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this is all to say that should democrats win the house and senate this november, they should hold similarly dramatic — which is to say televised and highly publicized — hearings on the conduct of ICE and CBP, with testimony from victims. we want as much of *this* as possible in the record. (3/?)
ICE detained Arlit Maria Martinez on her way to work. 2 days later, her 15 yo son died of cancer. They wouldn't let her out to say goodbye. The family had planned to move back to Mexico prior to the cancer diagnosis but stayed for his treatment. Now, Mr Martinez has lost his wife to ICE & his son.
Teen dies of cancer days after mother arrested by ICE: ‘She’s never gonna see him’
The mother's family pleaded with federal officers for her release from custody to say her final goodbyes to her son, but their requests went unanswered.
www.wsaz.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:09 AM
this is all to say that should democrats win the house and senate this november, they should hold similarly dramatic — which is to say televised and highly publicized — hearings on the conduct of ICE and CBP, with testimony from victims. we want as much of *this* as possible in the record. (3/?)
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the DSA, the Federal Reserve, and the ladies who lunch have formed a popular front — it remains only to see if any elected Democrats will join them.
January 12, 2026 at 12:59 AM
the DSA, the Federal Reserve, and the ladies who lunch have formed a popular front — it remains only to see if any elected Democrats will join them.
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Here’s how to “make sense” of all this: The right is composed of evil people doing evil things who do not give a single fuck about this country, your state or your family. All they want is power and the power to crush anyone who isn’t a white man that believes in society oriented around white men.
January 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Here’s how to “make sense” of all this: The right is composed of evil people doing evil things who do not give a single fuck about this country, your state or your family. All they want is power and the power to crush anyone who isn’t a white man that believes in society oriented around white men.
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Like those before it, that insane, vile DHS statement about the Minneapolis shooting isn't about covering anything up. It's performative lying.
They aren't trying to persuade anyone that their agents did nothing wrong. They're trying to project that their agents can get away with anything.
They aren't trying to persuade anyone that their agents did nothing wrong. They're trying to project that their agents can get away with anything.
January 7, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Like those before it, that insane, vile DHS statement about the Minneapolis shooting isn't about covering anything up. It's performative lying.
They aren't trying to persuade anyone that their agents did nothing wrong. They're trying to project that their agents can get away with anything.
They aren't trying to persuade anyone that their agents did nothing wrong. They're trying to project that their agents can get away with anything.
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Ron Wyden, the single senator who actually understands technology, has repeatedly tried to address this problem (see: www.techdirt.com/2024/01/31/a...) and Congress has ignored it in favor of performative grandstanding bills that do nothing for child safety (or makes it worse!)
As Congress Grandstands Nonsense ‘Kid Safety’ Bills, Senator Wyden Reintroduces Legislation That Would Actually Help Deal With Kid Exploitation Online
As you’ve likely heard, this morning the Senate did one of its semi-regular hearings in which it drags tech CEOs in front of clueless Senators who make nonsense pronouncements in hopes of getting a…
www.techdirt.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Ron Wyden, the single senator who actually understands technology, has repeatedly tried to address this problem (see: www.techdirt.com/2024/01/31/a...) and Congress has ignored it in favor of performative grandstanding bills that do nothing for child safety (or makes it worse!)
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
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I love reporters who stick with throughlines through years of evolution, building trust with sources and intimate knowledge with all the nuances of the story. @kimkelly.bsky.social's work with coal miners is exemplary.
The Trump Administration Ramps Up Its War On Coal Miners
A planned rule to set new silica exposure limits—and address Appalachia’s ongoing black lung crisis—has been under continued assault. Now, it looks like it's off the table.
inthesetimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I love reporters who stick with throughlines through years of evolution, building trust with sources and intimate knowledge with all the nuances of the story. @kimkelly.bsky.social's work with coal miners is exemplary.
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The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
I'm dubious about Amazon's commitment to keeping pre-existing conditions a thing of the past.
