NEW: Three U.S. senators have called for an overhaul of federal agents’ use of tear gas and pepper spray, citing a ProPublica investigation that found at least 79 children were hurt by these chemicals during Trump’s immigration crackdown.

"Can you give a specific example of a legitimate victim?" Asking for specifics and details is so easy, and letting people say blanket, generic talking points help reinforce false narratives.

Again, please share. In every aspect of American history you will run smack dab into the critical contributions of Black people. It’s not Black history. It’s American history. Trying to erase it is a fool’s errand. We live it every day. time.com/5836444/blac...

Under Trump, more than 145,000 US kids have been separated from their parents, a study shows

"Meetings are held, emails are sent, phone calls are made, and something like 520,000 children die of malnutrition, diarrhea, tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV." prospect.org/2026/05/22/w...

“A world-class Ebola lab in Frederick, Maryland, with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was designed for exactly this scenario. … But that lab was shuttered last year, with staff laid off abruptly and their work – key for preventing and responding to outbreaks – ended with no notice.”

Trump and Republicans want to fund Trump’s billionaire ballroom with your tax dollars. Here’s how we would spend that $1 billion instead:

They” didn’t leak Trump’s tax returns. An IRS contractor did - along with thousands of other tax returns - during Trump’s first term. Biden’s DOJ prosecuted the contractor, who got the max: 5 years in prison. This is shameful spin from SDNY U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton.

In court today on an emergency motion challenging the change in color to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, destroying its historic character. Through litigation, we learned that the agency bypassed the required processes for historic structures bc the White House wanted them to.

It was a standard expectation, up to the point Trump refused, that presidential candidates would voluntarily release their tax returns.

Along with an apology from the IRS, Trump's arrangement would also guarantee that the IRS would never audit any member of the Trump family ever again.

Are we great yet? US could lose $147-479 Billion ((Yale Budget Lab) in lost revenue. Proposed data sharing with DHS has made filing taxes risky for undocumented immigrants. “Many Latino people didn’t file taxes because of fear of ICE,” said Schmidt, a tax adviser. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Trump didn’t just pardon his followers who stormed the U.S. Capitol. He’s now set them up for payments through a slush fund he created to reward his allies—out of your tax dollars. You could not make this up.

This is the correct way to report it. They dropped the case to AVOID the court reviewing it. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05...

Raskin says the fund is unconstitutional. Congress didn't structure it. 14th Amendment prohibits obligations in service of insurrection. Raskin says Dem House will shut it down and compel transparency on payments. He's calling on Rs to legislate against it now. 4/ newrepublic.com/article/2105...

Over 100,000 Family Separations in Trump Crackdown www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/u...

These are lawless violent vigilantes, not “patriots” or “martyrs.” Trump has already pardoned them. They most certainly should not now get paid from Trump’s proposed $1.7B fund.

I’m gonna post this video every day so we NEVER FORGET what Donald Trump did to the USA on Jan 6th

“Having people like ICE treat people the way we were treated 61 years ago, it’s horrible,” said Charles Mauldin, who was tear-gassed by police in Selma, Alabama, in 1965. “I’m just starting to realize how traumatizing it is for me.”

We've identified at least 79 children who’ve been left screaming, unable to breathe, or otherwise hurt by tear gas and pepper spray during Trump’s historic immigration crackdown.

I’m gonna post this video every day so we NEVER FORGET what Donald Trump did to the USA on Jan 6th

The Trump administration wants to decrease a mother's allotments for fruits and vegetables from $52 to $13 a month.

This is the impact of the Republican budget. The rich are getting richer, and kids are going hungry. bit.ly/4uHft9Z

More & more eligible low-income people are losing SNAP because of H.R. 1’s bureaucratic hurdles, including this mom who has tried for months to get her family’s benefits back while working & caring for 2 young kids. Keep in mind: SNAP benefits average about $6 per person per day.

There are 86 pregnant mothers locked up in ICE concentration camps. Pregnant immigrants in detention for months despite rules against it - Los Angeles Times share.google/PQsxrLcoTOWM...

