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This German tourist has been held by CBP for over a month in inhumane conditions, unable to speak to friends or family, on suspicion she intended to work during her stay in the US.

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None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.

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Just when I think I can't be more embarrassed by 45, something like this happens. Was not my idea to betray Ukraine or bully anyone and here he is. Betrayer and traitor. And those are the nice names I have for 45 and Vance. We the people are all objects to be abused by them.

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One pernicious step after another, Bezos encroached on the Post editorial policy. Today he seized it fully. The old Washington Post is gone. I'll never write for it again as long as he's the owner.

submitted 5 days ago • 97 comments

😂😂😂🍷

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If you’ve ever taken the oath to uphold the Constitution, this is the time to live up to it.

submitted 16 days ago • 960 comments

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

submitted 17 days ago • 6081 comments

It is notable that Big Law is completely absent from the legal fights to protect democracy. In 2017, they bragged about their pro bono work for the resistance. Now, they are silent -presumably cowering in fear of Trump and Musk. Support the non-profit law orgs and small firms doing this hard work.

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Ice flowers in Kentucky.

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Here are 15 newsletters I subscribe to: Citation Needed Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance Emptywheel Letters from an American Off Message Platformer Popular Information Public Notice Punchbowl Status The Downballot The Liberal by Tom Watson The Message Box Today’s Edition Newsletter Weekend Reading

submitted 62 days ago • 156 comments

“States rights” is about to be tested in the 21st century and it’s going to be very ugly

submitted 80 days ago • 3 comments

Testing out this great Bluesky feature--using the plus sign (bottom right) to add a second post and then posting them all together at the end.

submitted 88 days ago • 1 comment

All I want for Christmas is an electorate that has some clue about what the fuck is going on.

submitted 89 days ago • 498 comments

Remember that spreadsheet I made with a list of community resources for at-risk populations? I've created a Google form to make the info gathering process more streamlined, and you can contribute to it! Please add your recos here - we're almost at 100 orgs! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... TYVM!

submitted 91 days ago • 12 comments

One of the hallmarks of this era is the frequent appointment of people who could not get hired in any capacity to work for federal agencies to run them.

submitted 92 days ago • 23 comments

This October 25, President Biden formally apologized to the Native peoples—Native Americans, Native Hawaiians, Native Alaskans—for the U.S. government policy that forced Native children into federal Indian boarding schools.

submitted 93 days ago • 63 comments

happy bday the iconic Shirley Chisholm, b.1924, Brooklyn, NY, first black woman elected to Congress. “If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” “Service is the rent we pay for the privilege of living on this earth.”

submitted 93 days ago • 7 comments

Love thy neighbor = Christian Deport thy neighbor = Christian Nationalist End of TED talk.

submitted 94 days ago • 205 comments

Facts matter

submitted 95 days ago • 13 comments

This Thanksgiving I am grateful for sources of strength and community. The Center for Courage and Renewal offers ways to "renew your courageous spirit, amplify your inner teacher, and cultivate the stamina to keep showing up for yourself, others, and the causes you care about." couragerenewal.org

submitted 95 days ago • 0 comments

Laws don’t change the heart, but they do protect us from the heartless.” -MLK

submitted 96 days ago • 21 comments

I think the wrong questions r being asked about the proposed tariffs. The real question Is how little will he accept from Mexico , Canada and China in order to be able to say the threat of tariffs worked ?

submitted 97 days ago • 2957 comments

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submitted 96 days ago • 1284 comments

My feed has all kinds of grim stuff, so here is a summer sunrise to warm it up a little.

submitted 96 days ago • 115 comments

The guy spend a chunk of his childhood in an internment camp because our government thought he might be dangerous because he was of Japanese descent. He was also gay when you were forced to hide it. It’s been much worse for a lot of people in our history. George knows what he’s talking about.

submitted 98 days ago • 624 comments

This is a very important point. Please let everyone know.

submitted 99 days ago • 1121 comments

Does anyone know how many days into Trump's term we can expect egg prices to be below 2020 prices, which was their stated metric for success?

submitted 97 days ago • 440 comments

Pretty crazy someone can be charged federally with interfering in an election and those charges get dropped because they win an election.

submitted 98 days ago • 1126 comments

“Find out just what a people will submit to and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them...The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.” —an 1857 speech by Frederick Douglass titled "No Progress Without Struggle"

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When @timothysnyder.bsky.social writes “Do not obey in advance” of tyrants I also apply that to giving in to our fears. Many are justifiably scared but we must not allow that fear to paralyze us in to inaction! My latest dives into some lessons and what we can do. open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...

submitted 99 days ago • 82 comments