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Question for Mike Flood: With $450 million being allocated to Alligator Alcatraz, and ICE burning through $8.4 million a day to illegally detain people—How much does it cost for fascism? How much do the tax payers have to pay for a fascist country?

This is pretty fucking insane. Abbott says he’ll remove any Democrats who don’t show up tomorrow from office.

It feels like we should be making a bigger deal of “we actually did in fact find a cure for AIDS”

Seeing Kamala Harris openly say that the system is broken was so powerful.

Just having someone in her position say it so candidly without qualification was beyond powerful.

Friends, please do yourselves a favor and mask outside in this AQI. I know it might feel silly or sound like overkill. I assure you it is not

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Now is not the time for anonymity In plain sight, the Justice Department is prioritizing politics over public safety. Those in the know must step out of the shadows and call it like they see it, before it's too late.

www.lawyeroyer.com/p/now-is-not...

Dropped cases against LA protesters reveal false claims from federal agents Revealed: records show border patrol gave inaccurate testimony about people it jailed. Prosecutors now face ‘embarrassing’ dismissals

This proves five things:

1. The protests in LA were peaceful
2. The National Guard and Marines were unnecessary
3. ICE officers lie
4. DHS stats on ICE agent assaults are overblown
5. You can not, in fact, indict a ham sandwich if you have no case

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I think part of the trick is that a city doesn’t tent to seize things unless they have a plan. If there is no plan then they have just seized something that is a headache for them.

The headline below a photo of Trump’s eyes says: CONVICTED US FELON TO ARRIVE IN SCOTLAND. The sub-heading reads: Republican leader, who was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation, will visit golf courses.

NEW: Tomorrow’s front page of Scottish newspaper, The National.

Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose and

This is an executive order that lays the groundwork for sending homeless people and people with mental illness to concentration camps to be "civilly committed." It was never going to stop with immigrants.

This is horrifying beyond words.

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Minneapolis does surprisingly ok with the “Minneapolis was destroyed in a riot” party

Define little? Elementary and under? Middle school?

Photo of moonrise over Lake Superior. The moon light is reflecting off the lake in a line all the way to the shore.

Moonrise over Lake Superior.

Watch: Senior Trump adviser dumps on Minneapolis, prompting retort from Mary Moriarty Stephen Miller’s comments are the latest in a recent string from Trump loyalists targeting Minneapolis.

In response to White House staffer Stephen Miller’s comments, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said: “If we wanted a white supremacist’s opinion, we’d ask. But we don’t. So we won’t. Also, Minneapolis is great.”

I learned to drive in DFW, and I concur.

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Very ‘threatening’ lesbian here with hand up.

I’ll chip in.

Persecuted for being LGBTQ+ in Trump country, they now have a chance to start over someplace new Keshet and the Hebrew Free Loan Society are fighting persecution by offering loans to those who need to flee,

Jewish orgs Keshet and the Hebrew Free Loan Association are giving out interest-free loans to LGBTQ+ folks who need to re-locate but can’t afford it. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE JEWISH.

“The idea that people were having to pick up and flee their homes was something that resonated Jewishly.”

Amazing sunset

minneapolis look outside it's really pretty

I wanted to go to school with nerds, so I was hoping to improve my score. I didn’t. Still got to go to school with nerds.

The only reason I know my SAT is because I took it twice and got the same exact score both times.

this is the time for scifi fans to exercise the ultimate depth and breadth of their creativity

make them shut down the hotline

use all your best Borg jokes

Dont forget Youth Pastors. There’s something about Youth Pastors.

That’s a reasonable restriction.

That’s impressive