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Shelter From The Storm

@catpaladin.bsky.social

Do politics and VOTE! I believe in healthy Democracy including the Rule of Law and the Constitution! I support Medicare for all! Self Determination! Moral integrity! Get big money out of politics! Remove corrupt SCOTUS and politicians!

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Shelter From The Storm@catpaladin.bsky.social · 8h ago

l.smartnews.com/p-8f2iyGUo/q... “No one at the organization specializes in immigration law, according to staff biographies on the website, though the site lists “immigration and asylum” as one of two-dozen practice areas on a separate page.”

HHS Awards Small Texas Firm With $150M Contract to Represent Unaccompanied Children (NOTUS)

The Department of Health and Human Services refugee resettlement division — charged with overseeing unaccompanied undocumented children — had a contract with...

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Shelter From The Storm@catpaladin.bsky.social · 9h ago

l.smartnews.com/p-8f1D4TVS/g... “He campaigned on a message of affordability, putting a moratorium on new data centers, ending the war in Iran and fighting President Donald Trump’s lawlessness. “He should be impeached, he should be prosecuted and he should be barred from office and in prison…”

Prominent Progressive Activist Wins Democratic Primary In Michigan House Race (HuffPost)

WASHINGTON — Will Lawrence is projected to win Tuesday’s Democratic primary in Michigan’s 7th congressional district, continuing a streak of victoriesby prog...

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Shelter From The Storm@catpaladin.bsky.social · 9h ago

l.smartnews.com/p-8f1uFKoM/t... “For travelers, the increased presence of ICE at airports is a new and unsettling reality. If you’re flying domestically and have an immigration case pending, even with valid documents, you could be at risk of detention.”

Airport Travelers Are Being Swept Up in a Quiet ICE Surge That Is Detaining People With Valid Work Papers and No Criminal Record (The Mary Sue)

Airport travelers with valid work papers and no criminal record are being swept up in a quiet surge of ICE arrests,with July ma...

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Shelter From The Storm@catpaladin.bsky.social · 9h ago

l.smartnews.com/p-8f19eWdi/i... “The proposed route was harshly criticized by Texas Congressman Lloyd Doggett, who defined the project as an "incredible waste of both taxpayer money and an invaluable place of spectacular beauty."”

U.S. Customs And Border Protection Responds Over Plan To Blow Big Bend National Park's Mariscal Mountain (TheTravel)

This article was updated on Tuesday, August 4, at 13:25 AM EST, to include a response from CBP received after publication as well as a comment from Bob Krume...

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Shelter From The Storm@catpaladin.bsky.social · 13h ago

l.smartnews.com/p-8eTxIQYE/J... “Weiss’s latest hire for “60 Minutes,” whose major journalistic output includes smearing genocide victims and putting a target on the backs of reporters in Gaza, shows that the full-blown right-wing tabloidification of the television news program is charging ahead.”

Bari Weiss’s “60 Minutes” Hires Producer Who Downplayed Gaza Starvation, Justified Killing Journalists (The Intercept)

Bari Weiss’s latesthire for...

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Shelter From The Storm@catpaladin.bsky.social · 13h ago

l.smartnews.com/p-8eU8l9Xq/L... “WC host cities in the United States are chasing FIFA over millions of dollars in unpaid funding. Ahead of the Club World Cup, which was held in the USA last summer, Infantino announced that FIFA would make a contribution of $1million to each of the 11 host cities.”

Gianni Infantino Under Fire As Third World Cup Scandal Involving USA Emerges (GiveMeSport)

FIFA boss Gianni Infantino could find himself in even more hot water this week after a third scandal since the World Cup'sconclusion emerged. The first, of c...

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Shelter From The Storm@catpaladin.bsky.social · 13h ago

l.smartnews.com/p-8eRZFoxG/y... “While Evanson is a Biden appointee, Brimmer and 11 other judges who rejected the Trump administration’s voter suppression efforts were appointed by Republican presidents—with eight being appointed by Trump himself. The DOJ has now sued in 30 total states and DC.”

Trump Suffers 20th Straight Loss in Pathetic “Voter Fraud” Crusade (The New Republic)

President Trump’s Justice Department lost yet another attempt to access a state’s unredacted voter rolls, bringing their record to 0 for 20. U.S. District Ju...

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Shelter From The Storm@catpaladin.bsky.social · 18h ago

l.smartnews.com/p-8eMFs0jC/6... Of what use are the people of both parties if they know that the nomination / nominee is bad but vote for them anyway? We need to return to the time of arrest for treason and the ultimate justice to stop this madness.

GOP Senator Admits Blanche Is Pretty Bad as He Votes to Confirm Him (The New Republic)

Republican Senator Thom Tillis doesn’t think highly of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, but he voted to confirm him anyway. Tillis, a member of the Sena...

