These were not naive MAGA supporters manipulated and swept up in the moment on J6. 90 of them are criminals and repeat offenders.

Great responses by Rex Simmons and @karenfduncan.bsky.social to former VA State Senator Chap Petersen (formerly D, now I or R?)'s anti-science, anti-public-health insanity about COVID. Sad to say, but some people's brains were completely broken during the pandemic. bluevirginia.us/2026/05/thur...

This is unacceptable. Thanks, DOGE.

This is when you know who your friends are. Despite all the disrespect Trump has shown NATO, they are still helping the U.S. Despite this attack on Iran being ill advised, they also recognize that the current Iranian regime is a destabilizing force in the ME and internationally.

This is disgusting.

Nancy Pelosi warns press freedom is under attack after the arrest of an independent journalist, and on the same day the Washington Post, which is owned by Jeff Bezos, conducted mass layoffs of its reporters and editors worldwide. “America is in a crisis of conscience.” @pelosi.house.gov

Role model.....

The Trump’s DOJ is officially protecting pedophiles and sexual predators while exposing their victims. Watch what they do, not what they say. Hold them accountable.

When a Midwestern city looks like a war zone because the federal government is attacking people indiscriminately in the streets, it's time to act! From buying whistles to manning a phone bank to showing up for protests, we must take action to resist #ICELawlessness. In this🧵, learn & share ideas.

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Springsteen just released this. It’s our new movement anthem, just as “Ohio” was after the National Guard shooting at Kent State in 1970 during an anti Vietnam protest.

Scratch the surface and Trump’s anti immigration crackdown is about more than just nativism, tho that’s a big part of it. But dig even deeper. There’s a profit motive. There’s always greed and money to be made from prejudice and human misery. Name the names. Core Civic & other private prisons.

I mean why would we have to even point this out? Of course a five year old has no place in a detention camp. Or actually, let’s call them what they really are, in a concentration camp. Who does this? The morally depraved? That’s who

Nonviolent resistance is probably the best response right now. That may not be true in every case. But for now, in America, it’s the most effective tactic for what we are dealing with. Yes, that could change. But let’s deal with conditions now. What works today.

This is un-American. Also ICE is a criminal organization. Normal law enforcement officers shouldn’t be wearing masks and hiding badge numbers. That’s not accountability. They should not be above the law. Anybody “above the law” is by definition breaking the law.

Bingo. See my last post on this. Don’t give the Trump administration an excuse to declare martial law. Once that happens, it’s game over for the right to demonstrate, and for democracy. Martial law is the immediate precursor to a totalitarian takeover, including cancellation of midterm elections.

Probably an unpopular take with some people. But look up the Reichstag Fire. Don’t give Trump reason to declare martial law. That has been his plan all along. Ordering ICE into urban centers, deliberately inciting protests, is the strategy. Don’t give him that. Keep protests, large & peaceful.

Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. www.reuters.com/world/pope-l...

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate.

Wait. They just ignored the Constitution, ignored a U.S. born citizen and deported her because she’s of Mexican origin. I vote we deport Melania next. She, at least wasn’t born here.

First time ever I skipped watching it.

Just another day, another trip down the authoritarian rabbit hole. Yeah, having to go to bootlegged video is like 1980s Eastern Europe. Maybe the EU countries will start broadcasting a Radio Free America for us like we did for Eastern Europe during the Cold War.

NASHVILLE - TN HS Dems Tennessee High School Dems deliver a petition to Senator @MarshaBlackburn to stop the just-announced government partnership forcing TP USA chapters into every school in Tennessee. (“to stop far right extremism”)

IUPAT President @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social is right: Temporary Protected Status recipients are rigorously vetted, pay taxes, and do work in critical industries. They are part of our communities and our unions—they deserve respect and protection. America’s unions will keep fighting for them.

Wisdom from Liz Cheney/Adam Kinzinger Against Trump. #ProudBlue

The terrible thing is ordinary people can’t just ignore this and keep vaccinating their children. This recommendation affects who will have access to vaccines, regardless of whether they want it. It determines whether insurance companies will pay for them. It’s not just a personal decision now.

