Robert Reich
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ProPublicaThe shuttered DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties “was one of the very few tools we had to check ICE, to hold ICE accountable,” immigration lawyer Sophia Genovese said. “Now you see them speeding to complete authoritarianism.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/homeland-security-crcl-civil-rights-immigration-border-patrol-trump-kristi-noem?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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“They Don’t Care About Civil Rights”: Trump’s Shuttering of DHS Oversight Arm Freezes 600 Cases, Imperils Human Rights
The closure of the 150-person office, which protected the civil rights of both immigrants and U.S. citizens, strips Homeland Security of its internal guardrails as the Trump administration turns DHS into a mass-deportation machine, analysts say.
Sheril KirshenbaumAcross the U.S., Sea Grant supports coastal marine & Great Lakes communities through research, extension & education. It touches our lives in so many ways.
20 years ago, I arrived in DC to work on #science policy as a marine biologist & Knauss Fellow through the Maine Sea Grant under NOAA.
The experience fundamentally changed my career path by providing a chance to work in Congress & focus on the intersections of science, politics & society.
The U.S. government just axed Maine Sea Grant.
In Arizona, private school parents can speak at public school board meetings and vote in board elections. But public school parents can’t freely attend a private school governing body’s meetings, even if the school is funded with taxpayer dollars: https://propub.li/41WKSu6
Arizona Regulators Closed a Failing Charter School. It Reopened as a Private Religious School Funded by Taxpayers.
Arizona’s acclaimed voucher program provides zero transparency into private schools’ history, academic performance or financial sustainability to help parents make informed school choices.
Inequality Media Civic ActionIn the next two months, Senate Democrats can...
-Fill 47 judicial vacancies
-Ensure a Dem majority on the NLRB
-Appoint key regulators to the SEC and FDIC to protect the American people from financial fraud
-Reappoint FTC Chair Lina Khan
Democrats need to act. Now.
Musk is a gigantic wanker
Trump is a lot like toe fungus. Disgusting, gross and won’t go away. But Harris pulled the sock off last night for everyone to see!
A reminder ahead of tonight's presidential debate: Donald Trump isn't running for president as much as he is running to stay out of prison.
Project 2025’s income tax plan would raise taxes by $3,000 for the median family of four making about $110,000 a year. It would cut taxes for the 45,000 U.S. households making more than $10 million. It's another trickle-down scam.