A federal judge in Oregon has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland.

This isn't "one bad apple" shit. It never was. This isn't even a collection of rotten apples that has spoiled the other apples. They were never apples. The fruit was always poison. All of it.

We need to understand that, too. There is no "reform." Either poorly trained people with no impulse control can murder people on the streets while we watch, or we have a democracy. The two are antithetical.

This is not me saying that we shouldn't try to win the democratic election. It's me saying that people like that know that it's them or us.

One of the things we are going to have to be very, very aware of is that a lot of people who are being heavily armed right now will simply not be willing to accept the results of a democratic election because they will go to jail.

For all of the people who want to know about suing the federal government: Google "sovereign immunity." Then Google "qualified immunity." Then you'll understand why fixing so much of what we see requires defunding the police.

About 125,000 transgender people are assaulted in the restroom every year. No transgender woman has ever been convicted of assaulting a woman in a public restroom.

That's how it's done 👏🏼

I’m so angry right now I’m actively having to breathe in a rhythmic pattern to calm down.

Do I have it right that people who are trying to create digital slaves are telling other people not to use "eugenics language" toward computer programs

My friend Tasneem's daughter was hurt by broken glass in an attack in Gaza. The bombing is relentless. The civilians rely on our direct donations to survive. Please give to Tasneem so she can take care of her children and raise funds to flee. And to others. ❤️ tinyurl.com/Tasneemo

Niedrig Merz, auf immer Kanzler zweiter Wahl, (kann nicht mal einen Komkurrenten wegdrücken, der so viel Dreck am Stecken hat wie Spahn, lügt entweder oder hat nicht die politische Kraft seiner Überzeugungen (on any issue really, even the ones I profoundly disagree with) durchzusetzen)

Free Greta Thunberg and the rest of the illegally detained flotilla activists.

if you publish uncritically & unverified narratives of ur government or your police in 2025 you are NOT a member of "the press" you have turned yourself into a propaganda dissemination outlet financed by adds - and the you will go and cry on TV that nobody wants to read you anymore. You gave all up

Heavy rains continue to disrupt rescue operations in Himalayan nation as authorities struggle to respond to the crisis.

2025 Post DOGE Dataheists Post Nazi salutes and @Business Insider is still trying to glorify this criminal nitwit at this point we have to ask: is the new dress code at BI all white and loosely Covid appropriate or JUST a brown shirt?

youtube.com/post/UgkxcHP... more way companies are not fit for a more circular economy, and in this case they were even going to keep making money off their product

Gisèle Pelicot to attend appeals court as man convicted of raping her contests verdict

A federal judge ruled that a Trump loyalist has been unlawfully serving as Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada since her interim appointment expired in July, and suspended her from further supervising cases or attorneys.

Tens of thousands of people are marching in Barcelona as Spain, Italy and Portugal gear up for mass demonstrations to protest Israel's war in Gaza.

Here’s why some women feel like there’s little hope in the current dating pool of men – if they’re still in the market for one.

⚡️ 'Get serious' — Russia is already at war with Europe, Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister says. Sergiy Kyslytsia warned that Europe needs to "get serious" about the existential threat posed by Russia.

Psilocybin Rewire Brain Circuits Tied to Pain and Mood neurosciencenews.com/psilocybin-p... #psychiatry #psilocybin #psychedelics #pain #mood 🧪

The Vice President of the United States used his social media page to tell Joy Reid, a private citizen with no connection to the government, that she should express "gratitude" for how this country has treated her. Black women remain the most consistent targets in all of this.

Most American Jews are antisemitic, according to right wing gentiles who are constantly employing anti semitic dogwhistles www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

This is assault. This is fascism. This is evil.

My husband was detained by ICE today Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away I have had zero contact or updates since #SOS @duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

If you want your favourite independent creatives to make more stuff then you need to give them money, it's really that simple.

Currently at: — only buy tech too old to have AI built in — painstakingly disable AI every time they add it to something that used to work perfectly well — if it can't be switched off, abandon the platform or tool — if there are no good alternatives, avoid the AI parts — patiently wait for the crash

What has Yvette Cooper’s proscription of Palestine Action done to this country? Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide. It undermines police and the law.

Ukrainians shot down several drones in Danish airspace, — General Staff. The Ukrainian delegation shot down several Danish Banshee UAVs with domestic Sting interceptors as part of an exchange of combat experience.

History repeats.

‘The fear was immense’: al-Shabaab exploits fragmented politics to reclaim land in Somalia

Reminds me of that old throwaway joke commonly used at roasts: "If you wanted a eulogy, you should have done something about it."

Sehr gute Zusammenstellung:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcVo... such a surprise why innovation is stiffled

Seems that U.S. “intelligence officials” are so sick of Israel’s shit that they’re leaking to the news that Netanyahu personally ordered drone strikes on the Sumud Flotilla in Tunisia

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conservatives, steered by rich ppl, don't have solutions 4 real problems, aren't even looking 4 them. Their strategy has been & is 2 alienate humans from each other & make them afraid. They KNOW we R more: they're trying to keep us from considering organizing as a GROUP. 1/2

The mystery of medical diagnosis!

This is due to a law signed by Ronald Reagan and has nothing to do with this shutdown fight. But consider this... Emergency Medicaid spending in 2023 cost $3.8 billion — just 0.4% of total Medicaid spending. Now what about the $20 billion taxpayers are giving to Argentina?

Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

Merz: besetzt die Regierung mit Industrie-Lobbyisten, Rechtsreaktionären, Selbstbedienern, Egomanen und Horror-Clowns. Auch Merz: "Wir brauchen wieder mehr Vertrauen in Regierung und Politik!"

ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.

Es ist so bedauerlich, dass die kluge, reflektierte Frau Brosius-Gersdorf nicht gewählt worden ist.

Marinka, Donetsk region, destroyed by Russian occupiers.