Mark in VT

This is my friend.

His name is Christian Smalls.

He founded the Amazon Labor union

Not as a professional activist, but as a worker who decided he’d had enough.

Recently, he was beaten and detained by the IDF

And no one in the MSM is talking about it.

paydayreport.com/amazon-union...

😕

I created & posted this on my other SM accounts as a sarcastic alternative to "Happy 4th."

A friend said I was being "hyperbolic."

I would challenge anyone to ask the new & future residents of "Alligator Auschwitz" if they view this as "hyperbole."

Check your white privilege, folks.

Detained immigrant's pregnancy fails while in ICE custody - Nashville Banner ICE's treatment of undocumented immigrants raises concerns as a woman's experience highlights what she described as inadequate medical care while in detention.

And the"pro-life" crowd...nothing but 🦗 🦗 🦗...

nashvillebanner.com/2025/05/27/i...

"And I'm proud to be a Trumpublican
Where at least I know I'M free!
And I don't care 'bout the immigrants.
They mean nothing to me.
And I'll gladly stand up for bigotry
Send all foreigners on their way!
'Cause there ain't no doubt, they've got to go!
Make white my USA!"

I can’t speak for every city, but here in LA, ICE bounty hunters aren’t going after gang members. They’re hunting the vulnerable: gardeners, street vendors, day laborers.

Easy money, no risk.

Folks need to stop pretending this is about crime.

@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social—thank you for your words.

Watching the right now oppose the part of the second amendment that guarantees a well regulated militia under state control is… something.

The only video documented violence I've seen so far has directly involved the police or the ICE Nahtzees. I haven't seen any violence instigated by the protesters, only by uniforms.

And will you be happy when I find the pearl? 🙃 😂

I dunno... Seems kinda 'woke.' I'm sure there's a Trumpublican with clippers out there, ready to destroy it just to make others feel miserable. It's what they do.

The world needs more of this and less of most other things

Man, I can't believe how dangerous this guy turned out to be! - Dr. Victor Frankenstein. Also, John Roberts.

#SCOTUSisCorrupt

Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.

"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."

Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.

I wrote about my decision in TIME.

time.com/7285045/resi...

Reporter: I was watching your face during the meeting.. what was going through your mind when the President talked about erasing the border..

Carney: I’m glad that you couldn’t tell what was going through my mind

Reporter: Oh I could

I just can't anymore. The blatant stupidity is physically painful. 🤦

100 DAYS...of lying, grifting, lawbreaking, division, incompetence, ignorance, illegal deportations, self-aggrandizement, vulgarity, self-pity, cruelty, ignoring the Supreme Court & due process while attacking: the Media, Universities, Law Firms, the Courts & Journalists.

1362 Days to go...

Anti-vaxers don't have the mental capabilities to "Do their own research." In their minds, this means "find unreliable, unverified sources that support my willful ignorance, & then I'll prove to the world how 'smart' I am. Oh, BTW, my kid has the measles & might die, but still I have my ignorance!"

NYT headline: “Kennedy Advises New Parents to ‘Do Your Own Research’ on Vaccines” Subheader: “In an interview with Dr. Phil, the health secretary offered false information about vaccine oversight and revealed a lack of basic understanding of new drug approvals.”

“And I’m like, what do you mean, you ‘do your own research’? You running a double-blind study in your living room, dawg?”
- A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic

A Facebook direct message from Chris Elliott stating “stupid fat whore”

My Facebook DMs are full of fans like Chris Elliot. Know what I do when I get a message like this? I spend the time to track them down and then send the message to their mothers and sisters and daughters.

If you’ve got the energy to send this shit to me, I’ve got the energy to out you.

worth every second

This is really really scary and bad

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Some more good news…👇

Enjoy. 😎✨

We cancel research and education grants, then spend money on this:

Trumpers, right after the election : "Why are you letting politics divide us?"

This. This is exactly why.

#TrumpVotersAreNotYourFriends

president of el salvador is literally dripping with anger in this post with how it’s worded he was forced to have any level of accountability to prove a guy accidently sent their wasn’t murdered

Ukraine is Winning. So Why is Donald Trump Trying to Help Russia? America Is quickly becoming the people we read about, and hated, in high school history.

Ukraine is beating Russia—sinking their fleet without a navy, killing 800,000+ invaders, and holding the line for 3 years.
Donald Trump wants to save Putin.
He won’t say Russia is the aggressor.
Let’s be clear: there’d be a cease-fire if Russia…stopped.

adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/ukraine-is...

Not sure who needs to hear this, but any govt official who violates someone's constitutional rights -- and is acting outside the scope of their lawful authority -- can be PERSONALLY liable in a civil suit.

ICE officers. Cabinet members. White House staffers. Even the president.

In short:

1. It's unconstitutional
2. It's lawless
3. It's criminal

Let's please start talking about it that way, instead of accepting the framing being given to us (that's for the media!)