RESIST! We are not going back!

"The Record Reflects Defendants Have Done Nothing at All" On Tuesday, a federal judge in Maryland, Paula Xinis, took up Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s motion for “additional relief.” The motion asked the Judge to:

1/ On 4/16, fed’l Judge Paula Xinis characterized the steps the gov’t had taken to facilitate Kilmer Abrego Garcia’s return to the U.S. by saying, “The record reflects defendants have done nothing at all.” She ordered expedited discovery including depositions. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-record...

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-Florida sued
-Indiana sued
-Kansas sued
-Montana sued
-Wisconsin sued
-NC GOP loses
-Alabama loses
-NY GOP loses

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Rutland City teachers overwhelmingly vote to strike If the two sides don’t settle before next Wednesday, it would be the first teachers’ strike in Vermont in nearly a decade. Burlington teachers went on strike for four days in 2017.

If the two sides don’t settle before next Wednesday, it would be the first teachers’ strike in Vermont in nearly a decade. www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2...

UnitedHealthcare sued by shareholders over reaction to CEO's killing The group of investors alleged the company misled them by not adjusting its forecast after Brian Thompson was killed.

"The group, which seeks...damages, argues that the public backlash prevented the company from pursuing "the aggressive, anti-consumer tactics that it would need to achieve" its earnings goals."

do you have a moment to discuss the Good News of dialectical materialism?
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The Lone Tree on Llyn Padarn, Wales UK.

Morning all, have a great day #bluesky friends.

‘Harrowing': Video shows Worcester police hold girl's face on ground during ICE operation Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra captured video of a 16-year-old girl’s face being held on the ground by Worcester police officers; she and her mother were detained in an apparent ICE operation

THIS IS NOT NORMAL

Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra captured video of a 16-year-old girl's face being held on the ground by Worcester police officers; she and her mother were detained in an apparent ICE operation

#immigration

NY FOCUS: 'An Open Secret': Sackets Harbor ICE Raid Shows the 'Reality' of New York Dairy Country This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. NEW YORK STATE · April 9, 2025 The detention of t...

The detention of three children and their mother shocked the town of Sackets Harbor last month.

ICYMI: @juliarock.bsky.social spoke to Radio Catskill about how it also highlighted just how much the region’s key industries depend on immigrant workers.

No, the Right Doesn't Hate the New Pope. They Hate His Jesus. The Catholic Church chose Robert Prevost as its new pope in the wake of the recent passing of Pope Francis.

No, the Right Doesn't Hate the New Pope. They Hate His Jesus.
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🚨 Bothfeld v. Wisconsin Elections Commission Learn more.

🚨BREAKING: On behalf of individual voters, my law firm has filed a petition in the Wisconsin Supreme Court to undo that state's extreme partisan congressional gerrymander. www.democracydocket.com/cases/wiscon...

The rightwing hates me because I fight. They fear me because we win.

One of the most insidious media messages is seen in the depiction of people wanting medical care (they paid for) in order to stay alive. Their desire to remain alive is depicted as a greedy form of "entitlement" & politicians' effort to end such "entitlements" is cast as a brave underdog cause.

Born in the US, but I believe his heart belongs to America del Sur, Peru.

Missouri is still illegally denying food assistance despite court order • Missouri Independent A federal judge said Missourians living in poverty "have gone hungry" due to bureaucratic hurdles that the state has failed to address.

Despite a federal court order, Missouri continues to deny eligible residents food assistance. Judge Harpool criticized the state’s inaction-noting that over half of SNAP applications were denied for incomplete interviews. But hey, at least the supermajority GOP has tackled the loosening of gun laws.

2 in 3 Missouri nursing home residents rely on Medicaid.

What can we do about $90 million jets continuing to fall off carriers into the Red Sea? When are going to get around to that stuff?

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And his personal words of greeting were in Spanish, not English.

The "Gulf of America" might have been appropriate if everyone knew the difference between US and America.

Friendly Reminder:

The first American Pope was Francis.

America is much more than USA.

Do you need any map?

Yes please… arrest warrant issued… sorry just dreaming

We all think everyone is kidding at least once every day.

I thought everyone was kidding

Distraction it is. So that we ignore all that he is doing to install facism - here and there and everywhere.

The art of distraction…

What a surprise that the “full and comprehensive” free trade agreement Trump is announcing with much fanfare this morning is not exactly full and comprehensive.

Misery lawmaker who employed two nannies wants women punished for seeking out of state abortions.

Republican Villa Buster blocks Missouri bill expanding access to healthcare

It’s the same woman…

Are you sure we need to retrofit it? Adding new locks might be the only necessary improvement.

The people of the world are also grateful Carney was elected.
He, and Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum, an environmental scientist and brilliant leader, are much needed in our world.

Trump - Year 1: "Day 1, we flip the switch: BOOM! Best economy ever."

Trump - Year 2: "The switch was mislabeled. It was actually 'severe recession.' My bad."