Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, her father's lawyer confirmed.

A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
 
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
 
Not one dime for this cruelty.

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Let's be done with the "if there even *IS* an election" gotcha. We know. The thought has occurred to all of us. It's unhelpful. I'm going to continue behaving as if I'm not powerless—as if totalitarianism isn't inevitable. Because it's not, and I'm not.

Good to see that many Dem elected officials now want to be seen getting involved in the cases of immigrants who have been wrongly detained by ICE.

Let's spare a word for @vanhollen.senate.gov, who did this for Kilmar Abrego Garcia back when wise pundits said this was politically dangerous.

Wales is set to criminalize political lies during elections—should the world follow its lead? The Welsh Labour government is pushing forward with a groundbreaking bill hailed as "globally pioneering," aimed at rebuilding public confidence and improving the quality of democratic debate. If enacted...

If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.

Put “too much money” in the DSM already

Throne of Glass is even better! But you’re creating a new problem for yourself I was even more depressed when that ended 😅

This is a good example of how other countries (justifiably) misunderstand the scope and scale of U.S. politics and as a country. The very things that make our system (lamentably) immune to popular opinion also protect elections bc the system is so unwieldy and convoluted.

Pat Bagley cartoon

Cartoon by Pat Bagley, The Salt Lake Tribune

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

Yeesh I hate being repetitive, and yet...

It's time once again to remind my fellow Americans that there is no mechanism whereby state run elections can be suspended or canceled by the federal government. None. So don't go along with any garbage you hear to that effect. Laugh, and get ready to vote.

How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history

In thinking about what you can do this year, keep this in mind: showing up at protests has real impact - -
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Bostonians Wanted More Bike Lanes: Now They Have Them, and Traffic Is Down Mayor Michelle Wu's ran on more protected bike lanes around the city to satisfy a perceived demand for better cycling infrastructure.

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In a recent interview shared by Them, #HeatedRivalry stars Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams weighed in on why the series has struck such a strong chord with straight women

ICE pepper sprayed 1 year old gil

ICE pepper-sprayed this 1-year-old girl.

Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.

They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.

Another horrific story.

More details below.

Still thinking about how it was abortion workers and environmental activists who told me about Fetterman being a reactionary back while he was still a candidate and how nobody believed them because the soc dem bro collective had deemed him cool

Moreover, ICE must be destroyed

Global Approaches to Abortion as Health Care - O'Neill The O’Neill Institute believes that the law is a fundamental tool for solving critical health problems.

By characterizing abortion as health care, international orgs have pushed back against abortion exceptionalism. The World Health Organization recognizes that “[a]bortion is a simple health care intervention.” Numerous countries have adopted laws and policies to align with WHO recommendations.

🐝💛 Las abejas no son enemigas, ¡son aliadas!

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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.

The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.

People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.

And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

I am loving Coda! @codamusic.bsky.social

No health care, no deal.

The bumper says 'rugged working man'.

But the cargo bed says ‘cosplay builder with soft hands’.

Time to ban these fragile-man-mobiles from our cities.

😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎

Big day for people who care about other people

It got drowned out in all the good news from last night, but Boston Mayor Michelle Wu became the youngest person to be reelected in the city's history.

She ran unopposed because her opponent--Patriots owner Bob Kraft's son--withdrew a few months ago after realizing he had no hope of winning.