Jeff for the Nguyen
@jeff-nguyen.bsky.social
Former social worker and special education teacher, current attorney. Just an animal looking for a home and share the same space for a minute or two....
I’ve been screening our documentary with organizing communities in the South. So far, the organizers mention data centers first at every single event. From racial justice orgs to old school activists who don’t usually think about tech policy. This has legs.
Families have always been the primary caregivers for the sick, but children who act as caregivers face unique burdens and challenges. That this scenario exists is a clear sign of massive policy and structural failures.
The U.S. Relies on Family Caregivers. Millions of Them Are Kids. (Gift Article)
The modern health care system requires the work of caregiving to fall to whoever else lives in a household — even if they’re kids.
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🚨 90 DAYS TO GO! W/THE VRA DEAD, FLIPPING THE HOUSE JUST BECAME EVEN *MORE* URGENT. Flipping the House blue is an ABSOLUTE MUST this year. Donate today. #Blue26 NOTE: This is an #UnlikelyHeroes page *deliberately* featuring Dems running in RED districts. secure.actblue.com/donate/house...
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BREAKING: Maryland Democrats voted 96-38 to pass a bill that would change the rules for lawmakers to draw the state's congressional map. If the measure is approved by the Senate and then voters, it could clear a path to dismantle the state's lone red district in time for the 2028 election.
Maryland Democrats clear first hurdle on path to redistricting
If the bill passes the Senate — and is then approved by voters in November — it would allow lawmakers to draw a new map to dismantle Maryland’s lone GOP-majority district ahead of the 2028 presidentia...
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Capybaras keep their chill while crashing Brazilian legislature apnews.com/article/braz...
Capybaras keep their chill while crashing Brazilian legislature
Capybaras have been making surprise visits to a Brazilian state legislature. These chill rodents strolled into the legislative building in Cuiaba, Mato Grosso, last week, catching lawmakers off guard.
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The True Texas Project and Young Republicans are hosting multiple events in Texas next month with the head of a self-styled white nationalist "think tank," the White Papers Policy Institute. WPPI promotes mass deportations and "remigration." It has strong ties to major white nationalist groups.
I saw a poll from Michigan showing almost 70% of Black ppl are voting for Stevens. Why? My guess it's because it polls show her beating the Republican. Black ppl are pragmatic voters. There is no reason the Dems shouldn't win the Senate. But between Platner and El-Syed it's gonna be tight.
🚨BREAKING: Colorado Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit to provide access to complete statewide voter registration database. Another victory for Elias Law Group and our clients. DOJ is now 0-20 in these cases. ELG is undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/colora...
🚨 United States of America v. Griswold
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We are deciding whether we want to be a country of ethnic cleansing and concentration camps.
Indivisible ❌👑@indivisible.org · 2d agoBREAKING — Another person died at Delaney Hall. The family of Edwin Lopez Cornejo (age 39) said he was not receiving the medications required to treat his diabetes, and blames his death on the lack of medical care (via USA Today). www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Jim Crow 2.0 doesn't have poll taxes. They just get rid of polling places to make it much harder for you to vote, and kick you off the voter rolls for 'reasons' without telling you. Voter suppression is racism. If a candidate isn't talking about voting rights, they aren't paying attention.
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · yesterdayThe NAACP has released a statement while the Tarrant County Commissioners Court considers a proposal today that would cut the number of Election Day polling locations nearly in half "Let's call this what it is… voter suppression"
Charlottesville was a precursor to where we are and I'll never forget this image.
The Beethoven Group@beethovengroup.bsky.social · yesterdayI snarkyly said this in a comment but it is true. Stop complaining about the courts and start using them. Being angry on social media isn’t going to change anything. You have to bankrupt them and destroy their support. Isolate them culturally and isolate them socially.
🚨 BREAKING: Tarrant County, TX is trying to eliminate HALF of their polling locations ahead of the midterm elections. This isn't about budget constraints, this is about denying Black voters and voters of color equal access to the polls! But that won't happen on our watch.
Apparently God’s legislative priorities include tax cuts for billionaires and taking health care and food assistance away from millions of Americans.
Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 24h agoHouse Speaker Mike Johnson credits prayer for the passage of Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill": "It was impossible. There was no way to reconcile everybody and get it all together and we came in here and prayed for a breakthrough and God delivered it."
