Anxious Chemist
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Even if the Senate passes the deal, it would also have to win approval from the House of Representatives, which is out of session this week.”
…So knowing the deadlines is this week, we thought NOW was a good time to go out of session?!
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
…So knowing the deadlines is this week, we thought NOW was a good time to go out of session?!
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Odds of US government shutdown rise after funding deal stalls in Senate
New barriers emerged in the Senate to a deal that would ensure funding for agency operations would not be interrupted.
www.reuters.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Even if the Senate passes the deal, it would also have to win approval from the House of Representatives, which is out of session this week.”
…So knowing the deadlines is this week, we thought NOW was a good time to go out of session?!
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
…So knowing the deadlines is this week, we thought NOW was a good time to go out of session?!
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Democrats and White House have struck a deal to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security as they negotiate new restrictions for President Donald Trump's surge of immigration enforcement.
https://to.pbs.org/4q5Nuhi
https://to.pbs.org/4q5Nuhi
WATCH LIVE: Senate Democrats strike deal with White House on government funding package
Democrats and White House have struck a deal to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security as they negotiate new restrictions for President Donald Tru...
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January 30, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Democrats and White House have struck a deal to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security as they negotiate new restrictions for President Donald Trump's surge of immigration enforcement.
https://to.pbs.org/4q5Nuhi
https://to.pbs.org/4q5Nuhi
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We're taking ICE and CBP to court on behalf of people like R.C., who was carrying proof of his lawful permanent residence status when immigration agents used unnecessary force and arrested him anyway.
January 30, 2026 at 12:30 AM
We're taking ICE and CBP to court on behalf of people like R.C., who was carrying proof of his lawful permanent residence status when immigration agents used unnecessary force and arrested him anyway.
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BREAKING: Senate Democrats held the line. The White House agreed to remove the DHS funding from the overall appropriations package. (1/2)
January 30, 2026 at 12:45 AM
BREAKING: Senate Democrats held the line. The White House agreed to remove the DHS funding from the overall appropriations package. (1/2)
DHS Budget separated from rest of legislation and will be funded for 2 weeks for further negotiations rehttps://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-1-29-2026
Live updates: Democrats and White House reach deal to avert shutdown and fund Homeland Security for now
Democrats and President Donald Trump's administration have struck a deal to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security.
apnews.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:04 AM
DHS Budget separated from rest of legislation and will be funded for 2 weeks for further negotiations rehttps://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-1-29-2026
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After the killing of Alex Pretti by CBP agents, Chuck Schumer announced "Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included."
Now we must ensure Democrats hold the line to block more funding for ICE and CBP. You know what to do. 👇
Now we must ensure Democrats hold the line to block more funding for ICE and CBP. You know what to do. 👇
Tell the Senate: Not a penny more for ICE brutality | Indivisible
indivisible.org
January 27, 2026 at 1:22 PM
After the killing of Alex Pretti by CBP agents, Chuck Schumer announced "Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included."
Now we must ensure Democrats hold the line to block more funding for ICE and CBP. You know what to do. 👇
Now we must ensure Democrats hold the line to block more funding for ICE and CBP. You know what to do. 👇
“We all have agency to defend our democracy. We have a responsibility to speak out peacefully and assist our fellow Washingtonians”
We will not allow this administration to turn our nation into an authoritarian regime.
My response to ICE and their unconstitutional actions, and how we're preparing.
My response to ICE and their unconstitutional actions, and how we're preparing.
January 28, 2026 at 6:34 AM
“We all have agency to defend our democracy. We have a responsibility to speak out peacefully and assist our fellow Washingtonians”
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ICE is the highest funded law enforcement agency in the U.S., yet Congress is debating giving them even more money to wreak havoc on our communities.
Demand no additional funding for ICE or Border Patrol: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/stop-ices-attack-our-communities
Demand no additional funding for ICE or Border Patrol: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/stop-ices-attack-our-communities
January 27, 2026 at 6:15 PM
ICE is the highest funded law enforcement agency in the U.S., yet Congress is debating giving them even more money to wreak havoc on our communities.
Demand no additional funding for ICE or Border Patrol: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/stop-ices-attack-our-communities
Demand no additional funding for ICE or Border Patrol: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/stop-ices-attack-our-communities
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Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
January 24, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
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ICE and CBP death squads are killing innocent people, terrorizing our communities, and violating our constitutional rights — and the House just voted to give them more money.
Demand that your senators use their upcoming vote on the DHS funding bill to rein in the regime’s secret police.
Demand that your senators use their upcoming vote on the DHS funding bill to rein in the regime’s secret police.
Tell your senators to rein in ICE NOW
On Wednesday, January 7, Renee Good was killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Then, on January 24, Border Patrol killed Alex Pretti. These deaths were a direct...
act.indivisible.org
January 25, 2026 at 1:19 PM
ICE and CBP death squads are killing innocent people, terrorizing our communities, and violating our constitutional rights — and the House just voted to give them more money.
