“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”

every person involved in this needs to be in prison

They do seem like inconsistent positions, but the attacks on teachers was really about dismantling public schools to get taxpayer dollars for home schoolers and private charter schools run by charlatans.

"They'll never cut Social Security" is the new "they'll never overturn Roe v Wade."

The US Congress is applauding Trump for withdrawing from the fricking World Health Organization. We live in Idiocracy.

COLBERT, on Rep. Al Green’s removal: “Some people questioned why so much muscle was needed to remove an old man with a cane. But it turns out it was for a serious reason. When security searched him, they found that he smuggled in a spine." @latenightercom.bsky.social

Me: I can’t believe UK voters chose to torch their economy with Brexit. That can never be topped. American voters:

Embrace your natural curls, it will be so much easier than straightening it, they said ...meanwhile, 8 new hair products, a new hair drier with diffuser, and HOURS more drying time later

Companies and politicians alike will seemingly follow Donald Trump off of a cliff. Thinking that leaning into anti-Black messaging would somehow be good for business is insane. I wish them the worst.

Dems look like they're bidding on fascism at a silent auction

the issue with dem leadership right now is that they quite obviously dont really give a shit

We’re cooked

Alina Habba on veterans who have been fired from government jobs: "Perhaps they're not fit to have a job at this moment."

Justin Trudeau gave the exact kind of press conference today that we have been waiting for from our Democratic leaders. Watch it and learn from it. No gimmicks, no stunts, no script, no platitudes, no slogans, no games. Just straight talk, honesty, sincerity and facts.

I’ve ALWAYS blamed the voters. The MAGA voters, the non-voters, the protest voters, all of em. A crooked moron can’t be blamed for being himself, but voters who elect him should be shame relentlessly.

Where are all the MAGA supporters who claim to care about human trafficking?

Elon at the White House yesterday vs. a scene from Don't Look Up.

Andrew Tate being allowed to come to the U.S. and avoid facing trial for sex trafficking in Romania is beyond stomach-churning. This man is a HUGE influencer and uses his platform/following to further abuse women who have accused him. Now he won’t face justice, reaffirming his lies to his followers

Headline: Notorious sex traffickers, the Taint brothers, move to the sex pest sanctuary state of Florida. apnews.com/article/roma...

This is evil. Pure evil.

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Guys...

Precisely what we warned about when the emails first went out.

While we’re here…

Teachers teach. We need a leaderful movement, and there are leaders all around us.

i think it is cool that de facto first consul of the united states is a drug-addled maniac and deadbeat dad with a breeding fetish

Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia has published a letter sent to him by Trump’s Department of Justice threatening to potentially prosecute him for criticizing Elon Musk.

🚨🚨🚨 PSA- Gov. Braun has banned the distribution of the Imagination Station books in Indiana. For those who do not know, Imagination Station is a program started by Dolly Parton which provides a free book each month to children from 0-5. 1/2

I honest to god don't care that she tried to kill congestion pricing like 50 times if she's gonna behave like this.

Incredible stuff in here: They ID'ed him, in part, by going to court hearings and watching him post

incredible exchange, @marisakabas.bsky.social

Resisting comes in all forms. Here is a very creative one starting to pop up.

Texas schoolgirl takes her own life after bullies threaten to call ICE

if anyone says the phrase "run the government like a business" within earshot ever again I am going to turn into the Joker

And there it is. Same holds for activists, writers, "free speech" orgs, arts institutions and everyone else who has been silent for 15 months.

DOGE in practice: Disabled Army veteran who has 4 kids and did 3 tours overseas is fired from his job at Bronx VA hospital

There’s never any plan but Democrats have done a great job of convincing people to withhold their criticisms because they think there’s a plan coming. There’s no plan.

1. The Senate confirmed RFK Jr at the same time as a massive measles outbreak was sweeping through areas of Texas with low vaccination rates. RFK Jr visited Texas yesterday. Not to address the burgeoning crisis but to continue to push anti-vaccine messaging.

THIS. THIS IS HOW YOU POST CHUCK SCHUMER.

Lord, I see what you do for others www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...

It’s not a “savings” if you’re getting fewer services in exchange. I’m still paying the same taxes!

That’s how you write a headline, people.

I understand why these stories exist but it’s important to be clear that he’s not “saving” 16 billion, he’s choosing, personally, without oversight, to wipe out 16 billion dollars of government services to veterans and the disabled and food safety etc etc

Tesla Cybertruck (incelinside®) owners really are the worst Tesla owners… $TSLAQ