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Worth saving: Democracy.
Worth standing with: Imperfect allies.
Worth supporting: Legit journalism, rule of law, an economy and government for people & planet.
Worth saving: Democracy.
Worth standing with: Imperfect allies.
Worth supporting: Legit journalism, rule of law, an economy and government for people & planet.
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Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On
In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surf...
www.propublica.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
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ICE and CBP agents seem to enjoy gratuitously breaking glass—from car windows to store fronts to homes. It’s an expression of unchecked power and dominance: “We’re in charge. We break and shatter what we want.”
And nights of broken glass have been a harbinger of worse to come.
And nights of broken glass have been a harbinger of worse to come.
January 31, 2026 at 1:51 PM
ICE and CBP agents seem to enjoy gratuitously breaking glass—from car windows to store fronts to homes. It’s an expression of unchecked power and dominance: “We’re in charge. We break and shatter what we want.”
And nights of broken glass have been a harbinger of worse to come.
And nights of broken glass have been a harbinger of worse to come.
This is what continuing to fund ICE actually looks like.
"...The 23 proposed sites would range in size from 500 to 9,500 beds. If completed as planned, the larger facilities would be some of the biggest detention centers of any kind in the country."
"...The 23 proposed sites would range in size from 500 to 9,500 beds. If completed as planned, the larger facilities would be some of the biggest detention centers of any kind in the country."
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:01 AM
This is what continuing to fund ICE actually looks like.
"...The 23 proposed sites would range in size from 500 to 9,500 beds. If completed as planned, the larger facilities would be some of the biggest detention centers of any kind in the country."
"...The 23 proposed sites would range in size from 500 to 9,500 beds. If completed as planned, the larger facilities would be some of the biggest detention centers of any kind in the country."
New Springsteen song!
On Apple Music and YouTube
Enjoy and share 🙂
On Apple Music and YouTube
Enjoy and share 🙂
January 28, 2026 at 7:15 PM
New Springsteen song!
On Apple Music and YouTube
Enjoy and share 🙂
On Apple Music and YouTube
Enjoy and share 🙂
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More and more Americans are voicing their outrage at the tactics being deployed by federal agents in Minnesota. But it’s important to understand the broader implications of what this administration is doing, and the threat it poses to the basic freedoms of every American.
January 28, 2026 at 3:02 PM
More and more Americans are voicing their outrage at the tactics being deployed by federal agents in Minnesota. But it’s important to understand the broader implications of what this administration is doing, and the threat it poses to the basic freedoms of every American.
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The paradox of the current moment is that while none of this is normal, it is also not extraordinary. It is the country in which we live, and we are not going back to a previous era. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-c...
We cannot be nostalgic for the United States
The United States is no longer a steady ally and a trusted global power — but an unstable volcano ready to erupt.
www.democracydocket.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:46 AM
The paradox of the current moment is that while none of this is normal, it is also not extraordinary. It is the country in which we live, and we are not going back to a previous era. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-c...
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Rachel @maddow.bsky.social tells the story of one of the most shocking decisions in American history in her new podcast, “Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order.”
LISTEN to all six episodes now: podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
LISTEN to all six episodes now: podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
December 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Rachel @maddow.bsky.social tells the story of one of the most shocking decisions in American history in her new podcast, “Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order.”
LISTEN to all six episodes now: podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
LISTEN to all six episodes now: podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
The US’s influence in the world has derived from treating others as part of a community of democratic nations and strategic partners.
In less than a year, US and Russian oligarchs (via their GOP functionaries) have destroyed it.
OLIGARCHS—WE’RE WATCHING YOU!
In less than a year, US and Russian oligarchs (via their GOP functionaries) have destroyed it.
OLIGARCHS—WE’RE WATCHING YOU!
America vs. the World — The Atlantic
President Trump wants to return to the 19th century’s international order. He will leave America less prosperous—and the whole world less secure.
apple.news
January 21, 2026 at 10:53 PM
The US’s influence in the world has derived from treating others as part of a community of democratic nations and strategic partners.
In less than a year, US and Russian oligarchs (via their GOP functionaries) have destroyed it.
OLIGARCHS—WE’RE WATCHING YOU!
In less than a year, US and Russian oligarchs (via their GOP functionaries) have destroyed it.
OLIGARCHS—WE’RE WATCHING YOU!
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Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by The Associated Press.
US citizen says ICE removed him from his Minnesota home in his underwear after warrantless search
Federal immigration agents have detained a U.S. citizen in Minnesota at gunpoint without a warrant. That's according to ChongLy “Scott” Thao, who says agents forced open his door, entered with guns drawn and led him outside in his underwear in freezing conditions.
bit.ly
January 20, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by The Associated Press.
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20 January 1878 | A Czech Jewish woman, Adéla Skutecká, was born in Prague.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 18 May 1944. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz:
📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
🎧 Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 18 May 1944. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz:
📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
🎧 Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO
January 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM
20 January 1878 | A Czech Jewish woman, Adéla Skutecká, was born in Prague.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 18 May 1944. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz:
📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
🎧 Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 18 May 1944. She did not survive.
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Women at Auschwitz:
📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
🎧 Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO
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The White Supremacists in the White House and GOP didn’t even mention MLK yesterday. They are no longer even trying to hide it.
@apnews.com
@apnews.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:24 PM
The White Supremacists in the White House and GOP didn’t even mention MLK yesterday. They are no longer even trying to hide it.
@apnews.com
@apnews.com
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The Trump administration has launched a social media campaign invoking Nazi and white nationalist slogans, songs, and memes. This should send shockwaves across the Jewish American community.
