Betty Prioux

The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...

Children are suffering in a for-profit prison.

Send them home. Abolish ICE. And ban private, for-profit prisons forever.

Susan Collins hands Trump the 50th vote against free and fair elections When it comes to free and fair elections, Collins is as conservative and anti-voting rights as they come.

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...

On 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.

“If the President can, at his pleasure, send troops into any city, town, or hamlet…then there can be no difference whatever in this respect between the powers of the President and those of...the Czar of Russia.” Illinois's Guilded-Age Governor John Altgeld in 1895

FYI.

Just one national embarrassment after another

Diversity Is Our Strength This morning, Elon Musk – the world's richest man and a key ally to the president of the United States – posted the content below to the white nationalist chat room and CSAM emporium he owns There's ...

All right, I got mad enough to write a full post about all this:

Trump 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.

US military says it killed 11 people in strikes on three alleged drug boats | CNN Politics The US military struck three alleged drug-trafficking vessels in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean on Monday night, killing all 11 people on board, US Southern Command said Tuesday.

Extrajudicial 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 AG Jeff Jackson joins motion to release FEMA rebuilding funds • NC Newsline Jackson is one of nearly two dozen state leaders asking a federal court Tuesday to compel the release of FEMA funds earmarked to help communities rebuild after disasters.

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

Tweet from Aaron Rupar quoting Sen. Jon Ossoff criticizing election deniers and those who indulge Trump’s 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 party’s future looks bright under leadership like this.

Interesting. The felon is now installing his own people on the commission responsible for approving the ballroom project.

Analyst: 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

#deepseamining 🌊 🦑 ⚒️

This is the most maddening pivot. “We need to burden the exercise of the franchise to address widespread mistrust.” There’s widespread mistrust because you keep lying to people about the security of elections! You could just … stop doing that!

YouTube video by FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul Minnesota yarn store's 'melt ICE' red hat takes off around the world

A 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 can’t leave their home, already raising $650K.

#ProudBlue

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Dismantle it all.

Systems and Power: Lessons From Those Who Came Before Us · Indivisible Celebrate Black history and leadership by examining how past organizers built resilient movements. Explore systemic power structures and inequities, and translate historical lessons into contemporary ...

Celebrate Black history and leadership by examining how past organizers built resilient movements. Transformative Justice Coalition’s Barbara R. Arnwine will explore systemic power structures and inequities, and translate historical lessons into contemporary movement-building & leadership practices.

The candidate for US Senate endorsed by Gov. Brian Kemp didn’t vote for 20 years, including the 2016 & 2020 presidential elections. apnews.com/article/dere...

Sadly, ICE learned what not to do in Minnesota… they have not left… but are spreading out in disguise tricking and nabbing people before we can respond. We need a new plan….

If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.

The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”

It’s about control.

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ACLU's lawsuit over ICE raid at an Idaho racetrack could be a game changer The filing aims to hold rogue federal agents accountable by linking them to a conspiracy.

Hundreds 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. It’s always a matter of will not resources.

None of this is normal

Giant 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

Our Wins Of The Week Donald Trump’s attempts at diving us headlong into autocracy is being met with constant resistance from all sides.

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 Trump’s approval slipping, there is real reason for optimism.