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“It’s really everyone — not just noncitizens or undocumented people — who are in danger of having their liberty violated in this kind of mass deportation machinery,” said Cody Wofsy, the deputy director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
Some Americans Have Already Been Caught in Trump’s Immigration Dragnet. More Will Be.
Federal immigration authorities have a history of wrongfully detaining U.S. citizens. Advocates warn that the Trump administration’s immigration policies mean that more citizens will get caught up in…
propub.li
March 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
“It’s really everyone — not just noncitizens or undocumented people — who are in danger of having their liberty violated in this kind of mass deportation machinery,” said Cody Wofsy, the deputy director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
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Rebellions are built on hope.
March 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Rebellions are built on hope.
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Has any new drug saved your life or the life of someone you know? If so, you can thank the NIH, which Trump and Musk are illegally destroying, in violation both of the law creating the NIH, and appropriations laws telling NIH what money to spend and how
A pie graph worth keeping in mind as the NIH budget plummets jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... for 356 new FDA drugs approved
March 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Has any new drug saved your life or the life of someone you know? If so, you can thank the NIH, which Trump and Musk are illegally destroying, in violation both of the law creating the NIH, and appropriations laws telling NIH what money to spend and how
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Pat Bondi: "That a nice First Amendment you got there. Pity if anything happened to it. BTW, DMs are open for bribes."
March 24, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Pat Bondi: "That a nice First Amendment you got there. Pity if anything happened to it. BTW, DMs are open for bribes."
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Meanwhile, back in the real world . . .
The publisher of "2000 Mules" withdrew the book from stores & pulped its inventory because the book if full of lies.
And the distributor of the video did likewise for the same reason.
Dinesh D'Souza is a conman, which is probably why Elon Musk likes him.
The publisher of "2000 Mules" withdrew the book from stores & pulped its inventory because the book if full of lies.
And the distributor of the video did likewise for the same reason.
Dinesh D'Souza is a conman, which is probably why Elon Musk likes him.
March 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Meanwhile, back in the real world . . .
The publisher of "2000 Mules" withdrew the book from stores & pulped its inventory because the book if full of lies.
And the distributor of the video did likewise for the same reason.
Dinesh D'Souza is a conman, which is probably why Elon Musk likes him.
The publisher of "2000 Mules" withdrew the book from stores & pulped its inventory because the book if full of lies.
And the distributor of the video did likewise for the same reason.
Dinesh D'Souza is a conman, which is probably why Elon Musk likes him.
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So the Trump administration’s argument is that this dude, not a court, should have the final say on who ends up in an El Salvadoran prison.
Does that make you feel safer in America?
Does that make you feel safer in America?
Presented with evidence that innocent people who are not members of any gang were wrongly deported to a slave prison in El Salvador, Homan flatly insists that all of them were in fact gang members (but he's unwilling to detail any evidence showing it)
March 24, 2025 at 12:57 AM
So the Trump administration’s argument is that this dude, not a court, should have the final say on who ends up in an El Salvadoran prison.
Does that make you feel safer in America?
Does that make you feel safer in America?
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NEWS: The FDA abruptly canceled its upcoming advisory committee meeting to select the strains for next year's flu shot.
by @berkeleyjr.bsky.social
by @berkeleyjr.bsky.social
FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots
The canceled meeting comes just days after a CDC vaccine advisory committee meeting was abruptly postponed.
www.nbcnews.com
February 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
NEWS: The FDA abruptly canceled its upcoming advisory committee meeting to select the strains for next year's flu shot.
by @berkeleyjr.bsky.social
by @berkeleyjr.bsky.social
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(WIRED) - A 25-year-old engineer named Marko Elez, who previously worked for two Elon Musk companies, has direct access to Treasury Department systems responsible for nearly all payments made by the US government, three sources tell WIRED.
@wired.com
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
@wired.com
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
A 25-Year-Old With Elon Musk Ties Has Direct Access to the Federal Payment System
The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls So...
www.wired.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
(WIRED) - A 25-year-old engineer named Marko Elez, who previously worked for two Elon Musk companies, has direct access to Treasury Department systems responsible for nearly all payments made by the US government, three sources tell WIRED.
