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"In our federal system, the National Gov. possesses only limited powers; the States and the people retain the remainder. The States have broad authority to enact legislation for the public good—what we have often called a 'police power.' The Fed. Gov., by contrast, has no such authority."-SCOTUS '14
June 9, 2025 at 12:24 AM
"In our federal system, the National Gov. possesses only limited powers; the States and the people retain the remainder. The States have broad authority to enact legislation for the public good—what we have often called a 'police power.' The Fed. Gov., by contrast, has no such authority."-SCOTUS '14
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Kidnapping.
Capturing a person against their will without due process is called kidnapping.
Transporting them to another country without due process is called human trafficking.
A squalid extrajudicial prison for people found guilty of no crime is called a concentration camp.
Capturing a person against their will without due process is called kidnapping.
Transporting them to another country without due process is called human trafficking.
A squalid extrajudicial prison for people found guilty of no crime is called a concentration camp.
stop calling things deportation just because they call it deportation.
-You cannot legally deport people without due process.
-You cannot legally deport citizens.
-They are defining down deportation to break the law.
-You cannot legally deport people without due process.
-You cannot legally deport citizens.
-They are defining down deportation to break the law.
Leavitt confirmed that the WH is working on deporting US citizens to El Salvador
April 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Kidnapping.
Capturing a person against their will without due process is called kidnapping.
Transporting them to another country without due process is called human trafficking.
A squalid extrajudicial prison for people found guilty of no crime is called a concentration camp.
Capturing a person against their will without due process is called kidnapping.
Transporting them to another country without due process is called human trafficking.
A squalid extrajudicial prison for people found guilty of no crime is called a concentration camp.
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It's simple. Everyone in the US enjoys the protections of the Constitution - even visitors. So if someone commits a crime here, you give them due process here. You charge them here, try them here, and sentence them here. You don't deport them to an offshore torture prison.
March 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It's simple. Everyone in the US enjoys the protections of the Constitution - even visitors. So if someone commits a crime here, you give them due process here. You charge them here, try them here, and sentence them here. You don't deport them to an offshore torture prison.
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Drag queen and environmentalist Pattie Gonia has a message for anyone going through it: Joy is a superpower.
February 21, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Drag queen and environmentalist Pattie Gonia has a message for anyone going through it: Joy is a superpower.
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If Trump wants to cut Federal waste start with Musk’s companies. Tesla and SpaceX receive over
18 billion dollars in federal funding.
Why are we giving a billionaire money when he can fund his own projects?
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
apple.news/Aqs3u0qnpRBq...
18 billion dollars in federal funding.
Why are we giving a billionaire money when he can fund his own projects?
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
apple.news/Aqs3u0qnpRBq...
As Musk cuts federal spending, his own firms have received billions in contracts — ABC News
NASA is the single largest customer of Musk's company SpaceX.
apple.news
February 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
If Trump wants to cut Federal waste start with Musk’s companies. Tesla and SpaceX receive over
18 billion dollars in federal funding.
Why are we giving a billionaire money when he can fund his own projects?
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
apple.news/Aqs3u0qnpRBq...
18 billion dollars in federal funding.
Why are we giving a billionaire money when he can fund his own projects?
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
apple.news/Aqs3u0qnpRBq...
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USAID, currently being shut down by Elon Musk, purchases about $2 billion annually in rice, wheat, lentils, and peas from American farmers.
February 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
USAID, currently being shut down by Elon Musk, purchases about $2 billion annually in rice, wheat, lentils, and peas from American farmers.
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Musk, wielding immense wealth and influence, wants to undermine a pillar of national security. Why? The idea that a single billionaire could dictate American foreign policy is outrageous and dangerous. We cannot allow one individual to dismantle a cornerstone of security based on personal ideology.
February 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Musk, wielding immense wealth and influence, wants to undermine a pillar of national security. Why? The idea that a single billionaire could dictate American foreign policy is outrageous and dangerous. We cannot allow one individual to dismantle a cornerstone of security based on personal ideology.
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USAID is one of our most effective tools for shaping a safer, more stable world—without deploying troops. It saves lives, prevents conflicts, and strengthens America’s influence. We cannot let an unelected billionaire weaken one of our most vital tools of diplomacy and security.
February 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
USAID is one of our most effective tools for shaping a safer, more stable world—without deploying troops. It saves lives, prevents conflicts, and strengthens America’s influence. We cannot let an unelected billionaire weaken one of our most vital tools of diplomacy and security.
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Senate needs to respond to mass firings of Jan 6 attack prosecutors by rejecting Trump nominees. Have a spine and stand up to this autocratic effort to rewrite history and embolden political violence. Block Bondi and Patel.
January 31, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Senate needs to respond to mass firings of Jan 6 attack prosecutors by rejecting Trump nominees. Have a spine and stand up to this autocratic effort to rewrite history and embolden political violence. Block Bondi and Patel.
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Pin this, save it, we’ll need it.
“When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”
AOC 🔥🎯
“When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”
AOC 🔥🎯
January 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Pin this, save it, we’ll need it.
“When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”
AOC 🔥🎯
“When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”
AOC 🔥🎯
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Inspired by King’s speech, I convened a conference while a PhD student at the University of Michigan called “The Other America.”
