Twintamer
@twintamer.bsky.social
Retired RN, Supporter of the LGBTQ+, POC, Immigrants, Progressives, and all generations. Spreading empathy and compassion...with humor!
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Federal officials confirmed Saturday that a surge of immigration enforcement in North Carolina’s largest city had begun as agents were seen making arrests in multiple locations.
Federal officials confirm officers have begun Charlotte immigration enforcement
Federal officials confirmed Saturday that a surge of immigration enforcement in North Carolina’s largest city had begun as agents were seen making arrests in multiple locations.
trib.al
November 16, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Federal officials confirmed Saturday that a surge of immigration enforcement in North Carolina’s largest city had begun as agents were seen making arrests in multiple locations.
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Latino Dodgers fans have urged the team to more forcefully denounce immigration raids.
Many are angry at what they view as the team’s weak response and say the organization will have to win them back — in part by standing up to President Trump.
Many are angry at what they view as the team’s weak response and say the organization will have to win them back — in part by standing up to President Trump.
Latino Dodgers fans want the champions to stand up to Trump
Rejecting an invitation to the White House would make up for what some perceive as a tepid response to immigration crackdown this summer.
wapo.st
November 16, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Latino Dodgers fans have urged the team to more forcefully denounce immigration raids.
Many are angry at what they view as the team’s weak response and say the organization will have to win them back — in part by standing up to President Trump.
Many are angry at what they view as the team’s weak response and say the organization will have to win them back — in part by standing up to President Trump.
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President Donald Trump has continued his purchases of municipal and corporate debt this fall, including bonds of companies affected by his administration’s policies
Trump Buys Another $82 Million of Corporate and Municipal Bonds
President Donald Trump has continued his purchases of municipal and corporate debt this fall, including bonds of companies affected by his administration’s policies.
bloom.bg
November 16, 2025 at 3:00 AM
President Donald Trump has continued his purchases of municipal and corporate debt this fall, including bonds of companies affected by his administration’s policies
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Bill Pulte arrived at his job running the FHFA amid a flurry of criticisms that he is both a “nepobaby” and unqualified for the job.
And it's only gone downhill from there.
And it's only gone downhill from there.
Bill Pulte is really having a week
The revelations against the Trump loyalist keep piling up.
www.motherjones.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Bill Pulte arrived at his job running the FHFA amid a flurry of criticisms that he is both a “nepobaby” and unqualified for the job.
And it's only gone downhill from there.
And it's only gone downhill from there.
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"We will not support any attempt to bring back the old gunboat diplomacy and to invade another Latin-American country."
“Gunboat Diplomacy”: U.S. War in Latin America Feared as Hegseth Launches “Operation Southern Spear”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced the launch of Operation Southern Spear to target suspected drug traffickers in South America, Central America and the Caribbean. The U.S. now has 15,000 mi...
www.democracynow.org
November 16, 2025 at 3:01 AM
"We will not support any attempt to bring back the old gunboat diplomacy and to invade another Latin-American country."
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A former pardon attorney was taken aback Friday night after President Donald Trump announced he was freeing disgraced former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) from prison after the expelled congressman pleaded guilty to fraud.
Ex-DOJ pardon attorney shocked by Trump's 'extraordinary about-face'
A former pardon attorney was taken aback Friday night after President Donald Trump announced he was freeing disgraced former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) from prison after the expelled congressman pleaded guilty to fraud. Trump took to his Truth Social platform to announce he was commuting the seven-ye...
bit.ly
October 18, 2025 at 4:00 AM
A former pardon attorney was taken aback Friday night after President Donald Trump announced he was freeing disgraced former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) from prison after the expelled congressman pleaded guilty to fraud.
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The Trump administration may try to interpret a law enacted during his first term in office differently than it did following the last government shutdown, potentially denying back pay to hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers.
By @jennifershutt.bsky.social
By @jennifershutt.bsky.social
Trump floats plan to deny back pay to furloughed federal workers after shutdown | Colorado Newsline
The Trump administration may try to interpret a law such to potentially deny back pay to hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers.
coloradonewsline.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The Trump administration may try to interpret a law enacted during his first term in office differently than it did following the last government shutdown, potentially denying back pay to hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers.
By @jennifershutt.bsky.social
By @jennifershutt.bsky.social
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A draft White House memo argues that furloughed federal workers are not entitled to back pay after the government shutdown lifts, the White House tells NBC News.
The memo comes despite the Office of Personnel Management's own September guidance.
The memo comes despite the Office of Personnel Management's own September guidance.
