jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social

jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social

@jdforprogressnetx.bsky.social

Retired economist. Continuing environmental activist. Everything Democratic

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AOC brings the truth

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

AOC: "When no one was watching, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed was getting glasses for kids ... but when no one was looking, Mike Rogers was taking checks from pharmaceutical interests. When no one was watching, he went to go work for them in the revolving door after he left Congress."

ICE is terrorizing children even many who are US citizens.

ProPublica@propublica.org

Since the start of Trump’s second term, federal agents have detained at least 70 American children. In one instance, a 15-year-old with disabilities was handcuffed outside a school in Los Angeles when agents mistook him for an alleged gang member.

Democrats tried to amend DHS and ICE funding to state US citizens may not be detained or arrested (or of course may not be shot) but Republicans voted that down.

Nicole Foy@nicolefoy.bsky.social

For almost 2 years now, DHS has repeatedly told me they're not detaining U.S. citizens It's simply not true So @propublica.org published the receipts: a searchable database of the 500+ citizens detained by immigration agents during this Trump administration projects.propublica.org/american-cit...

Jury found Blue Cross owed hospital $241 million for underpayment and denied payments. It's being appealed of course but maybe it will stick.

ProPublica@propublica.org

The breast cancer center appealed thousands of Blue Cross reimbursements for being too low. At trial, the insurer revealed that it had never considered any of the appeals — and that they were pointless: “An appeal is not available to review an underpayment.” (Published April 2025)

Voters need to understand your county elections office verifies your registration info. If you give them your DL # they verify with Texas DPS your name, dob, address match that # else they will mail a letter asking you to explain. Same with last 4 of SSN only is just name &. 1/

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social

With 11 days until voter registration ends in Texas, election officials in counties across the state are scrambling to update voter rolls, a burdensome task during their busiest time of year. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

I am not complaining but this normal bill doesn't make sense. My recent PCP visit had lab work (diagnostic pathology) for $400.50, plan allowance $68.06, insurance paid $57.87, I paid $10.19. I am lucky to have the insurance but why do the lab charges start out at over $400?

Ring gave 30 free trial for "premium AI features." These are totally useless. Why do I want captions like , "a person is walking on sidewalk to your door," or, USPS delivers package to your door." That is exactly what the video shows, gives me no additional information, and is annoying.

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1. This New York Post cover: “Thousands of 9/11 families demand Mamdani be banned from 25th-Anniversary” is a brazen lie. How do I know? I interviewed the organizer of the petition.

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Texas is losing 70 farms every week. The Greedy Few have made it too expensive for the next generation to start farming, even though Texas desperately needs more family farms. We can help young Texans get back into agriculture by giving farmers the freedom to grow hemp and rebuild healthy soils.

fellow neighbors who changed the language. I majored in journalism in the late 60's. By the 1990's the language changed completely. Thinking on this, I am hopeful the current backlash against civil rights, cruel and widespread as it is, will lose out and we shall again progress to equality.

Great thoughts and fun from fighting for separation of church and state..

Word&Way@wordandway.bsky.social

Our report from the 2026 Summit for Religious Freedom features insights from @johnfugelsang.bsky.social, @guthriegf.bsky.social, @nadinesmith.bsky.social, and @rachellaser.bsky.social.

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Since taking office, Ken Paxton has become a multi-millionaire while our pay has stagnated. He owns 11 homes while most Texans can’t afford one. He trades favors with rich donors while blocking overtime pay for workers. Paxton doesn’t serve us — he serves himself.

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Trump is desecrating the Lincoln Memorial, turning it into a filming venue for the UFC.

Scott MacFarlane@macfarlanenews.bsky.social

NEW: Another flurry of court filings in 11th hour suit to halt UFC event at White House Natl Park Service, which appears to be taking its instruction from the UFC, says there'll be filming of participants INSIDE the Lincoln Memorial And they will closing access to Memorial

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Thank you for fixing this.

