In Illinois, ICE agents have been documented swapping license plates to hide their identity. Under Illinois law, this constitutes a Class A misdemeanor. The state has made clear that this law will be enforced. Federal agents are not exempt from Illinois vehicle and registration statutes.

Something extraordinary and deeply humiliating is happening to the United States. Canadians aren’t just skipping trips they’re quietly boycotting America. In 2025, travel from Canada 🇨🇦 to the U.S. fell 40%. #USDemocracy #Pinks open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...

I cannot emphasize how serious an assault on democracy this is. Any effort by the Trump administration to engage in false claims of fraud or mass voter suppression relies on this as a building block. As importantly, there is no legitimate reason DOJ would want this information.

Donald Trump maliciously mocks the brutal murder of Michele & Rob Reiner, and Republicans don’t bat an eye. But as soon as you quote Charlie Kirk’s views, all hell breaks loose.

I was devastated to hear about the loss of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer. Rob is a generational talent that used his voice to advocate for a better world. We live in a better country because of them. They will be missed.

Feverishly working on this

As Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis stated in 1933; “We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of the few, but we cannot have both.” Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.

Why should ONE CEO control which movies are made? They shouldn’t, and that’s why we need to stop media giants like Netflix and Paramount from taking over Warner Brothers.

Australian here 👋 Stop saying the tragedy in Sydney demonstrates that strict gun laws don’t work. There were ZERO mass shootings in Australia in the two decades after strict gun laws were passed in 1996. We have so much we need to do, but strict gun laws remain a critical part of the solution.

After our last post, MAGA voices rushed to claim that Trump had nothing to do with the traffic stop involving Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s son, where federal agents demanded proof of his citizenship. Let’s be clear about why this is not a coincidence.

Musk: “I’ll get us to Mars once I can stop my Cyberslops from getting stuck in the snow.”

I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...

open.substack.com/pub/robertre... "...Good quick read from Robert Reich It’s rich — Trump preaching austerity while raking in billions from his crypto investments and bribes..." Even his MAGA base is getting tired of lying BS that spews forth from his hamberder hole. #TrumplessChristmas #Resist

Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.

There hasn’t been enough appreciation for how thoroughly BENNIE THOMPSON humiliated FBI official GLASHEEN after he tried to sell the lie that ANTIFA is the top domestic terror threat. The claim collapsed because it’s a cover. Check my latest… open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...

I used to grow my own because buying on the lower end of the law, meant lower quality. Now in Pennsylvania I have my med card, quality is beyond amazing and prices are way down. And I just donated my lights and system to my local library. Keep experimenting with this fine medicine

A medical doctor told me over 15 years ago to always keep the leaves and boil them down and drink the water to help with my migraines. I don’t think this is as new as people think. It’s just getting more mainstream.

Grown by humans the world over for thousands of years, then made illegal in the last 100. Humans are not the smartest animal on the planet. You don’t see dolphins avoiding pufferfish…

LOL, I learned something today. I was like "What the hell does that mean?" so I looked it up and indeed, not only do they not AVOID pufferfish, they freaking play with them, haha. Life's so funny. dolphinsandyou.com/why-do-dolph...

🔬⚗️👩‍🔬 Science just found rare, medicinal compounds in cannabis. Most cannabis growers discard the plant’s leaves after harvest but new research suggests they might be throwing away chemical gold that might hold powerful therapeutic potential. www.cannabissciencetech.com/view/phenoli...

Kristi Noem claimed a few months ago that they arrested the girlfriend of the leader of Antifa and that was going to lead to the prosecution of the entire “organization.” What happened with that? Any updates?

Colorado said no. Lame-duck Donald’s run-amok pardons don’t mean squat when it comes to state crimes.

