Helena Claire
@helenaclaire.bsky.social
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Progressive Catholic, Ignatian/Franciscan who believes women’s health decisions are between them, their doctors and their God. The Holy Family was once a refugee family.
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As federal workers face mass layoffs and a government shutdown, Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey's story is a reminder of what public servants can do when they stand their ground.
Her refusal to approve a dangerous drug changed medical history
As federal workers face mass layoffs and a government shutdown, Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey's story is a reminder of what public servants can do when they stand their ground.
19thnews.org
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ICE thugs pointed a gun at a pregnant U.S. citizen, with her little boy in the back seat, because she dared to film them on a public street. “Are you gonna shoot a pregnant woman?” she cries. “
You just put a gun on me!" And the agent spits back,
"It's your fault I did that."
Her fault.😡
ICE thugs pointed a gun at a pregnant U.S. citizen, with her little boy in the back seat, because she dared to film them on a public street. “Are you gonna shoot a pregnant woman?” she cries. “
You just put a gun on me!" And the agent spits back,
"It's your fault I did that."
Her fault.😡
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Six months after ICE apprehended 47 people, including nine kids, in Hays County, Tex., County Judge Ruben Becerra says DHS has ignored his attempts to get answers:
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force
Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...
www.propublica.org
Also, if you really wanted to make a systemic impact, I'd think that punishing employers and breaking up criminal rings that conduct smuggling and provide false papers would be much more effective than grabbing random people off the streets.
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I’m a sucker for positive thinking these days, especially if it is reality-based and helps brace us for the road ahead. Like this heartening list of what #NoKings accomplished. Thank you @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social
www.arcdigital.media/p/7-things-t...
www.arcdigital.media/p/7-things-t...
7 Things the No Kings Protests Accomplished
The political emergency isn't over, of course, but who thought it would be. Here are seven things this weekend's protests accomplished.
www.arcdigital.media
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OFFICIAL FLAG OF ANTIFA
JUST LIKE ALWAYS](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4p2civbp5qvabihjsxaquen2/bafkreifoza3cyvdnudewiqfowy6riroagh4kklg2siueh3yvrkdm7gzuzm@jpeg)
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A new book diagnoses a sickness affecting some of America's biggest companies. n.pr/4724Llp
A theory why the internet is going down the toilet
A new book diagnoses a sickness affecting some of America's biggest companies.
n.pr