New Zealand woman and six-year-old son detained for three weeks by Ice in US enduring ‘terrifying’ ordeal Sarah Shaw, who has a US visa and lives in Washington state, was detained after attempting to re-enter US from Canada

This is appalling. Civilized countries look at us and are rightly horrified that this idiocy and cruelty is sanctioned by--encouraged by--our government.

(I originally wrote "Other civilized countries look at us..." But do we any longer count in their ranks?)

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Epstein's estate disputes there were 1,000+ victims In a brewing courtroom clash, Epstein's estate — whose executor joined a MAGA lawyer's firm — disputes the "unsourced" stat in a Trump DOJ memo.

In the same memo refusing to release more Epstein files, Trump’s DOJ estimated there were 1,000+ victims, a larger number than ever previously reported.

Epstein’s estate just disputed the stat in court.

New, @AllRiseNews.com www.allrisenews.com/p/epstein-es...

Not great!

Diabolical.

“I think we all know if there’s one thing male sports fans want to see in their spaces and on their screens…it’s more of me.”

— Taylor Swift 😂

(She’s being sarcastic for the dummies who follow me)

#ReleaseTheCuomoList

Under Trump and Hegseth, the U.S. Air Force is forcing out Transgender Troops who’ve spent YEARS sacrificing for their country, then stripping them of the benefits they’ve earned.

It’s disgraceful but not surprising from a man who has spent his life mocking and betraying those who serve.

WILSON: “Hegseth didn’t just repost it — he reposted it and said Amen… I think the 19th amendment was a bad idea.”

Pastor Doug Wilson on Trump Sec Def Pete Hegseth amplifying his video saying women shouldn’t have the right to vote. (0 reporters asked about it)

Yeah, we won’t be trusting any info put out by the “Heritage” Bureau of Labor Statistics Department.

This is why Hegseth was brought in. A real secretary of defense would’ve objected to this.

Bowser: "I think I speak for all Americans -- we don't believe it's legal to use the American military against American citizens on American soil."

Trump deployed the National Guard to D.C. and seized control of its police, claiming “complete and total lawlessness.” He’s lying. Violent crime in D.C. is at a six-year low.

This is about targeting political enemies and suppressing protests against his corrupt regime

Motasem A Dalloul’s last message posted on X. It has 3 SOS emojis and says: Any rescue volunteers We’re under fire We’re torn to pieces Helppp

BREAKING: According to reports, Israel has bombed the home of prominent Gaza journalist, Motasem A Dalloul. At least 10 are dead.

Israel is exterminating journalism in Gaza, prior to enacting its final solution.

The war crime of the 21st century is unfolding live & the world is just watching.

This morning, President Trump declared a “public safety emergency” in Washington, DC and deployed the National Guard onto our streets. This is NOT safety. It is an unconstitutional power grab that threatens the rights of DC residents.

@50501movement.bsky.social

Moving backwards.

FBI dispatching agents to D.C. streets as Trump weighs calling National Guard The unusual move comes as President Donald Trump threatens a federal takeover of the nation’s capital.

JOURNALISM PROFESSOR: So, you're going to mention that violent crime is way down in DC in the lede, right? First paragraph?

WASHINGTON POST EDITOR: Uh...

PROFESSOR: Okay, but the second paragraph, then?

VOICEOVER: In fact, it appeared in the 23rd paragraph.

🧵 🚨 EMERGENCY ACTION – WE MUST STOP THIS 🚨

On Tuesday, August 12, the City of Mason will hold a special meeting at 7 PM to discuss and vote on RE-OPENING a CoreCivic ICE facility in Mason.
This cannot happen.
#NoIceinMason
#IndivisibleMemphis

Trump in the Oval in March. He has added gold embellishments to the fireplace, hung the walls with portraits of white men in gold frames and lined the mantle with seven gold trophy things that look like they came from one of those creepy stores full of fake rococo antiques and monkey statues.

A more recent photo shows the jumbled mantle now has nine gold objets, there are now random gold embellishments on the wall itself and also gold tables and the mantle itself is now more gold paint than not.

Would a shrink say there could be a subconscious link between the words gilt and guilt?

March Now

He's one bad week away from step-and-repeating those sconces across the entire ceiling.

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For those who were hopeful that Trump “pivoted” on Ukraine, the meeting in Alaska will sell Ukraine down the river.

Trump is scared to death of Putin.

Taco

He's going to promise to give away half of Ukraine, praise Putin and his supposed desire to stop the killing, and then blame Zelenskyy for not taking an unreasonable deal.

Then he'll blame Zelenskyy for denying him his "Noble Prize" and then use it as an excuse to write off Ukraine permanently.

Jailed by Trump's ICE, Children's Hospital Chaplain Was Thrown Into 'Solitary' Ayman Soliman, a former chaplain at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital, was put in "solitary confinement" after being jailed by Donald Trump's ICE.

“This is something that [the Department of Homeland Security] can do to anybody."

The White House is taking new steps to undermine every international student at our universities.

It has approved a new rule restricting student visas to 4 years max. That's not long enough for PhD students, or about half of undergrads, to finish their degree.

Likely to enter force within days.

@govpritzker.illinois.gov: "Texas Rangers can come to Illinois and enjoy our lakefront, but they're not arresting anybody and taking them away."

Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.

Gerrymandering for dummies

I for one am not proud of the confederacy

If Hegseth is “proud of our history,” why has the military systematically erased the contributions of women and minorities from the DoD website and prevented any celebration of them?

Trump is doing an event with a quack economist in a desperate attempt to justify his firing of the BLS commissioner

Jan. 6 Rioter Who Berated Cops as Nazis Now Works for Trump's Justice Department Jared Wise was charged with serious crimes for shouting at rioters to “kill” cops.

A former Jan. 6 defendant who urged rioters attacking the police guarding the U.S. Capitol to “Kill ’em! Kill ’em!” … is now working for the Trump Justice Department.