May 20, 2025 by V Leigh

University of Michigan students and faculty who are speaking out against genocide have faced threats, firings, and felony charges. But they’re not backing down. Free speech doesn’t end on campus and we won’t stay silent about selective repression.

University of Michigan students and faculty who are speaking out against genocide have faced threats, firings, and felony charges. But they’re not backing down. Free speech doesn’t end on campus and we won’t stay silent about selective repression. pic.twitter.com/RiR3DjItHe
— Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (@RepRashida) May 8, 2025

Student Hunger Strikes for Gaza Continue; UCLA Activist Hospitalized After 9 Days Without Food https://t.co/UvCf12nq3X
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) May 19, 2025

Republicans’ real issue is with free speech and education—not addressing antisemitism and other forms of hatred on college campuses.

Suppressing the right to protest is an entry point for the erosion of civil liberties.

We must fight against it. pic.twitter.com/8LuKFvrhIx
— Rep. Summer Lee (@RepSummerLee) May 7, 2025

No one should be punished for peaceful protest; no one should be threatened for exercising free speech; and no one should be deported for speaking out for human rights. All students should feel like they belong on their campus and are free to be themselves without being harassed…
— Amnesty International USA (@amnestyusa) May 17, 2025

“Fascism Isn’t Coming, It’s Here”: Mehdi Hasan on Trump, Gaza & Leaving … https://t.co/xVr3LBC1lF via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) May 8, 2025

May 16, 2025 by V Leigh

ADDICTED TO ICE: Small, rural communities are convinced their economic well-being depends on ICE contracts that keep private jails open for immigration detention — no matter what happens inside

ADDICTED TO ICE: Small, rural communities are convinced their economic well-being depends on ICE contracts that keep private jails open for immigration detention — no matter what happens insidehttps://t.co/B6pau43oht
— Rachel Adams-Heard (@racheladhe) May 12, 2025

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Rep. Julie Johnson to Noem: “Are you aware that ICE agent jackets are available on Etsy for $20? Anybody can throw a mask on and run around and terrorize people of color without any regard for the law because your agency does not have proper protocols to make sure your agents are… pic.twitter.com/Lofwzgp5zz
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 14, 2025

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Marine combat veteran who served in Iraq deported to El Salvador https://t.co/ACyECHFVHh
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) May 3, 2025

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On April 25th Marie Ange Blaise died in ICE custody in a south Florida detention center. She had been detained over two months prior in the US Virgin Islands.https://t.co/8mWjmPFzDP
— No More Deaths | No Más Muertes (@NoMoreDeaths) May 12, 2025

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May 15, 2025 by V Leigh

The bottom 60% of U.S. households don’t make enough money to afford a “minimal quality of life,” according to a new analysis.

The bottom 60% of U.S. households don’t make enough money to afford a “minimal quality of life,” according to a new analysis. https://t.co/Kc8peRJPUi
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) May 14, 2025

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.@AOC tells Rolling Stone that Donald Trump and Republicans are “robbing” America and gutting “what is left of the health care and social safety net in the United States” to give it to the rich

EXCLUSIVE from @lorenaoneil: https://t.co/cEv0JhUbrb pic.twitter.com/kSEIMpblPz
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) May 10, 2025

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The three decades after WWII ushered in levels of widely shared prosperity the US had never seen.

Things weren’t perfect, but we seemed to understand the importance of unions and that the real “job creators” are Americans workers whose rising wages generated economic growth. pic.twitter.com/DvUe0pp9hs
— Inequality Media (@InequalityMedia) May 8, 2025

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May 8, 2025 by V Leigh

Donald Trump has proposed a 2026 budget. Over 75% is for law enforcement and the military.

At a time of massive inequality, Trump’s budget is breathtaking in its degree of cruelty.

It slashes funding for health care, housing & education that the working class desperately needs in order to pay for more tax breaks for billionaires & the Pentagon.

That is morally…
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) May 3, 2025

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🔥 @SenOssoff: “Who out there is sitting at home demanding we shut down cancer & Alzheimer’s research? We’re going to pay for this for a century. Irreversible damage has been done. It’s an outrage.”

On Trump, DOGE, & the GOP’s budget cuts (to make way for tax cuts for the rich) pic.twitter.com/WzTd3ZRXQm
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) May 7, 2025

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The GOP budget has $0 for FEMA’s emergency management funding, yet provides $300M to pay for Trump’s golf trips.

Extreme weather doesn’t discriminate between red and blue districts.

The GOP is choosing Trump’s golf over the safety and security of their constituents. pic.twitter.com/1Hl37Nz4SM
— Rep. Dan Goldman (@RepDanGoldman) May 1, 2025

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Donald Trump has proposed a 2026 budget. Over 75% is for law enforcement and the military.

Via @stephensemler pic.twitter.com/DXEg6rbX6U
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) May 6, 2025

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When you find an ass, ride it.

That’s what the Trump Administration is attempting to do with the proposed tax cuts and budget plans–riding us. Taking from working class Americans to benefit the wealthy–we👏must👏fight👏back👏 pic.twitter.com/KnzaqoGFoX
— Rep. Stacey Plaskett (@StaceyPlaskett) May 8, 2025

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Trump’s budget cuts:

-$4.5B from programs for students in high-poverty schools
-$49M from the Ed Dept’s civil rights office
-$26B from state rental assistance
-$4B from low-income home energy assistance
-$20B+ from the CDC and NIH

All to give the rich another tax cut.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) May 7, 2025

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May 8, 2025 by V Leigh

Police in the U.S. have killed people every single day this year.

