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Pro-kindness, pro-planet, pro-democracy. For my children and grandchildren.

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Screenshot of a Wall Street Journal article titled "The Big Money in Today’s Economy Is Going to Capital, Not Labor." Two charts show trends since 1980: corporate profits rising as a share of gross domestic income, while labor compensation steadily declines.

Screenshot of a Wall Street Journal article titled "The Big Money in Today’s Economy Is Going to Capital, Not Labor." Two charts show trends since 1980: corporate profits rising as a share of gross domestic income, while labor compensation steadily declines.

The Wall Street Journal just illustrated the core argument of my book: a system rigged to reward capital over labor is one in which even full-time work no longer secures the most basic material needs.

This is the economic order that produces the "working homeless."

www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...

10.02.2026 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1387    πŸ” 611    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 45

21.3 million voters at risk of losing the right to vote in the 2026 midterms β€” mostly women and newer citizens, if the SAVE Act (SAVE white male privilege) passes. @votersoftomorrow.org @aoc.bsky.social @maxwellfrost.bsky.social @democracydocket.com @warren.senate.gov @tedlieu.bsky.social

10.02.2026 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Paywalled. But we need to remember, every escalation and expansion of ICE (+CBP etc) is paid for by US taxpayers. Unless Trump’s billionaire allies are footing the bill. @marisakabas.bsky.social @mariaressa.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social @zeteo.com @governorwalz.mn.gov

10.02.2026 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"[T]his Court has no faith that the Government would comply with an order to hold a bond hearing."

It is difficult to overstate how insane of a situation it is that a judge makes such a statement in a court order, and that this statement is absolutely reasonable.

10.02.2026 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 232    πŸ” 72    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive | Trump to Repeal Landmark Climate Finding in Huge Regulatory Rollback The move would reverse a legal determination that greenhouse gases threaten public health.

Trump is trying to repeal the "endangerment finding" -- the scientific investigation that led EPA to conclude that climate change is dangerous to humans.

It's scientifically unjustifiable of course, but they're going to have to justify it to a court. That should be fun to watch.

10.02.2026 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 172    πŸ” 75    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 3

I will reiterate: for every bit of damage, violence, or theatrical incompetence that draws public attention, there are a *thousand* things the Trumpists are doing behind the scenes, outside of public attention, that are just as ruinous to our country and our future.

10.02.2026 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 233    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3
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At the Super Bowl, Bad Bunny challenged the meaning of β€˜America’ The Puerto Rican star’s vision of American identity moved beyond colonial tropes to span an entire hemisphere

"For many of us who carry Puerto Rico in our hearts, there are certain words that are impossible to swallow. When we read a description of Puerto Rico as a 'territory' or 'commonwealth,' we know the speaker is uncomfortable with the reality that Puerto Rico is a colony & that the US is a colonizer."

10.02.2026 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.

10.02.2026 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 23553    πŸ” 4812    πŸ’¬ 671    πŸ“Œ 391
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ICE's Masks Are All a Lie Working for ICE is actually less dangerous than being an elementary school student in America.

Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America β€” and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record.

And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.

The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...

10.02.2026 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2879    πŸ” 1286    πŸ’¬ 70    πŸ“Œ 87

β€œWe never shared equal justice under the law. What we did perhaps share was an idealβ€”the…lure of life, liberty, & the pursuit of happiness. But that dream was deferred, then mortgaged along w/ our future, & the question now is less whether the dream is dead but who is most to blame for killing it.”

08.02.2026 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Went to Epstein Island with his wife and children and nannies, left with all four children… what about the nannies? (and are nannies essential for a family lunch date?)

10.02.2026 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Removed chapter can be read here: www.realclimate.org/wp-content/u...

10.02.2026 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

This is why domestic "shuffle" flights between ICE detention centers have skyrocketed, much moreso than ICE deportation flights.

When you are moved to a different jurisdiction, you have to refile your habeas petition all over again. They want to wear people down so they'll give up on their cases.

10.02.2026 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1749    πŸ” 961    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 34
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2025 Corruption Perceptions Index - Explore United States’s results How does United States measure up in the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index?

The USA has just dropped to 28th, its lowest position ever, in Transparency International's corruption index.

With a score of just 64 out of a possible 100, the USA is seen as much more corrupt than nearly all other developed countries.

This is Trump's America

www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2025/...

10.02.2026 08:15 β€” πŸ‘ 347    πŸ” 173    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 17

But it also feels criminal that there was apparently so little fed follow/through.

10.02.2026 05:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

From the Epstein files… massive Kushner company/Russia crypto payments. cc @wendysiegelman.bsky.social @jamesshenry.bsky.social @wyden.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov @rokhanna.bsky.social @craigunger.bsky.social @lukeharding1968.bsky.social @carolecadwalla.bsky.social @carolleonnig.bsky.social

10.02.2026 05:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Such small petty souls…

10.02.2026 05:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

THREAD: a reminder we’ve been here before, and back then, Congress stood upβ€” both parties stood upβ€”to confront a bully, criminal president, and demand he step down. @votersoftomorrow.org @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social @aclu.org @indivisible.org @50501movement.bsky.social

10.02.2026 03:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
a long quote from the book THEY KNEW about how people who investigate conspiracies would rather be wrong

a long quote from the book THEY KNEW about how people who investigate conspiracies would rather be wrong

www.sarahkendziorbooks.com

02.12.2024 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1156    πŸ” 300    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 17
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The Democratic Plan to β€œReform” ICE Misses One Huge Thing We are no longer talking about individual law enforcement agencies, but rather a giant, singular blob.

This amorphous and ever-shifting group of agents drawn from across the federal government looks increasingly like a catchall national police force operating at the direction of the White House itself. slate.trib.al/oXoO9DU

09.02.2026 10:46 β€” πŸ‘ 91    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 5

I’ve lost count of how many people lost their jobs simply for speaking up for Palestine.

We can count on one finger how many people have gone to prison for child sex trafficking.

We live in a corrupt system where condemning genocide is punishable but trafficking children is not.😐

08.02.2026 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 525    πŸ” 171    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 0

Did it air? I watched the game and didn’t see it. @clarajeffery.bsky.social

09.02.2026 05:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Together we are America

09.02.2026 01:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Do you think Congressional Dems will insist the Oversight Committee call in Christopher Wray? Merrick Garland? It seems a drumbeat worth starting…

09.02.2026 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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A @SuperBowl Sunday Fact…

If a football field were a timeline of cosmic history, cavemen to now spans the thickness of a blade of grass in the end zone.

09.02.2026 01:09 β€” πŸ‘ 454    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 3

How refreshing. A politician who is an actual, empathetic human being.

06.02.2026 13:10 β€” πŸ‘ 116    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Protesters are in the streets of Milan protesting ICE in their city!

It’s unanimous: everybody hates ICE.

#ICEout #FuckICE #ProudBlue #Italy #Olympics

08.02.2026 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 930    πŸ” 369    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 22
A towel reading ICE OUT

A towel reading ICE OUT

From @theathletic.com: Activists at the Super Bowl handed out towels at the entrance of Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara with the slogan β€œICE OUT.” The other side of the towel has a bunny kicking a football that is inside a block of ice. nyti.ms/4quQynz

08.02.2026 23:25 β€” πŸ‘ 800    πŸ” 138    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 11

β€œWe never shared equal justice under the law. What we did perhaps share was an idealβ€”the…lure of life, liberty, & the pursuit of happiness. But that dream was deferred, then mortgaged along w/ our future, & the question now is less whether the dream is dead but who is most to blame for killing it.”

08.02.2026 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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