Marta Lavandier
@mlavandier.bsky.social
"In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act. " George Orwell
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They made a commitment when they took the oath of citizenship. Now, some naturalized citizens wonder whether the U.S. is still making one to them as President Donald Trump reshapes immigration.
Naturalized US citizens thought they were safe. Trump's immigration policies are shaking that belief
As President Donald Trump reshapes immigration and the nation’s relationship with immigrants, some naturalized citizens are wondering if the country they made a commitment to when they took the oath of citizenship is still making one to them.
bit.ly
November 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
They made a commitment when they took the oath of citizenship. Now, some naturalized citizens wonder whether the U.S. is still making one to them as President Donald Trump reshapes immigration.
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Jim Ryan's letter is not just surreal and troubling; it provides a series of deeply sobering lessons—about the perils facing public universities today; about what it means to "work with" this Department of Justice; & about what leadership does (and doesn't) entail at this especially fraught moment.
Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
November 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Jim Ryan's letter is not just surreal and troubling; it provides a series of deeply sobering lessons—about the perils facing public universities today; about what it means to "work with" this Department of Justice; & about what leadership does (and doesn't) entail at this especially fraught moment.
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Trying to figure out what #SCOTUS just did with #SNAP, and why Justice Jackson temporarily froze the district court's ruling?
Via "One First," me on what's going on—and why I think Jackson's move was savvy, notwithstanding the awful circumstances that forced it:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
Via "One First," me on what's going on—and why I think Jackson's move was savvy, notwithstanding the awful circumstances that forced it:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on what (and why) Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
www.stevevladeck.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Trying to figure out what #SCOTUS just did with #SNAP, and why Justice Jackson temporarily froze the district court's ruling?
Via "One First," me on what's going on—and why I think Jackson's move was savvy, notwithstanding the awful circumstances that forced it:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
Via "One First," me on what's going on—and why I think Jackson's move was savvy, notwithstanding the awful circumstances that forced it:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
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Much of the East Wing of the White House was torn down Tuesday to make way for President Trump’s planned ballroom, despite complaints about the project’s lack of transparency.
White House continues East Wing demolition amid cries of Trump overreach
More of the structure was torn down Tuesday to make way for President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom, despite complaints about the project’s lack of transparency,
www.washingtonpost.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Much of the East Wing of the White House was torn down Tuesday to make way for President Trump’s planned ballroom, despite complaints about the project’s lack of transparency.
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Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
wapo.st
October 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU
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Divided Ninth Circuit panel stays injunction against President Trump’s federalization of National Guard troops in Portland:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Judge Graber, who is no firebrand, wrote quite a dissent—encouraging en banc review and some patience on the part of the public:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Judge Graber, who is no firebrand, wrote quite a dissent—encouraging en banc review and some patience on the part of the public:
October 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Divided Ninth Circuit panel stays injunction against President Trump’s federalization of National Guard troops in Portland:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Judge Graber, who is no firebrand, wrote quite a dissent—encouraging en banc review and some patience on the part of the public:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Judge Graber, who is no firebrand, wrote quite a dissent—encouraging en banc review and some patience on the part of the public:
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My New One at MSNBC Opinion on How the Supreme Court Seems Poised to Kill Off What Remains of the Voting Rights Act While Few Pay Attention–With Implications for 2026 Redistricting www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb... @msnbc.com
How the Supreme Court could aid the GOP's redistricting games
If the court rules quickly enough in a key voting rights case, it could allow yet another round of partisan redistricting before the 2026 midterms.
www.msnbc.com
October 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
My New One at MSNBC Opinion on How the Supreme Court Seems Poised to Kill Off What Remains of the Voting Rights Act While Few Pay Attention–With Implications for 2026 Redistricting www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb... @msnbc.com
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Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
trib.al
October 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
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Crews across Bermuda have started clearing streets after Hurricane Imelda swiped past the tiny British territory as a Category 2 storm, downing trees, power lines and transformers.
Imelda weakens after downing trees and power lines in Bermuda as a hurricane
Crews across Bermuda have started clearing streets after Hurricane Imelda swiped past the tiny British territory as a Category 2 storm, downing trees, power lines and transformers.
bit.ly
October 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Crews across Bermuda have started clearing streets after Hurricane Imelda swiped past the tiny British territory as a Category 2 storm, downing trees, power lines and transformers.
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Federal officials have approved another generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, a regulatory formality that quickly triggered pushback from anti-abortion groups and politicians aligned with the Trump administration.
https://to.pbs.org/48MP3vJ
https://to.pbs.org/48MP3vJ
FDA approves another generic abortion pill, prompting conservative backlash
Federal officials have approved another generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, a regulatory formality that quickly triggered pushback from anti-abortion groups and politicians aligned with...
www.pbs.org
October 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Federal officials have approved another generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, a regulatory formality that quickly triggered pushback from anti-abortion groups and politicians aligned with the Trump administration.
https://to.pbs.org/48MP3vJ
https://to.pbs.org/48MP3vJ
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Newsom’s threat comes as the Trump administration has threatened to pull funding from several universities across the U.S. if they do not agree to make changes aligned with the president’s agenda.
Newsom Says California Will Cut Funds For ‘Sell-Out Universities’ Complying With Trump Education Crackdown
Newsom’s threat comes as the Trump administration has threatened to pull funding from several universities across the U.S. if they do not agree to make changes aligned with the president’s agenda.
www.forbes.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Newsom’s threat comes as the Trump administration has threatened to pull funding from several universities across the U.S. if they do not agree to make changes aligned with the president’s agenda.