UPDATE: Innocent Black Man Sues Cops Who Sicced K-9 On Him After License… https://t.co/9uYksGN1rd via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) April 17, 2025

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WOW! Mesa (AZ) park rangers allegedly formed a racist “Goon Squad” to target unhoused people & Black residents — complete with a patch boasting bullets & batons. This misconduct must be thoroughly investigated & changes made to serve ALL residents! pic.twitter.com/XDAVKgpMLu
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) April 30, 2025

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Police in the U.S. have killed people every single day this year. https://t.co/G3YiCYHNMK pic.twitter.com/gH6dTrOmY6
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 4, 2025

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May 4, 2025 by V Leigh

BREAKING – Trump FDA to END food safety inspections Food safety would get pushed onto state govts Remember the Boar’s Head disaster? 10 people DIED from listeria-infected meat — because a state govt official failed to catch the problem Trump’s going to kill a LOT of people

BREAKING – Trump FDA to END food safety inspections

Food safety would get pushed onto state govts

Remember the Boar’s Head disaster? 10 people DIED from listeria-infected meat — because a state govt official failed to catch the problem

Trump’s going to kill a LOT of people
— Tristan Snell (@TristanSnell) April 18, 2025

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“When you go to a restaurant, I cannot guarantee that the food you’re going to eat is safe.” — John Oliver quoting Dr. Georges C. Benjamin on all the cuts to HHS. pic.twitter.com/KOUEFUHT74
— Blue Georgia (@BlueATLGeorgia) April 28, 2025

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RFK Jr’s HHS Plans to Cut the National Suicide Hotline’s Program for LGBTQ Youth. It receives on average 2,100 contacts a day. This is metaphorically telling LGBTQ youth they can go kill themselves. https://t.co/ztuLSDSsGf
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) April 24, 2025

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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed all of the staff that had distributed $1.7B annually in Social Services Block Grant funds, which many states had depended on for their child welfare, foster care and adoption systems.https://t.co/LyI82Ejh9Z
— ProPublica (@propublica) April 27, 2025

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HHS is ending funding for four Women’s Health Initiative regional centers.

Women are HALF of the population. These targeted funding cuts will mean that women get worse care — and that will cost lives. https://t.co/pBmkyUdhfk
— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) May 4, 2025

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May 2, 2025 by V Leigh

As Israel continues its aid blockade and bombardment of Gaza, Dr. Samer Attar, an American surgeon who’s just returned recounts what he witnessed: “I don’t think a horror movie could fictionalize how these scenes are any more sick, twisted and disturbing.”

As Israel continues its aid blockade and bombardment of Gaza, Dr. Samer Attar, an American surgeon who’s just returned recounts what he witnessed: “I don’t think a horror movie could fictionalize how these scenes are any more sick, twisted and disturbing.” pic.twitter.com/RHI1Powxrh
— Christiane Amanpour (@amanpour) May 1, 2025

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Israeli forces have now dropped more explosives in Gaza than fell on London, Dresden, and Hamburg during the Second World War. The region’s hospitals have not been spared; most are no longer functional. Clayton Dalton writes about the devastation. https://t.co/ZzDiLmuGlI
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) April 19, 2025

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May 1, 2025 by V Leigh

Illegal arrests made by the Trump administration are intended to spread fear and silence dissent. We cannot allow Trump and his cronies to turn the United States of America into an authoritarian society in which people can be disappeared for their political beliefs.

Illegal arrests made by the Trump administration are intended to spread fear and silence dissent.

We cannot allow Trump and his cronies to turn the United States of America into an authoritarian society in which people can be disappeared for their political beliefs. pic.twitter.com/2rgVscct7H
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) April 30, 2025

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Trump’s ICE deported 3 American kids.
One is 4 years old with stage four cancer.⁰Another’s mom is pregnant.

No meds. No prenatal care. No due process.

This ain’t “tough on immigration”—it’s sick. https://t.co/TzLewffqGl
— Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (@RepJasmine) April 28, 2025

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Goddamn man pic.twitter.com/O77o7JYdYK
— Tarence Ray (@tarenceray) April 29, 2025

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‘We’re citizens!’: OKC woman says she and her three daughters are traumatized after ICE raided their home, forcing them outside in the rain in their underwear. Names on the search warrant matched mail still arriving in the home they just moved into. (1/2)https://t.co/m3TSt1VDzB
— Tara Blume (@tcblume) April 29, 2025

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— Bartleby the Scavenger (@bonestopik) April 30, 2025

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Oppression Monitor Daily

A Community Village Site

Month: May 2025

University of Michigan students and faculty who are speaking out against genocide have faced threats, firings, and felony charges. But they’re not backing down. Free speech doesn’t end on campus and we won’t stay silent about selective repression.

ADDICTED TO ICE: Small, rural communities are convinced their economic well-being depends on ICE contracts that keep private jails open for immigration detention — no matter what happens inside

The bottom 60% of U.S. households don’t make enough money to afford a “minimal quality of life,” according to a new analysis.

Donald Trump has proposed a 2026 budget. Over 75% is for law enforcement and the military.

Police in the U.S. have killed people every single day this year.

BREAKING – Trump FDA to END food safety inspections Food safety would get pushed onto state govts Remember the Boar’s Head disaster? 10 people DIED from listeria-infected meat — because a state govt official failed to catch the problem Trump’s going to kill a LOT of people

As Israel continues its aid blockade and bombardment of Gaza, Dr. Samer Attar, an American surgeon who’s just returned recounts what he witnessed: “I don’t think a horror movie could fictionalize how these scenes are any more sick, twisted and disturbing.”

Illegal arrests made by the Trump administration are intended to spread fear and silence dissent. We cannot allow Trump and his cronies to turn the United States of America into an authoritarian society in which people can be disappeared for their political beliefs.