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Nothing says “land of the free” like interrogating citizens over their podcast playlists at the border. www.usermag.co/p/hasan-pike...
May 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Nothing says “land of the free” like interrogating citizens over their podcast playlists at the border. www.usermag.co/p/hasan-pike...
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
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Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.
April 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.
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I feel like we need to stop saying "deported to El Salvador" about anyone who isn't a Salvadoran at liberty in that country. We are talking about people "enslaved in El Salvador."
April 8, 2025 at 9:18 AM
I feel like we need to stop saying "deported to El Salvador" about anyone who isn't a Salvadoran at liberty in that country. We are talking about people "enslaved in El Salvador."
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Reminder: We are not at war with Venezuela. The people deported are not enemies. The law in question should not apply. Among the most dangerous aspects of the SCOTUS ruling is the idea that the president and his people have the right to arbitrarily determine who our enemies are.
April 8, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Reminder: We are not at war with Venezuela. The people deported are not enemies. The law in question should not apply. Among the most dangerous aspects of the SCOTUS ruling is the idea that the president and his people have the right to arbitrarily determine who our enemies are.
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“The United States has become a secret-police state. Trust me, I’ve seen it before.” - @mashagessen.bsky.social
Opinion | Unmarked Vans. Secret Lists. Public Denunciations. Our Police State Has Arrived.
Those of us who’ve seen secret police in action can’t shake a feeling of dreadful familiarity.
www.nytimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 11:21 AM
“The United States has become a secret-police state. Trust me, I’ve seen it before.” - @mashagessen.bsky.social
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Deeply concerning: US citizen lawyer getting detained and his phone searched on reentering the U.S. at Customs. www.freep.com/story/news/l...
Lawyer for U-M protester detained at airport after spring break trip with family
Dearborn lawyer says feds tried to seize his cellphone at Detroit Metro Airport as he returned from spring break trip with his family.
www.freep.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Deeply concerning: US citizen lawyer getting detained and his phone searched on reentering the U.S. at Customs. www.freep.com/story/news/l...
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Full piece, in the Columbia Spectator:
A Letter to Columbia
<i>Editor's Note: This op-ed was dictated by Mahmoud Khalil, SIPA </i>’24<i>. Spectator verified this with his Attorney Amy Greer and conducted its regular editing process. Khalil is currently detaine...
www.columbiaspectator.com
April 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Full piece, in the Columbia Spectator:
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A federal judge will hear arguments today in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran resident of Beltsville whom the government said this week was deported after an “administrative error.”
Judge to hold hearing for Maryland man mistakenly deported
A judge will hear arguments in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran resident who the government said was deported after an “administrative error.”
buff.ly
April 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
A federal judge will hear arguments today in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran resident of Beltsville whom the government said this week was deported after an “administrative error.”
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I don't really think members of the serious press are prepared to cover stories of great import whether about economics, politics, or international affairs in which a major factor driving events is sheer stupidity. It just doesn't seem to have enough gravitas for them. So they pretend something...
April 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I don't really think members of the serious press are prepared to cover stories of great import whether about economics, politics, or international affairs in which a major factor driving events is sheer stupidity. It just doesn't seem to have enough gravitas for them. So they pretend something...
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Hello, Congress. Are you really going to go along with this tariff fiasco? Use your power.
April 2, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Hello, Congress. Are you really going to go along with this tariff fiasco? Use your power.
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Musk is going to rack up some historic mass-murder numbers by the time he's done.
The CDC Has Been Gutted
Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die.
www.wired.com
April 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Musk is going to rack up some historic mass-murder numbers by the time he's done.
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There. I fixed it for you.
April 3, 2025 at 8:17 AM
There. I fixed it for you.
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It is, but today he’s not really talking about a third term. He’s crying and begging us to talk about something besides #Signalgate. Don’t let him distract you from his national security catastrophe.
March 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
It is, but today he’s not really talking about a third term. He’s crying and begging us to talk about something besides #Signalgate. Don’t let him distract you from his national security catastrophe.
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In 2019, Pfizer reported ZERO taxable profits in the US—despite selling $20 BILLION worth of drugs to American patients.
By reporting their profits offshore, they dodged billions in taxes and paid a 5.4% tax rate.
Don't tell me our tax code isn't rigged for giant corporations.
By reporting their profits offshore, they dodged billions in taxes and paid a 5.4% tax rate.
Don't tell me our tax code isn't rigged for giant corporations.
