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Yup. Be clear on what’s really happening, and why it’s happening: display and intimidation. Creating a crisis, then demanding applause for fixing it: their modus operandi.

submitted 8 hours ago • 2 comments

Welcome to the World Cup in Donald Trump’s America!

submitted 8 hours ago • 249 comments

Investigations are now underway into officers and ICE agents who fired crowd-control munitions at dangerously close range. In case after case, the situation only escalated when force was used against peaceful protesters.

submitted 9 hours ago • 385 comments

The widely repeated and entirely false claim that teacher experience “doesn’t matter much” after two years did lasting damage to the profession. New report summing up teacher experience, working conditions & retention lit.

submitted 20 hours ago • 3 comments

Reminder that I AM LATINA AND PROUD. I am the product of immigration - my grandmother was undocumented and entered the country from Mexico as a baby. My mother was a fierce, gorgeous Latina woman of Mexican and Spanish descent.

submitted 9 hours ago • 532 comments

Ignore the bot accounts so much propaganda is being spread. Watch for the signs: no photos, no friends, account created last week. They’re everywhere, and we’re clearing out thousands every day.

submitted 16 hours ago • 228 comments

Chicago— Mini tanks. Tactile teams. All within 48 hours. The Puerto Rican Day Parade is this weekend in Humboldt Park and it’s Father’s Day this weekend. A lot of people are expected to be outside. Please, please be aware of your surroundings this weekend. wgntv.com/news/chicago...

submitted 12 hours ago • 2 comments

For the record: The Confederates fought a war against the United States to defend the institution of slavery. Period.

submitted 13 hours ago • 114 comments

Tell ‘em NO…

submitted 9 hours ago • 20 comments

This is dictator shit right here. www.military.com/daily-news/2...

submitted 14 hours ago • 356 comments

Without comment. Keep hammering this.

submitted 18 hours ago • 120 comments

Thousands of people marching through Lower Manhattan now demanding ICE get out of New York City.

submitted 1 day ago • 281 comments

When was the last time we wondered about who puts things on shelves? Today, those invisible ones are seen only to be criminalized for fleeing poverty and oppression. Are they really stealing a glamorous life from us? Pass it on if you stand with those who work in the shadows. #OnYourSide

submitted 10 hours ago • 92 comments

Be prepared at the Protest Have a water bottle for your eyes Make a meet up plan ahead of time Look out for each other

submitted 10 hours ago • 6 comments

Minnesota was just ranked the 5th best state for child wellbeing — here’s why: ✅ Free school meals ✅ Nation-leading Child Tax Credit ✅ Paid family and medical leave

submitted 11 hours ago • 318 comments

Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.

submitted 17 hours ago • 527 comments

National Guard troops have temporarily detained civilians in LA protests, a first. And a bad one. This will backfire on Trump.

submitted 13 hours ago • 41 comments

Yes please! www.npr.org/2025/06/11/n...

submitted 13 hours ago • 6 comments

There's SOOOO much going on, but I feel like people w/right wing MoCs and governors should call and get an on the record comment about this. Establish a record of these shitholes letting this fly.

submitted 13 hours ago • 23 comments

CBP Confirms It Is Flying Predator Drones Above Los Angeles To Support ICE 🔗 www.404media.co/cbp-confirms...

submitted 14 hours ago • 106 comments

It took THREE WEEKS to get this indictment. I have to ask; how many grand juries did they shop before getting the indictment? www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

submitted 13 hours ago • 331 comments

Trump appointees at the State Department are illegally blocking nearly 200 Fulbright scholarships, awards meant to send American professors and researchers abroad for educational exchange.

submitted 13 hours ago • 72 comments

Jessica: Gavin Newsom is speaking for a majority of Americans. There was a new Quinnipiac poll: Donald Trump -12 approval, -11 on immigration, -16 on deportation. He has taken his best issue and decimated it

submitted 13 hours ago • 198 comments

Implicit immunity of the upper class

submitted 13 hours ago • 3 comments

Why is ICE arresting employees but not employers? DOJ policy is to charge the most culpable people. The employers would seem to qualify.

submitted 19 hours ago • 1422 comments

So I just got off a call with Senator Warren @warren.senate.gov and her team about the MAGA Murder Bill (aka the Big Beautiful Bill) and whew did I learn some things I didn't know before: Did you know the bill cuts $300 BILLION from the ACA? Meaning that if you're on the ACA, your subsidy will

submitted 13 hours ago • 5 comments

A federal judge on Wednesday barred the Trump administration from continuing to detain Mahmoud Khalil. The judge said Khalil would be released on Friday unless the government appeals.

submitted 13 hours ago • 12 comments

There was never any doubt. And even ensured there was one “my African American!” Only one.

submitted 12 hours ago • 25 comments

WOW!! Military Pre-Screened Troops at Trump’s Fort Bragg Rally For Looks and Loyalty. The report released by Military .com reveals a lengthy process to curate the servicemen that would appear in the crowd — incl a message that explicitly stated, “No fat soldiers.” www.mediaite.com/media/news/n...

submitted 12 hours ago • 23 comments

Nice 😎

submitted 11 hours ago • 0 comments

As a native Arkansan, this made me laugh out loud. Did you know her brother tortured and killed a dog but got off because their dad was the Governor? You can get away with rape and murder in that state as long as you’re kin to someone at the courthouse. Sarah is full of shit.

submitted 12 hours ago • 36 comments

BREAKING: Judge says Mahmoud Khalil cannot be detained or deported based on Rubio’s determination. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

submitted 13 hours ago • 248 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 11 hours ago • 127 comments