@npainter.bsky.social
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Sayed Naser served as a U.S. military interpreter in Afghanistan. Now he’s being deported.
The Taliban assassinated his brother and kidnapped his father. All because he helped us.
Why are the feds trying to deport him, even though his asylum case is still pending?
Not justice, it’s a betrayal.
The Taliban assassinated his brother and kidnapped his father. All because he helped us.
Why are the feds trying to deport him, even though his asylum case is still pending?
Not justice, it’s a betrayal.
June 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Sayed Naser served as a U.S. military interpreter in Afghanistan. Now he’s being deported.
The Taliban assassinated his brother and kidnapped his father. All because he helped us.
Why are the feds trying to deport him, even though his asylum case is still pending?
Not justice, it’s a betrayal.
The Taliban assassinated his brother and kidnapped his father. All because he helped us.
Why are the feds trying to deport him, even though his asylum case is still pending?
Not justice, it’s a betrayal.
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What Republicans are doing in response to the anti-ICE protests is EXACTLY what the Dakota Access pipeline company did in response to the 2016 protests at Standing Rock
Those protests saw FBI infiltration & a $660 million judgment against Greenpeace
Super important to be informed on these tactics
Those protests saw FBI infiltration & a $660 million judgment against Greenpeace
Super important to be informed on these tactics
Lessons for protesters from Standing Rock
The events following the 2016 protest are urgently relevant to our current political moment.
heated.world
June 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
What Republicans are doing in response to the anti-ICE protests is EXACTLY what the Dakota Access pipeline company did in response to the 2016 protests at Standing Rock
Those protests saw FBI infiltration & a $660 million judgment against Greenpeace
Super important to be informed on these tactics
Those protests saw FBI infiltration & a $660 million judgment against Greenpeace
Super important to be informed on these tactics
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The world you grew up in no longer exists
Its hot in Alaska
as Alaska releases its first heat warming ever as temperatures nearing 90 F (32 C )degrees
grist.org/extreme-heat...
Its hot in Alaska
as Alaska releases its first heat warming ever as temperatures nearing 90 F (32 C )degrees
grist.org/extreme-heat...
Alaska just hit a climate milestone — its first-ever heat advisory
The heat bearing down on central Alaska "could feel like 110" in a state where the sun shines 20 hours a day.
grist.org
June 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
The world you grew up in no longer exists
Its hot in Alaska
as Alaska releases its first heat warming ever as temperatures nearing 90 F (32 C )degrees
grist.org/extreme-heat...
Its hot in Alaska
as Alaska releases its first heat warming ever as temperatures nearing 90 F (32 C )degrees
grist.org/extreme-heat...
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thread. there's a lot going on right now that has more immediate harm to people, but selling our public lands will have really rotten effects on climate change, shared experiences, & public wealth
This would be the largest public lands sell-off in modern U.S. history and it's happening with no hearings, no debate, and no public input.
See what public lands would be available for sale:
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
See what public lands would be available for sale:
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
120 million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR budget reconciliation package
The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 120 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...
www.wilderness.org
June 17, 2025 at 3:52 AM
thread. there's a lot going on right now that has more immediate harm to people, but selling our public lands will have really rotten effects on climate change, shared experiences, & public wealth
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Excellent article from @mirandayaver.bsky.social & @mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social ! thehill.com/opinion/heal...
“[Trump’s budget] would destabilize the publicly insured and privately insured alike, especially in America’s many rural communities.”
“[Trump’s budget] would destabilize the publicly insured and privately insured alike, especially in America’s many rural communities.”
thehill.com
June 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Excellent article from @mirandayaver.bsky.social & @mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social ! thehill.com/opinion/heal...
“[Trump’s budget] would destabilize the publicly insured and privately insured alike, especially in America’s many rural communities.”
“[Trump’s budget] would destabilize the publicly insured and privately insured alike, especially in America’s many rural communities.”
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It's been a long journey but I'm really thrilled that my book Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality in the United States has an official home with Cambridge University Press, which will be publishing it through its trade program. Excited to see it in print & hopefully make an impact!
November 22, 2024 at 8:16 PM
It's been a long journey but I'm really thrilled that my book Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality in the United States has an official home with Cambridge University Press, which will be publishing it through its trade program. Excited to see it in print & hopefully make an impact!
