Children are suffering in a for-profit prison.
Send them home. Abolish ICE. And ban private, for-profit prisons forever.
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Eternally curious. Grateful for folks and other beings who teach me things.
Children are suffering in a for-profit prison.
Send them home. Abolish ICE. And ban private, for-profit prisons forever.
Collins always has an excuse to vote against free and fair elections. It is the one issue on which she reliably proves she is in lockstep with the rest of her party. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/susa...
20.02.2026 01:06 โ ๐ 1698 ๐ 603 ๐ฌ 157 ๐ 66On 19 February, Ukraine commemorates the official adoption of the Trident as its state coat of arms.
A symbol with ancient roots, the Trident has evolved into a global symbol of freedom and the fight for independence.
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Trump has given us no case for this war. What is it to accomplish? What are its objectives? How will we know if it is a success or a failure? But Rupert Murdoch and the usual MAGA talking heads, like Canadian-born Ted Cruz, are all in for this war, and indeed, any war.
19.02.2026 04:07 โ ๐ 292 ๐ 103 ๐ฌ 27 ๐ 13โIf the President can, at his pleasure, send troops into any city, town, or hamletโฆthen there can be no difference whatever in this respect between the powers of the President and those of...the Czar of Russia.โ Illinois's Guilded-Age Governor John Altgeld in 1895
19.02.2026 13:59 โ ๐ 347 ๐ 103 ๐ฌ 8 ๐ 2FYI.
19.02.2026 13:38 โ ๐ 178 ๐ 75 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1Just one national embarrassment after another
19.02.2026 15:15 โ ๐ 652 ๐ 117 ๐ฌ 27 ๐ 2All right, I got mad enough to write a full post about all this:
15.02.2026 20:33 โ ๐ 792 ๐ 228 ๐ฌ 30 ๐ 21Trump does not want peace, he does not want security, he does not care about lost lives and he does not want to work with Europe. He wants to help Putin/Russia and make as much money as possible. That is all this is. Everything else is a steaming pile of BS.
19.02.2026 13:42 โ ๐ 775 ๐ 199 ๐ฌ 15 ๐ 10Extrajudicial killings have become the norm for this Administration.
From shooting our own citizens in Minneapolis to these lawless killings in international waters.
We must make sure that Hegseth & those who ordered these murders are held accountable.
NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson is one of nearly two dozen state leaders around the country asking a federal court to compel the release of Federal Emergency Management Agency resilience funds, including more than $200 million for North Carolina projects. by @kingdollar.bsky.social #ncpol
17.02.2026 21:59 โ ๐ 22 ๐ 12 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Tweet from Aaron Rupar quoting Sen. Jon Ossoff criticizing election deniers and those who indulge Trumpโs efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Below the text is a photo of Ossoff speaking at a lectern in a church-like setting, wearing a dark suit and tie.
The partyโs future looks bright under leadership like this.
17.02.2026 22:00 โ ๐ 2109 ๐ 312 ๐ฌ 41 ๐ 10Interesting. The felon is now installing his own people on the commission responsible for approving the ballroom project.
17.02.2026 21:05 โ ๐ 38 ๐ 21 ๐ฌ 7 ๐ 0Analyst: The idea that Trump was going to unrig the system was central to his message. And he has done nothing but double down on the notion that the system exists for and by the elites, whether it is the affordability crisis, tariffs, immigration enforcement, his behavior around the Epstein files
17.02.2026 22:11 โ ๐ 99 ๐ 32 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1#deepseamining ๐ ๐ฆ โ๏ธ
14.02.2026 20:29 โ ๐ 18 ๐ 7 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0This is the most maddening pivot. โWe need to burden the exercise of the franchise to address widespread mistrust.โ Thereโs widespread mistrust because you keep lying to people about the security of elections! You could just โฆ stop doing that!
17.02.2026 00:07 โ ๐ 541 ๐ 115 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 3A crafting store in Minnesota protests ICE by selling patterns they designed similar to red hats worn by Norwegians in the 40s to protest occupation by the Nazis. The proceeds go towards helping immigrants that canโt leave their home, already raising $650K.
#ProudBlue
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Dismantle it all.
17.02.2026 01:25 โ ๐ 1499 ๐ 463 ๐ฌ 52 ๐ 12Celebrate Black history and leadership by examining how past organizers built resilient movements. Transformative Justice Coalitionโs Barbara R. Arnwine will explore systemic power structures and inequities, and translate historical lessons into contemporary movement-building & leadership practices.
17.02.2026 02:07 โ ๐ 252 ๐ 89 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1The candidate for US Senate endorsed by Gov. Brian Kemp didnโt vote for 20 years, including the 2016 & 2020 presidential elections. apnews.com/article/dere...
16.02.2026 00:48 โ ๐ 5493 ๐ 2385 ๐ฌ 391 ๐ 146Sadly, ICE learned what not to do in Minnesotaโฆ they have not leftโฆ but are spreading out in disguise tricking and nabbing people before we can respond. We need a new planโฆ.
15.02.2026 05:04 โ ๐ 9447 ๐ 3616 ๐ฌ 356 ๐ 126If this country was truly โpro-life,โ we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.
The right-wing agenda isnโt about โlife.โ
Itโs about control.
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15.02.2026 19:23 โ ๐ 348 ๐ 180 ๐ฌ 14 ๐ 7Hundreds of masked ICE agents descended on a community event in Idaho, violently arresting children and their families at gunpoint.
We're suing the Trump administration and 4 local police agencies for abusing criminal warrants to carry out unconstitutional immigration raids.
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. Itโs always a matter of will not resources.
15.02.2026 17:30 โ ๐ 41325 ๐ 13995 ๐ฌ 661 ๐ 594None of this is normal
15.02.2026 20:13 โ ๐ 12764 ๐ 5855 ๐ฌ 482 ๐ 298Giant Sequoia bark is designed to protect from fire & insect infestation
It can be up to 2-3 feet thick, & is spongy to the touch
This one is in England, so no risk from fire, & is a baby at a mere 165 years old
A headstone with a tree growing around it
John Smith Thorpe & his three sons - William, Thomas and John, with their oak tree guardian from a few years ago
All died between 1865 & 1874, the boys likely of typhoid
Buried at Nottingham General Cemetery
This week was a good reminder that Trump can be beaten back. A grand jury rejected charges against Democratic lawmakers, immigration operations in Minnesota were scaled back, and the Pride flag went back up at Stonewall. With Trumpโs approval slipping, there is real reason for optimism.
15.02.2026 20:30 โ ๐ 1109 ๐ 187 ๐ฌ 28 ๐ 3