Mastodawn

"Legal #immigrants🚨are losing their jobs & their legal status not bc THEY did anything wrong, but bc the GOVT refuses to adjudicate the appls they paid for & filed. It should be a massive scandal."
-A R-Melnick

"100s of 1000s of leg IMMs🚨find themselves in limbo after USCIS refuses to process their cases -all while pocketing >$1B in fees. Visas, work permits, legal perm res, & ctz appls:🚨frozen.
#Impeach #USCIS Dir, #Trump...
#Economy #DHS #ICE #Detention #Cruelty #USPol
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/immigration-legal-travel-ban-pause-freeze-uscis-trump-20260511.html

The Trump administration’s $1 billion immigration swindle

Hundreds of thousands of legal immigrants find themselves in limbo, many losing their jobs and risking deportation, after U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services refuses to process their cases.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Lucy May 11

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Teri Kanefield May 11

Iran is empowered and, because a school was hit, has an argument that it is entitled to reparations.

The political situation is lose-lose as well.

If Congress steps in, the war can be framed as "thwarted success." Trump. blames Congress for not letting him finish and “win.”

If Congress ties Trump’s hands, it owns the resulting mess.

If Congress refuses to step in, the war continues and the power of the Executive Branch continues to expand at the expense of the Legislative Branch.

Lucy May 11

Teri Kanefield May 11

I understand the 60 day clock, and the power of the purse, and the War Powers Reolutions, and I understand that Trump's war in Iran is illegal.

However I think the whole "Congress can end this mess" argument is incorrect and simplistic.

To begin with, I don't see any way to "win" at this point.

Low Quality Facts May 11

He also came up with "frenemy".

Lucy May 11

Randahl Fink May 11

For anyone who remembers the enormous military parades in Russia prior to the Ukraine war with tanks and missiles and other expensive hardware, the parades this year certainly look different.

Lucy May 11

The Public Domain Review May 11

Portraits of professionals made from the tools of their trade (ca. 1800). More here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/arcimboldo-esque-composite-portraits-of-trades-ca-1800 @ExploreWellcome

Lucy May 11

Dave Dawkins (D. Harrigon)May 11

Same, plant.
Same.

#Art #writing #life

Lucy Apr 28

Nanoraptor Apr 27

Reminded of the most frustrating tech problem I had at home.

An iPad that would stop seeing my actual wifi point but would suddenly switch to seeing ONLY the name of one of the Macs on my network as a wifi point that didn’t work. A Mac that did not have wifi.

It meant the iPad had no networking until it was turned off for a while.

Lucy Apr 28

Fllics Apr 28

King Charles warmly greeted by Donald Trump before afternoon tea at White House

KING Charles and Camilla arrived at the White House and greeted President Trump as their historic state visit got underway last night. The King and Queen arrived in Washington DC after an eight hour flight – just days after an attempt on Donald Trump’s life sparked fears the trip could be cancelled. Read more: The Sun brings you breaking news and in-depth analysis on the stories that matter…

https://fllics.com/en/video/king-charles-warmly-greeted-by-donald-trump-before-afternoon-tea-at-white-house/

King Charles warmly greeted by Donald Trump before afternoon tea at White House

Fllics