Jill Elswick

One resident of the apartment building ICE raided told Reuters that agents broke down her door, then "told them to go back to their country and made a sexualized remark about Venezuelan women, she said. One of the agents hit a man in front of her son."

www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt

as always i encourage u all not to post things that may attract the attention of an authoritarian secret police with unlimited power to surveil american citizens at this time

At least 3 students are in critical condition after a shooting at Evergreen HS in Colorado.

This is the 47th shooting that took place at a school in the US so far this year: 24 on college campuses, 23 on K-12 school grounds. This happened less than an hour after Charlie Kirk shooting in Utah.

Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny - About the documentary | American Masters | PBS Discover Hannah Arendt, who transformed her time as a political prisoner during World War II into daring insights about totalitarianism.

Wow. I cannot imagine a documentary that would be of greater interest to me. The timing is... insanely right.

Premiere is 6/27/2025 at 9pm ET www.pbs.org/wnet/america... via Maddow

Text from a Dem strategist on the disruption tactics:

"They should just keep walking out. These signs are dumb."

"You should be hired on the basis of merit."

For some reason, the camera did not cut to Pete Hegseth, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Kash Patel, or Tulsi Gabbard.

Trump didn't win 50% of the popular vote.

The GOP has slim margins in both the House and Senate.

His approval ratings are tanking.

He does not have a mandate.

Do not let him gaslight you into believing he is all powerful.

He's not.

White guys clapping for the end of DEI.

I’m not going to the Joint Address. I will be live posting and chatting with you all here instead. Then going on IG Live after.

Vance Says ‘Judges Aren’t Allowed to Control’ Trump’s ‘Legitimate Power’ The declaration by the vice president came as court orders have temporarily blocked parts of the Trump administration’s agenda.

We all need to start using the word "coup." They're well past the point where Hitler starts dictates his Enabling Act. I talk to Very Serious People who actually believe courts telling Trump that they he is breaking the law will stop this. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/u...

This is how we all have to be, every day.

RIP Jimmy Carter ❤️

Thanksgiving at Mar-a-Lago.

We don't emphasize enough the emotional burden bigots place on their targets, even if it "rolls off their backs"

“To someone who said to [Diogenes of Sinope], ‘The Sinopeans have condemned you to exile’, he replied, ‘Yes, & I’ve condemned them to stay where they are.’”
—Diogenes Laertius 6.49; G11

Question:

#studentloans
#studentdebt

this highly resonates with me lol

The Onion be spot-on

I’m so happy to see all my old twitter friends and no nefarious billionaires!!

a pixel art of a man standing under a rainbow on a blue background Alt: a pixel art of Levar standing under a rainbow on a blue background

Okay, y’all… I have finally decided that retreat is the better part of valor. Bringing some rainbow energy over to these blue skies.
#bydhttmwdi

Here’s some cool stuff you can do with Bluesky It’s not just an Alf pics repository.

A lot of useful knowledge in here, I learned a few things about myself.

Passing it along to everyone else!

day 7 of not using twitter: the brain swelling has lessened. i see visions of the future, you are in it. dolphins splashing in the horizon

The Handmaid's Tale is a good book. But did you know that there's a book written by a Black woman about a post-apocalyptic Earth heavily affected by climate change and societal decline. The book was published in 1993, but is set in 2024 following a presidential election 👀 #BookSky #BlackBookSky

I feel like we all just picked Bluesky and didn’t even give MILF Messenger a chance

With the influx of new Bsky users...

Could we make a rule "at least 50% of your posts must not be about Twitter?"

That kinda killed the vibe on Mastodon when everyone started moving there. Bluesky isn't a UX disaster so we have a chance here lol

By popular demand… the Guardian is officially on BlueSky

@theguardian.com

bird sounds

This cartoon is spot on.

Folks seem a little confused, so just a note. Bluesky is not Mastodon. A like works here, because there are feeds that will pick up what your mutuals or followers like, a Discover feed, custom feeds etc.

Custom feeds are a Bluesky killer feature; they let you decide what you want to see.