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Good question.

submitted 1 day ago • 789 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 21 hours ago • 2223 comments

what is it called when people who aren't cops and don't have a warrant drag you away, because I don't think "arrest" is the word

submitted 21 hours ago • 60 comments

white christian fascism is not “fringe”. it's inspired by huge networks of churches, media and doctrine. it's enabled by the state. it's excused by liberals. Boelter wasn't a confused weirdo. he is the logical conclusion of a now mainstream christofascist formation.

submitted 1 day ago • 28 comments

does it ever disturb anyone how willing our governments are to drop bombs and murder indiscriminately

submitted 22 hours ago • 666 comments

ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds. He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings. He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights. This is political intimidation.

submitted 21 hours ago • 1137 comments

We kept being told that journalism was a bulwark against fascism, a "fourth estate". This is the liberal frame for perceiving the industry's worth. But the reality is the polar opposite: fascism has been allowed to thrive, and could not have done so, without journalism.

submitted 1 day ago • 135 comments

Netanyahu began this war with his attack on Iran. In the process, he sabotaged US-Iran negotiations on nuclear issues and assassinated Ali Shamkhani, Iran’s lead nuclear negotiator. The US must not be dragged into another illegal Netanyahu war – either militarily or financially.

submitted 1 day ago • 365 comments

This has not aged great

submitted 1 day ago • 103 comments

My law firm is currently litigating 55 voting and election cases in 24 states. Two points: This is a very large caseload for this point in the election cycle. It is more evenly spread across states than usual which reflects the creep of voter suppression laws into even safe GOP states.

submitted 1 day ago • 291 comments

Minnesota Star Tribune debunks each of the lies and conspiracies posted on social media from Mike Lee, Elon Musk, and all the other usual suspects who do this EVERY time. www.startribune.com/fact-check-d...

submitted 2 days ago • 254 comments

Via ABC News's Rachel Scott, let's never forget for a minute what a classless scumbag the President is. x.com/rachelvscott...

submitted 2 days ago • 529 comments

The violence reported is that two people drove their cars into protesters.

submitted 3 days ago • 18 comments

The Tea Party protests in April 2009 had about a third of a million people involved, and the political media treated it like a game changer for the Obama presidency. The No Kings rallies were AT LEAST ten times bigger than the Tea Party protests. Will the press keep pretending Trump is popular?

submitted 3 days ago • 289 comments

⬇️⬇️⬇️

submitted 3 days ago • 106 comments

Remarkable. MSNC: "I want to reiterate this has been 100% peaceful." Seconds later, LA County sheriffs start firing on the crowd. Yet again, "law enforcement" deliberately escalated.

submitted 3 days ago • 1097 comments

👇🏽

submitted 4 days ago • 98 comments

Liberal stronghold, Waco, TX

submitted 3 days ago • 268 comments

US Veterans peacefully protesting Trump’s military birthday parade arrested at Capitol Hill. This is the moment a 80+ year old US veteran is taken away in handcuffs for practicing his 1st Amendment right. #3E #NoKings #NoKingsProtests (🎥 @gregjstoker.bsky.social )

submitted 4 days ago • 1492 comments

Reminder that the US Army is spending up to 45$ million to move all of these troops and tanks onto the Mall. #NoKingsInAmerica

submitted 3 days ago • 8 comments

I, like many of you, am not only devastated but furious at the assassination of two Minnesota lawmakers this morning. This isn’t some isolated tragedy. It’s extremism, it’s fascist violence, and we have to treat it that way. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 3 days ago • 279 comments

😳 🇺🇸

submitted 3 days ago • 102 comments

Kristi Noem is seen as a "delicate, beautiful, tiny woman" while leading DHS, yet Rep. McIver was arrested for protesting it, and Sen. Padilla was tackled for even questioning it. It's clear who gets to be “delicate, beautiful, and tiny,” and who is seen as a violent threat to law enforcement.

submitted 4 days ago • 1233 comments

As a four-decade veteran of the daily journalism business, let me tell you: Every competent political reporter in this country knows that Trump is trying to establish a dictatorship. The industry's shame is that so few journalists will say so, and the ones who do lose their jobs.

submitted 5 days ago • 192 comments

The "I'll lower costs and get us out of endless wars" candidate is now presiding over surging costs and brand new wars.

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submitted 5 days ago • 261 comments

Get offended, yes. But do more than that — go on offense. Stop allowing business as usual to proceed in the Senate. Grind the chamber to a halt.

submitted 5 days ago • 115 comments

Yes, just imagine.

submitted 5 days ago • 408 comments

Worth remembering.

submitted 5 days ago • 199 comments

NEW: 12 masked armed men try to enter a homeless shelter without saying who they are. ICE agents park outside an elementary school, sparking fear and a car accident. Local police respond to a call about a possible assault, only to find ICE. Inside one day on LI: theintercept.com/2025/06/13/i...

submitted 5 days ago • 325 comments

Listen to this great American. This nation is privileged to have a man of this character in the United States Senate. Thank you @padilla.senate.gov. We stand with you.

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submitted 5 days ago • 64 comments

“You see plenty of elected officials getting into it with each other. You do not see the FBI or secret service dragging their colleagues to the floor and cuffing them…It is the ethos of this administration to treat people not as colleagues, but enemies." - @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social

submitted 5 days ago • 104 comments

There is no universe in which it is acceptable for a Secretary of DHS to say anything like this. Kristi Noem must resign immediately. Or be impeached.

submitted 5 days ago • 165 comments

People are going to be shocked in a few years that the U.S. economy is shrinking after we cut core government services to pay for tax cuts for the rich, imposed massive tariffs and scared off both legal & undocumented immigrants. All this and hitting a demographic cliff due to declining birth rates

submitted 5 days ago • 22 comments

SHUT. IT. DOWN. A senator was dragged out of a press conference for standing up for his constituents and against fascism. Watch how your representatives and senators respond to their own colleague being treated like this. That'll show you how they'll react when it's you on the ground.

submitted 5 days ago • 138 comments

🚨 Secretary Noem basically said that her agency is now dedicated to forcible regime change…in American cities and states. There 👏🏽 is 👏🏽 a 👏🏽 name 👏🏽 for 👏🏽 this

submitted 5 days ago • 568 comments

By now, we've all seen the video of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed and handcuffed for asking a question during Kristi Noem's press conference. But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.

submitted 5 days ago • 802 comments

We can't let this story die. This is seriously crazy.

submitted 6 days ago • 284 comments

This is how you normalize authoritarianism.

submitted 6 days ago • 1116 comments

There are 19 states that allow recall elections. We can’t wait for the midterms.

submitted 7 days ago • 36 comments

Tear gas can cause long-term health consequences by making people more susceptible to contracting respiratory illnesses, including COVID. The chemical agent can also hurt people inside their homes if it seeps into residential neighborhoods. What you need to know (published 2020):

submitted 7 days ago • 64 comments

This is what it looks like without a United States Congress.

submitted 8 days ago • 559 comments