Growing up in a small town, I saw how small businesses make main streets come alive.
 
I just announced $33 million for 225 small businesses to ensure they have the funding they need to get started.

No one.

Inches away from one of the tiniest butterflies in the world…

Between the rainstorms, I decided to take out my macro lens to see what was about. I was rewarded with Cupido comyntas, the fabulous male Eastern Tailed-Blue butterfly. Half inch wingspan. Those scales🤯

#Photography99 📷🌱 #Butterflies 🦋

I’m seeing many reposts of Donald Trump’s demented distraction from the Jeffrey Epstein mess about Rosie O’Donnell. What I’m not seeing is her sassy response. Here it is:

As search and recovery missions continue in Texas, I’m incredibly grateful to our Minnesota Task Force 1 K-9 Unit for stepping up and traveling to assist our neighbors in this time of tragedy.

We know their heroic work will make a difference.

NEWS: ICE Ordered to Stop Arresting People Without Probable Cause as FEMA Failures Compound ICE ordered to stop arresting people without probable cause, Kristi Noem's failure to renew contracts left Texas flood calls unanswered, a Trump supporter can't get back into the country, and more

NEWS: ICE ordered to stop arresting people without probable cause, Kristi Noem's failure to renew contracts left Texas flood calls unanswered, a Trump supporter left to Canada and can't get back into the country, a farmworker dies during ICE raid, and more.

All the news you missed:

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz after touring "Alligator Alcatraz": "These detainees are living in cages. The pictures you've seen don't do it just. They are essentially packed into cages. 34 detainees per cage...they get their drinking water & they brush their teeth where they poop, in the same unit"

The same guy telling you LA is on fire, told you people were eating dogs in Ohio.

Players this century with 25+ points in an NBA Finals game at age 22 or younger ⤵️

Kobe Bryant
Tony Parker
LeBron James
Kawhi Leonard
And now… Bennedict Mathurin

It’s a postseason career-high for Mathurin, also becoming the youngest player since 1971 to score 25+ off the bench in a Finals game 🔥

I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving.

There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.

They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.

I’m sorry Terry Moran was fired but we needed to hear someone in the media pointing out Miller’s evil and deranged actions and beliefs. Terry is on the right side of history.

Watched local ABC at lunch to catch the weather, thought I accidentally put a FOX outlet on based on the way ABC was positioning the event in LA. Words like “insurrectionists” “violence” “illegals”. Terry Moran has been a thorough, intelligent journalist. He is not a “talking head”. Suck it ABC!

Terry Moran's one problem, he spoke truth to power. (And he made trump look the way he always does in interviews, stupid.

Watching the right now oppose the part of the second amendment that guarantees a well regulated militia under state control is… something.

In our society (and in jobs) we are actively discouraged from talking about sex, religion and politics.
That emphasis on discouraging "arguments" has created the simplistic, single-minded ignorance that lives in many people's heads, without a diversity of thought.
I work with people who have

Texas Quietly Downsizes Border Security Spending But outlays remain far above state funding prior to the Operation Lone Star era.

New from me: Texas quietly downsizes border security spending—mainly for state border wall—though still remains above pre-OLS levels www.texasobserver.org/texas-quietl... @texasobserver.org

California AG Sues Trump for Deploying Troops, Warns Admin Trying to Provoke Violence The Trump administration is sending 700 marines and an additional 2,000 members of the National Guard into Los Angeles following four days of protests against militarized immigration raids. Rob Bonta,...

California AG Bonta Sues Trump for Deploying Troops, Warns President Is Trying to Provoke Violence

ICE agents concealing their faces: Can they really do that? It's not illegal, but paired with high-visibility raids, police masking sows fear and conflict.

ICE agents concealing their faces: Can they really do that?

Asher of Trans Up Front addressing the crowd

Come join me and at least 150 people at the Edgewater Public Library to protect those coming in for Drag Story Hour!

Support and follow @transupfrontil.com!!

Abrego Garcia's Lawyers: "This Case is Not Over." Lawyers for Abrego Garcia slam the government for trying to weasel their way out of contempt.

Did you know that when Pam Bondi said "We presented El Salvador with an arrest warrant and they agreed to return him," she was admitting she failed to follow the extradition process, proving he could have been returned at any time? My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/abrego-gar...

A reminder that January 6 insurrection was invited by the same criminal who is inciting and creating manufactured chaos throughout the United States today. He should’ve been sent to jail for several lifetime sentences, not sent to the White House.

Remember: If unions didn’t matter, powerful corporations wouldn’t spend millions of dollars every year to stop workers from organizing. Keep up the fight.

It is always a pleasure hanging out with Stephen Colbert especially when there are puppies. And it was a thrill meeting the great #CristinMilioti, who was absolutely sensational in the Penguin. Thanks #ColbertLateShow and Thanks Chuck! Styling: #MichaelFisher Grooming: #marycurranstylist

If past practice is anything to go by, a White House staffer just handed President Trump an early preview of tomorrow's jobs report.

YouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury Rep. Stansbury: Elon and Trump's breakup is messy

Breakups are hard, especially when they play out in the public sphere. Here’s the tea on what’s happening between Trump and Elon in their messy spat. 

But in all seriousness, we need to kill the bill. ⬇️

For years we've heard from the right about "welfare queens" and other so-called "freeloaders" pulling one over on the government.

But actually, it's the wealthy who are the real freeloaders — pulling one over on us all by skirting their taxes.

Where is the outrage over that?

I’m so excited to return to The Late Show w/ Stephen Colbert! I did such a great job last time, they asked me back a mere 8 years later. #TheLifeOfChuck