Andrew Harper

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ABC News reported that it obtained documents showing Ameaka had a work authorization permit until 2029 and had a pending asylum case. Earlier this week, Ameaka’s colleagues said they were “extremely distressed” by the esteemed researcher’s ICE arrest. www.themirror.com/news/us-news...

ICE detains John Hopkins researcher at airport in 'extremely distressing' case

A Johns Hopkins University researcher was released from ICE detention after she was detained at Baltimore-Washington International Airport on Tuesday

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Jon Stewart on the WH Correspondents' Dinner: "It shouldn't ever happen... You can celebrate the First Amendment without asking your opponent in that fight what he thinks. You know what he thinks."

Tax payer funded murder. And here we were told, only the worst of criminals would be deported… Lorenzo’s blood is on the hands of everyone who cheered for these senseless deportations and voted for Trump again. www.thebulwark.com/p/he-lived-h...

He Lived Here for 35 Years. Put Three Kids in College. ICE Killed Him.

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was picking up a crew for a construction project when ICE shot him. It now claims he was the aggressor.

thebulwark.com

BREAKING: Georgia lawmakers have taken redistricting off the table as a result of public pressure. The state will no longer consider a new, racist map that would have diluted Black voting power. This victory makes it loud and clear: Our demands are working.

The decisions made by state supreme courts touch every part of our lives. And that’s especially important when voting rights and basic freedoms are being challenged. Today voters in Georgia can stand up for fairness and integrity by electing Miracle Rankin and Jen Jordan to Georgia’s Supreme Court.

State supreme court justices play a critical role in defending your rights and freedoms, which is why the election happening in Georgia right now is so important. Make sure you have a plan to vote for Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin.

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Rep. Yassamin Ansari: “After what we have seen so far in this transcribed interview, I feel very comfortable saying that Howard Lutnick is a pathological liar who is enabling the most egregious cover-up in American history”

Meta is laying off about 8,000 workers, or about 10% of its workforce, the company said Thursday as it continues to ramp up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure and highly paid AI-expert hires. apnews.com/article/micr...

Meta slashes 8,000 jobs, or 10% of its workforce, as Microsoft offers buyouts

In the latest round of tech industry job cuts, Meta is laying off about 8,000 workers and Microsoft is offering buyouts to a similar number.

apnews.com

This is important. “More than 100 retired NASA astronauts have banded together to form a new nonpartisan organization…its members “believe deeply in the principles that have propelled our nation for 250 years,” such as the rule of law, checks and balances and the peaceful transition of power.”

Former NASA astronauts launch new group to promote U.S. constitutional values

More than 100 NASA astronauts have signed on to a nonpartisan effort to promote “the principles that have propelled our nation for 250 years”

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BREAKING: We just won our antitrust trial against LiveNation and Ticketmaster. Live Nation has raked in billions in profits from an illegal monopoly that coerces venues, restricts artists, and exploits fans. This is a massive win in the fight for fairness for local venues, artists, and fans.

CNN: "In the initial statement from DHS, they said these two migrants had attacked the ICE agents in Minneapolis with the shovel, but what this video shows is this was not the case ... the two ICE agents made false statements under oath."