wtaf?

Way to win the votes of seniors, the disabled, and their kin.

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US appeals court pauses lower court order restraining immigration agents' use of force against Minnesota protesters The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals paused a lower court's order on Wednesday that had restrained federal immigration agents' use of force against peaceful protesters.

8th circuit gives ICE go ahead to use force against peaceful demonstrators, a decision which will immediately lead to injury.

ICE actions that are not in conformity with their own rules are NOT protected by immunity.

Ruining the wonderful Pippi Longstocking stories. The core message of those stories is how an assertive girl handles life challenges.

Personal-Finance System Is Rigged Against Ordinary People, Two Economists Say A new book argues that complex and costly products benefit the wealthy at the expense of other consumers.

A new book argues that personal finance is “rigged,” with fees, traps, and complex products that saddle ordinary consumers while the wealthy reap the benefits

TONIGHT: @nickkristof.bsky.social talks to @lawrenceodonnelljr.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.

As a faithful viewer, I really hope that the mentor ad won’t move over to MS NOW. I am really sick of it.

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At Saturday's No Kings protest in Brighton, a Rochester suburb, I said to a wealthy business owner "glad to see the capitalists are here protesting."

His reply: "There is no capitalism without freedom."

Exactly correct!
Spread his insight, please.

What the Public Memory of Charlie Kirk Revealed

Everyone should read this. Because every word needed to be said. (gift article). www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/m...

We can do better in CA on the same issue.

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JUST IN: Blistering ruling by Judge Ho on ICE arrests in immigration court. He says the Trump administration has turned attendance at immigration court proceedings into a game of "detention roulette" that violates due process.

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This Saturday, nationwide “Fight the Trump Takeover” protests will take place with 50 rallies across 20 states to oppose Republican-led redistricting efforts in Texas. “Fight the Trump Takeover” is coordinated by Texas for ALL(@texasforall.bsky.social), the day of action pushes back against

Zillow is not exactly an unbiased source regarding whether to buy a house!

YouTube video by MSNBC 'Don’t separate families': Soboroff speaks with father of Marines, detained by ICE | MSNBC EXCLUSIVE

EXCLUSIVE EXTENDED INTERVIEW: “I see my reflection in their pain, because it’s my own,” Narciso Barranco, the father of three Marines violently detained while landscaping, told me about the men he met in ICE detention for my first assignment as MSNBC senior national and political correspondent.

It drives Jonathan Turley crazy when I remind everyone that he is just Mike Lindell with tenure. So, please make sure not to amplify this message.👇

Jonathan Turley is just Mike Lindell with tenure.

Texas Democrats are standing up in the face of arrest and even expulsion.

Their courage must be amplified around the world.

Repost if you stand with them.

CDCR always says that the cause of death is ‘natural causes.’

STFU you arrogant privileged white male a**hole that doesn’t know anything about being a victim.

This is serious. Very serious.

2 weeks from never!

The 35 richest Republican members of Congress have a net worth of $2.5 billion. 

They stand to gain from the GOP budget's tax cuts that disproportionately help the rich. 

Meanwhile, they're cutting Medicaid and food assistance for millions of their constituents.

How much taxpayer money up in smoke for another failed rocket?!

‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans Trump order allows VA staff to decline providing healthcare to patients based on political affiliation or marital status

The VA can now deny service to veterans if they are unmarried or registered as Democrats, the British newspaper The Guardian reports, citing a memo it obtained.
It will be interesting to see how much, if any, coverage this gets in major American news outlets. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

real bummer finding out that literally everything was on the honor system this whole time

Share & Bookmark Feedback Print City of Glendale ICE Detainee Holding Contract Terminated Post Date: 06/08/2025 7:09 PM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2025 City Media Contact: Domenica Megerdichian, Assistant to the City Manager Email: Communications@GlendaleCA.gov Phone: (818) 550-4314. Citv of Glendale ICF Detainee Holdina Contract

Big update! The city of Glendale has officially TERMINATED its contract with ICE. www.glendaleca.gov/Home/Compone...