@junipersage777.bsky.social
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In Donald Trump's housing market, rich investors get richer by buying up more houses while working families are pushed out of homeownership.
Real estate investors are purchasing more U.S. homes as high prices lock out would-be buyers
The rise in investor home purchases reflects how much the housing market has slowed as traditional buyers are sidelined, according to BatchData.
www.cbsnews.com
July 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
In Donald Trump's housing market, rich investors get richer by buying up more houses while working families are pushed out of homeownership.
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🚨 Trump's big ugly abomination of a bill slashes access to education for students.
🎓 Leaves 4 million students without Pell Grants
🎓 Cuts graduate and student loan programs
Our students deserve better. This is cruelty, and it’s shameful.
I will vote HELL NO.
🎓 Leaves 4 million students without Pell Grants
🎓 Cuts graduate and student loan programs
Our students deserve better. This is cruelty, and it’s shameful.
I will vote HELL NO.
July 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
🚨 Trump's big ugly abomination of a bill slashes access to education for students.
🎓 Leaves 4 million students without Pell Grants
🎓 Cuts graduate and student loan programs
Our students deserve better. This is cruelty, and it’s shameful.
I will vote HELL NO.
🎓 Leaves 4 million students without Pell Grants
🎓 Cuts graduate and student loan programs
Our students deserve better. This is cruelty, and it’s shameful.
I will vote HELL NO.
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Monstrous:
"They were crying in fear. One of the agents at one point lifted up his shirt, which displayed the gun that he was carrying....The 6-year-old boy was terrified to see the gun. He urinated on himself and wet all his clothing. No one offered him a change of clothing for many hours."
"They were crying in fear. One of the agents at one point lifted up his shirt, which displayed the gun that he was carrying....The 6-year-old boy was terrified to see the gun. He urinated on himself and wet all his clothing. No one offered him a change of clothing for many hours."
ICE arrested a 6-year-old boy with leukemia at immigration court. His family is suing.
A Honduran mother and her two children — ages 6 and 9 — sued the Trump administration over their arrest at Los Angeles Immigration Court, the first lawsuit challenging the arrests of children under a ...
www.tpr.org
June 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Monstrous:
"They were crying in fear. One of the agents at one point lifted up his shirt, which displayed the gun that he was carrying....The 6-year-old boy was terrified to see the gun. He urinated on himself and wet all his clothing. No one offered him a change of clothing for many hours."
"They were crying in fear. One of the agents at one point lifted up his shirt, which displayed the gun that he was carrying....The 6-year-old boy was terrified to see the gun. He urinated on himself and wet all his clothing. No one offered him a change of clothing for many hours."
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Jenny is a mom and cancer survivor who relies on Medicaid for health care.
Millions of people like Jenny are at risk of losing their health insurance under Republicans' "Big Beautiful Bill."
Together, with brave people like Jenny, we can protect health care for millions.
Millions of people like Jenny are at risk of losing their health insurance under Republicans' "Big Beautiful Bill."
Together, with brave people like Jenny, we can protect health care for millions.
Jenny is a mom and cancer survivor who relies on Medicaid for health care.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
June 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Jenny is a mom and cancer survivor who relies on Medicaid for health care.
Millions of people like Jenny are at risk of losing their health insurance under Republicans' "Big Beautiful Bill."
Together, with brave people like Jenny, we can protect health care for millions.
Millions of people like Jenny are at risk of losing their health insurance under Republicans' "Big Beautiful Bill."
Together, with brave people like Jenny, we can protect health care for millions.
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Don’t get it twisted—today’s SCOTUS ruling makes it harder for courts to fully block dangerous policies like Trump’s attack on birthright citizenship.
Once again, they’re bending the law to serve him instead of defending the Constitution.
It’s shameful.
Once again, they’re bending the law to serve him instead of defending the Constitution.
It’s shameful.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court limited judges' power on nationwide injunctions, leaving the fate of Trump's birthright citizenship order unclear.
