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actionnetwork.orgFund communities, not immigrant detention and Pentagon contractors House Republicans want to cut food assistance and health care to increase Pentagon funding by at least $150 billion and ICE funding by $175 billion―and both are in departments that have never passed a “clean audit.” These huge increases in funding are a slush fund for wasteful Pentagon contractors and private prisons used for detention and family separation, and come at the expense of programs like SNAP, Medicaid, and education programs. Trillions of dollars spent―and unaccounted for―undermines our security by preventing us from investing in the shared prosperity that comes from more housing, climate and public health protections, ending hunger, improving access to care, and more education. By now we’ve all read the reports of how federal contractors are price gouging the Pentagon by up to 40% in some cases. In fact, so-called defense corporations like Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Northrum Grumman get roughly half of the nearly $900 billion Pentagon budget every year. Much of this additional funding will also go towards paying for private prisons and detention centers used for family separation and mass deportations―and the corporations who own those prisons are seeing their profits soar. After giving $2 million to Republican PACs, the head of a private prison company named the GEO Group, reported they were getting an unprecedented interest in new contracts, saying, “We’ve never seen anything like this before.” A report from the National Immigrant Justice Center revealed that immigrants in privately owned detention centers face a myriad of mistreatment and abuses including punitive use of solitary confinement, lack of due process, and discriminatory treatment towards people who identify as LGBTQ. Congress needs to hear from you now. Click “Start Writing” to urge Congress to reject extra funding for ICE and the Pentagon and invest in our communities instead. If Congress is looking for ways to cut waste, fraud, and abuse―start by looking at the Pentagon.

🇺🇸Chris Hedges: Trump’s War on Education

The U.S. president’s cuts to education under the guise of fighting anti-Semitism are an effort to enforce totalitarianism in the minds of future generations. Questions are not to be asked, myths are to be enforced.

consortiumnews.com/2025/03/14/

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🇺🇸 Billionaire Larry Fink wants to privatize social security. This is why we need a General Strike. This is why, 3 years ago, we hosted a General Strike Summit. This is why I continue to call out billionaires. They're a problem. We will all suffer while they thrive!

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#socialsecurity
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@BLKNewsNow@mastodon.socialr #canada #usa
@blackmastodon
@blackvoices
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“According to estimates by Ukrainian human rights organizations, up to 1.6 million Ukrainian children are under Russia's control—deported or forced to live in occupation. Their Ukrainian identity is being systematically erased; they are coerced into accepting Russian citizenship, their personal data is altered, and they are drawn into military organizations and propaganda programs,” wrote Yermak, head of the Office of the President. #humanrights #Ukraine

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uawire.orgKyiv accuses Russia of holding 1.6 million Ukrainian children amid ICC investigationUkraine has reported that up to 1.6 million of its children remain under the control of Russia, either deported or forced to live under occupation. “According to estimates by Ukrainian human rights organizations, up to 1.6 million Ukrainian children are under Russia's control—deported or forced to live in occupation. Their Ukrainian identity is being systematically erased; they are coerced into …

📢 Euro-Med Monitor is offering a three-day training course in Beirut for investigative #journalists, focusing on the legal frameworks for preventing and limiting corruption, money laundering, and the financing of terrorism.

The course will take place from on three days, 8-10 April 2025, at Euro-Med Monitor’s office in #beirut. #media #humanrights #law

📑 Direct link 👇🏽

euromedmonitor.org/en/article/

Euro-Med Human Rights MonitorBeirut: Euro-Med Monitor offers training course for investigative journalists The course aims to strengthen investigative journalists’ skills in covering and reporting

In a world where every action has consequences, the recent deportation of Venezuelan immigrants raises serious ethical questions. Are we prioritizing laws over humanity? Let's engage in a dialogue about compassion and justice. #HumanRights

In a world where every action echoes, the recent deportation of Venezuelan immigrants raises profound questions about justice and humanity. Are we prioritizing laws over lives? Let's engage in a dialogue that transcends borders. #HumanRights

In a world where every action echoes, the recent deportation of Venezuelan immigrants raises profound questions about justice and humanity. Are we prioritizing laws over lives? Let's engage in a dialogue that transcends borders and beliefs. #HumanRights