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I made a promise to Alex’s parents to continue to tell his story.

An ICU nurse at the VA, an outdoorsman, a deeply generous, compassionate friend and family member, and a true son of Minnesota. Rest in peace, Alex.

More and more Americans are voicing their outrage at the tactics being deployed by federal agents in Minnesota. But it’s important to understand the broader implications of what this administration is doing, and the threat it poses to the basic freedoms of every American.

This Focus Group Should Absolutely Terrify Trump They voted for Biden in 2020 and Trump in 2024. And they aren’t happy with what they’re seeing, especially in Minneapolis.

The president has lost his grip on his winning electoral coalition, whose members increasingly feel as if he’s betrayed them and brought the country to a state of chaos. @samsteindc.bsky.social

We will outlast them. They can’t stop us. We will win. 💙🇺🇸

We’ve been here before. What did we learn?

Murder

Republicans could stop this at any time if they wanted to.

Lying to the American people is the only option for the administration when we can, once again, all see what happened with our own eyes.

Minnesota you rock. 💙💙💙💙

Minneapolis 💙

Hundreds of clergy descend on Minneapolis and go on lookout for ICE MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — The faith leaders, who hail from across the country and represent a range of religious traditions, deployed to neighborhoods with significant immigrant populations, where DHS agent...

“I’m becoming radicalized. I’m seeing our nation become more and more fascist before my eyes — I saw it. I saw it. I mean, demanding papers? I never thought I would live in a country like this.”

What we’ve seen in Minnesota should make you furious, but it should also inspire you.

"Minnesota's Got the ICE Melt!" Protesters chant from FREEZING temperatures in Minneapolis outside the Whipple Federal Building from Minneapolis w/ @jtcestkowski.bsky.social at ICE protests in MINUS 20 DEGREES (-38 wind chill). LIVE NOW ⬇️

The Contrarian (@contrarian) Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger are shining examples of the leadership our democracy deserves.

Undaunted

Trump Gets Worse, But the Blowback Intensifies The authoritarian pushback is growing.

Trump is getting loonier, more dangerous, and more violent, underscoring Republican paralysis and cowardice. But as he decomposes, he winds up emboldening the public backlash, which, in the end, is what will stand between Trump and totalitarian control. @jenrubin.bsky.social @contrariannews.org

Lee Calvin on Instagram: "Hopefully THE ONLY video I have to make about Epstein. Please watch the whole video, twice if necessary, before commenting. #epstein #epsteinfiles #roughcutmedia #workingclas... 72K likes, 2,814 comments - roughcutmedianetwork on December 14, 2025: "Hopefully THE ONLY video I have to make about Epstein. Please watch the whole video, twice if necessary, before commenting. #eps...

Time to punch up and take down the oligarchy.

This IS VERY America; those who says it's not are lying to themselves or to you (probably both) I'm tired of people pretending America is what we want it to be. That will take hard work and a clear-eyed understanding of our past and present, and a strong plan for the future of America.

No it won’t. It’s not a mystery now. We just don’t want to admit it. And we’re stuck here until we do.

This IS VERY America; those who says it's not are lying to themselves or to you (probably both) I'm tired of people pretending America is what we want it to be. That will take hard work and a clear-eyed understanding of our past and present, and a strong plan for the future of America.

Nothing that is happening now is new…it’s just more visible to White people. Our history of letting haters and extremists and administrations continue without accountability leads us straight to this moment. @freedomoverfascism.bsky.social

Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Contact Congress today!

Democratic Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) has filed three articles of impeachment against Secretary Noem.

Go Bears

It’s The Cynicism It seems to be everywhere you look, across the political spectrum.

Instead of succumbing to cynicism, let’s stay focused on what we can do, even the small things. We’ve come too far in the last year to accept Trump’s success as inevitable. There is so much that we can do. What we can’t afford to do is to let a man who thinks of no one but himself win.

tl;dr

On Resistance, with Joyce Vance A recording from Ruth Ben-Ghiat's live video

Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Joyce Vance talk about resistance, courage, the importance of non-violence for pro-democracy movements, and how states’ rights in the United States give us opportunities to maneuver that don’t exist in other countries. @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social @joycewhitevance.bsky.social

Trump Backs Down on Insurrection Act as Democrats Take the Offensive

#TACO

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