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Don’t look away. This is what Libya’s migrant detention facilities look like. This is what Trump is doing.
Amnesty International called Libya’s migrant detention centers a “hellscape,” where beatings and sexual violence are rampant and there are many reports of trafficking and even slavery.
Amnesty International called Libya’s migrant detention centers a “hellscape,” where beatings and sexual violence are rampant and there are many reports of trafficking and even slavery.
May 7, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Don’t look away. This is what Libya’s migrant detention facilities look like. This is what Trump is doing.
Amnesty International called Libya’s migrant detention centers a “hellscape,” where beatings and sexual violence are rampant and there are many reports of trafficking and even slavery.
Amnesty International called Libya’s migrant detention centers a “hellscape,” where beatings and sexual violence are rampant and there are many reports of trafficking and even slavery.
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1/ For ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for public service, we reported on five pregnant women who died after not receiving timely medical care in states with strict abortion bans.
These are their stories 🧵
These are their stories 🧵
May 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
1/ For ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for public service, we reported on five pregnant women who died after not receiving timely medical care in states with strict abortion bans.
These are their stories 🧵
These are their stories 🧵
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another illegal executive order
In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.
Trump orders end to federal funding for NPR and PBS
In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.
www.wbur.org
May 2, 2025 at 10:20 AM
another illegal executive order
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Bad times for the State Department lead to bad times for the rest of us.
April 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Bad times for the State Department lead to bad times for the rest of us.
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This is getting fewer headlines than it should. After coming to power promising to help working people, the president is revealing his real priorities by actively making it easier for banks to rip people off.
The CFPB Has Been Gutted
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau terminated the positions of 1,406 employees at the congressionally mandated agency.
www.wired.com
April 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This is getting fewer headlines than it should. After coming to power promising to help working people, the president is revealing his real priorities by actively making it easier for banks to rip people off.
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going to need to start hearing from governors what they intend to do to protect residents of their states from the federal government
April 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
going to need to start hearing from governors what they intend to do to protect residents of their states from the federal government
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What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
April 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
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You can tell who the Good Guys are because they're the ones smashing a car window to drag a mother away from her child while wearing ski masks.
“Mommy, no. Mommy.”
Daughter captures the moment masked ICE agents smash the window of her mother's car in order to take her into custody.
The government claims the 52-year old seamstress is an associate of the MS-13 gang.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
Daughter captures the moment masked ICE agents smash the window of her mother's car in order to take her into custody.
The government claims the 52-year old seamstress is an associate of the MS-13 gang.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
Rejected at her door, ICE nabs a Maryland woman in her car after smashing her window
Video shows a U.S. ICE agents breaking the window of a Maryland woman, Elsy Noemi Berrios, after failing to detain her at home.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
April 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
You can tell who the Good Guys are because they're the ones smashing a car window to drag a mother away from her child while wearing ski masks.
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NEW: EPA is planning to eliminate requirements to report greenhouse gas emissions for thousands of facilities.
“It would be a bit like unplugging the equipment that monitors the vital signs of a patient that is critically ill”
@maibached.bsky.social told me
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
“It would be a bit like unplugging the equipment that monitors the vital signs of a patient that is critically ill”
@maibached.bsky.social told me
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s EPA Plans to Stop Collecting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data From Most Polluters
Climate experts expressed shock and dismay at the move. “It would be a bit like unplugging the equipment that monitors the vital signs of a patient that is critically ill,” one said.
www.propublica.org
April 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
NEW: EPA is planning to eliminate requirements to report greenhouse gas emissions for thousands of facilities.
“It would be a bit like unplugging the equipment that monitors the vital signs of a patient that is critically ill”
@maibached.bsky.social told me
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
“It would be a bit like unplugging the equipment that monitors the vital signs of a patient that is critically ill”
@maibached.bsky.social told me
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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I’ll never get over how softly media carried the insane bailouts WE paid to farmers to cover the catastrophe of his first term tariffs. It didn’t get emphasized in debates or in response to his campaign tariff threat.HE TRIED THIS ALREADY. We paid. Remember? From 2020. www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
Trump Tariff Aid To Farmers Cost More Than U.S. Nuclear Forces
The $28 billion for farmers raises questions about using taxpayer money to shield policymakers from the consequences of tariff increases.
www.forbes.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I’ll never get over how softly media carried the insane bailouts WE paid to farmers to cover the catastrophe of his first term tariffs. It didn’t get emphasized in debates or in response to his campaign tariff threat.HE TRIED THIS ALREADY. We paid. Remember? From 2020. www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
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Reminder: Typos in official communications are intentionally included by the administration to identify potential leakers. Please exercise caution with anything you share.
March 31, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Reminder: Typos in official communications are intentionally included by the administration to identify potential leakers. Please exercise caution with anything you share.