White House looks for a loophole in the law ensuring federal workers get paid after a shutdown
The memo suggests furloughed workers are not entitled to back pay, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed.
nbcnews.to
October 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A draft White House memo argues that furloughed federal workers are not entitled to back pay after the government shutdown lifts, the White House tells NBC News.
The memo comes despite the Office of Personnel Management's own September guidance.
The memo comes despite the Office of Personnel Management's own September guidance.
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Anti-woke crusader Pete Hegseth praised DEI and working with Democrats while at Harvard, report says
Pete Hegseth praised DEI and working with Democrats while at Harvard, report says
www.independent.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Anti-woke crusader Pete Hegseth praised DEI and working with Democrats while at Harvard, report says
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The Grammy Award-winning singer and U.S. Navy veteran shared a teaser of his new song on Instagram Friday.
White House Responds to Zach Bryan’s Anti-ICE Song
www.newsweek.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Grammy Award-winning singer and U.S. Navy veteran shared a teaser of his new song on Instagram Friday.
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“These are not my words, not the way I talk. Also, I don’t draw pictures,” Trump said.
‘A Wonderful Secret’: Trump Birthday Letter to Epstein Released
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released a sexually suggestive letter to Jeffrey Epstein purportedly signed by President Donald Trump.
buff.ly
September 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
“These are not my words, not the way I talk. Also, I don’t draw pictures,” Trump said.
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Let's be clear here: Donald Trump is doing what authoritarians do.
He wants to seize our right to public information to distort reality for his political gain, reports @davidcorn.bsky.social. He's waging war on the truth, rewriting the past, and falsifying the present.
He wants to seize our right to public information to distort reality for his political gain, reports @davidcorn.bsky.social. He's waging war on the truth, rewriting the past, and falsifying the present.
August 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Let's be clear here: Donald Trump is doing what authoritarians do.
He wants to seize our right to public information to distort reality for his political gain, reports @davidcorn.bsky.social. He's waging war on the truth, rewriting the past, and falsifying the present.
He wants to seize our right to public information to distort reality for his political gain, reports @davidcorn.bsky.social. He's waging war on the truth, rewriting the past, and falsifying the present.
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New: If Elon Musk's natural gas plant proceeds, Abilenians could face increased risks of asthma, lung infections, and other respiratory diseases. While permits for the plant have already been approved, the fight is far from over.
In Abilene, Stargate Project Puts AI Boom Ahead of Human Health
The first data center for a $500-billion artificial intelligence project arrives in small-town Texas, alongside a potentially harmful natural gas plant.
www.texasobserver.org
July 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
New: If Elon Musk's natural gas plant proceeds, Abilenians could face increased risks of asthma, lung infections, and other respiratory diseases. While permits for the plant have already been approved, the fight is far from over.
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WATCH | Trump seen pocketing FIFA medal as he walks on stage to hand Chelsea replica club championship trophy
More here: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
More here: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
July 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
WATCH | Trump seen pocketing FIFA medal as he walks on stage to hand Chelsea replica club championship trophy
More here: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
More here: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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U.S. officials said on Thursday they have not seen any immediate safety data that would require halting Boeing 787 flights after a fatal Air India accident killed over 240 people.
www.thehindu.com/news/interna...
www.thehindu.com/news/interna...
U.S. sees no immediate reason to ground Boeing 787 after Air India crash
U.S. officials, including Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, provide updates on Boeing 787 flights after Air India crash.
www.thehindu.com
June 13, 2025 at 3:11 AM
U.S. officials said on Thursday they have not seen any immediate safety data that would require halting Boeing 787 flights after a fatal Air India accident killed over 240 people.
www.thehindu.com/news/interna...
www.thehindu.com/news/interna...
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The destruction that Musk set in motion remains running in the background as an ambient menace to our safety and livelihoods. Musk’s legacy is still being written, and his culpability is still accumulating. https://trib.al/T7wm0xx
Elon Musk’s Reign of Terror Is Only Just Beginning
His “departure” from the government is anything but.
trib.al
June 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The destruction that Musk set in motion remains running in the background as an ambient menace to our safety and livelihoods. Musk’s legacy is still being written, and his culpability is still accumulating. https://trib.al/T7wm0xx
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NEWS: The Wall Street CEO taking over Social Security just got a tax break only for government officials that now applies to his $400 million payout, according to documents reviewed by The Lever.
His firm could be enriched by privatizing the system. www.levernews.com/trumps-socia...
His firm could be enriched by privatizing the system. www.levernews.com/trumps-socia...
Trump’s Social Security Chief Just Scored A Mammoth Tax Break
New financial disclosures reveal that new Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano won an indefinite tax break on an estimated $484 million windfall.
www.levernews.com
May 16, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Wall Street CEO taking over Social Security just got a tax break only for government officials that now applies to his $400 million payout, according to documents reviewed by The Lever.
