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Coauthor of two studies on Italian immigration in the early 1870s.

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Even red states are defiantly rejecting DOJ’s demands for private voter data “Election officials across the political spectrum stood up to protect state sovereignty and voters’ security, regardless of partisanship,” voting rights advocate David Becker told Democracy Docket.

Earlier this week, Idaho became the latest state to push back against the U.S. Department of Justice’s campaign to seize the private voter data of every state. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/eve...

07.03.2026 19:16 👍 3096 🔁 915 💬 73 📌 39
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Minnesota gains a new billion-dollar company Pivot Bio relocates headquarters from California, choosing the Twin Cities over other Midwest cities.

Minnesota is a global leader in sustainable agriculture - and with a workforce second to none, companies like Pivot Bio know the value of investing here.

www.startribune.com/pivot-bio-ag...

04.03.2026 20:31 👍 1289 🔁 183 💬 25 📌 7

The thing about the U.S. and Israel is that both of their leaders are trying to stay out of prison.

28.02.2026 23:12 👍 11163 🔁 3349 💬 316 📌 184
'Follow the money': Maddow’s INSTANT REACTION to U.S. striking Iran
'Follow the money': Maddow’s INSTANT REACTION to U.S. striking Iran YouTube video by MS NOW

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiNs...

28.02.2026 20:02 👍 7700 🔁 3021 💬 453 📌 249
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The U.S. Senate must be clear: no war with Iran.

28.02.2026 17:05 👍 22503 🔁 6324 💬 1319 📌 399

The morally bankrupt Trump administration has partnered with another morally bankrupt authoritarian to declare an unprovoked war on Iran, already killing scores of civilians.

We need an immediate vote from Congress on a War Powers Resolution. Then articles of impeachment.

28.02.2026 15:33 👍 23439 🔁 6123 💬 717 📌 257
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Here's What We Know We know that this is not about Iran’s people, it’s about Iran’s oil and wealth.

Here’s what we know: this isn’t about Iran’s people—it’s about oil, wealth, and power.

@emanabdelhadi.bsky.social lays out why this war has no mandate (and why de-escalation is the only way forward).

28.02.2026 18:09 👍 46 🔁 21 💬 5 📌 1

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17.02.2026 00:40 👍 84 🔁 16 💬 1 📌 1
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Kennedy Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren

Kennedy Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/h...

17.02.2026 17:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Shapiro admin tells ICE to drop plans for PA detention centers ICE detention centers planned for Berks and Schuylkill Counties would burden residents and possibly violate state legal requirements, officials say.

"In Pennsylvania, the Shapiro administration is warning federal officials that it will not issue required state permits for two planned immigration detention centers..."

www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/0...

16.02.2026 18:52 👍 12034 🔁 3605 💬 332 📌 250
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Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, her father's lawyer confirmed.

A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
 
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
 
Not one dime for this cruelty.

www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...

15.02.2026 21:20 👍 19140 🔁 7404 💬 640 📌 396
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15.02.2026 19:59 👍 46014 🔁 12983 💬 1142 📌 686
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A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years

11.02.2026 03:43 👍 25568 🔁 7253 💬 411 📌 541
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If we want wannabe Kings out of our federal Government, and if we want ICE out of our communities, then we need a new Congress. We must TURN OUT AND VOTE YES for our Redistricting Amendment on Tuesday, April 21.

Save the date and join us on Saturday, March 28 for Hands Across Arlington!
#voteyes

11.02.2026 13:10 👍 190 🔁 117 💬 6 📌 6
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Activists keep up heat on Roxbury to block ICE detention center Activists and residents are pressuring the Morris County town to do more to block a proposed immigrant detention center. Here's what they want.

Roxbury, New Jersey:

www.dailyrecord.com/story/news/l...

12.02.2026 01:31 👍 1893 🔁 604 💬 42 📌 16
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House GOP pushes strict proof-of-citizenship requirement for voters House Republicans rushed to approve legislation on Wednesday that would impose new proof-of-citizenship requirements ahead of the midterm elections, a Trump administration priority that faces blowback in the Senate.

House Republicans rushed to approve legislation on Wednesday that would impose new proof-of-citizenship requirements ahead of the midterm elections, a Trump administration priority that faces blowback in the Senate. n.pr/4kvNXbz

12.02.2026 08:58 👍 206 🔁 91 💬 26 📌 10
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Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.

More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...