You can watch lectures and panel discussions from that event here focused on racial disparities in wealth, policing, etc: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
You can watch lectures and panel discussions from that event here focused on racial disparities in wealth, policing, etc: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
The Other America: Still Separate. Still Unequal - YouTube
A mini-conference on racial inequality and the lived experiences of Black Americans. Held at the University of Michigan on January 19, 2018. U-M Sponsors: Co...
youtube.com
January 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Inspired by King’s speech, I convened a conference while a PhD student at the University of Michigan called “The Other America.”
You can watch lectures and panel discussions from that event here focused on racial disparities in wealth, policing, etc: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
You can watch lectures and panel discussions from that event here focused on racial disparities in wealth, policing, etc: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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States allowing undocumented immigrants to get driver’s licenses see a 7% drop in low birth weight babies among Mexican & Central American immigrants. Two scholars explore the health impact of #immigration policies: https://buff.ly/426upmW 🩺 #medsky #pedsky #immigrationlaw
Providing driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants improves birth outcomes, research shows
State-level immigration policies can have surprising ripple effects.
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January 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
States allowing undocumented immigrants to get driver’s licenses see a 7% drop in low birth weight babies among Mexican & Central American immigrants. Two scholars explore the health impact of #immigration policies: https://buff.ly/426upmW 🩺 #medsky #pedsky #immigrationlaw
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The city of Grand Rapids says the Donald J. Trump for President 2024 campaign has refused to pay more than $49,000 in bills for two rallies in the city this year.
Trump campaign won’t pay $49,000 in bills for Grand Rapids rallies
The city of Grand Rapids says the Donald J. Trump for President 2024 campaign has refused to pay more than $49,000 in bills for two rallies in the city this year.
www.woodtv.com
December 25, 2024 at 3:54 AM
The city of Grand Rapids says the Donald J. Trump for President 2024 campaign has refused to pay more than $49,000 in bills for two rallies in the city this year.
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🚨Speaker Johnson, it's time to step up and show some backbone. A shutdown is a threat to our national security, Veterans, and Armed Forces who are bravely serving and counting on you.
DO. YOUR. JOB.
DO. YOUR. JOB.
December 20, 2024 at 4:08 PM
🚨Speaker Johnson, it's time to step up and show some backbone. A shutdown is a threat to our national security, Veterans, and Armed Forces who are bravely serving and counting on you.
DO. YOUR. JOB.
DO. YOUR. JOB.
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Remembering this 2022 study that found that universal health care in the US could have saved 330,000 lives in the early days of covid.
It could also have saved us $105 billion -- ON TOP of the annual $438 billion we could save in non-pandemic years.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/univ...
It could also have saved us $105 billion -- ON TOP of the annual $438 billion we could save in non-pandemic years.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/univ...
Universal Health Care Could Have Saved More Than 330,000 U.S. Lives during COVID
The numbers of lives lost and dollars spent would have been significantly lower if coverage had been extended to everyone, a new study says
www.scientificamerican.com
December 7, 2024 at 4:07 AM
Remembering this 2022 study that found that universal health care in the US could have saved 330,000 lives in the early days of covid.
It could also have saved us $105 billion -- ON TOP of the annual $438 billion we could save in non-pandemic years.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/univ...
It could also have saved us $105 billion -- ON TOP of the annual $438 billion we could save in non-pandemic years.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/univ...
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I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...
projects.propublica.org
March 22, 2024 at 1:25 PM
I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
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Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️⚧️
December 5, 2024 at 12:23 AM
Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️⚧️
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The problem isn’t government waste. The problem is that billionaires don’t pay taxes.
November 27, 2024 at 11:26 PM
The problem isn’t government waste. The problem is that billionaires don’t pay taxes.
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Think about it: transgender people make up less than 1% of the population, and the entire LGBTQ+ community barely hits 10%. Yet, the GOP has convinced Americans to obsess over this small group instead of addressing real issues.
November 24, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Think about it: transgender people make up less than 1% of the population, and the entire LGBTQ+ community barely hits 10%. Yet, the GOP has convinced Americans to obsess over this small group instead of addressing real issues.
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“In 2022, YouGov asked “What percentage of Americans do you think are ___?”
The results were hilarious.
Trans: 21%
Muslim: 27%
Jewish: 30%
Black: 41%
Live in NYC: 30%
Gay or lesbian: 30%
The errors are off by orders of magnitude. The trans estimation by 2,000%.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/americans-...
The results were hilarious.
Trans: 21%
Muslim: 27%
Jewish: 30%
Black: 41%
Live in NYC: 30%
Gay or lesbian: 30%
The errors are off by orders of magnitude. The trans estimation by 2,000%.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/americans-...
Americans Have One Very Strange Cognitive Bias
Or: How I learned to stop worrying and love The People.
www.thebulwark.com
November 23, 2024 at 4:31 AM
“In 2022, YouGov asked “What percentage of Americans do you think are ___?”
The results were hilarious.
Trans: 21%
Muslim: 27%
Jewish: 30%
Black: 41%
Live in NYC: 30%
Gay or lesbian: 30%
The errors are off by orders of magnitude. The trans estimation by 2,000%.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/americans-...
The results were hilarious.
Trans: 21%
Muslim: 27%
Jewish: 30%
Black: 41%
Live in NYC: 30%
Gay or lesbian: 30%
The errors are off by orders of magnitude. The trans estimation by 2,000%.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/americans-...