rusticgorilla

rusticgorilla

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/r/keep_track Author of Project 2025 Tracker https://keeptrack.ghost.io/

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Mississippi, which is approximately 38% Black, has elected a grand total of TWO Black representatives to Congress since the end of reconstruction: Rep. Mike Espy in the 1980s and Rep. Bennie Thompson.

Ashton Pittman@ashtonpittman.bsky.social

NEW: U.S. House Rep. Bennie Thompson's "reign of terror" in Mississippi "is over," Gov. Tate Reeves says, urging the ousting of the state's only Black member of Congress through redistricting before the end of 2027. He made that pronouncement even as he canceled a special session on redistricting.

mississippifreepress.orgMississippi Governor Vows Thompson’s ‘Reign of Terror Is Over,’ But Cancels Redistricting PlansMississippi won’t redraw any of its districts this month. The governor canceled the special legislative session to redistrict the state Supreme Court.
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WSJ reporter: The House Financial Services Committee is taking up a bill that would amend the Federal Reserve Act to eliminate the dual mandate This is a goal of Project 2025. Page 732: "Eliminate the dual mandate"

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Page 145 of Project 2025 calls to end the diversity lottery

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social

Kristi Noem says she’s pausing the diversity lottery immigrant visa program (DV1) because the Brown University suspect came in on it in 2017.

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Sent back to danger: How the Trump Administration outsourced illegal deportation Documenting chain refoulement #KeepTrack keeptrack.ghost.io/sent-back-to...

keeptrack.ghost.ioSent back to danger: How the Trump Administration outsourced illegal deportationsOver the past year, the Trump administration has significantly expanded the use of “third country removals,” a practice in which an immigrant is deported to a country other than their country of citiz...
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Sent back to danger: How the Trump Administration outsourced illegal deportation Documenting chain refoulement #KeepTrack keeptrack.ghost.io/sent-back-to...

keeptrack.ghost.ioSent back to danger: How the Trump Administration outsourced illegal deportationsOver the past year, the Trump administration has significantly expanded the use of “third country removals,” a practice in which an immigrant is deported to a country other than their country of citiz...
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Just 5 days ago, Trump didn't know why he signed a pardon for Binance founder Changpeng Zhao when asked by the press. Trump: "I don't know. He was recommended by a lot of people." bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Mike Johnson claims that Biden's pardons are "invalid on their face. I used to be a constitutional litigator. I would love to take this case and go into the court and make that way to set the precedent. You can't allow a president to check out and have unelected people making massive decisions."

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Chicago Sun-Times
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Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. trib.al/9Sxu9IN

trib.alAttorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shootingBody-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
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Three important stories that may have flown under the radar over the weekend: 1. The Trump administration is preparing a plan that would make it harder for older Americans to qualify for Social Security disability payments www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

washingtonpost.comTrump plan would limit disability benefits for older AmericansTrump administration officials are considering eliminating age as a factor in deciding whether someone is capable of working.
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By moving ATF/DEA/FBI/etc. agents to immigration enforcement, Trump is creating a largely unaccountable, loyal force that will be accustomed to disregarding constitutional rights when he inevitably calls upon them to oppress citizens and disrupt elections.

Dan Vock@danvock.bsky.social

It is as if our government has decided that there is no crime in the country worth pursuing other than immigration enforcement.

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Nitish Pahwa
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sorry I can't get over how cynical this is. dude *just* voted for a bill that was pushed by the crypto lobby and left out any protections against Trump's corruption. *now* he's claiming to address the issue with a bill that will never pass? this is galling even by modern Dem standards

Sen. Adam Schiff@schiff.senate.gov

Donald Trump and other senior administration officials have made a fortune off of crypto schemes. Today, I'm introducing the COIN Act to put a stop to this corruption in plain sight. youtu.be/4zOtklEunwE

youtu.beWe Can Stop Trump's Crypto Corruption – Today I'm Introducing a Bill to Do ItYouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff
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Anyone who thinks the cruelty we see from ICE can only be explained by J6ers hasn't been paying attention. This is what ICE has always been. You are hearing about it now because major media is finally putting it on the front pages. Absence of coverage does not mean absence of abuses.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

After months, I remain unconvinced by this theory. That DHS is acting extremely unprofessionally is not evidence of secret J6ers. Rather, I believe it reflects longstanding culture problems within ICE, a chaotic multi-agency approach to raids, the corroding effects of quotas, and Miller’s extremism.

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Project 2025 (p. 178) calls for the State Dept. to "evaluate" F and J visas to ensure the programs are "consistent with White House immigration policy" and "national security obligations"

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

This isn’t just a suspension of new student visa interviews, it’s also all new interviews for exchange visitors. Many exchange visitors work at summer camps and other similar programs. This could have an immediate impact on many American businesses as well, not just higher ed.

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This week's #KeepTrack The GOP reconciliation bill includes provisions that: (a) purport to block oil and gas lease sales from judicial review (b) allow corporations to avoid rigorous environmental review by paying an increased fee www.reddit.com/r/Keep_Track...

reddit.comFrom the Keep_Track community on Reddit: The hidden details in the GOP reconciliation bill: Attacks on judicial independence, higher education, and the environmentExplore this post and more from the Keep_Track community