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A Movement-Based Opposition to Trump and MAGA | Common Dreams

Marla Flores-Jauregui @senorajauregui68.bsky.social · 3h

A Movement-Based Opposition to Trump and MAGA www.commondreams.org/opinion/move...

Social self-defense against the MAGA juggernaut can be the starting point for creating the world we want beyond MAGA.

'Trump's Gestapo': Chicago Marches to Resist ICE, National Guard Deployment | Common Dreams

Marla Flores-Jauregui @senorajauregui68.bsky.social · 3h

'Trump's Gestapo': Chicago Marches to Resist ICE, National Guard Deployment www.commondreams.org/news/chicago...

President Trump's deployment of federal agents and National Guard troops to Chicago has sparked outrage and protests. Residents are demanding ICE agents leave, calling them Trump's Gestapo. As tension...

'Inequality by Design': EU Billionaire Wealth Soared by Over €400 Billion in 6 Months | Common Dreams

Marla Flores-Jauregui @senorajauregui68.bsky.social · 3h

'Inequality by Design': EU Billionaire Wealth Soared by Over €400 Billion in 6 Months www.commondreams.org/news/europea...

“Europe is minting billionaires at a record rate while millions of Europeans are struggling to make ends meet," said one tax expert.

Raskin Demands Bank Records in Probe of $1.5 Billion in 'Suspicious' Transactions Tied to Epstein | Common Dreams

Marla Flores-Jauregui @senorajauregui68.bsky.social · 3h

Raskin Demands Bank Records in Probe of $1.5 Billion in 'Suspicious' Transactions Tied to Epstein www.commondreams.org/news/raskin-...

US House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin sent letters to four major banks demanding records related to more than $1.5 billion in "suspicious" financial transactions tied to Jeffrey E...

'Crooked Cops' Report Details Trump-Led Corruption of Justice Department | Common Dreams

Marla Flores-Jauregui @senorajauregui68.bsky.social · 3h

'Crooked Cops' Report Details Trump-Led Corruption of Justice Department www.commondreams.org/news/trump-d...

New report exposes Trump administration's corruption of federal law enforcement, highlighting abuse of power and political interference.

Fetterman Joins GOP to Kill War Powers Resolution Against Trump's Extrajudicial Venezuela Bombings | Common Dreams

Marla Flores-Jauregui @senorajauregui68.bsky.social · 3h

Fetterman Joins GOP to Kill War Powers Resolution Against Trump's Extrajudicial Venezuela Bombings www.commondreams.org/news/senate-...

The Senate voted down a war powers resolution to rein in Trump's illegal boat strikes. John Fetterman was the only Democrat to vote against it. Rand Paul, one of two Republicans to vote in favor, said...

Living Wage, Affordability Platforms Like Mamdani and Platner’s Have 'Major Electoral Advantage': Polls | Common Dreams

Marla Flores-Jauregui @senorajauregui68.bsky.social · 3h

Living Wage, Affordability Platforms Like Mamdani and Platner’s Have 'Major Electoral Advantage': Polls www.commondreams.org/news/us-livi...

The One Fair Wage coalition is pushing for a true living wage to help working people thrive, with overwhelming support in swing districts and major cities. Will Democratic leaders deliver on affordabi...

Federal Judge Sides With Journalists, Protesters in Chicago Over Violent Tactics of Trump's Federal Agents | Common Dreams

Marla Flores-Jauregui @senorajauregui68.bsky.social · 3h

Federal Judge Sides With Journalists, Protesters in Chicago Over Violent Tactics of Trump's Federal Agents www.commondreams.org/news/ice-chi...

Federal judge restricts use of force by federal agents on protesters and journalists in Chicago. Ruling bars riot control weapons unless immediate threat.

‘We Must Keep the Pressure On’: Humanitarians Say Ceasefire Doesn't Erase Gaza Genocide | Common Dreams

Marla Flores-Jauregui @senorajauregui68.bsky.social · 3h

‘We Must Keep the Pressure On’: Humanitarians Say Ceasefire Doesn't Erase Gaza Genocide www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-ce...

While welcoming a ceasefire, human rights advocates say that merely halting two years of genocide is not enough. "We must keep the pressure on," said one former UN official, "until all perpetrators an...

Millions of US Families Could Soon Go Hungry Thanks to Trump-GOP Government Shutdown | Common Dreams

Marla Flores-Jauregui @senorajauregui68.bsky.social · 3h

Millions of US Families Could Soon Go Hungry Thanks to Trump-GOP Government Shutdown www.commondreams.org/news/wic-cut...

"Trump and congressional Republicans have driven America headfirst into a government shutdown," said one campaigner. "It is poor women and children who will feel the impacts first and worst."

