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In Venezuela, armed ‘colectivos’ are said to be setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for Americans www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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The Trump administration is trying to repeal the Roadless Rule and open up 45 million acres of national forests to clear-cut logging and road construction. The public comment period ends TOMORROW. Take action now to protect our national forests: regulations.gov/commenton/FS-2025-0001-0001.
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Military Religious Freedom Foundation asked me to make this video to raise awareness of their work and need for support. MRFF has helped almost 100,000 people serving in our nation’s military to stand up against Christian Nationalism in all branches. mrff.org/donate youtu.be/RY_oKI11iGw
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Donald Trump wants to rewrite how our museums tell the stories of American history. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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This should anger everyone. Lies ...disinformation...and a fleet of people who believe this administration.
CNBC: The EPA is moving to rescind this endangerment finding on carbon dioxide and greenhouses gases. Is that a danger to public health? MAKARY: To be honest, I don't know enough about that issue CNBC: You're in charge of our public health! Can you look into it for us?
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Replying to @ryangrim.bsky.social
Do you think the Warning Coordination Meteorologist position at the Austin/San Antonio office was important? He left in April, part of DOGE cuts,which offered early retirement to reduce the workforce. It’s now vacant, part of the strategy of reducing staff through attrition. Absolutely enraging.
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“When U.S.-supported soup kitchens were forced to close, babies starved quietly, their mothers said, while older siblings died begging for food.” www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
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This isn’t just a bill. It’s a fundamental restructuring of American society in which the poor are abandoned, and “immigration jails” outrank healthcare. Billions taken from one and given to the other.
Judd Legum explains 7 of the things in Trump's megabill: 1. Cuts $930B from Medicaid 2. 16M lose health ins 3. Slashes food asst for poor families by $186B 4. Lower incomes for bottom 40% of families 5. Increases deficit by $3.3T 6. $45B for new immigration jails 7. Billions for defense contractors
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Imagine being someone who wants to give a concentration camp a catchy name.
Scoop: Florida is building a detention facility for migrants nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz,” in the Everglades designed to help the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. DHS will help pay for the detention facility with money from FEMA. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/u...
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Are you OK with a real life Handmaid’s Tale in 2025? Cuz Trump just sent 1000 fully armed National Guardsmen into LA to attack protesters — claiming they are rioters. Fuck this!!!! Join us to defend our democracy before it’s too late!!!!!
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Useful home truths here @fromtga.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Plot line: Dehumanize migrants, making it acceptable to terrorize them. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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Over 1,000 international students had their legal status snatched by the Trump admin—no warning, no hearing, no due process. This ain’t immigration policy. It’s a power trip.