My Latest: Contrary to many doomsayers, it is not too late to protect the midterm elections. There are steps Democrats can take now — at both the state and federal levels — to safeguard our elections. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/its-...

Across the country, ICE raids are being carried out with excessive force, little transparency, and devastating consequences for families. When enforcement looks like a military operation and accountability is absent, people get hurt and trust in law enforcement breaks down.

Kind of gross how delighted Fox News is about infighting amongst anti-ICE protestors: www.foxnews.com/us/white-sav...

'So when I am protesting and speaking out against ICE, I’m not just thinking about my family, because my family has some privilege against what ICE is doing. I’m really thinking about all the other people who don’t have that privilege, who are losing their lives' www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

We’re with you all the way, Amber. 💙💛 It takes strength and courage to stand up for what’s right.

I say this regularly. People use performative as a substitute for 'inauthentic' and we could all just say the words we mean to say. Erving Goffman helps us to understand that we perform all of the time in real life. Life itself is often a performance of self.

“This blatant disregard of Leqaa’s human rights while in custody is appalling. It is yet another example of the real harm caused by the Trump administration’s relentless assault on rule of law and human rights,” said Justin Mazzola, deputy director of research for Amnesty International USA”

“Rep. Melanie Stansbury, a New Mexico Democrat, said. "Of course, we would like to speak to Secretary Lutnick, and I personally believe that Mr. Lutnick needs to step down immediately." I agree with Rep. Stansbury, if he has any decency Sec Lutnick will resign. Source: abcnews.go.com/Politics/how...

This is horrifying for so many reasons. The one I'm thinking of right now is the billion dollars spent to torture and terrorize and imprison people could easily buy all of us healthcare, child care, parental leave, affordable housing ... all the things the Epstein Class swears we can't afford.

“The transaction to sell our industrial building in Ashland, Virginia will not be proceeding,” Jim Pattison Developments said in a statement on its website on Friday.” YES VIRGINIA!!! “Dozens of residents gathered outside the government building before Wednesday’s meeting to protest the proposal”

This morning, Ghislaine Maxwell blanket pleaded the 5th during her deposition in the Epstein case. What’s the message? She seems to be making it clear to Donald Trump that he can buy her silence with clemency. Not on our watch. Here is the latest. ⬇️

Trump & Noem's masked ICE agents aren't going after the worst of the worst—they're randomly targeting innocent people, detaining children, trampling Americans' basic rights, and killing U.S. citizens. This is not even remotely acceptable. ICE & CBP must be reined in.

Read more here: www.propublica.org/article/life...

DHS is holding children at an immigrant detention center with insufficient food and medicine. These are not the criminals that Trump promised to get off our streets. These are children.

Jamie Raskin said he reviewed an email sent from Epstein to co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell that was a forwarded conversation between Epstein’s lawyers and lawyers for Donald Trump. The DOJ (illegally) redacted Trump's name in the public files. What else are they hiding?

Whoa. A Republican governor just vetoed a GOP-led anti-trans bill. - buff.ly/cqGIYC5

What Minnesota has done is show the rest of the country - and the world - how to come together and organize and fight Trump's fascist, masked goon squad. It's been truly inspiring to watch. Learn more here: www.ICEoutNowMN.com #ResistTrump

Please don't accuse people in knitted hats of only wearing their supposed politics if all you're doing is posting, which is basically just another way of wearing your politics. It's a silly thing to attack people over in any case. Using fashion to signal support for ongoing acts of rebellion is good

Time to Pass the Wildlife Corridor Grant Fund “to move Virginia from planning to actually building wildlife crossings”; “Virginia’s wildlife needs space in order to thrive, but their habitat is increasingly fragmented by roads and buildings..." bluevirginia.us/2026/02/time...

“Running for public office has never been about titles for me,” Bottcher said. “It has never been about chasing the position with the most power. It has always been about where I can make the most meaningful difference and help make people’s lives better.”

“A spokesperson for Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Gabbard pledged under oath during her confirmation hearing that she would protect whistleblowers and make sure Congress was kept informed.” Does Gabbard know she was under oath??

My bill SB749 to ban the sale of assault weapons and reduce the danger of mass shootings in Virginia just passed the Senate on a party line vote.

That is precisely what the GOP game plan is.

