My Cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star

Late great engineers: Mary Jackson - breaking barriers and opening doors - The Engineer Mary Jackson - NASA’s first Black female engineer - paved the way for women and minorities in science and engineering

"Mary W. Jackson was NASA’s first Black female engineer, advancing aerospace research into high-speed flight, and paving the way for women and minorities in science and engineering."
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The win last week in Fort Worth was proof that Texans are ready for change and Latinos are leading the way.

We are as American, and as Texan, as anyone. And we’re going to win in November.

Secretary Noem needs to be impeached and she must be held accountable for the viciousness she has unleashed on our communities.

Today, we lost another Minneapolis neighbor after multiple ICE agents pummeled him and shot him to death.

How many more people need to die or get shot before this ends?

President Trump, I am calling on you to put the American people and this American city first and get ICE out.

How many Minnesotans need to die before they leave?

ICE needs to end this surge of agents now. It was clear two and a half weeks ago. It is especially clear now. Get out of Minnesota.

Tribal nations encourage citizens to carry tribal IDs while ICE operations surge Several tribal nations will hold drop-in hours for citizens living in the Twin Cities to obtain or renew their tribal identification this week.

In light of reports that multiple tribal members had been detained by ICE, several tribal nations are hosting drop-in hours this week for band members and eligible family members to get tribal IDs.

Here's where they're being hosted and when.

Mayor Wilson Inauguration Speech - Office of the Mayor Mayor Katie B. Wilson was sworn into office on January 2, 2026. Remarks as written: It is such a pleasure and an honor to be here with all of you today. I look out and I see so many people who have pl...

This is your city — that means that you belong here, you have a right to be here and to live a dignified life, whatever your background and whatever your income. wilson.seattle.gov/2026/01/02/m...

The DOJ’s document dump of hundreds of thousands of pages failed to comply with the law authored by Rep. Thomas Massie and me.

I explain what is missing and what the survivors and their lawyers are still expecting to be released.

My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I am running to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress. Leadership Matters. Pass it on!

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It’s my birthday, so we’re launching our final ad for the campaign called “Shake Up.”

We’ve got 8 days to make history and to shake up Washington! Donate today to keep our ad on air through the election!

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Nathan Johnson for Texas Attorney General Nathan Johnson for Texas Attorney General – an Attorney General who works for Texans

If you believe Texas deserves an Attorney General who works for people — not donors, not political bosses, not Donald Trump — I’m asking you to join us.

This campaign is about restoring integrity and protecting Texans.

Join the fight: nathanfortexas.com

A white sheep with coarse fleece standing looking at the camera. The environment is a snowy outdoors area with some trees in the background. The sheep is covered in snow, particularly down its middle.

That's the icing on the sheep 🐑❄️

Statement from The NewsGuild of New York and Condé United on illegal firing of four union leaders who demanded answers about this week’s layoffs at Teen Vogue, other brands Late Wednesday night, Condé Nast’s VP of Labor Relations notified the Guild that the Company was immediately terminating four Condé United leaders for engaging in the protected concerted activity of gathering in their 1 World Trade Center office to demand answers on this week’s abrupt layoffs at multiple brands including WIRED and the consolidation at Teen Vogue. These egregious terminations are a flagrant breach of the Just Cause terms of our contract and an unprecedented violation of their federally protected rights as union members to participate in a collective action. Through these illegal terminations, Condé Nast management is attempting to intimidate and silence our members' advocacy for the courageous cultural and political journalism of Teen Vogue, as well as diverting attention away from the obvious lack of corporate leadership at the company. Condé United members illegally fired are: Alma Avalle: Writer, digital producer at Bon Appetit; NewsGuild of New York first vice president, trans activist, and union leader Jake Lahut: Wired senior reporter covering the Trump White House Jasper Lo: Senior fact checker at The New Yorker and US Army veteran: outgoing first vice chair of The New Yorker Union Ben Dewey: Videographer at Condé Nast Entertainment, former vice chair of the CNE unit “Management’s attempt at union-busting, using intimidation and grossly illegal tactics to try to suppress protected union activity, will not stand,” said Susan DeCarava, president of The NewsGuild of New York. “The NewsGuild of New York has zero tolerance for bad bosses who harass, target and disrespect our fellow Guild members. We represent nearly 6,000 media workers across the tri-state area and we stand firmly in solidarity, ready to fight for the rights of our members illegally fired from their jobs at …

Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.

Monochrome photograph of a large number of people dressed in cloaks and pointed hats paddleboarding on an open stretch of water at sunrise or sunset

An annual event, Paddlebuard witches Oregon US #WomensArt
(Photo D.Caslick) #Halloween #Samhain

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Just stepped off the Senate floor after almost 23 hours.

The fight isn’t over—we need to keep standing together to resist Trump’s attempts to tighten his authoritarian grip.

@merkley.senate.gov embodies strength and determination.

He just spoke on the Senate floor for over 22 hours, standing up (both literally and figuratively!) for the American people. Well done, Jeff!

Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva cannot provide constituent services because Speaker Johnson refuses to swear her in.

Epstein victims sue Bank of America, Bank of NY Mellon, for allegedly funding sex trafficking Women abused by Jeffrey Epstein sued Bank of America and Bank of New York Mellon in Manhattan on Wednesday, alleging their executives violated banking laws and ignored red flags out of “absolute lo…

For over 3 years my investigation has exposed how major banks enabled Epstein’s sex trafficking operation. I’m glad that his victims are able to use those findings to hold big banks accountable. I fully intend to keep following the money on Epstein. Stay tuned.

Keys to the office? Check! ✅
Sworn in as Congresswoman? Not quite 🙅🏻‍♂️

Once they understand that it is an unelected bureaucrat carrying out a coup, who knows.

Congrats, Vegas Aces!

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

Agriculture is the number one industry in the North Country. Right now, it’s getting hit hard during the government shutdown. We cannot wait any longer. While Washington fights each other, we need leaders who will fight for us.

It's been two weeks since Adelita Grijalva was elected and Mike Johnson has still refused to seat her, unlike in past cases where he swore in new members within 24 hours.

There cannot be one set of rules for Rs and another for Ds.

Also, release the damn Epstein files already.

The policy failures we’re living with didn’t begin with Donald Trump - and they very clearly won't end with him either.

My party has to offer a vision for how everyday life actually gets better under new and different leadership.

Totally unacceptable that Speaker Johnson won’t swear in Adelita Grijalva immediately.

He refused to swear her in on Tuesday, and now he's refusing to swear her in tomorrow, though she is in Washington and stands ready.

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As the sun sets, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar begins.

Yom Kippur is a time of atonement and renewal, a chance for the Jewish community to gather and reflect.

I am wishing all who are observing Yom Kippur an easy and meaningful fast.

G’mar chatima tova.