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Retired journalist; NE Newspaper & Press Assn. Hall of Famer; Independent voter who leans way left; loves books, writing, gardens, travel, food, Boston sports. Hated Trump before it was cool. No bio? No posts? Don't follow me. No DMs, either.
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A teacher breaks down after ICE causes multiple schools to lockdown during graduation ceremonies and parents to flee for their lives. Only the soulless aren’t hurting from what is happening in our country. This is affecting all of us.

"Veterans know the layoffs aren’t about saving money. They’re about weakening the institution and ultimately privatizing and gutting VA disability funding, as spelled out in Project 2025." share.google/pz6mLWSzZIYC...

Abrego Garcia could ask for a bail hearing to cross examine the government on this pretty basic discrepancy. Suggests a real rush to charge in order to have a political face-saving way to bring him back. Of course, legally his due process rights were already violated, per the Supreme Court.

This seems a wee bit prejudicial

So are we just teaching our kids they have to obey anyone with a mask and an unmarked car and an oddly-fitting vest and zip ties now and go with them? Is this where we’re at?

This is a political time to wake up EVERYDAY prepared to Speak Truth to Power!........

This is a good one...

And this is why having American aviation communications rely on Starlink was always a terrifying idea

Proving just how gross Trump can be, his NJ golf club received a 32 out of 100 on its health inspection—making it the lowest score for a business in the county. The 18 violations are another reminder that everything Trump touches turns disgusting. More here: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/yesterday-...

The Big Fucked Up Bill, is NOT a spending bill. It’s a government restructuring bill, that consolidates power in the executive, defunds critical services to the point of absurdity, removes the power of our courts to enforce the law and dramatically curtails voting rights. It’s Project 2025

🏆 I love LA.

🚨BIG STORY: Senators put a line into the crypto bill requiring bankrupt banks to prioritize remunerating crypto investors over depositors. The provision could require banks to take cash from your savings account & use it to pay senators' crypto donors. www.levernews.com/cryptos-new-...

The Florida Bar has filed misconduct charges against Attorney General Pam Bondi. She has been in violation of multiple ethics rules since being sworn in.

Ah, the golden age.

Bernie: "What that is all about is that if you're rich in America, you can make campaign contributions, you are entitled to massive tax breaks because you're superhuman beings. But if you're a poor working stiff, working at McDonald's, struggling to put food on the table, you're entitled to nothing"

POCAN: Is the federal govt currently spending less this year than it did last year? VOUGHT: No, it's not POCAN: Part of that is because you've sent us a recession package worth $9b that goes after Big Bird and Cookie Monster, but you've added $200b to Defense and Homeland Security.

Arresting a 17-year-old on his way to volleyball practice, here since age 5, or a Missouri mom of three at a routine check-in after 20 years in the U.S.—this isn't justice, it's cruelty. And, yes, ICE agents should be ashamed of themselves.

NEW: ICE has quietly rescinded a policy requiring agents to ensure courthouse raids don't clash with state and local laws. WIRED detected the missing language in a superseding memo posted to ICE's website this week. by me and @dmehro.bsky.social:

For years we've heard from the right about "welfare queens" and other so-called "freeloaders" pulling one over on the government. But actually, it's the wealthy who are the real freeloaders — pulling one over on us all by skirting their taxes. Where is the outrage over that?

Beginning with a quote from Kafka’s “The Trial,” Judge Boasberg holds that government must facilitate due process protections for putative class they sent to CECOT 3/15 notw/stg his order. Details to be worked out, & gov can propose approach, but violations must be remedied. Big important decision.

BREAKING: Chief Judge James Boasberg finds that those people sent to CECOT under the Alien Enemies Act on March 15-16 had their due process rights violates and certifies them as a class. He orders that the government "facilitate" the ability for them to seek habeas relief.

What the hell...Felons performing police duties. We can't get any lower. How disgraceful !

Elizabeth Warren to Sarah Eisen: "I'm sorry -- you're throwing a giant parade and tossing confetti over regulations that, let's see what happened over the last 9 months -- Wells Fargo has been tagged for money laundering, it's been tagged for engaging in consumer fraud ... that makes no sense."

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WTF people?!!!! We live in an authoritarian state now? Yes, we f’ing do! #unmask #bluecrew #pinks #standup #speakout

If people were slaughtered at a food bank in Leeds it would make headlines for weeks. 27 starving Palestinians cut down by tank and drone fire at an aid distribution point in Gaza barely makes the front page. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

It’s sad that you can look this stuff up and it’s true!

TACO Tuesday...