Livio De La Cruz
@livio.me
Interim Co-Executive Director of Legal Services at https://communities-rise.org where we help nonprofits and small businesses thrive.
Activist, former indie game developer, dad. Active in my local UCC congregation. Seattle, WA, USA. All opinions are my own
Activist, former indie game developer, dad. Active in my local UCC congregation. Seattle, WA, USA. All opinions are my own
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Trump Administration says sans serif fonts are WOKE.
Lol. What a world.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Lol. What a world.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
December 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Trump Administration says sans serif fonts are WOKE.
Lol. What a world.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Lol. What a world.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
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I would like a society to ridicule everyone who thinks a government should be run like a business into never sharing that opinion publicly ever again
December 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I would like a society to ridicule everyone who thinks a government should be run like a business into never sharing that opinion publicly ever again
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Great read
We Bought a 450-Pound Mystery Pallet Packed With Returned Goods From Amazon and Beyond. Here’s What We Found Inside.
Pallets of overstock, returned, and undelivered-mail packages are an indicator of just how much stuff there is in the retail ecosystem.
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Great read
It’s absolutely maddening to me that I actually follow the news, and I know plenty of (mostly older folks) who actually follow the news, and we all think it’s blatantly obvious that this administration is nakedly corrupt, obviously KKK-levels of racist, and generally creating horrible outcomes, but…
December 12, 2025 at 5:39 AM
It’s absolutely maddening to me that I actually follow the news, and I know plenty of (mostly older folks) who actually follow the news, and we all think it’s blatantly obvious that this administration is nakedly corrupt, obviously KKK-levels of racist, and generally creating horrible outcomes, but…
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Skagit County remains under evacuation Thursday morning as the Skagit River is expected to crest in Concrete around 10 a.m. The Nooksack River at North Cedarville hit its crest overnight but flood waters remain in Everson. Check back for live updates throughout the day.
Thursday update: Skagit County under evacuation; Nooksack River at Cedarville crests | Cascadia Daily News
Most rivers in Whatcom and Skagit County will be in major flood stages throughout the day
www.cascadiadaily.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Skagit County remains under evacuation Thursday morning as the Skagit River is expected to crest in Concrete around 10 a.m. The Nooksack River at North Cedarville hit its crest overnight but flood waters remain in Everson. Check back for live updates throughout the day.
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Climate change fucking sucks.
December 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Climate change fucking sucks.
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Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
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The Trump administration’s attacks on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility hinder Head Start providers' ability to serve the very communities that Congress directed them to serve.
We're in court defending this essential program.
We're in court defending this essential program.
According to a new court filing, the Trump administration has a six-page list of banned words that Head Start locations are forbidden from using when describing their programs.
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
December 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The Trump administration’s attacks on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility hinder Head Start providers' ability to serve the very communities that Congress directed them to serve.
We're in court defending this essential program.
We're in court defending this essential program.
I feel like asking “why did America elect Trump twice?” is like asking why people get violent during road rage.
People simply lose their minds when blinded by petty anger and consumed with hatred for their own neighbors. Then they double down and refuse to admit being wrong. It’s beyond reason.
People simply lose their minds when blinded by petty anger and consumed with hatred for their own neighbors. Then they double down and refuse to admit being wrong. It’s beyond reason.
December 11, 2025 at 6:37 AM
I feel like asking “why did America elect Trump twice?” is like asking why people get violent during road rage.
People simply lose their minds when blinded by petty anger and consumed with hatred for their own neighbors. Then they double down and refuse to admit being wrong. It’s beyond reason.
People simply lose their minds when blinded by petty anger and consumed with hatred for their own neighbors. Then they double down and refuse to admit being wrong. It’s beyond reason.
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
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MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
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ICE told KUER they arrested Jair Celis because he overstayed his visa in 2008. Then DHS hit social media with a different story.
www.kuer.org/politics-gov...
www.kuer.org/politics-gov...
Utah ICE arrest becomes latest meme for Trump admin’s combative social media
The official statements given by ICE spokespeople and the administration’s aggressive social media activity reveal a gulf in how they talk about immigration with the public.
www.kuer.org
December 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
ICE told KUER they arrested Jair Celis because he overstayed his visa in 2008. Then DHS hit social media with a different story.
www.kuer.org/politics-gov...
www.kuer.org/politics-gov...
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Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
U.S. Moves to Drop Charges in International Soccer Corruption Case
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
"I'm so angry that the maintstream media won't parrot my political talking points!" continues to be evergreen viral content on bluesky.
People see how Fox News does it, and they get angry that outlets on their "side" have too much integrity to do the same. It's so tiring.
People see how Fox News does it, and they get angry that outlets on their "side" have too much integrity to do the same. It's so tiring.
December 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"I'm so angry that the maintstream media won't parrot my political talking points!" continues to be evergreen viral content on bluesky.
People see how Fox News does it, and they get angry that outlets on their "side" have too much integrity to do the same. It's so tiring.
People see how Fox News does it, and they get angry that outlets on their "side" have too much integrity to do the same. It's so tiring.
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Seattle Fire is currently responding to someone at Golden Gardens Park who was walking on a trail that has fully washed out due to flooding. Luckily, it sounds like they weren't trapped by the landslide.
