The World Needs The American Example When democracy is buffeted by autocracy, the hopes and ideas of the free world must be allowed to shine.

"If American leaders want to win the ideological contest with China and Russia in this century, we must devote more attention to improving our democratic system of government at home": Read more here: tinyurl.com/5n9ammux

Black and white photograph of six-year-old Ruby Bridges, wearing a dark dress and white cardigan and carrying a School bag, accompanied by three FBI agents in dark suits.

Sixty-five years ago today, four first-graders desegregated New Orleans's public schools: Ruby Bridges at William Frantz Elementary School, and Leona Tate, Tessie Provost, and Gail Etienne at McDonogh 19 Elementary School. They faced violent mobs and threats to their lives. They were 6 years old. 🗃

Indiana likely will not push forward with redistricting despite pressure from White House It’s a massive blow to the White House’s efforts to shore up a Republican House majority next year.

This is big: elected Republicans in a deep-red state saying NO to Trump even after his personal plea.

The balance is shifting - and we have to keep up the pressure everywhere.

A photo of Melika Olya. She is wearing a red short sleeve blouse with small white flowers and gray leggings. She has her hair in an half up half down style, her hair is brown and curly.

Victory! After nearly three years in ICE detention, Melika Olya, a 23-year-old Iranian woman and asylum seeker was released today.

This is a better answer than I gave on The Source to @kaitlancollins.bsky.social last night.

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Agreed

Display about Black soldiers in World War II removed from US military cemetery | CNN Politics Decades ago, as some of the bloodiest fighting in World War II ramped up in Europe, 19-year-old 1st Lt. Jeffersons Wiggins, along with hundreds of other Black soldiers in, were tasked with burying the...

Hegseth has a memorial to Black Soldiers who fought in World War II removed from an American military cemetery in The Netherlands. Pure racism. www.cnn.com/2025/11/13/p...

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Article begins with this:”Newly released emails suggest that President Donald Trump may have spent his first Thanksgiving in office accompanied by none other than Jeffrey Epstein.” The evidence given is not definitive.

At meeting, US Catholic bishops say they oppose ‘indiscriminate mass deportation of people’ (RNS) — The bishops approved an immigration statement with 216 in favor, five opposed and three abstentions.

via @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: At meeting, US Catholic bishops say they oppose "indiscriminate mass deportation of people" —> religionnews.com/2025/11/12/a...

Judge rules mandatory detention of Chicago day care teacher by ICE is illegal According to the ruling, Diana Santillana will be given a bond hearing in front of an immigration judge, who could order her released while her civil deportation case proceeds.

Judge rules mandatory detention of Chicago day care teacher by ICE is illegal

Federal jury awards $112M to immigrants detained by Suffolk for ICE A federal jury found the county and the Sheriff's Office violated the Constitutional rights of 674 people.

Wow, a Long Island jury awarded $112 Million to 674 immigrants who were unlawfully held by county police so they could be handed over to ICE

Really cant understand how badly the Dems messaged this fold. The easy out was to say "we never expected Trump would illegally starve children and when SCOTUS stepped in to illegally help him we couldn't put kids at risk."

My constitutional amendment: Repeal the executive pardon power and put pardons in the hands of nonpartisan commissions. As is, it's a conduit for corruption and favoritism.

Welsey Roberts presents his evidence that teaching #evolution works and it doesn't have to be religion OR evolution. @ncse.bsky.social #teaching #scicomm

No it’s important to listen to this. Because then you understand that many of them will do ANYTHING to keep power. Remember Musk got involved in the 2024 election after saying to Tucker “if she wins” I am definitely going to prison.

So we need to move knowing that nothing is off the table for them.

It is wild the degree to which the formerly capitalist free market anti-socialism cohort in American politics has been absolutely silent about Trump behaving like the CCP and having the government essentially force giant companies to make the state a co-owner and give Trump a management say. Wild.

Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school

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USDA homepage today. For federal employees to engage in partisan messaging on official channels is explicitly ILLEGAL under 5 U.S. Code § 7323. They are doing this all across the federal government. Is anybody going to sue them? (See www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...)

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In Durango, Colorado, one of Trump's Nazi ICE Gestapo assaulted a woman who was peacefully protesting. 😡😡😡👇

Whoa!

It's not lost on me that the part of the White House we are destroying is the part that has to do with women's history in the White House.

RIGHT ON 👊🏽

I voted YES on 50 (a temporary measure to level the playing field) and my ballot was already counted.

Join me— remember to vote, and tell your friends and neighbors to do the same. #VoteYesOnProp50

As of October 2025, more than a decade into Russia’s war against Ukraine, at least 263 members of Ukraine’s literary community — writers, translators, scholars, and others — have been killed by Russian forces. The figures were reported at the Ukrainian stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair.

At Oakland #NoKings, I asked Justin here if, as a Black man, he had particular concerns w the Trump admin's actions. Loved his answer.

This is a cardboard model of the ship, the USS constitution complete with three masts and a full set of fabric sales

This sign is my current favorite, a model of the good ship Constitutionmade by a teacher in Maine. One of the first ships in the US Navy, she’s still afloat in Boston harbor and open to visitors when the government is working.