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California, other states sue to protect federal consumer agency
California, other states sue to protect federal consumer agency
California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined 21 other states and Washington D.C. in a lawsuit that seeks to prevent the Trump administration from defunding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
www.latimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:19 AM
California, other states sue to protect federal consumer agency
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/pr...
Protect the Oath: Reject Presidential Intimidation Now
At a time of growing threats to democratic norms, Congress must make it unmistakably clear that the United States Armed Forces remain committed to upholding the Constitution and protecting the America...
sign.moveon.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/pr...
It's outrageous that Spotify is running ICE ads. I'm moving to another streaming platform that doesn't profit from exploiting artists while recruiting for ICE. #CancelSpotify app.sosha.ai/s/SaempbBm
Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify
app.sosha.ai
November 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
It's outrageous that Spotify is running ICE ads. I'm moving to another streaming platform that doesn't profit from exploiting artists while recruiting for ICE. #CancelSpotify app.sosha.ai/s/SaempbBm
Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE, the federal agency behind mass deportation and surveillance of immigrant communities. Cancel your Spotify subscription. #DontStreamFascism app.sosha.ai/s/FuTXpXG6
Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify
app.sosha.ai
October 28, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE, the federal agency behind mass deportation and surveillance of immigrant communities. Cancel your Spotify subscription. #DontStreamFascism app.sosha.ai/s/FuTXpXG6
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TONIGHT: Let’s talk about what’s next. Join movement leaders and activists to discuss how each of us can channel the incredible energy of No Kings Day into the organizing power it will take to win: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
October 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM
TONIGHT: Let’s talk about what’s next. Join movement leaders and activists to discuss how each of us can channel the incredible energy of No Kings Day into the organizing power it will take to win: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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Trump has sought emergency intervention by the Supreme Court 28 times in the first eight months of his new term, more than Bush, Obama and Biden did combined over 20 years. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Trump’s Flood of Emergency Appeals Is Straining the Judicial System
The administration has turned to the Supreme Court at a record pace, and the justices have issued orders that lower courts have struggled to interpret.
www.wsj.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Trump has sought emergency intervention by the Supreme Court 28 times in the first eight months of his new term, more than Bush, Obama and Biden did combined over 20 years. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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Trump’s efforts to militarize ICE & send federalized Nat'l Guard troops onto American streets, firing government employees during the shutdown, it's all part of Project 2025, which he disavowed all knowledge of during the campaign because it was so unpopular.
joycevance.substack.com/p/project-20...
joycevance.substack.com/p/project-20...
Project 2025: Taking on the Constitution
Another Saturday night in America.
joycevance.substack.com
October 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Trump’s efforts to militarize ICE & send federalized Nat'l Guard troops onto American streets, firing government employees during the shutdown, it's all part of Project 2025, which he disavowed all knowledge of during the campaign because it was so unpopular.
joycevance.substack.com/p/project-20...
joycevance.substack.com/p/project-20...
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This federal judge appointed by President Trump found his claims of “chaos“ in Portland, Oregon “untethered to the facts.“
October 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
This federal judge appointed by President Trump found his claims of “chaos“ in Portland, Oregon “untethered to the facts.“
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ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.
October 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.
Want to join me for this event?
September 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Want to join me for this event?
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I cannot tell you how grim the AI in higher ed situation is. Many of the students have completely surrendered to letting AI do their homework, badly, I might add. How do you fix this? Truly, what the hell do we do, beyond what grading can address, which isn't a solution?
September 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I cannot tell you how grim the AI in higher ed situation is. Many of the students have completely surrendered to letting AI do their homework, badly, I might add. How do you fix this? Truly, what the hell do we do, beyond what grading can address, which isn't a solution?
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DNC Chair Martin: Trump promised that he were going to make people's lives more affordable. They're making health care more expensive. They're making it harder for people to afford their rent. Grocery prices are soaring. The people being screwed the most are hardworking Americans who expect better
September 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
DNC Chair Martin: Trump promised that he were going to make people's lives more affordable. They're making health care more expensive. They're making it harder for people to afford their rent. Grocery prices are soaring. The people being screwed the most are hardworking Americans who expect better
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"Key monthly costs for most Americans — shelter, food, health care, electricity — are outpacing inflation.
Rents are up 3.8% — the largest increase since 2011..."
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Rents are up 3.8% — the largest increase since 2011..."
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
From electricity to rent, monthly bills are tipping the inflation scale
Housing, healthcare, food and utility prices are outpacing inflation and taking an outsized share of Americans’ paychecks.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
"Key monthly costs for most Americans — shelter, food, health care, electricity — are outpacing inflation.
