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#ResistanceEarth
Yesterday, someone replied to the post below, noting that the plan only involves 715 acres of the 90,788-acre wildlife refuge. That’s less than 1%. From a pure numbers perspective, it seems not to matter. Let’s explore why that’s the wrong way to look at it. /1
Yesterday, someone replied to the post below, noting that the plan only involves 715 acres of the 90,788-acre wildlife refuge. That’s less than 1%. From a pure numbers perspective, it seems not to matter. Let’s explore why that’s the wrong way to look at it. /1
#ResistanceEarth
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which apparently doesn't care about either one, plans to hand over 724 acres of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge to SpaceX. Conservationists and Indigenous groups are trying to stop the deal.
www.space.com/space-explor...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which apparently doesn't care about either one, plans to hand over 724 acres of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge to SpaceX. Conservationists and Indigenous groups are trying to stop the deal.
www.space.com/space-explor...
'The court has to intervene now': Indigenous groups and conservationists condemn SpaceX's South Texas land swap
"Federal officials are racing to fork over America's public lands to one of wealthiest corporations on Earth before the courts can even weigh in."
www.space.com
July 24, 2026 at 11:38 PM
#ResistanceEarth
Yesterday, someone replied to the post below, noting that the plan only involves 715 acres of the 90,788-acre wildlife refuge. That’s less than 1%. From a pure numbers perspective, it seems not to matter. Let’s explore why that’s the wrong way to look at it. /1
Yesterday, someone replied to the post below, noting that the plan only involves 715 acres of the 90,788-acre wildlife refuge. That’s less than 1%. From a pure numbers perspective, it seems not to matter. Let’s explore why that’s the wrong way to look at it. /1
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Pro tip: if you’re going to send out a text blast fraudulently claiming you’re the organizer of No Kings and fraudulently soliciting donations, maybe don’t send it directly to me
July 22, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Pro tip: if you’re going to send out a text blast fraudulently claiming you’re the organizer of No Kings and fraudulently soliciting donations, maybe don’t send it directly to me
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Climate deniers take note—this smoke is the result of your indifference.
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/w...
Climate Change Contributes to a Smokier World (Gift Article)
Higher temperatures and drought conditions are contributing to more intense wildfires and extending the summer fire season in North America.
www.nytimes.com
July 17, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Climate deniers take note—this smoke is the result of your indifference.
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/w...
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The blood drawn by ICE is on every Republican’s hands. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLrx...
NEW LINCOLN PROJECT AD: Shame in Maine
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
www.youtube.com
July 17, 2026 at 2:56 PM
The blood drawn by ICE is on every Republican’s hands. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLrx...
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"the government says it can summarily execute anyone who they’ve singlehandedly determined is a threat to 'public safety.' Given that the administration has also made clear that it believes all immigrants and all of those who oppose ICE are threats to public safety, you can see where this is going."
New in PN: The depressing sameness of ICE murders
"And just as we saw in Mpls and Chicago, the government’s so-called justification for murderous ICE violence falls apart under the slightest scrutiny, and “weaponized vehicles” is still being used by DHS as an all-purpose get-out-of-jail-free card."
"And just as we saw in Mpls and Chicago, the government’s so-called justification for murderous ICE violence falls apart under the slightest scrutiny, and “weaponized vehicles” is still being used by DHS as an all-purpose get-out-of-jail-free card."
The depressing sameness of ICE murders
They're killing people with impunity and lying to our faces about it.
www.publicnotice.co
July 17, 2026 at 2:52 PM
"the government says it can summarily execute anyone who they’ve singlehandedly determined is a threat to 'public safety.' Given that the administration has also made clear that it believes all immigrants and all of those who oppose ICE are threats to public safety, you can see where this is going."
