Ray Khalfani @KhalfaniRay

Fascism doesn't begin when everybody becomes evil. That's the comforting fairy tale. It begins when enough people become comfortable with somebody else losing their rights. The immigrant. The protester. The journalist. The trans kid. The Muslim. The academic. The protester. The political opponent. Everybody thinks they're safely standing behind the line. Nobody notices the line keeps moving.

What's going on in the USA shows that the citizens of that country do not have rights, they have conditional privileges that are given to them by whoever holds the reins. If a bad president can come in and take away rights and people need a good president to restore those rights then you never had ANY rights. They're 100% not "inalienable" if they are able to be taken away. The issues happening in the USA also show that US laws are a joke and that only certain people need to follow those laws. If the USA wants actual rights and laws to be followed by all - they have to build a system in which no one has the power to take them away, and that would mean that laws would be enforced no matter who is in charge.

the problem with coverage like this isn't just the claim, it's the framing. when we talk about Trump occupying cities as a “crime strategy” it creates a collective misimpression about why what's happening is happening! this is not crime fighting, it's a power grab

It's the 90th anniversary of unemployment insurance and you know what? I'm not feeling much like celebrating. We're rushing headlong into a downturn and the funding states had to prepare is gone. They fired the messenger on jobs data. (more to come)

U.S. labor being quiet as hell about the detainment & violence faced by Christian’s Smalls on the Handala is right on par with their silence and ‘both siding’ of Palestine. Quite a shame for a movement that says ‘an injury to one is an injury to all’

Prison labor is usually mandatory and often unpaid. This May Day, we're thinking of the incarcerated workers who are exploited every single day to keep prisons running.

Let me break this down for you, because the media’s been tiptoeing around it, and what’s happening is beyond criminal. Kilmar Abrego Garcia was living legally in Maryland under a court-issued Withholding of Removal order. That means the U.S. government explicitly recognized that deporting him back to El Salvador, where he faced credible threats from gangs, was illegal. He had a work permit. He was building a life here. He testified against gangs to help us. Then the Trump administration grabbed him and quietly deported him anyway. No court hearing. No due process. No notice to his lawyers. Just yanked from U.S. soil and dumped into a Salvadoran prison that holds the same gang he testified against. A place the U.S. had already admitted was too dangerous for him to be returned to. When the courts found out, they ordered his return immediately. A Maryland judge said the flight had to turn around. It didn’t. A Supreme Court ruling—unanimous—confirmed the government’s actions were illegal and ordered DHS to facilitate his return. And guess what? They still haven’t brought him back. Why? Because he might already be dead. That’s the only reason that makes sense. This administration is stalling, stonewalling, making excuse after excuse—because the one thing they can’t undo is a corpse in a Salvadoran prison. So let’s be crystal clear: a U.S. resident was illegally deported in defiance of multiple federal court orders, dumped into one of the most violent prisons in the world, and likely murdered under the full watch of the U.S. government. And nobody’s been held accountable. If that’s not tyranny, what the hell is? This isn’t just a legal failure—it’s a moral collapse. And every day they delay his return, they’re telling the rest of us that your court orders, your protections, and your life mean nothing if you fall out of political favor. Blood is on their hands. And they know it.

In the pandemic, we saw state UI systems break down. This time, it's going to be more than admin challenges. We are actually going to see what states racing to the bottom on access and replacement rate means. We papered over that problem in 2020 with PUA and FPUC.

Lindsay Owens @owenslindsay1

a year ago

We aren’t talking enough about what a recession looks like with a kneecapped administrative state. Obviously we are already seeing impact of DOGE cuts on sunny days (SSA delays). But under economic duress the volume of incoming will spike. This is a worst case scenario.

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🔥🚨BREAKING: Zaxby’s restaurant employees are going on strike after claiming that their management fails to meet their demands including a $25+ hourly wage.

Mississippi will end its income tax, meaning that the state will raise less from the wealthy and more from low-income households. It also means less money to fund social programs in one of the poorest states in the nation. clarionledger.com/story/news/pol…

NEW: The Educational Choice for Children Act would send $136.3 billion in public revenue to private school voucher programs over the next 10 years. It would also allow the rich to donate stock & avoid capital gains tax, creating a lucrative tax shelter. itep.org/educational-ch…

@GaBudget fully supports child and pedestrian safety. HB 651 (legis.ga.gov/legislation/70…), in its current form, is not the most effective way to accomplish that. To learn more about our concerns and suggestions for the bill ⬇️#gapol @KhalfaniRay

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Join us tomorrow with the state's leading child care organizations at a virtual town hall where you can learn concrete ways to let your legislators know what you’re experiencing and what you need. geears.org/town-hall/

Shoutout to Lawrence Brannen, an incredibly courageous Augusta, GA resident who has continuously spoken out against predatory for-profit probation practices. GA lawmakers must end this exploitation. @AndyPierrotti theaugustapress.com/letter-to-the-…

Why fed layoffs are breaking UI, a thread pulled directly from this lawsuit: oag.ca.gov/system/files/a… 1) UI systems are already understaffed. UI admin funding is based on how many claims paid in the last year. Last couple years were record low unemployment

The latest Crossover Day success: SB 207, which would would provide Georgians with an arrest or conviction record a fair chance at pursuing careers in licensed industries, is continuing on the path to become law! #gapol

Under HB 111, an estimated $748 million in annual revenues to the state will be lost. Most families would see little savings each year, but about 67.3% of the total ($503 million) would go to Georgians earn more than $144k per year (the top 20% of households). #gapol

HB 689 would create a flexible local grant program to provide emergency rental, utility, and legal assistance—enabling the state to continue administering the Georgia Rental Assistance Program. Please contact members of the House Rules Committee TODAY to bring it to a vote!

GBPI @GaBudget

2 years ago

Did you know that Georgia has a rental assistance program - but it is at risk of going away? @HillaryDong_ explains more: tiktok.com/@gabudget/vide…

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My latest for @TeenVogue explores the horrific story of popular skincare ingredient Retin-A, which was tested on hundreds of incarcerated Black people in Philadelphia during the 1960s. Now, the survivors and their descendants are demanding justice. teenvogue.com/story/retinol-…