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Relying on an expansive theory of Presidential power and a willingness to test the rule of law, Russell Vought has laid waste to the federal bureaucracy—firing workers, decimating agencies, and undoing regulations.
Donald Trump’s Deep-State Wrecking Ball
Russell Vought is using the White House budget office to lay waste to the federal bureaucracy—firing workers, decimating agencies, and testing the rule of law.
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October 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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June 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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We are proud to announce that South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories, a landmark educational website on the histories of South Asians in Britain, is now live!

Visit southasianbritain.org

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July 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Workers at one of the nation’s largest baby formula plants say the facility is engaging in unsanitary practices similar to those that led it to temporarily shut down just three years ago, sparking a nationwide formula shortage.
Unsanitary Practices Persist at Baby Formula Factory Whose Shutdown Led to Mass Shortages, Workers Say
“Persistent leaks” and “unaddressed contamination issues” are among the problems workers say they witnessed at one of the nation’s largest baby formula plants. “I can’t have this on my conscience,”…
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April 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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History speaks. Europe’s lessons from a century ago can wake up and inspire our democracy…in 2025 America.

Stream my hour-long special “Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe” at www.ricksteves.com/fascism.
March 29, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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If you have a few minutes and are a voter in Chicago please fill out this voter engagement survey from the Chicago board of elections

And thanks to @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social for linking this in its daily newsletter
Chicago Voter Engagement Survey
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April 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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No Cuts to Medicaid: Phone Bank to Voters. On Weds, March 19 & 26, 6 pm CT, join us on Zoom & call voters in GOP Rep Mike Bost's district (IL-12). We encourage them to call Bost & say PROTECT MEDICAID. We give you all the training & support. You'll make a difference & feel good! Info/sign/up:
No Cuts to Medicaid - Phone Bank IL-12 · Indivisible Chicago
No Cuts to Healthcare to Fund Tax Giveaways for the 1%. At the end of February the GOP controlled House of Representatives voted a Budget Resolution that instructed the Energy and Commerce Committee ...
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March 18, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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📅 MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Saturday, April 5. Hands Off mobilization to demand an end to the Trump/Musk illegal, billionaire power grab. Join us in the street to rally & march in Chicago on this national day of action! Get info & updates/sign up here:
Hands Off! National Mobilization to Stop Trump and Musk's Power Grab · Mobilize
The MAGA right, Trump and Musk are weaponizing the federal government  to take our data, take our rights and take our freedoms for the benefit of themselves and their billionaire friends while targeti...
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March 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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