Legal fees for Maine families: many big orgs can’t cover these, but the Maine Solidarity Fund does, and was established by a coalition of some of the best local non-profits. www.mainesolidarity.org

NEW: There are 2,400+ elections for DA & sheriff this year. These matter hugely to criminal justice & policing—including: *these are often officials who decide ICE collaboration.* So I took a dive into these 2,400+ races to identify early hotspots and battlegrounds. Read, & check out our maps:

The terror that ICE and CBP have inflicted on the children of the Twin Cities is, by itself, a crime of scandalous proportions that will forever stain this country's moral fabric, and all those responsible should never know another day of peace. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

All these Republicans slowly backtracking on ICE were the ones who went all in Trump and Stephen Miller's agenda. We won't forget. We also won't forget the Democrats who were complicit.

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Minneapolis right now— At 35th and Park, a crowd has gathered after a car crash involving the feds. Agents just launched tear gas and pepper balls at people.

I’ve had nothing to do with that pedophile since he stole all of my teenage masseuses.

How Spotify funds war. CEO Daniel Ek invested nearly $700 million into Helsing, which makes military drones and AI defence software. He's also the chairman of Helsing which requires ongoing conflict for profit. au.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.

Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

The government using its power to erase all references to a particular group of people is usually the first step down a very very dark path.

Here is the pre-RFK vaccination schedule for your kids. Please download it before he is confirmed and changes/deletes it. Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on. Making this my pinned post.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who killed so many children in Samoa they ran out of child-sized coffins, has been confirmed to lead Health and Human Services. The vote was 52-48. All Dems and Mitch McConnell, whose fault this is, voted no. All other Republicans voted yes. The blood will be on their hands.

@assignedmedia.org I went to schedule a covid shot and saw this. Only 2 options available to choose from and must be your sex assigned at birth.

The freezing of federal grants, the firing of all inspector generals, the immunization of political violence - does everybody not see what’s happening? In a blitzkrieg, Trump is trying to collapse our democracy - and probably our economy - and seize control. Call it what it is.

Jewel was the surprise guest last night at the MAHA inaugural ball. She sang “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” for Robert Kennedy Jr. and Cheryl Hines.

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On this inauguration day, a simple point from Assigned Media: Trans people are 1 percent of the population. The ruling GOP has made persecuting us their top priority. Any talk of distractions or common sense must reckon with this. A defenseless minority, relentlessly pursued, because of hate.

FYI. Unreal.

Thinking of all the people who lost their community with the TikTok ban. Small bus., artists, writers, the folks who loved to share their niche knowledge. But mostly I am thinking about the disability community, I know many relied on that app. I really hope we all find a place to rebuild. ♥️♥️

The fact that the Democratic Party didn't do a national PR blitz stating that "in order to provide funding to Ukraine to defend against a criminal invasion, Republicans want to ban your use of TikTok" shows how weak they are. They didn't even try. They actively endorsed it.

Ugh FINE I'll show up to work "sober" to lead the department of defense. YES without "sexually assaulting" everyone, christ anything else?

The United Health CEO getting fatally shot is going to be reported as murder. The people who died because his company denied them care will reported as statistics, if it's reported at all.

Look who came to observe us do yard work this afternoon. He stayed for 20 minutes. ♥️

I’ve made a list of toxic troll accounts I highly recommend blocking. bsky.app/profile/did:...

And RFK as health secretary and Musk promising to gut federal agencies (including the Centers for Disease Control) is the best news Bird Flu, MPox and other diseases trying to emerge have had this year .

Dear law bluesky, is it possible that the federal govt. could invalidate the passports of people who have changed their gender marker on their passport. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. @renatomariotti.bsky.soc #law

for anyone trying to extricate yourself from the clutches of Amazon: bookstores make more than a third of their money between now & New Year’s, & most bookstores ship nationwide 💌

This is important. Based on what we are seeing- Even if you voted IN PERSON. Even if you voted by drop off/mail and received confirmation it was accepted by the registrar, CHECK YOUR BALLOT STATUS. If for some reason it got purged or needs to be cured there is still a few days left to remedy this

It's so charming watching people discover how this app works. Everyone is being so helpful and kind. 😍

Be sure to do something nice for yourself this weekend instead of doom scrolling. Read a good book. Play board games with a loved one. Scream into a cave. Sort your doomsday seeds by season. Whisper the names of your enemies into the wicked ear of Crzthlach, the First God. Make a sourdough starter.

The Northern Lights in Lubec ME. It was an incredible experience.