Are we great yet?

Phang: So, as we can see you have a DHS official—you clearly hear him say on that body cam footage, “I am arresting the mayor. Even though he stepped out, I’m going to put him in cuffs.” Who told him to do it? He says: the Deputy Attorney General… And who’s that? Todd Blanche.

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President Trump is directing the Justice Department to prosecute his perceived political enemies, upending the career ranks and raising questions about selective prosecution.

Jimmy Kimmel wasn't suspended because of what he said. He was suspended because the FCC threatened his employer. That's state-sanctioned censorship and it is a GIANT RED FLAG 🚩🚩🚩 that authoritarianism isn’t *coming* it’s ALREADY HERE. Today it's Jimmy. Tomorrow it's the rest of us.

“In the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s murder, Trump’s DOJ deleted a study from its site stating right-wing violence ‘continues to outpace all other types of terrorism & domestic violent extremism’ in 🇺🇸 — The study was available online until Friday.” newrepublic.com/post/200537/...

MAGA demands our empathy while showing us none — then lies that we’re the violent ones. Facts say otherwise: 93% of BLM protests were peaceful, yet 13 of 14 recent deadly political attacks came from the far right. Welcome to the Hunger Games.

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Let’s say it plain: the Supreme Court of the United States endorsed racial profiling today.

How. Exhausting. This. Is. Nearly half of Project 2025 is complete in just 200 days. This isn’t a vision board, it’s an authoritarian roadmap: dismantling checks & balances, stripping rights, silencing dissent, weaponizing power against communities. GOP extremists should be afraid of us.

“I miss when Disney didn’t push an agenda!” 😁 Disney in 1943: GET VACCINATED!

It’s a war zone here in #Chicago just look at the city parks right now…

"National Security" was the same argument our government used 80 years ago to justify the immoral internment of people of Japanese descent at this very military base. It was wrong then, it’s wrong now.

As a former Texas State Rep, let me be clear: LOCKING Rep. Nicole Collier inside the chamber is beyond outrageous. Forcing elected officials to sign “permission slips” & take police escorts to leave? That’s not procedure. That’s some old Jim Crow playbook.

⚡️ Russian media shows US armored vehicle with Russian, American flags storming Ukrainian positions. "Russians are using the symbols of the U.S. in their own terrorist, aggressive war involving the killing of civilians," Andriy Yermak, head of Ukraine's Presidential Office, said.

“The UK prime minister, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, the Finnish president, Alexander Stubb, and Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, will all accompany Zelenskyy in the Oval Office.“

Ukrainians didn't surrender in 2014, when the world refused even to recognize russian aggression. Ukrainians didn't surrender in 2022, when the world expected us to fall in 72h. Ukrainians won't surrender in 2025, either. For us, freedom and sovereignty are not empty words.

EX AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA MCFAUL: “Putin doesn't look at all of this stuff as a sign of strength. He looks at it as a sign of weakness. He had to do absolutely nothing to get this meeting. Putin has gained everything and given nothing in return.”

☀️ Clear skies over Bell Rock today — and great news: SET status has been lifted for all areas. Our community is safe, thanks to the incredible dedication of our firefighters. 💛 #ThankYouFirefighters #BellRock #Sedona

Not what you want to see across the street. #woodsfire

Fascism isn’t coming. It’s here. We’re not trying to stop it—we’re fighting to end it. Our institutions have been captured. Pretending we’re still in prevention mode keeps us behind. We must organize locally, build community defense, and fight the battle we’re living in.

A message from Ukraine.....

Mark Kelly: "I hope we got something out of this. Putin is a war criminal. This is not a show of strength to allow him to fly into the United States to land here to negotiate with our president."

In a world overflowing with AI-generated imagery and prompt-written perfection, here’s something made the old-fashioned way — a 30-second long exposure with a red light and a bit of patience. (and a little running) Created by a human, for other humans.

Sedona, Arizona One of the most beautiful places in the country — built by community, sustained by care, not by rage and ignorance. They say Democratic cities are destroying America — but the truth? Red states are the ones falling apart. 1/7

An amazing night of art and community — thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening of The Face of Time at Sedona Arts Center! The exhibition is on view through September 12, and we invite you to stop by and experience it in person. Artwork is also available online at sedonaartscenter.org.

When a museum is removing information that is factual and accurate just to appease the infantile intellect of a fascist President…our country is truly sliding even faster down the rabbit hole This is insane that the Smithsonian has caved into this demand to benefit Trump’s narcissism and fascism

A system that allows a convicted criminal rapist tyrannical traitor to gain full totalitarian control of the U.S. govt without so much as a guardrail in place to protect us from him and his deranged destructive immoral corrupt agenda is a highly flawed and broken system.

Whatever’s in the Epstein files about Trump is so bad that he called them a hoax, accused Obama of treason, shut down the Epstein investigation, recessed Congress to prevent a vote on releasing the files, and rushed his criminal attorney to prison to offer Epstein’s accomplice an immunity deal

The Greatest Scam in History (And it’s still working.) The poor, the working class, the least privileged — have always been tricked into supporting the wealthiest people in power. And they’ve done it over and over again. 1/9

Epstein victim: “I’ve never met a more predatory human being… hundreds of us were preyed upon by Ghislaine Maxwell… she’s not a victim she’s a victimizer.” This is who Trump & his allies are cutting a deal with in an attempt to alleviate his Epstein files cover-up pressure.

Turns out the best way to make a deal to get out of your child sex trafficking conviction is to have one of your clients get elected president.

Everything can feel overwhelming. Step outside if you can—or let nature reach you through photos, sound, or memory. Even that can calm your mind. It’s okay to be angry or tired. But you deserve rest. You deserve peace. Breathe. Reconnect. Rejuvenate.

What does that tell you?

Ex-Pam Bondi staffer says Trump cutting 'hidden pardon' deal with Ghislaine Maxwell www.rawstory.com/trump-maxwel...

Even some of Trump's biggest media supporters are turning on him over the Epstein cover-up. app.sosha.ai/s/1SyCfZOl

When we stay silent out of fear, we abandon each other. Silence is permission. They may be louder, richer, and backed by power — but we have each other. Keep speaking. We will overcome. This is how we win. ✊🏽

Trump’s war on windmills started in Scotland. Now he’s taking it global

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I took this photo at Sedona Arts Center — Ozzy Osbourne with our beloved (and deeply missed) ceramics instructor Dennis Ott, his son Jack, and granddaughter Pearl. Ozzy was more than a legend — he was also a vocal LGBTQIA+ ally who stood up against hate and gave back when it counted. Rest easy, Ozzy

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📌The President of the United States posted a FAKE VIDEO TO THE WORLD of a kneeling Barack Obama being placed in handcuffs, and we are supposed go along like it is just another day. Our press has so completely lost the thread it would be laughable if it wasn't so damn dangerous and disgusting.

A secret police in every way.

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This was the order of events: 1. Paramount acceded to Trump’s extortion by paying a bribe. 2. Stephen Colbert calls his employer out for doing that. 3. Paramount fires Stephen Colbert for being honest about Trump. 4. Proving Trump’s bribe worked.

New in PN: The emerging coup "Congress has just handed the coup leader in the White House new, dangerous tools that he and his cohorts could use in their next attempt to overturn the nation’s democracy once and for all."

Lieu: I also note the Epstein files that have already been released show that Trump is all over the files. He’s in multiple pictures with Epstein. There’s multiple videos of Trump with Epstein. There are plane logs of Trump on Epstein’s plane.

Just one Republican voted to release the files, calling the Trump administration's reversal "strange" bit.ly/4lCFRxO