Reposted by Phyllis JordanAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 01/09/2026Bari Weiss is a cancer on journalism. 321202300
Reposted by Phyllis JordanErika McEntarfer @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social · 01/09/2026This change grants Commerce political appointees veto power over data and research releases by scientists and statisticians at NOAA, NIST, Census, and BEA. 8287186
Reposted by Phyllis JordanAndrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 21/07/2026"Four months into an appeal, Ms. McDonald, a cancer survivor who weighs 69 pounds, bustles to food banks, stretches ground turkey with oatmeal, and skips meals to feed three teenage boys." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...nytimes.comFaced With Piles of New Paperwork, People Are Losing Food StampsArizona’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program rolls have plummeted, offering a possible preview of national trends as states try to avoid new federal penalties. 561640803
Reposted by Phyllis JordanProPublica @propublica.org · 03/03/2026Tierra Walker knew that abortion was illegal in Texas, but she thought that hospitals could make an exception for patients like her, whose health was clearly on the line. At 20 weeks pregnant, she died of preeclampsia. (Published Jan. 2026)propublica.orgWomen With High-Risk Pregnancies Have Limited Options Under Abortion BansOur reporting has found that abortion bans generally don’t include exceptions that cover health concerns pregnant women with chronic conditions can face — or if they do, doctors aren’t using them. 45927511
Reposted by Phyllis JordanCathy Hope @gothope.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Medicaid is certainly in the headlines now as a well-loved cornerstone of America's health care system. "Nearly all adults (97%) say Medicaid is at least somewhat important for people in their local community, including about three in four (73%) who say it is “very important.” @kff.org 011
Reposted by Phyllis JordanThe 74 @the74.bsky.social · 18/02/2026At least three states are trying to repeal early grade suspension bans as districts say the practice is needed to control behavior, reach parents. @laurenwreports.bsky.social reportsthe74million.orgK-2 Suspensions Were Recently Banned in Nebraska. Now, Lawmakers Want to Go BackAt least three states are trying to repeal early grade suspension bans as districts say the practice is needed to control behavior, reach parents. 6276
Reposted by Phyllis JordanAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/02/2026Bacon: "We have to stand up on our own two feet and use these authorities, because that's what the founders intended. I thought maybe we could back off because the Court ruled, but hearing the president right now saying he's gonna do a 10% global tariff means we gotta keep voting on this." 581353334
Reposted by Phyllis JordanMichael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Four interviews of a girl who says Trump sexually assaulted her when she was underage are gone -- missing from DOJ's release of the Epstein files. #ReleaseTheInterviews 34576342
Reposted by Phyllis JordanJoan Alker @joanalker1.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Our new brief explores how states can draw down federal dollars to finance the administrative costs of Medicaid work reporting requirements. Don't be misled by the $200 million in HR 1 -- this will cost taxpayers WAY more. Much of the $ will go to large vendors. ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/02/11/i...ccf.georgetown.eduImplementing Costly Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements: Who Will Foot the Bill?Introduction The budget reconciliation bill enacted in July 2025 (H.R. 1) includes two major changes to federal Medicaid law that will impose large implementation costs on most states. One mandates th... 033
Reposted by Phyllis JordanThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 20/02/2026In October 2024, the Georgia secretary of state’s office launched an investigation after receiving numerous reports from residents across several counties saying they’d received partially prefilled absentee ballot applications from Musk’s America PAC. trib.al/n6hAZOC 6030231163
Phyllis Jordan @phylliswjordan.bsky.social · 10/02/2026A technology designed to protect students by tracking license plates in school zones is now being used by ICE to find immigrants. @the74.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/ice-...the74million.orgICE Taps into School Security Cameras to Aid Trump’s Immigration CrackdownPolice assisted federal immigration agents by repeatedly searching school cameras that record license plate numbers, data show. 000