Federal Judge Blocks Trump's National Guard Deployment in Illinois | Common Dreams

Marla Flores-Jauregui @senorajauregui68.bsky.social · 3h

Federal Judge Blocks Trump's National Guard Deployment in Illinois www.commondreams.org/news/nationa...

The judge said she saw "no credible evidence that there is a danger of rebellion in the state of Illinois," and allowing troops into Chicago "will only add fuel to the fire that the defendants themsel...

📢 Resist Project 2025 News — October 9, 2025 | Updates and Actions You Can Take Today

Marla Flores-Jauregui @senorajauregui68.bsky.social · 13h

📢 Resist Project 2025 News — October 9, 2025 | Updates and Actions You Can Take Today
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🗽Project 2025 is a dangerous plan to move America from a democracy to a theocratic autocracy. Read the latest updates and join us to hold our leaders accountable.

Stand with Indigenous People in Brazil!

Marla Flores-Jauregui @senorajauregui68.bsky.social · 13h

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: community.350.org/petitions/we...

Stand with Indigenous People in Brazil as they demand a real seat at the table in the world’s top climate talks. Let’s make sure their voices rise above the fossil fuel lobbyists! Sign the petition no...

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Marla Flores-Jauregui @senorajauregui68.bsky.social · 21h

Why has the media become so vulnerable to Trump, and what can we do about it?
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Why has the media become so vulnerable to Trump, and what can we do about it?

Even after Disney's reversal on Jimmy Kimmel, the vulnerability remains — unless we change the rules.

Office Hours: Where are we headed before the midterm elections — civil war, martial law, or democracy?

Marla Flores-Jauregui @senorajauregui68.bsky.social · 1d

Office Hours: Where are we headed before the midterm elections — martial law, civil war, or democracy?
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The biggest question hanging over the next year

Office Hours: Where are we headed before the midterm elections — civil war, martial law, or democracy?

Marla Flores-Jauregui @senorajauregui68.bsky.social · 1d

Office Hours: Where are we headed before the midterm elections — martial law, civil war, or democracy?
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

The biggest question hanging over the next year

Brain Tumors, Big Pharma, And A Legal Escape Hatch

Marla Flores-Jauregui @senorajauregui68.bsky.social · 1d

Women say Depo-Provera caused their brain tumors. Pfizer is invoking a powerful legal maneuver to try to silence them.
www.levernews.com/brain-tumors...

Women say Depo-Provera caused their brain tumors. Pfizer is invoking a powerful legal maneuver to try to silence them.

www.levernews.com

Marla Flores-Jauregui @senorajauregui68.bsky.social · 1d

Uncovering Injustice in Immigration Court
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Uncovering Injustice in Immigration Court

No representation, massive backlogs, no criminal convictions, and for-profit prisons.

Legacy Journalists from NYT, CNN Are Mentors in a Fellowship Founded for Pro-Israel “Information War”

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Marla Flores-Jauregui @senorajauregui68.bsky.social · 1d

Legacy Journalists from NYT, CNN Are Mentors in a Fellowship Founded for Pro-Israel “Information War”
www.dropsitenews.com/p/karsh-fell...

Hardline Israel advocate Jacki Karsh says she founded the new journalism fellowship to help “shift some of the narrative” in Israel’s favor.

www.dropsitenews.com

Marla Flores-Jauregui @senorajauregui68.bsky.social · 1d

The Great Chicago Fire
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The Great Chicago Fire

Today is the anniversary of several deadly wildfires that took place in 1871.

Brain Tumors, Big Pharma, And A Legal Escape Hatch

Marla Flores-Jauregui @senorajauregui68.bsky.social · 1d

Women say Depo-Provera caused their brain tumors. Pfizer is invoking a powerful legal maneuver to try to silence them.
www.levernews.com/brain-tumors...

Women say Depo-Provera caused their brain tumors. Pfizer is invoking a powerful legal maneuver to try to silence them.

www.levernews.com

Marla Flores-Jauregui @senorajauregui68.bsky.social · 1d

Texas National Guard troops arrive in Chicago; Sudanese army repels RSF assault on Al-Fashir; Top officials join Gaza ceasefire talks
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Top officials from U.S., Islamic Jihad, & Qatar join Gaza ceasefire talks; Texas National Guard troops arrive in Chicago

Drop Site Daily: October 8, 2025

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Marla Flores-Jauregui @senorajauregui68.bsky.social · 1d

Uncovering Injustice in Immigration Court
open.substack.com/pub/american...

Uncovering Injustice in Immigration Court

No representation, massive backlogs, no criminal convictions, and for-profit prisons.