And after the family carried out their required check-in with ICE in January.

After they were previously invited by their Texas representative to Capital Hill to perform.

ICE Detention of Teen Musicians Roils Texas Mariachi Community

They took the family's 18-year-old son away in shackles to a separate facility from his family! (You can read article for free without a subscription.) www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/u...

Going to try to remember this over the next months...

And we should expect this to feel weirder and more wrong as more people die, the war drags on, gets more expensive, and causes more unplanned consequences.

Authoritarians/fascists/white nationalists have a different set of rules for themselves.

Lesly Rodriguez Gutierrez and her two kids—one of whom has severe disabilities—were kidnapped by ICE last Tuesday. Ms. Gutierrez is a Colombia asylum-seeker. She was arrested after reporting for her check-in at the Tehama St. ICE office.

Lawyers have been unable to locate Gutierrez or her children.

“Nashville, someone in our community needs our voices right now.”

More and more are speaking up for Nashville Noticias reporter Estefany Rodriguez, grabbed by ICE (in a marked news car) after her coverage of them.

@karinadazamusic’s post: www.instagram.com/reel/DVlczqs...

Disagree with us? We'll hunt you down and hurt you, if not kill you.

War seems to be our product, our business. Time and time again, we just can't seem to resist the opportunity to wage war.

Or...he'd got lost in talking with this new, fascinating friend in front of him...

"Mr. Young’s account of how he grappled with the war during its first week reflects a key piece of how Republicans have come to their near-monolithic decision to cede Congress’s war powers, at least for now, to the president." Learned helplessness??? 😱🤬🤬

Why a G.O.P. War Powers Hawk Was a No on Reining Trump In on Iran

Stories like this really piss me off. The senator laments the fact that in the end, he will not use his power to vote to reign in a president who acts like a king. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/u...

So...maybe climb out of the jug/bottle and into the box. ❤️

WTF? Bonbs not bandages?

This is why my husband says we shouldn’t have a dog *and* cat in our house. 😠 😅

Corey Lewandowski to begin affair with Markwayne Mullin

This feline would never get fired. 🧐😊

Guess who didn’t leave her blankie on the plane and then fire the pilot?

Wise response. Fill the pockets of a few is an understatement.

To me, wrens look like blownup balloons with a fat layer of feathers attached to them🪶 They're beautifully goofy. Great photo.

Goldfinch in the trees. Have a good day folks #rspb.bsky.social #rspb.scotland.bsky.social #NaturePhotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birds #birdphotography #birdwatching #eastcoastkin

All pets are therapy pets. Most are just working undercover.

So true! ❤️

CROUTONIANS - This is outrageous - a true emergency! In due course we will understand how this happened, but right now we have to come together to help Beth and all the animals in her care. Stat! Please read B’s latest update & support the GFM. 🙏❤️🔥

Via @lawdorknews.bsky.social

DOJ completely reverses its filing in 1 day

Oh wait our Supreme Leader changed his mind (on Truth Social) 🙄😲🤔…

exactly...

It's sad that when Kennedy switched from Dem to Republican he decided that he had to play a foolish country bumpkin to appeal to the MAGA mob, because he is actually really smart when he drops the schtick.

2-Minute Actions - Pasado's Safe Haven HB 2247 has passed the House and is now before the Senate. This important legislation would allow licensed veterinarians to diagnose and treat animal patients via telemedicine (when clinically appropr...

[NEW ACTION - UPCOMING SENATE VOTE] HB 2247: Expanding Access to Veterinary Telehealth www.congressweb.com/PSH/145?fram...

Live long enough and you see the same, tired, dangerous bullshit on repeat over and over and over...