His firm could be enriched by privatizing the system. www.levernews.com/trumps-socia...
His firm could be enriched by privatizing the system. www.levernews.com/trumps-socia...
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JUST IN: Moody's cuts U.S. credit rating
Moody's cuts U.S. credit rating on growing debt burden
The U.S. government no longer has a AAA credit rating.
www.axios.com
May 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
JUST IN: Moody's cuts U.S. credit rating
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“A review of Hegseth’s thesis by The Daily Princetonian, in consultation with three experts on plagiarism, found eight instances of uncredited material, sham paraphrasing, and verbatim copying.”
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ’03 ‘plagiarized’ small portions of his senior thesis, experts say. But how serious is it?
A review of the senior thesis of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ’03 by The Daily Princetonian, in consultation with three plagiarism experts, found eight instances of uncredited material, sham paraphr...
www.dailyprincetonian.com
May 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
“A review of Hegseth’s thesis by The Daily Princetonian, in consultation with three experts on plagiarism, found eight instances of uncredited material, sham paraphrasing, and verbatim copying.”
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No matter how many times we say Fox News isn’t real news, it doesn’t matter—because their viewers believe it is.
Watch: It shows exactly how they’re screwing all of us—you & me—because we’re stuck dealing with people who fall for disinformation. And their own viewers, because they believe the lies.
Watch: It shows exactly how they’re screwing all of us—you & me—because we’re stuck dealing with people who fall for disinformation. And their own viewers, because they believe the lies.
May 11, 2025 at 12:42 AM
No matter how many times we say Fox News isn’t real news, it doesn’t matter—because their viewers believe it is.
Watch: It shows exactly how they’re screwing all of us—you & me—because we’re stuck dealing with people who fall for disinformation. And their own viewers, because they believe the lies.
Watch: It shows exactly how they’re screwing all of us—you & me—because we’re stuck dealing with people who fall for disinformation. And their own viewers, because they believe the lies.
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"Under the annual appropriations act, lawmakers are permitted to enter 'any facility operated by or for DHS used to detain or otherwise house aliens.'
The law is clear that members of Congress are not required 'to provide prior notice of intent to enter a facility'..."
www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/p...
The law is clear that members of Congress are not required 'to provide prior notice of intent to enter a facility'..."
www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/p...
Homeland Security Dept. accuses lawmakers of ‘storming’ an ICE facility despite oversight laws saying they could be there | CNN Politics
The battle over immigration came to a dramatic head Friday afternoon when Democratic lawmakers faced off with Homeland Security Department officers as they tried to visit a Newark, New Jersey Immigrat...
www.cnn.com
May 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
"Under the annual appropriations act, lawmakers are permitted to enter 'any facility operated by or for DHS used to detain or otherwise house aliens.'
The law is clear that members of Congress are not required 'to provide prior notice of intent to enter a facility'..."
www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/p...
The law is clear that members of Congress are not required 'to provide prior notice of intent to enter a facility'..."
www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/p...
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Ice needs to be abolished
AOC: We need to be talking about ICE agents and the cowardly policy of covering their faces — and, in many cases, their identification… The idea that we’re going to allow a paramilitary force to bloom, one that isn’t accountable to the Constitution… we’ve got another thing coming.
May 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Ice needs to be abolished
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I want these names too
May 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I want these names too
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June 14th is very big! We MUST come out in numbers too big to count! Hundreds of marches across the country with more added daily. www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
NO ONE IS COMING TO SAVE US! Keep making phone calls & writing emails! Boycott! MARCH! All of us together can make a difference!
NO ONE IS COMING TO SAVE US! Keep making phone calls & writing emails! Boycott! MARCH! All of us together can make a difference!
May 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
June 14th is very big! We MUST come out in numbers too big to count! Hundreds of marches across the country with more added daily. www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
NO ONE IS COMING TO SAVE US! Keep making phone calls & writing emails! Boycott! MARCH! All of us together can make a difference!
NO ONE IS COMING TO SAVE US! Keep making phone calls & writing emails! Boycott! MARCH! All of us together can make a difference!
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The golden visa was originally proposed as a replacement for the EB-5 investor visa. When that program was initially crafted, lawmakers went to great lengths to ensure it wasn’t seen as a pathway for corrupt oligarchs to buy residency.
www.wired.com/story/doge-t...
www.wired.com/story/doge-t...
May 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The golden visa was originally proposed as a replacement for the EB-5 investor visa. When that program was initially crafted, lawmakers went to great lengths to ensure it wasn’t seen as a pathway for corrupt oligarchs to buy residency.
www.wired.com/story/doge-t...
www.wired.com/story/doge-t...