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True Colors • Cyndi Lauper
(Cover by Jasmine Wesley)

The beauty
of the world lies
in the diversity
of its people.

They never apologize to anyone...
#MAGACULTRACISTS

I’m so sorry for the world you have to live in...

#Humanity #Respect #Diversity

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February 7, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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Team USA skier: Just because I wear the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the US.
February 6, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction.

It's a tour de force:

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"On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: “America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions.”1 More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President Washington’s vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually. See Part VI. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take. [screenshot of tweet]. So says the official responsible for overseeing the TPS program. And one of those (her word) “damn” countries is Haiti. Relevant here, three days before making the above post, Secretary Noem announced she would terminate Haiti’s TPS designation as of February 3, 2026. See 90 Fed. Reg. 54733 (Nov. 28, 2025) (Termination). Plaintiffs are five Haitian TPS holders. They are not, it emerges, “killers, leeches, or entitlement junkies.” They are instead: Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, a neuroscientist researching Alzheimer’s disease, Dkt. 90 (Second Am. Compl. (SAC)) ¶ 1; Rudolph Civil, a software engineer at a national bank, id. ¶ 2; Marlene Gail Noble, a laboratory assistant in a toxicology department, id. ¶ 3; Marica Merline Laguerre, a college economics major, id. ¶ 4; and Vilbrun Dorsainvil, a full-time registered nurse, id. ¶ 5. They claim that Secretary Noem’s decision violates the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. § 706(2), and the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Government counters that the Court does not have jurisdiction, and, in any case, the Secretary did not violate the law. Plaintiffs seek to stay the Secretary’s decision under 5 U.S.C. § 705 pending the outcome of this litigation. See Dkt. 81 (§ 705 Mot.). To decide their motion, the Court considers first whether it has jurisdiction. It does. See Part II. It then considers: whether Plaintiffs have a substantial likelihood of success on the merits; whether they will be irreparably harmed absent a stay; and whether a merged balance of the equities and public interest analysis favors a stay. See Part III. Each element favors Plaintiffs. See Parts IV, V, and VI. Plaintiffs charge that Secretary Noem preordained her termination decision and did so because of hostility to nonwhite immigrants. This seems substantially likely. Secretary Noem has terminated every TPS country designation to have reached her desk—twelve countries up, twelve countries down. See Section IV.A.2. Her conclusion that Haiti (a majority nonwhite country) faces merely “concerning” conditions cannot be squared with the “perfect storm of suffering” and “staggering” “humanitarian toll” described in page-after-page of the Certified Administrative Record (CAR). See Section IV.A.3.a. She ignored Congress’s requirement that she “review the conditions” in Haiti only “after” consulting “with appropriate agencies.” 8 U.S.C. § 1254a(b)(3)(A); see Section IV.A.1. Indeed, she did not consult other agencies at all. See id. Her “national interest” analysis focuses on Haitians outside the United States or here illegally, ignoring that Haitian TPS holders already live here, and legally so. See Section IV.A.3.b. And though she states that the analysis must include “economic considerations,” she ignores altogether the billions Haitian TPS holders contribute to the economy. See id. The Government’s primary response is that the TPS statute gives the Secretary unbounded discretion to make whatever determination she wants, any way she wants. And, yes, the statute does grant her some discretion. But not unbounded discretion. To the contrary, Congress passed the TPS statute to standardize the then ad hoc temporary protection system—to replace executive whim with statutory predictability. See Section I.A. As to irreparable harm, the Government contends that, at most, the harms to Haitian TPS holders are speculative. But the Department of State (State) warns [screenshot] Dkt. 100 (§ 705 Reply) at 20–21.4 “Do not travel to Haiti for any reason” does not exactly scream, as Secretary Noem concluded, suitable for return. And so, the Government studiously does not argue that Plaintiffs will suffer no harm if removed to Haiti. Instead, it argues Plaintiffs will not certainly suffer irreparable harm because DHS might not remove them. But this fails to take Secretary Noem at her word: “WE DON’T WANT THEM. NOT ONE.” See Section IV.B.2.b. Finally, the balance of equities and public interest favor a stay. The Government does not cite any reason termination must occur post haste. Secretary Noem complains of strains unlawful immigrants place on our immigration-enforcement system. Her answer? Turn 352,959 lawful immigrants into unlawful immigrants overnight. She complains of strains to our economy. Her answer? Turn employed lawful immigrants who contribute billions in taxes into the legally unemployable. She complains of strains to our healthcare system. Her answer? Turn the insured into the uninsured. This approach is many things—in the public interest is not one of them. For the reasons below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ Renewed Motion for a Stay Under 5 U.S.C. § 705, Dkt. 81.
February 3, 2026 at 1:06 AM
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It hasn’t gone unnoticed that all four people arrested today, including two journalists, were Black.