Demand that your senators use their upcoming vote on the DHS funding bill to rein in the regime’s secret police.
Demand that your senators use their upcoming vote on the DHS funding bill to rein in the regime’s secret police.
So IMMIGRATION enforcement is holding indigenous people hostage to try forcing the tribe to let them work on native land. Make that make sense:
Oglala Sioux Tribe says three tribal members arrested in Minneapolis are in ICE detention
apnews.com/article/ice-...
Oglala Sioux Tribe says three tribal members arrested in Minneapolis are in ICE detention
apnews.com/article/ice-...
Oglala Sioux Tribe says three tribal members arrested in Minneapolis are in ICE detention
The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota said three of the four tribal members detained by ICE agents in Minneapolis last week have been transferred to an ICE facility and called for th...
apnews.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:25 PM
So IMMIGRATION enforcement is holding indigenous people hostage to try forcing the tribe to let them work on native land. Make that make sense:
Oglala Sioux Tribe says three tribal members arrested in Minneapolis are in ICE detention
apnews.com/article/ice-...
Oglala Sioux Tribe says three tribal members arrested in Minneapolis are in ICE detention
apnews.com/article/ice-...
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By some estimates, about 90% of prescriptions in the U.S. are filled with generic drugs. A ProPublica investigation found that the FDA rarely tests the quality of generic drugs the agency has approved. https://to.pbs.org/4qf9kjk
Investigation raises concerns about lack of FDA quality testing for generic drugs
By some estimates, about 90% of prescriptions in the U.S. are filled with generic drugs. The Food and Drug Administration says that all agency-approved generic drugs “have the same high quality” as br...
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January 12, 2026 at 12:22 AM
By some estimates, about 90% of prescriptions in the U.S. are filled with generic drugs. A ProPublica investigation found that the FDA rarely tests the quality of generic drugs the agency has approved. https://to.pbs.org/4qf9kjk
Why are generic drugs, that are manufactured outside the US, not being tested with more rigorous quality assurance??
People are forced to take generic versions due to insurance policies - yet genetics are not being tested to confirm they meet name brand standard.
www.propublica.org/article/fda-...
People are forced to take generic versions due to insurance policies - yet genetics are not being tested to confirm they meet name brand standard.
www.propublica.org/article/fda-...
The FDA Often Doesn’t Test Generic Drugs for Quality Concerns, So ProPublica Did
Billions of prescriptions for generic drugs are filled in the U.S. annually. The FDA tests only a few dozen of them every year, its own records show, and it has largely dismissed warnings about contam...
www.propublica.org
January 13, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Why are generic drugs, that are manufactured outside the US, not being tested with more rigorous quality assurance??
People are forced to take generic versions due to insurance policies - yet genetics are not being tested to confirm they meet name brand standard.
www.propublica.org/article/fda-...
People are forced to take generic versions due to insurance policies - yet genetics are not being tested to confirm they meet name brand standard.
www.propublica.org/article/fda-...
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Before hitting the streets to protest ICE's cruelty, know your rights.
Join us TONIGHT, January 9, at 5:00pm PT for a virtual training to learn more about your rights and protest safety.
⬇️RSVP link in the post below
Join us TONIGHT, January 9, at 5:00pm PT for a virtual training to learn more about your rights and protest safety.
⬇️RSVP link in the post below
January 9, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Before hitting the streets to protest ICE's cruelty, know your rights.
Join us TONIGHT, January 9, at 5:00pm PT for a virtual training to learn more about your rights and protest safety.
⬇️RSVP link in the post below
Join us TONIGHT, January 9, at 5:00pm PT for a virtual training to learn more about your rights and protest safety.
⬇️RSVP link in the post below
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🛻We all deserve to move around our communities without being tracked.
Join us online Dec. 10 to learn how license plate readers work and how the lack of regulation enables federal abuses.
We hope to see you there! ⤵️
Join us online Dec. 10 to learn how license plate readers work and how the lack of regulation enables federal abuses.
We hope to see you there! ⤵️
Pump the Brakes: Regulating License Plate Readers - ACLU of Washington
Join us to learn how public agencies in Washington State use automated license plate readers (ALPRs) and how widespread unregulated use puts our privacy rights at risk, particularly for vulnerable communities like immigrants and people seeking abortion and gender-affirming care. In this webinar, we'...
www.aclu-wa.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
🛻We all deserve to move around our communities without being tracked.
Join us online Dec. 10 to learn how license plate readers work and how the lack of regulation enables federal abuses.
We hope to see you there! ⤵️
Join us online Dec. 10 to learn how license plate readers work and how the lack of regulation enables federal abuses.
