Irie DC

Can remember being told that the fit being pitched by Republicans and their media enablers had nothing to do with Lorreta Lynch's race and was only about issues with Clinton's presidential propriety.
(For the Not Olds, Ms. Lynch was the first African-American woman to be US Attorney General. #BHM)

The Ethicist | I voted for Trump purely out of racial animus and want no part of his tariffs. Can I manipulate my tax return to claim deductions on all the import duties I had to pay against my will?

trying to think of a more unsettling thing a dog owner could say than "oh, that's my CZECHOSLOVAKIAN WOLFDOG, named NAZGUL"

I mean... Reverend Jesse Jackson just passed yesterday.

The Trump administration has decimated the federal workforce and fired over 100,000 veterans. These cuts hurt Americans relying on essential government functions. We will make sure those responsible are held accountable.

Mulls this point in Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock.

Every Trump official is fundamentally a thug

Spouse's replacement for Ring arrived today.

Epstein files suggest acts that may amount to crimes against humanity, say UN experts Independent experts appointed by human rights council speak of ‘grave’ nature regarding scale of atrocities against women and girls

“So grave is the scale, nature, systematic character, and transnational reach of these atrocities against women and girls, that a number of them may reasonably meet the legal threshold of crimes against humanity”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

white people work so hard. even their restaurants are open on chinese new year

our country is being run by monsters

To unnecessarily deport a sick baby and his entire family is heinous. My staff and I are in contact with Juan’s family.

Savannah teacher killed in crash by man fleeing from ICE According to the Chatham County Police Department, Monday morning’s fatal crash was the result of a chase between Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and a suspect.

ICE killed a teacher in Georgia today when they chose to chase a man who posed no danger and had no criminal history.

Warnock: "Jesus is a victim of identity theft in American politics and culture"

They’ve tracked down that dumb “aipac tracker” account..

To this lady living in Germany. And her connections to various leftists ..

Huh.

People need to understand what’s happening.

Tomorrow, the Oversight Committee will have the opportunity to question Les Wexner about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

Survivors told us from day one: follow the money. That is exactly what we intend to do.

It may not be what conservativism *WAS* in the (largely imaginary) past, but it is EXPLICITLY what conservativism *IS TODAY*.
This is the only place the movement was headed the moment Reagan invited the religious right into the party in the 1970s.

They raided the jailed children to steal their letters.

The problem, in federal officials' minds, wasn't confining children in prison-camp conditions; it was that the children could tell the public about it.

Norman Francis, civil rights leader and longtime Xavier University president, dies at 94 Norman C. Francis, who advised eight presidents on education and civil rights issues, has been called “one of the most influential New Orleanians of the 20th century.”

I know I just started my Lenten social media fast, but I just got a text that Norman Francis died.

He was my HBCU presidential hero. A life well lived, he inspired generations.
www.nola.com/news/norman-...

Trump administration has filed an appeal .. after a judge ordered slavery exhibits that were removed from the President's House Site in Philadelphia to be returned

Sowing fear of "ICE at the polls!" could do more to suppress votes than any actual ICE at the polls. Here's an explanation of the right's strategy on this, along with my recommendations for what to do instead of playing along.

katestarbird.substack.com/p/effective-...

YouTube video by Katie Phang Trump’s FATAL DECISION Sends WORLD Towards DISASTER

Trump’s EPA just rescinded one of its most important rulings that protected public health & the climate because Trump is beholden to coal & fossil fuels.

@michaelemann.bsky.social joins for a sobering conversation about our climate crisis that has perilously escalated.

youtu.be/9vx1zTG6VbI?...

Meta, Reddit and Google comply with Homeland Security requests for anti-ICE user information.

Episode 4: "And then Tony Blair's following slither into the muck for relevance and a buck."

This really feels like an in-kind donation to Talarico, who was trailing by nine points before him and Colbert hatched this stunt one day before the polls opened.

Lifting up the life of civil rights icon Jesse Jackson. Hard to lay out the range of his work and contributions and how much he inspired. They are leaving us one by one, exhorting us to pick up the mantle with courage & determination. Justice work is a lifelong commitment. Thank you Rev. Jackson.

Bill Withers "A Lovely Day."

Here’s a different perspective but that still sees that worrying about ICE at polling sites is directing energy in the wrong direction.

ICE are kidnappers. Trying to intimidate groups of people, going where crowds already exist, holding ground…they don’t operate that way. bsky.app/profile/kate...