"U.S. citizens, immigrants with legal status and children have been among those detained in increasingly brazen and aggressive encounters..." apnews.com/article/chic...

The problem clearly is ICE, not immigrants. Today's News: Mayor Makes Chicago an ICE-Free Zone! youtu.be/u1aRdRTWn6k?... via @YouTube

Trump hates to be the object of humor. He understands that humor can be a more powerful antidote to tyranny than any other form of criticism. I'm sure he'd hate it if you shared this cartoon. [Cartoon by Jon Adams/The New Yorker]

ICE and other federal agents conducted a violent, middle-of-the-night raid on an apartment building in Chicago — just days after Trump said the military should go after “the enemy within.” He and his cronies are building a police state piece by piece. https://youtu.be/5zrye_p-EPI?si=VinP3uxFa9_JiN8X

Donald Trump thinks he’s all powerful. But this was another week where he displayed just how vulnerable he is. We break it all down on the latest Coffee Klatch.

I don’t have a crystal ball, but I have a good idea how this shutdown ends. Trump and Republicans will cave (he won’t admit he’s caving, of course, but he will cave). Here’s why: Air traffic controllers.

Keep sharing ICE atrocities in Chicago, Portland, and everywhere. mdavis19881.substack.com/p/watch-the-...

Portlandia wins the War of Roses

Now that Tom Homan is border czar, his former business associate Charles Sowell is continuing to work with companies actively seeking to land a chunk of the $45 billion Congress approved to spend on immigration detention. ➡️ Read the full story: https://propub.li/3IusbGP

BREAKING: A federal judge blocked President Trump’s call-up of the National Guard for a deployment in Portland, saying his actions were based on false claims and undermined Oregon’s sovereignty.

A federal judge in Oregon has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland.

According to eyewitnesses, armed ICE agents dragged kids out of their beds in the middle of the night, zip tied them and put them in rented vans while raiding an * entire apartment building* on the South Side of Chicago. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOXO...

Naked children torn from their mothers and tossed into vans. U.S. citizens detained for hours in zip ties. Doors kicked in and belongings stolen or destroyed. This is the reality of Trump’s deportation agenda. It was always about cruelty.

The government has effectively been shut down for months as Trump has destroyed checks and balances, usurped the power of the purse from Congress, and unleashed an authoritarian nightmare throughout the country. Why would any Democrat vote for any continuing resolution that allows this to continue?

80% (!) of the ACA subsidies that are about to expire go to people in states that Trump won in 2024. Time and time again, Trump and MAGA Republicans will sell out their own voters — all to fund massive tax cuts for the super rich.

These are the people getting huge tax cuts — paid for by cuts to health care for millions of Americans. Every lie Trump and Republicans are telling right now is meant to distract you from this.

Apple has removed an ICE tracking app that allows users to report ICE activity nearby from its App Store. The removal came after a direct demand from Trump’s DOJ. Once again, Big Tech is bending the knee to our tyrant-in-chief to protect its bottom line.

Trump says the US is in "armed conflict" with drug cartels. Meanwhile, his DOJ is disbanding a task force that took on cartels. Trump doesn't care about stopping drug trafficking — he wants to be able to declare war on anyone he labels an enemy. This is a power grab.

There goes the First Amendment.

Find the 49 minutes to watch this in one sitting. Then watch it again later. And then watch for the updates. Marc Elias is one of our best leaders right now. This is must-watch material. bsky.app/profile/marc...

Democracy Docket reporter @jenrice.bsky.social is in El Paso for the entire ten day Texas redistricting hearing. At stake are five House seats -- and potentially control of Congress. Subscribe to Democracy Docket now to stay informed. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0

As the Trump administration threatens them, liberal nonprofits have been quietly preparing to do everything from surrendering 501(c)(3) status to relocating outside the US.

Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought said the funding was for projects in 16 states, all of which voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris.

Don’t let Republicans gaslight you into believing that Trump isn’t planning on unleashing our military on US citizens. He flat out said the military should use cities as “training grounds” to combat the “war from within.” This is code for it’s ok to shoot or harm anyone who protests against him.

America so needs to rid themselves of this shackle.

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‼️ This is a very dangerous situation. Nothing like this has ever happened before. This nuclear power plant is the largest in Europe. Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which has been under Russian occupation since March 2022, has been disconnected from the power supply for more than a week⤵️

My god. “Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers…’It was heartbreaking to watch…seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.’”

Just two friends having a great time. RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!!!

I don’t think many realize how prescient and relevant the movie 9 to 5 was, and is. Though blanketed in comedy, the real story of what women had to experience and suffer through in the workplace was overlooked. Mind you, it came out just a few years after women were finally given financial autonomy

While Americans are wondering whether they will have healthcare or where their next meal is coming from; Trump is turning the White House into his private palace and living his best life. Tea? 🔥☕️ #ProudBlue #USDemocracy #ResistanceUnited #Voices4Victory ca.news.yahoo.com/white-house-...

Trump trashed the job market, fired the jobs chief, drastically cut healthcare funding, shut down the govt to hide the Epstein files - then told America: “Go fuck yourselves.”

Me, to @chrislhayes.bsky.social on @allinwithchris.bsky.social on @msnbc.com last night: "[Lindsey Halligan] has no more authority than you or I or my two corgis to present an indictment to a grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia."

Ret. General Mark Hertling on the speeches presented by the Secretary of War and the POTUS to top military officials: “It’s illegal.” m.youtube.com/shorts/R0A0G...

Tim Walz: "My god, we've got the White House threatening investigations and jail time because an escalator stopped? Walk up the damn stairs!"

They’re loving it. Your health care is not on their minds.

"No president in recent memory—and likely no president ever—has prompted more discussion about his mental stability and connection with reality." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Meiselas: I think this is a serious oversight issue. $17 trillion is apparently missing right now, and we’re in a government shutdown. Trump keeps saying he’s got $17 trillion. Where did it go? Garcia: If there is $17 trillion somewhere, the government doesn’t know about it.

Oh, that’s a good one.

In 2023, #SistersinLaw podcast did a live show in Portland. We didn’t see Antifa but we were met by a huge crowd that wanted to learn about democracy. We had Voodoo Donuts & saw a lot of knitters. Today, we are all #Portland.

As a US Atty, I prosecuted and oversaw police excessive force cases. We took them seriously because they were serious abuses of power. What we're seeing now is the outbreak of an epidemic & instead of being condemned by fed'l law enforcement leaders, it seems to be tolerated if not encouraged.

Tonight, a post that is longer than usual. But a Judge in Boston issued a 1st Amendment decision that is incredibly important (& long), and we trace his reasoning and some startling conclusions he committed to paper. I hope you’ll stick with me and read to the end. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump announced the deployment of U.S. troops to Portland, Oregon, and federal immigration facilities nationwide Saturday, claiming he is defending the country against “domestic terrorists.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

ICYMI: A Reagan-appointed judge ruled that Trump's abduction and attempted deportation of pro-Palestinian student activists is an unconstitutional attack on freedom of speech. We must continue to resist Trump's illegal attacks on our fundamental rights. www.commondreams.org/news/judge-s...

Stephen King’s books were censored 206 times, according to PEN America, with “Carrie” and “The Stand” among the 87 of his works affected. https://to.pbs.org/4pXH5Gr