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Rep Eric Swalwell walked out in *shock*—and who could blame him?
Every single GOP member on the House Judiciary Committee just voted to let Trump “deport” American citizens.
This is illegal, authoritarian, and unforgivable 🤬
Time to call, write, & protest before the full House votes.
Every single GOP member on the House Judiciary Committee just voted to let Trump “deport” American citizens.
This is illegal, authoritarian, and unforgivable 🤬
Time to call, write, & protest before the full House votes.
April 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Rep Eric Swalwell walked out in *shock*—and who could blame him?
Every single GOP member on the House Judiciary Committee just voted to let Trump “deport” American citizens.
This is illegal, authoritarian, and unforgivable 🤬
Time to call, write, & protest before the full House votes.
Every single GOP member on the House Judiciary Committee just voted to let Trump “deport” American citizens.
This is illegal, authoritarian, and unforgivable 🤬
Time to call, write, & protest before the full House votes.
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A Lancet preprint estimates that if US funding is cut and not replaced, from 2025-2040 there will be 15.2 mil add'l AIDS deaths, 2.2 mil add'l TB deaths, 7.9 mil add'l child deaths from other causes, and 40-55 mil add'l unplanned pregnancies.
@altusaid.altgov.info
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April 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
A Lancet preprint estimates that if US funding is cut and not replaced, from 2025-2040 there will be 15.2 mil add'l AIDS deaths, 2.2 mil add'l TB deaths, 7.9 mil add'l child deaths from other causes, and 40-55 mil add'l unplanned pregnancies.
@altusaid.altgov.info
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🙄 ridiculous
Science does not work like this. The only way you can set a timeline is if you have rigged the results in advance.
April 11, 2025 at 3:29 AM
🙄 ridiculous
Disparities are growing
Mississippi libraries ordered to delete academic research in response to state laws - Mississippi Today
The two research collections state officials ordered for deletion included material from professional journals, conference papers, books, student dissertations, periodicals and newspaper articles.
mississippitoday.org
April 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Disparities are growing
San Ramon, CA is showing up today
April 5, 2025 at 10:13 PM
San Ramon, CA is showing up today
The heartless cuts just keep coming
Community health nonprofits in Fresno lose millions to Trump cuts
Fresno County officials notified nearly a dozen nonprofits this week that $11 million in federal grants for community health have been canceled, according
fresnoland.org
March 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The heartless cuts just keep coming
Apparently, FL already has children working. This would just lower the age. Ugh
Florida debates lifting some child labor laws to fill jobs vacated by undocumented immigrants | CNN Business
Florida has been working for years to crack down on employers that hire undocumented immigrants. But that presented a problem for businesses in the state that are desperate for workers to fill low-wag...
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March 26, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Apparently, FL already has children working. This would just lower the age. Ugh
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They're terrorizing our federal employees in real ways and the impact is devastating for all of us. I spoke to a VA employee and FBI Agent about what they're experiencing and it will shock you. This is the most important thing I've written. Please read and share. open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
Terrorizing our fellow Americans
Russ Vought promised to traumatize Federal workers, and it's happening
open.substack.com
March 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
They're terrorizing our federal employees in real ways and the impact is devastating for all of us. I spoke to a VA employee and FBI Agent about what they're experiencing and it will shock you. This is the most important thing I've written. Please read and share. open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
This is a first… not in a good way
US added to international watchlist for rapid decline in civic freedoms — Guardian US
Civicus, an international non-profit, puts country alongside Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Pakistan and Serbia
apple.news
March 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
This is a first… not in a good way
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Trump and Elon are decimating the Social Security Administration, and without adequate staff, there will be people who can’t get their benefits—period.
An unaccountable billionaire is going after Social Security. Senate Democrats are fighting back.
An unaccountable billionaire is going after Social Security. Senate Democrats are fighting back.
March 4, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Trump and Elon are decimating the Social Security Administration, and without adequate staff, there will be people who can’t get their benefits—period.
An unaccountable billionaire is going after Social Security. Senate Democrats are fighting back.
An unaccountable billionaire is going after Social Security. Senate Democrats are fighting back.
“What I haven’t dealt with so far, and where I think we’re all extremely troubled, is that some of what is happening now appears to any reasonable observer to be blatantly unconstitutional,” this person added.
Federal workers fight back as Trump dismantles their work: 'They've radicalized me'
While protests against Trump and Musk’s cuts are happening around the country, much of the organizing has been happening online.
www.nbcnews.com
March 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
“What I haven’t dealt with so far, and where I think we’re all extremely troubled, is that some of what is happening now appears to any reasonable observer to be blatantly unconstitutional,” this person added.
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This is all extremely illegal. But I can't tell if it's time for federal workers and uniformed military to stop following unlawful orders because I have no idea if all these illegal acts are being challenged in court or not.
FAA officials ordered staff on Friday to find tens of millions of dollars for a Starlink deal, sources tell us, and most or all of these directives came verbally, which we are told is highly unusual.
