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I cannot believe there are still people in my mentions arguing that boycotting an election because the candidates aren’t addressing your issue is a way to get them to pay attention.
two men are talking to each other and one of them says that 's not how it works
ALT: two men are talking to each other and one of them says that 's not how it works
media.tenor.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I cannot believe there are still people in my mentions arguing that boycotting an election because the candidates aren’t addressing your issue is a way to get them to pay attention.
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Sen. Warnock called Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement program “the real waste, fraud, and abuse.”
“This report shows that Pathways is incredibly effective at barring working people from health coverage and making corporate consultants richer.”
“This report shows that Pathways is incredibly effective at barring working people from health coverage and making corporate consultants richer.”
Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Program Spent Twice as Much on Administrative Costs as on Health Care, GAO Says
Republican lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are set to take effect in 2027. A new report shows the program has spent at lea...
www.propublica.org
September 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Sen. Warnock called Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement program “the real waste, fraud, and abuse.”
“This report shows that Pathways is incredibly effective at barring working people from health coverage and making corporate consultants richer.”
“This report shows that Pathways is incredibly effective at barring working people from health coverage and making corporate consultants richer.”
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Gavin Newsom responds to Fox's Dana Perino melting down over his tweets:
August 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Gavin Newsom responds to Fox's Dana Perino melting down over his tweets:
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These shameless people are now claiming that deportations are the cause of falling murder rates.
July 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
These shameless people are now claiming that deportations are the cause of falling murder rates.
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"Migrants at a Miami immigration jail were shackled with their hands tied behind their backs and made to kneel to eat food from styrofoam plates “like dogs”, according to a report published on Monday into conditions at three overcrowded south Florida facilities."
Migrants at Ice jail in Miami made to kneel to eat ‘like dogs’, report alleges
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Migrants at Ice jail in Miami made to kneel to eat ‘like dogs’, report alleges
Incident in which migrants were shackled with hands tied of one succession of alleged abuses at jails in Florida
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
"Migrants at a Miami immigration jail were shackled with their hands tied behind their backs and made to kneel to eat food from styrofoam plates “like dogs”, according to a report published on Monday into conditions at three overcrowded south Florida facilities."
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If I told you that President Trump just announced a 40% tariff on South Korea because he thinks BTS has too many members you wouldn’t know if I were joking, would you
July 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
If I told you that President Trump just announced a 40% tariff on South Korea because he thinks BTS has too many members you wouldn’t know if I were joking, would you
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This stuff is utterly unacceptable and I hope litigation is being planned. We won a lawsuit against the Tucson Sector Border Patrol for similar unconstitutional conditions of confinement.
NEW: Immigrants complain of inhumane conditions at ICE holding cells in NYC.
No showers or changing clothes. Sometimes only one meal per day. Over 100 people in small rooms. Sleeping on benches, the floor, or sitting up, due to lack of space.
gothamist.com/news/theyre-...
No showers or changing clothes. Sometimes only one meal per day. Over 100 people in small rooms. Sleeping on benches, the floor, or sitting up, due to lack of space.
gothamist.com/news/theyre-...
‘They’re killing us’: Immigrants complain of inhumane conditions inside NYC holding site
Immigrants complain of cramped conditions, inadequate food and bathing facilities and sleeping on concrete floors.
gothamist.com
July 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
This stuff is utterly unacceptable and I hope litigation is being planned. We won a lawsuit against the Tucson Sector Border Patrol for similar unconstitutional conditions of confinement.
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“Farmers shipping grain to where people were hungry — that we did these kinds of things is really what made America great.” (gift link)
From Food Aid to Dog Chow? How Trump’s Cuts Hurt Kansas Farmers.
www.nytimes.com
July 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
“Farmers shipping grain to where people were hungry — that we did these kinds of things is really what made America great.” (gift link)
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Literal cages. Not even metaphorical ones. Literal ones.
July 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Literal cages. Not even metaphorical ones. Literal ones.
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A Texas state representative boasts that his kid’s school is one of the “least vaccinated” in the state and that should be celebrated, in case you are wondering why Texas just approved a bill to make exemptions to childhood vaccines for school entry easier to get.
www.rawstory.com/schatzline-s...
www.rawstory.com/schatzline-s...
Texas state rep. wants his kids' school 'celebrated' for being least vaccinated
Texas state Rep. Nate Schatzline (R) said he wanted his children's school to be "celebrated" because it was one of the "least vaccinated" schools in the state.
In a recent Instagram post, Schatzlin...
www.rawstory.com
June 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
A Texas state representative boasts that his kid’s school is one of the “least vaccinated” in the state and that should be celebrated, in case you are wondering why Texas just approved a bill to make exemptions to childhood vaccines for school entry easier to get.
www.rawstory.com/schatzline-s...
www.rawstory.com/schatzline-s...
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Heads-up: There is an outbreak of salmonella in cucumbers. Before you use or buy cucumbers, please check out the recall.
It seems HHS is silencing FDA and CDC scientists and communication staff on this too! We only see media sites messaging about this on the socials.
It seems HHS is silencing FDA and CDC scientists and communication staff on this too! We only see media sites messaging about this on the socials.
Nearly four dozen people in 18 states have been sickened in an expanding outbreak of salmonella food poisoning tied to recalled cucumbers sent to restaurants, hospitals, cruise ships and grocery stores, including Target stores, federal health officials said. cnn.it/4mFVRzE
May 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Heads-up: There is an outbreak of salmonella in cucumbers. Before you use or buy cucumbers, please check out the recall.
