NoDak Snowflake
@carenleeb.bsky.social
Feminist, optimist, social worker, educator, sci-fi-fan, opinions mine. #Resistance since 2016. #BlueCrew 🇺🇦 💙
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Worse yet, they say, it’s coming even before cuts to Medicaid in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act take effect and the potential expiration of Obamacare subsidies at year’s end. The charities are warning of exploding medical debt and lower survival rates for diseases like…
Politico on the rising number of Americans facing catastrophic medical insurance costs: "The Trump economy is not focusing on the root causes of why health care costs are so high in this country."
Americans are buckling under medical bills. It could get worse.
Charities that help people pay for care say demand is way up. That’s before scheduled Medicaid and Obamacare cuts take effect.
www.politico.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Worse yet, they say, it’s coming even before cuts to Medicaid in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act take effect and the potential expiration of Obamacare subsidies at year’s end. The charities are warning of exploding medical debt and lower survival rates for diseases like…
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"We followed everything we were supposed to do"
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"We followed everything we were supposed to do"
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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Cooperate with ICE or face prison time, new Louisiana state law tells police officers.
Public employees and officers have been directed not to “hinder, delay, prevent, or otherwise interfere, ignore, or thwart federal immigration enforcement efforts."
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
Public employees and officers have been directed not to “hinder, delay, prevent, or otherwise interfere, ignore, or thwart federal immigration enforcement efforts."
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
Cooperate with ICE or face prison time, new state law tells police officers
Public employees and officers have been directed not to “hinder, delay, prevent, or otherwise interfere, ignore, or thwart federal immigration enforcement efforts."
www.wwltv.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Cooperate with ICE or face prison time, new Louisiana state law tells police officers.
Public employees and officers have been directed not to “hinder, delay, prevent, or otherwise interfere, ignore, or thwart federal immigration enforcement efforts."
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
Public employees and officers have been directed not to “hinder, delay, prevent, or otherwise interfere, ignore, or thwart federal immigration enforcement efforts."
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
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ICE arrested five people Wednesday at a
Home Depot in Gretna, Louisiana
Home Depot in Gretna, Louisiana
November 27, 2025 at 3:29 AM
ICE arrested five people Wednesday at a
Home Depot in Gretna, Louisiana
Home Depot in Gretna, Louisiana
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Right there in building materials!! The irony is beautiful!.
It’s getting real for Home Depot. The flash mob is only the warm up, the nationwide boycott hits on November 27th.
Chant: “Tax the rich tax, the motherf*cking rich.”
Chant: “Tax the rich tax, the motherf*cking rich.”
November 27, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Right there in building materials!! The irony is beautiful!.
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Well if that isn’t some banana republic BS!!
A member of the FBI threatened Thomas Massie's staff with criminal investigations, if he didn't "straighten up and play ball".
November 27, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Well if that isn’t some banana republic BS!!
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Collective, racist punishment.
November 27, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Collective, racist punishment.
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Breaking: The six Democrats now confirmed they've been contacted by the FBI.
The lawmakers accuse Trump of using the FBI "as a tool to intimidate and harass members of Congress."
The lawmakers accuse Trump of using the FBI "as a tool to intimidate and harass members of Congress."
MS NOW confirms: The FBI is working with Capitol Police to schedule interviews with the six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to refuse to comply with illegal orders.
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Breaking: The six Democrats now confirmed they've been contacted by the FBI.
The lawmakers accuse Trump of using the FBI "as a tool to intimidate and harass members of Congress."
The lawmakers accuse Trump of using the FBI "as a tool to intimidate and harass members of Congress."
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Doing your best to literally destroy life-sustaining ecosystems while also sanctioning the torture of people is hard on the spirit, wow who knew
Speaker 'barely holding it together' and 'crushed by his workload': NYT
Speaker 'barely holding it together' and 'crushed by his workload': NYT
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) made several revealing admissions about the stressful and chaotic nature of his job, according to a recent New York Times report.The Times' Annie Karni wrote in a Wednesday article that Johnson turned what was meant to be an easy interview with a friendly podcast h...
