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Trump wants to deport student protesters. I would be at the top of the list.
Trump wants to deport student protesters. I would be on the top of the list.
"I didn't think it was this insane."
www.motherjones.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Trump wants to deport student protesters. I would be at the top of the list.
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Columbia University sold out to fascists and brutally cracked down on kids whose only sin was opposing genocide.
The fascists threw the University under the bus anyway.
I feel like there's a lesson in there about complying with fascism.
The fascists threw the University under the bus anyway.
I feel like there's a lesson in there about complying with fascism.
March 8, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Columbia University sold out to fascists and brutally cracked down on kids whose only sin was opposing genocide.
The fascists threw the University under the bus anyway.
I feel like there's a lesson in there about complying with fascism.
The fascists threw the University under the bus anyway.
I feel like there's a lesson in there about complying with fascism.
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Trump administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter said, potentially putting them on a fast-track to deportation reut.rs/3F3B1cv
Trump to revoke legal status for 240,000 Ukrainians as US steps up deportations
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter said, potentially putting them on a fast-track to deportation.
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March 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Trump administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter said, potentially putting them on a fast-track to deportation reut.rs/3F3B1cv
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Correct: and frankly, if people “resisted” democrats as much as they do republicans when they’re in power, we wouldn’t have Trump at all.
March 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Correct: and frankly, if people “resisted” democrats as much as they do republicans when they’re in power, we wouldn’t have Trump at all.
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The mass firing of employees at NOAA could hamper research, hurt the economy and lead to, among other things, more dangerous fire seasons in Oregon.
Read more: https://www.oregonlive.com/weather/2025/03/chaotic-trump-layoff-of-noaa-employees-in-oregon-could-hurt-economy-worsen-fire-season.html
Read more: https://www.oregonlive.com/weather/2025/03/chaotic-trump-layoff-of-noaa-employees-in-oregon-could-hurt-economy-worsen-fire-season.html
March 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The mass firing of employees at NOAA could hamper research, hurt the economy and lead to, among other things, more dangerous fire seasons in Oregon.
Read more: https://www.oregonlive.com/weather/2025/03/chaotic-trump-layoff-of-noaa-employees-in-oregon-could-hurt-economy-worsen-fire-season.html
Read more: https://www.oregonlive.com/weather/2025/03/chaotic-trump-layoff-of-noaa-employees-in-oregon-could-hurt-economy-worsen-fire-season.html
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If making calls to elected officials feels overwhelming, email templates can be a good alternative to show you're paying attention & want to add your voice.
With Medicaid on the line, @ndrnadvocates.bsky.social has a solid form you can customize & submit: secure.everyaction.com/tZYmQsJTmUCS...
With Medicaid on the line, @ndrnadvocates.bsky.social has a solid form you can customize & submit: secure.everyaction.com/tZYmQsJTmUCS...
Tell Congress: No Cuts to Medicaid
secure.everyaction.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
If making calls to elected officials feels overwhelming, email templates can be a good alternative to show you're paying attention & want to add your voice.
With Medicaid on the line, @ndrnadvocates.bsky.social has a solid form you can customize & submit: secure.everyaction.com/tZYmQsJTmUCS...
With Medicaid on the line, @ndrnadvocates.bsky.social has a solid form you can customize & submit: secure.everyaction.com/tZYmQsJTmUCS...
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Multnomah County opened six warming shelters as snowfall blanketed Portland Thursday.
Volunteers needed for Portland-area warming shelters
Multnomah County opened six warming shelters as snowfall blanketed Portland Thursday.
www.oregonlive.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Multnomah County opened six warming shelters as snowfall blanketed Portland Thursday.
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Most university administrators are embracing a "Wow that's crazy, well good luck" approach to The Crisis
February 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Most university administrators are embracing a "Wow that's crazy, well good luck" approach to The Crisis
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We want real liberation, which means we care for our communities, help people, and share real information about what military service is so that people don't get caught up in it. You can find more info at queertranswarban.com and check out wearedissenters.org and aboutfaceveterans.org. (2/2)
February 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
We want real liberation, which means we care for our communities, help people, and share real information about what military service is so that people don't get caught up in it. You can find more info at queertranswarban.com and check out wearedissenters.org and aboutfaceveterans.org. (2/2)
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It's common for young people leaving jails and prisons to end up back behind bars, often after lapses related to untreated mental illness or substance abuse. A new law will help them get Medicaid.
Health care is key for youths getting out of prison. A new law helps them get it
It's common for young people leaving jails and prisons to end up back behind bars, often after lapses related to untreated mental illness or substance abuse. A new law will help them get Medicaid.
www.npr.org
February 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
It's common for young people leaving jails and prisons to end up back behind bars, often after lapses related to untreated mental illness or substance abuse. A new law will help them get Medicaid.
