I haven’t forgotten that moment when they told me my husband’s name wasn’t included in the prisoner exchange… My heart broke after all the hope and waiting, and since then I’ve been trying to be both mother and father for my children. Life is very redcarsfonds.com/Dina.html @mommunism.bsky.social

"Trump did not achieve lasting peace in Gaza. He didn’t achieve a week of peace in Gaza. Because Trump only cares about Trump, and whatever narrative can be wrangled in support of Trump is what he’s going with, regardless of the consequences."

Whistles take over Chicago as the small, inexpensive device becomes popular way to alert of ICE activity

They told me the war would end. It didn’t. My children still asks why the sky hates us. We’ve lost our homes, our sleep, our families, but not our hope. Your donation isn’t charity. It’s a lifeline. Be the reason a child wakes up tomorrow. 💔 👉 gofund.me/edd687b8

What's the pool now on which country is going to be the first to file war crimes charges against Trump at the International Criminal Court?

The sooner Europe & Canada can become militarily autonomous & self sufficient the sooner they can truly protect themselves against Russia without having to deal with the orange traitor elephant in the room. That means leadership must take the threat seriously and implement an official war standing.

Ben Meiselas calls on those with standing to act: seek an injunction to halt Trump’s White House ballroom. Argue fraud—Trump claimed he’d pay and not alter the structure—and use the damage to the East Wing as the emergency basis. Demand discovery now.

(Via Stephen Colbert)

NEW: Paul Ingrassia, Trump's nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, told a group of Republicans in a text chain the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday should be "tossed into the seventh circle of hell" and said he has "a Nazi streak," according to a text chat viewed by POLITICO.

My latest: Trump is slowly but surely desensitizing the public to a brand of authoritarianism aimed at subverting the will of the electorate. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...

Trump is quietly expanding control of state & local police. "Their larger project is to blur the lines between different law enforcement agencies in the military and create one national police force that is essentially under the command of the president.” theintercept.com/2025/10/20/t...

You know it’s bad when this is like the 4th or 5th worst Republican scandal of the day.

The scene at Mar-a-Lago is as gross and creepy as you imagined, with these old pervs chasing their surgically enhanced prey with Trump acting as sick Degenerate-in-Chief. bsky.app/profile/mehd...

Courage is contagious. And every gathering – every dinner, every coffee – is a spark. A moment where a simple meal can spread hope and where community becomes a source of strength. Learn how to host your own Dinner for Democracy ⬇️ democracyforward.org/dinners

BREAKING: A Ninth Circuit judge has sua sponte — on their own — already called for a vote on whether there should be an en banc rehearing (which means all active judges will vote on whether the matter should be reheard). Briefing is called for on that question, due by mid-week.

ICE has killed at least 19 people since it began its kidnapping spree under orders of Donald Trump; most victims died while in internment due to “illness” caused by the deliberate poor conditions they are held in.

The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased. Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power. Kudos to these universities for standing up to Trump's demands.

Take that money you saved and donate it to an immigrants rights groups, buy them some whistles, do some photocopying Give to the Go Fund Me for street vendors who aren’t earning or families whose earners have been deported If you’re in a red county call your rep This is more important than a march

UPDATE: After facing immense legal pressure from our plaintiffs, USCIS is walking back parts of its policy to add a new $100,000 fee on H1-B visa petitions. This is a win for workers in America and a step in our case toward striking down this harmful “Innovation Ban” in its entirety.

No other U.S. president has used the military as their own personal police force against the American people. We implore the courts to reject Donald Trump's ongoing, illegal actions and definitively affirm states' sovereign right to handle public safety matters.

It's the guns 💯%

You have rights when encountering military troops in your city, no matter what.

BREAKING: A federal appeals court held the Trump administration could take control over 200 members of the Oregon National Guard, despite the governor's objections. Peaceful protest, inflatable animal costumes, and bike rides are not a reason to send American troops into our communities.

