Barbara Venkataraman

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Barbara Venkataraman

Barbara Venkataraman

@BarbaraVenkat

Loves a good laugh and people who play nice in the sandbox together

Katılım Ağustos 2013
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Barbara Venkataraman
Barbara Venkataraman@BarbaraVenkat·
@ReproRights @LqLana We have an inalienable right to body autonomy-no one can force you to donate blood, bone marrow, or a kidney. Even after you die you have it. Except now women don’t. 1/2 the country lost that right, reduced to livestock. Forced pregnancy =a crime against humanity.
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Jon Ralston
Jon Ralston@RalstonReports·
Nothing to see here, just the president of the United States, underwater and with majorities in jeopardy, trying to steal the November elections for the GOP. It's not even subtle. It is incumbent on every GOP elected official to disavow this in the strongest possible terms.
The Associated Press@AP

BREAKING: President Trump signs an order directing the creation of a national eligible voter list, a move expected to face swift legal challenges. apnews.com/article/donald…

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Brennan Center
Brennan Center@BrennanCenter·
Breaking: The president has signed an executive order on mail voting. He has no lawful authority to write the rules that govern our elections. He tried a year ago; we sued him; we won. A year later, he has tried again. He can expect the same result. 1/2
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Jason Bassler
Jason Bassler@JasonBassler1·
Let me get this straight… Palantir now controls: – 30+ federal agencies – DHS-wide data fusion – Health surveillance infrastructure – Master list database of all Americans – Law‑enforcement “precrime” intelligence And now the Pentagon is making Palantir AI its core military system. One company... Running government. Running the military. Running surveillance on all of us. What could possibly go wrong?
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Shevrin “Shev” Jones
Shevrin “Shev” Jones@ShevrinJones·
I sent this letter to the Governor today because Floridians are being pushed to the edge. Right now, folks are choosing between filling their tank to get to work or putting food on the table. And it’s not abstract either, this is what working families across our state are dealing with every single day. We have the ability to act and lower costs at the pump right now. So the question is simple: are we going to act or not?
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Being J Wood
Being J Wood@BeingJWood·
The first thing Democrats should do when they regain power is dismantle ICE. No president should have their own personal paramilitary.
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Norman Ornstein
Norman Ornstein@NormOrnstein·
Fire this cop and charge him with assault. Fire this ICE thug and charge him as well
Jesus Freakin Congress@TheJFreakinC

🚨BREAKING: ICE agents, working with state police, pulled over a vehicle, in Ogden, Utah… and smashed their car window because he wouldn’t roll it down all the way. Watch the shift… because this is where it goes from aggressive to completely out of control. The driver already has the window partially open. The ICE agent is yelling, giving a countdown, threatening to break the window… while another officer is trying to open the door from the other side. No explanation, or clear threat… Just escalation. Then, someone inside says, “I’m a U.S. citizen… you pointed a gun at me.” And that’s the moment everything changes. Instead of pulling back… instead of correcting… instead of even acknowledging it… The ICE agent snaps. “I don’t give a shit who you are, I don’t know you.” And then he immediately escalates further… raises the metal bar… and starts hitting the window… doubling down on force. A person says you pointed a gun at them… and your response is not to de-escalate… It’s to get MORE aggressive. That’s retaliation. They call them “non-compliant”… and within seconds, the window is smashed and the driver is dragged out. And it doesn’t stop there. The passenger… who is recording… gets told to “stay there” while the officer puts his hand on his gun. He responds, “I’m recording for my safety.” The officer shuts the door on him anyway. When he opens it again and steps out… and then the officer physically shoves him back into the car. This is what needs to be understood… The escalation didn’t come from a threat. It came the second someone spoke up… the second someone said, “you pointed a gun at me”… The second someone started documenting it. That’s when it got worse. That’s when it turned physical. That’s when the window broke. And that’s what should alarm people… because that’s not about safety anymore. That’s about being challenged… and responding with more force.

