Maureen Egan

“Our government is treating the suffering of the Iranian people as a backdrop for our own entertainment … But, in the end, we lose our humanity when we are thrilled by the destructive power of our military. … The longer we remain blind to the terrible consequences of war ...

Rebecca Solnit Says the Left’s Next Hero Is Already Here The writer and activist on how political change happens and taking the long view.

“Maybe changing the world is more like caregiving than it is like war.” The progressive writer and activist Rebecca Solnit recently discussed collective effort, the climate crisis and hope. Read, watch or listen to “The Interview.”

Script if you need it:

I’m calling to tell Representative ____ to oppose H.R. 7661. This bill would pressure schools to remove titles that discuss lived experiences that some politicians find controversial. I don’t think trans people are controversial. (contin)

Jaleo

It wasn't "cancel culture" when women and people of color got used up, silenced, and dismissed before their careers even began. It only became "cancel culture" when powerful abusers started having established careers momentarily inconvenienced by revelations of what they'd done.

OCASIO-CORTEZ STATEMENT ON TRUMP'S COMBAT OPERATIONS IN IRAN "The American people are once again dragged into a war they did not want by a president who does not care about the long-term consequences of his actions. This war is unlawful. It is unnecessary. And it will be catastrophic. "Just this week, Iran and the United States were negotiating key measures that could have staved off war. The President walked away from these discussions and chose war instead.President Trump flippantly acknowledged the possibility of American casualties, stating "that often happens in war.' "Mr. President: this was not an inevitability. This is a deliberate choice of aggression when diplomacy and security were within reach. Stop lying to the American people. "Violence begets violence. We learned this lesson in Iraq. We learned this lesson in Afghanistan. And we are about to learn it again in Iran. Bombs have yet to create enduring democracies in the region and this will be no different. "In moments of war, our Constitution is unambiguous: Congress authorizes war. The President does not. I will do my part to uphold our Constitution by voting YES on Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie's War Powers Resolution. Every member of Congress must join us in rejecting this aimless war.

My statement on President Trump’s combat operations in Iran⬇️

Number of minutes “Iran”’was mentioned in this week’s 107 minute-long State of the Union:

Three.

imo the threat posed by CBS News and CNN getting absorbed by pro-regime billionaires isn't that they're going to produce right-wing slop that convinces people to be right-wing, it's the dismantling of newsrooms capable of doing investigative reporting on the administration. Fewer eyes on the street.

Hillary Clinton just posted her opening statement to the Comer Committee which she is testifying before today. It's part of the Save Donald from Epstein Investigation. The committee has essentially taken over the town of Chappaqua for the purpose. @hillaryclinton.bsky.social

Aliya Rahman, woman who was dragged out of car by ICE in Minneapolis: "I've spent the last month learning the names of the tendons in my shoulder, because both of my shoulders are torn -- cartilage and tendons. But what I haven't learned is the names of the people who did this to me."

I finally caught Alysa Liu's gold medal routine last night -- if you haven't had the pleasure yet, take a moment to enjoy this:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCrF...

And I’m old enough to
remember reading children’s books he wrote in the early 70s—set in Atlantic City methinks.

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Happy Valentine's Day! 💌 We LOVE our members. Members, what do you love about #12x12PB? Repost or reply and use hashtag #whyilove12x12PB!

Want to join us? TOMORROW is the deadline! Visit 12x12challenge.com/m.... #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #amwriting #writingcommunity"

Hey definitely call your senators about this. Like seriously.

Black graphic decorated with gold, red, and green details. At the bottom of the graphic is an illustration of a crowd with their fists raised in the air. The people depicted are Black and brown folks. The graphic is titled “Twenty-Four Nonfiction & Biographical Books About Black Icons”.

What better way to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth than taking some time to learn about the lives of incredible Black icons and history-makers? We’ve compiled a short list of 24 nonfiction and biographical books for readers of all ages to get you started! 💛❤️💚🤎🖤

Thanks to the great hive mind, here's my quickly updated list of the absolute minimum restraints on DHS actions that must be included in any Congressional funding package.

We live in a world where a convicted child rapist and sex trafficker is treated better in prison than the children who’ve been detained by ICE.

Ghislaine Maxwell gets to be in a cushy minimum security facility …

5 year old Liam Ramos is locked up in a camp where kids are screaming “let us out”.

Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., rolls out his demand for supporting a DHS appropriations bill: fire Stephen Miller

Something important to understand about ICE thugs in the Twin Cities is that they're harassing innocent kids and parents at bus stops and schools every single day. Even after the Pretti shooting. It's terrorism.

Screenshot of an X.com post by The Associated Press (@AP) stating that dozens of immigrant families protested for better treatment behind fences at a Texas detention facility, where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent after being detained in Minnesota. Below is a video thumbnail showing a crowd gathered outdoors along a fenced walkway; many people wear bright blue or red outerwear, and some hold signs.

After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.

While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.

Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.

Not enough.

ICE should be:
- Banned from wearing masks while operating in the field
- Banned from making arrests inside of hospitals and courthouses
- Banned from arresting and detaining children
- children in detention should be released immediately into the safe custody of family.

Please listen to this interview.

Close the ICE death camps!

Beautiful

It's BAD!!!!!

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"