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The DOJ’s move could further embolden cities and police to marginalize homeless people, advocates say.
“They will feel like they have a license to do the sweeps and to otherwise make life in public view uncomfortable for unhoused people,” one said.
“They will feel like they have a license to do the sweeps and to otherwise make life in public view uncomfortable for unhoused people,” one said.
DOJ Abandons Effort to Address Phoenix’s Treatment of Homeless People
The Justice Department retracted findings of constitutional violations in Phoenix and five other jurisdictions. Advocates say the move could further embolden cities and police departments to…
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May 26, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The DOJ’s move could further embolden cities and police to marginalize homeless people, advocates say.
“They will feel like they have a license to do the sweeps and to otherwise make life in public view uncomfortable for unhoused people,” one said.
“They will feel like they have a license to do the sweeps and to otherwise make life in public view uncomfortable for unhoused people,” one said.
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5 years ago: “An incalculable loss”
Today: Banning masks and restricting vaccine access
Today: Banning masks and restricting vaccine access
May 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
5 years ago: “An incalculable loss”
Today: Banning masks and restricting vaccine access
Today: Banning masks and restricting vaccine access
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if your grand approach to politics is bloodless poll-testing so that you're always aligned with wherever public opinion happens to be, you've already lost
May 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
if your grand approach to politics is bloodless poll-testing so that you're always aligned with wherever public opinion happens to be, you've already lost
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yeah man, please make my 85 year
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
🧵 There are a lot of misleading claims out there about the SAVE Act. Let me set the record straight: I voted for the SAVE Act for the simple reason that American elections are for Americans. Requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote is common sense.
April 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
yeah man, please make my 85 year
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
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honestly this stuff is insulting
I will continue to fight against Donald Trump’s reckless, and in many instances, illegal attempts to gut the federal government. He is testing our system of checks and balances like they haven’t been tested in my lifetime. The fight continues.
March 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
honestly this stuff is insulting
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The idea that Democratic senators can play this cute “just the exact right number of us voted for the bill so we could all vote against it and have it pass anyway!” game might have worked in a local-news driven era. But it fundamentally misunderstands the national media environment today.
March 14, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The idea that Democratic senators can play this cute “just the exact right number of us voted for the bill so we could all vote against it and have it pass anyway!” game might have worked in a local-news driven era. But it fundamentally misunderstands the national media environment today.
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
March 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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A YES on cloture is a YES for the bill.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
March 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
A YES on cloture is a YES for the bill.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
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these people swore an oath to defend the constitution but i guess that’s just too hard
Schumer tells me Republicans might try to jam Democrats again in September, but thinks Trump will be less popular then and Republican appropriators might be more willing to stand up to him. He said they refused to do so now.
March 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
these people swore an oath to defend the constitution but i guess that’s just too hard
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I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
March 14, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
get GOP on board (and other Dems) on board with campaign finance reform. do they want to lose their job by getting fired by their constituents? or do they want to be fired by Musk pouring billions in their primaries? at least with the latter they keep their oath to office.
If you were in Congress, what would you do for the State of the Union? What do you think Dems should do?
March 2, 2025 at 4:11 AM
get GOP on board (and other Dems) on board with campaign finance reform. do they want to lose their job by getting fired by their constituents? or do they want to be fired by Musk pouring billions in their primaries? at least with the latter they keep their oath to office.
the answers provided here were so immaculate. not to be too much of a #aoc fangirl, but she is displaying a level of leadership, integrity and bravery that I believe is meeting this moment. please take notes #housedemocrats 🙏
AOC speaks with NPR Morning Edition | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
YouTube video by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
youtu.be
March 2, 2025 at 4:07 AM
the answers provided here were so immaculate. not to be too much of a #aoc fangirl, but she is displaying a level of leadership, integrity and bravery that I believe is meeting this moment. please take notes #housedemocrats 🙏
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So increasing the minimum wage to a livable wage is “socialism”?
But Amazon union busting, keeping wages low, and forcing workers onto public assistance while its founder increases his net worth by $7.9M an hour is the "free market"?
Perhaps this could be a WaPo opinion piece.
But Amazon union busting, keeping wages low, and forcing workers onto public assistance while its founder increases his net worth by $7.9M an hour is the "free market"?
Perhaps this could be a WaPo opinion piece.
February 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
So increasing the minimum wage to a livable wage is “socialism”?
