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Do you have a knack for numbers and a careful eye for detail? You might be the next Development and Accounting Associate for the Center for Investigative Reporting, the nonprofit newsroom home to @revealnews.org and @motherjones.com Salary Range: $51,000.00 To $66,000.00 annually

Why did Congressional Republicans jam through an unpopular budget with the largest Medicaid cuts in history? It could be because nearly 70% of them would financially benefit from the bill's extension of Trump's tax cuts for the rich. Reverse Robin Hood.

Juries continue to side with police in Jan 6 matters A federal jury has awarded $500,000 to the widow and estate of a police officer who killed himself nine days after he helped defend the U.S. Capitol from rioters wtop.com/government/2...

Everyone be careful. Pridefest is happening n Taco n his cult may target these events. #arresttrump #arrestrepublicans #notofascism

🚨NEW: Erez Reuveni, the DOJ lawyer fired for his honesty in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case, sends Congress a whistleblower letter detailing lawlessness at the DOJ around the CECOT deportations. He says Emil Bove told the DOJ to respond to likely court orders blocking flights with "fuck you."

And terrifying what SCOTUS is greenlighting.

“Bove stated that D.O.J. would need to consider telling the courts ‘fuck you’ and ignore any such order.” This story is just a blockbuster in every way - exposing Bove & others to both contempt and a suite of bar ethics charges. Hope to add more as time permits, but the whistleblower a hero.

I am disappointed by the coverage..

I can’t speak for every city, but here in LA, ICE bounty hunters aren’t going after gang members. They’re hunting the vulnerable: gardeners, street vendors, day laborers. Easy money, no risk. Folks need to stop pretending this is about crime. @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social—thank you for your words.

We are posting this placard at all of our offices and asking our union contract farms to post as well. We encourage our friends to put up similar placards at their business as immigration agents do not have the right to go on private property without permission.

Brownshirt ICE rolled up to my local Home Depot today and got the F-off treatment. Shoutout to this woman because this is exactly how it’s done. No badge, face covered = F*ck all the way off. 📌 It’s on us citizens to stand up for our vulnerable brothers and sisters.

My response to the GOP’s efforts to sell public lands as Trump Interior Secretary Doug Burgum arrives in New Mexico.

Watch this, please

Funny, that.

WATCH: “This is f*cking kidnapping! That’s not your badge… I do have a little bit of education… get the f*ck out of here, racial profiling is illegal…” A brave woman melts ice 🧊 💪🏽 www.instagram.com/reel/DLOWbEs...

“family members identified the victim as Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all U.S. Marines” ktla.com/news/local-n...

Not “ICE” changing license plates in a back lot. They wouldn’t do that, would they? Maybe the authorities should look into this.

“Surveillance pricing,” or as it’s sometimes called, “personalized pricing,” is another way for corporations to pull one over on you. Here to explain how it works (and what we can do about it) is former FTC chair Lina Khan. https://youtu.be/-cbtUYshYM8?si=GGq_tBcBaIR3_Wby

Compton, CA: A masked, heavily-armed man wearing body armor jumped out of a SUV today to kidnap a local resident. He forgot to put the vehicle in park, causing it to roll down the street damaging other cars. He jumped in the vehicle (which had no platess) and drove off without identifying himself.

This is heartbreaking and another example of the trickle down effects of something that did not have to happen. 💔

People who demand loyalty don't deserve it. True loyalty is earned.

You lose healthcare. They gain yachts. Keep spreading the word.

In the spring of 2008, I feared America was on the verge of war with Iran — and, believing that it’s good style to get to know people before you bomb them, I made “Rick Steves’ Iran,” a one-hour special that could (and would) only debut on PBS. Sadly, this special has become pertinent again today.

This is so amazing. Please watch and share widely.

This. Is. MASSIVE! 🔥🙌🎉

Senate Republicans released their tax and health plans for Trump's Big Beautiful Bill. This new Senate bill means MORE people lose health care to fund even BIGGER corporate tax breaks.

Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark. (via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)

This was caught yesterday in Los Angeles. The police are physically assaulting an older man in red. The older man is unarmed and hurt.

We tried political pressure... we even said please. They refused... so we'll see you in court.

Things you should only have to do once in a lifetime, if that.

@msnbc.com reporter at the 1:15 mark. “The chaos you’re seeing is not the result of peaceful protestors, it’s the result of actions of law enforcement, specifically the Los Angeles sheriff’s department.” #nokings

OMG, y’all. ROTFL🤣 It looks like Trump had crowd-size issues again. What a fantastic way to close #ObamaDay Please pass it on so others can see what an epic failure he is. #NoKings

Scientists shocked to discover that massive amount of ancient carbon thought to be safely stored underground for millennia is being released right now further accelerating global warming much faster than predicted in climate models www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

The Switch 2 improves upon the first console in nearly every way. But is it worth the $450? We review how to get the best bang for your buck.

Protester: I’m going into fourth grade and I’m 9 years old

I love this Native woman’s spunk! However this should NEVER have happened.

Chardon, Ohio, population 5242 in 2020 census, had approximately 400 people show up in the rain. #nokings

Literally the Russian flag in the post. Two of them

It should not be lost on anyone that Minnesota Rep Melissa Hortman, who was shot to death in her home last night by an assassin, was a gun safety advocate who worked tirelessly to protect her constituents from gun violence.

A few scenes from #NoKings St. Louis County. Over 7,000 lining at least a mile of road!

Gilead in FORT WORTH, TX #NoKingsDay

Raskin: And the moment that somebody in public office begins to act like the master of the people. That is the moment to evict, eject, reject, impeach, try, convict, and start all over again .

Energy

Two Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota, State Senator John Hoffman and State Representative Melissa Hortman, were shot in their own homes overnight.

Never trust anyone who uses a pistol grip on a fire hose. #kristinoem