Reports are that they were hanging around bus stops at the end of the day, and that some buses returned to the schools rather than drop the kids off and put them at risk. I'm FURIOUS but feeling galvanized after already seeing the community mobilizing to support impacted families and start observing

Michigan folks: Ypsilanti Community Schools confirm several parents taken into custody by ICE. Not in my fuckin town.

Minneapolis has seen a stunning 1,646% spike in calls from families who can't pay rent because they're afraid to leave their homes to work. This is state violence manufacturing housing precarity in real time. People should not be facing eviction when their city is under occupation.

You can always count on the Dem-aligned media and consultant class to "invent" programming and tools that independent creators have been toiling away at for years. I'll stick to QAA, Rm Brown, and the Majority Report's occasional coverage of the right-wing podcast-sphere, thanks!

Pro tip: If you need a laugh, the r/IThinkYouShouldLeave subreddit has been absolute gold for a very long time.

So, uh, who definitely doesn't want to pay their taxes this year? 🫣

It took 80-plus years to build a trusted news brand and just a month to destroy it

This NYT video shows DHS using explosives to blow the door off a home of a U.S. citizen wanted for "injuring government property" in Huntington Park CA on 6/27 as Bovino watches nearby. The case, involving a collision with a CBP vehicle, was flimsy and later dropped. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

God I know there are bigger things to talk about this morning but, erm, @mihousedems.bsky.social chose Rahm Emanuel as their top billing for an upcoming fundraiser? 🤦‍♀️

Reminder: DHS legislation that funds ICE at current levels without policy restrictions is in the Senate and needs 60 votes to pass. Deadline is next Friday.

spike lee's greatest work isn't Do The Right Thing or When The Levees Broke, it's his casting of Michael Rapaport in Bamboozled to play a character that is exactly who Michael Rapaport actually is, without Michael Rapaport realizing it

crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours. please keep sharing with your networks.

Seeing Zohran instantly getting a bunch of shit done in like a week makes you realize that politicians could always do that on some level if they wanted it bad enough and very few of them actually do.

Looks like Schumer and the DSCC are finally realizing that Haley Stevens has no grassroots juice on the ground. Also, she’s wrong! It’s past time to diversify our economy in Michigan FFS.

We recall Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 5:9: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” His teachings compel us to work tirelessly for peace, justice, and reconciliation. 📣 UCC & DOC leadership released a joint statement on Venezuela takeover by the US:

jesus christ

in this statement, Schumer says Trump lied to him THREE TIMES about this invasion. but Schumer's only concrete ask is for Trump to BRIEF CONGRESS. why? so Trump can lie again? IMPEACH. Call your reps and demand they IMPEACH. reps.fyi

Not for nothing, but Trump sounds like almost-dying shit.

12:32 am on Christmas… trans rights

"Has feminism failed women brought to you by bank of america" is my MKULTRA sleeper agent activation phrase

What pisses me off most about Whitmer supporting this massive data center is because public opposition to these projects is mounting fast and hard. Democrats supporting a fast-tracked process without real public input creates an opening for the GOP to say, “See? They don’t care about you.”

The Michigan Public Service Commission is basically a helpful government arm for DTE and Consumers at this point. Shameful stuff from them (and Governor Whitmer); this sets a dangerous precedent.

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Starting to feel like my post-active breast cancer trip to Aruba in mid-March is maybe a bad idea... 🫠

As someone entering the final stage of active treatment for breast cancer, I wouldn't wish cancer on anyone. Unfortunately for all of us, RFK Jr. and his crew of goons do.

1. Radiation 2. Chemo 3. Occupational Therapy 4. Blood draw 5. Mammogram 🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠

I have to hand it to Democrats. I'm one of the feds working and not getting paid and they manage to make reopening the government feel worse than the alternative. Like, why did I miss 2.5 paychecks to end up right back where we were before the shutdown started?

The FCC’s cap on prison phone and video rates is increasing, and costs for families in Oklahoma and all across the country are rising again. No one should profit from a mother’s call to her child. It’s time for lasting #PhoneJustice.

One point worth emphasizing here: The punditry has been saying Sherrill (and Spanberger) represent the sane centrist wing of the party versus the left. Well, okay, but here Sherrill is urging more fight. Again, the results show that anti-Trump + affordability can *unite* the party. This shows how.

agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish

i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.

Update: I had actually unsubscribed from her primary email list in July at the same email address, so she's literally using Substack to email people who previously unsubscribed. Wild.

So @haleyformi.bsky.social just sent me a fundraising appeal in Substack. I am not subscribed to her email list.

Really saddened to hear this. His 2015 show at the Royal Oak Music Theatre was one of the best I've seen. And from cancer no less. Can I get a "FUCK CANCER"?

This week’s episode of Task is what I call TELEVISION, folks!

Hey @bcbsm.bsky.social, care to explain why you’re denying coverage of a procedure for a breast cancer patient that could significantly lessen the chances their arm blowing up like a balloon for the rest of their life due to lymphedema caused by the removal of lymph nodes?

Heartbreaking and infuriating.

SIGNAL BOOST 🚨🚨🚨

I love Old Noby and fish tank!

FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatened ABC affiliates over Jimmy Kimmel’s on-air comments. It’s not the first time networks have bowed to power—and history warns us what’s at stake. Read our latest blog from UCC Media Justice board treasurer Sara Fitzgerald:

IT’S MY LAST CHEMO AND IT’S OVER FOR YOU, BREAST CANCER!!!!!!

it's so funny to see America's health insurance companies be like "look. If there's one thing we love it's denying you care. but we ran the numbers - and we cannot BELIEVE we're saying this - and it's cheaper for us to just pay for the vaccines than deal with you going to the ER."

I spent a blissful 199 minutes offline to watch “Listers: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching” and I really cannot recommend this gonzo indie documentary enough. It’s hilarious, smart, and very well made for such a low budget production. aaaaaand it’s streaming for free on YouTube!

J.D. Vance and Stephen Miller want to use the horrifying murder of Charlie Kirk to target and dismantle pro-democracy groups. Their comments call to mind some of the darkest periods in U.S. history. They're dividing people based on what box we ticked on our voter registration.

Frightening and infuriating.

Could CNN be under the editorial direction of Bari Weiss, this time next year? It's not out of the question—at all. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/david-elli...

Here we go. Trump just made it unmistakably clear that it will now be absolutely open season on whoever they decide to label "the left," and that this will be pursued with the full force of the government. This could get very, very bad.

This explains it better than I can

For MAGA the violence has always been a feature rather than a bug. That won't change even when the violence comes for one of their own. I'm sick and tired of living in this hell they've created for us all.

the trump administration response to this is going to be really bad