GOV. PRITZKER: “This is a convicted felon threatening to jail me? He’s an unhinged, insecure wannabe dictator. Come and get me.”

Even more so in 2025… “The American People Series #18: The Flag Is Bleeding” Faith Ringgold, 1967

Happy birthday Faith Ringgold. The painter, fiber artist, sculptor, social activist & educator, famous for her narrative quilts (which echo graphic design & illustration technique), was born today in 1930. #fiberarts faithringgold.com

The Dude has spoken: "ICE? Let's get ICE off our streets and into our beverages. This aggression will not stand. Let's just abide together"

📖 It's Banned Books Week 📖 It’s a week to celebrate books which have been challenged, banned, or silenced—and those who defend them. To celebrate we're sharing our copy of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Shelfmark: B:D 645) which was banned in China and the United States.

It’s Banned Books Week! Across the country, and especially here in the South, conservative policymakers are censoring our stories. Go to the link to see PEN America’s list of the top ten most banned books in the U.S.--we hope you add them to your reading list!

This is Clio. She did not study for the test today. Also does not know how to read. 12/10 (IG: paspastotoro)

In the United States, states have sovereignty and the military is not meant to police civilians. The narrative Trump is pushing about “lawless Democratic cities” is pure political theater. He’s deliberately targeting top Democratic strongholds, not areas that actually face higher crime rates.

JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom are doing something new and important: They understand Stephen Miller's theory of fascist power politics, and they've developed a theory on how to combat it. More Dems need to reckon with Miller's understanding of the moment. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2014...

Did anyone else see this today and wonder wtf happened? Oopsie, Stephen.

"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system." This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.

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.

JB Pritzker: “Whenever the president talks about somebody critically, it’s often projection about what he himself is insecure about. Each of the things he said about me, they’re all true about him. I can take it. I am not afraid of this president.”

"It’s hard to imagine a worse case than the one against James Comey—until you see the one against the [NYAG Letitia James]." By my new @lawfaremedia.org colleague Molly L. Roberts (formerly of @washingtonpost.com ) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/next...

PAY ATTENTION: ICE is filing fake 911 calls in Chicago, weaponizing emergency services to provoke local police. Ordinary citizens would be charged with a felony. ICE calls it strategy.

Let's not compromise this #bannedbooksweek. Stand up for #freespeech. #highered

"Since July 2021, PEN America has recorded 22,810 cases of book bans across 45 states and 451 public school districts." via @mombian.bsky.social #BannedBooksWeek

Thanks, New Yorker

Confederate Greg has turned his so-called sovereignty crusade into an exportable army for a felonious president. The man who spent years ranting about state rights just volunteered his state to violate another’s. The hypocrisy is breathtaking, but the danger is worse.

But there's a full moon risin' Let's go dancin' in the light We know where the music's playin' Let's go out and feel the night… youtube.com/watch?v=n2Mt...

It’s important to flood social media and news channels with news about how ICE lies, so that potential jurors see it.

The first picture is me 10 years ago trying for 30 min to take an ok picture of the moon. The second picture is the picture I took of the moon tonight... With my fucking cell phone in under 30 seconds.

Today In 1926: Babe Ruth becomes the first player to hit 3 HRs in a World Series game! The third blast clears the CF wall at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis and crashes through the window of an auto dealer across the street! #MLB #Baseball #Yankees #History #Postseason #WorldSeries

The headline writer makes it sound really dumb, but it's actually an article about different aspects of second-hand shopping, and it is interesting. apnews.com/article/sust...

OG sandals and socks! (Chelsea Embankment, London). Who will rid me of this troublesome fashion faux pas? #arthistory #london #sandals

When Nature made the blue-bird she wished to propitiate both the Sky and the Earth, so she gave him the color of the one on his back and the hue of the other on his breast. ~John Burroughs 🕉️ Checks out.💙🧡 📸 Sialia mexicana, Bluebirb of Happiness 🐦🪶 #Bluebirds #BirdLovers #OrangeSun #BlueSkyMonday

'Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights.' There's loads of info about #BannedBooksWeek from @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social and @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social on their socials and websites. The chart in this graphic tells a very clear story and it's a sobering one.

🗓️ This #BannedBooksWeek, we’re reminded of why access matters. @kanopy.com has released 🎥 Banned Together. Check if your library has #Kanopy to stream there. Stay informed on book bans & library advocacy by following @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social#BannedBooksWeek✨ When communities come together, books stay open. 📚

I know there is no point in getting irritated, but no, you human-shaped mole rat, the judicial branch ruling against the executive branch is not "legal insurrection."

Civil rights, voting rights and freedom fighter who founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and who forced the Democratic National Committee to admit Black delegates Fannie Lou Hamer was born in Rueville, MS October 6, 1917. Arrests, beatings and bombings didn't stop this Queen of freedom.

Rep. Ted Lieu is so good at this.

Awwwww, what a shame. www.msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-...

The Opportunistic Lies vs. The Pleasant Reality

Harmeet Dhillon (DOJ) publicly targeted this judge on Twitter a couple weeks ago.

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) went on Fox News and explained the consequences of Trump’s government shutdown in one minute.

Band names include the Kristi Nomads and Hegadeth.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear spells it out. The Big UGLY Bill, w/ cuts to Medicaid will likely cause rural hospitals to close or shrink. Rural hospitals drive local economies. Their loss will cause a domino effect. This is just the beginning. #Pinks Via @npr.org Morning Edition IG

Happy World Teachers’ Day everyone! Never lose sight of the difference you make and the lives that you touch. 😊 #WorldTeachersDay

Happy World Teacher’s Day to one of our all time favorite teachers turned Dem Gov, Tim Walz! 🍎

Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights. Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek, and this year's theme reminds us that the right to read belongs to all of us, that censorship has no place in contemporary society, and that we must defend our rights. https://www.ala.org/bbooks.

"Those who ban books want to lock away ideas they fear. But in truth, they are trying to steal our freedom." #BannedBooksWeek honorary chair @georgetakei.bsky.social encourages all of us to stand up for the freedom to read! #CensorshipIsSo1984 youtu.be/qwtzX15AKvQ?...