Columbo_smokes_Optimos
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If you think this can’t happen, remember that of the 125,000 Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII for years without charge or trial, two-thirds were U.S. citizens. Including me.
April 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
If you think this can’t happen, remember that of the 125,000 Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII for years without charge or trial, two-thirds were U.S. citizens. Including me.
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“My name is Mahmoud Khalil and I am a political prisoner.” www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
Letter from a Palestinian Political Prisoner in Louisiana March 18, 2025
www.documentcloud.org
March 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
“My name is Mahmoud Khalil and I am a political prisoner.” www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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The Trump administration cut a clause from federal contracting rules that had been on the books since the 1960s: Companies are no longer explicitly prohibited from having segregated facilities
'Segregated facilities' are no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts
The Trump administration cut a clause from federal contracting rules that had been on the books since the 1960s: Companies are no longer explicitly prohibited from having segregated facilities.
www.npr.org
March 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The Trump administration cut a clause from federal contracting rules that had been on the books since the 1960s: Companies are no longer explicitly prohibited from having segregated facilities
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Hurting farmers *and* the needy in one fell swoop. And for what?
The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services earlier this month that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the programs NC food banks participate in.
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks
The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the progr...
www.wunc.org
March 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Hurting farmers *and* the needy in one fell swoop. And for what?
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CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
March 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
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The richest man in the world is coming after people’s retirement and health care.
Will Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress speak up?
Their silence is alarming.
Will Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress speak up?
Their silence is alarming.
March 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The richest man in the world is coming after people’s retirement and health care.
Will Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress speak up?
Their silence is alarming.
Will Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress speak up?
Their silence is alarming.
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Yeah yall couldn't pay me enough to join that shit
RIP to her 🫡
RIP to her 🫡
March 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Yeah yall couldn't pay me enough to join that shit
RIP to her 🫡
RIP to her 🫡
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Too bad Uvalde Elementary didn’t sell Teslas.
March 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Too bad Uvalde Elementary didn’t sell Teslas.
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The seeming lack of concern about the “DEI” purges is either naïveté or willful ignorance of the fact that this is not about diversity training or hiring goals but about enacting a neo-segregation across American life.
Interesting. New contracting memorandum from Secy of Defense says military contracts shld stop including language that bars contractors from running segregated facilities.
March 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The seeming lack of concern about the “DEI” purges is either naïveté or willful ignorance of the fact that this is not about diversity training or hiring goals but about enacting a neo-segregation across American life.
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If you use Venmo or CashApp and don't want to get scammed, listen up.
March 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
If you use Venmo or CashApp and don't want to get scammed, listen up.
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As someone who spends a lot time thinking about the values I want to teach my kid (besides PLEASE DON’T EAT DIRT), the thing I keep coming back to is this: I want him to believe that the strongest, bravest thing he can do is give a shit about other people—especially ones who aren’t like him at all.
March 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
As someone who spends a lot time thinking about the values I want to teach my kid (besides PLEASE DON’T EAT DIRT), the thing I keep coming back to is this: I want him to believe that the strongest, bravest thing he can do is give a shit about other people—especially ones who aren’t like him at all.
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History shows that stripping the rights of one disfavored group is always just pretext for a larger aim of stripping the rights of others.
Iowa Legislature passes bill removing civil rights protections for transgender Iowans www.iowapublicradio.org/state-govern...
Iowa Legislature passes bill removing civil rights protections for transgender Iowans
Republicans in the Iowa House and Senate passed a bill Thursday afternoon to remove state civil rights protections for transgender Iowans, sending it to Gov. Kim Reynolds' desk for her signature.
www.iowapublicradio.org
February 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
History shows that stripping the rights of one disfavored group is always just pretext for a larger aim of stripping the rights of others.
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✨"The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for."✨
-- Bob Marley 🇯🇲
-- Bob Marley 🇯🇲
February 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
✨"The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for."✨
-- Bob Marley 🇯🇲
-- Bob Marley 🇯🇲
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I love this pic of her & Redd Foxx... so much legendary..
February 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I love this pic of her & Redd Foxx... so much legendary..
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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS @democracyforward.org request to allow expedited discovery in lawsuit challenging DOGE access to Department of Labor data. First instance of discovery being permitted in the Trump accountability cases.
Visit Democracy Docket for more info.
www.democracydocket.com
Visit Democracy Docket for more info.
www.democracydocket.com
February 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS @democracyforward.org request to allow expedited discovery in lawsuit challenging DOGE access to Department of Labor data. First instance of discovery being permitted in the Trump accountability cases.
