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“You do not have the authority to arrest U.S. citizens,” Lander repeated, as the officers tightened handcuffs to his wrists.

submitted 6 hours ago • 40 comments

The right move for Congress. AOC will sign onto legislation

submitted 19 hours ago • 2 comments

Hi, it’s Meg again. Brad is still in ICE custody. We are grateful to the many friends, supporters, and allies who have gathered in Federal Plaza. Together we are standing up for those with no voice.

submitted 5 hours ago • 344 comments

Yep. www.huffpost.com/entry/fifa-c...

submitted 23 hours ago • 10 comments

RFK Jr. and his aides accuse scientists of corruption, but they are the ones plundering public health. The self-dealing is damning. Time to focus the spotlight, collect the receipts, and prepare the investigation. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/16/n...

submitted 10 hours ago • 19 comments

A truly moving & brave statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark: "The best way to honor our parents' memory is to do something, whether big or small, to make our community just a little better for someone else." 💔😔

submitted 21 hours ago • 18 comments

ICE has been taking babies from their foster parents and separating them from the only family they know. You can hear the agonizing cries from the baby and the scream of the man telling the officers ‘she’s just a baby!!’

submitted 20 hours ago • 161 comments

Military/paramilitary forces grabbing people without process, regardless of their citizenship status because of their perceived ethnicity is perhaps better referred to as "ethnic cleansing."

submitted 5 hours ago • 39 comments

this is gold 🤣. the political clarity is unmatched. i need the daily digest.

submitted 21 hours ago • 539 comments

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submitted 5 hours ago • 73 comments

ICE's arrest of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is a shocking abuse of power. No one should face fear and intimidation in a courthouse, and this administration’s continued rampant targeting of New Yorkers makes our communities less safe.

submitted 5 hours ago • 66 comments

Sen. Padilla speaks on the Senate floor for the first time since being forcibly removed from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s Los Angeles press conference. Padilla emotionally recounts his experience, asking, “what will a city already on edge… think when they see their U.S. senator being handcuffed?”

submitted 4 hours ago • 18 comments

Terry Moran Defends His Stephen Miller ‘World-Class Hater’ Post as ‘Accurate and True’ www.yahoo.com/news/terry-m...

submitted 1 day ago • 60 comments

Brad Lander's wife, Meg Barnette: "This is not the way we deal with rule of law, this is not the way people are treated in the United States." "I feel really rattled and scared, and my husband is a candidate for mayor, is an elected citywide official, is U.S. citizen."

submitted 5 hours ago • 25 comments

A baby almost died outside a closed hospital. Mom pulled into the Crozier-Chester Medical Center begging for help but the hospital emergency room was shut down. A group of nurses happened to be nearby and helped save the baby. This is the Republican policy in action.

submitted 20 hours ago • 36 comments

Trump is alone, humiliated, surrounded by loser supporters, and extremely angry. This is when he'll be at his most dangerous and will do as much as possible to hurt America and the world.

submitted 19 hours ago • 222 comments

Zohran Mamdani, who recently cross-endorsed with Lander, called for the comptroller’s immediate release. “This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice,” said Mamdani.

submitted 5 hours ago • 481 comments

Let's do this, Peeps! ✊️

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submitted 5 hours ago • 427 comments

NYC Comptroller, Brad Lander, repeatedly asks for these masked people (purported federal agents) to produce a judicial warrant.

submitted 6 hours ago • 145 comments

For Trump, a military conflict with Iran would distract from: -Sinking poll numbers -A devastating (and unpopular) budget bill -Harmful trade wars -Unleashing the military on American soil -Millions of people protesting his authoritarianism We must remain on high alert.

submitted 6 hours ago • 196 comments

We're asking the court to either release Mahmoud Khalil on bail or transfer him to New Jersey so that he can be closer to his wife and newborn son as his case continues. Mahmoud deserves to be with his family and we won't stop until he's reunited with them for good.

submitted 8 hours ago • 11 comments

No Kings 2.0 is on July 4th

submitted 8 hours ago • 57 comments

Not thousands. Not a few million. Over 13 million. Keep going. (Via @50501movement.bsky.social)

submitted 1 day ago • 209 comments

From the AP: Lander replies, as he's being handcuffed, "I'm not obstructing, I'm standing right here in the hallway." "You don't have the authority to arrest U.S. citizens asking for a judicial warrant," Lander said as he was led away down a hallway and into an elevator.

