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"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." - Arthur Ashe “...anger controlled can be transmuted into a power which can move the world.” - Mahatma Gandhi Blue Dot in NW MT
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“We cannot let these moments slip into oblivion. They are the foundation upon which a regime can build a monolith.” Read more about this moment.

Unthinkable evil.

MAKE NOISE ON THIS ONE‼️ They didn’t just deport him—they sent him to CECOT in El Salvador. Agelviz came here legally through the refugee resettlement program—fully vetted. But when he landed in Houston, CBP snatched him over a tattoo: a clock and a rose. No charges. No record. Just a suspicion.

After 'Backroom Deal' to Make Medicaid Cuts Even Worse, GOP Passes Budget Bill Out of Committee www.commondreams.org/news/house-b...

One user simply asked Grok, “Are we fucked?” and Grok revealed it had been instructed to accept the white genocide as real. www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

To the cartoonist who drew this, well done.

"I want people to be safe and protected. I want to live on the right side of history. I am an immigrant. My parents are refugees from Chile. We fled a dictatorship and I was privileged enough to grow up in the United States after asylum in Denmark. I stand by those protections, always."

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Louder for the voters in the back!

Also known as “lies” abcnews.go.com/Business/tru...

RFK Jr and Statistics:

Tariffs are taxation without representation. We wrote a whole Declaration of Independence about it. Threw tea in the harbor and everything.

So many of you wrote to me about my appearance on 60 Minutes and offered such kind words of support. Thank you.🙏 I hope you read this, consider how you can speak out as well, and share with others. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-t...

Pass it on…

If as President you answer “I don’t know” when asked if you’ll follow the Constitution, you have violated your oath of office and should be removed.

www.nokings.org

AOC: They want to talk about why America is great or making America great. Our civil liberties and our civil protections are part of what makes America great. When you want to shred up our constitution and eliminate due process, it is attacking what it is to be an American.

This guy outside the Capitol seems to really be enjoying his weekend. What a vibe.

Inspiration for today….

When famously squaring off with President Donald Trump over education funding, Mills said she would see Trump in court. She did just that, and on Friday she won a settlement for her state, for the kids and for people everywhere who needed to see a certain asshole bully get punched right in the eye.

United Airlines is canceling round trip flights from Newark due to short staffing of air traffic controllers following a chain of equipment outages. Turns out removing DEI was a massive devastating fuck up. I miss Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

Passing this on as I am in 1,000,000,000-%!

Am I the only one who sees it? The more we cut essential services like education, healthcare, and food aid—things everyday Americans rely on—the more Trump seems to spend on lavish parades, luxury Air Force One upgrades, and endless golf trips. He’s not serving us. He’s serving himself.

The Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. I reread it today; nothing in the law allows a president to defund PBS and NPR. In fact, Congress specifically sought to insulate public media from political pressure.

And somehow, there are still vets out here backing this man? It makes zero sense. He dodged the draft, insulted POWs, called fallen soldiers “suckers”—and now this? At what point is enough finally enough?

Indoctrination.

Could you imagine if the head of the United States healthcare system didn’t believe that HIV caused AIDS? …And that instead they believed that AIDS is caused by recreational drugs (“poppers”) used by gay people? Oh wait…🥴

Cal-Maine, the biggest egg producer, has been accused of using bird flu as cover to jack up prices and triple its profits from a year ago. It also received $22M in federal aid. While you're getting gouged at the grocery store, your tax dollars are subsidizing corporate greed.

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The Justice Department quietly invoked the Alien Enemies Act last month, granting Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents the power to conduct warrantless searches of people’s homes based solely on suspicion that they are “alien enemies.”

Thank you to everyone who showed up, good news, the judge has been released!

Divest Public Dollars from Elon Musk - A How-To Guide www.teslatakedown.com/divest #TeslaTakedown

NEW — I wrote about Beker Rengifo, a Montana resident from Venezuela who was taken by ICE on Thursday after a routine traffic stop, and how local law enforcement is working with the feds to ensnare people with legal status.

“For those not born in this country but residing here, due process has gone from a right to a luxury…” www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-whitef...

In case you hadn't noticed:

Folks always ask me what stories aren’t getting enough attention. Pay attention to India and Pakistan - this is the most tense situation in several years and has the potential to spiral out of control if cooler heads don’t prevail.

When the moment came, Harvard didn’t hedge or flinch—it stood up. A reminder that integrity isn’t complicated, it’s just rare.

“Today, right now—and I mean right this second—you have the most power you’ll ever have in the current fight against authoritarianism in America,” writes @adriennelaf.bsky.social. If you wait to speak out against autocrats, you have already lost: