Diane Ross

The ‘Chipocalypse’ is now A training ground for the military?

Trump vowed Chicago would learn why the Defense Dept is now "called the Dept of WAR" and depicted himself as the amoral war monger Lt. Col. Kilgore.

The ‘Chipocalypse’ is now.

Troops are in the streets. ICE is using helicopters to raid buildings.

From me www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/federalism...

Rep. Dan Goldman: "The Department of Justice is a complete political animal and political arm of Donald Trump."

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

The Senate voted to confirm Neil Jacobs as the new head of the NOAA. Jacobs previously served as acting director during the first Trump administration, a period marked by the “Sharpiegate” hurricane forecast controversy.

The government shutdown disrupted flights at Hollywood Burbank Airport. Could it get worse? Hollywood Burbank Airport's air traffic control tower was temporarily unstaffed Monday and flights were delayed or canceled due to staffing shortages amid the government shutdown.

Hours with no air traffic controllers.

Staffing shortages.

Flight delays.

Health care costs going through the roof.

Every hour that Donald Trump and Republicans refuse to come to the table to negotiate, the American people get hurt.

www.latimes.com/california/s...

Stephen Miller is portraying opposition to Donald Trump in any form, including by judges issuing legal rulings, as an illegal rebellion, Jonathan Chait argues: https://theatln.tc/IaeSFReS

MAGA is more upset with Bad Bunny performing at the Super Bowl than with Trump's Jan 6 terrorist attack. Tells you all you need to know about MAGA.

Durbin to Bondi: "Although you've been a registered foreign agent for Qatar, you didn't recuse yourself from signing off on Trump's solicitation of a free jet from the royal family, even though this gift was clearly illegal. Connections to Bondi seem to yield more favorable outcomes for defendants."

Durbin: "What has taken place since January 20, 2025, would make even President Nixon recoil. This is your legacy, AG Bondi."

When in Doubt, Blame the Immigrants No. You’re not experiencing déjà vu. The current Republican government shutdown talking point is the same one they’ve trotted out before.

If the GOP wins, "it will prove that Americans care more about choking off aid to undocumented immigrants—even where the aid is already prohibited—than we do about helping fellow Americans."

Today's Morning Shots, featuring @saletan.bsky.social and @cathyyoung63.bsky.social:

In Oval Office just now, Trump says "I'll have to take a look at it" .. when asked about a possible pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell

He adds: "I'll have to speak to the DOJ.. I have a lot of people asking me for pardons"

71.5% of ICE detainees have no criminal convictions, according to government data.

Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.”

As Trump's regime terrorizes communities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of his biggest donors are private prison corporations.

Hundreds of ex-DOJ staffers accuse Pam Bondi of putting Trump over the constitution The former staffers warn that the Justice Department is failing its mission in an open letter released Monday.

JUST IN: Hundreds of ex-DOJ staffers demand oversight ahead of Pam Bondi hearing, amid widespread questions about the department's decisions to target Trump's political foes such as former FBI director James Comey.

Explainer: Can Trump send the National Guard to cities around the US? The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, and to Chicago to suppress protests and bolster immigration enforcement. National Guard were also deployed in recent months to Los Angeles and Washington.

Explainer: Can Trump send the National Guard to cities around the US? reut.rs/3KHbusa

I Refuse to Stay Silent. Will You? Read more here.

NEW: For the last several months, I have written and spoken regularly about the rise of authoritarianism in the United States. This is not something I ever envisioned for myself — and it is certainly not something my ancestors envisioned for their great grandchildren.

We'll say it too: Fuck authoritarianism

Yes, when I want to know what the Black community in Chicago is thinking, I always turn to someone who's really got their finger on the pulse: Stephen Miller.

Jeffries: "Why don't Republicans want to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva. Is it the Epstein files?"

Jeffries: "Republicans are on the run. That's why they're on vacation right now. That's why votes were canceled last week by Republicans in the House and votes have been canceled this week."

Jeffries: "Republicans enacted permanent tax breaks for the wealthy, well-off, and well-connected. Permanent tax breaks. And now the nerve of these people to say to us that 'we do not have the time or inclination to address the ACA tax credits for working-class Americans'"

A screenshot of an X post with a black background and white text, featuring a "Being Liberal" logo in the top right corner. The post lists products launched by Donald Trump, including TrumpRX, Trump Gold Card, Trump Mobile, Trump Coin, and Trump Social/Truth Social. It also mentions upcoming projects: Trump Golf Resort in Qatar, Trump Plaza in Saudi Arabia, and Trump Tower in UAE. Additional claims include Melania having a crypto coin, Jared buying EA, and Trump accepting a $40M jet from Qatar. The post ends with a sarcastic remark about the Bushes and Clintons being the "swamp" and questions about grocery bills, salaries, and the feeling of getting poorer while the president and his family get richer.

And this is just a small sample of the scams and the grift!

After some of the biggest health care cuts in American history, Trump and his Republicans are now promoting one of the biggest health care cost increases in American history.

They can lie to our faces all they want, but that’s what the GOP's government shutdown is all about.

Nothing says America First like bailing out Argentina while making healthcare unaffordable for 20+ million Americans.

Or signing an Article 5 protection treaty with Qatar coz they bribed you with a plane, while screwing over longstanding NATO allies.

Folks, I think America First might be a scam.

YouTube video by Democracy Docket There Are No "Good" Republicans

Stop grading Republicans on a curve. There are no Republican heroes in the fight for democracy. Staying grounded in the truth is essential — our democracy depends on it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDs3...

Judge Immergut is a Republican and a 2019 Trump appointee.

When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.

I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Seizure of Oregon National Guard for Portland Deployment Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge Saturday blocked President Donald Trump’s call-up of the National Guard for a deployment in Portland, saying Trump’s actions were based on false claims and undermined Oregon’s sovereignty. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

News today that ICE shot a woman is chilling. The videos online show that there are some abusive, masked thugs masquerading as law enforcement.

Nobody deserves this. The courts need to step in.