RIP, James Va Der Beek HIMYM will forever my favorite of his performances.

Stop laughing, it's not funny that the Rwanda-backed militia that controls a chunk of DR Congo has detained the founder of Blackwater and brother of Trump’s first Secretary of Education. Not funny, guys!

The latest edition of Common Ground Podcast dropped earlier today. My conservative friend Owen Osula and I discussed ICE, and we agreed that it has to go. This should be a non-partisan issue.

When malign actors are put in charge of the EPA, DOJ, DOD, or DOH, career civil servants exercise restraint. When malign actors are put in charge of ICE, career officers assassinate civilians in the street. The institution is the problem. Dismantling it is the only solution.

In the book that captivated America, the authors link high earners and high savers to virtue. Obviously. I mean, we spent the Cold War making wealth into a core cultural virtue to the point where we want the country run like a business and can't distinguish between wealth and competence.

Anyone who thinks the US government was bloated in 2024 has civic anorexia.

The jokes are great, but real talk. The entire Trump cabal is just a collection of shameless grifters. Melania doesn't care whether you watch her movie, she just cares that Bezos paid her more for it than you'll earn in your life.

Jesus Christ you freak, they’re just my neighbors

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

my grandmother, an Auschwitz survivor, was Anne Frank’s neighbor in Amsterdam, and Oma thinks this comparison is perfectly apt

The parties could have an internal rule that candidates in the primary polling above ~2% must pass a top secret clearance to represent the party on a statewide or national ballot. The Dems can do that and shame the GOP into following suit.

Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.

The best time to abolish is is twenty years ago. The next best time is now.

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."

Status Coup Interview: The Ku Klux Klan used to call themselves the invisible empire, and they wore masks, and they used to raid immigrant communities-much like ICE is right now.

TIL Jack Smith, prior to investing Trump for treason, focused on political corruption of governors and senators; domestic violence; police brutality; and was an investigator for war crimes at the Hague. His continued diligence makes so much sense.

Legend.

When I think of who in history I admire, I think of Judge Harrington ruling on a case in VT before the Civil War about an escaped slave. "When the owner asked what proof of ownership the judge would accept, Judge Harrington replied, "Nothing short of a bill of sale signed by God Almighty Himself."

What is happening in Minneapolis might be the template for what the Trump administration wants to bring to your hometown next. How they resist should be your template too. trib.al/rvtNC1h Sign up for the ICE watch that’s happening near you—because almost certainly, ICE is already there.

There is no pre-Trump world to which we can return. That has all been washed away. And there is no near future that is not defined by him and the cataclysm of his rule. My latest for @liberalcurrents.com www.liberalcurrents.com/after-trump-...

To my Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts (New England) people. VT NH MA ME NE Patriots Celtics Red Sox

For years, I've been told that my northern abolitionist forebears weren't *really* abolitionists, that all white supremacy is *actually* the culture. To which I say fuck off. I'm not going to cede the soul of my country to racists or defeatists.

Please help us bring Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos (he’s only 5 years of age and is currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and his father were kidnapped by ICE. This will help the family with legal services to help reunite Liam and his dad with their family. gofund.me/be8a1b2ab

Absolutely excellent read on the situation in Minneapolis.

Dave Columbo is amazing I feel like Republican politicians should be forced to watch every one of Columbo's Trump-speech performances—Clockwork Orange-style—and then take a lie detector test about whether they think their party leader is mentally deranged and dangerous

@johnleguizamo.bsky.social this is awesome. You mentioned the DNC joining the ICC. How about a party rule that no one represents the party in a race for a statewide or national contest without getting a top secret clearance? This could prevent the next Trump.

Hmm... maybe the kids in Minneapolis could use something to celebrate when the reign of terror lifts. Think anybody in LA would want to donate to sending a bunch up? Or anyone in MN woukd be interested? @whstancil.bsky.social @slothropsmap.bsky.social

In the Cold War, we decided that fighting for democracy meant fighting for unfettered capitalism. We made greed and accumulation of wealth into virtues. We decided that wealth accumulation must correlate to intelligence and leadership skills. We started from a bad premise and got bad results.

But lil Marco is concerned that this can only happen in Europe

Not just Mexican restaurants. Many places are doing this, including some McDonald’s and supermarkets.

The inhumanity is disgusting.

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In Trump 1, Dems were forward facing and Never Trumpers were reserved. This time Dems are reserved because being vocal failed, and NTs learned from 1/6 that Trump is a fascist. Dems need to relearn what they had in Trump 1. Kristol caught up, get on the same page for the rest of Trump 2.

He just got my vote.

Greg Bovino was seen earlier today at the Minneapolis ICE facility dressed in a very nazi-inspired outfit. They don’t even hide anymore.

The thing i never see mentioned in this nonsense wedge issue is how sexist it is. Honestly, are we supposed to think a middling XY talent will obviously beat an elite XX? In every example I'm aware of, the middling XY gets a drubbing.

Are we going to have to have rulings in every circuit court to the same effect? I assume that the SCOTUS decision on national injunctions applies to this ruling, and ICE can still tear gas civilian protesters in Los Angeles and New York.

The balls on these fuckers.

Tell us you don't have a law degree without saying you don't have a law degree.

This is why pardon power needs to be abolished.

Biological female gives biological male her trophy and assures him that he is a winner.

I feel like I'm part of Stephen Miller's family in that, like everyone in his family, I'm comfortable publicly saying I fucking hate him.

Looks like somebody forgot about the Patriot Act.

God Damn. South Africa had a John Brown.

so elon musk is openly soliciting kiddie porn, is that what i'm reading?

"Too scared to join the military Too dumb to be a cop Citizen I.C.E."

As mass protests shake Iran, Russia is once again watching one of its allies slide into crisis. Meduza spoke with expert @nicolegrajewski.bsky.social about what the Kremlin is prepared to do for Tehran — and what it stands to lose. meduza.io/en/feature/2...

It's confirmed. The head of the Proud Boys, a comvicted felon who helped orchestrate 1/6, is an ICE agent.