There is no level to which these heartless shit-for-brains won’t stoop to inflict cruelty and suffering.

A U.S. citizen dragged out of his home, barely clothed, into the cold. A 5-year-old detained on his way home from preschool. This is the reality of what ICE is doing with their $75 billion budget. Wouldn’t this be better spent on health care?

A political protester in Minneapolis was captured by ICE. They removed her bra and cut off her wedding ring. They never returned her clothes to her. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...

After embracing white supremacists and antisemites, the Trump administration shared not-so-subtle nods to Nazi rhetoric online. This weekend, Nick Fuentes, Andrew Tate, and other far-right influencers sang Ye’s “Heil Hitler” at a Miami nightclub. Connect the dots.

ICE/CBP raids so far today 1/20

👇👇👇👇👇👇 "Two members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with a group seeking to 'overturn election results in certain states,' and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data..." www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

Under the law, ICE is required to provide necessary medical care for the people it detains, often using third-party providers to do so. ICE, however, has not paid any third-party providers for medical care for detainees since October 3, 2025.

KNOW THE DIFFERENCE: Minnesota National Guard under Gov Walz's command will not be wearing facemasks and will have reflective vests on. This will distinguish them from the people cosplaying for ICE/CBP/DHS.

Just so people outside of MN know - a lot of the US citizens getting “arrested” by ICE never get processed at Whipple. They are roughed up during the arrest and then often dropped off miles from where they were picked up. It means we don’t know the true scale of what ICE is doing based on ICE stats

Get outside and pet a dog if you can. It’s extra crucial when everything is bad.

Former DHS Chief of Staff: This admin continues to say they have seen no instances of ICE agents operating against DHS policy. They are lying through their teeth. We have daily documentation of ICE officers not just violating DHS policy, but violating the law and the Constitution.

Several major stories broke last month about mifepristone and medication abortion access. While the attacks are still threats to our freedoms that cannot be ignored, it’s increasingly clear that the evidence and the people are not on their side.

Basic media literacy: there are multiple clips out there showing this shooting, mostly up close and unobstructed (except by the car itself). Trump’s social media post includes a clip from far away, through trees, and slowed to super slow motion. Those are *choices*

jfc: "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette owners couldn’t bust the union, so they shut down the paper" newsguild.org/pittsburgh-p...

The end of Obamacare subsidies hurts everyone, regardless of whether they had Obamacare. Here’s why.

A devastating story about the life and death of Lia Smith, a transgender woman and college student targeted by conservatives online because she briefly participated on the school's diving team. Lia was found dead by suicide last fall at the age of 21. (Unlocked article below)

ICE agents continue to operate in Southern California. Izzy Ramirez recaps confirmed ICE sightings from over the weekend. If you want to help, become a member!

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The truth seems obvious to anyone willing to open their eyes. Trump has decided that whatever the files contain is more damaging to him than the political cost of keeping them under wraps as the country clamors for their release. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/for-...

Poor working conditions, lack of support, and low pay—all reasons some early career educators decide to leave the field. Review the full results of CAP’s survey: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/how-to-increase-the-retention-of-early-career-teachers

Trump and JD Vance have lied about Haitian and Somalian immigrants for years. I wonder what Haitians and Somalians have in common. They’re from different continents, so it’s not that. Gee, what could it be? Oh, that’s right – they’re black. A thread. 1/7 🧵

Local anti-poverty groups have had to scramble and scale back this year as the Trump administration targeted safety-net programs. They are bracing for what may come next.

The caregiving industry could not survive without immigrants. But a third of the staff at one Miami nursing home lost their jobs after the Trump administration ended the programs letting them work legally. www.notus.org/immigration/...

The police said she lied about being raped. Then she hit record.

The combination of federal funding cuts and rising prices is making it difficult for many food pantries to meet rising needs. Please consider supporting your local food pantry during this busy holiday season.

This is sinister. If you're wondering why so many people don't report sexual assault, this is why.

NEW: New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a bill late Friday night that provides a remedy for victims of coerced debt—a kind of financial abuse where bad actors either take out lines of credit in another person’s name without them knowing or pressure someone into accruing debt.

The government is accepting public comment on 2 proposed rules that would severely restrict access to gender affirming care for young Americans. These comments will be supportive of legal challenges aimed at blocking the new rules. Submit a public comment on the regime's new attacks on trans youth.

And there it is...

now seems like a good time to remind you all to support independent, worker run, billionaire free, and/or reader funded news how and where you can.

Get ready for the “Trump was a young playboy” propaganda even though he was 50 and the girls were 14.

Love, actually, is better when you have the freedom to decide if, when, and how to start a family.

That’s what these ‘debates’ are really about: framing old fashioned oppression as some kind of high-brow concern for women’s happiness. You know what makes us happy? Bank accounts. Voting rights. The ability to leave a bad marriage and not have a miscarriage kill us.

I mean jfc CNN just *sat down and interviewed* a group of Christian nationalist leaders who want to repeal women’s right to vote! open.substack.com/pub/jessica/...

I don’t ever want to hear anyone say “the raids aren't as bad.” this is the last 2 days. lataco.com/daily-memo-d...

See what happened in Australia was a mass shooting occurred and the leaders went right to work changing laws instead of sending thoughts and prayers.

Border patrol is forcing rideshare drivers at the O’Hare lot to show proof of citizenship before they can exit the lot and pick up rides at the airport

UnitedHealth is the nation’s largest health insurance conglomerate. ProPublica obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs. Here’s what we found. (Published Nov. 2024)

Rob Reiner was a true patriot, a champion of democracy who understood the risks we face and strove to ensure that future generations of Americans would live in a free country. May his memory be a blessing.

Ahmed Al Ahmed’s cousin: “He’s a hero. 100% a hero.”

Masked men wearing ICE vests—but who refused to present a warrant or identify themselves—roped off a construction site, trapping two men on a roof for hours in subzero temps. Protesters gathered. Masked men eventually left, and one man on the roof was taken away by ambulance kstp.com/kstp-news/to...

if these kids were conservative influencers, it would not have been "things can happen"

DAILY MEMO: Over 20 Kidnapped by ICE and CBP, Including Another U.S. Citizen, Amid Escalating Southern California Raids

Prison rape is wrong. Jokes about prison rape are wrong. Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong. If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity. BUT A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear. At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.

A fun look back on the year in music hits different when it’s paired with propaganda for Trump’s deportation machine. I won't use Spotify while the platform runs recruitment ads for ICE. app.sosha.ai/s/uLES1JM8

My health insurance premiums will more than double in January. I pay a little less than $500/month for my current silver plan. I just reapplied and my new premium will be $1062/month. And don’t forget: I still have a co-pay for every visit and pay for prescriptions.

OMG this is awesome