JStegall

JStegall

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Mother Jones
@motherjones.com

ICE is soon to become the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency in US history, with more money than the federal prison system, the FBI, and the Drug Enforcement Administration combined. Here's what that will look like, logistically:

motherjones.comWe asked Trump’s former prisons chief how $45 billion will reshape immigrant detentionWe also asked an ACLU attorney, a private prisons expert, and the ex-commissioner of New York City's jails.

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Stand Up for Science!
@standupforscience.net

It's a tragic point to make re the direct line connecting the killing cuts from EOs DOGE & now reconciliation bill to these deaths by cuts. Pressure Congress to do their jobs this fall & vote back the cuts. All of em. Resist here www.standupforscience.net/take-action #SUFS #SaveNOAA #SaveFEMA

standupforscience.netTake Action — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

🚨 NYT: As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas Some experts say staff shortages might have complicated forecasters’ ability to coordinate responses with local emergency management officials. Gift link:

nytimes.comAs Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas

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Aruna D’Souza
@arunadsouza.bsky.social

Because Americans seem so fearful of anything that smacks of collectivism, can I just point out that city-run grocery stores are basically the Brooklyn Food Coop or credit unions. Stop imagining Soviet bread lines and start imagining being able to get food without paying Gristedes a huge markup.

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CNN
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A national day of action against President Donald Trump and his administration has united an outpouring of protesters across the country who are rallying in defiance of what they describe as a relentless assault on democratic institutions and civil liberties.

cnn.com‘50501’ protesters denounce Trump administration in nationwide rallies while supporting to impacted communities | CNNA national day of action against President Donald Trump and his administration has united an outpouring of protesters across the country who are rallying in defiance of what they describe as a relentl...