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@dsteele2.bsky.social

Colorado USA. Politics, democracy, science, rock tumbling, and astrophotography.

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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

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💥 BREAKING: Levi Strauss shareholders voted today to reject a proposal calling on the company to cease / abolish all DEI efforts (tally TBD). LEVI Board: “Diversity and inclusion principles are critical in ensuring that our products reflect and are relevant to our diverse global consumer base.”

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it's important this go as viral as the original story for morale purposes if nothing else. despite the image they project these people are NOT unaccountable. consequences CAN be forced. focused anger and outrage MATTERS.

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CNN reports that DHS and DOD will recommend that Trump does NOT invoke the Insurrection Act. Reportedly one of their concerns is not the danger of using this authority for immigration enforcement; it's that the detention capacity isn't there if they did deploy the authority.

cnn.comFor now, Pentagon and DHS won’t recommend that Trump invoke the Insurrection Act | CNN PoliticsDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will not recommend invoking the Insurrection Act in a memo the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security are preparing...

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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

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Good morning. Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors. It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.

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#ProudBlue #Voices4Victory You may not have a child with disability as I do, or a grandmother with Alzheimer’s, or a friend suffering with long covid, or afraid to drive through a rich neighborhood at night, but millions of Americans do. Your World Isn’t THE World

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NEW: ACLU brings class habeas action in N.Y. challenging Trump’s use of wartime powers for deportations. The move is a response to Monday's SCOTUS ruling that requires habeas litigation to challenge Trump's Alien Enemies Act proclamation. Tonight, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/aclu-bring...

lawdork.comACLU brings class habeas action in N.Y. challenging Trump’s use of wartime powers for deportationsThe move is a response to Monday's Supreme Court ruling that requires habeas litigation to challenge Trump's Alien Enemies Act proclamation.

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BREAKING — The family abducted by ICE is returning home, per email from Sackets Harbor Superintendent:

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social

New — I spoke to the school principal of Sackets Harbor, NY, where ICE handcuffed and disappeared a mother and 3 kids (including a 3rd grader). It’s also the town Trump Border Czar Tom Homan calls home. Cook tells me about how the small town is taking on enormous power to bring the students home:

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West Coast numbers are coming in, and estimates have now surpassed 5 million. People are still pouring into the streets—nearly 2% of the American population is rising up. America, we are so proud of you. You did it.

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From the former editor of the conservative Orange County Register newspaper "It's 'Liberation Day' ...the day we're liberated from our retirement savings. The day we're liberated from paying low prices for high-quality imported goods. Liberated from imported produce..."

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I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

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JUST IN: Judge Boasberg sets a Thursday hearing on his efforts to determine whether the Justice Department violated his orders restraining removals under the Alien Enemies Act.

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JUST IN: The 9th circuit court of appeals won’t clear the way for the mass firing of probationary employees at six key federal departments, leaving in place a lower court’s order reinstating thousands of terminated workers.

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Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously. Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.

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Buying votes.

Ari Berman@ariberman.bsky.social

Elon Musk admitted why he’s spending $18 million & paying voters $100 a pop to flip Wisconsin Supreme Court. It’s all about keeping GOP gerrymandering advantage in US House. If Dems retake House they can investigate Musk, DOGE & his $38 billion in govt contracts www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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"They could've held meetings..weeks in advance..developed a public strategy They could've pushed..for a..clean bill..Doesn't mean they would've gotten that but..that would've allowed democrats to at least..blame.. Republicans for..the final bill" @schumer.senate.gov why didn't you do ANY of this

Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com

The Sunday shows are keeping it real—Schumer gave away the game for nothing. Jen Psaki lays out what he could have done. He played this wrong on every level. And with a Social Security, Medicare, and a tax cut fight coming, do you really want @schumer.senate.gov leading the fight?!

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NEW: The ACLU has filed a sworn declaration from a Venezuelan woman who ICE sought to turn over to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act, who declares that "I heard two US government officials talking and they said 'there is an order saying we can’t take off but we already have.'"

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Sign this and pay for the coin to have Resistbot mail it first class usps. It supports the post office at the same time as telling the fascists in power that you demand accountability! In light of currents events, it's the least you could do today.

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Seriously, military opsec is no joke--examples abound of what happens to ppl who compromise mission safety with stupid leaks. As a nat guardsman Pete would already be in handcuffs over this, but these guys are casually talking about mission details like it's fantasy football.

Max Kennerly@maxkennerly.bsky.social

Zero harm and ample upside in Democrats calling for impeachments and a special prosecutor. The VP, the Secretaries of State, Defense, and Treasury, the DNI, and the NSC were all involved in the grossly negligent disclosure of specifics on combat operations.