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a woman just trying to get home gets shot

on the scale of things that are both likely and concerning, I am way more worried about the destruction of american research and higher education than I am about military takeover

Here are some texts I got from an immigration lawyer friend of mine. Shared with permission. Some of the bleakest shit I’ve ever heard.

The Trump administration is targeting people complying with the law, not dangerous gang members. Exhibit #13,430

I will never understand why the media feels the need to whitewash RFK Jr constantly. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Natalie Phelps, a mother of two with stage 4 cancer, can’t start life-saving treatment because of NIH staff cuts orchestrated by Russell Vought and the Trump admin. She was supposed to get a cutting-edge immunotherapy trial that uses her own cells to fight cancer—but now she’s facing deadly delays.

The comment period for this ends in 3 DAYS. Please leave a comment telling them EVERYONE should be able to get covid boosters. www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...

Cato has published my comprehensive review of the ~240 Venezuelans the US government renditioned 2 months ago to Salvador’s notorious prison. We identified FIFTY who came legally, never violated any immigration law, but are imprisoned at the US government’s request and at US taxpayer expense.

when is the last time you wrote an article about the cognitive abilities of Donald Trump who is: 1) the current president 2) the oldest president ever elected 3) constantly posting insane conspiracy theories and threatening celebrities

500K Mexican-Americans served in the U.S. armed forces in WWII, as did millions of 1st and 2nd-gen immigrants, and 109K noncitizens. Mexican immigrant Macario Garcia won the Medal of Honor in Normandy. When he returned to the US, he was was arrested for trying to eat at a segregated restaurant.

It is truly amazing how little scrutiny Stephen Miller gets—not because he’s an architect of Trumpism; that gives him too much credit. But because he is openly the most bigoted and malicious person there and he behaves and sounds like a petulant child.

Look at this video: a *huge* crowd of Vermonters swaying alongside Mohsen right after he was freed, singing "We Shall Overcome" Signs reading "Hands off our students" & "free speech" are peppered in between large Palestine flags

Please highlight this story. ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago. kfor.com/news/local/w...

There are not words for this evil

Well, this is horrifying.

one of the world's top cancer scientists, who works for Harvard, is at risk of deportation to Russia where she might be killed for criticizing Putin, because she allegedly failed to disclose carrying frog embryos at the border. it's upending American medical research: prospect.org/health/2025-...

I feel like we need to keep saying this because it’s so insane: This is a legal U.S. resident who has been detained for over a month now for his political opinions.

NEW from @nytimes.com: A bone-chilling account. A Venezuelan man detained alongside the 238 sent to El Salvador on March 15 seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth. His name isn't among the names of those sent to CECOT that day and no one spotted him among those men. He's just... gone.

“He has simply disappeared,” said a friend. “I have not heard of a disappearance like this in my 40-plus years of practicing and teaching immigration law.,” said one law prof. “This case represents a black hole where due process no longer exists." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/u...

Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago: —Pioneering cancer researcher; —*Arrested* at airport in Boston; —Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana; —"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research. Read it. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

IMPORTANT: Sotomayor, in the dissent, emphasizes that all 9 justices believe that the Trump administration cannot do what it wants to do: shove people onto a plane with NO due process. They openly told the DC Circuit they were going to do that if they won. On that issue, they lost.

This is a big deal. Spread the word. But it’s tiny compared to the totality of what’s happening at NIH. Cure Research for all cancers, Alzheimer’s, everything is being gutted. Intentionally. It’s all getting burned to the ground but the news isn’t getting out. The new cures won’t be there for you.

Nobody should have been sent there, period. Not the ones with no record, not the ones with a record. Nobody.

Tonight we learned that it was indeed Andry, the gay man sent to El Salvador because of his “mom” and “dad” tattoos, who an American journalist saw sobbing as guards slapped him repeatedly and shaved his head. He is an innocent. And Trump sent him to a torture prison. Bring them back!

If they're nabbing tourists out of Peace Arch Park for being on the wrong side of the line in what is generally regarded as an international area then we should close Peace Arch Park

I don't understand how any member of Congress can look at today and still believe they'd get some terrible backlash and lack of support from introducing an impeachment resolution, or even saying the word. Stop worrying about the nattering pundits who speak for nobody but themselves. Just do it.

West Coast numbers are coming in, and estimates have now surpassed 5 million. People are still pouring into the streets—nearly 2% of the American population is rising up. America, we are so proud of you. You did it.

For people who aren't in big cities or people who are in red states, these rallies and other actions can be lifesavers. If you think they don't matter, try viewing them from a different perspective.

What we're seeing at #handsoff protests nationwide today and what we saw at the ballot box on Tuesday are not unrelated. The public is furious. It will not be silenced. And those who side with Trump and Musk—or refuse to fight back—will be swept out of office.

The biggest thing we need to do is let people know that the protests are FUN. Yelling fuck the man is fun. You will meet fun people. We also need to make them more fun. Bring grills like the French. Bring instruments like it’s Mardi Gras. Give people a reason to spend their weekend in the streets.

Leah and I closed out the DC rally with 100k there, hopped on a bike, got some McDonalds fries, and are now headed back home to the kids. Feeling so lifted. Millions came out today. Feel good - today was historic. Fascists want us to feel alone. Well, so much for that. We will win. ❤️💪♥️

This is the just the beginning

This is just the beginning

This is so, so, so dangerous. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

1,187 Hands Off! protests across EVERY state this Saturday. 117 in CA. 61 in NY. 55 in MI 51 in OH. 42 in TX 17 in MT. 14 in AK 5 in HI! And in Ottawa. Guadalajara. Amsterdam. Berlin. London. Lisbon. Lyon. Saturday is gonna be historic. Are you showing up? What's your sign gonna say?

It has been two weeks since a Georgia woman was arrested for her miscarriage, and not one major national outlet has covered the story

My hometown paper ☕️💅🏽

One heartening thing I've seen lately is multiple really smart, community-driven friends across the country seriously considering a run for office in upcoming cycles. You should consider it, too. Check out @runforsomething.net for resources and information on how to get started 👇

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive. No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief. 1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

The Trump tariffs hit Antarctic islands inhabited by zero humans and many penguins: www.wired.com/story/trump-...

the radical left monster in question

It’s Trans Day of Visibility. Our trans friends, families and neighbors deserve safety, love and respect. Fighting for democracy means fighting for their rights and standing against the MAGA onslaught against trans people. We see you and we love you.

What RFK has done just this week to NOT support vaccines: -fired FDA's top vaccine scientist -buried CDC's measles forecast -shut down agency that runs the NATIONAL VACCINE PROGRAM (OIDP) -Hired anti-vaxxer to probe phony autism/vax links -Made Texas kids sick with his vitamin A measles 'cure'

Jesus fucking Christ this is evil. They’re threatening to put students in a gulag for social media posts

Naval Academy forced, by SECDEF personally, to remove nearly 1000 books seen as promoting diversity from its library, including MLKs autobiography or books about Jackie Robinson. College students - and faculty - not allowed to read about MLK? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...

We have had nearly two decades of panic about Free Speech on Campus and not a single case, not even the ones they made up, were as bad as what's happening now