Sara Rhodes
@sararhodes.bsky.social
#Anonymous
#Activist
#Anti-Fascist
#Feminist
#Activist
#Anti-Fascist
#Feminist
Reposted by Sara Rhodes
Furloughed federal workers are not entitled to automatic back pay after the government shutdown ends, the Trump administration argues, adding that a law Trump signed guaranteeing back pay to furloughed workers in 2019 does no such thing.
Furloughed workers not guaranteed back pay after shutdown, OMB claims
Federal workers may not be entitled to back pay after the government shutdown ends, the Trump administration’s budget office wrote in a new draft memo obtained by The Washington Post, ratcheting up te...
www.washingtonpost.com
October 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Furloughed federal workers are not entitled to automatic back pay after the government shutdown ends, the Trump administration argues, adding that a law Trump signed guaranteeing back pay to furloughed workers in 2019 does no such thing.
Reposted by Sara Rhodes
NEW: Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools.
It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of public schools as we know them.
It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of public schools as we know them.
These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.
Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of public schools as we know them.
www.propublica.org
October 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
NEW: Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools.
It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of public schools as we know them.
It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of public schools as we know them.
Reposted by Sara Rhodes
Here is why MTG is for extending the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) for ACA marketplace plans.
In her district, GA14
there are 78,000 on ACA plans
74,000 receiving subsidies
the average increase in premiums would be 85%
for a 60-yr-old on a silver plan: 246%
www.kff.org/affordable-c...
In her district, GA14
there are 78,000 on ACA plans
74,000 receiving subsidies
the average increase in premiums would be 85%
for a 60-yr-old on a silver plan: 246%
www.kff.org/affordable-c...
October 8, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Here is why MTG is for extending the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) for ACA marketplace plans.
In her district, GA14
there are 78,000 on ACA plans
74,000 receiving subsidies
the average increase in premiums would be 85%
for a 60-yr-old on a silver plan: 246%
www.kff.org/affordable-c...
In her district, GA14
there are 78,000 on ACA plans
74,000 receiving subsidies
the average increase in premiums would be 85%
for a 60-yr-old on a silver plan: 246%
www.kff.org/affordable-c...
Reposted by Sara Rhodes
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“The brazenness of Trump and his MAGA loyalists has turned out to be one ingredient of their power,” Thomas Edsall writes. nyti.ms/3IYjKn7
“The brazenness of Trump and his MAGA loyalists has turned out to be one ingredient of their power,” Thomas Edsall writes. nyti.ms/3IYjKn7
Opinion | Trump Is Not Afraid of Civil War. Neither Is Stephen Miller.
After all, there is “an enemy within.”
nyti.ms
October 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“The brazenness of Trump and his MAGA loyalists has turned out to be one ingredient of their power,” Thomas Edsall writes. nyti.ms/3IYjKn7
“The brazenness of Trump and his MAGA loyalists has turned out to be one ingredient of their power,” Thomas Edsall writes. nyti.ms/3IYjKn7
Reposted by Sara Rhodes
If you are surprised by this, you have not been paying attention and that's truly sad. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Trump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 as he uses shutdown to further pursue its goals
President Donald Trump is openly embracing the conservative blueprint he desperately tried to distance himself from during the 2024 campaign, as one of its architects works to use the government shutd...
www.yahoo.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
If you are surprised by this, you have not been paying attention and that's truly sad. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Reposted by Sara Rhodes
a bit of a metaphor for the social media age in that quote there - “the more outrageous you are…” not just in terms of getting clicks and likes and (media/opinion-former) attention and focus, but getting the ear of now-powerful people by mere dint of saying something that used to be beyond the pale
NEW: Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s targeting of Democrats is legally questionable, experts say, but it’s helped to further his career nationally: “The more outrageous you are, the more you are going to attract the attention of Donald Trump.”
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
Trump’s Pick to Help Run the FBI Has a History of Prosecuting Influential Democrats
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s targeting of Democrats is legally questionable, experts say, but it’s helped to further his career nationally: “The more outrageous you are, the more you are ...
www.propublica.org
August 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
a bit of a metaphor for the social media age in that quote there - “the more outrageous you are…” not just in terms of getting clicks and likes and (media/opinion-former) attention and focus, but getting the ear of now-powerful people by mere dint of saying something that used to be beyond the pale
Reposted by Sara Rhodes
The Transportation Department is planning to take over management of D.C.’s Union Station.
It’s not clear how dramatic the change will be for the transit hub, which connects regional trains and buses to the Metro system.
It’s not clear how dramatic the change will be for the transit hub, which connects regional trains and buses to the Metro system.
U.S. Transportation Department plans to take over D.C.’s Union Station
Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced Wednesday that the Trump administration aims to take control of Union Station from Amtrak.
wapo.st
August 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The Transportation Department is planning to take over management of D.C.’s Union Station.
It’s not clear how dramatic the change will be for the transit hub, which connects regional trains and buses to the Metro system.