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Shelter From The Storm@catpaladin.bsky.social · 21h ago

l.smartnews.com/p-8eOj0Ao0/I... “Blanche is heard telling faith leaders that he and President Donald Trump have been pushing for a federal abortion ban, but their efforts have been "taking longer than we want."

Todd Blanche makes bombshell promise on abortion if confirmed as Attorney General (TAG24)

Washington DC - Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has made a big promise to faith leaders that he plans to grant upon winning confirmation to head the D...

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Shelter From The Storm@catpaladin.bsky.social · 2d ago

l.smartnews.com/p-8ey5ShEd/e... “The New York Post has been accused of publishing a hoax story about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, then retroactively trying to make the story seem real when they got caught.” Details inside.

'Dark': Shock as right-wing paper scrambling to defend manufactured Mamdani hoax (Raw Story)

The New York Post has been accused of publishing a hoax story about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, then retroactively trying to make the story seem real...

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Shelter From The Storm@catpaladin.bsky.social · 2d ago

l.smartnews.com/p-8ewKI6fS/M... “Distancing the White House proper from real Americans is an apropos metaphor for this administration. The 'haves' are in charge. Everyone else must move along. The president doesn’t like unsightly things, especially protests outside his bedroom window.”

'Slap in the face': Trump appalls with 'quintessential' move to protect legacy project (Raw Story)

President Donald Trump appalled one political analyst on Monday with a "quintessential" Trumpian move to protect one of his legacy projects. Trumphas engaged...

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Shelter From The Storm@catpaladin.bsky.social · 2d ago

l.smartnews.com/p-8ewARezm/l... “Trump said Monday that he deserves reparations from American taxpayers.” “He also called the presidencies of Barack Obama and Joe Biden corrupt.” ”He has previously said he could be seeking $230 million from his own Justice Department.”

Trump Says He Deserves Reparations From US Taxpayers Over the Investigations Into Him (Baller Alert)

Donald Trump said Monday that he deserves reparations from American taxpayers, and the Trump reparations claim has nothing to do with slavery. Speaking to re...

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Shelter From The Storm@catpaladin.bsky.social · 2d ago

l.smartnews.com/p-8et6OnAc/E... “What do they have in common? They’re all dirty. They’re filthy, dirty,” Trump said, adding, “Their streets are dirty. Their streets smell. Their storefronts are broken. Their trees are all gross. Everything about the place is dirty.”

Trump Launches Into Extraordinary Rant About ‘Disgusting’ Blue Cities: ‘Their Trees Are All Gross’ (Talking Points Memo)

President Donald Trump went off on a long, strange tangent where repeatedly expressed revulsion at the state of “blue cities” during an event in the Oval Off...

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Shelter From The Storm@catpaladin.bsky.social · 2d ago

l.smartnews.com/p-8evXG4Vj/j... “McMahon also asked for details on how universities will “incentivize rigor in the age of AI,” combat grade inflation, protect academic programs from foreign influence, advance “American security interests” and meet the needs of the workforce.”

McMahon asks universities to outline commitments to ‘national service’ (The Hill)

Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Monday urged American universities to outline their commitments to a set of Trump administration priorities by the end o...

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Shelter From The Storm@catpaladin.bsky.social · 2d ago

l.smartnews.com/p-8euYmlji/9... “That’s what being an “institutionalist” means in a party eroded by fascist sensibilities: Occasionally one must insist on a simulacrum of separation of powers, as a nod to the Founding vision, before completely capitulating.”

Behind the mysterious reason Trump foes caved on Blanche (AlterNet)

Given that President Donald Trump antagonized a pair of Republican senators, Thom Tillis of North Carolina and John Cornyn of Texas, many political observers...

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Shelter From The Storm@catpaladin.bsky.social · 2d ago

l.smartnews.com/p-8euJSA1O/H... “Those numbers would indicate that federal health agencies are far behind in their own analysis of the parasite’s spread—or, at the very least, are failing to inform the American people as to the true nature of the nationwide threat.”

RFK Jr. Faces First Two Deaths From Explosive Diarrhea Parasite (The New Republic)

The cyclosporiasis outbreak just turned deadly. Two people died in Michigan after contracting cyclosporiasis, the state’s health department announcedMonday. ...

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Shelter From The Storm@catpaladin.bsky.social · 2d ago

l.smartnews.com/p-8esLonCM/i... “A Haaretz investigation suggests the bets may be designed to move the odds rather than beat them.” “The purchases frequently arrived as Netanyahu’s polling or Polymarket odds weakened, appearing to arrest the decline, the paper found.”

Polymarket Trader Behind Suspicious Iran Ceasefire Bet Puts $40,000 on Netanyahu as Manipulation Fears Grow (Benzinga)

A Polymarket trader who banked $200,000 by correctly calling the U.S.-Iran ceasefire has found a new market: whether Benjamin Netanyahuremains prime minister...

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