M. L. (And the Dead)

ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.

The President is building an army to attack his own country.

Find an event near you at nokings.org/#map.

The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced. I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

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Judging by the shamefully opportunistic & politicizing rhetoric of some rightwingers on Twitter, & their cynical use of Charlie Kirk’s horrific murder for political point scoring, it’s almost as if Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman wasn’t murdered by a Trump-voting MAGA maniac just 12 weeks ago.

Like I said yesterday, I implore you not to give an inch to bad-faith right-wing talking points, shaming, and bullying, which tragically is amplified by corporate media and establishment hacks.

Call out their hypocrisy and hate. There is 10 years' worth of evidence.

Don't be cowed or silenced.

Gaza Journalist Fund Supporting Journalists Evacuating Gaza City and Surviving Displacement in the South

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You gain nothing by playing nice. They will not compromise. And the only thing worse than their extremism is our inability to recognize it. We need fighters who understand the moment we're in. If you can't or won't fight, you should not be in office.

I truly hope this puts a definitive end to the perpetual insistence by Democrats that they can compromise with Republicans. You can't. These people are extreme, depraved, and shameless. They just stripped healthcare from 17 million people to give themselves a tax cut.

Huge tax cuts for corporations and the rich means cuts to programs people need, plus $ trillions more US govt borrowing. Out of control capitalism, driven by the rich to get ever richer. This will end badly.

There’s been a lot of racist commentary about what is and isn’t civilized but letting anyone die because they can’t afford healthcare in the richest country in the world is actually very uncivilized and downright barbaric.

CBP Xcreted that Mikkelsen was turned away because of "drug use," which, I just have to roll my eyes at that.

YouTube video by Brittany Page Florida Congresswoman Was Nearly Killed by State's Abortion Ban, Suddenly Blames THE LEFT????

Today marks three years since SCOTUS overturned Roe & the GOP is still working overtime to blame the harm caused by their abortion bans on the left. Now more than ever, abortion funds need your help! Please donate to our fundraiser for @abortionfunds.bsky.social in the video below!

Low angle looking up of Bluesky user @mxs510.bsky.social flying a trans flag gloriously in front of the Stonewall National Monument in NYC.

@mxs510.bsky.social shows you how it's done.

Well, I had an interesting Sunday night, how 'bout you?

"Usually I am at agility class but today I need to bite Nazis." Many other good dogs seen at today's Tesla Takedown Rally in Mt. Kisco, New York. #CCoHOPEIndivisible #50501

So proud of you.

Saw an old friend posting about how wrong it is for westerners to be furious about Gaza since we don’t have any skin in the game.

The game is humanity. We all have skin in this game. What Israel is doing is open genocide, open ethnic cleansing, open war crimes. By every measure and definition.

Congress can fund Musk's midlife crisis but not my veteran healthcare. Manhattan. #handsoff #fuckmusk

If you're registered to vote in Wisconsin, vote for Susan Crawford for Wisconsin Supreme Court on April 1!

BREAKING: In a deeply unfair trial, the Energy Transfer pipeline company won a $700m verdict against Greenpeace today in North Dakota over phantom
“damages” from the Standing Rock protests.

This is an attack on Indigenous peoples, the climate movement, and the right to protest. ⤵️

Hands off Social Security! Stop the cuts. Support retirees not billionaires. Hands off Medicaid. (Sample of signs) #HandsOff #StopTheCuts #CCoHopeIndivisible #DemocracyNotAutocracy

I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped

"It felt like we had all been kidnapped, thrown into some sort of sick psychological experiment meant to strip us of every ounce of strength and dignity," writes Jasmine Mooney, who was detained by Ice earlier this month.

Over 16K sign Democrat petition against Chuck Schumer: "Enough is enough" "I have not seen such uniting anger across the party in a long, long time," Charlotte Clymer, the Democrat behind the petition, said.

As thousands continue to sign the petition demanding Senate Democrats replace Mr. Schumer as leader, Newsweek has taken notice of the effort. By tomorrow evening, the petition could be at well over 20,000 signatures.

www.newsweek.com/over-15k-sig...

The terrible CR Budget bill — written by right-wing House Republicans with no input from anybody but themselves — was passed tonight with the support of 10 Democrats.
 
An absolute failure of Democratic leadership. NOBODY in the Senate should have voted for this dangerous bill.

I'm a constituent asking you to VOTE NO.

Good Trouble: JD Vance Chastised by Vermont Snow Reporter JD Vance, fresh off of helping his boss ambush & insult a foreign leader in the White House yesterday afternoon, is on vacation in Vermont with his family this weekend and will be skiing at Sugarbush Resort in Warren, VT

JD Vance is skiing at a Vermont resort this weekend. The resort’s snow reporter took the opportunity to make some good trouble, sending out a message of resistance against an administration “threatening our democracy, our livelihoods, our land”. [kottke.org]

Elon Musk’s X blocks links to Signal, the encrypted messaging service Signal has been a primary method of communication for federal workers looking to blow the whistle on DOGE.

new from me: Elon Musk's X appears to be blocking links to directly contact users on Signal

Signal, the encrypted messaging app, has recently become a major tool for government workers looking to blow the whistle on DOGE

ATTN: HHS EMPLOYEES If you work for HHS, read this BEFORE you open certain emails

ATTN HHS EMPLOYEES: Firing notices are going out. I am in receipt of an email saying they will revoke your access as soon as you read the email that you've been fired. Please download everything you need before you open that email. SHARE FAR & WIDE. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/attn-hhs-e...

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He would do best as the only, or at least first, cat in a home because he can get stressed over food.

He is wary of being petted but shows affection in other ways, like sitting on my feet or bringing me plushies.

He’d love to find a home by Christmas!

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