Jenn Budd
@jennbudd.bsky.social
Author of Against the Wall & ICE:What everyone needs to know. Emmy award winning HBO documentary Critical Incident Death at the border.
My neighbor Googled me yesterday after a book on immigration was delivered to her house by mistake and this is what she found. I’ll agree with that.
"It would be wrong to have the House, Senate, and Presidency headed by three politicians from any one city. But to have all three from New York — a transnational mafia hub and the home of Wall Street — ensures that the corruption that voters condemned will not only continue but thrive."
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On why 3 Democrats missed the vote: they were attending a fundraiser with war-mongering & cryptocurrency lobbyists. open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
Democrats Missed Hegseth Impeachment Vote While at a Fundraiser with Defense Lobbyists
The new member reception was hosted by Elect Democratic Women, a major pass-through for AIPAC this cycle, and was attended by more than 100 lobbyists.
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“I have a warrant for your arrest but I don’t have to show you,” said ICE
VIDEO SHOWS ICE AGENT ATTEMPTING TO DETAIN MOTHER HOLDING CHILD — BERWYN, IL
On Substack: jennbudd.substack.com/p/the-root-c... Or on Patreon: www.patreon.com/jennbudd/pos...
The root causes of our immigration chaos.
To understand how to create a different system that accomplishes their stated goals, we must first understand why the current system cannot meet those goals.
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In the 1st Trump insurrection, former Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott’s agents were waiting just blocks from the Capitol. They stood down & never responded to the violence. Now Scott is CBP Commissioner. Wonder what his response will be to this latest call for another insurrection on January 3rd.
If you have access to HBO, I strongly suggest you watch “Surviving Ohio State” to see how Gym Jordan covers up sex crimes. He’s the new face of the GOP now.
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Mississippi used unverified data from a private credit reporting agency to strike people from voter rolls. This is nuts.
Mississippi used unverified data from Experian to inactivate voters in state rolls. Votebeat senior national reporter Dion Nissenbaum says election officials in Mississippi "were pressured by the Secretary of State's office to use this data to remove people."
After nearly 3 years, corrupt loser Ken Paxton drops fight to shut down El Paso’s Annunciation House. “The Attorney General’s Office on Mon. filed a notice of nonsuit with prejudice, meaning the office will never again file a lawsuit with similar allegations against the organization in the future.”
After nearly 3 years, AG Ken Paxton drops fight to shut down El Paso’s Annunciation House
“It’s over,” says Ruben Garcia, executive director of the network of migrant shelters that the Texas Attorney General’s Office sought to shut down since February 2024. The AG’s Office on Monday filed ...
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ICYMI: A judge blocked Ken Paxton’s despicable attempt to shut down a faith-based group that aids newly arrived migrants. The corrupt Republican accused the group, w/out a shred of proof, of helping facilitate human smuggling. More at @americasvoice.bsky.social: americasvoice.org/blog/outrage...
So much corruption. This is what happens when no one guards the guards. Border Patrol: Where criminals wear uniforms.
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ICE detained an 8 year old boy. “This is a classic case of legalized lawlessness, where these agencies will attempt to use the law to actually further what is essentially a lawless activity,” Petterson said. ICE must stop kidnapping children. www.kpbs.org/news/border-...
Haitian boy, 8, detained during scheduled immigration appointment
Homeland Security said the uncle did not have legal custody, so it took the boy under a 2008 anti-human-trafficking law “out of an abundance of caution.”
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Educating Americans about policies like this is the work dems must do. Great job by Jayapal. youtube.com/shorts/O7HZs...
Medicare for All vs. Public Option
YouTube video by Representative Pramila Jayapal
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