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“Happy Chinese New Year” banner on blue background with gold design of a horse made out of the numbers 2026.

Woman applying finishing touches to a red and gold tinsel covered car

Chinese man putting fruit on a stick into a wok of hot sugar coating

Packed crowds on Grant Ave before street fair stalls in the bright sun

Packed street fair in Chinatown as everyone prepares for the Chinese New Year, Year of the Fire Horse Parade tonight! I got some steamed buns. Mmm mmm.

A handsome black cat peers out from a cardboard condo

Juan Gabriel says hello from his weekend house 🐾

Also noteworthy, by the way, that Hispanic Catholics are a very Democratic group. Far more Democratic in their identifications than either white Catholics or Hispanic Protestants. They are very committed to social justice.

Colorado Democrats blast Gov. Jared Polis as he again hints at intervening in Tina Peters’ prison sentence Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has again signaled that he thinks Tina Peters’ prison sentence was too harsh as he considers granting some form of clemency — though not a full pardon, his off…

Seems like the Colorado House Speaker could (and should) preempt this with an impeachment threat. www.denverpost.com/2026/03/04/j...

Defund.
Dismantle.
Prosecute.

ICE and Border Patrol's rampant racial profiling and blatant disregard for the Constitution puts us all in danger.

Tell Congress to hold them accountable at aclu.org/stop_ice_attacks-

At least 33 pardoned insurrectionists face other criminal charges—but many are now going free - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington At least 33 January 6th insurrectionists pardoned by Trump have been rearrested, charged or sentenced for other crimes since January 6, 2021.

By the end of last year, CREW had tracked at least 33 insurrectionists facing other charges, including four who were charged with crimes allegedly committed after Trump pardoned them.

The flurry of news this week brings the number of alleged reoffenders up to SEVEN.

Man arrested in Virginia is latest in series of Jan. 6 riot defendants to face new charges Jonathan Munafo is among the Jan. 6 riot defendants who have been arrested on charges in new cases in the months after their pardons.

On Tuesday, Jonathan Munafo was arrested in Richmond, where he was found allegedly violating supervised release conditions in a federal threat case accusing him of making menacing phone calls and threatening a 911 dispatcher.

Capitol rioter arrested for assault, battery on Silver Line Metro train Bryan Betancur spent four months in prison for his role on Jan. 6, 2021. He was later taken back to jail for stalking a D.C. activist.

On Monday, Brian Betancur was arrested for assault and battery on a Metro train in the DC area.

Pardoned Capitol rioter who said Jan. 6 officer 'needs to be put down' is charged Jake Lang confronted a Washington police officer at a Jan. 6 anniversary event, telling him, "Public execution is the only solution for animals like you," charging documents say.

Jake Lang was charged for making threats against a Metropolitan DC Police Commander, saying he should be “put down like a dead dog” and "hung" in front of the Capitol during an event commemorating the 5 year anniversary of Jan 6.

It’s been a busy week for pardoned January 6th insurrectionists:

This week alone, THREE more insurrectionists were charged with committing new crimes since they got pardoned by President Trump last year 🧵

“Another Jan. 6 defendant, Bryan Betancur, was arrested this week in connection with an assault and battery that occurred aboard a Metro train. Videos surfaced online that appeared to show him touching women's hair.”

“Johnson told one of the victims that he would see a windfall from the government after his pardon and that he would put the victim in his will to take any leftover money, according to law enforcement.

Trump has discussed the possibility of taxpayer-funded payouts for Jan. 6 defendants.”

Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump in Jan. 6 case gets life sentence for child sex crimes Andrew Paul Johnson, authorities said, tried to keep one of his victims mum by floating the promise of money he was expecting to receive from the Justice Department.

Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump in Jan. 6 case gets life sentence for child sex crimes

“Reached by phone Sat., [former Capitol Police officer Harry] Dunn said he was glad, but still pushing for answers … noting that the 2022 federal law stipulates the plaque should be on the west front of the Capitol.

‘I never thought honoring police officers would be this controversial,’ Dunn said.”

“Congress passed a law in March 2022 mandating the installation of a memorial plaque within a year. Instead, the plaque sat in the Capitol basement, surrounded by maintenance equipment.“

“A spokesperson for Johnson at the time argued the project was ‘not implementable.’”

Long-delayed Jan. 6 plaque honoring police installed in Capitol at 4 a.m. The memorial honoring officers who defended the Capitol was required by law to be installed by March 2023.

As Republicans look to a grim midterm election (for them), Moses Mike Johnson finally decides to follow the law and install the Jan. 6 plaque that Congress ordered completed by mid-March 2023. Staff with the Architect of the Capitol bolted it in place around 4 am:

“As with Gonzales, Speaker Johnson should be asked if Trump should resign, as should other leading Congressional Republicans. And those Republicans who demanded the Epstein files be released and have demanded Gonzales’s resignation should be asked if they will hold Trump to the same standard.”

“Reporters should keep pressing the Justice Department to release any related files. They should ask Trump and his press aides directly about the allegations and whether they warrant resignation, not once but repeatedly.”

It’s Time for the Media to Press Trump on Allegations of Abusing a Minor Trump faces allegations in the Epstein files, including claims involving a minor. The media should investigate him as it has others.

“Again, Trump has been found liable by a jury for sexual abuse that, according to the presiding judge, was tantamount to rape.”

“Trump once owned the Miss Teen USA pageant, and according to contestants, he would often enter the dressing room while underage girls were changing.”

“The FBI interviewed the witness four times, and the American people can now see some of those documents for themselves.

But let’s be clear: this White House cover-up is ongoing. Millions of pages still remain concealed from the public and our committee.”

Oversight Democrats’ Statement After DOJ Released Previously Withheld Epstein Files Accusing President Trump of Sexual Abuse, Continues White House Cover-Up | The U.S. House Committee on Oversight The Official U.S. Congressional website of The Democrat Oversight Committee

“After Oversight Democrats voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi, the DOJ released a portion of previously-withheld documents with serious allegations against President Trump and an underage victim.” oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-r...

The day after we forced a vote to subpoena Pam Bondi, her DOJ released more Epstein files. This department has to be pressured into doing things.

The American public wants all the files and names of co-conspirators released, and we won't stop until that happens.

Why hasn't Pam Bondi released the FULL Epstein files, as required by our subpoena and the law?

“The Dow" isn't an acceptable answer.

Stop the cover-up. Release the files, NOW.

Good morning. Immigrants are #HereToStay.

Such good news and I also hate the anxiety these families must be going through having to live their lives from court decision to court decision. They deserve permanent relief.

United States Onurt of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT No. 26-5050 September Term, 2025 1:25-cv-02471-ACR Filed On: March 6, 2026 Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, et al., Appellees V. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America, et al., Appellants BEFORE: Walker, Pan, and Garcia, Circuit Judges ORDER Upon consideration of the emergency motion for a stay pending appeal, the opposition thereto, the reply, the amicus briefs, and the Rule 28(i) letters, it is ORDERED that the motion for a stay be denied.

BREAKING: DC Circuit, on a 2-1 vote, keeps in place a lower court order blocking DHS Sec. Noem’s effort to end Haiti temporary protected status designation.

Judges Pan and Garcia deny DOJ’s request to stay the district court order. Judge Walker would have granted it.

Haiti TPS is safe for now.

“Honorary Muppets are the select individuals who have achieved a place in Muppet history by being declared such.

In 1986, Muppet Magazine published the first and only Honorary Muppet Awards. The honorees were awarded a special ‘Kermie’ and photographed for the magazine.”