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BREAKING: 5th circuit panel rejects Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to expel Venezuelan nationals, saying there has been no "invasion" or "predatory incursion." Majority Southwich (George W. Bush) Ramirez (Biden) Dissent Oldham (Trump) s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
#WomensRights ✊🏾 #ONEV1 #Pinks 🌸 #Voices4Victory
Collapse of education is a part of their plan
youtube.com/watch?v=cpOE... $1.5 billion so far in case you’re curious
👍 Firefighters anywhere, tbh -
Here's a photo (sorry for the weird bars!) looking upstream on the Elwha River, which now flows freely after two dams were removed. I hope your week contains joy.
Let’s all toast the incredible Judge Sparkle Sooknannon and her clerks for being up since 2:30 in the goddamned morning to ensure this absolute dumpster fire of an administration didn’t deport 600 unaccompanied Guatemalan children. On a Sunday. On a holiday weekend. My god. #AltCitizen for real 👏👏👏👏
When Dr. Joel Bervell was young, he didn’t see many doctors who looked like him explaining health in a way kids could actually understand. Dr. Bervall co-created a YouTube animated series called “The Doctor Is In!” Subscribe to it!! 💙
Trump said tonight he is going to issue an executive order purporting to require enforcement of voter ID rules: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/u... The president has no such authority to order how elections are conducted.
Let's be brutally honest. There is no "fair maps" option on the national ballot. The real choice is simple: Do THEY get to rig the country, or do WE get a say? That’s it. Prop 50 ensures we get a say. Vote YES on 50. #Yeson50
As you get ready for Labor Day weekend, remember to thank a union.
Huge news - appeals court rules that a majority of the President’s tariffs are illegal. The President is wreaking havoc on our economy, and he is breaking the law to do it. We must right this ship. We need sane trade policy again.
The media needs to stop calling this an “immigration crackdown.” That’s not what Trump’s doing. He’s using the military and ICE to invade cities and occupy them. Trump is itching for a fight, and he wants it with blue-city mayors and blue-state governors. The good news: they’re not backing down.
NEW: A federal judge ordered an Arkansas school district to take down Ten Commandments displays in its classrooms following our lawsuit.
🚨 Partnership between Palantir & federal government raises fundamental questions about accountability in a data-driven state. Who decides how these tools are used? Who can challenge a decision that was made by software, especially if that software is proprietary? theconversation.com/when-the-gov...
🚨🚨🚨Shelton, WA, firefighters stopped by ICE. Representatives from 3 indigenous tribes were included in this shake down. Additional information on the following post. 1/2
PBS News Hour is, hands down, one of the most worthwhile news programs. Support public media: www.pbs.org/passport/
That… is the entire point of the Federal Reserve.
A school bus, but on bikes! I recently joined parents, kids, and volunteers for a community ride to celebrate the launch of @bikebusedmonton.bsky.social. #yegbike
It's time to remove Robert F. Kennedy Jr from government before he kills us all
“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” ~Ray Bradbury Keep reading, friends. 📚
Sen Patty Murray (D-WA): “If there are any adults left in the White House, it’s well past time they face reality… We cannot let RFK Jr. burn what’s left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to the ground—he must be fired.”
Dr. Demetre, in his resignation from the CDC, said this: “I have never experienced such radical non-transparency, nor have I seen such unskilled manipulation of data to achieve a political end rather than the good of the American people”. It is an outrage that RFK Jr. remains as head of HHS.
ICE took 2 firefighters OFF THE FUCKING FIRE LINE!?
EPSTEIN Epstein Epstein Epstein Government buying stake in private companies: socialism Epstein Epstein Epstein President having stakes in those companies: corruption Epstein Epstein Epstein Worrying about Cracker Barrel logo instead of governing Epstein Epstein Epstein EPSTEIN
remember folks, we cant have gun restrictions because if we do the federal government will occupy our streets, imprison people without due process, ship dissidents to foreign gulags and things of that nature
Wow. On NPR, @gbrumfiel.bsky.social reports a Social Security official “copied the Social Security numbers, names and birthdays of over 300 million Americans to a private section of the agency's cloud.” The source is a whistleblower, who is named: Charles Borges, SSN chief data officer.
🚨PLEASE SHARE 🚨 #Missing 15 year old from #saddlelake #Alberta #Canada Nita is described as: EYES: Brown HAIR: Black HEIGHT: 5'4" WEIGHT: 120lbs #MMIW #MMIWG #EveryChildMatters #RedDressAlert #NoMoreStolenSisters www.aboriginalalert.ca/missingperso...
My councilwoman @janeese4dc.bsky.social put out a plea to neighbors to not order food delivery because of law enforcement targeting delivery drivers.
BREAKING: Iowa Democrat Catelin Drey just won the special election for State Senate in a Republican district. The tides are turning.
I bet those folks would much rather be home with their families than... doing this.
Texas voters, Texas removed 100k voters from the voter rolls. Please spread the word and check your registration and re-register if necessary. thehill.com/homenews/484...
