"The veteran said he saw volunteering as an ICE observer as another way of serving his country. 'It’s the most American thing to do: not to be scared of people trying to scare you... This is a pivotal moment we’ll be asked about by our kids, "Where were you?" www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Protesters target hotel alleged to be hosting ICE agents. "Masked demonstrators... stormed the Canopy Hotel, with hundreds massed outside, to vent their rage over [Renee] Good’s death on January 7. Swarms of protesters shattered windows and chanted ‘f**k ICE’..." www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

FOX: Where’s the protest against the regime that's killing people in the street right now? Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests? Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face

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NBC: Iran warned Trump on Sunday that US and Isreal military bases in the region could be considered “legitimate targets,” after Trump threatened to strike the nation if protestors challenging Iran's theocracy were killed. #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice

We think we’re watching humanity try to evolve. What we’re actually watching is privileged men trying to hold onto their unaccountability. “The patriarchy was never going down without a fight.” — Katbuns

Nope. Nope. And, nope.

I’m not talking about the Epstein Files today. I wasn’t expecting much, was hoping for more. Got basically nothing. As a survivor and a fighter for survivors we saw this coming. It’s another painful reminder, the system is set up to protect rich, white men from ever being held accountable #Pinks

There’s still time to buy your loved ones United States citizenship for Christmas! I’m sure you can get further info on this process from late night infomercials. #Citizenship

"The Trump Administration plans to abruptly eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions at the Dept of Veterans Affairs this month... "The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Scary stuff. If only there were a vaccine that would prevent this entirely. 🙄😑🫥😵‍💫#vaccinessavelives

This is really solid investigative reporting from the Sun-Times. And a brutal expose of Greg Bovino, the cosplaying tough guy who has terrorized so many immigrants in Chicago. Read it all. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

Is your member of the House of Representatives a Republican? Want to help give Trump a massive Epstein headache? Just dial (909) 321-5643. (Leave a message on voicemail.) PLEASE REPOST! #EpsteinFiles #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #ReleaseAllTheEpsteinFiles #ReleaseTheTrumpEpsteinFiles

Hmm 🤔

This little blurb from @halfwaypost.bsky.social’s post today nails it. I highly recommend subscribing. #Epstein open.substack.com/pub/thehalfw...

Bodies are so scary, and autoimmune diseases complicate them all the more. I don’t feel responsible enough to have one. #AutoimmuneDiseases

She has strong ties to Russian envoy, Kirill Dimitriev too. This, I believe, is very relevant. See English language articles in Kyiv Independent and Inveztia. kyivindependent.com/pro-trump-us... en.iz.ru/en/1979371/2...

German nazis coming to America for a nazi refresher course from the American President. youtu.be/j8v9fP5YC6A

"The restrictions were intended to prevent a repeat of the Nazi rise to power, when anti-democratic forces were able to subvert democracy from within..." www.politico.eu/article/larg...

#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #TrumpIsARapist

MAGA is engaged in the greatest heist in global history. They are ruthlessly stealing the accumulated wealth of the US Treasury and the American people. Literally, the haul will soon be counted in the trillions of $$$!

Asked about the firm’s work for DHS, DHS spox Tricia McLaughlin said, “We don’t have visibility into why they were chosen.” “I don’t know who they’re a subcontractor with, but I don’t work with them because I have a conflict of interest and I fully recused myself," she said.

We’re still reporting on Kristi Noem, contracts at DHS, and the ad deal. If you have any information we should know, my email is [email protected] and I’m on the encrypted messaging app Signal (you can message me at js_kaplan.85)

The same year the company got that big South Dakota ad contract, it sent up to $25k to one of Noem’s closest aides. That aide, 28-year-old Madison Sheahan, now second-in-command at ICE.

This isn’t the first time the firm has gotten public money through a Noem contract. When she was governor of SD, the company got $8.5M in state funds for another ad campaign (starring her). A former Noem admin official told us that Noem quietly intervened to push the deal.

This is the latest ad in the campaign, made by the Strategy Group at Mount Rushmore. Noem filmed it on the second day of the government shutdown. It’s aired in recent days on “Fox & Friends.”

The consulting firm, the Ohio-based Strategy Group, has longstanding personal and business ties to Noem and her senior aides at DHS. It played a central role in Noem’s 2022 reelection campaign. And the company’s CEO is married to Noem’s chief spokesperson at DHS.

Where that $220M ended up has been unknown. The main recipient listed on public docs was a Delaware LLC created days before the deal was signed. We found there's been a secret beneficiary: a GOP consulting firm with a much longer — & more interesting — track record.

First, let's back up. Noem has starred in a sprawling ad campaign she’s said is a crucial tool to stem illegal immigration—so crucial that DHS bypassed the normal competitive bidding process, designed to prevent waste & corruption in federal contracts www.propublica.org/article/kris...

NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends. It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.

The Republican shutdown is over but the Republican health care crisis is in full swing. Millions of Americans will see their health insurance premiums skyrocket—all because Republicans are choosing NOT to save health care.

#HealingHearts Boundaries aren't possible for those growing up in abuse. My life, my choices, were dictated by others. Creating boundaries was hard. Being able to say no is delightful now. I've lost some people because I'm taking care of me. That's okay. #CSASurvivor #CPTSD #Pinks #ProudBlue 💛💚💜

From @aaronparnas.bsky.social: “Ben Shapiro argues that Marjorie Taylor Greene backs releasing the Epstein files as a tactic to undermine Donald Trump’s presidency.” Okay, but if it’s a hoax & he’s not in the files, how would it undermine 🍊 or his presidency? #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #TrumpIsARapist

Quite a view at home last night. 🌃🌄 #NorthernLights

Kind of wild that while food assistance was withheld from millions of families, one Trump-supporting billionaire (Ellison) saw his net worth grow more this year than the entire SNAP budget. And the YTD gains of the other four richest men would’ve fully covered salaries for all 2M federal employees.

NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”

'Kotuku Sunset' by Kathryn Furniss, contemporary New Zealand based artist #WomensArt

A whole sermon. 🙌🏾🙌🏾

America First my ass!!! Are we great yet?

Things you’ll never see or hear me do, part 1. Use “OCD” to describe routine cleaning and organizing. OCD is a diagnosis, often a debilitating one. That’s not the same as liking your pencils organized in rainbow order. #OCD #mentalhealth

Things you’ll never see or hear me do, part 3. Use the word ‘cult’ as a descriptor of people who enjoy things. Cults are dangerous, abusive, and often have deadly consequences. Maybe we shouldn’t water that term down to mean ‘fan of pop culture frivolity’. #Cults

Things you’ll never see or hear me do, part 2. Use the term ‘Stan’ to describe a fan/fandom. Stan was taken from a song about a murderous abusive partner who was also a stalker. Maybe we shouldn’t reimagine it into a cutesy term for liking pop culture figures? #domesticviolence

I agree with you. Telling ppl to work on their families overlooks the fact that MAGA is a cult. We cannot be in denial about that. You don’t just talk people out of a cult. As a whole we need to take it serious that white Christian nationalism is an actual cult and not something we say sarcastically