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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 7h

The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing

Exclusive | Treasury Tells Employees Not to Share Photos of White House Ballroom Construction

Images of the demolition of parts of the East Wing went viral on Monday, and Treasury’s headquarters next door to the White House has a front-row seat.

www.wsj.com

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 7h

Federal prosecutions have largely ground to a halt in New Jersey, as the challenge to Alina Habba’s authority makes its way through the courts. The government shutdown, now in its third week, has added to the courts’ paralysis.

via @newjerseymonitor.com

Feds defend ‘unusual’ moves to preserve Trump’s pick for US attorney of NJ

PHILADELPHIA — A Department of Justice attorney on Monday urged a federal appeals panel to allow Alina Habba to remain New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor in a case likely to determine whether…

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 17h

If prisons don't create true accountability, then what does? Restorative justice. It challenges us to ask: What would it look like to make things as right as possible and open up a path towards repairing the relationship where someone was harmed? Read more about restorative justice circles here 🔗

Diverting Serious Violence | Common Justice

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 8h

This video has a Know Your Rights segment that begins around minute 47 & several Chicago orgs that are helping immigrant groups are mentioned, including @icirr.bsky.social which has been a crucial resource for Chicago communities. I learned a lot & recommend!

Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 10h

IL Congressman Mike Quigley just shared a link to an emergency community meeting on ICE and there will be an ICE rapid response training as part of this presentation -- happening now & I'm watching www.youtube.com/live/-2Qotyf...

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley is live!

YouTube video by U.S. Representative Mike Quigley

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 8h

According to Attorney General James Uthmeier's office, “multiple investigations have revealed that sexual predators are using Roblox to access, communicate with, and groom minors.”

via @floridaphoenix.com

Attorney general ups investigation into popular video game ‘Roblox’

Following a civil subpoena earlier this year, Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Monday that he is issuing a criminal subpoena to Roblox, an online video game.According to Uthmeier’s office,…

www.newsfromthestates.com

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James Downie @jamescdownie.bsky.social · 8h

"The graveyard of defeated Democratic incumbents is full of moderates, not progressives....Of the 22 Democratic incumbents who lost their seats between 2016 and 2024, 21 were moderates." – @adambonica.bsky.social data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-new-yo...

The New York Times Argues “Moving to the Center Is the Way to Win.” But the Data Shows the Strategy Is Tapped Out.

Democrats already run moderates in nearly every swing district. It's not enough. A data-driven response to the case for centrism as a core electoral strategy.

data4democracy.substack.com

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 9h

George Santos—a shameless fraudster who lies about everything and steals from everyone—walked free Friday night when President Trump commuted his 7-year sentence after serving just 84 days. Sound familiar?

Under a new law, New York State can correct Trump's perversion of justice. trib.al/UlIZdIz

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 10h

White people pretend they can't pronounce MAM-DA-NI but have no problem pronouncing Krzyzewski. Suspect AF.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 10h

"Even if you never develop long COVID, you will feel its impact when hospitals lose nurses, classrooms lose teachers."

"[C]are and justice have never come from the market or from political leaders' goodwill — they've always been won through collective struggle."
#USA #Healthcare

I Am One of 20 Million in US With Long COVID. RFK Pulled the Rug From Under Us.

RFK Jr. has shut down the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice, gutted funding, and derailed trials and studies.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 10h

"The protest slogan 'globalize the Intifada' represents a genuine need for popular revolt from below to challenge the dominance of Israel and all the regimes that support it."

"It must be defended unequivocally."
#NewYork #USA #Gaza #WestBank #Palestine #Israel #Genocide #EthnicCleansing

Activists Can't Give In to Bad-Faith Smears on Pro-Palestine Speech and Slogans

When movements let their messages be watered down, they risk the erosion of their ideas in popular consciousness.

truthout.org

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 9h

On Monday, the USDA notified states that there would be no November funding, and Oregon’s human services agency on Monday notified recipients they would not be receiving the assistance after Oct. 31.

via @oregoncapitalchronicle.com

SNAP food and nutrition assistance to Oregonians runs out at the end of October

The one in six Oregonians who rely on federal SNAP food and nutrition assistance to pay for groceries each month will be left with nothing in November due to the ongoing government shutdown,…

www.newsfromthestates.com

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 10h

Rubio "pledged to Bukele that the U.S. would release nine MS-13 leaders to El Salvador."

"Some of these leaders were acting as informants to the U.S."

"In return, Bukele's government granted the U.S. access to CECOT."
#USA #ElSalvador #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing

Rubio Reportedly Gave Up MS-13 Informants in Deal With Bukele to Jail Deportees

The informants reportedly provided information on alleged ties between the gang and Bukele’s government.

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 10h

“A lot of the stuff that I normally buy has just increased in price,” said Robert Cerniglia, a Korean American who’s lived in N.C. all his life. “The pandemic was really the highest price increase that we’ve seen, but it’s not really getting better.”

via @ncnewsline.com

Tariffs threaten Korean culture, import boom in North Carolina as prices increase

Robert Cerniglia, a Korean American who’s lived in North Carolina for all his life, recalls the late 2016 opening of H Mart in Cary as monumental for members of his community.It’s where he shops for…

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 11h

"Two federal judges are giving [..] Trump the green light to send National Guard troops into Portland."