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️ 🧵On February 3, 1893, Henry Smith was lynched in Paris, Texas. He was brutally tortured before being set on fire in one of the most grotesque lynchings in American history. Pull up a 🪑.(cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory www.thoughtco.com/1893-lynchin...
The Grotesque 1893 Texas Lynching That Shocked Americans
The lynching of Henry Smith, who was burned alive before a large Texas crowd in 1893, shocked many but did nothing to end the scourge of lynching.
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Wisconsinites are getting crushed by high costs at every turn, and instead of dealing with it, Republicans’ Big Ugly Bill will kick thousands of folks off Medicaid – forcing more families to be uninsured and into emergency rooms for basic care. www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...
Medicaid work requirements for BadgerCare Plus members start in 2027
New work requirements for BadgerCare Plus start in 2027. Here is who is affected and how to prepare for the change.
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And all credit to politico for getting the audio of this call - I should have mentioned that in the clip!! @alicemiranda.bsky.social @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’
The acting attorney general made the remarks during a private call with faith leaders.
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Strict Scrutiny Podcast@strictscrutiny.bsky.social · 20h agoOn Todd Blanche: (1) his written statement on the weaponization fund is a meaningless joke and (2) the danger(s) he poses to abortion access: m.youtube.com/watch?v=fJAY...
In TX: Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare just CLEARED the meeting room, kicking out public speakers who are opposed to the GOP plan to cut half of the battleground county's Election Day voting locations for November:
Remember when conservatives told us we couldn’t subsidize electric cars because it would overburden our electric infrastructure? Data centers want 5x more power than Texas has ever provided at peak demand. Now Abbott is scrambling to do damage control. www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
Texas slams on the brakes for 1,800 data centers, power grid requirements are five times higher than peak record demand — 474 gigawatts of power requests are now subject to new moratorium
Where will they get all that power?
tomshardware.com
the only companies left standing after the AI market crash will be the ones that make Pepto and Zofran
Peter@notalawyer.bsky.social · 20h agotapping the sign
This piece is racist, tone deaf, ignorant, and steeped in white supremacy. Leftists continue to call Black voters ignorant then wonder why we don't support them.
The NAACP has released a statement while the Tarrant County Commissioners Court considers a proposal today that would cut the number of Election Day polling locations nearly in half "Let's call this what it is… voter suppression"
#Florida judge rules Gov. Ron DeSastrous' boneheaded property tax amendment is misleading & orders AG James "Oopsie!" Uthmeier to rewrite it. www.tampabay.com/news/florida... via @tampabaytimes.bsky.social
Florida judge rules property tax amendment misleading, orders rewrite
The judge ordered the Attorney General to rewrite parts of the property tax proposal put out by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office.
tampabay.com
When President Trump sharply reduced the size of Bears Ears National Monument in Utah by more than 1.2 million acres, he claimed it was necessary because recreation was virtually impossible within the site’s boundaries. Documents reviewed by The New York Times show officials knew otherwise.
Documents Undercut Trump’s Claims About Bears Ears National Monument
President Trump said recreation in Bears Ears National Monument was virtually impossible. Documents reviewed by The New York Times show officials knew otherwise.
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Plus, Todd Blanche—who said he'd reevaluate Biden administration guidance on the Comstock Act, the 1873 anti-obscenity law conservatives want to use to ban abortion—appears headed toward confirmation as Attorney General.
Massachusetts Legislature Repeals Viability Ban, Planned Parenthood of Michigan Closes More Clinics: August 3 News Roundup
Plus, what you missed on Autonomy News last week.
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Veto by #Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous ends service providing free bus rides to treatment for cancer patients. www.wusf.org/transportati... via @wusf.org
Veto ends PSTA program providing rides to cancer treatment
The service helped low-income residents travel across county lines for essential medical care.
wusf.org
"don't make enough money" is a fig leaf All those degree programs--social work, art, etc.--have disproportionately female student bodies. This is designed to make it harder for women to attend college--college education being a key factor in women's autonomy from men & left-leaning voting pattern.
The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 2d agoPresident Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v
Medicaid insurers’ contracts on the line in tight governor’s race www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
Medicaid insurers’ contracts on the line in tight governor’s race
One of America’s most competitive gubernatorial races could settle a heated argument over whether private insurance companies should run Medicaid.
dailykos.com
