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Policy History (US). Current Trouble.
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Also, affordable housing and other efforts. Get your books at an ind store or library. Bank small. The Oxford Comma, always.
Cambridge 🏳️🌈
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If you were at HONKfest in camberville this year, and like me were blown away by the Minneapolis band… just know that they are called Brass Solidarity, and they fully embody the fact that We Will Win www.instagram.com/brasssolidar...
January 15, 2026 at 4:19 PM
If you were at HONKfest in camberville this year, and like me were blown away by the Minneapolis band… just know that they are called Brass Solidarity, and they fully embody the fact that We Will Win www.instagram.com/brasssolidar...
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Thanks, John Roberts!
Who among us hasn't sold stolen oil and stashed the profits in a bank in the country that bailed out our son-in-law's building at 666 Fifth Avenue?
Trump is selling seized Venezuelan oil and putting the cash in a bank account in Qatar. Nothing to see here. www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
January 15, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Thanks, John Roberts!
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Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.
January 15, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.
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The Minnesota shooting case is now metastasizing unlike any i've ever seen. The successive resignations of heads of the crim section at CRD and 3 top career prosecutors in Minn -- who had hung in all this year n/w/stg multiple outrages-- means the Department is in open revolt in DC and the field.
January 13, 2026 at 5:47 PM
The Minnesota shooting case is now metastasizing unlike any i've ever seen. The successive resignations of heads of the crim section at CRD and 3 top career prosecutors in Minn -- who had hung in all this year n/w/stg multiple outrages-- means the Department is in open revolt in DC and the field.
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Markey: Vance said that he was just doing his job. Murdering a young mother and orphaning her child is not a job. It is a crime
January 13, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Markey: Vance said that he was just doing his job. Murdering a young mother and orphaning her child is not a job. It is a crime
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We the people are taking to the streets to say: ICE out of our communities NOW.
Reckless federal agents on our streets don’t make anyone safer.
ICE Out For Good!
Portrait in photo two by Amy Chu
📍Boston, MA, LUCE Immigrant Justice Network Massachusetts Vigil and Rally
Reckless federal agents on our streets don’t make anyone safer.
ICE Out For Good!
Portrait in photo two by Amy Chu
📍Boston, MA, LUCE Immigrant Justice Network Massachusetts Vigil and Rally
January 10, 2026 at 9:12 PM
We the people are taking to the streets to say: ICE out of our communities NOW.
Reckless federal agents on our streets don’t make anyone safer.
ICE Out For Good!
Portrait in photo two by Amy Chu
📍Boston, MA, LUCE Immigrant Justice Network Massachusetts Vigil and Rally
Reckless federal agents on our streets don’t make anyone safer.
ICE Out For Good!
Portrait in photo two by Amy Chu
📍Boston, MA, LUCE Immigrant Justice Network Massachusetts Vigil and Rally
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The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
January 9, 2026 at 10:31 PM
The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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Minnesota has enough evidence to charge him and request extradition
The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says they've been informed by the FBI that US DOJ has said FBI will solely lead the investigation into Renee Nicole Good's killing by a federal officer. State investigators no longer have access to "case materials, scene evidence/investigative interviews"
January 8, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Minnesota has enough evidence to charge him and request extradition
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During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
January 4, 2026 at 2:36 AM
During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
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“The Court got a very big one right—in ways that will almost certainly make it more difficult, as it should be, for the Trump administration to attempt to militarize domestic law enforcement based on dubious factual predicates.”
Me in today’s “One First” on four takeaways from Trump v. Illinois:
Me in today’s “One First” on four takeaways from Trump v. Illinois:
199. Four Takeaways From the National Guard Ruling
A deep dive into last Tuesday's ruling in which a 6-3 majority of the Court stopped the Trump administration from deploying federalized National Guard troops into and around Chicago.
www.stevevladeck.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
“The Court got a very big one right—in ways that will almost certainly make it more difficult, as it should be, for the Trump administration to attempt to militarize domestic law enforcement based on dubious factual predicates.”
Me in today’s “One First” on four takeaways from Trump v. Illinois:
Me in today’s “One First” on four takeaways from Trump v. Illinois:
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I had missed this. Perverse even by the standards of the Trump White House. They’re threatening to pull student aid from Brown over the shooting www.nbcboston.com/news/local/t...
