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I’m Skipping the State of the Union. Here’s Why. Guest article by Representative Ami Bera (D-CA-06)

EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Ami Bera announces he will boycott Trump’s State of the Union

JD Vance was just ruthlessly booed at the Olympics during the Opening Ceremony when he was shown on the screen. But you would never know by watching the broadcast on NBC.

Please see the DEI backlash where across corporate and journalism most DEI pledges in 2020 have been rescinded and Black women are now at levels of unemployment

LOWER than White women were during the Recesssion 19thnews.org/2026/01/blac...

AOC: They need 10 Democratic votes in the Senate to pass, continued unfettered ICE funding with no guardrails. Regardless of where you are in the Democratic party, this moment proves that the status quo cannot stand

I would implore my Democratic colleagues in the senate to vote no

🚨BREAKING: ICE agents just launched flash bang grenades at protesters in front of federal building in Minneapolis—causing massive explosions. "It's terrorizing, this isn't the America I served for 20 years in the U.S. Navy," tearful protester tells us.

WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️

AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.

What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?

This regime is out of control.

SHOCK CELL PHONE VIDEO: Renee Good's final words to her murderer: “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you.”

ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.”

Via Alpha News

You’re on fire on Bluesky. I had no idea but coming to the party better late than never.

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

Department of Justice Violates Epstein Files Law By Failing to Inform Congress of Reasons Behind Redactions The Justice Department has now blown through another deadline.

NEWS: A source confirms DOJ has NOT provided Congress the legally required explanation for redactions in the Epstein file releases, despite a Jan. 3 statutory deadline under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

Was just about to delete my account as Bluesky hasn’t had the zest I need and then you post this and remind me, yes, there are intelligent, caring people on here.

1/ More than 35 years ago, 14 women lost their lives in École Polytechnique in Montreal as a result of anti-feminist violence. Today, across the country, we honour their memories, say their names, and re-commit to the collective work of changing the conditions that enabled their deaths.

AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists A federal judge has ordered the White House to restore The Associated Press’ full access to cover presidential events.

“US District Judge Trevor N. McFadden, an appointee of President Trump, ruled gov’t can’t retaliate against AP’s decision not to follow president’s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico. The decision, while a preliminary injunction, handed the AP a major victory.”

apnews.com/article/trum...

All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches From Vietnam to the Balkans, Donald Trump’s family has launched a global dealmaking blitz since his re-election

All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches

B.C. says it was not included in rumoured pipeline talks between Ottawa and Alberta vancouversun.com/news/bc-not-...

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

This Week in Democracy – Week 43: The President, the Pedophile, and the Cover-Up Another week of Zeteo's project to document the ongoing growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.

"This Week in Democracy – Week 43: The President, the Pedophile, and the Cover-Up"

Another week of Zeteo's project to document the ongoing growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.

People in some states get SNAP food aid while others still wait for their November benefits People in some U.S. states have started receiving their November SNAP benefits after delays caused by a legal battle over the government shutdown.

ICYMI, UNITED STATES: “People in some states get SNAP food aid while others still wait for their November benefits” apnews.com/article/snap... - @apnews.com

#FoodAid #FoodSecurity #Hunger #SNAP

‘That’s not democracy’: Smith responds to teachers lawsuit Alberta’s premier is firing back at teachers and their lawsuit by saying it’s ‘not democracy’ to have the courts review Bill 2. As Sean Amato reports, the Alberta Teachers’ Association says it’s one o...

Alberta’s premier is firing back at teachers and their lawsuit by saying it’s ‘not democracy’ to have the courts review Bill 2. As Sean Amato reports, the Alberta Teachers’ Association says it’s one of the only rights they have left.

edmonton.citynews.ca/video/2025/1... #Alberta #abpoli

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USDA Tells Grocery Stores They Can't Give Discounts to People Hit by Trump's Food Stamp Freeze | Common Dreams As the Trump administration illegally withholds food assistance from 42 million Americans, it's also telling stores it's against the law for them to provide discounts to those struggling after being r...

Source. www.commondreams.org/news/usda-te...

There is no evidence to support that federal research funding is being unfairly allocated to "woke" or "leftist" research.

If anything, as @pinglamjoeip.bsky.social and I found, research on structural inequality is underfunded.

I will link our original piece below.

Laura Loomer is now officially part of the Pentagon press corps.

We live in Idiocracy.

‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...

‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...

Opinion | Why Canada's 'Ronald Reagan' ad got under Donald Trump's skin Quoting President Ronald Reagan was a way for Ontario to say that it’s not alone in opposing the kinds of tariffs that President Trump has imposed.

With Ronald Reagan ad, this Canadian leader beat Trump at his own game

Quoting President Ronald Reagan was a way for Ontario to say that it’s not alone in opposing the kinds of tariffs that Trump has imposed.
#TrumpTariffs

Hegseth says US carried out 3 strikes on alleged drug-running boats in eastern Pacific, killing 14 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. military carried out three strikes Monday in the waters of the Eastern Pacific against boats suspected of carrying drugs, killing 14 and leaving one survivor.

BREAKING: The U.S. carried out three strikes on four alleged drug-running boats in the eastern Pacific, Hegseth says, killing 14 and leaving one survivor.

This is the energy you need to bring ICE and all fascists, this is what everyone should be doing. In a world full of compliers be the polka dot lady. #3E