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DHS employees, including TSA, will miss their first full paycheck this week as Republicans in Congress refuse a funding bill that covers everyone in DHS other than ICE and border patrol.

With World's Eyes on Iran, Israel Locks Down the West Bank The Israeli military has closed checkpoints around the West Bank, restricting Palestinians’ movement as settler violence ramps up.

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VA plans to seek public guardianship for some veterans deemed unable to care for themselves The effort will extend to hundreds of veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness but lack family support or legal representation.

Under direction from the Justice Department, attorneys from the VA are initiating legal steps to place veterans deemed incapable of caring for themselves under public guardianship and conservatorship, the agencies announced Wednesday.

From Stars and Stripes' Linda F. Hersey:

How officials in Houston and Texas are responding to noncriminal ICE warrants Here’s what Houston and Texas police officials are saying about Trump’s immigration crackdown.

(Gift article) www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...

The Trump administration's crackdown on immigrant truckers shifts into higher gear The White House wants tougher rules for commercial licenses after several high-profile crashes involving foreign-born drivers. But critics say that would do little to make the nation's roads safer.

www.npr.org/2026/03/12/n.... Will affect DACA and asylum seekers as well

Which climate policies actually make a difference? Our new analysis has the answer Policy research often looks at measures in isolation, ignoring the complex bigger picture.

theconversation.com/which-climat...

✈️ Eswatini. The third deportation of people from other countries landed today.

Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ...

NEW: Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as six months for help.

Confusing school voucher rules block Texans from up to $30K Confusion over the program’s special education requirements is making it difficult for families to meet a looming deadline — and creating more work for Texas school districts.

www.texastribune.org/2026/03/12/t...

No ‘direct threat’ from Iran to Europe, US before war, Polish foreign minister says Radosław Sikorski says Warsaw has no intention of joining the attack on Iran because “we have plenty to deal with here, next door.”

Iran had not posed a “direct threat” to Europe or the United States before the attacks by the U.S. and Israel earlier this month, Poland’s Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Radosław Sikorski said.

Trump Announces “First New U.S. Refinery in 50 Years” at Port of Brownsville, Reviving Local Resistance Environmental advocates and residents say the long-proposed refinery threatens air quality and public health in a region already ringed by heavy industry.

“The Brownsville community has opposed this oil refinery for over 7 years since it was first proposed, and will continue to do so because it will release toxins into our air, waterways, and environment,” said the group in a statement before members protested outside the port’s press conference."

Citizens Bank & ICE Detention | De-ICE Citizens Bank Citizens Bank is financing ICE detention companies. Learn more and find out how you can take action to De-ICE Citizens Bank.

Citizens Bank has decided that there's lots of money to be made in financing the construction of a whole archipelago of concentration camps for Trump. How do their shareholders feel about that? www.de-icecitizensbank.org

ICE is still acting like ICE. Abolish ICE.

EL CALOR MATA: Conozca Las Señales De Advertencia

HEAT KILLS Learn The Warning Signs

Hay una alerta de calor en gran parte de California el jueves y el viernes. Tenga cuidado.

There is a heat advisory across much of California Thursday and Friday. Please be careful.

#CALOR #WeFeedYou

On at least 23 occasions, federal agents in Minnesota detained people solely on the basis of their race during Operation Metro Surge.

That's according to Federal Judge Eric Tostrud, who issued a ruling based on an ongoing lawsuit
FULL STORY: cbsloc.al/40pni7g

Trump says US will tap Strategic Petroleum Reserve The president did not specify how much oil his administration would release or the timing of the move.

Trump says US will tap Strategic Petroleum Reserve

I thought only judicial warrants should be referred (like Dallas does)?

🚨New immigration policy effective immediately.

During a Tuesday afternoon press conference, Police Chief Noe Diaz and Houston Mayor John Whitmire outlined a new approach for local officers when coming across individuals with administrative immigration warrants.

thehill.com Trump-Jeffrey Epstein Titanic statue appears on National Mall

Trump-Jeffrey Epstein Titanic statue appears on National Mall #TheHill

Blue states sue Trump administration over new race-based reporting requirements for colleges Seventeen Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration on Wednesday over new race-based reporting requirements for universities targeting admissions, financial aid and student…

Seventeen Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration on Wednesday over new race-based reporting requirements for universities targeting admissions, financial aid and student performance data.

Houston mayor, police chief issue new directive on immigration warrant stops "HPD is not ICE, not immigration officers, they're HPD officers."

Houston mayor, police chief issue new directive on immigration warrant stops

Share of election spending by billionaires before Citizens United: 0.3%

Share of election spending by billionaires in 2024: 19%

It is not a coincidence that we're about to get our first trillionaire while working people struggle to afford rent, groceries, and healthcare.

Indivisible's Ezra Levin On No Kings, Letting Go, And Building A Mass Pro-Democracy Movement In America March 28th is the next No Kings day. Sign up, or build an event yourself. Let's make this day the biggest No Kings day yet!

Just dropped new pod w/@ezralevin.bsky.social of @indivisible.org. It's a great conversation w/one of our most important leaders in this challenging moment.

Let's work to make #NoKings 3/28 a day of joy and celebration of our democracy and of America 👇
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There are hundreds of children and families at the Dilley detention center.

This week, House Democrats and community leaders held a press conference to call on DHS to release families detained at the Dilley ICE Detention Center.

How a High School Librarian in Abilene Fought Back Against Moms for Liberty I entered this profession just as the storm clouds of the current book-banning push were starting to gather; now I’m in the middle of it.

"When we’re talking about the public schools where my children attend, where I manage the library ... I feel my jaw clench and my gut tighten and the words 'Don’t Tread on Me' pulsing through my veins." www.texasobserver.org/abilene-isd-...

A shift to Amentum is not going to magically solve anything, if that is what ICE is intimating. Removing the oversight of the prime contractor isn’t going to address the very real fact that these WEXMAC contractors are geared at military operations — not domestic internment.

www.mediaite.com Texas Senator Does Total Flip-Flop On Filibuster to Try and Win Trump’s Endorsement

Texas Senator Does Total Flip-Flop On Filibuster to Try and Win Trump’s Endorsement #Mediaite

DHS terminates Camp East Montana operations contract, hires new provider The Department of Homeland Security terminated the contract for Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas, hiring a new provider to improve conditions.

ICE confirms that the infamous Camp East Montana will NOT be shut down. Instead, they're giving the contract wholly to Amentum, previously the subcontractor for Acquisition Logistics, the tiny VA military contractor which inexplicably got a $1.2 billion contract.
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ICE made more arrests under Trump — but a smaller share were convicted criminals ICE ramped up arrests in Texas during Trump’s first months, but a smaller percentage of immigrants had criminal convictions.

www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...

TPUSA is teaming up with Google and NextEra in both municipal and statewide races in Arizona, in part to control the future of a gigantic, publicly owned water and power utility, the Salt River Project.

Note the coalition here. Masks are coming off at the utility and energy intersection.