What a line from the Pope! I am so pleased he is carrying on Pope Francis’ advocacy for immigrants.

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1. The $20 billion taxpayer-funded rescue package for Argentina, announced last week by the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, delivers an enormous windfall to hedge fund billionaire Rob Citrone. Citrone has a longstanding personal and professional relationship with Bessent.

reminder that this directive functionally massively discriminates against Black men and should be understood as part of an ongoing campaign to resegregate the military www.military.com/daily-news/2...

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Great Portland Conflict of '25

Second victim in Dallas ICE facility shooting has died, officials say #KHOU

1. More Americans work at the Cheesecake Factory than in the entire coal industry, and that won't change. It's because of automation, not snooty libs. 2. Coal energy is now more expensive than wind and solar. 3. So this means: higher energy prices, more pollution, no jobs benefit. Genius!

A recent call for a multimillion-euro program run by the EU’s top research council saw a fivefold increase in US-based applicants seeking to relocate to European institutions to pursue their research ambitions.

Memphis community leaders have set up text alert systems, issued legal check lists and demanded police comply with a longstanding civil rights agreement barring cooperation by Memphis police with federal and state agencies in activities that violate First Amendment rights.

The Trump administration’s reported authorization of 600 military lawyers to act as temporary immigration judges would deprive immigrants of a fair hearing and further erode the line between the military and civilian government. bit.ly/3Ipkr8Z

Pritzker calls out the obvious: federal crackdowns on protesters and journalists = authoritarianism.

Call Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the House, and ask him why he's protecting pedofiles and childhood sex traffickers. His official DC numbers are: (202) 225-4000 and (202) 225-2777 Bossier City office: (318) 840-0309 DeRidder office: (337) 226-6385 Leesville office: (337) 423-4232 Be relentless.

It certainly appears the United States murdered an innocent fisherman who was a husband and father to four children, claimed he was a "narco-terrorist," posted a video of the execution, and then made jokes about it

Reminder to register or update your address by October 6. In TX you must deliver or mail your application but you can change an existing registration address online

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NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka. I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws. Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”

Join us tomorrow night for Communities First: Flooding, Resilience, and Environmental Justice, a robust conversation with Dr. Robert Bullard of the @bullardcenter and moderated by Sonny Messiah-Jiles of the Houston Defender (@defendernetwork). RSVP today at bit.ly/DrBullardLT.

A church in Michigan, a coastal bar in NC… as violent attacks in America continue, and as the Trump White House keeps pouring divisive rhetoric on the fire, a reminder that Trump also has been gutting federal violence-prevention programs. See my recent reporting 👉🏻 www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

How embarrassing, thankfully I don’t watch this sport so I’m not heated about this … I am however ashamed.

ICE agents poster children for police brutality

American gun culture is yet another reason to avoid travel to the United States.

Democracy Docket’s @jenrice.bsky.social will be on the ground in El Paso this week covering Texas' ongoing fight over the GOP’s mid-decade congressional gerrymander. Before the courtroom updates kick off, here’s what you need to know about this national case ⤵️

Can't we just get healthcare

Fort Bend County, TX. #nokings

MAGA have been dismissing reports on inflation for months, saying it must be a Democrat hoax. Even FOX are saying inflation is bad now - are they part of a Democrat hoax too?

79. American citizen.

The deadliest six-month period for immigration detention since 2018 has occurred this year, according to a letter Georgia Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock sent to the Department of Homeland Security this week. Less than 24 hours after that letter was published, the year became deadlier still.

An earlier probe found “no evidence” the FBI had undercover agents in protests at the Capitol.

There is no clear link between Tylenol and autism, says Dr. Peter Hotez.

At this point, unless Senate Democrats change their mind and support the House-passed "clean" CR, it seems very likely we are headed into a shutdown. 🔥📞🔥 Maintain pressure on your Senators to oppose the House's blank check CR! 👉 5calls.org/issue/federa...

This is the secret the Trump regime tried so hard to keep about the Dallas ICE shooting The names of the dead and wounded Jose Andres Bordones-Molina Miguel Ángel García-Hernandez Norlan Guzman-Fuentes Fight Trump's dehumanization. Say their names. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/dall...

Just an example of Medicare Advantage premiums going up next year thanks to the GOP bill that cut funding for health care. Seniors on fixed incomes can least afford increased costs. Demand that your senator hold the line on the budget until the GOP restores the cuts in Medicare and Medicaid funding.

For his own vanity, Pete Hegseth is pulling our military leaders away from their missions around the world— At great cost to American taxpayers and our national security. In every way, this abrupt, unprecedented meeting is too high a price. I’m demanding answers.

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The #USPS is holding a vote to choose a stamp to reissue, and one of them is the “Emancipation Proclamation” stamp. Wouldn’t it be great if that one won by a landslide? #Vote online at www.stampsforever.com/vote The deadline is Sept 30th, please act now!

"There is no justification for taking away individuals' freedom in the guise of public safety." ~ Thomas Jefferson

The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein

Taken just a few minutes ago outside the ICE facility in Portland that Trump claims is under siege. My message to Donald Trump is this: we don’t need you here. Stay the hell out of our city.

Five corporations control 90% of the US media market. Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.

There's been growing attention on state supreme courts, as spaces that are more insulated from SCOTUS, & can develop different approaches to the law & people's rights. Do you know how your state supreme court works, why it matters, & why you should care? We at Bolts put together a 🔥 explainer!