@frankbenk.bsky.social
Worker advocate SEIU L. 73, formerly with ILGWU/UNITE, guide to Padawans, Pilgrim Sojourner...."Chiming for the refugees on their unarmed road of flight"
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Unemployment for an entire generation isn’t ‘quiet time.’ It’s a failing labor market and a warning sign for the economy.
Kevin Hassett: "I think there could be a little bit of an almost quiet time in the labor market, because firms are finding that AI is making their workers so productive that they don't necessarily have to hire the new kids out of college and so on."
November 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Unemployment for an entire generation isn’t ‘quiet time.’ It’s a failing labor market and a warning sign for the economy.
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Utterly heartbreaking.
Teen Breaks Down In Tears While Pleading With City Council To Do Something About ICE Raids
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November 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Utterly heartbreaking.
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An immigration enforcement officer who shot a US citizen in Chicago last month bragged about the incident in texts afterwards, according to court documents filed in federal court on Wednesday.
A Border Patrol agent bragged about shooting someone, texts show
"Sweet. My fifteen mins of fame. Lmao."
www.motherjones.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
An immigration enforcement officer who shot a US citizen in Chicago last month bragged about the incident in texts afterwards, according to court documents filed in federal court on Wednesday.
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DC is now bordered by Democratic governors, just saying www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Virginia's GOP went all in on voter suppression—and still got wrecked
Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger will be the state's first female governor.
www.motherjones.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
DC is now bordered by Democratic governors, just saying www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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OMG! The agent "could smell the MUSTARD and the ONION"!
OMG! The agent "could smell the MUSTARD and the ONION"!
a close up of a person 's face with the words " the horror , the horror " written below it
ALT: a close up of a person 's face with the words " the horror , the horror " written below it
media.tenor.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
www.huffpost.com/entry/dc-san...
OMG! The agent "could smell the MUSTARD and the ONION"!
OMG! The agent "could smell the MUSTARD and the ONION"!
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Data from ICE shows that none of its agents have ever been killed by an immigrant in the agency’s more than two-decade history.
How dangerous is it really to work for ICE?
According to ICE’s own data, none of its officers have been killed by an immigrant in the agency’s history.
www.motherjones.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Data from ICE shows that none of its agents have ever been killed by an immigrant in the agency’s more than two-decade history.
www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-... Thank you Evanston and Mayor Biss for building a case for CRIMINAL CHARGES against Border Patrol.
Video Shows Immigration Agent Punching Restrained Man After Car Collision Turns Into Confrontation
Police in a Chicago suburb are gathering evidence after a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle crash led to a violent arrest caught on video.
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November 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-... Thank you Evanston and Mayor Biss for building a case for CRIMINAL CHARGES against Border Patrol.
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Prop. 50 has gone from an improbability to a near certainty. It’s one of the most important votes on the ballot in November. Democrats’ hopes of retaking the House in 2026 hinge on its approval.
But the significance of Prop. 50 goes beyond its initial goal of offsetting Texas’ gerrymander.
But the significance of Prop. 50 goes beyond its initial goal of offsetting Texas’ gerrymander.
California fights Trump's attempt to steal the midterms
The state can strike the first blow against the president’s plan to subvert democracy.
www.motherjones.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Prop. 50 has gone from an improbability to a near certainty. It’s one of the most important votes on the ballot in November. Democrats’ hopes of retaking the House in 2026 hinge on its approval.
But the significance of Prop. 50 goes beyond its initial goal of offsetting Texas’ gerrymander.
But the significance of Prop. 50 goes beyond its initial goal of offsetting Texas’ gerrymander.
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The Justice Department indicted six protesters—including Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh—for allegedly impeding an ICE officer outside a federal immigration facility.
The move is a stunning continuation of Trump’s weaponization of judicial and police power to crush dissent.
The move is a stunning continuation of Trump’s weaponization of judicial and police power to crush dissent.
House candidate Kat Abughazaleh calls her indictment for protesting a "political prosecution”
“This case is a major push by the Trump administration to criminalize protest and punish anyone who speaks out against them.”
www.motherjones.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Justice Department indicted six protesters—including Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh—for allegedly impeding an ICE officer outside a federal immigration facility.
The move is a stunning continuation of Trump’s weaponization of judicial and police power to crush dissent.
The move is a stunning continuation of Trump’s weaponization of judicial and police power to crush dissent.
www.huffpost.com/entry/text_n...
More of Trump's weak fragile ego on display. Ramping up the nuclear threat and poisoning our planet to feel "strong". #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace
More of Trump's weak fragile ego on display. Ramping up the nuclear threat and poisoning our planet to feel "strong". #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace
Trump Asks Pentagon To Immediately Resume Testing U.S. Nuclear Weapons
Trump made the surprise announcement on Truth Social while he was aboard his Marine One helicopter flying to meet Xi for a trade negotiating session in Busan, South Korea.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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More of Trump's weak fragile ego on display. Ramping up the nuclear threat and poisoning our planet to feel "strong". #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace
More of Trump's weak fragile ego on display. Ramping up the nuclear threat and poisoning our planet to feel "strong". #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace
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The 22nd and 12th Amendments make it clear that he cannot serve a 3rd term.Let’s get back to covering the Epstein Files, Adelita Grijalva, ACA subsidies, illegal tariffs, murder in the Caribbean, and the shuttering of the House to shine a light on things that actually matter to Americans.
