No one really seems to care about this anymore but I think ICE detention centers turning away members of Congress is a good scandal to evaluate where we are right now. It is as clear as statutory language gets that members have the right to make unannounced visits; completely unequivocal 1/

Sanders: I am not a great fan of the affordable care act. I believe in medicare for all. I think that health care is a human right, but I will be damned if I'm going to see people in Vermont and around this country see a doubling in their premiums.

BREAKING: A federal judge says there is a realistic likelihood that the prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia was driven by vindictive motives — reflected in the public statements of Bondi, Blanche, Noem et al. He has ordered discovery on the question. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Let us in. Hold ICE accountable. Tear down the fence. This is what we are demanding from the Broadview ICE facility, and nothing less. Our leaders can decide whether they stand with the people or with ICE. There is no middle ground.

Y’all got look straight at this stuff and understand what it means.

I can’t thank the National Lawyers Guild enough— @nlgnews.bsky.social has boots on the ground and has been nothing short of amazing during this moment of crisis. I can confirm my husband was protesting peacefully before apprehended.

I think what’s most frustrating right now for Black and Indigneous people is waiting for the bulk of white folks to catch up. At some point the “this isn’t who we are” and “I didn’t have this on my bingo card” has to end and y’all will catch up, right? RIGHT? WE NEED YOU TO CATCH UP.

if you can't sleep it's prolly cos you missed one of the sheep in the dream captcha

While he lets the thousands of soldiers and federal workers in his district go without pay, Rob Wittman ate $90 steak with wealthy donors. Republicans don't care about you. https://www.virginiascope.com/wittman-holds-fundraiser-as-the-government-shutdown-looms/

Our president is an international punchline, and so are we.

“The position of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine is to scrap Daylight Saving Time and permanently stick to Standard Time.” Remind your state and federal lawmakers!

White folks, if you think this government would never turn the military against you, think again—Sincerely Black people.

If you see this, quote the energy you bring to bsky.

Reason number 1,033 why I will never vote for a Republican candidate for any local, state or federal office for the rest of my life.

Donald Trump knows what he is doing in attacking democracy. Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat shares a warning about Trump's next authoritarian moves and we discuss how we can fight back. Please watch and share. youtu.be/ovorLE6E494

This 👇 Separate yourself for a moment from party politics and ask: what is the common feature of this administration’s policies? They weaken the people. They strengthen the oligarchs. Then ask yourself: what is the end goal?

if you respect the law and the constitution, the trump administration has no use for you

@kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social Gents: you should really study this thread. This is how many Democrats, including me, are viewing things.

I am filled with dread.

One of my favorite openers in recent days youtu.be/XBXleKD9K4Y?...

Virginia peeps: raise you hand if you’ve already voted. 🙋 I have. Let’s go!

I swear to goodness a huge part of the reason we’re in this mess is because a lot of folks on our side couldn’t be bothered to even read the freaking Cliff notes of Project 2025. There’s no way to fix a laziness problem with messaging. 🤷🏾‍♀️ They literally told us they were going to do all of THIS!

The president said, in a televised speech, that he's sending his new, less restrained, more violent military into US cities to practice their brutality on immigrants and minorities, to better train them to apply that brutality to other countries. He said this out loud.

Well, at least they put the fascism debate to rest.

yeah this is what gets you a 20 point spanberger landslide

@kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social Senators, there is nothing to be gained by negotiating with an opposing party that is aiming to destroy our democracy and replace it with fascism.

The House Committee on the Budget has released this one page summary of some of the worst effects of HR1 on #VA01. Wittman voted for all of this, and is doing nothing to fix it!

If we still had anything resembling a functioning Constitution, he would be impeached by lunchtime & convicted & removed from office by the close of business today.

VCU coach Phil Martelli Jr.’s opening remarks at A-10 Media Day. Rams are the preseason favorite for second straight season.

“Siri, zoom in.” @calltoactivism.bsky.social

Oh man. Never a truer word spoken. 100# this. There’s a war on and folk are sleepwalking into the prison camps.

And PS, if the only answer to all of the problems Trump is causing is, well, he wont be in office in a few years - humbly, politely I ask you to please grow up. Even if he does, this is not an answer that solves anything. Waiting, sitting on hands while he assumes greater power ain't it

When they say "enemy within" that's fascism.

So we’re all just gonna doom scroll but do nothing, huh? What a sad excuse for a country we are.

Americans: My family needs healthcare GOP: No Americans: It is VERY important GOP: NO healthcare but here’s coal Americans: I don’t need coal GOP: It’s all we have. Wait, here’s measles. Americans: But my kid is sick GOP: The gold in the White House is 24 karat. #RemoveTrump

Same as it ever was.

So…let me see if I have this right. The federal government is gonna shut down in 30hrs, and the party that controls the ENTIRE federal government is trying to blame the party that controls NONE of the federal government for the looming shutdown?

He was drunk then, my lord, it can be no better.

It's a truthful and non-biased to run a headline that says "Trump, Hesgeth order military to commit war crimes, attack American citizens"

This weekend we canvassed small businesses in Williamsburg and Greenpoint to educate employers about what to do if ICE shows up. We will be hosting more outreach events to share actionable information about how to keep our community safe.

It used to be considered out of bounds to politicize the military. We are far beyond that now.

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

If any other president in all of history said the military should use American cities as a training ground he would be removed from office that same day. The hardest thing to tolerate in all this is how relatively silent elected democrats are. It’s ridiculous.

Well… the whole world can now see that the emperor is naked. How embarrassing.

Who in this country can watch the speeches of the President & Secretary of Defense & the recent actions of ICE and not conclude: we are already in a fascist state. All bets are off. Nothing should continue a usual.

Secretary of Warcrimes

Sickening to hear Hegseth invoke James Stockdale, a great man whom I had the honor of meeting, and who would be repulsed by this speech.

yeah, this is hegseth straightforwardly announcing that it is free play time for bigots in the ranks. and together with his comments on standards, he clearly wants to purge as many women, black and brown people as he can from the armed services. a white man's military.