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Lawsuits like this are one reason why for a period of time, local police didn’t want to sign 287(g) agreements with ICE; because they’re on the hook when they detain US citizens illegally by accident.

Mahmoud Khalil walked out of the detention center in Louisiana shortly before 7 p.m. local time Friday. “No one is illegal — no human is illegal,” Khalil said. “Justice will prevail no matter what this administration may try.” trib.al/dZtYU0u

what stage of empire is armed standoffs between law enforcement agencies outside sporting events

ICE agent points gun directly at the head of innocent civilian—just for taking picture of his license plate. He drew his gun with one hand—while fumbling to open the car door with the other. The "agent" did not seem to be aware someone else was already recording his vehicle. Pasadena, California.

Remember who you voted for.

ouch, needed carney to save him from senior moment. sad.

Two Palestinians showed us first-person videos of what it's like to try and retrieve, and provide, food in Gaza City. By Ang Li, Meg Felling, and me. Heaps of geolocation help too from @fdov21.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/video/world/...

“I want to make a special appeal to soldiers, national guardsmen, and policemen: each of you is one of us. The peasants you kill are your own brothers and sisters. When you hear a man telling you to kill, remember God’s words, ‘thou shalt not kill.’” Óscar Romero, El Salvador, March 23, 1980.

Watch as this LAPD cop takes deliberate aim at an Australian reporter, then shoots her at close range. I would fire the police chief over this. Inexcusable thuggery.

DEAN: Do you know when this country actually had a trade surplus? LUTNICK: About a hundred years ago DEAN: It was during the Great Depression. That's a direction none of us wants to go.

DEAN: What's the tariff on bananas? LUTNICK: Generally 10% DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8% LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America

Those who do not learn from history…

Next to Trump and Musk, Shatner and I look like adoring newlyweds.

European Jews on Ellis Island protest against their deportation to Germany, 1936

Chris Murphy on Joni Ernst: "I think everybody in that audience knows they're going to die, they would just rather die in old age at 85 or 90 instead of dying at 40. And the reality is that when you lose your healthcare, you are much more at risk of early death."

Jake Tapper can go suck eggs.

One passed laws for your kids. The other passed his hat for your cash.

Trump keeps whining that federal judges are abusing their authority. But to what end? They don’t get anything but grief and threats from standing up to Trump. They aren’t stopping him for their own benefit. They rule against him to keep us from tumbling into autocracy. They’re modern day heroes.

As always, the hypocrisy is mind numbing.

Don't stop the pressure #teslatakedown

This Memorial Day weekend, the best way to honor the soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice is to honor and protect the freedoms and the democracy they died for.

Who's in?

Many retailers have issued warnings that they won’t, as Trump has suggested, “eat” the additional costs caused by those import taxes. That means anything from groceries and clothing to toys and cars could cost Americans more. cnn.it/3ShEE1R

The Treasury Department is winding down the production of pennies, after ordering a last batch of the blanks used to print the coins this month.

I took this pic of then Vice President Joe Biden in the Oval Office back in September 2015. I’ll never forget how, during the 2020 campaign, he would make a point of saying the press is NOT the enemy of the people. Thinking of President Biden as he takes on this next battle. Godspeed Mr. President.

President Trump said on Friday that "a lot of people are starving" in the Gaza Strip under an Israeli blockade preventing aid deliveries, adding that the U.S. wanted to help alleviate the suffering.

#ICYMI: Records show that the 25-year-old DOGE engineer owned as much as $715K in stock in companies — including Tesla, Apple, Alphabet and Alibaba — on the CFPB’s “Prohibited Holdings” list for staffers to prevent conflicts of interest.

All for a selfie? Ouch 😖😖😖

We need to assemble in Huge numbers before it's too late.

You and your shoes won’t be missed

A recent RAND study found that $79 trillion was effectively stolen from the bottom 90% of income earners. We don’t lack abundance. We have an oligarchy problem — the oligarchs are hoarding the abundance for themselves.

MERKLEY: Are you gonna launch an investigation of the reported violation of the due process of several hundred people? P: It is not for me to call the balls & strikes M: You haven't read the Constitution? It says 'all persons'...it concerns me you're not familiar w/the core concept of due process

We’re so sorry, world.

Carl Sagan's insights were far ahead of his time. 🎥 : made from em_curr (Tiktok)

Louder for the voters in the back!