"A Baptist chaplain at a privately-run ICE lockup in Pennsylvania is facing accusations of sexually abusing a detainee over the course of more than a year, beginning shortly after he gained her trust by gifting her a Bible." The Independent
"A Baptist chaplain at a privately-run ICE lockup in Pennsylvania is facing accusations of sexually abusing a detainee over the course of more than a year, beginning shortly after he gained her trust by gifting her a Bible." The Independent
ICE Detains Woman With Green Card Who Passed Citizenship Exam "Hooshang Aghdassi, a Studio City business owner from Los Angeles, says his wife, Sharareh Moghadam, was detained by ICE shortly after completing her U.S. citizenship exam and attending a scheduled immigration appointment." Newsweek
Deteriorate, you fat bastard.
Remember Your Oath: Washington DC Veterans have established a Command Post at Union Station to Remind Guardsmen who they work for ... You. Malcolm Nance
Weekends, overtime pay, and safety rules weren’t gifts from bosses—they were won by workers organizing. Labour Day isn’t about sales at the mall—it’s about strikes, unions, and solidarity.
Xi, Modi, and Putin aren’t laughing because we’re “too strong”—they’re laughing because Trump made America unserious. Trump promised respect; he delivered punchlines. The joke’s on us, and the world is in on it.
While elected officials resist Trump's takeovers, we can't forget he has support among police.
When you ban professors, patients, and tourists, you’re not fighting terrorism—you’re waging war on ordinary life. That’s apartheid policy, rubber-stamped by Washington.
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JFC, Atlantic Monthly. Michelle Obama wanted kids to eat healthy and exercise. She wasn't bent on destroying our federal health agencies.
"Even in a long line of anti-labor GOP presidents, Trump stands out. And while he may not succeed in completely destroying collective bargaining in America, he’s poised to strike terrible blows against organized labor." Paul Waldman
This crap just doesn't surprise me anymore. Just a little nausea.
Before her death in 2024, Ethel Kennedy called Joe Biden to apologize for the presidential bid of "her wayward son," , RFK Jr. "You don’t have to, I know about these things" Biden told her.
Vaccine sceptic RFK Jr has called for the retraction of a Danish study that found no link between aluminium in vaccines and chronic diseases in children — a rare move... “Kennedy has demonstrated that he wants the scientific literature to bend to his will”, says Oransky. Scientific American
Why more and more people are tuning the news out: 'Now I don't have that anxiety' “Now that I don’t watch the news, I just don’t have that anxiety. I don’t have dread,” said Mardette Burr, an Arizona retiree. "I’d be up at two or three o’clock in the morning upset about something..” Guardian
A plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was hit by GPS jamming over Bulgaria in a suspected Russian operation... "We have received information from the Bulgarian authority that they suspect that this was due to blatant interference by Russia." said a spokesperson. CBS
Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 "The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of choosing Senators."
"Trump lashed out at ABC News late Sunday night, demanding the network “fire” contributor Donna Brazile and “more” compensation for criticism of him. The broadside came after Brazile, slammed his axing of Secret Service protection from Kamala Harris as 'petty' and 'vindictive.' " Mediaite
Imagine elections where the only acceptable outcome is Trump winning. Any loss means “fraud,” followed by troops seizing ballots. That’s not democracy. It’s dictatorship with a Fox chyron.
"So Trump put the national guard on 29 day orders?! Why does this matter: They don’t pay full housing allowance and no health insurance until 30 days. What an abusive commander in chief. So Trump." Adam Kinzinger
“I can’t stomach Trump. I think that he’s noxious and is leading the white working class to a very dark place.” JD Vance
Note: This is not a photo of the crash. My mistake. BlueSky doesn't allow edits.
"The Pentagon is ordering the reinstallation of a portrait of Confederate General Robert E. Lee that was taken down at the U.S. Military Academy three years ago, The NYT reported on Thursday night. The painting is 20 feet tall and depicts a slave guiding Lee’s horse in the background." Mediaite
This is gonna leave a mark.
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"Rudy Giuliani was hospitalized with multiple broken bones after his vehicle was "struck from behind at high speed" in New Hampshire.. Giuliani suffered "fractured thoracic vertebrae, multiple lacerations and contusions, as well as injuries to his left arm and lower leg." CBS
An 8% price spike isn’t abstract—it means higher rents, grocery bills, and medical costs. Politicians pressuring the Fed for short-term gains sacrifice ordinary people’s stability for their own power.
