NEW: The trump administration attempted to remove 600 terrified unaccompanied minors to Guatemala in the middle of the night on a holiday weekend. Judge Sooknanan stopped it. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-sookna...
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NEW: The trump administration attempted to remove 600 terrified unaccompanied minors to Guatemala in the middle of the night on a holiday weekend. Judge Sooknanan stopped it. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-sookna...
Well, that hit man is FIRED!!!
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Please join the #DefendersOfDemocracy in congratulating a #SheShed resister sister & one of our very own! Lorie @ppattycat2.bsky.social has 30K followers. Congratulations Lorie. We thank you for all you do to defend our democracies & are happy to celebrate with you l❣️
Trump axed $4.9B in foreign aid via a “pocket rescission” slashing funds to USAID, peacekeeping and global groups like UNESCO Critics slam it as a reckless unconstitutional stunt that could trigger lawsuits—or even a government shutdown—leaving vulnerable programs in chaos apnews.com/article/trum...
🤔 Strange timing: as Rosneft struggles under sanctions and Russia’s Venezuela oil stake reshuffles, the U.S. ramps up military ops near Venezuela under the banner of going after cartels. Hard not to wonder if there’s more at play than what’s being said. @housedemocrats.bsky.social
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called for a federal and statewide ban of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines following the mass shooting at a Catholic school in his city.
Princess Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, marked 28 years since her death by placing flowers at her burial site at Althorp Estate, writing, “Always an impossible day.” 🕯️In remembrance of a beautiful soul, RIP Diana.🕊️ people.com/princess-dia...
I waited hours for this cloud to come near the lake #lightning strike reflection.
This is the kind of thing the government does all the time & where all the waste & fraud is!
NEW: in a 7-4 decision, a federal appeals court has ruled that most of Trump's sweeping global tariffs are unlawful, potentially dealing a significant blow to the president's effort to reshape the country's trade policy unilaterally.👊👏👏
When a president decides to disregard the will of the American people, you’re right, that’s the mark of authoritarian rule. The White House has notified Congress that it plans to cancel $4.9 billion in foreign aid funding that lawmakers had already approved, doing so without their consent.
Turns out when you treat teachers well, invest in students, and focus on improving schools, you get real results. Illinois now ranks third in the nation for our education system for a reason.
Don't believe these polls...that is what they (GOP talking pts. & 🇷🇺 propaganda) want you to believe so you feel so hopeless you will not bother to cast a vote. Don't fall for it!!!
CHICAGO…
Jones: I would say to my colleagues who serve in government—keep your thoughts and prayers, keep your tweets. If you want to address gun violence, you don't need to tweet. What you need is a mirror. You have the power to change things.
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Why has Trump been attacking unions and workers’ rights? He wants working people to feel helpless and divided. Trump and his billionaire backers realize that the collective power of a unified labor movement outweighs their own power. Know this: Workers outnumber the oligarchs.
How many times will he use the words of Putin How many times aligning himself with Russia How many dictators has he bowed to How many times is he willing to treat us like his pawns in his game of retribution
Abrego Garcia judge is critical of the gov’t’s position & prohibits his deportation to Uganda at this time. The gov’t’s, undoubtedly expecting this agrees not to deport.
Are you a veteran? Do you support trump?
Nobel prizes aren’t awarded for “most golf trips billed to taxpayers.”
In a couple of hours the latest Jack Hopkins Now Newsletter goes live...and this one rips open a story most Americans have already forgotten. Butler wasn’t just chaos...it was choreography. I don't think you've ever seen it broken down in the way that I will. Wait until you see this.🔥
Tim Walz: "I always get in trouble for it and I'll continue to say it, I don't think we do any favors when we don't name it -- these are fascist policies."
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Hey everyone, you’ve been asking me to run for office for a while, so guess what? I’m running for California State Assembly! Now, I don’t like asking for money, but we gotta pay for this somehow, and if everyone throws in $7 we’ll have the resources to run one hell of a race, so, uh, do the thing.
If you haven’t read Heather Cox Richardson’s letter from yesterday, it’s well worth your time.
No one is covering the GOP's growing redistricting scheme as closely, with as much context and analysis as Democracy Docket. Its team of 20 works around the clock to provide you independent pro-democracy news and information. Support their work by signing up today. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
The John Bolton search should be a wake-up call to every American This escalation in the use of law enforcement to target political opposition marks a dangerous new front for American authoritarianism.
