Vicki Larson

“They asked for a sword, and we said, ‘Well, we do have swords, but we can’t give them away because they’re museum artifacts,’” said Todd Arrington, forced to resign as head of Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library.”

Release the jobs report. And while you’re at it, release the Epstein files.

American citizens are far more afraid of the so-called "law enforcement" agencies than the "terrorists" they claim to be going after.

Don't you dare say, "This is no longer the United States." The f*ck it isn't. There are tens of millions of Americans who claim they are sick of this BS.

This is fascism.

Wow. It should get more attention that on most social media sites aside from X, the Trump White House is getting absolutely ripped to shreds over the shutdown. These Instagram comments are absolutely brutal for them.

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BREAKING: A federal judge says there is a realistic likelihood that the prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia was driven by vindictive motives — reflected in the public statements of Bondi, Blanche, Noem et al.

He has ordered discovery on the question.
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Some bathrooms are private, ya know?

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Atlanta Spanish-language journalist deported Mario Guevara had been in federal immigration custody since June 14.

(Atlanta News First) - Mario Guevara, the Atlanta Spanish-language journalist who spent months in ICE custody, has been deported. www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025...

Federal Agents Handcuff Chicago Alderperson At Hospital ER In another incident caught on video Friday, federal agents inside a car randomly threw tear gas into a Logan Square street while people — including a 2-year-old — were outside nearby.

Federal agents are overtly abusing their power to try to intimidate advocates and elected officials. We need ICE out of Illinois immediately and justice for people like Ald. Jessie Fuentes who are defending their communities.
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Marin supervisors consider big salary hike for themselves The proposal would raise the pay from 60% of a Superior Court judge’s salary to 75%.

A job that pays $148,968, plus benefits such as health insurance & pensions worth about $59,000 annually & $800 monthly car allowance & stipends for serving on boards and commissions feels like an abundance of riches most people will never get to experience.
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Let us in. Hold ICE accountable. Tear down the fence.

This is what we are demanding from the Broadview ICE facility, and nothing less.

Our leaders can decide whether they stand with the people or with ICE. There is no middle ground.

In a world of Kristi Noems, be a Jane Goodall

BREAKING: A federal judge finds that there is evidence Kilmar Abrego was VINDICTIVELY PROSECUTED. The judge GRANTS Abrego's motion for discovery and a hearing, and the government must now PROVE it did not vindictively prosecute Mr. Abrego. 1/

Why do women live longer than men? Evolution may offer clues Humans aren’t the only species where females have a lifespan advantage over males, a study found. The reasons span genetics, the environment – and their sex lives.

"Overall, the lifespan gap was smallest in monogamous species, while males tended to die much earlier in species where they tend to have multiple mates at a time and have more pronounced size differences."
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Opinion | What It Takes for a Working-Class Kid to Get a College Education

“I’m no better than Silas, and it’s not fair that he and his siblings continue to face such fierce headwinds without the help I took for granted.”

This is a good piece by @bethmacy.bsky.social

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Libraries are so cool. Whenever I'm away from home and need a place to hang out between things, I find a library. There's a bathroom, a water fountain, chairs, and I can read, meditate, use the computers, or just be, and no one tries me make me buy anything.

Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post, and the Cost of Speaking Out As Saudi Arabia hosts comedians and courts gamers, the silenced voice of Jamal Khashoggi still echoes.

Washington Post dismantled the platform Jamal wrote on. Discarded the fellowship they created in his memory.

They fired me unjustly for speaking the truth.

But I’ll never stop talking about my friend, writer, and amazing human, Jamal Khashoggi.

RIP, Jamal.

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Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...

In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...

Some of us were talking about both subjects before it was cool.

Comey Indictment Shows Danger of Subservient Prosecutors The political prosecution of a presidential enemy has left the government with a seemingly unwinnable case — and a justice system tainted by politics.

Halligan may have obtained the indictment the president wanted, but it...one thing to get a grand jury to indict. Getting a conviction is an entirely different matter. New from me for @brennancenter.org A discussion of the flawed Comey indictment. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

Listen to Jane Goodall’s final — and urgent — message Her last interviews are essential listening for everyone.

Listen to Jane Goodall’s final — and urgent — message
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Elon Musk Leads Campaign To Force Netflix To Remove Shows With Trans Characters Musk's posts have been seen by tens of millions of users, and many conservatives are now attempting to force Netflix into a removal of LGBTQ+ content.

1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters.

If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.

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BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

I have been an editor and copy editor for 4 decades. I would send this sentence back to the writer asking them to do a better job, because that's what we do, and if they couldn't come up with something more coherent, I would rewrite it or just delete it entirely.

A screenshot of an X post by Q. Anthony Ali (@NobleQAli , 12h ago) featuring a black-and-white historical image of a person lying on the ground while others, including a woman kneeling and several standing figures, are around them in what appears to be a park or open area. Below this, a reply by Antonio Benetto (@Tony_Benetto , 1d ago) to @drmistercody states: "I don't believe US troops will fire on American citizens."

History has many painful lessons.

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen to Fox & Friends host Lawrence Jones: "In New Hampshire we do not provide health insurance for illegal immigrants, we have never done that, and you are just wrong."