I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports. And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.” Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.

As a social movements scholar, I absolutely love the diversity of tactics being developed by each city, reflecting their local flavor Portland kept it weird with inflatable costumes Chicago protected its street vendors by buying up their food each day Charlotte chased ICE agents into the woods

In the “didn’t see that coming” department

Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.

“Tell us what it is you want.” @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social The danger to Greenland is not Russia. It’s not China. It’s America.

And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.

“The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin/Donald, the more star systems/states will slip through your fingers"

I wonder about the cases before they had enough with the killing of a white mother. Had to be a lot of swallow hard, keep your head down and try to wait for change of administration.

Shadow checks on Purrsist after her no babies surgery. He went so far as to cover her scat in the cat box for her. #friends

Somehow I told you so doesn’t feel so good.

Sunday Meet and Greet This is our strength We share ideas, opinions and important info We LEARN from each other We laugh. We cry We share outrage, fears anger The funny and heartbreaking We share a love of freedom, country, fairness and Democracy We are a community We Will be Okay Love 🦊

Indivisible organized protest in Paducah Kentucky yesterday. 200 showed up.

This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia. Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.” Really listen to it.

Until various other chores kept me from doing so, was planning to do a Mercator-based substack post yesterday. Planned opening image is below. We were in Greenland for a week last year. This is the flat-out stupidest thing Trump has yet proposed. Not most evil, but stupidest.

Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.

Make it viral.

"Why are we throwing a wrench into NATO...?"

What I want to hear are those three little words that exceed “alternative facts”, “inaccurate” and even “false”. Those sweet words are “It’s a lie”. And its pronoun family: She is lying. He is lying. They are lying. But never have the occasion to hear or say: “we are lying”.

Today is the fifth anniversary of an attempted overthrow of democracy by the defeated candidate and his minions. Still angry that it was all brushed under an orange rug.

You’ll ruin your eyes.

We cannot become numb to the outrage of this. The wife of the President’s Senior Advisor threatens a sovereign nation.

Marco Rubio must know that when the US engages in regime change things in that country get worse, not better. But he still wants to topple leaders all over, especially in Cuba. The only conclusion I can draw is that he hates Cuba, and wants it to suffer. Or maybe he's just stupid 🤷 #Venezuela

That answers my question from yesterday. It’s only an acceptable loss if you are not one of them.

During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.

How many times, how many nations have we done this to with disastrous outcomes. Our soldiers die, we spend billions of dollars (why we Americans can't have nice things like national healthcare and a livable wage and decent infrastructure) I don't care if the talking heads are justifying this.

“Hope compels you to pursue goals with urgency but without the fear that if your hopes aren’t realized, you’ve failed. As Rabbinic teaching put it: It’s not your responsibility to finish the work of perfecting the world, but you are not free to stop trying, either.” NYT as the 2025 dark days end

Bill Barr had the reporter who broke the Epstein story surveilled. Nothing to see here, folks.

A Christmas gift from artist daughter.

What! Not liberal scum? Well then that’s the last statement Fox News will run from him.

America has entered a time of isolationism that echoes the inward turn of the 1930s. We will no longer lead. We’ll snipe from the sidelines. That turned out really well.

Hey @cnn.com your friendly ICE training story should include this video.

Merry Christmas from Her Ladyship Purrsist

This is my Christmas present. A constitutional law review that discusses bills of attainder which was brushed past in my legal education. (Just because you ignore case law you don’t like, your opponent and the court will not. And you will look stupid and/or sloppy.)

JUST IN: Judge blocks Trump's attempt to strip security clearance from whistleblower lawyer Mark Zaid. Judge Amir Ali (Biden) says the move may violate Constitution's ban on bills of attainder. Doc: ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...

One Christmas I told Santa I wanted the Americans who control 90% of the wealth to pay 90% of the taxes.

White men are 30% of the population. They are also: - 98% of presidents - 90% of CEOs - 90% of billionaires - 80% of Congress Forever oppressed.

Four Rivers Indivisible protested ICE in Paducah yesterday. Black SUVs parked at local motels sparked the pop up rally.

Welcome to the first day of winter. Today the darkness wins. Tomorrow the light will begin its slow return. Each minute will count. This feels like a metaphor for America.

In Moscow, they call her “our girl Tulsi” for a reason.

♥️ 😳🇺🇸

1) There was no cease fire 2) The Epstein files will not be released 3) The “Warrior Dividend” is just the asshole putting his name on Congressional appropriations 4) The tariffs are taxes on us, paid by us 5) Venezuela is not sending fentanyl to our shores, and its oilfield were never ours

“The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a man’s conscience” Atticus Finch. “If everyone else jumps off a bridge, will you?” my mother.

Imagine if more news programs took the time to refute lies, misstatements, exaggerations in political speeches. Too often reaction is “we don’t have time to dissect this”. Yeah. Yeah you do.

How many of us believe he was egging on invasion of the Capitol? Didn’t need BBC doc. America watched real time in horror.

Happy Belated 250th Birthday Jane Austin. Your snark is needed now more than ever.

The tragedy of Rob and Michelle’s deaths are incomprehensible. I’m hearing Rob’s voice telling us all to do more, to repair the human soul, to repair our hearts, to repair our country, to repair our world, to keep fighting, to keep living for every soul taken from this earth.

I loved that book! Read it to my kindergarten classes. Even the wiggliest little boys paid attention. The colors were stunning.