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When life is making you sick to your stomach, take time for beauty and joy. It feeds the soul. youtu.be/N5z3ZO0QfFE?...

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Forget about the legal case. A man was wrongly deported and placed in a notorious prison with leaders of a gang out to get him. Anyone with an ounce of basic human decency would fix the mistake and return that man to the United States

submitted 5 hours ago • 674 comments

Disappearing people without any due process is fascism — full stop. I’m sick to my stomach and we all should be.

submitted 6 hours ago • 504 comments

The prayer with which we have always opened our family’s Passover seder hit me particularly hard this year

submitted 5 hours ago • 2 comments

Booker: "This isn't just about Mr. Garcia. This is about every American understanding that this president is making an assault on the due process rights that are afforded to people in our country ... you cannot disappear people off American streets."

submitted 5 hours ago • 709 comments

International students make America stronger: "About 25 percent of billion-dollar startup companies in the US have a founder who" initially came here as one. And because they pay high dollar, they may enable universities to keep prices lower for in-state students. [Kayla Susalla, @cato.org]

submitted 19 hours ago • 4 comments

‘Fawning’ is a response where a person gives a servile display of exaggerated flattery in order to gain favor or advantage. AKA: ass-kisser, bootlicker, toady, suck-up brown-noser, etc.

submitted 20 hours ago • 1510 comments

True story ⤵️

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If Jesus were here right now, speaking the words attributed to him in the Gospels, performing the acts of kindness described there—Trump and his followers would never give him a moment's peace. They'd hate him. They'd cancel him. They'd crucify him. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/forget-ant...

submitted 6 hours ago • 45 comments

AOC: How can anyone possibly make an objective vote on healthcare, energy, or war when their personal wealth is tied up in pharmaceutical, oil and gas, or defense company stock?

submitted 20 hours ago • 263 comments

There’s a special place in HELL for anyone who stands before the Supreme Court and argues that a man they wrongfully sent to an El Salvadorian death camp should stay there.

submitted 21 hours ago • 540 comments

"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work. snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...

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@warren.senate.gov: "State attorneys general have the same opportunity to investigate, dig in, get what the facts are. So for example, Letitia James, the NY attorney general, which has jurisdiction over the stock market and the trading that happens in NY, might decide she would take a look at this."

submitted 19 hours ago • 323 comments

This White House is a threat to our most basic rights. This is unacceptable. Mahmoud Khalil should be home with his wife awaiting the birth of their son, not criminalized for free speech and threatened with deportation. Our destinies are tied. We need to raise our voices now.

submitted 20 hours ago • 12 comments

Yo! Shoutout to AOC & Bernie for leading by example — showing up, speaking truth & organizing w/the people, not just talking at them from D.C. We need that same energy from all Dems. Whether it’s 35,000 or 35 people — show up. Hit the streets, hit the town halls, show you’re ready to fight for us.

submitted 16 hours ago • 316 comments

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome to Bluesky! It’s been quite an introduction. I am an immigration attorney specializing in deportation defense and asylum. I love my work with @mattcameron.bsky.social. We are working to protect immigrant rights, provide information, and serve our community!

submitted 1 day ago • 177 comments

•••••••NEW••••••• In February, RFK Jr. downplayed the measles outbreak raging through western Texas — calling it "not unusual.” Now he’s claiming the measles outbreaks expanding across the U.S. have reached a “plateau.” WARNING: Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy’s claims..

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The stock portfolios of more than two dozen members of Congress outperformed the market in 2024. This isn't due to luck or skill. Lawmakers can use privileged information to trade stocks while they’re supposed to be working for you. Make no mistake, it’s legalized corruption.

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#FluidArt #PaintPour finally a rainbow painting I like!

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An estimated 15,000 people are at the Fighting Oligarchy rally with AOC and Bernie Sanders in Los Angeles today. Amazing!

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This part

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More lost American business; more lost American jobs.

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#FluidArt #PaintPour Inspired by Chris Jeszeck.

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This seems right, and all of this is WRONG.

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@greenhousemd.bsky.social #medsky www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

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I hate to say this, and it gives me the chills just to think it, but CECOT is on (and not a short way down) the road to Auschwitz.

submitted 1 day ago • 1308 comments

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submitted 1 day ago • 189 comments

Keep talking about the Signal security lapse at the Pentagon. The media may have forgotten about it, but the voters have not.

submitted 1 day ago • 850 comments

These are the Democrats who voted for the SAVE act which will disenfranchise tens of millions of people, including married women who changed their maiden name: Jared Golden (Maine), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.), Henry Cuellar (Texas) Ed Case (Hawaii).

submitted 3 days ago • 236 comments

If I were Judge Xinis, I would order the government to produce, in her courtroom, officials who were in a position to answer her questions and to do so under oath. Letting DOJ continue to prevaricate and deflect responsibility in written submissions seems ... insufficient at this point.

submitted 2 days ago • 642 comments

HAPPENING NOW: Following the Supreme Court's decision requiring the government to "facilitate" the release of Abrego Garcia, a hearing before Judge Paula Xinis is about to begin. I'm in Greenbelt, Maryland for @lawfare.bsky.social Follow along for updates

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