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New Jobs Report: ADP Private-Sector Number Below Expectations Again
Job Growth Down Dramatically Under Trump
In the 11 months before Trump returned to office, the economy created four times as many private-sector jobs as it has in his first 11 months.
A 'real agent' would never hold a phone to record in one hand and a gun in the other while shooting citizens
#ICE Gestapo are disgusting noobs with way too much power that can barly handle themselves
Hiding behind masks will not save them from consequences, they can count on that
Woman Told FBI Trump Abused Her at 13, Epstein Files Reveal
https://www.thedailybeast.com/woman-told-fbi-trump-abused-her-at-13-epstein-files-reveal/
#TrumpEpsteinFiles #EpsteinFiles #IndictAlexAcosta #ChildRapistTrump #GhislaineMaxwell #JeffreyEpstein #MAGA #DonaldTrump #PamBondi #USPol
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The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information. Why do they hate it so much?
https://www.citationneeded.news/elon-musk-and-the-rights-war-on-wikipedia/
We are using military force to take the side of precisely the countries who have enriched Trump and his family. This backdrop must at the very least be stated in the reporting of the war. Along with the subversion of democracy, personal corruption provides a second interpretive framework.From https://snyder.substack.com/p/why-attack-iran
#US #USPol #USWar #war #Iran #Israel #corruption
Last February, the Texas Observer investigation revealed the identity of James Rodden, an #ICE attorney who operates an openly white supremacist account on X. This year, we proved he's back in court trying #immigration cases: https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecutor-racist-account-back-at-immigration-court/
#NorthTexas #Dallas #law #politics #USpol #fascism #WhiteSupremacy #news
I lost a friend over my article about the murder of Renee Nicole Good.
He was angry I called out the underlying misogyny.
He was mad I didn’t give ICE the benefit of the doubt.
He made it personal.
He told me my “stupid clown hair” is why people don’t take me seriously
Everything he said to me was dripping with disdain and misogyny.
There was no debate.
There was no respectful disagreement.
In under five minutes he had attacked my intelligence, my politics, my appearance and my writing.
This is not normal behaviour.
He literally proved my point.
Had I taken the bait I’m convinced that I would have been called a “f*cking b*tch” by the end of the conversation.
This is what MAGA is doing to men.
It’s emboldening them.
It’s validating their bigotry.
I assume this person was always hateful and misogynistic on some level … but now he no longer feels he has to hide it.
He literally said as much.
He said “I never told you in the past because I wasn’t allowed. Now I am.”
Why is he allowed to tell me now??
Why does he feel justified in lashing out with rage and insults over something that has nothing to do with him?
It’s because of what happened to Renee Nicole Good.
We all watched a woman get shot in broad daylight and there’s been zero consequences
We’ve watched rapists, pedophiles and abusers go free for years.
Every woman who’s ever experienced abuse knew exactly what Jonathan Ross meant when he said “f*cking b*tch”
He didn’t fear for his life.
He was enraged she didn’t fear for hers.
My friend was enraged I dare speak out for a “lesbian leftist”.
He was enraged I didn’t remain silent, complicit and demure.
He was apparently also enraged I didn’t realize he hated my hair and change it to please him.
Make no mistake, there is a war against women going on.
This regime wants to make us “less than”.
They want us afraid.
They want us in the home serving our husbands and having children.
They want us seen and not heard.
They don’t want us resisting.
Which is why we must keep speaking out.
We must refuse to go back.
My life is better off without this person in it, and thankfully I can walk away.
Not everyone can.
Speak up if you see someone being hurt.
Protect your friends and neighbours.
Challenge misogynistic talking points.
Demand justice for Renee Nicole Good.
Don’t cower. Don’t be afraid. Don’t give up.
#reneenicolegood #abolishice #uspol #fascism #ableism #misogyny
Imagine a fascist regime that has lost so much its moral compass, that off-duty armed cops show up at anti-ICE protests organized by teenagers with the sole purpose of provoking them and arresting them.
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/controversy-armed-off-duty-cop-arizona-student-protest-1791932
The grave of the general who burned the Whitehouse in the war of 1812 (Major General Robert Ross) is in downtown Halifax. Someone left a note thanking him for his service, saying he is needed again, and a lighter, on his grave.
https://www.reddit.com/r/halifax/s/MlL8Tbz7bp
#Halifax #USPol
The measles outbreak in South Carolina is the largest in the country and has spread to three other states.