It’s not clear how dramatic the change will be for the transit hub, which connects regional trains and buses to the Metro system.
Reposted by Sara Rhodes
Post Exclusive: Under pressure from White House, Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American History Museum. Now the text reads that "only 3 presidents seriously faced removal," meaning A. Johnson, Nixon and Clinton -- not Trump. wapo.st/3HhfyxU
Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American History Museum
A temporary placard, on display since 2021, described the president's historic impeachments. Officials said the exhibit was restored to an earlier version following a review of legacy content.
wapo.st
July 31, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Post Exclusive: Under pressure from White House, Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American History Museum. Now the text reads that "only 3 presidents seriously faced removal," meaning A. Johnson, Nixon and Clinton -- not Trump. wapo.st/3HhfyxU
Reposted by Sara Rhodes
NEW FROM @reuters.com: Top U.S. law firms have sharply scaled back their efforts to challenge the federal government in court, especially on behalf of pro bono clients, in the face of threats from President Trump.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
July 31, 2025 at 11:37 AM
NEW FROM @reuters.com: Top U.S. law firms have sharply scaled back their efforts to challenge the federal government in court, especially on behalf of pro bono clients, in the face of threats from President Trump.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Reposted by Sara Rhodes
Exclusive: ICE has directed personnel to increase the number of immigrants they shackle with GPS-enabled ankle monitors, as the Trump administration widens surveillance of people it is targeting for deportation.
ICE moves to shackle some 180,000 immigrants with GPS ankle monitors
A June 9 memo directed ICE field officers to significantly expand the number of immigrants under round-the-clock surveillance.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Exclusive: ICE has directed personnel to increase the number of immigrants they shackle with GPS-enabled ankle monitors, as the Trump administration widens surveillance of people it is targeting for deportation.
Reposted by Sara Rhodes
News organizations Agence France-Presse, Associated Press, Reuters and the BBC issued today a rare joint statement calling on Israel to allow journalists to move in and out of Gaza, and to provide more food for civilians in the besieged Strip.
BBC and news agencies urge Israel to let food into Gaza as journalists face starvation
“We are desperately concerned for our journalists in Gaza, who are increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families,” say AFP, AP, Reuters and the BBC.
www.politico.eu
July 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
News organizations Agence France-Presse, Associated Press, Reuters and the BBC issued today a rare joint statement calling on Israel to allow journalists to move in and out of Gaza, and to provide more food for civilians in the besieged Strip.
Reposted by Sara Rhodes
“I have lost count of how many of my fellow national security professionals have told me they are grateful that I have spoken out, but in the same breath say they are afraid to do the same.” - Frank Kendall, former Air Force Secretary, describing being blacklisted. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/o...
Opinion | Fear Comes to America
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
“I have lost count of how many of my fellow national security professionals have told me they are grateful that I have spoken out, but in the same breath say they are afraid to do the same.” - Frank Kendall, former Air Force Secretary, describing being blacklisted. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/o...
Reposted by Sara Rhodes
"This is definitely wrong. I just called my wife and she said we didn’t. I don’t really work. Where would I get this much money?”
www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/24/e...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/24/e...
New Eric Adams ‘Donors’ Say They Never Gave to His Reelection Campaign
An investigation by THE CITY uncovered Adams donors who insist they didn't donate, a donor who paid with a credit card linked to their employer and donors who don't live where they claimed to.
www.thecity.nyc
July 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
"This is definitely wrong. I just called my wife and she said we didn’t. I don’t really work. Where would I get this much money?”
www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/24/e...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/07/24/e...
Reposted by Sara Rhodes
Scoop! We got the agreement between ICE and Medicaid to share sensitive data with ICE agents. @leahfeiger.bsky.social @makenakelly.bsky.social @hudsongiles.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/ice-ac...
www.wired.com/story/ice-ac...
ICE Is Getting Unprecedented Access to Medicaid Data
A new agreement viewed by WIRED gives ICE direct access to a federal database containing sensitive medical data on tens of millions of Americans, with the goal of locating immigrants.
www.wired.com
July 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Scoop! We got the agreement between ICE and Medicaid to share sensitive data with ICE agents. @leahfeiger.bsky.social @makenakelly.bsky.social @hudsongiles.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/ice-ac...
www.wired.com/story/ice-ac...
Reposted by Sara Rhodes
Migrants at a Miami immigration jail were shackled with their hands tied behind their backs and made to kneel to eat food from styrofoam plates “like dogs”, according to a report
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Migrants at Ice jail in Miami made to kneel to eat ‘like dogs’, report alleges
Incident in which migrants were shackled with hands tied of one succession of alleged abuses at jails in Florida
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Migrants at a Miami immigration jail were shackled with their hands tied behind their backs and made to kneel to eat food from styrofoam plates “like dogs”, according to a report
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted by Sara Rhodes
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says it has received ‘desperate messages of starvation’ from inside Gaza, including from its own staff.