Rents are up 3.8% — the largest increase since 2011..."
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Rents are up 3.8% — the largest increase since 2011..."
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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"The $42 billion initiative, created by Biden's infrastructure bill, aimed to close the digital divide, with a focus on rural communities. Trump’s changes to the program have disqualified hundreds of thousands of locations from receiving internet access..."
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fewe...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fewe...
Fewer households, businesses will get high-speed internet under revamped federal plan
LEFT HAND, W. Va. — The residents of Roane County, West Virginia, enjoy living among the rolling mountains and winding, two-lane roads. Situated between Charleston and Parkersburg, two of the state’s ...
www.newsfromthestates.com
September 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"The $42 billion initiative, created by Biden's infrastructure bill, aimed to close the digital divide, with a focus on rural communities. Trump’s changes to the program have disqualified hundreds of thousands of locations from receiving internet access..."
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fewe...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fewe...
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New analysis finds the US dollar has dropped by over 10% so far this year, making 2025 the weakest year for the dollar in over 2 decades.
September 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
New analysis finds the US dollar has dropped by over 10% so far this year, making 2025 the weakest year for the dollar in over 2 decades.
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If Dems want to pivot to "kitchen table issue" in their messaging this is the one! Say he has to come to congress for a vote on the tariffs or you don't vote for government funding bill.
September 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
If Dems want to pivot to "kitchen table issue" in their messaging this is the one! Say he has to come to congress for a vote on the tariffs or you don't vote for government funding bill.
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Disney announced that Jimmy Kimmel Live! would return to broadcast this Tuesday.
Jimmy Kimmel will return to TV after highly criticized suspension
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Disney announced that Jimmy Kimmel Live! would return to broadcast this Tuesday.
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President Donald Trump wasn't the only one shrugging off his high-stakes summit in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with observers also noting it sounded like a big "nothing burger.
'Nothing burger': Trump's high-stakes Putin summit falls flat with observers
President Donald Trump wasn't the only one shrugging off his high-stakes summit in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with observers also noting it sounded like a big "nothing burger."Trump met Friday afternoon with Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, to discuss ending the invasion of Ukraine. Pu...
bit.ly
August 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
President Donald Trump wasn't the only one shrugging off his high-stakes summit in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with observers also noting it sounded like a big "nothing burger.
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“Trump is the only president that has ever tried to use victims of crime as a political tool to carry out his unpopular political agenda,” Oregon’s Attorney General Dan Rayfield said in a statement.
Oregon bracing for major cuts to centers that help victims of child sexual abuse and domestic violence
Oregon bracing for major cuts to centers that help victims of child sexual abuse and domestic violence
www.opb.org
August 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
“Trump is the only president that has ever tried to use victims of crime as a political tool to carry out his unpopular political agenda,” Oregon’s Attorney General Dan Rayfield said in a statement.
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⚡️Update: Putin, Trump depart Alaska.
Before boarding his airplane, Putin laid flowers on the graves of Soviet soldiers at the Fort Richardson Memorial Cemetery in Anchorage.
Before boarding his airplane, Putin laid flowers on the graves of Soviet soldiers at the Fort Richardson Memorial Cemetery in Anchorage.
'We didn't get there' — Trump, Putin fail to reach deal to end war in Ukraine
"There’s no deal until there’s a deal," Trump said during a press conference after his meeting with Putin.
kyivindependent.com
August 16, 2025 at 12:31 AM
⚡️Update: Putin, Trump depart Alaska.
Before boarding his airplane, Putin laid flowers on the graves of Soviet soldiers at the Fort Richardson Memorial Cemetery in Anchorage.
Before boarding his airplane, Putin laid flowers on the graves of Soviet soldiers at the Fort Richardson Memorial Cemetery in Anchorage.
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Over the 22 months since Israel launched its offensive, Gaza’s water access has been progressively strained. https://to.pbs.org/41Eje3O
Heat and thirst drive families in Gaza to drink water that makes them sick
The thirst is only growing as a heat wave bears down, with humidity and temperatures in Gaza soaring.
www.pbs.org
August 16, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Over the 22 months since Israel launched its offensive, Gaza’s water access has been progressively strained. https://to.pbs.org/41Eje3O
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From Anchorage to Bethel to Sitka, thousands of Alaskans took to the streets Thursday and Friday to protest the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin.
‘We just want peace’: Alaskans across the state rally in support of Ukraine
More than a dozen protests broke out statewide as President Trump and Russian President Putin met on Anchorage’s military base.
alaskapublic.org
August 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
From Anchorage to Bethel to Sitka, thousands of Alaskans took to the streets Thursday and Friday to protest the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin.