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The documents Trump cited don't even make his case - and actually refute much of it. But that didn'tg matter. No foreign regime, no spies, no saboteurs have yet matched the damage that America’s own president just did tonight to faith in U.S. elections.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump Just Did More Damage to Elections Than China
His speech was a mashup of charges that aren’t supported by the documents he released.
www.theatlantic.com
July 17, 2026 at 3:52 AM
The documents Trump cited don't even make his case - and actually refute much of it. But that didn'tg matter. No foreign regime, no spies, no saboteurs have yet matched the damage that America’s own president just did tonight to faith in U.S. elections.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The extremely rare issue when you find myself, CIS, and the Heritage Foundation on the same side; ICE must resume publishing basic enforcement data.
The last time ICE posted data on arrests was January 2025. The last time ICE posted data on detention and removals was April 2026.
The last time ICE posted data on arrests was January 2025. The last time ICE posted data on detention and removals was April 2026.
Amid Increased Scrutiny, ICE Detention and Deportation Data Goes Dark
ICE says ‘millions’ of immigrants have left or been deported in Trump’s crackdown. But where are the receipts?
www.themarshallproject.org
July 17, 2026 at 1:17 PM
The extremely rare issue when you find myself, CIS, and the Heritage Foundation on the same side; ICE must resume publishing basic enforcement data.
The last time ICE posted data on arrests was January 2025. The last time ICE posted data on detention and removals was April 2026.
The last time ICE posted data on arrests was January 2025. The last time ICE posted data on detention and removals was April 2026.
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Statement from Annie Farmer on meeting with Todd Blanche:
"After meeting with Todd Blanche, I feel even more confident in urging senators to vote against his confirmation as the United States' Attorney General.
"I found him abrasive, condescending, and intentionally noncommittal to survivors."
"After meeting with Todd Blanche, I feel even more confident in urging senators to vote against his confirmation as the United States' Attorney General.
"I found him abrasive, condescending, and intentionally noncommittal to survivors."
July 17, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Statement from Annie Farmer on meeting with Todd Blanche:
"After meeting with Todd Blanche, I feel even more confident in urging senators to vote against his confirmation as the United States' Attorney General.
"I found him abrasive, condescending, and intentionally noncommittal to survivors."
"After meeting with Todd Blanche, I feel even more confident in urging senators to vote against his confirmation as the United States' Attorney General.
"I found him abrasive, condescending, and intentionally noncommittal to survivors."
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Are you a Communist?
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
Opinion | Trump is trying to start a new Red Scare
The president keeps calling his political opponents “communist,” in defiance of history and common sense.
www.ms.now
July 16, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Are you a Communist?
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
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Donald Trump is going to spread a ton of lies tonight about the elections.
BUT WHY.
Because he is running the biggest presidential grift in history and wants to keep his MAGA protectors in Congress to shield him from any accountability.
Do not lose sight of his WHY. Talk about the WHY.
BUT WHY.
Because he is running the biggest presidential grift in history and wants to keep his MAGA protectors in Congress to shield him from any accountability.
Do not lose sight of his WHY. Talk about the WHY.
July 16, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Donald Trump is going to spread a ton of lies tonight about the elections.
BUT WHY.
Because he is running the biggest presidential grift in history and wants to keep his MAGA protectors in Congress to shield him from any accountability.
Do not lose sight of his WHY. Talk about the WHY.
BUT WHY.
Because he is running the biggest presidential grift in history and wants to keep his MAGA protectors in Congress to shield him from any accountability.
Do not lose sight of his WHY. Talk about the WHY.
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“When we see others as the enemy, we risk becoming what we hate. When we oppress others, we end up oppressing ourselves. All of our humanity is dependent upon recognizing the humanity in others.”
- Desmond Tutu
Division is a choice. So is nurturing our shared humanity. Good night, fellow humans. 💚
- Desmond Tutu
Division is a choice. So is nurturing our shared humanity. Good night, fellow humans. 💚
June 23, 2026 at 1:16 AM
“When we see others as the enemy, we risk becoming what we hate. When we oppress others, we end up oppressing ourselves. All of our humanity is dependent upon recognizing the humanity in others.”
