Minneapolis Boy, 11, Dies in Older Brother's Arms After Being Shot in Broad Daylight at Park The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office tentatively identified the boy as 11-year-old Amir Atkins.

11-year-old Amir Atkins was senselessly shot and killed while playing at a park in Minneapolis. “His absence leaves a void that can never be filled,” Amir’s uncle shared.

Yet another family and community shattered by our nation’s senseless gun violence crisis. We don’t have to live like this.

a man wearing a green hat and holding a sword is looking to the side . Alt: Robin Hood giving an epic side eye

*clears throat*

Okay kiddos, time for a legend lesson.

Robin Hood stole from the rich to give to the poor. ✨ He did not steal from the poor to give to the entitled ✨

OH MY GOSHHHHH 🙈😭😩

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There is America and there’s Trump’s America. Let’s not confuse the two.

We have abandoned the cause of justice and goodness. It is not enough to call this sickening. It is a doorway to the Abyss.

Musk promises better communication between Republican lawmakers, DOGE Trump adviser Elon Musk stepped up his congressional outreach Wednesday, taking questions from Republican lawmakers, some of whom are facing anger over DOGE.

Trying to explain this story as if one is speaking to a small child. Members of congress, whose job it is to set federal spending, now get to call Elon, who is for some reason controlling federal spending, to plead for changes to federal spending????? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats Recent incidents indicate US is no longer characterizing Russia as a cybersecurity threat, marking a radical departure: ‘Putin is on the inside now’

Trump and Musk-- through their evisceration of our national intelligence infrastructure and our law enforcement agencies-- are opening the door for Russia and our other adversaries (including domestic terrorists) to launch a major attack against us.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Now THIS is true leadership on the world stage. In stark contrast to the weak, ignorant clown we currently have in the White House.
#SlavaUkraini 🇬🇧 🇺🇦

I cannot tell a lie: George Washington would have gone Revolutionary on trump over that "King" bullshit

“So Elon Musk killed this program for disabled kids (illegally) because it included the word ‘transition.’ It helps them to transition from high school to work.”

H/T @palafo.bsky.social, who posted the above on another platform.

Disgusting!

All to fund tax breaks to the wealthiest people in America.

Refugee’s death in Thailand blamed on US aid freeze A refugee with lung problems died after she was discharged from a US-funded hospital on the Myanmar -Thai border that was ordered to close as a result of US President Donald Trump’s freeze on fore...

Refugee’s death in Thailand blamed on USAID freeze

www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen...

…believed to be one of the first people to have died as a direct result of Trump and Musk’s decision to freeze all funding for aid projects — for at least 90 days.

It is estimated that millions of people will die as a result of Donald Trump’s ruthless decision to freeze USAID funding —…

Pope Francis’s Stunning Rebuke of JD Vance Exposes MAGA’s Dark Soul The vice president took a stab at theology to defend the administration’s rank cruelty. Then a higher authority weighed in.

Pope Francis' remarkable rebuke of JD Vance and Trumpism lays bare an essential truth: Trump is overseeing a massive and systematic abandonment of obligation to the global poor, and Vance's theological obfuscation can't make that disappear.

New piece from me:
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*credit card* debt? he’s carrying more than a million in fucking *credit card debt*?!? that’s even fucking stupider than at least 50 fucking percent of every other stupid and dangerous thing he believes, that’s “would be broke 5 years after winning the lottery” stupid

FACT: USAID funded projects in 120 countries - fighting epidemics, educating children, providing clean water, supporting life saving work.

Now nurses laid off, clinics closed in 25 countries where 2/3 of all child deaths occur.

All because of Trump’s inflated ego.

Lawsuit filed by USAID workers union says President Trump violated constitutional limits when he unilaterally dismantled the agency, urges court to quickly block actions and reinstate workers/funding. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

Color me shocked that the man who did two Nazi salutes hired a “DOGE” employee who believed in eugenics, white supremacy, & racial segregation.

He’s resigned now—not because he’s embarrassed about being a Nazi—but because he got caught.

MAGAs gave access to all our private info to these fascists.😐

DOGE staffer Marko Elez resigns over controversial posts: Report Earlier on Thursday, a federal judge approved Elez and another DOGE staff member to access the U.S. Treasury payment system.

DOGE Staffer Marko Elez Resigns Over Controversial Posts

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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.

Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO

Official Email Urges Federal Workers to Find More Productive Jobs The message reiterated an offer for a chance to take a second job or travel to a “dream destination” and remain on the federal payroll for months. But questions remain about whether that would be lega...

Because air traffic controllers and cancer researchers leaving their jobs is definitely going to Make America Great Again.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/u...

Governor Pritzker- Illinois - has signed an order prohibiting all J6 rioters from state employment.

🏆 Governor Pritzker- Illinois - has signed an order prohibiting all J6 rioters from state employment.

Idgaf I’m still fighting for guaranteed healthcare.

Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.”

We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽

Quite the metaphor…

This is exactly why we all need to support independent media.

Look I get everyone’s cynicism and despair but yes…it does matter that Senate Democrats fought back today. It will matter every day. We have to show the fence sitters and people that stayed home the truth. Will it stop these nominations? I don’t know but we all must fight. Don’t throw your hands up.

This is worrying.