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“Schmidt being “violently interrogated” at Logan Airport for hours, and being stripped naked, put in a cold shower by two officials, and being put back onto a chair.” Whatever happened to #abolishICE? It needs to be abolished. This is torture.

BREAKING: Protesters occupying Trump Tower in NYC chant “Fight Nazis! Not students!”

Gutting the Dept. of Education would be devastating to our nation's students — and our teachers. MAGA Republicans have been waging a war on public school teachers for years. They want public schools to fail so they can pour the money into private, for-profit schools.

It would be a real shame if y'all shared this online, printed out a few and hung up all around the Eastern Shore of Maryland. 😉

No further debate—Trump’s DEI policy is clearly racist. The Pentagon is flagging for removal, historic photos of Black & brown heroes who served, claiming they “promote DEI.” The military was segregated until 1948. Black people served while facing racism. Where was the DEI? Erasure is the point.

I smell some good trouble

Cory Mills is a Republican Congressman under investigation for assaulting a woman in Washington, D.C. The D.C. U.S. Attorney won't charge him, despite authorities asking for an arrest warrant. Not enough people are talking about it. www.welcomestack.org/p/dark-maga-...

Yep. This.

Republicans like Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger are trying to dismantle the Voting Rights Act. Please read.👇 www.democracydocket.com/analysis/rep...

NBC News: An FDA vaccine advisory committee meeting scheduled for March to select the strains to be included in next season's flu shot has been canceled.

At MIDNIGHT, Friday, February 28, NOT 1 PENNY SPENT. We can DO this. I'm IN, are YOU? Grab them by their wallets. That’s all these billionaires KNOW.

BREAKING: Mexican President Sheinbaum argues that if cartels are deemed terrorist orgs, then the suppliers of weapons—over 74% of which come FROM the U.S.—should ALSO face accountability for enabling terrorism. As a result, Mexico is expanding its lawsuit targeting U.S gun manufacturers. 🇲🇽

All Pete Hegseth talks about is being a warrior and instilling a warrior mindset in the military. Personal courage is the cornerstone of the warrior ethos. I wonder how that fits with being such a coward as to fire generals with 35 or more years of service in a press release on a Friday night.

This is indeed brilliant

Former Capitol police officer Michael Fanone when confronting Proud Boys insurrectionist Enrique Tarrio: “You are a traitor to this country.” RETWEET if you stand with Officer Fanone!

Tillis is up for reelection in NC next year.

Per @catgyoung.bsky.social: “The Trump admin just fired key staff at NIH’s Alzheimer’s research center—including the incoming director. With 6.9M Americans affected and cases set to double by 2050, cutting research means fewer breakthroughs and more suffering. Patients and families deserve better.”

He was too Black for the moment.

I find it incomprehensible that so many Democratic politicians post on Twitter but NOT on Bluesky. I post on both platforms whenever possible, but I’ll post on Bluesky FIRST. I mean, WTF? 🤬

Dear Dems. This is a reminder that Donald Trump rescinded the ethics rules preventing gifts to executive branch employees. Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law Time to do things that make him react to you. apnews.com/article/trum...

REMEMBER: THIS Friday, February 28. NOT 1 PENNY SPENT. We can DO this. I'm IN, are YOU?

Better not call it a “vaccine” or it might not get approved. Maybe market it as a recreational drug.

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Never forget.

Jasmine Crockett is shredding this solo. But it’s past time for the rhythm section to enter this song already.

Happening now: protesters are outside the Fine Arts Building on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago this evening. People are in line to see House of Reps Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for an event tonight promoting his recently released book. Crowd chanting at them, "we don't need a book tour!"

🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot. REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!

Since Trump’s inauguration over 10k people have been deported. In Texas, school bullies repeatedly threatened to deport a little girl's family. This poor 11yo was tormented so brutally that she ended her own life. Please share the suicide hotline #: 988. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Resisting comes in all forms. Here is a very creative one starting to pop up.

That Trump is now calling Pres. Zelensky a “dictator” and it talked the U.S. into spending $350 billion (a lie) for a war Ukraine started (another disgusting lie) should remind you the White House occupant is mentally deranged and must be opposed at all times.

Call to action #Feb17: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina "We the people reject authoritarianism, fascism, and injustice." #3E #USProtests #PresidentsDay #fiftyfiftyone

Too mean? 🤷🏼‍♂️

Our next president will have to be technologically competent, at least , in order for us to sustain our place in the world. This will become increasingly obvious over the next 4 years as AI gets more powerful This isn’t necessarily bad. Truly. Done right, we will be a better, more equal society

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He’s right again.

Don’t buy stuff on February 28. Money’s the only thing these dicks understand. #resist

⚡️'No point trying to negotiate' with Putin, Yulia Navalnaya says. "Even if you decided to negotiate with Putin, just remember he will lie," Navalnaya, widow of late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, said at the Munich Security Conference two days before the anniversary of her husband's death.

This is so smart. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social , thoughts ? And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions ! We all look forward to reading your thoughts

ATTN HHS EMPLOYEES: Firing notices are going out. I am in receipt of an email saying they will revoke your access as soon as you read the email that you've been fired. Please download everything you need before you open that email. SHARE FAR & WIDE. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/attn-hhs-e...

#3E #EndOligarchy #TeslaTakeover

Most Americans still have no idea about how F'd this country is about to get. I think if they knew it would be too overwhelming to process so they prefer maintaining the delusion, "It won't be that bad." It'll be very bad, folks. Hold on to your butts.

President Elon Musk holding court with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In what universe does MAGA think our Founding Fathers wanted to have this unelected billionaire meeting with world leaders in the White House?

Rep. Jamie Raskin's Class Action Law Suit for STEALING our private information is definitely thinking way outside the box and if an anti-vax, inexperienced person like RFK Jr. will be installed we MUST start thinking and responding like this. Thank you @raskin.house.gov we APPRECIATE you so much!🙏💜

The Trump apologists who tried to make us believe he really was secretly for Ukraine and will be all tough…. Ya, nope. These people need brought forward and called out so we never listen to them again.