As a result of Trump’s family separation policy, 1,300 kids still remain separated from their parents. Filmmakers of “Separated,” Errol Morris and Jacob Soboroff call the policy one of the “most shameful chapters in the history of our country.” #Velshi
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Ali Velshi (velshi@mastodon.world)'s status on Monday, 14-Oct-2024 06:34:40 JST Ali Velshi -
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Ali Velshi (velshi@mastodon.world)'s status on Sunday, 13-Oct-2024 03:07:42 JST Ali Velshi Trump’s relationship with Putin has consequences - it undermines national security, empowers authoritarianism & destabilizes global alliances. If elected again, Trump will continue what he started. “This is a very scary moment,” says Bill Browder, head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign. #Velshi
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Ali Velshi (velshi@mastodon.world)'s status on Monday, 07-Oct-2024 10:40:00 JST Ali Velshi The Supreme Court has “accrued more power to itself” than actual voters, warns Elie Mystal, The Nation's justice correspondent.
A third of the justices have “emotional support-billionaires,” contributing to widespread loss of faith, adds Melissa Murray, an NYU law professor. #Velshi
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Ali Velshi (velshi@mastodon.world)'s status on Monday, 07-Oct-2024 08:19:01 JST Ali Velshi “Like a tyrant.”
New Jack Smith filings reveal “Trump was acting not under the rubric of his office, but simply as…a frustrated and angry political candidate,” says Rep. Raskin. “He was acting as an outlaw candidate." #Velshi
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Ali Velshi (velshi@mastodon.world)'s status on Sunday, 29-Sep-2024 03:54:32 JST Ali Velshi #Project2025’s plan for USAID would take the U.S. “deeply out of step with where the world is,” says Jeremy Konyndyk by pulling funding for climate change and mandating that NGOs restrict abortion. "This is not trivial stuff.” #Velshi #InsideProject2025
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Ali Velshi (velshi@mastodon.world)'s status on Monday, 23-Sep-2024 08:24:05 JST Ali Velshi "No one else can give you freedom," says Timothy Snyder. "The moment you think it comes from outside, or from the past, or from somebody else, you’re basically asking for authoritarianism." #Velshi
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Ali Velshi (velshi@mastodon.world)'s status on Monday, 23-Sep-2024 08:21:57 JST Ali Velshi The GOP has "morphed" into an "incredibly dangerous" party, says Ken Burns. "It's going to be difficult for the Republican Party to figure out a way to escape the specific gravity of the darkness that engulfs it.” #Velshi
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Ali Velshi (velshi@mastodon.world)'s status on Sunday, 22-Sep-2024 08:35:42 JST Ali Velshi Louisiana is about to make it harder for doctors to access a lifesaving drug that stops women from bleeding out post-labor. Why? Because that drug can also be used to induce an abortion. It's "intellectually dishonest," says Dr. Joia Crear-Perry. #Velshi
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Ali Velshi (velshi@mastodon.world)'s status on Monday, 16-Sep-2024 03:55:06 JST Ali Velshi Abortion bans reduce women to breeding stocks– and that’s exactly the point. #Velshi
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Ali Velshi (velshi@mastodon.world)'s status on Sunday, 15-Sep-2024 03:11:41 JST Ali Velshi #Project2025 aims to revive the #ComstockAct, an 1873 "Victorian purity law." The plan skips the legislative process & would apply even in states w/legal abortion.
The ultimate goal is to “subordinate women," says Leah Litman #InsideProject2025 #Velshi
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Ali Velshi (velshi@mastodon.world)'s status on Sunday, 01-Sep-2024 08:16:53 JST Ali Velshi #Project2025 aims to shield domestic rightwing extremists from FBI scrutiny despite a surge in threats.
Former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade warns "vigilante violence” will follow. “If we ignore those kinds of threats, we're doomed to have more of them.”#InsideProject2025 #Velshi
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Ali Velshi (velshi@mastodon.world)'s status on Monday, 26-Aug-2024 08:26:08 JST Ali Velshi There's a "big secret" Senator Bernie Sanders wants to share: "All progressive ideas are enormously popular.” That's why so many people at last week's DNC cheered for so many of the policies he has long championed. #Velshi
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Ali Velshi (velshi@mastodon.world)'s status on Monday, 26-Aug-2024 07:57:58 JST Ali Velshi You can look at Project 2025's goals as going after the health of women," says fmr. HHS Sec. Kathleen Sebelius. Many of its proposals will lead to poor outcomes for women. "We're not just talking about repro. health. We're talking ALL health." #Velshi
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Ali Velshi (velshi@mastodon.world)'s status on Sunday, 25-Aug-2024 03:26:04 JST Ali Velshi In overturning #Roe, #SCOTUS has ushered in a new period of "Jane Crow," says Michele Goodwin. "When you take people’s ability away to be able to care for themselves, you affect every aspect of their life." #Velshi
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Ali Velshi (velshi@mastodon.world)'s status on Sunday, 25-Aug-2024 03:23:38 JST Ali Velshi Going #InsideProject2025’s labor policies with Seth Harris: they would create a hostile labor market for workers and weaken unions…and allow teenagers to operate heavy machinery. Because that is what we needed. #Velshi
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Ali Velshi (velshi@mastodon.world)'s status on Monday, 19-Aug-2024 05:48:28 JST Ali Velshi The GOP have spent decades pitting low-income Americans against each other for political gain. Rev. Dr. William Barber III says if the 30 million Americans living in poverty united and voted, they would be "the largest potential swing vote in the country." #velshi
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Ali Velshi (velshi@mastodon.world)'s status on Sunday, 18-Aug-2024 06:33:08 JST Ali Velshi Abortion bans are leading doctors to deny women the medical care that they need, resulting in near-death medical complications and permanent damage to their reproductive systems. These abortion bans mean that every single person of reproductive age with a uterus is at risk. #velshi
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Ali Velshi (velshi@mastodon.world)'s status on Sunday, 18-Aug-2024 03:20:30 JST Ali Velshi Abortion bans continue to put lives at risk, as more and more women are denied necessary emergency abortions. Nancy Northup of The Center for Reproductive Rights says “This should scare anyone who is pregnant in a state where abortion is a crime” #velshi
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Ali Velshi (velshi@mastodon.world)'s status on Monday, 29-Jul-2024 04:45:16 JST Ali Velshi As president, Trump tried to revoke the independence of U.S. media agencies, but he fell short. #Project2025, argues Vox's Zack Beauchamp, “gives Trump a blueprint for how to wield power more effectively” and succeed this time. #Velshi
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Ali Velshi (velshi@mastodon.world)'s status on Monday, 29-Jul-2024 04:44:45 JST Ali Velshi "The Dobbs decision is just the beginning." That's the warning on page 6 of #Project2025, which proposes plenty of ideas for further restricting reproductive rights. "This is all about dismantling the autonomy of women," says Michele Goodwin. #Velshi
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