FYI: Dems in the senate can't defund ICE. ICE is funded by the Big Ugly Bill. Shutting down DHS on this vote wouldn't touch ICE, but it would shut down FEMA, TSA, Coast Guard, etc. Shutting down ICE requires taking back Congress in the midterms. Dismantling DHS requires the White House in 2028.

The DHS Form-205, a “warrant” of removal/deportation, is signed by an ICE official, not a judge. That’s precisely why it does not meet the Fourth Amendment standard. (JD did go to Yale Law School so he legit may not know how the Fourth Amendment works)

Insane — a French judge says Trump’s goons tried to pressure her over Le Pen’s prosecution and she was so “taken aback” she told the French foreign office “There’s a political project behind all this and we must be vigilant”

Evergreen.

#MorningVibe One light becomes two, two becomes a thousand, and suddenly the whole world changes. As we are liberated, our presence automatically liberates others. Be the light. ✨ einsofvision (IG)

#HappyMartinLutherKingJrDay! You will absolutely love this fabulous #DEIHistory!

Trump's obsession with the Nobel Peace Prize is symptom of his accelerating decline. This letter must have shocked the president of Norway. I was sure it was a fake until I verified that several news outlets have verified its authenticity.

So, like, everyone. 🤡

Trump was going to bomb Iran for cracking down on protesters there. Now he's threatening to bring in the military to ***checks notes*** crack down on protesters in Minnesota.

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This is Minneapolis: Walk into my neighborhood ACE last night & see the signage on their door notifying fed agents that it’s private property and cannot be used for immigration enforcement. These signs are all over the city. Walk in & the nearest shelf has goggles & whistles.

It should be bigger news that masked agents were filmed hours ago removing potentially inculpatory evidence from the ICE shooter's house, clearly lacking evidence tags or chain of custody stickers. Before we have word on whether he underwent a toxicology screen at the hospital following the killing

"We will find you and will kill you" is not the new years resolution I was hoping for, but it does seem to be the official new year's resolution of the government we're paying for, so that's certainly horrifying.

The evidence is increasingly pointing to the probability that an ICE agent killed a woman after misreading her as a threat because he was distracted by his simultaneous effort to record her so he could upload her image to a facial recognition database.

My quick takes on the Maduro op, plus some exciting speakers coming to my Substack this year! open.substack.com/pub/asharang...

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

What the KENNEDY Center used to be… Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.

Just want to add: Being convicted of a crime in the U.S. wouldn’t justify sending someone to a foreign gulag to be tortured, and arguably violates separation of powers since the “sentence” they are legally bound to serve is one issued by a judge, not Stephen Miller (i.e. the factoid is irrelevant)

If it’s going to air later with just some extra interviews why is it necessary to take down all the promos? (rhetorical question)

Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:

Sarah McBride rarely centers her identity as a trans woman. Republicans do that for her. So when she steps to the microphone and talks about "21 years of unwavering homesickness," it means something. @mcbride.house.gov www.readtpa.com/p/watch-rep-...

The DOJ is supposed to follow the law, not politics Jack Smith offered to testify publicly about Trump—House Republicans are forcing it behind closed doors Transparency isn’t optional when the rule of law is at stake👇 - TN www.ms.now/opinion/jack...

A lot of journalists are writing stories about DIY now and I don't trust any of them not to scaremonger about it to build support for crackdowns. I've refused requests for interviews on this. Do not talk to the media about DIY.

Republicans and Democrats have long agreed on the need to help people leaving incarceration find jobs and housing so they can contribute to their communities and avoid returning to crime. The Justice Department’s grant cuts now threaten those efforts. bit.ly/3KpuBYb

Abolish ICE, prosecute their agents.

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i'd say it did. the public put a group of thieves, vandals and extremists in office last november and they promptly went about destroying everything that might work to limit their ability to loot, steal and inflicting pain on the people they hate

This is absolutely heartbreaking and reeks of Stephen Miller's sadism. I can't imagine what three more years of this administration will bring. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...

Trump has asked the DOJ to investigate Epstein's involvement with Larry Summers, Bill Clinton, and several other prominent Democrats. He must think this will take the attention away from him, but instead it will highlight his politicization of the DOJ. He's panicking.

SNAP benefits are under attack during this government shutdown and food banks are picking up the slack. But they need your help. Here are the best ways to do that:

I feel that the one useful thing I learned in my many units of economics (beyond “it’s all made up”) is ceteris paribus and I think social media needs the concept badly. No, I did not consider your incredibly specific circumstances. Ceteris paribus, you muppet

This is meant to stop stores from charging more not less. This is such a perversion of what this rule is meant to do.

The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.

I'm quiet about doing kind things because I don't need anyone else to validate or congratulate me; I do kind because I want to, and it's no one else's business However, I'm sharing today that I am setting up a monthly payment to go to a food bank to encourage you to do the same if you can afford it

But Obama spent $376 million. 1. Bush requested the spending, not Obama. 2. Congress approved it. 3. The money was spent to upgrade the aging infrastructure in the 200-year-old building. 4. They didn’t tear down 1/3 of the White House. 5. They didn’t lie about it to the American people.

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“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

If U.S. states have any degree of sovereignty, if there’s any states’ rights at all, it is the right not to be invaded by the armed forces of another U.S. state.

79. American citizen.

One of the speakers at the press conference in Dallas providing information about the ICE shootings said that although the motive of the shooting remains unknown, it's part of the broader anti-ICE sentiments.

“.. US Attorneys around the country must ask themselves whether they are willing to become just another instrument of political power. .. Each must be prepared to resign rather than baselessly punishing the president’s enemies ..” @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Those colours.

“.. A reporter who publishes only what the government ‘authorizes’ is doing something other than reporting,” she said. @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Corporate investment in tech over jobs. “That's the central reality of the U.S. economy right now. It explains some of the .. negative public opinion on the economy paired with record highs in the stock market.” 👀 @axios.com www.axios.com/newsletters/...

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

PSA: A "Major Terrorist Organization" (MTO) is not a thing. The Immigration and Nationality Act *delegates* power to the State Department to designate *FOREIGN* terrorist organizations (FTOs) based on certain criteria. It doesn't apply to domestic orgs. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!