Last month, Ron DeSantis signed an anti-immigrant law that goes into effect July 1. It contains many shitty provisions designed to make life harder for the state’s approximately 800K undocumented immigrants. There’s a labor shortage in Florida, and many industries, including landscaping, agriculture and construction, rely heavily on undocumented immigrant labor. In the runup to …
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Thursday Morning Open Thread (Is It Friday Yet?… )
Something positive, to start the morning: happy birthday dolly parton. 💞 pictured with debbie harry. pic.twitter.com/natzxAfLRq — anney앤 | blondie band (@countessgucci) January 19, 2023 NEW: Groups of Americans will be able to directly sponsor refugees for resettlement in the United States under a new program launching on Thursday, a step that could bolster admissions …
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Cold Grey Pre-Dawn Open Thread: Where *Did* George Santos Get His Funding?
"The money didn’t come from China, Ukraine, or Burisma" huh weird what does that leave out https://t.co/ZbKebQgcjM — lulag tankie (@revhowardarson) January 13, 2023 No doubt intended as a dig against Hunter Biden. Then again, per the Washington Post, May 2017: A month before Donald Trump clinched the Republican nomination, one of his closest allies …
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Late Night Open Thread: A Whole New Class of Congressional Reps…
We just got sworn-in, and for the first time in history, there's an LGBTQ+ immigrant in the U.S. Congress. — Robert Garcia (@RobertGarcia) January 7, 2023 Will be proudly sworn-in to Congress on the U.S. Constitution. Underneath the Constitution will be 3 items that mean a lot to me personally. A photo of my parents …
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Late Night Repub Venality Open Thread: Gov. Abbott Needs A Come-to-Jesus Moment
It's Christmas Eve and about 50 migrants were dropped off in front of Kamala Harris' residence with the temperature in the teens. Another stunt by Greg Abbott. pic.twitter.com/wUjkxplYmB — Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) December 25, 2022 … And Jesus should bring His clue-by-four. Because this is not how Abbott’s proclaimed Savior instructed His followers …
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Open Thread: It’s Impossible To Keep Up
it’s impossible to keep up with all the news. At least for me it is! I had no idea that Title 42 was being lifted until commenter Josie sent me an article – was everyone aware of that but me? Governor Greg F. Abbott (the F. stands for Fucking) is doing his best to gum …
Monday Morning Open Thread: GOP Death Cult’s Florida Feudalism
We passed a bill on Friday that included $18.8 billion for FEMA’s hurricane response. Every Florida Republican, including Matt Gaetz, voted no. https://t.co/N7uxZScWHM — Rep. Gerry Connolly (@GerryConnolly) October 2, 2022 I halfway feel like I’m stepping on Betty’s turf, but these Repubs! Nasty little would-be warlords, stealing every penny they can loot, trying to …
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