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In New York, ICE detained a busload of farmworkers that were actively involved in a union drive.
In Washington state, ICE dragged a farmworkers’ rights activist and leader out of his car to detain him.
Be warned: attacking unions is a hallmark of fascism.
In Washington state, ICE dragged a farmworkers’ rights activist and leader out of his car to detain him.
Be warned: attacking unions is a hallmark of fascism.
May 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
In New York, ICE detained a busload of farmworkers that were actively involved in a union drive.
In Washington state, ICE dragged a farmworkers’ rights activist and leader out of his car to detain him.
Be warned: attacking unions is a hallmark of fascism.
In Washington state, ICE dragged a farmworkers’ rights activist and leader out of his car to detain him.
Be warned: attacking unions is a hallmark of fascism.
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa hit back at Donald Trump’s vow to cut off the United States’ funding to his country, after the US president claimed South Africa was taking land from “certain classes of people.”
South Africa’s president hits back at Trump and Musk over land law
Cyril Ramaphosa defends measures that allow the state to seize land without compensation, after the U.S. president accused South Africa of treating “certain classes of people VERY BADLY.”
www.politico.eu
February 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa hit back at Donald Trump’s vow to cut off the United States’ funding to his country, after the US president claimed South Africa was taking land from “certain classes of people.”
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President Donald Trump has fired the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, in the latest purge of a Biden administration holdover.
Trump fires Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Chopra's tenure at the CFPB saw the removal of medical debt from credit reports and limits on overdrafts penalties, all based on the premise that the financial system could be fairer and more…
buff.ly
February 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
President Donald Trump has fired the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, in the latest purge of a Biden administration holdover.
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This system, managed by non-political staff, disburses trillions of dollars annually, including Social Security and Medicare benefits, tax credits for individuals and businesses, and grants and payments to government contractors—some of which compete directly with Musk-owned companies.
February 1, 2025 at 4:14 AM
This system, managed by non-political staff, disburses trillions of dollars annually, including Social Security and Medicare benefits, tax credits for individuals and businesses, and grants and payments to government contractors—some of which compete directly with Musk-owned companies.
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Elon Musk staff has been caught installing hard drives inside the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Treasury Department, and the General Services Administration (GSA).
February 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Elon Musk staff has been caught installing hard drives inside the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Treasury Department, and the General Services Administration (GSA).
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A Trump administration memo sent to U.S. federal agencies ordered temporary freezes in funding for programs across the government. This is a list of all of those programs, alongside estimates for their annual spending in 2024.
Which Federal Programs Are Under Scrutiny? The Budget Office Named 2,600 of Them.
The Trump administration ordered temporary freezes in funding for programs spanning virtually every part of the government. Here’s the full list.
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A Trump administration memo sent to U.S. federal agencies ordered temporary freezes in funding for programs across the government. This is a list of all of those programs, alongside estimates for their annual spending in 2024.
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yyyyyeah maybe we shouldn’t just “relax”
Intelligence officials are starting to leak to me now too. Here’s a memo Defense Intelligence Agency personnel received instructing them to suspend observances including:
- Holocaust Remembrance Day
- MLK Day
- Juneteenth
- Holocaust Remembrance Day
- MLK Day
- Juneteenth
January 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
yyyyyeah maybe we shouldn’t just “relax”
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CONOZCA SUS DERECHOS: Dígale a sus hijos de que si la migra llega a sus escuelas, no tienen que responder a las preguntas - incluso si un adulto les dice que está bien hablar.
January 30, 2025 at 12:11 AM
CONOZCA SUS DERECHOS: Dígale a sus hijos de que si la migra llega a sus escuelas, no tienen que responder a las preguntas - incluso si un adulto les dice que está bien hablar.
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President Trump on Wednesday revoked a 60-year-old executive order banning discrimination in hiring practices in the federal government, his latest action aimed at gutting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. nyti.ms/4hrnXeJ
January 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
President Trump on Wednesday revoked a 60-year-old executive order banning discrimination in hiring practices in the federal government, his latest action aimed at gutting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. nyti.ms/4hrnXeJ
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"OptumRx, the group’s pharmacy benefit manager, along with its two main peers, Express Scripts and CVS Caremark Rx, have pocketed an extra $7.3 billion over cost thanks to price gouging, according to the findings of a report by the Federal Trade Commission."
Lina Khan really is That Girl.
Lina Khan really is That Girl.
UnitedHealth, employer of slain exec Brian Thompson, found to have overcharged cancer patients for drugs by over 1,000%
The report is the latest indictment of America’s broken healthcare system.
fortune.com
January 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
"OptumRx, the group’s pharmacy benefit manager, along with its two main peers, Express Scripts and CVS Caremark Rx, have pocketed an extra $7.3 billion over cost thanks to price gouging, according to the findings of a report by the Federal Trade Commission."
Lina Khan really is That Girl.
Lina Khan really is That Girl.