"To echo Malcolm X, these monstrosities should be stopped by any means necessary," writes @willbunch.bsky.social about the Trump regime's plans for a concentration camp network as part of its mass deportation infrastructure, something ICE’s Todd Lyons likened to "[Amazon] Prime, but w/human beings.”

"To echo Malcolm X, these monstrosities should be stopped by any means necessary," writes @willbunch.bsky.social about the Trump regime's plans for a concentration camp network as part of its mass deportation infrastructure, something ICE’s Todd Lyons likened to "[Amazon] Prime, but w/human beings.”

Why Corporate Media Needed to Misrepresent Jesse Jackson | Jackson changed the rules of politics by offering an alternative to the top-down, big money-driven hegemony of the Democratic establishment: grassroots-funded, solidaric, genuinely populist, notes @fairmediawatch.bsky.social.

The United States has never really reckoned with its genocidal past - in fact it refuses to - maybe now more than ever. I do wonder if this history ever made it into a high school classroom how a Moms for Liberty/MAGA school board would demand & enforce "both sidesing" this lesson.

#History: "A 1927 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Buck v. Bell upheld states’ rights to sterilize people it considered “unfit” to reproduce, paving the way for the forced sterilization of immigrants, people of color, disabled people and other disenfranchised groups throughout the 20th century."

The United States has never really reckoned with its genocidal past - in fact it refuses to - maybe now more than ever. I do wonder if this history ever made it into a high school classroom how a Moms for Liberty/MAGA school board would demand & enforce "both sidesing" this lesson.

New Mexico Launches Investigation of Forced Sterilization of Native American Women | State lawmakers approved a measure last week to have state agencies examine the history, scope and continuing impacts of forced and coerced sterilization by the Indian Health Service and other providers. #genocide

“They didn’t give him a chance...They could have done anything else besides that. It’s like they shoot first and ask questions later.” –Rachel Reyes, Ruben Ray Martinez’s mom, on how an immigration agent executed her son at a traffic stop. The federal agent's role only came out b/c of a FOIA lawsuit

Another U.S. citizen executed, and they tried to cover it up: A Federal Immigration Agent Fatally Shot a Texas Man Last Year, FOIA Documents Reveal | Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, worked at an Amazon warehouse and liked to play video games and hang out with friends.

What are your thoughts on this election? For decades, New Jersey’s democracy had been strangled under the chokehold of patronage networks & corporate-backed machine politics. But a recent surge in organizing work geared toward democratic reform has cracked open new horizons for progressive politics.

OPINION: Trump’s America | Newtown's Gary Goldman takes on the national nightmare we find ourselves in thanks in part because of our national embarrassment of a president.

‘The Trump Effect’: 31 Universities to Cut Ties With Nonprofit That Helps Racial Minorities Earn PhDs | Trump's campaign to end diversity programs in higher ed put the The PhD Project, one of many nonprofits that helps underrepresented groups gain access to higher education, in its crosshairs.

"If we continue prioritizing funders over voters, we’ll continue yielding expensive defeats."

Cool cool. Now maybe your next article could address what non-voters and purity voters and won’t admit they’re racist voters have learned.

The Epstein Class: They Are the Elites MAGA Pretends to Hate | For years, MAGA has attacked immigrants and minority groups in the name of “protecting women and children.” It turns out the real abusers are the wealthy and powerful.

What Have Democrats Learned Since the 2024 Election? | The status quo isn't going top cut it nationally or locally in the 2026 midterm elections, writes Kyle Esposito, Democratic committeeperson in East Rockhill Township.

Proud that Bucks County was part of this winning fight against the Trump Administration's Orwellian attempt to whitewash and erase American history in #Philadelphia - the "Birthplace of America". 🫶 ✊ #BlackHistoryMonth #Slavery #WhiteSupremacy #Trump

“HB 2151 would undermine Pennsylvanians’ Herculean grassroots efforts to keep dirty data centers out of our communities – it must be stopped.” – Ginny Marcille-Kerslake, Senior Organizer for Food & Water Watch Eastern Pennsylvania.

Big Brother Is 👁️: At the push of a button, ICE can catalog individuals who marched in a protest or gathered on a street corner to observe officers’ activities and build lists of activists & use this surveillance tool to track them to their home, work, and any sensitive locations they visit.

“HB 2151 would undermine Pennsylvanians’ Herculean grassroots efforts to keep dirty data centers out of our communities – it must be stopped.” – Ginny Marcille-Kerslake, Senior Organizer for Food & Water Watch Eastern Pennsylvania.

Legislation in the State House Seeks to Assist Pennsylvania Municipalities Regulate Data Centers. But Who Would it Actually Help? | “No one has seen the ordinance this bill would end up producing,” warned @foodandwater.bsky.social's Ginny Marcille-Kerslake.

"The potential of having the exhibits replaced by an alternative script — a plausible assumption at this time — would be an even more permanent rejection of the site’s historical integrity, and irreparable,” wrote Senior U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe, an appointee of President George W. Bush.

Proud that Bucks County was part of this winning fight against the Trump Administration's Orwellian attempt to whitewash and erase American history in #Philadelphia - the "Birthplace of America". 🫶 ✊ #BlackHistoryMonth #Slavery #WhiteSupremacy #Trump

#BreakingNews: Slavery Exhibit Removed by Trump Administration Is Returning to Independence Mall in Philadelphia | A city spokesperson says Mayor Cherelle Parker visited the site Thursday morning and saw the work being done. #BlackHistoryMonth

Big Brother Is 👁️: At the push of a button, ICE can catalog individuals who marched in a protest or gathered on a street corner to observe officers’ activities and build lists of activists & use this surveillance tool to track them to their home, work, and any sensitive locations they visit.

