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AOC: We the people demand guaranteed health care for every American as a right and not a privilege. We the people demand that one job with no need for overtime should be enough for our most basic needs, which also include rest. And we must recognize that that can only happen in an economy where Black women are not the first to be pushed out and the last to be brought back in.
“It’s a terrible waste of taxpayer money. Someone is benefiting in a huge way.”
We went to Big Bend National Park, where the Trump administration began bulldozing through public lands to build a massive border wall before a judge ordered them to stop.
Three companies are pocketing $7.5 billion in taxpayer money for the project — while the future of the local economy, tourism, and the ecosystem have all been thrown into jeopardy.
—Republican governor since 1999 (you’re one of them)
—Republican Senate since 1995
—Republican House since 1997
—Uninterrupted Republican Party trifecta rule for 27 years
“We gotta get back on track” — Medicare fraudster Rick Scott has become the meme
ICE drag mom & teen daughter out of hospital room—in middle of being treated after car accident.
Agents violently detain mom—still wearing hospital gown.
Separate her from daughter—family never told where mom was taken to.
Both were victims of being hit by car—with asylum case pending in good standing & valid work permit.
Grace Calero, 39, and her daughter Giulianna Carriel, 19, are both originally from Ecuador.
Both women received severe injuries after a near fatal rollover crash when another car swerved into their lane head on.
Made worse when the daughter suffered a seizure—after the trauma of seeing her mother violently handcuffed.
Polk County Sheriff’s Office contacted ICE after deciding the women's paperwork looked suspicious.
They have an ongoing formal cooperation agreement with ICE.
Incident occurred at HCA Florida Poinciana Hospital in Kissimmee, Florida.
Jessenia Hatti Barrett doesn't have an active account on this platform—so posting first full length and credited video here to help raise awareness.
Israeli settlers stole a donkey from a Palestinian farmer - and dragged it behind a vehicle until it died. Footage shows the animal struggling as it's pulled.
Israeli settlers have once again proven that there is no bottom to their inhumanity.
Astead chats with GOP influencer CJ Pearson
CJ is typically earnest, but even he couldn't keep a straight face here: [Trump] said he wouldn't start any new wars. We're not at war
Astead: Your argument is they care about war on Thanksgiving, my argument is about the Iran war
NEW — Campus activism on Israel-Palestine is back.
Cornell "Students Not Bombs" announce new campaign.
Demands include:
—Divestment from weapons manufacturers
—Severing ties with Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
—Redirecting investment to prioritize student affordability
More from my new podcast The Walkout, where I speak to other journalists who have left mainstream media over Gaza. Ana Maria was at CNN until October 2023, and noticed issues similar to those I saw at the BBC.
Guy working for outlet whose primary funder is billionaire John Arnold who is literally in charge of Meta’s energy and data center strategy defending data centers is not a psy-op, people not wanting polluting, loud and energy bill-spiking data centers is. Not sure about that one.
I can't believe these small city-sized warehouses that hum all day and use massive amounts of energy during an affordability crisis got so unpopular, did we go wrong by saying they needed to be built to take away everyone's jobs or to destroy humanity, let's workshop this again