12.02.2026 01:35 👍 7620 🔁 3973 💬 239 📌 610
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In just a few moments, I will vote against the so-called SAVE America Act and I am a strong no. That's because this bill would place unnecessary burdens on millions of women and eligible citizens to register to vote and make their voices heard. It is un-American & undermines our democracy.

11.02.2026 22:42 👍 24082 🔁 5648 💬 780 📌 259
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Irish man detained by ICE in Texas for five months says he fears for his life | CNN An Irish man who has been in US immigration detention for five months has said he fears for his life and is confined in appalling conditions, as international scrutiny grows over the treatment of immi...

Free Seamus Culleton!!!!
Irish man from Kilkenny fears for his life in filthy Texas ICE detention for 5 months.
Seamus has lived in Boston for 15+ years. His wife is American & he had applied for Green Card. He was kidnapped by ICE leaving Home Depot.

www.cnn.com/2026/02/10/u...

11.02.2026 17:59 👍 310 🔁 130 💬 13 📌 3
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House GOP passes sweeping anti-voting bill that could disenfranchise millions, sends measure to Senate The GOP’s push for the measure was driven by blatantly false claims.

🚨BREAKING: The GOP’s sweeping new anti-voting bill cleared the U.S. House Wednesday, setting up a high-stakes battle in the Senate. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

11.02.2026 23:46 👍 2902 🔁 1581 💬 302 📌 195
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ICE eyes detention facility at warehouse owned by firm with Montreal ties U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is considering using a warehouse in Roxbury, N.J., owned by a firm with roots in Montreal, as part of a major expansion of its immigration detention infrastruc...

montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...

12.02.2026 01:32 👍 1873 🔁 1011 💬 98 📌 57
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Way-hey! After concerted local pushback, New Jersey company decides not to contract with ICE:

"The contract with ICE will not move forward, a Holman spokesperson told Patch.

"I have been informed that we declined that particular body of work," the spokesperson said...

patch.com/new-jersey/c...

12.02.2026 01:07 👍 11974 🔁 3094 💬 205 📌 146

A federal court has blocked Trump’s shutdown of America's biggest critical infrastructure project - which makes sense, since he's violating legal commitments the federal government made in good faith on my watch.

07.02.2026 16:11 👍 4579 🔁 821 💬 74 📌 9
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New Mexico governor signs Immigrant Safety Act among other bills into law New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed four bipartisan bills into law, focusing on improving health care access, investing in statewide infrastructur

"The new law forbids counties and local law enforcement from contracting with ICE. It mandates that public bodies terminate any existing immigration detention agreements and prohibits the use of public property for federal civil immigration detention..."

kfoxtv.com/news/local/n...

07.02.2026 21:05 👍 20369 🔁 5974 💬 460 📌 360
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Jane Jacobs: 4 Rules for Fostering Good Urbanism In the fast-urbanizing South, Jane Jacobs’s common denominators for vibrant cities still apply | by Aaron Lubeck

Jane Jacobs' thinking continues to enlighten us about living cities.
She identified four critical ingredients for a vibrant urbanism:
❇️ The need for (1) density, (2) varied buildings, (3) mixed uses, and (4) short blocks.
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Read at Southern Urbanism 💫
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www.southernurbanism.org/p/jane-jacob...

08.02.2026 09:25 👍 15 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0

CALL AND LET THEM KNOW RACISM & LYING IS NOT OKAY

SILENCE IS PART OF THE PROBLEM
BE PART OF THE SOLUTION
CALL EVERYDAY
White House 202 456-1111
Capitol switchboard 202 224 3121

200 calls on same topic per hour gets their attention

06.02.2026 21:48 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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"Shouldn't have wished to live in more interesting times"

#bg3 #baldursgate3 #art

06.02.2026 17:43 👍 2739 🔁 356 💬 9 📌 9
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Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade The judge pointed to a letter from Bondi to Minnesota that tied federal immigration enforcement to demands for voter data as the smoking gun.

NEW: A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.

06.02.2026 18:35 👍 25352 🔁 9778 💬 611 📌 485
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Virginia did NOT start this, but we are going to finish it. We must to TURN OUT AND VOTE YES for our Redistricting Amendment on Tuesday, April 21. #virginia #vote #redistricting

05.02.2026 19:17 👍 7146 🔁 2206 💬 153 📌 96
WATCH: Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman describes being detained by ICE
WATCH: Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman describes being detained by ICE YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

I’m sharing Aliya’s entire opening statement. We owe it to her, and those who no longer have a voice, to watch. youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...

04.02.2026 03:44 👍 19545 🔁 8850 💬 694 📌 716