Mexico abolished slavery in 1829. Enslaved people were escaping to Mexico. The U.S. tried to get Mexico to sign a fugitive slave treaty to return escapees but Mexico refused to sign such a treaty, insisting that enslaved people were free once they set foot on Mexican soil.

Layoffs over the last year: UPS: 48,000 Amazon: 32000 Intel: 27,159 Microsoft: 15,387 Nestle: 16000 Verizon: 15000 Google: 12000 Chevron: 8000 Paramount: 7000 Walmart: 7000 P&G: 7000 Estée Lauder: 7000 Your reminder that massive corporate tax cuts don’t create jobs, they create profits.

The head of *cybersecurity* leaked private documents to the internet. Perfect. That’s just perfect. While he’s at it, can he do that with the Epstein files?

We’re out here getting shot and killed by Trump’s Temu Mall Cop Gestapo. All we ask of Democrats is a little BACKBONE. Hold the line and vote NO on the DHS funding bill tomorrow. @SenSchumer, we’re watching you. #NoMoneyForMurderers 📞 202-224-3121

1/2 ⚡️Update: Over half a million people in Kyiv without power after Russian attack. There are still 610,000 consumers in Kyiv without electricity, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said the evening of Jan. 28. kyivindependent.com/explosions-r...

Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."

I'm deploying an emergency response team to help Tennesseans in the aftermath of last weekend's snowstorm. California will always answer the call to support our fellow Americans.

Primaries in some states are less than two months away. Check your election website, find your dates, make sure you are registered, check your sample ballots. Pick candidates that would do something if you were murdered.

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We need to call out toxic rhetoric—like Trump’s attacks that stir hate and embolden violence. History warns us: when leaders fuel division, violence against marginalized voices follows. The stakes are high, and silence is not an option.

Thank you @kristenradtke.bsky.social for sharing this story. Rest in peace Alex Pretti.

If government agents can murder you for legally carrying a holstered pistol with a valid permit, then you don’t truly have the right to bear arms. A right that can get you killed for following the law isn’t a right at all, it’s an illusion of freedom.

Fun history fact: In 1975, Seattle fans chose the name “Seahawks” from 1,741 entries! It’s another name for the osprey, a fierce Pacific Northwest bird. The team took the field in 1976, blending Seattle’s sea spirit with football passion. #Seattle #seahawks #nfl #football #history #funfact

I wish I could help all these babies and everyone that’s hurting. Hugs to everyone who is feeling the weight of the world right now.

Led by US senator Jon Ossoff, the investigation cites hundreds of reports since January 2025, including accounts of miscarriages, child neglect, and sexual abuse at ICE detention centers in dozens of states.

Focus on the Good means so much more nowadays. Every day I grieve what happened to Renee Good. We will keep protesting and demanding justice in her memory. Please be careful and stay strong with all the ICE ❄️this weekend. #abolishice #reneegood #focusonthegood #protest #weather #left #blue

We need justice for this baby and all children like him. #liamramos #justiceforliam #abolishice

Trump didn’t just claim the election was stolen, at the January 6 rally, he told supporters to “fight like hell.” Some of those supporters were even bused in by his allies, ready and waiting to storm the Capitol. It was a planned, fueled attack, sparked by leadership’s fire-fueled words.

History repeating itself. In 1942, Kanesaburo Oshima, an unarmed Japanese American, was shot in a WWII camp. In 2026, Geraldo Lunas Campos died by asphyxia after ICE guards choked him in a Texas detention center. Both deaths show deadly state violence with little accountability.

In 1942, Fred Korematsu was arrested for refusing to be uprooted from his home under forced internment. In 2026, U.S. citizen Scott Thao was forcibly detained by ICE agents entering his home without a judge’s warrant, taken outside in subfreezing weather, and returned without explanation or apology.

Two children. Two eras. Same power imbalance. In 1942, Yuki Okinaga Llewellyn, age 2, was removed from her home and imprisoned at Manzanar during the Japanese American internment. In 2026, Liam Conejo Ramos, age 5, was detained by ICE after school and taken into federal custody.

In WWII, over 120,000 Japanese Americans, many U.S. citizens, were forced from their homes & sent to camps without trials, or due process. Today, a leaked ICE memo shows agents are trained to enter homes without judge-signed warrants to make immigration arrests. A clear 4th Amendment violation.

Tituba First accused, first to confess Tituba was an enslaved woman of Indigenous or Caribbean origin in Salem whose forced confession sparked the witchcraft panic. Pressured and beaten, she named others to survive — a tragic choice that ignited a wave of accusations. #salemwitchtrials

Labels that dehumanize • “Witch” in the 17th century became shorthand for evil or danger • In the 21st century, language like “domestic terrorist,” “threat,” or “obstruction” was used early in the public conversation about Good’s shooting—shaping perception before full facts emerged.

In 1692, Salem Village became the epicenter of a witchcraft panic. Accusations spread, neighbors turned on neighbors, and legal proceedings relied on fear—not facts. Over 200 people were accused, dozens died, and the horror revealed how fear can override justice. www.britannica.com/event/Salem-...