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Jesús zip tied at the wrists and being led off by ICE
This! 👇👇👇👇👇
The Senate will vote this week on whether to strip over a billion dollars in funding from public broadcasting and radio at Trump’s direction.
Why? Because, like every dictator, he knows that his biggest enemy is an educated and informed public. youtu.be/rEH7sF6pA4s?...
Agree. We don’t need to lament wealthy vacation homes falling into the sea, but mostly we need to be compassionate and helpful.
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Time to review our playlists. If you were jamming to this in 1976, then you know the assignment. #ResistFascism #BeTheSolution
Here are some cool clouds.
George Washington says, It’s like they didn’t listen at all. Jesus says, “Bro, same.”
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Same
#BirdNerd Great Egret catching some morning vibes on a rock in Lake Suchitlán, El Salvador. 🪶
#BirdNerd Who’s peeking at whom? Redwing Blackbird not being aggressive (if you walk the Riverwalk in Milwaukee, you know) 🐦⬛
‼️Plastic bag bans are actually working!
A major US study found that states charging for, or banning, plastic bags saw up to 47% fewer bags amongst beach litter, compared to places without. The UK saw an 80% drop in bags on beaches after introducing charges too!
That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they? Hello?
Tulsi Gabbard tweet from 2019: Trump says he doesn't want war with Iran, but that's exactly what he wants, because that's exactly what Saudi Arabia, Netanyahu, al-Qaeda, Bolton, Haley, and other NeoCons/NeoLibs want. That’s what he put first--not America.
Our current Director of National Intelligence:
The grandkids and I were playing board games outside, and the kids marveled at how very friendly this juvenile robin was. A Wisconsin bird just chillin’ with some Wisconsin humans. 🪶 #BirdNerd
Agree. Painting regions as monoliths isn’t helpful. I’m less merciful toward individuals who voted for this, are suffering negative impacts (including kidnapping of family members by ICE), & now claiming they didn’t vote for this. “Yes, yes you did. Ugh. Want to learn more about how to fight this?”
Because rocks are always in the way.
This.
Millions of acres worth of public land would be put up for sale in the Senate version of Trump’s big, ugly bill.
It’s a massive privatization of a public good that everyone gets to enjoy – all to finance tax cuts that predominantly flow to the super-rich.
Who'd have thought Germany was standing up to dictatorship when the United States is failing?
What were they actually gonna do here? Ask every brown-enough person for their papers to go to the fucking baseball game?
This is the most slam-dunk, anti-American thing I can think of. You need a passport to go to a Major League Baseball game now? Malpractice not to make a huge deal out of this.
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#BirdNerd let’s be sure to provide care to our feathered friends during the upcoming heatwave.
#BirdNerd Canada Geese doing their usual goosey things along the Lake Michigan shoreline on Father’s Day. 🪶
I really wish Canada would have required the Felon in Chief to be under the guard of Canadian Mounties as a condition of entry.
Mario Guevara, the metro Atlanta-based Spanish-language reporter who built a mass audience with his coverage of immigration raids, could be deported following his arrest at a protest over the weekend, according to his attorney. A lawyer for Guevara told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged what is known as a “detainer” against the journalist, which is often the first step in deportation procedures.
ICE is attempting to deport an Atlanta-based Spanish-language reporter from El Salvador who has been covering their immigration abductions. He has legal work authorization and a path to a green card.
This is pretty obviously an assault on the free press.
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