Catrinka56
@catrinka56.bsky.social
~ Army Vet, Marine wife, lover of books, rescue poodles, plants, gardening ~ History / Astronomy / Archaeology buff ~ Lifelong Democrat, Progressive Liberal; retired counselor ~ Pro Choice, Pro Palestine; anti-War, anti-ICE, anti-trump
There is a surveillance company called Flock. Their cameras are on your streets, their data is being misused, and the politicians who should be stopping it are often the ones enabling it. Now is the time to pay attention.
Gouging the Eyes of Big Brother
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
NEW: We obtained recordings of 160+ emergency calls made from or about an immigration detention center where three people died within six weeks. “They will not give them medical treatment,” one caller said, seeking help for a detainee with kidney stones.
Listen to 911 Calls From Inside an Immigration Detention Center: “We Just Need to Take Him to the Hospital”
Reporters don’t have access to Camp East Montana, one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country. Emergency calls from the Texas facility offer a glimpse of unfolding crises faced by ...
propublica.org
63 years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led the first historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. They understood that equal economic and voting rights were the path to ending racial inequality in America.
Donald Trump has been milking every dollar and cent he can find out of his second presidency.
Trump's Stock Portfolio Has Moved Up To $1 Billion Since Returning to Office
President Donald Trump has trades up to $1 billion in stocks and other assets in the first two years of his second term, raising questions of ethics.
rollingstone.com
Wait, a network is suing the Trump administration for once? ABC is accusing the Federal Communications Commission of infringing on its First Amendment rights.
Wait, a Network Is Actually Suing the Trump Administration for Once?
ABC has sued the Trump administration, alleging the Federal Communications Commission has infringed on its First Amendment rights.
rollingstone.com
"There’s nothing in the Constitution that makes the Supreme Court the sovereign monarch of everyone and everything in America. We’ve just grown to tolerate it because, so far, it hasn’t been abjectly abused. Those days are (tragically) over."
John Roberts Gives Trump a License to Bulldoze the Law
The chief justice’s order turns the president’s illegal ballroom construction project into a fait accompli.
lnk.thebulwark.com
'Where Is Congress?' US Kills 4 More Bombing Another Boat in the Caribbean www.commondreams.org/news/drug-bo...
'Where Is Congress?' US Kills 4 More Bombing Another Boat in the Caribbean | Common Dreams
After another pair of the Trump administration's lethal boat strikes, one critic noted the campaign has left over 200 people dead "so far without a scintilla of proof narco-trafficking has been affe...
commondreams.org
Trump Raked In Up to $15.5 Million From Fossil Fuel Stocks as His War Pushed Up Gas Prices www.commondreams.org/news/trump-f...
Trump Raked In Up to $15.5 Million From Fossil Fuel Stocks as His War Pushed Up Gas Prices | Common Dreams
Report reveals President Trump's illegal war with Iran has made him millions from oil stocks, while US consumers face rising costs.
commondreams.org
Trump EPA Urged to Withdraw Rule to Let Data Centers Obtain Pollution Permits in Secret www.commondreams.org/news/trump-e...
Trump EPA Urged to Withdraw Rule to Let Data Centers Obtain Pollution Permits in Secret | Common Dreams
Critics warn that Trump's EPA rule change could let cut the public out of the approval process for AI data centers.
commondreams.org
12,000 Starbucks Workers Call for Boycott of Law-Breaking Coffee Chain www.commondreams.org/news/why-boy...
12,000 Starbucks Workers Call for Boycott of Law-Breaking Coffee Chain | Common Dreams
Starbucks workers across the country are fighting for fair wages, better staffing, and workplace protections. Join the boycott to show solidarity and demand justice. Will you stand with them in the fi...
commondreams.org
Around the world, Rise Up Leaders are turning that power into action: strengthening education, improving health, expanding economic opportunity, advancing climate solutions, and changing policies and systems so they work better for women and girls.
Today is National Womens Equality Day celebrating the certification of the 19th Amendment giving Women the Right to Vote. DID YOU VOTE, LADIES? Others including this administration, are campaigning to take your rights AWAY. You’d better appreciate this history that others paid for.
#WomensEqualityDay marks the adoption of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of sex. Racist legislation continued to disenfranchise voters of color, particularly women, for decades. To this day, voter suppression silences voices. Remembering the words of Coretta Scott King.
❌️ Fired from high ranking military positions ❌️ Make 85% of what men make doing same job ❌️ No more right to choose in 18 states ❌️ DEI banned to ensure white male dominance in workplace, universities, etc ❌️ Christian-led effort to repeal 19th Amendment ✅️ Celebrate National Womens Equality Day today
In 1920, the 19th Amendment changed the Constitution—but not every barrier at the ballot box. Progress should be honored honestly: by celebrating what changed and confronting what did not. #Pinks
Today marks the 106th anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution giving women the right to vote. Black women had to wait 45 more years for this right when the Voting Rights Act became law.
On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified, marking a historic step toward equality. But the fight for voting rights continues. On #WomensEqualityDay, we honor those who fought to expand democracy and continue the work to ensure everyone has a voice.
Women's Equality Day is celebrated on August 26th to commemorate the 1920 certification of the 19th Amendment, which secured women's constitutional right to vote in the United States. #Pinks 🌷
Ret. Colonel & former candidate Bree Fram recently attended the Virginia Women's Summit and heard prospective congresswomen discuss their plans to resist authoritarianism. Fram shares what YOU should listen for when deciding how to vote. Read her article: steadystate1.substack.com/p/hold-fast-...
'They are scared': Troops beg to flee Trump's war over 'breaking point' orders www.rawstory.com/conscientiou...
'They are scared': Troops beg to flee Trump's war over 'breaking point' orders
A growing number of U.S. service members are seeking formal discharge as conscientious objectors, with two organizations that assist troops through the process reporting the sharpest spike they've see...
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NEW: The Trump administration is hiring. This time, for private contractors that will collect voting files nationwide to use in federal "fraud detection" work. As midterms loom, the proposal raises concerns that the administration is turning to law enforcement to interfere in the voting process.
Trump administration seeks private contractor to collect voter files nationwide for ‘fraud detection’
The proposal represents a potentially significant expansion of the administration’s efforts to collect and analyze state voter data ahead of the 2026 midterm elections and beyond. And it adds to conce...
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