The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?

Trump’s pardons have cost crime victims $1.5 billion in restitution that they now will never see, mostly victims of fraud committed by his cronies. www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...

A U.S. citizen who was arrested for filming an ICE raid at Home Depot is suing the federal government for $1 million— and I hope he gets every penny.

THIS‼️ When being transported, Garcia heard agents boasting about how many ‘bodies’ they had gotten that day and saw them celebrate with high fives.

Hegseth halted weapons for Ukraine despite military analysis that the aid wouldn’t jeopardize U.S. readiness The move blindsided the State Department, Ukraine, European allies and members of Congress, who demanded an explanation from the Pentagon.

"The DOD held up a shipment of US weapons for Ukraine this week over what officials said were concerns about its low stockpiles. But an analysis by senior military officers found the aid package would not jeopardize the US military’s own ammunition supplies ... it was a unilateral step by Hegseth."

This is not normal

My God. Please make sure everyone you know knows this.

It’s costing taxpayers $450/M annually & Alligator Alcatraz concentration camp is already flooding. Imagine a hurricane. People are going to die.

There’s always enough money to hurt folks, but when it comes to public transit, low-income housing, schools, or public healthcare, “Sorry, we’re broke.”

Crockett: How is it that you can explain that we still are running up the credit card and we have nothing to show for it except for the fact that we won't have food on the tables and we won’t have health care.

I need all of #lawsky to see this video from a Colorado appeals court livestream yesterday. I am in actual tears. Sound *incredibly* on, the subtitles will not help.

You can’t make this up

Mexican security chief confirms cartel family members entered US in a deal with Trump administration Mexico’s government has confirmed reports that 17 family members of the son of a former cartel leader crossed into the United States.

Trump
Cut
Deal
To
Let
*Sinaloa Cartel Members*
Into
US

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If you’re changing the definition of human rights, it means you plan on violating people’s human rights.

oh my god

Opinion | The makers of TurboTax gave Trump’s inauguration $1 million. They just got their money’s worth. The elimination of the Direct File program is the tax prep industry’s gain — but a major loss for American taxpayers.

My latest for MSNBC: The makers of TurboTax gave Trump’s inauguration $1M. They just got their money’s worth. "The end of Direct File fits neatly in the predatory economy Donald Trump and his Republican enablers want." www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

A new preprint in the Lancet estimates that 25 million people will die by 2040 without US aid.

There would be 70M more tuberculosis infections, 14M more orphans, and 50M unplanned pregnancies.

The EU or China must step in. The costs are small, it's a moral imperative.

This is some sick shit

Canadian woman put in chains, detained by ICE after entering San Diego border A Canadian entrepreneur detained by ICE is speaking out after she got arrested while trying to enter the San Diego border to obtain a visa last Monday.

“‘I was put in a cell, and I had to sleep on a mat with no blanket, no pillow, with an aluminum foil wrapped over my body like a dead body for two and a half days.’”

Brilliant!

Alina Habbard posted: NOTHING CAN STOP THIS MAN FROM FIGHTING FOR HIS COUNTRY.
David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”

DOGE targets child support database full of income data The U.S. DOGE Service’s attempt to access a federal database with sensitive information has provoked yet another internal disagreement.

“This is private, confidential data including Social Security numbers and earnings of virtually all people in the country...”

"Federal law restricts access 'to authorized persons and... authorized purposes' such as child support enforcement..."

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Trudeau: "They're talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin- a lying, murderous, dictator. Make that make sense. Canadians are reasonable and we are polite. But we will not back down from a fight...Canada will be implementing 25% tariffs against $155b of American goods."

Trudeau: I want to speak first directly to the American people… your government has chosen to do this to you. Your government has chosen to put American jobs at risk. They have chosen to raise costs for American consumers on everyday essential items…

Andrew Tate and brother, who face rape and human sex trafficking charges in Romania, have left for the US after an official in the Trump administration expressed interest in the brothers’ case at the Munich Security Conference.

Sounds like these criminal immigrants bought the Krasnov Gold Card.

A Vaccine For Pancreatic Cancer Continues To Show Promise In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease had no relapse three years later.

In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine had no signs of relapse after three years.

Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.

From United Humanists on FB

Thursday’s front page of the British Daily Star.

Putin’s Poodle

This.

* US Commerce Jan Retail Sales -0.9%; Consensus -0.2%

[biggest drop since March 2023]

@cnbc.com

THIS ONES BETTER. SOUND UP!
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