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Lot of folks making jokes about the "War on Fraud" but this is even more terrifying for the poorest and most vulnerable folks in this country than last year's cruel and horrifying budget bill was.

And if you think it's been hard to meet folks' needs in the last year, it is not going to get easier.

You can GTFO from Substack! Do it!

🚨🚨 There are two takes on this: 1) This would, if it happens, would be a major step in the history of European integration, 2) It also underscores the massive own goal of #brexit which apart from an economic suicide seems even worse now in the current geopolitical situation with #trump in rein.

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Text messages and a moved SUV: How the government’s case against a Chicago woman shot by a Border Patrol agent fell apart | CNN A wide grin was plastered on Marimar Martinez’s face Thursday as she thanked her attorneys outside an Illinois courtroom and told reporters, “I’m just blessed. I’m happy.”

Marimar Martinez was the first US citizen shot by ICE.

They claimed she was a terrorist. Said she was brandishing a weapon.

They lied. Video footage exonerated her and showed the ICE agent shot her five times.

He bragged to other agents “five shots, 7 holes”.

A 🧵 of ICE abuse

Black flyer with soft pink text and a photo of lit candles on the right. Header reads “Hosted by Ward 40+ Community Response Team.” Large title: “Emergency Vigil.” Body text: “We gather in loving rage to mourn the rapid responder killed by ICE in Minneapolis today.” Event details: “Wednesday 1/7, 6 pm. Winnemac Park, Damen and Winnemac.” Closing lines read: “ICE out of Minnesota. ICE out of Chicago. ICE out of everywhere.”

I will be speaking at this tonight.

Major changes for me as I reclaim my space and my life in the new year. Hopefully I'll see a lot more of yall around here.

Oh it truly is. ❤️

On this, the birthday of JRR #Tolkien, this #LotR quote has never been more relevant:

Frodo: I wish none of this had happened.

Gandalf: So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.

It’s January. I’m 18. My country just launched an invasion under a Republican President to control more oil.

It’s January. I’m 53. My country just launched an invasion under a Republican President to control more oil.

I am very tired.

Same, except I'm getting flashbacks to Dubya's invasion of Iraq. Just to give the younger folks an idea of how this still affects my generation, i met up with an old high school pal a few months ago who told me he was shot in Iraq and now has a permanent disability.

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ICYMI, I cleaned his ears and he did not appreciate it.

If you read just one thread today about Warren Harding ...
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Free advice: if you find Quentin Tarantino bashing you in the press… repeat after me.

“I was unaware that Harvey Weinstein’s best friend was so critical of me and my work.”

'Life being stressful is not an illness' - GPs on mental health over-diagnosis Hundreds of GPs in England tell the BBC they are also worried about a lack of help for patients.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

My response to this is: then why do so many medical professionals go on sick with burn out?

We know everyone is asking for your money this month, but here's a twist: We're NOT asking you to donate in December, we're asking you to spread the word.

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May i submit my candidates for 2026’s, Fuck White Supremacy, We Are Not Serene, We Got Stuff To Do

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EU Hits Elon Musk’s X With $140 Million Fine The case over online transparency has become a flashpoint between the European Union and the Trump administration.

Breaking News: The EU fined X $140 million for violating rules governing the transparency of online platforms.

New Zealand police recovers $19k Fabergé egg swallowed by suspected thief The man allegedly tried to steal the diamond-studded egg named after the James Bond film Octopussy.

www.bbc.com/news/article... That's got to hurt.

Och... Final sprint to semester end! Big projects due later today (after sleeping) and then 8 hours of class Saturday and Sunday, then a couple more papers due next week and then I'm done!!!! 😮😵‍💫😬

You Can’t Fight Fascism While Defunding Libraries “Libraries embody everything that we need right now to fight back against fascism," says Sara Heymann.

Wherever you live, this story has significant implications because the trend of defunding libraries, when we should be fortifying these outposts of learning, sharing, and survival, is a national phenomenon. Libraries are models of the kind of infrastructure we must EXPAND to get the world we want.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND RHODE ISLAND COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, et al. Plaintiffs, V. ROBERT F. KENNEDY, JR., in his official capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, et al. Defendants. Case No. 25-cv-342 PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO ENFORCE ORDER GRANTING PRELIMINARY STAY AND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION Plaintiffs respectfully move the Court to enforce the Preliminary Injunction and Stay entered on October 10, 2025 (ECF No. 72) and amended on October 23, 2025 (ECF No. 77). Despite the order's clear and unambiguous terms, the United States Department of Housing and Human Development (HUD) has issued, through its Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD), a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for Continuum of Care (CoC) grants that violates the court's order and continues to inflict the very harms the Court remedied on a preliminary basis. That NOFO is attached as Exhibit A. Plaintiffs therefore request that the Court enforce its order by requiring that HUD Defendants withdraw the NOFO conditions and issue corrective public guidance.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development FY 2025 Continuum of Care Competition and Youth Homeless Demonstration Program Grants NOFO

24. Implementing Presidential Executive Actions affecting federal financial assistance programs, as advised by the Department, unless otherwise restricted by law: Executive Order (EO) 14219 (Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency Deregulatory Initiative); 14218 (Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders); guidance resulting from the White House Task Force established by 14202 (Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias) and the Senior Advisor to the White House Faith Office assigned by 14205 (Establishment of the White House Faith Office); 14182 (Enforcing the Hyde Amendment); 14173 (Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity); 14168 (Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government); 14151 (Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing); and 14148 (Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions) In addition: 1. Awards made under this NOFO will not be used to conduct activities that subsidize or facilitate racial preferences or other forms of illegal discrimination, including activities where race or intentional proxies for race will be used as a selection criterion for employment or program participation; or conduct activities that rely on or otherwise use a definition of sex as other than binary in humans 14332 (Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking).

BREAKING: Plaintiffs suing over the Trump administration's effort to attach anti-trans and anti-"DEI" conditions to domestic violence and homelessness grants go back to court asking to enforce its existing preliminary injunction because a new HUD homelessness programs grant application ignores it.

This is NUTS. :/

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Denmark sets up ‘night watch’ to monitor Trump after Greenland row US president’s threat to seize territory prompts intelligence briefings reminiscent of Game of Thrones patrol

Still incredible how a terminally stupid person can have such an influence over the world.

Denmark now has a team monitoring Trump’s crazed pronouncements throughout the night for an early morning intelligence briefing.

Oh how fun are these! And they look great on you, too!

Almost forgot!

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