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November 27, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Doing your best to literally destroy life-sustaining ecosystems while also sanctioning the torture of people is hard on the spirit, wow who knew
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"My most vivid memories of my school life is Farage repeatedly coming up to me, knowing that I was Jewish, saying 'Hitler was right' and 'gas em' and that was frequently followed by imitating the sound of escaping gas."
Peter Ettedgui, ex classmate of Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage.
Peter Ettedgui, ex classmate of Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage.
November 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
"My most vivid memories of my school life is Farage repeatedly coming up to me, knowing that I was Jewish, saying 'Hitler was right' and 'gas em' and that was frequently followed by imitating the sound of escaping gas."
Peter Ettedgui, ex classmate of Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage.
Peter Ettedgui, ex classmate of Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage.
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Just stop with the balloon releases already!!!! This is what hapoens when you do dumb shit like that. These DO NOT fall apart, they sit down way down here and pollute. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 871 #asgardarchaea #MarineLife
November 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Just stop with the balloon releases already!!!! This is what hapoens when you do dumb shit like that. These DO NOT fall apart, they sit down way down here and pollute. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 871 #asgardarchaea #MarineLife
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I am praying for the two National Guardsmen shot today near the White House, as well as their families and loved ones.
This violence has no place in our country.
I am grateful for the first responders and their swift action.
This violence has no place in our country.
I am grateful for the first responders and their swift action.
November 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I am praying for the two National Guardsmen shot today near the White House, as well as their families and loved ones.
This violence has no place in our country.
I am grateful for the first responders and their swift action.
This violence has no place in our country.
I am grateful for the first responders and their swift action.
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This is true. It is the best email I got this year.
November 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
This is true. It is the best email I got this year.
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Manny is an 18-year-old U.S. citizen from North Carolina.
On November 19, 2025, masked, armed ICE agents harassed and detained him while he slept in his work truck - even though he'd done nothing wrong.
On November 19, 2025, masked, armed ICE agents harassed and detained him while he slept in his work truck - even though he'd done nothing wrong.
November 26, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Manny is an 18-year-old U.S. citizen from North Carolina.
On November 19, 2025, masked, armed ICE agents harassed and detained him while he slept in his work truck - even though he'd done nothing wrong.
On November 19, 2025, masked, armed ICE agents harassed and detained him while he slept in his work truck - even though he'd done nothing wrong.
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A video surfaced showing the brutalization of community members by ICE and the St. Paul, Minnesota PD after ICE abducted two of their neighbors. As a result of the chemical munitions and police beatings, eight people, including a journalist, were hospitalized. 11/25/25
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 AM
A video surfaced showing the brutalization of community members by ICE and the St. Paul, Minnesota PD after ICE abducted two of their neighbors. As a result of the chemical munitions and police beatings, eight people, including a journalist, were hospitalized. 11/25/25
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NEW: Formal resolution introduced in US House by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
"Expressing the opposition of the House of Representatives to any grant of commutation, clemency, or pardon to federally convicted child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell"
"Expressing the opposition of the House of Representatives to any grant of commutation, clemency, or pardon to federally convicted child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell"
November 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
NEW: Formal resolution introduced in US House by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
"Expressing the opposition of the House of Representatives to any grant of commutation, clemency, or pardon to federally convicted child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell"
"Expressing the opposition of the House of Representatives to any grant of commutation, clemency, or pardon to federally convicted child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell"
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Trump says he would 'rather not' extend Obamacare tax credits 'at all' www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump says he would 'rather not' extend Obamacare tax credits 'at all'
The president said he prefers to let the Affordable Care Act subsidies expire on schedule at the end of December, saying that if anything, he wants the money to go to "the people directly."
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Trump says he would 'rather not' extend Obamacare tax credits 'at all' www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
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"Pulte's brazen practice of obtaining confidential mortgage records from Fannie Mae and/or Freddie Mac and then using them as a basis for referring individual homeowners to DOJ for prosecution is unprecedented and unlawful."
It seems more likely that Pulte committed a crime than Swalwell.
It seems more likely that Pulte committed a crime than Swalwell.
NEW: Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) sues housing official who's made multiple criminal referrals for Trump critics
Just filed to CBS News
www.cbsnews.com/news/eric-sw...
Just filed to CBS News
www.cbsnews.com/news/eric-sw...