It seems HHS is silencing FDA and CDC scientists and communication staff on this too! We only see media sites messaging about this on the socials.
It seems HHS is silencing FDA and CDC scientists and communication staff on this too! We only see media sites messaging about this on the socials.
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That would be awful. Don’t share this.
May 31, 2025 at 1:17 AM
That would be awful. Don’t share this.
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The weather community has been devastated from cuts already made. Losing radar to lunatics would be absolutely brutal and cost lives in severe weather & hurricanes.
NOAA is warning of a group that views Doppler Radars as "weather weapons" and poses a potential threat to US weather infrastructure & personnel. www.cnn.com/2025/05/05/w...
A militarized conspiracy theorist group believes radars are ‘weather weapons’ and is trying to destroy them | CNN
National Weather Service offices around the country are on guard after recent threats to agency infrastructure — specifically Doppler weather radars — from a violent militia-style group, emails from t...
www.cnn.com
May 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The weather community has been devastated from cuts already made. Losing radar to lunatics would be absolutely brutal and cost lives in severe weather & hurricanes.
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NEW: I've been told that Matthew O'Brien, the former research director for the anti-immigrant group FAIR hired as an immigration judge under Trump and then fired under Biden during his probation period, is apparently back on the bench in a management position at the Annandale immigration court.
May 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
NEW: I've been told that Matthew O'Brien, the former research director for the anti-immigrant group FAIR hired as an immigration judge under Trump and then fired under Biden during his probation period, is apparently back on the bench in a management position at the Annandale immigration court.
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Time to boycott Fidelity National Financial
Fortune 500 company abruptly fires lawyer who helped immigrant family
On March 4, Clay Jackson, an attorney in the Dallas area, was at a gas station near his home when the attendant asked if he would help a local immigrant family.
popular.info
April 29, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Time to boycott Fidelity National Financial
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Despite knowing the people on the search warrant weren't there, the ICE arrest team STILL took this family's phones, laptops, and life savings — and refused to leave a BUSINESS CARD so they could ask to get it back!
This stuff is sadly not unique to ICE; it happens with regular police raids too.
This stuff is sadly not unique to ICE; it happens with regular police raids too.
April 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Despite knowing the people on the search warrant weren't there, the ICE arrest team STILL took this family's phones, laptops, and life savings — and refused to leave a BUSINESS CARD so they could ask to get it back!
This stuff is sadly not unique to ICE; it happens with regular police raids too.
This stuff is sadly not unique to ICE; it happens with regular police raids too.
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1. Clay Jackson, a Texas lawyer, provided basic legal advice to an immigrant family fearing deportation
Then, two officers visited him at his home, accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation"
Then, after speaking publicly, he was fired from his job at a Fortune 500 company
Then, two officers visited him at his home, accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation"
Then, after speaking publicly, he was fired from his job at a Fortune 500 company
Fortune 500 company abruptly fires lawyer who helped immigrant family
On March 4, Clay Jackson, an attorney in the Dallas area, was at a gas station near his home when the attendant asked if he would help a local immigrant family.
popular.info
April 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
1. Clay Jackson, a Texas lawyer, provided basic legal advice to an immigrant family fearing deportation
Then, two officers visited him at his home, accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation"
Then, after speaking publicly, he was fired from his job at a Fortune 500 company
Then, two officers visited him at his home, accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation"
Then, after speaking publicly, he was fired from his job at a Fortune 500 company
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If you’re interested in moving your lab to beautiful Montreal Canada, this program offers chairholders funding of up to 1M$ a year for 8 years. See link for details.
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) - Montréal, Quebec (CA) job with University of Montreal (UdeM) | 12838461
Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC)
www.nature.com
April 2, 2025 at 3:37 AM
If you’re interested in moving your lab to beautiful Montreal Canada, this program offers chairholders funding of up to 1M$ a year for 8 years. See link for details.
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Every American has the right to know what DOGE is doing with their personal information. I submitted a Privacy Act request to DOGE, demanding they tell me why they have my Social Security number and direct deposit information.
DOGE and the Privacy Act
raskin.house.gov
March 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Every American has the right to know what DOGE is doing with their personal information. I submitted a Privacy Act request to DOGE, demanding they tell me why they have my Social Security number and direct deposit information.
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The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
benefit.me
March 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
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I’m so tired of hearing Rubio & other rightwingers now claiming that if you’re on a green card you’re a ‘guest’ in this country. BS. You’re a lawful permanent resident. The clue is in the name. If someone is a permanent resident in your home, are they the same as the guests who come and go? Come on.
March 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I’m so tired of hearing Rubio & other rightwingers now claiming that if you’re on a green card you’re a ‘guest’ in this country. BS. You’re a lawful permanent resident. The clue is in the name. If someone is a permanent resident in your home, are they the same as the guests who come and go? Come on.
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Really glad Democrats saved the fucking filibuster so they could NOT USE IT.
Fucking cowards
Fucking cowards
March 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Really glad Democrats saved the fucking filibuster so they could NOT USE IT.
Fucking cowards
Fucking cowards
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I am so fucking furious at Chuck Fucking Schumer
March 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I am so fucking furious at Chuck Fucking Schumer