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Breaking News: Jane Goodall, one of the world’s most revered conservationists, died at 91. Her discoveries in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behaved in the wild broke new ground and represented what was called “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements.” nyti.ms/42kpGxt
October 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Breaking News: Jane Goodall, one of the world’s most revered conservationists, died at 91. Her discoveries in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behaved in the wild broke new ground and represented what was called “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements.” nyti.ms/42kpGxt
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Will Rosenzweig was considered a rising star at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami.
Bondi fires a third federal prosecutor in Miami office, linked to anti-Trump posts
Will Rosenzweig was considered a rising star at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami.
bit.ly
September 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Will Rosenzweig was considered a rising star at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami.
September 23, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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BREAKING: Judge orders Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil to be deported to Algeria or Syria, alleging he omitted information from his green card application.
Immigration judge orders Mahmoud Khalil to be deported to Algeria or Syria
“It is no surprise that the Trump administration continues to retaliate against me for my exercise of free speech," Khalil, a former Columbia University grad student, said in a statement.
nbcnews.to
September 18, 2025 at 1:22 AM
BREAKING: Judge orders Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil to be deported to Algeria or Syria, alleging he omitted information from his green card application.
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American tech firms to a large degree designed and built China’s digital predictive policing apparatus, allowing the preemptive detention of hundreds of thousands of people for crimes they have not even committed.
US tech companies enabled the surveillance and detention of hundreds of thousands in China
U.S. technology firms such as IBM, Dell and Cisco largely designed and built China’s surveillance state, an AP investigation finds. The tech companies deny wrongdoing.
bit.ly
September 13, 2025 at 8:45 AM
American tech firms to a large degree designed and built China’s digital predictive policing apparatus, allowing the preemptive detention of hundreds of thousands of people for crimes they have not even committed.
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BREAKING: President Donald Trump directs federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities after large protests erupted in Los Angeles and other major cities against his administration’s immigration policies.
Trump directs ICE to expand deportations in Democratic-run cities, undeterred by protests
President Donald Trump has directed federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities after large protests have erupted in Los Angeles and other major cities against the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
bit.ly
June 16, 2025 at 1:27 AM
BREAKING: President Donald Trump directs federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities after large protests erupted in Los Angeles and other major cities against his administration’s immigration policies.
June 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Other ships include: SNS Thurgood Marshall, USNS Ruth Bader Ginsburg, USNS Harriet Tubman, USNS Dolores Huerta, USNS Lucy Stone, USNS Cesar Chavez and USNS Medgar Evers.
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Hegseth orders the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk scrubbed from Navy ship
U.S. officials say Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk in a highly rare move.
apnews.com
June 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Other ships include: SNS Thurgood Marshall, USNS Ruth Bader Ginsburg, USNS Harriet Tubman, USNS Dolores Huerta, USNS Lucy Stone, USNS Cesar Chavez and USNS Medgar Evers.
apnews.com/article/harv...
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Cutting $20 billion to NIH over 25 years may save $500 billion on paper, but it’d end up costing $8.2 trillion in lost human health.
But NIH isn't the only thing being cut. The budget also slashes all NSF-funded science by 73 percent. NASA faces “the biggest single-year cut to NASA in history."
But NIH isn't the only thing being cut. The budget also slashes all NSF-funded science by 73 percent. NASA faces “the biggest single-year cut to NASA in history."
Donald Trump’s proposed budget would gut American science
It would slash cancer research, drug trials, space exploration, and so much more.
www.motherjones.com
May 31, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Cutting $20 billion to NIH over 25 years may save $500 billion on paper, but it’d end up costing $8.2 trillion in lost human health.
But NIH isn't the only thing being cut. The budget also slashes all NSF-funded science by 73 percent. NASA faces “the biggest single-year cut to NASA in history."
But NIH isn't the only thing being cut. The budget also slashes all NSF-funded science by 73 percent. NASA faces “the biggest single-year cut to NASA in history."
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U.S. Officials Sold Stocks Before Trump’s Tariffs Sank the Market www.propublica.org/article/us-o...
More Than a Dozen U.S. Officials Sold Stocks Before Trump’s Tariffs Sent the Market Plunging
Records show well-timed trades by executive branch employees and congressional aides. Even if they had no insider information, ethics experts say such trading undermines faith in government and the ma...
www.propublica.org
May 24, 2025 at 10:16 AM
U.S. Officials Sold Stocks Before Trump’s Tariffs Sank the Market www.propublica.org/article/us-o...
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More than two years ago, Utah Republicans commissioned a study on gender-affirming care for youth. It just came back, and the conclusion is unambiguous: full recommendation in support of gender-affirming care.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Utah study on trans youth care extremely inconvenient for politicians who ordered it
The state's ban on gender-affirming pediatric care "cannot be justified" by science, a two-year review concluded.
www.motherjones.com
May 25, 2025 at 10:18 PM
More than two years ago, Utah Republicans commissioned a study on gender-affirming care for youth. It just came back, and the conclusion is unambiguous: full recommendation in support of gender-affirming care.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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It's remarkable how much of this administration's agenda has been laser focused on simply making life worse for ordinary Americans.
Russell Vought, acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has canceled plans to introduce new rules designed to limit the ability of US data brokers to sell Americans’ most sensitive data, credit history, and Social Security numbers.
CFPB Quietly Kills Rule to Shield Americans From Data Brokers
Russell Vought, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has canceled plans to more tightly regulate the sale of Americans’ sensitive personal data.
wrd.cm
May 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM
It's remarkable how much of this administration's agenda has been laser focused on simply making life worse for ordinary Americans.
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Here's a good story about a plantation which could be ruined now because of Trump
May 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Here's a good story about a plantation which could be ruined now because of Trump