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Mom, journalist, justice promoter and occasional hell raiser living in the Blue Iceberg-aka- the Other Washington
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🚨 Be Aware: The idea of enrolling your child in Jiu-Jitsu / mixed martial arts class might seem appealing, but a White Supremacy movement has been using the combat sport to recruit young boys into their neo-Nazi ranks...most recently in Tennessee. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Meant to mention this last week, but if you have a young person in your life who’s into history or graphic novels or just good books, buy them George Takei’s “They Called Us Enemy.” My oldest couldn’t put it down.

I usually watch TikTok videos while I work out, and this came across my feed tonight and I had to catch my breath from audibly sobbing. I can’t believe this is happening in our country. A US citizen in LA tries to question why an older maintenance worker is being taken, so they take him too

Montana Governor vetos HB 551, that was a bipartisan bill to ensure kids in school didn’t go hungry or have lunch debt. It would’ve set aside $600K for meals for low income school kids. This guy considers himself a Christian. Jesus would like a word with this asshole. 😡

NEW: VoteVets Responds to Trump’s Illegal Strikes on Iran

Masked ICE agents spotted swapping out license plates this morning in Bell Gardens, CA

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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨, 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐲?

The U.S. Senate is currently considering a budget reconciliation bill that quietly includes language that could devastate our public lands. It would: - Make over 250 million acres of public land eligible for sale - Mandate the sale of at least 2 million acres of Forest Service and BLM land

STORY TIME: ICE rolled up. The city of Bell, California said, “Not today!”

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AMEN

This will be the 2nd time the trumps destroy the White House Rose Garden. WTF do they have against it?! 😡 I can't wait til they're just a distant bitter memory.

86TACO

CATO: “New nonpublic data from ICE indicates the government is primarily detaining individuals with no criminal convictions of any kind… 93% had no violent convictions… 65% no criminal record at all…” @MarshaBlackburn www.cato.org/blog/65-peop...

BREAKING: Organizers have a date set…👇 "NO KINGS 2.0, 4th of July. 🇺🇸 INDEPENDENCE DAY WITHOUT TYRANNY. 🇺🇸 This 4th of July, we're reclaiming America's promise: Freedom for all… Justice for all… NO KINGS! Are. You. Ready?! 😎✨

Auchincloss: This is about spotlighting the grift in this administration, collecting the receipts, and preparing to investigate and fight back. There are two individuals who are the top lieutenants to RFK Jr. who have the most glaring conflicts of interest…

Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government. No one has heard from you in 97 days. As vigil, I’m posting a photo (or video) of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.

On Juneteenth and forever… Honor, don’t bury or whitewash the history of our ancestors who were lynched. (National Lynching Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama)

Happy Juneteenth and remember this country would be nothing without the people who were forced to build it!

We have armed, masked, unidentified men causing violence on our streets, but apparently they're the ones we're meant to trust with our safety. Catch the full episode here:

Never forget why you sleep peacefully, Europe! It's time to ACT !!!

RAFAEL GROSSI, DIRECTOR GENERAL, IAEA: Iran is NOT building nuclear weapons.

POC have always been treated differently by the justice system in this country. Same shit, different day.

This is a cover-up‼️ DHS is illegally trying to change the rules on congressional oversight visits to facilities to hide human rights abuses. “We know that they’re trying to hide all those abuses. That’s why it’s important that we can just get in at a moment’s notice.” – Rep. @gomez.house.gov

Juneteenth went uncelebrated by the White House. That alone says everything you need to know about this regime.

Six days ago, Democratic Representative, Melissa Hortman, and her husband, Mark, were brutally assassinated in their home. State Senator John Hoffman, and his wife, Yvette, were also shot at their home. *SIX DAYS AGO* Have both parties just moved on or…

Saying there are “too many non-working holidays” on Juneteenth is so on brand for a man who is actively trying to erase Black history. This from the same man who’s wasted over $26 million in taxpayer dollars and spent more than 30 days golfing since January 20, 2025? Please.

A woman who has been in the U.S. for more than 20 years, reported for an appointment at an immigration office after she received a text message. Her two concerned sons who are both serving in the National Guard accompanied her. vm.tiktok.com/ZMSaq9WSt/

In 2022, inspectors described a “cascade of failure” at one foreign factory. The FDA barred it from shipping drugs to the U.S. — then excused more than 20 drugs from the ban, despite risks to consumers.

ICE denied U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) entry into it’s facility in Chicago.

One of the most beautiful pictures of Jupiter ever taken. Credits: NASA

"Peace president."

Attention people of Earth: We are allowing an 86 year-old a 79-year-old and a 75-year-old —— all of whom arguably should be living out their sunset years playing simple card games—-decide our futures. Credit: The Guardian

DHS wants 72 hours notice before inspections of detention facilities. Kind of defeats the purpose, doesn't it?

THE VIEW: Do you feel safe as an elected official in this political climate? JASMINE CROCKETT: No. Not at all.

With everything else going on, the Senate sent the Big 💩 Bill back to the House, and made some changes. Here’s one:

On Juneteenth, we celebrate Black freedom, resilience, culture, and the enduring strength of community across generations. We acknowledge our nation’s full history and the long, ongoing fight for freedom and justice for Black Americans.

🦋 The real reason Brad Lander was detained. Kristi Noem’s goons detained Lander on his 3rd visit accompanying migrants, a day after New York's lawyers amended a complaint about the theft by DHS of $80m awarded to NY City to house migrants. It was Lander, NY Comptroller, who insisted on suing. 🦋

Juneteenth calls us to understand the realities of our past, celebrate the resilience and achievements of Black Americans, and align the course of our country toward its founding creed of liberty and justice for all. Wishing everyone a meaningful Juneteenth!

The idea that we can "easily" overthrow the regime in Iran is a fantasy of people that have never served. Afghanistan is back in the hands of the Taliban after 20 years of slaughter. Iraq still isn't peaceful. Libya is a war zone that's been in civil war since we dropped bombs. History is screaming!

What is this—Make Asbestos Great Again? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...

Governor Walz and everyone else that is calling Ice the Gestapo is absolutely correct. This is how the Gestapo started.