Phyllis Jordan @phylliswjordan.bsky.social · 03/02/2026I've been editing op-eds for @The74million for the past year or so, and it never gets old. This piece that published today opened up my eyes to something I knew very little about. So glad this young man found his way to give us this compelling piece. www.the74million.org/article/how-...the74million.orgHow I Found My Voice As a Man With Nonspeaking AutismAustin: I am sharing my story because I am able to. I am one of the lucky few who have been freed from my prison of silence. 000
Reposted by Phyllis JordanThe 74 @the74.bsky.social · 30/01/2026As L.A. reading scores rise, Roy Romer's tenure offers déjà vu — and a warning. @lrj417.bsky.social reportsthe74million.orgAs L.A. Reading Scores Rise, Roy Romer’s Tenure Offers Déjà Vu — and a WarningThe district has taken a ‘top-down’ approach to teaching reading. Advocates hope leaders ‘stay the course.’ 012
Phyllis Jordan @phylliswjordan.bsky.social · 01/02/2026True but isn't that in part a victory for messaging 350
Reposted by Phyllis JordanAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/02/2026WELKER: What do you say to the allegation Trump is going to meddle in midterms & that's what he's doing in GA? JOHNSON: I find it comical a senator from GA is talking about schemes. GA was example A of that W: There are no Qs about 2020 that have not been answered J: That's your opinion W: Nope 2502158519
Reposted by Phyllis JordanMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/01/2026This new file released appears to show Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick discussing visiting Epstein's island in 2012. Lutnick previously claimed that he cut off ties around 2005 with Epstein after being revolted by him. 978162636709
Reposted by Phyllis JordanNPR @npr.org · 30/01/2026Alex Pretti's shooting death by federal agents in Minneapolis has prompted a DOJ civil rights probe. Renee Macklin Good's death by federal agents has not. n.pr/4qM9zTjn.prAlex Pretti shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis prompts DOJ civil rights probeAlex Pretti's shooting death by federal agents in Minneapolis has prompted a DOJ civil rights probe. Renee Macklin Good's death by federal agents has not. 1830280
Reposted by Phyllis JordanDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 30/01/2026One of the "overt acts" of the conspiracy was Don Lemon and Georgia Fort interviewing the pastor of the church: 671132317
Phyllis Jordan @phylliswjordan.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Mothers of Major Resistance: PTA Members Organize Minneapolis Relief Efforts #EduSky @the74.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/moth...the74million.orgMothers of Major Resistance: PTA Members Organize Minneapolis Relief EffortsFox called them ‘wine moms.’ But for longtime volunteers, rides to school for frightened kids was a natural first step. Then came food, diapers, rent. 020
Reposted by Phyllis JordanNPR @npr.org · 27/01/2026The case filed in Massachusetts is the first lawsuit over the strikes to land in a U.S. federal court since the Trump administration launched a campaign to target vessels off the coast of Venezuela. n.pr/4r9YUlcn.prFamilies of killed men file first U.S. federal lawsuit over drug boat strikesThe case filed in Massachusetts is the first lawsuit over the strikes to land in a U.S. federal court since the Trump administration launched a campaign to target vessels off the coast of Venezuela. 20626139
Reposted by Phyllis JordanPatricia Saenz-Armstrong @psaenz.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Dear California, let us see you show up and give this guy the “welcome” he deserves. El Centro, they said? You know how to find it, don’t you? Riiiiight by the Mexican border. 021
Reposted by Phyllis JordanFeral cat lover @bah704.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Why is the msm outside of Maine not covering this? It seems like a huge and very troubling story to me. ICE coming to observers houses or calling them on the phone warning them to back off??!! www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...pressherald.comICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agentsCommunity members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland. 6928131403
Reposted by Phyllis JordanMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 26/01/2026The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember: - Organized a city wide general strike - Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence - Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE - Flipped public opinion against ICE 471317117514
Reposted by Phyllis JordanIan Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 26/01/2026www.theguardian.com/football/202...theguardian.comSepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World CupThe ex-Fifa boss showed his support of a Swiss lawyer who called for a boycott of the tournament due to security concerns in the US 78529
