From the outside it might look like ICE officers wear masks to avoid accountability, but in reality they are a way to avoid accountability. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

josh hawley should have been arrested for what he did leading up to and on Jan 6 but no extension of grace goes unpunished

Joyce Carol Oates should say he can't do backflips off the roof next

the AI-generated chapter titles for our episodes are making me believe in the power of AI

Oh @durbin.senate.gov is out on this surrender publicly and he is openly being contemptuous of the base - sounding like the coward he has always been. Via @notus.com

Should be pretty clear that without House commitment on a vote on ACA extensions, it is purely symbolic as part of the Senate deal

Any and every story about the Feds claiming something happened at a scene should contain the information that they've repeatedly lied, provided questionable or no evidence to back up their claims, and even a judge has called their credibility into question. That's the bare minimum at this point.

Literally yesterday a judge repeatedly called DHS's version of other events that lead to the injunction against them using chemical weapons unreliable/not credible. To publish their claims without even basic, let alone thorough fact checking is egregious at this point.

Have now seen two stories from major local broadcast outlets in Chicago repeating a claim by DHS that shots were fired and paint cans/bricks were thrown today in Little Village, with the only "evidence" being a post from the agency on a nazi website. This is more than irresponsible.

Don't get played by one of the most repugnant members of Congress.

Because Marjorie Taylor Greene has been in the news (and on "The View"), just remember that she's deeply bigoted and any "changes" in her views are fraudulent because she wants to be president.

"Federal judges can fine and jail people who violate their orders. But they rarely use those powers, especially against the government. That needs to change when state thugs are tearing up the First Amendment on Chicago’s streets."

Great, let him get his ass kicked again by someone who actually lives in the district and has connections to it. He can keep wasting Bill Ackman’s money.

I'm still mad I didn't say "But doc" instead of "But Elmer"

Elmer Fudd is in bed with a beautiful woman, but she's sad. She says she feels all alone in the world. Elmer says, "The treatment is simple. The great bunny Bugs is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up." And the woman bursts into tears. Says, "But Elmer...I am Bugs Bunny."

Three masked agents questioned an Illinois Department of Transportation employee about his immigration status — and if he had traveled to New York and was “aware” of the mayor-elect in New York City, the governor’s office said.

Said resistance was often a bit more emphatic than chucking some bread at a fed, too.

One of the slave power secessionist complaints was that Northern juries kept acquitting people who obstructed the Fugitive Slave Act. But even when the bastards had the federal government on their side, there was no way around the Sixth Amendment's requirement of not just a jury but a local one.

"biological pronouns" is an insane phrase

Just got an alert that ICE is showing up today in Park Slope. I have a feeling that their presence is going to grow quickly in retaliation for Mamdani’s win. Chicagoans have learned a lot. I have to think ppl have put together good resources to post about how to effectively resist them?

this is terrifying, what if he had a weapon? it's not easy to go first, you take all the harms.

someone went up to sarah mcbride in front of the u.s. congress, hurled her deadname at her loudly and called her a pedophile repeatedly, posted video of the exchange to x, and it is now going wildly viral i will not share the video but if you’re not speaking up about this, you’re hurting yourself

I think we need to stop calling it empathy and go back to calling it decency. It isn't a favour you're doing someone else, it's you proving that you aren't a fucking ghoul

really naked, self-satisfied "Ackshually it's better to be wrong first and right later, than it is to be right too early" from matty here. Stellar stuff. Really reflective of his whole deal

It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points

This account also feels in line with some of what other people that have been in Broadview have shared.

He said that the agents would throw food at them to eat. The agents threatened to withhold food for a week and to beat him up if he didn't sign deportation papers. He said he saw others refuse and get beaten/receive no food. He signed because he was afraid.

Her husband told her that detainees at Broadview had to get up at 5am to get in line for one bathroom. He often peed himself. One time he had to wait until 2pm to use the bathroom. You could only use the bathroom once a day. He said the agents would beat you if you used the bathroom on yourself.

women in STEW (science, tech, engineering, and women)

god i hope this is true

Mamdani’s win is a warning for media: Better get some leftist contributors or you simply won’t be able to cover/understand what is happening around America.

Providing food for kids at school is a policy that deeply shows that we care about families, about kids, about kids’ futures. 42 states to go. Make the calls.

Universal school lunches are the single best policy to tackle food insecurity for kids and families, improve scholastic performance, and reduce the stigma of state aid for lower-income students. We know this because it was briefly universal during Covid. More of this.

I just finished writing a book about making a better food system in the United States and looked deeply at reams of policies, regulations, and technologies. And out of all of them, universal school lunches are the absolute top of the heap. S-tier policy.

Next Maintenance Phase is gonna be lit

Jeanine Pirro tried to make an example of Sean Dunn. She ended up delivering a hero to Washington, D.C. www.huffpost.com/entry/dc-san...

🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.

the concession in that first clause, and its broad acceptance, is what emboldens them to do the things contained in the second

I’m glad we’re talking about whether ‘conservative feminism’ can truthfully be called feminism at all. Because that’s exactly what TERFism is, simple right-wing ideology that can’t credibly claim to be ‘feminist’ in any way.

in a New York context, this is what actual popularism would look like

Zohran's campaign was all about costs and affordability. But he ALSO went hard at Trump's lawlessness. He attacked economic AND authoritarian power. He ran the most pro-immigrant, pro-cosmopolitan campaign in memory. That *complemented* the affordability issue! newrepublic.com/article/2027...

“When masked federal agents conceal their identity and authority as a practice, anyone can don a mask and a gun and not be expected or required to verify their authority,” says Alycia Castillo of the Texas Civil Rights Project. Read more: www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...

Federal rules require immigration officers to identify themselves and state the reason for an arrest “as soon as it is practical and safe to do so.” The standard has not changed since it was codified in the 1990s, yet advocates say it is increasingly ignored.

Citing five 2025 incidents involving fake immigration officers, the bulletin says criminals are using ICE’s heightened profile to target vulnerable communities, making it harder to distinguish between lawful officers and imposters while eroding trust in law enforcement.

Criminals posing as US immigration officers have carried out robberies, kidnappings and sexual assaults in several states, warns an FBI bulletin to law enforcement agencies issued last month. The bulletin urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.

In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes. www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...