“God will protect me” is not a pandemic strategy. The anti-vax crusade is a death cult. Pandemics don’t care about ideology. Vaccines are modern miracles, and rejecting them invites disaster.
Modern fascism isn’t just boots and guns—it’s venture capital, blockchain, and glossy real estate brochures. Dressing up ethnic cleansing as “innovation” makes atrocities palatable to elites.
Journalism isn’t stenography. Democracy Docket calls it out: he has zero authority over voter ID laws. Repeating lies without context only normalizes attacks on democracy.
Pritzker asks Trump for "proof of life" 🤣
When a UK tabloid provides better coverage than our MSM.
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Ashli Babbitt was a traitor. There is nothing honorable about her.
"Oklahoma State Representative Ty Burns, R-Morrison, pleaded guilty to domestic assault after court documents revealed he tried to gouge out his wife’s eyes and later forced a vehicle carrying his daughter and another relative into a ditch." KFOR .com
"Former Vice President Kamala Harris will receive protection from the California Highway Patrol after President Trump revoked her Secret Service protection, law enforcement sources said Friday." LA Times
Is "disapproval" of Trump an adequate description for polling? Wonder what his "wish he'd kick the bucket already" rating would be? Highest ever for any president, no doubt.
Schumer demands RFK Jr. firing over CDC chaos Source: The Hill "Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Friday called on President Trump to fire Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the secretary of HHS, over the ouster CDC Director Susan Monarez and several high-profile resignations."
"Detainees report alleged uprising at 'Alligator Alcatraz': 'A lot of people have bled' Guards at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration jail deployed teargas and engaged in a mass beating of detainees to quell a mini-uprising, it was reported on Friday." The Guardian
It sounds like Trump's health issues are getting serious. Clots and prayers.
MAGA made vaccines a culture war but cheer on gun show loopholes. If we cared as much about stopping shootings as they did about blocking shots, countless lives could be saved.
This is the GOP’s America: vilify immigrants even when they’re protecting us. Instead of gratitude, ICE brings handcuffs. Wildfires don’t check immigration status.
If thoughts and prayers worked, Donald Trump would be dead.
Leavitt spins Trump’s passivity as wisdom, but it’s complicity. He’s never condemned Putin with real force because he sees strongmen as allies. True leadership means backing Ukraine’s survival, not normalizing Russia’s war crimes.
Suggesting gender identity “needs” investigation is a coded smear against trans people. It distracts from the obvious: America has more guns than people, and Republicans keep blocking every common-sense safety measure. That’s the element worth probing.
The right talks “freedom” abroad while ignoring democracy at home. Leavitt wanting strikes on Venezuela while her party excuses coups and voter suppression here proves it’s not about liberty—it’s about control and profits.
"The Democrat Party is not a political party. It is a domestic extremist organization.” Stephen Miller suggests designating the Democratic Party as an official domestic extremist organization, which would give Trump the authority to freeze assets and make party membership illegal under law.
“RFK, Jr., heroin addict, sex addict, anti-vaccination lunatic and aspiring architect of millions of deaths purged the CDC last night. He gutted the world’s premiere public-health agency in his endless quest to destroy vaccine science and plunge this nation into the Middle Ages.” Rick Wilson
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"Vaccines are safe and effective. RFK Jr. isn’t." Ed Markey
Disconnection breeds reactionary politics. When society fails to offer dignity, some men cling to Trump’s hollow strength. Authoritarian movements thrive on loneliness. Trumpism offers identity in rage. The antidote isn’t mockery—it’s solidarity, connection, and hope.
Wild take: every major aid org is lying and only your pundit knows the truth. When Anera, DRC, NRC, MSF, Save the Children, Oxfam, etc. all align, that’s not a conspiracy—it’s consensus built on field data and dead civilians.
"Anybody that is going to use (the shootings) to villainize the trans community has lost touch with common humanity." Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey
RFK Jr. is playing politics with people’s lives. Undoing decades of progress in public health to appease anti-vaxxers isn’t “freedom,” it’s endangering babies and mothers. Democrats must draw a bright line here and demand accountability.
"Newsom now counts 19 percent support among Democrats and Democrat-leaning independent potential primary voters, according to a Morning Consult poll released Tuesday. The support represents a notable increase from Newsom’s five percent support in March and 11 percent support in June." Independent
"Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, was heckled and drowned out at times by demonstrators at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in her home state Tuesday, the latest in a series of confrontations between protesters and members of Congress. 'Shame! Shame! Shame!' protesters yelled at Collins." NBC News
"Anybody that is going to use (the shootings) to villainize the trans community has lost touch with common humanity." Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey
The gunman in Minneapolis has been identified as a transgender woman. Videos posted by the shooter show a handwritten manifesto and “kill Donald Trump” and “for the children” scrawled on gun magazines. Ugh. MAGA is gonna have a field day with this.