December 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Seattle Fire is currently responding to someone at Golden Gardens Park who was walking on a trail that has fully washed out due to flooding. Luckily, it sounds like they weren't trapped by the landslide.
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The Trump admin gave states an ultimatum: Cooperate with the immigration crackdown, or lose your federal funding.
Oregon and 19 other states fought back — and won.
Then officials logged in to the grant website to accept the money, only to find the button to do so was disabled: propub.li/4a4Bsk5
Oregon and 19 other states fought back — and won.
Then officials logged in to the grant website to accept the money, only to find the button to do so was disabled: propub.li/4a4Bsk5
December 10, 2025 at 12:45 AM
The Trump admin gave states an ultimatum: Cooperate with the immigration crackdown, or lose your federal funding.
Oregon and 19 other states fought back — and won.
Then officials logged in to the grant website to accept the money, only to find the button to do so was disabled: propub.li/4a4Bsk5
Oregon and 19 other states fought back — and won.
Then officials logged in to the grant website to accept the money, only to find the button to do so was disabled: propub.li/4a4Bsk5
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Trump has called women reporters within the last two weeks:
Obnoxious
Bad
Nasty
Stupid
Ugly
Piggy
Only NYT has formally responded to protect its reporter and the free press.
Obnoxious
Bad
Nasty
Stupid
Ugly
Piggy
Only NYT has formally responded to protect its reporter and the free press.
December 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Trump has called women reporters within the last two weeks:
Obnoxious
Bad
Nasty
Stupid
Ugly
Piggy
Only NYT has formally responded to protect its reporter and the free press.
Obnoxious
Bad
Nasty
Stupid
Ugly
Piggy
Only NYT has formally responded to protect its reporter and the free press.
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Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, said agents told her in the truck that if she didn’t watch herself “they were going to pull me over to the side of the road and give me this OC,” law enforcement shorthand for pepper spray.
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, said agents told her in the truck that if she didn’t watch herself “they were going to pull me over to the side of the road and give me this OC,” law enforcement shorthand for pepper spray.
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ICE Points Guns at Crowd Protesting Arrest of Student at Augsburg University in Minneapolis
ICE Points Guns at Crowd Protesting Arrest of Student at Augsburg University in Minneapolis
In Minnesota, students and staff at Augsburg University in Minneapolis say federal immigration agents pointed guns at a crowd that gathered to protest the arrest of an undergraduate student on Saturday.
www.democracynow.org
December 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
ICE Points Guns at Crowd Protesting Arrest of Student at Augsburg University in Minneapolis
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NEW: Last year we found the acceptable level of exposure to formaldehyde set by the EPA left people at risk for cancer.
Now the Trump administration has roughly doubled it
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Now the Trump administration has roughly doubled it
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Under Former Chemical Industry Insiders, Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered Safe to Inhale
Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
NEW: Last year we found the acceptable level of exposure to formaldehyde set by the EPA left people at risk for cancer.
Now the Trump administration has roughly doubled it
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Now the Trump administration has roughly doubled it
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
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Law school cost me $190,000.
I have paid $206,000 since graduation.
I now owe $223,000.
I pay $830 per month, and next year it will be more.
I genuinely believe law school student loans are designed to make pro bono representation impossible.
I have paid $206,000 since graduation.
I now owe $223,000.
I pay $830 per month, and next year it will be more.
I genuinely believe law school student loans are designed to make pro bono representation impossible.
December 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Law school cost me $190,000.
I have paid $206,000 since graduation.
I now owe $223,000.
I pay $830 per month, and next year it will be more.
I genuinely believe law school student loans are designed to make pro bono representation impossible.
I have paid $206,000 since graduation.
I now owe $223,000.
I pay $830 per month, and next year it will be more.
I genuinely believe law school student loans are designed to make pro bono representation impossible.
This photo is what Christian nationalism looks like.
Here’s the birth of Christ being defiled by masked federal thugs who think terrorizing marginalized people is funny.
Homeland Security would have zip-tied the baby Jesus if its agents had been deployed in Bethlehem.
Homeland Security would have zip-tied the baby Jesus if its agents had been deployed in Bethlehem.
December 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This photo is what Christian nationalism looks like.
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Literally Jesus’s parents had to flee to another country with their baby to avoid the imperial police
Here’s the birth of Christ being defiled by masked federal thugs who think terrorizing marginalized people is funny.
Homeland Security would have zip-tied the baby Jesus if its agents had been deployed in Bethlehem.
Homeland Security would have zip-tied the baby Jesus if its agents had been deployed in Bethlehem.
December 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Literally Jesus’s parents had to flee to another country with their baby to avoid the imperial police
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My final exam for Constitutional Law this week is just gonna be me turning in a Post-It note that reads ‘whatever he wants’
Breaking News: The Supreme Court appeared poised to give President Trump more power to fire independent government officials despite laws meant to shield them.
Supreme Court Considers Trump’s Power to Fire Independent Officials: Live Updates
The court’s conservative majority seemed ready to overturn or strictly limit a landmark decision from 1935 in a case dealing with President Trump’s attempt to fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission.
nyti.ms
December 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
My final exam for Constitutional Law this week is just gonna be me turning in a Post-It note that reads ‘whatever he wants’