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Good question.

WE HAVE QUESTIONS… This is a kidnapping. No uniform, no badge, civilian car. Who are they? ICE? Sanctioned bounty hunters? Either way, they’re grabbing people without warrants. How often is this happening, and why aren’t more people talking about it? Congress?

Birds of a feather always flock together

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

They don’t believe in any gods and can’t read the Bible. How can they possibly do the morally correct thing?

We absolutely must not forget what this administration did to Senator Padilla, because it tells us what they are willing to do to us.

More of this please

A top staffer to Sen. Tina Smith emailed Sen. Mike Lee’s top staffers on Monday about “how much additional pain you’ve caused on an unspeakably horrific weekend” Full emails below

BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity. This is a major win for public health.

The Minnesota shooter apparently used data broker websites to find the home addresses of the people he shot and murdered. Congress has had years to do something about data brokers and they've sided with the tech lobby over and over again. Their inaction is deadly.

E.L.O.N.M.U.S.K. Brilliant

Turtle Mutual Aid:

Thank-you!!!!

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#50501NC is committed to peaceful protest. The energy for #HandsOff goes for #NoKings too!

This is why I wrote my pinned report, which draws from my time as a criminal defense attorney. This jackass says he’s going to define “get violent” for the people in his county... ...but the *first six offenses he names* are non-violent offenses. They are changing definitions to justify fascism.

More great photos of Barack Obama— —genuinely loving his wife —not taking himself too seriously —showing a sense of humor —expressing kindness (being an actual human being) #NoKings

<thread> On the left: June 12, Judge Breyer writing that THE test for whether the US Marines/Guard violate Posse Comitatus will be whether they've engaged in "detaining" civilians. On the right: June 13: See for yourself. Note: The DoD has confirmed the detention of civilian to Reuters.

this is a great episode of @fivefourpod.bsky.social about your right to remain silent - you have to say out loud that you want to remain silent & then you actually have to stay silent.

Attending a protest this weekend? Here's a guide on how to best protest safely, what to bring, and what to do if you're confronted by officers. www.wired.com/story/how-to...

NEW: Trump Cancels Deal With Tribes to Restore Columbia River Salmon, w/ @opb.org

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but scheduled protests are not an emergency. fox4kc.com/news/missour...

Let’s stop pretending we’re living through anything resembling normal. Let’s bury the lie that the Rep. Party is a political movement. It’s not. It’s a radicalized cult of personality wrapped in the American flag & soaked in gasoline, waiting for the next match. open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...

🧵Over 6,000 doctors, nurses, researchers, and others released an open letter of warning against the administration’s destruction of public health, research, and Medicaid programs. “We are certain this will cost lives.” This is the energy we need right now. Refuse to be silent. Lives depend on it.

Not taking anything away from Senator Padilla because he was treated atrociously But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state Keep that same energy of support for her

yep! unpaywalled:

Thou Shalt Not Fire Reporters for Standing Against Fascism open.substack.com/pub/thegodpo...

I love this…it was my pinned tweet on Twitter. Unsure if we can do that here, so just sharing again 💕

In the United States, the future of free speech is on the line. Not just for me. But for millions.

Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.

🧵 We need to make this clear: Americans are not opposed to immigration enforcement — we are opposed to UNCONSTITUTIONAL ENFORCEMENT that violates due process and the rule of law.