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This study in The Lancet found that cuts to US spending on PEPFAR, the program to deliver H.I.V. and AIDS relief abroad, could cost the lives of 500,000 children by 2030.
Half a million kids.
Kids.
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-04...
Half a million kids.
Kids.
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-04...
Nearly 500,000 children could die from AIDS-related causes by 2030
Experts including Prof Lucie Cluver, Professor of Child and Family Social Work, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, and Dr Seth Flaxman, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science
www.ox.ac.uk
May 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
This study in The Lancet found that cuts to US spending on PEPFAR, the program to deliver H.I.V. and AIDS relief abroad, could cost the lives of 500,000 children by 2030.
Half a million kids.
Kids.
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-04...
Half a million kids.
Kids.
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-04...
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BREAKING: President Donald Trump aims to reshape the Smithsonian museums and zoo with an order targeting funding to programs with "improper ideology."
Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding to programs with 'improper ideology'
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order on the Smithsonian Institution that targets funding to programs that contain what he calls “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology.”
bit.ly
March 27, 2025 at 11:41 PM
BREAKING: President Donald Trump aims to reshape the Smithsonian museums and zoo with an order targeting funding to programs with "improper ideology."
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Trump just sold out Ukraine—and weakened America.
Trump Just Hit a Disgusting New Low for an American President
His embrace of Russia’s propaganda and strategic goals is appalling even by the standards of his extreme and callous second term.
newrepublic.com
February 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Trump just sold out Ukraine—and weakened America.
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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
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The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?
February 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?
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A new North Dakota bill would require stores to pull any book with any "material harmful to minors" from the shelves.
For those in the cheap seats, that effectively means ANY mention of sex, sexuality or gender.
A bookseller could be arrested for displaying 1984.
www.inforum.com/opinion/colu...
For those in the cheap seats, that effectively means ANY mention of sex, sexuality or gender.
A bookseller could be arrested for displaying 1984.
www.inforum.com/opinion/colu...
Port: It's not just about kids, and it's not just libraries
Legislation under consideration in Bismarck wouldn't just restrict access to books in schools and libraries. The language of the bill also applies to private book stores.
www.inforum.com
February 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A new North Dakota bill would require stores to pull any book with any "material harmful to minors" from the shelves.
For those in the cheap seats, that effectively means ANY mention of sex, sexuality or gender.
A bookseller could be arrested for displaying 1984.
www.inforum.com/opinion/colu...
For those in the cheap seats, that effectively means ANY mention of sex, sexuality or gender.
A bookseller could be arrested for displaying 1984.
www.inforum.com/opinion/colu...
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Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
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Groups addressing sexual violence report not getting expected payments from grants that they depend on to keep running.
Rape crisis centers see funding delays amid Trump administration spending upheaval
Groups addressing sexual violence report not getting expected payments from grants that they depend on to keep running.
www.npr.org
February 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Groups addressing sexual violence report not getting expected payments from grants that they depend on to keep running.
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Ellen Weintraub, a Democratic member of the Federal Election Commission, says President Trump is trying to improperly remove her from the post.
Federal election commissioner says Trump is trying to improperly remove her
Ellen Weintraub, a Democratic member of the Federal Election Commission, says President Trump is trying to improperly remove her from the post.
www.npr.org
February 7, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Ellen Weintraub, a Democratic member of the Federal Election Commission, says President Trump is trying to improperly remove her from the post.
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Thanks to George Conway for posting Caroline Kennedy's letter so everyone is informed about RFK Jr. Please repost far and wide.
January 29, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Thanks to George Conway for posting Caroline Kennedy's letter so everyone is informed about RFK Jr. Please repost far and wide.
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Trump issued a sweeping executive order revoking decades of diversity and affirmative action practices in federal government.
And it extends out to the private sector.
And it extends out to the private sector.
Trump rolls back bedrock 1960s-era civil rights measure
The move abolishes decades of government practices on diversity and equal opportunity.
www.axios.com
January 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Trump issued a sweeping executive order revoking decades of diversity and affirmative action practices in federal government.
And it extends out to the private sector.
And it extends out to the private sector.