The details in this story are shocking, and I hope people will spend some time with it, despite the *gestures* EVERYTHING ELSE HAPPENING. Some of these details have been previously reported. Other big ones have not. Gift link:

Here is the billionaire parasite that tried to block the new Gordy Howe bridge between Detroit and Windsor so that traffic would be forced to use their decrepit toll bridge. Let’s make this asshole famous. Lutnick too who tried to push Trump to block the bridge… www.freep.com/story/news/p...

Don't let your eyes fool you; this is exactly what it looks like... a modern-day American Gestapo. The USA is an absolute disgrace of a country.

Good fucking morning to everybody except the DHS social media guy who spent all day spreading lies about the blind man ICE killed. The agents were reckless and never should have kidnapped him in the first place. You’re complicit in his death and should be ashamed of yourself.

"In under 13 minutes, Virginia’s Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger demonstrated that she is among the most skillful of a new generation of Democrats.

Here, have 3 1/2 minutes of a president that was very human. Remember what that looks like. Look at the joy he brought. People couldn't help but smile. 1/2, rest below

The USA hockey team is one huge example of why we always choose the bear.

Sen Chris Murphy: A UAE investor secretly gave Trump 187 million dollars and his top Middle East envoy 31 million dollars. And then Trump gave that investor access to sensitive defense technology that broke decades of national security precedent

Trump’s own bank regulator is reviewing the Trump family's application to form a crypto bank. A company tied to the UAE’s top spy is a co-owner. The public deserves transparency, so I asked to see the unredacted application. Here's his response:

Last month, a Pennsylvania farmer rejected $15M from data center developers to sell his farmland. Another in Wisconsin turned down $80M. America's farmers and others across the country are pushing back on Big Tech. This is what integrity looks like.

After DEMANDING that Hillary Clinton's testimony on the Epstein scandal be held behind closed doors, and even threatening her with contempt for her insistence that reporters be allowed in, the GOP has been sending out photos and info to far-right influencers. Hypocrisy is the GOP brand.

A Russian citizen allegedly committed $3.4 Billion in Medicare fraud in Texas but you don’t see Trump withholding federal funds from Texas… Why?!

No senior. No disabled person. No human being should be rationing food in America while politicians argue about budgets and tax cuts. This is what cruelty looks like in real life. And too many leaders accept it. This is not neglect. It is abandonment. 💔 #SheShed #V4V

Kristen Crowell was on Chew's Views to discuss her efforts to humanize the impacts of the Big Ugly Bill and to counter Trump's #SOTU lies by amplifying the voices of real Americans who have been hurt by this administration's cruel policy choices. Listen here: bit.ly/4aEYmyx #TaxJustice

Rep. Veronica Escobar, Democrats call on ICE to close troubled El Paso detention camp; 3 deaths have been reported recently, 1 was ruled a homicide involving staff. Claims of medical neglect & unsanitary conditions are rife. The Texas Tribune: apple.news/AswByzoIgSLG... 🔥🔥🔥

Hillary Clinton’s fire and fury opening statement to the House Oversight Committee.

From today’s WaPo. This has always been the objective.

Speaker Emerita Pelosi: Trump took $500 billion out of Medicare and $1 trillion out of Medicaid, took many off SNAP and the Republicans just stood up and cheered. All of that to give a tax cut to the richest people in America.

The DOJ is engaged in the largest cover up in modern American history. They have lied repeatedly, refuse to release the full files, and now are hiding documents that point to allegations against Donald Trump. We will not stop until we get justice for the survivors.

ICE chase of a van in Newark ended in a multi-vehicle crash that hit several cars, including one with three kids (two 15 yr olds and a 12 yr old). Mayor Ras Baraka blasted ICE for engaging in a high-risk pursuit on city streets. #ProudBlue 📹: afrikathreg/IG

Excellent Fact Check with charts to prove the reality!

$170 billion for ICE to snatch people off streets while our hospitals close, our schools shrink, and healthcare vanishes—Trump calls it victory. We call it robbery of the American promise. #TrumpsStateOfDelusion #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

10 years of OpenAI: 2015: $0 profit 2025: Still $0 profit (but in a blazer) Lost ~$8B in 2025. Projected $14B loss in 2026. Deutsche Bank estimates $143B in negative cash flow before profitability. But hey, at least they upgraded from the t-shirt. That's progress, right?