It’s ludicrous that we need a dead man’s emails to validate what over a thousand women have already lived, spoken, and survived. How loud do women have to be before the world finally listens? That’s not ignorance! That’s a choice! @thedefofdemocracy.bsky.social #DefendersOfDemocracy

Dusted off my copy of It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis (1935) Penguin Modern Classics released a new edition on January 20, 2017 - same day as the first inauguration of Donald Trump. "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross" Citation? Wasn't Lewis🤔

Rep Haley Stevens introduced articles of impeachment against RFK Jr, saying he’s turned his back on science, public health & the American people. “I cannot stand by while one man dismantles decades of medical progress.” He’s one of the most dangerous men in America & I hope he’s removed

I’m trying to imagine the little kid who said they wanted to be a doctor when they grow up. But not for poorsies - only people who can afford to overpay for healthcare.

NHS facing 'worst case scenario' December amid 'super flu' surge

“Voting machines said Stephentown [NY] rejected the proposed library budget [increase]. A recount said otherwise” Unofficial results showed that voters had rejected the budget increase by a vote of 528-60. But a recount showed that the increase had “passed easily by a vote of 540 to 279.” 12/9/25

It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.

RELEASE THE UNREDACTED EPSTEIN FILES TODAY CHUMP

These ridiculous mega-projects like "datacenters in space" (doomed by thermodynamics) make a LOT more sense when you realize they're massive Ponzi schemes designed to transfer wealth from pension funds to VC's through "fee stacking." It's the old Assets Under Management con. It should be illegal.

Under the leadership of South African "tech-bro" Musk, X has become an extremely dangerous medium with enormous power to influence global politics for many years to come Freedom for fake news/bullying & trolls Professor of EU Law/Human Rights Law @profjacob.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social 2/3🧵

Trump thinks war will keep him in power just like it keeps Putin in power. We shall see...

Fuck. Right. Off. I wouldn’t visit your shithole fascist country again if you offered me an all-expenses paid trip. www.cnbc.com/2025/12/10/u...

I hope people understand that if Trump gets his way America will soon be part of the global axis of evil if we aren't already. You see it in the Caribbean, you see it in Ukraine, and you see it with Trump trying to buddy up to Xi. We are a malevolent force.

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NEW: Trump has tapped Gregg Phillips — the activist who gained national prominence after he claimed without evidence that millions of illegal votes had been cast in the 2016 presidential election — to oversee billions in federal relief funds and emergency operations.

2026 #Canada trade mission to #Mexico will be ‘biggest’ MacKay says hundreds of businesses have applied to be part of the mission, focused on diversifying Canada’s exports. 🇨🇦🇲🇽 www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Immigrants ‘plucked out of line’ at citizenship ceremony at Faneuil Hall “the cradle of liberty”. If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.

Chicago is where Michelle was raised, where I got my start as an organizer, and where we built a family together. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next June, it will be our way to give back to a city that has given us so much. obama.org/presidential-center

People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!

Hey if you were wondering whether Hegseth's soldiers are willing to obey illegal orders, let's ask the ones who were last seen scurrying down ropes onto the deck of a Venezuelan oil tanker like contemptible Somali pirates, jonesing to steal some oil as part of a unilateral and unprovoked act of war

Trump’s Golden Age.

Is war with Venezuela imminent? #Pinks #ProudBlue #Venezuela #OilTanker #War youtu.be/W9-9-p2Ku44?...

Denmark has labeled the United States as a potential security concern for the first time in an annual report released by one of its intelligence agencies, offering more evidence of the increasingly fraught transatlantic alliance between Europe and the US.

THE NEW AXIS OF EVIL 🇷🇺 🇨🇳 🇰🇵 🇸🇦 🇦🇪 🇺🇲 Now that America has endorsed the Russian invasion of Europe, declared tariff wars against all democratic nations, begun committing war crimes daily, and taken to the high seas in acts of contemptible piracy, we deserve this new status.

Fascist republicans, current and those who pretended to leave the party to clean up their shattered reputations, are evil in every sense of the word.

Musk is, apparently, unimpressed with Doge's success. Well, if the objective was to make government more efficient, he is right. But if Doge's objective was to kill hundreds of thousands of adults and children overseas, it was a brilliant success! www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

It happened.