NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find: - NONE of the arrested were criminally charged - NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists." - ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.

As we learn about the newly public Jeffrey Epstein emails today, let's remember that at least 25 women have accused Donald Trump of rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment. Six did so in court. In the case of @ejeancarroll.bsky.social, a jury found that Trump was responsible for sexual abuse.

I've been a lifelong Democrat because I believe in the platform. The Congressional votes to end the shutdown are the worst failure of Democratic Party leadership I've seen in my lifetime.

Not only did I vote by mail 🗳️📫, but I also got vaccinated 💉today at a free community vaccine clinic (flu and COVID). Here's to civic duty!

Spotify is profiteering off the illegal acts of ICE: sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...

This Samhain, I hope every ICE agent is being haunted by the souls of their justice-loving ancestors.

Entire families, including a child.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... The military is not supposed to be used against the people. These are Storm Troopers.

Trump is bringing war to our streets, disappearing our neighbors, violating court orders due process, and the Constitution.

WOW: The White House says the president's MAIN PRIORITY is his BALLROOM. SNAP is ending. Subsidies for health care are gong to double and in some instances quadruple plan premiums. The government is shut down. The cost of living is through the roof. And his priority is his ballroom.

Trump is stealing $230 million in OUR taxpayer money--in broad daylight. Just straight up corruptly stealing our money. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear. At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them. By @nicolefoy.bsky.social

Withhold our labor and we win. This is not simple. It's not easy. But it's necessary and we will build to this.

Show up and show out today. Be powerful, be loud, be visible, and help spread our commitment to non-violence. Americans are pledged to our Constitution, and to our democracy. Today we say loud and clear: #NoKings in the USA!

Why are we protesting tomorrow for #NoKings? Because Trump is commuting the sentences of fraudsters and criminals: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/17/n...

Why are we protesting tomorrow for #NoKings? Another example: our President is authorizing extrajudicial murder in international waters in our name.

Hey Massachusetts--If you're attending #NoKings tomorrow in Boston, Help us close the gap! We're 85% funded for everything we need for a successful event tomorrow. You can contribute now, which goes towards portapotties, jumbotrons, accessibility, first aid, etc. givebutter.com/nokingsboston

"Victorious warriors win first and then go to war" - Sun Tzu I believe that we will win. Join in. www.mass50501.org/events/20251...

#BREAKING The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refuses to undo an order blocking deployment of National Guard troops within Illinois. "We conclude that the district court's factual findings … were not clearly erroneous, and that the facts do not justify the President's actions in Illinois."

....support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic... Join us on Saturday for a peaceful, joyful, No Kings! Bring your American Flags!! 🇺🇸 💛⭐🌼 www.nokings.org #NoKings #SpeakOut

If you're coming to a #NoKings protest Saturday because you love America and democracy, make sure to come LOUD! I want to hear drums, whistles, bullhorns, brass, chants, banging pots & pans!

The is literally nothing more American and patriotic than declaring: No Kings.

The attacks we now face as a community are different: more dangerous, more aggressive, and more direct. Trump and his cronies are executing blatant abuses of power. Join us Saturday: www.mass50501.org/events/20251...

Join neighbors TONIGHT, October 13th, at 6 PM at the Cummings Center room 270 for a proactive conversation about development in Davis Square! Talk with fellow square residents and workers about what we want out of Davis Square development projects. Hosted by and only by the DSNC.

1/3 On this Indigenous Peoples' Day, we reaffirm that nobody is illegal on stolen land. That all people belong to the land. We mourn the death of millions of Indigenous people and animals who were victims of the genocide of settler colonialism.

ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

When dictators try to silence us, we fight back louder. On Oct 18th, communities everywhere stand for dignity, equality, and freedom. #NoKings www.mass50501.org/events/20251... #GetSaltyBoston

NEW: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.

www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn... One state’s troops have entered another state without permission from the state’s Governor. This is intent to exercise control over one of the state’s territories. This is an armed invasion. This is authoritarianism.

Exciting announcement!! I’m running for Massachusetts State Senate for the Norfolk and Suffolk District of Massachusetts! I pledge to fight for the families in Boston, Dedham, Norwood, Walpole, and Westwood to build a fair economy where families—not billionaires—come first. www.ElectPersis.com

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

Continued video of feds gassing protestors and CPD alike. In the chaos one woman came to a CPD officer asking for help for a relative that she says feds just grabbed. Officer response: "We just clocked in. We don't know what's going on."

ICE is pepper spraying CPD (Chicago police)

"We're under siege. We're being invaded by our own military." Last night, federal agents detained people for whom they had no warrant. They arrested people with the indignity of not letting them put clothes on. They ziptied children. CHILDREN. abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...

Credit to the Worcester City Council for their bold action to protect our families in MA fram having their rights violated by masked ICE agents: theworcesterguardian.org/f/worcester-...

Five days ago, an ICE agent shoved a woman asking questions about the detention of her husband. Today they attacked two journalists. We cannot accept or normalize what has now become routine violence at 26 Federal Plaza. It has no place in our city.

The tragic irony of the LDS Church in Michigan is that these are preventable. We're losing our nation's people, our most precious resource. People should be able to pray, to whatever God(s), in whatever way they see fit, in peace. This is the 324th mass shooting in the U.S. this year alone.

As Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol closes 1% of the North American Stores, many of which recently unionized, remember that he makes 6,666X the amt an average Starbucks worker makes. It would take 247 GENERATIONS of Starbucks workers to earn what he earns in 1 year: the highest gap on the S&P 500.

Looking for ways to help our community members affected by ICE? Join Operation Milkweed: operationmilkweed.org

The Massachusetts Democratic party chair sent out an email asking people to collect signatures for Sec. Bill Galvin's Election Day Registration ballot question. Why not just ask the Leadership of the 84% Democratic House of Representatives to stop opposing it?

www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025... This is literally the job: be present when disaster strikes and deploy resources to protect lives. Trump is incompetent, and his appointees are letting people die because they aren't doing their jobs.

"The swift corporate backpedaling proves that PUBLIC PRESSURE WORKS, even in an era of creeping authoritarianism." (emphasis mine) contrarian.substack.com/p/tyrants-ha...

America can be community. We've never done it before, but we can do it now. We can create a nation, a society, that grows up from soil tended with love. With seeds of hope. With rejoicing in creation. With gratitude for sharing our abundance.

Community Unites to Drive Out ICE GOONS ✊

Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for Pentagon reporters: a disgusting violation of Freedom of the Press enshrined in the 1st Amendment of the Constitution. www.npr.org/2025/09/20/g...

This week, ICE has: detained a 16 year old in Mildford, MA; arrested and held a US Citizen; body slammed a peaceful protestor who is also a candidate for Congress, & arrested 15 elected officials, 11 of whom are NY state legislators, for trying to ensure detainees have minimum requirements by law.

Love first. Ask questions later.

#ICE #Bystander training online 9/18 from 6:30-8 pm ET. RSVP below. This training will empower participants to understand their legal rights and what they can do to support affected #community members. #Somerville #Indivisible @ealmquist.bsky.social @mysticmashupindiv.bsky.social

Illinois State Senator Karina Villa sprang into action to protect her community from ICE raids, alerting neighbors to their rights and chasing off masked agents. This is how you stand up to authoritarianism. We should all be inspired by Sen. Villa's courage.

Polls are open for today's Preliminary Election in #Somerville, and they'll be open until 8pm. Be a villen voter!