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Trump’s bombing of Iran is reckless and a direct threat to American and Iranian lives. Launching military strikes without congressional authorization or evidence of an imminent threat is not strength. It is an abuse of power. Tell your Members of Congress to put an immediate stop to this war.

NEW: Several high-ranking federal election officials attended a summit last week at which prominent activists who worked to overturn Trump’s loss in the 2020 election pressed for the president to declare a national emergency to take over the midterms.

World Leaders Fear Broader Escalation After Major US And Israeli Attack On Iran

Can’t expect a 5x draft dodger to give a single fuck about the US troops he’s sending into harms way with his senseless war hungry attacks on other countries.

I'm begging my fellow politicians, Illinoisans, and Americans to realize that right now, we aren't fighting over policy or political party. We're fighting over whether we're going to be a country rooted in empathy and kindness — or one rooted in cruelty and rage.

Remember when Congress authorized the use of force against Iran? Me neither. Any U.S. attack on Iran would violate U.S. and international law.

Hateful (which continues to be the point from this administration) when it comes to our trans siblings...

NEW: Political organizing is getting riskier under the Trump administration, so @agreenberg.bsky.social and @lhn.bsky.social wrote a comprehensive guide to doing it safely. No paywall! www.wired.com/story/how-to...

Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."

If you’re able, here are a list of ways offer financial support to folks under siege in Mpls right now: linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid

"Pretti was a U.S. citizen, born in Illinois. Like Good, court records showed he had no criminal record and his family said he had never had any interactions with law enforcement beyond a couple of traffic tickets." {gift link} wapo.st/3LxWTQV

🚨BREAKING: Hours after federal immigration officers shot and killed a man in Minneapolis, Pam Bondi seized upon the incident to demand access to voter rolls, directly tying the Trump administration’s quest for voters’ unredacted personal data to its aggressive immigration raids across the state.

He wasn't a domestic terrorist. A domestic terrorist was the Oklahoma City bomber. This was a VA nurse looking out for his neighbors.

As Donald Trump melted down on the world stage, the Pride on the Promenade display offered a hopeful counterpoint.

This is so fucking haunting.

Minnesota shifting narrative from "rabble rousing protesters" vs "law enforcement" to "people of conscience" vs "evil regime." This is essential to defeating authoritarianism - exposing who, what & why they are by demonstrating who, what & why we are. And MAGA knows it. www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...

In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi. He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael. At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk. Wael died on Friday at age 30. ICE caused his death. They didn’t get to say goodbye.

GEORGIA… 🔥

ICE attacked an observer after they tailed a group of clergy on a spiritual pilgrimage. Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.

I am not being snarky. I need my colleagues who wrote on covid school lockdowns to engage with this. To be as loud as they have been about prior "learning loss." Hell, you can cite Tom & Mark's AERJ paper so you feel better that there's some econ somewhere in your argument.

Nekima Levy Armstrong and Chauntyll Allen, who were arrested and charged after a demonstration at a Minnesota church, have been released www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

I'm in there somewhere with so many of my friends and colleagues. We will continue to speak up, speak out, and bear witness. Ain't gonna let nobody turn us around!

Wow Franklin...you have fallen so so far. I gladly stand with my colleagues and friends, and if you don't like my friends and I, then I know beyond a shadow of a doubt we are doing the right thing.

A man was arrested for playing Darth Vader's theme music, "The Imperial March," behind National Guard troops walking through Logan Circle. Now the ACLU is suing on his behalf. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

WOW: The White House says the president's MAIN PRIORITY is his BALLROOM. SNAP is ending. Subsidies for health care are gong to double and in some instances quadruple plan premiums. The government is shut down. The cost of living is through the roof. And his priority is his ballroom.

Well.

In-depth interview with Greta about the violent mistreatment in Israeli prisons, which is likely much worse for Palestinians, as she continually points out, and the inadequate response from the Swedish government.

This is utterly horrifying. At the same time, we've had a national GOP that has implied these things, without saying them outright, for decades. That has done every hateful thing possible to every minority group, to make us second class citizens. This is what happens next, in their worldview.

Latinx communities across the USA have been targeted by ICE. This summer, four LA historical and cultural institutions spoke out in solidarity, amongst silence in the museum sector. Mary Rizzo on the role of museums in not only historical storytelling, but taking a stand:

The pope calls Trump’s immigration policy “inhuman” and “not pro-life” www.npr.org/2025/10/01/n...

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With the government shutdown well into its second week, Democrats are far from folding, @russellberman.bsky.social and @jonlemire.bsky.social report. While still at an impasse, they have succeeded at elevating one key issue for the party:

We've all heard that there is no free lunch. Well, guess what? There is no free 747 either.

This marks the first time a case has come before the Supreme Court involving conversion therapy — a discredited practice that attempts to change an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity.

A restraining order was issued YESTERDAY by a federal judge barring detention of journalists in this district unless they refuse to reposition themselves and are given adequate time to do so, or there’s probable cause they’ve committed a crime.

I love this image.

It's #nationalcomingoutday so I recorded my original coming it essay and now you can listen to it as a podcast. I will be releasing more and more of my essays in this format so it would be neat if you would subscribe to it! open.substack.com/pub/billieis...

Today is National Coming Out Day. However you are able to be out and be your authentic self, be you. Fully YOU.

At least Trump’s out golfing and enjoying his paid vacation meanwhile, we’re on day four of a government shutdown.

‘War-ravaged’ cities don’t typically have artisanal kombucha on every corner.

ICE fled the scene of an assault??? 'Sickening thud': Reporter says ICE fled after photographer's head slammed to the ground www.rawstory.com/ice-violence/

There's a crowdfunding campaign to help cover her health care costs.