Kathy K

I was a British tourist trying to leave America. Then I was detained, shackled and sent to an immigration detention centre Graphic artist Rebecca Burke was on the trip of a lifetime. But as she tried to leave the US she was stopped, interrogated and branded an illegal alien by ICE. Now back home, she tells others thinking...

Everyone should read this, especially for the bits in the article that give us some insight into what these detention prisons used by ICE are like.

And no one, no one, should be traveling to the US if they can avoid it. No one.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Protesters in Brussels, Belgium are showing up for the Hands Off! protest!

Thank you, Belgium, for your solidarity!

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When I tell students about the realities of pre-New Deal industrial life — where it was so commonplace for workers to die on the job that a Pittsburgh newspaper once celebrated that “only” 127 had died the previous month — they can’t believe it.

That’s the world Trump wants us to return to

Dictators of all stripes hate solidarity. They’d prefer that we cower alone. They want us to feel powerless.

This is why I encourage you to participate in the peaceful demonstrations planned for today across America. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/april-5-hands-off-our-healthcare

If you can’t physically protest today, then be sure to amplify and share protest videos online, or drive past protesters and honk to show your support if you can!

We need to flood the internet with protest footage, of both big and small events.

We can’t count on the media to cover it.

not one of these billionaire fuckstains like Howard Lutnick or the Space Nazi — or even fake billionaires like Donny Convict — have a single clue what it’s like to live in the real word. so what if the price of everything doubles? they won’t even notice. do you think Lutnick has ever had to choose between paying for medication, or paying the rent? ha fucking ha. these motherfuckers think financial collapse is good for you. hey, you’ll be able to pick up a few stocks on the cheap, and sell them when the market goes up, so what’s with all the bellyaching? with any luck, these assholes will lose bigtime, and be forced to survive in the economy they’ve inflicted on the rest of us.

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from today's post about the tone-deaf heartlessness of our oligarch overlords —
thanks for reading it!
link to the whole
deal is here: bit.ly/4liGRHl
(longer excerpt in the alt text)

Huge crowd of protesters forming at the Hands Off! protest in Boston, Massachusetts!

Let's go!

Trump: “Big business is not worried about the Tariffs, because they know they are here to stay, but they are focused on the BIG, BEAUTIFUL DEAL, which will SUPERCHARGE our Economy. Very important. Going on right now!!!”

Sucks to be you, small businesses

POINT OF ORDER: I just can’t let this go. I won’t let this go. Four service members died and our president, our leader, has said nothing. They died in Europe and Europeans honored our fallen solders. Our president, vice president, crickets. I’m disgusted still.

Mark Kelly: "This is not surprising. Here's a guy who told Americans to inject bleach into their bodies, who sent a mob to Capitol Hill. And now I think it's fair to say he stands out as singlehandedly destroying more wealth with his bad decisions than anybody else who has ever lived on this planet"

Letter signed by 90 law professors at Harvard Law School explaining the lawlessness of the Trump administration‘s attack on the legal profession.

Hypocrisy should be a crime.

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If Trumpty-Dumpty is working with the Russians to screw up America, he's doing a great job. Eggs, $11 a dozen. Health & Human Services down the dumper, ditto VA. If you call Social Security, they tell you to call back later. Guys 'n gals, this is more fucked up than Peter O'Toole on his birthday.

Can confirm “State of Maine” hasn’t apologized. (As the official keeper of all state records and guardian of the seal ;))

No one elected Elon Musk.

As Donald Trump allows Musk to access people’s personal information and shut down government funding, Republicans in Washington will also own the consequences.

We must do everything in our power to push back and protect people from harm.

What about Elon Musk and Donald Trump.

Will they be arrested when they break the law?

I have no doubt. If you haven't already done so, it's time to get your financial house in order.

Trump has never exhibited an ounce of compassion or human decency.

Can you believe this shit? It's like Groundhogs Day for presidential terms

Love these weekend #megaboost party packs! 🎉💙🌊
Seeing the connections grow is just so great🫶🏻

Good for the Hawaii gov josh Green

www.huffpost.com/entry/hawaii...

Strategies for the Resistance 2.0 with Leah Greenberg Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast · Episode

I had a great conversation with @chrislhayes.bsky.social about what's changed and what we've learned since Trump 1.0, and how we're going to organize to stop the MAGA chaos and cruelty in the days ahead. Check it out here: open.spotify.com/episode/6llJ...

MALAN Fire & Wind Storm Resources

An LA organizer I trust shared this General Resource Spreadsheet with me. It includes nonofficial shelters and other resources for people affected by the LA fires.

Trump wants to annex Canada.
He can’t legally enter Canada because he’s a 34 times Convicted Felon.