Vince C
@vincec.bsky.social
I used to do stuff; now, I dream about it.
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Detention & deportation of international students based on conduct not clearly prohibited may violate a foundational due process rule: fair notice.
What a #SCOTUS case about TV censorship has to do with immigration enforcement—from Aadhithi Padmanabhan:
www.justsecurity.org/110614/fox-p...
What a #SCOTUS case about TV censorship has to do with immigration enforcement—from Aadhithi Padmanabhan:
www.justsecurity.org/110614/fox-p...
The Fox TV Problem with Deporting International Students
The SCOTUS decision in FCC v. Fox TV emphasized fair notice, a bedrock requirement of due process that could shield students from removal.
www.justsecurity.org
April 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Detention & deportation of international students based on conduct not clearly prohibited may violate a foundational due process rule: fair notice.
What a #SCOTUS case about TV censorship has to do with immigration enforcement—from Aadhithi Padmanabhan:
www.justsecurity.org/110614/fox-p...
What a #SCOTUS case about TV censorship has to do with immigration enforcement—from Aadhithi Padmanabhan:
www.justsecurity.org/110614/fox-p...
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NEW: Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons immediately upended the biggest single prosecution in U.S. history and signaled a broader reversal that threatens to create a more permissive climate in which extremists could regroup and weaken the FBI’s independence.
By @hannahallam.bsky.social
By @hannahallam.bsky.social
Trump’s Pardons and Purges Revive Old Question: Who Counts as a Terrorist?
The president’s sweeping clemency for Capitol rioters and his administration’s ongoing removal of career national security specialists foretell a permissive new climate for extremist movements, say…
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February 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons immediately upended the biggest single prosecution in U.S. history and signaled a broader reversal that threatens to create a more permissive climate in which extremists could regroup and weaken the FBI’s independence.
By @hannahallam.bsky.social
By @hannahallam.bsky.social
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Trump says US is 'committed to buying and owning Gaza'
Trump says US is 'committed to buying and owning Gaza'
There has been global condemnation of his plan to take over the strip and move its Palestinians out.
www.bbc.com
February 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Trump says US is 'committed to buying and owning Gaza'
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Farmers report missing millions of dollars of funding they were promised by the U.S. Agriculture Department, despite promises from the Trump administration that a federal funding freeze would not apply to projects directly benefiting individuals.
Farmers on the hook for millions after Trump freezes USDA funds
The White House had repeatedly said the funding freeze would not impact benefits that go directly to individuals.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Farmers report missing millions of dollars of funding they were promised by the U.S. Agriculture Department, despite promises from the Trump administration that a federal funding freeze would not apply to projects directly benefiting individuals.
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RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.
February 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.
The FAA does not have a DEI problem, it has a 20+ year under funding problem. How long before they privatize it and complain
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Congress urged to shift billions to improve aging flight controls - Roll Call
The FAA determined that 105 of 138 systems were either unsustainable or potentially unsustainable, according to a government watchdog report.
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January 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The FAA does not have a DEI problem, it has a 20+ year under funding problem. How long before they privatize it and complain
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Senator Tim Kaine: “Don’t be fooled. He’s tricked hundreds of people with that offer. If you accept that offer and resign he’ll stiff you just like he stiffed the contractors. He doesn’t have any authority to do this.”
a man in a suit and tie says do you think i 'm new at this .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie says do you think i 'm new at this .
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January 29, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Senator Tim Kaine: “Don’t be fooled. He’s tricked hundreds of people with that offer. If you accept that offer and resign he’ll stiff you just like he stiffed the contractors. He doesn’t have any authority to do this.”
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📽️ WATCH: At ProPublica, we’ll be devoting a significant part of our staff to detailing the second Trump administration.
If you are a federal employee and have tips, documents, data or stories you can share that the public should know about, reach out: www.propublica.org/tips/
If you are a federal employee and have tips, documents, data or stories you can share that the public should know about, reach out: www.propublica.org/tips/
Do You Work for the Federal Government? ProPublica Wants to Hear From You
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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January 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
📽️ WATCH: At ProPublica, we’ll be devoting a significant part of our staff to detailing the second Trump administration.
If you are a federal employee and have tips, documents, data or stories you can share that the public should know about, reach out: www.propublica.org/tips/
If you are a federal employee and have tips, documents, data or stories you can share that the public should know about, reach out: www.propublica.org/tips/
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The White House late Friday fired the independent inspectors general of at least 12 major federal agencies in a purge that could clear the way for President Donald Trump to install loyalists in the crucial role of identifying fraud, waste and abuse in the government.
Trump ousts at least 12 independent inspectors general in late-night purge
The dismissals appeared to violate federal law, which requires Congress to receive 30 days’ notice of any intent to fire a Senate-confirmed inspector general.
wapo.st
January 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The White House late Friday fired the independent inspectors general of at least 12 major federal agencies in a purge that could clear the way for President Donald Trump to install loyalists in the crucial role of identifying fraud, waste and abuse in the government.
The goal of some legal immigrants is working, deportation will cut worker supply. Wages will go up in many sectors, which is needed, however it may be short-lived. The reliance on illegal labor was an open secret. 2025 is going to be tough for all do to inflation.
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Trump’s Immigration Threats Are Already Wrecking the Food Industry
Immigrant farm workers are too scared to show up to work.
newrepublic.com
January 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The goal of some legal immigrants is working, deportation will cut worker supply. Wages will go up in many sectors, which is needed, however it may be short-lived. The reliance on illegal labor was an open secret. 2025 is going to be tough for all do to inflation.
newrepublic.com/post/190555/...
