Deb Hughes
@dhughes73.bsky.social
Retired history museum curator; University of Michigan grad - Go Blue!
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The guy who famously crosses every border in one night without documentation?
ICE has posted a video of Santa Claus arresting immigrants. Your government is hijacking a symbol of charity to spread fear and hate. it’s up to all of us to defeat these twisted fascists.
December 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The guy who famously crosses every border in one night without documentation?
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Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.
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In other words, they broke the law first and then claimed it was too late to challenge it. They further asserted that the White House ballroom project must continue for reasons of “national security”.
Trump administration says White House ballroom construction is a matter of national security
The Trump administration says in a court filing that the president’s White House ballroom construction project must continue for reasons of national security.
apnews.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
In other words, they broke the law first and then claimed it was too late to challenge it. They further asserted that the White House ballroom project must continue for reasons of “national security”.
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The RFK, jr effect.
December 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The RFK, jr effect.
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A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
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NEW: Livestock graze on millions of acres of Western public lands. Congress dramatically reduced scrutiny of the impacts. As Trump seeks to expand grazing, we look at the consequences.
with @highcountrynews.org
with @highcountrynews.org
A Loophole Allows Ranchers to Renew Grazing Permits With Little Scrutiny of the Environmental Impact
With dwindling oversight, cattle are grazing where they’re not supposed to and in greater numbers or for longer periods than permitted. This can spread invasive plants, pushing out native species and ...
www.propublica.org
December 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
NEW: Livestock graze on millions of acres of Western public lands. Congress dramatically reduced scrutiny of the impacts. As Trump seeks to expand grazing, we look at the consequences.
with @highcountrynews.org
with @highcountrynews.org
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The same executives that just fired 3,200 workers in Lexington a week before Thanksgiving collected $14.4 Million in bonus pay last year.
talkbusiness.net/2024/12/tyso...
talkbusiness.net/2024/12/tyso...
November 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The same executives that just fired 3,200 workers in Lexington a week before Thanksgiving collected $14.4 Million in bonus pay last year.
talkbusiness.net/2024/12/tyso...
talkbusiness.net/2024/12/tyso...
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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“I really believe that if I didn’t have [my] birth certificate, I would be somewhere in a facility,” one resident said, recalling that one of the armed federal agents who stopped him on the street aggressively asked if he was from Ethiopia or Ghana.
With @mlk50.com
With @mlk50.com
“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force
A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say the...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
“I really believe that if I didn’t have [my] birth certificate, I would be somewhere in a facility,” one resident said, recalling that one of the armed federal agents who stopped him on the street aggressively asked if he was from Ethiopia or Ghana.
With @mlk50.com
With @mlk50.com
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The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 94th day out of the last 106.
12 days of work in 106 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in 106 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
November 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 94th day out of the last 106.
12 days of work in 106 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in 106 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
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Reporter @virginiagewin.bsky.social interviewed 19 current and former US federal agency scientists about the science being dismantled at EPA, NOAA, NASA, CDC, NIH, & USGS.
They say it's making America unprepared for environmental and public health crises.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
They say it's making America unprepared for environmental and public health crises.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Dismantling of US federal agencies will ‘destroy science’
From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and ...
www.nature.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Reporter @virginiagewin.bsky.social interviewed 19 current and former US federal agency scientists about the science being dismantled at EPA, NOAA, NASA, CDC, NIH, & USGS.
They say it's making America unprepared for environmental and public health crises.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
They say it's making America unprepared for environmental and public health crises.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Three men — Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos — now own more wealth than 165 million Americans combined.
They own the media.
They own the algorithms.
They own politicians in both parties.
The system is rigged — but We the People can take it back.
They own the media.
They own the algorithms.
They own politicians in both parties.
The system is rigged — but We the People can take it back.
October 27, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Three men — Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos — now own more wealth than 165 million Americans combined.
They own the media.
They own the algorithms.
They own politicians in both parties.