@wired.com
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
@wired.com
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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Two more state employees fired after accessing Texans’ private information www.texastribune.org/2025/02/03/t... via @texastribune.org
Two more state employees fired after accessing Texans’ private information
So far, nine HHSC employees have been fired for accessing without a “business” purpose the private information of Texans seeking public assistance that includes Medicaid and food stamps.
www.texastribune.org
February 4, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Two more state employees fired after accessing Texans’ private information www.texastribune.org/2025/02/03/t... via @texastribune.org
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Reupping this @andykroll.bsky.social @mtredden.bsky.social and @nicksurgey.bsky.social piece as we await the confirmation of Russell Vought
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
“Put Them in Trauma”: Inside a Key MAGA Leader’s Plans for a New Trump Agenda
Private videos reveal Trump adviser Russ Vought’s “shadow” plans for using the military on protesters, defunding the EPA and villainizing civil servants.
www.propublica.org
February 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Reupping this @andykroll.bsky.social @mtredden.bsky.social and @nicksurgey.bsky.social piece as we await the confirmation of Russell Vought
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
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Anyone an expert in coffee futures and prices, that could comment on the impact of a 25 PCT tariff on Columbia on the price of coffee for American consumers ?
January 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Anyone an expert in coffee futures and prices, that could comment on the impact of a 25 PCT tariff on Columbia on the price of coffee for American consumers ?
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Power in the wrong hands is so dangerous.
Glenn Close Says JD Vance Changed After 'Hillbilly Elegy' Film: 'I Don't Know What Happened'
She knows an opportunist when she sees one.
www.comicsands.com
January 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Power in the wrong hands is so dangerous.
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January 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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On January 7, 2021, Trump called the Capitol riots a “heinous attack” and promised accountability for the rioters. Today, he’s painting them as heroes and promising pardons. The Big Picture breaks down how Trump and his allies have tried to rebrand Jan. 6—and why we can’t let it go unchallenged.
Can Trump Really Just Rewrite The Reality Of January 6?
As Trump readies his J6 "day one" pardons, how can we ensure history tells the truth about that day?
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
January 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
On January 7, 2021, Trump called the Capitol riots a “heinous attack” and promised accountability for the rioters. Today, he’s painting them as heroes and promising pardons. The Big Picture breaks down how Trump and his allies have tried to rebrand Jan. 6—and why we can’t let it go unchallenged.
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Anita Bryant (March 25, 1940 – December 16, 2024)
January 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Anita Bryant (March 25, 1940 – December 16, 2024)
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NEW: California’s burning and its political foes are practically dancing in the flames and reveling in the ashes.
The response from Trump and many allies has been utterly devoid of caring or compassion.
It’s not just unseemly. It’s unprecedented.
And cruel.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
The response from Trump and many allies has been utterly devoid of caring or compassion.
It’s not just unseemly. It’s unprecedented.
And cruel.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
Column: Compassion and decency are lost amid wildfires as California foes seek cheap political points
In their haste to politicize one of the worst natural disasters in California history, Donald Trump and many allies haven't even bothered offering ritual hopes and prayers. Their callous response is u...
www.latimes.com
January 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
NEW: California’s burning and its political foes are practically dancing in the flames and reveling in the ashes.
The response from Trump and many allies has been utterly devoid of caring or compassion.
It’s not just unseemly. It’s unprecedented.
And cruel.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
The response from Trump and many allies has been utterly devoid of caring or compassion.
It’s not just unseemly. It’s unprecedented.
And cruel.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
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Does this mean that Justice Alito's former clerk will get that job in the Trump administration, per Alito's secret phone call request for a favor from Donald Trump, someone who would inevitably have business before the Court?
January 10, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Does this mean that Justice Alito's former clerk will get that job in the Trump administration, per Alito's secret phone call request for a favor from Donald Trump, someone who would inevitably have business before the Court?
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The president elect is currently out on bail.
Sentencing is tomorrow morning at 9:30 am.
Sentencing is tomorrow morning at 9:30 am.
January 10, 2025 at 1:21 AM
The president elect is currently out on bail.
Sentencing is tomorrow morning at 9:30 am.
Sentencing is tomorrow morning at 9:30 am.