themusingsofmsj

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A displaced Jersey girl living in a foreign land known as Virginia.

If you think Jeffries & Schumer can go up against Miller, you're certifiable. We need pit bulls leading the House & Senate, not politicians more concerned about Israel than their constituents. Bringing reach-across-the-aisle kumbaya politics to this fight will get them eaten alive.

Trump faces criticism for ‘dangerous’ Stephen Miller appointment as White House chief of staff

Democrats and Republicans blast promotion of ‘xenophobe’ who led administration’s immigration crackdown in wake of US midterm elections

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WTF, CBS & all the rest of the so-called News agencies. Where is the investigative work? This is about Medicare Advantage insurers being paid more than traditional Medicare would have spent — a problem that has existed under multiple presidents - including Trump. share.google/xRgHaeYKuJNT...

Trump administration begins sending $500 ACA refund checks to nearly 1 million Americans

Some families with more than one "affected person" could receive multiple payments via check or direct deposit, an administration official told CBS News.

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I’m 100% against the Protect College Sports Act bill sponsored by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. This bill is harmful to all athletes, especially Black ones. And the HBCU portion of this bill is also a joke. Do NOT get played. This bill IS BAD FOR BLACK FOLKS! Call your US Senator and tell them to VOTE NO!

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The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020. — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.

Protesters in Danbury are demanding ICE get out and to shut down operations. The Danbury community is not backing down. 62 fathers, sons, brothers, mothers, daughters, sisters taken in four days. Goons tasing neighbors, breaking windows, arresting parents in front of their children.

Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952

Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.” From the archives:

She Says Doctors Ignored Her Concerns About Her Pregnancy. For Many Black Women, It’s a Familiar Story.

Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a B...

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Phang: "Capital One said, 'We don't want the business anymore of the 45th president of the United States, his businesses, his failed sons, and his revocable trust.' So you can imagine -- I am just hypothesizing... but it suggests whatever Capital One uncovered was pretty bad. Makes you wonder..."

Folks from the Women's March have been arrested at the Capitol for protesting ICE. Shout out to the women who are putting their lives and livelihoods on the line to get their message out: ABOLISH ICE.

Hundreds of Haitian immigrants who have had Temporary Protected Status are being told by DHS to appear at ICE offices to be fitted with ankle monitors or face deportation. Haitian immigrants, many of whom have lived in the U.S. for over a decade, deserve a pathway to citizenship — not deportation.

Some Haitian immigrants in Ohio told to report to ICE and given ankle monitors

Hundreds of Haitian immigrants in Ohio who had Temporary Protected Status have been summoned by the ICE for in-person "check-ins," immigration advocates say.

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Abdul El-Sayed was outspent 9-to-1 by AIPAC and corporate Super PACs in the most expensive Senate Democratic primary of all time. Last night, he proved that organized people can beat organized money.

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