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Married. Former percussionist, member Chicago Civic Orchestra, Reform Rabbi, Navy Chaplain, State Hospital Chaplain, Clinical Psychologist. Hockey fan.
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NEW OVERNIGHT: Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s attorneys ask Judge Xinis for severe sanctions against the Trump administration for violating court orders, saying officials stonewalled them for months, and outright lied. They want fines and an investigation. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

⚡️ Russia using peace talks to stall US sanctions, Zelensky says. "It's important for them to show (U.S. President Donald) Trump that there is a diplomatic bridge between Ukraine and Russia," President Volodymyr Zelensky told Bild.

A. Another one of our freaky, endless "Only DRUDGE is getting to big news right" days B. This is basically a fake front page from 2016 meant to scare us about the tyranny of a Trump regime come to life

We're living at a moment when ICE is threatening not only to arrest and deport immigrants but arrest and prosecute everyday people and leaders for educating others about their constitutional rights. Helping to defend our immigrant communities is one clear action that we can all take right now. ⤵️

I bet he leaves his grocery shopping cart in a parking space and doesn't place it in a rack.

I am sounding the alarm as loudly as I can that Donald Trump has turned the Department of Justice into a cog in his authoritarian machine to prosecute his political opponents.

When I was a military chaplain, a junior commissioned officer, partisan politics, even casual conversation about it, was strictly forbidden for many good reasons, not least of which was cohesion of the ranks to assure national security as the top priority. Not here.

This is the most dangerous thing Trump has done since taking office and the silence from Senate Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker and House Chair Mike Rogers is deafening, and a betrayal of their duty to the military and the Republic.

Never.

Great news for the MAGA “I voted for this” crowd—the only elements of the so-called Big Beautiful Bill _certain_ to be stripped from it are the things he publicly promised you to get your vote. But have no fear! The backroom deals he cut with the rich will all remain intact as he signs it.

$45 Million Wasted on bone spurs ego boost Food assistance, housing, education, healthcare cut for his folly. Imagine President Obama pulling a self-gratifiction stunt like this or any other president. This is a Dictator move #Voices4Victory

The orange dictator's mind is disordered and full of hate and perversion. So are his policies. He's leading the country into chaos and destruction. Of course he doesn't have a coherent viable strategy!!! When did he ever?

Rachel Maddow gives info on the upcoming nationwide 'No Kings' protests this Saturday. #NoKings

Here’s a video of Stephen Miller in high school screaming that he’s “sick and tired of being told to pick up my trash, when we have plenty of janitors who are paid to do it for us.” This is the sociopath shaping our immigration policy and so much more

It's certain that MAGA ignoramuses won't know who Christy Walton is. They'll try to destroy Walmart anyway because they enjoy destroying things. That's what MAGA is all about. Destruction.

Karen Bass: "The 100 National Guard soldiers that are downtown LA are guarding one federal building, so there is no need for this...it's all part of an experiment that is taking place in Los Angeles...what happens when the federal government intervenes and takes power away from a governor & mayor?"

It is sadly and offensively appropriate for a contemporary traitor to honor historical traitors.

Irony is officially dead.

MAGA thinks that rudeness and brutishness is a sign of strength. No, it's not. Quite the opposite.

After the January 6 pardons, MAGA Republicans have committed themselves to the acceptability of attacks on law enforcement. Officers died as a result. Everything else from them is dishonest bad faith noise.

Republicans just blocked their own "big, beautiful bill" that would kick millions of Americans off their health care...because it doesn't cut Medicaid enough.

NEW: Everything wrong in America is because of the ultra-wealthy. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/its-the-ol...

I don’t think people should engage in violence and vandalism and I don’t think federal agents should provoke people to engage in violence and vandalism. Too many law enforcement officers sworn to protect and serve now look and act like they are in Fallujah.

I’m extremely proud of our piece, and hope you’ll take a read. In particular, the stories of people in Altadena and Pasadena were both tragic and uplifting to hear. Gigantic thank you to @melbuer.bsky.social and @jwhendricks.bsky.social for being an incredible team. calmatters.org/commentary/2...

BREAKING: A few minutes ago, a vehicle of three people was rammed by a truck belonging to federal immigration authorities in Boyle Heights, CA. According to security footage shown to me, they deployed chemical munitions & detained the driver at gunpoint. All are US citizens according to the wife.

The orange dictator is not President of the United States. He is President of Some of the States. He and his followers are dedicated to the destruction of the USA, whatever it takes, including military force.

"Long overdue." "An awesome thing." "Great news!" Anti-vaxxers are rejoicing after RFK Jr. fired all the CDC's vaccine experts.

NOW we’re talking about the excesses of law enforcement. But this should have been part of the robust and ongoing conversation about our democracy’s unraveling long before Trump’s latest ICE raids.

As Trump plans mass deployments of ICE in Chicago, a car just sped through a group of protesters. I was at the Federal Plaza protest. It was PEACEFUL. This violence and chaos are what Trump, his masked thugs, and the people who support mass deportations stand for.

Kim Kardashian:

The good guys don’t cover their faces.

Any update?

Trump escalated tensions in LA by sending federal troops — but did nothing to stop the 50,000 violent rioters he incited on January 6. I was there. They scaled the Capitol walls and trapped us inside. In LA? Peaceful protestors demanding justice are met with unprecedented military force.

It can happen here. It is happening here.

We believe in the Constitution, Bill of Rights, separation of powers, and checks and balances. The U.S. was founded in opposition to monarchy. We fought for democracy over dictatorship. What the Trump regime is doing is the antithesis of the values this nation was founded upon.

America has never been broke. It’s just violently anti-poor. Troops in LA cost $134M — the price of 44 million school lunches. But sure, let’s keep pretending the issue is lazy parents and not a government that eats kids for breakfast.

Just to be clear: the President has mobilized the Marines on American soil because people are protesting masked, secret police kidnapping people with no due process and shipping them to foreign death camps. It’s not a misunderstanding or an oversight. That is all it is. There is no other side.

A pop-up shop that sells pro-Trump and other conservative-coded memorabilia, was set up on-site with campaign-style merchandise on Army property. Soldiers were seen purchasing "Make America Great Again" chain necklaces and faux credit cards labeled "White Privilege Card: Trumps Everything."