Alec Mars
@alchrimar.bsky.social
🍊Kings fall, People rise ✊
🇵🇸 Free Palestine 🇵🇸
https://www.savethechildren.org/us/where-we-work/west-bank-gaza
🇵🇸 Free Palestine 🇵🇸
https://www.savethechildren.org/us/where-we-work/west-bank-gaza
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Trump Administration deports Asian immigrants to South Sudan, a nation wracked by conflict, attorneys say
Trump Administration deports Asian immigrants to South Sudan, a nation wracked by conflict, attorneys say
A Vietnamese and a Burmese man, and up to nine others, appear to have been abruptly removed from immigration detention in Texas to the conflict-torn country of South Sudan, in defiance of a federal court order requiring detainees receive due process before deportation, attorneys said.
www.latimes.com
May 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Trump Administration deports Asian immigrants to South Sudan, a nation wracked by conflict, attorneys say
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The Trump administration restored a penalty of taking truck drivers with limited English out of service, raising concerns over a shortage of drivers and discrimination.
Trump order removing truck drivers who don’t speak sufficient English made official by DOT
The Trump administration restored a penalty of taking truck drivers with limited English out of service, raising concerns over a shortage of drivers and discrimination.
nbcnews.to
May 20, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The Trump administration restored a penalty of taking truck drivers with limited English out of service, raising concerns over a shortage of drivers and discrimination.
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MSNBC editor Steve Benen couldn't believe the words that came out of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's mouth Tuesday regarding his handling of classified information.
'Unsettling': Analyst's jaw drops as Hegseth delivers eye-popping line with straight face
MSNBC editor Steve Benen couldn't believe the words that came out of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's mouth Tuesday regarding his handling of classified information.Hegseth spent part of the morning on Fox News defending his use of the unsecured Signal chat app to disseminate the timing and coordina...
bit.ly
May 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
MSNBC editor Steve Benen couldn't believe the words that came out of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's mouth Tuesday regarding his handling of classified information.
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House Democrats plan to introduce legislation overnight that would prevent further Trump administration cuts to NOAA funding or staffing after severe storms across the country drew attention to staffing cuts in National Weather Service field offices.
House Democrats will introduce legislation to 'save NOAA'
The amendment to the Republican budget reconciliation bill would prevent further Trump administration cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
nbcnews.to
May 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
House Democrats plan to introduce legislation overnight that would prevent further Trump administration cuts to NOAA funding or staffing after severe storms across the country drew attention to staffing cuts in National Weather Service field offices.
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Here are 2 experts in nonprofit law and accounting spelling it out: you can’t strip tax exempt status without an audit: theconversation.com/can-trump-st...
Can Trump strip Harvard of its charitable status? Scholars of nonprofit law and accounting describe the obstacles in his way
The IRS would need to conduct an audit first. And presidents aren’t allowed to make the IRS do that.
theconversation.com
May 20, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Here are 2 experts in nonprofit law and accounting spelling it out: you can’t strip tax exempt status without an audit: theconversation.com/can-trump-st...
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Via @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social: U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Tuesday was grilled by senators about funding estimates for a barrier along the southern border, as well as concerns about the Trump administration’s adherence to due process in immigration enforcement.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem stumbles over questions from Democrats on habeas corpus | Alabama Reflector
Noem was sharply criticized by Democrats for her answers to questions about habeas corpus, which they said she did not define correctly.
alabamareflector.com
May 20, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Via @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social: U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Tuesday was grilled by senators about funding estimates for a barrier along the southern border, as well as concerns about the Trump administration’s adherence to due process in immigration enforcement.
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"As we see those norms just wiped away, it turns out that it’s much harder to actually control the effort of a president who is determined to make himself a dictator.”
The Last Line of Defense: The Courts vs. Trump
Attorneys Mark Lemley and Shawn Musgrave discuss the legal challenges of taking on the Trump administration’s executive overreach.
interc.pt
May 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"As we see those norms just wiped away, it turns out that it’s much harder to actually control the effort of a president who is determined to make himself a dictator.”
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North Carolina launches new website for human trafficking prevention
North Carolina launches new website for human trafficking prevention
North Carolina Labor Department officials have launched a website to raise awareness of human trafficking prevention laws in the lodging and vacation rental industries.
myfox8.com
May 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
North Carolina launches new website for human trafficking prevention
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The Trump administration urged a federal judge to refrain from blocking the government from taking any action against New York’s congestion pricing program
US Says It’s Not Decided Next Steps on NYC’s Congestion Pricing
The Trump administration urged a federal judge to refrain from blocking the government from taking any action against New York’s congestion pricing program, saying it hasn’t actually done anything yet.
bloom.bg
May 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The Trump administration urged a federal judge to refrain from blocking the government from taking any action against New York’s congestion pricing program
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The Lever's investigative reporting on Trump's IRS nominee Billy Long has now prompted a U.S. Senate probe - and may tank his delayed nomination in the Senate next week.
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Senators Probe Cash Funneled To Trump IRS Nominee
Citing The Lever’s reporting, top Senate Dems say “unusually timed contributions” to Trump’s stalled IRS nominee Billy Long “potentially violate federal bribery laws.”
www.levernews.com
May 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The Lever's investigative reporting on Trump's IRS nominee Billy Long has now prompted a U.S. Senate probe - and may tank his delayed nomination in the Senate next week.
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BREAKING: The scene at the Rayburn Building is pure rebellion. Protesters are swarming in during live hearings on Medicaid cuts.
Security’s losing control. Because when the government wages war on the poor, the poor fight back.
Security’s losing control. Because when the government wages war on the poor, the poor fight back.
May 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
BREAKING: The scene at the Rayburn Building is pure rebellion. Protesters are swarming in during live hearings on Medicaid cuts.
Security’s losing control. Because when the government wages war on the poor, the poor fight back.
Security’s losing control. Because when the government wages war on the poor, the poor fight back.
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Dereliction of duty.
May 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Dereliction of duty.
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A Georgetown University researcher who was been held in a Texas immigration detention center since March, must be released from custody and returned to Virginia as he challenges the legal basis for his deportation, a federal judge ruled.
Judge orders Georgetown researcher released from ICE custody
Badar Kahn Suri, who has been held in Texas since March, is expected to return to Virginia after a federal judge found he raised substantial First Amendment claims
www.washingtonpost.com
May 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A Georgetown University researcher who was been held in a Texas immigration detention center since March, must be released from custody and returned to Virginia as he challenges the legal basis for his deportation, a federal judge ruled.
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“I don't think people should be taking ... medical advice from me”, said RFK Jr. during his first hearing this morning.
I agree 100%, but since this the case, he should be removed from office by close of business today.
www.axios.com/2025/05/14/r...
I agree 100%, but since this the case, he should be removed from office by close of business today.
www.axios.com/2025/05/14/r...
RFK Jr. says he would "probably" vaccinate his children for measles today
Kennedy contended his opinions on vaccines "are irrelevant."
www.axios.com
May 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
“I don't think people should be taking ... medical advice from me”, said RFK Jr. during his first hearing this morning.
I agree 100%, but since this the case, he should be removed from office by close of business today.
www.axios.com/2025/05/14/r...
I agree 100%, but since this the case, he should be removed from office by close of business today.
www.axios.com/2025/05/14/r...