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VA announces forced guardianship plans for homeless veterans There are nearly 33,000 veterans experiencing homelessness in the U.S., according to government data

Joint venture between #VA & #DoJ is protecting #veterans’ rights by ….. working to take them away.

The idea that the federal gov’t needs to get involved in these proceedings is absurd. Local medical centers are already navigating these challenging situations.

11.03.2026 23:51 πŸ‘ 126 πŸ” 67 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 18
Republican smiles over dead American soldiers #duet #fallensoldiers #photoop #iowa #sick #republican
Republican smiles over dead American soldiers #duet #fallensoldiers #photoop #iowa #sick #republican YouTube video by Hawk's Podcasts / mdg650hawk

youtube.com/shorts/oCwER...

11.03.2026 06:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Hungary Posts $6.4 Billion Monthly Deficit After Orban Spending Hungary posted the second-biggest monthly deficit after Prime Minister Viktor Orban ramped up election spending before the April 12 ballot.

Viktor Orban, openly, takes money from citizens of EU each year by declaring Hungary a welfare state in the union. He then uses that money to elect himself and aid Putin in invading Europe. And he uses the money to buy oil from Russia as they inch towards Europe. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

11.03.2026 06:13 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can't defend this war in public.

I obviously can't disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are.

1/ Here's what I can share:

11.03.2026 01:03 πŸ‘ 17594 πŸ” 7071 πŸ’¬ 510 πŸ“Œ 944

One of the greatest cinematographers in film history started his professional life as a teenage semipro boxer, & a Chinese American one just a few years after Jack Johnson’s iconic victory. That & more in today’s post in the James Wong Howe series! πŸ—ƒοΈ

10.03.2026 22:37 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This was my second visit to the ICE facility in Baltimore. Each time, it made the hair stand up on my arms.

The conditions are inhumane, and the treatment of people is unacceptable.

Instead of lowering gas prices, this Administration chooses to spend its time on this CRUELTY.

10.03.2026 18:43 πŸ‘ 1195 πŸ” 611 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 23
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It's Abortion Provider Appreciation Day.

Thank you to all of the providers who put their safety and lives on the line to ensure we can get the care we need. You've helped me to build the life and family I have now, and there's no way to articulate the depth of my gratitude.

10.03.2026 19:24 πŸ‘ 290 πŸ” 78 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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a man in a military uniform is sitting in a car and looking out the window . ALT: a man in a military uniform is sitting in a car and looking out the window .
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Police body cam footage shows DOGE knew Institute of Peace was private property during raid Footage obtained by The Handbasket’s lawsuit shows a hostile takeover on March 17, 2025.

You can read about my winning lawsuit with @rcfp.org against DC MPD, and the resulting footage from the DOGE raid on USIP here:

10.03.2026 00:02 πŸ‘ 530 πŸ” 129 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 4

Do we know who owned the facility and what it was built for originally?

09.03.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE Now Owns a Hagerstown Warehouse. A Plan to Design It Is in Shambles. The first confirmed site in a proposed immigration detention network has been purchased near Hagerstown, even as the Native American nation tied to its design work says it has exited the contract

For more information:
- Project Salt Box: projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/ice-now-ow.... @projectsaltbox.bsky.social
- My substack: austinkocher.substack.com/p/ice-wareho...
- The Baltimore Banner @BaltimoreBanner

09.03.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The ICE warehouse in Western Maryland, up close. It’s hard to explain how enormous this place is until you’re standing right in front of it.

09.03.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 148 πŸ” 88 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 10
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Communities of color and women's voting rights are under attack. The SAVE Act would create new barriers that make it harder for many Americans to vote. I wrote in the Indianapolis Recorder about why we must protect access to the ballot.

09.03.2026 20:14 πŸ‘ 78 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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The Water Wars Are Here, And They're Not Woke The Iran War's latest horrifying component involves attacks on desalination facilities. A "not politically correct" conflict could render much of the region uninhabitable

The Trump administration heralds the Iran War as a Not-Woke War. Here’s what that means in practice.