EASY ACTION: Sign the Lavender Democrats' "Question Your Orders" petition that Stephanie Wade talked about in her No Kings speech this Saturday! This petition calls for EXTRA training to be given to CA National Guard members on their duty to disobey unlawful orders. www.change.org/p/question-y...

Envoy: Shark Cull www.change.org/p/crisafulli...

Boosting for Heba again as Bluesky has banned here for doing nothing. I wish I had a magic solution to all of this, but all I can ask is for empathy. Share widely and donate if you're able.

Every time I talk to essentially a kid in their early twenties who basically because they know how to be online are suddenly responsible for their whole families survival I think about how deeply unfair that is

Overstaying its welcome. Making New Yorkers’ days grimmer. Something we should relegate to the past. No, we're not talking about Andrew Cuomo. We're talking about scaffolding. Today we released our plan to take it down more quickly.

Marimar Martinez in Chicago was *not* armed when Trump’s agents shot her.   When DHS tries to rewrite reality, body cameras expose the truth.   The footage is clear. We will not let Trump cover up his cruelty.

The metaphorical aspects of this are tragic. Our heritage demolished before our eyes. Also, here's Trump in July: "It won’t interfere with the current building. It won’t be. It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of."

🚨 Married GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales allegedly had an affair with his senior aide, Regina Aviles — who was found dead after she supposedly doused herself in gasoline and set herself on fire, per The Daily Mail. Uvalde Police are blocking release of the 911 call, video & records. (Daily Mail)

BREAKING: Ninth Circuit panel, on a 2-1 vote, allows Trump to deploy National Guard troops in Portland during litigation. Both judges siding with Trump were appointed by Trump in his first term. Background at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/the-trials...

Republicans can always be counted upon for making up ridiculous nonsense, but their claim that Americans need to be PAID by George Soros to show disapproval of Donald Trump is so shamelessly ludicrous. We gladly and eagerly hate him for free. And are willing to take the streets and parks to show it.

Millions of Americans are losing their health care because of the GOP. Instead of keeping veterans, seniors, and children insured, Trump is now building himself a $200 million gold-plated ballroom. Out of touch is an understatement.

MAYBE THE NATIONAL GUARD SHOULD BE STOPPING TRUMP FROM LITERALLY TEARING DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE?!?

Nobody should be okay with this. TW: Violence.

This story is extraordinary even by 2025 standards. Marco Rubio, the nation's top diplomat, made a deal with Bukele and agreed to renege on informant agreements in a years-long DOJ investigation into MS-13, totally undercutting credibility of such agreements. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

A Mainer received an Amazon order containing 250 missing ballots for an upcoming referendum that could tighten ballot access in the state. The stunt left some questioning whether it was organized by the referendum’s backers to elicit election fear. https://bit.ly/42DKdwZ

This is the chicago ICE/CBP body worn cameras order hearing.

Our former Chief Data Officer turned whistleblower, @chuckborges5.bsky.social, has officially joined the resistance y’all!!!! Please read this interview he gave about his experiences with DOGE and this regime, and share widely!!!!! Thank you, Chuck, for doing the right thing, even when it’s hard 🫶🫶🫶

The vice chair of the Georgia State Election Board, a longtime election denier, pushed for severely restrictive changes to state voting laws, including eliminating absentee voting and promoting paper ballots. https://bit.ly/4qvtJ4u

The revolution will be inflatable..

The new talking point from the Speaker of the House is that the No Kings rallies were about calling for the murder of political opponents?? The way they defame the American people is insane.

Noah Smith seems to now believe that accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, something which is now the consensus of all major human rights organizations on the planet as well as the International Association of Genocide Scholars, is comparable to the 2020 election denialism of the GOP.

It's not just that the NYT chose to ignore the massive protests -- 300,000 in their city alone! -- but that the piece they *did* run on the front page about Democrats is almost cartoonishly bad in how much it whines that they're just not doing what A.G. Sulzberger LXVII wants them to do.

“We found over 35 cases in which the judges have specifically said what the government is providing…false information. It might be intentionally false information, including false sworn declarations time and again," says Ryan Goodman, law professor at New York University.