“arrogance dressed up as exceptionalism, stupidity passed off as common sense, cruelty sold as toughness, greed exalted as ambition, and corruption worshiped like gospel. America’s shadow made flesh, proving that when a nation kneels before money, power, and spite, it loses its soul"

'President Donald Trump told top U.S. military officials it's time to turn our armed forces inward against an unspecified "enemy from within."' Tax payers paid for that military, and now he is turning it against tax payers. This is Wrong! #criminaladministration

Five days ago, an ICE agent shoved a woman asking questions about the detention of her husband. Today they attacked two journalists. We cannot accept or normalize what has now become routine violence at 26 Federal Plaza. It has no place in our city.

GAZA "The total recorded death toll since October 7, 2023 is now 66,097 killed, with 168,536 injured. The health ministry reports that total deaths from malnutrition and starvation have reached 453, including 150 children." this is wrong

Yet another good reason for locals to resist data centers: "electricity now costs as much as 267% more for a single month than it did five years ago in areas located near significant data center activity" Gift link from @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Hugo Lowell of The Guardian reported today that White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller has been leading the administration’s strikes on boats that the White House claims were smuggling drugs to the U.S. #criminaladministration

ok we are definitely dead and in hell

' another Democratic think tank is now being formed, financed by billionaire donors, to push the party to the “center.”' And that will push more voters away #Nomorecenter #progressive #forAmericans

Kristi Noem makes him look like an armature. She slapped 750K in state credit cards when she governor of So Dakota for personal perks and sponged up 80K in dark money. Links below. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

As a US Atty, I prosecuted and oversaw police excessive force cases. We took them seriously because they were serious abuses of power. What we're seeing now is the outbreak of an epidemic & instead of being condemned by fed'l law enforcement leaders, it seems to be tolerated if not encouraged.

This stinks!! US private prisons operator to be paid $790m to hold 100 people on Nauru in quiet contract expansion A 16-fold increase in the original contract & no public notification raises allegations of ‘gross mismanagement’ & a process ‘run out of control’ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Perfect!

Twenty-five years ago today, the FDA approved mifepristone for abortions. Now, it's more under threat than ever. I took a look at its history and the current efforts to restrict access to the abortion pills for @motherjones.com:

📌I am going to put this nicely: Democrats continuing to foist Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries on us as "leaders" during these terrifying times that demand strength, bravery, and resolve is really, really fucking insulting.

Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer should NOT be DemocraticParty leaders. They are not leading us into the future. They are holding us back.

This is so brilliant

Start naming mass shootings after politicians who take money from the NRA.

here's today's post: "a police state, but with fuckwits" — this would be hilarious if it weren’t so scary. thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —

Green Heron - resting between hunts he sees me

The phone number for U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121.

Abolish ICE. Now. www.newsweek.com/ice-detentio...

In regard to amending SB 54.“..this will give them permission to arrest these ICE goons who are literally kidnapping people“—Christopher Ahuja If California can take down ICE, so can the rest of the country. #Pinks #ProudBlue #FuckICE

Portland braces for the same violence seen in Chicago and LA. Watch as one protester in Chicago removes his shirt to reveal all places he was shot by projectiles. The US government firing indiscriminately upon protesters and press alike. No one, regardless of political party, should support this

This woman did the alterations for my mother-in-law’s sari for my wedding. 34 years in America, and an extra dose of cruelty before they kicked her out.

Meanwhile the U.S. is on the verge of making Tylenol illegal.

Darwin’s dog food has tested positive for salmonella and listeria but is reportedly being uncooperative with the FDA. “Arrow Reliance has repeatedly failed to issue recalls of its products under similar circumstances in the past.”

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Just release the Epstein files, and all those not in it can claim innocence.

> @macfarlanenews.bsky.social

“The polite phrase for this is ‘democratic backsliding.’ But that’s a euphemism that doesn’t meet the moment. Let’s call it what it is: it’s a power grab. The rule of law isn’t slipping; leaders are sabotaging it. Rights aren’t being neglected; they’re being stripped." @clintonglobal.bsky.social

Are we great yet?

I’m so incredibly proud to call @katmabu.bsky.social a friend. She’s putting her money where her mouth is, putting her body on the line for communities at risk. Truly a great example of leadership.

i don’t think people on bluesky understand the severity of this situation. i woke up to literally hundreds of texts from friends and family thinking about either moving back home to india or applying to other countries for jobs. this includes me.