KILMAR IN BALTIMORE: “Never lose hope. Promise me you’ll continue fight for freedom — not just for me, for everybody.” He was just taken into ICE custody.
The precise moment when and where in recent weeks America crossed that invisible line from democracy into authoritarianism can and will be debated by future historians, but it’s clear that the line itself has been crossed. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...
Got that, Bone Spurs? Wes Moore says keep his name out of your mouth. Well done, Governor! 👏🏻
Walz: "It boggles my damn mind that in the midst of a military takeover of our cities, the flaunting of the rule of law, that the press finds the need to talk about, 'Oh, there's a division in the Dem Party.' There's a division in my damn house & we're still married and things are good. That's life"
In Germany, scientists have made a breakthrough in treating Parkinson’s by implanting a chip in the brain that sends precise signals to restore movement. A stunning leap in neuroscience—witness the power of innovation and the beauty of science in action. Powerfull content
Climate change is a hoax. Right.
From time to time I come across a personal story about life in Trump’s America that’s so powerful that I want to share it with you. This is an op-ed titled "My Family Lives in the Shadow of the American Dream." I encourage you to read it. robertreich.substack.com/p/life-in-th...
Note date. 2017. Do you really have to be a CIA analyst to come to this conclusion? Bet he’s not working there anymore. Wonder if he’s still alive?
My law firm is currently litigating 52 voting and election cases in 23 states. This includes the Ohio case we filed on Friday night and the redistricting case challenging Texas' new congressional map. I am thankful for our clients willing to wage these fights. They, not the lawyers, are the heroes.
This constant drama with Kilmar Abrego Garcia and the utter refusal by the Regime to just admit they fucked up and leave him alone is a perfect distillation of how incompetent and cruel they are.
Over an hour of questions today. None about this.
Thank you Julie🙏🏻 @j1j2.bsky.social @stat-monkey.bsky.social @gmorse64.bsky.social @billiebun.bsky.social @revolutionramona.bsky.social @bootsy66.bsky.social @krassotkin.bsky.social @klew2.bsky.social @h0110w901n7.bsky.social @sfnuevomexico.bsky.social @cett1961.bsky.social
Dodging the draft with fake injuries isn’t just cowardly—it’s spitting on those who served. Trump’s patriotism has always been a con.
Y’All, Here’s the waste n fraud! #dc #arresttrump
My name is Josh Turek. I'm a two-time Paralympic gold medalist. I'm a proud State Legislator from Council Bluffs who represents the reddest seat held by a Democrat in Iowa. And I'm the guy who's going to beat Joni Ernst. Repost this, give us a follow, and let’s win together.
Despite nearly 4 years of war and everything Trump has done to embolden brutal dictator Vladimir Putin, the resilience of the Ukrainian people continues to shine bright. This Ukrainian Independence Day and always, we remain united with the brave people of Ukraine 🇺🇦
Science vs Fiction
"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.” —FDR, 1944
Jeffrey Epstein's co-conspirator appears to be trying to con GOP lawmakers with the same strategy she used to victimize multiple young girls, according to one expert.
🚨BREAKING: One day after Texas passed its new map, my law firm, in partnership with @redistrictfdn.bsky.social, has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction seeking to block the use of the new congressional map for the 2026 election. www.democracydocket.com/cases/texas-...
Fuck the Texas GOP.
#Coup #Insurrection MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com 👉 A Coup In Plain Sight, pt1 (1/6/2021) #Jan6 www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCpy...
CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%. Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
flip.it/9MuuWo MAY HE SLOWLY BURN IN HIS OWN HELL OF HATE & EVIL.
Neil deGrasse Tyson: “Imagine thinking scientists, historians, scholars, economists, and journalists devoted their lives to deceiving you — but a reality-TV star, proven in court to be a lying felon, is your beacon of truth and honesty.”
Virginia Giuffre's family: "The content of these transcripts is in direct contradiction with felon Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction for child sex trafficking. During DAG Todd Blanche's bizarre interview, she is never challenged about her court-proven lies, providing her a platform to rewrite history."
