“This has to be the most childish ridiculous shit ever. Why in the hell is the tax funded DHS agency acting like we are in high school?
So humiliating for America.”
-O Lautman
Trump demands that sycophantic appointees cheerlead for absurd tariffs & racist deportation stunts. Undocumented immigrants aren’t “criminal aliens”.
[#]Deportations #Immigrants #USPol #DHS
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“As Trump & Petro rage on social media state department announces what sounds like a complete visa issuance ban in Colombia. JFC”
-N Glazer
“A migrant isn’t a criminal & must be treated with dignity that a human being deserves. This is why I returned the US MIL planes that were carrying Colombian migrants.”
-CO Pres Petro
The bully-in-chief & SOS are terrorizing our allies (former allies). Using #tariffs as extortion, doesn’t work.
[#]Immigration #Deportations #USPol
https://apnews.com/article/colombia-immigration-deportation-flights-petro-trump-us-67870e41556c5d8791d22ec6767049fd
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ColOmbia’s President hit back at Trump’s infantilism. The White House even spelled his country’s name wrong, as Columbia. CO President Petro, justly, humiliates Trump in his official statement, below.
“Colombia has reportedly announced plans to slap a 25% tariff on US imports in response to Trump’s sanctions.”
-C Jackson
[#]Immigrants #Tariffs #Retaliation #Colombia #MassDeportations
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Will everything, other than oil, be more expensive under the Trump regime?
“Colombia has accepted hundreds of deportation flights in the past years. It rejected two flights using military planes, but agreed to continue taking flights using normal ICE planes.
In response, the Trump admin has done the equivalent of punching them in the face.”
-A Reichlin-Melnick
[#]Tariffs #Retaliation #CoffeePrices #Trump #Economy #Sabotage #MassDeportations #Immigration #Immigrants
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/26/trump-colombia-tariffs-coffee
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"Worst crisis for the #RuleOfLaw in my lifetime *muted response from society. Flood of actions: designed to overwhelm...the authoritarian playbook is being deployed. I cannot overstate how on edge many ppl I know are now. Anger, grief, fear, uncertainty, & doubt...
Trump’s attempt to expel members of the Privacy & Civil Liberties Oversight Board is a brazen effort to destroy an INDEP watchdog -protected Americans & exposed surveillance abuse under D & R admins."
[#]USPol
https://civic-texts.ghost.io/trumps-blatantly-unconstitutional-acts-test-the-rule-of-law-in-the-united-states/
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"WS Banks Prepare to Sell Billions$ of X Loans."
The debt has been an albatross on the banks since they backed Musk's $44B deal with ~$13B in financing. The price he paid for Twitter was high, even at the time of his purchase, & the co's rocky performance had knocked down the value. The deal is considered ONE OF THE WORST THAT BANKS AGREED TO FINANCE since the 2008 financial crisis.
Neither #Musk nor Trump are good businessmen, but they are seasoned con artists.
[#]USPol
https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/wall-street-banks-prepare-to-sell-billions-of-dollars-of-x-loans-c609beb1
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ICE officials have been directed by Trump officials to aggressively ramp up the number of ppl they arrest from a few 100/day to ~1,200-1,500 bc the pres. has been disappointed with the results of his #massdeportation campaign.
The nightmare continues, as Trump escalates rounding up undocumented #immigrants (most contribute to the economy & aren't criminals) to deport them, while he leaves the US vulnerable to: weakened LE/MIL, & real #nationalsecurity concerns.
[#]USPol
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/01/26/ice-arrests-raids-trump-quota/
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Trump wants to deport undoc. #Immigrants who're America's backbone.
"Immigrants work & contribute, on aver., $92B to SS/MDCR💰they'll never get back (should: if there was equity & justice) & generate $1.6T in economic activity. Musk gorged himself on $23B in subsidies & the tax cut he received in 2018 +is about to receive 2X that with the proposed $5.4T tax cut for #billionaires this time. He espouses NAZISM in the US, is A-OK?"
-hqdepot
[#]USPol
https://www.rawstory.com/musk-german-aft-past-guilt/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/migrants-contributed-social-security-benefits-213029910.html
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“Environmental justice isn’t affirmative action. It’s not DEI to have the right to breathe clean air, drink clean water, & the right to have environmental laws to be enforced equally across the board.”
Trump’s EO took aim at environmental #justice -eliminating positions & assessing spending on projects, incl. those aimed at poor, rural comms.”
-R Ramirez
The public needs reporting like this that challenges Trump’s agenda, but CNN just fired her.
[#]USPol #Environment
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/26/climate/trump-environmental-justice-rural-poor-communities/index.html?cid=ios_app
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“Khan warns of ‘catastrophic consequences’ if Trump gives free hand to private equity’”
“A new study finds that doctors' visits at private equity-owned hospitals are significantly more expensive than visits at independent practitioners.
It's yet another example of how private equity is looting America.”