Live updates: Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear
The Supreme Court will issue decisions on birthright citizenship, age verification laws, DOGE cuts and other emergency appeals related to President Donald Trump’s agenda.
bit.ly
June 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Don’t get it twisted—today’s SCOTUS ruling makes it harder for courts to fully block dangerous policies like Trump’s attack on birthright citizenship.
Once again, they’re bending the law to serve him instead of defending the Constitution.
It’s shameful.
Once again, they’re bending the law to serve him instead of defending the Constitution.
It’s shameful.
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- ICE has shut down its internal oversight arms, slashing inspections and leaving detained people with no real way to report abuse.
June 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
- ICE has shut down its internal oversight arms, slashing inspections and leaving detained people with no real way to report abuse.
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“Is there any sign of life?”
“Have we heard a heartbeat?”
“Does she feel any kicking?”
“We don’t have the equipment to do that.”
That’s the full 911 audio from a nurse inside an ICE detention center near Denver, calling for help as a four-months-pregnant woman bled and cried out in pain.
“Have we heard a heartbeat?”
“Does she feel any kicking?”
“We don’t have the equipment to do that.”
That’s the full 911 audio from a nurse inside an ICE detention center near Denver, calling for help as a four-months-pregnant woman bled and cried out in pain.
June 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
“Is there any sign of life?”
“Have we heard a heartbeat?”
“Does she feel any kicking?”
“We don’t have the equipment to do that.”
That’s the full 911 audio from a nurse inside an ICE detention center near Denver, calling for help as a four-months-pregnant woman bled and cried out in pain.
“Have we heard a heartbeat?”
“Does she feel any kicking?”
“We don’t have the equipment to do that.”
That’s the full 911 audio from a nurse inside an ICE detention center near Denver, calling for help as a four-months-pregnant woman bled and cried out in pain.
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If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?
June 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
June 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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Monitoring channels strongly warn: don't touch unknown objects -- russia attacked Kyiv with cluster munitions.
Cluster munitions.
On a city of 4M people.
Let that sink in.
Don't talk about "both sides."
Don't ask Ukraine to give up.
Peace comes only when russia is defeated.
Cluster munitions.
On a city of 4M people.
Let that sink in.
Don't talk about "both sides."
Don't ask Ukraine to give up.
Peace comes only when russia is defeated.
June 23, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Monitoring channels strongly warn: don't touch unknown objects -- russia attacked Kyiv with cluster munitions.
Cluster munitions.
On a city of 4M people.
Let that sink in.
Don't talk about "both sides."
Don't ask Ukraine to give up.
Peace comes only when russia is defeated.
Cluster munitions.
On a city of 4M people.
Let that sink in.
Don't talk about "both sides."
Don't ask Ukraine to give up.
Peace comes only when russia is defeated.
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1. Trump announces where he will bomb in Iran to destroy its nuclear inventory.
2. Iran moves its nuclear inventory from those locations.
3. Trump bombs those locations.
4. Trump: "Yay! Our strikes were a COMPLETE success! Mission accomplished!!!"
5. Iran rolls its eyes & jacks up US gas prices.
2. Iran moves its nuclear inventory from those locations.
3. Trump bombs those locations.
4. Trump: "Yay! Our strikes were a COMPLETE success! Mission accomplished!!!"
5. Iran rolls its eyes & jacks up US gas prices.
June 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
1. Trump announces where he will bomb in Iran to destroy its nuclear inventory.
2. Iran moves its nuclear inventory from those locations.
3. Trump bombs those locations.
4. Trump: "Yay! Our strikes were a COMPLETE success! Mission accomplished!!!"
5. Iran rolls its eyes & jacks up US gas prices.
2. Iran moves its nuclear inventory from those locations.
3. Trump bombs those locations.
4. Trump: "Yay! Our strikes were a COMPLETE success! Mission accomplished!!!"
5. Iran rolls its eyes & jacks up US gas prices.
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FUN FACT: Netanyahu has spent the better part of two decades trying to strong arm the United States into an unprovoked war against Iran and finally found a president stupid enough to do it for him. Unbelievable.