Trump can't see the relationship between cause and effect...he doesn't do analysis, it's too deep for his IQ. It works this way for him...if it has a positive effect, he did it, if it has a negative effect its someone else's fault. For him it's just that simple! The WH is occupied by an idiot!
Who would’ve thought Americans wouldn’t want to live in a military state? Oh that’s right, all Americans. Another negative impact of the military crackdown in DC small businesses are struggling to make sales. Restaurant reservations have dropped by nearly 30% compared with last year, and some owners
Lavrov’s response 3 times is to insist that Russia has “never, ever targeted civilian sites.” So the apartment buildings and hospitals we see in flames every day and bodies of civilians is all made up apparently. This is who they are - liars and barbarians.
Kharkiv right now ❤️🩹 I’m almost crying. We’re banned from organizing celebrations. Warned against crowds and gatherings due to constant russian bombings. But we’re alive, and we’ll keep living. That’s our collective "fuck you" to russia.
A posthumous and "unsparing" memoir by one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent accusers, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, will be published this fall. "Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice" is scheduled for release Oct. 21.
“I would say that 2026 elections will show not whether America can come back, but whether it has a chance to come back — or whether the period we're going into could be a lot longer and darker than we imagined." www.rawstory.com/paul-krugman...
🇯🇵 Japan’s Keio University built a robotic tail, Arque, to help with balance. The 1-meter tail uses artificial muscles and counterweight motion, aiding the elderly, workers, and even VR users. Still a prototype, it mimics animal tails to restore stability www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/08...
Schiff on the Bolton raid: "They're essentially going after any critic, any opposition in an effort to intimidate them. That's what this is about. It's not about Bolton per se. It's about anyone else that like Bolton might stand up to the president."
F*ck‼️ Fort Bliss Army base used for a WWII Japanese internment is now the nation's largest ICE detention center.
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Of note: they tell you how much it costs for the government to run the free filing system, but they don’t tell you how much it would cost to have a private corporation do it. (Hint: it would cost taxpayers more to have a private corporation do it.)
They gaslit you all throughout the election.
Nichols: Even though these guys come across as clowns, they're clowns with flamethrowers.. They have the machinery of government behind them. These are people that normally would be struggling to hold on to middle management jobs in a department store somewhere
The PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is planning to use the US military to invade US cities that vote Democratic because, in addition to raping children, two things that animate him most are rectifying narcissistic injury and hating Black people. Call your reps 202-224-3121 #RemoveTrump
At 2:00 a.m., Texas Republicans passed their gerrymandered congressional map. At 8:00 a.m., with the support of the National Redistricting Foundation, my law firm sued. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
It isn’t normal for a president to repeatedly threaten the use of military force against American citizens. Treating the National Guard as a political pawn disrespects those who serve and undermines public trust in our military.
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.” ― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
No lies told here.
Nailed it!!!
1/2 More reasons to keep your vaccines up to date The shingles shot doesn’t just stop pain…it's associated with a significant reduction your risk of dementia including Alzheimer’s by as much as 35%. Protect your mind while you protect your body. Influenza vax? 30-40% reduction. Pneumococcal? 2--30%
Arrested for filming it. And look how excited they all are to get some *action*. 🇺🇸 Watch fascism work.
I believe this used to be called a "boondoggle"! ie. political stunt that is a total waste of time and money.
You know that it's a rough day at #SCOTUS when it hands down a ruling from which *eight* justices dissent (albeit in different parts).
Welcome to the best state fair in the country.
Masked men running around with guns breaking car windows to kidnap people at the behest of a vengeful president. That’s where we’re at.
If you’re trying to make it harder for people to vote, stop pretending to give a shit about democracy. Every American - regardless of their political views - deserves to have their voice heard.
So well-deserved, Robert!!!
He did dodge the draft.
🚨 Respect for authority is earned or entirely dismissed by the conduct of those in power. These fools have waited their entire lives to beat the shit out of people. Respect and fear are not the same and they elicit different responses.
In the pictures I've seen of these two together I think she must have gotten a hold of something more than an ear, lol.
Two things can be true: 1) this administration is causing & will cause incalculable damage & death to vulnerable people, and eventually to everyone except maybe the oligarchs. It is a horror show beyond many of our wildest previous imaginings 2) they are bungling fools and they have already failed
Resistance www.reuters.com/business/hea...