The system is rigged — but We the People can take it back.
They own the media.
They own the algorithms.
They own politicians in both parties.
The system is rigged — but We the People can take it back.
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ICE is traumatizing children with cruel immigration raids, then trying to strip them of their due process rights when they’re alone, without attorneys or family to help them.
Tell ICE to stop tormenting kids — and urge Congress to introduce legislation to protect these children.
Tell ICE to stop tormenting kids — and urge Congress to introduce legislation to protect these children.
ICE: Stop Terrorizing Children
ICE is traumatizing children as young as 14 – trying to strip them of their rights while they're without attorneys or family to help them. Take action against these horrific abuses now.
aclu.org
October 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
ICE is traumatizing children with cruel immigration raids, then trying to strip them of their due process rights when they’re alone, without attorneys or family to help them.
Tell ICE to stop tormenting kids — and urge Congress to introduce legislation to protect these children.
Tell ICE to stop tormenting kids — and urge Congress to introduce legislation to protect these children.
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ICE agents act like Nazis.
They act like drug thugs.
They act like terrorists.
It is intolerable in the United States of America.
They act like drug thugs.
They act like terrorists.
It is intolerable in the United States of America.
ICE Raid in Idaho:
ICE agents allegedly pointed guns at three U.S. citizen children and brutally beat their mother.
ICE agents allegedly pointed guns at three U.S. citizen children and brutally beat their mother.
October 24, 2025 at 5:49 AM
ICE agents act like Nazis.
They act like drug thugs.
They act like terrorists.
It is intolerable in the United States of America.
They act like drug thugs.
They act like terrorists.
It is intolerable in the United States of America.
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Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams “I’m 15!” as Man Kneels on Her Neck
October 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams “I’m 15!” as Man Kneels on Her Neck
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Nearly seven million pregnant women and young children depend on WIC for healthy foods. Advocates say funding could run out in about two weeks, leaving states to close the gap if their budgets allow.
The federal shutdown puts nutrition aid for millions of new parents at risk
Nearly seven million pregnant women and young children depend on WIC for healthy foods. Advocates say funding could run out in about two weeks, leaving states to close the gap if their budgets allow.
n.pr
October 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Nearly seven million pregnant women and young children depend on WIC for healthy foods. Advocates say funding could run out in about two weeks, leaving states to close the gap if their budgets allow.
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I am just going to keep posting that the TX governor recently pardoned a political murderer.
The dude texted "I'm going to shoot protestors", then went and shot a Black Lives Matter protester. He was convicted in a jury trial.
Hard to find a more blatant example of celebrating political violence.
The dude texted "I'm going to shoot protestors", then went and shot a Black Lives Matter protester. He was convicted in a jury trial.
Hard to find a more blatant example of celebrating political violence.
Gov. Greg Abbott pardons Daniel Perry, veteran who killed police brutality protester in 2020
A Travis County jury sentenced Perry to 25 years in prison last year, prompting Abbott to ask the state parole board to review his case.
www.texastribune.org
September 15, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I am just going to keep posting that the TX governor recently pardoned a political murderer.
The dude texted "I'm going to shoot protestors", then went and shot a Black Lives Matter protester. He was convicted in a jury trial.
Hard to find a more blatant example of celebrating political violence.
The dude texted "I'm going to shoot protestors", then went and shot a Black Lives Matter protester. He was convicted in a jury trial.
Hard to find a more blatant example of celebrating political violence.
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Don’t say “Dems aren’t doing anything.” There’s just little attention to the courage of these Missouri Dems resisting the extreme gerrymandering of Republicans desigmed to increase Republican numbers in the House.
www.kfvs12.com/2025/09/05/m...
www.kfvs12.com/2025/09/05/m...
