Marisol Alarcon
mpalarcon.bsky.social
Marisol Alarcon
@mpalarcon.bsky.social
Immigration Attorney. Chilena.
Feminist. Lover of life, justice and kindness.
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You set the house on fire, watched it burn, and then lost your nerve and put it out. You now have a partially burned house. Great job.
April 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
My fellow @aila.org members & I have taken a solemn oath to uphold the Constitution, conduct ourselves with integrity & faithfully discharge our duties as officers of the court. The Trump admin's attack on immigration lawyers is unfounded & dangerous. bit.ly/41SLtet
AILA Rejects Administration’s Dangerous Restrictions on Immigration Attorneys
AILA President Kelli Stump and Executive Director Ben Johnson reject a chilling directive by the Trump Administration ordering sanctions, reviews, and stricter oversight of attorneys in asylum and imm...
bit.ly
March 23, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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4 in 5 Americans support raising taxes on the rich — Democrats, Republicans, and Independents.

Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress want to cut taxes for the rich and pay for it by slashing funding for nursing homes and school lunches.
March 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Musk plans to fire 7,000 Social Security Administration employees while calling Social Security “the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.” However, Americans have paid into the system their entire working lives!
March 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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This is a loudly blown whistle.
NEW: USAID's acting asst administrator, Nick Enrich, has been placed on leave after sharing a memo detailing how political appointees have "wholly prevented" staff from continuing life saving aid.
March 3, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.

Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.

Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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What the actual fuck?! America, it’s time to rise. When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty!
February 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Lol
February 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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👇🏻
February 20, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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The waste is coming from the White House. 👇
February 20, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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The resistance will bring down Musk and Trump. Congress, wake up before your power is gone. The GOP begging Trump to release money to their states is pathetic—stand up to this tyranny. Congress controls the purse strings.
February 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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We have been careful to avoid using the word coup, but it’s time to call it what it is—this is a coup. Trump signed an executive order granting only the attorney general or the president the authority to interpret laws executed by the executive branch.
February 19, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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The lawsuit alleges the migrants have been "disappeared into a black box" and are unable to communicate with attorneys.
ACLU and other advocates sue for access to migrants moved to Guantánamo Bay
The lawsuit alleges the migrants have been "disappeared into a black box" and are unable to communicate with attorneys
www.npr.org
February 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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What happened to USAID foments a constitutional crisis the likes of which most Americans haven't seen in their lifetimes.

You can't just eliminate it. When/if courts say so, will Trump/Musk defer? Courts don't have armies.

The story I've been waiting to read: www.propublica.org/article/usai...
In Breaking USAID, the Trump Administration May Have Broken the Law
ProPublica’s reporting provides new details about what legal risk officials were prepared to take and what laws they may have violated on their way to creating a “constitutional crisis.”
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Thousands of protesters rallied in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday against President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration and his aggressive deportation policies.
Thousands of protesters rally in downtown Los Angeles against Trump's immigration policies
Draped in Mexican and Salvadoran and flags, roughly 1,000 demonstrators gathered near City Hall shortly before noon, blocking traffic at Spring and Temple streets
www.latimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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FACT: Tesla, the most valuable automaker in the world valued at over $1 trillion, did not pay any federal income tax last year. 👇

#TaxFairnessNOW

itep.org/tesla-report...
Tesla Reported Zero Federal Income Tax on $2 Billion of U.S. Income in 2024
Tesla reported $2.3 billion of U.S. income in 2024 but paid zero federal income tax. Over the past three years, the Elon Musk-led company reports $10.8 billion of U.S. income on which its current fede...
itep.org
February 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Note to OPM staff: Personal items cannot be searched. If any attempt is made, demand legal representation. Personal devices you own are off-limits to these staffers. Also, do not leave personal items in the office overnight. Stay alert and cautious.
February 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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At OPM, Musk’s staffers won’t leave—they work around the clock and have even installed sofa beds in the office. Our access to data systems has been restricted, raising serious concerns about cybersecurity and a complete lack of oversight. We are keeping our heads down and documenting everything.
February 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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I love that a white guy was flying the plane, a white guy was flying the helicopter, and a white guy gutted the FAA last week but somehow the blame is too much diversity.
January 30, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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A Nixon-era law forbids presidents from blocking spending over policy disagreements. Federal courts have also prevented presidents from refusing to spend money unless Congress grants them the flexibility.

Trump seeks to upend it all.

By @mtredden.bsky.social
(Published Nov. 2024)
How Trump Plans to Seize the Power of the Purse From Congress
The second-term president likely will seek to cut off spending that lawmakers have already appropriated, setting off a constitutional struggle within the branches. If successful, he could wield the…
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January 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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The felons first week in office & Project 2025......
January 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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January 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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So far here’s a list of companies reinforcing their commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:
Apple
Costco
Bank of America
Delta
JP Morgan
Marriott
Microsoft
Procter & Gamble
Goldman Sachs
American Airlines
Southwest Airlines
United Airlines
Catholic Health
January 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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By 51-50, we now have a deeply compromised, unqualified, D-list Fox host running the US military at the command of a convicted felon who once hosted a reality show.

Just as the Founders intended.
January 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Some key bits of the article. He’s literally demanding an EU country, and NATO ally just cede land to him.
January 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM