To be really clear: The reason members of Congress can't just walk right in is because of the guns. Armed DHS personnel won't allow entry. In other words, DHS is using armed force to *break* laws. Democrats need to wrap their minds around that. Accept that the frog is boiled.

NEW: The ACLU SoCal and some of the best lawyers in the game filed a federal lawsuit against Sec. Kristi Noem & DHS on behalf of myself and other reporters, as well as legal observers and protesters. @lapressclub.bsky.social @aclusocal.bsky.social @newsguild.org @acatwithnews.bsky.social

After the judge deemed the NIH grant terminations illegal, he noted that the government’s practices were discriminatory: “This represents racial discrimination, and discrimination against America’s LGBTQ community. … I would be blind not to call it out.”

The only reason Republicans have a reputation as "fiscal hawks" is that the press refuses to tell the public basic facts about what they do when they are in office.

Just some creepy armed Mad Max guys trying to gain entry to Dodgers Stadium. ICE says it wasn’t them. DHS says they were Border Patrol. But honestly who the hell knows? They’ve given permission for any psycho to put on a ski mask, point a gun, grab people & throw them into an unmarked vehicle.

What were they actually gonna do here? Ask every brown-enough person for their papers to go to the fucking baseball game? This is the most slam-dunk, anti-American thing I can think of. You need a passport to go to a Major League Baseball game now? Malpractice not to make a huge deal out of this.

folks said this in Mass before the millionaire’s tax and i believe we have more millionaires now than we used to

Secondly on one hand we want elected officials to DO SOMETHING & then when they put their bodies on the line to do it we say it was a "stunt"? We can't have it both ways. I understand elected officials can be problematic, but we can't ask them to a do a thing & then tear them down for doing it.

Just going to join the host of lawyers and academics who are screaming at the press that THE PRESIDENT DOESN'T GET TO DECLARE WAR ALL ON HIS OWN no matter how special a boy he thinks he is.

If you've seen the fantastic news about the HPV vaccine preventing cancer and think it doesn't apply because you don't have a cervix, please know that this vaccine helps EVERYONE—HPV causes types of cancer anyone can get, regardless of anatomy: www.mskcc.org/news/5-reaso...

From our friends at Transgender Law Center: The Supreme Court has upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth in U.S. v. Skrmetti. Let’s be clear: gender-affirming care is care. Trans youth deserve safety, support, and the freedom to grow into who they are on their own terms.

If New Yorkers are wondering who will fight back against Federal overreach, we have visible evidence today that Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander are the candidates that you should rank 1 or 2 Lander literally resisted federal overreach and Mamdani showed up immediately to have his back Fuck Cuomo

ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds. He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings. He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights. This is political intimidation.

The dirty secret of queer liberation is that it's impossible to stop weirdos from existing without incredible levels of state backed violence. And I'm afraid that, as an internet transsexual, you do not have access to that kind of power and are probably just going to have to get over yourself.

NYC Comptroller Brad Lander was just arrested by Trump’s ICE agents because he asked to see a judicial warrant. This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice. Release him now.

These ICE goons are completely out of control. Arresting US Citizens, elected officials, and terrorizing our communities. Comptroller Lander was simply asking for the warrant.

seen some people complaining that this is a political stunt and lemme say if this was the kind of political stunt more politicians were doing on a regular basis we wouldn't be where we are today dude is actually putting himself on the line here, fuck off with that shit

1st major cultural difference about the US I realised was when I tweeted about how I'd just got my health insurance card after marriage and all my Indian friends were like "omg you got married congratulations!" and all my American friends were like "YOU GOT HEALTH INSURANCE, CONGRATULATIONS!!!"

UPDATE: The Los Angeles Press Club has filed suit against the city of Los Angeles and LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell in the Central District of California's federal courts over its actions toward journalists covering anti-ICE protests in recent days. /more

The mysterious tabula rasa whose politics remain a mystery wanted to murder a high-profile lesbian from an entirely different state, whatever could this mean

Write for your worst reader. But to upset them.

the diff between this city and Delhi is best explained by the times when it's you and one other dude for the last box of cereal, out here he's likely to be like "well if youre the ONLY person in the store who wants it" and in Delhi he'll be like "brother are you willing to die for those Wheaties?"

The only reason Gritty survived was because the rest of the country had the same "what the fuck eldritch horror is that" reaction and Philly's oppositional defiant disorder activated and it became "fuck you, that's OUR eldritch horror and we love them"

Even the most conservative estimates of turnout (4-6 million) make No Kings the largest protest in American history www.thedailybeast.com/data-guru-g-...

YOUNG: "I am hesitant to draw this conclusion, but I have an unflinching obligation to draw it – that this represents racial discrimination. And discrimination against America’s LGBTQ community. That’s what this is. I would be blind not to call it out. My duty is to call it out."

BREAKING: A federal judge in Massachusetts (the Reagan-appointed William Young) has declared the Trump administration's cuts to NIH grants — ostensibly over Trump's EOs on gender ideology and DEI — are "illegal" and "void." He's ordering many grants restored.

DA confirms they will go to the grand jury to seek first degree murder charges after they have time to review evidence. Under Minn. Law, 2nd degree was the highest charge they could bring by complaint (w/o GJ) & they needed charges to get the arrest warrant they used Sunday night.

Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shooting of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

And whether the people do or not, the state violence we are seeing right now is a direct consequence of almost nobody in the media telling the fucking truth about what is happening.

I want to talk about how the media is going to be responsible for increasing levels of violence. Here's the thing: the protests have been peaceful.

Here, have some genuinely great news: In a unanimous decision, SCOTUS rules in favour of disability protections, and a reasonably low standard of proof for disability-based discrimination.

An immigrant rights advocate confirmed to me they’re on the ground outside (same facility where Newark mayor was arrested.) Working on getting more details.

SCOOP — ICE employees received an email yesterday telling them the agency's warrantless arrest policy had been rescinded. It's likely part of the Trump administration's efforts to further loosen enforcement restrictions to meet the new quota of 3,000 immigration arrests per day. My report:

living through 2025 and having to wake up, go to work, handle responsibilities etc feels like this

ngl this map of scheduled protests for this weekend is *wild*

NEW: The Trump admin has plans to send thousands of foreigners to Guantanamo beginning as early as this week, including citizens of close allies UK & France, with no intention of notifying their home governments in advance, per sources and documents

Sources said that even at the start of his second term, Trump was discussing with multiple advisers where & when it would make sense to send in federal troops, either for supposed crime control or in response to larger-scale public activism against his agenda. 🔗 www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Trump has wanted a police state with himself sitting at the top as its undisputed boss since his first administration. The standoff in L.A. shows how truly eager he is to turn America’s vast warmaking powers inward on his domestic foes and critics. Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Particularly at this moment, people who come into my skyline to say “give up, you’re already under a dictatorship,” are going to get immediately blocked

this is all deeply terrifying but it’s important not to lose sight of the fact that these people are lazy, incompetent dipshits who are doing a piss-poor job they haven’t won yet and we can send them home in embarrassing failure

yeah i love waymo, way mo immigrants coming to my city

I feel like Kissinger came back and died AGAIN.

Elon and Trump pulling into separate Home Depot parking lots and tweeting “I’m here you fuckaas bitch”

just thinking about this again

This all gets even better: crypto is getting lit up.