2 systems of justice: one for the Epstein class one for the rest of us

Isolation is a political condition youtube.com/shorts/_BCuJ... from @bestoftheleft.com If you are active, invite your friends. If you are not, find a friend who will join you in seeking out worthwhile things to do to fight fascism. #WeThePeople

Judge Cynthia M. Rufe, a George W. Bush appointee with senior status

"the right of the people peaceably to assemble, " is a First Amendment right. #FirstAmendment #1A

Solar and wind are set to make up over 50% of China’s installed power capacity under current plans – raising the need to scale up #cleanflexibility to ensure system stability. ember-energy.org/lat...

Hello @jaketapper.bsky.social this a great opportunity. This one of the foremost experts on concentration camps asking to engage.

First hand account of how ICE works. www.pressregister.com/first-hand-a... Clarksdale, MS Press-Register #ICE #LocalNews #Journalism

For all the seeming detente with the Venezuelan regime (that could even avoid worst outcomes), the Trump admin still has Southcom running death squad strikes on boats and is accelerating the collapse of what remains of the Cuban state. Effects of Caribbean instability will be felt beyond it

Southcom has the capacity to intercept and arrest any drug traffickers on these boats in cooperation with other states in the Caribbean. Opting to sink boats and kill the crews is a choice that sets precedents for elsewhere in the region and beyond it.

Southcom strikes which illegally kill people on boats in the Carribean that three months ago elicited shocked headlines in US news media are now being reported in low priority spaces buried deep in news outlet websites. Normalisation of what are in effect US military death squads.

US not just killing people in Minnesota. Killings of people they claim to be drug smugglers continued, but gets too little attention or outcry. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Do you know how many have been killed? #EvilEmpire 1/3

⚖️ Justice or Politics? Examining the DOJ Join Mary McCord, Andrew Weissmann, and Asha Rangappa for a timely conversation on the role of the Department of Justice in today’s political climate. 📅 Feb 19 | ⏰ 7–8:30 PM ET 💻 Zoom + Facebook Live 👉 Register at nfrpp.org

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Thanks for your support @freedom.press. Journalists must pushback against any attempts by those in power - locally & nationally - to stifle the media because every time they succeed, it emboldens others to follow suit, which can lead to the dismantling of democracy & a government-controlled media.

Can a reporter please print out this screenshot on a large poster and hold it up in front of every Republican and ask them if they support Donald Trump posting this racist garbage, that way they can’t pretend they didn’t see it — again?

FBI agents were able to access the reporter’s work laptop by telling her to place her index finger on the MacBook Pro’s fingerprint reader, however.

How WE can protect #democracy protectdemocracy.org/how-to-prote... If we don't no one will The only question that matters: What will WE do? substack.com/home/post/p-...

The arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are blatant censorship. And they are not the only ones. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #PressFreedom

The arrests of reporters Georgia Fort and Don Lemon for engaging in journalism are outrageous. The Media and Democracy Project, and many other press freedom groups, joined this statement by the National Association of Black Journalists #NABJ nabjonline.org/blog/nabjout... #PressFreedom #Journalism

MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!” So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it (H/T longtimehistory)

Frey: "In Mpls, we heard them say they'll end this siege when we hand over voter rolls. The DOJ is being used as a weapon. They're investigating me and several other local elected officials not because we've done something wrong because we speak on behalf of our constituents.

Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"

The Dangerous Power of Prediction Markets by Kyla Scalon www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/o... #Press #Journalism #Markets Gift link

DHS is lying to us about what happened today. A man was killed, in broad daylight, on the street. We cannot give DHS another cent.

Every major step toward justice in this country was won through collective action. Our union exists to organize working people, because solidarity is our strength! #ICEOUT

ICE wants us to cower. The moment requires us to fight back! On January 23, all around the country we stand in strength, love and solidarity against ICE's campaign of violence and fear. #ICEOUT

US Health Department pauses about $5 billion in state public health grants, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/49E70g3

I want the journalists who tell lies in the paper for the government to know, they don’t have to do this & maybe journalism isn’t their calling. Maybe they’re a fiction writer. See there’s ethical ways to make things up.

Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.

They want footage of burning buildings and broken windows, not the video of a man executed after he was already on the ground. They want to turn this into a story about “violent protesters,” not about federal agents killing people in our streets. Don't give them what they want. #ICEOutNow

JACK SMITH: “I have seen how the rule of law can erode. My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it.”

BREAKING: Jack Smith Live - read his remarkable opening statement open.substack.com/pub/weissman...

Jack Smith testifies there was "proof beyond a reasonable doubt" that Trump committed crimes

HAPPENING NOW: Jack Smith is about to testify publicly for the first time.

Special Counsel Jack Smith in his Opening Remarks:

HAPPENING NOW: Former special counsel Jack Smith is testifying before Congress to explain why he indicted Trump. Today, the American people will hear the facts that were collected against Trump & how his violations of federal law did incredible damage to our democracy.

While our new imperial expansion to Venezuela, Greenland and perhaps elsewhere is in the news, let's remember our residual old empire including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Journalist access is still stifled there (as it is on the mainland). amsterdamnews.com/news/2024/12...

If the FCC answers to Trump, all of TV News does too open.substack.com/pub/mediaand...

I’ve called attention to right-wing efforts to capture the courts to do Trump’s political favors. But what happens when those courts don’t do as he wishes? I’m headed to the Senate floor for my 36th Scheme speech.

The answer: yes, if we all get on board. Please give here to help make it happen: secure.actblue.com/donate/loc_a...

God Admits Imitation Crab Tastes Just As Good — theonion.com/god-admits-i... I'm puzzled. Doesn't G-d keep kosher? How does he know what crab tastes like.

Congress has a duty to the public and to the Constitution to reject Trump’s unprecedented usurpation of its war powers. bit.ly/49qN4Mv

Newsroom raids and searches of journalists are hallmarks of illiberal regimes, usually intended to intimidate journalists from reporting and to deter their sources from sharing information with them. We need to make sure these practices aren't normalized here. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...

Big media mergers controlled by President Trump's allies and friends is bad news for the American people—CAP expert @michaelsozan.bsky.social breaks down why:

Demand that FCC Chair Brendan Carr stop weaponized attacks on #JimmyKimmel, TV networks and the #FirstAmendment Where do Carr’s allegiances lie - the Constitution or Donald Trump? Will he wear his Trump lapel pin to the oversight committee hearing? energycommerce.house.gov/events/c-and...

Trump says ABC should lose licenses because: They are too negative Reporters ask impertinent questions Comedians make jokes about Trump These all violate the #FirstAmendment Will Carr and FCC listen to Trump or defend #PressFreedom? Find out Wednesday energycommerce.house.gov/events/c-and...