Deb Silverperson

L.A. federal prosecutors resign over plea deal for convicted sheriff's deputy, sources say Multiple federal prosecutors in Los Angeles submitted resignations after U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli offered a plea agreement to an L.A. County sheriff's deputy who had already been convicted of using ...

SCOOP: Sources tell us several L.A. federal prosecutors resigned after Trump-appointed U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli offered a plea deal to an L.A. Sheriff's deputy who'd already been convicted in excessive force case. w/ @brittnymejia.bsky.social & @keribla.bsky.social
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Tuberculosis case reported at Miami federal jail Officials confirmed Friday that an inmate at the Federal Detention Center in Miami has tested positive for tuberculosis.

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Trump’s nominee to head customs and border protection could be implicated in alleged cover-up Rodney Scott led the U.S. Border Patrol sector in San Diego when officials killed immigrant Anastasio Hernández Rojas. By� Kate Morrissey �...

Trump’s nominee to head customs and border protection could be implicated in alleged cover-up https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/5/3/2319800/-Trump-s-nominee-to-head-customs-and-border-protection-could-be-implicated-in-alleged-cover-up?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=

there was a whole media boomlet around this time over “angry white men!”

Yes, Trump’s budget is a massive transfer of wealth from the poor and middle class to the rich — cutting programs for the former while cutting taxes for the latter.

A budget is a moral document. The moral of his: Greed. open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...

Not all heroes wear capes.

DOGE Oversight Subcommittee held a hearing on reducing federal property. All they said was “fire sale” this, “fire sale” that. Meanwhile, they’re lighting all of this s**t on fire — while their incompetent leader wastes millions of taxpayer dollars golfing, all while steering us towards a recession.

Data visualization titled "Complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Come From Across the Country." Below, a representation of a U.S. map, but each of the 50 states is represented as a single green square labeled with the state's abbreviation. A key to the top left shows a gradient that goes from white to light green to dark green, with white representing 5 complaints per 1,000 residents and dark green representing >50 complaints per 1,000 residents.

No matter which state you live in, Trump’s dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau affects your ability to be protected from scams.

We want to understand the fallout that comes with gutting the government’s consumer watchdog. Here’s how you can help us report: propub.li/43EycsC

A Pentagon inspector general announces investigation into Hegseth's use of Signal The announcement comes after lawmakers voiced concern about whether top national security officials discussed classified information on Signal about a military strike against Houthi rebels in Yemen.

The announcement comes after lawmakers voiced concern about whether top national security officials discussed classified information on Signal about a military strike against Houthi rebels in Yemen.

At one of his frequent press conferences (because he loves being on TV), I'd love it if some reporter piped up with, "What do you say to people who call you a know-nothing narcissistic asshole, Mr. President?"

Turkey arrests dozens for online posts after Erdogan rival held - BBC News Some 37 people have been arrested for "provocative" social media posts, the interior ministry says.

In the last 24 hours Erdogan, the ultra right wing President of Turkey, had the Mayor of Istanbul (his political rival) arrested, along with over 100 others for ‘provocative’ social posts, and the pro-Erdogan governor of Istanbul banned protests for 4 days www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

More of this, please. A LOT more of this, please.

To put it in clearer terms…

The VA will deny gender dysphoria treatment to new patients While the VA never offered gender-affirming surgery, it did offer treatments like hormone therapy. The agency says less than than 0.1% of the 9 million veterans it provides care for identify as trans.

While the VA never offered gender-affirming surgery, it did offer treatments like hormone therapy. The agency says less than than 0.1% of the 9 million veterans it provides care for identify as trans.

BREAKING: DOGE Breaks into United States Institute of Peace DOGE has broken into the United States Institute of Peace, the Trump Administration works to remove Judge Boasberg from overseeing the deportation case, and the National Archives refutes Trump.

BREAKING: DOGE has broken into the United States Institute of Peace, the Trump Administration works to remove Judge Boasberg from overseeing the deportation case, and the National Archives refutes Trump. Subscribe for more and to support! open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

Donald Trump Shares Article Telling Americans To "Shut Up About Egg Prices" Donald Trump shares article telling Americans to "shut up about egg prices," Republicans unveil a budget that will cut police grants and health care benefits, and more trouble with cabinet secretaries

NEWS: Donald Trump shares article telling Americans to "shut up about egg prices," Republicans unveil a budget that will cut police grants and health care benefits, and more trouble with cabinet secretaries. Check out my evening rundown: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

Photo of Theresa Malkiel

Photo of Clara Zetkin

Women's Day has been so heavily co-opted by bourgeois feminism but let's never forget that it originated from the labor movement under the organization of socialists like Theresa Malkiel and Clara Zetkin. It was always meant to be the International WORKING Women's Day.

D.C.'s Black Lives Matter mural will be erased. Look back at the iconic street painting Over the past five years, Washington, D.C.'s iconic Black Lives Matter street painting has served as a powerful symbol of activism and a gathering place for joy and resistance.

Over the past five years, Washington, D.C.'s iconic Black Lives Matter street painting has served as a powerful symbol of activism and a gathering place for joy and resistance.

YouTube video by Senator Chris Murphy Murphy: Six Weeks In, This White House Is On Its Way To Being The Most Corrupt In U.S. History

Senator Chris Murphy took to the Senate floor on Friday to break down the corruption flowing from the WH. He connects the dots, and makes a clear argument regarding who what where and why Shitler and Muskrat are destroying our govt!! This needs to be shared far and wide!!

youtu.be/hycoCYenXls

Women don’t wait for change, we make it. We’ve broken barriers, made history, and fought for justice every step of the way. Today, we honor the women who came before us and keep pushing for those who will come after. The fight isn’t over. Let’s get to work.

We Are on Our Own From Marc | Our institutions are not going to save us. Only we can do that.

Each time I have sat down to write something since the election, I am bothered by this recurring phrase that I simply cannot get out of my head.

So,I am going to just say it out loud: we are on our own. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...

That is exactly true.

It would be helpful if more people understood renewable energy is actually an extremely disruptive technology and the reason monied interests are trying to make folks hate it is that they are the ones which will be disrupted.

The anti-abortion movement is splintering Is the faction that wants the death penalty for women who terminate pregnancies winning?

The anti-abortion movement is splintering

Roberta Flack, singer of 'Killing Me Softly,' has died at age 88 The Grammy Award-winning artist and educator had shared an ALS diagnosis in 2022. She was best known for ballads such as "Killing Me Softly With His Song" and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face."

The Grammy Award-winning artist and educator had shared an ALS diagnosis in 2022. She was best known for ballads such as "Killing Me Softly With His Song" and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face."