This is a verified GoFundMe for librarian Luanne James from the Rutherford County Library Alliance.
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Read what happened to this hero: www.newschannel5.com/news/rutherf...
New: Tech Policy Press fellow Jake Laperruque discusses the privacy risks ICE observers and protesters now face, given the agency’s surveillance practices and tools. Although there are steps the public can take to protect itself, lawmakers ultimately need to enact meaningful policy reforms.
New 25-page @centeronbudget.bsky.social paper from me summarizing the distributional, fiscal, and economic effects of One Big Beautiful Bill's tax cuts and cuts to health care, food assistance, student loans, and climate investments. 🧵
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Demand the moon. It’s doa anyway. Keep it in the news cycle. Make Trump and the repubs own it. How are these mealy mouthed asks enforceable anyway?
More accurately: “…That side of the ocean created an identity of itself away from the typical model of what free jazz was coming out of the African-American culture, but always coexisting and being co-integrated with it.”
New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
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“Banned Tactics, No Punishment: There is a federal ban on chokeholds and similar tactics. But there is no sign of punishment for officers who’ve used them.”
I've found the @swaempls.bsky.social linktree to be an incredible resource (and frequently updated)- haven not crosschecked with your list (also great) to see if there's any that aren't already on there linktr.ee/SWMPLS_Respo...
Thank you!
I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Minneapolis appeared to threaten the life of a man who claimed he was trying to get home Sunday.
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"What a year for the ultra wealthy. The world’s 500 richest people added a record $2.2 trillion to their collective fortunes in 2025’s… booming markets, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. And about a quarter of this year’s gains went to just eight billionaires.” — Bloomberg Morning Brief
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The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Cloverdale, a tiny town in Sonoma County, California, is being invaded by secretive investors who want to build a new "town."
Of course, the backers of "Esmeralda" have very deep ties to the Network State cult and Peter Thiel.
My notes:
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Yesterday, the Coast Guard confirmed to The Oaklandside that an “operation” was underway and that the guards' facilities in Alameda would be providing support. Live reports from the scene.
The artificial intelligence and robotics being developed by multi-billionaires will allow corporate America to wipe out tens of millions of decent-paying jobs, cut labor costs and boost profits.
What happens to working class people who can’t find jobs because they don’t exist?
Yesterday, I asked Americans to tell me what a DOUBLING of health care premiums would mean for their families.
Here are just a few of their responses:
Yesterday, I asked Americans from across the country how a DOUBLING of monthly health care premiums would affect their families.
Responses have already come in, but we need more.
If you want to share your story, send an email or video to HealthCareStories@sanders.senate.gov
The conversation between Klein and Coates showed me that a lot of people who screech about “infighting” on the left aren’t aware of the fact that marginalized people have been forced to learn how to regulate their emotions during conflict, and so, are better able to hear what’s actually being said.
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Sinclair, a right-wing broadcast corporation that owns many TV stations around the country, is pre-empting Kimmel’s show. Sinclair happens to be the owner of KAEF, our local ABC affiliate.
Their local censorship is detrimental to America’s protection of free […]
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