So basically they all lied. Shocked, I tell you.

For all my friends who live in Tennessee Congressional District 7, please vote for Aftyn Behn tomorrow, 12/2. Vote like your life depends on it, because for working class people, it does.

#USDemocracy #MomSky Vote Aftyn Behn (D) for Tennessee Congressional District 7! She'll make life more affordable for people! Matt Van Epps (R) barred himself in with the only people he cares about:

I miss sane people being in office.

Affordability is going to be the number one issue in the 2028 midterms, especially among young people. They are being cheated out of their future.

A lot of very rich and powerful people knew what was going on and chose to remain silent, and even to normalize this behavior. They chose privilege over justice for these young girls. They were complicit.

The Epstein file shows how deep the rot and corruption are in our society. Almost every wealthy, prominent, influential politician, CEO, academic, scientist, public intellectual - both man and woman - who was mentioned in these papers knew what was going on and did nothing to blow

The was bizarre. Maybe South Carolina women could consider a Lysistrata Strategy here.

Great day in the morning. I feel vindicated. About a week ago I suggested a crazy conspiracy theory that Trump’s obsession with Venezuela goes back to the 2020 election and his belief that Venezuela was connected to a plot to steal it from Trump. Well guess what? surl.li/wmpqvc

A reminder of what their campaign ads looked like:

I suspect Democrats can walk and chew gum. And they are smart enough to recognize a false dilemma, or false choice. They can focus on both the Epstein scandal, which shouldn’t go away, and also on affordability. Voters care about lots of things. They aren’t one dimensional.

Yes, I believe everyone named should be investigated. Let the chips fall where they will. But that starts at the top with Trump. We know he’s involved. Too much info is already out there. Unless there’s a really incriminating piece of evidence, he’s only making this wore for himself.

Only if there’s a complete investigation of all Republicans mentioned too, starting with Trump. Btw, yes, I support a full investigation of anyone mentioned in them. Anybody. Let the chips fall where they may.

FDR proposed a Second Bill of Rights that would guarantee every American the right to employment with a living income, healthcare, education, housing, and a social safety net for old age, sickness, and unemployment. His words and ideas are just as relevant today as they were 81 years ago.

With economic data damaged, business can’t plan, nobody knows what’s going on with wealth and investment, we can’t set interest rates, fight inflation or even recession. This is an economic disaster. I can’t see this being ok with the business community. It impacts everything they do.

Excellent question. Why are we propping up Argentinian authoritarians while Americans go without ACÁ subsidies and SNAP benefits?

This may just be a conspiracy theory (bear in mind I just got out of surgery, so still on meds) but hear me out. Trump is well known for his vengeance tour, going after anybody he thinks caused his loss in 2020. He just pardoned his lawyer, Sidney Powell, who claimed the Dominion Voting

So as far as I’m concerned NY’s Mayor-Elect gave the right response to a swastika drawn on a Syrian-Jewish yeshiva’s walls and windows. It was a condemnation of antisemitism that was unequivocal. It blames nobody because nobody knows who is responsible. It rejects demagoguery. surl.lu/dvvowd

#UnionStrong #Solidarity #StarbucksStrike.

Zohran Mamdani ran on freezing the rent in NYC. Abigail Spanberger ran on supporting fired federal workers and lowering the cost of living in VA. Mikie Sherrill ran on lowering utility bills in NJ. Ensuring people can afford to live a decent life is the path forward.

The Blue Wave is cresting: In Virginia, my former home, congratulations to Abigail Spanberger, the first woman governor of that state; and Gazala Hashmi, the first Muslim-American Lt. Governor. It looks like Mikie Sherrill will be the new governor of New Jersey. Congrats to all!

When Trump’s masked secret police are terrorizing children, we are well past the slippery slope to fascism. We are already there.

Hopefully, Virginia and other blue states will follow suit. Yes, we’ve got to fight fire with fire. Ignore the far right noise machine that wants to guilt us while aggressively gerrymandering, redistricting mid decade, and doing all they can to game the system. They started this. Let’s finish it.

Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year. UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year. Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.