December 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
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#ResistanceRoots
Staughton Lynd was born on this day in 1929 in Philadelphia. A prominent activist, historian and lawyer known for his lifelong commitment to social justice causes, he was a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement, the anti-Vietnam War movement, and labor and prison reform. /1
Staughton Lynd was born on this day in 1929 in Philadelphia. A prominent activist, historian and lawyer known for his lifelong commitment to social justice causes, he was a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement, the anti-Vietnam War movement, and labor and prison reform. /1
November 23, 2025 at 1:41 AM
#ResistanceRoots
Staughton Lynd was born on this day in 1929 in Philadelphia. A prominent activist, historian and lawyer known for his lifelong commitment to social justice causes, he was a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement, the anti-Vietnam War movement, and labor and prison reform. /1
Staughton Lynd was born on this day in 1929 in Philadelphia. A prominent activist, historian and lawyer known for his lifelong commitment to social justice causes, he was a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement, the anti-Vietnam War movement, and labor and prison reform. /1
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Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
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They aren't afraid of Mamdani, they are worried about what he would unleash among VOTERS. That those voters would say: "actually, we're not buying this centrist bullshit you've been shoveling for decades, we want something else." That's what's being litigated in these Dem elites are worried essays.
November 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
They aren't afraid of Mamdani, they are worried about what he would unleash among VOTERS. That those voters would say: "actually, we're not buying this centrist bullshit you've been shoveling for decades, we want something else." That's what's being litigated in these Dem elites are worried essays.
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Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
November 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
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Absolutely. They’re trying to pass a law right now so student ID’s can’t be used to vote
Indiana flipped blue for Obama and I remember how wild it was. There’s a ton of voter suppression going on there too.
October 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Absolutely. They’re trying to pass a law right now so student ID’s can’t be used to vote
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To be clear - what Trump is doing is already illegal! But this is about adding some obstacles intended to make it harder to keep doing the illegal thing
October 14, 2025 at 1:58 AM
To be clear - what Trump is doing is already illegal! But this is about adding some obstacles intended to make it harder to keep doing the illegal thing
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You can arrest us or pepper spray us or whatever, but we will make you look stupid and feel silly doing it because wanting to assert control is stupid. You want to assert control? Do it to an inflatable frog!
So, it’s not just a meme thing, it’s a Portland cultural thing.
So, it’s not just a meme thing, it’s a Portland cultural thing.
October 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
You can arrest us or pepper spray us or whatever, but we will make you look stupid and feel silly doing it because wanting to assert control is stupid. You want to assert control? Do it to an inflatable frog!
So, it’s not just a meme thing, it’s a Portland cultural thing.
So, it’s not just a meme thing, it’s a Portland cultural thing.
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All of our elected representatives, the representatives of We The People, got together and decided that schools should get that money to spend on providing aid, according to a certain system set out by Congress
It's important to explain that Trump is saying "fuck the law + fuck *your* disabled kid"
It's important to explain that Trump is saying "fuck the law + fuck *your* disabled kid"
October 13, 2025 at 6:12 AM
All of our elected representatives, the representatives of We The People, got together and decided that schools should get that money to spend on providing aid, according to a certain system set out by Congress
It's important to explain that Trump is saying "fuck the law + fuck *your* disabled kid"
It's important to explain that Trump is saying "fuck the law + fuck *your* disabled kid"
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Once again, if your library has Hoopla, check to see if their plan includes TV shows and movies. If so, you'll have access to Acorn TV, MHz Choice, AMC and BritBox shows and more.
On a budget? A reminder to check to see if you have access to Kanopy and Hoopla through your library. Hoopla has ebooks, music, movies and TV shows. A lot of AMC and Acorn TV shows on that platform. And Kanopy has a kids section with unlimited "borrows". #library
October 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Once again, if your library has Hoopla, check to see if their plan includes TV shows and movies. If so, you'll have access to Acorn TV, MHz Choice, AMC and BritBox shows and more.
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here's the problem: they're going up like crazy EVERYWHERE. on a private, non-union payroll? be prepared for material changes in your employer-procured plans as well this next open enrollment cycle
“I don’t think, in health policy history, we’ve [ever] seen as big a projected increase in health insurance premiums.”
As the federal government enters the ninth day of its shutdown, soaring health care costs, the crux of the shutdown fight, are looking increasingly likely.
As the federal government enters the ninth day of its shutdown, soaring health care costs, the crux of the shutdown fight, are looking increasingly likely.
Brace for the largest-ever spike in health insurance premiums
The GOP's backdoor plan to gut Obamacare: Kill the tax credits.
www.motherjones.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
here's the problem: they're going up like crazy EVERYWHERE. on a private, non-union payroll? be prepared for material changes in your employer-procured plans as well this next open enrollment cycle
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Let's talk a bit about the broader context of the DOJ's newly announced investigation of the Portland Police's arrest of "conservative" influencer Nick Sortor. For context, Sortor is one of over a dozen far right "citizen journalists" who has come to Portland. www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/u...
Arrest of conservative influencer Nick Sortor outside Portland ICE building now under federal investigation | CNN
A conservative influencer who this week posted videos of clashes outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Oregon, has been released without bond after he was arrested late...
www.cnn.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Let's talk a bit about the broader context of the DOJ's newly announced investigation of the Portland Police's arrest of "conservative" influencer Nick Sortor. For context, Sortor is one of over a dozen far right "citizen journalists" who has come to Portland. www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/u...
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If the Trump administration has its way, nearly *four million* people—half of them children—will be at imminent risk of eviction and homelessness.
Let that sink in.
Let that sink in.
Millions Could Lose Housing Aid Under Trump Plan
Drafts of unpublished rules obtained by ProPublica detail plans that would open the door to full-time work requirements, two-year limits on living in federally supported housing and stripping aid from...
www.propublica.org
September 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
If the Trump administration has its way, nearly *four million* people—half of them children—will be at imminent risk of eviction and homelessness.
Let that sink in.
Let that sink in.
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Please read this instead: www.streetroots.org/news/2025/09...
What to do if you spot ICE in your community
Amid President Trump’s immigration crackdown, local community networks are the first line of defense. Here’s what Oregon advocates say you should do if you see agents detaining someone.
www.streetroots.org
September 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Please read this instead: www.streetroots.org/news/2025/09...
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3/ Tech fascism in a nutshell: “Computers are so much more rule-based, controllable, fixable, and comprehensible than any human will ever be. As many political schools of thought do, these technolibertarians make a philosophy out of a personality defect.“ She wrote this in 2000!
September 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
3/ Tech fascism in a nutshell: “Computers are so much more rule-based, controllable, fixable, and comprehensible than any human will ever be. As many political schools of thought do, these technolibertarians make a philosophy out of a personality defect.“ She wrote this in 2000!
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Literally me reacting to this home run:
September 25, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Literally me reacting to this home run:
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We're just now at the point where there are enough data points to be able to draw some clear conclusions about the administration's changes within FEMA. This is a well-written analysis doing just that, and... it's bad.
carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
The Trump Administration Is Quietly Curbing the Flow of Disaster Dollars
States are feeling the pain.
carnegieendowment.org
September 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
We're just now at the point where there are enough data points to be able to draw some clear conclusions about the administration's changes within FEMA. This is a well-written analysis doing just that, and... it's bad.
carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
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glad to say i was part of @mmfa.bsky.social campaign to point out the political bias of the sinclair stations back in 2004 when they pushed stations to air a "documentary" attacking john kerry.
fascists then, fascists now.
fascists then, fascists now.
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
This is what corporate collaboration with a fascist takeover of a formerly liberal democratic country looks like:
Jimmy Kimmel Live Replaced With Charlie Kirk Tribute; Sinclair Demands Apology
This is what corporate collaboration with a fascist takeover of a formerly liberal democratic country looks like:
Jimmy Kimmel Live Replaced With Charlie Kirk Tribute; Sinclair Demands Apology
‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Replaced With Charlie Kirk Tribute on Sinclair’s ABC Stations; Company Demands Kimmel Apologize and Donate to Kirk’s Family and Turning Point USA
Sinclair will air a Charlie Kirk tribute special in Jimmy Kimmel's timeslot on Friday, and is demanding that the host donate to Kirk's family.
variety.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:16 AM
glad to say i was part of @mmfa.bsky.social campaign to point out the political bias of the sinclair stations back in 2004 when they pushed stations to air a "documentary" attacking john kerry.
fascists then, fascists now.
fascists then, fascists now.