@tusk81@mastodon.social
@tusk81@mastodon.social avatar

tusk81

@tusk81@mastodon.social

Editor, America’s Voice 🇺🇸 Immigrant rights, LGBTQ+ rights, cats. Cancer survivor. Views here my own.

This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. Browse more on the original instance.

tusk81, to random
@tusk81@mastodon.social avatar

“Dozens of Palestinian students and children staged a display of solidarity at a demonstration in southern Gaza on Sunday to express gratitude for the support seen on US college campuses in recent weeks.”
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/28/middleeast/gaza-students-thank-columbia-protests-intl-latam/index.html

tusk81, to random
@tusk81@mastodon.social avatar

“The return of WCK’s food aid to Gaza couldn’t have come at a more crucial time. According to Reuters, the region faces extreme food insecurity and malnutrition that could worsen into famine by mid-summer.”

https://www.eater.com/24144372/world-central-kitchen-gaza-resumes-operations

tusk81, to random
@tusk81@mastodon.social avatar

Stephen Miller planning the Great Purge: Recruit ‘red state’ deportation army of law enforcement and National Guard to round up immigrants, rip them from their homes and community, and forcibly deport them.

https://americasvoice.org/blog/stephen-miller-planning-the-great-purge-recruit-red-state-deportation-army-to-round-up-immigrants-rip-them-from-their-homes-and-community-and-forcibly-deport-them/

tusk81,
@tusk81@mastodon.social avatar

A preview of this deportation army is happening right in front of our eyes.

WIRED this month: “Far-right sheriffs want a citizen army to stop ‘illegal immigrant’ voters.” Of course, widespread non-citizen voting isn't a real thing.

On sheriff “told the audience that he already had a ‘posse’ of 150 deputized citizens.”

https://www.wired.com/story/constitutional-sheriffs-election-deniers-immigrants-voting/

tusk81,
@tusk81@mastodon.social avatar

For Miller, these sheriffs are dream recruits for his deportation army. Harassing people of color has been a lifelong mission for him, as reported by Univision in 2017. Former classmates said Miller “used to make fun of the children of Latino and Asian immigrants who did not speak English well.”

https://www.univision.com/univision-news/politics/how-white-house-advisor-stephen-miller-went-from-pestering-hispanic-students-to-designing-trumps-immigration-policy

tusk81,
@tusk81@mastodon.social avatar

From Time's new interview w/Trump: “For [a deportation] operation of that scale, Trump says he would rely mostly on the National Guard to round up and remove undoc migrants throughout the country.”

"He would also seek help from local police and says he would deny funding for jurisdictions that decline to adopt his policies.” https://time.com/6972021/donald-trump-2024-election-interview/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=politics_donald-trump&linkId=414827952

tusk81, to random
@tusk81@mastodon.social avatar

Good morning. Immigrants are .

tusk81, to random
@tusk81@mastodon.social avatar

World Central Kitchen says it is resuming its humanitarian work in Gaza: “We are restarting our operation with the same energy, dignity, and focus on feeding as many people as possible.” https://wck.org/news/chefs

tusk81, to random
@tusk81@mastodon.social avatar

Good morning. Immigrants are .

tusk81, to random
@tusk81@mastodon.social avatar

“‘I think Russian propaganda has made its way into the United States, unfortunately, and it’s infected a good chunk of my party’s base,’ Representative Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told Puck’s Julia Ioffe last week.” https://newrepublic.com/article/180630/russia-corruption-network-europe-buying-politicians-america?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SF_TNR

tusk81, to random
@tusk81@mastodon.social avatar

“Temporary farmworkers will have more legal protections against employer retaliation, unsafe working conditions, illegal recruitment practices and other abuses under a Labor Department rule announced Friday.” https://apnews.com/article/guest-agricultural-workers-protections-b68e5567020068579750ddd5be802698

tusk81, to random
@tusk81@mastodon.social avatar

“Noem dragged Cricket to a gravel pit, and shot her dead in front of a startled construction crew.” https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/kristi-noem-shoots-puppy-she-hated-book-1235011230/

tusk81, to animals
@tusk81@mastodon.social avatar

Cleansing your timeline with a picture of Juan Gabriel yawning ✨

tusk81, to random
@tusk81@mastodon.social avatar

These are bad, bad people. https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/04/26/politics/kristi-noem-south-dakota-book-killing-dog

tusk81, to random
@tusk81@mastodon.social avatar

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump downplays deadly Charlottesville rally — where neo-Nazis and other white supremacists chanted “Jews will not replace us” and later murdered Heather Heyer — as a “peanut”:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/25/politics/donald-trump-charlottesville-palestine-protests/index.html

tusk81, to random
@tusk81@mastodon.social avatar

Melania Trump, who helped spread the racist birther lie, “apparently said nothing about gay or LGBT people in her speech and made no mention of policy, laws, discrimination, or rights. And that’s not a shocker because anything like that would enrage Christian nationalists, who are essential to Trump’s base.”

https://www.signorile.com/p/melania-trumps-pathetically-small

tusk81, to random
@tusk81@mastodon.social avatar

Key to Stephen Miller’s cruel effort to purge millions of immigrants from their homes and the US will be collaboration from police and National Guard from red states.

We’re already seen two dozen GOP governors send troops to aid in Texas’ anti-immigrant crackdown under orders from Trump:

https://americasvoice.org/blog/stephen-miller-planning-the-great-purge-recruit-red-state-deportation-army-to-round-up-immigrants-rip-them-from-their-homes-and-community-and-forcibly-deport-them/

tusk81,
@tusk81@mastodon.social avatar

Just look at the Trump administration’s record for confirmation. The Washington Post reported in 2021 that the administration “aggressively recruited sheriffs” to participate in 287(g), a controversial and flawed program that allows local police to act as federal immigration agents and has resulted in widespread racial profiling.

While the program shrank to just a few dozen participants under President Obama, it saw a resurgence under the Trump administration.

tusk81, to random
@tusk81@mastodon.social avatar

Undocumented workers pay an estimated $13 billion into Social Security annually—a fund they can never access unless they can adjust their immigration status. The Social Security Administration estimated in 2014 “that unauthorized workers have paid a whopping $100b into the fund over the past decade”: https://americasvoice.org/blog/on-tax-day-the-facts-speak-clearly-immigrant-workers-pay-billions-into-social-security-and-medicare-help-fund-public-schools-and-libraries-and-boost-our-economy/

tusk81, to random
@tusk81@mastodon.social avatar

“Troubled cities in Upstate New York, for instance, have benefited enormously from thousands of refugees who have settled in communities along the Erie Canal; so much so that cities have tried to lure them."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/20/migrants-asylum-heartland-development/

tusk81, to random
@tusk81@mastodon.social avatar

“The White House is weighing ways to provide temporary legal status and work permits to immigrants in the U.S. illegally who are married to American citizens, three sources familiar with the matter said on Monday, a move that could energize some Democrats ahead of the November elections.”

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/white-house-weighs-immigration-relief-spouses-us-citizens-2024-04-22/

tusk81, to random
@tusk81@mastodon.social avatar

On New Year’s Day 2023, Florida farmworker Rafael Barajas died on his first day of work at a bell pepper farm. In its investigation, the Department of Labor determined his death was entirely preventable and that his employer had failed to follow basic safety practices around heat. https://americasvoice.org/blog/on-earth-day-2024-a-reminder-that-extreme-heat-poses-a-deadly-risk-to-essential-farmworkers-construction-workers-and-outdoor-laborers/

tusk81, to random
@tusk81@mastodon.social avatar

Cher and Mary J. Blige among Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2024 Class: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rock-hall-fame-2024-cher-ozzy-osbourne-dave-matthews-band-mary-j-blige-1235007784/

tusk81, to random
@tusk81@mastodon.social avatar

“On Tuesday, Tesla is expected to report a 40% plunge in operating profit and its first revenue decline in four years.”

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-robotaxi-dreams-plunge-200004973.html

tusk81, to random
@tusk81@mastodon.social avatar

“Sweltering summer heat might have been more bearable for outdoor workers in Miami-Dade County under a proposal that suggested mandated breaks in the shade on the hottest days—but Florida said no.” https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/18/florida-bans-local-heat-rules-for-outdoor-workers-baffling-experts/73355824007/

tusk81,
@tusk81@mastodon.social avatar

“Some farmworkers in Florida aren't allowed to take breaks, don't have access to shade and are pushed to work faster, said Jeannie Economos, pesticide safety and environmental health project coordinator at the Farmworker Association of Florida.

Some are afraid to drink water because they don't have access to a bathroom. Meanwhile, supervisors discipline them for trying to take breaks when they feel overheated, she said.”

  • All
  • Subscribed
  • Moderated
  • Favorites
  • •
  • JUstTest
  • GTA5RPClips
  • DreamBathrooms
  • cubers
  • mdbf
  • everett
  • magazineikmin
  • Durango
  • Youngstown
  • rosin
  • slotface
  • modclub
  • kavyap
  • ethstaker
  • provamag3
  • ngwrru68w68
  • thenastyranch
  • cisconetworking
  • khanakhh
  • osvaldo12
  • InstantRegret
  • normalnudes
  • Leos
  • tacticalgear
  • tester
  • megavids
  • anitta
  • lostlight
  • All magazines
    •