So it turns out an ice agent is much more likely to have an arrest record than an immigrant.

Tom Waits. #tomwaits #artwork

Americans are struggling to pay their bills and afford groceries, and we've got a President who is asleep at the wheel.

Reminder: This vast consolidation of wealth and power at the top has not been due to neutral market forces. There’s no such thing as a “free market.” It is designed. It either advances public purposes or it serves the monied interests.

Can I let you in on a little secret? Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity. It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.

America was reminded of an important lesson this week. Watch.

“If you’re quiet now, you would’ve been quiet in 1940.”

Home insurance is in crisis, and Big Oil's lies are to blame. "We’re never going to bend the curve of ever-rising insurance costs without addressing the core driver of higher prices: the worsening climate disasters that Big Oil knowingly made a reality," explains CCI's @iylas.bsky.social.

Study for Self-Portrait | Francis Bacon 1984

Untitled (Purple, White, and Red) | Mark Rothko

If you don’t know Lina Khan, now is a great time to know about her. She’s now on Zohran Mamdani’s transition team. She’s also the former FTC Chair, only 36, & committed to leveling the playing field for everyday Americans. She is an absolute star. This is what hope feels like.

Red Eiffel Tower by Robert Delaunay, 1911 https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137312

When the GOP dismisses SNAP recipients by telling them to 'just get jobs,' they ignore that 70% of those individuals are already employed full-time.

#TrumpTrainWreck Congressman Joseph Neguse serving as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 2nd district put the Government Shutdown into perfect perspective. His statement here should resonate with American's from all walks of life.

🚨🚨Wow‼️In these times of uncertainty we need more Romeo’s in the world. He paid for people to eat for an hour and over 200 people were fed. This is the humanity and community we need right now. Bravo, Romeo‼️🔥💥🔥

America’s still terrified of powerful women in politics. It’s pure misogyny baked into the system. Add race to the mix and it’s on a whole different level of hate that most won’t even admit. Time to get over that shit! Let’s take a step forward on Tuesday. [video: @mollyjongfast.bsky.social ]

Two rarities during the musical performances on "Saturday Night Live" this weekend: actual rock 'n' roll was performed. Even rarer than that, Thomas Jefferson was quoted -- prominently and at length -- in the spot where a guitar solo might have gone

Things are so mean-spirited right now, this made me tear up. In the gratuitously cruel age of Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and Mike Johnson, it's comforting to be reminded that there still are decent human beings that walk amongst us. Thank you, Heretic Coffee in Portland.

The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP. Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP. The people who need help are not the problem. It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.

44% of Americans are paid less than a living wage by their employers, and forced to rely on taxpayer-funded social safety nets like SNAP. Programs like SNAP subsidize the profits of companies like Walmart, Starbucks and McDonald’s who pay poverty wages. Hope this helps.

King Charles III will unveil a memorial to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender military personnel at his first official engagement in support of the LGBT+ community

"Mate, I can't do anything but tell it to you straight. This Canada thing is literally the dumbest thing I've ever heard. The Canadians ran an advertisement showing Ronald Reagan being against tariffs. Guess what? Ronald Reagan was against tariffs."

Early voting in the NYC mayoral election begins TODAY. If you're a New Yorker, I urge you to vote for Zohran Mamdani — the only candidate who will stand up to the oligarchy and fight for working people. Listen to his inspiring words from primary night.

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I know this is obvious. And I know we all know this. But if the President can raise taxes because an advert annoyed him, without even consulting Congress, then the US constitution is simply not functioning as intended.

Speak Truth.....

I'm not under the illusion this speech changes things overnight, but as someone born in 1996 and who really grew up in a post-9/11 world, it feels like something I haven't seen in American politics in my lifetime. This is the bravest man in politics right now www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnui...

Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?

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THIS is what DEMOCRACY Sounds LIKE! Creativity, music, whimsy: share this far and wide. Just what @timothysnyder.bsky.social recommends! #nokings Thank you #Portland! ❌👑🇺🇲🪧🥁🎺

Karma is pronounced… “Haha Fuck You”

Chattanooga, Tennessee just getting warmed up. #NoKings

This sounds familiar.

80 percent of ACA tax credits go to people living in states Trump won. As @aoc.bsky.social says, Republicans think this shutdown is about punishing Democrats. But in reality, it hurts everybody. Watch.

WE HAVE FRIENDS EVERYWHERE! nokings.org

I credit the executive producers of "The Morning Show," Jennifer Aniston and Reece Witherspoon, for hiring so many talented women as lead writers and directors.

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A producer and editor for WGN-TV was violently forced to the ground this morning by two Border Patrol agents, before having her hands cuffed behind her back, during an ICE action in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. Debbie Brockman has worked for the local television station since 2011.

BREAKING: Massive protests taking place right now in Chicago against Trump this evening. Keep it up!

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Reverend David Black, other faith leaders, journalists, and protestors have joined a class action lawsuit alleging ICE violated their First Amendment rights during protests outside a detention center. The brutality of this regime is on full display.

AG Bondi, here’s that correction you requested.

Murray: I talked to a family that’s paying about $300 a month for their health insurance. It’s going to jump to over $1,800 per month. Many people will turn away and not pay for it—obviously, they’ll lose their health insurance. The fewer people who have insurance, the more everybody pays.

Portland residents are winning Tiktok. They are an absolute pleasure.

Perhaps you’ve noticed; the more immigrants they detain and deport…the more violent the United States is becoming. I see a clear connection.

Remember, it was the Washington Post who gave Bondi a thumbs up to be confirmed. Democracy Docket made clear from day one that she was an election denying sycophant. No surprise at their coverage of today. Support independent, pro-democracy media today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0