Read more in @haliesoifer.bsky.social's weekly analysis:
Read more in @haliesoifer.bsky.social's weekly analysis:
Nazi Slogans and White Nationalist Anthems
Emanating from the Trump White House.
open.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:19 PM
The Trump administration has launched a social media campaign invoking Nazi and white nationalist slogans, songs, and memes. This should send shockwaves across the Jewish American community.
Read more in @haliesoifer.bsky.social's weekly analysis:
Read more in @haliesoifer.bsky.social's weekly analysis:
Good for China and Canada, not good for the US.
In fact, China has been making the same trade deal in every region across the globe since Trump’s first “America First” term
In fact, China has been making the same trade deal in every region across the globe since Trump’s first “America First” term
NEWS: Canada just checkmated the United States.
Breaking with the U.S., Canada has struck a major deal with China: Ottawa will cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for dramatically lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.
Breaking with the U.S., Canada has struck a major deal with China: Ottawa will cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for dramatically lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.
January 16, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Good for China and Canada, not good for the US.
In fact, China has been making the same trade deal in every region across the globe since Trump’s first “America First” term
In fact, China has been making the same trade deal in every region across the globe since Trump’s first “America First” term
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DAVE MATTHEWS: “I don’t want my taxes to pay for masked thugs to roam our streets & terrorize our communities... She was trying to get away. He shot her 3x in the head. Murdered in cold blood. They’re trying to tell us not to believe what we see. FUCK ICE.”
(H/T @marcofoster.bsky.social )
(H/T @marcofoster.bsky.social )
January 10, 2026 at 6:11 PM
DAVE MATTHEWS: “I don’t want my taxes to pay for masked thugs to roam our streets & terrorize our communities... She was trying to get away. He shot her 3x in the head. Murdered in cold blood. They’re trying to tell us not to believe what we see. FUCK ICE.”
(H/T @marcofoster.bsky.social )
(H/T @marcofoster.bsky.social )
Maddow calls out real reason Trump Admin invaded Venezuela. Listen on your next commute or walk
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Maddow calls out the real reason Trump invaded Venezuela
Podcast Episode · The Rachel Maddow Show · 01/06/2026 · 45m
podcasts.apple.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Maddow calls out real reason Trump Admin invaded Venezuela. Listen on your next commute or walk
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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FIVE YEARS & he has not been held accountable for one of the most disgraceful events in this nation's history.
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
January 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM
FIVE YEARS & he has not been held accountable for one of the most disgraceful events in this nation's history.
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
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On the 5th Anniversary of the failed January 6th insurrection attempt, we’re reminded how fragile democracy can be. We must remember the darkness of that day so it’s never repeated. As history is rewritten by some, we choose to speak the truth of what happened.
January 6, 2026 at 1:02 PM
On the 5th Anniversary of the failed January 6th insurrection attempt, we’re reminded how fragile democracy can be. We must remember the darkness of that day so it’s never repeated. As history is rewritten by some, we choose to speak the truth of what happened.
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📷 The “Arbeit macht frei” gate of the Auschwitz I camp. The inscription over the gate, which meant “work makes one free”, was a cynical promise and a lie given to all the prisoners who entered the camp.
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Photo: instagram.com/nikki_reporter_photo
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Photo: instagram.com/nikki_reporter_photo
January 4, 2026 at 10:37 AM
📷 The “Arbeit macht frei” gate of the Auschwitz I camp. The inscription over the gate, which meant “work makes one free”, was a cynical promise and a lie given to all the prisoners who entered the camp.
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Photo: instagram.com/nikki_reporter_photo
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Photo: instagram.com/nikki_reporter_photo
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On this day in 1920, an Austrian Jewish man was born. Stateless and living in Prague, on the 7 May 1942 he was deported to Theresienstadt & on the 9 May to the Sobibor extermination camp. He perished in Majdanek on 4 Sep 1942. His name was Jan Grossmann
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January 3, 2026 at 9:17 AM
On this day in 1920, an Austrian Jewish man was born. Stateless and living in Prague, on the 7 May 1942 he was deported to Theresienstadt & on the 9 May to the Sobibor extermination camp. He perished in Majdanek on 4 Sep 1942. His name was Jan Grossmann
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The U.S. government just banned five people from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech. This ban, according to the State Department, is necessary to protect free speech.
If that sounds insane to you, congratulations on your reading comprehension.
If that sounds insane to you, congratulations on your reading comprehension.
Opinion | Marco Rubio is using real censorship to fight fake censorship
Mike Masnick: In the name of protecting free speech, the U.S. government just banned five Europeans from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech.
www.ms.now
December 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The U.S. government just banned five people from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech. This ban, according to the State Department, is necessary to protect free speech.
If that sounds insane to you, congratulations on your reading comprehension.
If that sounds insane to you, congratulations on your reading comprehension.
“…The architects of this machinery understand perfectly that rights vindicated after destruction provide the same relief as rights never possessed at all.”
The Government Can Empty Your Bank Account Tomorrow. No Judge Required
How Miller's Legal Architecture Ensures Constitutional Protections Arrive After They Matter
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
“…The architects of this machinery understand perfectly that rights vindicated after destruction provide the same relief as rights never possessed at all.”
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BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
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Having to watch a bootlegged copy of a video from another country because my country censored it is making me feel as if I'm living in 1980s Eastern Germany.
December 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Having to watch a bootlegged copy of a video from another country because my country censored it is making me feel as if I'm living in 1980s Eastern Germany.
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DOJ broke the law today by refusing to produce all the Epstein files. It also broke the law by redacting information other than to protect victims. Yet, the corporate media is acting that DOJ did us a huge favor.
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
DOJ broke the law today by refusing to produce all the Epstein files. It also broke the law by redacting information other than to protect victims. Yet, the corporate media is acting that DOJ did us a huge favor.
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0