Denny Bent

Art by altLofC, watercolor, 8.5x11. Mock Soviet propaganda-esque illustration of a female and male humans colored in yellow (highlights) and red (shadows), holding a red banner, her right hand, his left, with white lettering that reads “National Sick of Trump’s Shit Day” American flag in the background

If you thought masked, unidentified federal agents grabbing people off the street were a frightening step toward dystopia, wait until it's private contractors chasing cash bonuses for rounding up human beings at scale

HAPPENING NOW: Portland Police Commander Franz Schoening testifies that federal officers on Oct. 18 barraged protesters with crowd control munitions — not because of any violence but because another federal officer accidentally shot tear gas onto the roof of the ICE facility.

Listen to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, not Mr. Brainworms.

How ICE Raids Are Making It Easier for Civilian Men to Assault Immigrant Women "This phenomenon is only possible because of the outsized power that state agents have always had to abuse and control women and victims' bodies," argues Kylie Cheung.

new from @kylietcheung.bsky.social in @teenvogue.com: recently, men have impersonated plainclothes ICE agents to assault women—only possible, she argues, because state agents commit violence with impunity.

"To be clear, men wouldn’t be posing as ICE agents and assaulting women if ICE didn’t exist."

That's epic! We were thrilled to have about 800 in little old Albany!

Not saying this is necessarily the case here (though it feels like it) but in my experience, the louder and more angrily people shout without provocation, the more afraid they are. Especially with men, who have been taught showing fear is weakness, it ends up as angry screaming for no reason.

Wait, Billie Jean??? The song about denying the paternity of a child???

Aw, they all called each other this morning and went twinsies on their outfits!

Seriously, though, I can’t imagine making my whole identity center around trying to intimidate decent people. I just can’t fathom that level of insecurity.

This is really unfair to everyone who just voted for him for the racism.

Students at UMass Amherst, UMass Boston, Harvard, Univ. of Michigan, UCLA, Arizona State, Cornell, Univ. of Oregon, Univ. of Texas, North Carolina State, Univ. of Colorado, Univ. of Minnesota, Minnesota State and more have all had visas revoked with NO DUE PROCESS.

Students at UMass Amherst, UMass Boston, Harvard, Univ. of Michigan, UCLA, Arizona State, Cornell, Univ. of Oregon, Univ. of Texas, North Carolina State, Univ. of Colorado, Univ. of Minnesota, Minnesota State and more have all had visas revoked with NO DUE PROCESS (links below)

Do I really even need to say it?

Wow. That truly is messed up thinking and hate on her part.

It’s not a party until Susan Collins says she’s concerned.

Thanks! Yeah, they were mostly as a kid, with two as an adult just a few months apart that were a bear to get through. But all good now.

Gee, if only there was some evidence of his competence and ability to act like a responsible adult before now. But who could have known? Where this all came from is a mystery!

I’ve had six traumatic brain injuries (no, really!), and I still know better than to pull this kind of crap.

And had been using it before in order to avoid a required paper trail that could be discovered by a subpoena or FOIA request. Making it all about accidentally adding a journalist is a total misdirection they’re hoping we fall for.

I was thinking the same thing. It’s like even when women are the victims, it’s still somehow a woman’s fault. I won’t play that anymore.

Definitely a federal offense. And if people think hams won’t be able to tell you’re not licensed, they can absolutely tell and will narc on you in a heartbeat. They’re notoriously right wing.

Same here, since 1994. I just can’t deal with their politics, especially from people who literally spend weekends practicing how they’ll help in an emergency, then actively campaign and vote to create an emergency scenario.

I’m laughing at how she says “We are an inclusive bunch of individuals” on Fox with a straight face. No, sweetie, WE are. YOU and your Fox Friends are not.

Can confirm. I grew up maybe 10 minutes away from Huntington Beach and it’s MAGA Central. Most of the people I went to high school with had to be blocked.

I'm not federal, but I belong to SEIU, and they are seriously powerful.

I think so. In the series "Quincy" he's supposed to be a widower. My coworker said the actress playing his wife in the flashbacks also played the woman he dated or married later in the series. I understand having a type but...

Just... wow.

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.

Opportunities are everywhere.

Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

Absolutely! Johnson was the worst.

Look to what happened after the US Civil War for the same thing. Everyone wanted to let the Confederates retain their dignity, so they didn't push for harsh penalties. And now they're back, trying again because 1) they still think they're in the right and 2) there are no consequences.