Andrew O'Neill ❌👑

dog ate my fascism homework

One of Trump's most consistent positions is that intimidation or actively inflicting violence on his opponents is good. This isn't new, and it sure doesn't look like he's likely to change his tune any time soon. And that means you have to do *more* of this confrontation to delegitimize him.

a very good and important response from @slotkin.senate.gov and company in response to Trump's threats. You absolutely cannot allow a would-be authoritarian to know that the surest way to make his opponents back down is to threaten them with violence.

www.slotkin.senate.gov/2025/11/20/j...

Light post with a pink sign reading “ICE ABDUCTED SOMEONE HERE”, in front of a building with a vibrant mural on the wall.

St. Paul, MN. ICE abducted someone here yesterday.

Rev. Michael Woolf, pictured in the last post, from Lake Street Church in Evanston was arrested today outside of the Broadview ICE facility. Yesterday, he wrote on op-ed on his faithful protest. This line is going to be with me for a while.

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Spotify Faces Heat After ICE Recruitment Ads Surface — NYC Comptroller Wants Answers Brad Lander, a trustee of New York City’s pension funds, expressed concern about “reputational risks” to Spotify.

Happy #FollowFriday. @bradlander.bsky.social is the real deal. www.huffpost.com/entry/spotif...

there are good and brave people engaging in acts of heroism out of love for their fellow human beings. Be brave enough to allow their courage to inspire you, too.

www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

HEY LA: Join the protest at Spotify HQ in the LA Arts District at 12p PT.

Spotify is doubling down on its decision to help recruit for ICE, so we're turning up the volume on our Cancel Spotify campaign until they stop running ICE ads: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

From: Sent: To: Subject: Kathy Ruemmler 9/19/2014 11:54:57 AM jeffrey E. ljeevacation@gmail.com] Re: Importance: High Doesn't look like you are prioritizing your schedule very effeetively.....how are you going to manage all of that? this is unga week so the boss will be in town too....l'Il be here all week -- you may get sick of me....just sat down on the train so can't talk freely. On Sep 19, 2014 7:48 AM, "jeffrey E." <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: "girls?", careful i will renew an old habit, . this week, thiel, summers, bill burns, gordon brown, jagland, ( council of curope and nobel chairman). mongolia pres, hardeep puree (india), boris ( gates). jabor (qatar ). sultan (dubai, ), kosslyn (harvard), leon black, woody. you are a welcome guest at any... also if you think there are interesting people in town, everyone here for climate summit, clinton security council, holy shit im on for next 30 minutes On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 7:15 AM, Kathy Ruemmler - > wrote: Most girls do not have to worry about this crap. On Sep 19, 20147:09 AM, "jeffrey E." <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: understood. it comes down to high risk / reward / low risk / reward. professional, cmotional. and financial On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 6:15 AM, Kathy Ruemmler Agreed, but I need to be prepared to say yes before I talk to him. wrote: Sent from my iPad On Sep 19,2014, at 1:21 AM, "jeffrey E." <jcevacation@gmail.com>wrote:

Lest there be any insinuation that Dems spared their own. It would be tough for Kathy Ruemmler—Obama’s WH Counsel from 2011 to mid-2014—to come off looking worse in these docs the committee Dems released. oversightdemocrats.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

They're calling it "the most Sent from my iPad email of all time"

one chamber is correct, though 😉

Bye Larry! 👋

Screen shot of DSI mailing showing permit info described in the post. Date 11/4/25, Contact company Shaw Lundquist Associates.

Satellite view of the location next to the Saint Paul airport, next the end of a runway.

From a St Paul Dept of Safety and Inspections email: construction permit for a new $11m CBP building construction permit at 670 Bayfield Street next to the downtown StP airport. Note location right near the runways. "Great" place to deport from! @mollycoleman.bsky.social @melvincarter.bsky.social

Chuck Schumer has not met this moment and Senate Democrats would be wise to move on from his leadership.

brooklyn indivisible members protesting across from schumer's apt at prospect park

"HEY CHUCK! FIGHT DON'T FOLD!"

@bkindivisible.bsky.social turning out across the street from @schumer.senate.gov's apartment in brooklyn

thinking back to when eric cantor got knocked out in a primary in 2014

No Kings includes Angus

To be clear: D senators trusting R senators who promise a vote on ACA subsidies at some future point is nothing more that a liar convincing a sucker. A sucker for believing the lie, and for believing that Johnson will ever bring it up in the House.

Official statement from @jamestalarico.bsky.social on shutdown negotiations

how could senate democrats possibly be expected to go toe-to-toe with this political juggernaut

We polled Indivisible members over the weekend on whether Dems should take a deal or keep fighting for the ACA subsidies. Results: 98.67% said keep fighting.

Dems who vote to surrender now are fracturing their own party in a way that will reverberate loudly in the primaries.

Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.

Opinion Editorial Board The Texas gerrymander freakout What's happening in the Lone Star State is not a threat to democracy. August 20, 2025

Opinion Editorial Board Wes Moore embarrasses Maryland with his gerrymandering ploy The Democratic leader of the state Senate deserves praise for resisting pressure from the governor. Today at 6:45 a.m. EST

every time you think the new WaPo editorial board can't embarrass itself any more, they manage to find a way.

Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.

On Tuesday, we helped score massive wins for our democracy — but we’re not done yet! There’s still one more election to win this year and it’s in Tennessee.

@aftynbehn.bsky.social, a state representative and former Indivisible group leader, is running in a special election to flip #TN07.

for the MAGA majority on the court, there’s no higher emergency than when there’s some kids that Trump wants to starve

Donald Trump is asking John Roberts for a permission slip to resume starving children. And both of these men are so depraved that it might happen.

Cornell University to pay $60M in deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding Cornell University has agreed to pay $60 million and accept the Trump administration’s interpretation of civil rights laws in order to restore federal funding and end investigations into the Ivy Leagu...

This capitulation will only embolden Trump to target other universities and institutions. This helps no one and only feeds the beast.

We must continue to stand with those who resist Trump’s lawlessness and call out those who don’t. Shame on Cornell.

TSA agents should be preemptively filing restraining orders against Nancy Mace, things are going to get ugly

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we're all tired of the, frankly, bullshit candidates that tend to run in seats like this. R+10 often gets you some suit with rich friends and a platform written by someone who's never been to the state. That's not what's happening here.

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