- Desmond Tutu
Division is a choice. So is nurturing our shared humanity. Good night, fellow humans. 💚
- Desmond Tutu
Division is a choice. So is nurturing our shared humanity. Good night, fellow humans. 💚
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BREAKING: A federal judge has blocked the Trump admin from implementing a new system she says is "actively" and "haphazardy" purging "non-citizens" from voter rolls using inaccurate data. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
June 22, 2026 at 5:27 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge has blocked the Trump admin from implementing a new system she says is "actively" and "haphazardy" purging "non-citizens" from voter rolls using inaccurate data. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
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"If you eliminate the independence of traditional independent agencies, the practical result of it will be that the American people will be less rich, less safe and less free." Amit Agarwal on the implications if SCOTUS rules in Trump's favor in our case challenging executive overreach.
The Gavel: A new tariff refund battle emerges
A note for Gavel readers: The Gavel is becoming part of The Hill Insider — our new premium access digital subscription launching July 2026. As a Hill Insider subscriber, your weekly legal and polic…
thehill.com
June 21, 2026 at 8:10 PM
"If you eliminate the independence of traditional independent agencies, the practical result of it will be that the American people will be less rich, less safe and less free." Amit Agarwal on the implications if SCOTUS rules in Trump's favor in our case challenging executive overreach.
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Trump lies, ducklings die.
June 21, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Trump lies, ducklings die.
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I have to do another video on the reflective pool debacle. They are trying to say it was sabotaged by the left. They are unable to see a flaw in their God king. The Trump administration dumped hydrogen peroxide to kill the algae and it stripped the paint.
June 20, 2026 at 11:12 PM
I have to do another video on the reflective pool debacle. They are trying to say it was sabotaged by the left. They are unable to see a flaw in their God king. The Trump administration dumped hydrogen peroxide to kill the algae and it stripped the paint.
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No declaration of war. No due process. No congressional authorization.
The UN’s top expert on counter-terrorism & human rights says the U.S. is committing extrajudicial killings at sea. 211 dead and counting.
Where is Congress?
The UN’s top expert on counter-terrorism & human rights says the U.S. is committing extrajudicial killings at sea. 211 dead and counting.
Where is Congress?
June 20, 2026 at 5:30 PM
No declaration of war. No due process. No congressional authorization.
The UN’s top expert on counter-terrorism & human rights says the U.S. is committing extrajudicial killings at sea. 211 dead and counting.
Where is Congress?
The UN’s top expert on counter-terrorism & human rights says the U.S. is committing extrajudicial killings at sea. 211 dead and counting.
Where is Congress?
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FREE SPEECH UNDER ATTACK: Marco Rubio just had a man arrested and jailed, and is seeking to deport him, because he publicly supported Petro and opposed a presidential candidate in Colombia that Donald Trump would prefer to be elected.
He committed no crimes and had an asylum application pending.
He committed no crimes and had an asylum application pending.
June 20, 2026 at 3:12 PM
FREE SPEECH UNDER ATTACK: Marco Rubio just had a man arrested and jailed, and is seeking to deport him, because he publicly supported Petro and opposed a presidential candidate in Colombia that Donald Trump would prefer to be elected.
He committed no crimes and had an asylum application pending.
He committed no crimes and had an asylum application pending.
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Yikes… this is how they’re trying to fix the algae problem… the birds don’t stand a chance…😕
June 16, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Yikes… this is how they’re trying to fix the algae problem… the birds don’t stand a chance…😕
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The administration’s plan for civil servants to sign NDAs threatens to muzzle federal workers from speaking out about what the government is up to.
Here's how you can comment on the proposed changes before 6/26 ⬇️
** You don't have to be a policy expert to submit a comment **
Here's how you can comment on the proposed changes before 6/26 ⬇️
** You don't have to be a policy expert to submit a comment **
Muzzling America’s workforce
How to comment right now on the proposed NDA for civil servants
www.ifyoucankeepit.org
June 11, 2026 at 9:14 PM
The administration’s plan for civil servants to sign NDAs threatens to muzzle federal workers from speaking out about what the government is up to.
Here's how you can comment on the proposed changes before 6/26 ⬇️
** You don't have to be a policy expert to submit a comment **
Here's how you can comment on the proposed changes before 6/26 ⬇️
** You don't have to be a policy expert to submit a comment **
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In their third open letter, Delaney strikers thanked community members for their support and asked them to keep fighting for justice for everyone unjustly detained at the GEO Group facility. “We want you to know that you give us the strength and determination to keep going.”