Live: UN receives 'desperate' starvation messages from own staff in Gaza
Meanwhile, Israel says it attacked Yemen's Hodeidah port
www.middleeasteye.net
July 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says it has received ‘desperate messages of starvation’ from inside Gaza, including from its own staff.
Reposted by Sara Rhodes
New from 404 Media: inside ICE's supercharged facial recognition app of 200 million images. After scanning someone's face, it can query DHS, CBP, FBI, State Department, and state databases at once. An unprecedented linking of government databases into a single tool.
www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Inside ICE’s Supercharged Facial Recognition App of 200 Million Images
404 Media has seen user manuals for Mobile Fortify, ICE’s new facial recognition app which allows officers to instantly look up DHS, State Department, and state law enforcement databases by just point...
www.404media.co
July 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
New from 404 Media: inside ICE's supercharged facial recognition app of 200 million images. After scanning someone's face, it can query DHS, CBP, FBI, State Department, and state databases at once. An unprecedented linking of government databases into a single tool.
www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Reposted by Sara Rhodes
We have been asking DHS for weeks whether it had any legitimate security concerns around the publication of these names, whether they have any info on where these people are, then finally are they in CECOT. DHS never replied despite talking to me about other articles www.404media.co/flight-manif...
July 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
We have been asking DHS for weeks whether it had any legitimate security concerns around the publication of these names, whether they have any info on where these people are, then finally are they in CECOT. DHS never replied despite talking to me about other articles www.404media.co/flight-manif...
Reposted by Sara Rhodes
"For almost all of these people, there’s no records whatsoever. No court records, nothing." What an immigration expert told us when we dug through the data for three legally contested deportation flights to El Salvador.
www.404media.co/flight-manif...
www.404media.co/flight-manif...
![“We have this list of people that the U.S. government has not formally acknowledged in any real way and we pretty much have no idea if they are in CECOT or someplace else, or whether they received due process,” Michelle Brané, executive director of Together and Free, a group that has been working with families of deported people, told 404 Media. “I think this further demonstrates the callousness and lack of due process involved and is further evidence that the US government is disappearing people. These people were detained and no one knows where they are, and we don't know the circumstances […] For almost all of these people, there’s no records whatsoever. No court records, nothing.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vk7rduhvom3rq6dyluce5wzf/bafkreifa2pwqg74fjiww3ufncha7kgi37l4ycvrerp3ztqtraqqll76uyy@jpeg)
July 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"For almost all of these people, there’s no records whatsoever. No court records, nothing." What an immigration expert told us when we dug through the data for three legally contested deportation flights to El Salvador.
www.404media.co/flight-manif...
www.404media.co/flight-manif...
Reposted by Sara Rhodes
We found hacked data that revealed dozens of people on deportation flights to El Salvador are missing.
🔗 www.404media.co/flight-manif...
🔗 www.404media.co/flight-manif...
Flight Manifests Reveal Dozens of Previously Unknown People on Three Deportation Flights to El Salvador
Hacked data obtained by 404 Media reveals dozens more people on deportation flights to El Salvador who are unaccounted for. “We have not heard from these people’s families, so I think perhaps even the...
www.404media.co
July 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
We found hacked data that revealed dozens of people on deportation flights to El Salvador are missing.
🔗 www.404media.co/flight-manif...
🔗 www.404media.co/flight-manif...
Reposted by Sara Rhodes
NEW: Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations
A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics…
www.propublica.org
June 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
NEW: Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
Reposted by Sara Rhodes
“We’re the good guys,” I tell myself as a 6-year-old leukemia patient pees his pants in fear. I adjust my black mask and sunglasses in the mirror, making sure to hide my identity. “I am not evil,” I whisper.
Monstrous:
"They were crying in fear. One of the agents at one point lifted up his shirt, which displayed the gun that he was carrying....The 6-year-old boy was terrified to see the gun. He urinated on himself and wet all his clothing. No one offered him a change of clothing for many hours."
"They were crying in fear. One of the agents at one point lifted up his shirt, which displayed the gun that he was carrying....The 6-year-old boy was terrified to see the gun. He urinated on himself and wet all his clothing. No one offered him a change of clothing for many hours."
ICE arrested a 6-year-old boy with leukemia at immigration court. His family is suing.
A Honduran mother and her two children — ages 6 and 9 — sued the Trump administration over their arrest at Los Angeles Immigration Court, the first lawsuit challenging the arrests of children under a ...
www.tpr.org
June 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
“We’re the good guys,” I tell myself as a 6-year-old leukemia patient pees his pants in fear. I adjust my black mask and sunglasses in the mirror, making sure to hide my identity. “I am not evil,” I whisper.
Reposted by Sara Rhodes
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent hits the target. She is reminding us of the stakes in this case. And she is spot on.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
June 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent hits the target. She is reminding us of the stakes in this case. And she is spot on.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...