June 22, 2025 at 2:49 AM
FUN FACT: Netanyahu has spent the better part of two decades trying to strong arm the United States into an unprovoked war against Iran and finally found a president stupid enough to do it for him. Unbelievable.
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So…
People seem to think that we’re just done now? We bombed the shit out of three nuclear sites in a country we weren’t at war with, and that’s just… it?
Oh, my sweet summer children.
People seem to think that we’re just done now? We bombed the shit out of three nuclear sites in a country we weren’t at war with, and that’s just… it?
Oh, my sweet summer children.
June 22, 2025 at 12:38 AM
So…
People seem to think that we’re just done now? We bombed the shit out of three nuclear sites in a country we weren’t at war with, and that’s just… it?
Oh, my sweet summer children.
People seem to think that we’re just done now? We bombed the shit out of three nuclear sites in a country we weren’t at war with, and that’s just… it?
Oh, my sweet summer children.
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Whatever your politics, if you were angry about the lies told by Republicans that got us into the second Iraq War, I'm telling you as someone who's researched this BS new GOP war that you should be 100 times angrier here because the lies were 100 times more venal and disgusting.
June 22, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Whatever your politics, if you were angry about the lies told by Republicans that got us into the second Iraq War, I'm telling you as someone who's researched this BS new GOP war that you should be 100 times angrier here because the lies were 100 times more venal and disgusting.
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This is a frightening, yet extremely important read. Aaron shared the gift link, so please take a look. It's important.
“You would never know, as The New York Times churns out its usual policy-option thumb-suckers, that the United States is well down the road to dictatorship at home. That is the context in which a war with Iran will occur.”
American Democracy Might Not Survive a War With Iran
The United States is well down the road to dictatorship. Imagine what Trump would do with a state of war.
www.theatlantic.com
June 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This is a frightening, yet extremely important read. Aaron shared the gift link, so please take a look. It's important.
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New voting restrictions are flying under the radar this year. From mail voting cuts to student ID bans, states are changing the rules ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
www.democracydocket.com/analysis/red...
www.democracydocket.com/analysis/red...
June 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
New voting restrictions are flying under the radar this year. From mail voting cuts to student ID bans, states are changing the rules ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
www.democracydocket.com/analysis/red...
www.democracydocket.com/analysis/red...
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The GOP budget bill borrows trillions from our kids to give billionaires a massive tax break.
Anyone who votes for this can shut up about calling themselves a "fiscal conservative."
Anyone who votes for this can shut up about calling themselves a "fiscal conservative."
June 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The GOP budget bill borrows trillions from our kids to give billionaires a massive tax break.
Anyone who votes for this can shut up about calling themselves a "fiscal conservative."
Anyone who votes for this can shut up about calling themselves a "fiscal conservative."
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This was a beautiful episode and we encourage people to watch it.
In the spring of 2008, I feared America was on the verge of war with Iran — and, believing that it’s good style to get to know people before you bomb them, I made “Rick Steves’ Iran,” a one-hour special that could (and would) only debut on PBS. Sadly, this special has become pertinent again today.
Iran
Join Rick as he explores the most surprising and fascinating land he's ever visited: Iran. In a one-hour, ground-breaking travel special on public television, you'll discover the splendid monuments of...
www.ricksteves.com
June 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
This was a beautiful episode and we encourage people to watch it.
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A dangerous provision is being considered by the Senate that would prevent states from regulating AI for ten years with no federal alternative.
We must tell Congress to oppose this ten year ban on AI regulation immediately.
We must tell Congress to oppose this ten year ban on AI regulation immediately.
Congress: Oppose The 10-Year Ban on AI Regulation
A provision slipped into the reconciliation bill to ban all state-level AI regulations for 10 years. Urge Congress to oppose this ban immediately.
https://action.aclu.org/send-message/congress-oppose-10-year-ban-ai-regulation?initm[…]-na-nat-na-racialjustice-artificalintelligence-privacyandtech
June 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A dangerous provision is being considered by the Senate that would prevent states from regulating AI for ten years with no federal alternative.
We must tell Congress to oppose this ten year ban on AI regulation immediately.
We must tell Congress to oppose this ten year ban on AI regulation immediately.
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“Republicans seem to think they can win by changing the rules after an election or making it harder to vote. And Trump’s DOJ wants to help them do it,.” @billycorriher.bsky.social writes.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/doj-...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/doj-...
DOJ and North Carolina Collude to Tighten Voting Rules
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
June 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“Republicans seem to think they can win by changing the rules after an election or making it harder to vote. And Trump’s DOJ wants to help them do it,.” @billycorriher.bsky.social writes.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/doj-...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/doj-...
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Toomaj, the famous Iranian rapper and freedom fighter who has been one of the biggest targets of the Islamic regime, has posted this statement.
Toomaj has been out of prison for the past few years and has sacrificed a great deal fighting for freedom.
Toomaj has been out of prison for the past few years and has sacrificed a great deal fighting for freedom.
June 17, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Toomaj, the famous Iranian rapper and freedom fighter who has been one of the biggest targets of the Islamic regime, has posted this statement.
Toomaj has been out of prison for the past few years and has sacrificed a great deal fighting for freedom.
Toomaj has been out of prison for the past few years and has sacrificed a great deal fighting for freedom.
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Someone want to explain tot ayt IDIOT that if he didnt want Iran to have a nuclear weapon HE SHOULDNT HAVE RIPPED UP THE NUCLEAR AGREEMENT THAT OBAMA MADE WITH THEM. Fuck I hate that mother fucker
June 16, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Someone want to explain tot ayt IDIOT that if he didnt want Iran to have a nuclear weapon HE SHOULDNT HAVE RIPPED UP THE NUCLEAR AGREEMENT THAT OBAMA MADE WITH THEM. Fuck I hate that mother fucker
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💔 The assassination attempts on 2 politicians and their spouses are both heartbreaking and utterly predicatable. We have allowed right-wing extremism and gun fetishism to explode unchecked despite daily tragedies.
This isn’t a Minnesota problem, it is an American problem and we MUST fight back.
This isn’t a Minnesota problem, it is an American problem and we MUST fight back.
The Trump Administration’s deluge of executive orders, federal layoffs, and discriminatory rhetoric is designed to be dizzying.
That’s why we’re monitoring their threats to public safety—which have real, life-threatening consequences for our communities. Learn more:
That’s why we’re monitoring their threats to public safety—which have real, life-threatening consequences for our communities. Learn more:
Trump Administration Actions on Gun Violence So Far
The Trump administration is advancing an extreme “guns everywhere” agenda with real consequences for our communities.
www.everytown.org
June 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
💔 The assassination attempts on 2 politicians and their spouses are both heartbreaking and utterly predicatable. We have allowed right-wing extremism and gun fetishism to explode unchecked despite daily tragedies.
This isn’t a Minnesota problem, it is an American problem and we MUST fight back.
This isn’t a Minnesota problem, it is an American problem and we MUST fight back.
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Enough is enough: Mahmoud Khalil should be home with his newborn son and wife.
We're fighting for that this Father's Day and every day until he is free.
We're fighting for that this Father's Day and every day until he is free.
Read Detained Activist Mahmoud Khalil’s Letter to His Son | ACLU
www.aclu.org
June 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Enough is enough: Mahmoud Khalil should be home with his newborn son and wife.
We're fighting for that this Father's Day and every day until he is free.
We're fighting for that this Father's Day and every day until he is free.
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June 15, 2025 at 2:27 AM