submitted 6 hours ago • 39 comments

An active duty service member has been sent to a mental health facility against his will after speaking out about ICE’s legal and humanitarian abuses. TikTokers took action, including writing @governor.ca.gov /

submitted 5 hours ago • 153 comments

NEW: The Minnesota shooter allegedly researched several "people search" sites in an attempt to target his victims, highlighting the potential dangers of widely available personal data.

submitted 21 hours ago • 15 comments

Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.

submitted 7 hours ago • 792 comments

L.A. police pushed down a journalist helping an injured man and broke his camera

submitted 6 hours ago • 627 comments

Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife. While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE. This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.

submitted 6 hours ago • 2073 comments

LAPD shoves an unhoused woman to the ground so hard her skull cracks open and she’s knocked unconscious. They then carry her to the curb, prop her up and abandon her. Witnesses took her to the ER.

submitted 19 hours ago • 1169 comments

This woman works on a farm that's being raided by ICE. Her fear is palpable. She just begs people who see her post to tell others what is happening so maybe she can find her kids if they are also taken. This is inhumane and cruel, especially without due process.

submitted 10 hours ago • 69 comments

“Over 250 million acres of public lands are eligible for sale in the bill, including local recreation areas, wilderness study areas and inventoried roadless areas.” www.wilderness.org/articles/med...

submitted 9 hours ago • 472 comments

(WSJ) - Two oil tankers were on fire after colliding in the Gulf of Oman, as maritime officials warned that navigational systems are being jammed in the Middle East as a result of the military operations by Iran and Israel. @wsj.com #OOTT www.wsj.com/world/middle...

submitted 9 hours ago • 5 comments

Also 🖕🏽 Mike Lee You are a despicable human being. I hope you step on legos barefoot everyday for the rest of your life.

submitted 20 hours ago • 199 comments

They are driving this shit into people’s backyards. Jesus.

submitted 1 day ago • 328 comments

No matter where we live or what we look like, most of us want to breathe clean air and live in a healthy climate. But these rollbacks will expose America's families to more toxic pollution and climate disasters.

submitted 10 hours ago • 5 comments

Both sides news coverage is killing democracy and there is no place where it is more dangerous that in how legacy media covers the GOP attacks on free and fair elections. For my latest and to access all Democracy Docket premium content, sign-up now. newsletters.democracydocket.com/member-meblu...

submitted 11 hours ago • 196 comments

Context note: DOJ doesn’t turn over evidence to Congress if they have a viable investigation in the works.

submitted 10 hours ago • 1495 comments

Weird how the “we’re broke” crowd goes quiet whenever war is on the table But we have to throw 11 million off health care, cut food stamps, etc right?

submitted 19 hours ago • 232 comments

I am saddened to follow up that the victim who was ran over in Riverside, CA, when an angry driver drove into a crowd of protesters, is not doing well. She is now in a medically induced coma. She has undergone multiple surgeries. /

submitted 1 day ago • 83 comments

The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office says the Trump administration broke the law by withholding funding for the nation’s libraries as part of its federal reorganization plan. The G.A.O. will sue if the administration continues to block funds already approved by Congress.

submitted 1 day ago • 78 comments

Last year, Kroger's CEO raked in $15.4 million — 457x more than its typical employee. Kroger also announced $7.5 billion in stock buybacks. I don't want to hear that Kroger can't afford to treat its employees fairly. Solidarity to these workers.

submitted 1 day ago • 323 comments

FOX: The Committee for a Responsible Budget came out today and said it will add $15 trillion to the debt THUNE: This will reduce the deficit, not increase it

submitted 1 day ago • 2199 comments

#nokingsprotest Bribe Force One

submitted 12 hours ago • 237 comments

Breaking: A federal jury in Colorado just found MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell defamed a former Dominion Voting Systems employee after the 2020 election. The employee, Eric Coomer, sued after Lindell called him a traitor and accused him of stealing the election.

submitted 23 hours ago • 72 comments

This warning and the Fuhrer leaving the G7 to head straight to the situation room are VERY bad signs. The world should be very concerned…

submitted 22 hours ago • 245 comments

ICE is driving through the inner city now in military tanks to kidnap children off the streets and @governor.ca.gov thinks his lawsuit is enough

submitted 19 hours ago • 312 comments