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Family of man killed by off-duty ICE agent in LA demands charges: ‘The ache will never go away’ After Renee Good’s killing in Minneapolis, calls grow for accountability in the shooting of Keith Porter Jr on New Year’s Eve

“The shooting of Porter, who leaves behind daughters aged 10 and 20, was not caught on camera”

How convenient for ICE

Ironic isn’t it? Had an ICE thug been hurt at the very same location 5 minutes earlier, Alex would have dropped everything to save his life.

But 5 minutes later….

This line from Smashing Pumpkins, "despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage", has never resonated more. I don't even know how to hold this livid-terror-rage-righteous-fire.

CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.

This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting

Even though there's currently single digit weather in parts of Texas, ICE refuses to turn on the heat in the Alvarado Texas facility. We've watched in years past when the lack of heat has killed residents of Texas who are without power, We have to demand that ICE turn on the heat in this facility!

Assistant AG for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon decided not to have the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division open an investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis. A step federal civil rights prosecutors have always taken in officer-involved killings. 

There are not words for how much I needed that belly laugh

you cannot make me read that trash they're calling "good writing"

We should reboot journalism completely. Start from scratch. They should get those old timey hats and a pencil and figure it out from there

Attn Pennsylvania voters: Reports are coming in of signs near polling places reading “No Kings, No Retention” with a crown-slash logo. These signs are fake and misleading, part of a disinformation push. In Pennsylvania, you should vote YES to retain the Supreme Court justices on the ballot.

America: where you can have a trillionaire and a million people skipping dinner....at the same time.

CARTOON OF THE DAY

(From @deadder.bsky.social )

Illustration of a millefleurs-style tapestry of two barn owls circling a curled up rabbit. The animals are surrounded by various other plants and animals that juxtapose symbols of life and death, making it unclear if the rabbit lives or dies.

Risoprint-esque illustration of a giant white-bodied oarfish against a night sky, curled around a highway billboard. The billboard says “caution” in vibrating letters against a bright yellow background. Roadside lights and power lines are overlaid onto the oarfish’s body.

Illustration of a rat king (multiple rats tangled together by their tails). The rats are all clustered in the top half of the composition, with their tails forming a loop below. A dripping crown is overlaid on the loop, and the rats all have small crowns.

Illustration based on the The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, where the phrase “albatross around your neck” is derived from. An albatross is tangled in rope, with the rope forming a noose around a skeleton’s neck and tied with a bowline knot. An arrow intersects the knot, and tears drip from the point of the arrow.

hi I draw things. sometimes for money #portfolioday

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Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

As our nonprofits and foundations are beng hit hard, maintaining hope can be difficult - but also a lesson in the power of resilience. Extremely grateful for this week's webinars from Campaign for Grade-Level Reading and @annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social and every person in the trenches for our kids.

This is your occasional reminder that, contra the BS narrative that Trump is isolationist, his administration cares deeply about the domestic politics of other countries. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/the-trump-...

While registering for this I had to agree to “not engage with counter-protestors”. …..In related news, we’re about to see how much I’ve grown in the “maturity and self-restraint” department.

Based on the replies l, it looks like there a lot of fed workers on @bsky.app

I just wanted to say THANK YOU. I can't imagine the shit you are going through right now

Thanks for your service to our country

What’s next for Waltz and Hegseth

“There is no administration in the world — beyond this one — where a blunder of these proportions happens and nobody gets fired or resigns. Not in London. Not in Moscow. Not in Tokyo. Not in Pyongyang. Nowhere.” www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Multiple Black Vendors Allegedly Dropped From Target Amid DEI Removal | BIN: Black Information Network Target has reportedly dropped several Black vendors amid its DEI rollback.

I said it before & I'll say it again.

All of those 'DEI' brands should have sued Target for breach of contract & detrimental reliance. The reason why the decided to place their products w/Target, some solely, is bcuz of its DEI program. Removing is it is a breach.

www.binnews.com/content/2025...

I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable.

Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.

Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.

Taryn Talley on LinkedIn: #weexist #ourrightsarehumanrights #transgender Hey y'all A bill is being considered in the Texas statehouse that has to be stopped. HB 3817 makes it a felony for a person to “identify” to a state agency…

Do not let them come for our Trans family. Stand up for them, stand in front of them and do not yield. No matter what comes, We. Must. Not. Yield.

www.linkedin.com/posts/taryn-...

An abstracted landscape with suggested trees, sky, light and shadow

All the Places Where I Said No
oil on panel
12 x 24
sold

Finally on my way to yes
I bump into
all the places
where I said no
to my life
- Pesha Gertler

#art #painting #abstractlandscape #abstractart #oilpainting

🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.

Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.

Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.

TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121

Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.

We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive

one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much