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FAA Officials Ordered Staff to Find Funding for Elon Musk's Starlink
After Trump and Musk gutted the Federal Aviation Administration, the agency directed staff to locate tens of millions of dollars for a Starlink deal.
www.rollingstone.com
March 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This is all extremely illegal. But I can't tell if it's time for federal workers and uniformed military to stop following unlawful orders because I have no idea if all these illegal acts are being challenged in court or not.
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The richest man in the world doesn't think you should get to retire after paying into Social Security your entire life.
March 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The richest man in the world doesn't think you should get to retire after paying into Social Security your entire life.
I will never understand how letting children die became acceptable to some.
NEW: The axing of some 10,000 programs has consigned untold numbers of children and refugees to death, officials say. Documents and interviews reveal that the State Department appears to have made the cuts without the careful review it described in court.
By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social
By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social
The Trump Administration Said These Aid Programs Saved Lives. It Canceled Them Anyway.
The axing of some 10,000 programs has consigned untold numbers of children and refugees to death, officials say. Documents and interviews reveal that the State Department appears to have made the cuts...
propub.li
March 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I will never understand how letting children die became acceptable to some.
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No Senator was elected to let the President or some unaccountable billionaire decide how YOUR tax dollars get spent.
Let me be clear: CONGRESS holds the power of the purse, and NO President can unilaterally abolish an entire agency or ignore our appropriations laws.
Let me be clear: CONGRESS holds the power of the purse, and NO President can unilaterally abolish an entire agency or ignore our appropriations laws.
March 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM
No Senator was elected to let the President or some unaccountable billionaire decide how YOUR tax dollars get spent.
Let me be clear: CONGRESS holds the power of the purse, and NO President can unilaterally abolish an entire agency or ignore our appropriations laws.
Let me be clear: CONGRESS holds the power of the purse, and NO President can unilaterally abolish an entire agency or ignore our appropriations laws.
It’s worse than I thought, with Latinas having the biggest gap.
Silicon Valley women's wage gap among highest nationwide - San José Spotlight
For decades, women have been fighting to level the playing field with men when it comes to how much they earn on the job, especially in Silicon Valley.
sanjosespotlight.com
March 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It’s worse than I thought, with Latinas having the biggest gap.
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NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
March 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
This is alarming, to say the least
Republicans terrified of crossing Trump due to physical threats, Democrat says
Eric Swalwell says threats to them and their families are stopping GOP officials from criticizing president
www.theguardian.com
March 1, 2025 at 4:41 AM
This is alarming, to say the least
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None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.
February 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.
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"before the first abortion ban went into effect, the rate of sepsis for this patient population was remarkably steady.
After the first ban was passed in 2021, it shoots up by more than 50%"
@propublica.org's Lizzie Presser on the increased threat of sepsis, post-Roe:
After the first ban was passed in 2021, it shoots up by more than 50%"
@propublica.org's Lizzie Presser on the increased threat of sepsis, post-Roe:
More pregnant women face life-threatening sepsis in wake of strict abortion laws
In the years since the Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion and since Texas instituted one of the country’s strictest abortion bans, the state has seen an increased rate of sepsis among wome...
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February 28, 2025 at 2:22 AM
"before the first abortion ban went into effect, the rate of sepsis for this patient population was remarkably steady.
After the first ban was passed in 2021, it shoots up by more than 50%"
@propublica.org's Lizzie Presser on the increased threat of sepsis, post-Roe:
After the first ban was passed in 2021, it shoots up by more than 50%"
@propublica.org's Lizzie Presser on the increased threat of sepsis, post-Roe:
Beyond heartbreaking
Transgender US military personnel must be identified and stood down, says Pentagon memo — Guardian US
Being transgender is not compatible with service, court filing says, foreshadowing removal of people from service within 60 days
apple.news
February 27, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Beyond heartbreaking
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Elon Musk received $38 billion in government contracts, loans, & tax credits. Your tax money built his wealth. #OpCanary #3E #EndOligarchy
February 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Elon Musk received $38 billion in government contracts, loans, & tax credits. Your tax money built his wealth. #OpCanary #3E #EndOligarchy
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Veterans Affairs Secretary Douglas A. Collins took to social media to tout sweeping cuts to contracts that he said would save the department nearly $2 billion.
But the 875 contracts on the chopping block help cover medical services, fund cancer programs and provide burial services to veterans.
But the 875 contracts on the chopping block help cover medical services, fund cancer programs and provide burial services to veterans.
DOGE to cancel government contracts that help veterans, records show
Records show among the 875 contracts were arrangements to help medical services, fund cancer programs, recruit doctors and provide burial services to veterans.
wapo.st
February 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Veterans Affairs Secretary Douglas A. Collins took to social media to tout sweeping cuts to contracts that he said would save the department nearly $2 billion.
But the 875 contracts on the chopping block help cover medical services, fund cancer programs and provide burial services to veterans.
But the 875 contracts on the chopping block help cover medical services, fund cancer programs and provide burial services to veterans.