Aaron Lehmer

El Salvador's Bukele says 'preposterous' to suggest he return Abrego Garcia to U.S. El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele and several top Trump administration officials dismissed questions about the fate of a Maryland man wrongfully deported to El Salvador.

So it's fine to wrongly round up and deport anyone? No due process, no right to contest your detention, and no ability to redress wrongful imprisonment. Trump has shown his true colors here -- freedom is in the crosshairs, and we're all fair game.

A clarifying moment for democracy The shocking arrest near Boston shows how Trump’s immigration policy has become an assault on freedom.

Trump & Co. act "like they have the right to go after whomever they want, for whatever reason they want, [however] they want — and that anyone who tries to stop them is disloyal at best and a terrorist sympathizer at worst. We’ve seen this kind of politics before. And its track record is grim."

ICE agents detain Tufts University grad student after pro-Palestinian opinion piece A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson says that Rumeysa Ozturk 'engaged in activities in support of Hamas' while her attorney calls her detention 'concerning.'

Israel's thought police rounded up yet another critic of its murderous genocide against the Palestinians today. Apparently, Trump's "America First" regime cares more about doing the bidding of a foreign government than respecting freedom of speech.

YouTube video by MSNBC LIVE: Bernie Sanders and AOC’s 'Fighting Oligarchy' Tour in Las Vegas

Bernie and AOC team up for the "Fight the Oligarchy" tour. Listen up, buckle up, and get ready to take it to the thieving crooks in Congress and the White House!

Live updates: More than 400 Palestinians killed in surprise Israeli airstrikes across Gaza Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing at least 404 Palestinians. The surprise bombardment shattered a ceasefire in place since January and threatened to fully reignit...

Israel is an outlaw regime. Bombing defenseless people is terrorism, full-stop. We must withdraw our support for such brutality, or we cannot lay claim to being a civilized country.

Immigration agents arrest Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead last spring's protests at Columbia University has been arrested by federal immigration agents.

So Trump and his Gestapo agents are disappearing people now. Just for daring to express an opinion that may conflict with his own. Everyone has a right to free speech under the Constitution. This should send shivers down the spine of every American.

YouTube video by WFAA Rep. Al Green speaks after being escorted out of Trump's speech to Congress

Kudos to Rep. Al Green for standing up to Trump and Musk's proposed cuts to vital programs that millions of Americans rely on.

Nearly 6 in 10 Americans Concerned Musk Is Using DOGE to Benefit Himself Financially The poll also showed support from a significant segment of Americans for reducing or eliminating DOGE.

Elon Musk has overthrown our government in a coup for billionaires. Programs and services for millions are being gutted to give away trillions in tax cuts to Musk and Trump's cronies. MAGA nation was conned, and we will all now pay the price. Buckle up as the backlash turns into popular rage.

Thousands in Midwestern GOP Districts Attend Sanders' First Stops on Tour to Fight Oligarchy | Common Dreams Senator Bernie Sanders is on a mission to fight oligarchy and empower the people. With a powerful message against Trumpism and billionaire influence, he's rallying Americans to stand up for democracy....

Hope amidst a sea of chaos and despair

Democrats are MIA—just when the country needs them to counter the Trump-Musk blitzkrieg Why are they bringing a teaspoon to a gunfight?

"I previously wrote that Democrats are bringing a teaspoon to a gunfight. But it’s unclear if most Ds even recognize they’re in a gunfight." from @davidcorn.bsky.social

Voters Were Right About the Economy. The Data Was Wrong. Here’s why unemployment is higher, wages are lower and growth less robust than government statistics suggest.

Standard economic metrics grossly underestimate the pain and suffering of most Americans. Unemployment rates don't count those who've stopped looking, or homeless folks who can only find work part-time. And prices have surged for basic necessities. We ignore these deepening divides at our own peril.

I suspect the US relationship with Israel will be fine, especially given the hundreds of billions we've already given them. Vetting of foreign nationals before they come here is already a rigorous process. Targeting folks who are legally here over free speech, and threatening to deport them is vile.

The Far-Right Group Building a List of Pro-Palestine Activists to Deport Betar U.S. said it has shared with the Trump administration a list of the “names of hundreds of terror supporters.”

We're slipping quickly into fascism. Far right groups are drafting up lists of folks who criticize Israel and reporting them to Trump. In turn, he's vowed to deport any "aliens" who participate in "pro-jihad" protests. Think your safe from the roundups? Think again. theintercept.com/2025/02/06/b...

Trump won't rule out deploying US troops to support rebuilding Gaza, sees 'long-term' US ownership President Donald Trump said he won’t rule out deploying U.S. troops to support reconstruction of Gaza and that envisions “long-term” U.S. ownership of a redevelopment of the territory.

Who is this utter fool occupying the White House? Palestinians will never leave their homeland, rubble be damned. You don't broker a ceasefire and then tell one side they must abandon everything they hold dear. With this insanity, Trump can kiss any Middle East peace goodbye.

And join a union to strengthen the labor movement!

Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.

Criminal behavior run amok by unelected Musk and his lackeys in the heart of our federal government's personnel management agency. Congress needs to hold immediate hearings to block this unauthorized seizure of our public data.

Tariffs Should Not Be Weaponized for an Anti-Immigrant Agenda - Public Citizen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Over the weekend, President Trump threatened Colombia with 25-50% tariffs if the country continued to reject U.S.…

Public Citizen: "Rather than demonizing immigrants or blaming other countries, our leaders must overhaul our broken trade policies to address these root causes of migration and protect the rights of migrant workers."

Palestinians finally returning to devastated northern Gaza after ceasefire dispute delay | CNN Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians began returning home to northern Gaza on Monday, bracing for what awaits them in a region that has been reduced to rubble by months of brutal bombardment an...

The US-funded destruction of Gaza -- a "demolition site" in Trump's covetous eyes -- will go down in history as one of the greatest crimes against humanity. Thankfully, the resistance to imperial aggression remains strong, and other blocs of influence are forming (BRICS, etc) to challenge US empire.

Could you include a link to the reference? I'm hopeful about some potential uses of AI, but mindful that any new technology will follow the imperatives of the economy in which it operates. In the US, I expect nothing less than a full-bore attempt to replace human jobs and maximize corporate profits.

YouTube video by Legendary Lore What Aristotle Knew About Oligarchy That We Forgot

Important reminder of the historic limits of oligarchy. Seems the rich routinely forget how precarious their rule can be.

Cruel and insane in any time but especially in the era of routine climate disasters

Ah, Banksy

Farm workers ditch work in fear of ICE raids as food prices set to soar Scores of immigrant farm workers in the U.S. are avoiding work after President Trump removed "sensitive area" protections amid his immigration crackdown.

This could go very badly quickly. But I'm sure American citizens will line up in droves to work in the fields and meatpacking plants.