How ICE Will Spy On Protesters | Americans should brace for broader investigation and persecution of those who document and criticize immigration enforcement, fueled by an array of powerful surveillance technologies and tools. But they can also take actions to protect their privacy rights.

State Sen. Steve Santarsiero: We Are Bucks County Democrats, Big D and Little D | The truth is that the people who most often assail the Democratic Party’s endorsement process are usually those who support candidates who don't have the votes to win it, writes the chair of the Bucks County Democrats.

Could the Looming Specter of ICE Detention Centers in Pennsylvania Bring Republicans and Democrats Together? | “Republicans and Democrats alike stand up and say they do not want this in the community … I’m going to do everything in my power to stop it,” said Governor Shapiro.

Stand Up, and Stand Together! “Something inside of me said, ‘Go up there and stand with these people,’” Joseph Zobel, a 36-year-old school coach who said he’s never been to a protest before in his life, told @inquirer.com's @willbunch.bsky.social. “I wanted to stand for what is right.”

Apparently Trump is at risk of losing a big part of the MAGA/GOP coalition: The Neo-Nazi vote. Nick Fuentes, former Trump dinner companion, is urging his followers to stay home for the 2026 Midterm Elections. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecOM...

Despite Recent Victories, Many Democrats Are Still Down on Their Party, AP-NORC Poll Finds | Among those frustrated Democrats, about 4 in 10 felt their party was not fighting hard enough against Trump while about 1 in 10 said there was a lack of good leadership or a cohesive agenda. #Elections2026

Thank you, @thebradblog.bsky.social for having me on your show to discuss the GOP’s “Save America Act” voter purge bill. #NoOnSave #ProtectOurVotes

Arts and Culture journalism is thriving at the Broad Street Review-which just celebrated its 20 year anniversary. Editor @cmychalejko.bsky.social speaks w/ BRS's @alaina-johns.bsky.social & Kyle Hiller about the critical role of arts journalism in today's society. LISTEN: tinyurl.com/4kpccxt6

The USA Today Network's Bucks County Courier Times refuses to use Trump's name in any unflattering headline. Instead of Trump, or Trump administration they write: "Executive Branch"? And search their archives for Trump & not a single negative Trump headline. It's as if the last year never happened.

Stand Up, and Stand Together! “Something inside of me said, ‘Go up there and stand with these people,’” Joseph Zobel, a 36-year-old school coach who said he’s never been to a protest before in his life, told @inquirer.com's @willbunch.bsky.social. “I wanted to stand for what is right.”

3 Generations of Black Philadelphia Students Report Persistent Anti-Black Attitudes in Schools | Speaking to multiple generations of students provides unique insight into the ways in which Black students continue to experience racial harm and trauma in Philly public schools.

Thanks to Republican Medicaid and ACA Cuts, Pennsylvanians Find Themselves in a Health Care Crisis | Experts and residents weigh in on the tough decisions families in the commonwealth now face.

“NIMBYism is the most powerful force sometimes in American politics and nobody wants a detention center next to their home, their business or their school,” said David Holt, mayor of Oklahoma City and president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

Communities Fight ICE Detention Centers, but Have Few Tools to Stop Them | The federal government doesn’t have to follow local zoning rules, reports @stateline.org.

“Philadelphians fought back, and I could not be more proud of how we stood together,” said State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta.

U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe Orders Trump Administration to Restore Philadelphia Slavery Exhibit That It Took Down | She began her written order with a quote from George Orwell’s “1984” and compared the Trump administration to the book's totalitarian regime's Ministry of Truth.

Some photos from today's No Kings President's Day protest in Doylestown #BucksCounty Thanks to Mike Maney for being there and taking & sending the photos.

How a Wisconsin Pastor Is Leading the Far-Right Crusade to Criminalize LGBTQ People and Destroy Western Christianity | Rev Matthew Trewhella has a revolutionary theocratic vision to restore a "Godly order" in this country—county by county, warns @fredclarkson.bsky.social in @barnraiser.bsky.social.

“Now, as then, the way forward lies in destroying their systems of repression once and for all, and in banishing forever those who created and operated these instruments.” Inspiring language. You are a modern-day fire eater, so to speak.

New from me: an example of how the voices of "moderation" have ALWAYS gotten it wrong in struggles for civil rights & equality. This would be a very good time to FINALLY collectively figure this out.

White ‘Moderates’ and Despotism: An Example from the Archive | Historian @wihorne.bsky.social looks back at a letter written by a Bucks County teacher to President Lincoln’s Secretary of War to draw lessons for today about resistance in the face of white supremacist threats to democracy.

Bob Harvie, as a leader of the Bucks County Board of Elections, has been instrumental in protecting my vote as an American abroad. I will be supporting Bob in 2026 for the #PA01 seat.

ICYMI: Tracy Hunt Wants to Bring His Pragmatic Optimism to Washington as PA-01’s Next Congressman | @tracyhunt.bsky.social speaks with Editor @cmychalejko.bsky.social about his background, why he is running for office, and his positions on a wide range of issues.

There is so much crazy shit, outrageous corruption, and naked, hamfisted ambition in this WSJ piece about Noem, Lewandowski, and DHS. Gift link. Read and take note of the of eye-popping number of sources who have knives out for Kristi and Corey. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

As Electricity Costs Rise, Everyone Wants Data Centers to Pick up Their Tab. But How? | Data centers keep spreading fast, and some use as much electricity as a small city. One is coming to Falls Township. #BucksCounty