I'm so glad my parents aren't around to see what's happening in this country. My dad was a WWII vet and mom was a volunteer sky watcher.

Bondi’s letter represents a major assault on Minnesota’s sovereignty, demanding that it forfeit its ability to make and enforce its own laws and maintain its voter rolls without oversight from the executive branch, which does not have authority over elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

#Epstein #EpsteinFiles

A small miracle happened here; my neighbors shoveled off my porch and dug out my car. Never expected that. Usually I have to do all the shoveling by myself.

Chris Murphy: "This is really scary because what Bovino essentially told you is that if you just happen to be present when they are undertaking an operation, if you pull out your phone to record it, the use of force against you is justified. That is not true, it's not what the law says."

The cats are REMINDING me that it is NOW time for EVENING NOMS. No excuses allowed.🤣

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I was just sent this screenshot. The regime is using its own government-sponsored violence to try to gain access to Minnesota's voting rolls. They've taken a state hostage and essentially said "Give us your voter rolls, or the shootings continue."

GOP Congressman James Comer Suggests Trump Should Pull ICE Out of Minneapolis: ‘There’s a Chance of Losing More Innocent Lives’

Y'know it's bad enough we're having a blizzard and everyone is stuck in the house but how about being stuck in the house with a neighbor who is blasting his music and refuses to turn it down?

Alex Pretti was an American hero. He saved lives. He protected people. He cared deeply about his community, unlike the murderous thugs who killed him. The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/

Why doesn't our government want to investigate sex crimes against children?

This wouldn't have happened if Harris were in office.

'We want you arrested because we said so': Former federal judge blasts Trump admin

Trump claims America craves a strongman — and Republicans are eating it up: analysis

Question for the 36.7% of ppl who did not vote in '24; Are you happy now? Is this really what you wanted?

WEll...I ran my last couple of errands, topped off the salt bucket, got a spare shovel, covered the car...I think I'm ready fopr the storm.

Anyone who wants to know what type of what amount of precipitation they're getting (in the US) go to the National Weather Service 48 hour weather graph. It's pretty accurate and breaks down precipitation by type and estimated amount. 🌨️

The party of law and order literally just wrote themselves a memo that says they don't have to follow the 4th Amendment. That's right, ICE intends to perform illegal search and seizures without a warrant. Add that to the list with "we had to beat up the police on Jan 6 to defend our democracy".

It’s posts like this that make Canada and other countries want to do deals with China and leave the United States all alone. This is the language of an abusive ex.

I can’t wait until the next Democratic president takes office, so all these ICE thugs — and their bosses — can be brought up on charges.

My friend Adam Russell aka @soulbroryu.bsky.social of @mahqdotnet.bsky.social and @gundamn.bsky.social is recovering in the hospital and needs help with medical bills. Any support is welcome. www.gofundme.com/f/support-ad...

Social media users claimed recent disruptions to SNAP payments was part of Project 2025. We broke down what the conservative policy blueprint linked to Trump allies really says about the program:

So yesterday my boss texted me that I didn't need to come to work today. Gave me a song and a dance about how it wasn't busy & I wasn't needed (that has NEVER happened before). That sounded fishy. I objected on the grounds that I would lose pay & how was I going to be able to make that up?

I'm actually rather proud of myself today. Went out to do my weekly shopping (2 days early b/c of the blizzard headed our way). Went out with a budget. Got everything done and spent EXACTLY that amount of money.

Got a notice from the landlord that they're shutting off the water tomorrow for 4 hours to work on the drains (again). Hope nobody's pipes freeze.

I thought something here would cheer me up. I was wrong.

People want to have their basic needs met. They want to be paid a living wage. They want to stop being nickle and dimed by powerful corporations who control so much of our lives. They do not want Venezuela. They do not want Greenland. They do not want masked thugs terrorizing our communities.

A claim spread online that the Biden administration had put a $25 million bounty on Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro. Here are the facts: www.snopes.com/fact-check/b...

SEEING IS BELIEVING DHS claims the car being chased rammed the ICE vehicle. The video shows the opposite. 📌 A father and son, a US citizen, are chased. The teen is beaten and seriously injured. The father is deported. DHS lied. The video tells the truth. Excellent reporting by Antonia Hylton.

There is no level to which these heartless shit-for-brains won’t stoop to inflict cruelty and suffering.

Repeat after me - the institutions of this economy depend on the institutions of this democracy, among which is the rule of law

In terrible times…

Special Counsel Jack Smith in his Opening Remarks:

Soo... my boss told me that I don;t have to come in tomorrow because there's 'nothing going on and we don;t need you' which blows a huge hole in my budget & I just got into an argument with a neighbor because his cat keeps coming down to my porch, spraying it & harassing MY cats. 🙄😢

Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."

I normally wouldn't share something from Facebook but if you can watch this, it's worth the time. My buddy Jonny moved from Seattle to The Netherlands some years ago but follows our shitshow closely and has an interesting perspective.

BREAKING: Super powerful words from Jack Smith just now: "The investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in criminal activity… No one should be above the law in this country and the law required he be held to account.” Every American needs to hear this

NEW VIDEO: Former FBI Agent and Yale Professor Asha Rangappa joins me to examine how Trump-era policies reshaped federal law enforcement, national security, and democratic norms, from ICE and the FBI to the Insurrection Act and military authority. youtu.be/H_g6MqRucXc?...

ICE not allowing agents to have unsupervised copies of ICE policies or to take any notes is an admission by ICE that it knows the policies are illegal.

We all have a right to be angry at GOP voters -- that almost goes without saying. But I still maintain a special reserve of vitriol for people who can't be bothered to vote at all. They, by themselves, could have prevented this. They, by themselves, can stop this whenever they want to.

Yes, the island nation of Palau signed a $7.5 million agreement with the U.S. government to accept up to 75 non-criminal deportees. We have the details: www.snopes.com/fact-check/p...

🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional! ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.

Two employees of Elon Musk’s DOGE at the Social Security Administration violated security rules by sharing highly sensitive data, according to a DOJ court filing. This is far from the only damage DOGE is leaving behind. Watch.

With all that's wrong in the world how about some cute cat pictures....?

No more turning away From the weak and the weary No more turning away From the coldness inside Just a world that we all must share It’s not enough just to stand and stare Is it only a dream that there’ll be No more turning away

I think--a lot--about that one time when Lindsey Graham was correct.

Trump repeatedly confuses Greenland with Iceland during a low-energy, slurring appearance at Davos