It would be interesting to know what percentage of the U. S. population eligible to vote who are not reporters, elected officials or political operatives sat through this from beginning to end. And did they take any bathroom breaks? www.cnn.com/2026/02/24/p...

Don't want to listen to Trump's lies, but DO want a State of the Union update? We've got you. Summer Lee will speak to what people are really feeling: anger at a rigged system, frustration with politicians who protect it, and pride in how our communities are fighting back. wfpus.org/SOTU2026

Hear, hear!

Does that seem fair to you?

"The Trump administration 'is not pro-enforcement universally', the lawyer added. 'They’re pro-enforcement when they want to discipline companies they don’t like.'"

"I would argue that the United States in 2025-26 has slid into a mild form of competitive authoritarianism. I think it's reversible, but this is authoritarianism."

"Four unhoused members of the Oglala Lakota Sioux Tribe were detained by ICE in Minneapolis. Tribal officials confirm that one individual has been released, while tribal attorneys continue efforts to locate the other three."

I'm a member.

Tricia McLaughlin, DHS assistant secretary said, "She said that most new hires have worked for other law enforcement agencies, and that their backgrounds were thoroughly vetted." Ummm...okay. apnews.com/article/ice-...

Read the full story ⬇️ www.levernews.com/the-lap-dogs...

Norman Rockwell’s “The Dugout” — a classic portrait of slumped Cubs, dejected Cubs, defeated Cubs — now hangs in the Art Institute of Chicago.

OTTAWA – Global Affairs Canada says it is “deeply concerned” by reports the Gaza War Cemetery where nearly two dozen Canadians were buried has been severely damaged or destroyed.

NEW: ProPublica went inside the detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.

Donald Trump spoke to an audience of religious leaders, foreign dignitaries and business elites in what will surely not go down as one of the Godliest addresses in history.

I hope Dems begin to see that moderate or progressive, AIPAC is not our friend. They endorse January 6th insurrectionists. Yet if you so much as suggest the US uphold its own Leahy laws, no matter your record, they will work against you.

Tactics include misleading borrowers through “membership” fees, embedding offers in rental-payment portals to entice renters at checkout, and partnering with existing “buy now, pay later” apps.

I keep thinking about this. The EFF (Economic Freedom Fighters) is a communist, black nationalist political party in South Africa. www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...

OPINION: "Ida B. Wells-Barnett died in 1932 at age 68. More than eight decades later, the New York Times included her in its “Overlooked” obit series on historical figures whose deaths had gone unreported by the Times," Richard Campbell writes.

NEW: Local police did not open investigations into six of the 12 shootings by on-duty federal agents that have led to the deaths or injuries of citizens and immigrants since September, a ProPublica analysis found.

The number of people currently in ICE custody is now over 73,000, the most in history.

Now is probably a good time to remind folks that Elon Musk deleted this recent tweet of his about an 18 year old girl

Did artificial intelligence really drive layoffs at Amazon and other firms?

As former President Barack Obama’s foundation prepares to roll out the welcome mat to huge crowds of tourists flocking to the South Side when the Obama Presidential Center opens its doors in a few months, it is promoting Airbnb, a company that has faced protests for its impact on housing supply.

To those of you not already doing this, please do it. It's effective. www.ibtimes.co.uk/unsubscribe-...

Milwaukee, 2026

"It’s really a shame that I learned all of this too late."

They drew their weapons on her when there was no violence or threat of violence, made a shaky arrest and then did a search of her vehicle incident to that shaky arrest. Obviously, what she did wasn't a felony because they turned the car around and released her. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Our communities have been showing up and meeting this moment. We need to show our leaders we expect just as much from them. Join the nationwide shutdown tomorrow and say enough is enough: ICE OUT

About 1.2 million Russian troops have been killed, wounded or are missing since its invasion of Ukraine almost four years ago, a rate of casualties for a major military power not seen since World War II, a new report from a prominent international think tank says. https://cnn.it/4rkLDq5

The president's response amounted to a softening of his administration's tone on the Jan. 24 shooting, after several of his top aides, including White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, described Pretti as a threat to federal agents. (3/x) www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

Syria hopes to hold new talks with Kurdish forces reut.rs/4biBBB9

A man is under arrested for assaulting U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost at the Sundance Film Festival

Only 31 percent of Americans think ICE agents should be allowed to wear masks. After a Reagan-appointed federal judge heard out the reasoning for the masks, he called it “disingenuous, squalid and dishonorable.” www.theverge.com/policy/86720...

There I fixed it

Donald Trump has used the presidency to make himself more than $1.4 billion, so far.

Larger concentration of cows on fewer farms leads to environmental degradation. It doesn't mean lower prices for consumers because of "efficiencies" as there are fewer players competing and the quality of the product tends to go down. I know. I've tasted it. www.wpr.org/news/wiscons...

The Don says give him what he wants and he'll cut the Europeans in on a piece of the action.

I'm a retired police officer and after seeing dozens of videos of ICE interacting with people, I can tell you that they have no tactics. Then again, they're not out there to enforce the law, but to terrorize the populace. www.minnpost.com/community-vo...

People seeking federal pardons generally must file petitions through the Office of the Pardon Attorney. But during Trump’s second term, only 10 of the roughly 1,600 people granted pardons had filed such petitions. (Published Nov. 2025)

electrek.co/2026/01/14/b... "If this is real, the internal combustion engine didn’t just die today; it was buried 100 feet deep, and every other battery is not far behind." If this works as advertised, who needs Venezuelan oil or Greenland's rare earth metals?

BREAKING: The Los Angeles Dodgers have purchased the Tampa Bay Rays and traded the entire organization to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for RHP Paul Skenes

Impeach this f***ing lunatic.

🔥🔥🔥👍 PM Mark Carney says criminals exploit “irresponsible American gun laws” and weak U.S. border enforcement to move illegal firearms into Canada, saying U.S. platforms have become “seas of racism, misogyny, antisemitism, Islamophobia, and hate.” #cdnpoli

⚠️The real reason Trump wants Greenland isn’t national security — it’s minerals. As ice melts, Greenland’s rare earths, lithium, copper, and oil are becoming easier to extract. Trump’s billionaire allies are invested in mining projects there — and they want to profit.

House Republicans are now seeking to cut the IRS budget by another billion dollars, which would let rich tax cheats off the hook even more.

Rep Robin Kelly (D-IL) is introducing articles of impeachment against Kristi Noem

AOC: They are sending ICE into the streets. They’re invading other countries. They are tweeting crazy shit. But what they’re not doing is lowering the price of groceries…

Anybody remember the old cable series Good vs Evil (a.k.a. G vs E)? It was about agents of the Almighty Corps battling the minions of darkness, the Morlocks, getting people to renounce their Faustian deals. I see photos of Trump or Vance glaring into the camera, I think about that series.