Missouri House Democrats plan to continue sit-in over weekend
Missouri Democrats have surpassed 24 hours of their sit-in on the House floor protesting a special session.
www.kfvs12.com
September 8, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Don’t say “Dems aren’t doing anything.” There’s just little attention to the courage of these Missouri Dems resisting the extreme gerrymandering of Republicans desigmed to increase Republican numbers in the House.
www.kfvs12.com/2025/09/05/m...
www.kfvs12.com/2025/09/05/m...
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I really resent my tax dollars being spent on this
September 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I really resent my tax dollars being spent on this
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More than 1.2 million immigrants disappeared from the labor force from January through the end of July, according to preliminary Census Bureau data analyzed by the Pew Research Center.
That includes people who are in the country illegally as well as legal residents. https://to.pbs.org/46d1uiJ
That includes people who are in the country illegally as well as legal residents. https://to.pbs.org/46d1uiJ
1.2 million immigrants are gone from the U.S. workforce under Trump, preliminary data shows
As parades and other events celebrating the contributions of workers in the U.S. are being held for the Labor Day holiday, experts say President Donald Trump’s stepped-up immigration policies are impa...
to.pbs.org
September 1, 2025 at 11:01 PM
More than 1.2 million immigrants disappeared from the labor force from January through the end of July, according to preliminary Census Bureau data analyzed by the Pew Research Center.
That includes people who are in the country illegally as well as legal residents. https://to.pbs.org/46d1uiJ
That includes people who are in the country illegally as well as legal residents. https://to.pbs.org/46d1uiJ
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NEW: The trump administration attempted to remove 600 terrified unaccompanied minors to Guatemala in the middle of the night on a holiday weekend. Judge Sooknanan stopped it. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-sookna...
The Sooknanan Monologue
The trump administration attempted to remove 600 terrified unaccompanied minors to Guatemala in the middle of the night on a holiday weekend until Judge Sooknanan entered an order to stop it.
www.muellershewrote.com
August 31, 2025 at 7:07 PM
NEW: The trump administration attempted to remove 600 terrified unaccompanied minors to Guatemala in the middle of the night on a holiday weekend. Judge Sooknanan stopped it. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-sookna...
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The FDA has approved new COVID-19 booster shots for this fall, but with certain limitations. MSNBC medical contributor @vinguptamd.bsky.social breaks down what the approval means and offers guidance for those considering or in need of the vaccine.
August 31, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The FDA has approved new COVID-19 booster shots for this fall, but with certain limitations. MSNBC medical contributor @vinguptamd.bsky.social breaks down what the approval means and offers guidance for those considering or in need of the vaccine.
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"Upgrade?"
The Felon Administration is putting pressure on the Holocaust Museum to 'upgrade' the US response to Nazi Germany during WW2.
They will whitewash the awful part of history when America turned away fleeing Jews. Many had to return, resulting in death.😢✡️
abcnews.go.com/US/upcoming-...
The Felon Administration is putting pressure on the Holocaust Museum to 'upgrade' the US response to Nazi Germany during WW2.
They will whitewash the awful part of history when America turned away fleeing Jews. Many had to return, resulting in death.😢✡️
abcnews.go.com/US/upcoming-...
Upcoming 'upgrade' to Holocaust Museum exhibit on US response to Nazi Germany sparks some staff concerns: Sources
A Holocaust Memorial Museum exhibit will temporarily close for upgrades, sparking concern from some staff over potential changes amid President Trump's review of museums.
abcnews.go.com
August 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"Upgrade?"
The Felon Administration is putting pressure on the Holocaust Museum to 'upgrade' the US response to Nazi Germany during WW2.
They will whitewash the awful part of history when America turned away fleeing Jews. Many had to return, resulting in death.😢✡️
abcnews.go.com/US/upcoming-...
The Felon Administration is putting pressure on the Holocaust Museum to 'upgrade' the US response to Nazi Germany during WW2.
They will whitewash the awful part of history when America turned away fleeing Jews. Many had to return, resulting in death.😢✡️
abcnews.go.com/US/upcoming-...