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rbreich.bsky.social Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28d
Bipartisan negotiators released a DHS funding bill that does not significantly reduce ICE and CBP’s funding nor rein in the agencies’ abuses of power.

Make no mistake: Any Democrat who votes for this bill is complicit in Trump’s campaign of terror.

Grow a spine and vote no.
January 22, 2026 at 12:32 AM
altache.bsky.social
CNN closed captions: "Siouxsie Wiles"
December 17, 2025 at 4:11 AM
altache.bsky.social
Rest in peace Rob and Michele Reiner. Tragic to be murdered, tragic to be murdered apparently by your own son. This has echos of drummer Jim Gordon for me.
December 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
altache.bsky.social
I agree that he should not be given this or any committee post, scanlon.house.gov. What the hell?!?!?!
December 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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joshuaholland.bsky.social
They should be pounding on Trump’s culture of corruption instead of creating their own.
murshedz.bsky.social Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · Dec 12
"House Democrats on Thursday voted to return Rep. Henry Cuellar to his leadership role on the House Appropriations Committee following his presidential pardon on federal corruption charges."

JICYMI - Shameful, repulsive move by House Democrats and their leaders. Disgraceful.
Democrats Return Henry Cuellar to Powerful Spending Post After Trump Pardon
“We got ratified,” Cuellar told reporters after the vote.
www.notus.org
December 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
altache.bsky.social
@ossoff.bsky.social don't bother asking me for money for reelection. Every Dem. that caved to Trump and the GOP needs to go.
November 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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July 10, 2025 at 5:25 AM
altache.bsky.social
@scanlon.house.gov if this is true, you must disobey and fight the bill with everything you have. Sincerely, your constituent
protecttruth.bsky.social Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · Jul 1
Ok. Rumor is Jeffries is telling his committees in the House to roll over — to use no real parliamentary measures to slow down the bill, even though the committees want to do this.

Words are great, but actions are what matters and D leaders are falling short.

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hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · Jul 1
It’s disgusting that Republicans are trying to jam the largest cut to Medicaid in history down the throats of the American people.
July 2, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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nkalamb.bsky.social
18/19 yo Euro backpackers were detained in Honolulu.

“It was a real jail. Metal doors, locked cells, cold air. And they made us do a full strip search. It was really cold. We had to undress completely, including bra and underwear, and even had to squat and spread… it was humiliating and scary.“
Please be careful - we were deported from the U.S. for just wanting to backpack Travel I want to share what happened to me and my best friend last month when we tried to begin our backpacking trip in the U.S. Maybe it helps someone avoid the same nightmare. We are 19 and 18 years old, from Europe, and we arrived in Honolulu from New Zealand, with the plan to explore the islands first, and then fly to the mainland after to explore California. We had booked only the first 2 nights in an Airbnb, just to be flexible with our plans - like we did in New Zealand, and like many backpackers do. We had the onward ticket to the next destination in Asia but didn't book domestic flights in the U.S. for the same reason. At passport control they took us aside for “additional questions.” At first we didn’t think it was such a big thing, but then it became very intense. They were asking us why we didn’t book more nights or domestic flights, what our plans were, how we can afford to travel, and especially about work. We do sometimes small freelance jobs online (like translating or design stuff, for customers back in Germany and sometimes also Asia, not the U.S.), and we mentioned that - which was maybe the biggest mistake. It was also in the e-mails that they accessed. After a while they told us we are not allowed to enter the U.S., that we are “inadmissible.” They said we were trying to work illegally, which we didn’t. We had onwards tickets and just wanted to travel. But they didn’t care. They took our phones, our passports, and put us in handcuffs - that moment was surreal. Like, you’re a tourist and now you’re treated like criminal. They wanted to send us back to Auckland on the next flight, but we asked to rebook our onwards tickets for the day after, so we could continue with our travels. They agreed but said that we will be detained for the night. We agreed, having no idea what to expect, thinking that we would maybe wait in the same room that they interviewed us. But no. They drove us to the detention center in Honolulu. I think it was called FDC prison, close to the airport. It was a real jail. Metal doors, locked cells, cold air. And they made us do a full strip search. It was really cold. We had to undress completely, including bra and underwear, and even had to squat and spread… I don’t want to describe it in too much detail, but it was humiliating and scary. We were alone with a female officer, but still… you don’t expect that as a tourist. After that they gave us green prison clothes and put us in a cell overnight with two other women - who were actually bragging to us about their cartel connections and implying that they were serious criminals. It felt like a movie, but not a nice one. Of course we didn't not sleep even for a minute. I'm not picky, but the food was another horror story. The next day they stripped us down again, we changed back into our clothes, and they took us straight to our plane - two officers returned our passports and escorted us to our seats as the door was about to close. Just like that. They also told us that if we want to come to the U.S. again, we cannot use a visa free system anymore. So yeah… please be very careful if you plan to backpack in the U.S. Book all your accommodation in advance (even if you plan to change later). There are many fully refundable options - and we thought about it, but decided that it wouldn't be necessary. And don’t mention any remote work or freelancing and make sure to log out of any e-mails that could be used as evidence of it. And know that if something goes wrong, it’s not just “denied entry” - it’s jail, strip search, and total loss of control. We are still totally shaken from it and feel like we did something wrong, even if we didn’t mean to. Just wanted to share, because I would have never imagined this could happen. My feeling is that backpacking culture isn’t understood or accepted at U.S. borders right now. Be careful!
April 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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nycsouthpaw.bsky.social
The president told a Central American dictator to build five more massive slave labor camps to hold US citizens.
April 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
altache.bsky.social
Media PA
April 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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jmendelsohn.bsky.social
@jbf1755.bsky.social Please consider spreading the word about the need to save NARA. Thanks!
February 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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joenoonan.bsky.social
"I called it ethnic cleansing. But when I saw the images of starving babies in Gaza I had to upgrade my language."

By Art Spiegelman (Maus) and Joe Sacco

www.theguardian.com/world/pictur...
Comic strip-style dialogue between Spiegelman and Sacco; one panel: I called it ethnic cleansing. But when I saw the images of starving babies in Gaza I had to upgrade my language.
February 15, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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As a scholar of American institutions, I ask in genuine bemusement and with sincerity--under exactly what fucking authority are Elon Musk and his young adult hoodlums roving around Washington, DC and gaining access to secret & sensitive government data and systems?

Constitutional crisis
February 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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candidkitten.bsky.social
Since everyone’s finding old and new friends, take a moment to read my story, I’m a 32yo polio survivor because I was not vaccinated. Pass on my story, repeat it, tell it to any vaccine hesitate parent. No kid deserves vaccine preventable diseases

www.voicesforvaccines.org/as-a-polio-s...
I’m a Polio Survivor. I Don’t Want You to Get It.
Polio is once again a public health threat in the United States. Grace is disappointed, though not surprised.
www.voicesforvaccines.org
November 10, 2024 at 10:02 PM