Paulley Ticks@tomadelsbach.bsky.social

So yesterday Trump posted a video of him crashing Stephen Colbert's final show, and literally throwing him in the garbage, and of course, I had to FIX it. #DonaldTrump #StephenColbert

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I grew up in a family with one income that mother worked hard for us to live on and save some too. A few years we had no car but could walk anywhere in town. Company savings plan, scholarships & low state tuition let brother & me get degrees. Reagan killed middle class union families.

queensboy21.bsky.social@queensboy21.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/robertre... Thomas claims that “The century of progressivism did not go well.” Baloney. It helped America create the largest middle class the world had ever seen. The tragedy is America turned its back on progressivism in part because of SCOTUS and Justice Clarence Thomas. 🤬🤬🤬

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All Texans deserve water. Wall Street and Big Tech are coming for our water across Texas. They want to monopolize it for their own greed. Sign our petition if you agree Texas water should be for Texans, not Wall Street vultures >> www.claytontuckertx.com/water #Texas #water #watercrisis

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We must use US taxpayer dollars to backstop the UAE Which is facing economic problems caused by the war Trump started and doesn't know how to win A war encouraged by leaders of the UAE Who have given hundreds of millions in bribes to Trump, his family, and associates

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Hassett on a bailout for the UAE: "The UAE has been an incredibly valuable ally throughout this effort, and I'm sure the Treasury Secretary will make every effort to help them out should that be necessary"

Thank our farmworkers for our food and make sure ALL of them get union representation.

United Farm Workers@ufw.bsky.social

"Jose" shares, "I get up at 4am make lunch, and then walk 35 minutes from my house to the worksite. I start harvesting strawberries at 7am. The mud in the rows tires me out. I earn CA min wage. I do my job in rain, wind, fire & excessive heat. I don't have a option." #WeFeedYou

Airport ongoing tragedy with ICE

Kat Tenbarge@kattenbarge.bsky.social

I can confirm that people who are already exhausted and scared of going through TSA and flying right now, people who have just been told to wait in a line for 4+ hours, are absolutely furious to see ICE agents—a stark reminder of who exactly is to blame for this situation

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The ONE thing I am noticing is that Israel and the United States is targeting civilian infrastructure and deliberately killing innocent people. Iran is hitting strategic targets in retaliation for being hit first. We are NOT the good guys in this. We have become and bloodthirsty and morally

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NAFTA & so-called "free trade" sent much of our ag abroad. The monopolies like it this way as they make the most money, & my opponent also likes it as he made his fortune as an importer. I would rather see our farms fully returned. Sign our petition if you agree >> www.claytontuckertx.com/trade

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Just so we're all clear, this is a war crime and would be punishable by life or death under U.S. law.

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social

Hegseth: "We will keep pushing, keep advancing. No quarter, no mercy for our enemies." No quarter is the refusal to take prisoners and instead just execute everyone. It's been considered a war crime for over a century.

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“My little girl was completely burned,” he said. “There was nothing left of her. We could only identify her from her school bag, which she was still holding. She was completely burned.”

Megan O’Toole@meganotoole.bsky.social

The girls’ school in Iran, where 165 people were killed by an apparent US-Israeli attack, was hit with two strikes, with the second missile killing sheltering survivors, two first responders and the parent of a slain child have told Middle East Eye.

How long before Trump administration starts using this to find Democratic voters or women with advanced education to prevent fair elections?

A manual for ICE's immigrant-targeting computer system, Palantir ELITE, was leaked today. Let's look at it, then step back to evaluate how far we've come along a dangerous road and where that road might take us. 🧵

How long can we allow this torture and criminality to go on? Trump is responsible.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social

“LET US OUT!” women & children scream for help inside a detention camp in TEXAS, where private prisons like core civic make billions of taxpayer dollars holding them while abusing, neglecting them, refusing them health care, feeding them dirty food & water, etc. In our name🇺🇸

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Wow, that pic of Obama et al in the situation room really broke a lot of these people. Amazing.

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Canada: Our Prime Minster studied at Oxford and Harvard, was the Governor of both the Banks of England and Canada, and is recognized as one of the sharpest financial minds around. America: oh yeah? Our guy has to take dementia tests every week.