Rachel Maddow did a segment last night on Trump’s monstrous family separation policy at the border and the monsters who implemented it, making the point that these same cruel and incompetent people are now running the botched response to the coronavirus, with predictable results. It’s worth watching, IMO, even if Rachel ain’t your cup of …
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Voter Suppression and Life Suppression Go Hand in Hand
This story about the Seattle Indian Health Board requesting medical supplies and getting body bags and toe tags instead is making the rounds. I’m not surprised. My dad was a physician in what was at the time called Indian Health Service (IHS) in the late 50’s and early 60’s — I spent my first few …
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COVID-19 & National Security Part I: Customs & Border Protection
As we have seen the completely botched implementation of the President’s ban on travel to and from the European Union over the past three days, Customs & Border Protection (CBP), especially the Customs part has come under some harsh criticism. Friends, lurkers, commenters, lend me your eyes. I come not to burry Customs, but to …
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Federal Appeals Court Blocks Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy
Partially good news. A federal court on Friday upended a central pillar of the Trump administration’s immigration agenda, ruling that asylum seekers must be allowed into the United States while their cases weave through American immigration courts. In their opinion on Friday, the judges said the policy is “invalid in its entirety” Additionally, In a …
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Cheap Snark Open Thread: Being Mean to MAGAt Morons
I actually love the idea of a mandatory citizenship test for everyone. Birth rights are dumb. It’s not an achievement to be born and nobody should be rewarded for it. I also find it hilarious that Republicans think this will play to THEIR advantage. https://t.co/PDhvKKPzKj — Slava Malamud (@SlavaMalamud) February 4, 2020 Citizenship tests, @benshapiro? …
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The Retaliation Begins
Trump just suspended NEXUS enrollments for New York State residents: The Trump administration will no longer allow New York residents to enroll in Global Entry or other Trusted Traveler programs, citing new “sanctuary” policies that limit federal access to state driver’s license data, acting homeland security secretary Chad Wolf said on Fox News late Wednesday. …
Popcult Open Thread: *Best* Part of the Superbowl!
Yeah, TaMara posted this last night — but it’s a long Monday, and if this doesn’t pump you up a bit, you might be clinically dead… I think Jennifer Lopez just won the Iowa caucus — Grace Segers (@Grace_Segers) February 3, 2020 Jennifer Lopez and Shakira brought out J Balvin, Bad Bunny and J Lo’s …
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