And now we find out the charge is “conspiracy to violate civil rights,” a statute rooted in the Ku Klux Klan Act.

Sit with that.
January 30, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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Civilians in Downey, California, bravely rescue elderly men from the clutches of aggressive masked goons.
January 10, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.

consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
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January 2, 2026 at 2:26 AM
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First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Very disappointed none of you told me that Lewis Mumford made a 1963 film about car dependency, and it's available on YouTube.

"The motor car inflates our private ego, proclaims our social status, and provides us with the illusion of freedom and power."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIKZ...
November 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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If you don’t know Lina Khan, now is a great time to know about her. She’s now on Zohran Mamdani’s transition team. She’s also the former FTC Chair, only 36, & committed to leveling the playing field for everyday Americans. She is an absolute star. This is what hope feels like.
November 6, 2025 at 12:21 AM
allschild.bsky.social
Thank you all!
Catch your breath, for tonight.
The real fight can wait, just a little while.
Good morning, America.
November 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
allschild.bsky.social
I don't have all the answers, but Speaker Jeffries is being an idiot of the "wrestle in the pigstye" variety. Everyone gets dirty, but some enjoy it, and politically importantly, *look like they enjoy it* more.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Oct 17
Jeffries: "You've got Leavitt, who's sick, she's out of control. I'm not sure if she's just demented, ignorant, a stone cold liar, or all of the above. But the notion that an official WH spokesperson would say that the D Party consists of 'terrorists, violent criminals & undocumented immigrants'..."
October 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Remember: Undocumented immigrants pay billions of dollars in taxes every year.

They pay into government funded healthcare programs, but can't access them except in case of emergency.

Emergency Medicaid spending accounted for less than 1% of total Medicaid spending in 2023.
September 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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And if you want to follow some of these organizations, you can find them here:

👉 @migrantfreedom.bsky.social
👉 @immigrantjustice.bsky.social
👉 @the-ilrc.bsky.social
👉 @nilc.org
👉 @detentionwatchnetwork.org
👉 @unitedwedream.org
September 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Alright, so I've been afraid to say this out loud, but I think after today, I can say it: In the first Battle of Los Angeles, the good people of LA County have prevailed. We beat ICE back. 1/
September 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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Oh good. We've reached the "I don't have to be faster than the bear, I only have to be less woke than you" stage of faculty solidarity. archive.is/wGNDr
August 14, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Yes, but we are already there.

The reason why the IRS has been deputized in the illegal immigrant hunt is that very often they do pay taxes.

The IRS and the Census Bureau's data have always been sacrosanct. And we have made a promise to those who are open with them.
anneapplebaum.bsky.social Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · Apr 17
If the IRS deprives Harvard of its tax-exempt status, that's very bad for Harvard but it's also a catastrophe for the IRS. Instead of a neutral agency that enforces tax law, it will become a tool of partisan warfare. It may never recover.
April 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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A heartfelt plug for Susan Dominus’ “The Family Dynamic”, and for an I’ll-die-on-this-hill reason: It’s going to be a touchstone of family psychology—and exemplar of literary nonfiction—for years to come. Intimate, wise, nuanced. Just stunning. susandominus-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2rtMt8rMKj53...
The Family Dynamic: A Journey into the Mystery of Sibling Success
What explains those rare families that boast multiple children who achieve extraordinary success? An award-winning New York Times journalist weaves story with science to explore the circumstances that...
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April 15, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Perspective changes everything.
[Ars Mathermatica]
April 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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WOW — Heather Cox Richardson and Jasmine Crockett together?!🔥

Trump started implementing Project 2025 on his first day back in office. I can't imagine two more informed and empowering women to show us how to fight it. I just signed up — join me! social.redwine.blue/s/F5FEPOXW
Register here.
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April 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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On this important day of mobilization, don't be scared off by self-appointed experts giving you a bunch of rules for how to protest or what not to do. The most important thing we need is more people in the streets, period. Our safety comes from numbers. As a criminal defense lawyer for decades...
April 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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At the Mike Lawler empty chair town hall in Peekskill, 102 year old Dee in danger of losing her Medicaid, heard FDR on the radio in 1935 when he created Social Security. @indivisible.org
March 23, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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March 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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They are the #SurrenderCaucus
March 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Just going to leave this here should it become useful to anyone…
February 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Male coaches and male athletic trainers have been far more harmful to female athletes than transgender athletes.

If you want to talk about the dangers to women in sports, talk about that.
February 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM