Sandy P
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Left toxic Twitter to be here with all the cool kids. Democrat, lit dropper, door knocker, and poll watcher. Birder, phytophile of native plants. Passionate about saving the Attwater’s Prairie Chicken. Environmental professional in a former life.
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At least 20 people have died in ICE custody in 2025, making this year the deadliest in decades. With increases to ICE’s funding, workforce, and detention space, the system riddled with abuse and neglect will undoubtedly be more life-threatening in 2026.
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It's the deadliest year for people in ICE custody in decades; next year could be worse
There have been at least 20 deaths in ICE custody in 2025, the deadliest year since 2004. As the agency is ramping up hiring and increasing detentions, concerns remain about how to stop the trend.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
At least 20 people have died in ICE custody in 2025, making this year the deadliest in decades. With increases to ICE’s funding, workforce, and detention space, the system riddled with abuse and neglect will undoubtedly be more life-threatening in 2026.
www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...
www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...
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Texas Republicans said Democratic legislators wouldn't be allowed to leave the state Capitol unless they agreed to have a police escort with them to make sure they did not flee the state again.
So Rep. Nicole Collier Collier spent the night in the chamber in protest. https://wapo.st/4lAX4GT
So Rep. Nicole Collier Collier spent the night in the chamber in protest. https://wapo.st/4lAX4GT
August 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Texas Republicans said Democratic legislators wouldn't be allowed to leave the state Capitol unless they agreed to have a police escort with them to make sure they did not flee the state again.
So Rep. Nicole Collier Collier spent the night in the chamber in protest. https://wapo.st/4lAX4GT
So Rep. Nicole Collier Collier spent the night in the chamber in protest. https://wapo.st/4lAX4GT
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Former Jan. 6 defendant was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Tuesday for the wrong-way crash that killed a Skokie woman. A jury found him guilty of aggravated driving under the influence and other crimes.
Former Jan. 6 defendant gets 17 years for wrong-way crash that killed Skokie woman
A jury in April rejected a first-degree murder charge leveled against Shane Jason Woods but found him guilty of aggravated driving under the influence and other crimes.
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August 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Former Jan. 6 defendant was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Tuesday for the wrong-way crash that killed a Skokie woman. A jury found him guilty of aggravated driving under the influence and other crimes.
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US court skeptical of ruling that reinstated thousands of federal workers reut.rs/4oXX7j4
US court skeptical of ruling that reinstated thousands of federal workers
Judges on a U.S. appeals court panel on Tuesday said a lower court judge who ordered the administration of President Donald Trump to reinstate 17,000 fired federal workers likely lacked the ability to hear the case at all.
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August 19, 2025 at 10:31 PM
US court skeptical of ruling that reinstated thousands of federal workers reut.rs/4oXX7j4
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On Monday, Republican House Speaker Dustin Burrows ordered that the returning lawmakers could only leave the House floor with written permission and a 24-hour police escort until the House reconvened on Wednesday.
Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier stood her ground.
Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier stood her ground.
Texas Democrat forced to sleep in Capitol after refusing 24-hour police escort
Rep. Nicole Collier has sued the state legislature for unlawful imprisonment.
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August 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
On Monday, Republican House Speaker Dustin Burrows ordered that the returning lawmakers could only leave the House floor with written permission and a 24-hour police escort until the House reconvened on Wednesday.
Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier stood her ground.
Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier stood her ground.
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August 19, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Dr. Luis Marquez shares how Baumgartener promised not to cut Medicaid, but now he's voted for the OBB, which passed with one vote. "Baumgartener is fully responsible for what's to come."
August 17, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Dr. Luis Marquez shares how Baumgartener promised not to cut Medicaid, but now he's voted for the OBB, which passed with one vote. "Baumgartener is fully responsible for what's to come."
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It's pretty hard to hear the speakers, but one speaker from WSU med school is listing a bunch of rural WA hospitals that are under threat of shutting down bc of the cuts to healthcare.
August 17, 2025 at 11:35 PM
It's pretty hard to hear the speakers, but one speaker from WSU med school is listing a bunch of rural WA hospitals that are under threat of shutting down bc of the cuts to healthcare.
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One speaker said that Baumgartener knew that voting Yes for the Big BB was a vote against his constituents. There's slips of paper where ppl can write a note to him.
August 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
One speaker said that Baumgartener knew that voting Yes for the Big BB was a vote against his constituents. There's slips of paper where ppl can write a note to him.
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A lot of the protesters are nurses and doctors who are angry about the passage of the "Big Beautiful Bill". Signs say things like "Baumgartener, you work for us, not Trump"
August 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
A lot of the protesters are nurses and doctors who are angry about the passage of the "Big Beautiful Bill". Signs say things like "Baumgartener, you work for us, not Trump"
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We're outside the Grand Hotel, where Spokane Congressman Michael Baumgartener is holding a fundraiser with Rep. Jim Jordan and where healthcare workers are protesting the reps' votes cutting healthcare access.
August 17, 2025 at 11:21 PM
We're outside the Grand Hotel, where Spokane Congressman Michael Baumgartener is holding a fundraiser with Rep. Jim Jordan and where healthcare workers are protesting the reps' votes cutting healthcare access.
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The process of getting long-term aid after a natural disaster is wildly unpredictable.
Congress takes anywhere from a few weeks to more than a year to approve the money.
Actually distributing the funds to communities can take even longer: propub.li/4lrL9uV
Congress takes anywhere from a few weeks to more than a year to approve the money.
Actually distributing the funds to communities can take even longer: propub.li/4lrL9uV
August 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The process of getting long-term aid after a natural disaster is wildly unpredictable.
Congress takes anywhere from a few weeks to more than a year to approve the money.
Actually distributing the funds to communities can take even longer: propub.li/4lrL9uV
Congress takes anywhere from a few weeks to more than a year to approve the money.
Actually distributing the funds to communities can take even longer: propub.li/4lrL9uV
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TODAY: Trial begins in California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s lawsuit challenging Trump’s federalization of the state’s National Guard in Los Angeles to combat ICE protests.
Background: www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Watch the trial at 10 a.m. PT below👇
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Background: www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Watch the trial at 10 a.m. PT below👇
www.youtube.com/@USDCCAND_CR...
California Suing Trump Over Federalizing National Guard
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
August 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
TODAY: Trial begins in California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s lawsuit challenging Trump’s federalization of the state’s National Guard in Los Angeles to combat ICE protests.
Background: www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Watch the trial at 10 a.m. PT below👇
www.youtube.com/@USDCCAND_CR...
Background: www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Watch the trial at 10 a.m. PT below👇
www.youtube.com/@USDCCAND_CR...
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U.S. District Court Judge Paul A. Engelmayer, appointed by former President Barack Obama, denied an effort by President Donald Trump's Justice Department to release secret grand jury materials related to Jeffrey Epstein's accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.
Judge blasts Trump as he refuses to release Epstein grand jury files
U.S. District Court Judge Paul A. Engelmayer, appointed by former President Barack Obama, denied an effort by President Donald Trump's Justice Department to release secret grand jury materials related to Jeffrey Epstein's accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. The move to release the grand jury materials cam...
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August 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
U.S. District Court Judge Paul A. Engelmayer, appointed by former President Barack Obama, denied an effort by President Donald Trump's Justice Department to release secret grand jury materials related to Jeffrey Epstein's accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Many of you responded to my "What You Can Do Now" post last Thursday with additional initiatives and ideas.
This is the simple act that will cripple Trump
Many of you responded to my “What You Can Do Now” post last Thursday with additional initiatives and ideas.Here’s a particularly important one.As you’re painfully aware, Trump’s ICE is rapidly morphing into a national police-state — targeting legal immigrants as well as the undocumented, some of the...
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August 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Many of you responded to my "What You Can Do Now" post last Thursday with additional initiatives and ideas.
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European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will hold a call with Donald Trump on Wednesday
European Leaders, Zelenskiy to Hold Call With Trump on Wednesday
European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will hold a call with Donald Trump on Wednesday ahead of the US president’s meeting Friday in Alaska with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, according to the German government.
bloom.bg
August 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will hold a call with Donald Trump on Wednesday
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Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said President Trump has the power to deploy the National Guard, but "none of the conditions exist" for the president to take over the city's police.
D.C. mayor defends capital's crime rates after Trump threatens to take over police
Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said President Trump has the power to deploy the National Guard, but "none of the conditions exist" for the president to take over the city's police.
n.pr
August 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said President Trump has the power to deploy the National Guard, but "none of the conditions exist" for the president to take over the city's police.
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Nearly 59 percent of Republican primary voters say economic issues should come before cultural fights, despite Legislature’s recent priorities.
www.alreporter.com/2025/08/11/p...
www.alreporter.com/2025/08/11/p...
August 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Nearly 59 percent of Republican primary voters say economic issues should come before cultural fights, despite Legislature’s recent priorities.
www.alreporter.com/2025/08/11/p...
www.alreporter.com/2025/08/11/p...
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WA’s ‘longest and most intense’ marine heatwave killed coral across 1,500km stretch
WA’s ‘longest and most intense’ marine heatwave killed coral across 1,500km stretch
Scientists shocked by bleaching event that hit reefs from the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo to the remote Ashmore Reef
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The “longest, largest and most intense” marine heatwave ever recorded in Western Australia has killed coral throughout an area that stretches 1,500km, according to state and federal scientists.
More than 100 scientists and marine managers will gather in Perth on Tuesday for a special meeting to discuss the devastating event that bleached and killed corals on remote reefs earlier this year.
The marine heatwave that hit reefs from the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo to the remote Ashmore Reef left many scientists shocked. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
WA’s ‘longest and most intense’ marine heatwave killed coral across 1,500km stretch
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Timeline cleanse: Insta video of Allen Dershowitz being told by Martha's Vineyard police to stop harassing vendors or be charged with trespassing after three different sellers refused him service. 1/3
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August 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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First it was “I barely knew him,” now it’s “we were best friends until he started stealing the barely legals out from under me.”
August 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
First it was “I barely knew him,” now it’s “we were best friends until he started stealing the barely legals out from under me.”
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The new Director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, John Barron, has revised the jobs numbers for the last three months up from 106,000 jobs to "seventy trillion billion jobs."
August 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The new Director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, John Barron, has revised the jobs numbers for the last three months up from 106,000 jobs to "seventy trillion billion jobs."
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Me three months ago:
My prediction is that in that scenario, he blames the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which puts out employment data. Calls them corrupt, run by Democrats, out to get him. Fires people there, insists their numbers cannot be trusted, White House puts out its own fictitious data to make Trump look good
August 1, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Me three months ago:
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In critiquing Trump's Desecration of the Rose Garden Part II, "the drainage gates are in the shapes [sic] of American flags" metaphor went right over johnny maga's little head.
August 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
In critiquing Trump's Desecration of the Rose Garden Part II, "the drainage gates are in the shapes [sic] of American flags" metaphor went right over johnny maga's little head.