@ejfarley.bsky.social
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The Trump administration has drafted a memo to Congress outlining its intent to end nearly all federal funding for public media, which includes NPR and PBS, according to a White House official who spoke to NPR.
Trump plans order to cut funding for NPR and PBS
President Trump and GOP members of Congress have accused the public broadcasters of biased and "woke" programming. The president plans a rescission, which would give Congress 45 days to approve the di...
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The Trump administration has drafted a memo to Congress outlining its intent to end nearly all federal funding for public media, which includes NPR and PBS, according to a White House official who spoke to NPR.
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Unemployment rates are higher for formerly incarcerated people than the total U.S. unemployment rate during any historical period, including the Great Depression!
Exclusionary practices in employment make it almost impossible to successfully navigate reentry.
www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/outo...
Exclusionary practices in employment make it almost impossible to successfully navigate reentry.
www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/outo...
Out of Prison & Out of Work
Report exploring employment outcomes of formerly incarcerated people.
www.prisonpolicy.org
April 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Unemployment rates are higher for formerly incarcerated people than the total U.S. unemployment rate during any historical period, including the Great Depression!
Exclusionary practices in employment make it almost impossible to successfully navigate reentry.
www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/outo...
Exclusionary practices in employment make it almost impossible to successfully navigate reentry.
www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/outo...
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Latest episode of @strictscrutiny.bsky.social gives a great rundown of the current BS going on with the decisions by SCOTUS on the deportations. open.spotify.com/episode/7mBK...
SCOTUS Lets Trump Play Word Games
Strict Scrutiny · Episode
open.spotify.com
April 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Latest episode of @strictscrutiny.bsky.social gives a great rundown of the current BS going on with the decisions by SCOTUS on the deportations. open.spotify.com/episode/7mBK...
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I am outraged that—in the aftermath of last January’s water crisis—the Trump Administration has canceled $12 million in federal funding for improvements to Richmond’s water treatment plant. This is unacceptable.
President Donald Trump’s administration has canceled a $12 million grant that Richmond was selected to receive for improvements to its water treatment plant in the aftermath of January’…
Trump administration cancels $12 million grant for planned repairs to Richmond’s water treatment plant
President Donald Trump’s administration has canceled a $12 million grant that Richmond was selected to receive for improvements to its water treatment plant in the aftermath of January’…
www.wric.com
April 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I am outraged that—in the aftermath of last January’s water crisis—the Trump Administration has canceled $12 million in federal funding for improvements to Richmond’s water treatment plant. This is unacceptable.
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Today's #MustReads:
The rise of end times fascism www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... by @naomiaklein.bsky.social & @astra.bsky.social
The rise of end times fascism www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... by @naomiaklein.bsky.social & @astra.bsky.social
The rise of end times fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
April 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Today's #MustReads:
The rise of end times fascism www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... by @naomiaklein.bsky.social & @astra.bsky.social
The rise of end times fascism www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... by @naomiaklein.bsky.social & @astra.bsky.social
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Happy Tax Day – just a reminder: Mass incarceration costs the US at least $182 billion every year.
Follow the money of mass incarceration: www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/mone...
Follow the money of mass incarceration: www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/mone...
April 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Happy Tax Day – just a reminder: Mass incarceration costs the US at least $182 billion every year.
Follow the money of mass incarceration: www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/mone...
Follow the money of mass incarceration: www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/mone...
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Undocumented immigrants paid an effective federal income tax rate of 5.27% in 2022.
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
April 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Undocumented immigrants paid an effective federal income tax rate of 5.27% in 2022.
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
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Trump and Musk have already fired 7,000 Social Security workers—contributing to unanswered phone calls and long wait times across the country. Being able to make appointments and get questions answered is critical to Virginians' ability to accessing the benefits they've earned.
April 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Trump and Musk have already fired 7,000 Social Security workers—contributing to unanswered phone calls and long wait times across the country. Being able to make appointments and get questions answered is critical to Virginians' ability to accessing the benefits they've earned.
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The DOJ lawyer who made the mistake of answering the court's questions about Abrego-Garcia candidly (eg yes he was mistakenly deported, a fact the Administration already has acknowledged), which got him put on administrative leave, has now been fired, ending his 15-year DOJ career..
April 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The DOJ lawyer who made the mistake of answering the court's questions about Abrego-Garcia candidly (eg yes he was mistakenly deported, a fact the Administration already has acknowledged), which got him put on administrative leave, has now been fired, ending his 15-year DOJ career..
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Every tyrant in history has sought to stifle criticism of himself and his regime.
But America was founded on criticism.
American democracy was built on dissent.
Every institution, group, firm, or individual that surrenders to Trump’s wanton tyranny invites more of it.