Visit Democracy Docket for more info.
www.democracydocket.com
Visit Democracy Docket for more info.
www.democracydocket.com
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The idea that the harm will only come to other people is such an under-appreciated part of how we got here.
DOGE in practice: Disabled Army veteran who has 4 kids and did 3 tours overseas is fired from his job at Bronx VA hospital
February 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The idea that the harm will only come to other people is such an under-appreciated part of how we got here.
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Over the weekend, the Department of Education threatened to pull federal funding from public schools that don’t dump DEI by the end of the month
Though the letter lacks the force of law, advocates are warning about this latest attempt to squash diversity efforts
Though the letter lacks the force of law, advocates are warning about this latest attempt to squash diversity efforts
Education Dept. threatens to pull federal funding from schools that don't dump DEI
Over the weekend, the Department of Education threatened to pull federal funding from public schools that don’t dump race-conscious policies by the end of the month.
www.whatimreading.net
February 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Over the weekend, the Department of Education threatened to pull federal funding from public schools that don’t dump DEI by the end of the month
Though the letter lacks the force of law, advocates are warning about this latest attempt to squash diversity efforts
Though the letter lacks the force of law, advocates are warning about this latest attempt to squash diversity efforts
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Republicans in Congress want Americans struggling to afford student loan payments to shell out nearly $200 more each month to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
February 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Republicans in Congress want Americans struggling to afford student loan payments to shell out nearly $200 more each month to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
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THIS is why Elon Musk and his DOGE cabal should be hauled before Congress to answer questions:
www.wired.com/story/treasu...
www.wired.com/story/treasu...
The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did
Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE’s Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn’t exist.
www.wired.com
February 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
THIS is why Elon Musk and his DOGE cabal should be hauled before Congress to answer questions:
www.wired.com/story/treasu...
www.wired.com/story/treasu...
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Following a White House anti-DEI order, the National Cryptologic Museum covered up exhibits of women and people of color in its Hall of Honor. The NSA reversed course after former employees mobilized.
NSA museum covered plaques honoring women and people of color, provoking an uproar
Following a White House anti-DEI order, the National Cryptologic Museum covered up exhibits of women and people of color in its Hall of Honor. The NSA reversed course after former employees mobilized.
www.npr.org
February 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Following a White House anti-DEI order, the National Cryptologic Museum covered up exhibits of women and people of color in its Hall of Honor. The NSA reversed course after former employees mobilized.
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Elon Musk and Donald Trump are trying to drive a wrecking ball through our government.
The people who will pay a real price are the hard-working families who are just trying to make it to the end of the month.
We must use every tool to fight back.
The people who will pay a real price are the hard-working families who are just trying to make it to the end of the month.
We must use every tool to fight back.
February 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Elon Musk and Donald Trump are trying to drive a wrecking ball through our government.
The people who will pay a real price are the hard-working families who are just trying to make it to the end of the month.
We must use every tool to fight back.
The people who will pay a real price are the hard-working families who are just trying to make it to the end of the month.
We must use every tool to fight back.
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The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.
February 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.
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ICYMI:
A website called “DEI Watch List” has "published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers [who are mostly Black employees] across health agencies, describing them at one point as 'targets.'"
A website called “DEI Watch List” has "published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers [who are mostly Black employees] across health agencies, describing them at one point as 'targets.'"
Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them as “targets.”
Federal health workers terrified after ‘DEI’ website publishes list of ‘targets’
The site calls out workers who have been involved with DEI initiatives. A majority are Black.
www.nbcnews.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
ICYMI:
A website called “DEI Watch List” has "published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers [who are mostly Black employees] across health agencies, describing them at one point as 'targets.'"
A website called “DEI Watch List” has "published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers [who are mostly Black employees] across health agencies, describing them at one point as 'targets.'"
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When Hank Aaron was getting threats and hate mail, Charles Schulz said I got something for y'all.
Peanuts, August 10 and 11, 1973
Remembering Hank Aaron on his birthday (February 5, 1934 – January 22, 2021) 💙🕊️⚾️
Peanuts, August 10 and 11, 1973
Remembering Hank Aaron on his birthday (February 5, 1934 – January 22, 2021) 💙🕊️⚾️
February 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
When Hank Aaron was getting threats and hate mail, Charles Schulz said I got something for y'all.
Peanuts, August 10 and 11, 1973
Remembering Hank Aaron on his birthday (February 5, 1934 – January 22, 2021) 💙🕊️⚾️
Peanuts, August 10 and 11, 1973
Remembering Hank Aaron on his birthday (February 5, 1934 – January 22, 2021) 💙🕊️⚾️