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France’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.
South Korea’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.
Brazil’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.
Only America’s decided a criminal must be allowed to break its laws and destroy its democracy.
South Korea’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.
Brazil’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.
Only America’s decided a criminal must be allowed to break its laws and destroy its democracy.
Marine Le Pen barred from running for French presidency in 2027
Far-right leader found guilty of embezzlement of European funds and immediately barred from running for office
www.theguardian.com
March 31, 2025 at 1:24 PM
France’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.
South Korea’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.
Brazil’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.
Only America’s decided a criminal must be allowed to break its laws and destroy its democracy.
South Korea’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.
Brazil’s institutions defended its democracy, upholding the law.
Only America’s decided a criminal must be allowed to break its laws and destroy its democracy.
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It is unfortunate that most Americans will not know or care about this issue until Trump persuades the Supreme Court to abolish agency independence, gains absolute power over the Federal Reserve, and crashes the economy. But that’s the direction in which we are ineluctably heading.
NEW: A split appeals court just cleared the way for Trump to fire members of boards once designed to be independent presidential control. It's a win for Trump's bid to consolidate authority over all facets of the executive branch.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
March 28, 2025 at 9:38 PM
It is unfortunate that most Americans will not know or care about this issue until Trump persuades the Supreme Court to abolish agency independence, gains absolute power over the Federal Reserve, and crashes the economy. But that’s the direction in which we are ineluctably heading.
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“Ozturk co-authored an op-ed in the student paper criticizing university leaders for their stance on the war in Gaza.”
My dog was upset by this video’s audio, so take care watching it if you have kids or pets.
It’s distressing.
If we do not speak up, they will come for more of us.
#Resist
My dog was upset by this video’s audio, so take care watching it if you have kids or pets.
It’s distressing.
If we do not speak up, they will come for more of us.
#Resist
Rumeysa Ozturk, a PhD student at Tufts University, was detained March 25 by Department of Homeland Security agents in masks and plainclothes.
“We should all be horrified at the way DHS spirited away Rumeysa in broad daylight,” Mahsa Khanbabai, Ozturk’s lawyer, said. wapo.st/3QPfoiA
“We should all be horrified at the way DHS spirited away Rumeysa in broad daylight,” Mahsa Khanbabai, Ozturk’s lawyer, said. wapo.st/3QPfoiA
March 28, 2025 at 2:14 AM
“Ozturk co-authored an op-ed in the student paper criticizing university leaders for their stance on the war in Gaza.”
My dog was upset by this video’s audio, so take care watching it if you have kids or pets.
It’s distressing.
If we do not speak up, they will come for more of us.
#Resist
My dog was upset by this video’s audio, so take care watching it if you have kids or pets.
It’s distressing.
If we do not speak up, they will come for more of us.
#Resist
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Three Tribal Nations and Native students are taking legal action against the U.S. government for devastating staff cuts at BIE schools, Haskell, and SIPI. The abrupt reductions, made without Tribal consultation, threaten Native students’ education, safety, and treaty rights.
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Tribes and Students Sue Bureau of Indian Education Over Cuts to Staff and Services - Native American Rights Fund
On Friday, March 7, 2025, three Tribal Nations (Pueblo of Isleta, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, and Cheyenne Arapaho Tribes) along with Native students (Ella Bowen, Kaiya Brown, Danielle Ledesma,…
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March 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Three Tribal Nations and Native students are taking legal action against the U.S. government for devastating staff cuts at BIE schools, Haskell, and SIPI. The abrupt reductions, made without Tribal consultation, threaten Native students’ education, safety, and treaty rights.
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Trump and Musk are taking a chainsaw to public schools knowing it's not their kids who will suffer the consequences.
Millions of families count on the Education Department to help fund their public schools and protect their rights.
I'm calling for an independent investigation.
Millions of families count on the Education Department to help fund their public schools and protect their rights.
I'm calling for an independent investigation.
Democratic senators want an investigation into Trump's Education Department cuts
“These actions likely contravene the law and will hurt students and families everywhere,” Elizabeth Warren and others wrote in a letter to the agency's acting inspector general.
www.nbcnews.com
March 27, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Trump and Musk are taking a chainsaw to public schools knowing it's not their kids who will suffer the consequences.
Millions of families count on the Education Department to help fund their public schools and protect their rights.
I'm calling for an independent investigation.
Millions of families count on the Education Department to help fund their public schools and protect their rights.
I'm calling for an independent investigation.
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Six Michigan tribes have exited federal discussions on the Line 5 oil tunnel due to the U.S. Army Corps' plan to fast-track approval, bypassing essential reviews. Bay Mills President Whitney Gravelle criticized the federal government for neglecting its legal duties. Read more:
Tribes Blow Whistle on Line 5 Tunnel Federal Fast-Tracking - Native American Rights Fund
Six Michigan Tribes withdrew from Line 5 federal discussions after learning that the US Army Corps of Engineers will likely fast-track its approval for Enbridge...
