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The break and the magic number, 218:
"As I've stated many times before, the only policy that is worse than a clean three-year extension without any reforms, is a policy of complete expiration without any bridge," Fitzpatrick said.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
"As I've stated many times before, the only policy that is worse than a clean three-year extension without any reforms, is a policy of complete expiration without any bridge," Fitzpatrick said.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Republicans defy Speaker Mike Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies
The stunning move comes after House Republican leaders pushed ahead with a health care bill that does not address the soaring monthly premiums that millions of people will soon endure as specific tax ...
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December 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The break and the magic number, 218:
"As I've stated many times before, the only policy that is worse than a clean three-year extension without any reforms, is a policy of complete expiration without any bridge," Fitzpatrick said.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
"As I've stated many times before, the only policy that is worse than a clean three-year extension without any reforms, is a policy of complete expiration without any bridge," Fitzpatrick said.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
This!
Cheers to those standing up and fighting for what is right!
Cheers to those standing up and fighting for what is right!
Remember that recent case were dozens of prospective US citizens were unexpectedly turned away from their naturalization ceremony in #Indiana? Well, turns out they should be talking to a lawyer & asserting their rights! www.instagram.com/reels/DSSsbM...
Josh Goldstein on Instagram: "Sometimes USCIS doesn’t finish the job. This is what can happen when you take your case to court."
Learn how a US citizen's naturalization oath ceremony was cancelled by USCIS and how their lawyer took the case to court, citing the 120-day deadline for a final decision on a naturalization applicati...
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December 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This!
Cheers to those standing up and fighting for what is right!
Cheers to those standing up and fighting for what is right!
All I want for Christmas...
Excellent!
Excellent!
December 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
All I want for Christmas...
Excellent!
Excellent!
Clearly some MAGA voters are having buyers remorse! How do we open dialogue with those who may be just beginning to have a change of heart on one or two issues, and might be experiencing some serious cognitive dissonance?
A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds 70% of Americans say things have become too unaffordable and have a dim outlook on the economy and President Trump's handling of it. n.pr/4oUB8rT
Trump's economic approval hits a new low at 36%, poll finds
A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds 70% of Americans say things have become too unaffordable and have a dim outlook on the economy and President Trump's handling of it.
n.pr
December 17, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Clearly some MAGA voters are having buyers remorse! How do we open dialogue with those who may be just beginning to have a change of heart on one or two issues, and might be experiencing some serious cognitive dissonance?
How about you? What moved you to take it to the streets?
Opinion
"I Don't Recognize My Country Anymore" — Americans Are Revealing Why They Marched In The Streets In 2025, And Their Reasons Will Make You Want To Grab A Protest Sign”
www.buzzfeed.com/michaelabram...
"I Don't Recognize My Country Anymore" — Americans Are Revealing Why They Marched In The Streets In 2025, And Their Reasons Will Make You Want To Grab A Protest Sign”
www.buzzfeed.com/michaelabram...
"I Don't Recognize My Country": Americans Are Revealing Why They Marched In The Streets In 2025
"At times, it can feel very isolating when you’re reading the news on your phone. Seeing how many people feel the same way I do was such a relief."
www.buzzfeed.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
How about you? What moved you to take it to the streets?
In case you missed Connections at noon today, Cassandra Bocanegra & Gino Fanelli discuss the recent detainment of Oscar Ramos Jimenez.
@wxxirochester.bsky.social
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@wxxirochester.bsky.social
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'He's the community's father;' local woman reacts after ICE detains her dad
In the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 12/16/25, Cassandra Bocanegra shares her family's story after her father was arrested by federal immigration agents in an alleged sting.
www.wxxinews.org
December 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
In case you missed Connections at noon today, Cassandra Bocanegra & Gino Fanelli discuss the recent detainment of Oscar Ramos Jimenez.
@wxxirochester.bsky.social
www.wxxinews.org/show/connect...
@wxxirochester.bsky.social
www.wxxinews.org/show/connect...
This is really great news to share! Making history!
Rochester pride!
Today, we welcomed the Monroe Red Jackets to City Hall to celebrate their undefeated season and New York State Class B championship — the first state football title in RCSD history.
