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YouTube video by Robert Reich The Real Reason Trump Wants To Invade Chicago and Portland

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We checked the Department of Homeland Security's viral videos of chaos and protests. What we found were months-old, misleading clips, some recorded thousands of miles away.

Mike Johnson refuses to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva — because her vote could force the House to release the Epstein Files. The GOP is doing everything they can to keep Trump's Epstein cover-up going.

Just joined Substack. Had a poem guest published on a friend’s page. I feel so aces right now :)

DHS and ICE must be reined in. If you see them “roving” in such patrols, call it out as illegal and document it.

America’s own Tiananmen Tank Man

Ted Cruz's rush from vacation after tragedy doubted as flight data revealed Flight data shows Sen. Ted Cruz could have rushed back to his flood-hit Texas constituency after the deaths of 100 people — including 27 girls and counsellors at a summer camp, the Daily Beast reporte...

Ted Cruz : i came home as soon as i heard

Press :

Ted Cruz :

Press : on your orig-

Ted Cruz : on my originally scheduled flight yes

With all of the chaos brought upon us from this administration, remember: We are the Revolution.

We, the people, deserve better. And, we must fight to get it. Together.

#PoliticalRevolution #WeThePeople #FiftyFiftyOne #ThePeoplesMovement #Grassroots

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Title: The Big, Bullshit, Bill has passed. Logos for 50501, Voices of Florida, and Political Revolution are on the bottom of the image.

Text: This bill will be devastating to millions of Americans and immigrants. We will see prices for every day goods sky-rocket even more. People will die due to not having access to the medical care they need. With their new budget, ICE will truly become Trump’s Gestapo. Kidnappings and deportations of immigrants will only increase. More camps will be built. This only scratches the surface on what this bill will bring upon America. But, that doesn’t mean our work is over. Logos and websites for 50501, Voices of Florida, and Political Revolution are on the bottom of the image.

Text: Take a minute to take it all in. Scream. Cry. Whatever it is you need to do. Then, act. It’s okay to feel defeated. To be angry. To be terrified. But, it is NOT the time to give up. It is the time to fight ever harder. As said by John Lewis, “Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.” Logos and websites for 50501, Voices of Florida, and Political Revolution are on the bottom of the image.

Text: The time for meaningful action is always NOW. Get out into the streets. Build and protect your community. Organize mutual aid. Hold your representatives accountable. Call out ICE sightings on social media, People over Papers, and ICEBlock. Donate to bail and immigration funds. Boycott companies who support MAGA policies. Educate yourself and those around you. And, so much more. Every act of resistance contributes to the cause. Our mission hasn’t changed. We must continue to fight for our democracy. Logos and websites for 50501, Voices of Florida, and Political Revolution are on the bottom of the image.

Now is not the time to despair. Now is the time for action.

This bill is a devastating blow against the American people. It will make retaking our democracy much more difficult.

However, our mission has not changed. They win when we give up. We must continue the fight.

No Boots, No Bombs: Americans Reject War Path Majority prefer diplomacy or non-involvement as tensions rise between Iran and Israel

Americans don't want to get bogged down in yet another Middle Eastern war, and the polls back that sentiment up

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Looks like some infighting between Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz 👀🍿

#Iran #Israel #TuckerCarlson #TedCruz

You label this a “hate crime” but not the MAGA extremist’s murdering of Democratic officials in Minnesota? That’s not a “hate crime”? Fucking terrible double standard bullshit going on, CNN. Shame on you.

Trump’s Military Parade Was a Pathetic Event for a Pathetic President The turnout wasn’t anything like what he wanted—and not everyone who showed up was even a fan of his.

The low turnout will force MAGA to go to great lengths to spin a clear flop as a success. Trump wanted badly for this to be a grand, raucous, March on Washington-level event and it just wasn’t close. https://trib.al/SzAGtn8

Of course he was...

The right wing misinformation mob is trying to push the idea that because Walz appointed him to a bipartisan workforce commission that is somehow a Democrat. Because they know how bad this is.

Meanwhile, MAGA is saying that alleged assassin Vance Boelter is:

* BLM
* Antifa
* "One of the Them"
* MS-13
* Eats Pets
* A (any mid-east nation) Terrorist
* Has Mental Illnesses
* Is a poor white man who lost his wife, his truck, his dog, his bourbon so pity him by writing a bad country song.

Exclusive: Accused Minnesota Assassin’s Resume Vance Boelter’s CV touts "emotional intelligence"

I've obtained a copy of Vance Boelter's resume, which touts his "emotional intelligence"
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Shame on you @npr.org for being fascism’s bitch. This headline reeeeeeeks of authoritarian ball-licking. Fuck you and fuck Trump. I used to respect you.

In Defense of Confrontational Protesters Some pundits are urging protesters in Los Angeles not to resist the militarization of their city. That’s easy to say when ICE isn’t snatching up your friends and family members.

Some pundits are urging protesters in Los Angeles not to resist the militarization of their city.

That’s easy to say when ICE isn’t snatching up your friends and family members. https://trib.al/lwpnNOT

Shaxs from Star Trek Lower Decks is pictured. He's a cartoon, because Lower Decks, besides being the best effing show ever, is a cartoon. Shaxs is a big burly man wearing his gold Star fleet uniform and also an apron over the front like he's doing some sort of art project or baking a nice sourdough. In each hand he's holding a broken bottle like that thing you do where you take a bottle and break off the bottom and then use it as a weapon. His eyeballs are bulging large, his brow is furrowed, and he looks absolutely unhinged with rage and anger. Closed caption reads, "Fighting fascism is a full time job!"

It's the weekend, baby

Kristi Noem less than a month ago: "There is no scenario where Abrego Garcia will be in the United States again."

(No matter what happens, bringing him back to the US is a climbdown for the administration)

First big election of June is coming up:

It's in San Antonio, this Saturday, for mayor.

It pits Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones, who served in the Biden admin, versus Republican Rolando Pablos, who has Greg Abbott's support.

One of 40 elections on our big board for June: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...

I mean, fair.

Anyone who believed Elon Musk would “step back” from being the biggest political donor in US history and a major powerbroker in the Trump administration is a sucker.

Here he is—a white supremacist who hates the Black-run South African government—overseeing the racist sneak-attack in the Oval today.

Boyle: We just verified with the congressional budget office and of 13.7 million Americans who will lose their health care because of their bill, exactly zero are undocumented immigrants

It’s Not Budget Reconciliation. It’s the MAGA Murder Budget. Let's call Trump's bill what it is.

Let’s call it what it is: the MAGA Murder Budget — a calculated assault on the most vulnerable Americans under the guise of fiscal responsibility.
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Understand this: Republicans in Congress want to rip health care away from babies, new mamas, and seniors in nursing homes to help billionaires buy more yachts. That’s the “big, beautiful bill” they’re trying to pass.

Does Kristi Noem even know what habeas corpus is? The Homeland Security secretary's word salad raised even more questions about the administration's assault on fundamental rights.

“Habeas corpus is the legal principle that requires the government to provide a public reason for detaining and imprisoning people. If not for that protection, the government could simply arrest people, including American citizens, and hold them indefinitely for no reason.”