October 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The 22nd and 12th Amendments make it clear that he cannot serve a 3rd term.Let’s get back to covering the Epstein Files, Adelita Grijalva, ACA subsidies, illegal tariffs, murder in the Caribbean, and the shuttering of the House to shine a light on things that actually matter to Americans.
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I’m sure as shit not a Hamas terrorist
Guess I’m one of the other things
Guess I’m one of the other things
Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."
October 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I’m sure as shit not a Hamas terrorist
Guess I’m one of the other things
Guess I’m one of the other things
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The government doesn't track how often immigration agents hold Americans. So @propublica.org created its own count.
After reviewing every case they could find of agents holding citizens against their will, they found more than 170 incidents during the first nine months of Trump’s administration.
After reviewing every case they could find of agents holding citizens against their will, they found more than 170 incidents during the first nine months of Trump’s administration.
More than 170 US citizens have been held by immigration agents
ProPublica uncovered that Americans have been kicked, dragged, and detained for days.
www.motherjones.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The government doesn't track how often immigration agents hold Americans. So @propublica.org created its own count.
After reviewing every case they could find of agents holding citizens against their will, they found more than 170 incidents during the first nine months of Trump’s administration.
After reviewing every case they could find of agents holding citizens against their will, they found more than 170 incidents during the first nine months of Trump’s administration.
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Ok. Now USA stop shooting Chicago area clergy in the face and allow ICE detainees access to clergy and the communion. #icecriminal
Ok. Now USA stop shooting Chicago area clergy in the face and allow ICE detainees access to clergy and the communion. #icecriminal
US calls for China to release 30 leaders of influential underground church
Zion Church, founded by pastor Jin Mingri in 2007, is one of China's largest underground church networks.
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October 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Ok. Now USA stop shooting Chicago area clergy in the face and allow ICE detainees access to clergy and the communion. #icecriminal
Ok. Now USA stop shooting Chicago area clergy in the face and allow ICE detainees access to clergy and the communion. #icecriminal
nbcnews.com/politics/congress/mike-johnson-slams-obamacare-funds-boondoggle-shutdown-drags-rcna237366 Repeat and share with Republican voters on ACA ..when their premiums skyrocket...Speaker MAGA Mike Johnson called the subsidies that kept their rates down "a boondoggle". Let that sink in. #shutdown
Mike Johnson slams Obamacare funds as a 'boondoggle' as shutdown drags on
Johnson also addressed conservative calls to repeal Obamacare, whose enhanced tax credits form the main dispute between the two parties that led to the funding impasse.
nbcnews.com
October 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
nbcnews.com/politics/congress/mike-johnson-slams-obamacare-funds-boondoggle-shutdown-drags-rcna237366 Repeat and share with Republican voters on ACA ..when their premiums skyrocket...Speaker MAGA Mike Johnson called the subsidies that kept their rates down "a boondoggle". Let that sink in. #shutdown
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chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/... Again a Fed Grand Jury refused to indict.
In unusual move, federal grand jury refuses to indict couple found with guns outside Broadview ICE facility
Prosecutors moved to dismiss a criminal complaint against the couple but have not ruled out new charges.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:36 AM
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/... Again a Fed Grand Jury refused to indict.
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Brutal.
Stephen Miller's Cousin Reveals Family Disowned Him After He Became The 'Face Of Evil' In Resurfaced Viral Post
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October 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Brutal.
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He finally got the election-denying MAGA A.G. he always dreamed of. Bondi was openly partisan, scornful & highly combative, her non-answers dripping with disdain. Very telling when she was asked if she'd seen the photos of her boss "with half-naked young women." PATHETIC
#ProtectingHerPedophilePrez
#ProtectingHerPedophilePrez
October 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
He finally got the election-denying MAGA A.G. he always dreamed of. Bondi was openly partisan, scornful & highly combative, her non-answers dripping with disdain. Very telling when she was asked if she'd seen the photos of her boss "with half-naked young women." PATHETIC
#ProtectingHerPedophilePrez
#ProtectingHerPedophilePrez
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Federal officers are firing so much tear gas at protesters outside an ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, that some nearby community members who aren’t even protesting are struggling to breathe when they leave their homes to run errands.
ICE is hounding Chicago area locals with excessive chemical munitions
Agents are firing tear gas and pepper balls on lawful protesters, lawsuits say, sickening even uninvolved residents.
www.motherjones.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Federal officers are firing so much tear gas at protesters outside an ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, that some nearby community members who aren’t even protesting are struggling to breathe when they leave their homes to run errands.