Confounded Cook

A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.

"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."

"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."

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“Heartbroken but also very angry… sickening lies by the administration… reprehensible and disgusting… Alex is clearly not holding a gun… please get the truth out about our son, he was a good man…”

Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."

Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.

(1/4) The Trump administration is ordering the State Department to label countries with abortion access, LGBTQ+ protections, DEI policies, and even hate-speech safeguards as human rights violators.

Uggghhh, I miss this series. Loved the pup, the boat, the team, everything. Maybe you can figure out how to bring them all together again?

ICE IS DISAPPEARING PEOPLE TO WORK CAMPS

'Sesame Street' Shares Heartbreaking Post After Trump Cuts PBS Funding—And We're Sobbing Say it isn't so!

A beautiful message of solidarity from Sesame Street.

New Astronaut Camp for Girls Named After Star Trek Actress Nichelle Nichols, Honored as Role Model The camp is a fitting legacy for the recently-deceased actress, who was an inspiration to Sally Ride, the first female American astronaut.

New Astronaut Camp for Girls Named After Star Trek Actress Nichelle Nichols, Honored as Role Model www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-weekend-...

Make this go viral.

Harvey Milk served his country honorably — first in uniform, then in public office.

Taking his name off this Navy ship sends a clear message, and it’s one of disrespect and cruelty.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett Officially Announces Candidacy for Ranking Member of House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett officially announced that she is running to serve as Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

I’m officially running to be the Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee.

These are not normal times—and this cannot be a business-as-usual moment.

Read my full letter to my colleagues here:

crockett.house.gov/media/press-...

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(2) Their dialogue alone makes me happy sigh every time I read it, even if their situation is dire. THANK YOU for writing them, and for this banger Dark Artery story which is making me want them to stay in New Orleans forever. Just wow all around.

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(1) I hope you write Rogue and Remy forever. I’m crazy for them in this book, and they have always been two of my faves. You kept them married (a seemingly tough status quo to maintain for comic characters), yet more than ever they are Marvel’s sexiest couple by a mile.

CBS reporter Scott Pelley:

This is a warning that I fear many will look back on in five or six years and think “he was so right”.

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Hey folks, I have a HUGE request from the Trevor Project and would appreciate help getting the word out.

Trevor is now recruiting for it's 2025 National Youth Survey. They need people 13-24, LGBTQ+, in the United States to take it.

This research is critical to LGBTQ+ rights.

Take it here:

INEZ!!!! Woo hoo!

Don’t be torn, they ARE the best of all!

I feel like she and Deathdream might become best friends…..

Oh my. Save that forever. That made me well up!

I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

Half of the United States has been slowly and carefully inculcated by Fox News to believe that the other half of the country is their enemy and out to ruin their lives. Once this was established, it didn't take long for those viewers to value hurting these other Americans over helping themselves.

Hell yeah…

There are scores of anti Trump/DOGE/Musk protests planned for April 5 handsoff2025.com

Can’t emphasize this enough: if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the debased assault on our country, the antidote is connecting with other people in the flesh who are feeling the same way. There are millions of us.