March 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
In 2019, Pfizer reported ZERO taxable profits in the US—despite selling $20 BILLION worth of drugs to American patients.
By reporting their profits offshore, they dodged billions in taxes and paid a 5.4% tax rate.
Don't tell me our tax code isn't rigged for giant corporations.
By reporting their profits offshore, they dodged billions in taxes and paid a 5.4% tax rate.
Don't tell me our tax code isn't rigged for giant corporations.
@schumer.senate.gov You cast your vote to fund this budget. Resign!
@democrats.senate.gov
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@democrats.senate.gov
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
“Of course one of the big risks is not underpayment or overpayment per se but [it’s also] not paying someone at all and not knowing about it. The invisible errors and omissions,” an SSA technologist tells WIRED.
Read the full scoop here:
Read the full scoop here:
DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase In Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse
Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.
www.wired.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
@schumer.senate.gov You cast your vote to fund this budget. Resign!
@democrats.senate.gov
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@democrats.senate.gov
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
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March 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
@democrats.senate.gov 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 (21)
Worth pointing out that Trump's CIA director John Ratcliffe, who was in the Signal group chat, and who ludicrously tried to defend it in Congress this week, was confirmed with the votes of 21 (!) Senate Democrats.
Ridiculous.
Ridiculous.
March 27, 2025 at 5:09 AM
@democrats.senate.gov 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 (21)
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Horrifying. Disappearing and targeting students with legal status over peaceful political speech is unconstitutional and a clear violation of due process and free speech.
Another blatant act of authoritarianism by the Trump Administration.
Rumeysa must be released.
Another blatant act of authoritarianism by the Trump Administration.
Rumeysa must be released.
A video shared with GBH News shows Ozturk walking as several people in plain clothes with their faces covered walk nearby. A man in a hoodie approaches her, then grabs her wrists. Ozturk screams, then asks “Can I call the police?” before being told “We’re the police.”
@gbhnews.bsky.social
@gbhnews.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Horrifying. Disappearing and targeting students with legal status over peaceful political speech is unconstitutional and a clear violation of due process and free speech.
Another blatant act of authoritarianism by the Trump Administration.
Rumeysa must be released.
Another blatant act of authoritarianism by the Trump Administration.
Rumeysa must be released.
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The President has a duty to take seriously the safety and lives of every American military member.
He must remove Pete Hegseth from his position as Secretary of Defense and Mike Waltz from his position as National Security Adviser.
Their security clearances must be permanently revoked.
He must remove Pete Hegseth from his position as Secretary of Defense and Mike Waltz from his position as National Security Adviser.
Their security clearances must be permanently revoked.
March 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The President has a duty to take seriously the safety and lives of every American military member.
He must remove Pete Hegseth from his position as Secretary of Defense and Mike Waltz from his position as National Security Adviser.
Their security clearances must be permanently revoked.
He must remove Pete Hegseth from his position as Secretary of Defense and Mike Waltz from his position as National Security Adviser.
Their security clearances must be permanently revoked.
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It is abundantly clear that the Secretary of Defense and the National Security Adviser put the lives of American pilots in grave danger. In doing so, they have failed in their mandate to protect the lives of our American military members and our national security interests. 🧵
March 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
It is abundantly clear that the Secretary of Defense and the National Security Adviser put the lives of American pilots in grave danger. In doing so, they have failed in their mandate to protect the lives of our American military members and our national security interests. 🧵
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Republicans in the Senate voted tonight while no one is watching to fatten Wall Street profits by jacking up overdraft fees on you.
So much for lowering costs.
So much for lowering costs.
March 27, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Republicans in the Senate voted tonight while no one is watching to fatten Wall Street profits by jacking up overdraft fees on you.
So much for lowering costs.
So much for lowering costs.
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21 State Attorneys General are urging America’s legal community to stand together in defense of the rule of law.
We must not falter in our resolve to uphold the U.S. Constitution and the rule of law.
Our democracy depends on it. oag.ca.gov/news/press-r...
We must not falter in our resolve to uphold the U.S. Constitution and the rule of law.
Our democracy depends on it. oag.ca.gov/news/press-r...
March 26, 2025 at 7:07 PM
21 State Attorneys General are urging America’s legal community to stand together in defense of the rule of law.
We must not falter in our resolve to uphold the U.S. Constitution and the rule of law.
Our democracy depends on it. oag.ca.gov/news/press-r...
We must not falter in our resolve to uphold the U.S. Constitution and the rule of law.
Our democracy depends on it. oag.ca.gov/news/press-r...