-R Reich
Private equity was already a debacle, & now Trump & his new found oligarchs, want to enshrine the #enshitification.
[#]CorporateGreed #PrivateEquity #USPol https://www.ft.com/content/ed2ad30a-1e24-4f78-9f1d-4cfc8c170cba
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“A database detailing Jan 6 crimes and convictions has disappeared from the Department of Justice website.
“This is a huge victory for J6ers..."
-CNN 1/25/25
Trump & his loyalists can’t whitewash history, it’s documented, & with recent history, like #Jan6, most Americans saw it in real time & will never forget the betrayal & desecration.
The Smithsonian has a permanent record & display.
[#]USPol #Revisionism
https://www.carleton.edu/voice/stories/fred-hagstroms-january-6-acquired-by-the-smithsonian/
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/25/politics/january-6-justice-department-database/index.html
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Graham admitted: Trump should’ve given a 30 day notice before firing IGs *but OK -he’s Pres, the Senate needs to look at pardons of J6ers who assaulted police officers & USSS protection for Bolton/Pompeo.
-SOTU
MAGA is mad.
“I just saw Graham bitching about Pres Trump's revocation of USSS protection for Bolton & others. He thinks the Senate should look into this. As a side note, Republicans have to pay attention to & vote in primaries.”
“Traitor -like McCain.”
[#]USPol
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/26/politics/video/lindsey-graham-donald-trump-january-6-capitol-attack-pardons-digvid
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JD Vance to CBS
"I think that the US Conf of Catholic Bishops needs to actually look in the mirror a little bit & recognize that when they receive >$100M to help resettle illegal immigrants, are they worried about humanitarian concerns? Or are they actually worried about their bottom line?"
"America 1st" isn't based on "Christian" or altruistic principles. Their CULT believes undocumented #immigrants, refugees & "others" esp. black & brown ppl, deserve to suffer.
Cognitive dissonance?
[#]USPol
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[#]PrivateEquity is responsible for the exorbitant prices of fire trucks & disrepair issues, that’ve likely caused injuries & deaths nationwide. PE’s focus on profits, rather than the quality of their wares, led to shortage of fire trucks during the #LAFires.
“A private equity roll-up of fire trucks is why >1/2 the fire trucks in LA were out of service during the catastrophic wildfires in the Palisades & Eaton.”
-M Stoller
[#]USPol #CorporateGreed #Plutocracy
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/did-a-private-equity-fire-truck-roll
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Dems must improve their messaging, PJ2025 isn’t about an “alien” invasion, although DT falsely claims there’s one, it’s a disastrous plan to wreck Americans’ finances, health, nat. security… & enrich Trump/new oligarchs, at the expense of everyone else.
“Biden: oligarchs threaten “our entire democracy, our basic rights & freedoms & a fair shot for everyone.”
It’s another to say that oligarchs are *scamming scammers trying to scam you out of your💰.”
[#]USPol #Sabotage
https://www.editorialboard.com/forget-oligarchs-call-them-scamming-scammers-trying-to-scam-you-out-of-your-money/
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“Inspectors general say Trump's removals may be illegal since they fail to comply with the 2022 law requiring 30 days notice to Congress.
WH will likely argue this is unconstitutional, but this will be a fight.”
-K Cheney
The delay would allow time to explain to Americans the increased threat to #democracy, amplify the Trump admin’s sinister plans to dismantle the US govt; peril to social safety net, #economy, #NationalSecurity…
[#]USPol #Trump #Corruption #Oversight
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/25/donald-trump-inspectors-general-firing-00200611
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Unfortunately, the judge's ruling was revoked. America is now an illiberal democracy. The justice department protects domestic terrorists.
[#]Injustice #DOJ #USPol #Illiberalism #Fascism
https://www.mediaite.com/crime/trump-appointed-prosecutor-asks-judge-to-revoke-order-restricting-oath-keepers-from-d-c/
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America is now an illiberal democracy. The justice department protects domestic terrorists.
[#]Injustice #DOJ #USPol #Illiberalism #Fascism
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Posse Comitatus Act: unlawful for the pres. to use the MIL in direct support of LE while inside the US *why Trump uses the word assistance.
"Invasion.”
Courts have held the PCA restrictions don't apply to fed troops’ actions taken primarily for a “MIL purpose”—even if such activities benefit LE. The MIL purpose doctrine authorizes incidental assistance to LE… An “emergency “would authorize the MIL to help construct barriers/detention ctrs, flights…
[#]USPol #Immigration
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/two-words-and-a-world-of-trouble
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"Trump says that he'll withhold disaster relief aid from California unless it agrees to change the state’s election laws.
This is insane. Can you imagine if Pres Biden had conditioned aid to NC & FL after Hurricane Helene only if they changed their state abortion laws?
Trump doesn’t even pretend to be president of all Americans."
-Republicans against Trump
Every voter is mailed a ballot in CA. Some voters choose to go to the polling places.
[#]California #CAFire #FEMA #GovNewsom #Trump
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