Last day of summer #pool #views

“Imagination creates the future.” bell hooks

Importance of disruptive social movements in this moment www.philanthropy.com/commons/civi...

July 17 #JohnLewis #GoodTrouble ! Let’s fight for our democracy in honor of JL !

Bad Bunny releases great message to all immigrants today ;) Viva Bad Bunny. F*K DT youtu.be/KU5V5WZVcVE?...

How to build a gulag; become unaccountable 1 A state builds isolated/far away holding camp (same as Siberia) even tho it has NO immig authority 2 Fed gov't absolves itself from camp oversight even tho it has immig jurisdiction 3 People are "disappeared" www.newsfromthestates.com/article/feds...

July 4th has never resonated. Too many people remained unfree after the U.S. declared independence & too many would be made unfree as a result of that declaration. Today, as so many devastatingly harmful policies unfold, charting a course towards freedom is unfinished work that depends on us.

150 billion dollars for ICE and detention centers. Sounds like the modern day Nazi regime to me.

What comes next in our generation’s Freedom Movement ? www.youtube.com/live/mpCmhxX...

Actually calmed my nerves being at pool today ;) #summer

Pope Leo’s first US episcopal appointment, San Diego’s Bishop-designate Pham, a Vietnamese refugee, invites priests and faith leaders to “stand in solidarity”with migrants at courthouse on June 20, as they make court appearances.

So glad I have supported the Chicano band @lascafeteras #LasCafeteras because they have SHOWN UP in #LosAngeles for immigrant & overall human rights !!!!!

This article poses a hopeful assessment on the state of our #democracy (amidst the real threats). This means we STILL must strongly defend our civic organizations, constitutional order & freedom of speech/protest in this moment ! www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

I’ll be seeing movie #Sinners tonight …looking forward to it !

So if a president is in contempt by court…doesn’t that make him impeachable ?? bsky.app/profile/harr...

The White House basically gave Boasberg no choice. And unless they start cooperating very quickly, possibly even if they do, they’re looking at criminal contempt like a freight train. That’s going to raise some tricky issues of penalty, but the underlying finding should be secure. What total jerks.

A full congressional delegation to CECOT (to support Van Hollen), articles of impeachment, regular town halls, district-based protests, zero legislative cooperation

Well it’s true that we shredded our alliance with the entirety of Europe, our historically successful trading relationships, our role as leader of the G7, but at least we built strong ties with El Salvador, one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, so it could imprison our people

By the time major media agree that it's a dictatorship, it will be so far along that they'll be afraid to call it a dictatorship.

Good for Harvard

So what’s next, since the executive branch has disobeyed the judicial branch?

Why the fuck is the press not saying at every turn that everything Trump is saying is explicitly unconstitutional and what Bukele is suggesting is a violation of international human rights norms?! Stop normalizing this and treating these statements like they’re just cooky!

Dear radical leftist heroes, I hope you survive this scary moment in time. When it is over we are going to reform the nation and save the world.

Don’t overthink this. He’s asking for bribes.

The art of the scam.

Share pictures from the protests today, and amplify them when others share. The public hates what the GOP is doing to this country--and it's critical for everyone to know that people are fighting back.

If the Constitution is suspended anyway, let's call a snap election

Instead of “Project 2029”…how about “Democracy Blueprint 2029”! #democracy #vision

i have been joking that their plan is for your kids to grow up to work in a textile mill but they are serious

REPUBLICANS CAN STOP THIS ANY TIME. I will not stop harping on this, because I think there are still a few (just a few) in there who aren’t completely addled who SHOULD be able to see that none of this ends well and that this is all disastrous for the United States holding any sway in the world.

Since all economic forecasts scream recession …Dems really need to formulate a strong liberal economic agenda w the people (build the movement). Yes, Bernie has been trying and no one listened…well now everyone will be hurting and the message will finally be received ! #tariffs

NEW: There's no reason to act like Trump is pursuing a trade policy or an industrial revitalization strategy. These are just sanctions, imposed to intimidate countries and companies into submission like they're universities or law firms. They're what a mob boss would do. prospect.org/economy/2025...

The problem with this “logic” is that America is not indispensable and other countries have just as much ability to retaliate, forcing the whole world into recession and making it very clear who started it. But companies will also find themselves in the negotiations. prospect.org/economy/2025...

My friend #DianaAlfaro won a seat on the Elgin City Council - she has heart, intellect & vision for our community and I’m so damn proud to have supported her campaign !! #democracy #midwest #Illinois

My advice is if your law firm can't say this, get yourself a new law firm. "Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."

GET FUCKED ELON

Cory Booker is defining the movement for justice of the third reconstruction of this nation. #History

“I am nerdy enough to have a favorite Federalist paper, Federalist 51.” - @corybooker.com @booker.senate.gov 🤓😊✌🏽

South Elgin voting ! #Dems !

Grateful for - - meeting amazing women in tech this week - engaging in important dialogues on ethics, humanity and AI ! - having resources to go to conferences right now - yummy Kung pao chicken dinner in #Chicago last night 😺👏🏽

Well. That’s that for Columbia. What a travesty. I don’t see how faculty or students stay under these conditions.

The federal government is the nation’s largest employer, with nearly 3 million nonenlisted, civilian employees. Read up on how federal workers in your district could lose their jobs to DOGE:

The Department of Education was created by an act of Congress. We will not let it be dismantled by a wannabe King.

My brain literally cannot comprehend all of the bad stuff that just happened today so instead: scholastic book fair now has online wallets that you can use for your kiddos at the book fair- but also, you can donate to “share the fair” so others w/o can get books.

Temperamental Spring ! #Elgin

Learning history of #Federalist papers! I’m intrigued - papers that led to our U.S. Constitution. —85 essays on the key elements of our republic. —Ideas published in newspapers ! Let’s imagine how we can do this today - to thread true equity into a reformed #Constitution

Happy International Women’s Day ! I know so many women- of all backgrounds- who fight for racial equity, gender equity, Indigenous rights, and more human rights ! Thank Goddess for their commitment to justice ! 🌸🩵✌🏽

honestly wild to me that, at this late date, any ostensibly informed person would insist that we could ignore trump’s words as just bluster