Thomas Jefferson wrote, “Neither Pagan nor Mahamedan [Muslim] nor Jew ought to be excluded from the civil rights of the Commonwealth.”

Just a reminder that Muslims have been on this continent since the first arrival of non-Indigenous people. They were among the first generation of Americans, and have been here ever since.

For a US citizen to arrive from abroad and simply disappear, being detained by Trump's secret police, is no longer anything unusual. www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/f...

The world is where it is today because Trump and Netanyahu really want to stay out of jail. Just two criminals have kidnapped the world, Americans and Israelis prepaid the ransom by electing them, and neither Congress nor Knesset will lift a finger to stop the insanity.

If you live in New Hampshire, you may want to call local authorities to check on the people who may be on this plane. Not positive this is an ICE flight, but if it is, these people would need help ASAP.

This is the most incredible footage of whales I have ever seen.

A pox on all their houses. ‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks

i'm watching spike lee's remarkable documentary FOUR LITTLE GIRLS and as much as i want to focus on the film i can't help but think about the people, with real power and influence, who want to take this country back to before birmingham

Good question. Very good.

Jesse Jackson was a mesmerizing speaker, no matter the venue. I saw him at a storefront church on Atlantic Ave, Bkln, in 1986—straight from Samora Machel’s funeral and bucking a cold—then at the 92 Democratic convention in Madison Square Garden. Both were as memorable as any concert or play.

with alt text, because everyone needs to be able to read this 😭

Nuanced piece, well done.

it really can't be said enough that this is a person who has dined with the president of the united states

Major thread on government overreach and abuse. NJ

Republicans are whiners. They aren't outraged. They don't have grievances. They are whiners. Not winners, but whiners. They all whine from one end of the day to the next. Whine, whine, whine. Trump whines. Vance whines. Miller whines. Leavitt whines. Tiresome little whiners—all day, every day.

When Republican Governor Kevin Stitt shows more spine standing up against Trump than Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer and Representative Hakeem Jeffries, it's easy to see how ineffective Democratic leadership have been. They must hold the line on the DHS, ICE, and CBP this week.

My only regret about the halftime show being sung in Spanish is that I don’t speak Spanish. But that’s on me. Felicidades, Bad Bunny y Puerto Rico.

The people who needed their own half time show are the same people who needed their own water fountains.

When in doubt, provoke a mutiny. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEiW...

🧊🏈✈️ It’s not JUST the Patriots Plane Athletes & Performers Need to Speak Up‼️ youtube.com/shorts/afUQ2...

The fact that the President of the United States posts a racist video with an image depicting the Obamas as apes and we’re supposed to pretend it’s perfectly normal, everyday stuff shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.

What followed from Judge Ana C. Reyes for the District of Columbia was a literary and legal masterpiece using Noem’s own vicious racism against her in a case challenging the revocation of TPS status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians refugees open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

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Burn.

Minneapolitans deserve it, and they would certainly be more gracious than the last Minnesotan to get a Nobel.

Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.

Once more before Sunday ends, here’s today’s thread. Please share widely to get all this great work to all the folks who need to see it and hear it and connect with it this February 1. 🗃️ @hcrichardson.bsky.social

REP. BEATTY STATEMENT ON TRUMP ATTEMPT TO CLOSE KENNEDY CENTER FOLLOWING LOSS OF ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES

4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government

I don't have any MAGAs in my life, but if you do, make sure they see all the stuff about Trump in this latest Epstein release. If they claim it's unverified, ask them how likely they think it is that all these different 13-14 year old girls made up all these strikingly similar stories about ... 1/

It's Not Just open.substack.com/pub/lincolnp...

ICE: I'm Cowardly Everyday

“There was a car seat in the back with one of those baby blankets you get at the hospital. There were broken glass shards all over it,” he said. “I carefully pulled back the blanket and there was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.” www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...

A catastrophically bad idea.

No matter how long I live after we get through this dark chapter, I will never get over the immorality, the amorality, the corruption, the criminality and the cruelty in service to one of the worst humans to ever walk the earth.

Please read this extremely thoughtful & careful post on Tim Walz, Anne Frank, & the US Holocaust Memorial Museum from Martin Shuster, philosopher, Isaac Swift Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies, former Holocaust Memorial Museum Fellow, & scholar of genocide, the Holocaust, & authoritarianism:

This is an interesting point, @radiofreetom.bsky.social. But so few Chinese military officers have combat experience because the Chinese haven't fought a war since 1979—forty-seven years ago. Can't say this about US military forces, which were most recently in combat—this month.

Listen to the words.... Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?... Thank you, Bruce #Resist #Resistance #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks

Today, Rep. Castro and I visited precious Liam and his father, Adrian, at the Dilley Detention Center. My heart absolutely breaks for Liam, his family, and every person being wrongfully detained.

This should be a huge story

Schumer needs to buck up or back off. Now.

The guy genuinely gave a shit. And the empathy vampires murdered him for it.

To wannabe centrist Dems, remember, moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue. Defund ICE now.

Immoral Criminal Executioners