"The two judges who ruled in the DOJ’s favor were appointed by Trump."
#Oregon #USA #Oregon #Deportation #EthnicCleansing

Federal Judge Presses ICE, Border Patrol Officials On Tactics And Use Of Tear Gas

Two top federal immigration officials were called to a Chicago federal courtroom on Monday as part of an ongoing excessive force lawsuit filed on behalf of Block Club Chicago and other organizations.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 11h

"On February 19, the Observer reported that James 'Jim' Joseph Rodden—an ICE assistant chief counsel [..] in Dallas—operates a white supremacist X account named GlomarResponder."

ICE will not "confirm Rodden's status with the agency."
#Texas #USA #Deportation #EthnicCleansing

ICE Still Won't Answer Questions About Prosecutor with White Supremacist X Account

Congressman Marc Veasey arrived at an ICE facility Monday in his latest attempt to follow up on the Observer's reporting.

www.texasobserver.org

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 11h

Planetary Rings

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Comic. Two-column table. Column A lists planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Column B has checkmark boxes for whether the planets have rings: the outer planets’ boxes are checked, and Earth has a red check. [Earth with a ring with an array pf points around it. An arrow labeled “Geostationary Satellite Bel”t points to the ring.] [caption] Astronomy fact: A century ago, Earth didn’t have rings, but we have one now! It’s where all the satellite dishes are pointed.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 11h

Colombian President Gustavo Petro called out Donald Trump’s extrajudicial strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea, comparing him to Adolf Hitler and accusing the U.S. president of murder.

On Sunday, Trump announced he will slash all financial assistance for Colombia. trib.al/6uhZjUQ

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 11h

"A jury on Monday convicted a former state correction officer of second-degree murder — and acquitted two other former officers — in the killing of Robert Brooks, an incarcerated man beaten to death last year inside Marcy Correctional Facility upstate."
#NewYork #USA #Healthcare #Incarceration

Officer Found Guilty in Robert Brooks’ Murder as Calls Grow to Overhaul Prison Oversight

David Kingsley faces up to life in prison after a jury returned its verdict in the fatal assault of the 43-year-old at Marcy Correctional Facility. Two other officers were acquitted in the case,…

www.thecity.nyc

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ACLU @aclu.org · 11h

BREAKING: A federal appeals court held the Trump administration could take control over 200 members of the Oregon National Guard, despite the governor's objections.

Peaceful protest, inflatable animal costumes, and bike rides are not a reason to send American troops into our communities.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 11h

"142 homicides occurred inside Georgia's prisons."

"150 inmates died by suicide."

"Georgia's government, led by Governor Brian Kemp, has allowed this prison crisis to fester to falsely justify [..] that building new, harsher prisons is the only remedy."
#Georgia #USA #Policing #Incarceration

Georgia’s prison crisis is no accident – Scalawag

An incarcerated writer argues that the systemic failures of Georgia's state prison system is also systematic.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 11h

Around the country, we’re seeing a parallel evolution: whimsy as the logical response to MAGA’s nonsense.

For many, the cleanest response to violence isn’t a manifesto—it’s a snort-laugh and a unicorn horn. It’s “I don’t know what that means, but I do know you’re full of shit.” trib.al/ZFhlDdR

How No Kings Embraced the Good Kind of Weird—and Won the Normies

In New Braunfels, Texas, a red county turned out against Trump, and made a joyous noise that was as American as apple pie ... or a fighting unicorn.

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 11h

NEW from our D.C. team: The filing provides more information about how the Trump administration plans to reduce the size and scope of a department that oversees much of the country’s public lands.

via @jennifershutt.bsky.social

Trump tried to lay off more than 2,000 Interior staff in shutdown plan now on hold

WASHINGTON — The Interior Department announced Monday it will pause efforts to lay off 2,050 employees throughout the country, after a federal judge expanded a temporary restraining order late last…

www.newsfromthestates.com

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 11h

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Former New York state prison guard found guilty in death of beaten inmate; 2 others acquitted

Five guards indicted in February had previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Robert Brooks’ death.

www.nbcnews.com

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 12h

"Because the couple wasn't married, Mora wasn't part of the repatriation of Villegas González's body."

"Mora had lived with Villegas González, raised children alongside him and shared a life."

"I wanted them to let me say goodbye."
#Illinois #USA #Mexico #Deportation #EthnicCleansing

A Tragic Homecoming For Man Killed By ICE Agents In Franklin Park

After nearly two decades in Chicago, Silverio Villegas González returned to Michoacán in a coffin. His death at the hands of federal agents left two families divided by borders, shattered with grief,…

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 12h

"New Orleans and Palestine can be understood as carceral laboratories, or spaces where the state experiments with new ways of controlling [..] marginalized populations."

"Resisting it means forging solidarity across these terrains."
#Louisiana #USA #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Policing #Genocide

Carceral Labs: Surveillance, Repression, and Media in Palestine and New Orleans – Scalawag

From New Orleans to Palestine, colonized people confront settler regimes and resettlement projects that dispossess native spaces.

scalawagmagazine.org

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