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- The social safety net has even larger holes in it than usual, thanks to the government shutdown, but there is still money to deport people? I have a problem with that. So do the immigration rights activists who blocked deportation buses in Tucson.
- Some of us can see the big picture about the government shutdown. Elinor Tatum is one of them and tells the truth loud and clear.
- In better news, schools in Seattle are working towards maintaining a supportive environment for transgender students. Stories like this give me hope after reading stories like the two previous ones.