Congratulations to the players, coaches, and our community!
Today, we welcomed the Monroe Red Jackets to City Hall to celebrate their undefeated season and New York State Class B championship — the first state football title in RCSD history.
Congratulations to the players, coaches, and our community!
December 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This is really great news to share! Making history!
Due. Process. For. Everyone.
The Fourteenth Amendment prohibits states from depriving any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. The Supreme Court has held that this protection extends to all natural persons (i.e., human beings), regardless of race, color, or citizenship.
The Fourteenth Amendment prohibits states from depriving any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. The Supreme Court has held that this protection extends to all natural persons (i.e., human beings), regardless of race, color, or citizenship.
December 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Due. Process. For. Everyone.
The Fourteenth Amendment prohibits states from depriving any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. The Supreme Court has held that this protection extends to all natural persons (i.e., human beings), regardless of race, color, or citizenship.
The Fourteenth Amendment prohibits states from depriving any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. The Supreme Court has held that this protection extends to all natural persons (i.e., human beings), regardless of race, color, or citizenship.
It's a great day to share a giggle with @maddow.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
It's a great day to share a giggle with @maddow.bsky.social
Supporting Constitutional Rights and the Rule of Law
December 16, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Supporting Constitutional Rights and the Rule of Law
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“Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people.” – Rob Reiner
December 16, 2025 at 12:47 AM
“Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people.” – Rob Reiner
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This is the busiest time of the year for food pantries, and the combination of federal funding cuts and rising prices is making it difficult for many pantries to meet rising needs.
Please consider supporting your local food pantry this holiday season.
Please consider supporting your local food pantry this holiday season.
Find Your Local Food Bank and Holiday Food Boxes | Feeding America
Find the Feeding America member food bank nearest you. Over 200 member food banks can connect you with free food, food pantries, soup kitchens, and holiday food boxes in your community.
www.feedingamerica.org
December 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
This is the busiest time of the year for food pantries, and the combination of federal funding cuts and rising prices is making it difficult for many pantries to meet rising needs.
Please consider supporting your local food pantry this holiday season.
Please consider supporting your local food pantry this holiday season.
Completely narcissistic ravings, divorced from all reality and lacking in empathy or even basic decency. If he weren't so dangerous, it would just be very sad.
December 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Completely narcissistic ravings, divorced from all reality and lacking in empathy or even basic decency. If he weren't so dangerous, it would just be very sad.
Fair Treatment For Everyone
"Under the U.S. Constitution and laws, due process requires just and fair treatment of everyone, regardless of background or immigration status, if their life, freedom, or property is at risk. This includes having the opportunity to defend their rights in court" IRC
"Under the U.S. Constitution and laws, due process requires just and fair treatment of everyone, regardless of background or immigration status, if their life, freedom, or property is at risk. This includes having the opportunity to defend their rights in court" IRC
December 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Fair Treatment For Everyone
"Under the U.S. Constitution and laws, due process requires just and fair treatment of everyone, regardless of background or immigration status, if their life, freedom, or property is at risk. This includes having the opportunity to defend their rights in court" IRC
"Under the U.S. Constitution and laws, due process requires just and fair treatment of everyone, regardless of background or immigration status, if their life, freedom, or property is at risk. This includes having the opportunity to defend their rights in court" IRC
For the first time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. 71 percent believe there should be a wealth tax and a majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
For the first time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. 71 percent believe there should be a wealth tax and a majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
A little good news...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/o...
Opinion | Trump Confronts a Backlash of the Reasonable
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:05 AM
A little good news...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/o...
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Bravo to our Indivisible friends on the north #oregon coast! Over 800 people showed up to say NO to building an ICE detention camp there.
❌ #noice ❌ @maddow.bsky.social ❌ @indivisible.org ❌
❌ #noice ❌ @maddow.bsky.social ❌ @indivisible.org ❌
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Bravo to our Indivisible friends on the north #oregon coast! Over 800 people showed up to say NO to building an ICE detention camp there.
