BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families. The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.

Today in #LaborHistory 12/16/1977: 8 #women in Willmar, #Minnesota, launched the 1st bank workers #strike in U.S. history. Protesting discrimination & unequal pay. Picketed when wind chill was -70 F #workingclass #banks #solidarity #feminism #equalpay #sexism #discrimination

Joke of the day : "ICE holds its employees to the highest standards of professionalism and takes seriously all accusations of inappropriate conduct" -ICE spokesperson after one of their officers is revealed to be a white supremacist If they held their agents accountable, there wouldn't be any left.

We are failing our kids

“National security” already lost its meaning when it was weaponized to silence protected speech, but this wild claim takes the absurdity to a completely new level.

Faith leaders have chained themselves to the doors of San Francisco's immigration courthouse, blockading the building in the predawn hours. missionlocal.org/2025/12/fait...

Sweet 5 year old Sosa is a retired service K9 in search of a #ForeverHome. She is very energetic and highly skilled. Head to the Philadelphia PSPCA to adopt this incredible pup! www.pspca.org #AdoptDontShop 💙🐶🐾

Me watching stupid people in the store during the holiday season.

I can't claim to be a political analyst but I know how to break Donald Trump: give someone else close to him attention. If sane people began referring to Stephen Miller as "President Stephen Miller" and Trump as his ventriloquist's dummy, Stephen Miller would be gone in no time.

"It's the great mystery of human life that old grief passes gradually into quiet tender joy, as the mild serenity of age takes the place of the riotous blood of youth." ~ Fyodor Dostoevsky A Village Street in Winter 🎨 Alfred Sisley (1893)

America will never ban all guns, but everyone can agree that assault-rifles have no place in civilian hands. Start there. It's hard to kill dozens of people with a handgun, or shotgun, it's a difficult, tedious process, and some brave soul will probably tackle you before long.

ICE agents are the lowest common denominators of our society.

Protesters outside the Indianapolis capitol erupted into chants of, “Quiet, Piggy!” after the Republican legislators refused to vote for Trump’s gerrymandered redistricting map. -HC

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The story of St Mungo and the robin is a famous miracle of Glasgow's patron saint, where he miraculously brought a pet robin, tamed by his master St Serf, back to life after it was accidentally killed, symbolizing his kindness and connection to nature. Art my own. #ArtAdventCalendar #Folklore

MINNEAPOLIS: “We kept yelling ‘she’s pregnant! She’s pregnant!’ — they put their knees in her… the handcuffed woman was dragged on the ground…” Lawless.

California teachers unions consider strikes amid ongoing contract disputes edsource.org?page_id=747044 @wearecta.bsky.social @utlanow.bsky.social @lausdsup.bsky.social #teachers

YEAHSSSS!!!! More of this please. I begged him to do this when the CDC staff was fired. This is the kind of boss move that actually demonstrates leadership.

Tired: Disinformation. Wired: This information.

Earth’s Magnetic Field Is Weakening Over The Atlantic Ocean www.forbes.com/sites/davidb...

'Zack Polanski effect' has UK Greens closing gap on Labour

Reports that Jared Kushner dropped Trump Tower in Belgrade are good news. It shows that resistance works, despite an authoritarian regime working with US administration and money from the UAE. It will further isolate Vučić and reduce the interest of Trump in Serbia. www.wsj.com/world/trump-...

It’s time to speak up while you still can.

Marine heatwave-driven mortality of bleached colonies of the massive coral Goniopora is exacerbated by a black band disease epizootic #ProcB #OpenAccess #Ecology #EnvironmentalScience royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

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SANDY HOOK SURVIVOR: “I carry this trauma with me every single day… we deserve to live in a nation where you value children more than guns.” 🇺🇸 (H/T @marchforourlives.bsky.social )

A reminder: we will only survive fascism with fierce solidarity and by keeping each other safe.

Big announcement from Gov. Newsom:

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Republicans are trying to kill you with their policies on purpose. You should be more upset about it. 🇺🇸

Dr. Leila Denmark co-developed the pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine. World's oldest practicing pediatrician until she retired at age 103 (after 73 yrs). At the time of her death at age 114 & 60 days, she was the 5th-oldest validated living person in the world & 3rd-oldest in the US. #WomenInSTEM

Planning your #resistance #organizing week? Check out this amazing Western Mass #calendar from @in-slwm.bsky.social. Then grab a friend and head to an event. #mapoli in-slwm.org/wp-content/u...

I am convinced America crossed an event horizon thirteen years ago, when even the deaths of elementary school aged children at the hands of a monster weren't enough for their government to say "enough is enough". Hard not to think that Americans would rather have their guns over their children.

So far, I have not heard any condolences from Benjamin Netanyahu about the attacks in Bondi, Sydney. Only the most grotesque, misleading propaganda, condemning Australia's decision to support Palestinian statehood. This war criminal is in no position to lecture anybody. He should be in the Hague.

We need to decry the informed wealthy who keep pouring $$$ into MAGA, more than screaming into the void of malignant Sociopathic demented Pres. They know EXACTLY what they do....

"Numerous studies show that immigration is not linked to higher levels of crime, but rather the opposite." Source: Research articles cited in article at Brennan Center www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

The responses from MTG and Thomas Massie are examples of how deciding not to comply with Trump’s lotalty tests sets you free. GOP: Wouldn’t that feel soooo good???

Mass shootings in the US, per Gun Violence Archive: 2015: 332 2016: 383 2017: 347 2018: 335 2019: 414 2020: 611 2021: 689 2022: 644 2023: 659 2024: 503 So far in 2025...392 mass shootings in 349 days. We do not have to keep living like this.

This is a real headline on the New York Times website. Support independent media.

Stingray educating the public at estuary facility in Apalachicola Florida. #coloraday #pinkmon #stingray #macromonday #photography #eastcoastkin

"The global wealth gap has become so staggering, and its impact on economies and democratic institutions so corrosive, that policymakers should treat it as an emergency."

2 wounded in shooting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Blue December, acrylic on canvas, 36x36in.

A lifetime of "thoughts & prayers" have done JACK-SQUAT to reduce or eliminate gun violence. We need to do MORE. It is the GUNS. #SadButTRUE 💔

I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...

"Every lockdown drill is a confession of failure. Every barricaded classroom is an indictment. Every child taught to hide is proof that the adults in charge have surrendered."