Chip Stokes

Trump admits he’ll use the levers of government to punish his opponents. You can cheer that, or stand with the rest of us and fight for the Constitution. Which side are you on?

Trump-Hegseth address to America’s top Generals & Admirals was insulting & demeaning. Excruciating to watch. I come from a military family. The military respects competence. They know what is right, what America is, what the threats are and are not.- and what they have devoted their lives to.

Republicans bankroll billionaires and foreign leaders while denying Americans health care. Schumer must not blink. ACA subsidies must be permanent, Medicaid defended, and GOP recklessness exposed for the sabotage it is. Read more: www.facebook.com/share/p/1J9i...

Agree on all counts!

Trump turned Quantico into a loyalty test.
“Applaud-or there goes your rank, your future.”
Hegseth: “No more anonymous complaints,” silencing survivors.
Trump: “They spit, we hit,” as he declared war on American cities.
It was a rehearsal for repression. Read more:
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Illinois State Senator Karina Villa sprang into action to protect her community from ICE raids, alerting neighbors to their rights and chasing off masked agents. This is how you stand up to authoritarianism. We should all be inspired by Sen. Villa's courage.

DOJ has now scrubbed its website of a study that found domestic terrorism is far more likely to come from the RIGHT than the LEFT. We need Democrats that are ready to counter this bullshit narrative from Sen Eric Schmitt (R-MO). They’re coming for freedom of speech, fight back‼️

Yup! Shameful indeed.

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As a former Texas State Rep, let me be clear: LOCKING Rep. Nicole Collier inside the chamber is beyond outrageous.

Forcing elected officials to sign “permission slips” & take police escorts to leave? That’s not procedure. That’s some old Jim Crow playbook.

Trump can’t escape the original sin of his presidency: His bond with Putin The US president aided and abetted the Russian leader's attack on America.

Pundits and politicians ought to keep foremost in mind that Trump is sitting in the White House partly because of Putin’s skullduggery.

That’s the original sin of his presidencies, and many in Ukraine and America are bearing its consequences.

Indeed, it is worse. The center of D.C.’s worst and most egregious crimes is the Oval Office!

Can you spell E*X*T*O*R*T*I*O*N ?

Gene Sharp on Forms of Repression directed at communication -

Reposting this and a few other things for no particular reason today. Maybe I’ll do it tomorrow and the next day, too.

Welcome to the Mafia Presidency That’s a nice business you’ve got there.

“A systematic pattern has emerged: shakedowns of law firms, business corporations, and media companies for the enrichment of Trump, his family, and his political allies,” writes @davidfrum.bsky.social:

Excellent reflection on the implications of this Independence Day for The Episcopal Church-

[Episcopal News Service] In an opinion piece originally published July 3 in Religion News Service, Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe reflected on The Episcopal Church’…

ICE agents detain NYC comptroller in chaotic scene New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, who is running for mayor, was taken into custody at a Manhattan federal building.

NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander was handcuffed and detained by federal agents while escorting migrants from immigration hearings in Lower Manhattan.

"Alejandro Orellana—U.S. Marine vet, socialist, and community organizer—has been arrested by the FBI for distributing face shields to protesters in LA
"His “crime”? Handing out protective gear.
"The feds are now calling defensive equipment a “conspiracy to commit civil disorder.”

At some point, a governor will have to directly challenge President Trump. Might as well go for it now.

This is, of course, all bullshit.

But that won't matter to the MAGA cult who still believe entire cities were burnt to the ground during the Black Lives Matter protests.

More information on this despicable case here: thehill.com/homenews/sta...

Trump Officials Deported Another Man Despite Court Order

“In an interview, one of Mr. Melgar-Salmeron’s lawyers disputed the government’s characterization of the deportation as a mistake, saying it appeared to be part of a larger pattern of the administration ignoring court orders.” You think? I call it creeping contempt.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x convicted felon & adjudicated rapist Trump did.

Trump delays 50% tariffs on EU to July 9 President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen said that she had a "good call" with Trump, but needed until July 9 to "reach a good deal."

He is lowering the markets so that all of his rich friends can buy in and he will intentionally raise the markets when he makes "a deal" that he was always going to make so that his friends can get richer when they sell high.

www.cnbc.com/2025/05/25/t...

DHS ICE ERO IS AT SAN DIEGO IMMIGRATION COURT TO TRAP RESPONDENTS WHOSE CASES GET DISMISSED