Mary de Sousa

Let the picture of the little five year old boy standing facing the car and the old man being dragged out of his house with no shirt on, let those images burn into your brain. We don’t have to be this country. We don’t have to live this way.

Donald Trump was a choice, Republican voters made for us.

An ICE agent killed Renee Good, yet it’s my colleague @replamonica.bsky.social who faces prison time for conducting oversight at an ICE facility.

This is political retribution by the Trump regime—protecting Jonathan Ross while targeting those who demand accountability.

@iWillNotBeSilenced

ICE kidnapped an elderly Hmong man in St. Paul, Minnesota. The temperature was sub-zero, and he was taken only wearing shorts and Crocs, and no shirt. (1/18/26)

#ice #dhs #icc #humanrights

They returned the Hmong man, who was taken in shorts and no coat, out into freezing temperatures.

I agree. That rankles so deep...

Thank you this was fab.

"Democracy dies in darkness."
I canceled my subscription to the Washington Post over Bezos' pulling editors' Harris endorsement
Proud tonight to support a newspaper doing its job:
"Thank you for subscribing to the Minnesota Star Tribune."
@startribune.com

Eyewitness account: Good morning, My name is Brandon Siguenza, and l am a US citizen from Minneapolis. Yesterday, while doing legal observation, ICE stopped their cars to harass my friend and me. They sprayed pepper spray into the vent of our vehicle. We held our hands in the air and told them we were not obstructing, that the car was in park and they were free to drive forward and away. There was no active immigration raid. They returned to their cars, and drove forward a bit, then decided to stop again. They surrounded us, smashed the windows of our car, opened the doors (they were unlocked), ripped my friend and I out of the car and arrested us on charges of obstruction. I was put in an unmarked SUV, separated from my friend. As I was put in the back seat an ICE agent tore the whistle off my neck and said "I'll be taking this, I might need it later." My phone was knocked out of my hand while being arrested. As we drove away I asked the driver and the passenger if they wouldn't mind buckling my seatbelt, as they were driving erratically. I was ignored. I asked them if I could have the handcuffs loosened, as I was losing circulation, and was told no. At one point the passenger realized his own driver's license was in the backseat next to mine, and tried to surreptitiously grab it without me seeing it. We were taken to the Whipple federal building, where I saw dozens of brown people being processed in an unheated garage. I was frisked, told of my charges, and saw buses and vans being prepped. I later learned that these were being filled with detainees and driven to the airport for deportation. As we were led in, I noticed that the building was very busy. I got the impression that one of the 2 agents bringing me around was being trained. At multiple points throughout my stay, government agents were unable to open doors, not sure where they were meant to be going, and overall confused and overwhelmed. They couldn't figure out how to use the building phones, or complai…

just a reminder that we aren’t even seeing the worst of what is happening in Minneapolis from someone detailed at the Whipple Federal Building yesterday

Make it viral.

that’s the kid who finally got admission into the bully gang...

This Jan. 6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement. It's nowhere to be found at the Capitol Approaching the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the official plaque honoring the police who defended democracy is nowhere to be found.

Any Congressional Republican who says they back the blue is LYING!

Especially MAGA Mike Johnson.

#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #RepublicansAreDestroyingAmerica

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maybe he’s one of those people who can only feel they are truly inside when they keep other people outside...

One fact is established. The guy was in Venezuela and now he’s in the US. Not sure talking to Trump is going to ‘establish’ any more...

Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty

Pass this along. All Democrats, Independents in magat states need to check to make they're registered to vote. May have to do it a couple times; last time a week or to before election

The President Who Can’t Stop Naming Things After Himself The Narcissist-in-Chief is Worried We'll Forget Him. I hope we do.

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Mockler: Do you know who Paul Ingrassia is?

Jennings: Yeah

Mockler: Do you know what he has said?

Jennings: Yeah

Mockler: Has Trump fired him or is he still a part of the administration?

Jennings: I don’t know

Mockler: He's a part of the administration. And you know that—you're lying right now

Watching the total donations shooting up after the Xmas Day Message is so beautiful.

Thank you all! 💚🎄

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CBS is Corporate State Media.

CBS.isNOT.news #CBSisNOTnews

News Team, Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier. I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity. Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one. We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed to kill the story. If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we

have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient. If the standard for airing a story becomes "the government must agree to be interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state. These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless. CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones.

We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it. When it fails to air without a credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet. I care too much about this broadcast to watch it be dismantled without a fight. Sharyn

Again, from Michael Grynbaum, here is Sharyn Alfonsi's full email.

It must be read:

CBS News(max) is officially cooked. Bari Weiss killed a whole-ass network.

I am going to not watch it even more than you….

He dragged the headlines back to him instantly. I think people should share stuff about Reiner instead of his awful quote.

Trump’s Vile Response Made Rob Reiner’s Death All About Himself — And It Worked Trump seized on reports about Rob Reiner’s death to center himself, showing how cruelty and provocation are rewarded in today’s outrage-driven media system.

Here is one take on it and for what it's worth, I think it's an interesting perspective and potentially correct.
www.mediaite.com/opinion/trum...

On a United Nations resolution ensuring the safety and security of humanitarian workers and UN personnel across the globe, the vote was 153-1. The United States was the 1 No vote.

Never in my lifetime did I think I would see this.
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory

this is so true. The ‘we’re harder than them’ mentality leads nowhere (and to me jumping ship for the Greens)

What is remarkable is how the team around Starmer also buys into a myth around 1990s Labour that venerates performative hippy-punching rather than a more complicated reality where Blair and Brown also bought the party "hippies" off by giving them key wins in social, welfare and human rights policy

"A Change Is Gonna Come" is a seminal song by Sam Cooke, released in 1964. It is recognized as one of the 20th century's most important and influential songs, particularly as an anthem for the Civil Rights Movement

Maybe it would be easier to start each question session by asking him what he DOES know about and take it from there...