It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.

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As a Chicagoan, I welcome more attention to disgusting ICE attacks on the people here. As a journalist, I'm also on board with @donmoyn.bsky.social's important reminder that DHS is not a reliable source. Stop quoting them without context & facts. Just stop.

I just want to reiterate that the White House Press Secretary — predictably but notably — lied through her teeth about this when asked.

The confirmation hearing for Fiserv CEO Frank Bisignano to run the Social Security Administration is happening in minutes, there will be a strong presence of advocates who are warning that the system is being destroyed from the inside out.
www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/hea...

It's nearly impossible to keep up with the dozens of legal challenges to Trump's early actions. But many have been led by the same group.

A closer look at Democracy Forward, the progressive legal group that keeps taking on Trump in the courts -- and winning. www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...

"It’s not just the tariffs and Trump’s obvious support for Putin. I don’t know if Americans realize how big a shock it has been that European citizens are being arrested and detained by ICE."

I’m told this is a real letter. It basically says, “We’ll destroy Columbia unless you destroy it first.”

UMASS IS RESCINDING ALL GRAD POSITIONS FOR THIS YEAR

The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.

This x10000000000

“In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.”

www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...

ICE Agent Says No One Will Talk to Him Here Because of the Seattle Freeze: bit.ly/4hiGASq

"The city’s vast networks of workers’ centers, unions and community organizations have spent months preparing, disbursing flyers and cards and sending the message to residents: Don’t talk to ICE."

Here are just some of the gov’t programs that were floated in a House GOP memo exploring ways to pay for tax cuts proposed by President Donald Trump. The options include cuts to Medicaid and more. youtu.be/bMpyJbi-jyU?...

Story by: @robert-faturechi.bsky.social and @justinelliott.bsky.social

Unhoused people told us they already feel like they’re seen as problems to be solved, not people to be helped.

In reporting on the issue, we wanted to help ProPublica’s readers recognize the humanity of the people we had met and talked to.

By @nicolesantacruz.bsky.social