Proud of Rep. Walkinshaw for representing Virginia by taking a strong stand. The president does have a chance to take a pardon or clemency off the table and the fact that he hasn’t done so, and most likely won’t is shameful.

Democrats aren’t asking for anything unreasonable on ICE reforms. We’re just asking that they be held to the same standards as local law enforcement. Donald Trump and Kristi Noem shouldn’t be able to command a secret, masked police force.

In February 1963, President John F. Kennedy addressed the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. Quoting Episcopal priest Phillips Brooks, Kennedy said, “Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks.”

Jeffrey Epstein’s victims deserve justice. We need to continue fighting for the full truth about the Epstein files.

“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.

NEW: More Than Half of Governor Spanberger’s “Affordable Virginia Agenda” Passes Virginia House of Delegates or Senate; "Bills Backed by the Governor Aim to Lower Healthcare, Housing, & Energy Costs for Virginians " bluevirginia.us/2026/02/new-...

“Can you unburn a cross?” youtu.be/bPYecUB6au4

The faithful fight: We call on people of faith to stand by your values and act as your conscience demands.” Read Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde and 153 Episcopal bishops on the moral crisis our country faces and how faith communities should respond.

“It isn't the first time we've had to come together as a community to try to fight for our human rights," Glenn said. "I hope that I can use my platform and my voice throughout these Games to try to encourage people to stay strong." Good for you, Amber Glenn! Source: www.npr.org/2026/02/09/n...

Do everything you can. No act of resistance to fascism is too small or not enough. Do what you can. Just do it.

“And remember what happened the last time a major Western country was taken over by fascism. It took a world war to restore democracy. “ Let’s get ahead of this: www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

“America’s voting laws aren’t perfect, and we can always have a debate over how to fix them," he added. "But in terms of this November’s elections, that time has passed." Source: www.alternet.org/trump-meddle...

“We want to make sure that Virginia families know that here in Virginia, it is not just a Supreme Court decision that protects them, but it is also our state constitution,” Spanberger said.” Virginia is so lucky to have Gov. Spanberger fighting for our rights.

Donald Trump is laying the groundwork to void the midterm election results: www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/02/dona...

“The courts are useful at the lower levels, but at the Supreme Court, they have left him unrestrained. The best protection we have is to mobilize the largest voter turnout in U.S. history to so overwhelm the vote…so that there’s no way they can cheat,” Schiff said. Src: thehill.com/homenews/sen...

“Silence in moments like this isn’t neutrality: it’s complicity. It tells people of color in America, already dealing with the burden of centuries of institutional racism, that their pain is irrelevant and their dignity a plaything in the hands of white people.” Src: www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...

Iconic!!! “This isn’t about partisanship, this is about right and wrong”

“It seems etymologically, metaphysically, geologically and ethically impossible that Donald Trump could reach a new low. But he has.” & “Well, Karoline, I think Americans do care that your boss is a racist and off his rocker.” Dowd is crushing it. Source: www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...

“But even partial shifts in oil markets reshape behavior across producers and consumers alike. In that sense, Venezuela matters less for the control it offers than for the precedent it sets, in a world where power and competition are once again shaping order.” Source: mecouncil.org/blog_posts/h...

“As a quote often attributed to Bob Marley puts it: “You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.” But let’s not wait until strength is our only choice. Let’s choose courage now together and prove that in America, democracy is still something the people can save”

“Usually, Trump’s Republican allies either ignore his racism or cosign it. That wasn’t the case here though. The outpouring of condemnation was swift, harsh, and sweeping, including both moderates and staunch Trump supporters.” This is heartening to read.

“It wasn't enough for Stephen Miller that these American citizens were murdered by ICE and CBP, he had to slander them with lies after their deaths," Congressman Don Beyer of Virginia wrote in a post on social media. Source: www.bbc.com/news/article...

Immigrants make our communities better.

By late Friday afternoon, the Department of Homeland Security put out a statement saying authorities had received Abreu-Vasquez's medications and that ICE would work to ensure he received them. But on Sunday afternoon, his wife told MPR News that he still hadn't received the life-saving medication.

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ICE has grabbed so many people from their vehicles that there are abandoned cars across Minnesota. This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats. They hate the helpers. Which is why must keep helping.

“This directory of places to donate to all comes from activists on the ground, plugged into the situation… If you don’t have resources to give, please amplify what you are hearing and seeing about Minnesota, across social media, but also to your networks, friends, and family offline.”