Telling the big oaf what he doesn’t want to hear is called courage.

Please Follow My Friend @defendersofourrepublic.org He posts fantastic articles explaining a lot of what is going on with tRump’s Illegal War!!!

Donald Trump's administration has eroded the principles of our republic. They've dismantled the very institutions intended to check their corruption and overreach. Justice must be delivered to the Illinoisans who were subjected to a military-style assault by the President.

People who hold power shouldn’t plaster their names and faces across government buildings and infrastructure. Trump’s moves to do so deserve emphatic public repudiation. [Dan Greenberg]

There’s an upside to all this: Republicans are going to turn a number of solid red districts purple. In other words, “vote harder” just might work

Now the right-wing Supreme Court majority has gutted the VRA, and Republican-led state legislatures are erasing Black voters from the map. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

ICYMI: Every car sold in the US will soon include technology to spy on you and your passengers. [source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration]

If you have family & friends that still support Trump, LeavingMAGA.org has great resources.

🚨 Early reports indicate there has been an exchange of fire between the U.S. and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz

BREAKING: The U.S. military just carried out strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Port and Bandar Abbas, per Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin, citing a U.S. official

Per Barak Ravid of Axios, the U.S. military strikes on Iran tonight do not constitute a resumption of the war

BREAKING: A U.S. trade court has ruled AGAINST Donald Trump’s sweeping 10% global tariff, finding the administration overstepped its authority. The court said the across-the-board ⁠tariffs were not ​justified ​under ⁠the ​1970s ​trade ⁠law invoked by the administration.

Iran says it responded by targeting U.S. military vessels east of the Strait of Hormuz and south of Chabahar, claiming “significant damage” was inflicted. 3/3

Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central HQ accused the U.S. military of violating the ceasefire by striking Iranian oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz and carrying out airstrikes on civilian coastal areas near Bandar Khamir, Sirik, and Qeshm Island. 2/

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No tribute or memorial could ever repay the debt we owe to these officers. We will not forget our fallen heroes like Officer Krystal Rivera and Detective Tim Jones. They will live on forever in all the lives they’ve touched and in the communities they protected.

NEWS: Trump is so desperate to get out of his E. Jean Carroll verdicts that he is asking the Supreme Court to reverse both of the verdicts, and the DOJ is intervening on his behalf. @meidastouch.com

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Honored to meet Illinois’ Conservation Police.    Incredibly proud of these officers for stepping up to protect our communities and the beauty of our state.

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I won't be silent in the face of a continuing record rise of antisemitism in our nation. We've got to push back and speak up against antisemitism, bigotry, and hate in all its forms. We are all stronger when we stand together.

Use of force in #ICE detention centers has increased under Trump.

Louisiana GOP is obviously & severely harming the public by nullifying the election of Calvin Duncan but also my jaw dropped, when researching, seeing how much Governor Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill are like 'fuck this one Black man in particular' ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

My new take for @msnowreports.bsky.social is similar to @marisakabas.bsky.social’s. Antidepressants help me to thrive & build a career in health policy. And RFK Jr is acting like docs/pts aren’t discussing tradeoffs of meds. (Projection amid MAHA docs selling magic beans?) www.ms.now/opinion/rfk-...

ALERT: FBI raids political Trump poltical rival…. as Epstein survivors are shut out again Just filed to @meidastouch.com youtu.be/o7qtSj3i7wM?...

Watch the full report here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVni...

The President’s campaign of fear and intimidation continues. As if he has not done enough already to turn the lives of election workers in Fulton County upside down. What will it take to get Republican lawmakers in Congress to speak out before no one is willing to work at polling places?

If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it? https://newrepublic.com/post/210013/fbi-investigation-atlantic-reporter-kash-patel-drinking

Our tax dollars?

Vecna would be all "gross man I'm not touching that thing"

Today, we celebrate National Nurses Day. Here in Illinois, we recognize the incredible dedication, compassion, and strength of our nurses who commit to caring for our state. Thank you for everything that you do.

Hands down the sickest President ever.

Slimebag

We live in a time dominated by deeply unserious people making deeply unserious arguments in support of tragically serious results that serious people would have both avoided and known to avoid.

EXCLUSIVE: My latest story for @theatlantic.com : www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Really enjoyed this conversation with MAGA slayer @adammockler.com - don’t tell Scott Jennings! open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...

Fox News has always been the epitome of the playground bully personality

NEWS: The Epstein files are now bound into 3,437 physical volumes in a new exhibition space in Tribeca. Millions of pages. Two stories tall. And yet only two people have ever faced accountability. Katie Phang discusses the rage she felt walking through the space.

The actual problem is 1) Democrats have popular policies but the country never hears about them due to right-wing propaganda; 2) Democrats constantly blame themselves and their base for this —a message right-wing media amplifies, making the problem even worse.

did he see a three piece sectional in the audience and get distracted

Honoring leadership rooted in service, faith, and purpose. The Chicago Defender is recognizing Sean Rapelyea as a 2026 Men of Excellence honoree.

We have a mob boss in the Oval Office who uses power & loyalty rather than institutional norms. From his language to his actions, he threatens anyone he deems not loyal to him. He is doing this on the world stage threatening to blow up Iran to individuals like Marjorie Taylor Greene. #25thAmendment

I’m surprised they look so bored because kids love listening to old people tell stories and talk about themselves. bsky.app/profile/meid...

Yes I am.

🚨BREAKING: Alabama lawmakers took initial votes Tuesday giving the greenlight to legislation that would change congressional and state senate district maps in primary elections that are already underway. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

🚨BREAKING: The lead plaintiff in the case that destroyed the VRA has a history of promoting false election conspiracies and anti-voting policies, and was at the Stop the Steal protest at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

“There was zero plan, except causing pain,” said one U.N. official about the Trump administration’s decision to stop funding the group with no notice or communication. “And that is not forgivable.” Revisit this story from our series “The End of Aid,” a 2026 Pulitzer finalist.