But America was founded on criticism.
American democracy was built on dissent.
Every institution, group, firm, or individual that surrenders to Trump’s wanton tyranny invites more of it.
April 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Every tyrant in history has sought to stifle criticism of himself and his regime.
But America was founded on criticism.
American democracy was built on dissent.
Every institution, group, firm, or individual that surrenders to Trump’s wanton tyranny invites more of it.
But America was founded on criticism.
American democracy was built on dissent.
Every institution, group, firm, or individual that surrenders to Trump’s wanton tyranny invites more of it.
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Here is “the full version Mr. Abrego's time in the US, using court documents to explain the allegations of gang membership and what actually happened in his case.”
h/t Aaron Reichlin-Melnik on Twitter
h/t Aaron Reichlin-Melnik on Twitter
April 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Here is “the full version Mr. Abrego's time in the US, using court documents to explain the allegations of gang membership and what actually happened in his case.”
h/t Aaron Reichlin-Melnik on Twitter
h/t Aaron Reichlin-Melnik on Twitter
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Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. On Saturday, April 5, millions of Americans are mobilizing to show it doesn’t. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/april-5-hands-off-our-healthcare
April 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. On Saturday, April 5, millions of Americans are mobilizing to show it doesn’t. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/april-5-hands-off-our-healthcare
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In preview of my Monday morning piece, I'm going to say a little bit about why this is so concerning. This is not some "economy" thing. Its first & foremost the possibility that our legal order is modified so the law of the land is defined by Elon Musk at Treasury
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Full Access to Treasury’s Payments System
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
In preview of my Monday morning piece, I'm going to say a little bit about why this is so concerning. This is not some "economy" thing. Its first & foremost the possibility that our legal order is modified so the law of the land is defined by Elon Musk at Treasury
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
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Another intelligent discussion via @offlinewithjon.com with
@jonfavs.bsky.social and Dr Steven Levitsky.
youtu.be/wJr6zfvW-rc?...
@jonfavs.bsky.social and Dr Steven Levitsky.
youtu.be/wJr6zfvW-rc?...
How Trump is Taking America From Democracy to Autocracy & What Media Outlets Can Do To Fight Back
YouTube video by Offline with Jon Favreau
youtu.be
February 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Another intelligent discussion via @offlinewithjon.com with
@jonfavs.bsky.social and Dr Steven Levitsky.
youtu.be/wJr6zfvW-rc?...
@jonfavs.bsky.social and Dr Steven Levitsky.
youtu.be/wJr6zfvW-rc?...
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Americans are beginning to fear dissent. That’s exactly what Trump wants.
My latest for The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/31/americans-dissent-fear-trump
My latest for The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/31/americans-dissent-fear-trump
Americans are beginning to fear dissent. That’s exactly what Trump wants | Robert Reich
Attacks on the pillars of civil society are chilling speech. But American democracy was built on criticism
www.theguardian.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Americans are beginning to fear dissent. That’s exactly what Trump wants.
My latest for The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/31/americans-dissent-fear-trump
My latest for The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/31/americans-dissent-fear-trump
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I spoke with @nytimes.com about the Trump admin's threats to higher education (it's not just about Columbia). Great to be included alongside @genevievelakier.bsky.social & @ilyasomin.bsky.social! (Gift Link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/n...
Legal Experts Question Trump’s Authority to Cancel Columbia’s Funding (Gift Article)
The government has demanded drastic changes to the university before it will consider reinstating $400 million. Lee C. Bollinger, the school’s former president calls it an “existential threat.”
www.nytimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I spoke with @nytimes.com about the Trump admin's threats to higher education (it's not just about Columbia). Great to be included alongside @genevievelakier.bsky.social & @ilyasomin.bsky.social! (Gift Link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/n...
100%!!
excerpt of statement from Nancy Pelosi
excerpt of statement from Nancy Pelosi
March 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
100%!!
excerpt of statement from Nancy Pelosi
excerpt of statement from Nancy Pelosi
@kaine.senate.gov I see no posts from you regarding the pending CR vote, have I missed something!?!? We need our representatives to be making noise and fighting against what is happening. The options to shut down or pass an awful CR - are well, awful. Why not fight for a clean CR?!?!
March 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
@kaine.senate.gov I see no posts from you regarding the pending CR vote, have I missed something!?!? We need our representatives to be making noise and fighting against what is happening. The options to shut down or pass an awful CR - are well, awful. Why not fight for a clean CR?!?!
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My statement regarding the U.S. Department of Education’s firing of nearly half its workforce:
March 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
My statement regarding the U.S. Department of Education’s firing of nearly half its workforce: