At St. Susanna Parish in Dedham, Massachusetts, Baby Jesus disappeared from the Nativity scene, replaced with warning that "ICE was here."

"Jesus was a refugee," said Rev. Stephen Josoma. "And if he were here today he would be deported."

The Archdiocese of Boston has ordered him to remove the display, but he refuses to comply.

Another sign explains: "The Holy Family is safe in The Sanctuary of our Church. If you see ICE please call the LUCE Immigration Justice Network."

#FuckICE #USPolitics

Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Once Defended Congress’ Power of the Purse. Now He Defies It.
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As a congressman, Duffy made an impassioned legal case against executive overreach. A decade later, judges have used those same arguments to rebuke him for withholding billions in transportation funding.
https://www.propublica.org/article/sean-duffy-trump-transportation-secretary-congress-funding?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Transportation #Government #Congress #Trump #USPolitics #Law

Today is World AIDS Day, and for the first time since its inception in 1988, the U.S. government will not be commemorating it. Trent Straube from
POZ Magazine writes about the stats on HIV and AIDS, and the impact of the Trump administration. "Although new HIV rates have declined overall, progress is imperiled due to funding cuts and a hostile administration in the White House," writes Straube.

https://flip.it/LTvKga

https://flipboard.com/@POZ2020

#WorldAIDSDay #Health #Medicine #Healthcare #TrumpAdministration #DonaldTrump #USAID #USPolitics

We are a deeply unserious country.

#Trump #TrumpIsGuilty #TrumpEpstein #USA #USPolitics #memes

#Trump #USPolitics #Democracy

A new #NIH grant provision makes it easier for NIH to terminate a grant without a court overturning the decision. From the Nov 18 announcement: "The recipient agrees that…funding…may…be terminated…if the agency determines that the award no longer effectuates the program goals or agency priorities."
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-26-009.html

Comment from Jenna Norton, an "NIH program officer who was put on administrative leave last month": "This provision…is…going to create a huge amount of uncertainty that may make it nearly impossible to do science. How can you ethically recruit somebody into a #clinicaltrial if you can't be sure the administration won't change its mind on its priorities and terminate your study mid-stream?"
https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/118809

#DefendResearch #Funding #Medicine #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

Costco wouldn't back down on DEI, and now it's going up against the Trump administration, suing on the grounds that Trump overstepped his emergency powers by imposing tariffs — and asking for a refund. Here's more from @CNN on what Costco said in the lawsuit, and the handful of other companies that are separately suing the government.

https://flip.it/NWo8NH

#USNews #USGovernment #TrumpAdministration #Trump #USPolitics #Tariffs #Law #Costco #DEI

At St. Susanna Parish in Dedham, Massachusetts, Baby Jesus disappeared from the Nativity scene, replaced with warning that "ICE was here."

"Jesus was a refugee," said Rev. Stephen Josoma. "And if he were here today he would be deported."

The Archdiocese of Boston has ordered him to remove the display, but he refuses to comply.

Another sign explains: "The Holy Family is safe in The Sanctuary of our Church. If you see ICE please call the LUCE Immigration Justice Network."

#FuckICE #USPolitics

Why does this ambulatory compost pile always look like he’s trying to push out a ginormous turd? NNNNGGGHHHH!! MAAGAAAHHNNGGGGHH!!

#USPolitics

https://www.wonkette.com/p/nick-fuentes-is-magas-new-belle-of?publication_id=1783367&post_id=180474586&isFreemail=false&r=h87a&triedRedirect=true

Thich Nhat Hanh’s idea of “interbeing” says we’re deeply interconnected. A new book on ‘mindful democracy’ argues that embracing this idea could help us learn to work together again.

https://theconversation.com/meditating-on-the-connectedness-of-life-could-help-reunite-a-divided-country-heres-how-interbeing-works-269919
#USPolitics #mindfulness

Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Once Defended Congress’ Power of the Purse. Now He Defies It.
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As a congressman, Duffy made an impassioned legal case against executive overreach. A decade later, judges have used those same arguments to rebuke him for withholding billions in transportation funding.
https://www.propublica.org/article/sean-duffy-trump-transportation-secretary-congress-funding?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Transportation #Government #Congress #Trump #USPolitics #Law

POINTS TO PONDER....

303.5 Billion Barrels of Oil

Venezuela has the highest oil reserves of any country on earth, even greater than Saudi Arabia

Trump put the largest naval force in the world mere miles from the Venezuelan coastline.

Some of Trump's biggest support comes from big oil.

What if.....
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Venezuela

Is it always election season in the U.S? Here's @bolts's guide to who's voting for what this month across eight states. Tomorrow's key races include a Congressional seat in Tennessee and mayoral runoffs in Georgia and New Jersey.

https://flip.it/Xu3CGU

#USPolitics #USNews #Elections #Tennessee #Georgia #NewJersey #News #AftynBehn

From The Other 98. #uspolitics

The U.S. Congress opens inquiries after report that the military targeted boat-strike survivors.

@WSJ reports: "Lawmakers from both parties say events as described in a Washington Post article, if accurate, might amount to war crimes."

Gift link: https://flip.it/lfuuCl

#Venezuela #WarCrimes #News #USPolitics #Hegseth

#Trump #USPolitics #Democracy

A new #NIH grant provision makes it easier for NIH to terminate a grant without a court overturning the decision. From the Nov 18 announcement: "The recipient agrees that…funding…may…be terminated…if the agency determines that the award no longer effectuates the program goals or agency priorities."
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-26-009.html

Comment from Jenna Norton, an "NIH program officer who was put on administrative leave last month": "This provision…is…going to create a huge amount of uncertainty that may make it nearly impossible to do science. How can you ethically recruit somebody into a #clinicaltrial if you can't be sure the administration won't change its mind on its priorities and terminate your study mid-stream?"
https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/118809

#DefendResearch #Funding #Medicine #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

The #IMLS just announced that it has "reinstated all federal grants."
https://www.imls.gov/news/statement-agencys-reinstatement-terminated-imls-grants

The #ALA welcomes the news with an important caveat. “We are breathing a sigh of relief, but the fight is not finished. The administration can appeal court decisions. Congress can choose to not fund IMLS in future years."
https://www.ala.org/news/2025/12/ala-welcomes-reinstatement-all-federal-imls-grants-libraries

#DefendResearch #Funding #Libraries #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics