From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."

conspiracy to make a cop go slow

democrats of all stripes should be rallying around kat abughazaleh asap. it doesnt matter where you stand ideologically. trying to jail dissenters is fundamentally unamerican and 100% fascist. democratic leaders at all levels should be making noise about it. you dont need a poll or focus group.

heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god

Political violence disproportionately hurts people with less power, not people with more power. Political violence will disproportionately hurt people of color and women and LGBTQ people. It’s not fair, but that’s the way it works. Celebrating political violence means at best indifference to that.

the intensity of my anger at those who would criminalize the homeless — a population literally created by the greed and callousness of the ruling class — is very hard to contain. it was you who dismantled the safety net. if you don’t like the results, put it back

America in a nutshell.

"I'm American, and he just threw me down on the ground and he bloodied me up and I am 70 years old. This is my country! I am American, I told him that, I said 'I don't know what you're doing, you're crazy.' Suddenly, he came over and all of a sudden beat this nice guy next to me."

This is exactly the right tone when privileged people suffer minor or temporary consequences standing up for powerless people. It’s still about the powerless people. ICE is Gestapo trash.

The claims that McIver, Padilla, and Lander were committing assault should make you question every other time LEOs claim assault or resisting arrest, if you weren’t already.

Robert E. Lee and his men killed over 110,000 US Army soldiers. Here's why that same Army must rename its military bases after him. by Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth

Hotline for Immigrant Law Defenders: 213-833-8283 Legal representative line for CHIRLA (Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles): 213-201-3797 ACLU Rapid Response Hotline for LA County: 888-624-4752

ICE crossed a line in LA

social media is a pvp experience which is why i’m the npc that sits in a tavern and just says random advice like “i heard slimes are weak to fire” and “there’s a monster guarding the cave outside town”

George Floyd should be alive today. He should be raising his daughter, living his life. 5 years later, we owe him more than thoughts and hashtags. His daughter said, “My daddy changed the world.” Let’s stop failing her, and him. Congress must pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.

A lot of people like to dismiss racism as insubstantial to material realities but we’re watching a nation burn trillions of dollars in wealth to entrench a racial system of domination.

At a more basic level, in a democratic society, due process before a neutral fact finder is how we evaluate a conditional statement that begins with “if you <allegation>.” It doesn’t turn on and off depending on the allegation.

Every safety regulation was written in blood, frequently with a body count higher than one, and it’s not political to put the blame on people who want to “move fast and break things” when they start breaking human lives.

Not gonna lie I did kinda expect our Democratic politicians to have something like a plan to counter the 920-page detailed fascist blueprint that was published in April 2023

One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.

The whole point of naming laws after victims is to stampede over the unpopular fact that the Bill of Rights revolves around protecting the rights of the accused

Republicans love and support the troops, which is why they’re rushing to put a totally inexperienced psychopath with a history of alcoholism and sexual abuse allegations in charge of their well being.

where does the new york times even find these people

This man and a small group of capitol police officers singlehandedly saved our democracy four years ago. In November, 77 million Americans said "to hell with them" and voted for the insurrectionists. Your "Back the Blue" flags are a pathetic disgrace and your patriotism is bullsh*t.

As ever, the loss of something good and useful for Americans is framed as a loss for Democrats — in the mass media, everything becomes just a political football to be kicked back and forth instead of examined for its impact on everyday citizens regardless of political party.

Support costs too much, but for punishment no expense is spared.

We have to tolerate everyone having guns because it’s essential to have the right to resist a tyrannical government but also if you hold one of those guns when the government breaks into your house in the middle of the night they can shoot you.

Why I am fine with Eat the Rich: Jeff Bezos announcing that he's marrying his next wife, Lauren Sanchez, in a lavish $600m ceremony. They live in Florida. $600m would cover 2 years of FL k-12 free lunch programs. Last year the state discontinued the office that helped schools file for free lunches.

haha yes the gravy train is over for the, uh...the...uh...the kids...uh...with...the, uh, kids with...uhhhh...the kids with cancer

genuinely how are we supposed to peacefully protest or who are we supposed to ~just vote~ for to stop this because what the fuck

Trying to find a happy medium between not knowing anything that's happening in the world and being pissed off all the time

Haunting “The most important thing about the election is not that Trump was proclaimed the winner, but that he was allowed to run.” @sarahkendzior.bsky.social sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-end-of...

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This is NOT what America is about. America is about *opens history book* uh oh *Frantically starts flipping though pages* uh oh. oh no. no no no. uh oh

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Black Lives Matter was an effort to call attention to the unprosecuted murders of African Americans, and the MAGA response was “no, BLUE Lives Matter” As if there was an epidemic of unprosecuted cop killings instead of our reality where cop killings are treated *more* seriously in countless ways.