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  1. @justmusing.bsky.social

    I still grasp to understand why good people voted for this regime & cause suffering for so many. I asked a relative, who mumbled something I didn't understand, but he previously said he didn't like Biden. Still, how did he support the tenets of Project 2025 & a man known to abuse women & the truth?

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    Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social

    Folks, this is another example of how the Trump admin. is using all the tools in the toolbox to exploit the vulnerabilities of noncitizens & to suppress dissent (including expression/association protected under the First Amendment) through ideological deportation, exclusion, & now benefit denials. šŸ—ƒļø

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    Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

    NEW: McCarthyism returns to immigration law, as @USCIS announces that it will begin screening applicants for immigration benefits for "Anti-America ideologies or activities." The term has no prior precedent in immigration law and its definition is entirely up to the Trump admin.

    August 19, 2025 PA-2025-16 Policy Alert SUBJECT: Clarifying Discretionary Factors in Certain Immigration Benefit Requests Purpose U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding the factors that officers may consider in certain benefit requests where an exercise of discretion is required, including factors relating to aliensā€™ past requests for parole and any involvement in anti-American or terrorist organizations. Background For certain immigration benefit requests, such as adjustment of status, the alien bears the burden of proof to demonstrate that a favorable exercise of discretion is warranted.1 For these benefit requests, the discretionary analysis is a separate component of adjudicating the benefit request which occurs after an officer determines whether all threshold eligibility requirements have been met. The act of exercising discretion involves weighing positive and negative factors and considering the totality of the circumstances in each case. There are various factors officers may consider when conducting a discretionary analysis, including facts relating to an alienā€™s conduct, character, family ties, immigration history, and any humanitarian concerns. USCIS guidance provides that an alienā€™s compliance with immigration laws is a relevant factor when determining if a favorable exercise of discretion is warranted. USCIS is updating the Policy Manual to provide additional guidance for officers on the significant negative discretionary weight USCIS assigns in circumstances where an alien has endorsed, promoted, supported, or otherwise espoused the views of a terrorist organization or group, including those who support or promote anti-American ideologies or activities, antisemitic terrorism, antisemitic terrorist organizations, and antisemitic ideologies, in any case involving an exercise of discretion.2 In cases where the alien has engaged in such activities, USCIS will enforce all relevant ā€¦
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    Office of Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 @mayorwu.boston.gov

    Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations.

    The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administrationā€™s failures.

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    Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social

    Reminder that Putin has never said he wants a trilateral meeting, had never said he would respect Ukrainian sovereignty, and has never said he wants to end the war. Not to be a downer, but the discussion of security guarantees is premature.

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    Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social

    Like you I've seen all the pics people post here abt the steady increase of tacky gold crap he keeps adding to the oval office. But somehow it wasn't until I saw this picture that it just hit me. What the actual fuck. Like a Vegas whorehouse.

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    God @thegodpodcast.com

    If you need to steal, cheat or cancel elections to stay in power, itā€™s because you know how much everyone hates your guts.

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    Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social

    A murderous dictator has kompromat on the US President and is making him do his bidding.

    The Cold War never ended for Vladimir Putin.

    What is happening to America right now is his greatest triumph.

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