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Free speech means advocating for the causes we believe in without fear of government retaliation.

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jesus christ "officials are working on a rule that would ban mixed-status households—in which some family members have legal status and others don’t—from public housing, according to multiple staffers" www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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If the U.S. government is going to take the position that, once removed from the United States, folks can’t be brought back, then it sure seems to me that federal courts should be reflexively and categorically barring all removals until they’re 100 percent certain that the removals are lawful.

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How do YOU spell concentration camp?

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Best news about Harvard since it beat Yale 29-29.

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C is for Constitutional Crisis

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I will say this - EVERYONE with power seems to be desperately hoping that unpopularity does the work that consequences need to do

submitted 20 hours ago • 188 comments

'This is human trafficking': Civil rights attorney sounds alarm at Trump's latest antic www.rawstory.com/trump-deport...

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Narrator: Trump is wrong and this is illegal but we have no rights if this can’t be stopped. Please refer back to the declaration of independenxe.

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We have reached peak constitutional crisis levels here in the United States. This is a make or break moment. Are we ready for this challenge to our democracy?

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SCOOP: Much of the IT and cybersecurity infrastructure underpinning the US health system is in danger of a possible collapse following a purge of IT staff and leadership at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), four current and former agency workers tell WIRED.

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Working class and immigrant New Yorkers face a dire threat from Donald Trump. They deserve a mayor who will stand up for them with conviction. I am so grateful to receive the the support of Make the Road Action. Together, we'll win a city working people can afford.

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As far-right violence escalated nationwide, the Trump actively dismantled dismantled key federal initiatives designed to counter domestic extremism—cutting funding, eliminating offices, and halting programs at a time when the threat was becoming most urgent. Read more:

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I am so disgusted

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We warned you.

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POTUS is telling another world leader he's going to start deporting native-born Americans, and to build more concentration camps for the inflow. This is shocking, even for Trump. I'm sure MAGA will tell us that it was just some jokey chit chat. It's not at all.

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It’s amazing how often Trump says he doesn’t know what’s happening in the country and it’s treated as totally normal.

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MUST WATCH: Mike Johnson says able-bodied young men “should never be on Medicaid.” So let’s get this straight—You crash the economy, refuse to raise wages, let rent and groceries skyrocket… Then blame poor working men for needing healthcare? This is what class warfare looks like.

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I hope Thierry likes adding 3 hours in her head each time she’s about to call or text someone at home.

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You can talk about co-equal branches and checks and balances and the influence of this document or that system, but when it comes right down to it, the thing that made the American idea special was the notion that the government couldn't just fucking kick you out for saying what you think.

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Note to my upstairs neighbors. I can not distinguish between you banging on the floor due to my admittedly loud white noise played through my surround sound system and your regular very loud noisy child banging around and riding his scooter that sounds like a bowling ball.

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First they came for the Palestinians then they came for the …

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USAID’s funding was passed by Congress. Tommy Tubesocks knows this and thinks his followers aren’t smart enough to know it too.

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NEW: Andrew Cuomo used ChatGPT to help write the housing plan he released this weekend, which included several nonsensical passages. The plan even cites to ChatGPT on a section about the Rent Guidelines Board. hellgatenyc.com/andrew-cuomo...

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Eliminating vaccines is #eugenics

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In every genocide, the fascists attack the institutions of power and knowlege. Political opposition in power. Universities and faculty/staff. Law firms and judges. -Gathering and imprisoning/relocating "others". This is happening now.

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Cancelling infant testing (for lifesaving detection of genetic disorders) is #eugenics.

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Trump’s firings at Health and Human Services included the entire office that sets federal poverty guidelines... Which determine whether tens of millions of Americans are eligible for health programs such as Medicaid, food assistance, child care... https://www.alternet.org/trump-hhs-2671761990/

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The multiple strands of unconstitutional actions here are hard to untangle: Texas Muslims Want to Build Homes and a Mosque. The Governor Says No. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/u...

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I didn't know that the state of our democracy could be demonstrated by plane crashes.

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How the Nazis treated Jews and all disfavored groups. And how authoritarians always treat the groups they target as they expand their crimes against humanity. Notably not how America treated Marco Rubio's immigrant parents.

Free speech means advocating for the causes we believe in without fear of government retaliation.

jesus christ "officials are working on a rule that would ban mixed-status households—in which some family members have legal status and others don’t—from public housing, according to multiple staffers" www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

If the U.S. government is going to take the position that, once removed from the United States, folks can’t be brought back, then it sure seems to me that federal courts should be reflexively and categorically barring all removals until they’re 100 percent certain that the removals are lawful.

Reposting with alt text

How do YOU spell concentration camp?

Best news about Harvard since it beat Yale 29-29.

C is for Constitutional Crisis

I will say this - EVERYONE with power seems to be desperately hoping that unpopularity does the work that consequences need to do

'This is human trafficking': Civil rights attorney sounds alarm at Trump's latest antic www.rawstory.com/trump-deport...

Narrator: Trump is wrong and this is illegal but we have no rights if this can’t be stopped. Please refer back to the declaration of independenxe.

We have reached peak constitutional crisis levels here in the United States. This is a make or break moment. Are we ready for this challenge to our democracy?

SCOOP: Much of the IT and cybersecurity infrastructure underpinning the US health system is in danger of a possible collapse following a purge of IT staff and leadership at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), four current and former agency workers tell WIRED.

Working class and immigrant New Yorkers face a dire threat from Donald Trump. They deserve a mayor who will stand up for them with conviction. I am so grateful to receive the the support of Make the Road Action. Together, we'll win a city working people can afford.

As far-right violence escalated nationwide, the Trump actively dismantled dismantled key federal initiatives designed to counter domestic extremism—cutting funding, eliminating offices, and halting programs at a time when the threat was becoming most urgent. Read more:

I am so disgusted

We warned you.

POTUS is telling another world leader he's going to start deporting native-born Americans, and to build more concentration camps for the inflow. This is shocking, even for Trump. I'm sure MAGA will tell us that it was just some jokey chit chat. It's not at all.

It’s amazing how often Trump says he doesn’t know what’s happening in the country and it’s treated as totally normal.

MUST WATCH: Mike Johnson says able-bodied young men “should never be on Medicaid.” So let’s get this straight—You crash the economy, refuse to raise wages, let rent and groceries skyrocket… Then blame poor working men for needing healthcare? This is what class warfare looks like.

I hope Thierry likes adding 3 hours in her head each time she’s about to call or text someone at home.

You can talk about co-equal branches and checks and balances and the influence of this document or that system, but when it comes right down to it, the thing that made the American idea special was the notion that the government couldn't just fucking kick you out for saying what you think.

Note to my upstairs neighbors. I can not distinguish between you banging on the floor due to my admittedly loud white noise played through my surround sound system and your regular very loud noisy child banging around and riding his scooter that sounds like a bowling ball.

First they came for the Palestinians then they came for the …

USAID’s funding was passed by Congress. Tommy Tubesocks knows this and thinks his followers aren’t smart enough to know it too.

NEW: Andrew Cuomo used ChatGPT to help write the housing plan he released this weekend, which included several nonsensical passages. The plan even cites to ChatGPT on a section about the Rent Guidelines Board. hellgatenyc.com/andrew-cuomo...

Eliminating vaccines is #eugenics

In every genocide, the fascists attack the institutions of power and knowlege. Political opposition in power. Universities and faculty/staff. Law firms and judges. -Gathering and imprisoning/relocating "others". This is happening now.

Cancelling infant testing (for lifesaving detection of genetic disorders) is #eugenics.

Trump’s firings at Health and Human Services included the entire office that sets federal poverty guidelines... Which determine whether tens of millions of Americans are eligible for health programs such as Medicaid, food assistance, child care... https://www.alternet.org/trump-hhs-2671761990/

The multiple strands of unconstitutional actions here are hard to untangle: Texas Muslims Want to Build Homes and a Mosque. The Governor Says No. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/u...

I didn't know that the state of our democracy could be demonstrated by plane crashes.

How the Nazis treated Jews and all disfavored groups. And how authoritarians always treat the groups they target as they expand their crimes against humanity. Notably not how America treated Marco Rubio's immigrant parents.

C is for Constitutional Crises

Hate to do this again but we gotta call the Senators 5calls.org/issue/save-a...