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Arizona Releases Revised Election Procedures Manual With Court-Ordered Changes Read more here.

Arizona's updated election manual omits two pro-voting provisions blocked by a federal court.
The provisions previously:
✅ Allowed the secretary of state to certify elections if local officials refused to do so.
✅ Banned voter intimidation near polls.

Just the opposite 😊

‘It was hell’: Man recounts 4-day detention in S.F. ICE cell with zero beds and 6 other detainees Immigration attorneys say they’ve seen an increase in ICE holding people at its 25 field offices for extended periods of time, raising concerns that the facilities are ill-equipped.

This has to stop. Keep visiting these ICE offices, Democratic congressional representatives!

'‘It was hell’: Man recounts 4-day detention in S.F. ICE cell with zero beds and 6 other detainees' www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker rejects Texas Republicans' threat to arrest state Democrats:

"Texas law does not apply in the state of Illinois, and there's no federal law that would allow the FBI to arrest anybody that's here visiting our state. So it's a lot of grandstanding." @nbcnews.com

NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES

DAY 9 AUGUST 2025

THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES

TODAY, ICE GESTAPO RAMPANT
. . TEXAS DEMOCRATS FIGHT
. . STAND WITH ZELENSKYY

Meet Rob Rodgers, an award-winning cartoonist of 20 plus years
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
FIRED for this cartoon

This is what fascism looks like🧵

Imagine living in a country that is giving billionaires tax breaks on their yachts and riches, while children lose their access to food, medicine, housing and special education.

This is Trump’s America, fostered by billionaires: Bezos, Musk, Zuckerberg and Tim Cook.

Concerns over L.A. economy as labor force shrinks due to immigration raids Los Angeles officials said they are considering "all legal options" following this week's controversial immigration raid dubbed "operation Trojan Horse." Experts are fearful for the future of the state's...

Los Angeles officials said they are considering "all legal options" following this week's controversial immigration raid dubbed "operation Trojan Horse." Experts are fearful for the future of the s...

@crockett.house.gov: "They pledge their fealty to some idiot who's obviously struggling mentally. Whether it's mental decline or whether he's ever had the capacity, they decided they're going to do whatever he wants them to do.. I never thought I'd see the day that a Texan would bow down to a NYer."

Had a cuppa with our lovely neighbour, 83, who told me his big concern just now is illegal immigration. We live in the rural Scottish Borders. He freely acknowledged he is entirely unaffected, and backed down as soon as I challenged him, but it brought home just how effective the fear propaganda is.

10/ As I said… bsky.app/profile/jenn...

‘Firmly into break the glass territory’: ICE ramps up recruitment and the job requirement is MAGA Uncle Sam wants you - to deport undocumented immigrants? To "defend your culture"? The Department of Homeland Security is ramping up ICE recruitment with their "Defend the Homeland" campaign. DHS has dropped the age and education requirements, and is throwing cash incentives at applicants - no experience needed. It's becoming clear that this is not about border security. Award-winning journalist Randy Balko argues Americans should be alarmed, "we are explicitly creating a paramilitary for Trump.” University of Toronto’s Dr. Jason Stanley shares his concern and is worried about the impact the job will have on the new inexperienced agents, “what they are doing will affect them for their whole lives…it's brutal work.”

ICE is dialing up recruitment w/ a "Defend the Homeland" campaign after gaining $75B from Trump & Congress. "We are now firmly into break-the-glass territory," says @radleybalko.bsky.social. Fascism expert Jason Stanley warns about the “ideological cover” needed for the “moral injury” of the job.

COOK is just another ROTTEN APPLE 🍎

🚩 Tim not only DONATED $1M to Trump’s inauguration fund 😵‍💫…

🚩 He’s now SUCKING UP to Trump by giving him solid gold gifts 🎁 🙄
#TimeToDitchApple #RottenApple

Do you feel Canadians would be gracious to visiting American tourists? We’re coming your way in October.

IRS, White House clashed over immigrants’ data before tax chief was ousted The Trump administration’s move to push out IRS Commissioner Billy Long came after the agency said it couldn’t release some information on taxpayers suspected of being here illegally.

Exclusive: The Internal Revenue Service said Friday it wouldn’t tell immigration authorities whether people had claimed the earned income tax credit, citing privacy protections.

Later that day, Billy Long was on his way out.

LA 👇 Mel 🧵 "So the final tally is at least three reporters injured decently bad, myself and @acatwithnews.bsky.social also mildly injured and illegally detained, another reporter detained, 2 others transported.

Plus likely 20 arrests and god knows how many other injured. Tonight was brutal." 📽

Good evening, I’m out here in Los Angeles near MacArthur Park, where protestors have taken to the streets to protest the recent raids across the city, despite a TRO prohibiting them

via ♻️ @coramaywilson.bsky.social

Karoline Leavitt making propaganda videos

Is anyone surprised that TACO chickened out?

Trump’s latest scheme to rig our democracy:
A rigged census that erases millions of people to steal seats and tilt every future election.

The Constitution says count everyone.
He says “don’t count them if it costs me power.”

This is an unconstitutional power grab, plain and simple.

When Trump doesn’t like the message, he shoots the messenger and replaces the messenger with someone who will come up with messages that he approves. So we’re left without credible sources of information about what is really occurring. [Cartoon by Nick Anderson]

And CBS wins the race to become the first state-sponsored television station.

Complete Bullshit Station.

JD Vance = Just Does Vacay.

Covid is only really getting started from a post infection perspective. bsky.app/profile/cati...

This is how a grifter like Jim Jordan stays in power.
Twisted districts. Rigged maps.

Now Texas is pulling the same stunt to silence millions. They can’t win fairly, so they cheat.

Texas Democrats are fighting back, because if they get away with it there, your state could be next.

Priorities.

The U.S. government has fueled decades of world-leading scientific and technical innovation by funding research efforts through grants programs & universities where researchers controlled decisions.

In the USSR, no decisions were made by scientists alone. Every decision required political approval.

Trump’s anti-DOJ.