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Do me a kindness! Share this if you love and support your local library & librarians (and remember: that includes your school library & school librarian) 😊📚
Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚
Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚
January 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Do me a kindness! Share this if you love and support your local library & librarians (and remember: that includes your school library & school librarian) 😊📚
Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚
Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚
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Update: Indianapolis, St. Louis, and Boston are sold out. (Sorry!) New York will sell out by tomorrow. Tickets still available in the other cities for now. Thanks for the (stunning! overwhelming!) interest in this book.
Everything is TB Tour! Coming to you this March with some truly spectacular friends. Tickets will include a pre-signed copy of the book and are available now at everythingistb.com EXCEPT for Philadelphia, PA (available Friday). Excited to see you all!
January 9, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Update: Indianapolis, St. Louis, and Boston are sold out. (Sorry!) New York will sell out by tomorrow. Tickets still available in the other cities for now. Thanks for the (stunning! overwhelming!) interest in this book.
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Listen to Prof. Snyder. Please.
January 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Listen to Prof. Snyder. Please.
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NEW: Formaldehyde Poses an “Unreasonable” Public Health Risk, EPA Finds
The report was published weeks after a ProPublica investigation found that the chemical causes more cancer than any other toxic air pollutant and can trigger asthma, miscarriages and fertility problems.
The report was published weeks after a ProPublica investigation found that the chemical causes more cancer than any other toxic air pollutant and can trigger asthma, miscarriages and fertility problems.
EPA Report Finds That Formaldehyde Presents an “Unreasonable Risk” to Public Health
The report was published weeks after a ProPublica investigation found that the chemical causes more cancer than any other toxic air pollutant and can trigger asthma, miscarriages and fertility…
propub.li
January 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
NEW: Formaldehyde Poses an “Unreasonable” Public Health Risk, EPA Finds
The report was published weeks after a ProPublica investigation found that the chemical causes more cancer than any other toxic air pollutant and can trigger asthma, miscarriages and fertility problems.
The report was published weeks after a ProPublica investigation found that the chemical causes more cancer than any other toxic air pollutant and can trigger asthma, miscarriages and fertility problems.
AZ's move to for profit education is taking a sad turn. No more teachers, means higher profits.
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Arizona School’s Curriculum Will Be Taught by AI, No Teachers
The state's charter school board approved an application on Monday from Unbound Academy to open a school with a two-hour per day academic curriculum set by AI.
gizmodo.com
January 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
AZ's move to for profit education is taking a sad turn. No more teachers, means higher profits.
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NEW: A host of billionaires — sports team owners, oil barons, Wall Street traders and others — have managed to avoid paying a tax on investment income.
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How Billionaires Have Sidestepped a Tax Aimed at the Rich
Wall Street financiers were a clear target of the tax, but some, on questionable legal grounds, have claimed their outsized profits were exempt, sometimes avoiding hundreds of millions in taxes.
propub.li
December 18, 2024 at 1:00 PM
NEW: A host of billionaires — sports team owners, oil barons, Wall Street traders and others — have managed to avoid paying a tax on investment income.
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You will unify under me. That is an order. You will love me, or I will sue, attack, or imprison you. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump says his inaugural will be about unity. It might be a tough sell.
Trump is one of the most divisive figures in American politics, so striking a unifying tone could be difficult.
www.nbcnews.com
December 18, 2024 at 2:50 PM
You will unify under me. That is an order. You will love me, or I will sue, attack, or imprison you. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
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Elon Musk and his company SpaceX failed to comply with federal reporting protocols aimed at protecting state secrets, including by not providing some details of his meetings with foreign leaders, people familiar with the matter said. nyti.ms/4iG0ojK
December 17, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Elon Musk and his company SpaceX failed to comply with federal reporting protocols aimed at protecting state secrets, including by not providing some details of his meetings with foreign leaders, people familiar with the matter said. nyti.ms/4iG0ojK
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Stop calling them “regulations”. They are “protections”.
December 17, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Stop calling them “regulations”. They are “protections”.
The comments in here are what is wrong with Democrats. No one knows him, so he is old, white, and must go. You wonder why we lose. Disenfranchise a part of the party and lose by a slim margin. Think about it.
BREAKING: Gerry Connolly defeats AOC to become ranking member of the House Oversight Committee by a vote of 131-84.
December 18, 2024 at 2:33 PM
The comments in here are what is wrong with Democrats. No one knows him, so he is old, white, and must go. You wonder why we lose. Disenfranchise a part of the party and lose by a slim margin. Think about it.
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NYT: “Elon Musk & SpaceX failed to comply with federal reporting protocols to protect state secrets, including not providing details of meetings with foreign leaders… Air Force denied Musk security access… allies concerned he’d share sensitive data…” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/t...
December 17, 2024 at 9:53 PM
NYT: “Elon Musk & SpaceX failed to comply with federal reporting protocols to protect state secrets, including not providing details of meetings with foreign leaders… Air Force denied Musk security access… allies concerned he’d share sensitive data…” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/t...
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The trade war with our closest partner is getting closer to reality. You want inflation, cause oil prices to rise.
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Canada Might Tax Oil, Uranium Heading for US
YouTube video by Bloomberg Television
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December 15, 2024 at 4:49 PM
The trade war with our closest partner is getting closer to reality. You want inflation, cause oil prices to rise.
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WATCH: At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm owners to elect pro-gun politicians.
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
📰: Corey G. Johnson
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
📰: Corey G. Johnson
Gun Companies Gave Customers’ Sensitive Personal Information to Political Operatives
At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over customers’ names, addresses and other data...
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December 6, 2024 at 8:00 PM
WATCH: At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm owners to elect pro-gun politicians.
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
📰: Corey G. Johnson
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
📰: Corey G. Johnson