When Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan said that Hamas is hiding "not only schools in Gaza. It’s also Harvard, Columbia and many elite universities,” did you not notice the flawed and hyperbolic language that is used to justify bombing universities and civilians? I certainly did.
08:02 PM - May 03, 2024
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) put in the work to give DACA kids access to the Affordable Care Act. Now everyone wants to take the credit.
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04:28 PM - May 03, 2024
At Capitol Press, we're expanding our private Founders Chat to paid subscribers.
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10:27 AM - May 03, 2024
There’s no question that antisemitism has historically been a problem but the Antisemitism Awareness Act is misguided and unconstitutional for various reasons
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09:13 AM - May 03, 2024
Keep talking about the +30,000 innocent Palestinian lives lost in a slaughter led by an unaccountable Israeli government. Fuck what they think about the protests. Let's keep our attention where it needs to be.
10:22 PM - May 02, 2024
The only 'radicalizing' happening in the US is far-right racists and white Christian nationalists turning people into outright fascists. But hey, some kids on campus, right?
12:08 PM - May 02, 2024
Substack is rising on the Capitol beat. This is a must read on the future of journalism.
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01:43 PM - May 01, 2024
Stop trying to pretend you're more 'civilized' than everyone else by playing devil's advocate and placing students in the same category as insurrectionists who tried to overthrow our government at the Capitol on January 6.
It's not the flex you think it is.
It's not the flex you think it is.
11:34 AM - May 01, 2024
A new Human Rights Watch report highlights the dangers migrants face after being turned away at the U.S.-Mexico border due to metering.
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11:11 AM - May 01, 2024
You can't claim to care about hostages as you bomb the shit out of them.
10:05 AM - May 01, 2024
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In response to a letter by 8 white clergy members demanding an end to anti-segregation protests, MLK said, "…your statement, I am sorry to say, fails to express a similar concern for the conditions that brought about the demonstrations."
09:59 AM - May 01, 2024
Equating anti-genocide protests to antisemitism is the same as equating anti-racism with being anti-white. It's bullshit propaganda.
09:56 AM - May 01, 2024
With problematic influencers posting more aggressive content against the genocide in Palestine, it’s starting to feel more and more like an infiltration similar to COINTELPRO is underway
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10:58 AM - Apr 30, 2024
Do government leaders (and the cops) know that we see them when they let these guys have a right to free speech and beat down everyone else?
01:02 PM - Apr 25, 2024
Sen. Kevin Cramer is the odd Senate Republican still talking about the economic benefits of legal migration (AUDIO)
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01:00 PM - Apr 25, 2024
As if it were waiting for the starting gun at a track meet, the United States moves at break-neck speed to send weapons to Ukraine
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02:01 PM - Apr 24, 2024
The story broke in The New Republic last week that the Smithsonian Institution is cracking down on drag shows. So we asked 28 Senators what they thought about it.
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05:35 PM - Apr 23, 2024
The Act prohibits law enforcement agencies from purchasing Americans’ private information from third-party data brokers
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02:03 PM - Apr 18, 2024
Also: Despite Republican bloviating, Schumer had signaled many times that he intended to deal with Mayorkas' impeachment 'expeditiously'.
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10:50 AM - Apr 18, 2024
"It's bullshit," said Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), noting that it took nearly ninety minutes for his senate colleagues to “sign the book” as jurors in the impeachment of DHS secretary Mayorkas.
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06:58 PM - Apr 17, 2024
On Tuesday, Rep. Monica De La Cruz (R-TX) introduced H.R. 8019, a bill to require Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to mint commemorative coins in Selena’s image.
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06:14 PM - Apr 17, 2024
Sens. Dick Durbin and Alex Padilla attended a briefing with migrant rights advocates on Tuesday about the legal pathways available to the White House to unilaterally offer work permits to millions of undocumented Americans.
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07:22 PM - Apr 16, 2024
Senate Leaders Chuck Schumer (D) and Mitch McConnell have made passing tens of billions of dollars in emergency military assistance a top priority since at least October.
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07:11 PM - Apr 16, 2024
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02:01 PM - Apr 15, 2024
Let's stop pretending MAGA conservatives are all for 'legal' immigration when we all know it's Black and Brown people they're afraid of. We see them supporting their bigoted Dear Leader without question and we see and hear what all of them say.
05:38 PM - Apr 12, 2024
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Congress is back in session this week and Texas Sen. John Cornyn wasted no time fear-mongering about immigration.
02:53 PM - Apr 11, 2024
The nomination of Adeel Mangi to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit brought out a common theme among Republicans
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09:08 AM - Apr 11, 2024
Capitol Press asked Jenn Budd, an ex-border agent and expert on the border patrol, what Cornyn means by encounters. “Migrant encounters include people who are turned away and people who pass inspections,” said Budd.
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06:36 PM - Apr 10, 2024
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"For the last two decades, under powers granted after 9/11 and the creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), CBP has slowly been given ever-increasing powers to police U.S. citizens."
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04:50 PM - Apr 10, 2024