Graham Greene, a Canadian actor best known for his Oscar-nominated turn in the 1990 film “Dances with Wolves,” died on Monday in Toronto after a battle with long illness. He was 73. R.I.P. Graham. 😔🪶 🪶 Your iconic & memorable movie roles will live on forever brother. 🪶 variety.com/2025/film/ob...

Los Angeles, CA Music Festival 9/1/25

Read about how Francis J. Allman, Chief Judge of Florida’s Second Judicial District, is an un-American censorial fascist thug worthy of contempt.

Newsmax has paid $27m so far, and will pay $20m in 2026 and $20m in 2027 to technology firm Dominion Voting Systems.

The fastest-growing homeless population in America? School-age children. Last year, student homelessness in California—where rents continue to soar past wages—rose by 20,000, reaching its highest level in a decade. But sure, keep insisting homelessness is all about mental illness and addiction.

Israel is intensifying its strikes on Gaza City, the territory’s largest urban centre, as it plans to seize it.

More than 62,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s nearly two-year genocidal war on Gaza, as relentless attacks, forced starvation, and forced mass displacement continue to rise aje.io/rwo5ho

US president says security guarantees for Ukraine could be provided by European countries with ‘coordination’ by the US.

MONUSCO condemns the attacks by the ADF ‘in the strongest possible terms’, the mission’s spokesperson says.

Video shows the aftermath of the Israeli strike on a tent for media workers that assassinated five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza City.

Al Jazeera Media Network condemns the targeted assassination of its correspondents Anas Al Sharif and Mohammeel Qraiqea, along with photographers Ibrahim Al Thaher, and Mohamed Nofal, by Israeli forces. #JournalismIsNotACrime

Imagine being born in slavery and living up until 5 months before the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Anna Julia Cooper is one of my favorite people in history. She was born on August 10, 1858, and lived to the age of 105. I can't sum her up in a single post, but she was born 167yrs ago today

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I wrote a guest post on Book Riot, a blog for book lovers and censorship haters. Check it out here: 📖 💛 bookriot.com/running-for-...

JAMIE LEE CURTIS REACTS TO 'LATE SHOW' CANCELLATION: 'THEY'RE TRYING TO SILENCE PEOPLE'

🚨NEW: When ICE raided a Californian farm yesterday, they snatched & disappeared a disabled US veteran who was in his car. They smashed his window, peppered sprayed him & dragged him to the floor. Listen to his wife & sister here, distraught. No-one will tell them where he is. (🎥 ABC 7 News)

BREAKING: Judge rules that during its large-scale enforcement operation in LA, DHS/ICE has been arresting people without probable cause -- based on factors like accent and line of work. She orders the agencies to stop. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

LOL but barely exaggerating

At a doctor’s office — with no warrants, masked, no ID 😳 What are we doing? 🇺🇸

In memory of Darren Henley aka D.H. Peligro, drummer for the great Dead Kennedys and briefly drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, born on this day in 1959 in St. Louis Photo by Jim Saah #punk #punkrock #deadkennedys #dhpeligro #punkdrummer #history #punkrockhistory #otd

Your silence will not save you.

Trump’s EPA put 130+ employees on leave for sending a letter opposing the administration’s anti-science policies. Punishing federal employees for speaking out is un-American. The workers must be reinstated immediately. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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The Trump admin's new talking point on the Big Beautiful Bill: we're going to deport all the farm laborers and make people on Medicaid work in the fields to earn their health insurance.

Judge Xinis has issued her written order scheduling a hearing for Thursday at 1 pm. The Justice Department must produce someone to testify about the government’s plans to detain and remove Abrego Garcia following his release from pre-trial criminal custody.

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Remember, America, it's disaster movie rules. Try & stay alive & save as many as you can.

Thought and prayers...

AOC: "On this point of tax on tips, as one of the only people in this body who has lived off of tips, I want to tell you a little bit about the scam ... the cap on that is $25,000 while you're jacking up taxes on people who make less than $50,000 across the US ... while kicking them off the ACA."

Trump is not using the TRILLIONS he's adding to Military spending to protect the USA, he's using it to attack the USA, starting with "Handmaid's Tale" style occupations of sanctuary cities. THIS is gonna get REAL BAD REAL QUICK!

Unlawful ICE raids are taxpayer-funded kidnappings tearing families apart

ICYMI: “Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social has filed a bill to ban law enforcement officers in Tennessee, including ICE, from wearing masks while making arrests (and ID themselves) — the “Stop American Gestapo Act” www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...

Senator Chris Murphy “ I am shaking with fury over what just happened “

If it took 8 days to build a massive concentration camp in Florida then it means they could build and house the homeless at any point but choose not to

Threatening the free functioning of municipal corporations, huh?

Quick First Amendment refresher: The press is supposed to check the government not write checks to the government. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/b...

I used to think of vice signaling as a minor point about political communication. now I wonder if we need to develop it as a core aspect of political theory, at least as far as the Americas are concerned

McGovern: "For those Republicans who think it's okay to give Jeff Bezos a tax cut and at the same time cut food benefits for struggling families, let me say clearly: We don't share the same values... I believe there's a special place in hell for people who take food away from veterans, seniors..."