Patricia Shannon

Remember how the media ignored Occupy Wallstreet.

That is fair. They have power but not that much. Below comment describes the actual situation a lot better.

If the Commander of Southern Command is stepping down less than a year into his tenure, I’m guessing we’re about to find out the intelligence picture on these “narco-terrorist” vessels that we’re blowing out of the water isn’t as solid as it’s being portrayed.

Sen Murphy: We don't want premiums to go up by 75%. We want Trump to act lawfully. If we just roll over and vote for a budget that includes no protections against Trump's corruption, if we don't fight to protect our constituents from massive health care prices, then what's the point of being here?

ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: ‘It’s not fair…I’m a resident’ Under federal law, registered foreign nationals must carry proof of registration with them at all times. But prior to a

On top of detaining U.S. citizens, ICE is now fining legal residents for not carrying their papers.

It was never about going after the “worst of the worst.” It was always about cruelty.

Despite Argentina being a competitor for US farmers, Trump's Agriculture Secretary says she is 'extremely confident' and 'satisfied' with the $40B Argentina bailout and 'trusts the president'

Leader Jeffries: Republicans have tried to repeal the Affordable Care Act more than 70 different times since 2010. They can't be trusted. We need a real path forward to address the crisis that Republicans have visited upon the American people

Sen. Murphy: This is a country that is falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it. I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy

Newsom: We were under the understanding that we were going to close I-5 — up to 80,000 vehicles tomorrow and Saturday. They seemed to have backed off of that. They were going to move forward with a display, but they’re not clearly sharing that with state officials.

CNN plays video of an encounter between a federal immigration agent and a US citizen where a 19-year-old man is chased through a Walgreens before being tackled as a woman yells that the man is her brother-in-law, and that he's here legally.

"He's a citizen! He's a citizen!"

Generative AI was used to draft this story, based on information provided by federal charging documents. It was reviewed and edited by MassLive.com.

What the fuck?! MassLive is now using generative "AI" to create articles, which would be bad enough in any context but is especially egregious when publishing allegations that someone committed a crime.

@masslive.bsky.social #Massachusetts #mapoli

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Adm. Alvin Hosley oversaw the deadly, extrajudicial airstrikes in international waters outside of Venezuela.

Combined with yesterday's reporting that Trump has authorized covert CIA operations in Venezuelan soil, this is... Not good

BREAKING: Georgia Public Broadcasting reports ICE has confirmed it will reopen a controversial detention center in Irwin County.

The center was closed in 2021 amid allegations of medical abuse, such as forcibly sterilizing migrant women.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DP4gepf...

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 73 out of the last 85 days.

Epstein Shutdown.

This is why we need to vote more Democrats to the Senate, to block Trump's nominees to lifetime federal judgeships.

Today, I convened a group of former military generals and veterans to hear perspectives on deploying troops in American cities.

Their commitment is to our nation. That’s why they’re speaking out against what the President's doing as uncalled-for, unprecedented, and un-American.

I've started wondering if Trump is mad at Venezuela because they haven't bribed him?

Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.

Man Wrongly Imprisoned for Decades Finally Freed—And Gets Immediately Nabbed by ICE | Common Dreams Man wrongfully imprisoned for murder, freed only to be detained by ICE. Family fights for justice. Immigration courts ur

Subu Vedam spent over 4 decades in prison for a murder he didn't commit.

Now, ICE is trying to deport him by citing a decades-old deportation order based largely on his wrongful conviction.

Trump's cruelty is endless. https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-detains-exonerated-man

Apropos of nothing, once the President of the United States confirms covert CIA operations in a country… say, Venezuela, those operations are no longer covert.

And it puts CIA officers at significantly more risk.

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Trump may launch missiles from warships into California this Friday and Saturday as part of what is being described as a “vanity parade” and shut down portions of the I-5 during the No Kings protests meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...

NEW: if you’re planning on taking I-5 to the No Kings rally, you might wanna leave now. In order to disrupt our protests, they’re shutting parts of it down. meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...

JUST IN: A federal judge in San Francisco has HALTED Trump’s plan to lay off thousands of federal workers during his shutdown, calling it “unlawful” and “politically motivated.” Judge Illston said Trump acted as if “the laws don’t apply to them anymore.”

GOP Rep. criticizes Trump's Argnetina bailout:

"Argentina has increasingly partnered with China to give them more leverage over our country in these trade negotiations, and that is making it more and more difficult for us to get a good deal with China... So I don't love the deal."

Judge grants ex-girlfriend restraining order against Rep. Cory Mills A Florida judge said Rep. Cory Mills had cyberstalked an ex-girlfriend and bared the lawmaker from going near her residence or workplace or referencing her on social media.

A judge has granted the reigning Miss United States and FL GOP committee member a restraining order against her ex, FL Congressman Cory Mills.

basic research on wacky things like Gila monster venom are what gave us GLP-1 drugs that are treating diabetes, obesity, & addiction in new ways

this piece from @whyy.org is great

an analogy: navigation apps are great but don't tell you how to climb Mt. Everest & survive

whyy.org/segments/oze...

Tomorrow, we release the Steady State’s assessment of American democracy—written by former national security officials using the same tools once used to evaluate authoritarian regimes abroad. The conclusion is clear: We are facing an existential threat of growing autocracy here in the US.

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