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For my friends with memory loss, Derek Chauvin had received at least 18 complaints during his time with the Minneapolis Police Department. These complaints ranged from use of excessive force to two letters of reprimand for misconduct. This included multiple controversially race-related arrests.

Alarming and very worrying mental health trends among young adults. Nearly 30% of young Americans report what would be considered extreme levels of distress. This study was done by the CDC for 2023. Numbers for 2024 should be out in a few months.

This is the end result of "bathroom bills". Male cops bursting in to a women's restroom to check the gender of a cis-gender woman because she doesn't look "feminine" enough to them.

New from the Financial Times. Wealthy Chinese oligarchs are investing tens of millions of dollars into Elon's companies while hiding their names from the public. Look out for signs of increasing Chinese influence on the Trump admin.

Macron after a 2 hour phone call with Russia in 2022. This is what talking to a dictator is supposed to look like. Exhausting. Notice he's not smiling and patting them back and taking their word for it.

JD Vance says he was "confronted" by a group of pro-Ukraine protestors while out with his daughter. He means he was yelled at from a distance while being fully protected by Secret Service. Has he consider how the people of Ukraine are being "confronted"?

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on International Women's Day

From this afternoon, in the Meatpacking District. Tesla dealerships are quickly becoming a center for civic engagement in the Trump presidency. Quite a protest.

Sara from Love Is Blind Season 8. More young women are saying no to men who don't share their values. This is a new generation.

"You haven't said thank you"

Spoke to several friends at Columbia University. Apparently the administration is very certain that they're going to win in court. I personally think it will depend heavily on which judge they're assigned. There are many on that circuit who would be less amenable.

This is a poem one of my students sent me this morning from her trip to Argentina. She toured Córdoba and Buenos Aires to document the resurgence of authoritarianism and the growing attacks on marginalized groups and the basic regulations that are meant to protect citizens' basic rights.

For those asking about the relationship between Trump's oligarchs and the ongoing climate catastrophe. A recent study found that the 1% of the largest corporations is responsible for more than twice the carbon emissions of the bottom 50% of the population combined.

Photo taken this morning in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Trump Turnberry golf course was vandalized overnight.

Something I've telling all my students lately: The oligarchy and Christo-fascism being pushed by big tech monopolists is inherently designed to accelerate climate catastrophe and extricate those who would stop a constitutional crisis. This is always the modus operandi of a plenipotentiary.

Mr. Rogan welcomed a prominent holocaust denier on his program yesterday. No pushback from Mr. Rogan on his guest's claim that the holocaust happened because Jews "are different and they group up". The mainstream media is predictably silent about this shameful spectacle as well.

Another absolutely stunning story that hasn't made the news but I've been covering everyday in my classes with my students is this administration's massive handouts to fossil fuel ceos. The oligarchs want to push this country into a constitutional crisis. Remember it is not happenstance.

This is a photo from a Senator Sanders rally that occurred this evening in Kenosha, Wisconsin. While Bernie has never been my preferred candidate, the enthusiasm he brings is exactly what I'm not seeing from party leadership right now. These circumstances cannot continue.

For those keeping track, the US added 151,000 jobs in February. That's down significantly from where Biden was the last 12 months. The financial markets have had their worst week since September. And the price of eggs is still sky high. It's not too early to say: Trump is tanking the economy.

Been in Paris all week with the hubby. Got to say my favorite part: no cybertrucks on the road. Just saying.

This is what our real heroes think of Zelenskyy!

What a disgrace CNN has become!

Al Green is a hero! Marjorie Taylor Greene is a traitor! Pass it on!

Zelenskyy meets a D-Day vet!