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New Mexico's economy is a fraction of the size of New York City's.
If they can enact universal childcare — and relieve working families of a crushing cost burden — surely we can too.
It's just a question of political will.
If they can enact universal childcare — and relieve working families of a crushing cost burden — surely we can too.
It's just a question of political will.
New Mexico will be the first state to make child care free
The program, which is expected to save families $12,000 per child annually, is available to all residents regardless of income.
19thnews.org
September 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
New Mexico's economy is a fraction of the size of New York City's.
If they can enact universal childcare — and relieve working families of a crushing cost burden — surely we can too.
It's just a question of political will.
If they can enact universal childcare — and relieve working families of a crushing cost burden — surely we can too.
It's just a question of political will.
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Justice Clarence Thomas writes constantly that the Constitution is colorblind.
And yet, he and his fellow conservative justices were silent this week as the court voted to allow the Trump administration to detain suspected immigrants based in part on the color of their skin.
And yet, he and his fellow conservative justices were silent this week as the court voted to allow the Trump administration to detain suspected immigrants based in part on the color of their skin.
The Supreme Court says colleges can’t consider race. But ICE can.
So much for the justices' promise of a "colorblind Constitution."
www.motherjones.com
September 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Justice Clarence Thomas writes constantly that the Constitution is colorblind.
And yet, he and his fellow conservative justices were silent this week as the court voted to allow the Trump administration to detain suspected immigrants based in part on the color of their skin.
And yet, he and his fellow conservative justices were silent this week as the court voted to allow the Trump administration to detain suspected immigrants based in part on the color of their skin.
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You know who was also a young husband and father—not to mention ex-Marine—who died, not attacking others to make himself rich and powerful, but to save the lives of others?
David Rose, the officer killed by the anti-vax domestic terrorist who attacked the CDC.
apnews.com/article/deka...
David Rose, the officer killed by the anti-vax domestic terrorist who attacked the CDC.
apnews.com/article/deka...
Law enforcement officers remember police officer killed in CDC shooting in Atlanta
Weeks after David Rose was killed while responding to a shooting this month at the CDC headquarters in Atlanta, officers are remembering the DeKalb County police officer as a courageous leader who pri...
apnews.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
You know who was also a young husband and father—not to mention ex-Marine—who died, not attacking others to make himself rich and powerful, but to save the lives of others?
David Rose, the officer killed by the anti-vax domestic terrorist who attacked the CDC.
apnews.com/article/deka...
David Rose, the officer killed by the anti-vax domestic terrorist who attacked the CDC.
apnews.com/article/deka...
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One was beaten unconscious. Others were covered in bruises, struggling to walk or vomiting blood. Another said he’d been sexually assaulted.
These are the stories of 16 former detainees who were deported to El Salvador’s mega prison.
These are the stories of 16 former detainees who were deported to El Salvador’s mega prison.
‘Welcome to hell’: Inside the megaprison where the U.S. deported migrants
Interviews with 16 former detainees of El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center offer the most complete view yet of conditions inside the notorious prison.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
One was beaten unconscious. Others were covered in bruises, struggling to walk or vomiting blood. Another said he’d been sexually assaulted.
These are the stories of 16 former detainees who were deported to El Salvador’s mega prison.
These are the stories of 16 former detainees who were deported to El Salvador’s mega prison.
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HELLO, US WEST COAST. Tsunami watch bc of 8.7 quake off Russian coast
July 30, 2025 at 12:31 AM
HELLO, US WEST COAST. Tsunami watch bc of 8.7 quake off Russian coast
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So just to be clear - the “protect the kids” party is now shutting the government down to protect sexual predators? Do we have this right?
July 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
So just to be clear - the “protect the kids” party is now shutting the government down to protect sexual predators? Do we have this right?
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“We were kidnapped”: On Friday, more than 200 Venezuelans who disappeared to a megaprison in El Salvador started their journey home.
The horror stories are already emerging.
@isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social and @nlanard.bsky.social spoke with some of their families and here's what they said happened👇
The horror stories are already emerging.
@isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social and @nlanard.bsky.social spoke with some of their families and here's what they said happened👇
July 23, 2025 at 12:37 AM
“We were kidnapped”: On Friday, more than 200 Venezuelans who disappeared to a megaprison in El Salvador started their journey home.
The horror stories are already emerging.
@isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social and @nlanard.bsky.social spoke with some of their families and here's what they said happened👇
The horror stories are already emerging.
@isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social and @nlanard.bsky.social spoke with some of their families and here's what they said happened👇
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How we've failed the promise of making “genocide” a crime
How we've failed the promise of making “genocide” a crime
The lawyer Raphael Lemkin hoped to use international law to curb abuses of power. But his efforts were curtailed from the start.
www.motherjones.com
July 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
How we've failed the promise of making “genocide” a crime
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(NPR: free) When the full story of Camp Mystic in Texas comes fully clear, this type of information will be really tough to swallow or understand.
www.npr.org/2025/07/12/n...
www.npr.org/2025/07/12/n...
FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show
Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain.
www.npr.org
July 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
(NPR: free) When the full story of Camp Mystic in Texas comes fully clear, this type of information will be really tough to swallow or understand.
www.npr.org/2025/07/12/n...
www.npr.org/2025/07/12/n...
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended her department’s response to the Texas floods in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” disputing a New York Times report that FEMA failed to answer thousands of disaster assistance calls.
July 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended her department’s response to the Texas floods in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” disputing a New York Times report that FEMA failed to answer thousands of disaster assistance calls.
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July 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Sickening, revealing stuff from someone with the president’s ear
July 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Sickening, revealing stuff from someone with the president’s ear
😆 🏊♂️ 🏊🏻♀️ 👍
June 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
😆 🏊♂️ 🏊🏻♀️ 👍
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lmao he looks miserable
Trump looking absolutely inconsolable at his fascist-themed 79th birthday party which no one turned up to other than those who had to because he's their boss.
June 15, 2025 at 1:08 AM
lmao he looks miserable
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Watsonville, CA, showing up for #NoKings! Watsonville is one of California’s central communities of farm workers and immigrants, and has recently experienced ICE agents out in the streets and fields.
These young women are dancing while holding pictures of their immigrant loved ones.
These young women are dancing while holding pictures of their immigrant loved ones.
June 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Watsonville, CA, showing up for #NoKings! Watsonville is one of California’s central communities of farm workers and immigrants, and has recently experienced ICE agents out in the streets and fields.
These young women are dancing while holding pictures of their immigrant loved ones.
These young women are dancing while holding pictures of their immigrant loved ones.
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And there it is. The Minnesota assassin who shot Democratic lawmakers “voted for Donald Trump and was a strong Trump supporter,” according to his best friend.
June 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Even after paying $1000 a pop for seat-fillers, the participation in Trump's birthday parade is pathetic.
Donald Trump does NOT want you to share this footage of his pathetically tiny birthday parade crowd.
June 14, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Even after paying $1000 a pop for seat-fillers, the participation in Trump's birthday parade is pathetic.
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We’ve truly lost our way in this country.
An 80-year-old vet who fought for this country just got arrested protesting Trump‘s parade. He deserves respect, not handcuffs.
An 80-year-old vet who fought for this country just got arrested protesting Trump‘s parade. He deserves respect, not handcuffs.
June 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
We’ve truly lost our way in this country.
An 80-year-old vet who fought for this country just got arrested protesting Trump‘s parade. He deserves respect, not handcuffs.
An 80-year-old vet who fought for this country just got arrested protesting Trump‘s parade. He deserves respect, not handcuffs.
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TANK vs TESLA
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
May 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
TANK vs TESLA
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
"We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again"
- WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
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Drop Site's @ryangrim.bsky.social talks about how thirteen Asian and Southeast Asian countries are unifying in the face of Trump's threats.
May 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Drop Site's @ryangrim.bsky.social talks about how thirteen Asian and Southeast Asian countries are unifying in the face of Trump's threats.
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Israel has released Rashid Al-Sarfandi, a Palestinian from Jericho, after 16 months in detention. His before-and-after photos reflect the conditions inside Israeli camps, where detainees face extreme food deprivation.
April 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Israel has released Rashid Al-Sarfandi, a Palestinian from Jericho, after 16 months in detention. His before-and-after photos reflect the conditions inside Israeli camps, where detainees face extreme food deprivation.
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This should really be all anyone needs to know. He only cares about giant corporations and the oligarchs that fund him.
Everyone else? Good luck.
Everyone else? Good luck.
May 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This should really be all anyone needs to know. He only cares about giant corporations and the oligarchs that fund him.
Everyone else? Good luck.
Everyone else? Good luck.
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STUDY:
"These findings indicate that even mild #COVID19 can result in persistent neurocognitive deficits, structural brain alterations, and functional network abnormalities, both in individuals with and without brain fog."
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"These findings indicate that even mild #COVID19 can result in persistent neurocognitive deficits, structural brain alterations, and functional network abnormalities, both in individuals with and without brain fog."
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Persistent neurocognitive deficits in long COVID: Evidence of structural changes and network abnormalities following mild infection
This study aimed to investigate the neurocognitive deficits, structural brain alterations, and network abnormalities in individuals who had a mild SAR…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
STUDY:
"These findings indicate that even mild #COVID19 can result in persistent neurocognitive deficits, structural brain alterations, and functional network abnormalities, both in individuals with and without brain fog."
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"These findings indicate that even mild #COVID19 can result in persistent neurocognitive deficits, structural brain alterations, and functional network abnormalities, both in individuals with and without brain fog."
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Just be happy with the crumbs, that’s all they want for us.
🔥 “There’s something wrong in this country… everything has gone up but wages… how many yachts and houses does one person need? — They want us to stay poor, stay hidden, and die silently.” 🇺🇸 #FightTheOligarchy
H/T @violadavis.bsky.social
H/T @violadavis.bsky.social
May 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Just be happy with the crumbs, that’s all they want for us.