09.03.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 119 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

Awesome. I look forward to learning.

09.03.2026 16:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The more I learned about James Wong Howe, the more I knew his life, work, & legacy were worthy of a weeklong blog series, both on their own terms & for all that they open up in our histories & stories. So this week I'll AmericanStudy a handful of contexts for this legendary film pioneer! πŸ—ƒοΈ

09.03.2026 16:16 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Christian Nationalism is NOT Christianity, but it is a national security threat.

πŸ“Œ The Military Religious Freedom Foundation says it has received over 200 complaints that troops are being told war with Iran is meant to accelerate β€œArmageddon.”

09.03.2026 04:23 πŸ‘ 6993 πŸ” 3008 πŸ’¬ 496 πŸ“Œ 207
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Sen. Whitehouse to uncover connections between Trump, Russia, and Epstein. YouTube video by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

Russian

www.youtube.com/live/ylvTFvJ...

09.03.2026 09:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This wasn't a slip-up. Someone had to find footage from MONTHS ago of Trump without a hat, and then someone had to add graphics to intentionally mislead viewers to think what they were seeing occurred yesterday. Fox is *still* misleading viewersβ€”after paying $787.5 million for misleading viewers.

08.03.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 753 πŸ” 227 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 5
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#ScholarSunday Thread 266 (3/8/26) – Black and White and Read All Over Not ready to emerge into the "daylight" yet? Check out my super-sized 266th #ScholarSunday thread, chock-full o’ public scholarly writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add mor...

Not ready to emerge into the β€œdaylight” yet? Check out my super-sized 266th #ScholarSunday thread, chock-full o’ public scholarly writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! πŸ—ƒοΈ +

blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...

08.03.2026 11:54 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 13
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March 8, 1971: FBI's COINTELPRO Exposed A cab driver, a day care provider, and two professors broke into an FBI office inΒ Media, Pennsylvania, and stole more than 1,000 classified documents.

#tdih 1971

A cab driver, day care provider, and two professors broke into FBI office in Media, Penn.

They removed docs that exposed COINTELPRO campaign to disrupt & destroy a wide range of activist groups, especially civil rights orgs.

Read⬇️ 🧡#TeachTruth
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/co...

08.03.2026 13:53 πŸ‘ 133 πŸ” 69 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

I believe it’s Spring forward

08.03.2026 00:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I hate #daylightsavings How will I make up that hour of sleep?!
#caturday

07.03.2026 23:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i come from a military family. my dad retired as a colonel. my nephew’s an army ranger who did 4 tours.

but if i had a kid thinking about joining the service right now? i’d put my body between them and the recruiters. no one should sacrifice their lives in service to donald fucking trump.

07.03.2026 22:51 πŸ‘ 795 πŸ” 99 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 3

Anyway, here is a handy guide to getting started with ALT text. It's an important way we can make people with visual impairments or neurological processing issues feel welcome on bluesky. bsky.app/profile/cats...

07.03.2026 21:46 πŸ‘ 525 πŸ” 163 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 3

Yes, Carla!

07.03.2026 23:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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So according to the WSJ a US Senator conspired with another country to manipulate the US into starting a war, am I getting this right

07.03.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 12410 πŸ” 4839 πŸ’¬ 553 πŸ“Œ 475

What a strange graphic

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That's really nice of you to say; much appreciated! Let me pass it on and in turn thank all the public school educators who happen to be giving their all in really tough teaching situations. They're the heroes for sure!

07.03.2026 20:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5

Remember the scandal of Trump wanting to host the G8 at Doral? He had to actually back down.

Today, he has the β€˜Shield of the Americas’ conference at Doral with all the pomp and circumstance, charging the entire 2 day event to you and me while making a profit for himself.

Not a word from Dems.

07.03.2026 16:14 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1