They are sending soldiers into cities to prepare to intimidate people at the polls next year. They gerrymander because they can’t win on policy. They intimidate because even gerrymandering won’t work at this point.
Fed cook: won't resign on WaPo
🇺🇸FED'S COOK SAYS NO CAUSE EXISTS FOR HER TO BE FIRED AND SHE WILL NOT RESIGN. LISA COOK SAYS TRUMP HAS NO AUTHORITY TO FIRE HER, WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY OUT DUTIES.
*FED'S COOK DISPUTES TRUMP AUTHORITY, SAYS SHE WON'T QUIT: WAPO
🇺🇸Fed Governor Lisa Cook Refuses to Step Down, Challenges Trump’s Firing in Court “President Trump purported to fire me ‘for cause’ when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so,” said Cook in a statement late Monday. “I will not resign.” Abbe Lowell, a
Federal Reserve Official Cook States Trump Cannot Fire Her and She Will Continue Her Duties 🇺🇸
Howwwwww is the Lisa Cook story not in your newscast?? Malpractice.
Want to help with the California redistricting effort? Here is your opportunity: www.mobilize.us/swingleft/ev...
A federal judge warned Kari Lake, an outspoken Trump ally who oversaw the effective shutdown of Voice of America, that she could be held in contempt for failing to comply with his directive to resume broadcasts at the taxpayer-funded news outlet.
Great news out of Utah! apnews.com/article/utah...
Acknowledging that we are living under a fascist regime at the Federal level is essential for figuring out how to fight. And I'm sorry but burying one's head in the sand at this moment is actually allowing fascism to be further entrenched & authority more easily consolidated.
Ukrainian's gathered in massive numbers to celebrate their independence and show the world they aren't backing down. These were the scenes from Kharkiv which gets bombed daily by Russia. The brave crowds sang and celebrated even as Russian troops attack just a few miles away. #3E #StandWithUkraine
Dems don’t win by getting cross-over Reaganites. They win by mobilizing the Democratic base in a Democratic Party that is still the majority party in the US…by quite a margin. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
Crispy on the Olympic Peninsula, also. Rain will be very welcome when it arrives.
Warren: In September, the Republicans are gonna need to get a budget through to keep the government open. And to do that, they're gonna need some Democratic votes. You want my vote, then by golly, you can restore healthcare for 10 million Americans
Warren: Donald Trump and every single Republican in Congress, including 5 Republicans right here in Nebraska voted to say we're take 10 million people, little babies, and grandmas and tell them no more care for you. That's the Republican Party, Donald Trump is building,
REP. @rokhanna.bsky.social : “Only 3% of the documents that were given to us were new. 97% were already in the public domain. Less than 1% of the Epstein Files have actually been released. They’re stonewalling and not releasing things.”
Millions of dollars is being spent to militarize Washington, D.C. so government agents can stand around and get paid to stand around and do nothing. The few officers actually doing something is just giving out fix it tickets. This is why children can’t have free school lunches.
Crime-ing in plain sight, as per usual. LOOK OVER HERE 👀 AND DON'T #RELEASEtheEPSTEIN_FILES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A judge has ruled that the Trump administration cannot deny funding to Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties because of policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration efforts.
The Epstein files better be in John Bolton‘s home.
Here is how the media should be reporting this morning's news. As part of a growing pattern of political retribution, Donald Trump's FBI has raided the home of a prominent administration critic. In this instance it happens to be John Bolton. The pretense is largely irrelevant.
It’s all about sending a message. The raid is the message. It’s all about retribution. He is the retribution president. As with troops on our streets, it’s all about normalizing fascism. This is fascism. Fascism is here. Too many Americans are too “busy” to care. But it’s here.
The craziest thing about this Cracker Barrel story is that Donald Trump was best friends with Jeffrey Epstein for decades and publicly admitted to trafficking young women to him out of Maralago.
California Redistricting ballot measure has a number and a date: Prop 50, Election Day November 4, 2025. Ballots will get mailed out in a few weeks, check your voter registration at vote.ca.gov
BREAKING NEWS: Federal judge in Miami orders Alligator Alcatraz, the concentration camp in the middle of the Everglades, to be dismantled within 60 days and blocks any new detainees from being brought into the facility. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
AZ-07 please make sure you’re registered to vote by August 25th, so that you can vote in the special election this September! Go to iwillvote.com and make sure that your voice can be heard! #ProudBlue #OneV1
Let them know you're filming them and keep asking the key questions: "Do you have a warrant signed by a judge? Show me." "Do you have a badge? Show me." "Do you know how pathetic you are? You showed me."
🔥 Vice President Kamala Harris phoned Rep. Nicole Collier, who has refused for over 30 hours to bow to the GOP’s police-state tactics on the TX House floor. Harris told her: “History will reveal you as heroes of this moment.” Texas is the front line. The nation is watching. #WeveHadEnough
An idea:
Washington D.C. has some of the strictest gun laws in the United States. Firearms must be registered with the Metropolitan Police Department. Open carry of firearms is prohibited, and concealed carry is allowed with a license. There are restrictions on the types of firearms and ammunition allowed.
