Katie
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Kaine’s point is so well made that the comically insane placement of his glasses doesn’t even detract from it.
Trump’s white nationalist pick for a top state department spot Jeremy Carl gets grilled by SEN. TIM KAINE: “You said American whites are victims of a cultural genocide… are they represented in the senate? House? Presidency? CEO’s?”
February 14, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Kaine’s point is so well made that the comically insane placement of his glasses doesn’t even detract from it.
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it's hard to process this level of cruelty to children
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 14, 2026 at 1:32 AM
it's hard to process this level of cruelty to children
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seems bad
INBOX: Rep. Thomas Massie, who has enraged Trump for his insistence on blocking tariffs and releasing the Epstein files according to the law, just issued what is widely known among Chinese dissidents as "a declaration of no suicidal intent" (不自殺聲明), a sign of extreme distress.
February 14, 2026 at 1:58 AM
seems bad
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The Washington Post was consistently doing some of the best climate reporting out there in recent years. This is a huge loss (h/t @sammyroth.bsky.social) open.substack.com/pub/climatec...
Breaking: Washington Post gutting its climate team
Clean energy dies in darkness. Courtesy of Jeff Bezos.
open.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:40 PM
The Washington Post was consistently doing some of the best climate reporting out there in recent years. This is a huge loss (h/t @sammyroth.bsky.social) open.substack.com/pub/climatec...
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Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
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LEMON: “They want to embarrass you. They want to intimidate you. They want to instill fear.”
@donlemonofficial.bsky.social tells Kimmel he offered to turn himself into the DOJ, but heard nothing… until 12 Trump goons came and grabbed him as he covered the Grammys.
@donlemonofficial.bsky.social tells Kimmel he offered to turn himself into the DOJ, but heard nothing… until 12 Trump goons came and grabbed him as he covered the Grammys.
February 3, 2026 at 1:37 PM
LEMON: “They want to embarrass you. They want to intimidate you. They want to instill fear.”
@donlemonofficial.bsky.social tells Kimmel he offered to turn himself into the DOJ, but heard nothing… until 12 Trump goons came and grabbed him as he covered the Grammys.
@donlemonofficial.bsky.social tells Kimmel he offered to turn himself into the DOJ, but heard nothing… until 12 Trump goons came and grabbed him as he covered the Grammys.
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🔥 ALHAMBRA, CA: “Don’t give up. Don’t give in. Don’t let the bastards grind you down.”
Original: www.instagram.com/reel/DUI-mOZ...
Original: www.instagram.com/reel/DUI-mOZ...
January 31, 2026 at 10:25 PM
🔥 ALHAMBRA, CA: “Don’t give up. Don’t give in. Don’t let the bastards grind you down.”
Original: www.instagram.com/reel/DUI-mOZ...
Original: www.instagram.com/reel/DUI-mOZ...
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Lawyers can't reach clients in ICE detention. I've heard it anecdotally, but scale of issue is horrifying.
Bloomberg Law is a legal trade pub so many may miss this. Screenshot from their CA newsletter summarizes "bleak" situation for justice and rule of law.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
Bloomberg Law is a legal trade pub so many may miss this. Screenshot from their CA newsletter summarizes "bleak" situation for justice and rule of law.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
January 31, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Lawyers can't reach clients in ICE detention. I've heard it anecdotally, but scale of issue is horrifying.
Bloomberg Law is a legal trade pub so many may miss this. Screenshot from their CA newsletter summarizes "bleak" situation for justice and rule of law.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
Bloomberg Law is a legal trade pub so many may miss this. Screenshot from their CA newsletter summarizes "bleak" situation for justice and rule of law.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
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Congresswoman Ilhan Omar was attacked by a man who sprayed an unknown liquid at her during a town hall in Minneapolis.
January 28, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar was attacked by a man who sprayed an unknown liquid at her during a town hall in Minneapolis.
Democrats be more progressive than Bill Kristol challenge!
@democrats.org @schumer.senate.gov
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social
@democrats.org @schumer.senate.gov
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social
The killing of Alex Pretti and the grotesque lying was an overreach by the administration. They've paid a price and had to pull back a bit. But it's when there's some disarray that the democratic opposition needs to intensify the offensive, and turn a marginal tactical success into a major victory.
January 27, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Democrats be more progressive than Bill Kristol challenge!
@democrats.org @schumer.senate.gov
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social
@democrats.org @schumer.senate.gov
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social
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"Let us go." Immigration attorney Eric Lee shares a drawing by his five-year-old client, stuck in an immigration prison.
January 27, 2026 at 3:42 AM
"Let us go." Immigration attorney Eric Lee shares a drawing by his five-year-old client, stuck in an immigration prison.
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The first Minnesota murder, they refused to let a medical professional help the woman they shot. The second Minnesota murder, they simply shot the medical professional.
January 24, 2026 at 10:03 PM
The first Minnesota murder, they refused to let a medical professional help the woman they shot. The second Minnesota murder, they simply shot the medical professional.
You know those “far left agitators,” so famous for their love of “local authorities.” Just so may anarchists and cops yucking it up together at their joint vegan picnics and bowling nights.
Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
January 25, 2026 at 4:33 PM
You know those “far left agitators,” so famous for their love of “local authorities.” Just so may anarchists and cops yucking it up together at their joint vegan picnics and bowling nights.