73% of mothers with kids under 18 are in the workforce. More than flowers or brunch, working moms need: -Paid family leave -Equal pay -Universal childcare -Universal healthcare (But get your mom flowers, too)

Can someone stop Trump from destroying historic DC? The Eisenhower Executive Office Building is famous for its gray granite facade, and he wants to paint it white, costing taxpayers at least $7.5 million. NEWSFLASH: this isn’t going to lower gas or grocery prices or open the Strait of Hormuz.

11/ Read our story at www.propublica.org/article/kids... Reported with @mayatmiller.bsky.social @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social @mariamelba.bsky.social

1/ Tear gas was created to incapacitate grown men. So when I started seeing reports of kids hurt by tear gas deployed by federal immigration agents, I wondered how often it was happening. My colleagues and I started to count:

U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia after touring the Dilley ICE jail: "There is nothing humane about Dilley. Children are being held in jail while women with no criminal history are denied basic dignity, medical care, and hygiene products. "A jail is no place for children. This baby jail must be shut down."

A reminder that it is true and (still) on USDA's website that SNAP payment error rates are -not (in bold!) a measure of fraud -largely unintentional www.fns.usda.gov/snap/qc

Reminder that the Trump regime is still blowing up suspected “drug boats” — killing 185 people since September. But no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're taking Trump's word for it. This is murder. We must not lose sight of this lawlessness.

I must be going to different restaurants. I have never been asked to show ID to eat.

Donald Trump’s broad economic and foreign-policy agenda is accelerating a “budgetary death spiral” for many child-care programs, leaving parents in desperate straits, @ehaspel.bsky.social writes:

ICYMI: The House Appropriations Committee voted 35-25 yesterday to advance a bill that would underfund WIC and cut fruit and vegetable benefits for almost 5.4 million toddlers, preschoolers, new moms & pregnant women in low-income families.

RFK Jr. is holding up $600 million in vaccines for poor countries

Hasn’t whined about needing a ballroom to feel safe

Preservationists are pressing ahead with their lawsuit against President Trump’s planned $400 million White House ballroom, declining a request by the Department of Justice to withdraw the complaint following the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

DeLauro gets fed up with Lee Zeldin's arrogance and condescension: "You do not have the right to say climate change does not exist, that it's a hoax! And that's where this administration is coming from ... I don't have to listen to this BS."

Under one Trump cut, Ohio families lose the most ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/04/24/u...

If you were horrified watching elected leaders run & scramble because of gun violence, just imagine how my daughter Jaime felt in school running from an active shooter before she was killed. Now, become a part of the solution & only vote for people determined to address gun violence in America.

About last night’s scrambling from gun fire at White House reporters dinner .. Rep Jamie Raskin (D-MD) makes a critical point on CNN: “This is happening in schools across the country.. the kids have no resources to process their trauma”

I’m listening to seasoned reporters talk about how frightened they were during the shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner last night and imagining how much worse it is for America’s children. If there’s ever been a time to pass sensible gun control laws, it’s now.

Leaders last night experienced what it feels like to be a student in school dealing with an active shooter. Unfortunately, the current occupant of the White House is delivering the wrong message from last night. We don't need a ballroom sales job. We need a determination to end gun violence.

States will have to bear more of the SNAP program’s costs under the new budget law. They could respond by making it harder for people to qualify. “My fear is that some states will choose not to operate SNAP at all,” one researcher said.

Pulitzer-worthy reporting here from Minnesota immigrant news @sahanjournal.bsky.social. 70+ children detained during Operation MetroSurge. 30 sent to Dilley. Two dozen held >20 days, a Flores violation. 7 still detained as of March 10. ~20 have been deported. sahanjournal.com/immigration/...

Hes got a Petfinder page and everything: www.petfinder.com/cat/hue-51e5...

More than 5 million parents and young children in WIC would see fruit and vegetable benefits cut under the FY2027 House Agriculture appropriations bill, which takes away over $141 million in benefits and risks turning families away from the program. www.cbpp.org/blog/house-a...

Insights into the infant and #toddler ECE workforce highlight how demographic, credential, and wage shifts have impacts, finding that the #workforce has experienced notable changes in its composition over the last five years. Explore the findings in this Urban fact sheet. https://urbn.is/4thtryY