IS TRUMP DYING, OR IS HE JUST FINE? And why doesn't the media fixate on HIS health crisis 1% as much as it did and still does about Biden's?

Plus his terror invasion of Chicago? It's about Pritzker and Trumpstein

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States should ban ICE from all public property and public transit without a state warrant.

States should require state warrants to be served for ICE activity that violates state protections.

State legislatures should subpoena ICE field officers to testify under oath about their practices.

What blue state is stepping up next? Who’s gonna meet this moment with the urgency it deserves? Who wants to be able to tell their kids and grandkids that when everything was on the line, they didn’t just SAY the right things, but DID the right thing with the power they had?

Speaking as a Chinese person, in the Chinese culture, money is often given to others in a gesture of bribery.

Work-Life Balance’ Will Keep You Mediocre

I took a different approach and spent my time building a social-media company from my dorm room. That business, Step Up Social, helped companies grow on TikTok and Instagram Reels. It hit $1 million a year in revenue in less than two years. During my first year working on Step Up Social, I averaged 3½ hours of sleep a night and had about 12½ hours every day to focus on business. The physical and mental toll was brutal: I gained 80 pounds, lived on Red Bull and struggled with anxiety. But this level of intensity was the only way to build a multimillion-dollar company.

Work-life balance is bad, says 22-year-old with terrible life www.wsj.com/opinion/work...

ICYMI — TRUMP: “The conflict between Aber-baijan and Albania was going on for 35 years. I got that one settled.”

He meant Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Can’t wait for @jaketapper’s book about this.

#Saveourlibraries

#Saveourlibraries

When the wind blows
Hold your friends
Hold them tightly
Check on others in this storm
Don't let the gale
Knock any of us down
Lean
Lean against the wall for safety
Against a shoulder more steady
Lean until you can support others
Until the winds at last die down

Because nothing says “you should feel free to come visit Washington” like standing in front of dozens of armed soldiers next to a guy who thinks women shouldn’t be able to vote 🙃

👇👇

Breaking News 1m ago A close adviser to Mayor Eric Adams was suspended from his campaign after trying to give a journalist cash inside a potato chip bag.

They say phones only make us miserable but I just got this news alert and laughed for a solid minute so who is to say

Can’t wait for @jaketapper.bsky.social’s book about this

Trump tells Zelenskyy that Putin wants more of Ukraine, drops ceasefire demand Vladimir Putin reportedly demanded control of the entire Donetsk region in his Alaska meeting with Donald Trump who says Ukraine has "gotta make a deal".

Trump to Zelensky: "Make a deal with Putin. He wants more of Ukraine, but then you'll have peace, just less of your country"

(Until Putin decides he wants to start another war to steal even more of Ukraine's territory)

www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

WOW. @marcelias.bsky.social goes off on the failures of legacy media: "We have an absolute collapse and failure by the institutions that have promised us that democracy would not die in darkness, that in fact, they stand for the proposition that democracy will die in plain sight of daylight."

Right-wing media outlets are still paying up for 2020 election lies Right-wing media company Newsmax has agreed to pay out $67 million in a settlement with Dominion Voting Systems for promoting lies about the 2020 election. The announcement adds to a tally of over $.....

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

It seems to me that Bluesky engagement has gone down in recent months, does anyone else think this the case?

#Texas Republicans have locked Rep. Nicole Collier inside the state house in Austin, and TEXANS ARE FIGHTING BACK!

We will share more as soon as we know it, including a call to action to support their release.

#Resist #FuckTrump #NoGerrymanderingTX @meidastouch.com @couriernewsroom.bsky.social

This "president" is AGAIN (still) malfunctioning on the world stage. Where is Jake Tapper? Anyone?

FORCED BIRTH
Wealth transfer to the rich
Inequality
Authoritarianism
Voter Suppression
CUT MEDICARE
Terrorism
Insurrection
GUN VIOLENCE
END SOCIAL SECURITY
Dirty Air and Water
Destroying Planet
Pandemics
RACISM
Misogyny
War
Theocracy
NO PLATFORM
..DEAD PARTY...GOPDead

There is no moral equivalence between bullies and the bullied, between tyranny and democracy, or between brutality and decency. No individual can be free in a society devoid of justice. There can be no liberty where brutality reigns.

I’m not sure how this could possibly be going any better.

Expelling Brilliance: Trump’s Assault on International Students Imperils America | Common Dreams America will not be great again by closing its doors. It will flourish through welcoming the world’s best minds and taking pride in that.

www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...

As a former Texas State Rep, let me be clear: LOCKING Rep. Nicole Collier inside the chamber is beyond outrageous.

Forcing elected officials to sign “permission slips” & take police escorts to leave? That’s not procedure. That’s some old Jim Crow playbook.

No one owns the Water.
No one owns the Land.
No one owns the sand.
These are given by Our Mother.
The Planet provides for Free.
Only by the hands of the Greedy does the Earth require a Fee 🌺

Is it that hard to have a space that isn’t anti black or ableist like my GOD

I frequently don't stand for invocations, prayers, or pledges. And it's my right to do so without the government interfering! Individuals can choose not to speak to me, but the government cannot coerce me into standing. Bah humbug.