Pam Marino
@pammarino.bsky.social
Staff writer for Monterey County Weekly/Monterey County Now. Signal: mcweeklypm.93
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Perhaps might be a good time to remind people that the "I was only obeying orders" excuse doesn't play well historically. For all the crimes and blatantly unconstitutional actions this administration is currently committing in broad daylight, the country will one day demand legal accountability.
April 17, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Perhaps might be a good time to remind people that the "I was only obeying orders" excuse doesn't play well historically. For all the crimes and blatantly unconstitutional actions this administration is currently committing in broad daylight, the country will one day demand legal accountability.
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The president is saying that once the administration gets people outside our borders it can do anything to them—including torture and death—and they can’t be stopped or held accountable.
April 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The president is saying that once the administration gets people outside our borders it can do anything to them—including torture and death—and they can’t be stopped or held accountable.
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April 13, 2025
April 13, 2025
This evening, lawyers for the Department of Justice told a federal court that the administration does not believe it has a legal obligation to return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the United States,...
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April 14, 2025 at 5:47 AM
April 13, 2025
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How coverage of this sort of egregious abuse of power invites the rest of the traveling world to visualize one possible outcome of their next trip to the U.S.
April 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
How coverage of this sort of egregious abuse of power invites the rest of the traveling world to visualize one possible outcome of their next trip to the U.S.
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A Michigan attorney was detained and questioned at Detroit Metro Airport about his clients and asked to surrender his cellphone
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April 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A Michigan attorney was detained and questioned at Detroit Metro Airport about his clients and asked to surrender his cellphone
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I highly recommend The Penguin Lessons. Especially important now as US democracy is in a precarious place.
April 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I highly recommend The Penguin Lessons. Especially important now as US democracy is in a precarious place.
BTW, we have not discussed how delightful it was to see Bob Balaban in Severance. “Mr. Milkshake” was classic, as was the scene where he’s being escorted out of the building. 😂
March 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
BTW, we have not discussed how delightful it was to see Bob Balaban in Severance. “Mr. Milkshake” was classic, as was the scene where he’s being escorted out of the building. 😂
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WATCH: ProPublica is keeping a list of who works for DOGE, and we recently added 20 names to our tracker, bringing the total to 66.
We’ve also been reporting on who is in charge. Is it Elon Musk and his lieutenants, or is it an obscure bureaucrat named Amy Gleason?
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
We’ve also been reporting on who is in charge. Is it Elon Musk and his lieutenants, or is it an obscure bureaucrat named Amy Gleason?
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
Who’s Running DOGE: Elon Musk or a Little-Known Bureaucrat?
Did you know? ProPublica is keeping a list of who works for the Department of Government Efficiency, and we recently added 20 names to our tracker, bringing ...
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March 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
WATCH: ProPublica is keeping a list of who works for DOGE, and we recently added 20 names to our tracker, bringing the total to 66.
We’ve also been reporting on who is in charge. Is it Elon Musk and his lieutenants, or is it an obscure bureaucrat named Amy Gleason?
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
We’ve also been reporting on who is in charge. Is it Elon Musk and his lieutenants, or is it an obscure bureaucrat named Amy Gleason?
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
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“It can’t be a coincidence that they all keep looking down at their phones and chuckling at the same time,” said the former Ohio senator
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JD Vance Begins To Suspect There Another Group Chat
PALM BEACH, FL—Noticing everyone else’s phone simultaneously buzzing throughout a meeting, Vice President-elect JD Vance began to suspect there was another group chat among Trump’s senior staff that he wasn’t part of, sources confirmed Monday. “It can’t be a coincidence that they all keep looking down at their phones and chuckling at the same time,” […]
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March 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“It can’t be a coincidence that they all keep looking down at their phones and chuckling at the same time,” said the former Ohio senator
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I was so tense during the Severance finale I gave myself a headache. Worth it! OMG.
March 22, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I was so tense during the Severance finale I gave myself a headache. Worth it! OMG.
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Ah, Trump’s legacy lives on — ICE detaining people for weeks with zero rights. Classic.
Read this account of a Canadian woman caught in the mess.
How much longer do we keep pretending this isn’t a human rights issue?
