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This week, the average daily population at Dilley dropped to 100 people, compared with over 900 in January.
The shift follows weeks of mounting public pressure generated in part by the widespread publication of letters written by detained children.
https://www.propublica.org/article/families-detained-at-dilley-plummets?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #ICE #Immigration #Texas #Immigrant #Family #USPolitics #Law
I Guess Trump is No Longer a Star. https://www.byteseu.com/2406788/ #PoliticalHumor #PoliticalHumor #Politics #USPolitics
"When Trump does another stupid thing… Don't blame me, I voted for
#KamalaHarris"
I had to replace my older post, because it's no longer "when it *starts* to go wrong". Trump has been doing stupid things since his first day back in office, January 2025.
Surely, this has to be it, right? Right?!! https://www.byteseu.com/2384137/ #PoliticalHumor #PoliticalHumor #Politics #USPolitics
How Trump’s Unprecedented Effort to Prosecute Noncitizen Voters Fell Apart
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To prove the president’s claims of illegal voting, the government has harnessed the power of Homeland Security Investigations, a branch of DHS established to combat the worst cross-border crime. So far, the effort has produced meager results.
https://www.propublica.org/article/noncitizen-voting-trump-homeland-security-investigations?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
James Talarico’s campaign could do lasting damage to the GOP https://www.byteseu.com/2385371/ #America #Politics #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #US #USPolitics #USA #USAPolitics
Brain worm logic https://www.byteseu.com/2384728/ #PoliticalHumor #PoliticalHumor #Politics #USPolitics
https://www.europesays.com/3270771/ Melania Trump hosts China’s first lady #america #geopolitics #Politics #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #UnitedStatesPolitics #US #USPolitics #USA #UsaPolitics
#USPolitics accounts to follow:
@lawfare - News & analysis of US national security, law & policy
@GovTrack - Website following activities of US Congress
@heidilifeldman - Law professor at the Georgetown Univ, political commentator
@jensorensen - Award-winning cartoonist covering US politics & social issues
@z_everson - Award-winning journalist covering corruption in Trump admin
@news - US investigative news site, focus on holding powerful accountable
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NEW: Ahead of next week’s midterm elections, President Donald Trump has systematically demolished institutional guardrails that prevented him from overturning the 2020 presidential election.
Here’s what to know.
https://www.propublica.org/article/midterm-election-propublica-reporting-findings?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Trump #Elections #Midterms #Vote #Voting #Democracy #USPolitics #MidtermElections
Donor-advised fund sponsors have deemed the Southern Poverty Law Center ineligible for donations after Trump’s Justice Department charged the group with fraud.
We decided to investigate how funds wield this power.
https://www.propublica.org/article/donor-advised-funds-charity-contributions?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Charity #Nonprofit #Trump #DOJ #Law #Philanthropy #USPolitics
RFK Jr. “ We’re going to investigate Chemtrails” https://www.byteseu.com/2385990/ #PoliticalHumor #PoliticalHumor #Politics #USPolitics
Not on my bingo card https://www.byteseu.com/2386314/ #PoliticalHumor #PoliticalHumor #Politics #USPolitics
And neither one got the hush they paid for. https://www.byteseu.com/2386660/ #PoliticalHumor #PoliticalHumor #Politics #USPolitics
I learned a new word today: patrimonialism. It means, “A system of social organization or government in which a male leader maintains authority through individuals with loyalty to him personally.”
I encountered it in a February article in the Atlantic: “One Word Describes #Trump”.
The article references a book by Hanson and Kopstein, “The Assault On The State / How The Global Attack On Modern Government Endangers Our Future”.
Guess what’s on top of my nightstand.
Trump pardoned nursing home owner Joseph Schwartz just 3 months into his sentence for a $39 million fraud scheme.
Meanwhile, families who won multimillion-dollar wrongful death suits against Schwartz haven’t collected a cent.
https://www.propublica.org/article/joseph-schwartz-trump-pardon-skyline-nursing-home-patients?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Trump #Arkansas #Health #Fraud #Law #Legal #USPolitics
Bishop William J. Barber has called for #MoralMonday at Black Lives Matter plaza in Washington, D.C. every Monday at noon until we end the war with Iran.
Are you in the D.C. area? Can you show up for Moral Mondays from 12:00-1:00 PM?
Text MORAL to 32645 for events and updates.
NEW: Two government watchdog groups have demanded an investigation into whether FCC officials violated ethics requirements by accepting luxury gala tickets from Paramount as it sought federal approval for its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fcc-paramount-gifts-brendan-carr-ethics-complaint-warner-bros-merger?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #FCC #Government #Ethics #USPolitics #Paramount #CBS #Entertainment #Business
The $1 Trillion Black Box
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The U.S. military budget is vast and opaque. Projects touted as engineering marvels end up facing years of delays and ballooning costs. ProPublica has launched a series to report on the Pentagon’s spending.
https://www.propublica.org/article/military-defense-spending-budget-series?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Military #Defense #Pentagon #Army #Navy #Government #USPolitics
NEW: Missouri’s Governor Is Opposed to Out-Of-State Funding, but Not for His Own Ballot Measure
Gov. Mike Kehoe says “out-of-state special interests” are influencing citizen-led efforts to amend the state constitution. His own ballot measure, a push to eliminate the state income tax, has received $1.9M from a mysterious Delaware nonprofit.
https://www.propublica.org/article/mike-kehoe-missouri-amendment-5-dark-money?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Missouri #USPolitics #Constitution #Vote #Election #Elections
NEW: Ken Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law.
The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/ken-paxton-voter-registration-election-law?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Texas #KenPaxton #Vote #Election #Law #TX #USPolitics
NEW: The administration is defying Congress on foreign aid that Trump himself agreed to spend.
“It is a huge grab of power from the president, taking powers away from Congress,” said David Super, a leading scholar on administrative and constitutional law.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-defying-congress-foreign-aid-usaid-vought-rubio-constitutional-crisis?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Law #Congress #Trump #USPolitics #MarcoRubio #Constitution #PublicHealth
That Job Interview With Boebert https://www.byteseu.com/2386975/ #PoliticalHumor #PoliticalHumor #Politics #USPolitics