But Amazon union busting, keeping wages low, and forcing workers onto public assistance while its founder increases his net worth by $7.9M an hour is the "free market"?
Perhaps this could be a WaPo opinion piece.
But Amazon union busting, keeping wages low, and forcing workers onto public assistance while its founder increases his net worth by $7.9M an hour is the "free market"?
Perhaps this could be a WaPo opinion piece.
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The reporting on the trans travel visa ban is criminal.
It does NOT only affect transgender athletes.
The cables CLEARLY say it affects all trans people. They can reject visas on point 6 of anyone who is requesting a visa that does not match their assigned sex at birth.
It does NOT only affect transgender athletes.
The cables CLEARLY say it affects all trans people. They can reject visas on point 6 of anyone who is requesting a visa that does not match their assigned sex at birth.
February 26, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The reporting on the trans travel visa ban is criminal.
It does NOT only affect transgender athletes.
The cables CLEARLY say it affects all trans people. They can reject visas on point 6 of anyone who is requesting a visa that does not match their assigned sex at birth.
It does NOT only affect transgender athletes.
The cables CLEARLY say it affects all trans people. They can reject visas on point 6 of anyone who is requesting a visa that does not match their assigned sex at birth.
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While simultaneously deporting people not accused of rape, Trump is importing those who are. It's too above their intellect and ideology to talk about hypocrisy, rather understand that homegrown rapists and terrorists IS the point.
February 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
While simultaneously deporting people not accused of rape, Trump is importing those who are. It's too above their intellect and ideology to talk about hypocrisy, rather understand that homegrown rapists and terrorists IS the point.
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Musk is trying to downplay the chaos he’s creating by saying it’s much the same as the cost-cutting efforts of the Clinton administration.
This is rubbish. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/musks-rubbish
This is rubbish. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/musks-rubbish
February 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Musk is trying to downplay the chaos he’s creating by saying it’s much the same as the cost-cutting efforts of the Clinton administration.
This is rubbish. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/musks-rubbish
This is rubbish. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/musks-rubbish
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bari weiss once again proving that she believes in absolutely nothing.
also, in the piece itself, hanania says that all of this is a reaction to "wokeness." it's a great example of how backlash narratives can work to obscure agency.
also, in the piece itself, hanania says that all of this is a reaction to "wokeness." it's a great example of how backlash narratives can work to obscure agency.
Think I’ll pass on the piece in which a racist creep explains why a major party embracing the Nazi salute really isn’t a big deal.
February 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
bari weiss once again proving that she believes in absolutely nothing.
also, in the piece itself, hanania says that all of this is a reaction to "wokeness." it's a great example of how backlash narratives can work to obscure agency.
also, in the piece itself, hanania says that all of this is a reaction to "wokeness." it's a great example of how backlash narratives can work to obscure agency.
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Get fucked robber baron
February 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Get fucked robber baron
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Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
February 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
when it comes to elected representatives like @ocasio-cortez.house.gov (who stands up for constituent’s constitutional rights, is principled and vocal, despite the threats and general menacing of the admin) the American people be like:
February 21, 2025 at 8:09 AM
when it comes to elected representatives like @ocasio-cortez.house.gov (who stands up for constituent’s constitutional rights, is principled and vocal, despite the threats and general menacing of the admin) the American people be like:
thank you @aoc.bsky.social for everything you have been doing. and thank you for showing us what true leadership and courage is in this moment. 🌹
February 21, 2025 at 8:04 AM
thank you @aoc.bsky.social for everything you have been doing. and thank you for showing us what true leadership and courage is in this moment. 🌹
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There are moments in these deportation fights when I can just FEEL how pissed off they are that I’m Puerto Rican 😂 they want to threaten me with it so bad 😂
February 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
There are moments in these deportation fights when I can just FEEL how pissed off they are that I’m Puerto Rican 😂 they want to threaten me with it so bad 😂
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Rand Paul has introduced a National Right to Work Act.
The bill is an attack on organized labor and workers across the country.
It would make it harder for workers to unionize, win good contracts, and maintain their unions.
The bill is an attack on organized labor and workers across the country.
It would make it harder for workers to unionize, win good contracts, and maintain their unions.
February 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Rand Paul has introduced a National Right to Work Act.
The bill is an attack on organized labor and workers across the country.
It would make it harder for workers to unionize, win good contracts, and maintain their unions.
The bill is an attack on organized labor and workers across the country.
It would make it harder for workers to unionize, win good contracts, and maintain their unions.