Now at -25. Shifting to fewer unsure.
Jenny VotesDJT down to -24 net approval rating. I enthusiastically point out that the approval number is actually decreasing.
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Профиль VivelyExcellent long-form article about Texas detention facilities. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... @jonathanblitzer.bsky.social
Inside ICE’s Largest Detention CenterOn a military base in West Texas, where the government has built a sprawling tent complex to hold thousands of immigrants, deprivation and dire conditions are part of the design.www.newyorker.comHere is a fantastic short film about the outstanding work being performed by Innovation Law Lab. I found the description of the Dual State a very relevant concept. youtu.be/8IKy6o8NsC4?...
Inside the Fight Against Trump’s Immigration Crackdown | Bloomberg InvestigatesYouTube video by Bloomberg Originalsyoutu.beBad faith and fraud. Sounds about right.
Chris GeidnerBREAKING: Federal judge finds that Trump's IRS suit was improper because Trump controlled both sides of the litigation. Judge Kathleen Williams also sanctions Trump's lawyers, issues monetary sanctions, and harshly criticizes DOJ's "untenable" conduct. More to come at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com
Details coming out about man murdered by ICE in Maine this morning. I wrote my reps asking to freeze ICE funding. This is not how the US should be enforcing violations of civil code. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE agents kill man in Maine as senator says victim not target of arrestKilling of man – identified by rights groups as 26-year-old Colombian – comes days after man killed by ICE in Texaswww.theguardian.comWe rarely hear about the parties to the conflict in Sudan and their funders. The Emeratis are funding attacks on black Sudanese. It is worth testing if making noise on this could save lives. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/o...
Opinion | In Sudan, a Preventable AtrocityHundreds of thousands of people in Sudan are bracing for their city to be overrun by a militia notorious for committing atrocities.www.nytimes.comMexico demands criminal investigations into murder of Houston man as well as mistreatment of other Mexican nationals (not sure if maybe class will be all mistreated immigrants?), will sue for-profit prison/detention companies involved in mistreatment of detainees. thehill.com/policy/inter...
Mexico wants criminal investigation after man killed by ICE in Houston“We cannot turn a blind eye to the Mexicans who have died.”thehill.comBribery from the diamond industry? Or maybe an emolument? It is like they made a cartoon ring pop into the real world. apnews.com/article/antw... @apnews.com
Belgian diamond group that won tariff relief gifted Trump a lavishly encrusted ringA lavish gold ring encrusted with diamonds, sapphires, emeralds and rubies has been presented to the U.S. ambassador to Belgium to give to President Donald Trump.apnews.comEasy to send messages to your reps using this portal. Thank you!
Stand Up for Science!🚨 HEADS UP: If you haven't submitted a comment on the OMB proposal yet, there's still time - but it's running out! There are only 11 days left to push back against Russell Vought's attempt to give political appointees unprecedented control over federal research funding. Take Action: zurl.co/R83IO
These non-hodgkin lymphoma numbers corresponding to glyphosate spraying are worrying. And, the executive order protecting pesticides manufacturers is a huge red flag. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/03/16/r...
Report: Counties that spray the most glyphosate have higher non-Hodgkin lymphoma rates • Iowa Capital DispatchA report found that the majority of counties that spray large amounts of glyphosate have high non-Hodgkin lymphoma rates.iowacapitaldispatch.comYou'd think just the part about the Emerati that bought half of the Trump family crypto currency would be enough to show breach of the foreign emoluments clause of the US Constitution. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/u...
MAGA Base Stays Quiet After Trump Reports Billions in Personal Gainswww.nytimes.com"We have six justices appointed by Republican presidents including justices appointed by Republican presidents who didn't win the popular vote for the term in which these justices were appointed. " @cshaplaw.bsky.social www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026...
From birthright citizenship to trans rights: The SCOTUS rulings shaping American lifeThe U.S. Supreme Court left some of its biggest decisions for last this session. Justices delivered a series of major opinions with consequences that will impact nearly every corner of the country.www.wbur.orgTrump is abdicating the US' ability to compete in renewable energy, and endangering the electic grids. Who is he working for? "The agreements with companies to forfeit their offshore leases are a new strategy and represent a highly unusual use of taxpayer dollars." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/c...
Trump Administration to Pay $765 Million to Cancel 4 More Wind Projectswww.nytimes.com@wyden.senate.gov ICE appears to be buying immigrant tax data from data brokers. www.404media.co/ice-appears-...
ICE Appears to Be Buying Immigrants’ Tax Identifiers from a Data BrokerA $10 million procurement reviewed by 404 Media indicates ICE is buying records related to immigrants’ tax identifiers. “It looks for all the world like Trump is trying to skirt the law and a court or...www.404media.coThe Office of Management and Budget is proposing worrying changes to how scientific grants are managed. There is still time to engage in the public comment period. open.substack.com/pub/yourloca... @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social
New OMB rule could break science in the United StatesWhat a new proposed rule from OMB could mean, and how you can helpopen.substack.comIn Mexico, they make you upload photos of ID (passport) and upload images of your face from several angles in order to buy a SIM card. This could easily happen here. We should be writing anyone who will listen.
Joseph CoxNew: the FCC is trying to ban burner phones by forcing all telecoms to store ID information on all new and renewing customers. That includes a government issued ID number. Massive privacy-impacting change “We never thought that would happen here,” the ACLU says www.404media.co/fcc-wants-to...
I want the law suits against GEO to succeed. I also want to learn if there is a way any of us who have GEO as a small part of the ETFs in our 401k can influence this publicly traded company.
Barred and Boujee aka Madiba DennieGEO Group, a private prison company, signed a contract to give ICE use of Delaney Hall and “support services” like security, maintenance, food services, etc. in exchange for over $60 mil/yr But it is the detainees—not GEO Group—who actually do that work, for free ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
"Forcing immigrant detainees to work for their captors isn’t just exploitative. It’s unconstitutional."
Barred and Boujee aka Madiba DennieGEO Group, a private prison company, signed a contract to give ICE use of Delaney Hall and “support services” like security, maintenance, food services, etc. in exchange for over $60 mil/yr But it is the detainees—not GEO Group—who actually do that work, for free ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
Article about broad economic issues that caused Harris loss and call for Dems to come up with policies that actually help people. open.substack.com/pub/gelliott... @gelliottmorris.com
The real reason Democrats lost in 2024The DNC "autopsy" omits the biggest reason Democrats lost in 2024. In doing so, it fails to prepare the party for the futureopen.substack.com