It’s growing at an alarming speed.
Over 500 people in quarantine and 200 are actively infected.
This was completely preventable.
These people didn’t need to get sick.
Measles can kill. It can disable. It can leave you deaf and blind.
It’s a vaccine preventable illness.
Shame on everyone creating distrust in the vaccine and refusing to do their part for public health.
❝ …she voted against the authorization to use force because she opposes giving the president the sole decision on when and where to make war. "I believe we must make sure that Congress upholds its responsibilities and upholds checks and balances. This is a representative democracy and it's our responsibility."
War, she believes, is not the most effective way to fight terrorism. ❞
» The Solitary Vote Of Barbara Lee - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2001/09/19/the-solitary-vote-of-barbara-lee/fb86aee7-3cc5-4cbd-98f1-e2650e545f42/
Netherlands says Trump is 'blackmailing' NATO with his Greenland tariffs.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol
From our magazine: Over 72 hours, Austin police reported more than 70 overdose calls. Records from Travis County, which includes most of Austin, and neighboring Williamson County indicate that as many as 12 may have died. The culprit: a bad batch of crack cocaine. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-war-on-drug-users-austin-overdose-disaster/
#WarOnDrugs #drugs #politics #USpol #news #Texas #law #CriminalJustice #health #addiction
BREAKING: #ICE agents have, once again, trampled the 4th Amendment… illegally breaking down a door and storming into another family home with assault rifles drawn, while children were inside, detaining 6 people, including a 12-year-old boy, without a warrant.
And it gets worse.
On Thursday, ICE raided a home in St. Paul, #Minnesota, telling residents this was part of a narcotics investigation… not #immigration. But neighbors are saying that’s BS.
A neighbor who had his outdoor camera rolling, says someone delivered a package to the house just minutes before the raid. According to the video, federal agents told the residents there were drugs inside, and if no one claimed the package, they’d take everyone in the house. Not suspicious at all…
And the agents also had no warrant…
After smashing the door, ICE claimed they had a search warrant, but never showed it… even after being asked to see it. They searched every room with rifles drawn, handcuffed all residents, including the 12-year-old boy, and paraded them down the street. Every adult had a valid work permit and state ID, but, agents only left a woman and her infant behind.
And here’s the kicker:
Even though ICE said this was about drugs, not immigration, they still took the 12-year-old boy, transporting him to an immigration center in San Antonio, Texas in less than 24 hours.
And, to make this all even more illegal… A warrant was dropped off THE NEXT DAY, claiming to be from a state court, but:
• It doesn’t match official Ramsey County #warrant formats
• Has no case number or file stamp
• No record of filing exists (though filing can sometimes be delayed)
So, the questions become:
Did ICE falsify a warrant after illegally entering the home? Did they plant drugs to justify this raid? And most importantly… what did #DHS do with a 12-year-old boy they weren’t supposed to touch?
This isn’t law enforcement. This is federal #kidnapping, #trafficking, intimidation, and #terror.
A government agency stormed a home, handcuffed children, and transported a minor across state lines… all without a real warrant at the time of the arrest, or any legal justification.
If this can happen to one family in broad daylight, it can happen to anyone.
The #Constitution, your rights, and your #children mean nothing to them.
#RippedFromX #uspol
Exciting News: We're hiring for our David McHam Fellowship for Investigative Reporting! This one-to-two-year full-time fellowship allows experienced journalists to pursue investigative projects and enterprise stories about #Texas politics, policy, and social issues.
See more details and preferred qualifications here: https://www.texasobserver.org/jobs/
Apply by February 6!
#journalism #JournoJobs #politics #USpol #news #GetFediHired #FediHired #nonprofit
“There’s this veneer of respect for privacy that is painted over all of this data aggregation and consolidation.”
But beneath it all, #privacy experts warn that smartphone-monitoring software "Tangles" is the latest in a law enforcement arsenal, from surveillance #tech to an army of drones, operating with little oversight.
Our latest from Francesca D'Annunzio is presented in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-police-invest-tangles-sheriff-surveillance/
#police #surveillance #law #politics #USpol #news
Thousands protested in front of the Treasury bldg at 15th & F in DC today.
In case it didn't make the news.