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My dad's grandparents came from Poland. Polish women arriving then wore head scarves, hopefully not as vilified as hijabs are now. "Polish jokes" about how stupid Polish people have been in TV as recently as 2013 (Drew Carrey, Jimmy Kimmel). But I am viewed now as American and have white privilege.
December 4, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Thx. I've been wondering if businesses by the Home Depot where day laborers are being taken by ICE would be willing to let fleeing people into private parts of their business. My understanding is that they can't tell people they can come in but if they do come in they can decline to let agents in
December 4, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I agree. I'm white and born here (to immigrant mom) so I know I can step up in ways others can't. I assumed, perhaps incorrectly, that some of the people who complain no one helped her are white and are talking about what people should do without having been in that situation or doing anything now.
December 4, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Filming it actually is helpful because can try and find out her name and where she was taken. People who film are often threatened by agents.
December 4, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I have put myself in danger to stop violence in the past, in the US and in a war torn country. I do ICE watch and rapid response plus immigrant rights to targeted folks. All commenters bothered by no one doing civil disobedience and risking serious injury and detention, what are you doing now?
December 4, 2025 at 2:38 AM
It's a reverse catio (cat patio) for the tree. In the Serengeti National Park I ate breakfast inside a room sized cage to keep the baboons out. They gathered around to watch us.
December 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Everyone deserves access to HIV prevention and treatment. I was privileged to work in a prenatal clinic with one of the first physicians to study AZT in pregnancy, who founded a specialty clinic and advanced treatment. Pro-lifers are willing to put babies at risk to punish adults for having sex
December 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Could disruptive include the leaders of DOGE?
November 29, 2025 at 1:47 AM
A friend's tiny son was asked what he wanted to do with his one-on-one time with Mom. Ride the escalators at Target.
November 29, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Wait, does this mean Bill Cassidy okayed that statement staying on the CDC website? He claimed that his approval of RFK was based on promises about vaccines.
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Next NASA's website will say that the claim that the earth is not flat is not evidence-based.
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Individuals shopping for a plan have no bargaining power, vs large employers. We had individuals shopping around before ACA and that was not working. I knew other people with pre-existing conditions and we knew we had to get a job with a big company or agency to get care.
November 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Big entities have long been able to negotiate for better insurance deals. Small businesses and individual buyers paid more for less coverage. In this analogy people are buying a shampoo that only works in certain conditions and might leave them bankrupt. And some won't get insurance at all
November 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
In the context of Trump insulting and denigrating press members, dismissing the Khashoggi murder as "things happen" to someone "controversial" doesn't bode well for members of the press anywhere.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Article says all 9 were documented but detained without being allowed to get documents from their lockers, aka working while brown. The guy who reported the car wash is in the US on a student visa as an athlete. Because he's white, he's not scared the same will happen to him.
November 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
which is being hosted at a Trump property, so taxpayer money paying his business.
November 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
When I read this, I wondered why the info was released before Grijalva is sworn in. But I realize they were probably working on getting someone to flip in time and now there will be even more attention on someone if they flip.
November 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
MAHA Holdings sounds like a profit corp while RFK claims anyone working in healthcare is corrupted by Big Pharm money and he and MAHA are not. I found a listing for a different MAHA holdings and their contact person's name is Machiavelli W. Chao, Inc. Not from The Onion
November 12, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I hope he tipped them
November 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM