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There is a real, genuine 1st Amendment crisis in the United States right now. The government is openly retaliating against anyone with a viewpoint it doesn't like: Pro-Palestinian protesters, law schools teaching Black History, pro-immigration public service loan forgiveness seekers.

submitted 7 hours ago • 59 comments

This is a must-read nowadays. President Nixon targeted John Lennon for deportation. He directly targeted Lennon, revoked his visa, and placed him in deportation proceedings. Attorney Leon Wildes' strategy in this case may prove useful once again. www.americanbar.org/products/inv...

submitted 5 hours ago • 0 comments

ICE can't unilaterally revoke someone's green card, even if some ICE agents think they can. ICE agents in general don't know much about immigration law because they don't have to. They just detain people and let the courts sort it out.

submitted 7 hours ago • 2 comments

Proud to be a Townie! It was great seeing folks utilize third places like Crescent Park today. Third places — those vital community spots beyond home (first place) and work (second place) — are where people naturally connect.

submitted 8 hours ago • 0 comments

Guess what, Rhode Islanders? Todd Lyons just got promoted. Went from running ERO Boston to acting director of the whole agency. He is being promoted for being the heartless prick he is. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/09/m...

submitted 12 hours ago • 1 comment

This is quite bad. The White House should not be directly involved with specific arrests.

submitted 12 hours ago • 26 comments

DHS detained a green card holder for protesting — for daring to use his 1st Amendment rights. We’re back in a dark time, where immigration laws are weaponized to crush dissent. Nixon did it to John Lennon; now it’s happening again. zeteo.com/p/breaking-d...

submitted 12 hours ago • 0 comments

People will ask “what happened to beautiful architecture?” and than continue to be ok with car dependent planning.

submitted 14 hours ago • 2 comments

ICE tore Jaimes from his autistic child — after 30+ years in the US, running his own painting business, and a spotless record. He’s built more for America than the average ICE agent collecting a taxpayer-funded paycheck. www.freep.com/story/news/l...

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"According to Fitch Ratings, 6.56% of subprime auto borrowers were are at least 60 days past due on their loans in January, the most since the agency began collecting the data in 1994." www.wpri.com/news/late-ca...

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To those who think that I don't contribute to this country as a trans immigrant, here's what me and my spouse paid in the 2024 tax year: - $9,046 in federal income tax - $4,603 in state income tax - $6,639 in social security tax - $1,577 in medicare tax

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

They want to distract us by making identifying as trans a felony. Here's my modest proposal: replace paltry OSHA fines with real criminal consequences.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

"Portugal could be headed for its third general election in three years after parliament scheduled a confidence vote next week on the center-right minority government" abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

"I voted for Trump last election...I thought it was going to be the things, you know, like, … just go against criminals, not every Hispanic looking, like, that they will assume that we are all illegals." www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/n...

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Treating respect for basic human rights and dignity for all people as a "purity test" or "purity requirement" just means you believe a hierarchical caste system is acceptable and some people are disposable. I don't.

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

i am once again saying that if you allow polling to define rights, you don't have any real rights at all

submitted 3 days ago • 21 comments

The problem with Dems chasing public opinion is that THE PUBLIC'S VIEW OF THINGS IS JUST MOVING IN RESPONSE TO WHAT POLITICAL FIGURES SAY AND IT'S VERY OBVIOUS IN THE DATA MY GOD

submitted 2 days ago • 219 comments

Premium tax credits for health insurance will be expiring, meaning increases of 85% in premiums if Congress does not act. www.providencejournal.com/story/news/h...

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Looks like USCIS updated their forms to remove the "X" gender option, and renamed gender -> sex. I don't think they're going to stop here, if the State Department's handling of passports is anything to go by. Likely they might start reverting sex markers, too.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

submitted 4 days ago • 903 comments

You've read the stories about Gavin Newsom throwing transgender people under the bus in sports, prisons, and gender affirming care for trans youth. Now watch the video and listen. It's as bad as it sounds. He betrayed trans people and threw us under a bus driven by Charlie fucking Kirk.

submitted 3 days ago • 111 comments

They're not going after criminals. They're going after our workers, our neighbors, our family members. abc13.com/post/20-peop...

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

NEW - Texas Rep. Tom Oliverson has filed HB 3817, which would make it fraud to identify as a gender different from the one assigned at birth. While it stands little chance of passing, it fits into a wider narrative that casts being trans as deceptive and fraudulent: www.chron.com/culture/arti...

submitted 4 days ago • 18 comments

There should be zero Democratic votes for appropriations under these circumstances. None.

submitted 4 days ago • 5 comments

Texas bill exposes the real agenda: banning people from being trans, period. It labels trans folks as felons for simply identifying as their gender, criminalizing their existence. This has always been about control, not "protection." www.erininthemorning.com/p/new-texas-...

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Medicaid cuts will devastate our CCBHC clients who depend on expansion. States may slash services or eligibility as federal match rates drop. Healthcare orgs & social workers: speak up now! Fight for your clients’ care.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Cutting Medicaid dental care won't save money — it'll cost all of us more. Skipping preventative dental care leads to ER visits (1.4-2.2% are dental-related), worse health outcomes, and lost productivity. Penny-wise, pound-foolish. www.axios.com/2025/03/05/m...

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

USCIS proposes collecting social media info from immigrant applicants. Public comment is open for 60 days. Share your thoughts! 👇 www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

So excited to see Starbenders again next month! \m/

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

At Rhode Map Live, Speaker Joe Shekarchi is more concerned about the federal funding for the Washington Bridge than DOT Director Alviti, who said RI could pay for the bridge “I totally disagree with that,” Shekarchi said. “We cannot allocate every single DOT dollar into the Washington Bridge”

submitted 5 days ago • 5 comments

Tomorrow, USCIS will publish their plan to collect immigrants' social media accounts during applications. Given the admin's anti-free speech stance and Palantir ties, I oppose this. Public comment opens tomorrow on the Federal Register.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

FTFY, Elon Musk. x.com/elonmusk/sta...

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Glad to see RI taking action to address mental health in our public schools. Bills 2025-S 0256 & 2025-H 5532 introduced by Sen. Murray & @jenni-furtado.bsky.social would increase state aid so that districts can hire behavioral support specialists. www.rilegislature.gov/pressrelease...

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Say no to the BS at BOS, fly PVD instead. www.wpri.com/new-england/...

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

The former head of the Social Security Administration says he expects the agency to miss on some payments over the next three months, interrupting some people's benefits, for the first time in Social Security's history of eight decades: www.cnbc.com/2025/03/01/d...

submitted 6 days ago • 356 comments

RI faces a housing shortage, and constructing new homes is a slow, expensive process — partly due to paperwork. We need efficient e-permitting to reduce building costs in our state. Contact your State Representative and ask them to support H5509!

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

I reached out to the East Providence School Committee to protect trans students & resist policy changes from federal orders. RIAG & RIDE affirm we do not need to prematurely comply with potentially unlawful directives. See my email below 👇

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Act now! The U.S. State Department’s proposed passport changes could force trans individuals to list their "sex assigned at birth" — you have just over two weeks to comment and make your voice heard, as the Administrative Procedure Act requires the agency to address significant, unique feedback.

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment