David Hansen

The social contract has been broken. When government ceases to uphold the consent of the governed, "We The People" have the right to alter or abolish it.

Or, said more simply by Thomas Jefferson...
"When Tyranny Becomes Law, Rebellion Becomes Duty."

The Department of Homeland Security is having trouble recruiting new ICE agents to fill the ranks of its new American gestapo. So it’s resorting to some interesting recruiting offers—and some very disturbing ads and iconography. My write-up in the replies.

AP headline: RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol smiles and poses with RFK Jr in a government building

THIS is who our CEO is palling around with.

Birds of a feather…

RFK Jr. backs down all the time when he gets push back, so if anyone wants to call, here's the HHS number 1-877-696-6775.
I'd also call your senators/reps as well.

The public comment period is currently open. You can submit at the link provided.

Reproductive Health Services The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is proposing to reinstate the full exclusion on abortions and abortion counseling from the medical benefits package, which was removed in 2022. Before that time...

Under a proposed rule from the Trump administration, pregnant veterans would be barred from accessing abortions at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals in cases involving rape, incest, or serious risks to the mother’s health.

Keep the two distinct in your head.

When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together.

With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.

If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq

I ended up turning this into a little bit of a thread, because I sincerely want to understand why so many of the people who could do something about this endless parade of horrors are choosing to enable and endorse it all through inaction.

Court blocks Trump admin's anti-LGBTQ+ restrictions on grants for domestic violence and homeless shelters The order comes in a lawsuit brought by a nationwide coalition of groups serving survivors of domestic and sexual violence, LGBTQ+ youth, and people experiencing homelessness.

After @riaclu.bsky.social sued, a judge blocked the Trump administration from imposing ideological restrictions on federal grant recipients who serve domestic violence survivors, LGBTQ youth, and unhoused people.

These organizations can continue their critical work without political interference.

Scotland’s signs are delivering. Y’all understood the assignment. 😂

Downtown Disney Starbucks Workers Leave Their Jobs Without Notice | Disney Dining Starbucks workers at Disneyland’s Downtown Disney just walked off the job. What sparked the protest—and what comes next—might surprise you. #Disneyland #Starbucks #WorkerStrike2025

“You don’t expect to see this here,” said a guest from Colorado.

“But honestly, I support them. If they’re not being treated right, they should speak up. Even if it’s in the middle of Disneyland.”

Lallemand said he borrowed his friend’s boat and was fishing near Venise-en-Québec, which is roughly 15 kilometres north of the U.S. border at the northern tip of Lake Champlain. He says he has been fishing for decades and is adamant that he was in Canadian waters when the Coast Guard showed up and told him to turn off his engine, to which he complied. The three officers told him he was in U.S. territory. “I said, ‘No, I’m very sorry, I’m in Canada.’ And I said I’m polite enough to talk to you guys but you cannot arrest me. ‘You can’t come across the border and pick me up’ but they did,” he recalled. Lallemand started his engine and said he wanted to talk with the officers by the shore, but the Coast Guard followed and tried to push him into the U.S., which is what caused him to go overboard. “They’re tying my boat to their boat. They’re not even taking care of me. The third time I went down, coming out with water in my mouth, spitting it out, I said throw me a buoy,” he said. Once on their vessel, he said he was aggressively put in handcuffs. “I never saw somebody so angry,” he said. He was then handed over to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, who fingerprinted him, put him in a jail cell with his clothes soaking wet, and gave him a “dirty” blanket.

A Quebec fisherman who was fishing 15 kilometers north of the US border was essentially kidnapped by US Border Patrol, who capsized his boat and dragged him to an American prison cell.

In any normal time this'd be quite the international incident, y'know?

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Oh, no. The racist, sexist, untalented p.o.s has passed away. Whatever shall I do? Oh, look! My Mick Foley collection to watch instead!

A billboard in Times Square. Credit: Vincent Alban/NYT

Here’s what to do if you get one of these mailers from republican politicians

Cool, a further reason I don't have Netflix.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s statement: Marjorie Taylor Greene's amendment does nothing to cut off offensive aid to Israel nor end the flow of US munitions being used in Gaza. Of course I voted against it. What it does do is cut off defensive Iron Dome capacities while allowing the actual bombs killing Palestinians to continue. I have long stated that I do not believe that adding to the death count of innocent victims to this war is constructive to its end. That is a simple and clear difference of opinion that has long been established. I remain focused on cutting the flow of US munitions that are being used to perpetuate the genocide in Gaza.

I see the misinformation machine is kicking up to support Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Israel amendment.

Advocates have a responsibility to be clear about what legislation does and doesn’t do. Her amendment did NOT cut off offensive aid to Israel. We shouldn’t pretend it does.

My statement on it:

Protect My Public Media Take a stand for the local stations and programs you love.

Call your Congressmember today and tell them AGAIN: do not defund OUR public media! protectmypublicmedia.org

ICE killed a farm worker who was just doing their job. Murdered.

Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com

Pastor Gives Homeland Security An Epic Bible Lesson After Video Misuses Well-Known Bible Verse Bravo, sir!

Bravo, sir! 👏

Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, started calling itself 'MechaHitler' On Sunday, the chatbot was updated to "not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect, as long as they are well substantiated." By Tuesday, it was praising Hitler.

On Sunday, the chatbot was updated to "not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect, as long as they are well substantiated." By Tuesday, it was praising Hitler.

Within moments Elon’s AI began to refer to itself as “MechaHitler” and they had to shut it down.

Hey, Yoop, your village idiot escaped. Fuck that guy and everyone who voted for the anti-vax, misogynist.

Oh they’re so close to getting it.

A black and white graphic with an image of former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall on the right, with a quote from Marshall in white text on the left: “Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it on.” The ACLU logo is featured in light blue at the bottom.

Make it. Protect it. Pass it on.

My attempt to distract from the harsh reality of what's happening to our country with a fist-bumping chimp.

#sad

Congress voted to pass the largest job-killing bill in history.

Congress voted to take away health care from 17 million people to pay for tax breaks for billionaires.

Congress voted to take away food assistance from 3 million people.

Congress voted to betray working people.