Reposted by Phyllis JordanBeth Hawkins @bethhawkins.bsky.social · 23/01/20262/ "MPR News reached out to approximately 90 of Minnesota’s more than 300 public school districts this week to ask whether student attendance was being affected by the presence of federal enforcement officers throughout the state...." 002
Reposted by Phyllis JordanJay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 22/01/2026ICE has been busting down doors and seizing people from their homes without signed judicial warrants. But it wasn’t some decision on the fly. It turns out, it was actual agency policy. A shocking memo, and what it means for this practice, in today’s write-up. Link in the replies. 24526118
Reposted by Phyllis JordanChris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Incredible quote here from a Somali small business owner in Minneapolis who voted for Trump. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/19/a... 77150091244
Reposted by Phyllis JordanTina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 20/01/2026ICE agents are now racially profiling and harassing *off duty police officers* in Minnesota and demanding their papers. 46446168
Reposted by Phyllis JordanMother Jones @motherjones.com · 21/01/2026More resignations of federal prosecutors are expected at the US attorney’s office in Minnesota amid ongoing frustration over the Trump administration’s response to the fatal shooting of Renée Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis.motherjones.comMinnesota US attorney’s office is bracing for a new wave of resignationsProsecutors are alarmed by the administration's response to Renée Good's killing. 627763
Reposted by Phyllis JordanMinnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 20/01/2026An off-duty Brooklyn Park police officer was stopped by federal agents who demanded proof of her citizenship, the city’s police chief, Mark Bruley, said Tuesday. Video: Allison Kite/The Minnesota Star Tribune 8238126
Reposted by Phyllis JordanCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 20/01/2026US citizen says he felt fear, shame and desperation a day after ICE officers broke down his door with guns drawn, handcuffed him and dragged him into the snow wearing half-dressed. He was later returned home without explanation or apology, he said.reuters.comICE broke into Minnesota home, dragged barely clothed man into snowA Minnesota man told Reuters he felt fear, shame and desperation a day after ICE officers broke down his door with guns drawn, handcuffed him and dragged him into the snow wearing shorts and Crocs. 36557236
Phyllis Jordan @phylliswjordan.bsky.social · 20/01/2026A great package from my colleagues at @the74.bsky.social: From Head Start to Civil Rights, 8 Ways Trump Reshaped Education in Just 1 Year www.the74million.org/article/from...the74million.orgFrom Head Start to Civil Rights, 8 Ways Trump Reshaped Education in Just 1 Year‘The breadth and scope … was pretty astonishing': Experts predict more 2026 unraveling in areas from special education oversight to immigration. 022
Reposted by Phyllis JordanPeter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 19/01/2026An FBI agent conducted an initial review of the Renee Good killing and determined sufficient grounds existed to open a civil rights probe into the actions of the ICE officer who shot her. Justice Department says no inquiry is warranted. @perrystein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...washingtonpost.comFBI opened probe on Minneapolis shooting; none exists now, Justice Dept. saysAfter the death of Renée Good in Minneapolis, FBI agents launched a civil rights probe into the shooting. The Justice Department says no such case now exists. 22371532956
Phyllis Jordan @phylliswjordan.bsky.social · 19/01/2026So if he's not being investigated, is Ross back on the beat? 000
Reposted by Phyllis JordanJon Walker @jonwalkerpdx.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Truly banana pants insane. Every time a federal law enforcement official shoots anyone it should be investigated fully (investigations dont nessacary mean they will be charged, that is why you investigate!). This is the bare minimum for a functioning society instead of a dictatorship 451202260
Reposted by Phyllis JordanJohn Abernathy @john-abernathy.bsky.social · 17/01/2026Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye. 12973968214520
Reposted by Phyllis JordanSenator Lisa Blunt Rochester @bluntrochester.senate.gov · 16/01/2026Not enough money to lower your health care, food, or housing costs, but enough money for this?abcnews.go.com'Department of War' rebranding could cost as much as $125M, hundreds of millions more if it becomes legal name: CBOThe Congressional Budget Office estimates it will cost taxpayers anywhere from $10 million to $125 million to rebrand the Defense Department as the "Department of War." 511662