We hope to see you there! ⤵️
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Kitsap Housing for All - Know Your Rights Canvasser Training
Start: Friday, November 21, 2025•07:00 PM
End: Friday, November 21, 2025•08:30 PM
Location: Otherwise Society Commons • 19041 Front St. NE, Poulsbo, WA 98370 US
Host Contact Info: [email protected]
Start: Friday, November 21, 2025•07:00 PM
End: Friday, November 21, 2025•08:30 PM
Location: Otherwise Society Commons • 19041 Front St. NE, Poulsbo, WA 98370 US
Host Contact Info: [email protected]
November 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Kitsap Housing for All - Know Your Rights Canvasser Training
Start: Friday, November 21, 2025•07:00 PM
End: Friday, November 21, 2025•08:30 PM
Location: Otherwise Society Commons • 19041 Front St. NE, Poulsbo, WA 98370 US
Host Contact Info: [email protected]
Start: Friday, November 21, 2025•07:00 PM
End: Friday, November 21, 2025•08:30 PM
Location: Otherwise Society Commons • 19041 Front St. NE, Poulsbo, WA 98370 US
Host Contact Info: [email protected]
“everybody has a place in this movement and everybody can do something.”
organizingmythoughts.org/they-came-fo...
organizingmythoughts.org/they-came-fo...
They Came for Our Neighbors. We Showed Up.
Before long, there were dozens, and then hundreds of people in the streets, watching and responding.
organizingmythoughts.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:30 AM
“everybody has a place in this movement and everybody can do something.”
organizingmythoughts.org/they-came-fo...
organizingmythoughts.org/they-came-fo...
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Whistles! Let’s organize to give everyone whistles and teach the ICE alert codes!
Whistles are helping Chicago resist. Let’s learn from their experience
Whistles are helping Chicago resist. Let’s learn from their experience
October 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Whistles! Let’s organize to give everyone whistles and teach the ICE alert codes!
Whistles are helping Chicago resist. Let’s learn from their experience
Whistles are helping Chicago resist. Let’s learn from their experience
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Whether President Trump likes it or not, everyone has a right to defend themselves from charges made against them by the government.
November 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Whether President Trump likes it or not, everyone has a right to defend themselves from charges made against them by the government.
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Congress has worked 83 days this year.
The Senate has worked 60.
They are shutting down the government over alledge work requirements for Medicaid.
The Senate has worked 60.
They are shutting down the government over alledge work requirements for Medicaid.
November 7, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Congress has worked 83 days this year.
The Senate has worked 60.
They are shutting down the government over alledge work requirements for Medicaid.
The Senate has worked 60.
They are shutting down the government over alledge work requirements for Medicaid.
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Day 37 of the #GOPShitdown.
“Together, we will usher in a generation of change. And if we embrace this brave new course, rather than fleeing from it, we can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves.”
-Zohran Mamdani
We hold the line ✊✊✊
“Together, we will usher in a generation of change. And if we embrace this brave new course, rather than fleeing from it, we can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves.”
-Zohran Mamdani
We hold the line ✊✊✊
November 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Day 37 of the #GOPShitdown.
“Together, we will usher in a generation of change. And if we embrace this brave new course, rather than fleeing from it, we can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves.”
-Zohran Mamdani
We hold the line ✊✊✊
“Together, we will usher in a generation of change. And if we embrace this brave new course, rather than fleeing from it, we can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves.”
-Zohran Mamdani
We hold the line ✊✊✊
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Become an #Accompaniment Volunteer! Stand with immigrants as they navigate court appointments and learn how immigration systems impact our communities.
📅 Wed, Nov 12, 2025 | 6 PM PST
📍 Virtual (in English)
🔗 tinyurl.com/Accompaniment-Nov2025
No one should face the system alone.
#WAISN
📅 Wed, Nov 12, 2025 | 6 PM PST
📍 Virtual (in English)
🔗 tinyurl.com/Accompaniment-Nov2025
No one should face the system alone.
#WAISN
November 4, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Become an #Accompaniment Volunteer! Stand with immigrants as they navigate court appointments and learn how immigration systems impact our communities.
📅 Wed, Nov 12, 2025 | 6 PM PST
📍 Virtual (in English)
🔗 tinyurl.com/Accompaniment-Nov2025
No one should face the system alone.
#WAISN
📅 Wed, Nov 12, 2025 | 6 PM PST
📍 Virtual (in English)
🔗 tinyurl.com/Accompaniment-Nov2025
No one should face the system alone.
#WAISN
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BREAKING: A federal court ruled that the FDA's unnecessary restrictions on medication abortion are unlawful and must be reconsidered.
This decision reaffirms that our access to safe and essential medicines should be dictated by science, not politics.
This decision reaffirms that our access to safe and essential medicines should be dictated by science, not politics.
October 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
BREAKING: A federal court ruled that the FDA's unnecessary restrictions on medication abortion are unlawful and must be reconsidered.
This decision reaffirms that our access to safe and essential medicines should be dictated by science, not politics.
This decision reaffirms that our access to safe and essential medicines should be dictated by science, not politics.
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will kim is still in ICE detention
will taeheung kim, a korean american scientist and doctoral candidate with a green card, is still being detained by ICE. he's been in detention since July 21, first at SFO for over a week and then in various ICE facilities all over the country.
October 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
will kim is still in ICE detention