Ben LaPoe

I'm so sick of the casualness of their constant lying.

Someone should do a FOIA request for the raw footage of the videos they took of that Chicago raid and then edited into a fascist ad for ICE.

South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell' A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.

ICE is running around Chicago harassing people for not being white.

Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.

That’s not making America great again.

Photo of an X post by Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews ) featuring a screenshot of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) homepage. The post text reads: "The banner on the homepage of the U.S. Dept of Housing and Urban Development now splashes an alert about 'The Radical Left in Congress...'" followed by "It's quite something to see that on a .gov website operator by government employees." The screenshot shows a banner on the HUD website with the text: "The Radical Left in Congress shut down the government. HUD will use available resources to help Americans in need." The background includes an image of houses at sunset and a quote: "God blessed us with this great nation, and together, we can increase sufficiency for Americans to climb the economic ladder toward a brighter future - Secretary Scott Turner."

Similar messages went up on other government sites, all in violation of the law. If you think this makes you look less culpable, Donald, you’re sorely mistaken.

“If you can’t honor a man by quoting him directly because his own words seem disparaging to his legacy, then perhaps you shouldn’t try to honor him at all.” Watch my latest here: www.youtube.com/live/2Mv50KZ...

Oil companies expected a big business boom under Trump. Now they're worried Many oil company executives celebrated Donald Trump's return to the White House. But now expectations of higher profits are fading amid fears of a recession.

Many oil company executives celebrated Donald Trump's return to the White House. But now expectations of higher profits are fading amid fears of a recession.

Wrong turn leads to hundreds of immigrant arrests at the Detroit-Canada border bridge NPR has for months been receiving tips about detentions at the Ambassador Bridge in Michigan. An inquiry by Michigan Democrat Rep. Rashida Tlaib has revealed more that 200 detentions this year at the ...

NPR has been receiving tips about detentions at the Ambassador Bridge in Michigan. An inquiry by Michigan Democrat Rep. Rashida Tlaib has revealed more that 200 detentions this year at the bridge, including American citizen children.

A tweet by Sarah Longwell (@SarahLongwell25 ) reads: "He’s threatening media companies who are critical of him. He’s talking about sending Americans to foreign prisons. He’s signing executive orders to investigate former staff members who spoke out against him. Don’t you see what’s happening here?"

I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

‘Treated like a criminal': US citizen says he was detained returning from Canada Bachir Atallah, a real estate attorney from New Hampshire, says he and his wife, Jessica Fakhri, were stopped crossing from Canada into Vermont

"After nearly five hours, he and his wife were released. They are now pursuing legal action.

"It's not about the immigrants," his sister, told NBC10 Boston. "It's coming to us Americans, and it's going to go after all of us."

www.nbcboston.com/news/politic...

Brown University Professor and Doctor Is Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a kidney transplant specialist and Brown University professor who had a valid visa, was expelled in apparent defiance of a court order.

Doctor and Professor Is Deported from US Despite a Judge’s Order: Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a kidney transplant specialist and Brown University professor who had a valid visa, was expelled in apparent defiance of a court order. #USA #academicsky www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/u...

Spineless OU betrayal of Black alumni hurts. We don't deserve this. |Opinion University officials need to know that Black alumni can't be erased and our stories are part of OU, too.

www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...

This is a post from a congresswoman from New Mexico about ice agents harassing and threatening native Americans.

This Congresswoman is from New Mexico.

Evangelicals loved Jimmy Carter — until his anti-racism turned them against him The religious right began with white supremacy — which is why their love of Trump was predictable

Jimmy Carter's funeral is today. I thought I'd look at an important part of his legacy.

His anti-racism galvanized white evangelicals and revealed their ugly views decades before MAGA.

www.salon.com/2025/01/09/h...

Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.

He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.

Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.

When fascism arrives in America it won’t know how to spell it.

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No, the Democratic Party Can't "Message Better" to Racism, Misogyny, and Ignorance Let's stop pretending

This election result isn't about Dem messaging.

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz formed a balanced ticket filled with character, intellect, and genuine love for this country, and they delivered their vision beautifully and eloquently.

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/no-the-dem...

When you think about it, it’s quite on brand for the GOP to seek to protect alleged pedophiles among them by preventing the truth from ever seeing the light of day.

Eh hmm, Jim Jordan (cough).