“Today we remember that freedom is not free. We have to work at it, nurture it, protect it, and even sacrifice for it.”
Right back at you, Mr. Pretti. These words always rang hollow to me when misused to propagandize for wars of aggression. But for those in the streets now, they are so resonant.
Right back at you, Mr. Pretti. These words always rang hollow to me when misused to propagandize for wars of aggression. But for those in the streets now, they are so resonant.
January 25, 2026 at 2:32 AM
“Today we remember that freedom is not free. We have to work at it, nurture it, protect it, and even sacrifice for it.”
Right back at you, Mr. Pretti. These words always rang hollow to me when misused to propagandize for wars of aggression. But for those in the streets now, they are so resonant.
Right back at you, Mr. Pretti. These words always rang hollow to me when misused to propagandize for wars of aggression. But for those in the streets now, they are so resonant.
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At the end of the day, the Black Lives Matter era was about whether people should be killed in the street, and lots of people decided yeah and put those little blue flags on their cars. It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
At the end of the day, the Black Lives Matter era was about whether people should be killed in the street, and lots of people decided yeah and put those little blue flags on their cars. It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.
Sometimes, despite it all, I’m really fucking proud of this country. Minnesota, you’re doing us proud.
January 24, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Sometimes, despite it all, I’m really fucking proud of this country. Minnesota, you’re doing us proud.
Ok, so you’re resigning your job to become a stay at home dad then?
JD Vance: "To our fellow Americans we say, you're never gonna find great meaning in a cubicle or in front of a computer screen. But you will find great meaning if you dedicate yourself to the creation and sustenance of human life."
January 24, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Ok, so you’re resigning your job to become a stay at home dad then?
So JD are you gonna quit your job and become a stay at home dad so your attorney wife can go make some real $ for the family (and cause it less disgrace than you have)?
Please know that when JD Vance says "Americans" here, he means "women."
"To our fellow Americans, we say you’re never going to find great meaning in a cubicle or in front of a computer screen. But you will find great meaning if you dedicate yourself to the creation and sustenance of human life."
"To our fellow Americans, we say you’re never going to find great meaning in a cubicle or in front of a computer screen. But you will find great meaning if you dedicate yourself to the creation and sustenance of human life."
January 24, 2026 at 1:14 AM
So JD are you gonna quit your job and become a stay at home dad so your attorney wife can go make some real $ for the family (and cause it less disgrace than you have)?
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This is not materially different from Josef Mengele. The concept is to deliberately expose people to serious harm so you can gather more data on what you already know will hurt them. It's not some big coincidence the Nuremberg Code expressly prohibits everything resembling this kind of "science."
RFK Jr. appointee Kirk Milhoan has just clearly stated, out loud, that he wants to experiment on the people of the United States by seeing what happens as vaccination coverage plummets and infectious diseases spread.
January 23, 2026 at 2:59 PM
This is not materially different from Josef Mengele. The concept is to deliberately expose people to serious harm so you can gather more data on what you already know will hurt them. It's not some big coincidence the Nuremberg Code expressly prohibits everything resembling this kind of "science."
This is the work of conquering armies, dictators, fascists, totalitarians, obviously racists. It’s what the American right claims to hate about communism (& indeed was wrong under communism). To remove history, to be afraid of history, to impose thought control, to censor “improper ideology…” Shame.
The exhibits about slavery at the President’s House in Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park have been removed amid pressure from the Trump admin www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...
January 23, 2026 at 2:45 AM
This is the work of conquering armies, dictators, fascists, totalitarians, obviously racists. It’s what the American right claims to hate about communism (& indeed was wrong under communism). To remove history, to be afraid of history, to impose thought control, to censor “improper ideology…” Shame.
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Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
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In a country with an actual free press, the photo of that poor old man would be the cover of every single paper with a headline that reads ENOUGH.
January 19, 2026 at 5:47 AM
In a country with an actual free press, the photo of that poor old man would be the cover of every single paper with a headline that reads ENOUGH.
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Cops at her front door, holding a phone to her face, asking if that's her Facebook account.
What the fuck are we doing here?
What the fuck are we doing here?
A woman left a comment on Facebook criticizing the Mayor of Miami Beach,.
The Mayor of Miami Beach then sent the cops to her home.
The Mayor of Miami Beach then sent the cops to her home.
January 19, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Cops at her front door, holding a phone to her face, asking if that's her Facebook account.
What the fuck are we doing here?
What the fuck are we doing here?
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This Tuesday, Jan 20, is the day to send in testimony on bans on local law-ICE partnerships and law enforcement masking. TOMORROW, Monday, Jan 19, 4-5 p.m., we're workshopping the writing process. Join us!
Register at www.mobilize.us/indivisible/... ⭐️
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IMD Legislative Priorities: Writing Workshop · Indivisible
Join us to work through writing written testimonies the MD bills we're supporting this legislative session! Can't promise we're experts in writing, but we'll work through it together :)
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January 18, 2026 at 11:06 PM
This Tuesday, Jan 20, is the day to send in testimony on bans on local law-ICE partnerships and law enforcement masking. TOMORROW, Monday, Jan 19, 4-5 p.m., we're workshopping the writing process. Join us!
Register at www.mobilize.us/indivisible/... ⭐️
Register at www.mobilize.us/indivisible/... ⭐️
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recorded this last week
Why Congress Needs to Treat ICE Like the Ku Klux Klan
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 1:11 AM
recorded this last week