❌ #noice ❌ @maddow.bsky.social ❌ @indivisible.org ❌
❌ #noice ❌ @maddow.bsky.social ❌ @indivisible.org ❌
December 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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After Marcelo Gomes da Silva was arrested by ICE on his way to volleyball practice in Milford, he made a promise to the men he shared a cell with: He’d be a voice for immigrants unfairly detained.
He's one of Boston Globe Magazine’s Bostonians of the Year.
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He's one of Boston Globe Magazine’s Bostonians of the Year.
trib.al/p9Edy6F
December 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
After Marcelo Gomes da Silva was arrested by ICE on his way to volleyball practice in Milford, he made a promise to the men he shared a cell with: He’d be a voice for immigrants unfairly detained.
He's one of Boston Globe Magazine’s Bostonians of the Year.
trib.al/p9Edy6F
He's one of Boston Globe Magazine’s Bostonians of the Year.
trib.al/p9Edy6F
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Caring is an act of resistance in a system that thrives on indifference.
December 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Caring is an act of resistance in a system that thrives on indifference.
Have you ever hosted a PBJ-making party? IndiWMC has! Recovery All Ways offers outreach, including a bagged lunch, among many things. Their philosophy & mission are clear: "Support anyone and
everyone affected by
substance use disorder,
mental illness, &
homelessness." Wherever. Whenever. Forever.
everyone affected by
substance use disorder,
mental illness, &
homelessness." Wherever. Whenever. Forever.
December 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Have you ever hosted a PBJ-making party? IndiWMC has! Recovery All Ways offers outreach, including a bagged lunch, among many things. Their philosophy & mission are clear: "Support anyone and
everyone affected by
substance use disorder,
mental illness, &
homelessness." Wherever. Whenever. Forever.
everyone affected by
substance use disorder,
mental illness, &
homelessness." Wherever. Whenever. Forever.
"Banning the word 'disability' from Head Start is morally repugnant and a violation of federal law," National Center for Learning Disabilities. "No administration can claim to support children with disabilities while banning the very word that protects them."
www.npr.org/2025/12/11/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/11/n...
Head Start centers told to avoid 'disability,' 'women' and more in funding requests
New court documents reveal a list of nearly 200 words or phrases the Trump administration told Head Start programs it does not want to see in their funding requests.
www.npr.org
December 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
"Banning the word 'disability' from Head Start is morally repugnant and a violation of federal law," National Center for Learning Disabilities. "No administration can claim to support children with disabilities while banning the very word that protects them."
www.npr.org/2025/12/11/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/11/n...
"The US has an obligation to protect refugees. The Refugee Act, 1980, set 2 paths—as a resettled refugee status or in/arriving at the border of the United States as a person seeking asylum" ~American Immigration Council
US agents arresting Afghan asylum seekers: share.google/WFXjndZWKtDS...
US agents arresting Afghan asylum seekers: share.google/WFXjndZWKtDS...
US agents increasingly arresting Afghan asylum seekers, lawyers say: ‘A huge chilling effect’
Lawyers say people ‘don’t feel safe to leave their home’ as officials target recent arrivals and those awaiting hearings
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December 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"The US has an obligation to protect refugees. The Refugee Act, 1980, set 2 paths—as a resettled refugee status or in/arriving at the border of the United States as a person seeking asylum" ~American Immigration Council
US agents arresting Afghan asylum seekers: share.google/WFXjndZWKtDS...
US agents arresting Afghan asylum seekers: share.google/WFXjndZWKtDS...
Please save this date. IndiWMC is holding a rally to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Saturday, January 17! We hope to see you there!
December 12, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Please save this date. IndiWMC is holding a rally to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Saturday, January 17! We hope to see you there!
“These policies don’t just disrupt paperwork. They derail lives.”
In response to the DC shooting, the Trump administration is blocking pathways for rule-following and vulnerable immigrants.
“These policies don’t just disrupt paperwork. They derail lives.”
“These policies don’t just disrupt paperwork. They derail lives.”
Trump Is “basically shutting down the legal immigration system”
In response to the DC shooting, the administration is blocking pathways for rule-following and vulnerable immigrants.
www.motherjones.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
“These policies don’t just disrupt paperwork. They derail lives.”