Homeland Security Dept. accuses lawmakers of ‘storming’ an ICE facility despite oversight laws saying they could be there | CNN Politics The battle over immigration came to a dramatic head Friday afternoon when Democratic lawmakers faced off with Homeland Security Department officers as they tried to visit a Newark, New Jersey Immigrat...

"Under the annual appropriations act, lawmakers are permitted to enter 'any facility operated by or for DHS used to detain or otherwise house aliens.'

The law is clear that members of Congress are not required 'to provide prior notice of intent to enter a facility'..."

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There is an entire political movement that believes the statement “if you work full-time in America, you should be able to pay your bills and have a savings account with your paycheck” is radical.

We must come to an agreement that it’s not radical to demand that.

Al gore is pissed off and I’m here for it

Conflict, crisis, consumption: What’s eating our nation? Amanda Ripley: Full Interview YouTube video by Big Think

Behold the middle way. Long, rewarding, and imo must see TV in these times.

Day 2 of the Golden Era.

The billionaires have decided that people with nothing have too much…

Rolling Stone, April 4, 2025: Trump Admin Dismisses Judge’s Order to Bring Back Man Accidentally Sent to El Salvador "We suggest the judge contact President Bukele," said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt By Charisma Madarang

When dictators defy court orders, there can be no freedom, no peace, no prosperity, no justice, no mercy.

URGENT: NC Voters! Don’t let Republicans erase your vote Yesterday a NC court ruled that 60,273 voters from last year’s State Supreme Court election have 15 business days to fix their registration and make sure their vote is counted. NC voter? Check your ba...

#NorthCarolina voters abroad! Are you in the group of voters who must fix (cure) their ballot because of a ruling this week? Here’s what to do. Please share! #NC www.democratsabroad.org/nc_ballot_cu...

For anyone still scratching their head about how Trump won. This VIDEO sums it up: It wasn’t about egg prices, it wasn’t about HER LAUGH, it wasn’t about Biden’s age. It was about RACISM. Plain and simple. The candidate with the most racist policies won. #bluecrew #fbr #demcast #resist #demsconnect

Thankfully mine regularly issues statements in opposition. She doesn’t really appear to be a corporate boot licking dem who needs to be primaried either.

On Transgender Day of Visibility, we celebrate Minnesota’s transgender community and recommit to standing up for our neighbors in the face of hatred.

As your Governor, I’m proud to stand in this fight with you.

Birth control: US scientists develop world’s 1st male contraceptive pill US researchers are testing YCT-529, a hormone-free male birth control pill that could redefine family planning.

Birth control: US scientists develop world’s 1st male contraceptive pill
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"I'm not joking": Trump again floats running for anti-constitutional third term "There are methods which you could do it," he reportedly told NBC News.

Make no mistake: Trump is serious about trying to throw out the Constitution to stay in power.

Greenland’s Prime Minister Says the U.S. Will Not ‘Get’ the Island “We do not belong to anyone else,” Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in response to President Trump’s latest assertion that he wants to annex the territory.

The U.S. will not take control of Greenland, the island's new prime minister said in response to President Trump's latest assertion that he wants to annex the territory. "Let me be clear: The United States will not get it. We do not belong to anyone else. We decide our own future."

NC's Research Triangle is what pays the bills by providing abundant great jobs in this state. If you want to become South Carolina and survive on fireworks stands and Dollar Stores, cutting science funding is how you do it. But Tillis and Budd got theirs; they don't give a shit. #ncpol

North Carolina judge challenging outcome of race wore Confederate uniform in college photo A judge challenging the outcome of his North Carolina Supreme Court race was photographed wearing Confederate military garb and posing before a Confederate battle flag when he was a member of a colleg...

Losing is hard for Confeddy fanbois🏳️
#ncpol #shewon #ncgopdumpsterfire

Farmers in a West Virginia town are angry over Trump's funding cuts. The Republican president won 70% of votes in the state in his bid to regain the White House. They believed Trump's repeated campaign vows that he supported American farmers. Hunger came up, time and again reut.rs/3QQ6aCO

First Trump seized control of the Kennedy Center so he could control what goes on stage there

Now he's attacking The Smithsonian and tasked JD Vance with removing anything that reflects "Anti-American Ideology" WETF that means

Nazis similarly attacked the arts & culture

This is Project 2025

We will not be distracted.
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.

And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.

The time to organize is now.

OcasioCortez.com

Graduating From Dead Mom University In this op-ed, Lindsay Lee Wallace explores grief, and how no amount of success in school or work could protect her from it.

RFK Jr's move to eliminate the Administration for Community Living, which helps disabled & aging people stay at home instead of being institutionalized, is disastrous.
I'm never done shouting about what my mom's institutionalization took from her & from us (so here's my @teenvogue.com piece again).

Duckworth: "Hegseth is the most unqualified sec def in history & this is further demonstrating his incompetence. He's literally leaking classified war plans via group chat...if you're our allies, I'd be thinking twice about sharing classified information...All these people need to lose their jobs"

CURRENTLY…STILL…our Senate Minority Leader is Chuck Schumer. His refusal to step down from his position, coupled with a lack of pressure from those who could make it happen, is all I need to know the Democratic Party is not ran by or for its people. Better fix it before the next elections.

Here are 8 photography winners with disabilities who show the world their perspective Here are the winning entries in this year's Global Ability Photography Challenge.

Here are 8 photography winners with disabilities who show the world their perspective

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#Disabilities #Accessibility #SpecialAbilities #AliveAndAble

Daily Reminder: Social Security is OUR money, an EARNED benefit!

OPINION: A letter to North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis As the Trump administration moves to dismantle federal education programs, the North Carolina parent of a child with a disability urges Sen. Thom Tillis to step up.

No child should ever be considered government waste.

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#nced #ncpol

US Supreme Court eases restrictions on raw sewage discharges into waterways The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Tuesday to limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority in enforcing the Clean Water Act (CWA). The d...

The Supreme Court just made it easier for corporations to dump sewage into our rivers. NC Republicans won’t fight it because they serve polluters, not people. Clean water shouldn’t be a partisan issue.

#ProtectOurWater #ncpol #WeCompetePAC

AOC Rips “Tyrannical and Un-American” Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had a serious warning about the ICE arrest of Palestinian activist (and U.S. green card holder) Mahmoud Khalil.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortex condemned ICE’s detainment of Mahmoud Khalil, calling it a “tyrannical” move.

“If the federal government can disappear a legal US permanent resident without reason or warrant, then they can disappear US citizens too."

Well said!