A Police Executive Research Forum report from 2014 showed that CBP officers were purposely placing themselves in front of moving vehicles, and then shooting at them. This isn’t something that can be reformed. Abolish ICE. www.npr.org/sections/the...

The ICE murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo deserves the same fury as Renee Good and Alex Pretti

🔥 @jessicatarlov.bsky.social : “Democrats will not be lectured by the party of Ken Paxton, Donald Trump, Max Miller, etc… and say we’re the bad guys, and be told what good behavior is when it comes to the way women are treated.”

BREAKING: The Trump White House just ousted all three sitting members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission — hamstringing the bipartisan agency ahead of the midterms. The EAC helps state and local officials run elections, including by certifying election equipment.

New bombshell video shows Mitch McConnell loaded into ambulance on a stretcher #AlterNet

Garnet Smith, a 44-year-old U.S. military veteran has been detained at the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma for over nine months, and recently reported to several groups that a guard employed by the GEO Group sexually assaulted him. More below

His son, Ronaldo. ICE agents murdered his father and are lying about it. They shot him in the stomach. www.instagram.com/reel/DaiiE7k...

FEC is without a quorum to act. EAC is without a quorum to act. DOJ is under Trump's direct control. This is a very dangerous time for elections. My advice and request is to sign-up to Democracy Docket to stay informed. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

All 3 men inside of the van with Lorenzo Salgado Araujo “‘reiterated that there were never any ICE agents in front of the van…They came in and started shooting from the sides.’” www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

NEWS --> Three men who were in the van with the victim of the ICE shooting in Texas are potential witnesses, but they're now under pressure to self-deport, a rep for the families tells me. They remain in detention even as ICE's story falters. Details in this piece: newrepublic.com/article/2129...

Expand and reform the Supreme Court.

Republicans made a pathologically-lying sociopath, a rapist, a convicted felon and likely a pedo, president. So fuck off.

New York sues 3M, DuPont, others over 'forever chemicals' in consumer goods www.reuters.com/world/new-yo...

The element of water tells us: Flow when you can. Rest when you must. And never forget that even the softest thing can reshape stone.

SHOCK NYT REPORT: DHS now admits the man ICE killed in Houston wasn't even their target. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 35-year U.S. resident, was just driving to work when agents — with no body cameras — shot him dead searching for two other men who weren't even in the van. Gift link in reply.

Under Kentucky law, a vacancy occurring before Aug. 3 would trigger a special election to fill the remainder of McConnell’s current term. After that date, the seat remains vacant until the next election. Republicans are wondering if they can gaslight everyone for another few weeks at least.

This is so powerful. Inspired by the March of a Thousand Robes in Poland, retired and sitting judges in the United States walked down the streets of Columbus, Ohio to stand up for the Rule of Law. #JusticeinMotion

JD Vance writing a book about religion is like me writing a book about golf. I hate golf and find the idea of it terribly boring. Would struggle to fake any passion for it. And that’s why Vance’s book is so hard to read. It’s a godless man pretending to be godly. Nails on a chalk board.

www.reddit.com/r/news/s/YjP... Determined to steal another election

It has been criminally underreported but Kelsey Pfendler has just rowed solo across the Pacific Ocean from the US coast to Hawaii in record time. A 2,400-mile unsupported journey in 43 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes. Notably beating the Men’s record by 9 whole days.

You don't have to censor a newsroom to censor the news. You just have to penalize those who share it. Protecting press freedom must mean protecting everyone who reads, circulates, and discusses reporting.

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo literally helped build this nation. He did nothing wrong but build American homes, raise American kids, and pursue the American Dream. He should be alive. 1/

Outrage in Houston: ICE profiled & detained US citizen Miguel Angel Ponce. Officials claim they drove him home and apologized, but Ponce states that NEVER occurred. This is a terrifying case of wrongful detention and a cover-up. Know your rights!

Talk about some f’ing nerve.

Predictable and completely infuriating. ICE appears to have concocted the same story as in the murder of Renee good— that victim “weaponized his vehicle” & ir was self-defense.The victim had been in the country 35 years raised three sons never a criminal violation. share.google/dVxYFTgjJ24p...

I won't be satisfied until the MDP says the paperwork has been filed and he's officially out. He's up to something. Color me suspicious.

All the greatest hits.

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has been an accelerator for the energy transition I told @npr.org. In an uncertain world, many countries found that investing in renewables and EVs give them energy security – and makes economic sense. And that's not going away. www.npr.org/2026/07/09/n...

Why does anyone support ICE? Abolish ICE is the only way to go. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Juan Proaño on the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo: The family is demanding the release of Lorenzo’s body. It has been complicated because they removed all of his personal identifying information before they put him in the ambulance. That required the hospital to admit him as a John Doe.

Fascism is harder to pull off when everyone is running around with little video cameras in their pockets, and can easily share the footage of bad deeds with the world. newrepublic.com/post/212915/...

Juan Proaño on the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo: There were three others with him in that vehicle. Those individuals are now being pressured to sign self-deportation orders. They’re trying to get rid of them as witnesses as well.

Platner playing games and waiting until the Monday deadline to file the paperwork to withdraw is totally unacceptable. No reason he couldn’t file it today or tomorrow. He has shown in every conceivable way what a piece of garbage he is. Can’t even get out with any decency.

ICE claims that Araujo drove into one of their SUVs with his van and then tried to run over an agent. There were no marks on the van and KHOU11's Jeremy Rogalski found surveillance footage showing ICE chasing Araujo and cutting him off. Renee Good all over again.

The sheer injustice in Houston is sickening. Lorenzo was just going to work to support his family when his life was stolen by ICE. Seeing his father on his knees, consumed by raw, agonizing grief, is a heartbreaking reminder of the human cost of systemic violence. He deserves justice.

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Oregon raises electricity rates by 29.7% for data centers and cuts residential electricity rates by 1.3%. www.opb.org/article/2026... #energysky

Big crowd this morning for David Hearn, who got arraigned for felony destruction of Reflecting Pool property. He was released on his own recognizance. It's a bullshit case and the court knows it - if there's a trial, it won't be until February

If Mitch McConnell is indeed brain-dead, then every one of the senators and congressmen who said they spoke directly to him should be impeached.

"Today, Davey Hearn pled not guilty — because he is not guilty," Norm Eisen, one of his attorneys, said outside DC Superior Court. "If Mr. Hearn can be charged with a felony for touching the reflecting pool, every American is at risk — and every American should be alarmed about this prosecution."

He fell asleep in a meeting with Turkish President Erdogan, referred to Iran as the "Islamic Republic of Japan", TikTok as "Tic Tac", President Zelensky as "President Putin" & once again demanded the U.S. be given control of Greenland. He's much less dangerous while sleeping than when he's awake. 💤

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon swears in new civil rights division lawyers at the DOJ. Because nothing says “we care about civil rights” quite like only hiring white people.

Donald Trump continually rages about anyone that has stood up to him. From Jimmy Kimmel to Thomas Massie. You know who he never has a problem with? Chuck Schumer.

A sweeping new study has found that daily reading for pleasure in the United States has declined by more than 40% over the last 20 years — raising urgent questions about the cultural, educational and health consequences of a nation reading less. news.ufl.edu/2025/08/read...