Detained Immigrants Are Hunger Striking To Protest ‘Brutal’ Private Prison Conditions
“The inhumane conditions at Delaney Hall shock the conscience,” said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
open.substack.com
May 30, 2026 at 3:27 PM
In their third open letter, Delaney strikers thanked community members for their support and asked them to keep fighting for justice for everyone unjustly detained at the GEO Group facility. “We want you to know that you give us the strength and determination to keep going.”
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I just want to repeat again:
The American people saved 26 million lives — because we could
It something we should be proud of. Our leaders should tell us about it. Not decry it as some budgetary sin while signing our names to a slaughter.
The American people saved 26 million lives — because we could
It something we should be proud of. Our leaders should tell us about it. Not decry it as some budgetary sin while signing our names to a slaughter.
"The Trump administration has struck what some see as the final blow to PEPFAR, the vaunted US program that has saved the lives of 26 million people living with HIV.
The State Dept now says that as of 30 September, CDC support for PEPFAR will end in most countries."
www.science.org/content/arti...
The State Dept now says that as of 30 September, CDC support for PEPFAR will end in most countries."
www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump administration cuts CDC’s key role in global program to stop HIV
State Department would send PEPFAR money directly to countries, which could then pay fees to health agency for help
www.science.org
May 16, 2026 at 10:38 PM
I just want to repeat again:
The American people saved 26 million lives — because we could
It something we should be proud of. Our leaders should tell us about it. Not decry it as some budgetary sin while signing our names to a slaughter.
The American people saved 26 million lives — because we could
It something we should be proud of. Our leaders should tell us about it. Not decry it as some budgetary sin while signing our names to a slaughter.
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These weapons are toxic, especially to children, who breathe more rapidly, pulling in more contaminated air than adults relative to their body weight.
--> my latest, with @mayatmiller.bsky.social @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social @mariamelba.bsky.social
--> my latest, with @mayatmiller.bsky.social @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social @mariamelba.bsky.social
NEW: ProPublica identified at least 79 children who’ve been left screaming, unable to breathe, or otherwise hurt by tear gas and pepper spray during Trump’s historic immigration crackdown.
Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Has Harmed Scores of Kids With Tear Gas, Pepper Spray
In several cities, judges have chastised federal officers, saying they used excessive force. One former DHS leader called ProPublica’s findings a “bright red flag.”
www.propublica.org
May 7, 2026 at 1:22 PM
These weapons are toxic, especially to children, who breathe more rapidly, pulling in more contaminated air than adults relative to their body weight.
--> my latest, with @mayatmiller.bsky.social @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social @mariamelba.bsky.social
--> my latest, with @mayatmiller.bsky.social @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social @mariamelba.bsky.social
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With its decision in Louisiana v. Callais, SCOTUS turned a blind eye to our history of racial discrimination. It held that considering race *to fix* racially discriminatory maps is itself discrimination—destroying the voting rights the 14+15th amendments were created to protect.
What this means 🧵⬇️
What this means 🧵⬇️
April 29, 2026 at 3:21 PM
With its decision in Louisiana v. Callais, SCOTUS turned a blind eye to our history of racial discrimination. It held that considering race *to fix* racially discriminatory maps is itself discrimination—destroying the voting rights the 14+15th amendments were created to protect.
What this means 🧵⬇️
What this means 🧵⬇️
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🇺🇸All is not lost 🗣️ There is still time to channel the outrage of this injustice and mobilize voters to seek equal access to the ballot, advocate for fair districts, demand alternative methods of voting, and preserve the rights we have enjoyed thanks to the sacrifice of so many Americans.
April 29, 2026 at 3:26 PM
🇺🇸All is not lost 🗣️ There is still time to channel the outrage of this injustice and mobilize voters to seek equal access to the ballot, advocate for fair districts, demand alternative methods of voting, and preserve the rights we have enjoyed thanks to the sacrifice of so many Americans.