NEW: The people scamming SNAP aren’t the ones using it — it’s the CEOs paying their workers so little that they force the rest of us to make it up. Watch the perfect breakdown from @moreperfectunion.bsky.social ft. IPS @inequality.org scholar @sarahanderson.bsky.social: youtu.be/VKRLZk98EOg?...

In addition to donating $1 million to Donald Trump’s campaign, Target’s decision to allow ICE agents in their stores have many customers taking to the street in protest. The message is clear — if Target wants our business, ICE must go.

NEW: a groundbreaking report reveals that, counter to the MAGA narrative, immigrants have actually contributed a massive surplus to the U.S. economy totaling over *$14 trillion* over the last three decades. Jon Queally on @commondreams.org

This Valentine’s Day, we’re sending love to immigrants across the country, knowing that immigrants are an essential part of our lives. When we stand together, our movements grow stronger. ❤️ #ToImmigrantsWithLove #IStandWithImmigrants

“The violence we see today is a direct consequence of the $170 billion that Congress handed to Homeland Security in last year’s reconciliation bill, fueling the administration’s mass detention & deportation agenda at an unprecedented scale, “ said Setareh, from DWN in an op-ed for the @thehill.com

NEW: Upticks in immigration enforcement are associated with increased minimum wage violations and more dangerous workplaces for ALL workers. Being pro-worker means being anti-ICE. @sarahlazare.bsky.social in @commondreams.org:

As the state’s 4th largest employer, Target isn’t just another store for the people of Minnesota. Now, the company is facing growing backlash from residents protesting their choice to allow ICE agents in stores. Alliyah Lusuegro on @nationalpriorities.bsky.social

In addition to increasing funding for ICE, Trump’s Big Ugly Budget also cuts funding for legal immigration. The message is clear — this administration doesn’t care about safety, only terrorizing immigrant communities. @lindsaykosh.bsky.social on @nationalpriorities.bsky.social

Priorities.

When federal agents harass immigrant workers, research shows that it ends up hurting *all* workers, as well the economy. For the sake of everyone, it’s time for us to organize and defend our immigrant neighbors, writes @sarahlazare.bsky.social.

The Trump administration’s willingness to abduct, detain, and otherwise traumatize the children of immigrants reveals a double-standard in a party which claims to be “pro-life.” If we truly value life, we must defend all children equally.

This tweet says resist all 23, but neither it nor the story it links lists them all and their locations You can find the list (with a map) here: couriernewsroom.com/news/map-ice...

Troops that Trump deployed to D.C. supposedly to address crime have instead been repeatedly tasked with rousting the homeless, cleaning parks, and painting over graffiti. This occupation alone is projected to cost over $660 million this year.

This is a big deal. No matter how many awful things come out of this White House, you can organize your community to fight back against tyranny. We must also continue to boycott ICE's corporate collaborators like Amazon, AT&T, and any other company trying to profit off this misery.

NEW: The New Mexico legislature just passed the Immigrant Safety Act to ban public ICE detention contracts, terminate existing contracts, and prohibit police from collaborating with ICE. This is a huge win. End ICE detention everywhere.

The military is still in our streets. This has and will continue to cost hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars. We need this money to feed families and provide kids with the education they need.

NEW: At the current pace, Trump's National Guard deployments could cost over $1 BILLION this year. "At some point, this is going to take away from other things that people need," says IPS @nationalpriorities.bsky.social scholar @lindsaykosh.bsky.social. Juliana Kim on @npr.org:

NEW: Trump's domestic military occupations could cost over $1 billion this year. “They are spending billions to militarize our streets," said IPS @nationalpriorities.bsky.social scholar @hannahomestead.bsky.social, "while cutting food and healthcare.” @nickturse.bsky.social in @theintercept.com:

Last year, the GOP already "took from healthcare and food programs to give billions more to ICE in their Big Bad Bill," says IPS scholar @lindsaykosh.bsky.social. "ICE shouldn’t get one more penny."

With ICE’s human rights violations now spilling into hospitals and other healthcare facilities, some Minneapolis hospital workers are using grassroots organizing tactics and training to better protect their patients. @mariannedhe.bsky.social on @truthout.org

📣"War costs us a better world." 👇

NEW: The Constitution states that no person shall “be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” In just half a year under Trump, there have been at least 2,300 cases(!) in which immigration officials illegally detained people without bond or due process.

More Americans now support abolishing ICE than keeping it. The Senate has a chance to reflect that reality and refuse to hand the abusive agency billions of dollars. They must use that chance.

Fund affordable living and keeping our families together and safe. Don't fund family separation.

We need $1.5 trillion to help each and every one of us live safer, fuller lives. Not further enrich war profiteers. IPS @nationalpriorities.bsky.social director @lindsaykosh.bsky.social:

NEW: The budget bill passed in the House this week would give ICE $10 billion to “terrorize communities and break our laws,” says IPS @nationalpriorities.bsky.social scholar @lindsaykosh.bsky.social. "Congress needs to stop giving ICE more funding." @mludwig.bsky.social in @truthout.org:

NEW: If ICE was a national military it would be the 13th biggest in the world, IPS @nationalpriorities.bsky.social researchers found. To make ICE less deadly, Democratic leadership must focus less on weak reforms and more on cutting its colossal funding. @ahjohnson.bsky.social in @therealnews.com:

Across the U.S., more people are standing up to protest ICE and U.S. operations against Venezuela. The message is clear — this campaign of militarism, both at home and abroad, does not reflect the will of the people. From @nationalpriorities.bsky.social’s Alliyah Lusuegro:

NEW: In the wake of the ICE killing of Renee Nicole Good, new polling shows that 46% of Americans of all parties support abolishing ICE, outweighing the 43% who oppose abolishing it. Abolishing ICE is “now quite literally the moderate position.”

The last time the U.S. tried to take over other countries — Iraq and Afghanistan — it cost trillions of dollars, thousands of American lives, and potentially millions of lives abroad. We can't afford those costs again. IPS scholar @lindsaykosh.bsky.social in @inthesetimes.com:

NEW: No, it was never really about drugs. Yes, it was about oil — but it wasn't *only* about oil. And no, it wasn't even close to being legal. In a new explainer out today, IPS scholars clear up the biggest questions about the U.S. attack on Venezuela:

While greater control over the oil market is undoubtedly one factor behind the Trump administration’s illegal invasion of Venezuela, a larger issue is the fossil fuel industry’s ability to affect policy and incentivize war. IPS climate expert @basavsen.bsky.social on InsideSources:

Renee Good, who was fatally shot by ICE on Jan. 7, is tragically only the latest in a series of victims of the agency’s violent tactics, making it abundantly clear — no American is safe until ICE faces accountability and justice, writes Farrah Hassen.

A $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget would be a war budget everywhere. We need this money to help struggling people.

NEW: The invasion and kidnapping of Venezuelan President Maduro involved over 150 U.S. military aircraft. Just one of the aircraft that was reportedly used costs $91,330 per HOUR to operate. IPS @nationalpriorities.bsky.social scholars @lindsaykosh.bsky.social and @hannahomestead.bsky.social:

No more harm and separation of our families, no more militarism in our streets. Fund what actually keeps us safe, like our healthcare, instead.

With U.S. military leases of Hawaiian land about to expire, the military wants to keep control for "national security." Many Hawaiians, though, want an end to the military's pollution. “Hawai‘i’s resilience IS national security.”

While oil is one factor in the decision to carry out military operations against Venezuela, the Trump administration’s real agenda is even more troubling — an attempt to exercise complete political control over Latin America. @ocampomar.bsky.social on Foreign Policy in Focus:

Recent polling shows that one in two Americans are now struggling to afford food, healthcare, and other necessities. A war against Venezuela won’t help them. Our representatives in Congress still have the power to stop it. From @nationalpriorities.bsky.social's Lindsay Koshgarian:

Once a sovereign nation, Hawai‘i was the starting point for America’s century of imperialism and conquest in the Pacific. Now, it has a rare chance to reclaim thousands of acres from the U.S. military.

NEW: After months of pressure, Avelo Airlines — the only passenger airline that carried out deportation flights — is officially terminating its contract with ICE. This is "a victory for the thousands of people who have been protesting the airline."

Excellent analysis by my colleague @lindsaykosh.bsky.social at @ips-dc.org on the travesty of Trump and Congress to invade Venezuela using taxpayer dollars at a time when Americans are struggling to make ends meet.

NEW: Yes, oil is a factor in Trump's attack on Venezuela. But it's not the primary one, argues IPS scholar @ocampomar.bsky.social. The core motivation is "to exert complete political control — and economic domination — over Latin America. It’s classic U.S. imperialism."

NEW: Trump has said plenty about the U.S. "ruling over" Venezuela. He hasn’t said why the tax dollars that paid for this invasion aren't being used to help the 1 in 2 Americans now struggling to buy groceries. IPS @nationalpriorities.bsky.social scholar @lindsaykosh.bsky.social:

NEW: Since 1964, the U.S. military has leased 47,000 acres of land from the State of Hawai‘i — for a token $1. The leases expire in 2029, offering Hawai‘i a rare chance to reclaim land from the war machine. IPS fellow @christineahn.bsky.social and Davis Price in @truthout.org:

NEW: AI data centers are only the newest attempt to sacrifice communities to corporate greed in a state scarred by mining, nuclear testing, and oil extraction. It's time to say definitiely: New Mexico is not for sale. Ennedith Lopez and IPS scholar Feleecia Guillen in @abqjournal.bsky.social:

COP30 failed to meet our needs — but it brought thousands of representatives of the world's social movements together with united demands against militarism and imperialism. SUNDAY 12/21, IPS scholar Feleecia Guillen will join @codepink.bsky.social to share her experience there. Register:

In the 10 years since the Paris Agreement, the U.S. spent $79 billion financing foreign arms sales — money that could have been spent fighting the global climate crisis. It’s time we prioritized our future over endless war. @nationalpriorities.bsky.social @hannahomestead.bsky.social

Congress just passed a $1 TRILLION WAR BUDGET! Half of this cash will go to weapons corporations that profit off war. At the same time, the Pentagon has failed seven audits in a row. Our tax dollars should invest in food and healthcare. Not bombs and missiles.

Fund our planet and its people, not war and climate collapse.