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Forwarding news. Redirecting energy away from doomscrolling and catastrophizing. Gardening brings me joy.
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In Illinois, ICE agents have been documented swapping license plates to hide their identity. Under Illinois law, this constitutes a Class A misdemeanor.

The state has made clear that this law will be enforced. Federal agents are not exempt from Illinois vehicle and registration statutes.
December 19, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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Providing people in government custody with access to legal counsel isn't optional — it's required by the Constitution.

ICE regularly violates this right and won't let people speak with their lawyer confidentially. We're taking ICE to court because people have a right to speak to their attorneys.
One of the Most Basic Rights in the Book Is Regularly Denied to ICE Detainees
ICE insists its system protects attorney-client privilege. But the record inside tells a different story.
slate.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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"He’s 62, and she’s 64; she’s going to get on Medicare next year. Their premium is going to $3,000," Congressman Flood said...

“$3,000 a month is obscene. That buys you the best house in Butler County, Nebraska.”

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | Rank-and-file Republicans feel heat from constituents on health care
As efforts to address expiring Obamacare subsidies stall in Congress, members of Trump’s party say it’s time to find a way to help millions afford health insurance.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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🚨BREAKING: Republicans on county election boards are advancing proposals to the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) that would make it harder to vote — especially for student, minority and working-class voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
North Carolina Counties Propose Cuts to Voting Access
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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When I tell y'all that I have so much hope for the future because of the youth, this is what I'm talking about: my 21-year-old just got home on Break and we were talking about her Poli Sci 391 final paper. there is no way I could've articulated or even understood these concepts at that age.
Late night convo with my pre-law kid home on winter break.
YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture
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December 13, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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🎯 CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER @oliverma2026.bsky.social: “The detention centers are run by private prison companies (like @CoreCivic) — they make millions PER PERSON… that’s why they’re looking for anybody brown, so they can keep stealing from taxpayers.”

*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
December 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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"A second agent then joins them and appears to help restrain him, who can be heard repeating 'I’m a citizen' and screaming. Several people then come into the hallway from outside and begin filming the interaction and whistling before the agents pull him outside..."

www.cnn.com/2025/12/13/u...
This US citizen went on his lunch break and ended up in a chokehold by a masked federal agent and detained, video shows | CNN
Mubashir had just stepped outside into the snowy Minneapolis winter weather to take his lunch break when he says he saw a masked federal officer running toward him “at full speed.”
www.cnn.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Every few years, the GOP majority pushes us closer and closer to a system of election by oligarchs.
The Supreme Court ponders giving billionaires even more power over elections
Republicans want the last limits on political spending eliminated.
www.motherjones.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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BREAKING: At one point, the Pentagon considered sending boat strike survivors to CECOT torture prison in El Salvador to avoid discovery in US courts. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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BREAKING: The DOJ has filed its opposition to my motion for expedited processing of the EPSTEIN TRAINING VIDEOS. They're arguing that there's NO WIDESPREAD PUBLIC INTEREST. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-doj-re...
NEW: DOJ Responded to Our Epstein Training Materials Motion, Arguing There's No Public Interest
They also argue that the existence of the training videos doesn't raise any questions about government integrity!
www.muellershewrote.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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“It’s the most toxic political culture.”
“But YOU contributed to that.”

Here’s where Marge lashed out at Lesley Stahl for calling out her hypocrisy instead of owning it - and showed she still has a lot of growing up to do
December 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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@handsoffnyc.bsky.social is training thousands of New Yorkers on how to protect their neighbors from ICE. Today, they are currently running two trainings in Brooklyn and the Bronx, both of which hit capacity because interest was so high.

This is the way, y’all—we protect each other, and we know it.
December 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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They cannot be given authority to forcibly remove anyone from their vehicle this way. Think about how bad actors would abuse this power.
December 6, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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I'll say it again: Eugenicist RFK Jr is the most dangerous man in this regime. He is destroying America's public health. Millions will die. This latest heinously unethical move will kill infants and children.
December 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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The fringe 6 on SCOTUS are actively aiding the destruction of the rule of law in pursuit of their Christian Nationalist goals.

Do you see the long game these guys have played? They were patient. Tr*mp getting elected the first time paved this road we're on. Democracy needs a long game plan now.
December 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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December 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Wow! The Supreme Court basically just said, if you want to do racial gerrymandering, have at it.

Let’s be clear, what Texas did was racial gerrymandering, plain and simple. SCOTUS just opened the floodgates.
December 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Rep. Crockett’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Texas’s 2026 Map
December 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
December 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.
Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords
This is evil.
www.thegodpodcast.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Video evidence appears to have now confirmed a war crime was committed.

The Department of Justice must open an investigation and Secretary Hegseth must resign.
December 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Red Herring Alert! Trump's DOJ is re-asking the court to release Epstein grand jury materials. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/is-pam-bon...
Is Pam Bondi Trying to Use the Courts to Justify Withholding Epstein Files?
Trump's Justice Department is re-asking the courts to release Epstein and Maxwell grand jury testimony pursuant to the new Transparency Act, but is it smoke and mirrors? Yes. The answer is yes.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Trump is trying to reshape immigration courts to fit his mass deportation agenda.
Trump keeps firing immigration judges
Eight New York City judges have been terminated as the White House continues its purge of the courts.
www.motherjones.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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The United States Department of Agriculture is threatening to withhold federal funding for food stamps for more than 20 Democratic-led states that've refused to hand over sensitive information about millions of participants of SNAP.
USDA goes full Scrooge on food stamp recipients—if they live in blue states
Democratic governors across the country are accusing the Trump administration of, once again, playing politics with people's hunger.
www.motherjones.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM