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Everyone deserves dignity — with access to housing, healthcare, and education. The opportunity to thrive regardless of age, race, gender, sexuality, religion, or job status. We all deserve safety, clean air, clean water, and communities free from violence.
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NEW: The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that a 2021 censorship law can't be used to ban teaching about race and gender in Oklahoma's higher education institutions. This is a win for academic freedom and the First Amendment.

The guy arresting you shouldn’t look like the guy in a ski mask robbing a liquor store. It’s why we’re advancing legislation to put a stop to secret police-style masked law enforcement.

🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️

Fire crews are stretched thin as a result of Trump’s illegal National Guard deployment. He’s pulled personnel from critical firefighting missions just to stage his political theater. @calfire.bsky.social is stepping in to fill the gaps, but this is senseless and dangerous.

These soulless people see this as a lucrative business for “doing what they love” (his words not mine.) You know who else had that same energy? Slave catchers in the late 17th and 18th centuries.

This is our country on jackbooted brownshirt thuggery. They’re kidnapping people off our streets, without cause or credentials. It’s domestic terrorism, and it’s RIGHT NOW in America. It continues until we stop them. #OnYourSide #IDissent #MAGAKidnappers

Congress members have a legal right to conduct oversight at ICE facilities. This is the regime hiding its blatant abuses.

Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event

You lose healthcare. They gain yachts. Keep spreading the word.

With everything else going on, the Senate sent the Big 💩 Bill back to the House, and made some changes. Here’s one:

Having a bit of a hard time with the concept that if a guy in a police uniform who has a police vehicle shows up I should lock the doors and call 911, but if a guy in a ski mask with an hGH gut appears to be kidnapping my neighbor, I shouldn’t ask who he is if I don’t want federal charges.

Now that's a military parade I'd want to watch! #nokings #puppies

Powell: Increases in tariffs this year are likely to push up prices and weigh on economic activity

The pardons he sold took money from the victims — from their pockets (and ours) right into his.

For generations, if you came on a visa and applied for asylum, you would generally not be arrested even if your visa expired during the process. That’s over now. They’re arresting everyone, even people who have done legitimately nothing wrong. What a terrible, awful, inhumane, cruel policy.

Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.

The Felon’s mob mentality was on full display at the G7 when he said “The UK is very well protected. You know why? Because I like them, that’s why. That’s the ultimate protection.” 🤦‍♀️wtf His unstable mentality was also on full display for the world to see. #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory

Three things @rasjbaraka.bsky.social and @bradlander.bsky.social have in common: 1) Both are suing Kristi Noem 2) Her goons conducted premeditated arrest of them 3) Before an election www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/18/r...

When ICE agents look like this, it is ENTIRELY APPROPRIATE for state and local law enforcement to step in and demand they identify themselves and show judicial warrants before detaining anyone from an immigration court. Democratic mayor and governors can take action on this.

The active duty soldier who was placed in on an involuntary mental health hold after speaking out about ICE abuses has been released. He was given no treatment nor diagnosis and no reason for the hold.

historians is it good when the robe Nobles are able to buy the positions and honors typically reserved for the sword Nobles?

The Save Act is cloaked in GOP lies, disguised as protecting us from illegal voters. In reality, the Save Act is another assault in the war on women. Married women should be demanding that senators vote no if they wish to protect their voices from being stifled. #Pinks 19thnews.org/2025/03/save...

The toddler’s birthday was a flop. He made a fool of himself at the G7. Millions of people showed how much they despise him. Now he will take us to war to appease his malignant narcissism. I am tired of being subjected to his narcissistic whims.

Congrats to England and Wales, where lawmakers have voted to decriminalize abortion. 88% of the population there supports the right to abortion. The majority of Americans support the right to abortion too, but our illegitimate SCOTUS stole our rights. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/w...

THIS is the message, Democrats. More of this. More Democratic voices hitting these notes. Public opinion is on your side.

I'm a human rights lawyer. I have represented immigrants & asylum seekers my entire career. As you see ICE increase its attacks on immigrants, here are steps you as a US citizen can take to be an ally & protect immigrants from ICE and CBP absue. (No paywall) qasimrashid.substack.com/p/how-to-pro...

260,000 favs and 107,000 forwards on Instagram. Normie libs assuming command.

It was sickening to see United States Senator Mike Lee use the tragedy in Minnesota to take cheap political shots, risk escalating a dangerous moment, fan the flames of division with lies while the killer was still on the loose He needs to take his posts down and apologize to the victims’ families

“When a boy is given unchecked power, he becomes a tyrant. When a tyrant throws tantrums, nations bleed.” — Unknown

#universalhealthcare

When House Republicans passed their version of Trump’s Big Ugly Bill CBO estimated their destruction of Medicaid would take health insurance from 11 million Americans That wasn’t enough for Senate Republicans Folks If you participated in the #NoKings protest THIS IS PART OF WHAT YOU’RE FIGHTING

#booksky

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.

If Republicans pass the Big Ugly, 16 million people will lose health coverage. Hospitals will close their doors across the United States―especially in rural and underserved areas. Senate could hold a vote on theirs as soon as next week. Time to get loud everywhere!