Donna Hardy Johnston

"We were kidnapped" On Friday, more than 200 Venezuelans disappeared to a megaprison in El Salvador returned home. The horror stories are already emerging.

"The bitterness is still there. The anger about what happened to him is still there.”

After four months, more than 200 men sent to El Salvador have been released from CECOT and returned to Venezuela. @nlanard.bsky.social and I spoke with family members and friends waiting to be reunited with them.

Never before in U.S. history has one man exercised such unbridled discretion affecting the lives of so many, while simultaneously preventing others — Congress, the courts, the American people — from having a say or even knowing what he’s going to do next.

This is dictatorship.

It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Will. Move. On. To. The. Next. Group. He. Hates.

We have some good news in these dark times!

Narcisso Barranco, the father of three U.S. Marines, has been released from an ICE detention center in Adelanto, California.

I hope to see more releases and more families reunited.

Small steps lead to great victories.🔥

Please pass it on.

#OnYourSide

IT’S WORKING!!!! KEEP SHOWING UP, MAKING YOUR VOICES HEARD!!!

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Trump orders swathes of US forests to be cut down for timber President’s move to expand tree cutting across 280m acres evades rules to protect endangered species

“Clearcutting these beautiful places will increase fire risk, drive species to extinction, pollute our rivers and streams, and destroy world-class recreation sites.” Trump’s timber order is based on nothing but lies, greed, hatred, and monumental ignorance.

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YouTube video by American Medical Association (AMA) Seasonal Flu and Bird Flu: What are the numbers?

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Bird Flu American Medical Association

Get your reports from YouTube since tRump literally closed down CDC

If the market continues to trend down, and the Atlanta Fed turns out to be right, the midterms will be very interesting.

The battle between republican self preservation and MAGA will be intense

That press conference was the most disgraceful act of betrayal I’ve ever seen.

Hey Florida pals - voter registration / party change deadline is this coming Monday, March 3!!! @thepersistnetwork.bsky.social @gayforcongress.bsky.social @joshweil.bsky.social
#FlipFlorida #SnatchTheHouse #FloridaVotesMatter

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I stand with Ukraine

I am embarrassed to be a United States citizen.

"Connect the dots: Trump’s ratings continue to plummet. Musk’s DOGE is off the rails and becoming a late-night joke. Consumers are taking out their anger on Tesla. Trump and Musk are attacking Medicaid and Social Security to pay for a giant tax cut for the wealthy."

Marco “boot licker” Rubio 🤬

I am truly embarrassed to be a United States citizen.

Sloppy. We’ve been told they better prepared & well organized for 2.0 but I’m seeing a lot of cracks in the facade and that’s an opportunity for people who love democracy to protect it.

🚨BREAKING: Quakers tell Trump admin. to pause ICE enforcement on all houses of worship across the country in advance of weekend services. Proud of the work @democracyforward.bsky.social is doing in this case and others to stand up for democracy!

Follow @democracydocket.com for more.

If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it.

Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.

But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.

They aren’t firing for a reason.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett continues to be on 🔥

#ResistTrump

Warren: "He can stand there, smile at you and say, 'anybody can vaccinate their kids who wants to,' but he literally could bankrupt the vaccines manufacturers with the power he will have. And since he's got a financial incentive to do that, we cannot trust him in that job."

Saw one post that suggested the name Gulf of Margaritaville. Works for me

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.

Opportunities are everywhere.

Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: "We have 8,400 firefighters working the lines; 16,000 personnel; 2,500 National Guard trying to address the issue of looting; 750 CHP as we speak; we have the EPA starting to do phase 1 of the debris removal... All of that [rightwing disinformation] is a deep distraction."

Weirdly, I can’t find Kid Rock’s complaint about Trump not attending Biden’s.

Night, all, and let us try to be good to one another — and ourselves.

January 16, 2025 In his final address to the nation last night, President Joe Biden issued a warning that “an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power, and influence that literally threatens our e...

January 16, 2025

Weather in Washington, D.C., for Monday starting to look like a deep state conspiracy