech definitely made taxpayers lives worse, so it must be stopping now www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...

People with disabilities worried that accessibility mandates were on the chopping block because of an earlier Executive Order should just tell the president that it's making their lives worse, and he will stop, right? www.axios.com/2025/02/23/t...

If we take them literally, those worrying about President Trump's eliminating federal funding of educational programs with DEI or gender sensitive elements can breath a sigh of relief. No way that order will be enforced since it makes taxpayer lives worse www.axios.com/2025/02/23/t...

If we take them literally, Afro-descendant women in Colombia can now expect the US to call Pres. Gustavo Petro and press that land restitution prioritize their needs

If we take them literally, ethnic Tamils suffering from land grabbing by Sri Lankan state agencies can expect Secretary Rubio to call Colombo and tell them the US won't stand for it any longer www.hrw.org/report/2023/...

If we take them literally, the Papuans who suffer land grabbing of forests and systemic discrimination by the Indonesian authorities in access to health and education now should be heartened to know that they have a new ally on their side www.hrw.org/report/2024/...

If we take them literally, we can only hope that the Chagossian people who have been deprived access to their ancestral lands by the UK and the US for decades will once again be able to return home www.hrw.org/report/2023/...

If we take them literally, my Uighur friends can expect Rubio's State Department to make sure the ongoing talks with China champion their interests and spotlight the damaging impact of mosque consolidation policies on their community www.hrw.org/news/2023/11...

If we take them literally, ethnic Pashtuns in Pakistan and hope that the US State Department will step in to stop the government from demolishing their homes and shops and forcibly evicting them
www.hrw.org/report/2024/...

If we take them literally, we could immediately expect the US to address the way Airbnb problematically enables the discrimination perpetuated by the Israeli authorities in West Bank settlements by allowing Israelis to list properties on stolen land www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

If we take them literally, millions of black and brown folks can look forward to a day when they no longer bear the brunt of aggressive and discriminatory policing. Not a moment too soon, as mapping police violence tracked 403 people killed in the US so far in 2025 www.hrw.org/report/2022/...

If we take them literally, survivors and descendants of those who lost their lives and properties in the Tulsa Race Massacre could celebrate because they would have a new champion. www.hrw.org/video-photos...