Trump administration investigates Brown's security after shooting
The Department of Education said its Office of Federal Student Aid would investigate if Brown University violated the Higher Education Act in connection with the deadly shooting on Dec. 13.
www.nbcboston.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I had missed this. Perverse even by the standards of the Trump White House. They’re threatening to pull student aid from Brown over the shooting www.nbcboston.com/news/local/t...
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Six days into the investigation into last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University, authorities said Thursday that they’re looking into a connection between that attack and one two days later near Boston that killed a professor at another elite school. https://to.pbs.org/4s32sqz
WATCH LIVE: Officials provide update on Brown University shooting investigation
Six days into the investigation into last weekend's mass shooting at Brown University, authorities said Thursday that they're looking into a connection between that attack and one two days later near ...
www.pbs.org
December 18, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Six days into the investigation into last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University, authorities said Thursday that they’re looking into a connection between that attack and one two days later near Boston that killed a professor at another elite school. https://to.pbs.org/4s32sqz
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@handsoffnyc.bsky.social is hosting more than 120 community-led events across NYC this weekend to ensure their neighbors have whistles and know their rights, all to protect from escalating ICE abductions.
This. Is. The. Way.
If you're in New York, you can find events near you at HandsOffNYC.com.
This. Is. The. Way.
If you're in New York, you can find events near you at HandsOffNYC.com.
December 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social is hosting more than 120 community-led events across NYC this weekend to ensure their neighbors have whistles and know their rights, all to protect from escalating ICE abductions.
This. Is. The. Way.
If you're in New York, you can find events near you at HandsOffNYC.com.
This. Is. The. Way.
If you're in New York, you can find events near you at HandsOffNYC.com.
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Words can’t express my rage. At least 2 students on lockdown at Brown University already survived mass shootings.
Zoe Weissman survived Parkland in 2018.
Mia Tretta was shot in the stomach in Santa Clarita in 2019 and watched her best friend be murdered.
And now…again.
Zoe Weissman survived Parkland in 2018.
Mia Tretta was shot in the stomach in Santa Clarita in 2019 and watched her best friend be murdered.
And now…again.
December 14, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Words can’t express my rage. At least 2 students on lockdown at Brown University already survived mass shootings.
Zoe Weissman survived Parkland in 2018.
Mia Tretta was shot in the stomach in Santa Clarita in 2019 and watched her best friend be murdered.
And now…again.
Zoe Weissman survived Parkland in 2018.
Mia Tretta was shot in the stomach in Santa Clarita in 2019 and watched her best friend be murdered.
And now…again.
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I am a student at Brown in communication with a friend at RIBC.
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
Donate Blood
Check your eligibility to donate blood, learn about the process and why blood matters, and enroll in a RIBC Donor Loyalty Rewards programs.
www.ribc.org
December 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I am a student at Brown in communication with a friend at RIBC.
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
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Justice Jackson to Solicitor General Sauer (just now, in Trump v. Slaughter arguments):
December 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Justice Jackson to Solicitor General Sauer (just now, in Trump v. Slaughter arguments):
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Larry Summers says he's "deeply ashamed". Really, only now?
November 19, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Larry Summers says he's "deeply ashamed". Really, only now?
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The Putin playbook
Across New Jersey, bomb threats at multiple polling locations have prompted closures and relocations today
Bomb threats force closures at some New Jersey polling places
Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh said polling sites at School 2 and School 10 in Paterson were shut down after threats were received.
newjersey.news12.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The Putin playbook
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Catherine “Catie” Cox Marshall, an accomplished public servant and admired member of the Vera community, passed away on Sunday, October 26.
A fierce advocate for equality and justice, Catie leaves behind a legacy of service, compassion, and dedication.
A fierce advocate for equality and justice, Catie leaves behind a legacy of service, compassion, and dedication.
Remembering Catie Marshall
Catie Marshall (R) with Vera co-founder Herb Sturz (L). Catherine “Catie” Cox Marshall, an accomplished public servant and admired member of the Vera…
www.vera.org
October 30, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Catherine “Catie” Cox Marshall, an accomplished public servant and admired member of the Vera community, passed away on Sunday, October 26.
A fierce advocate for equality and justice, Catie leaves behind a legacy of service, compassion, and dedication.
A fierce advocate for equality and justice, Catie leaves behind a legacy of service, compassion, and dedication.
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They literally ruin everything they touch
October 31, 2025 at 3:44 AM
They literally ruin everything they touch
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.