Bhavik Lathia

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

Apropos of nothing, I would like to point out that large companies whose business model is "serve words to the public" will typically pay between US $.10 and $3.00 per word. So when you give words to a company for free, you are in fact paying them a LOT of money.

BOOM 🔥:

Judge Immergut issues a second Temporary Restraining Order prohibiting the relocation, federalization, or deployment of ANY NATIONAL GUARD FROM ANY STATE into the state of Oregon.

The very first statute authorizing domestic use of the military during domestic emergencies, enacted in 1792 by a Congress full of the same folks who wrote and ratified the Constitution, expressly provided for judicial review in certain circumstances *before* the President could even send troops.

wait what??? Lmao

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“There’s no polling [based stance to take] on genocide. Either you’re against it, or you’re one of the bad guys.” @bhavik.bsky.social #Persuasion2025

Democracy's Big Tent Revival Persuasion 2025, a Democratic confab in the shadow of Michael Sandel

whoa @grahamformaine.bsky.social @repcasar.bsky.social @vanhollen.senate.gov @katmabu.bsky.social @patrioticmillionaires.org @waytowinus.bsky.social @jenancona.bsky.social @swayable.bsky.social @torygavito.bsky.social @bhavik.bsky.social so wow much civics

It was honestly the super majority of the party, and a tiny elite in the senate messed up

Every single Democrat who advocated for not giving into the fascists during the last budget battle was right.

Every single "Democrat" who advocated that we should let Trump continue steamrolling us was wrong, and they should admit that.

life is crazy because my friends are doing work ranging from stopping the authoritarian takeover of america to stopping the genocide in gaza

JUST IN: A U.S. citizen from Alabama who has been detained twice by ICE while working at a construction site, has filed a class action suit claiming ICE's broad warrantless arrest powers violate the constitution. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

US farmers are saying they "just need temporary help, until things get better."

Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better.

Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand.

We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.

Not only is a global group of activists doing the work their leaders are too cowardly & complicit to do when it comes to stopping genocide, but these activists don't even have the active protection of their countries in peaceably trying to stop these crimes. Pathetic. #GlobalSumudFlotilla

Basically if you were #TeamFight earlier this year, you were right.

Too bad Senate leadership wasn’t with us back then.

This is the fight we *should* have had before the budget bill earlier this year… it would have been more coherent before the cuts were already codified.

But, better late than never.

Correct.

BECAUSE THE SUPER MAJORITY OF SO-CALLED "MAINSTREAM" CORPORATE MEDIA LIE TO US ALL THE TIME

Why do headlines say "norms shattered" when what is meant is "laws broken" or "Constitution violated"?

Stay vigilant.

But the authoritarians are testing all sorts of strategies to repress and silence us.

This is a victory for free speech in America.

Maybe it's time to contact local Sinclair stations and their advertisers about this. Especially their advertisers. Thankfully the ABC station in my area is not part of this problem.

It's time to start the conversation:

Are the Lions the best team in the league right now?

The last time that the Ravens allowed a 95-yard touchdown was in 2001.

The Lions, tonight, have done it twice. 👀

this is the way

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I did my bit!
I hope it helped them decide to face up to fascism.👍

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Good.