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March 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Six Michigan tribes have exited federal discussions on the Line 5 oil tunnel due to the U.S. Army Corps' plan to fast-track approval, bypassing essential reviews. Bay Mills President Whitney Gravelle criticized the federal government for neglecting its legal duties. Read more:
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What happens if the courts can't stop the Trump Administration? “Then we’ve got to take to the streets in a different way,” Anthony Romero, the executive director of the A.C.L.U., tells David Remnick. “We've got to shut down this country.”
We Might Have to “Shut Down the Country”
Anthony Romero, the A.C.L.U.’s executive director, talks about what he thinks could happen if the Trump Administration defies the authority of the courts.
www.newyorker.com
March 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
What happens if the courts can't stop the Trump Administration? “Then we’ve got to take to the streets in a different way,” Anthony Romero, the executive director of the A.C.L.U., tells David Remnick. “We've got to shut down this country.”
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Tim Walz nailed it!
Dear Democrats: hear the primal scream and DO SOMETHING!
And rest assured, we will have your back.
Dear Democrats: hear the primal scream and DO SOMETHING!
And rest assured, we will have your back.
March 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Tim Walz nailed it!
Dear Democrats: hear the primal scream and DO SOMETHING!
And rest assured, we will have your back.
Dear Democrats: hear the primal scream and DO SOMETHING!
And rest assured, we will have your back.
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Compared to Hungary, Turkey, Venezuela, Poland, Trump is moving MUCH faster, more aggressively, and with broader claim to power. We're not in danger of becoming those autocracies--we're very quickly surpassing them. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/w...
‘This Is Worse’: Trump’s Judicial Defiance Veers Beyond the Autocrat Playbook (Gift Article)
The president’s escalating conflict with federal courts is even more aggressive than what happened in countries like Hungary and Turkey, experts say.
www.nytimes.com
March 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Compared to Hungary, Turkey, Venezuela, Poland, Trump is moving MUCH faster, more aggressively, and with broader claim to power. We're not in danger of becoming those autocracies--we're very quickly surpassing them. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/w...
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for the one millionth time, the dept of education just monitors access to education. civil rights, title ix, disabilities, making sure everybody gets a fair opportunity.
this is not about curriculum. states design those standards. this is an attack on the idea of fairness in education.
this is not about curriculum. states design those standards. this is an attack on the idea of fairness in education.
if a senile old man can wave his little marker and say the department of education is gone we don’t really live in anything remotely like a democracy do we
March 20, 2025 at 11:45 PM
for the one millionth time, the dept of education just monitors access to education. civil rights, title ix, disabilities, making sure everybody gets a fair opportunity.
this is not about curriculum. states design those standards. this is an attack on the idea of fairness in education.
this is not about curriculum. states design those standards. this is an attack on the idea of fairness in education.
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“An Israeli official… told The Washington Post that the ‘return to fighting in Gaza was fully coordinated with Washington.’”
Israel’s military launched a large-scale bombing campaign on the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, breaking the fragile ceasefire with Hamas that has been in place since late January.
At least 404 people have been killed, with 562 injured, Gaza’s Health Ministry said.
At least 404 people have been killed, with 562 injured, Gaza’s Health Ministry said.
Live updates: More than 400 killed as Israel strikes Gaza, breaking ceasefire with Hamas, officials say
The rate of Palestinian casualties flooding through hospital doors was making it nearly impossible to keep track of numbers, one doctor said.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 18, 2025 at 11:25 AM
“An Israeli official… told The Washington Post that the ‘return to fighting in Gaza was fully coordinated with Washington.’”
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A 2024 GAO report found the IRS netted a savings of $13,000 for every additional hour spent auditing wealthy individuals’ tax returns.
Watch reporter @andykroll.bsky.social break down how DOGE cuts to the IRS could cost more than DOGE will ever save ⤵️
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
Watch reporter @andykroll.bsky.social break down how DOGE cuts to the IRS could cost more than DOGE will ever save ⤵️
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
How DOGE Cuts to the IRS Could Cost More Than DOGE Will Ever Save
YouTube video by ProPublica
www.youtube.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
A 2024 GAO report found the IRS netted a savings of $13,000 for every additional hour spent auditing wealthy individuals’ tax returns.
Watch reporter @andykroll.bsky.social break down how DOGE cuts to the IRS could cost more than DOGE will ever save ⤵️
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
Watch reporter @andykroll.bsky.social break down how DOGE cuts to the IRS could cost more than DOGE will ever save ⤵️
📽️: @josesepulveda.bsky.social
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These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
March 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.