Rep. Eric Swalwell sues housing official who's made multiple criminal referrals for Trump critics
Trump housing official Bill Pulte also submitted criminal referrals for investigations into Sen. Adam Schiff, New York Attorney General Letitia James and Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook.
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
"Pulte's brazen practice of obtaining confidential mortgage records from Fannie Mae and/or Freddie Mac and then using them as a basis for referring individual homeowners to DOJ for prosecution is unprecedented and unlawful."
It seems more likely that Pulte committed a crime than Swalwell.
It seems more likely that Pulte committed a crime than Swalwell.
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Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon breaks the party’s apparent silence on the crackdown on Democratic lawmakers.
GOP Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska called the Administration’s threats against Democrats, including a potential court martial of Sen. Mark Kelly, “crazy.”
Read in TIME: apple.news/A3_XvdWVVS0a...
GOP Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska called the Administration’s threats against Democrats, including a potential court martial of Sen. Mark Kelly, “crazy.”
Read in TIME: apple.news/A3_XvdWVVS0a...
Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon breaks the party’s apparent silence on the crackdown on Democratic lawmakers. — TIME
GOP Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska called the Administration’s threats against Democrats, including a potential court martial of Sen. Mark Kelly, “crazy.”
apple.news
November 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon breaks the party’s apparent silence on the crackdown on Democratic lawmakers.
GOP Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska called the Administration’s threats against Democrats, including a potential court martial of Sen. Mark Kelly, “crazy.”
Read in TIME: apple.news/A3_XvdWVVS0a...
GOP Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska called the Administration’s threats against Democrats, including a potential court martial of Sen. Mark Kelly, “crazy.”
Read in TIME: apple.news/A3_XvdWVVS0a...
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"We're pro-affordability, but we're going to raise tariffs on you. We're pro-affordability, but we're going to undermine the Fed, which is going to potentially cause inflation. We're pro-affordability, but... we're going to rip the American health insurance system up."
November 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"We're pro-affordability, but we're going to raise tariffs on you. We're pro-affordability, but we're going to undermine the Fed, which is going to potentially cause inflation. We're pro-affordability, but... we're going to rip the American health insurance system up."
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Electric bills are up 11% this year, and shutoffs are spiking across the country.
At the same time, corporations are building hundreds of energy-hungry data centers, and working families are being forced to absorb the cost. Higher bills for us, higher profits for them. seiu.co/3M71usW
At the same time, corporations are building hundreds of energy-hungry data centers, and working families are being forced to absorb the cost. Higher bills for us, higher profits for them. seiu.co/3M71usW
More Americans are getting their power shut off, as unpaid bills pile up
Average electricity costs have risen 11 percent since January, more than three times the rate of inflation.
seiu.co
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Electric bills are up 11% this year, and shutoffs are spiking across the country.
At the same time, corporations are building hundreds of energy-hungry data centers, and working families are being forced to absorb the cost. Higher bills for us, higher profits for them. seiu.co/3M71usW
At the same time, corporations are building hundreds of energy-hungry data centers, and working families are being forced to absorb the cost. Higher bills for us, higher profits for them. seiu.co/3M71usW
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Books we Love by NPR: apps.npr.org/best-books/
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
apps.npr.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Books we Love by NPR: apps.npr.org/best-books/
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From Texas to Tennessee, even Trump country is marching against Trump INCLUDING FOR AFTYN BEHN www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
From Texas to Tennessee, even Trump country is marching against Trump
A new Harvard study shows that 2025 protests are likely the most geographically widespread in US history.
www.motherjones.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 AM
From Texas to Tennessee, even Trump country is marching against Trump INCLUDING FOR AFTYN BEHN www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The federal civil complaint against Justice and his wife alleged that they “neglected" notices demanding payments of unpaid federal income taxes and penalties.
GOP Sen. Jim Justice Will Pay $5 Million In Back Taxes To Settle Federal Suit
The federal civil complaint against Justice and his wife alleged that they “neglected" notices demanding payments of unpaid federal income taxes and penalties.
www.forbes.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The federal civil complaint against Justice and his wife alleged that they “neglected" notices demanding payments of unpaid federal income taxes and penalties.