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Stephen Miller is privately raging over deportation numbers he deems too low. So he's shifting huge amounts of law enforcement resources away from fighting serious crimes and into his immigration crackdown. If voters knew about this, they'd recoil. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/1961...

Alexandra Buckle, contemporary printmaker known for her woodland scenes created via linocuts #WomensArt

More information on this despicable case here: thehill.com/homenews/sta...

What the hell...Felons performing police duties. We can't get any lower. How disgraceful !

She has the audacity to demand diversity when it comes to political viewpoints of Harvard staff, after being fully onboard with cutting all other DEI.

My latest "KILL BILL: Elon Musk Takes on Trump" with @daniellemoodie.bsky.social The honeymoon might be over. The MAGA girls are fighting and the drama is spilling out in public as Musk is rallying Republicans to strike down Trump's billionaire bill. open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...

Marathon Runner Collapses A Little Too Early To Be Compassionately Helped Across Finish Line theonion.com/maratho...

My latest: Jasmine Crockett is clear choice to lead Oversight Dems I told you I wouldn’t pick sides in this race because I don’t have a vote. Then I realized it’s up to all of us to make sure our party gets this one right. 3,421 words. Please consider reading and passing this along!

Judges across the political spectrum, including 72% of Republican appointees and 80% of Democratic appointees, are ruling against the Trump administration at high rates, according to a recent study from Stanford. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

NEW: A group of minority voters in Tarrant County, Texas file a lawsuit accusing local GOP officials of racial gerrymandering, a day after they approved a new map to shrink the voting power of Black and brown residents. From: @jenrice.bsky.social‬

BREAKING: A judge orders the government to allow Venezuelan men who were removed from the U.S. earlier this year to challenge their ongoing imprisonment in El Salvador, saying the Trump administration attempted to create “a legal no man’s land.” From: @jaknutson.bsky.social‬

NEW: ALEC — a right-wing think tank known for drafting controversial anti-voting legislation like the SAVE Act — is launching a new task force that will focus on pushing a new slate of state-level voter suppression bills. From: @mattdcohen.bsky.social‬

The bees and squid and plants all said happy pride, I asked ‘em.

Awosting Falls in Minnewaska St Park. It’s featured in the Woe’s Hollow episode of Severance. #waterfallwednesday #photography #eastcoastkin #nature

‘My one and only love’ old tunes rule. #musicsky #musiciansky #piano #jazzpiano

The correlation between being insecure and ostentatiously trying to present yourself as tough remains incredibly strong. www.military.com/daily-news/2...

Four of six blue birds released this week, two are probably ready just need them to take the leap.

This #BigUglyBill will take healthcare coverage from millions and add $2.4 TRILLION to the national debt - all to give tax breaks to billionaires. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

I’m officially running to be the Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee. These are not normal times—and this cannot be a business-as-usual moment. Read my full letter to my colleagues here: crockett.house.gov/media/press-...

These Nobel Prize-winning economists agree: The US needs more state capacity to navigate our economic challenges - and this Big Ugly Bill addresses none of the nation’s key economic challenges. If anything, the bill makes them worse. @epi.org www.epi.org/publication/...

Those eyes? They’ve seen galaxies. Straight from a fantasy tale, this owl's stare pierces right through your soul. Photo by: 📸 luke_brady_johnson #Nature #Owl

If @MarshaBlackburn is pushing a law to make it illegal to name ICE agents… doesn’t that mean it isn’t currently illegal? So what are she and @AndyOgles investigating Mayor O’Connell for exactly? 🤷🏻‍♂️ (Also: if ICE agents are this ashamed, maybe stop?) nypost.com/2025/06/04/u...

I've been so excited to hold this in my hands... and it's finally here! "Lessons From Cats For Surviving Fascism" Thank you to the amazing team at Grand Central Publishing/Hachette and to Pablo Amargo for the stunning illustrations. Canada, UK, USA - June 24th Pre-Order Now! MagnaCata.com

BREAKING: Chief Judge James Boasberg finds that those people sent to CECOT under the Alien Enemies Act on March 15-16 had their due process rights violates and certifies them as a class. He orders that the government "facilitate" the ability for them to seek habeas relief.

More fascist power to the Goonstapo.

Inhumanity is what this AIPAC-owned nation is all about. www.youtube.com/watch?v=szp_...

Moskowitz: "Nothing has been made more efficient. Here are the wins for congressional Rs. You ready? They're gonna do a $9b recession bill. They're gonna get rid of Elmo, which the American people were clamoring for, but they're gonna add $2.4t for the debt. And then they want us to cheer for them."

Thandiwe Muriu,  Camo 43, 2022,  Kenyan photographer #WomensArt

A 4-year-old Mexican girl who receives lifesaving medical care from a Southern California hospital was granted permission to remain in the country weeks after federal authorities said she could be deported apnews.com/article/mexi...

Happy Wednesday! Here’s your midweek moment of zen. 😴 #wolfconservation #ambassadorwolf

From my office window at home I can see seagulls nesting, and it has brought such joy to see three little grey balls of fluff running around after their squawky mum. But now there's only two balls of fluff, and I fear ::David Attenborough voice:: one did not make it.

If this wasn't an immigration raid, then what was #ICE doing there?

Only in humans is love an abomination #PrideMonth

#Ohio Republicans are again attacking higher education. Make sure everyone knows about SB1, and votes NO. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/04/21/n...

Democrats ARE fighting back the best they can as the minority party. The issue is that WE aren't seeing or hearing about the pushback. And that's due to a combination of media not reporting on Dems in general, and Dems not working hard enough to get their message to us. (from the Contrarian)