"Billionaires pay a lower tax rate than the rest of America's taxpayers, new study finds The individuals who make up the Forbes 400 list, topped by Musk with $244 billion, paid an average effective tax rate of 24% from 2018 to 2020, compared with a 30% rate for all other U.S. taxpayers..." CBS
To call Trump transparent is to insult the public’s intelligence. He’s hidden his finances, lied about health and wealth, and obstructed justice more times than we can count. Transparency is accountability—and Trump has built his brand on escaping it.
The cycle is painfully familiar: shock, grief, “thoughts and prayers,” and then political inaction. Children shouldn’t be gunned down in churches, schools, or anywhere else. Lawmakers who refuse to act on common-sense reforms are complicit in this violence.
Maybe you can't indict a ham sandwich. "Federal prosecutors on Tuesday were unable to persuade a grand jury to approve a felony indictment against a man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent on the streets of Washington this month, according to two people familiar with the matter." NYT
"If someone tells you it's raining and another tells you it's dry, it's not your job to quote them both. It's your job to look out the fucking window and find out which is true." Jonathan Foster, journalism professor
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Republicans talk about “taking back” Union Station like it’s a movie set, but what they really mean is pushing vulnerable people out of sight instead of solving root causes.
Fraudsters getting rich off ICE isn’t a bug, it’s the business model. Cruelty and corruption always travel together under Trump.
Loomer’s “enough of Islam” line echoes the ugliest chapters of history. The danger isn’t just her words, it’s the silence around them. Targeting Muslims is how Trump’s allies rally fear.
When the president of the U.S. comments on your appearance more than your leadership, it shows he’s out of depth. Moore’s governing, Trump’s gawking.
The Guard didn’t enlist to boost Trump’s ego—they enlisted to defend the country. Treating them like extras in a rally is blatant disrespect.
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"Chief Social Security Data Officer Says 'Big Balls' and Crew Jacked Americans' Social Security Info The database contains records of all Social Security numbers issued by the federal government. It includes individuals’ full names, addresses and birth dates, among other details.." New York Times
Fed responds to Trump effort to fire Lisa Cook “Congress, through the Federal Reserve Act, directs that governors serve in long, fixed terms and may be removed by the president only ‘for cause.’ Long tenures and removal protections for governors serve as a vital safeguard...”
Trump attacking Fed independence is textbook authoritarianism. The Fed exists to stabilize markets, not cater to Trump’s whims. Undermining it risks everyone’s money for his political gain.
“Führer Rising, But Politico Busy Ranking Beer Halls for Ambiance”
It’s perfect: Trump’s chest-thumping bravado meets real-world reality. He talks strength, but when push comes to shove, his arm—and his ego—would fold.
Trump reducing criminal justice to a clumsy soundbite—“capital, capital punishment”—shows he’s not serious about safety. He sells vengeance because it plays better than real solutions.
Trump comparing a news network to violent gangs shows how unhinged he's become. He doesn’t fear crime—he fears accountability.
Trump dangling autism “reasons” like a campaign stunt is cruel. Families deserve research and support, not conspiracy-laden press conferences.
This move mocks justice. While Gaza bleeds, Pakistan decorates the architects of its pain—a betrayal of principle and people alike.
Imagine believing people needed soldiers with rifles to order pasta in Dupont Circle. DC wasn’t cowering in fear—it was dining, protesting, living.
DNC Chair Says The Gloves Are Off In Red-Blue Gerrymandering Battle ,“I’m sick and tired of this Democratic Party bringing a pencil to a knife fight. We cannot be the only party that plays by the rules anymore. We’ve got to stand up and fight.” Ken Martin
Trump’s “flag order” isn’t patriotism—it’s bait. If he truly cared about the flag, he’d protect what it stands for: free speech.
DHS response to Kilmar Abrego Garcia being referred to as a Maryland man as they threaten to send him to Uganda, a country where he’s never lived. No words.
Threatening to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, a place he’s never lived, exposes how cruel and lawless Trump’s immigration regime is. It’s punishment for existing, not policy. It's deportation obsession.
Targeting broadcasters with regulatory threats is censorship by another name. A free press is supposed to hold power accountable—no wonder Trump hates it.