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Occasional writer, introvert, seeker of peace in a Trumpian world rife with chaos and disintegration. What have you done, America? What have you done? If you follow me & have zero posts, or you DM, you will be blocked. I have no time for bots or MAGA.
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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.

submitted 18 hours ago • 167 comments

I suppose all this tripe about Biden's age might be important to know, but it belongs on the History Channel. It's not news. You know what's news? The president deploying the military against US citizens. The Billionaire Bailout Bill. DOGE getting access to our private data. THAT is news.

submitted 19 hours ago • 168 comments

submitted 5 days ago • 419 comments

ICE is detaining people in LA in a basement with no beds, no air, no light and not enough food and water. These are crimes.

submitted 5 days ago • 220 comments

"Listen, I've got something obvious to tell you. You are not allowed to give up. If they decide to kill me, it means we are incredibly strong." -- Alexei Navalny

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

This administration will twist facts...dodge questions...and smear reputations....anything to avoid saying the one honest thing about Kilmar Abrego Garcia: “We were wrong.” The arrogance is staggering...and the damage they’re doing to justice is unforgivable.

submitted 5 days ago • 285 comments

"It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy” www.wnep.com/article/news...

submitted 5 days ago • 329 comments

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio tried to give a press conference to announce his lawsuit against DOJ. Much to my surprise it turned out to be the greatest press conference of all-time.

submitted 5 days ago • 2376 comments

True fascism has arrived in America and it's wearing an ICE mask.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

A teacher breaks down after ICE causes multiple schools to lockdown during graduation ceremonies and parents to flee for their lives. Only the soulless aren’t hurting from what is happening in our country. This is affecting all of us.

submitted 5 days ago • 786 comments

Elegantly put by Sebastian Boyd:

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

ICE raids hit across Los Angeles today—and locals are rising up. This is what resistance looks like. ✊🏾 This was about an hour ago…

submitted 5 days ago • 906 comments

Chief of Nashville, criminal division resigns over decision to charge Abrego Garcia. That’s a big story and the details will likely be very damning for the administration.

submitted 5 days ago • 276 comments

Who knew Mr. Scott had such a storied past, was such a hero. Wow!

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

In the context of what’s happening this week, it’s all the more important to join our Muslim friends, family and neighbors in celebrating Eid al-Adha. I was proud to sign a new law making Washington the first state in the nation to recognize Eid as a state holiday. Eid Mubarak!

submitted 5 days ago • 4 comments

While it is understandable to focus attention on Trump’s attacks on democracy and the rule of law, we must not lose sight of the fact that it is the Republican Congress enabling his authoritarianism. Ignoring their complicity in Trump’s actions is a mistake—both legally and strategically.

submitted 42 days ago • 159 comments

What have we become, America? What have we become?

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submitted 38 days ago • 233 comments

Unfortunately, I Think This Is True….

submitted 36 days ago • 593 comments

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This 👇

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🎀🎀

submitted 5 days ago • 5 comments

So are we just teaching our kids they have to obey anyone with a mask and an unmarked car and an oddly-fitting vest and zip ties now and go with them? Is this where we’re at?

submitted 5 days ago • 606 comments

What an extraordinary, beautiful thing. Sometimes the only sensible response to scientific discovery is wonderment and awe.

submitted 7 days ago • 74 comments

submitted 6 days ago • 684 comments

Sometimes there is good news in the world.

submitted 7 days ago • 4 comments

"As we celebrate Pride let us pause for a moment to remember. This is an image of the AIDS Memorial Quilt on display October 11-13 1996 on the National Mall in Washington D.C. Let us never forget." #PRIDE #AIDS #HIV

submitted 7 days ago • 45 comments

Remember: If unions didn’t matter, powerful corporations wouldn’t spend millions of dollars every year to stop workers from organizing. Keep up the fight.

submitted 7 days ago • 249 comments

submitted 8 days ago • 34 comments

The GOP Tax Scam rips healthcare away from millions of everyday Americans. Yes, that’s a disgusting abomination.

submitted 8 days ago • 295 comments

“They’ve can’t win the political fight on the merits, so they’re lying. Whether they get away with it will depend, in part, on how many people realize what the Republican bill would really do…’People don’t appreciate the scale and scope of what’s at stake here.’” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

submitted 7 days ago • 15 comments

This is how it's done!

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

1/ New in the Abrego Garcia case, the Judge has just granted his lawyers' request for permission to file sanctions against the government, which is very unusual.

submitted 8 days ago • 195 comments

Great news about the trams but for the love of God, can't we find a way to make things happen faster than this? There's a real problem with infrastructure delivery not having any connection to the governments/councils that commission it. www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/all-news-and...

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

#TrumpsTrillionsTransfer

submitted 7 days ago • 212 comments

submitted 8 days ago • 254 comments

Man he really hates being called a taco, doesn’t he? Might even say he’s got a thin shell.

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