Wait....WHAT??

General audience: confirm fascism

The image is an X post by Mike Nellis (@MikeNellis ) from 19 hours ago, stating: "So let me get this straight: a Blackhawk helicopter and dozens of masked, armed federal agents roll up on a Chicago apartment building, cuff everyone—including kids—and then run checks for warrants and immigration status? What the hell is going on in this country? How is that not fascism?" The post includes a verified badge.

Narrator: This is fascism.

Virginia Giuffre’s brother: I think we were shocked by it—especially the use of the term “stolen.” Because she’s not an object. She’s a person. Someone who was recruited at Mar-a-Lago—his property… it just kind of makes us wonder… how much he knew

Trump and his circle have been trying to twist the long-planned renovation into some bizarre symbol of Powell’s “mismanagement” despite the fact that the project was approved years ago and overseen by multiple boards and checks.

"individuals with brown skin are approached... agents typically have no warrants of any kind..."

Read the lawsuit: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

To ALL the People of Color who r ICE Agents!

Medicaid cuts: The how and why Plain language translation of what the heck happened and where this will go

Sadly, I agree with most of this and it is nicely described and illustrated. Its clever to position the "hits" after the mid-term elections. This causes a challenge of how to describe the issue when its not being felt yet.

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SCOTUS to Get Yet Another Chance to Weaken VRA with North Dakota Case Read more here.

If the Supreme Court agrees with the 8th Circuit’s ruling, it could end voters and private groups’ ability to file Section 2 lawsuits, leaving only the U.S. Department of Justice with power to enforce one of the most important protections in federal civil rights law.

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Phang: Holy crap. Think about that. Oh—did I just say “holy”? Well, it fits…

So, the church keeps its tax-exempt status while actively engaging in politics. Of course, this becomes a way to funnel money and circumvent campaign finance laws. Think about that.

DOJ Demands Access to Minnesota’s Voter Rolls Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Department of Justice is demanding access to Minnesota’s voter rolls, as well as proof of the state’s compliance with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), according to a letter exclusively obtained by Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Daughter of street vendor asking why police aren't helping!! Broken heart 💔
🖕🏽 LAPD

This, this, THIS!!!

Stop pretending. The so-called ICE agents creeping around LA aren’t chasing violent criminals.

If you don’t see the racial profiling, you’re either in denial or fine with it. And since they’re incognito, no one can give a straight answer on how we’re supposed to know they’re even legit.

And yet again we should thank them for their continuing service.

Hundreds of veterans volunteer to attend asylum hearings with Afghans The effort began after a former Afghan interpreter was detained after his San Diego asylum hearing this month.

In the last week, more than 200 veterans have volunteered to attend immigration hearings with Afghans who worked with U.S. forces during the 20-year war in Afghanistan, according to Kyleanne Hunter, CEO of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.

#OnYourSide
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Auschwitz

And... they misspelled "AUSCHWITZ."

John Leguizamo: "We feed this country, we serve this country, we build this country, and then we get treated this way."

Folds: If we’ve been told our whole lives that we can’t spend money on the arts because they’re not important—then why was taking over the Kennedy Center and the arts the first thing they did?

It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.

Noem wants you to believe that ICE is protecting us from a bunch of criminals and cannibals.

Dear Mayor Parker: PAY THEM!!!

The people who lost children and other loved ones in the Texas floods are owed honest answers from officials. They should be told why flash flood warnings issued hours earlier were not conveyed to people in the path of the water. They don’t need more prayers from politicians. They need answers.

Lack of New U.S. Sanctions Allows Restricted Goods and Funds Into Russia

"Trump also shuttered the KleptoCapture task force, a DOJ unit formed in 2022 to identify and seize assets of sanctioned Russian oligarchs.

The unit coordinated investigations across agencies, leading to high-profile seizures of yachts, real estate, private jets..."

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...

Ugh. I’ve always defined myself as “Abbie-normal” but I am def not mtg abnormal

No “President” has a right to strip citizenship and deport people who challenge his policies. That’s fascism, not America.