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A sold-out night in Minneapolis turned into something far bigger than music. Instead of retreating after political threats, Brandi Carlile pledged $25,000 to support 150 detainees facing urgent legal battles tied to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. =================

Top of the NYTimes right now. Good. Genuinely: Good for the New York Times.

THEY SURRENDERED! Surrendered in just one day! Pete Hogsex now has software that will allow him to conduct wars with AI, with no human oversight or ability to shut it down. This is a nightmare beyond nuclear Holocaust, & could include nuclear Holocaust. Like signing our death warrant.

I put President Trump’s immigration enforcement officials on notice. After he leaves office, federal agents and officials who have broken the law during this cruel mass deportation effort can still be prosecuted and held accountable for their violations of the Constitution and federal law.

Jack Schlossberg’s take on the SOTU. He says, “ it was story time with an old man living in an alternate reality.” Just what we’d expect.

Pedophiles are not to be tolerated anywhere or any place. They should not be protected. They should be reviled, outcast, and persecuted. I don't know how we arrived at this place where part of the population just shrugs and yucks it up with these perverted monsters.

MURPHY: Your filings show you started receiving compensation in spring 2024, yet in Sept 2024 you posted a video saying you had 'no financial relationship w/ the company, just a big fan.' You weren't telling the truth. MEANS: If I said I wasn't receiving money, I wasn't receiving money at that time

SPANBERGER: “His reckless trade policies have forced 🇺🇸 families to pay $1,700+ each in tariff costs. Even though the supreme court struck these tariffs down, the damage has been done. Meanwhile, the president is planning for new tariffs, another massive tax hike on your family.”

A thousand "Dems need to talk about" posts are always blooming that all will hit something mentioned in this speech, that none of the people saying them will watch.

ICE lies

Donald Trump said over and over that he wanted to cap credit card interest rates. But he failed to deliver. He didn't even mention it in his State of the Union. Taking action would save families $100 billion a year. But Trump doesn’t care about lowering your costs.

While Trump praises ICE, remember, this is what they’re doing on our streets. He’s not making our communities safer, his private army is terrorizing them.

Donald Trump wants to talk about corruption. He should take a look in the mirror.

The challenges we now face must be met by a bold progressive populist movement that strengthens democracy and shakes up the system. We can’t simply return to the path we were on before Trump. We cannot accept the status quo of Big Money dominating our politics and economy.

The Trump administration just announced they are suing the University of California for not complying with their demand to pay them $1 billion. The move would defund programs to help cure cancer, treat heart disease, and prevent Alzheimer’s.

Leonnig: "The whistleblower says in Dec. 2025, when there was a mass shooting at Brown U, Kash was on his FBI director jet in FL & there was only one other available jet, but Patel ordered it to be put on standby for another team. That meant an evidence review team had to drive through the night..."

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Kristi Noem lied about an immigrant being a cannibal. Of course it was all made up nonsense. Normal people didn’t believe it, just like we didn’t believe Haitians were eating pets. This is part of dehumanization of immigrants playbook. Fear and hate is the point.

Hines: I handled human trafficking cases all over Southeast Michigan. I believe survivors deserve justice, no matter who the accused is. Accountability cannot depend on whether someone is powerful, wealthy, or politically connected.

Donald Trump has enough money to: - Renovate his $400M Qatari jet - Give Amazon a $7.8 billion tax break - Send Kash Patel to party at the Olympics But YOUR refund on his illegal tariffs? Trump says eat dirt.

“With this threat, the President is punishing Michiganders for a trade war he started.” Sen. Elissa Slotkin said. Canceling the bridge would only mean “higher costs for Michigan businesses … and ultimately, fewer jobs.”

Rep. Massie:  “I've not seen any arrests from the revelations in the Epstein files…Over two dozen people have resigned, CEOs, members of government worldwide. But I haven't seen any arrests or investigations here in the United States from this DOJ.”

MINNESOTA: “116 bullets through the stained-glass windows. 2 students shot and killed. 2 survived gunshots injuries to the head. I am one of them… elected officials have a duty to protect us from guns.”