There are approximately 660,000 illegal immigrants residing in the United States, primarily from European countries, with a significant portion being white. Yet, you don't see a single one of them have their children stripped away, raided, or locked up in cages. We all know why.
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Trump says he’ll ban mail-in ballots & voting machines by executive order. He can’t. It’s not legal. But it’s not meant to be. It’s theater, fuel for the cult. The point isn’t to govern, it’s to control the narrative and prime the base for more chaos when he loses again. #AuthoritarianTheater
🚨 They scream “protect the children” while shielding Pedophiles and Traffickers. ‼️RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES‼️
JUST IN: The right-wing news channel Newsmax has agreed to pay $67 million to Dominion Voting Systems over its coverage of the 2020 presidential election. A trial had been scheduled for October. n.pr/3UuKeyZ
Worth remembering…
NEWS: Far-right MAGA network Newsmax has agreed to pay $67 MILLION to settle a defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems over 2020 election lies LINK: meidasnews.com/news/newsmax...
Secretary Duffy believes the U.S. DOT should NOT be funding bicycle infrastructure. He said “I do think you see more congestion when you add bike lanes and take away vehicle lanes. That’s a problem.” Disagree? Submit Your Comment by by August 20 #bikesky www.votervoice.net/mobile/BikeL...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Know all of the markings of the M-ake A-merica W-hite A-gain Movement The Swaz-Ti-Kha isn’t the only symbol used to identify affiliation with YT supremacy.
The goal of a broad anti-fascist alliance isn’t to agree on everything. It is to defeat fascism, so that liberals, neocons, progressives, and nationalists can disagree bitterly about everything else
President Zelensky is not flying to Trump alone — his plane stopped in Brussels. Europe is coming with him. ㅤ Alongside him: Ursula von der Leyen NATO Sec Gen Mark Rutte Emmanuel Macron Keir Starmer Friedrich Merz Giorgia Meloni Alexander Stubb ㅤ A united front is on the way to Washington 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
GOOD TWEET. GOOD MOOD. FIGHT.
We asked people who experienced "sweeps" of homeless encampments to write about it in their own words. In Portland, Teresa Stratton told us about how her husband’s ashes were taken in a removal:
Lycra is not the problem Being killed while riding is the problem
Keep in mind that EVERYTHING he says or does going forward is to distract from the EPSTEIN files. E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G.
Have you experienced setbacks in your care or benefits amid the changes at the Department of Veterans Affairs? We want to hear from you. Here's how to reach out.
Jones has lost control of his media empire to a newly-appointed receiver who will sell it off to pay the Sandy Hook Elementary School families who sued Jones for defamation after the 2012 shootings.
As we head into the school year, I’m as grateful as ever for our nation’s hard-working educators. If you agree, please let the teachers & homeschoolers in your life know about Rick Steves Classroom Europe—a free & ad-free library of 600 video clips covering history, art, music, culture & geography.
Gov. Newsom to Trump: "You are playing with fire, risking the destabilization of our democracy, while knowing that California can neutralize any gains." "If you will not stand down, I will be forced to lead an effort to redraw the maps in California to offset the rigging of maps in red states."
SPLENDID PARODY OF THE PEDO-IN-CHIEF'S MORONICALLY DERANGED STYLE OF POSTING, DESPITE THE MISSED OPPORTUNITY OF REFERRING TO HIM AS DONALD CHUMP, GOVERNOR NEWSCUM. 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Baltimore Mayor Scott response on Trump: I think it's very notable that each and every one of the cities called out by the President has a black mayor, and most of those cities are seeing historic lows in violent crime…
Welp
Lisa Kudrow nailed it! This was the best Republican impersonation I have ever seen, I was even getting upset thinking this was real. Love it!
Someone forgot to take down this webpage: www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/v...
My condolences for your loss. May she rest in peace and power.
Omg
Ok, details: the thief arrived at Seward Co-op on a Spin shared e-bike. He parked in front of my locked bike, partially obscuring his activity. He sawed thru a hefty chain, told witnesses who challenged him that he had lost his key, dropped the hot chain on the sidewalk and rode off.
I love this photo!
🚨For All Our Family & Fiends in TN BE ON THE LOOK OUT! Review all junk mail, closely! CHECK your VOTER REGISTRATION STATUS, NOW! Especially those in WILLIAMSON COUNTY Because when you can’t easily Gerrymander, just purge registered voters. 🔁Far & Wide!
NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES DAY 9 AUGUST 2025 THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES TODAY, ICE GESTAPO RAMPANT . . TEXAS DEMOCRATS FIGHT . . STAND WITH ZELENSKYY Meet Rob Rodgers, an award-winning cartoonist of 20 plus years Pittsburgh Post Gazette FIRED for this cartoon This is what fascism looks like🧵
China’s comeback as the Kingdom of Bicycles is happening at a momentous scale. In Beijing, 3200 km of infrastructure has been built, with 200 km added each year. It is a spectacular course correction—an admission that cities with more people cycling work better for everybody. youtu.be/gQS97woWcq0
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