With GOP defections, US House passes bill extending legal status for 350,000 Haitians • Tennessee Lookout With Republican defections, the U.S. House on Thursday passed a measure to would extend Temporary Protected Status for Haiti for three years.

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Georgia Supreme Court challengers vow to take on corporate power Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin say the state’s highest court doesn’t serve the people’s interest

Flipping these two State Supreme Court seats in Georgia next month will be a crucial first step towards flipping the entire court and putting the state on the right path.

Georgia, please vote for both @jenjordanga.bsky.social and Miracle Rankin on May 19th.

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In a dramatic scene that unfolded in the wee hours this morning, members of the House defeated a ploy by the administration and Speaker Johnson to ram through a 5-year reauthorization of FISA Section 702. Here’s what happened, and what will/should happen next. 1/20

In a 200-220 vote at about 1:15 a.m. Friday morning, 12 Republicans voted with almost all Democrats against accepting the deal, text of which was revealed just hours before the vote
- The Hill

12 Republicans broke rank.

ICE agent charged with two felonies for pointing his gun at motorists during Operation Metro Surge Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said a nationwide warrant has been issued in the first criminal charges against an ICE agent for on-duty actions during the surge.

A nationwide warrant has been issued in the first criminal charges against an ICE agent for on-duty actions during the enforcement surge in Minnesota.

ACTION: call these 4 Senators before The Senate vote at 10 a.m. CT to stop copper-nickel mining in the Boundary Waters. VOTE NO ON HJ 140

Sen. Collins (R-ME)
(202) 224-2523

Sen. Murkowski (R-AK)
(202) 224-6665

Sen. Paul (R-KY)
(202) 224-4343

Sen. Curtis (R-UT)
(202) 224-5251

For years, L.L. Bean stayed silent on politics. You changed that. You contacted them at first they responded with “we don’t engage in politics.” You pushed back anyway and it worked.

This is what people power looks like. We’re proud of every single one of you. Thank you. 🙏

UPDATE: L.L.Bean YOUR voices were heard.

After significant pushback from the outdoor community, L.L. Bean is joining the Save the Forest Service movement. Their LinkedIn statement says it all:

Amazon will pay $20.5 million to settle allegations that two of its Oregon data centers helped contaminate groundwater.

This is exactly why communities across the country are organizing to stop data centers — and winning.

Never doubt your power to change the system.

If you are a current or former female Hill staffer who is part of a whisper network about congressmen to avoid, my signal is emgarcia.85

I will protect your identity

Every day the Senate doesn’t vote is a win. Call your senators. Tell them: Vote NO on H.J. Res. 140. Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121

🚨 Count US IN v. Morales Learn more.

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court BLOCKS Indiana law banning the use of a student ID for voting. A huge victory my law firm, our clients Count US IN and Women4Change Indiana, and the voters of Indiana.

Another reminder that when we fight we win! www.democracydocket.com/cases/indian...

Democrats seek to bar presidents from collecting settlement money from the government Lawmakers drafted the bill after President Donald Trump sued the IRS and the Treasury Department for $10 billion over a leak of his tax records to news outlets.

We're proud to endorse @warren.senate.gov's Ban Presidential Plunder of Taxpayer Funds Act, which would protect against corrupt payouts to the president and the vice president!

BREAKING: Maryland is about to become the first state in the nation to ban the use of surveillance data and dynamic pricing at grocery stores.

The Maryland House has just passed the Protection from Predatory Pricing Act.

Governor Wes Moore plans to sign the bill.

ECU Town Hall with Mayor Paige Cognetti and Sen Mark Kelly · End Citizens United// Let America Vote Action Fund Join Senator Mark Kelly, Mayor Paige Cognetti, and ECU President Tiffany Muller for a town hall discussion focusing on the issues facing Pennsylvania and their plans to fight corruption in Washington.

We’re less than a week away from this amazing event! Join us at 12 PM ET on Saturday for a town hall with Mayor @paigecognetti.bsky.social and @captmarkkelly.bsky.social. Sign up using the link below:

Remember this the next time corporations whine about minimum wage increases.

Demand Representatives to Say No to AI Warrantless Mass Surveillance | Indivisible War on Terror-era legislation that authorized decades of civil liberties-eroding mass surveillance expires on April 19. Let your Representatives know you expect them to reject reauthorization without ...

TODAY: The House is expected to vote on reauthorizing a little-known law that lets the government sidestep the Constitution and spy on US citizens.

Tell your representative to vote NO and stop the regime from gobbling up mass surveillance data to punish Trump’s enemies and round up immigrants. 👇

NEWS: Huge first win for Mayor Mamdani’s tax-the-rich plans in NYC.

Mamdani just secured a deal with Gov. Hochul to create the state’s first-ever tax on $5 million+ second homes owned by ultrawealthy out-of-state residents.

Nationwide General Strike Planned for May 1: No Kings Organizer | Common Dreams Indivisible co-founder Ezra Levin announces nationwide general strike on May 1 in next No Kings mass action.

There’s already a date onboard for a general strike

May 1st, National Strike

No work, no school, no shopping

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Delta Air Lines Inc. quietly scrubbed a pair of key environmental targets from its sustainability web page . 😡

NEW: 50 House Democrats introduce legislation to establish a Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties, citing Trump’s unhinged, “volatile & incoherent” actions

Bill enables Congress to play its role in 25th Amendment

Credit where credit is due. Congress is “doing something.”

Meanwhile, the typical American will pay a federal income tax rate of 14.5%

This is what a rigged system looks like.

[Via @itep.org]

J.J. Abrams, David Fincher, Denis Villeneuve and Over 1,000 More Sign Open Letter Against Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger J.J. Abrams, David Fincher, Denis Villeneuve, Kristen Stewart and more signed an open letter opposing the Warner Bros.-Paramount merger.

🔥🔥🔥A thousand writers, directors, and actors signed a letter opposing the Paramount-Warner merger. That's a HUGE deal, since there was massive fear in the industry.

It was organized by @markruffalo.bsky.social who I will now call the mayor of Hollywood. www.thewrap.com/media-platfo...

Mark Ruffalo, Glenn Close, Ben Stiller, Jane Fonda, John Cusack, Kristen Stewart, JJ Abrams, Katie Phang, John Leguizamo, and over a thousand actors, writers, directors, journalists, producers, composers, and Hollywood executives have signed a letter against the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger:

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Over 1,000 major names in Hollywood signed an open letter opposing the Warner Bros/Paramount merger.

This includes Denis Villeneuve, J.J. Abrams, Bryan Cranston, Mark Ruffalo, Joaquin Phoenix, Damon Lindelof, Noah Wyle, Glenn Close, Jane Fonda, David Fincher, Ted Danson & more

May Victor Orbán simply be the first in a string of countries engaging in overdue housecleaning by kicking their authoritarian leaders to the curb.

When law enforcement officers *create* a problem so dangerous that average citizens feel compelled to intervene in order to serve and protect their community, then the law enforcement officers have moved from a position of enforcing laws to violating them.
Fuck ICE.

A win! A federal judge just ordered the government to hand over evidence from ICE agent Jonathan Ross’s killing of Renee Good.