Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.

BREAKING: One of the tipsters from the Epstein docs that DOJ pulled down and put back up has reached out to me. I'll tell you what we know on @meidastouch.com in one hour. As always, we have receipts. Link: www.youtube.com/live/xiSmcNV...

Johnson used the last shutdown as an excuse not to swear in a new Dem representative. We are in a shutdown now, so we will see what happens tomorrow.

I started Democracy Docket when Trump was attacking elections in 2020. Put simply it was built for times like this. By becoming a member you help it grow, build community and reach more people. Help support its mission by signing up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

Ellison on Trump: "That sounds like a petty child who will not tolerate any challenge to his massive and highly delicate ego. As he's wearing his fancy tuxedo going to whatever fancy ball he's going to, Minnesotans are standing in the 9 below weather fighting for our very democracy and lives."

Just a reminder that Todd Blanche was Trump's lead criminal defense lawyer before he made him Deputy AG.

"Christian" Nationalism is in the same tradition of the Crusades. Lenin said religion is the opiate of the people. Nobody understands that better than the Republicans. They rely on people not questioning or reading the Bible. youtu.be/hePRA9yVdQE?...

There’s one guy in the Epstein files who isn’t talked about enough… Alex Acosta was the U.S. Attorney who gave Epstein that sweetheart deal. It allowed Epstein to avoid federal prosecution for sex trafficking and abuse of minors. He served only 13 months in county jail with work release. 1/2

Reporter: A Democrat won a special election in Texas in an area that you won by 17 points Trump: I’m not involved in that. That’s a local race. I don’t know anything about it. I had nothing to do with it.

‘They Like What We’re Doing.’ Despite a mountain of data to the contrary, President Donald Trump insisted that he and his deportation regime are supported by a majority of Americans.

4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...

This morning, federal agents staged at the Powderhorn Park Recreation Center lot and began to throw chemical irritants at observers. They also kidnapped an observer. Our parks are meant for our children, youth, and neighbors. They should never be militarized zones meant to separate families. 1/

Chris Murphy on Fox News Sunday: "What we want in these next two weeks is just to make ICE follow the law. No more of these roving patrols through the cities in which they're demanding that American citizens show their papers. That's what happened in Stalin's Russia."

Black History Month is a time to recognize the lived, shared experience of all Black folks who have fundamentally shaped, challenged, and ultimately strengthened America. It’s about taking an unvarnished look at the past so that we can create a better future.

In Minnesota and elsewhere across the land, grassroots “neighborism” and outrage at Trump’s tyranny are creating an extraordinarily powerful movement. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-green-shoots

Khanna: "I was in Mpls. 3rd & 4th generation Minnesotans were talking about tyranny. They were talking about ICE following them to church. It's a violation of the 1st, 2nd, & 4th Amendments. I can't in good conscience vote to give more money to ICE agents as they're violating constitutional rights"

For more than 175 years, Black Californians have created timeless art and literature, led movements, and inspired great change.   As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, we recognize and honor the profound impact Black Americans have had on this country.

We’re quickly becoming a tin-pot dictator led country.

𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘸𝘯 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘥. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵-𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥.

This level of disgusting racism and cruelty didn’t exist in a vacuum, and it didn’t end with Epstein. Epstein files: “JEFF wanted, ‘young, fresh meat girls. Virgins.’ He told ■, ‘Don’t bring me any n*ggers.’”

Armenian Worker in Van Nuys Responds to Dr. Oz: I’ve been an American citizen for 26 years. We are hardworking. I’ve worked here almost 20 years. We are in the United States. It doesn’t matter if you are Mexican, Armenian, Russian—we are all American.

Kelly is fkn nasty.

She’s vile. www.buzzfeed.com/alexalisitza...

Sunday morning cartoons in Canada.

“Shocks the conscience” At BEST they knew what Epstein was and didn’t care. At worst they participated. Yet even now speaker Johnson and the gop don’t care.

MIKE JOHNSON: We've seen now that Mr Pretti was involved in inciting law enforcement. If local law enforcement had been involved, would he still be alive right now? WELKER: But you don't think kicking a tail light amounts to something that's punishable by death? JOHNSON: Of course not

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Welker: “Has the Justice Department fully complied with the law?” Rep. Ro Khanna: “No. They've released at best half the documents, but even those shock the conscience of this country… It's one of the largest scandals, in my view, in our country's history.”

Bash: Was it about trying to make a an example out of somebody who the president has sparred with? Blanche: I don't even know that the president's even ever thought of Don Lemon. Bash: He called him a sleazebag yesterday.

Why am I not at all surprised?

As Black History Month begins, we honor the generations of Black New Yorkers who built this city into the “gorgeous mosaic” we call home. Today, we reflect on the words of Mayor David Dinkins: our city’s first Black mayor (and a democratic socialist!).

Ellison: "The real problem with the case is not that the judge didn't understand the gravity or facts. The problem is there is no legal precedent for this. We've never seen a moment in American history where through force of arms, an administration was trying to bully a state into submission."

Exactly why the MAGA cult loves him.

“I’m observing!” Guns drawn, grabbed out of her car for observing. Homan has changed nothing. More: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning. Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.

Fork ICE!🍴🧊 🔥 Long Beach! 🔺 Come rally in solidarity! 🔺 Volunteers areneeded in our Long Beach community. Come one, come all! Bring a friend. ⏰ Sunday, February 1 2 PM 📍 Toxic toast records 757 Pine Avenue Long Beach, CA 90813 #ForkICE #FuckICE #protest #longbeach

Insane corruption

Something tells me Nick Shirley’s hard drive is problematic.

Los Angeles DA drops charges against cops involved in deadly DUI arrest. "Though [Edward] Bronstein died in 2020 it wasn’t till 3 years later – after a damning video emerged – that [the officers] were all charged with felony involuntary manslaughter and assault." www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

MORE SHALL BE REVEALED...... RELEASE THE CHUMP/STEIN FILES.......

MAGA approved.

Yeah hey JD remember that? What ever happened with that?

Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com

Abolish ICE 🖕🏾🧊 #ReneeGood #AlexPretti