The map for No Kings Day just went live with nearly 600 peaceful protests planned across all 50 states (including the flagship event in the Twin Cities).

March 28 will be the largest day of protest in American history.

Judges have rebuked Trump’s mass detention of immigrants thousands of times A new Reuters investigation found hundreds of judges intervening in the prolonged detention of immigrants without criminal records.

Hundreds of judges across the nation have ruled over 4,400 times that President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement arm is detaining people unlawfully.

🧱 No king outranks the people. NO KINGS.

A Complete Guide to the No Kings Day of Action can be found here or scan the QR Code: bit.ly/NoKingsMovem...

#NoKings

The FBI's Fulton County raid was based on debunked claims by election deniers The evidence provided for seizing 700 boxes of ballots was shockingly thin.

On Tuesday afternoon, the FBI finally released a court-ordered affidavit showing the basis for its January raid seizing nearly 700 boxes of ballots and voting records from the 2020 election in Fulton County, Georgia.

The evidence inside was shockingly thin.

The House voted today to roll back tariffs that Trump imposed on Canada last year. We love you, Canada 🇨🇦!

Tell lawmakers to protect voting rights & reject SAVE 2.0! Every person in America deserves a voice and representation in our democracy - but President Trump & his allies in Congress are working to silence our voices with the SAVE America Act & the Make Elect...

All of us deserve a voice in our democracy - but President Trump & his allies in Congress are working to silence our voices with the SAVE America Act & the Make Elections Great Again Act. Tell your lawmaker to protect our right to vote! actionnetwork.org/letters/save... @aft.org

"The tide Is turning": Democratic military vets respond to Trump's failure to indict them Six members of Congress stood up for the Constitution. They won.

Six members of Congress stood up for the Constitution. They won.

He fled torture in Uganda. ICE is trying to send him back. People like Pastor Steven Tendo “are exactly who our asylum system is meant to protect.”

“I followed the rules. I’ve done great in the community. I’ve never abused any of the conditions of the stay or of my supervision…I’m so scared, I cannot go back."

ICE brutally detained a minister in Vermont. Now, the Trump administration wants to send him back to Uganda, where he was tortured.

Nice sunspot activity today. Last week’s large cluster is still visible off to the far right-hand side of the image.

#astrophoto #seestar #solar #sunspot

Solar Rotation Varies by Latitude - NASA The Sun rotates on its axis once in about 27 days. This rotation was first detected by observing the motion of sunspots.

Did you know that different regions of the sun rotate at different rates? The sun is not a solid object, so rotation speeds can and do vary with latitude. The sun rotates once every ~24 days at the equator, and once every ~30 days at the poles!
#SpaceFacts 🔭

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Screenshot of an X.com post by unusual_whales asking whether there is a conflict of interest after Binance founder Zhao pleaded guilty to anti–money laundering violations, was sentenced to prison, Binance allegedly injected billions into Trump’s family business, and Zhao later received a pardon. The post includes a video still of Treasury Secretary Bessent testifying on Capitol Hill on C-SPAN, with a caption quoting him saying he is unfamiliar with the matter.

They never seem to be familiar with the truly bad stuff.

Some Public Health Workers Assigned to Guantánamo, Other ICE Jails, Are Quitting “Public health officers are being asked to facilitate a man-made humanitarian crisis,” said one nurse who resigned.

Public health workers are quitting assignments to Guantánamo and other ICE jails, saying they’re being pressured to enable a man-made humanitarian crisis rather than protect health, according to one nurse who resigned.

Trump whitewashes Black History Month A celebration is acceptable only when it becomes a sanitized MAGA vision of America.

Presidents have always instrumentalized the past to advance their political agendas. But Trump’s efforts to change the shape and meaning of Black History Month are something different.

"It's his determination to use the past for baldly illiberal purposes."

When Jeffrey Epstein was the world’s leading expert on getting away with it The convicted sex-criminal was obsessed with other high profile abuse cases, offering commentary, advice, and even financial help.

Besides acting as a window into how the world’s most pernicious sex pest thought about MeToo, the emails also show some of the sympathy and advice that Epstein received over the years from friends and admirers, including Val Kilmer and Noam Chomsky.

White House ballroom: Judge signals skepticism of Trump administration arguments The federal judge presiding over a challenge to the White House ballroom project signaled deep skepticism of the Trump administration's arguments.

It is also notable that the questions over the legality of the ballroom that are sticking come down to congressional authorization. Again, the procedural design review processes rely more on trust than conventional wisdom recognized.

Critics Warn TrumpRx Will Further Enrich Big Pharma, Not Reduce Drug Prices Trump’s son is on the board of a prescription drug platform that may benefit from the direct-to-patient medicine sales.

TrumpRx, which Donald Trump Jr. is on the board of, launched in partnership with pharmaceutical giants, and points users to direct-to-patient sales platforms hosted by drug companies to facilitate the purchase of an extremely limited selection of medications.

Trump's war on history As America's 250th anniversary approaches, the president wants to control the country's future by bulldozing its past.

As America’s 250th anniversary approaches, the president wants to control the country’s future by bulldozing its past.

British soldiers coming home from Afghanistan 💔

#TrumpMustApologize

Former members of ICE say recent violence is "by design" "What has changed is there has been an encouragement from the top to be much more aggressive in enforcement."

“I would be skeptical of anyone who would take a job with an agency that is willing to defend behavior this unprofessional."

Even former members of ICE are horrified by the killing of Renee Nicole Good.

YouTube video by Office of the Governor of Minnesota Governor Walz Addresses Ongoing Federal Presence in Minnesota

Watch my address on the ongoing federal presence in Minnesota:

youtu.be/fGTsYXBWQgU

“Fired for no reason”: Former immigration judges speak out against Trump’s assault on the courts The Trump administration’s push for more deportations is upending immigration courts. Recently terminated judges fear the changes imperil due process.

“Fired for no reason”: Former immigration judges speak out against Trump’s assault on the courts

Princeton Public Library to cut hours due to budget deficit ⋆ Princeton, NJ local news % The cuts begin on Monday, Jan. 12.

Princeton Public Library to cut hours due to budget deficit.

I used to think they were all nuts when they’d carry on non-stop about deep state cabals, powerful pedophile rings and highly connected sex traffickers.

It turns out they knew exactly what they were talking about.

They were talking about themselves.

History will record that Kimmel and Colbert were among the shining brave lights of our time.

Academic Libraries for Your Travel Bucket List Are academic libraries on your travel wish list?

Are academic libraries on your travel wish list?

New York Attorney General Letitia James stands outdoors in sunlight, looking composed. Text on the image reports that a grand jury has declined for the second time to indict her.

Time to admit they don't have a case. This is just embarrassing for the “Justice” Department under Pam Bondi.

The California Nebula (NGC 1499), shot in narrowband (RGB for the stars) and processed in the Hubble pallette. About 13 hours of data shot over two evenings. Shot with my 80-mm f/5 refractor. More details on Astrobin: app.astrobin.com/i/fbhw1e

#astrophotography

Jupiter and 3 Galilean moons (from left to right: Europa, Ganymede, Io). The Great Red Spot has rotated nearly a quarter of the way round the disk and is just past the centre. The north and south equatorial belts are clearly visible, with smaller features trailing the GRS

An hour and 45 minutes later, the GRS has rotated nearly 90 degrees across the disk. Seeing had improved, so CFF160🔭, #TeleVue 2.5x Powermate, #ZWO585MC camera. 90s video, best 25% frames stacked and sharpened in Astrosurface