#Immigration #HumanRights #ICE #TrumpLegacy #USPolitics #Trump #SocialJustice
Read this account of a Canadian woman caught in the mess.
How much longer do we keep pretending this isn’t a human rights issue?
#Immigration #HumanRights #ICE #TrumpLegacy #USPolitics #Trump #SocialJustice
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
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March 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Ah, Trump’s legacy lives on — ICE detaining people for weeks with zero rights. Classic.
Read this account of a Canadian woman caught in the mess.
How much longer do we keep pretending this isn’t a human rights issue?
#Immigration #HumanRights #ICE #TrumpLegacy #USPolitics #Trump #SocialJustice
Read this account of a Canadian woman caught in the mess.
How much longer do we keep pretending this isn’t a human rights issue?
#Immigration #HumanRights #ICE #TrumpLegacy #USPolitics #Trump #SocialJustice
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2nd story in two days about ICE abuse. First a Canadian, now a Brit young woman. Neither did anything wrong. Treated like dangerous animals, shackled and made to sleep on concrete floors.
2nd story in two days about ICE abuse. First a Canadian, now a Brit young woman. Neither did anything wrong. Treated like dangerous animals, shackled and made to sleep on concrete floors.
U.K. Tourist Returns Home in Chains Like ‘Hannibal Lecter’
Becky Burke was released in chains and handcuffs after spending 19 days in an ICE detention facility
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March 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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2nd story in two days about ICE abuse. First a Canadian, now a Brit young woman. Neither did anything wrong. Treated like dangerous animals, shackled and made to sleep on concrete floors.
2nd story in two days about ICE abuse. First a Canadian, now a Brit young woman. Neither did anything wrong. Treated like dangerous animals, shackled and made to sleep on concrete floors.
I can’t tell you how happy it makes me that John Mulaney is back with a live talk show, Everybody’s Live, on Netflix.
March 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I can’t tell you how happy it makes me that John Mulaney is back with a live talk show, Everybody’s Live, on Netflix.
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A Republican House resolution directed a committee to propose ways to reduce the deficit by at least $880 billion over a decade. Lawmakers have taken Medicare off the table for cuts, which makes it impossible to reach $880 billion without cutting Medicaid. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Can House Republicans Cut $880 Billion Without Slashing Medicaid? It’s Likely Impossible. - KFF Health News
A Republican House resolution, which needs the Senate’s buy-in, directed a committee to propose ways to reduce the deficit by at least $880 billion over a decade. Lawmakers have taken Medicare off the...
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March 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
A Republican House resolution directed a committee to propose ways to reduce the deficit by at least $880 billion over a decade. Lawmakers have taken Medicare off the table for cuts, which makes it impossible to reach $880 billion without cutting Medicaid. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
“You have an obligation to seek joy.” www.tiktok.com/t/ZP826cELC/
3/6
TikTok video by Attorney Ryan
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March 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
“You have an obligation to seek joy.” www.tiktok.com/t/ZP826cELC/
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🚨Measles cases in the US surge 35% in ONE WEEK—now at 222 in 12 states.
We’re nearing last year’s TOTAL of 285, and it’s only March. Two deaths already, both unvaccinated. Texas is the epicenter with 198 cases.
The CDC’s weekly data lags, so the numbers are likely even higher.
We’re nearing last year’s TOTAL of 285, and it’s only March. Two deaths already, both unvaccinated. Texas is the epicenter with 198 cases.
The CDC’s weekly data lags, so the numbers are likely even higher.
March 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
🚨Measles cases in the US surge 35% in ONE WEEK—now at 222 in 12 states.
We’re nearing last year’s TOTAL of 285, and it’s only March. Two deaths already, both unvaccinated. Texas is the epicenter with 198 cases.
The CDC’s weekly data lags, so the numbers are likely even higher.
We’re nearing last year’s TOTAL of 285, and it’s only March. Two deaths already, both unvaccinated. Texas is the epicenter with 198 cases.
The CDC’s weekly data lags, so the numbers are likely even higher.
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March 6, 2025
This morning, Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke of Reuters reported that the Trump administration is preparing to deport the 240,000 Ukrainians who fled Russia’s attacks on Ukraine and have temporary lega...
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March 7, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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