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Jason Bassler
Jason Bassler@JasonBassler1·
Good news! NYC just ditched Palantir. Last week the NY public hospital system announced it won't be renewing its contract after October 2026 after public backlash over giving a surveillance company access to patient data. The outrage worked. Privacy wins... for now.
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Seth Abramson
Seth Abramson@SethAbramson·
Not one American should die for the Netanyahu regime. But more than a dozen already have, with hundreds more injured. And now Donald Trump is preparing to betray America yet again by sending our boys and girls to die in a foreign land for absolutely nothing. Impeach this man.
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Maya Wiley
Maya Wiley@mayawiley·
Born here? Then you are a citizen here. But the Trump administration wants to end your constitutional right to belong here. And you know whose citizenship they don’t like! We will march! We will #vote! We won’t go back!
The Leadership Conference@civilrightsorg

Birthright citizenship is currently being challenged in the courts. Our experts Rob Randhava and Meeta Anand warn that if birthright citizenship is weakened, it opens the door to questioning who gets to belong in this country. thegrio.com/2026/03/30/tru…

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Rep. Darren Soto
Rep. Darren Soto@RepDarrenSoto·
No thanks to more oil spills and dead whales, sea turtles and manatees washing up on our shores. Most Floridians don’t want expanded drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Tourism is our biggest industry. Pristine beaches are part of our way of life.
Orlando Sentinel@orlandosentinel

One of the world’s rarest whales lives in only one place: the Gulf of Mexico, where the Trump administration wants to expand oil and gas drilling that scientists fear could push the giant mammal to extinction. Endangered Rice’s… orlandosentinel.com/2026/03/31/thi…

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Marc E. Elias
Marc E. Elias@marceelias·
🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order Tuesday targeting mail-in voting and escalating his long-running effort to restrict voting access ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. democracydocket.com/news-alerts/tr…
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Power to the People ☭🕊
Power to the People ☭🕊@ProudSocialist·
Israel’s defense minister just said it will occupy Southern Lebanon and prevent 600,000 people from returning home. Even more horrifying he says Israel will demolish their homes just like they did in Gaza. This is blatant colonialism & land theft & it is being funded by the US.
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Marc E. Elias
Marc E. Elias@marceelias·
This is a massive and unconstitutional voter suppression effort aimed at giving Trump the power to create a list of who is allowed to vote by mail. We know where this will go -- the targeting of Democrats for mass disenfranchisement. We will sue and we will win.
John Bresnahan@bresreports

Just a stunning executive order from Trump on voting by mail. The US Postal Service will monitor who gets mail-in ballots for federal elections & who mails them in

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Human Rights Campaign Rapid Response
The Supreme Court has once again ignored the facts, allowing kids to be subjected to harmful, abusive, and discredited attempts to “convert” their gender identity or sexual orientation by licensed medical professionals. Children should NEVER be forced to endure these cruel practices — and our families deserve better.
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Jamie Bonkiewicz
Jamie Bonkiewicz@JamieBonkiewicz·
CONVERSION THERAPY IS ABUSE. PERIOD.
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Rep. Mike Levin
Rep. Mike Levin@RepMikeLevin·
Wake UP. The Attorney General of the United States just went on national television to say that being a citizen is a privilege, not a right. She went to law school. She presumably knows what the 14th Amendment says: if you are born on American soil, you are a citizen. This is a preview of exactly what this Administration is arguing before the Supreme Court right now — that they can strip citizenship from Americans born on U.S. soil to parents who are here temporarily or without documentation. They have been coming for birthright citizenship since Day One. And if they win, millions of people who have lived their entire lives as Americans could suddenly lose the right to vote, the right to a passport, and more. The Constitution is not optional, no matter how inconvenient this Administration finds it.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar

Bondi: "Being a citizen in our country is a privilege, not a right. And Donald Trump is going to have everyone in this country who deserves to be here who is a citizen."

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Marc E. Elias
Marc E. Elias@marceelias·
🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump is expected to sign a sweeping executive order aimed at cracking down on mail-in voting, escalating his long-running effort to restrict voting access ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. democracydocket.com/news-alerts/tr…
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