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"It is a worry that Musk has been able to get as far as he has in terms of meddling in the internal politics of several countries. One can only hope that there will soon be a concerted pushback to Musk’s global moves."
— #AJOpinion by @somdeepsen.bsky.social ⤵️
— #AJOpinion by @somdeepsen.bsky.social ⤵️
Elon Musk is a global problem
The far-right billionaire seems to be trying to replicate all across the world what he already has achieved in the US.
aje.io
February 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"It is a worry that Musk has been able to get as far as he has in terms of meddling in the internal politics of several countries. One can only hope that there will soon be a concerted pushback to Musk’s global moves."
— #AJOpinion by @somdeepsen.bsky.social ⤵️
— #AJOpinion by @somdeepsen.bsky.social ⤵️
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I’m getting pretty tired of getting dicked around by filthy rich immigrants frozen in time in Pretoria boarding school, who think turning America into 4chan is hilarious.
February 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I’m getting pretty tired of getting dicked around by filthy rich immigrants frozen in time in Pretoria boarding school, who think turning America into 4chan is hilarious.
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Let the young people in your life know that Costco has generic planb for $5.99.
You don’t need a membership to go to the pharmacy there.
You don’t need a membership to go to the pharmacy there.
February 4, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Let the young people in your life know that Costco has generic planb for $5.99.
You don’t need a membership to go to the pharmacy there.
You don’t need a membership to go to the pharmacy there.
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well there you go folks
February 5, 2025 at 12:01 AM
well there you go folks
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most coups are at or about this level of lameness, it's just that we quickly forget the lame parts of the ones that work
Can @iwriteok.bsky.social let us know if there’s ever been a lamer coup in world history? They aren’t smart, they aren’t strong, they aren’t stylish, they aren’t charismatic… they’re just rich and racist. Has another power in history lost control to such a lame group of abject losers?
February 4, 2025 at 10:44 PM
most coups are at or about this level of lameness, it's just that we quickly forget the lame parts of the ones that work
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no funding if it seems like the research MIGHT involve a woman or a nonwhite person
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 2:34 AM
no funding if it seems like the research MIGHT involve a woman or a nonwhite person
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If you searched “transgender” on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention website the day before Trump took office—you’d find helpful information.
If you make the same web query on the CDC.gov now, those webpages bring you an error message: “The page you’re looking for was not found.”
If you make the same web query on the CDC.gov now, those webpages bring you an error message: “The page you’re looking for was not found.”
Trump's war on gender is accelerating
Agencies ordered government workers to remove pronouns from email signatures, and the CDC scrubbed youth and LGBTQ+ resources from its site.
www.motherjones.com
February 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
If you searched “transgender” on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention website the day before Trump took office—you’d find helpful information.
If you make the same web query on the CDC.gov now, those webpages bring you an error message: “The page you’re looking for was not found.”
If you make the same web query on the CDC.gov now, those webpages bring you an error message: “The page you’re looking for was not found.”
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The Palestinian Prisoners Club says “every time prisoners are released, we find the prisoners’ bodies reflecting the level of crimes committed against them, including torture that is unprecedented in its level after October 7”.
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February 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The Palestinian Prisoners Club says “every time prisoners are released, we find the prisoners’ bodies reflecting the level of crimes committed against them, including torture that is unprecedented in its level after October 7”.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/i1n6gb
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it's not hyperbolic to say we're witnessing a coup.
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
it's not hyperbolic to say we're witnessing a coup.
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if you don't know what to do right now, consider doing what Mr Cait did yesterday: calling your government officials and leaving 5 minute long voicemails calling them pathetic cowards
January 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
if you don't know what to do right now, consider doing what Mr Cait did yesterday: calling your government officials and leaving 5 minute long voicemails calling them pathetic cowards
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Bribery and money laundering
Meta said it has agreed to pay about $25 million to settle a lawsuit by President Donald Trump over the company's suspension of his accounts after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the US Capitol reut.rs/4h9P7ae
Meta to pay $25 million to settle Trump's 2021 lawsuit over suspended accounts
Meta Platforms on Wednesday said it has agreed to pay about $25 million to settle a lawsuit by President Donald Trump over the company's suspension of his accounts after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol.
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January 30, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Bribery and money laundering
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Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral
The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.
www.404media.co
January 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
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Essentially it’s fruit of the same tree. They’re still using ableism and applying it to trans people. Anyone who defies “normalcy” is considered disabled by their society whether they have a disability or not.
hi Imani! do you have an explanation for why trans people have become *the* scapegoat for this administration rather than e.g. disabled people? (since eugenics/fascism rise during a pandemic, I thought more backlash would be against disabled people/those who the RW think "make the nation weak")
January 30, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Essentially it’s fruit of the same tree. They’re still using ableism and applying it to trans people. Anyone who defies “normalcy” is considered disabled by their society whether they have a disability or not.