Great sitting down with Brian Tyler Cohen to talk about everything from the courage we saw in Minnesota, to how Democrats can be true to our values and get stuff done, to how we’re building a community of changemakers at the Obama Foundation. youtube.com/watch?v=uI-hgSE5QIw

Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.

This is some disgraceful and authoritarian shit that happens in Hungary and Russia… and Trump’s America. @pbsnews.org is a national treasure.

A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter. I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.

Traveling? Be aware that US Customs might demand to see what’s on your phone upon entry. Here’s some advice on how to handle the problem. GIFT ARTICLE

It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad. The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.

My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.

Link to Forbes article in case NYT was paywalled: www.forbes.com/sites/alison...

Breaking: Ghazala Hashmi wins Virginia Lieutenant Governor race, flipping the seat from red to blue. (Source: @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social)

BREAKING: Letitia James has announced a Government portal for Videos and images of ICE Agents who may have committed crimes. Please Use it and SHARE! ag.ny.gov/federal-acti...

The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing

Andrew, we're voting you off the island and back to the suburbs. Our new ad just aired during Survivor.

Moses Mike Johnson out here living his best life freeballing in the Hitler cesspool… Now where’s that Grindr Antifa General with the receipts? 🤬

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Trump sold-out Afghanistan to Taliban terrorists. And freed 5000 of the worst, inc. the leader (2019)

NEW: Ayman Soliman, whose detention sparked a community uproar and became a test of counterterrorism powers in immigration court, was released from an Ohio jail Friday as DHS abruptly withdrew its deportation case against the children's hospital chaplain. By @hannahallam.bsky.social

What we are witnessing is an outright abuse of power. This administration is attacking critics and using fear as a weapon to silence anyone who would speak out. Media corporations — from television networks to newspapers — are capitulating to these threats.

Obama: We have to recognize that on both sides there are people who are extremists  But I will say that those extreme views were not in my White House. I wasn’t embracing them. I wasn’t empowering them. I wasn’t putting the weight of the government behind extremist views.

Link to access Vanity Fair article free: archive.ph/rxP0Q

At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm owners to elect pro-gun politicians. By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social (Published Oct. 2024)

FWIW, "yours for the restoration of the Republic" was a common salutation American fascists gave to each other in the 1950s and 1960s. This is from a 1952 letter by Ohio white supremacist terrorist Peter Xavier. The rest of the rhetoric here might be familiar too.

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Heartbreaking For the crime of working

ARIZONA: “(Voucher) parents bought diamond rings, luxury clothing, dog food, grills, mopeds with public education dollars….” A handout for the wealthy. This has been @GovBillLee’s #1 priority. #LeesVoucherScam www.12news.com/article/news...

Collier: I refused to sign and so I was told that I was gonna have to stay here on the floor. They have locked the doors. The sergeants have been instructed not to allow me to leave until I have a permission slip.

"Jasmine Crockett reminded America that sometimes, the strongest woman in the room isn’t the one with the microphone. It’s the one who doesn’t need it." viralstoryusa.noithatnhaxinhbacgiang.com/chien5/were-...

The FDA never released a comprehensive list of the drugs it allowed into the U.S. even though they were made by banned factories. This week, we published that list.

Horrific www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

NEW: The Department of Veterans Affairs just terminated union contracts including AFL-CIO (AFGE), NAGE, NFFE, SEIU, and nursing unions NNOC and NNU. nurse.org/news/va-term...

The Republican president of Utah's Senate managed to change consent laws after a relative was accused of raping a 13-year-old. www.rawstory.com/utah-republi...

Paul Dama left Nigeria after being kidnapped in 2018. His detention by ICE now feels like “a second kidnapping,” says his sister. “I felt like someone just sucked my blood, my air. Like, how do you live?"

@jamestalarico.bsky.social: "They've talked about these fines, they've talked about trying to expel us from office... We're not too concerned about the personal or political costs. This is a lot bigger than us. This is about whether or not we will have free and fair elections in 2026."

America, we are now a lawless shithole country governed by a nasty old tyrannical pedophile.... every single person ever convicted based on an FBI investigation should now have their case reviewed based on this obstruction of justice.🤬🤬🤬

One was beaten unconscious. Others were covered in bruises, struggling to walk or vomiting blood. Another said he’d been sexually assaulted. These are the stories of 16 former detainees who were deported to El Salvador’s mega prison.

Start your morning with two minutes of the testimony of Samuel Garcia, an average American who drove 3 hours to speak truth to power to the Texas legislature. Let’s decide that we are all Samuel Garcia. Get in their faces and make them listen. Mr. Garcia is a great American.

It’s Abu Ghraib all over again. But inside our borders.

A joy to march in NYC Pride with the people's champ Tish James 🏳️‍🌈

This reminds me of when I read Matthew Desmond's "Poverty By America", which was just as riveting and infuriating. It made me feel sick, helpless and complicit in contributing to the problem but helped me gain perspective about policies that I should/can support. I'm still coping...

LENOIR CITY, TN — pregnant fiancée of an American lost her baby in ICE detention after they denied her prenatal care after pleading for help for days. (@ltgovmcnally & @lowellrussell21’s district) Unimaginable cruelty. @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty nashvillebanner.com/2025/05/27/i...

Holy shit, New York! Here’s the full view. #NoKings #50501Movement

The people at @smartelections.bsky.social are moving forward with a major lawsuit in NY over this obvious instance of fraud that took place in the 2024 Election... [ Reposted from @realdlhughley.bsky.social on Instagram ]

Greta Thunberg and other human rights defenders have been kidnapped by Israel on international waters. The aid they were delivering to Gaza that includes baby formula & medical supplies has been stolen. The ship Madleen was attacked with drones & will be forced to port at Ashdod Port. #3E #FreeGaza

It is imperative that we listen to those who have gone through what we are experiencing now in the US, in order to forge our path forward. #oligarchy

Holy shit. www.wired.com/story/cbp-dn...

THREAD 🧵 Internal State Department records show that months of warnings have become a reality: The Trump administration’s sudden withdrawal of foreign humanitarian aid has brought about death, violence and unrest. 1/

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Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.

Michelle and I are thinking of the entire Biden family. Nobody has done more to find breakthrough treatments for cancer in all its forms than Joe, and I am certain he will fight this challenge with his trademark resolve and grace. We pray for a fast and full recovery.

NEW: Attorney General Ken Paxton’s crusade against alleged voter fraud has led to the criminal prosecution of six Democratic officials, all Latino, in Frio County, Texas. Civil rights groups say the charges are politically motivated and aim to suppress Latino civic participation.